The
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, located in Cooperstown,
New York, is an independent nonprofit educational institution, dedicated to
fostering an appreciation of the historical development of baseball and its
impact on our culture by collecting, preserving, exhibiting and interpreting
its collections for a global audience as well as honoring those who have made
outstanding contributions to our National Pastime. Opening its doors for the
first time on June 12, 1939, the Hall of Fame has stood as the definitive
repository of the game's treasures and as a symbol of the most profound
individual honor bestowed on an athlete. It is every fan's "Field of
Dreams"--with its stories, legends and magic shared from generation to
generation.