Newark Baseball Collection
Scope and Contents
Box 1:
Newark International Baseball Club - Misc (1932, 1942)
Newark International Baseball Club - Budgets/Profits (1948)
Newark Baseball Team: Pictures and History of Its Players, Souvenir Book (1913)
Amateur Softball Association: Balls and Strikes, Official newspaper of the Amateur Softball Association, 15 issues (1955-1957)
American League Baseball Club (1940-1959, Includes list of the heads of all American League Baseball clubs, includes correspondence with George Weiss); Newark Enterprises (members include George Weiss, Wilbur Crelin, 1952-1953).
Newark Bears: baseball team photograph (published 1999, from 1937 and 1999), "The Bears Are Back," Star-Ledger, advertising section (July 9, 1999); and "Welcome Back Bears," Star-Ledger, special souvenir edition (July 16, 1999), baseball cap; folder of Newark Bears material on season tickets (1999); Newark Bears Pocket Schedule (2004); Newark Bears Postcard, Christmas packages, (2001).
Photos (printed on non-glossy paper) of Ruppert stadium site (n.d.).
"William Lawrence Upham" biography by Bill Lamb
Newark Eagles: photocopies of what are believed to be some pages of Effa Manley's scrapbook held at the National Baseball Hall of Fame, film negatives from Newark News file on Manley (or from Baseball Hall of Fame?), photos found in collection (not original quality)
Box 2:
Newark Baseball Club: Newark Cardinals - Uniform; Newark Robins - Uniform
Dates
- 1932 - 1999
Conditions Governing Use
Researchers wishing to publish, reproduce, or reprint materials from this collection must obtain permission from the Newark Public Library.
There are no access restrictions on this collection, however photocopying of materials is limited and no materials may be photocopied without permission from library staff.
Extent
2.42 Linear Feet (1 Hollinger box (Main); 1 Ovsz Box (Offsite) ) : Main & Offsite
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection consists of materials related to Newark baseball.
- Author
- No finding aid, text from catalog entry
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Charles F. Cummings New Jersey Information Center, Newark Public Library Repository
3rd Floor
Newark Public Library
5 Washington St.
Newark NJ 07102 United States
973-733-7775
njreference@npl.org