A big thanks to Brock G. for helping me pick up the one item I have sought after for so long - a pre-1910 Cornell Collared Baseball Uniform. Worn by Edwin Hamilton "Ham" Hastings on the 1906-1907 Cornell baseball teams. As if that were not enough, it includes his Cornell baseball coat!!
I have since been in very close touch with his granddaughter (who is now 74 years old) and who originally sold it to Brock. She has provided me with a treasure trove of information about "Ham" and the Hastings Family - including an original large cabinet photo of him in uniform, other copies of family photos and records, and a copy of the Hastings family lineage record with many pages of family history dating back to the 1700s. The Cornell library archives has also helped fill in some of the history of Edwin Hastings and his days at and following Cornell.
I have added much if this to my website where you can find a link to the Hastings page.
https://www.iyellcornell.com/highlights
Happy to share this with you all.
Best,
Joe