A.G. Mills papers : correspondence, clippings, minutes, 1877-1929.

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A.G. Mills papers : correspondence, clippings, minutes, 1877-1929.

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This collection contains correspondence, periodical articles, banquet material, and notes of A.G. Mills between 1877 and 1929. This collection consists of correspondence to and from A.G. Mills between 1877 and 1929. Other materials include copies of National League meeting minutes, newspaper articles, banquet menus, and handwritten notes from Mills. The letter books contain copies of correspondence from Mills between 1882 and 1896, a time frame that includes his league presidency and Spalding's world tour of 1888 and 1889. Prominent figures who corresponded with Mills include: Henry Chadwick, John T. Doyle, Charles H. Ebbets, John A. Heydler, William Hulbert, Harry Pulliam, Francis C. Richter, Arthur H. Soden, Albert Spalding, James E. Sullivan, John K. Tener, Mark Twain, Harry Wright, and Nicholas E. Young.

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