Cooperstown Symposium
on Baseball and American Culture

Pulitzer-winning author Ira Berkow gave the keynote address at the 2008 Symposium. (Milo Stewart Jr.)

The Cooperstown Symposium on Baseball and American Culture, co-sponsored by the State University of New York College at Oneonta and the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, examines the impact of baseball on American culture from inter- and multi-disciplinary perspectives.

2009 Symposium
June 3-5, 2009
Cooperstown, N.Y.

Co-sponsored by:
The State University of New York at Oneonta
&
The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

Featuring keynote speaker Paul Dickson, author of The Dickson Baseball Dictionary, 3rd ed., The UnWritten Rules of Baseball, The Joy of Keeping Score and many other baseball titles. Mr. Dickson will be speaking about his work on the historical lexicography of baseball terms and expressions.

For more information on the Symposium, please e-mail Jim Gates, Hall of Fame Librarian.

2009 program listing

Coverage from the 2008 Symposium:


Coverage from the 2007 Symposium: