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Posted by: Wendi Maloney
This is a guest post by Ryan Reft, a historian in the Manuscript Division. In recognition of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, he explores the role of baseball in the nation’s Japanese-American community. For more about baseball, check out our blog series counting down the weeks until the June 29 opening of “Baseball Americana,” a …
Posted in: Asian American History, Baseball, Exhibitions, Newspapers, Photos
Posted by: Mark Hartsell
Welcome to week four of our blog series for “Baseball Americana,” a major new Library of Congress exhibition opening June 29. This is the fourth of nine posts—we’re publishing one each Thursday leading up to the opening. As a bonus, we’re counting down the innings to the exhibit’s launch by asking baseball fans a question …
Posted in: Baseball, Civil Rights, Exhibitions, Manuscripts
Posted by: Mark Hartsell
Welcome to week three of our blog series for “Baseball Americana,” a major new Library of Congress exhibition opening June 29. This is the third of nine posts – we’re publishing one each Thursday leading up to the opening. This week, in recognition of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, we’re highlighting Library collections that document …
Posted in: Asian American History, Baseball, Exhibitions, Newspapers, Photos
Posted by: Mark Hartsell
Welcome to week two of our blog series for “Baseball Americana,” a major new Library of Congress exhibition opening June 29. This is the second of nine posts – we’re publishing one each Thursday leading up to the opening, then we’ll feature posts about different topics related to the yearlong exhibition. As a bonus, we’re …
Posted in: Baseball, Exhibitions, Music
Posted by: Wendi Maloney
This is a guest post by Brett Zongker of the Communications Office. Welcome to the blog series for “Baseball Americana,” a major new Library of Congress exhibition opening June 29. We’ll be publishing nine posts – one each Thursday – leading up to the opening, then we’ll feature posts about different topics related to the …
Posted in: Baseball, Exhibitions
Posted by: Wendi Maloney
Opening day for Major League Baseball took place last week, on March 29—the earliest opening date in MLB history, excepting for special international events. This year’s opening day also marked the first time in 50 years that a full slate of games was scheduled for the first day. The Library of Congress is marking the …
Posted in: Baseball, Collections, Manuscripts, New Online
Posted by: Wendi Maloney
This is a guest post by Nanette Gibbs, a reference librarian in the Science, Business and Technology Division. Spring training is now under way, and in a few short weeks it will be opening day. In the Science, Technology and Business Division, we have something on nearly everything connected with the game of baseball: balls, …
Posted in: Baseball, Collections, Technology