New Orleans Old Timers Baseball Club collection

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: 536

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The New Orleans Old Timers Baseball Club collection comprises one standard archival box and consists mostly of correspondence, photographs, news clippings, biographical sketches, and other collected items pertaining to the Negro Leagues in New Orleans and the Negro Leagues more generally. The collection also represents the efforts of club president Walter Wright to raise awareness of the local Negro Leagues through fundraising, media coverage, advocating for entry of former players into the Greater New Orleans Sports Hall of Fame, and promoting an annual Old Timers game involving former Negro League players. Biographical sketches include those of Herman Roth, Milfred S. Laurent, Walter Wright, and Robert Briner. Items of interest include two 1968 letters from David Malarcher reflecting on the pitching career of Willie Foster as well as photographs of the 1923 Caulfield Ads, the 1923 Milwaukee Bears, and a photograph of a 1918 team of I C Railroad employees.

Dates

Created: 1918-1997
Other: Majority of material found in 1966-1997
Other: Date acquired: 07/08/1997

Creator

New Orleans Old Timers Baseball Club (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

None

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright to these papers has not been assigned to the Amistad Research Center. It is the responsibility of an author to secure permission for publication from the holder of the copyright to any material contained in this collection.

Extent

0.40 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement Note

The materials are arranged by topic. Correspondence and news clippings are arranged chronologically.

Source of Acquisition

Walter Wright

Method of Acquisition

Gift

Appraisal Information

A folder pertaining to Adult Education in New Orleans has been separated from the collection and is housed with other small collections. These papers - presumably papers or collected materials from Walter Wright - has been renamed the Adult Education in New Orleans collection.