International Motor Racing Research Center
At Watkins Glen
HOLDINGS 1997-2006
Note: individual lists and detailed finding aids may be available for specific collections
97A1: Gene Dinkel Collection
John CastleÕs Plaque Board; timing and scoring books, entry lists, grid sheets, press kits, 1960s, 1970s; includes a computer simulation of the Watkins Glen circuit by the Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory
97A2: William Coykendall Collection
Flagging paddles used in Watkins Glen Grand Prix, 1953-1954
97A3: Eugene and Constance Birdsey Family Collection
Photographs, sketches, clippings, newsletters, and other papers relating to sports car racing, northeast United States. Also, glass trophies. (Denise LeVan and D.J. Goebel, donors)
97A4: Ralph Miller Video
Depicting scenes at a countryside corner of the 1948 Watkins Glen Grand Prix
97A5: Twenty Five Years at Speed
Video derived from original print of a British television documentary pertaining to the founding and history of the Watkins Glen Grand Prix, narrated by Brock Yates. (Cameron and Jean Argetsinger, donors)
97A6: Cameron and Jean Argetsinger Collection
Correspondence, photographs, clippings, and other papers, documents, and other items. Also Nicholas Watts prints, autographed
97A7: Keith and Alison Harmer Collection
SAE Transactions, 1929-1961; Tournament of Champions (film) [not converted to video]; also, program from the 1960 New York International Automobile Show
97A8: Thomas A. Emdy Collection
German Grand Prix programs and press release, 1961-1965; Watkins Glen Classic Program, 1962; also books, periodicals, and programs from other venues
97A9: Ian Marwick Photographic Slides, Programs
Watkins Glen original photography, c.1948-1955
97A10: William Burnett Programs and Tickets
Watkins Glen Grand Prix programs, and tickets to the viewing area at MillikenÕs Corner, 1948-1950
97A11: William McDougal Periodicals and Programs
Numerous titles covering European racing, Formula 1, and stock car racing, c. 1968-1995
98A1: Arthur J. Peck Video
Watkins Glen Grand Prix, 1948-1953; derived from 16mm film, depicting pre-race activities, races through downtown, festivities, personalities, and race cars
98A2: Robert H. Basso Collection
1935 Monaco Grand Prix Souvenir program, printed 1979
98A3: Herb Anastor Book Collection
Historical and reference books, Formula 1 and sports car racing
98A4: Ledyard Pfund Collection
Rare and reference books and periodicals including Sportwagen/Sportscar, ARCA and SCCA newsletters, code books and scrapbooks, 1935-1949
98A5: John Gorsline Collection
Press releases and team publicity packets, 1965-1990
98A6: Randy Malbone Collection
Rare and reference books chiefly concerned with Formula 1 drivers races, and history; European race posters, ephemera, calendars, correspondence, tickets, press releases; slides; videos of F1, Indianapolis, and other races and venues; also, elements from Formula 1 cars (Stewart and Peterson)
98A7: Dick Knudson Collection
Volumes relating exclusively to the MG; also technical drawings, correspondence, subject files, and photographs relating to the Kurtis Kraft roadster; MG works drawings; oral history CD transcripts from KnudsonÕs MG book; photographs; Sacred Octagon and Safety Fast periodicals. Photographs of Jim Clark and Count Carel de Beaufort, and an essay on the Colliers and ÒThe Birth of the American Sports Car Culture: When Motor Racing Was a Sport.Ó
98A8: Herrick A. Smith Photographs
Photographs of unique cars at the Watkins Glen Grand Prix, c. 1948; photographs taken at the 1956 New York Auto Show
98A9: Graham Hill Tribute Video
(David Rose, donor)
98A10: Bob and Sandra Leitzinger Book Collection
98A11: William Hartong Book Collection
98A12: Sally Swart Ñ Jim Clark Collection
Photographs, correspondence, and Clark ephemera
98A13: Greg Rickes Periodical, Program, and Book Collection
98A14: Bob Woodward Collection
Books, manuscripts relating to WoodwardÕs Cooper and J-A-P; also file on 1960 Huffaker-BMC MK1; also Cooper Club Newsletters; 1959-1963 Formula III Racing Notes; 1991-1992 Brabham Newsletters; programs, periodicals, and photocopies relating to Lotus
99A1: Nick Fraboni Collection
"The Corvette and Watkins Glen"; also programs, clippings, annuals
99A2: Fred Gamble Collection
Three distinct concentrations: ÒFred GambleÕs Racing CareerÓ documents Fred GambleÕs personal involvement in racing from 1947 Ð 1967 as a journalist, driver and corporate executive; ÒCAMORADI USAÓ documents the history of AmericaÕs first industry-backed racing team in World Championship racing that consisted of works Maseratis and Chevrolet Corvettes; ÒGoodyear: the Early YearsÓ focuses on GambleÕs role in winning sponsorship from Goodyear in 1959 for the CAMORADI USA racing team through GambleÕs career as Director of International Racing, 1963 Ð 1967. Includes correspondence, photographs, and other printed material. Also, a Brabham/Hulme steering wheel display case commemorating GoodyearÕs first two Formula One wins, 1966 and 1967 INDIVIDUAL GUIDE AVAILABLE
99A3: Darrell Dean Video
Narrated video taken at Watkins Glen pit and paddock, 1954-1980
99A4: Joe Tierno Videos
MG, Allard, Lister Banquet, 11 Sept. 1998 at Watkins Glen International; also 1996 tour of Nuvolari Museum, Ferrari Museum, Alfa Romeo Museum, and the Leonardi DaVinci Museum
99A5: Werner Winter Collection
Nrburgring magazines and programs, 1927-1979 and editions 1 and 2, 1971 and edition 2, 1972 of Hockenheimring magazine
99A6: Edwin C. Waterhouse Collection
Periodicals and books, 1912-c.1950; scrapbooks, clipping file and subject files, 1920-c.1950, including Indianapolis articles; engineering files. Also booklets of regulations and competition rules for various sanctioning bodies, with yearbooks and summaries; Indianapolis programs and Floyd Clymer yearbooks INDIVIDUAL GUIDE AVAILABLE
99A7: Bud Mack Collection
Periodicals, programs, brochures, grid charts and other printed material; also miscellaneous manuscripts, brochures, correspondence, fliers
99A8: Mal and Charlotte Currie Collection
Films and videos, Watkins Glen races, including Formula 1, Motorcycle, SCCA, Indycar, NASCAR and others, 1952-1979; [not converted to video] Also, proclamations relating to racing at Watkins Glen; books, a video, and periodicals; and photo-scrapbooks on Watkins Glen races and cars. Also, audiocassette 1972 (Cevert, Economaki, Revson, Fittipaldi) and photo-finish film, 1972
99A9: Bill Milliken Collection:
Books, periodicals, code and rule books, clippings, programs, race posters, and other printed material relating to racing in Europe and the United States, c. 1930 and following; also a photograph of Bill and Doug Milliken in his Bugatti at the 50th Anniversary celebration at Watkins Glen; also, MillikenÕs helmet visor (1940s and 1950s); and a transcript of a talk by Milliken ÒFour-Wheel Drive Miller Car.Ó INDIVIDUAL GUIDE AVAILABLE
99A10: Jim Scaptura Collection
Periodicals, programs, special editions, press packets and photo packs, 1953-1984. Posters and prints. Includes photographs by Ray Harrow of cars, personalities, and scenes at Watkins Glen races. Also an essay describing ScapturaÕs growing up in Watkins Glen and his impressions of the Grand Prix, and an interview of John Cafaro by Jerry Burton relating to the Corvette
99A11: Guy Abbate Collection
Including books, videos, manuscript material, programs and peridocals. Also, extensive material relating to AbbateÕs sponsorship of the Century Race and Motorsports team
99A12: Robert Tarlach Collection
Instant Replay periodicals; photographs; also painting by W.K. Gilbert (West McLaren-Mercedes F1: David Coulthard). Includes videos of shows in which TarlachÕs work has appeared, a show catalog, and a Tarlach press guide
99A13: Spence Periodical Collection
99A14: Pettengill Collection
Periodicals, press kits, programs, and other printed material
99A15: Robert S. Critchell Collection
Periodicals and programs (includes "The Story of Lotus" by Ian H. Smith) [photocopy]
99A16: Robert N. Edgett Films
1961-1965, Bridgehampton and Lime Rock [not converted to video]
99A17: Mike Rand Video and Audio Collection
[not converted to video] includes slides.
