Jackie Robinson High School Yearbook - any interest?

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Hello all -

A friend of mine has come into possession of his Grand Father's Senior Yearbook from High School in Pasadena, CA from 1937.

The yearbook in question was also one Jack (Jackie) Robinson's JUNIOR Year at Pasadena Campus (where he had transfered to from Muir Tech - see text under varsity baseball).

Although the book only shows Sophmore and Senior pictures (which was common at the time to save on printing), there are picture of the Baseball Team (he is NOT in it) but Jackie is mentioned in the text and has a picture of himself on the next page:









What I find interesting is that Jackie would have still been in High School in 1937, but the jerseys the baseball team are wearing have P.J.C. on them - Pasadena Junior College - which he did attend. Maybe this is a Jr College Yearbook and he was doing like some students know and attending college classes while still in High School?

I am posting this here and not in Collector to Collector yet as he just wants some ideas of value and if anyone might have any interest ad not sure if the $500 C to C limit would short him if he decides to sell.

Any information would be greatly appreciated!

- Smitty

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P.S.

The Text also mentions them playing other Jr College and College teams???

- Smitty

[flota89]

Hey, great find! In my opinion, you would be coming up way short letting that go for $500 or less. As an editor of a high school yearbook myself, I find yearbooks of baseball players pretty interesting and have kept watch on a few from favorite players. Some modern baseball player books go for amounts near or in excess to $500, but the one you have should go for quite a bit more due to a few obvious factors.

Yearbooks are very collectible. Check out this article. It actually mentions a Jackie Robinson yearbook getting over $2,000 at an auction.

http://sportales.com/baseball/ten-va...ool-yearbooks/

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Tyler -

Thanks for the link!!!

I've got to dig into my baseball library and do some research on Jackie's HS years as everything mentions Muir Tech including the article you linked:

Robinson’s 1937 senior yearbook, The Sequoian, from John Muir Technical High School, Pasadena, California, is always a crowd pleaser.

Which makes my friend's book even more interesting because it is also from 1937 only it is NOT the Sequoian - it is Campus from Pasadena Campus - and it mentions Jack Robinson being a 'Tech Transfer'.

Also, as I mentioned, the pictures show them wearing jerseys with PCG on the front - Pasadena Community College (where Jackie 1st attended college) - and talks about them playing other college teams.

Hmmmmm....

All the best -

Smitty

[flota89]

Good luck on your research. Either way, it looks to me like that book is worth over $500.

-Tyler