Western New York Baseball Hall of Fame program and Doug Smith letter
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of a program for the twentieth annual Western New York Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Ceremonies and Reunion, held on September 14, 2016 in Lackawanna, New York, and a letter from journalist Doug Smith, dated October 4, 2016.
The program includes short biographical sketches for the fourteen 2016 inductees into the Hall of Fame. In addition to a biographical sketch of journalist Doug Smith, the program includes a page in which Smith scores his “assists.” The program also includes advertisements from local businesses and lists of previous inductees. A ticket to the event is laid into the center of the program.
The collection also includes an autograph letter from Doug Smith to Tim Murray at the University of Delaware Library. In it, Smith describes the induction event and mentions writer Mark Harris. The letter is signed by Doug and Polly Smith.
Dates
- Creation: 2016 September 16-October 4
Creator
- Western New York Baseball Hall of Fame (Organization)
- Smith, Doug, 1935-2017 (Person)
Language of Materials
Materials entirely in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. Please contact Special Collections, University of Delaware Library, http://library.udel.edu/spec/askspec/
Biographical / Historical
The Western New York Baseball Hall of Fame was organized in 1997 in order to recognize players, managers, and sponsors who have made sustained contributions to the highest levels of amateur baseball in Western New York. In addition to players and managers, the Hall of Fame also recognizes individuals who have made significant, sustained, and special contributions to amateur baseball in Western New York as coaches, sponsors, umpires, and administrators.
Doug Smith was a newspaper editor, sportswriter, humorist, and television personality who was born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, on June 27, 1935. He became a journalist through his passion for baseball, working at newspapers in Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Western New York. Smith moved to Buffalo, New York, in the late 1960s and worked for the Buffalo Evening News and the Buffalo Courier-Express. He began his career as a freelance journalist in 1982. Smith was the public address announcer for baseball games at Sal Maglie Stadium in Niagara Falls, New York. He was inducted into the Western New York Baseball Hall of Fame in September 2016. Smith died on April 20, 2017.
“Doug Smith Obituary,” The Buffalo News, April 20, 2017The Western New York Baseball Hall of Fame Facebook page (accessed June 27, 2017)Information derived from the collection.
Extent
2 item
Abstract
This collection consists of a program for the twentieth annual Western New York Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Ceremonies and Reunion, held on September 14, 2016 in Lackawanna, New York, and a letter from journalist Doug Smith, dated October 4, 2016.
Access Restrictions
Gift of Doug Smith, October 2016
Shelving Summary
Box 70, F1024: Shelved in SPEC MSS 0099 manuscript boxes.
OCLC Number
Processing Information
Processed and encoded by Elizabeth Jones-Minsinger, June 2017.
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Finding aid for Western New York Baseball Hall of Fame program and Doug Smith letter
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- University of Delaware Library, Special Collections
- Date
- 2017 June 28
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University of Delaware Library Special Collections Repository