"All in a Single Afternoon"

Cooperstown Centennial Committee 1934 to 1940

Celebrating the Birthplace of Baseball evolved over thirty years primarily by spirited citizens and civic groups of the Village of Cooperstown. In the early thirties the need to formalize, control actives, and satisfy legal matters the Cooperstown Centennial Committee was formed. Late in 1938 the Committee was incorporated to deal better with copyright issues until 1940 when it was disbanded. This is some of the ephemera left behind.

The Great Seal created by Alfred Cobbet 1934
The Great Seal created by Alfred Cobbet 1934
Centennial Seal Sticker
Centennial Seal Sticker
Centennial Committee letterhead used from 1935 - 1938
Centennial Committee letterhead used from 1935 - 1938
Centennial Committee letterhead used from 1939 to 1940
Centennial Committee letterhead used from 1939 to 1940
March 10,1939 Loan Agreement
March 10,1939 Loan Agreement
March 10,1939 Loan Certificate
March 10,1939 Loan Certificate
June 12 Florence Kerr Invitation Clark Lawn Party
June 12 Florence Kerr Invitation Clark Lawn Party
March 10, 1939 Envelope
March 10, 1939 Envelope
June 12 Florence Kerr
June 12 Florence Kerr
December 27, 1939 Loan Settlement Agreement
December 27, 1939 Loan Settlement Agreement
January 27, 1939 Meeting to formalize loan settlement
January 27,1939 Meeting to formalize loan settlement
1939 Schedule & Programs Large
1939 Schedule & Programs Large
Schedule May July
Schedule May - July
Schedule May August
Schedule May - August
Schedule May September
Schedule May - September
Schedule May - July
Schedule May - July
1939 Schedules & Programs Small
1939 Schedules & Programs Small
Schedule July - September
Schedule July - September
Type ONE 1938 24 Pages
Souvenir Yearbook Type 1, 24 pages
Type TWO 1939 31 Pages
Souvenir Yearbook Type 2, 31 pages, includes Gehrig
Mailing Envelope - front
Souvenir Yearbook Mailing Envelope - front
Mailing Envelope - reverse
Souvenir Yearbook Mailing Envelope - reverse
Casey at the Bat 1938
Casey at the Bat 1938
Centennial Seal Ashtray
Centennial Seal Ashtray
Origin of Baseball by Rev.Ralph Birdsall
Origin of Baseball by Rev.Ralph Birdsall