99A18: Double Fifty Program
Multiply autographed program of the 1998 "50 Years of Porsche" event celebrating Watkins GlenÕs fiftieth year of racing (Frederick Schwab, donor)
99A19: Ray Boldt Photography Collection
Photographing the Racers; Peter Helck invitations; original photographs
99A20: Ron Nelson Photographs
Featuring Stirling Moss, Jack Brabham and Phil Hill, Dan Gurney, Graham Hill
99A21: Life Magazine Article
Text and photographs describing the fatal 1952 accident at Watkins Glen Grand Prix
99A22: Charles Button Scrapbook
Scrapbook of newspaper clippings, 1948-1959, relating to the Watkins Glen races (Kay Drake, donor)
99A23: Helen Taylor Gascon Collection
Two photographs and several autographs obtained at the 1950 and 1951 Watkins Glen Grands Prix, including the Colliers and Dave Garroway
99A24: Alan Isselhard Collection
Watkins Glen dash plates, 1972-1980; a photograph of Tex Hopkins racing; and a Jack Kochman Hell Drivers poster; also, photocopies of the program from the Alexandria Bay ÒRound the HousesÓ Road Races, 1936, 1938; includes six photographs of the 1953 ÔMiddle courseÕ races at Watkins Glen; and the Daytona Beach News-Journal of 19 February, 2001 relating to the death of Dale Earnhardt.
99A25: Mrs. Byron Spence Periodicals
Bulb Horn and Antique Auto Magazine
99A26: Colorado Area Racing Scrapbook
1939-1940 scrapbook of newspaper clippings, relating chiefly to the Lakeside Amusement Park Racing Stadium, Denver Colorado (Shelley R. Seaholm, donor)
99A27: Peter Helck 1950 Calendar Prints
99A28: Watkins Glen Grand Prix Committee/Corporation Records
Correspondence, requests for tickets and press credentials, etc.
99A29: Watkins Glen Motor Racing Research Library Opening Brochure Autographed by Jackie Stewart, Helen Stewart, et al.
99A30: George J. Miller Collection
Correspondence from Briggs Cunningham and Carroll Shelby; Photographs. (photocopies)
99A31: Bob Gillespie Collection
Thunder in the Glen coloring book, and an interview with Bill Milliken.
99A32: Jim Stayton Collection
Prose fiction; "Chicken Marengo," a fanciful account of the personal reflections of a series of motor racing adventures; autographed USGP program, 1965; broadsides; and race programs, 1952-1957 (Sullivan County, Giants Despair, etc)
99A33: George Huntoon Collection
Books, programs, periodicals, manuscript material; 1951 LeMans program
99A34: Paul G. Baxter Collection; Photographs of Bisignano Paintings
99A35: Motorsport Ephemera Collection
Dash plaques, race tickets, decals, license plates, a Graham Hill autograph, etc.
99A36: International Motor Racing Research Center at Watkins Glen Records
Photographs and videos of the libraryÕs construction, groundbreaking, dedication; also articles in the press relating to the library (Jim Scaptura, Rick Hughey, and others). Also, autographed photographs of the drivers who comment appreciatively on the library on the WGMRRL website (Dyson, Redman, Haywood, Murry, Rahal, Baldwin). Also photographs taken at Center events, starting in 1997 (See Photographs Index).
99A37: Mary Smallwood Churchill Thesis
A senior honors thesis prepared for the Department of Anthropology at Cornell University employing an only slightly disguised discussion of the founding of the Grand Prix in Watkins Glen (Salubria)
99A38: Watkins Glen Grand Prix Miscellany
Publications, photographs, race results, clippings and ephemera. Includes New York State Senate no. 2325 in recognition of the fiftieth anniversary of racing in Watkins Glen, adopted in Senate on January 13, 1998
99A39: Carl Goodwin Motorsport Articles
99A40: Vintage Sports Car Club of America Records 1959-62; 1999-2000
99A41: ARCA Annual, 1937
99A42: Paul Angelo Book Collection
99A43: John F. Cadwallader Print
Depicting his participation in the 1996 "London to Brighton Run," a reliability trial celebration of the 1896 event
99A44: Ted Marks Collection
Automobile Quarterly and other titles; also Mounted photographs of Grand Prix drivers, c. 1970s; framed Gold Leaf Team Lotus, and British Grand Prix materal. Includes photographs of racing at Watkins Glen, 1959-1960 (Avery Ackley, photographer). Also Carms and others motorsports cards, Speedway price guides for cards, postcards of Cevert at Watkins Glen. Includes A Short History of Racing published by Kendall
99A45: Watkins Glen Historical Postcard Set
(Bert Roberts, donor)
99A46: IMSA Records
Administrative records and files; periodicals; driver press kits; photographs; videos; paintings; books; media files; scrapbooks; event files; clippings; result records; and other records INDIVIDUAL GUIDE AVAILABLE
99A47: Robert Gillespie Paintings
Depicting George Weaver at MillikenÕs Corner in 1948
99A48: Jonathan Ambrose Circuit Paintings
Depicting Monza and original Watkins Glen circuits
99A49: Jim Stansfield Photographs
Depicting the first turn and other venues at the 1950 Watkins Glen Grand Prix (in the company of John and Peg Bishop)
99A50: Associated Press News Photo Library/Wide World Photos Photographs
News photographs relating to American and European motor racing, showing events at Indianapolis, Monte Carlo, and other courses, and featuring Nuvolari, Fangio, and many others (courtesy of Associated Press News Photo Library/Wide World Photos)
99A51: Andrew S. Hartwell Article
Discussing the re-birth of American road racing in Watkins Glen, and the Watkins Glen Motor Racing Research Library
99A52: British Racing DriversÕ Club Records, 1949
Daily Express Regulations and Instructions to Officials relating to racing at Silverstone
99A53: Automobile Racing Club of America, 1936
Road racing regulations
99A54: Dale Miller Book Collection
99A55: Robert M. Doty Collection
Prints, negatives, proof sheets related to antique car rallies and sports car racing in New England; periodicals, catalogs, newsletters, pamphlets; books, some autographed; Brabham autographed pit pass; and other items
99A56: Tex HopkinsÕ Lavender Suit
Used by Hopkins in his flamboyant starts of U.S Grands Prix (Stacey Hopkins, donor)
99A57: Rare Program Collection
Rare and contemporary race and event programs (non-Watkins Glen) [note: programs may also be found in numerous other collections] (Bill Milliken, chief donor) INDIVIDUAL GUIDE AVAILABLE
99A58: ÒDriverÕs MeetingÓ A fine art print by Sandra Leitzinger
(Glenda Gephart, donor)
99A59: Brete Hannaway Photographs
Showing Hannaway in his race cars, 1950s
99A60: W. C. Harding Collection
Photographs depicting racing at Watkins Glen downtown, including photographs of engines and unique cars. Digital images available. Also, a selection of enameled badges and a ca. 1950 racing helmet and gloves
99A61: Watkins Glen 1948 Grand Prix Interview with John Paul Stack Ð Audiorecordings
(Anne Elder, donor)
99A62: David Mount Collection
Including Goodyear Motorsports Club materials.
