The baseball memorabilia collection of the late broadcasting legend, Ernie Harwell is the talk of Detroit. Unfortunately, the talk isn’t upbeat. Harwell’s massive—and valuable—accumulation is barely accessible to the public and much of it remains uncatalogued because of huge budget cuts within the Detroit Public Library system. Union rules required that a dedicated … [Read more...] about Concern Over Ernie Harwell’s Collection
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Harwell Collection at Home in Library
He actually had a lot of interests and was a very spiritual guy, but baseball was a huge part of Ernie Harwell's life. He made his living behind the microphone, calling Detroit Tigers games for decades. He was in prime position to acquire mountains of baseball memorabilia. Now, that collection is housed in the Detroit Public Library. He may have lived to be 100 if an … [Read more...] about Harwell Collection at Home in Library