{"id":3773,"date":"2013-10-15T09:15:30","date_gmt":"2013-10-15T15:15:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/apps.lib.ua.edu\/blogs\/digitalservices\/?p=2359"},"modified":"2013-10-15T09:15:30","modified_gmt":"2013-10-15T15:15:30","slug":"barons-baseball-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apps.lib.ua.edu\/blogs\/coolathoole\/2013\/10\/15\/barons-baseball-records\/","title":{"rendered":"Newly Online: Birmingham Barons Baseball Records"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Part of the extensive <a href=\"http:\/\/purl.lib.ua.edu\/18316\">Woodward Family Papers<\/a> is a collection of documents pertaining to the Birmingham Barons minor league baseball team, owned by A. H. &#8220;Rick&#8221; Woodward. The team&#8217;s park, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rickwood.com\/\">Rickwood Field<\/a>, was named after him.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/apps.lib.ua.edu\/blogs\/digitalservices\/files\/2013\/10\/u0001_2007010_0000629.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-2362\" alt=\"u0001_2007010_0000629\" src=\"https:\/\/apps.lib.ua.edu\/blogs\/digitalservices\/files\/2013\/10\/u0001_2007010_0000629-1024x813.jpg\" width=\"448\" height=\"356\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Many of these records, from the 1910s to the 1930s, have been recently digitized and are available online. Below, you&#8217;ll find a sample, which include everything from regular attendance figures to financial summaries to league rules and regulations. \u00a0Many of them are from the late 1920s through the 1930s, and they reflect the boom and bust nature of the business during the Great Depression.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/acumen.lib.ua.edu\/solr?q=daily+and+report+and+baseball+and+woodward&amp;tab=manuscript\">Daily Reports<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/purl.lib.ua.edu\/88585\">Proposed Schedule, Southern Assoc. of Baseball Clubs, 1929<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/purl.lib.ua.edu\/88575\">Rules on Illegal Transfer Agreements, 1929<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/purl.lib.ua.edu\/88576\">Salaries of Clubs, c. 1930<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/purl.lib.ua.edu\/88597\">Amendment to the Intentional Pass Rule, c. 1930<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/purl.lib.ua.edu\/88553\">Suggested Plans for Publicity, Knox Reeves Advertising, c. 1935<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/purl.lib.ua.edu\/88527\">Comparative Statement of Attendance, Southern League, 1935-1936<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/purl.lib.ua.edu\/88526\">List of Minor League Affiliations, c. 1935<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To find more of these documents, you can browse item titles in the Woodward Family Papers <a href=\"http:\/\/purl.lib.ua.edu\/18316\">finding aid<\/a>. 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