Skip to main content
Letter from Ty Cobb to Alexander Cleland, 1938 August 18
Letter from Ty Cobb to Alexander Cleland
Letter from Ty Cobb to Alexander Cleland, 1938 August 18
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

Letter from Ty Cobb to Alexander Cleland

Date1938 August 18
DescriptionA two-page handwritten letter from Ty Cobb to Alexander Cleland, August 18, 1938. The top of the first page reads "Tyrus R. Cobb, Box 394 D, Menlo Park, California." He writes to tell Cleland that he had not been ignoring this request or was ungrateful. He is honored to have been voted the #1 ballplayer. He felt like he had nothing fitting to place in the museum except an old bat, shoes, and sliding pads. He tells Cleland that if he thinks these items will be suitable, he will send them along. He is hoping for an official opening of the museum so he could attend. It is signed "Ty Cobb." The versos (not shown) are blank.
Object numberBL-2022-00030-037
Classificationsmanuscripts (documents)
Collection NumberBA MSS 184 Alexander Cleland papers
Dimensionsw x h: 7.2 x 10.25 in.
Public Access NotePlease note that not all works are on view at all times - their availability is subject to change per the discretion of the Museum staff. Only a portion of NBHFM's collection is currently online and the information presented here is subject to updates and additions based on research and imaging activities. The images, titles, and descriptions are products of their time. If you have corrections or additional information about this object, please email research@baseballhall.org to help improve our records. This material is made available for private study, scholarship, and research use. Every effort has been made to accurately determine the rights status of images. Please email us if you have further information on the rights status of an image contrary to or in addition to the information in our records. For more information or access to a high resolution reproduction (some fees may apply), contact: National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Giamatti Research Center, research@baseballhall.org, 607-547-0330.
Letter from Ty Cobb to Alexander Cleland, 1938 September 24
Object number: BL-2022-00030-038
Cleland, Alexander
1938 September 24
Letter from Ty Cobb to Alexander Cleland, 1939 April 29
Object number: BL-2022-00030-043
Cobb, Ty, 1886-1961
1939 April 29
Letter from Alexander Cleland to William Beattie, 1939 March 29
Object number: BL-2022-00030-041
Cleland, Alexander
1939 March 29
Letter from Nap Lajoie to Alexander Cleland, 1937 August 23
Object number: BL-2022-00030-030
Cleland, Alexander
1937 August 23
Letter from Commissioner Landis to Alexander Cleland, 1938 December 10
Object number: BL-2022-00030-039
Cleland, Alexander
1938 December 10
Letter from Alexander Cleland to Geraldine Farrar, 1939 May 01
Object number: BL-2022-00030-044
Cleland, Alexander
1939 May 01
Letter and from Everett B. Robb to Ty Cobb, 1959 October 04
Object number: BL-2022-00435-02
Robb, Everett
1959 October 04
Letter from Ty Cobb to Bobby Doerr, 1951 May 03
Object number: BL-1990-02674-01
Cobb, Ty, 1886-1961
1951 May 03
Note from Honus Wagner to Alexander Cleland, undated
Object number: BL-2022-00030-024
Wagner, Honus, 1874-1955
undated
Letter from A. E. Moschel to Ty Cobb, 1955 February 07
Object number: BL-2022-00435-01
Masonic Temple Association (Detroit, Mich.)
1955 February 07
Letter from Alexander Cleland to Bill Brandt, 1935 June 05
Object number: BL-2022-00030-018
Cleland, Alexander
1935 June 05
Letter from Walter R. Littell to Alexander Cleland, 1935 June 07
Object number: BL-2022-00030-021
Cleland, Alexander
1935 June 07