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American Association History Project
19th Century Committee, SABR

The AA History project was established in 1993 and progressed rapidly for a few years, then slowly through 2003. Jon Dunkle resigned as director in Spring 2004, and did not provide a report for 2003-2004. The project is under review by five volunteers, beginning Winter 2005. "We must assess the AA History data gathered to date, face the problem of covering the remaining team seasons, and think about later phases of the project." --Paul Wendt, Jun 2005 

by Jonathan Dunkle (deldunk@yahoo.com), Director

Email to 19cBB, 2002-01-06

[6 Jan 2002]


Happy new year to you all!

I am writing to tell you more about the Nineteenth Century Committee's
American Association Project and ask for your help as we try to complete
the research portion of the project.

The AA Project is an endeavor by our committee to create a history of
the American Association based on the local newspaper accounts that
covered the teams of that league.  Researchers are going through
microfilm of the newspapers and taking notes concerning points of
interest.  These notes will then be compiled, edited, and turned into a
narrative history of the league.

This project has been going on for some time but it is nearing
completion.  There are a number of team seasons available for those who
wish to assist in this project.  Many of these papers are available via
interlibrary loan so nearness geographically to a team is not as
important as the willingness to take part in a SABR project.

Here are the 17 team-seasons that need coverage:

2003-06-24 update by Jon Dunkle
    Brooklyn 1885, 1887
    Kansas City 1888-1889
    Philadelphia 1882-1888
    Pittsburgh 1883-1886
    St. Louis 1891 	
    Syracuse 1890
end update
 
We are not looking for someone to volunteer to cover all the seasons for
a team.  A single season is encouraged, to learn how much time is involved
and whether you get enough enjoyment out of it.  Then you can go on from
there.  We have half a dozen researchers actively working on the project
now and would like to add you to the roster.

Drop me a line if you are interested or have questions.

Jon Dunkle



[2002-01-06, 2002-06-25]

Here are the team-seasons that need coverage:

    2002-01-06              2002-06-25 update by Jon Dunkle
    Brooklyn 1886-7	    1886 underway, 1890 needs coverage
    Kansas City 1888-9  
    Philadelphia 1882-1891
    Pittsburgh 1884-6
    Rochester 1890          1890 underway
    St. Louis 1891	    1891 underway
    Syracuse 1890





Email 2002-01-06; Web 2002-11-30 (edited by pgw)

Last modified: body, 2002-07-03; header, 2005-06-10

Paul Wendt

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