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Baseball players

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 36 Collections and/or Records:

Correspondence collection

 Collection
Identifier: BA MSS 044
Scope and Contents A collection of correspondence, telegrams, notes, postcards starting in 1860 to present. These are between team owners, owners and players, or between friends. The letters are either handwritten or typed. The oldest letter is dated 1860 between brothers, describing a 'new' game of baseball. There are personal career recollections, game challenges, as well as baseball-related topics from Minor Leagues, AAGPBL, and collegiate games. There is a letter from President Kennedy to Jackie Robinson,...
Dates: 1860-2024

Cracker Jack Baseball Card collection

 Collection
Identifier: BA CRD 009
Abstract

A collection of E145 Cracker Jack baseball cards, 1914 and 1915.

Dates: 1914-1915

Cy Jones correspondence papers

 Collection
Identifier: BA MSS 227
Abstract

A collection of correspondence between Cy Jones and notable baseball athletes and executives, and one umpire, dated between 1939 and 1961.

Dates: 1939-1961

Dale Shellman interview collection

 Collection
Identifier: BA RMA 0031
Abstract

The collection contains audio interviews conducted by Dale Shellman with a variety of baseball players, managers and others associated with the game. The recordings are on micro audiocassettes. The interviews were most likely conducted in the mid-1980s.

Dates: circa 1985

Detroit Tigers Organization papers

 Collection
Identifier: BA MSS 161
Abstract

A collection of correspondence, office files, financial records, player files, scout files, and files related to minor league affiliates of the Detroit Tigers. These files range from 1934 to 1980.

Dates: 1934-1980

Don Wingfield photographic materials

 Collection
Identifier: BA PHT 034
Abstract

The collection documents the photographs taken by Don Wingfield between 1950 and 1970. Of particular interest is the large number of photographs capturing players from the Washington, D.C. area, including the Baltimore Orioles and Washington Senators (1901-1960). Subjects of particular interest include Baseball Hall of Famers, Rookies of the Year, and minor league players.

Dates: 1950-1970, undated

Ephemera collection

 Collection
Identifier: BA EPH 001
Abstract

A collection of ephemera relating to a wide variety of baseball-related subjects on professional and amateur leagues, on teams, players, post-season games, patents, tours, stadiums, etc.

Dates: 1845-2025

George Burke and George Brace photographic materials

 Collection
Identifier: BA PHT 021
Abstract

The collection documents the baseball photography career of George Burke and possibly his assistant, George Brace, between 1922 and 1951. It primarily includes portraits of players and managers as they passed through Chicago baseball stadiums like Comiskey Park and Wrigley Field, and many people are documented at various points throughout their entire Major League careers.

Dates: 1922-1951, undated

George Genovese Scouting Reports collection

 Collection
Identifier: BA MSS 291
Abstract

A collection of approximately 540 scouting reports and correspondence by George Genovese between 1964 and 2011.

Dates: 1964-2011

George M. Weiss collection

 Collection
Identifier: BA MSS 341
Abstract

The collection documents George Weiss' tenure with the New York Yankees minor and major league organizations from 1932 to 1960 and the New York Mets major league organization from 1961 to 1966. It includes financial records, player reports, ticket files, correspondence, clippings, personnel files, scouting evaluations, ephemera, tour files, marketing and promotion files, and personal documents.

Dates: 1912-1972, undated; Majority of material found within 1943-1966