Library of Congress Exhibit Baseball Americana…and the Law

If you’re in D.C. over the holidays and looking for an interesting exhibit, and want to take the opportunity to also visit the beautiful Thomas Jefferson Building, the Library of Congress is currently presenting Baseball Americana, an exhibit on the history of baseball in the United States, featuring historic items and archival materials, such as Ichiro Suzuki’s pro glove, the 1856 manuscript “Laws of Base Ball,” and Ty Cobb’s 1908 American League player contract.  Betty Lupinacci, a supervisor in the Collection Services Division at the Library of Congress, has written, in conjunction with the exhibit, about the relationship between baseball and the law for In Custodia Legis, the Library of Congress’s blog.

Baseball Americana exhibit webpage:
https://www.loc.gov/exhibitions/baseball-americana/about-this-exhibition/?loclr=bloglaw

Blog posts by Betty Lupinacci:

Women, Baseball, and the Law
https://blogs.loc.gov/law/2018/09/women-baseball-and-the-law/

Baseball Blues: Sunday Games and the Law
https://blogs.loc.gov/law/2018/08/baseball-blues-sunday-games-and-the-law/

You Ott to Know: Using Legal Documents to Change Baseball History
https://blogs.loc.gov/law/2018/07/you-ott-to-know-using-legal-documents-to-change-baseball-history/

Baseball and the Law
https://blogs.loc.gov/law/2018/06/baseball-and-the-law/

John Newbery, A Little Pretty Pocket Book, First American edition, 1787. Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress.

Bettye Lane, photographer. Little League Tryouts for Females, New Jersey. 1974. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress.