Jess Elster, June 27, 1946. African American baseball player. (2 items)

File — Box: 10

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

Materials included in this collection are those which were discarded by the Grand Rapids Press, and Press staff, during past years. In some cases, materials may have been removed from the trash by others, who found value in the content, and brought it to the Library.

Dates

Creation: 1892-2009

Full Extent

From the Collection: 31.9 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Press envelop including dates

June 7, 1943. Sports in the Spotlight
July 1, 1946, Grand Rapids’ Mr. Baseball
Apr. 25, 1950, Elster, Like Spring, returns again
Dec. 11, 1950. Famed Negro Baseball figure of Grand Rapids dies. Dec. 10, 1950.

Processing Information

These items were found separated from the other collection materials, and may have been received under another accession, unknown. They are now tracked as 00.[2617].1-2