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This is a scrapbook compiled by Alphonse Case (A.C.) “Phonney” Martin concerning the invention of the curve ball. This scrapbook consists of typed manuscript pages, clippings, correspondence, and handwritten notes, dated between 1845 and 1933.

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The Frank and Peggy Steele sheet music collection includes over 350 pieces of sheet music that document the role of music in baseball history. The materials date from 1885 to 1992 and include images and illustrations of baseball fans, players, and management. The collection includes music written about baseball, songs that are tangentially connected to the sport, and popular music that uses baseball art on its cover.

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A collection of articles, clippings, dissertations, book excerpts, publications, photographic material, research notes, and correspondence relating to 19th century black baseball research by Jerry Malloy.

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A collection of interview transcripts, audiocassettes, clippings, and articles conducted and written by Leo Trachtenberg between 1984 and 2006.

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This is a collection of correspondence, manuscript, interviews and personal observations relating to the life and career of Frank Frisch. Radio transcripts for the baseball seasons of 1957 through 1960 and one undated folder.

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This is a collection of manuscripts, correspondence, newspaper articles and audiocassettes and reel-to-reels relating to books written by Robert Creamer.

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This collection contains the papers of Roger Kahn between 1936 and 2004. The papers include personal and professional correspondence, contracts, litigation documents, fan mail, newspaper articles and photos. The majority of these papers relate to Kahn's articles, short stories and books. Additional transcripts, audio cassettes, letters was compiled and/or created by his assistant Susan Hvistendahl.

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This is a collection of articles, scouting reports, photographs and correspondence from the personal collection of Tony Lucadello, an Ohio-based scout who worked for the Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies.

Abstract A collection of correspondence, questionnaires, interviews and other research materials used by William Kashatus between 1977 and 1997 for the writing of "One-Armed Wonder: Pete Gray, Wartime Baseball, and the American Dream". Included are proofs, manuscripts, audio-taped interviews and a photograph, all regarding Pete Gray and Eastern Pennsylvania history. In 2022, a second donation was received which includes further materials related to Pete Gray, Philadelphia Athletics, and baseball in...