Lou Novikoff papers correspondence, contracts, clippings, photographs, 1936-1971, 1940-1945.

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Lou Novikoff papers correspondence, contracts, clippings, photographs, 1936-1971, 1940-1945.

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This collection contains correspondence, contracts, clippings, photographs, and ephemera from 1936 to 1971. This collection primarily consists of materials related to the professional baseball career of Lou Novikoff. The bulk of the collection is comprised of correspondence and contracts received by Novikoff between 1940 and 1945. The correspondence and clippings document Novikoff's movement back and forth between the minor and major leagues. The collection also documents Novikoff's induction and discharge from the Army Air Force of the United States. Other materials include income tax information, professional baseball membership cards, newspaper clippings, magazine articles, booklets, souvenir programs, black-and-white photographs of Novikoff and his teammates, and photographic negatives.

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National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

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Chicago Cubs (Baseball team)

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Novikoff, Lou, 1915-1970.

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