99A63: Speedvision Films
(see Video List)
99A64: Print, Three Ferrari P3s at Daytona, 1967
(Edward S. DeCortin of PRFA, donor)
99A65: Dave Hoffman Collection
Motorsports timing devices, c.1940s-1950s. Also, financial and manuscript material relating to the Watkins Glen Grand Prix Corporation, 1971-1973, and periodicals
99A66: SCCA Publications: Sportwagen/Sportscar
99A67: Rare Watkins Glen Programs
99A68: Michael Keyser Collection
Print: Battle of the Titans Porsche vs. Ferrari, 1970 LeMans; also, The Speed Merchants publicity; programs; books, photographs, and CDs
99A69: Seamus McGillicuddy Periodical Collection
Racer magazines
99A70: Press Kits
Team and corporation published and distributed information; NASCAR, Trans-Am, sports cars, and other genres
99A71: SCCA Woolf Barnato Trophy and Carl Haas Cup
Deaccessioned, 1/2003. Barnato trophy returned to the SCCA
99A72: John Fitch Collection
Papers relating to FitchÕs career as a safety designer and consultant, with particular emphasis on the ÔCunninghamÕ inertial barrier, and the displaceable guardrail; also a video ÒThe State of RacingÓ
99A73: George Herschell MG Prints
99A74: Frank DeMaio Models
Including six autographed Porsches (Haywood, Bell, Redman, Elford, et al); includes other cars
99A75: Jan Hyde Collection
Books, artwork, periodicals, including several framed cutaways; also a Cosworth DFX cutaway jigsaw puzzle
99A76: Susann Miller Porsche/John Kelly Collection
Porsche; John Luke Kelly memorial service brochure; Kelly Memorial Trophy 1972
99A77: Geoffrey Bodine Collection
Car set-up specifications, notes, observations, and textual interpretation relating to pit strategy and other matters for BodineÕs car at the victorious 1996 Bud at the Glen
99A78: Michael McPeek Papers
Incuding correspondence from Dan Gurney and Bob Bondurant; photographs; and clippings (Phil Chartrand, donor)
99A79: Jim Hayes Collection
Including scrapbooks (c.1950s) from Howard Wolery featuring Lockbourne, OH, Lawrenceville, IL, Courtland, AL and Sebring, FL (selected images son CD); rare periodicals; video of Westwood (Vancouver BC) vintage racing; and a book collection with a concentration on driving technique. Also, a photo CD depicting road racing at East Coast venues, ca. 1967
99A80: Denise McCluggage Photograph
ÒS. Moss, DriverÓ (Denise McCluggage, donor)
99A81: MG Prints (TA, TF, TC, TD)
(Bob Grunau, donor)
99A82: James M. Leson Drawings ÒThe Business EndÓ and ÒSuper Duper CooperÓ
(James M. Leson, donor)
99A83: Earnhardt Prints and Irvin Press Release
(Kirk A. Eskild, donor)
99A84: Mike Burt Collection
Including photographs of the Watkins Glen Grands Prix, c. 1950-1963
99A85: T.J. Tristan Collection
Photographs, periodicals, press kits, books, ephemera, posters, commercial promotions, and other material relating to motor racing, 1970s-1990s
99A86: Robert H. Deull Collection
Ecurie Pip driving suit; Smalley tech inspection card; grid sheet, and photocopies
99A87: USRRC Records
Correspondence, minutes, email, regulations, bulletins, and other administrative material relating to the United States Road Racing ChampionshipÕs sanctioning activities and operations, 1997-1999
99A88: Watkins Glen International Records
Press releases and other administrative records, press materials, race results and posters. Includes NASCAR Request for payment from Mike Helton [restricted until 4 august 2005]
99A89: Charles Knapp Collection
Programs, posters, clippings, magazines, photographs, press releases, books, tickets and ephemera, and other printed material; includes Grand Prix promotional booklet. Chiefly Watkins Glen
99A90: Baird Foster Austin-Healey Collection
Including Austin Healey books; Donald Mitchell Healey C.B.E. commemorative plate; Chatter; Healey Marque periodicals; also, autographed print, ÒDawn Ð Bonneville Salt Flats, 1956Ó featuring Donald M. Healey
99A91: Jrgen Barth Porsche Collection
Including Porsche books (German), media guide, and an audiorecording, ÒPorsche SoundÓ; also Porsche technical manuals and homologation forms
99A92: Planning Map, Watkins Glen Grand Prix, 1951
(Marjorie J. Hunt, donor)
99A93: Bob Kelchner Collection
Including Sebring Corners Ð March 1961 (LP) and Watkins Glen ephemera
99A94: Martin Gillette Periodical and Program Collection
Featuring western New York State tracks and publications, stock car racing, 1964-1966
99A95: Lee Dykstra Collection
DykstraÕs original technical drawings of Chevrolet GT Monzas; CAN-AM, Trans-Am Mustang, CAC2, etc. Also blueprints, test computations and results, and other records.
99A96: Frank Churchill Periodical Collection
(Dick Knudson, donor)
99A97: Grand American Road Racing Records
Including media kits, license applications, event entry forms, information and specifications, and ephemera; also two posters for the Grand American Milestones exhibition, signed by John Fitch
99A98: David Reininger Media Guide Collection
Media guides, NHRA, IRL, NASCAR, USAC, CART, 1999
99A99: Jon Martens Periodical and Program Collection
99A100: SCCA CornerworksÕ Flagging Information
(Sandy Frank-Nolan, donor)
99A101: Lew Durland Collection
Including autographed photographs (Phil Hill, Stirling Moss, Denise McCluggage, Mario Andretti, Ken Tyrrell, Bill Milliken, and Greg LeMond) audiocassette of ÒThe Legends SpeakÓ 11 September 1998, CD recordings of ÒThe Legends SpeakÓ 11 September 1998, 10 September 1999, 7 September 2001 6 September 2002, Bill Milliken ÒCenter ConversationsÓ 12-2-2000, and miscellaneous interviews.
99A102: Bud Faust Materials
(Tom Gunshannon, donor)
99A103: John D. Weaver Print of Ronnie Peterson
99A104: Root Family Collection
Periodicals, printed material, programs, catalogs, books, and films, 1908-1992
INDIVIDUAL GUIDE PENDING
99A105: Fred German Material
Race Communications Association newsletter, and obituary material on Fred German; includes a holiday card (painting by Homer Dasey) depicting a flagging station; also volunteer trophies
99A106: Sam Posey Calendar
Depicting futuristic race cars.
