Guide to the Roger Kahn Papers
National Baseball Hall of Fame Library
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum 25 Main Street Cooperstown, NY 13326
This guide to the collection was prepared by Claudette Scrafford and reviewed by Russell Wolinsky in March 2008.
Collection Number: BA MSS 50 BL-3105.2001
Title: Roger Kahn Papers
Inclusive Dates: 1936 - 2004
Extent: 21 linear feet (38 archival boxes)
Repository: National Baseball Hall of Fame Museum and Library 25 Main Street Cooperstown, NY 13326
Abstract: This collection contains the papers of Roger Kahn between 1936 and 2004. The papers include personal and professional correspondence, contracts, litigation documents, fan mail, newspaper articles and photos. The majority of these papers relate to Kahn’s articles, short stories and books.
Acquisition Information: This collection was a gift of Roger Kahn in 2001.
Preferred Citation: Roger Kahn Papers, BA MSS 50, National Baseball Hall of Fame Library, National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
Access Restrictions: By appointment only during regular business hours; email [email protected].
Copyright: Property rights reside with the National Baseball Hall of Fame Library. For information about permission to reproduce or publish, please contact the library.
Separations: Photos have been separated to cold storage in the Photograph Department. Audio/video tapes have been separated to A/V storage room. Museum artifacts have been separated to the Collection Department. Our Sports magazine, June 1953, separated to HOF Serial GV561.O97.
History: Roger Kahn, born in 1927, grew up in Brooklyn where he attended prep school and, like most of his fellow Brooklynites, rooted enthusiastically for the Dodgers. He joined the New York Herald Tribune as a copy boy in 1948 and rose quickly to become a baseball writer. He began to cover the Dodgers in 1952, and also traveled with the other New York teams, the Giants and the Yankees. At the age of 26, he was the newspaper's "star" sports reporter, making a salary of $10,000.
In 1956, Mr. Kahn was named sports editor of Newsweek magazine and then from 1963 to 1969 became editor at large of The Saturday Evening Post. For a decade he wrote a monthly column for Esquire magazine. Five times his articles were voted the best in the country and awarded the E.P. Dutton prize.
In 1972, he published The Boys of Summer, which became the country's number- one best seller and a phrase that is now used hundreds of times by writers and fans during the baseball season. Mr. Kahn's other books include a biography of Jack Dempsey, a memoir of the season in which he owned a minor league baseball team, a history of a student uprising at Columbia University and a recollection of the era when the Yankees, Dodgers and Giants ruled the world. Three anthologies are entirely devoted to some of the best of Mr. Kahn's writing.
In 2006 he was inducted into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. On that occasion, Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig called Mr. Kahn "an icon of our game." He lives in Stony Ridge with his wife and has two grown children; Alissa Keenan, a ceramist, and Gordon J. Kahn, A.I.A., a prominent architect.
Source: www.rogerkahn.com
Scope and Content: This collection contains the personal and professional papers of Roger Kahn. The majority of these papers deal with his research, interviews and correspondence relating to his articles, stories and books. Items include litigation documents, contracts, financial statements, manuscripts, photos, audio and video tapes.
System of Arrangement: This collection is organized into five series with the provenance kept where possible. Series I contains files such as correspondence, fan mail, litigations, contracts, research files on individuals, Kahn articles by publication, public appearances and book tours. Series II is organized by book title. Each title may include research notes, newspaper clippings, manuscript, interviews, correspondence and fan mail. Series III is two oversize boxes of photos, organized by book; promotional shots of Kahn, his family and miscellaneous. Series IV is an oversize box containing awards, citations, posters received by Kahn. Series V is one oversize box and one smaller box containing audio and video tapes of interviews, book promotions and personal appearances.
Controlled Access Terms: These records are indexed under the following terms in the National Baseball Hall of Fame Library catalog. Researchers wishing to find related materials may wish to search under these terms.
Corporate Names Brooklyn Dodgers New York Giants New York Yankees American League National League Minor League Utica Blue Sox Columbia Mets Random House MacMillan Publishing Warner Books New York Times New York Herald Tribune Sport magazine Sports Illustrated Esquire Saturday Evening Post
Personal Names Black, Joe Campanella, Roy Campanis, Al DiMaggio, Joe Erskine, Carl Furillo, Carl Giamatti, A. Bartlett Kahn, Roger Monroe, Marilyn Reese, Pee Wee Robinson, Jackie Roe, Preacher Rose, Pete Rosenthal, Harold Spahn, Warren Thomson, Bobby Forms Correspondence Manuscript Reviews Clippings Interviews Sportswriters Tours - Book Fan mail Photographs Audio cassettes Video cassettes
Content List Series I contains files arranged into seven archival boxes. Files include correspondence, fan mail, litigations, contracts, research files on individuals, Kahn articles by publication, public appearances and book tours. These are arranged chronologically where possible. Only items of interest are listed, folders may contain further information.
