The Civil Rights History Project: Survey of Collections and Repositories

Black sports in Pittsburgh oral history collection

Repository: University of Pittsburgh. University Libraries. Archives Service Center

Collection Description (Extant): This collection contains 54 interviews of individuals involved in black baseball clubs in and around Pittsburgh. The interviews were conducted in the early 1980's by Rob Ruck, then a graduate student in the Department of History, University of Pittsburgh.

Access Copy Note: No restrictions.

Date(s): 1980

Existing IDs: AIS.1987.01

Extent: 0.63 linear feet (91 Cassettes; 30 Transcripts/Notes)

Finding Aid URL: http://digital.library.pitt.edu/cgi-bin/f/findaid/findaid-idx?c=ascead;idno=US-PPiU-ais198701

Language: English

Rights (Extant): Permission for publication is given on behalf of the University of Pittsburgh as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Subjects:

African American athletes
African Americans--Pennsylvania
Baseball
Discrimination in sports
Negro leagues

Genres:

Interviews
Transcripts