thank you everybody for tuning in tonight. hello everyone. thank you so much for joining us. i m marcia eli from the brooklyn public library s center for brooklyn history and the arts and culture team bpl presents. this year brooklyn public library celebrates, its 125th anniversary. our birthday is a chance to talk about all the library does and one important part of that work is stewarding the extraordinary special collections at the center for brooklyn history. these are archives are the combined materials from the brooklyn public libraries special collections. and those of the former brooklyn historical society, and they are literally the most comprehensive collection of brooklyn related materials in the world. so we are celebrating these amazing collections and a 125th anniversary series titled out of the box. five programs that put just few of the most important or most frequently used or beloved materials center stage clearly the dodgers and robinson have to be part of
thank you everybody for tuning in tonight. hello everyone. thank you so much for joining us. i m marcia eli from the brooklyn public library s center for brooklyn history and the arts and culture team bpl presents. this year brooklyn public library celebrates, its 125th anniversary. our birthday is a chance to talk about all the library does and one important part of that work is stewarding the extraordinary special collections at the center for brooklyn history. these are archives are the combined materials from the brooklyn public libraries special collections. and those of the former brooklyn historical society, and they are literally the most comprehensive collection of brooklyn related materials in the world. so we are celebrating these amazing collections and a 125th anniversary series titled out of the box. five programs that put just few of the most important or most frequently used or beloved materials center stage clearly the dodgers and robinson have to be part of
thank you everybody for tuning in tonight. hello everyone. thank you so much for joining us. i m marcia eli from the brooklyn public library s center for brooklyn history and the arts and culture team bpl presents. this year brooklyn public library celebrates, its 125th anniversary. our birthday is a chance to talk about all the library does and one important part of that work is stewarding the extraordinary special collections at the center for brooklyn history. these are archives are the combined materials from the brooklyn public libraries special collections. and those of the former brooklyn historical society, and they are literally the most comprehensive collection of brooklyn related materials in the world. so we are celebrating these amazing collections and a 125th anniversary series titled out of the box. five programs that put just few of the most important or most frequently used or beloved materials center stage clearly the dodgers and robinson have to be part of
thank you everybody for tuning in tonight. hello everyone. thank you so much for joining us. i m marcia eli from the brooklyn public library s center for brooklyn history and the arts and culture team bpl presents. this year brooklyn public library celebrates, its 125th anniversary. our birthday is a chance to talk about all the library does and one important part of that work is stewarding the extraordinary special collections at the center for brooklyn history. these are archives are the combined materials from the brooklyn public libraries special collections. and those of the former brooklyn historical society, and they are literally the most comprehensive collection of brooklyn related materials in the world. so we are celebrating these amazing collections and a 125th anniversary series titled out of the box. five programs that put just few of the most important or most frequently used or beloved materials center stage clearly the dodgers and robinson have to be part of
This was recorded at the National Archives in washington in 2007. It is about one hour. I have the pleasure of introducing him to years ago, when he was discussing luckiest man, the life and death of lou gehrig. As he be introducing him discusses his book, opening day, the story of Jackie Robinsons i was thinking about the similarities in the two men that he has chronicled inir baseball and beyond, some respects, other aspects of their lives. Both men share these qualities,. Ourage, commitment, that commitment was not too plain excellence, but to , and a contribution to the larger society. The other quality they both had indeed was character. They both died young. Remembered as sports , and in both cases as spectacular as their baseball statistics were, there was a lot more to each man. Represented fabled new york teams, i guess mortal enemies and such is the transition in life that i started out the fan of one and later made the crossing to the other. Had an appreciation for the outst