99A107: Hugh Baird Collection
Including Roz Rosintoski Photographs, featuring sports cars at numerous venues in the Northeast and Virginia, c. 1990s; also, periodicals, photo-plaque
00A1: George Webster NASCAR and CART Press kits
Media kits, programs, subject files, results lists, and other material, c. 1989-1998. Includes some IMSA, ARCA, and SCCA material; also, video and audio cassettes, clippings, sponsor kits, programs, and a ÒCorrespondentÕs HandbookÓ
00A2: Wally Mackenzie Essay
An account of a trip to the 1999 Monaco Grand Prix by Mackenzie and three of his three friends
00A3: Moore/Brown Photographs
Stirling Moss, Jim Clark, and Colin Chapman (Jacques Vaucher, donor)
00A4: 1967 Badger 200 Documentation
Video and grid sheets of David T. Rex, administrator of the race at Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.
00A5: Arnold Landvoigt Collection
Newspaper articles (1921-1927) relating to hillclimbs in the Utica, New York area; includes an interview with S. Robert McRorie relating to LandvoigtÕs 1926 Pontiac Boat Tail Racer. Also, images of the Pontiac as it raced in the 1920s and today.
00A6: Research Library Video Collection
VHS videos on a wide variety of motorsport topics. Videos may be attributed to individual collections. INDIVIDUAL GUIDE AVAILABLE
00A7: WSKG Film ÒThe Street YearsÓ
Documentary film relating to the 1948-1952 Grand Prix road races in Watkins Glen, including interviews, historic footage, analysis, and investigation of the cultural context and affects of the races on the citizens of the community
00A8: Ed Wilkins Book Collection
00A9: Gordon E. White Collection
Including the Leo Goossen Archive index; ÒOffy SoundsÓ from the 16th Street Speedway, Indianapolis, 1955; and books
00A10: Joe Weber Collection
Including clippings, correspondence, and articles relating to WeberÕs sports car racing career at Palm Springs, Torrey Pines, Santa Ana, Orange Empire, and Put-In-Bay Ohio (with Dr. Sam Shepherd).
00A11: Jim Bowie Collection
Including books, posters, models and ephemera, an Indianapolis Speedway brick, media publications, and other material.
00A12: Fred Stevenson Collection
Relating to Lotus cars and racing, including annuals, press kits, booklets, photographs, brochures, decals and other ephemera, annuals, and a movie film
00A13: Sautter Family Collection
Films, photographs, and slides relating to racing at Bridgehampton, Long Island, c. 1952-1953
00A14: Ice Racing Collection
ÒIce Racing 2000Ó and ÒIce Racing 2001Ó videos; also, CNYIRA results, and Adirondack Motor Enthusiasts Club newsletter (Casey Creamer, donor)
00A15: Ecurie Clod Driving Suit
(John Cudmore, donor)
00A16: Vintage Sports Car Drivers Association Records
Newsletters and promotional information, 2000
00A17: Wolfgang Klopfer Essay on Formula 5000
00A18: Terry Clark Collection of Tazio Nuvolari Items
Including a leather helmet, goggles, NuvolariÕs wristwatch, the Nuvolari Family Powder Bucket Trophy, and an autographed postcard [items on loan, save latter]
00A19: Roger Holman Collection
Print of Tazio Nuvolari in an Alfa Romeo and Manfred Von Brauchitsch in a Mercedes Benz at the 1935 German Grand Prix at Nrburgring.
00A20: Frank Allocca Collection
Portfolios of drawings by Walter Gotschke and Peter Helck; Also, 764 photographs, chiefly relating to races at Watkins Glen, 1950-1952, and in Massachusetts.
00A21: Charles Sibley Slides
Showing various unique angles of the street races at Watkins Glen (Margaret Sibley, donor)
00A22: SothebyÕs, ChristiesÕs, Coys and others Fine Art and Automotive Auction Catalogs
00A23: Corporate Motorsports Collection
Including Speedway Motorsports, Inc. and Racing Champions Corporation annual reports, 1999. Includes presentation packages relating to corporate sponsorship; promotional material; NASCAR World brochure packages; and other material developed to conjoin racing and commerce.
00A24: Joe Jennings Collection
Media guides (1990-1999), various series; and periodicals
00A25: Bob and Kay Johnson Book Collection
00A26: Fangio and Nuvolari Photo Collage
(Bruce Heitman, donor)
00A27: Mike Fitzgerald Corvette Collection (Given in Memory of Nick Fraboni)
Corvette News and Corvette; also, Corvette shop manuals, catalogs, films, and calendars. Collection includes race programs, press kits, periodicals, monographs, and ephemera. Also, periodicals, and information relating to the USGP, Indianpolis, 2000
00A28: 1937 Paris Auto Show Poster
An art deco representation of a Type 57 Bugatti. [Also, the first five programs from the Monterey Historic races, 1974-1978] (Dic and Janet Van der Feen, donors; restoration endowed by Joe Hish)
00A29: Tucker Family Book Collection
(Susan Dolan Tucker and Barbara M. Dolan, donors of Tom TuckerÕs book collection)
00A30: Matthew C. Perry Collection
Programs, posters, photographs, books, press kits, calendars, and ephemeral items. Venues include Watkins Glen, Indianapolis, Lime Rock, Pocono, Riverside, and others; many programs are autographed. (1960-1986)
00A31: Leo Levine Collection
Rare woodcuts of historical Mercedes-Benz cars
00A32: Frank Spena, Jr. Drag Racing Collection
Including periodicals, brochures, and trading cards
00A33: Bill Bradshaw Collection
Including books; also, on loan, the Carl Haas Cup, a painting, and race program
00A34: Race Communications Association Collection
A Robert Gillespie original oil depicting Fred German (founder of RCA) and Whitey Bennett; service plaques; a bullhorn used by Bill Bradshaw and others
00A35: John Richardson Collection
Including an LP Grand Prix of the United States, commentary by Stirling Moss; programs, posters, and other material
00A36: Jim Chely Photographs
Depicting Jacques Villeneuve at the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, April, 2000; and Mario Andretti at Watkins Glen testing the 1979 John Player Special, May 2000
00A37: Ray Heppenstall Collection
Photographs, subject files, books, and other material relating to and deriving from HeppenstallÕs career as a driver and designer, with especial reference to the Howmet turbine car. Includes an oral history interview.
00A38: Steve Bieler Collection
Including CART team publicity, and periodicals.
