Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
The papers of Branch Rickey, major league baseball player, manager, and executive, were given to the Library of Congress by his daughters and daughter-in-law, Sue Rickey Adams, Mary Rickey Eckler, Alice Rickey Jakle, Jane Rickey Jones, Elizabeth Rickey Wolfe, and Mary Rickey, in 1972, supplemented by an addition received in 1980. An addition was given by Whitney Wheelock in 1999.
Processing History
The papers of Branch Rickey were arranged and described in 1997 by Connie L. Cartledge with the assistance of Paul Colton, Amy Kunze, and Susie H. Moody. The finding aid was revised in 2001 by Connie L. Cartledge to reflect the microfilming of scrapbooks and the addition of an item received in 1999. Duplicate Rickey photographs returned from the Prints and Photographs Division were added and the finding aid revised by Matthew Darby in 2023.
Transfers
Photographs have been transferred to the Prints and Photographs Division where they are identified as part of the Branch Rickey Papers. Patrons are encouraged to contact the Prints and Photographs Division in advance of a research visit.
Microfilm
A microfilm edition of part of these papers on two reels. Consult reference staff in the Manuscript Division concerning availability for purchase and interlibrary loan. To promote preservation of the originals, researchers are required to consult the microfilm edition.
Online Content
Scouting reports in the Baseball File series are available on the Library of Congress website at https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/collmss.ms000069. Transcription datasets from the Branch Rickey Papers are available online at https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/gdcdatasets.2019667234_v3.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container or reel number, Branch Rickey Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.