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A Team of Their Own: All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Documentary - Accession 1534 M745 (802)

A Team of Their Own: All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Documentary - Accession 1534 M745 (802)

Identifier

Accession 1534 - M745 (802)

Inclusive Dates

2015

Restrictions

Open under the rules and regulations of the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections

Collection Size

1 DVD

Language

English

Historical Note

The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) was a women's professional baseball league which existed for twelve seasons from 1943 to 1954. The league's franchises were all based in Midwestern cities. The league played softball in its first season, but rules were gradually changed until the game was nearly identical to men's baseball. Despite the league being known in retrospect as the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League or AAGPBL, that name was only used for two seasons. The league was founded as the All-American Girls Softball League which was used until 1946 when the name was changed to the All-American Girls Baseball League. In 1949 and 1950 the league was called the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League and from 1951 to 1954 the American Girls' Baseball League or the All American League.

Scope and Content Note

The collection consists of a DVD of the documentary A Team of Their Own: All-American Girls Professional Baseball League created by the Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project in 2015. From the cover: Here at last is the real story of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) as told by the players themselves. The League’s teams played in cities across the Midwest between 1943 and 1954 and drew players from across the country and beyond. Follow the players as they learn to play ball, try out, train and play for the league, go their separate ways, and come back together many years later. Based on oral history interviews with dozens of former players, A Team of Their Own takes you inside the world of a remarkable group of women who were pioneers in American sports. Documentary Team: Executive Producers: Ed Warner, Jackie Erickson; Producers: Frank Boring, James Smither; Associate Producers: Janet Coryell, Melissa Nickels; Editors: James Christie, Melissa Nickels; Written and Narrated by Janet Coryell.

Provenance

The documentary was given to the Pettus Archives by Dr. James Smither, Director of the GVSU Veterans History Department in January 2016.

Keywords

Women, Women's History, Women's Sports, Baseball, Oral History

Copyright

For information concerning copyright please contact the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections at Winthrop University.

A Team of Their Own: All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Documentary - Accession 1534 M745 (802)

LC Subject Headings

All-American Girls Professional Baseball League--History; Baseball for women--United States--History--20th century; Women baseball players--United States--Interviews

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