Our board members' publications: a listing

[ethicsprof]

i've been on this board for 5+ years and have been amazed at the wealth of vintage knowledge available. I have been helped by several members through their posts,emails, phone calls, and publications. As a long time academic, it has been especially important for me to realize what a remarkable community of scholars this board offers. Groundbreaking theories, well-researched theses, illuminations of uncharted territories, and clarifying elucidations of some amazing mysteries have arisen from the efforts of this board. Significant collaborations have grown out of this board's acumen and camaraderie. Many of our hobby's journals and magazines have been filled with the words coming from this fine membership.
It dawned on me that it would be helpful to know the published writings of hobby materials by authors from our membership. I believe that it will not only revivify some of the best of our old conversations but make way for new collaborative research efforts.
***Please tell us what you have published in the area of our hobby.
List one or list them all but let's get started.
I'll begin.
"The Centennial Celebration of T206: A Collector's Personal Reflections"
Spring 2009 vol.4 issue 3,pp. 4-7, SGC Collector Magazine, Barry R. Arnold

best,
barry

[Exhibitman]

America’s Great Boxing Cards (boxing card encyclopedia), currently in 5th edition

“PSA’s Sportscard Market Report: An Analysis of Deception”, VCBC #11

“1920s Exhibit Cards: A Collector’s Paradise”, VCBC #17

“PSA’s Revamped Sportscard Market Report Put To The Test”, VCBC #19

“A Checklist Of The Postcard Back Exhibit Baseball Issue”, VCBC #26

“What Do Grading Services Really Promise?”, VCBC #30

“So You Want To Be An Ebay Dealer?”, VCBC #30

“Broadway Rick’s Scam Zone”, VCBC #33

“Baseball goes to the movies...exhibit card style”, Old Cardboard #5

“The Saga of Solly Mishkin”, Old Cardboard eNews #31

[ethicsprof]

magnificent, Adam.

any others out there, folks.

best,
barry

[barrysloate]

I wrote an article in almost every one of the first 15 or so VCBC's; the list is a bit long but anyone with a complete set can see them. Some topics include Peck and Snyders, Harry Wright Scorebooks, Joseph Hall cabinets, Mort Rogers scorecards, a checklist of Alexander Cartwright, Henry Chadwick, and Harry Wright photographs, and my absolute favorite on Vintage and Rare Baseball Books. There are others, but I would have to look them up...and I'm lazy.

I also have an article or two in The Old Judge, and wrote a couple for SCD, but those aren't worth much.

Almost forgot: I also collaborated on an article with Corey Shanus for Stephen Wong's Smithsonian Baseball, on collecting 19th century baseball memorabilia.

[ethicsprof]

I knew Barry the First would have quite a list.
Impressive.
When you get a burst of energy(you're a year younger than I), a bibliography would sure help 'cause i'm hopin' that we'll end up with a detailed list for posterity. Perhaps there's a grad. asst. who could help provide it!

best,
barry

[barrysloate]

I'll do it for you now. Give me a few minutes.

[ethicsprof]

thanks,ole buddy

best,
barry

[mikedenero]

Barry A.

I will post mine later tonight. I'm a newbie to the sportscard writing world (wrote my first essay in November), but I'm-a-buildin' the ol' resume slowly but surely (i.e., word by word, line by line, paragraph by paragraph, page by ... well, you understand my point ).

I think this is a great idea; I look forward to soon collaborating with anyone whose knowledge dwarfs my own!

[barrysloate]

Here are my articles for The Vintage and Classic Baseball Collector, by issue numbers:

#1-Baseball's First Cards: Peck & Snyder Sporting Goods Trade Cards
A Candid Look at the Hobby: An Interview with Barry Sloate (okay, some of my answers were goofy, it was 1995).

#2- Two New Finds Added to the Canon of Baseball Artifacts

#3- Rare and Historical Baseball Books, A Survey of the Game in Print 1744-1921.

