Scope and Contents This collection contains the official legal records of the lawsuit Barrie Naismith vs. Professional Golfers' Association of America (PGA). Included are affidavits, correspondence, depositions, drafts, legal research, pleadings, and PGA-published material. This collection documents the discrimination Barrie Naismith Jeffcoat faced as a female athlete who was not allowed to become a member of the PGA until pursuing legal action. She was represented by R. Lawrence Ashe (1940- ), a civil rights...

Scope and Contents This collection documents the WPBA television program Southern Bases which focused on baseball in the south, particulary the integration of Major League Baseball in the 1940s. Documents include periodicals, such as magazines, annuals, articles, and newsletters, as well as articles collected for research. Of particular note are oral history transcripts conducted with retired and active Major League Baseball players. There are also two editions of ...