Harvard University Baseball Collection, 1867-1980, 2004-2005

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Harvard University Baseball Collection, 1867-1980, 2004-2005

http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.ARCH:hua01006

This collection consists chiefly of ephemera, information about baseball at Harvard, and equipment. The earliest original artifacts are tickets in the 1867 folder. The information about baseball is chiefly in the form of newspaper and magazine articles and unpublished essays; these cover baseball history at Harvard starting in 1858.

6.98 cubic feet (13 boxes)

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Harvard University Archives.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7884105

Harvard University Archives.

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Flagg, George A.

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Matthews, William Clarence, 1877-1928

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William Clarence Matthews (January 7, 1877 – April 9, 1928) was an early 20th-century African-American pioneer in athletics, politics and law. Born in Selma, Alabama, Matthews was enrolled at the Tuskegee Institute and, with the help of Booker T. Washington (the principal of the institute), enrolled at the Phillips Academy in 1900 and Harvard University in 1901. At Harvard, he became one of the standout baseball players, leading the team in batting average for the 1903, 1904, and 1905 seasons. ...

Harvard University Base Ball Club

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Harvard University

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Reid, Bill, 1878-

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William T. Reid (1878-1976) graduated from Harvard in 1901 and was a baseball and football coach at Harvard. From the description of Papers of William T. Reid, Jr., 1863-1981 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76973160 From the description of Stories of football strategy : inside history of how some big games have been won and lost / by William T. Reid, Jr. 1909. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 228511244 Sweater belonged to William Thom...