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Title: Latino Baseball History Project collection
Date (inclusive): 1917-2019, undated
Date (bulk): 1970-2000, undated
Collection Number: SC 010
Creator:
California State University, San Bernardino
Extent:
69.5 Linear Feet
(30 record storage boxes, 7 flat storage boxes, 11 document
boxes, and 5 shelves)
Repository:
Pfau Library. Special Collections & University Archives
San Bernardino, CA 92407
Abstract: This collection contains photographs,
memorabilia, ephemera, and other materials documenting the history of Latino/a/x baseball and
softball with an emphasis on Mexican American baseball in Southern California and throughout
the United States.
Languages: The collection is in English.
This collection is open for research.
This collection was established in 2009 as part of the Latino Baseball History Project by
Cesar Caballero and Richard Santillan.
This collection was processed by Eric Milenkiewicz, University Archivist, with assistance
from Janeth Cisneros, Student Assistant (2023).
Latino Baseball History Project collection (SC 010). John M. Pfau Library. Special
Collections & University Archives. California State University, San Bernardino.
Copyright Unknown: Some materials in this collection may be protected by the U.S. Copyright
Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction, and/or commercial use, of some
materials may be restricted by gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and
publicity rights, licensing agreement(s), and/or trademark rights. Distribution or
reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires
the written permission of the copyright owners. To the extent other restrictions apply,
permission for distribution or reproduction from the applicable rights holder is also
required. Responsibility for obtaining permissions, and for any use rests exclusively with
the user.
Collection Scope and Content Summary
This collection contains photographs, awards, uniforms, memorabilia, and other materials
documenting the history of Latino/a/x baseball and softball in the United States with an
emphasis on Mexican American baseball in Southern California.
This collection is arranged into the following fourteen series and three subseries:
- Series 1: Awards, 1949-2001, undated
- Series 2: Baseball Bats, 1949-2018, undated
- Series 3: Baseball Caps, undated
- Series 4: Baseball Gear, undated
- Series 5: Baseball Gloves, 2009, undated
- Series 6: Baseball Uniforms, undated
- Series 7: Baseballs, 1949-1950, undated
- Series 8: Certificates, 2012-2014, undated
- Series 9: Clothing, 1968-2008, undated
- Series 10: Exhibit Panels, undated
- Series 11: Memorabilia, 1948-2014, undated
- Series 12: Photographs, 1917-2016, undated
- Subseries 12.1: Categorized Photographs, undated
- Subseries 12.2: Single Photographs, 1917-2006, undated
- Subseries 12.3: Uncategorized Photographs, undated
- Series 13: Vertical Files, circa 2009-2019
- Series 14: Video Recordings, 2011, undated
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Baseball
California
California, Southern
Latino American History
Mexican American baseball players
Oral history
Softball
United States
Baseball gear
Clothing
Memorabilia
Photographs
Realia
Sports uniforms
Vertical files
Video recordings