Clarence Rowland (Pants Rowland) photograph collection, [ca. 1880-1965, bulk 1915-1965]

  • Collection ID 1983.0447
  • Creator Names Rowland, Clarence Henry, 1879-1969.
  • Title Clarence Rowland (Pants Rowland) photograph collection [graphic].
  • Dates [ca. 1880-1965, bulk 1915-1965]
  • Physical description 220 photographic print : b&w ; 16 x 20 in. and smaller.
  • Access and usage restrictions Rolled panorama photographs in box 4 are closed to researchers until conservation treatment.
  • Collection summary Includes individual and group portraits of Pants Rowland, family members, friends, and baseball players and officials who were probably members of minor league teams although they are mostly unidentified. Collection includes a few cartes de visite, cabinet card, and panoramic photographs. Collection includes photographs from earlier generations of Rowland's family, some from Springfield, Ohio.
  • Biographical or Historical Note Rowland coached the White Sox (1915-1917) to a world series victory; was part owner and manager of various minor league baseball teams; an American League umpire for 5 years; president of the Pacific Coast League; and executive vice president of the Chicago Cubs (1954).
  • Acquisition information
    • Gift of Beulah D. Stafford (1983.0447).
    • Gift of Pants Rowland's daughter Beulah D. Stafford (Mrs. Frank Stafford) in 1981 (1983.0447).
  • Location of Other Archival Materials Note Related materials at Chicago History Museum, Research Center, include many images of Chicago White Sox, Chicago Cubs, and other baseball players, owners, and celebrities that were transferred from this "lot" into the "Image file" and the "Image flat-file" under names of people and topics for convenient retrieval. A list of these items is included with the descriptive inventory for the Rowland photograph collection. Photocopies of these items are filed with the Rowland photographs collection. The original items are labeled to indicate their source. Other related materials include the Clarence Rowland (Pants Rowland) papers.
  • Finding Aids Note Descriptive inventory available (1983-447).
  • Names
    • Rowland, Clarence Henry, 1879-1969.
    • Chicago Cubs (Baseball team)
    • Chicago White Sox (Baseball team)
    • Pacific Coast League.
  • Subjects
    • Baseball Illinois Chicago 1910-1969. lctgm
    • Baseball United States 1910-1969. lctgm
    • Families United States 1880-1969.
  • Geographic coverage Chicago (Ill.) Social life and customs 1910-1969.
  • Genre
    • Cabinet photographs. gmgpc
    • Cartes de visite. gmgpc
    • Group portraits. gmgpc
    • Panoramic photographs. gmgpc
    • Photographic prints. gmgpc
    • Gelatin silver prints. gmgpc
  • Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.
  • Finding aid URL Finding aid available online http://chsmedia.org/media/fa/fa/1983/447.htm