Box 1 Folders 1-6 contain professional correspondence to and from Kahn.
Folder 1 Correspondence, 1954 – 1966 Folder 2 Correspondence, 1971 – 1972 Folder 3 Correspondence, 1973 – 1975 Folder 4 Correspondence, 1976 – 1979 Folder 5 Correspondence, 1980 – 1989 Folder 6 Correspondence, 1990 – 1997; 2004
Folder 7 Correspondence-Personal, undated, 1952, 1954 1971-1973, 1977
Folder 8 Correspondence-Personal, 1985, 1988, 1992 – 1998 Folder 9 Fan Mail – general, 1950 – 1998
Box 2 Folder 1 Contracts and Agreements, 1971 – 1999 Damon Runyon Biography – 1974 How the Weather Was – 1986, Korean paperback Rescuing Roger – 1989 The Golden Age – 1993 125 Years of Baseball – 1994
Folder 2 Financial Records – general, 1956 – 1998 Random House royalties – 1958 Reader’s Digest - $10.00 article, 1961 Fawcett Publications royalty statement, 1970 Esquire Kahn expenses, 1971 Attorney invoice, 1987 Research Assistant expenses, 1997
Folder 3 Geoffrey C. Ward & Ken Burns vs. Kahn, 1997 Copyright infringement claim – Baseball: An Illustrated History
Folder 4 Correspondence – New York Times, 1987 – 1991 Four-page letter from Ira Berkow, re: Los Angeles Times article
Folder 5 Samuel S. Vaughan correspondence, 1984 – 1993 Random House V.P. & editor
Folder 6 John Herman correspondence, 1990 – 1993 Ticknor & Fields editor
Folder 7 Gerard McCauley correspondence, 1988 – 1990; 1993 Literary agent
Folder 8 Charles Rembar correspondence, 1990 – 1993 Rembar & Curtis Esquire
Folder 9 MacMillan Publishing, Inc. correspondence, 1988 – 1991 Agreement amendment – Pete Rose book Charles Scribner’s Publishers – March 13, 1991
Box 3 Litigations v. Kahn
Folder 1 Gulf & Western Corporation, 1983 Folder 2 Warner Books correspondence & litigation, 1989 – 1991 Pete Rose Enterprises, Pete Rose Folder 3 Simon & Schuster, 1989 – 1993 Original transcript of Examination before trial
Folder 4 MacMillan Publishing, Inc., 1992 - March 1993 Folder 5 MacMillan Publishing, Inc., April 1993 – January 1994
Box 4 Kahn articles published in various publications
Folder 1 Articles in miscellaneous publications Folder 2 New York Times Folder 3 Sport magazine Folder 4 Time magazine Folder 5 Newsday, Los Angeles Times, Notre Dame Magazine, Herald Tribune Folder 6 Sports Illustrated Folder 7 Saturday Evening Post Folder 8 Esquire, 1959, 1960, 1969, 1970 - 1974 Folder 9 Esquire, 1975 – 1976, 1986 article published in Japanese Folder 10 Playboy
Box 5 Folder 1 Brooklyn College Panel Discussion, 1987 “The Grand Game of Baseball”
Folder 2 Public Speeches, undated Folder 3 Cincinnati Public Library, 1988 “Casey at the Bat”
Folder 4 New York Public Library, Dec 15, 1987 “Baseball and the American Dream” (see Series V, audio tape of presentation)
Folder 5 Public Appearances, 1972 – 1998
Folder 6 Attended Events Bill Corum Memorial Dinner, 1971 NY Baseball Writers’ Dinner, 1973, 1992 Superstar of the Year Dinner, 1973 Rudolph Giuliani Breakfast, 2001
Folder 7 Articles, Quotes, Interviews on Kahn, 1956 – 1985 Folder 8 Articles, Quotes, Interviews on Kahn, 1988 – 1999
Box 6 Contains files on individuals kept by Kahn. Content of files vary depending on individual.
