Description
Mexican-American
Baseball in Los Angeles: From the Barrios to the Big Leagues was a collaborative event developed by the
Baseball Reliquary, a Pasadena based nonprofit organization, and the John F. Kennedy Memorial Library. The project focused on the
historic role that
baseball played within the Mexican-American communities of Los Angeles County and the greater Los Angeles metropolitan area. In addition
to the exhibition (March 26-June9, 2006), the CSULA Univeristy Library hosted a reception on April 9, 2005. The exhibition
and the project moved to CSU, San Bernardino in 2008 and was renamed, The Latino
Baseball History Project: The Souterhn California Experience.
Background
Mexican-American
Baseball in Los Angeles: From the Barrios to the Big Leagues was a collaborative event developed by the
Baseball Reliquary, a Pasadena based nonprofit organization, and the John F. Kennedy Memorial Library. The project focused on the
historic role that
baseball played within the Mexican American communities of Los Angeles County and the greater Los Angeles metropolitan area. In addition
to the exhbition (March 26-June 9, 2006), the CSULA University Library hosted a reception on April 9, 2005. The exhibition
and the project moved to CSU, San Bernardino in 2008 and was renamed, The Latino
Baseball History Project: The Southern California Experience.
Restrictions
Mexican-American Baseball in Los Angeles Exhibit Collection is the physical property of
California State University, Los Angeles, John F. Kennedy Memorial Library,
Special Collections and Archives.