Brooklyn Dodgers collection
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Abstract
The collection contains scorecards, programs, yearbooks, magazines, clippings, scrapbooks, posters, and other items related to the Brooklyn Dodgers, dating from 1884 to 2002, which have been collection by Brooklyn Historical Society. It also includes a small amount of items related to the Los Angeles Dodgers and pre-Brooklyn Dodgers baseball teams. Of note are several late 19th century Brooklyn baseball scorecards.
Arrangement
The collection is organized into five series:
Series 1: Official publications and scorecards
Series 2: Clippings and scrapbooks
Series 3: Memorabilia and ephemera
Series 4: Photographs and art
Series 5: Jackie Robinson Conference
Scope and Contents
The collection contains scorecards, programs, yearbooks, magazines, clippings, scrapbooks, posters, and other items related to the Brooklyn Dodgers, dating from 1884 to 2002, which have been collection by Brooklyn Historical Society. It also includes a small amount of items related to the Los Angeles Dodgers and pre-Brooklyn Dodgers baseball teams. Of note are several late 19th century Brooklyn baseball scorecards.
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Conditions Governing Access
Audio and video cassette recordings are not currently accessible. Otherwise open to researchers without restriction.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright status of individual items vary. Please consult library staff for more information.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date (if known); Brooklyn Dodgers collection, ARC.297, Box and Folder number; Brooklyn Historical Society.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donor information has been noted on folders when available.
Donations include:
"When the Dodgers Left New York," lyrics by Tim Horrigan (Gift of Tim Horrigan, 1986)
World Series identification card, 1955, Walter O'Malley business card, and other ephemera (Gift of Irving Rudd, 1988)
Russ Meyer baseball card, 1955, and Sal Maglie baseball card, 1957 (Gift of Ellen Snyder, 1988)
Harry Lumley baseball card, 1909, and William Bergen baseball card, 1911 (Gift of Lew Lipset, circa 1988)
Score book pages, kept by Lothar Stelter, 1946 (Gift of Larry Stelter, 1992)
The Dodgers All-Time Greats - A Pictoral History - 1890-1970's and Danny Goodman - Concessions - Dodger Stadium 7" vinyl record (Gift of Lois Greene Stone, 1998)
"A World Series Remembrance: The Brooklyn Dodgers vs. The New York Yankees, 1947" lithograph by Jim Annis (Gift of Jim Annis, 2002, 2002.006)
Programs, scorecards, yearbooks, ticket stubs, audio recordings, and pennant, 1940s-1990s (Gift of Joseph P. Cogan, 2005)
1940 game diary (scrapbook), and World Series ticket stubs, 1947, 1955 (Gift of Albert Greenberg, 2005, 2005.029)
1950 program and scorecard, and 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers anniversary magazine, 1996 (Gift of Michael Colin, 2011).
Brooklyn Dodgers official cover series binder, 1988 (Gift of Peter O'Malley, 2015.002)
One copy of The Boys of Summer, by Roger Kahn, New York: Harper & Row, first edition, signed by Duke Snider, 1972; one baseball signed by Bobby Thomson and Ralph Branca, 1990s; one copy of the September 22, 1947 issue of Time magazine featuring Jackie Robinson on the cover; one copy of the September 1957 issue of Sport magazine, featuring Duke Snider on the cover, signed by Duke Snider; and sheet music for "The Brooklyn Dodgers Jump," by George T. Simon and Joe Ricardel, signed by Duke Snider, 1949 (Gift of Richard C. Atkins, 2015.032)
Two scrapbooks, 1941-1954 (Gift of Claire Lambkin, date unknown)
Line Drives from the Dodgers newsletters, 1944-1956 (Gift of Frank Michel, date unknown)
Los Angeles Dodgers yearbook, 1958 (Gift of Mrs. Kenn Stryker-Rodda, date unknown)
Other Finding Aids
Item-level descriptions of photographs and artwork are available in the BHS in-house image database
About this Guide
Processing Information
This collection was originally part of the Brooklyn Ephemera collection (ARC.272). Due to its size and frequency of use, the Dodgers ephemera was removed to create this separate collection in March 2015. The collection was organized into series and the finding aid was revised in August 2015. The Jackie Robinson Conference materials (Series 5) were added to the collection in June 2016.
New Brooklyn Dodgers items will be added to this collection as they accrue. Last updated January 2017.
Repository
Series 1: Official publications and scorecards, 1884-1991, inclusive
Scope and Contents
The series contains scorecards, programs, World Series programs, newsletters, and yearbooks, dating from 1884 to 1991. In addition to the Brooklyn Dodgers, the series include scorecards from earlier Brooklyn baseball teams, as well as some material relating to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Scorecards, 1884-1946, inclusive
Program and scorecard, 1950, inclusive
Programs and scorecards, 1953-1957, inclusive
World Series programs, 1941-1955, inclusive
Newsletters, 1944-1956, inclusive
Yearbooks, 1949-1956, inclusive
Yearbooks, 1949-1957, inclusive
Los Angeles Dodgers yearbook, 1958, inclusive
Dodgers Centennial yearbooks, 1990, inclusive
Los Angeles Dodgers yearbook, 1991, inclusive
Series 2: Clippings and scrapbooks, 1900-2002, inclusive
Scope and Contents
The series contains magazines, scrapbooks, and clippings, dating from 1900 to 2002. Of note is one Jackie Robinson comic book, published by Fawcett Publications in 1950.
