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Submissions from 2022

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Bibliography for the importance of sports historiography, Paul Huffman

Submissions from 2020

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Before We Forget: The Birth, Life, and Death of The Sporting News Research Center, Steve Gietschier

Submissions from 1980

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Congressman Richard Gephardt Letter to C.C. Johnson Spink About the Possible Elimination of Saturday Mail Delivery, Richard A. Gephardt

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C.C. Johnson Spink Letter to Congressman Richard Gephardt About the Possible Elimination of Saturday Mail Delivery, C.C. Johnson Spink

Submissions from 1973

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C.C. Johnson Spink Letter to Joseph E. Cronin About Sending the Sporting News to Servicemen, C.C Johnson Spink

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C.C. Johnson Spink Letter to Joseph E. Cronin About Sending the Sporting News to Servicemen, C.C. Johnson Spink

Submissions from 1972

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C.C. Johnson Spink Letter to Jerold C. Hoffberger Seeking Advertising Business, C.C. Johnson Spink

Submissions from 1971

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C.C. Johnson Spink Letter to Charles Finley Jr. Seeking Advertising Business, C.C. Johnson Spink

Submissions from 1969

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Interoffice Memo From C.C. Johnson Spink About Advertising Charges, C.C. Johnson Spink

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Charles F. Shiels Letter to Charles Finley Jr. Seeking Advertising Business, Charles F. Shiels III

Submissions from 1968

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C.C. Johnson Spink Letter Soliciting a Donation from Red Schoendienst, C.C. Johnson Spink

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C.C. Johnson Spink Letter to Steve Hamilton Asking for New York Yankees Players to Work with Inner City Kids, C.C. Johnson Spink

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Correspondence Discussing Using Baseball to Combat Juvenile Delinquency, Old Timers Baseball Association

Submissions from 1960

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J.G. Taylor Spink Letter to Calvin Griffith Regarding Ted Williams, J.G. Taylor Spink

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J.G. Taylor Spink Telegram to Ted Williams Regarding Missed Meeting with President Eisenhower, J.G. Taylor Spink

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Cleveland Indians Native American Logo Letterhead, Cleveland Indians

Submissions from 1959

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Correspondence Between C.C. Johnson Spink and Ed Dawson Regarding Advertising, C.C. Johnson Spink

Submissions from 1958

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Milwaukee Braves Envelope with Native American Image, Milwaukee Braves

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Anti-Trust Group Questions Stengel and Standout Players, Jack Walsh

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Frank J. Shaughnessy Letter to J.G. Taylor Spink Regarding Congressional Sports Bills, Frank J. Shaughnessy

Submissions from 1955

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Jackie Robinson to J.G. Taylor Spink Letter Regarding Criticism, Jackie Robinson

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From Up Close Article by Tom Anderson Regarding Jackie Robinson, Tom Anderson

Submissions from 1952

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Sox Fielder Charged with Rape, Unknown

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Investigation Report on Manuel "Jim" Rivera, Unknown

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Let's Not Let It Happen in St. Louis, Holland B. London

Submissions from 1949

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Tom Baird to Fresco Thompson regarding Branch Rickey, Jackie Robinson, and Negro Leagues. January 20, 1949, Tom Baird

Submissions from 1945

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Kentucky Senator Is Unanimously Selected to Fill Landis' Shoes, W. J. McGoogan

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S.E. Barnett Letter to J.G. Taylor Spink Regarding Escaped Prisoner, S. E. Barnett

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Fugitives Seized, Eluded FBI Here, Unknown

Submissions from 1944

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Kenesaw Mountain Landis Obituary, Chicago Herald American

Submissions from 1943

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Cpl. Matty Brescia Letter to J.G. Taylor Spink About the "Soldier Issue" of the Sporting News, Matty Brescia

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Article on Landis/Spink Dispute Over Publication of the Base Ball Guide, H. G. Salsinger

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Breaks of the Game--Article About The Sporting News Overseas Edition, W. N. Cox

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New Tabloid Brings Sports to Servicemen, Unknown

Submissions from 1940

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The Sporting News Questionnaire for Joe DiMaggio, Joseph Paul DiMaggio