00A39: Bill and Will Arlow Collection
Books, periodicals, videos, and programs
00A40: Robert Harr Collection
Programs, posters, slides, photographs
00A41: Sheepshead Bay Racing, 1919 Photographs
Depicting Ralph DePalma and Howdy Wilcox practicing for the 14 July 1919 100 mile race at Sheepshead Bay on a board track. Digital images available (John B. Ridings, donor)
00A42: June Gurnett Stirling Moss Letter
Manuscript agreement signed by Moss relating to his participation in the Mexican Grand Prix of 1961, stipulating the conditions of his appearance. (Provenance: from the papers of Daniel J. Gurnett)
00A43: Rick Hughey Collection
Including Twelve Little Race Cars by Scott and Judy Pruett and the video Competition Corvettes
00A44: Travis and Nick Phoenix Collection
Including books and material relating to the Fiftieth Anniversary of Oswego Speedway (Travis and Nick Phoenix, donors)
00A45: Tom Batrowny Thesis
History of Watkins Glen Grand Prix
00A46: Jim Bisignano Painting, 1964 Watkins Glen Start
(Harry Suits, donor)
00A47: Mark Moquist Photographs
Character studies, candid shots, and action photographs relating to racing personalities and racing cars, 1972-1999, featuring Senna, Mansell, Andretti, Berger, Moore, and many others
00A48: New York State Department of Transportation Documentation Relating to the 1948 Watkins Glen Grand Prix
00A49: International Speedway Corporation Records and ISC Publishing Photographs
Including a presentation package depicting the demographics and financial context of American motorsports industry, and a prospectus for ÒKansas City International Speedway.Ó Photographs showing cars, drivers, personalities, and scenes from sports car racing at the Daytona International Speedway
00A50: Paul Zimmerman Print Collection
Including Michael Turner print of Dan Gurney, and Graham Turner print of Phil Hill, both at Spa, June 18th, 1961 and 1967
00A51: Arthur J. Roberts Collection
Including Auto Course 1951, 1952, 1953 and photographs form Watkins Glen and Bridgehampton, ca. 1950s
00A52: Denver Cornett MG Collection
Including a drawing by John Fitch of a Competititon MG
00A53: Cannonball Baker Classic Records and One Lap 2001 Route Book
Including route sheets and ephemera relating to the September 2000 event
00A54: Roger Blanchard print
ÒMario Andretti John Player Lotus, U.S. Gran PrixÓ
00A55: Helen Jacques Collection
Including original photographs of racing at Watkins Glen c.1956-1957; programs; correspondence; SCCA organizational charts (Theodore Griswold, donor)
00A56: Mary Ten Eyck Photographs
Including candid images of Jim Clark and others
00A57: John Bishop Collection
Including an original oil by Thornton-Elliott
00A58: Rebecca Hobbs Thesis
Safety in Formula One Motor Racing 1950-1997 - A Sociological Perspective and Analysis of Media Reporting of Fatalities MSc in the Sociology of Sport, University of Leicester, England
00A59: Randall Cook Collection
Including books,periodicals, photographs with an emphasis on documentation of Saab racing efforts
00A60: Richard Wiece Collection
Including a 1928 Indianapolis 500 race program
00A61: Augie Pabst Collection
Michael Turner ArtistÕs Proof of Augie Pabst in the Scarab (1991)
00A62: Glen Region SCCA Book Collection
00A63: Brock Yates Collection
Including books, periodicals, race programs, media guides, film and artwork
00A64: Deborah Hull Photographs
Depicting stock car racing, Syracuse area, and MillikenÕs corner at Watkins Glen, c. 1950-1956
00A65: Roger Curtis Collection
Books, artwork, models, photographs, media guides, Watkins Glen race course blueprints, and motorsport ephemera. Also, subject files and marketing notebooks deriving from CurtisÕ work in marketing for DeWalt, Makita, and Clabber Girl race teams
00A66: Watkins Glen Grand Prix Historic Committee Records
Including correspondence, notes, lists, and other printed material relating to the CommitteeÕs work, with special reference to the Walk of Fame. Some material derives from Jim Scaptura. (Jim Scaptura, donor)
00A67: Mark Hamilton Collection
Several hundred photographs and five 8mm films depicting racing at Mid-Ohio, Indianapolis, and Watkins Glen, 1970s-1980s
00A68: Don Capps Research Collection
Consisting of drafts, image files, articles, and technical and historical research material of motorsport historian Don Capps. Subjects include Maserati, Lancia, Vanwall, German F2, and other marque histories, and American championship racing. Material appeared in Atlas F1 and 8W.
00A69: Steve Oosterling Collection
Artwork (Mansell in a Ferrari, Graham Hill in a Gold Leaf Lotus, and other pieces). Includes original oils on loan (LeMans, Daytona, etc.)
00A70: David Porter Collection
Including photographs of racing at Watkins Glen, late 1940s-1970; also, contemporary periodicals relating to racing in Watkins Glen
00A71: Northern New Jersey Porsche Club of America Records
Ephemera relating to NNJ PCA
00A72: John Osborn Collection
Including books and issues of Corvette News and other Corvette publications
00A73: South American Formule Libre Races 1946-1952
Results of such races as the I Gran Premio del General Juan Peron won by Luigi Villoresi, and the Quinta da Boa Vista won by Fangio (Anthony Kaye, compiler and donor)
00A74: Hank Kimball Collection
Various photographs, collages, maps, ephemeral items, and other items relating chiefly to Watkins Glen; some photographs by Richard C. Carpenter (digital images available). (Some items on loan/permanent loan)
00A75: Marolyn and Bob Rogers Collection
Race posters (Laguna Seca, Ritz-Carlton Amelia Island Councours dÕElegance, San Diego, etc.) 1992-2000
00A76: Thomas Stamp Collection
Periodicals, programs, pamphlets and other printed materials. Includes the 356 Registry and the program for the Inaugural Bridgehampton Races, 1957
00A77: Tom Brownell Collection
Periodicals, books, and other printed material
00A78: Lawrence Berman Collection
Including Sherwood Johnston and Briggs Cunningham, Jr. race histories
00A79: 1967 Repco Brabham BT-24 Documentation
Photographs, race history, technical information, vehicle identity form, and other documentation of the 1967 Brabham Contemporary car is recognized as a replica (John B. Dimmer, compiler and donor)
00A80: Jochen Rindt Collection
Books, photographs, and ephemera relating to Jochen Rindt, with reference to the Rindt Museum inVienna (Rob Hughes, Donor)
00A81: Nancy Kelly Collection
Including photographs and slides depicting cars, races, and individuals at Watkins Glen, c. 1951-1957
00A82: Automobile Show Programs
Including the New York Auto Show, 1960, and others
00A83: Society of Automotive Historians, Inc. Records
Membership directories, and other published material
01A1: Miscellaneous Printed Motorsports Material and Ephemera
Including a wide array of printed materail ancillary to motorsports, including programs, directories, brochures, catalogs, fliers, magazines, photographs, advertisements, ephemeral items
01A2: Helen-Marie Sipperley Oral History
SCCA worker in the 1960s and the first woman to work in the pits at Watkins Glen. Also worked race registration.
(Tape located in Center Conversations collection, 02A1 Box 1)
01A3: Jaguar Model
¼ scale HSBC Formula 1 Jaguar
01A4: Bill Argetsinger Photograph Collection
Featuring published and candid, annotated photographs of motor racing personalities and cars, chiefly at Watkins Glen
01A5: 1971-1972 Ferrari Model
1/12th scale (John Eustace, donor)
01A6: Thom Montanari Collection
Including ÒDanbury Racearena Ð Remember WhenÓ depicting modified teams, drivers, and cars
01A7: John Alfieri Program Collection
Including programs from Spa, Nrburgring, and Rheims, 1957-1959
01A8: Elliott Forbes-Robinson Career Statistics
(Dave Arnold, compiler)
01A9: Olivier Beroud Photographs
Featuring LeMans, Magny Cours, and other venues; includes candid photographs and slides of Paul Tracy and others, the LeMans Museum, and transporters at Magny Cours.
