Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Guide to the Eleanor Linkous Washington, D.C. Sports Memorabilia Collection

Summary

Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.0774
Creators:
Linkous, Eleanor
Dates:
1925-1956
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.12 Cubic feet
1 box
Repository:

Scope and Contents

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

Arrangement
1 series.

Biographical / Historical

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.

Administration

Author
NMAH Staff
Processing Information
Collection processed by NMAH Staff, undated.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The collection was donated by Eleanor Linkous in 2001.

Using the Collection

Restrictions on Access
Collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation
Eleanor Linkous Washington, D.C. Sports Memorabilia Collection, 1925-1956, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Conditions Governing Use
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.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Tickets Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Football -- 1940-1950 -- Washington (D.C.) Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Memorabilia -- 20th century Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Programs -- 1930-2000 Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Washington (D.C.) -- Sports Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Sports -- Washington (D.C.) Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Baseball -- 1920-1960 -- Washington (D.C.) Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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