Winthrop University Digital Commons @ Winthrop University Manuscript Collection Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections 2018 Jean Faut Papers - Accession 1369 All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Jean Anna Faut Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/ manuscriptcollection_findingaids Finding Aid Citation Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections, Winthrop University, "Jean Faut Papers - Accession 1369". Finding Aid 52. https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/manuscriptcollection_findingaids/52 This Finding Aid is brought to you for free and open access by the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections at Digital Commons @ Winthrop University. It has been accepted for inclusion in Manuscript Collection by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Winthrop University. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Jean Faut Papers, Acc 1369 Manuscript Collection, Winthrop University Archives WINTHROP UNIVERSITY LOUISE PETTUS ARCHIVES & SPECIAL COLLECTIONS MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION ACCESSION 1369 JEAN FAUT PAPERS 1946-2015, nd 51 Boxes, 207 Folders, 8,476 Pieces, 11 Bound Volumes and 116 Artifacts Jean Faut Papers, Acc 1369 Manuscript Collection, Winthrop University Archives WINTHROP UNIVERSITY LOUISE PETTUS ARCHIVES & SPECIAL COLLECTIONS MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION ACC. NO.: 1369 PROCESSED BY: Drew Russell, intern ADDITIONS: ____, ____, ____ DATE: January 22, 2018 NO. OF SECTIONS: _16_ JEAN FAUT PAPERS I Provenance: The Jean Faut Papers are a collection of memorabilia from Ms. Faut’s time with the All American Girls Professional Baseball League donated to the Pettus Archives by Ms. Faut on February 18, 2010. Linear Feet Of Shelf Space Occupied: 27.25 Linear Feet Approximate Number Of Pieces: 8,476 Restrictions: Open to researchers under the rules and regulations of the Louise Pettus Archives & Special Collections at Winthrop University. Literary Rights: For information concerning literary rights please contact the Louise Pettus Archives & Special Collections at Winthrop University. Scope And Content: Jean Faut (1925-) was a pitcher for the All American Girls Professional Baseball League, and historians and baseball followers argue that she was the best over-hand pitcher in the league. The Jean Faut collection consists of newspaper clippings from her time with the AAGPBL and the movie A League of Their Own, which commemorated the league as well. Also included in this collection are numerous artifacts from her time in the league, photographs from the AAGPBL reunions, and correspondence from former players in the league, as well as official correspondence from the reunion committees throughout the years. The papers also consist of Ms. Faut’s contracts for the years she was in the league, as well as fan mail that she received over the years. Related Manuscript Collections: Accession 992, M434 (485): Elizabeth B. Mahon Papers; Accession 1215: Elizabeth B. Mahon Papers; Accession 1365, M680 (735): Jean Faut Baseball Card (transferred to Accession 1369); Accession 1385, M686 (742): All American Girls Professional Baseball League Home Movies; Accession 1389: AAGPBL Collection. Transfer of Items: From Accession 1365, M680 (735): Jean Faut Baseball Card. Addition: Jean Faut Papers, Acc 1369 Manuscript Collection, Winthrop University Archives II BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION JEAN FAUT Jean Faut was born November 17, 1925, in East Greenville, Pennsylvania. She was a member of the All American Girls Professional Baseball League from 1946 until the league disbanded in 1953. She played for the South Bend Blue Sox. Many historians and baseball professionals claim that she was the best over-handed pitcher in the league. Today Ms. Faut resides in the Westminster Towers in Rock Hill, South Carolina. She is 93 years old. Jean Faut Papers, Acc 1369 Manuscript Collection, Winthrop University Archives III DESCRIPTION OF SERIES Box (es) Folder(s) Series Year(s) 1 1A PHOTOGRAPHS 2007 This series consists of photocopies of Jean Faut photographs with identifications. Jean Faut personally went through and identified all the photographs in her collection and wrote them down on the photocopies. The researcher can cross- reference the unidentified original photographs in folders 1B-49. 