Folder 1 Joe Black Farewell Message as President of National Association of Market Developers, May 1968 Remarks at Virginia Union University, May 1969 Remarks at Sept. 1969 seminar
Folder 2 Al Campanis Articles on racial remarks, 1987 (see Series V, “Nightline: Baseball in Black & White”)
Folder 3 John Dowd 32-page biography
Folder 4 Carl Furillo Obituaries and reactions Telephone interviews of his death with Erskine, Reese, Shuba
Folder 5 Frank Lane Interview transcript
Folder 6 Charles Radbourn Correspondence, Ernest Lanigan, 1949 Correspondence, Lee Allen, 1963-1968 Biography, stats, articles
Folder 7 Harold Rosenthal Correspondence, articles
Folder 8 Jackie Robinson Our Sports magazine copies, J.R. editor, 1953 June 1953 Vol.1, No 2 HOF Serials GV561 .O97 Obituaries, biographies, articles Funeral service program
Folder 9 Early Wynn Articles
Box 7 Folder 1 Mark Reese File Correspondence, articles “Pee Wee Reese Story” – script
Folder 2 “Babe Ruth: Look Behind the Legend” - 1963 Interviews, TV script, review
Folder 3 Sports Anthology, 1959 Questionnaires - Hank Greenberg - Bob Feller - Frank Lane - Larry MacPhail Articles, correspondence Folder 4 Articles, stories by Kahn, undated “Growing Up Nothing” “Treasury of Remembrance” “One Almost Perfect Game” “Choose Something Like a Star” “The Jackie Robinson I Remember” “The Joy of Sport” “Rapid Robert Gibson” “A Little List”
Folder 5 Women’s Movement article, Esquire 1974 Articles re: women in locker rooms
Folder 6 Fifteen Non-Baseball articles and stories
Series II is organized by book title. Each title may include contracts, research notes, clippings, manuscripts, financial records, interviews and correspondence. Each folder is arranged chronologically where possible and only items of note are mentioned. Folders may contain further information.
Boys of Summer Boxes 8, 9, 10
Box 8 Folder 1 Correspondence, Royalty Statements and Contracts, Agreements Contract, 1969 Contract, paperback, 1987
Folder 2 Correspondence, 1970 – 1973 Walter Barber Carl Erskine (handwritten note) George Shuba (handwritten note)
Folder 3 Correspondence, 1980 – 1994 Theatrical rights Film rights Leather-bound edition, 1994
Folder 4 Correspondence, 1995 – 1998 Film Trademark & Patent – denied, 1995 Film Option Agreement, 1997
Folder 5 Manuscript – not complete
Folder 6 Research notes, correspondence, 1969 Interviews -Roy Campanella - Pee Wee Reese - Joe Black - Preacher Roe - Andy Pafko - Carl Erskine
Folder 7 Research materials – 1950s Articles, telegrams
Folder 8 Term “Boys of Summer” used as an expression
Box 9 Folder 1 Book Tour Itineraries Folder 2 Publicity and Advertisements Folder 3 Reviews Folder 4 Reviews – paperback edition Folder 5 Book-related articles by Kahn
Folder 6 Correspondence – Congratulations on success Pee Wee Reese handwritten note Foreign Service Director, Columbia Folder 7 Fan mail Folder 8 Cedarville College, Ohio, seminar, 1988 Course outline, suggested topics Bibliography Student papers
Box 10 Folder 1 Dramatic Rights Folder 2 Film & TV Rights Folder 3 Screen Treatment by Kahn Folder 4 Screenplay by Bill Svanoe, 1979 Folder 5 Screenplay by Ring Lardner, Jr., 1994
The Head Game – Boxes 11, 12, 13
Box 11 Folder 1 Correspondence, 1992 - 1994 Contract, 1992 Contract, 1998
Folder 2 Interview transcripts - Joe Black - Johnny Sain - Leo Mazzone - Dick Bosman - Mark Reese - Bruce Sutter Folder 3 Interview transcripts - Pee Wee Reese - Roy Campanella - Don Drysdale - Clem Labine - Bob Lemon - Warren Spahn - Johnny Sain - Yogi Berra
Folder 4 Manuscript notes Folder 5 Research articles Folder 6 Research articles – hit-by-pitch
Box 12 Files kept on individuals by Kahn. Contents may include biographies, statistics, articles.
