Lou Gehrig, baseball's iron man manuscript 1940 by Stan W. Carlson. c.1940.

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Lou Gehrig, baseball's iron man manuscript 1940 by Stan W. Carlson. c.1940.

The original manuscript to Carlson's book, same title. He presented this to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1941.

processed : 1 folder; (96 pages).

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Gehrig, Lou, 1903-1941

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Lou Gehrig played his entire career with the New York Yankees (1923-1939). He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939. From the description of Letter, [1939-1941]. (National Baseball Hall of Fame). WorldCat record id: 47294733 ...

Carlson, Stanley Waldo 1909 -

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New York Yankees (Baseball team)

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The club that became the New York Yankees started as the Baltimore Orioles in 1901. American League President Ban Johnson wanted a club in New York and, after outmaneuvering the politically influential New York Giants, who did not want a competing team, Johnson moved the Orioles to New York. The first ten years of its existence, the team did not do well, contending for the pennant during only one season. In 1914, Colonel Jacob Ruppert and Tillinghast Huston purchased the team. This collection da...