#4-The Glorious T206 Set: A Little Piece of Hobby Heaven ( I wrote this with Judd Hamlin)

#5- Mort Rogers and His Famous Photographic Scorecards

#6- Harry Wright Scorebooks

#7- The Three Wise Men of Baseball: A Photographic History of Alexander Cartwright, Henry Chadwick, and Harry Wright

#8-The Jefferson R. Burdick Collection: Its History and Importance
Also contributed an article about graded cards in Leading Off

#9- The Joseph Hall Studio Cabinets

#10- The Baseball Creation Myth: A Reassessment

#11- A Baseball Tribute: Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper Honors Jim Creighton

#12- A Survey of 19th Century Type Cards

#13- A New Find: National Association Scorebooks Discovered

#15- Atlantics in the Rockies: Newly Discovered Image is Earliest Known Baseball Carte-de-Visite (written with Mark Rucker)

#17- Was that Really Jim Creighton? (written with Corey Shanus)

#20- The Day the Red Stockings Tied

#22- The Barry Halper Auction: A Look from the Inside

#24- Oldest Professional Ballplayer

#25- Photo Research

I think that was my last for VCBC.

[ethicsprof]

Mike D.,
Eager to hear from you with your bibliography and as eager as you are to
collaborate!!!

Barry S.,
Thanks for the hard work. And may I say WOW!
That doctoral work in English sure came in handy.

best,

barry

[mikedenero]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

... #25- Photo Research

Geez Barry, one more and you tie the Yankees!

[bmarlowe1]

1) I am photo consultant for SABR’s Baseball Research Journal and The National Pastime
2) “Analyzing Grand Old Images –A Close Look at Two Photos From the Deadball Era”, The National Pastime, #28, June 2008
3) “Zooming in on a Great Old Photo”, The Baseball Research Journal, #38, Summer 2009
4) “T205 Gold Border Player Acquires New Identity”, Old Cardboard Magazine, #14, winter 2008
5) Quarterly “Mystery Photo” column for SABR’s Pictorial History Committee

Barry - I was familiar with your article (with Cory) in Wong's book - but I did not realize you and he were the authors until I happened to revisit it recently. Nice work.

[barrysloate]

Mike- I missed a few issues, so I totalled about 19 articles. Still have a way to go to catch those Yanks.

Mark- thanks, Corey wrote most of that, I just tackled the section on card collecting. I wanted to do a little more on the memorabilia side but I deferred to him, since he knows about as much as anybody.

[ethicsprof]

Mark,
many thanks for your significant bibliographical listings and also
for underscoring how much fun it is to realize exactly what our colleagues
and friends are doing,e.g. the Corey/Barry S. collaboration.

best,
barry

[T206Collector]

You can read my articles on Rube Marquard, the Goulston Collection at the NYPL and Signed T206 cards on my website. The Marquard article was also published in an early SGC Collector Magazine.

You can also hear or read transcripts of my interviews with hobby pioneers Lionel Carter and J.W. Morey on my website as well.

Finally, I've been trying to keep active on my blog -- also accessible via the website.

[ethicsprof]

many thanks, Paul, for these important contributions to the field.

i'm off to teach a seminar for 'round 3 hours but please keep the
bibliography coming.

best,

barry

[rman444]

Old Cardboard #15

Toy Town Post Office

[sreader3]

Scot Reader, "Inside T206: A Collector's Guide to the Classic Baseball Card Set," Centennial Ed., 2009, Self-Published (Earlier version published across several issues of Sports Collector's Digest in 2006). Download for free at:

http://www.oldcardboard.com/t/t206/t...?cardsetID=699

[ErikV]

It's already been mentioned on the board,
but I'll throw my name in the hat too.
Last month my book about the Philadelphia
Caramel Company was released. Don't
know if this counts, but quite a bit of
research also went into my Black Sox
website.

