Dick Dobbins collection on the Pacific Coast League 1866-1999, bulk 1902-1999

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Dick Dobbins collection on the Pacific Coast League 1866-1999, bulk 1902-1999

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The Dick Dobbins collection includes materials pertaining mainly to the Pacific Coast League (PCL), and the teams that comprise the league. The bulk of the material was collected by others and purchased by Dobbins, and dates from 1902 to 1957; materials that were collected or created by Dobbins date from 1946 through 1998. Included in the collection are records of the Pacific Coast League's head office and official publications, printed materials relating to the PCL, both the teams and individual players, including: programs, scorecards, yearbooks, articles, final statistics, records, player sketches, blue books, and baseball cards; and photographs of teams, players, PCL staff, and stadiums. Teams with the largest amount of materials are the Oakland Oaks, the San Francisco Seals, and the Los Angeles Angels. Also included are typescripts for Dobbins' works on the Pacific Coast League, and , and audio recordings of interviews Dobbins conducted with players and PCL staff. Also included in the collection are scrapbooks and newspaper clippings on the league as a whole and for specific teams, and a small amount of material related to Major League Baseball. Nuggets on the Diamond The Grand Minor League

52 boxes, 34 volumes, 18 albums, 6 oversize boxes; (64 linear feet)

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California historical society

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California historical society

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Los Angeles Angels (Baseball team)

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Oakland Oaks (Baseball team)

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San Francisco Seals (Baseball team)

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Dobbins, Dick, 1934-1999

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Dick Dobbins, a resident of Berkeley, California, began collecting baseball cards in 1946, the beginning of a life-long passion for the Pacific Coast League (PCL). After many years of collecting cards, photographs, and other PCL-related memorabilia, Dobbins eventually developed a business dealing in baseball memorabilia during the late 1960s. Later, he organized the first Northern California sports memorabilia show, which focused as much on the PCL as it did on Major League Baseball. He authored...

Pacific Coast League

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