Baseball

Collection Description Videotaped interviews and transcripts of the former players in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. The collection consists of interviews conducted by Grand Valley State University faculty and associates at reunions and other league events. Interviewees discuss their experience in the league and their lives after the league ceased to exist.

Content Description Collection contains video tapes of home movies of the All-American Girls Baseball League practices, games and a 1986 reunion. Footage was collected by Mary Louise "Wimp" Baumgartner, who played as a catcher in the league for Peoria and South Bend. Footage includes the Kalamazoo Klouters, Peoria Redwings, Rockford Peaches, and South Bend Blue Sox.

Scope and Contents Collection contains publications produced by the Israelite House of David and Mary's City of David. The publications include writings by Benjamin and Mary Purnell as well as other community members. The collection also includes a small amount of ephemera, including a photograph of Mary Purnell, labels from food and drink products, a community rules sign, and a ticket stub for the House of David miniature railway.

Abstract Intercollegiate Athletics is a part of the Division of Student Services. Responsibilities include campus recreation including intermural sports programs. Records contain schedules, programs, flyers, memos and correspondence, agendas and minutes, policy and procedure manuals, accreditation self-study guides, program records, championship records, and files related to Intercollegiate Athletics fundraising and other activities.