Oral history interview with James "Cool Papa" Bell : transcript, 1971, September 8 / Dr. Arthur Shaffer and Dr. Charles Korr. 1971.

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Oral history interview with James "Cool Papa" Bell : transcript, 1971, September 8 / Dr. Arthur Shaffer and Dr. Charles Korr. 1971.

This transcript is from a tape-recording in the Oral History Series of the Archives of the University of Missouri featuring James "Cool Papa" Bell. The interview was conducted by Dr. Arthur Shaffer and Dr. Charles Korr and focuses on Mr. Bell's career in the Negro leagues.

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Korr, Charles P.

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Shaffer, Arthur H.

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Cool Papa Bell played for the following teams in the Negro leagues: St. Louis Stars (1922-1931), Detroit Wolves (1932), Kansas City Monarchs (1932), Pittsburgh Crawfords (1933-1936), Chicago American Giants (1942), and Washington Homestead Grays (1943-1946). Bell also played in the Dominican Republic (1937) and the Mexican League (1938-1941). He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974. (This information was taken from the 10th ed. of the Baseball encyclopedia.) F...

Shaffer, Arthur H.

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Cool Papa Bell played for the following teams in the Negro leagues: St. Louis Stars (1922-1931), Detroit Wolves (1932), Kansas City Monarchs (1932), Pittsburgh Crawfords (1933-1936), Chicago American Giants (1942), and Washington Homestead Grays (1943-1946). Bell also played in the Dominican Republic (1937) and the Mexican League (1938-1941). He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974. (This information was taken from the 10th ed. of the Baseball encyclopedia.) F...

Bell, Cool Papa, 1903-1991

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