Guide to the Arthur R. Page Collection
Sean Heyliger
African American Museum & Library at Oakland
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Oakland, California 94612
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Guide to the Arthur R. Page Collection
Collection number: MS 114
African American Museum & Library at Oakland
Oakland, California
- Processed by:
- Sean Heyliger
- Date Completed:
- 01/28/2014
- Encoded by:
- Sean Heyliger
© 2013 African American Museum & Library at Oakland. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Page (Arthur R.) collection
Dates: 1947-1960
Collection number: MS 114
Creator:
Page, Arthur R.
Collection Size:
.25 linear feet
(1 box)
Repository:
African American Museum & Library at Oakland (Oakland, Calif.)
Abstract: The Arthur R. Page collection includes photographs, baseball programs, and newspaper clippings documenting the baseball and
military career of Arthur R. Page, one of the first African American baseball players to play on integrated baseball clubs
in the United States Navy. The collection includes 24 photographs of the United State Navy Barbers Point Pointers, a baseball
club in the Hawaiian Area Inter Service Baseball League. Most of the photographs are team photographs and Page playing for
the Pointers in the late 1940s and early 1950s. There are also two group photographs of the crewmen of the USS Atka, an ice
breaker ship in the United State Navy, two Hawaiian Area Inter Service Baseball League programs, and an assortment of newspapers
clippings of box scores of Barbers Point Pointers baseball games.
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
Access
No access restrictions. Collection is open to the public.
Access Restrictions
Materials are for use in-library only, non-circulating.
Publication Rights
Permission to publish from the Arthur R. Page Collection must be obtained from the African American Museum & Library at Oakland.
Preferred Citation
Page (Arthur R.) collection, MS 114, African American Museum & Library at Oakland, Oakland Public Library. Oakland, California.
Processing Information
Processed by Sean Heyliger, 01/28/2014.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Arthur R. Page collection includes photographs, baseball programs, and newspaper clippings documenting the baseball and
military career of Arthur R. Page, one of the first African American baseball players to play on integrated baseball clubs
in the United States Navy. The collection includes 24 photographs of the United State Navy Barbers Point Pointers, a baseball
club in the Hawaiian Area Inter Service Baseball League. Most of the photographs are team photographs and Page playing for
the Pointers in the late 1940s and early 1950s. There are also two group photographs of the crewmen of the USS Atka, an ice
breaker ship in the United State Navy, two Hawaiian Area Inter Service Baseball League programs, and an assortment of newspapers
clippings of box scores of Barbers Point Pointers baseball games.
Arrangement
Series I. Photographs
Series II. Baseball programs
Series III. Newspaper clippings
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
the library's online public access catalog.
United States. Navy--African Americans--History--20th century.
United States. Navy Ice breaking operations.
Baseball--Hawaii--History.
African American baseball players.
Barbers Point (Hawaii).
Photographs
Physical Description: 24 photographs
Series Scope and Content Summary
Includes 24 photographs documenting the United States Naval Air Station Barber's Point Pointers baseball team and African
American baseball player Arthur R. Page. Also included are two group photographs of crewmen of the US Navy's ice breaker USS
Atka.
Arrangement
Arranged by photograph identification number.
Box 1:1
Arthur Page and man smoking a pipe sitting in room with photographic equipment, reverse: 'radio shack' [001]
1956
Box 1:1
Arthur Page sliding into home plate [002]
1952
Box 1:1
Capt. W.H. Newton coaching runner from first base box [003]
1952
Box 1:1
Arthur Page sliding into base, reverse: 'Baseball game Tripler vs. Pointers' [004]
1950
Box 1:1
Arthur Page stealing second base during baseball game between the Pointers and CincServPac [005]
1952
Box 1:1
Batter swinging at pitch, reverse: 'Satch Page of Pointers swings in baseball game which Fort Shafter won over Pointers 10-1'
[006]
1952
Box 1:1
Arthur Page stealing third base in baseball game between the Pointers and Marines [007]
1952
Box 1:1
Pointers player scoring a run, reverse: 'Pointers vs. Naval Base; view showing Satchel Page, Pointers center fielder scoring'
[008]
1952
Box 1:1
Group photograph of Navy seamen and officer next to USS Atka, reverse: '1957 Ice Breakers crew' [009]
1957
Box 1:1
Arthur Page tipping sailor's cap walking past row of saluting sailors aboard ship, reverse: 'June10, 1960 retired from Navy'
[010]
1960
Box 1:2
Newport Naval Station baseball team group photograph [011]
1953
Box 1:2
United States Naval Air Station Barber's Point Pointers baseball team group photograph after winning the 14th annual Naval
District and Hawaiian Area Inter Service Baseball League, reverse: 'after winning the championship' [012]
1950
Box 1:2
United States Naval Air Station Barber's Point Pointers baseball team group photograph [013]
1952
Box 1:2
United States Naval Air Station Barber's Point Pointers baseball team group photograph [014]
1949
Box 1:2
United States Naval Air Station Barber's Point Pointers baseball team group photograph at Honolulu Stadium [015]
1947
Box 1:2
Pointers player colliding with catcher at home base, reverse: 'Pointers vs. Naval base view showing Pointer man scoring'
[016]
1952
Box 1:2
Pointers' catcher, Tex Carrington, attempting to tag out runner at home plate in baseball between the Pointers and Naval
Base [017]
1952
Box 1:2
Baseball player sliding into base in game between Pointers and CincServPac , fans sitting in bleachers in the background
[018]
1952
Box 1:2
Pointers player sliding into second base in game with Naval Base, U.S. Navy ship in the background [019]
1952
Box 1:2
United States Naval Air Station Barber's Point Pointers baseball team player and staff layout sheet [020 A/B]
1952
Box 1:3
Arthur Page sliding head first into second base during Barber Point Pointers vs. Marines baseball game [021 A/B/C]
1952
Box 1:3
Arthur Page sliding head first into third base during Barber Point Pointers vs. Marines baseball game [022 A/B]
1952
Box 1:3
Group photograph of Navy seamen and officer next to the USS Atka, reverse: 'Entire supply division Atka (ice breaker) New
Zealand' [023]
1957
Box 1:3
Group photograph of Navy seamen and officer next to the USS Atka, reverse: 'Entire supply division Atka (ice breaker) New
Zealand' [024]
1957
Baseball programs
Physical Description: 1 folder
Series Scope and Content Summary
Two baseball programs from the Hawaiian Area Inter Service Baseball League.
Arrangement
Arranged by date.
Box 1:4
Hawaiian Area Inter Service Baseball League opening day program
1951
Box 1:4
Armed Forces Day all-star baseball game Armed Forces League All-stars vs. Hawaii League All-Stars
1952
Box 1:5
Newspaper clippings
1952
Physical Description: 1 folder
Series Scope and Content Summary
Includes newspaper clippings and baseball game box scores of the Barbers Point Pointers.
Arrangement
Arranged by date.