Baseball Hall Digital Collections

Highlights from @baseballhall's Digital Collections.

[Baseball Hall Digital Collections @HofDigital]

We're moving! Same content new place. Follow our main account @baseballhall for highlights from our digital collections including what we posted today for the #ArchivesHashtagParty

[Baseball Hall Digital Collections @HofDigital]

Thank you everyone who participated in #AskAnArchivist day. We really enjoyed responding to your questions about our collections. Signing off til next year.

[Baseball Hall Digital Collections @HofDigital]

@UTArchives But from now on, definitely records rocket.

[Baseball Hall Digital Collections @HofDigital]

@mjcarroll531 @baseballhall We would recommend doing an internship or volunteering at a local archives to get a good sense of whether it's a career that you enjoy. And yes, a masters to have the theory to support the passion is key.

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@pvdcityarchives @baseballhall You forgot our personal favorite, Jidge.

[Baseball Hall Digital Collections @HofDigital]

@pvdcityarchives @baseballhall Hmm, we just might 😉 Check out some other stuff in our collection that is online.
https://t.co/opgnFX8pXj

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@RULibraries @Rutgers_SCUA The Midas touch but where everything we touch is magically imaged.

[Baseball Hall Digital Collections @HofDigital]

@matthewsoberman It would be something that our collections staff would assess when it comes in and then review over time if they decided to keep it.

[Baseball Hall Digital Collections @HofDigital]

Happy #AskAnArchivist Day! Any questions about what we have, what we do, or what we're working on? (Or even what is an archivist.) Now is your chance!

[Baseball Hall Digital Collections @HofDigital]

@CLTfoodfight @baseballhall We thought of one! The manufacturing equipment often gives us pause like this Baseball-Making table. https://t.co/xmwdyWWeDT. It can be difficult to care for and just a bit strange to look at.

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@matthewsoberman If the food item is not vital to the collection, we remove it (see this video https://t.co/N20fo5XEZP of our registrar). Otherwise, we isolate the item(s) from the rest of the collection.

[Baseball Hall Digital Collections @HofDigital]

@CLTfoodfight @baseballhall Hmm, nothing springs to mind immediately but we will think about it...

[Baseball Hall Digital Collections @HofDigital]

@rehabbedraptor @baseballhall There are in fact. Click right here (https://t.co/0s7aImfjgQ) and start exploring!

[Baseball Hall Digital Collections @HofDigital]

@JoellaDTravis @baseballhall Scrapbooks are always a particular challenge because of the variety of materials that can be in them. There can be anything from pressed flowers to napkins to plastic mementos. They all have different preservation needs.

[Baseball Hall Digital Collections @HofDigital]

@AndrewAronstein We store them flat. We have backers in a variety of sizes. It really depends on the condition of the print as to the size we will choose.

[Baseball Hall Digital Collections @HofDigital]

The prints in our collection for photographers like Conlon and Thompson are kept in a climate controlled space. They are stored in acid free boxes/folders and individually enclosed in an acid-free enclosure and supported by an acid-free backer.

[Andrew Aronstein @AndrewAronstein]

@HofDigital Curious to see how photography like Charles Conlon and Paul Thompson prints are stored. Thanks!

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@PittArchives We are pretty partial to this one of Cincy, the mascot for the Reds. #AskanArchivist

[Baseball Hall Digital Collections @HofDigital]

@JuliaGSpencer There are so many untold stories of local and industrial league teams. Here an example of one couple who found love on the field: https://t.co/j51T5hfJXv

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To care for baseball gloves-store them in acid-free boxes cushioned in acid free paper. Don't oil them and be sure to pad out the inside. #AskAnArchivist

[JP @Palancospasta]

@HofDigital What is the oldest artifact at the Hall? What is the best way to preserve gloves? #AskAnArchivist

[Baseball Hall Digital Collections @HofDigital]

The oldest one we have in our Digital Collections right now is a ball from the first game to charge admission in 1858. See more information about this ball at https://t.co/hntmVxBLcb

[JP @Palancospasta]

@HofDigital What is the oldest artifact at the Hall? What is the best way to preserve gloves? #AskAnArchivist