ErikV
www.PhiladelphiaCaramel.com
www.1919BlackSox.com

[Writehooks]

I wrote a monthly column for Canadian Sports Collector magazine from 1990-98, focusing mostly on hockey history and vintage collectibles. I've also contributed several articles to The Hockey Research Journal, published annually by SIHR, and was the contributing editor for vintage hockey and boxing autographs and publications for the third edition of SCD's Standard Catalog of Sports Memorabilia.

Murray

[ethicsprof]

many thanks for the new additions from Old Cardboard(Toy Town),monographs re: T206 and Philadelphia Caramels, and from key Canadian
magazines(hockey,boxing,collectibles foci).
what a fabulous variety of issues this fine board tackles.

are there others who have published in this vintage area?
please take a moment to add to this Net54 bibliography.

best,
barry

[Leon]

Hi Barry
Here are a a few...


I have contributed many of the current scans in the Krause SCD Baseball guide of some rare pre-war cards as well as shared information for use in it.

Provided information for the Beckett Almanac and am listed with a credit there.

Participated in many forming endeavors of OldCardboard magazine. Wrote an article or two also.

Wrote an article for the 19thCenturyOnly website when it still had feature stories on it.

Featured in Beckett Vintage magazine, with an in depth interview, due to various hobby activities.

Interviewed several times for perspectives on the hobby and subsequently published in different venues.

Contributed to Jon Canfield's wonderful book on cigarette packs.

[judsonhamlin]

I had a couple of articles in the old VCBC as well- T206 backs, 19th century stars not is the HOF and a review of the Philly show.

[jobermeyer2]

Here are mine:

• “So You Want to Design a Web Site”, Vintage & Classic Baseball Collector, April 2003 (#35)
• “Insuring Your Collection”, Vintage & Classic Baseball Collector, July 2001 (#28)
• “Hall of Fame Induction Bats”, Vintage & Classic Baseball Collector, May/June 2001 (#27)
• “Obak Backs Again”, Vintage & Classic Baseball Collector, March/April 2001 (#26)
• “Obak Backs Revisited”, Vintage & Classic Baseball Collector, January 2001 (#24)
• “Obak Backs”, Vintage & Classic Baseball Collector, February 2000 (#22)
• “The Books that Shaped the Hobby”, Vintage & Classic Baseball Collector, December 1999 (#21)
• “Hobby Publications: An Historical Look Back”, Vintage & Classic Baseball Collector, February 1999 (#18)
• “T212 Obaks: Who Are These Guys?”, Vintage & Classic Baseball Collector, Sept/Oct 1997 (#12)
• “A Look Back at the American Card Catalog”, Vintage & Classic Baseball Collector, Mar/Apr 1997 (#10)
• “A Brief History of Tobacco Cards”, Vintage & Classic Baseball Collector, Sept/Oct 1996 (#8)
• “B18 Blankets: A Closer Look”, Vintage & Classic Baseball Collector, May/June 1996 (#6)

Jeff

[ChrisStufflestreet]

I've written a few:

"Those Who Served: Baseball and the Military Through WW1." Old Cardboard Issue #2, Winter 2005, Pg. 29.

"The Third Major League." SGC Collector Magazine, Vol. 1, Issue 1, Summer 2005, Pg. 9.

"1973 Topps Photography: A Closer Look." SGC Collector Magazine, Vol. 1, Issue 2, Fall 2005, Pg. 16.

"Ballplayers on the Tube: The Story of the 1955 Bowman Baseball Set." Sports Market Report (SMR), May 2007, pg. 140.

(edited to add: only two of these were within the scope of Net54's main focus, and looking at them, neither was really about cards at all. One focused on players who served in the military and the other talked about the Federal League.)


Speaking with Lyman Hardeman after the Net54 Dinner last week, he told me that he still gets requests for that issue (and I've seen questions come through about it on SABR's military forum from time to time). We've discussed doing other articles but they've never come to fruition -- which was mostly my own fault, not trying to cast a bad shadow on Lyman at all.