Folder 1 Yogi Berra Folder 2 Roger Craig Folder 3 Don Drysdale Folder 4 Sandy Koufax Folder 5 Christy Mathewson Folder 6 Warren Spahn Folder 7 Carl Erskine Walter Johnson Bob Lemon Allie Reynolds, questionnaire Jerry Koosman, questionnaire Johnny Sain
Box 13 Folder 1 Manuscript with editorial notes, part 1 Folder 2 Manuscript with editorial notes, part 2 Folder 3 Manuscript, clean copy, part 1 Folder 4 Manuscript, clean copy, part 2
Good Enough to Dream - Boxes 14, 15, 16 Box 14 relates to the Utica Blue Sox team Boxes 15 & 16 relate to the book
Box 14 Folder 1 Correspondence, 1982 – 1983; 1986 Notes and articles on buying a team New York-Penn League proposed By-Law amendments Folder 2 New York-Penn League meetings and notices January 9, 1983 agenda February 6, 1983 agenda 1983 playoff eligibility
Folder 3 Financial records 1982 budget 1982 Statement of Income & Profit Schedule K-1 1982 taxes Folder 4 Newspaper articles
Folder 5 Tryout notes Policies Player statistics Barry Moss, coach, resume Promotions calendar Blue Sox schedule Park blueprint Poem by JT (Jimmy Thompkins)
Folder 6 1983 All-Star ballot Player publicity questionnaires Folder 7 Scorebook 1983
Folder 8 June game accounts Folder 9 July game accounts Folder 10 August game accounts Folder 11 September game accounts
Box 15 Folder 1 Manuscript with editor’s notes, part 1 Folder 2 Manuscript with editor’s notes, part 2 Folder 3 Columbia Mets, April 1983 175 pages of game accounts, articles
Box 16 Folder 1 Correspondence, personal – Congrats on book Folder 2 Financial statements, Promotion & Publicity Folder 3 Reviews Folder 4 Fan mail Folder 5 Research articles Folder 6 Player interviews Folder 7 Player interviews Folder 8 Interviews, on-going over summer 1983 pages 3-13; 151-225
The Era Boxes 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
Box 17 Folder 1 Contract, 1990 Financial correspondence Folder 2 Correspondence, 1989 – 1993 Folder 3 Correspondence - research Folder 4 Correspondence - personal Folder 5 Bibliography Folder 6 Bibliography, on index cards Folder 7 Publicity & promotion Tour itinerary Folder 8 Reviews Folder 9 Correspondence - TV Documentary Folder 10 Fan mail
Box 18 These folders contain research articles by month, year and publication as applicable; provenance maintained.
Folder 1 January – May 1947 Folder 2 1947 Folder 3 1947 Folder 4 1947 World Series Folder 5 1948 Folder 6 1949 Folder 7 1950 Folder 8 1951 Folder 9 1952 Folder 10 1953 Folder 11 1954 Folder 12 1955
Box 19 Folder 1 Research articles, 1956 Folder 2 Research articles, 1957 Folder 3 Research articles, 1947 – 1957 Folder 4 Research articles, miscellaneous
Folder 5 Statistics Scouting reports - Snider, 1944 - Campanella, 1946 - Mays, 1950
Folder 6 Research articles – ballparks Folder 7 Research articles – Nineteenth century Folder 8 Research articles – social history Folder 9 Research articles – Mexican League, 1949 Folder 10 Research articles – celebrities Folder 11 Funny lines and quotes Folder 12 Yogi Berra Folder 13 Albert Chandler Folder 14 Joe DiMaggio Folder 15 Leo Durocher Folder 16 Mickey Mantle Folder 17 Stan Musial Folder 18 Paul Robeson, Jackie Robinson Folder 19 Jackie Robinson Folder 20 Casey Stengel Folder 21 Larry MacPhail, Burt Shotton, Branch Rickey
Box 20 Folder 1 Interviews – 1990 – 1991 Mel Allen Dr. Robert Brown Bobby Thomson Joe Garagiola
Folder 2 Interviews – 1991 Mrs. M. Bevens Al Lightner Pee Wee Reese Phil Rizzuto Tommy Henrich Albert F. Gionfriddo Edward Fitzgerald Ralph Branca
