John Cronin letters 1930 Cronin, John letters

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John Cronin letters 1930 Cronin, John letters

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This collection contains 21 letters that John J. Cronin, Jr. ("Jack") wrote to his father and brother in Hartford, Connecticut, while he traveled to North Carolina and Georgia during the spring of 1930 in an attempt to join an organized baseball team. The collection also has three letters that Cronin received from his brother, Harold.

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William L. Clements Library

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William L. Clements Library

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