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Annual Symposium explores baseball through cultural lens
The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum co-hosts the Annual Symposium on Baseball and American Culture with SUNY-Oneonta each June in Cooperstown.
The 2011 event will take place June 1-3. Click here to view a pdf schedule of the Symposium.
The three-day event annually features more than 40 presentations discussing baseball’s effect on American culture, including academics and presenters from around the country.
Registration is $160 for participants in the Hall of Fame's Membership Program and $175 for all others.
For more information please contact Hall of Fame Librarian Jim Gates at (607) 547-0311.
2011 Symposium Call for Papers (pdf)
2010 Cooperstown Symposium featured more than 120 researchers
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This Day in Baseball History
On February 4, 1976, a federal judge upholds a recent decision by arbitrator Peter Seitz, who had granted free agency to pitchers Andy Messersmith and Dave McNally. Both players had challenged baseball’s reserve clause. Messersmith will sign a free agent contract with the Atlanta Braves, while McNally will decide to retire.