Guide to the Lou Newman Collection of Baseball Memorabilia, 1895-1999 NMAH.AC.0696 Cathy Keen October 2000 Archives Center, National Museum of American History P.O. Box 37012 Suite 1100, MRC 601 Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 [email protected] http://americanhistory.si.edu/archives Table of Contents Collection Overview ........................................................................................................ 1 Administrative Information .............................................................................................. 1 Biographical / Historical.................................................................................................... 2 Scope and Contents........................................................................................................ 2 Names and Subjects ...................................................................................................... 2 Container Listing ............................................................................................................. 3 Series 1: Team Programs, 1895-1999..................................................................... 3 Series 2: Postcards................................................................................................ 12 Series 3: Sheet Music, 1908-1984......................................................................... 21 Series 4: Advertising.............................................................................................. 23 Series 5: Photographs, undated............................................................................. 25 Series 6: Miscellaneous Publications, 1950, 1903, undated.................................. 26 Series 7: Ephemera, 1963-1999............................................................................ 27 Lou Newman Collection of Baseball Memorabilia NMAH.AC.0696 Collection Overview Repository: Archives Center, National Museum of American History Title: Lou Newman Collection of Baseball Memorabilia Identifier: NMAH.AC.0696 Date: 1895-1999 Extent: 4 Cubic feet (6 boxes, 1 folder) Creator: Newman, Louis Language: English . Summary: Baseball memorabilia, including postcards, of teams, players, venues and other baseball-related topics; team programs, 1930s-1990s, mostly for minor league teams but including a few major league teams; sheet music; advertising on baseball topics; posters; black-and-white photographs of baseball players and teams; and ephemeral items such as ticket stubs. Administrative Information Acquisition Information Mr. Louis Newman donated the archival collection to the Archives Center and numerous artifacts to the Division of Cultural History in 1999. He donated nearly his entire collection of baseball books to the Babe Ruth Museum in Baltimore a short time later. Processing Information Collection processed by Cathy Keen, October 2000. Michael Benson's Ballparks of North America (McFarland and Co., 1989) was used as a reference guide for the postcards of baseball parks and venues. Former Major League Teams: An Encyclopedia by Donald D. Jones (McFarland and Co., 1997) was used as a reference guide for postcards on teams. The Official Encyclopedia of Baseball (4th Revised Edition) by Hy Turkin and S.C. Thompson (A.S. Barnes and Company) was also used as a reference. Preferred Citation Lou Newman Collection of Baseball Memorabilia, 1895-1999, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Restrictions on Access Gloves required with unprotected photographs. Page 1 of 27 Lou Newman Collection of Baseball Memorabilia NMAH.AC.0696 Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions. Biographical / Historical Lou Newman, a retired New York City businessman originally from Baltimore, is a third-generation baseball fan and collector of baseball memorabilia. He continued the tradition started by his grandfather and his father, of anything connected to baseball. Before he donated portions of it, Mr. Newman's massive collection filled an entire room in his home, and included baseball books numbering in the thousands, baseball games and toys, coin banks, watches and charms, pennants, uniforms, advertising, baseball art, bats, balls, baseball cards, products with player endorsements, buttons, pins, and numerous other types of items. Mr. Newman, in his travels throughout the U.S., expanded on the collection by gathering souvenirs and memorabilia from games and stadiums in the many places he visited, collecting not just on the major leagues but the minor leagues and spring training. Scope and Contents The archival collection is divided into seven series: Series 1: Team Programs, 