Lending Library
OPB is pleased to offer the Lending Library as a benefit to Cornerstone Society, President’s Council, and Wyllis Johnson Legacy Society members as well as OPB Business Partners. Now you may enjoy viewing or listening to your favorite programs at your convenience.
Members and Partners may borrow up to 2 items at a time for up to 21 days, at which time you simply drop the item in the mail using the envelope and postage provided. If the item you have selected is currently on loan, we will be happy to reserve it for you. We hope you enjoy this service.
Your Request List

How to use our online request form
  • · Click "Details / Add to list" to get a full description of a program.
  • · If you decide you would like to check out a program, click the "Add to Request List" button at the bottom of the detail page.
  • · You may continue browsing and add up to two items to your request list.
  • · When you are ready to check out, click "Check Out" from the bottom of your Request List.
  • · On the next page, select your OPB membership status from the pull-down menu.
  • · Enter your shipping/contact information and any comments you may have.
  • · Click the "Submit" button at the bottom of the page and your request will be on its way.
For more information or to select by phone:
If you're a Business Partner, please e-mail Lori Bernet or call 503.293.1950.
If you're a Cornerstone Society, President's Council or Wyllis Johnson Legacy Society member, please e-mail Julie Arnzen or call 503.977.7765.

Lending Library

A Service for OPB Cornerstone Members and Business Partners

Baseball, A Film by Ken Burns

Status: Available

Genre: History

Media: 9 VHS(s)

Duration: 18h 0m

OPB Production: No

Close Caption: No

Ken Burns tops himself with this epic of American history, told in "nine innings." The series spans 150 years when baseball was a game "one degree above mayhem," to the decades of glory and record-setting achievements, as well as the scandals, the bigotry and the big money. The First Inning: Our Game: 1840s-1900 The Second Inning: Something Like a War: 1900-1910 The Third Inning: The Faith of Fifty Million People: 1910-1920 The Fourth Inning: A National Heirloom: 1920-1930 The Fifth Inning: Shadow Ball: 1930-1940 The Sixth Inning: The National Pastime: 1940-1950 The Seventh Inning: The Capital of Baseball: 1950-1960 The Eighth Inning: A Whole New Ballgame: 1960-1970 The Ninth Inning: Home: 1970-Present

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