The '73 Topps article was a lot of fun; I basically pulled out my binder, flipped through the cards and the piece virtually wrote itself.

[ethicsprof]

Leon and Judson, great variety. many thanks.
when you get a chance,it would be helpful to have the bibliographical information for the 2 from Old Cardboard Magazine (Leon) and for the 3
that you mention Judson. I know it's a bit of a pain but ole Barry Sloate
cranked them out!
Quite an impressive collection of pieces, Jeff O.---
and Chris S. you offer some innovative pieces with one in the works!

any others out there?
best,
barry

[tedzan]

Here are some of my sportscard related articles......

1983....BASEBALL CARDS magazine...."Mysteries of the 1949 Bowmans Explained" (6 pages)

1984....SCD...."Exploring the Mysteries of the 1948 Bowman FB set" (2 pages)

1985....SCD...."1952 Bowman Large Football set" (6 pages)

1986....BASEBALL CARDS magazine...."1953 Bowman color set" (5 pages)

1997....VCBC...."1949 Bowman Pacific Coast League set" (co-authored with Mark Macrae)

1998....VCBC....1949 Bowman Color Variations" (2 pages)

2001....VCBC...."1888 Goodwin Champions set" (4 pages)

2006....Old Cardboard...."1949 LEAF GUM BaseBall set" (8 pages)


T-Rex TED

[ethicsprof]

TRex,
many thanks. publishing consistently over a time span of nearly a quarter of a century
is quite remarkable.

please keep 'em comin' folks.

it's fascinating to see what we can gather from each other.


best,
barry

[Jay Wolt]

I wrote a T3 article for the SMR and N284 & T201 articles for the SGC magazine.
Had a lot of fun compiling the data

[tbob]

My contribution: VCBC 30 "What Were They Thinking-The T207 set".

[mikedenero]

Here are mine (in chronological order, by publication date):

Card Prices Among the Economic Chaos, www.CardInformant.com, Nov. 14, 2008, available at http://cardinformant.com/news/index....id=60&Itemid=2 -- This was my first ever attempt at writing and originally appeared in our first e-Newsletter (Nov. 2008). The content is mildly interesting, but it is nowhere near as good as our other articles.

The 1958 NFL Championship Game 50 Years Later: Why the 1952 Bowman Large Football Set is Superior to the 1952 Topps Baseball Set, SGC Collector Magazine, Spring 2009, also available on our blog by clicking here -- This was my first article that appeared in print (it originally appeared in our January 2009 e-Newsletter).

Cigarettes, Hollywood Starlets, and Nazis: The Historical Tale of the Garbaty Film Stars Sets , Classic Images (vintage movie magazine), June 2009, also available at on our blog by clicking here -- This is my favorite article (and probably always will be) because of the sets' (and Garbaty Company's) place in the history of pre-war Nazi Germany (the three sets were released in 1934, 1936, and 1937). The cards are also some of the most exquisite ever printed. If you have a free 15 minutes to kill, I recommend this one above all of my others (you'll need 20+, if you want read the endnotes. This article originally appeared in our March 2009 e-Newsletter.

Cigarettes, Hollywood Starlets, and Nazis: The Historical Tale of the Garbaty Film Stars Sets , Card Collecting News, scheduled to appear in two parts in the October and November 2009 issues -- This is the same article as the one above (we're getting a lot of mileage out of it).

Charlie, Bob and Me & The 1953-1955 Johnston Cookies Milwaukee Braves Sets, Old Cardboard, scheduled to be published in March 2010; also available on our blog by clicking here -- This one was really fun to write and research (it originally appeared in our June 2009 e-Newsletter).

Introducing the Finest Known 1958 NFL Championship Game ticket Stub, Gridiron Greats, scheduled for Fall/Winter 2006 -- This is a hobby find article which I am currently revising; thus, a final is not available, yet.

