Guide to the JEWISH MAJOR LEAGUE PLAYERS ORAL HISTORY
National Baseball Hall of Fame Library Manuscript Archives
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum 25 Main Street Cooperstown, NY 13326
www.baseballhall.org
Claudette Scrafford, Manuscript Archivist August 2013
Collection Number BA MSS 197 BL-396.2013
Title Jewish Major League Players Oral History
Inclusive Dates 1978 - 2011
Extent .83 linear feet (2 archival boxes)
Repository National Baseball Hall of Fame Library 25 Main Street Cooperstown, NY 13326
Abstract A collection of interview transcripts and audio tapes used for the book “Jewish Major Leaguers in their own words” by Peter Ephross and Martin Abramowitz.
Preferred Citation Jewish Major League Players Oral History, BA MSS 197, National Baseball Hall of Fame Library, Cooperstown, NY
Access By appointment during regular business hours, email [email protected].
Property Rights Property rights are owned by the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
Copyright For information about permission to reproduce or publish, please contact the library.
Scope and Content This collection is organized in alphabetical order by surname. Box 2 has an envelope with the audio tapes. The interviews by Elli Wohlgelernter were purchased through the New York Public Library.
See Also “Jewish Major Leaguers in their own words”, GV865.A1.E57 2012 National Baseball Hall of Fame Library
Controlled Access Terms These records are indexed under the following terms in the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s Library catalog.
Corporate Names New York Public Library McFarland & Co. Major League Baseball All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
Personal Names Abramowitz, Martin Ephross, Peter Wohlgelernter, Elli
Subject Headings Oral histories Transcripts Biographies Jewish Baseball Players - Interviews
Content List Box 1 File Title Dates Folder 1 Cal & Mary Abrams by Elli Wohlgelernter Nov 20, 1980 Folder 2 Cal & Mary Abrams by Elli Wohlgelernter Dec 4 & 8, 1980 Folder 3 Cal Abrams by Louis Jacobson Jun 14, 1987 Folder 4 Jose Bautista by Marc Katz May 22-24, 2006 Folder 5 Bob Berman by Louis Jacobson Jun 15, 1987 Folder 6 Cy Block by Louis Jacobson Jun 20, 1987 Folder 7 Andy Cohen by Elli Wohlegelernter Sept 25, 1981 Folder 8 Harry Danning by John Woestendick Aug 10-11, 2004 Folder 9 Thelma Eisen “Tiby”, AAGPBL, by Rebecca Alpert Dec 17, 2006 Folder 10 Mike Epstein by Susan E Cayleff Aug 3, 2005 Folder 11 Anita Foss, AAGPBL, by Joe Eskenazi Jan 20, 1987 - 3 photos, 2 dated 1987, 1 in uniform Folder 12 Mark Gilbert, interviewer and date unknown Folder 13 Joe Ginsberg by Kelly Landy 2005 “One more inning”, V3, Book 31, copy Apr 1983 Folder 14 Izzy Goldstein by Louis Jacobson Dec 22, 1987 Folder 15 Adam Greenberg by Peter Ephross Nov 2010 Folder 16 Hank Greenberg by Elli Wohlgelernter Sept 25, 1981 Folder 17 Jesse Levis by Howard K Goldstein Nov 10, 2006 Folder 18 Lou Limmer by Marc Katz Jan 10-11, 2005 -2 photos dated Jan 2005, 1 micro-cassette
Box 2 File Title Dates Folder 1 Elliott Maddox by Rebecca Alpert Mar 7, 2005 - 3 cassettes Folder 2 Eddie Mayer by Joe Eskenazi Dec 30, 2005 Folder 3 Sam Nahem by Joe Eskenazi Oct 2003 Folder 4 Saul Rogovin by Elli Wohlgelernter Apr 5, 1982 Folder 5 Al Rosen by Elli Wohlgelernter Apr 27, May 2, Jul 6, 1978 Folder 6 Goody Rosen by Elli Wohlgelernter Aug 28, 1981 Folder 7 Wayne Rosenthal by Joe Capozzi Jan 31, Feb 7, 2007 Folder 8 Marv Rotblatt by Rich Topp, page 1 missing unknown - Questions by Louis Jacobson Folder 9 Mickey Rutner by Peter Ephross Jan 11-12, 2005 - 1 CD, 1 photo Folder 10 Al Schacht by Elli Wohlgelernter Jun 4, 1980 Folder 11 Richie Scheinblum by Marc Katz Mar 26, 2005 Folder 12 Larry & Norm Sherry by Bob Ruxin Aug 2005 Norm Sherry by Peter Ephross, updated Dec 2010, Jan 2011 Folder 13 Receipts from transcript purchases at NY Public Library