01A10: NASCAR Publications
Including the 2001 Rule Book
01A11: Fred Losee Race History
Including photographs, race results, entry lists, clippings, publication articles, and a history of LoseeÕs Austin Healey 100 (Robert Griffin, donor)
01A12: Academic Essays on Motorsport
Articles and abstracts appearing in Visions in Leisure and Business with articles by Mark D. Howell, Thomas Siebenaler, David Groves, Kathleen Munger and others, relating to the cultural and social aspects of racing, and its popularity and marketing, with especial reference to NASCAR
01A13: Ray Oliver Watkins Glen Collection
Photographs, ephemera, and other material relating chiefly to racing and vintage racing at Watkins Glen International
01A14: Formula 5000 Press Releases and USGP Newsfilm, 1972-73
Including photographs, press releases, and film (Rita Redder, donor)
01A15: Gary Fisk Collection
Including California race programs c. 1950 Ð 1992 and books
01A16: Andrew Rheude Collection
Including books, slides, and race programs, chiefly Mid-Ohio
01A17: Dale Earnhardt Newspaper Articles
Relating to the seven-time NASCAR championÕs death in February 2001
01A18: Jack Walter Collection
Including periodicals and programs, 1950s-1970s
01A19: Howard Robin Collection
Including issues of Road & Track, Car and Driver, Motor Trend
01A20: Larry Kessler Collection
Photograph, Brian Redman in the No. 10 NART Ferrari, 1974 Watkins Glen Can-Am
01A21: Tom James Collection
Including promotional posters relating to Mercedes Benz victories (1955), one signed by Stirling Moss; Solitude Grand Prix road circuit poster (1963); a Jim Clark visor; ISO-Marlboro wing element; Lotus 97 model (Senna); and a clipping relating to Nurburgring, 1954.
01A22: Marty Laux Collection
Checkered flag, autographed with Watkins Glen winners exclusively and a copy of American Racing: Road Racing in the 50s and 60s (Burnside), annotated.
01A23: Thomas Bertsch Collection
Including photographs of Watkins Glen racing c. 1951; race programs for the 1968 Michigan 250 and the 1969 Michigan International Can-Am; Road America Yearbooks for 1957 and 1958 and press kits for the Olsonite Eagle c. 1974
01A24: Lester Robinson Collection
Including periodicals, books and pamphlets
01A25: Ernie Scheeder Collection
Including Coventry Climax workshop manuals and a 1963 Ferrari Yearbook
01A26: David Ward Collection
Including fine art prints, ephemera and miniature replicas of racing cars
01A27: Gavin Allard Collection
Including sales brochures, articles and photographs of Allard automobiles
01A28: John Longwell Collection
Including film from the Watkins Glen Grand Prix c. 1948
01A29: Beth Niewenhous Collection
Including film form the 1950 Watkins Glen Races, taken by her uncle, Charles Niewenhous
01A30: Chris Gill Collection
Including an interview with Phil Hill, May 17, 2001
01A31: Phyllis Kordula Collection
Including scrap books featuring racing venues across New York State, ca. 1930s Ð 1950s. (c/o Dennis Morrissey)
01A32: MG Car Club, Western New York Centre Collection
Photographs depicting road racing at Bridgehampton c. 1950, also, a collection of plaques from Watkins Glen and other north east venues
02A1: Center Conversations
Recorded talks from the monthly Center Conversations speaker series. Some transcripts available. The 2001 speakers: Bill Green, Rick Hughey, George Caruso, Jean Argetsinger, James Scaptura, Bob Gillespie, J.C. Argetsinger, John Fitch, Butch Leitzinger, Chris Szwedo, Brock Yates. The 2002 speakers: Kevin Edgley, Corinne Stapleton, Peter McManus, Bill Bauman, Adrian Ketchum, Jim Forno, Ray Oliver, Bill Green, Lyn St. James, Dick Cosgrove, Celestia Thurston, Bill Green. The 2003 speakers: Al Robinson, Lew Parks, Anne Gilson, Billy Youngman, Gary Doyle, Don and Tom Coon, Scott Welliver, Bill Green, Doug Nye, Kirk House. The 2004 speakers: Roger Holman, Bill Green, Frank Spena, Gary Morgan, Warren Agor, Briggs Cunningham III and John Fitch, Leonard Miller, Keith Kelly, Bill Milliken and Virginia Close. The 2005 speakers: Bill Green, Steven Rossini and Angelo Lisuzzo. Series continues on a monthly basis (See also: individual speakerÕs collection)
02A2: Robert Kelly Collection
Including Winston Cup annual publications
02A3: Steven Silverstein Collection
VHS copies of three films: Sebring, 1963; Del Mar, 1963; and Paramount Ranch, Ca. 1957 (compiled by Davey Jordan)
02A4: Kevin Hughey Collection
Including books, and photographs depicting Howmet racing cars, George WeaverÕs Maserati RI, and James Garner with Carroll Shelby
02A5: Jim Forno Collection
Including photographs from Edwin E. ÒSpankyÓ Smith
02A6: Osgood Collection
Articles featuring the Osgood faimilyÕs participation in racing
02A7: Fred German/RCA Collection
Including photographs, correspondence, original art and ephemera
02A8: James Lisle Collection
Including slides from Watkins Glen, c. 1970s through 1990s
02A9: Ralph Price Collection
Including periodicals and ephemera
02A10: Edward G. Buck Collection
Including a CD featuring the Ermini sports racing car
02A11: Robert G. Barlow Collection
Including periodicals, race programs, posters, and ephemera
02A12: Peter Brohl Collection
Including a Lotus team jacket c. 1974
02A13: Dave Adams Collection
Including a Triumph advertising poster
02A14: Robert Hubbard Collection
Including articles on the HANS safety device
02A15: Ben Hendee Collection
Original artwork depicting Dan Gurney and an Eagle racing car at Watkins Glen
02A16: Albert Schmidt Collection
Racing programs from the Indianapolis 500 and Road America
02A17: Mark Cassebeer Collection
16mm film of the 1952 races in Watkins Glen
02A18: Bill and Barbara Moran Collection
Including scrapbooks, photographs, race programs and clippings
02A19: Mitch Mentor Collection
Including Watkins Glen racing films (VHS), 1998
02A20: Bill Kane Collection
Including photographs, periodicals and ephemera
02A21: Museum of Flight Collection
Including photographs of Jimmy Murphy (CD)
02A22: Alessandro Silva Collection
Manuscript for a proposed history of world-wide open-wheel racing in the 1940s
02A23: Paul Baxter Collection
Including Tom Root photographs of racing at Watkins Glen, 1952
02A24: Bruce Perry Collection
Including SCCA regional publictaions Western New Yorker and Top End
02A25: Melanie Correll Collection
Including books and ephemera
02A26: Betty Wedge Shirey Collection
Photoreproductions of Watkins Glen Street Racing, 1952
02A27: J.W. Leeds Collection
Correspondence from a race fan who attended the 1961 Italian Grand Prix
03A1: Scott Mittelstadt/ Brooks Stevens Collection
VHS video tape of race footage as compiled by members of the former Brooks Stevens museum, featuring Road America, Sebring and Watkins Glen, ca. 1950-1958
03A2: George ÒPeteÓ Wimberly Collection
Including photographs, an economic assessment report on the 1988 Australian Formula One Grand Prix, A similar report on the 1990 Austalian Formula one Grand Prix and an engineering study for a Formula One Grand Prix in Singapore, completed in 1987. George Koteles, donor
03A3: Wallace Snow Collection
Slides depicting the 1952 Watkins Glen Grand Prix
03A4: Nick Paradiso Collection
Including credentails from Watkins Glen races, c. 1953-1970
03A5: Bill Green Collection
Including a poster for the 1965 NASCAR Grand National stock car race held at Watkins Glen
03A6: Robert Luebbe Collection
Including photos of his past Corvette racing cars and the race record for his 1969 Chevrolet Corvette
03A7: Watkins Glen Street Circuit Documentation
Including documentation in support of placing the original Watkins Glen street circuit on the State and National Registries of Historic Places and extensive maps. Donor: Watkins Glen Grand Prix Historical Committee
03A8: Richard Burandt Collection
Including an original painting of Francois CervertÕs Tyrrell Formula One car
03A9: Mark Holdren Collection
Including books and video footage from Watkins Glen of the 1969 and 1971 United States Grand Prix, the 1971 Trans-Am and 1972 Six-Hours and Can-Am
03A10: Robert and Kathy Burns Collection
Including books, periodicals and race programs
03A11: Charles and Barbara Winter Collection
Including Kendall and Honda promotional items and notes from the Honda Formula One teamÕs test sessions at the 1965 United States Grand Prix
03A12: Gary Doyle Collection
Powerpoint presentation ÒJimmy Murphy: A LifeÓ, distilled from DoyleÕs book Jimmy Murphy: King of the Boards and blue line copies of the book; also, drafts, blueline copies, photo CDs, and notes on DoyleÕs book ÒRalph De Palma: Gentleman ChampionÓ
03A13: John Bishop Interview
Conducted by Don Capps, April 2003. Audio and transcription available.
