The Joyce Sports Research Collection, Department of Special Collections, University of Notre Dame Hesburgh Libraries holds numerous periodicals devoted to covering baseball—mostly professional baseball. This guide highlights some of the important periodicals holdings.
Title: The Baseball Magazine
Publisher: Boston: The Baseball Magazine, 1908-1912; New York: The Baseball Magazine, 1912-1953; Washington D.C.: Earl C. Jones, 1954-1955; Washington D.C.: Baseball Magazine, 1956; Washington D.C.: R and W Publications, 1964; Washington D.C.: Guild Press, 1964-1965
Publication History: Monthly, 1908-1951; 10 Issues/yr, 1952; 8 Issues/yr, 1953; 4 Issues/yr, 1954-1955; 5 Issues/yr, 1956; 2 Issues/yr, 1957, 1964; 4 Issues/yr, 1965
Location: Department of Special Collections, 102 Hesburgh Library
Call Number: Rare Books Boxed GV 862 .B4
Note: Strong holdings of Baseball Digest monthly from the 1940s into the 1990s
Title: Baseball Digest
Publisher: Columbus, OH: Baseball Digest, 1942-1968; Evanston, IL: Century Publishing, 1969-
Publication History: 4 issues/yr, 1942; 9 issues/yr, 1943-1947; 11 issues/yr, 1948-1952; 10 issues/yr, 1953; 11 issues/yr, 1954-1955; 10 issues/yr, 1956; 9 issues/yr, 1957; 10 issues/yr, 1958-1968; Monthly, 1969-
Location: Dept. of Special Collections, 102 Hesburgh Library
Call Number: Rare Books Boxed GV 862 .B36
Note: Holdings of The Ball Players' Chronicle and the American Chronicle of Sports and Pastimes, and the National Chronicle
Title: The Ball Players' Chronicle
Publisher: New York: Thompson & Pearson
Publication History: Weekly, 1867
Notes: Continued by The American Chronicle of Sports and Pastimes
Location: Department of Special Collections, 102 Hesburgh Library
Call no.: Rare Books Oversize GV 862 .B32
Holdings:
Vol 1, no 1 (Jun 6, 1867) - vol 1, no 30 (Dec 26, 1867)
Title: The American Chronicle of Sports and Pastimes
Publisher: New York: Thompson & Pearson
Publication History: Weekly, 1868
Notes: Continuation of The Ball Players' Chronicle
Location: Department of Special Collections, 102 Hesburgh Library
Call no.: Rare Books Oversize GV 862 .B32
Holdings:
Vol 2, no 1 (Jan 2, 1868) - vol 2, no 6 (Feb 6, 1868)
Vol 2, no 8 (Feb 20, 1868 - vol 2, no 31 (Jul 30, 1868)
Title: The National Chronicle
Publisher: Boston: Rice, Rogers & Co., 1869-1870
Publication History: Weekly, 1869-1870
Notes: Continuation of The New England Base Ballist
Location: Department of Special Collections, 102 Hesburgh Library
Catalog No.: Rare Books Oversize GV 863 .A1 N375
Holdings:
Vol 1, no 3 (Jan 23, 1869) - vol 1 no 4 (Jan 30, 1869)
Vol 1, no 6 (Feb 13, 1869) - vol 1 no 7 Feb 20, 1869)
Vol 1, no 9 (Mar 6, 1869) - vol 1 no 11 (Mar 20, 1869)
Vol 1, no 13 (Apr 3, 1869)
Vol 1, no 15 (Apr 17, 1869)
Vol 1, no 18 (May 8, 1869)
Vol 1, no 20 (May 22, 1869) - vol 1, no 21 (May 29, 1869)
Vol 1, no 24 (Jun 19, 1869)
Vol 1, no 26 (Jul 3, 1869) - vol 1, no 31 (Aug 7, 1869)
Vol 1, no 33 (Aug 21, 1869) - vol 1, no 36 (Sep 11, 1869)
Vol 2, no 2 (Jan 15, 1870))
Vol 2, no 15 (Apr 16, 1870)
Vol 2, no 17 (Apr 30, 1870) - vol 2, no 19 (May 14, 1870)
Vol 2, no 22 (Jun 4, 1870)