Archival Finding Aids and Inventories

This colorful Jackie Robinson scrapbook is one of many items in the Hall of Fame Library.

The National Baseball Hall of Fame Library staff has compiled a number of archival finding aids and inventories to facilitate baseball researchers. Learn more about how to conduct research at the A. Bartlett Giamatti Research Center. Most of these archival finding aids and inventories are available in PDF format. PDF is a file format which requires the free Adobe Acrobat plugin to view.

  • Olla Westgate Papers, 1948-1969, (PDF)
  • Chicago National League Ball Club Experimental Laboratories Papers, (PDF)
  • Boston Baseball Club Papers of Treasurer Frederick E. Long, (PDF)
  • Edelman Collection, (PDF)
  • Tom Burlin Player Questionnaire Collection, (Coming soon)
  • Three-I League Organizational Records (1937-1962), (Coming soon)
  • Margaret and Franklin Steele Sheet Music Collection, (Coming soon)
  • Wendell Smith Papers, (Coming soon)