03A14: Luis Martinez Collection
Essay recalling the Havanna Grand Prix of 1960
03A15: Anne Clute Collection
Including photographs featuring Harley Earl and the Le Sabre show car at Watkins Glen in 1951, photographs of Malcom Campbell and Henry Segrave and other drivers at Daytona Beach, ca. 1930, and copies of the September, 19, 1949 editions of the Watkins Express and the Watkins Review
03A16: Earl Hurlbut Collection
Including photographs of the 1958 Glen Classic, Watkins Glen, and the 1959 Lake Erie Invitational, Dunkirk
03A17: Tom Pandick Collection
Including photographs depincting racing at Watkins Glen c. 1975 Ð 1985
03A18: Carl Jensen Collection
Including documentation of a checkered flag that features autographs of winning drivers from pre-1981 United States Grands Prix
03A19: George Shepard Collection
Including Cooper and McLaren entry paperwork for the 1968 United States Grand Prix
03A20: Robert and Dee Eolin Collection
Including United States Grand Prix posters and artwork by Sandra Leitzinger
03A21: Erve Fuller Collection
Including a helmet, goggles, driverÕs coveralls and photographs of a Bugatti owned by Irv Fuller. Bill Fuller and Fran Kearns, donors
03A22: Doug Nye Collection
Videotape presentation as shown during the ÒCenter ConversationÓ lecture series feturing Nye as speaker, October 4, 2003
03A23: Mike Odell Collection
Framed Chapparal image from Newsweek magazine
03A24: Roger and Ellen Clouser Collection
Including an Amadori alloy wheel and a class record certificate for a Bobsy in class D S/R , Watkins Glen, 1977
03A25: John Bornholdt Collection
Including rule books, periodicals and correspondence
03A26: Richard Bach Collection
03A27: Sunoco Collection
Including media guides, press kits and photographs depicting Sunoco-sponsored teams and events
03A28: Walt Hansgen Collection
Videotapes ÒRacing the Zerex Specials with Walt HansgenÓ and ÒWalt HansgenÕs Racing FilmsÓ (Rusty Hansgen, donor)
03A29: Marie Heacox Collection
ÒHurst Takes You to the Grand Prix of the United StatesÓ record album
03A30: Indianapolis 500 Newspaper Collection
Including special editions of newspapers featuring contemporary reports and historical perspectives on the Indianapolis 500 mile race
03A31: Doug Van Duser Collection
Including slides from the 1961 Watkins Glen Sports Car Grand Prix, the 1961 United States Grand Prix and the sports car races at Dunkirk, NY, 1961; photographs of racing at Watkins Glen ca. 1960-1963; and ephemera
03A32: Herbert Wilson Collection
Including slides from the 24 Hours of Le Mans, 1954 and 1955
03A33: Dr. Jim Norton Interview
Including discussion of NortonÕs role in the organization of safety measures during the early years of racing through the streets in Watkins Glen and the fatal crash of Sam Collier (Michael Argetsinger interviewer, conducted February, 2003)
03A34: Bill Harris Drawings
Including copies of drawings by cartoonist Bill Harris (Robert Morris, donor)
03A35: Marvin Gray Collection
Copy of the film ÔRacing the Sunoco SpecialÓ
03A36: Jon Beckman Collection
Including Watkins Glen International publications and photographs; NASCAR and Indy Racing League media materials and ephemera
03A37: Ed Hugus Collection
Including memorabilia from the Le Chanteclair Restaurant and documentation of the early Shelby Cobra sports cars
03A38: William Sohl Collection
16mm film films, ÒRoad RacingÕs White WaveÓ and ÒAmericaÕs Only ChampionÓ
03A39: Ray Buchner Collection
Photographs of racing at Watkins Glen ca. 1969-1971
03A40: Darrin Galpin Collection
Manuscript documenting the Copersucar Fittipaldi FD cars
03A41: Terre Green Collection
Photographs of racing in Watkins Glen, 1951
03A42: June Dove Collection
Including a UOP Shadow racing jacket
04A1: Daniel Simone Thesis
Drivers, Dust, and Dirt: The History of Auto Racing in Fargo, North Dakota (1903-1969) MFA, North Dakota State University of Agriculture and Applied Science, Fargo, North Dakota
04A2: Watts Hill, Jr. Collection
Including books, periodicals, original artwork, photographs, posters, scrapbooks and ephemera, with an empasis on Ferrari and MG
04A3: Jerry Murawski Collection
Photographs of racing at Midwest circuits ca. 1920-1950, including Winchester, Indiana
04A4: Goodyear Racing History
Key dates in Goodyear racing history presented by month. Compiled by Lee Elder
04A5: Henry Wile Collection
Documentation of the ÒInside Track SeminarÓ series from the 1960s and 1970s including audio tapes of the 1965 and 1972 seminars, correspondence with prospective participants and media information
04A6: Bob Akin Motorsports Award Recipient Documentation
Including transcripts of recipientÕs speeches and photographs. The AwardÕs first recipient is Sam Posey (2003)
04A7: Cameron Argetsinger/Bill Milliken conversation
Argetsinger and Milliken discuss the origins of road racing in Watkins Glen and significant race entries during the years 1948 - 1952 (recorded at the International Motor Racing Research Center at Watkins Glen, January 14, 2004)
04A8: Todd Treat Collection
Including photographs of Formula One champion Jochen Rindt at Watkins Glen
04A9: Charles Clark Collection
Including photographs, Watkins Glen racing posters and memorabilia
04A10: Clif Tufte Souvenir Program
Testimonial dinner program that includes a biographical sketch of Tufte who designed and operated Road America, Elkhart LakeÕs Road Racing Circuit. (Jean and Cameron Argetsinger, donors)
04A11: Roger Pisaneschi film
film from Watkins Glen intermediate circuit ca, 1956
04A12: John Ketwig Collection
Including photographs of the 1973 United States Grand Prix driverÕs meeting and Gilles Villeneuve at Watkins Glen, 1980
04A13: Mark Ray Collection
Including books and periodicals
04A14: Black American Racers Collection
Including team records, correspondence, articles and ephemera documenting the organization (Leonard Miller, donor)
04A15: Frank Cavanaugh Collection
