Mann, Arthur, 1901-1963. collectionmanuscriptmixed material eng Correspondence, manuscript drafts of books and articles, notes, memoranda, newspaper clippings, and printed material relating primarily to Mann's biography of Branch Rickey and to Rickey's contributions to professional baseball including the integration of the major leagues and the formation of minor league baseball clubs. Also includes biographical material pertaining to Ty Cobb, Connie Mack, John Joseph McGraw, Stan Musial, and Jackie Robinson. Other topics include boxing, football, horse racing, and the Olympics. Correspondents include William B. Arthur, William Edward Benswanger, Andrew Bernhard, Leonard Broom, Archibald J. Carey, Jr., Emanuel Celler, Happy Chandler, Bill Corum, Ed Fitzgerald, Ford C. Frick, Eric Frederick Goldman, James C. Hagerty, Harry Keck, Dan D. Mich, Westbrook Pegler, Branch Rickey, Ralph W. Sockman, and Casey Stengel. Marion Mann, Mary B. Bowling, curator of manuscripts, New York Public Library, Library of Congress Geography and Map Division. Library of Congress Music Division. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Sportswriter, baseball executive, and author. Full name: Arthur William Mann. Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at Arthur, William B.--Correspondence. Benswanger, William Edward, 1892---Correspondence. Bernhard, Andrew--Correspondence. Broom, Leonard--Correspondence. Carey, Archibald J. (Archibald James), 1908-1981--Correspondence. Celler, Emanuel, 1888-1981--Correspondence. Chandler, Happy, 1898-1991--Correspondence. Cobb, Ty, 1886-1961. Corum, Bill, 1894-1958--Correspondence. Fitzgerald, Ed, 1919---Correspondence. Frick, Ford C.--Correspondence. Goldman, Eric Frederick, 1915-1989--Correspondence. Hagerty, James C. (James Campbell), 1909-1981--Correspondence. Keck, Harry, 1897-1965--Correspondence. Mack, Connie, 1862-1956. McGraw, John Joseph, 1873-1934. Mich, Dan D. (Daniel Danforth), 1905-1965--Correspondence. Musial, Stan, 1920-2013. Pegler, Westbrook, 1894-1969--Correspondence. Rickey, Branch, 1881-1965--Correspondence. Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972. Sockman, Ralph W. (Ralph Washington), 1889-1970--Correspondence. Stengel, Casey--Correspondence. African American baseball players. Baseball. Boxing. Discrimination in sports. Football. Horse racing. Minor league baseball. Olympics. Arthur Mann map collection Visual materials from the Arthur Mann http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009127 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009127.3 Open to research.