Folder 3 Interviews – 1992 Jerry Coleman Charlie Silvera Phil Rizzuto Bill Deane Sal Yvars Arthur Richman Donald J. Larsen Bobby Thomson Wesley Westrum Carroll (Whitey) Lockman
Folder 4 Manuscript with editor’s notes & correspondence Folder 5 Manuscript, Kahn’s copy, part 1 Folder 6 Manuscript, Kahn’s copy, part 2
Box 21 Folder 1 Manuscript, publisher’s proof, pages 139-354 Folder 2 Manuscript with author/editor notes, part 1 Folder 3 Manuscript with author/editor notes, part 2 Folder 4 Manuscript with author/editor notes, part 3
Pete Rose: My Story Boxes 22, 23, 24, 25
Box 22 Folder 1 Contracts, amendment agreements signed by Kahn & Rose MacMillan Publishing royalty statements
Folder 2 Correspondence, 1988 – 1989 Expense receipts Folder 3 Book tour, reviews, editorials Two letters from a Japanese reporter Folder 4 Correspondence with Jay Acton, literary agent November 1985 – January 1989
Folder 5 Correspondence with Rosenman & Colin, Kahn’s attorneys Warner Books v. Rose & Kahn March – October 1988
Folder 6 Correspondence with Reuven Katz, Esq. et al Re: Warner Books October 1987 – February 1990
Folder 7 Manuscript with corrections and additions Original Author’s Note
Folder 8 “One Man Out” Los Angeles Times article, July 1990
Box 23 Folder 1 A. Bartlett Giamatti file - articles Folder 2 John Dowd, law biographical sketches, 1972 – 1989 Folder 3 Harold Rosenthal’s file on Pete Rose Folder 4 Statistics – Pete Rose Folder 5 Transcripts of Pete Rose interviews Folder 6 Interview transcripts Steve Boros Roger Craig Bill Gomez Chris Welsh Vida Blue Whitey Herzog Steve Garvey Sparky Anderson Bob Gibson Billy Williams Samantha Stevenson
Box 24 This box contains research articles in chronological order by year; provenance maintained.
Folder 1 1979 Folder 2 1980 - 1984 Folder 3 1985 Folder 4 “Pete Rose 4192 Souvenir Program” Folder 5 1986 Folder 6 1987 - 1988 Folder 7 January – March 1989 Folder 8 April 1989 Folder 9 May 1989
Box 25 Folder 1 Research articles, June 1989 Folder 2 Research articles, July – mid-August 1989 Folder 3 Research articles, August 24 – 30, 1989 Folder 4 Research articles, mid-August – December 1989 Folder 5 Research articles, 1990 – 1991 Folder 6 General information, quotes, transcripts Correspondence re: Mets offer 1978
Folder 7 Interview transcripts Pete Rose anecdotes, wit & wisdom
Folder 8 Interview transcripts Carol (Wollung) Rose Frank Trifilio
Folder 9 Interview transcripts on divorce, paternity Pete Rose Jr. Fawn Rose Karolyn (Englehart) Rose Frank Trifilio Pete Rose
Folder 10 Interview transcripts and general information Dave Rose (brother) Pat Harmon Bill Staubitz, Cincinnati journalist Pete Rose Jr.
Folder 11 Interview transcripts and information Laverne Noeth (mother)
Joe & Marilyn: A Memory of Love Boxes 26, 27, 28, 29
Box 26 Folder 1 Contract, 1979 Correspondence Tour dates, 1986 Folder 2 Reviews Folder 3 Questionnaires – handwritten and signed: Ted Williams Wally Moses Bob Feller Dixie Walker George Kell Mickey Vernon John Mize Lou Boudreau Bill Dickey Vic Wertz Interviews: Bob Fishel Buddy Hassett Spec Shea Peter Lawford Jack Orr Phil Rizzuto Maury Allen
Folder 4 Research notes and articles
Box 27 Folder 1 Manuscript revisions Folder 2 Manuscript with editorial notations, part 1 Folder 3 Manuscript with editorial notations, part 2 Folder 4 Manuscript, master set, with editorial notations Folder 5 Manuscript, master set, author’s copy
Box 28 This box contains articles on Joe DiMaggio, arranged chronologically by year; provenance maintained.