Videotaped driver interviews as held at Watkins Glen International including Brock Yates and Hurley Haywood (2000); Phil Hill (2000 and 2003); George Follmer and Bobby Allison (2004); Jackie Stewart (1999); Stirling Moss (1998) and Bobby Rahal (2004). Also, videotaped records of the 2004 Walk of Fame ceremonies featuring host Jim Scaptura, Ed Hugus, Bill Sadler, Gus Ehrman and Bobby Rahal and the 2004 Legends Speak panel discussion, featuring host Bill Bradshaw, Jean Argetsinger, Bill Sadler, Gus Ehrman and Ed Hugus
04A16: Charles Madara Collection
Videotaped film of the Watkins Glen Sports Car Grand Prix, 1952-1955; 1960-1962 Watkins Glen Sports Car Grand Prix, Trans-Am at Lime Rock, CT and Breyer, NH, 1970; SCCA Nationals at Pocono, PA 1970; and miscellaneous sports car racing at Daytona, FL (Bob Madara, donor)
04A17: Michael Oliver Lotus 49 Presentation
Powerpoint presentation of the history of the Lotus 49, as shown in October 2, 2004 at the International Motor Racing Research Center. An installment of the Center Conversation series
04A18: John Wright Collection
Including a CD featuring driver Bill Sadler (biographical information, photographs and film of the ÒPiranhaÓ racing car); additional photographs of Sadler; articles ÒDenver Cornett and Otto Linton, There at the Beginning of Road Racing in North AmericaÓ and ÒRolls-Royce-Powered Record Breakers: Airplanes, Boats and Automobiles from the 1920s, 1930s up to the presentÓ by Wright and a CD featuring selected images of Rolls-Royce-powered record breakers
04A19: Briggs Cunningham Jr. Retrospective
DVD presentation ÒThe Legacy of Briggs Cunningham Jr.: A Glimpse into the Life of a Racing Legend and FatherÓ featuring Briggs Cunningham III and John Fitch. An installment of the Center Conversation series, June 5, 2004 (Refining Fire Productions, donor)
04A20: Bill Milliken/Virginia Close Presentation
DVD presentaion featuring Bill Milliken and Virginia Close discussing MillikenÕs campaign of the AJB Special or ÒButterballÓ and VirginiaÕs husband BillÕs association with the car. Virginia also discusses her and Bill CloseÕs involvement with timing and scoring at Watkins Glen International (Steve Rossini, donor). Also, MillikenÕs notes and transparencies form the presentation
04A21: Bob and Marcia Armitage Collection
Including the CD ÒPeter Ustinov: The Grand Prix of GibraltarÓ
04A22: Charles Roberts Collection
Including scrapbooks, race programs and ephermera from Watkins Glen races, ca 1948 Ð 1955
04A23: Jochen Rindt Video
Videotape production in celebration of the life and career of Rindt, incluing coverage of a dinner held at the International Motor Racing Research Center, September 11, 2004
04A24: Charlie Henry Collection
Including race programs, periodicals, and promotional materials
(Gift of Charlie Henry in memory of Leslie R. Henry)
04A25: Nazareth Speedway Collection
Including books, race programs, media information and ephemera
04A26: Barry Page Collection
Including books, ÒHurst Takes You to the Grand Prix of the United StatesÓ record album, racing flags and motorcylcle racer PageÕs racing leathers (Betty Page, donor)
05A1: Sports Car Club of America Collection
Including the book Sports Car Club of America: 60 Years in Photos and a DVD featuring the Hall of Fame award ceremony, Kansas City, MO, Jnauary 29, 2005
05A2: Howard S. Liebengood Collection
Including periodicals, race programs and videotapes
05A3: Alan Drobnak Collection
Original painting ÒFasterÓ (Emmo at the Glen) by Drobnak
05A4: Leslie Blumberg Photographs
Including images from Sebring, 1970 (Paul Flowers, donor)
05A5: Norman Webb Collection
Including photographs of early 60s sports car racing at Watkins Glen; official race results for the 7th Annual Glen Classic Sports Car Road Races, August 23-24, 1963 and the 16th Annual Sports Car Grand Prix Road Races June 28-30, 1963; trophies and ephemera
05A6: David Lucsko Thesis
Bolt-on Power: Performance Tuning, Automotive Enthusiasm, and the American Speed Equipment Industry, 1915-1984 Ph.D., History and Social Study of Science and Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
05A7: Jack Middleton Collection
Legal brief that documents the controversial decision of the winner of the 1981 Indianapolis 500
05A8: Tony Nicholas Collection
Including original multi-media artwork ÒAlive at Full SpeedÓ and the thesis Chasing the Track, MFA, Rochester Institute of Technology
05A9: Buckley Collection
Film of the Watkins Glen Grand Prix race weekend, 1952
05A10: Restuccia Collection
Film of Lime Rock Park racing ca. 1961
05A11: R.W. Harrington Collection
Fourteen volumes of Canada Track and Traffic on CD
05A12: Stephen Spear Collection
Photoreproduced images of driver Bill Spear and several of his racing cars
05A13: Mark Donohue Collection
Including press clippings, promotional material and film
(David Donohue, donor)
05A14: Ed Maintner Collection
Including books, race programs and photographs depicting primarily dirt track racing
05A15: C. Bayard Sheldon Photographs
Images from Watkins Glen ca. 1950
(Peter Luan, donor)
05A16: David Goehrig Collection
Including a DVD featuring racing at Milwaukee Raceway: 1955 Rex Mays Classic; 1956 250 Mile Chamionship Race; 1959 200 Mile Championship Race; 1963 200 Mile Bettenhausen Memorial Race; 1969 Rex Mays Memorial Classic; Judd Larsen news story. Also, a race program for the 1963 Tony Bettenhausen National Championship Classic, Wisconsin State Fair Park
06A1: Ted Glaser Collection
Including photographs of the 1959 Watkins Glen Grand Prix
06A2: SCCA Can-Am Race Results 1977-1986
Compiled by William Green
06A3: Michael King Collection
Including race programs from Southern California, 1954 Ð 1968 and Monaco, 1975 Ð 1980
06A4: John Qualheim Collection
Including race programs from Road America, 1970 Ð 1975
06A5: Bill and Desi Benet Collection
Including film of racing in Watkins Glen, 1951 Ð 1954 and books on the Morgan automobile
06A6: Jon McKnight Collection
DVD featuring the 1951 Watkins Glen Grand Prix and the 1957 Grand National race
06A7: Ted Osborn Collection
Including photographs, 1950s through the 1970s of Watkins Glen, Meadowdale, Spa Franorchamps, Zandvoort, and the Isle of Mann. Includes the Rick Carpenter collection.
06A8: Bill Williams Collection
Original pencil drawing of Dale Earnhardt Jr.
06A9: Jerry Wright Collection:
Including Citroen sales material 1950s through the 1970s