1 1B-8 PHOTOGRAPHS 1981-1992 This collection contains photographs from various reunions of the All American Girls Baseball League. For a detailed list of what reunions, see Appendix I *The researcher can cross-reference the unidentified original photographs with identified photocopies in folder 1A. 2 9-14 PHOTOGRAPHS 1995-2000 This collection of photographs is continued throughout box 2. For a detailed list, continue to Appendix I. *The researcher can cross-reference the unidentified original photographs with identified photocopies in folder 1A. 3 15-24 PHOTOGRAPHS 2000-2008, nd This collection of Photographs continues through box 3. For a detailed list, continue to Appendix I. *The researcher can cross-reference the unidentified original photographs with identified photocopies in folder 1A. 4 25-49 PHOTOGRAPHS ca1950-2008, nd This collection of photographs has fewer photographs in each collection and spans the year’s ca. 1953 until 2008 with one bound volume included. Also included are 35 mm negatives of some pictures. For complete list of contents, see Appendix I. *The researcher can cross-reference the unidentified original photographs with identified photocopies in folder 1A. 5 50-52 NEWSPAPER ARTICLES 1972-2009, nd This collection contains newspaper articles Ms. Faut collected about the All American Girls Professional Baseball League. This collection is organized alphabetically by publication and chronologically by date within the publications. These articles are all concerning the AAGPBL. For full index of articles in this collection see Appendix II. 5 53 NEWSPAPER ARTICLES 1988-2007, nd This collection of newspaper articles has no obvious connection to the AAGPBL or Jean Faut, aside from them being papers that she collected. This collection is arranged chronologically. For full index of articles, see Appendix II. 6-8 54-74 TOUCHING BASES 1992-2012 This collection contains the AAGPBL Publication entitled Touching Bases, a quarterly publication that was sent to members of the AAGPBL. Some items contained in the publication are information on the board of directors for the reunion committee, messages from the President of the Board to players, and reunion information. For each issue in folder, see Appendix III. Jean Faut Papers, Acc 1369 Manuscript Collection, Winthrop University Archives III DESCRIPTION OF SERIES (cont.) Box (es) Folder(s) Series Year(s) 9 75 PAPERS FROM ISRAEL TRIP ca1994 This collection contains travel information and memorabilia collected by Ms. Faut during and prior to her trip to The Holy Land. All items in this collection, except for the poems are ca. 1994. The poems are fully dated and have two copies of each. For full contents, please see Appendix IV. 9 76 BOOK DRAFT 1973 Unpublished book entitled Factors Contributing to the Development of the All American Girls’ Baseball League by Merrie Fiddler. Ms. Fiddler was an instructor and intramural assistant for the University of Minnesota, School of Physical Education. Also included in this collection are two letters from Ms. Fiddler to Ms. Faut about the book. 9 77 BOOK EXCERPT 2009 This collection includes chapter four of No Girls in the Clubhouse by Marilyn Cohen with a note from Jim Sargent. 10 78 LETTERS 1949-1985 This collection includes personal correspondence to Jean Faut from league-mates and friends both during her time in the AAGPBL and after the league. This collection is organized chronologically. 10 79 LETTERS 1992-1999 This collection includes correspondence from fans as well as friends. This collection is organized chronologically. 10 80 LETTERS 2000-2012 This collection includes requests for autographs from fans of Jean Faut. This collection is organized chronologically. 10 81 LETTERS nd This collection includes requests for autographs from fans of Jean Faut. 11 82 LETTERS nd This collection includes requests for autographs from fans of Jean Faut. 11 83 LETTERS 1995-2012 This collection includes correspondence to and from Jim Sargent, a reporter with whom Jean Faut worked closely with detailing her life during the AAGPBL years. This collection is arranged chronologically within itself. 11 84 GREETING CARDS 1997, nd This collection includes greeting cards sent to Jean Faut. This collection is arranged chronologically within itself. 12 85-87 MAGAZINES 1947-2012, nd This collection includes magazines from Jean Faut’s collection. This collection is organized chronologically. For a detailed list in this series, see Appendix V. Jean Faut Papers, Acc 1369 Manuscript Collection, Winthrop University Archives III DESCRIPTION OF SERIES (cont.) Box (es) Folder(s) Series Year(s) 13 88 AAGPBL DIRECTORIES 1989-1997 This collection includes mailed directories with information on players in the league. This information includes addresses and phone numbers. The Board of Directors of the AAGPBL mailed this information out. 13 89 BYLAWS 1991, 1997, 2009 This collection includes the bylaws of the AAGPBL, voted and codified in 1991 by the Board. Also included in this collection is a version of the 1997 & 2009 bylaws approved for voting. 13 90 MINUTES 1988-2011 This collection includes minutes from the AAGPBL Board of Directors. Also included are treasurer’s reports about the Reunion Fund. 13 91 INFORMATION SHEETS 1996-1997 This collection includes