Folder 1 1936 - 1938 Folder 2 1939 - 1945 Folder 3 1946 - 1949 Folder 4 1949 - 1954 Folder 5 1955 - 1969 Folder 6 1970 – 1971; 1984 – 1985
Box 29 Folder 1 Joe and Marilyn articles Folder 2 Dorothy Arnold articles Folder 3 Norman Mailer articles Folder 4 Arthur Miller articles Folder 5 Monroe articles Post-humous estate, will Folder 6 Marilyn Monroe articles, part 1 Folder 7 Marilyn Monroe articles, part 2
Memories of Summer
Box 30 Folder 1 Correspondence, 1997 Agreement to publish in Japanese, 1997 Folder 2 Publicity; Tour itinerary Folder 3 Reviews Folder 4 Fan mail Folder 5 Manuscript with editorial notations
Seventh Game
Box 31 Folder 1 Contract, August 25, 1969 Amendments, Jan. 1973, Jul. 1973, May 1977 Nov. 1978, June 1980 Financial statements Correspondence Folder 2 Book tour itinerary Review & publicity Folder 3 Manuscript Folder 4 Manuscript Folder 5 Manuscript
Box 32 Games We Used to Play
Folder 1 Correspondence, 1988 – 1991 Folder 2 Expenses & royalty statements Folder 3 Manuscript, “Introduction,” edited and clean copy Folder 4 Manuscript, not complete Folder 5 Articles used in book, not complete Folder 6 Book tour itineraries Folder 7 Reviews
Season in the Sun
Folder 8 Contract, 1977 Correspondence Financial statements Copyright certificate Folder 9 Reviews
How the Weather Was
Folder 10 Contract, 1973 Amendment 1975 Correspondence Folder 11 Manuscript – not complete Articles used – not complete Folder 12 Reviews
Beyond the Boys of Summer
Box 33 Folder 1 List of articles by publication Anthology, table of contents Manuscript, pages 39 - 142 Folder 2 Manuscript, pages 143 - 316 Folder 3 Manuscript, pages 317 – 435
Series III is two oversize boxes containing photos. These are arranged by book title, Kahn promotional shots, family and miscellaneous. These oversize boxes are kept in the Photo Department’s cold storage room.
Box 34 OVR Folder 1 The Era Black & White 63 8 X 10 1 12 X 8.75 2 5 X 7 2 negatives in sleeve
Folder 2 A Season in the Sun Black & White 11 8 X 10
Folder 3 Good Enough to Dream 5 indexed sheets Into my Own 7 indexed sheets Joe & Marilyn 1 3.5 X 5
Folder 4 Joe Black 4 8 X 10 Black & White w/letter Jackie Robinson 5 8 X 10 Black & White 1 8 X 10 Color
Folder 5 Photographs – Miscellaneous Black & White 1 negative in sleeve, unknown 47 8 X 10 1 9 X 13
Box 35 OVR Folder 1 Memories of Summer Black & White 53 8 X 10 1 11 X 14 1 7 X 9 1 5 X 7 1 8 X 10 negative
Folder 2 Boys of Summer Black & White 4 4 X 5 negatives 12 5.25 X 4.5 to 6 X 8.75 2 6.25 X 10.25 20 8 X 10 1 8.25 X 12.5 1 10 X 13
Folder 3 Boys of Summer Black & White 1 10 X 13 15 photos mounted onto black 11 X 14 board
Folder 4 Kahn Promo Photos & Family Black & White 1 3.5 X 4.75 negative of Kahn as a child 5 4 X 6 color set, Kahn 12 5 X 7 20 8 X 0 6 indexed sheets 1 11 X 14
Folder 5 Miscellaneous, Promotions, Events Black & White 10 color 3.5 X 5 to 5 X 7 1 3 X 4.5 1 3 X 3 1 3.5 X 5.5 3 negatives w/note 2 3.5 X 5 color photos w/letter from fan 7 4 X 6 color w/note 1 photo from radio appearance 6 8 X 10 1 8 X 12 color
Series IV is 1 oversize box containing items such as award certificates, citations and a poster.