1895-1999, mostly minor leagues; Series 2: Postcards, most undated but many go back to the turn of the 20th century, in addition to some before that date which are reproductions; Series 3: Sheet Music, 1908-1984, entirely on the subject of baseball; Series 4: Advertising, with baseball images, including advertising for newspapers, soft drinks, beer, tobacco and other products, and many posters, including one movie poster for a 1928 silent film Warming Up; Series 5: Photographs, mostly black and white portraits of major league players; Series 6: Miscellaneous Publications, undated and 1903, 1950, including a comic book, a short story magazine and a theater program; and Series 7: Ephemera, consisting entirely of ticket stubs. Names and Subject Terms This collection is indexed in the online catalog of the Smithsonian Institution under the following terms: Subjects: Baseball Types of Materials: Advertisements -- 20th century Ephemera -- 1890-2000 Photographs -- 19th century Posters -- 20th century Programs Sheet music Tickets Page 2 of 27 Series 1: Team Programs Lou Newman Collection of Baseball Memorabilia NMAH.AC.0696 Container Listing Series 1: Team Programs, 1895-1999 Subseries 1.1: Minor League Programs, 1895-1975 Box 1, Folder 1 Minor League Programs, 1895: Box 1, Folder 1 Bridgeton, New Jersey, 1895 Box 1, Folder 2 Minor League Programs, 1931-1939: Box 1, Folder 2 San Jose vs. Santa Cruz, 1931 Box 1, Folder 2 Syracuse Chiefs, 1937 Box 1, Folder 2 Syracuse Chiefs, 1939 Box 1, Folder 3 Minor League Programs, 1944-1949: Box 1, Folder 3 Hollywood Stars, 1944 Box 1, Folder 3 Syracuse Chiefs, 1945 Box 1, Folder 3 San Diego Padres, 1945 Box 1, Folder 3 Rochester Red Wings, 1945 Box 1, Folder 3 Trenton Giants, 1947 Box 1, Folder 3 Batavia (New York) Clippers, 1947 Box 1, Folder 3 Bristol Twins, 1947 Box 1, Folder 3 Allentown Cardinals, 1947 Box 1, Folder 3 Newport News Dodgers, 1947 Box 1, Folder 3 Anniston (Alabama) Rams, 1948 Box 1, Folder 3 Indianapolis Indians, 1947 Page 3 of 27 Series 1: Team Programs Lou Newman Collection of Baseball Memorabilia NMAH.AC.0696 Box 1, Folder 3 Milwaukee Brewers, 1949 Box 1, Folder 4 Minor League Programs, 1950-1959: Image(s) Box 1, Folder 4 Anniston Rams, 1950 Box 1, Folder 4 Birmingham Barons, 1951 Box 1, Folder 4 San Francisco Seals, 1951 Box 1, Folder 4 Decatur Commodores, 1952 Box 1, Folder 4 Lewiston (Idaho) Broncs, 1954 Box 1, Folder 4 Allentown (Pennsylvania) Cardinals, 1955 Box 1, Folder 4 Seattle Rainiers, 1955 Box 1, Folder 4 San Jose Red Sox, 1955 Box 1, Folder 4 Topeka Hawks, 1956 Box 1, Folder 4 Schenectady Blue Jays, 1958 Box 1, Folder 4 Austin Senators, 1958 Box 1, Folder 4 Alamance (North Carolina) Indians, 1959 Box 1, Folder 4 Topeka Reds, 1959 Box 1, Folder 4 Savannah Reds, 1959 Image(s) Box 1, Folder 5 Minor League Programs, 1960: Box 1, Folder 5 Billings (Montana) Mustangs Box 1, Folder 5 Saint Paul Saints Box 1, Folder 5 Austin Senators Box 1, Folder 5 Durham Bulls Page 4 of 27 Series 1: Team Programs Lou Newman Collection of Baseball Memorabilia NMAH.AC.0696 Box 1, Folder 5 St. Cloud (Minnesota) Rox Box 1, Folder 5 Sacramento Solons Box 1, Folder 6 Minor League Programs, 1961: Box 1, Folder 6 Shreveport Sports Box 1, Folder 6 Binghamton Triplets Box 1, Folder 6 Hawaii Islanders Box 1, Folder 7 Minor League Programs, 1962: Box 1, Folder 7 Fox Cities (Wisconsin) Foxes Box 1, Folder 7 Springfield (Massachusetts) Giants Box 1, Folder 7 Boise Braves Box 1, Folder 8 Minor League Programs, 1963: Box 1, Folder 8 Santa Barbara Rancheros Box 1, Folder 8 Fox Cities Foxes Box 1, Folder 8 San Jose Bees Box 1, Folder 9 Minor League Programs, 1964: Box 1, Folder 9 Charlotte Hornets Box 1, Folder 9 Bakersfield Bears Box 1, Folder 10 Minor League Programs, 1965: Box 1, Folder 10 Salisbury (North Carolina) Astros Box 1, Folder 11 Minor League Programs, 1967: Box 1, Folder 11 Santa Barbara Dodgers Page 5 of 27 Series 1: Team Programs Lou Newman Collection of Baseball Memorabilia NMAH.AC.0696 Box 1, Folder 11 Spartanburg (South Carolina) Phillies Box 1, Folder 11 Bakersfield Bears Box 1, Folder 11 San Diego Padres Box 1, Folder 11 Macon Peaches Box 1, Folder 12 Minor League Programs, 1968: Box 1, Folder 12 Salem Rebels Box 1, Folder 12 Buffalo Bisons Box 1, Folder 12 Seattle Angels Box 1, Folder 12 Savannah Senators Image(s) Box 1, Folder 13 Minor League Programs, 1969: Box 1, Folder 13 St. Petersburg Cardinals Box 1, Folder 13 Salem (Virginia) Rebels Box 1, Folder 13 Hawaii Islanders Box 1, Folder 13 Albuquerque Dodgers Box 1, Folder 14 Minor League Programs, 1970: Box 1, Folder 14 Indianapolis Indians Box 1, Folder 14 Aberdeen (South Dakota) Pheasants Box 1, Folder 14 Birmingham