Items from The Sporting News Collection
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Submissions from 2022
Bibliography for the importance of sports historiography, Paul Huffman
Submissions from 2020
Before We Forget: The Birth, Life, and Death of The Sporting News Research Center, Steve Gietschier
Submissions from 1980
Congressman Richard Gephardt Letter to C.C. Johnson Spink About the Possible Elimination of Saturday Mail Delivery, Richard A. Gephardt
C.C. Johnson Spink Letter to Congressman Richard Gephardt About the Possible Elimination of Saturday Mail Delivery, C.C. Johnson Spink
Submissions from 1973
C.C. Johnson Spink Letter to Joseph E. Cronin About Sending the Sporting News to Servicemen, C.C Johnson Spink
C.C. Johnson Spink Letter to Joseph E. Cronin About Sending the Sporting News to Servicemen, C.C. Johnson Spink
Submissions from 1972
C.C. Johnson Spink Letter to Jerold C. Hoffberger Seeking Advertising Business, C.C. Johnson Spink
Submissions from 1971
C.C. Johnson Spink Letter to Charles Finley Jr. Seeking Advertising Business, C.C. Johnson Spink
Submissions from 1969
Interoffice Memo From C.C. Johnson Spink About Advertising Charges, C.C. Johnson Spink
Charles F. Shiels Letter to Charles Finley Jr. Seeking Advertising Business, Charles F. Shiels III
Submissions from 1968
C.C. Johnson Spink Letter Soliciting a Donation from Red Schoendienst, C.C. Johnson Spink
C.C. Johnson Spink Letter to Steve Hamilton Asking for New York Yankees Players to Work with Inner City Kids, C.C. Johnson Spink
Correspondence Discussing Using Baseball to Combat Juvenile Delinquency, Old Timers Baseball Association
Submissions from 1960
J.G. Taylor Spink Letter to Calvin Griffith Regarding Ted Williams, J.G. Taylor Spink
J.G. Taylor Spink Telegram to Ted Williams Regarding Missed Meeting with President Eisenhower, J.G. Taylor Spink
Cleveland Indians Native American Logo Letterhead, Cleveland Indians
Submissions from 1959
Correspondence Between C.C. Johnson Spink and Ed Dawson Regarding Advertising, C.C. Johnson Spink
Submissions from 1958
Milwaukee Braves Envelope with Native American Image, Milwaukee Braves
Anti-Trust Group Questions Stengel and Standout Players, Jack Walsh
Frank J. Shaughnessy Letter to J.G. Taylor Spink Regarding Congressional Sports Bills, Frank J. Shaughnessy
Submissions from 1955
Jackie Robinson to J.G. Taylor Spink Letter Regarding Criticism, Jackie Robinson
From Up Close Article by Tom Anderson Regarding Jackie Robinson, Tom Anderson
Submissions from 1952
Sox Fielder Charged with Rape, Unknown
Investigation Report on Manuel "Jim" Rivera, Unknown
Let's Not Let It Happen in St. Louis, Holland B. London
Submissions from 1949
Submissions from 1945
Kentucky Senator Is Unanimously Selected to Fill Landis' Shoes, W. J. McGoogan
S.E. Barnett Letter to J.G. Taylor Spink Regarding Escaped Prisoner, S. E. Barnett
Fugitives Seized, Eluded FBI Here, Unknown
Submissions from 1944
Kenesaw Mountain Landis Obituary, Chicago Herald American
Submissions from 1943
Cpl. Matty Brescia Letter to J.G. Taylor Spink About the "Soldier Issue" of the Sporting News, Matty Brescia
Article on Landis/Spink Dispute Over Publication of the Base Ball Guide, H. G. Salsinger
Breaks of the Game--Article About The Sporting News Overseas Edition, W. N. Cox
New Tabloid Brings Sports to Servicemen, Unknown
Submissions from 1940
The Sporting News Questionnaire for Joe DiMaggio, Joseph Paul DiMaggio
Submissions from 1867
Union Base Ball Club March, T M. Brown