2006–2007
Co-sponsored by
Northeastern Illinois University and the Dr. Wm. M. Scholl Center for Family and Community History
All sessions will be held
at the Newberry Library, 60 West Walton Street, Chicago, IL. Sessions run from 3:30-5 PM.
All meetings are free and open to the public.
October 6, 2006—Accounting for Victory: Comparing the Financial Performance of the New York Yankees and the Hilldale Daisies
Michael Haupert, University of Wisconsin–LaCrosse
November 17, 2006—“Just Another Player”: The Role of the Cold War Popular Press and Culture in Jackie Robinson’s Entry into Major League Baseball, 1946–1952
Russ Crawford, Ohio Northern University
December 8, 2007—Betsy Rae Hall: and the 1936 Women's Olympic Swimming Team
James Coates, Jr., University of Wisconsin–Green Bay
March 2, 2007—“Having the Necessities”: The Extraordinary DuSable High School Swimming Team of Chicago, 1935–1952
Robert Pruter, Lewis University
April 6, 2007—Ivy Leaguers and Iron Rangers Battle the Big Red Machine: Violence, Masculinity and Anti-Communism in Cold War Ice Hockey
John Soares, University of Notre Dame
May 4, 2007—Blazing Balls and Smashing Batsmen: Baseball, Race and the U.S. Army, 1870–1920
Stanley Arnold, Northern Illinois University
For more information, contact Jenny Butler at scholl@newberry.org, or call 312.255.3524.