Gold Hours publication, "New Yorks vs. Brooklyns", 1900, inclusive
Magazines, 1929-1990, inclusive
Magazines, 1947, 1957, inclusive
General
Includes Time magazine with Jackie Robinson on the cover (September 1947) and Sport magazine with Duke Snider on the cover (signed by Snider, September 1957)
Jackie Robinson comic book (vol. 1 no. 4), 1950, inclusive
The Dodgers All-Time Greats - A Pictoral History - 1890-1970's, 1970s, inclusive
1955 Dodgers anniversary magazine, 1996, inclusive
Scrapbook, 1941, inclusive
General
Assembled by Vera Novack, of 367 Rockaway Parkway
Scrapbooks, 1941-1954, inclusive
Scrapbook (1 of 2), 1945-1950, inclusive
Scrapbook (2 of 2), 1945-1950, inclusive
General
Folder 26 only.
Clippings, 1941-2002, inclusive
Clippings (photocopies), 1947, inclusive
Clippings (oversize), 1955, inclusive
Series 3: Memorabilia and ephemera, 1909-circa 2002, inclusive
Scope and Contents
The series contains assorted memorabilia and ephemera, including calendars, ticket stubs, baseball cards, postcards, audio recordings, posters, and a pennant, dating from 1909 to circa 2002. It also contains a file relating to an unrealized new stadium in Brooklyn, dating from 1981 to 1984. Of note are several early 20th century baseball cards and one copy of the first edition of The Boys of the Summer, by Roger Kahn, signed by Duke Snider.
The Boys of Summer, by Roger Kahn, first edition, signed by Duke Snider, 1972, inclusive
Calendars, 1990-1991, inclusive
Ticket stubs, 1941-1957, inclusive
Baseball cards, 1909-1986, inclusive
Postcards, circa 1970s, inclusive
New Brooklyn stadium ephemera, 1981-1984, inclusive
Miscellaneous ephemera, 1950s-1990, inclusive
"The Brooklyn Dodgers Jump" sheet music, signed by Duke Snider, 1949, inclusive
"When the Dodgers Left New York," lyrics by Tim Horrigan, 1985, inclusive
3 audio recordings (7" and 10" vinyl records), 1949-1957, inclusive
Danny Goodman - Concessions - Dodger Stadium 7" vinyl record, 1965, inclusive
General
"Last Inning Sandy Koufax Perfect Game - Actual Reproduction as Narrated by Vince Scully"
"Brooklyn Baseball Cantata" by George Merrill sleeve (photocopy), circa 2000s, inclusive
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Photocopy of 1948 original.
Brooklyn Dodgers official cover series binder, 1988, inclusive
Jackie Robinson Day posters and ephemera, 1997, inclusive
Bring the Dodgers back to Brooklyn posters, 1990s, inclusive
The Brooklyn Dodger menu, circa 1980s, inclusive
Pennant, 1990s, inclusive
Color reproduction of 1956 schedule poster, circa 2002, inclusive
100 Years: A Visual History of the Dodgers, 1990
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
VHS. Run time: 1:16:00.
A&E Biography: Jackie Robinson, 1991
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
VHS. Run time: 0:50:00.
Here's To You, Mister Robinson, circa 1990, inclusive
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
VHS. Run time: unknown.
Jackie Robinson, undated, inclusive
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
VHS. Run time: unknown.
World Series 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers Vs. New York Yankees, 1991
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
VHS. Run time: 0:41:00.
Esquire magazine Japan with cover feature on Dodgers, 1996
Jackie Robinson Way street co-naming ceremony program and 42 patch, 2018
Series 4: Photographs and art, 1954-2002, inclusive
Scope and Contents
The series contains a 1954 photograph of Pee Wee Reese at bat versus the Chicago Cubs; a 1955 Dodgers group photograph signed by Clem Labine; and a lithograph of Ebbets Field, entitled "A World Series Remembrance: The Brooklyn Dodgers vs. The New York Yankees, 1947," produced by Jim Annis in 2002.
Pee Wee Reese photographs, circa 1954
Brooklyn Dodgers team group photograph, 1955
General
Reproduction print signed by Clem Labine. Accessioned as V1997.065.
Walter O'Malley and Branch Rickey dinner photograph, 1943
Scope and Contents
Walter O'Malley and Branch Rickey pictured at a dinner table among a group of men. Taken October 1943.
"A World Series Remembrance: The Brooklyn Dodgers vs. The New York Yankees, 1947" lithograph by Jim Annis, 2002, inclusive
Series 5: Jackie Robinson Conference, 1997, inclusive
Scope and Contents
The series contains material related to the Jackie Robinson: Race, Sports and the American Dream Conference, which was held at Long Island University's Brooklyn campus in April 1997. It includes programs, press releases, brochures, and other printed ephemera, as well as 38 audio cassette tape recordings of the conference.