Box 36 OVR Manuscript Games We Used to Play 11 X 17 Author’s Set Citation from Borough President, November 1993 Time cover, reproduction Sept 22, 1947, signed to Roger from Buck O’Neil Daily News Special Section, April 13, 1997, tribute to Jackie Robinson Proclamation by the Borough President, making June 10, 1972 “Remember Ebbets Field Day” May 31, 1973 Roger Kahn made Honorary Citizen of New Orleans Proclamation Sept. 18, 1985, “Roger Kahn Day in Oneida County” Proclamation Sept. 18, 1985, “Roger Kahn Day in Utica” Benrus Citation Award, February 10, 1973 Participation certificate, Nov. 18, 1998, College of Arts and Sciences, San Francisco, “The National Pastime and the American Dream” Certificate of Appreciation, May 24, 1972, Fight against the spread of drug addiction Signed and numbered lithograph, Doublefield, “The Big Game,” 32/90 Dodger Victory Book 1942 Sheet music, “Brooklyn Dodgers Jump,” 1949 Froebel Academy booklet, 1929 Agreement with Newspaper Guild of NY, July 24, 1957 Football Writers Association of America, Telephone Service Directory, Oct. 1958 Bumper sticker, “I support The Brooklyn Dodger Baseball Hall of Fame” Detectives Endowment Association, 1965, Detective #679 Frank E Lyon New York Yankees Working Press,1960, Kahn representing Newsweek Kahn’s card w/bio 1990 Scott Morgan’s baseball card, 1993, signed to Roger by Morgan
Series V is one oversize box and one small box containing audio and video tapes. This box is kept in the climate controlled audio/video storage room.
Box 37 OVR Audio Cassettes Pete Rose: My Story Pete Rose interview 1, 2, 3 (transcripts Box 23/5) Steve Boros interview (transcripts Box 23/6) Bill Gomez & Bill Burke interview (transcripts Box 23/6) Samantha Stevenson interview, 2 cassettes (transcripts Box 23/6)
The Era Transcripts Box 20/1 Mel Allen interview, Dec. 21, 1990 Bobby Thomson interview, Jan. 31, 1991 Joe Garagiola interview, May 15, 1991
Boys of Summer Roy Campanella interview (transcripts Box 8/6) Duke Snider interview Pee Wee Reese interview Preacher Roe interview, 2 cassettes (transcripts Box 8/6) Joe Black interview, 2 cassettes (transcripts Box 8/6) Joe Black presentation with Greyhound Walter O’Malley interview, 2 cassettes, Jan 7 & 8, 1970
Radio Interviews Head Game, 2000 Memories of Summer, 1997 Memories of Summer, April 11, 1997 Joe & Marilyn, Oct. 29, 1986, 2 cassettes Jack Dempsey, Oct. 27, 1999
WNBC “I Miss Baseball” edition, Feb. 8, 1986 CBS Radio News Weekend Roundup, June 11, 1999 Kahn comments on Joe Jackson, Buck Weaver, Pete Rose in HOF Kahn interview counter 600 - 675 Kahn presentation “Baseball and the American Dream” Dec. 15, 1987 Transcripts Box 5/4 WFUV, Jackie Robinson: Man behind the ballplayer, April 1997 Side 1 Ode to Robinson First game Various interviews Side 2 Interviews, comments various people Side 3 Ernie Harwell, Buck O’Neil, Maury Allen, Enos Slaughter Side 4 Kahn starts at counter 248 – 285
“Instant Replay” Story of Ted Williams “Instant Replay” Mickey Mantle with Pat Summerall
Video Cassettes Pee Wee demo – career NY Close-Up April 1, 1997 Memories of Summer CNBC-TV, Oct. 15, 1993, The Era The Bloomberg Forum, Oct. 10, 1993 The Era West Virginia Pete Rose: My Story
When it was a Game HBO Sports Special A.L. & N.L. history: 1934 – 1957
Roger Maris: Home Run Record Sept. 9, 1998 In Japanese with English having Japanese sub-titles
Whiz Kids win the Pennant CSN Classics Phillies v Dodgers, Oct. 1, 1950 Kahn interviewed
Jackie Robinson: Twilight at Noon April 7, 1996 Kahn interviewed
Baseball in Black & White April 11, 1997 Nightline w/ Ted Koppel Kahn and Al Campanis interview, includes 1987 interview footage See Box 6/2 for articles re: Campanis interview and racial remarks
Video tape with 4 separate stories Marge Schott interview Rose and Fosse on ESPN All-Star Day 1988 Jackie Robinson news piece in Wash., DC 1987 Lasorda on Tonight Show with Johnny Carson after beating Mets and going to World Series, 1988 Miracle Moments of Sports, 1990 Dodgers Favorite Teams, 1990
Box 38 Books on Tape Boys of Summer, 12 cassettes Joe & Marilyn, 7 cassettes
Items separated to the Museum Collection Department
1 signed baseball 1 wooden plaque TSN Conlon Card Set in a box Conlon Card Set in tin box Conlon Card Set in clear plastic box Button “Baseball like it oughta be” “Major League Writers” 24-card set in a plastic case