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Spalding baseball collection

Title
  1. Spalding baseball collection, 1845-1913, bulk (1860-1900).

Collection information

Finding aid

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Details

Additional authors
  1. Chadwick, Henry, 1824-1908
  2. Spalding, A. G. (Albert Goodwill)
  3. Wright, Harry, 1835-1895
  4. A.G. Spalding & Bros
  5. Atlantic Baseball Club
  6. Cincinnati Reds (Baseball team)
  7. Knickerbocker Baseball Club
Description
  1. 22 linear feet (15 boxes, 18 v.).
Summary
  1. Collection contains scorebooks, correspondence, scrapbooks, diaries, account books, and photographs relating to baseball and other sports.
Subject
  1. Baseball -- History
  2. Baseball -- Management
  3. Baseball -- Records
  4. Baseball -- Rules
  5. Sports -- United States -- History
Genre/Form
  1. Photographs.
  2. Diaries.
  3. Scrapbooks.
Call number
  1. MssCol 2835
Note
  1. kept in General Research Division, New York Public Library.
  2. located in Photography Collection, New York Public Library.
Access (note)
  1. Restricted access;
  2. Microfilm must be used in lieu of originals when available.
Additional formats (note)
  1. available on microfilm;
Source (note)
  1. Spalding, Elizabeth Churchill
Biography (note)
  1. Albert Goodwill Spalding (1850-1915) was a baseball player and manager who was instrumental in forming the National League. In 1876 he joined the Chicago team as pitcher and manager and served as team president from 1882 to 1891. He published a baseball guide and wrote a history of the game. He and his brother in 1876 founded the sporting goods firm that still bears his name.
Processing action (note)
  1. Cataloged
Title
  1. Spalding baseball collection, 1845-1913, bulk (1860-1900).
Restricted access
  1. Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
Access
  1. Microfilm must be used in lieu of originals when available.
Additional formats
  1. Cincinnati Red Stockings scorebooks and A.G. Spalding scrapbooks available on microfilm; New York Public Library.
  2. Chadwick scrapbooks available on microfilm; New York Public Library.
  3. Chadwick diaries, 1873-1903, available on microfilm; New York Public Library.
  4. Knickerbocker Baseball Club materials available on microfilm; New York Public Library.
  5. Harry Wright correspondence, 1871-1885, available on microfilm; New York Public Library.
  6. Harry Wright notebooks and account books, 1860-1871, available on microfilm; New York Public Library.
Biography
  1. Albert Goodwill Spalding (1850-1915) was a baseball player and manager who was instrumental in forming the National League. In 1876 he joined the Chicago team as pitcher and manager and served as team president from 1882 to 1891. He published a baseball guide and wrote a history of the game. He and his brother in 1876 founded the sporting goods firm that still bears his name.
Finding aids
  1. Collection guide available in repository and on internet.
Connect to:
  1. NYPL Digital Collections
  2. Finding Aid
Occupation
  1. Baseball players.
Added author
  1. Chadwick, Henry, 1824-1908.
  2. Spalding, A. G. (Albert Goodwill)
  3. Wright, Harry, 1835-1895.
  4. A.G. Spalding & Bros.
  5. Atlantic Baseball Club.
  6. Cincinnati Reds (Baseball team)
  7. Knickerbocker Baseball Club.
LCCN
  1. ms 79001877
Research call number
  1. MssCol 2835
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