Oral history interview with Dolly (Vanderlip) Ozburn / interviewed by Clement C. GrawOzburn (index) Date published: 2003-03-31 |
Abstract | Dolly Ozburn was interviewed by Clement C. GrawOzburn on January 19, 2004, for the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League oral history collection. "Lippy" as she was know by her teammates, was one of the youngest players signed by the AAGPBL. She was 13 years old in training camp and signed a contract with the Fort Wayne Daisies, debuting on June 5, 1952, one day after she turned fifteen. Dolly was chosen to join the All-American All-Stars team after the AAGPBL folded. The team played 100 games, against male teams, traveling over 10,000 miles in the manager's station wagon. In 1958, Dolly married her husband, Clement Ozburn. She currently resides in La Crosse, Wisconsin. |
Interviewee | Ozburn, Dolly Vanderlip |
Interviewer | GrawOzburn, Clement C. |
Owner | University of Wisconsin-La Crosse |
Type of resource | text |
Genre | index |
Genre authority | marcgt |
Publisher name | University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Oral History Program |
Place of publication | La Crosse, Wisconsin |
Date published | 2003-03-31 |
Date captured | 2023-05-24 |
Language | eng |
Width | 8.5 |
Height | 10.99 |
Subject topic | Ozburn, Dolly Vanderlip, 1937- -- Interviews Authority: LCSH |
Subject topic | All-American Girls Professional Baseball League -- History Authority: LCSH |
Subject topic | Fort Wayne Daisies (Baseball team) -- History Authority: LCSH |
Subject topic | Oral history Authority: LCSH |
Subject topic | Baseball for women -- United States -- History -- 20th century Authority: LCSH |
Subject topic | Women baseball players -- United States -- Biography Authority: LCSH |
Subject topic | Baseball -- History Authority: LCSH |
Subject topic | South Bend Blue Sox (Baseball team) -- History Authority: LCSH |
Source note | This interview is part of the UW-La Crosse Oral History Program’s All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) Collection. |
Source note | The interviewee played in the AAGPBL for three seasons: with the Fort Wayne Daisies in 1952 and 1953, and with the South Bend Blue Sox in 1954. |
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Collection | UWL Oral History Program Collection / All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) Collection |
ID | db52c5e1-644f-4d39-abba-c9d26049e87a/wlacu000/00000018/00000313 |
Doi | 18-0313 |
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