[Wendell Smith papers : c1943-1961] | WorldCat.org (original) (raw)

Summary:Wendell Smith papers include correspondence and newspaper columns written by Smith for the Pittsburgh Courier and the Chicago's American. These papers document Smith's direct and indirect support of the candidacy of Jackie Robinson as the first African American to play professional baseball in the 20th Century. These papers also document Smith's ongoing support and interest in the Negro Baseball Leagues. Of primary note is incoming and outgoing correspondence with Brooklyn Dodgers President Branch Rickey and Dodgers Second Baseman Jackie Robinson