Arthur Mann Papers 1901-1969 (bulk 1945-1962)

Chandler, Happy, 1898-1991

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Happy Chandler was Major League Baseball Commissioner (1945-1951). Jim Gallagher, a sports wirter, had a long career in baseball. He served on the Playing rules Committee and as the Director of Amateur and College Baseball for the Commissioner's office during the tenures of Chandler, Frick, Eckert and Kuhn. prior to his time with the Commissioner's office, he was the General Manager of the Chicago Cubs and Scouting Director for the Phillies. From the description of Letter, 1965, Febr...

Arthur, W. Brian.

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Bernhard, Andrew E.

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Frick, Ford C.

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Ford Frick was the Commissioner of Baseball (1951-1965). He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1970. From the description of Letter, 1953, November 10. (National Baseball Hall of Fame). WorldCat record id: 47294752 Ford Frick was the Commissioner of Baseball (1951-1965). He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1970. Fred Parent played for the St. Louis Cardinals (1899), Boston Red Sox (1901-1907), and Chicago White Sox (1908-1911). From the ...

Mann, Arthur, 1901-1963

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Sportswriter, baseball executive, and author. Died 1963. From the description of Papers of Arthur Mann, 1901-1969 (bulk 1945-1962). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83791384 ...

Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972

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Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson (January 31, 1919 – October 24, 1972) was an American professional baseball player who became the first African American to play in Major League Baseball (MLB) in the modern era. Robinson broke the baseball color line when he started at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947. When the Dodgers signed Robinson, they heralded the end of racial segregation in professional baseball that had relegated black players to the Negro leagues since the 1880s. R...

Rickey, Branch, 1881-1965

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Wesley Branch Rickey (December 20, 1881 – December 9, 1965) was an American baseball player and sports executive. Rickey was instrumental in breaking Major League Baseball's color barrier by signing black player Jackie Robinson. He also created the framework for the modern minor league farm system, encouraged the Major Leagues to add new teams through his involvement in the proposed Continental League, and introduced the batting helmet. He was posthumously elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in...

Celler, Emanuel, 1888-1981

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Emanuel Celler (May 6, 1888 – January 15, 1981) was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he representred Brooklyn and Queens in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1923 to 1973, representing the 10th (1923-1945, 1963-1973), 15th (1945-1953), and 11th (1953-1963) congressional districts. He is the longest-serving member ever of the United States Congress from the state of New York. Born in Brooklyn, he graduated from Boys High School there before earning B.A....

Stengel, Casey, 1890-1975

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Charles Dillon "Casey" Stengel (July 30, 1890 – September 29, 1975) was an American Major League Baseball right fielder and manager, best known as the manager of the championship New York Yankees of the 1950s and later, the expansion New York Mets. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1966. Stengel was born in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1890. In 1910, he began a professional baseball career that would span over half a century. After almost three seasons in the minor leagues, Steng...

Benswanger, William Edward, 1892-

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Pegler, J. Westbrook (James Westbrook), 1894-1969

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James Westbrook Pegler (1894-1969), freelance journalist, was a columnist for Scripps-Howard Syndicate from 1933 to 1944, and a columnist for King Features Syndicate from 1944 to 1962. From the description of Pegler, J. Westbrook (James Westbrook), 1894-1969 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10569759 Conservative syndicated columnist. Won a Pulitzer Prize for exposing labor union corruption. From the description of Letter to Lola Kovener ...

Keck, Harry, 1897-1965

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Corum, Bill, 1894-1958

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Carey, Archibald J. (Archibald James), 1908-1981

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Broom, Leonard.

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L. Broom is Professor of Sociology, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University. From the description of Literary manuscript [manuscript]. 1973. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225840611 ...

Frick, Ford C.

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Hagerty, James C. (James Campbell), 1909-1981

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James C. Hagerty (1909-1981) was the Executive Assistant Press Secretary to New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey from 1943 to 1952. He served as President Eisenhower's Press Secretary from 1953 to 1961. From the description of Hagerty, James C. (James Campbell), 1909-1981 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10567743 Journalist. From the description of Reminiscences of James C. Hagerty : oral history, 1968. (Columbia University In the City of N...

Mack, Connie, 1862-1956

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Connie Mack played for the Washington Statesmen (1886-1889), Buffalo Bisons (1890), and Pittsburgh Pirates (1891-1896). Mack is best known, however, as a manager. He managed the Pirates (1894-1896) and Athletics (1901-1950). He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1937. From the description of Letter, 1953, January 22. (National Baseball Hall of Fame). WorldCat record id: 47294734 From the description of Letter, 1932, January 11. (National Baseball Hall of Fame). W...

Arthur, William B.

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Mich, Dan D. (Daniel Danforth), 1905-1965

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Musial, Stan, 1920-2013

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Fitzgerald, Ed, 1919-....

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Cobb, Ty, 1886-1961

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Ty Cobb played for the Detroit Tigers (1905-1926) and the Philadelphia Athletics (1927 & 1928). He served as player-manager for Detroit from 1921-1926. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1936. Bobby Doerr played his entire career with the Boston Red Sox (c. 1937-1951). He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1986. From the description of Letter, 1951, May 3. (National Baseball Hall of Fame). WorldCat record id: 45557619 Ty Cobb played for the Det...

McGraw, John Joseph, 1873-1934

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John McGraw played for Baltimore Orioles of the American Association (1891), Baltimore Orioles of the National League (1892-1899), St. Louis Cardinals (1900), Baltimore Orioles of the American League (1901-1902), and the New York Giants (1902-1906). McGraw is best known, however, as a manager. He managed the Baltimore Orioles of the National League (1899), Baltimore Orioles of the American League (1901-1902), and the New York Giants (1902-1932). He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of...

Chandler, Happy, 1898-

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Sockman, Ralph W. (Ralph Washington), 1889-1970

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Ralph Washington Sockman (1889-1970) was an American Protestant clergyman, educator, and radio personality. For many years he was the featured speaker on the weekly NBC radio program National Radio Pulpit, which aired from 1928 to 1962. He was also associate professor of theology at Union Theological Seminary, a prolific author, and a trustee of Syracuse University. From the guide to the Ralph W. Sockman Papers, 1903-1970, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Lib...

Mann, Arthur (Arthur William), 1901-

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Biographical Note 1901, Sept. 11 Born, Stamford, Conn. 1918 Student, Art Students League, New York, N.Y. 1921 Awarded Gold Medal, 1st prize, Columbia University National Art Competition ...

Bernhard, Andrew

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Goldman, Eric Frederick, 1915-1989

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Historian, educator, and author. From the description of Eric Frederick Goldman papers, 1886-1988 (bulk 1940-1970). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70983369 Goldman was born June 17, 1915 in Washington, DC; MA (1935), Ph. D (1938), Johns Hopkins Univ.; instructor in history, Johns Hopkins Univ. (1938-41); writer, Time magazine (1941-43); assistant prof. (1943-47), associate prof. (1947-55), and prof. of history (1955-62), Princeton Univ.; special consultant to President Johns...