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Article I am still shopping around for publication (with no luck, yet):

Chuck Taylors, Musty Gyms, the Hardwood, and the Emergence of a Legend: The 1957-58 Topps Basketball Set, available on our blog by clicking here (this article originally appeared in our April 2009 e-Newsletter).

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Writings in progress:

E79 Philadelphia Caramel 27 Scrappers boxing set (due to be appear in our August 2009 e-Newsletter, set for release on August 25th).

Co-authoring a personal account of witnessing all three 1977 World Series games at Yankee Stadium (due to appear in our September 2009 e-Newsletter, set for release in late September).

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By the way, if anyone would like to be on our monthly e-Newsletter list, please send us an email at MDsportscards@gmail.com (Leon, lemme know if I need to delete this line ).

[ethicsprof]

many thanks, Jay,Bob and Mike.
quite an impressive range of topics and expertise.

at this point, i count 'round 17 published Net 54 folks with a combined total of
'round 195 pubs.
now that's what I call a group of scholars!

any others?
please put as complete a bibliographical entry as you can so folks can find
your works.

best,

barry

[wrapperguy]

I am constantly amazed by the knowledge of the people on this Board. My only contribution is
"Inside: Gum & Candy Wrappers of the 1930's, 40s $ 50s - Part 1" Old Cardboard, issue #20 and Part 2 which will be published in Issue #21 coming later this year.

[ethicsprof]

Jeff,
many thanks for your fine contributions to the field.
i concur wholeheartedly with your feelings of amazement!!

best,
barry

we're now at 18 Net 54 scholars and 'round 197 publications.
what a great group!

any others?

[Al C.risafulli]

I've got a few, Barry. One on 1938 Goudeys, one on HOF collecting, one on 1939 R303s, one on "hobby finds," and one on T206 collecting, all from SGC Collector.

I'll dig up the specific articles in the next few days.

-Al

[ethicsprof]

many,many thanks Al.
great contributions from SGC Collector Magazine, ole friend!
do send complete bibliographical entries when you get a chance.

we're now at 19 Net 54 scholars and 202 publications!!!

best,
barry

[brian1961]

In January of this year, I submitted my first article to Sports Collectors Digest. I entitled it, "A Tale of Three Mantles." It comprised three regional/food issue cards of Mickey Mantle---1962 JELL-O unfolded box, 1960 Post Cereal, and 1954 Stahl-Meyer Franks. I was pleased SCD seemed to like it, but they kept putting it off. Naturally, I was getting nervous.

Finally, their managing editor, Tom Bartsch, a swell guy and very young, revealed to me that they liked it so much that they were saving it for this year's National in Cleveland, to give it more attention, as they were giving out that issue for free there. In actuality, only the first segment ran in that August 14, 2009 SCD (Issue #1503). The editors also changed the title to "A Tale of Three Treasures."

I wasn't sure if I was doing anything really worthwhile, or if my approach was stupid. After all, Mickey Mantle articles abound. My nephew-in-law, a college English prof, wanted me to tear out all my creative stuff, I could've chucked the whole thing. I called our Leon, read and sung a few portions to him, and bless his heart, he seemed to enjoy it.

Whilst I am well aware that this is not a pre-war article, and perhaps have wasted your space, at least the newest card I discussed is 47 years old. Take care guys, and you few ladies, too.
--Brian Powell

[Leon]

Originally Posted by brian1961

. After my nephew-in-law, an college English prof, wanted me to tear out all my creative stuff, I could've chucked the whole thing. I called our Leon, read and sung a few portions to him, and bless his heart, he seemed to enjoy it.

--Brian Powell

Brian- I have to admit it had been a while since I was sung to. (maybe forever). That being said it did add some flavour to the prose. Very nice work indeed.

