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Moe Berg Collection, 1937-2007: Preliminary Finding Aid
AC326
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Published in 2007.
©2007 Princeton University Library
Summary Information
- Creator:
- Berg, Moe, 1902-1972
- Title and dates:
- Moe Berg Collection, 1937-2007
- Abstract:
- Morris "Moe" Berg was a member of Princeton University's class of 1923 where he distinguished himself as a student and as an athlete, graduating magna cum laude and earning the title of captain of the baseball team his senior season. During the Second World War he was an agent for the Office of Strategic Services, operating in Europe on projects investigating Nazi resistance in Yugoslavia and German rocket engineering. Consists of one small notebook containing Berg's handwritten recollections about his baseball career, a telegram sent to Berg in 1937, a letter sent to Berg by a fellow intelligence officer in 1951, and a 2007 dvd titled "My Time with the Catcher Spy" by Neil J. Farkas.
- Size:
- 0.21 linear ft. (1 box)
- Call number:
- AC326
- Location:
- Princeton University Library. Department of Rare Books and Special Collections.
Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library.
Princeton University Archives.
Princeton, New Jersey 08540 USA - Language(s) of material:
- English
- Storage note:
- This collection is stored onsite at the Mudd Manuscript Library.
Biography
Morris "Moe" Berg was a member of Princeton University's class of 1923 where he distinguished himself as a student and as an athlete, graduating magna cum laude and earning the title of captain of the baseball team his senior season. Following graduation Berg played major league baseball with a number of teams, finally retiring in 1939. During the Second World War he was an agent for the Office of Strategic Services, operating in Europe on projects investigating Nazi resistance in Yugoslavia and German rocket engineering. Moe Berg died in 1972.
Description
Consists of one small notebook containing Berg's handwritten recollections about his baseball career, a telegram sent to Berg in 1937, a letter sent to Berg by a fellow intelligence officer in 1951, and a 2007 dvd titled "My Time with the Catcher Spy" by Neil J. Farkas.
Access and Use
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research use.
Restrictions on Use and Copyright
Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the University Archivist. Researchers are responsible for determining any copyright questions.
Processing and Other Information
Descriptive Rules Used
Finding aid content adheres to that prescribed by Describing Archives: A Content Standard.
Encoding
Machine-readable finding aid encoded in EAD 2002 created from MARC record via MarcEdit and XSL stylesheets in 2007.
Finding aid written in English.
Preferred Citation
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Collection Title, Box and Folder Number; Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, Princeton University Library.
Subject Headings
These materials have been indexed in the Princeton University Library online catalog using the following terms. Those seeking related materials should search under these terms.
- Berg, Moe.
- Princeton University. Class of 1923.
- Princeton University -- Baseball.
- Baseball players.
- United States. Office of Strategic Services. Officials and Employees.
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