The documentation in this collection contains biographical information gathered about Charles G. "Chick" Doak.
Charles G. "Chick" Doak (1884-1956) coached the NC State College baseball team from 1924 to 1939. In 1936, he wrote a book called Baseball! How to Play and Coach It. Lucia Messina is the granddaughter of Chick Doak.
Charles G. "Chick" Doak was born on 7 October 1884 in North Carolina. From 1908 to 1916 he played for minor league baseball teams in various North Carolina cities. He coached baseball at Guilford College (early 1910s), the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill (1915-1916), and Duke University (1920). At NC State College (which later became NC State University), he coached the baseball team from 1924 to 1939, and Doak Field there is named after him. In 1936, he wrote a book called Baseball! How to Play and Coach It. Coach Doak died on 21 April 1956 in Raleigh.
Lucia Messina is the granddaughter of Chick Doak.
The documentation in this collection contains biographical information gathered about Charles G. "Chick" Doak.
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[Identification of item], Lucia Messina Collection on Charles "Chick" Doak, MSS 00393, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
Gift of Lucia Messina, 2013 (Accession 2013.0137)
Processed by Todd Kosmerick, June 2013; machine-readable finding aid by Todd Kosmerick, June 2013; updated by Susan C. Rodriguez, 2016 January.
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[Identification of item], Lucia Messina Collection on Charles "Chick" Doak, MSS 00393, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
The NC State University Libraries generally claims only physical ownership of most Special Collections materials. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. Libraries staff are unable to advise on copyright and other legal matters; the user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Helpful resources for assessing copyright include Cornell Libraries' "Copyright Services: Copyright Term and the Public Domain" and copyright.gov. This collection may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information about identifiable living individuals, which may be protected under federal or state laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that there may be legal ramifications for disclosing this information.
The University Archives operates in accordance with the State Public Records Act, with unrestricted access to records not covered by state and federal statutes and regulations.