[ethicsprof]

Brian,
great work and fabulous story.
Leon can be helpful in countless ways!!

now we're at 20 Net 54 scholars and 203 publications!!

any more?!!!

best,

barry

[drc]

Two sports-memorabilia books currently in print

Guide to Sports Photographs (Hamerweit Books)
Judging the Authenticity of Early Baseball Cards (Hamerweit Books)


Assorted Sports Articles:

"Collecting the Photographs of George Burke"-- Beckett Graded Card Investor
Science Meets Football: Harold Edgerton and Wes Fesler-- Gridiron Greats
Sports Card Counterfeit Detection 101: Direct Comparison—MEARS Articles
Tips for Identifying Altered Posters, Signs and Sports Cards-- MEARS
Collecting Sports Prints by The Masters: How and Where to Do Your Homework—MEARS
Cycleback’s Authenticity Quick Tips Part 1 & 2—MEARS
Black Light: A Tool for Identifying Fake Paper Memorabilia-- MEARS
Looking at Sports Cabinet Cards-- Game Used Universe Expert’s Corner
How to Identify Old Judge Reprints—Game Used Universe Expert’s Corner
Short Topics on Baseball Cards and Photos—Game Used Universe Expert’s Corner.

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Non-sport, but the only articles I would put on my resume are the sections I wrote for the British Encyclopedia of Nineteenth Century Photography. The humorous part of the job is the editor sent me a guide on how to write in English— as in English English, not American English. This included the proper way to name my country, a name not in normal or common use by Americans or in the United States, and one I had never used before.

[ethicsprof]

many thanks, David.
very helpful works that are known to many in the hobby.

21 Net 54 scholars and 206 publications!

please keep them coming.

best,
barry

[tbob]

Barry- Tim Newcomb had a two part survey on the T207 set in VCBC and a recent article on the M116 Sporting Life set in Old Cardboard.

tbob

[barrysloate]

Barry - I dug up three articles I did for The Old Judge in the late 1980's and early 90's. One of them discussed how some of the auctions at the time were not fair to the average collector, and that some even might be fraudulent. I was twenty years ahead of the times! Another I think discussed the state of the hobby, and the third dealt with some 19th century memorabilia. Just thought I would add them to your growing total.

[ethicsprof]

many thanks, Bob!
Thanks,Barry, for the new additions; i'm not surprised by your prescience!!!
Great work.


22 Net 54 Scholars and 212 publications!!
Remarkable.
please keep them coming!

best,

barry

[ethicsprof]

David R(drc) has added 11 very significant publications to his list.
many thanks.
please see his earlier entry for bibliographical details with interesting commentary.

223 publications!!!

keep them coming

best,
barry

[old-baseball]

Old Cardboard #2 - Winter 2005
"The 1935 R321 Goudey 4 - in - 1's: Solution to all Nine Puzzle Backs"

[ethicsprof]

Kevin,
many thanks. a fine contribution to the field.

23 Net54 scholars; 224 publications!!!

any more?

best,

barry

[jerrys]

19th Century Tobacco Base Ball Cards and Related Cigarette Packs

March 25, 2005 SCD


19th Century Baseball Currency

Old Cardboard (Issue #1, Fall 2004)


Vintage Tobacco Signs advertising cigarette brands that contained baseball cards.

Old Cardboard (Issue #4, Summer 2005)


1902-1911 W600 Sporting Life Cabinets

Old Cardboard (Issue #8, Summer 2006)


1908-09 PC760 Rose Co. Postcards

Old Cardboard (Issue #15, Summer 2008)

Jerry Spillman

[ethicsprof]

Jerry, many thanks.
very interesting and quite varied contributions.

24 Net54 Scholars and 229 publications!!!

keep them coming.

best,

barry

[toppcat]

These are post-war but covered the Fifties:

"Topps First Decade of Baseball Cards, Part 1: The Regular Issues of the 1950's", Old Cardboard #12, Summer 2007 pp 16-23.

"Topps First Decade of Baseball Cards, Part 2: Novelty & Test Issues of the 1950's", Old Cardboard #13, Fall 2007 pp 23-29.