Donruss Baseball Card collection
Scope and Contents
A collection of baseball cards published by Donruss, 1981-2005. The cards dated 1999 to 2005 have few cards for each year. The sets include Diamond Kings, Highlights, The Rookies, Bonus Cards, and a few others. Most but not all sets are complete.
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1981-2005
Creator
- Donruss (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Materials are open without restrictions but viewing materials does require an appointment. Please contact the Giamatti Research Center, research@baseballhall.org, 607-547-0330.
Conditions Governing Use
In 2009, Panini America acquired Donruss Playoff LP, which included the Score brand.
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Biographical / Historical
Donruss was a manufacturer of sports cards founded in 1954 and acquired by the Panini Group in 2009. The company started in the 1950s, producing confectionery, evolved into Donruss and started producing trading cards. During the 1960s and 1970s Donruss produced entertainment-themed trading cards. Its first sports theme cards were produced in 1965, when it created a series of racing cards sponsored by Hot Rod Magazine.
Full Extent
19 Volumes (in 19 - 3D ring binders)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
A collection of baseball cards created by Donruss. This collection dates between 1981 and 2005.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in chronological order.
Physical Location
Manuscript Archives, Aisle 16
Custodial History
These baseball cards were donated over a span of years by various donors.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift
Accruals
Cards will be added as they are received.
Processing Information
The baseball cards were placed in acid-free sleeves and placed in 3D-ring binders.
- Title
- Guide to the Donruss Baseball Card collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Claudette Scrafford, Manager, Manuscript Archive
- Date
- September 2025
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2026: Content added by Kara Grady and Ashley Sprague
Repository Details
Part of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Archives Repository