Collector:

Linkous, Eleanor  Search this

Extent:

0.12 Cubic feet (1 box)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Tickets

Memorabilia

Programs

Place:

Washington (D.C.) -- Sports

Date:

1925-1956

Scope and Contents:

A scorecard and program from the 1925 World Series; a scorecard and program for the 1937 All-Star Game; a program from the National Football League's World Championship game, 1942; and a program and scorecard from the 1956 All-Star Game. All of these games were played in Washington, D.C. Also includes some articles and two ticket stubs from the 1956 All-Star Game.

Arrangement:

1 series.

Biographical / Historical:

Eleanor Linkous is a Smithsonian volunteer and baseball fan. She offered the items, which she inherited from her aunt, to the Archives Center after attending a Smithsonian Associates event on April 18, 2001, highlighting the Archives Center=s baseball collections.

Provenance:

The collection was donated by Eleanor Linkous in 2001.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning intellectual property rights. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

Football -- 1940-1950 -- Washington (D.C.)  Search this

Sports -- Washington (D.C.)  Search this

Baseball -- 1920-1960 -- Washington (D.C.)  Search this

Genre/Form:

Tickets

Memorabilia -- 20th century

Programs -- 1930-2000

Citation:

Eleanor Linkous Washington, D.C. Sports Memorabilia Collection, 1925-1956, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0774

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Eleanor Linkous Washington, D.C. Sports Memorabilia Collection

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8d76cd6b8-c438-4902-a95c-76844eaeede0

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0774