Gordon E. White
Box 129, Hardyville, VA 23070
E-mail me (gewhite@crosslink.net)
Historic Racing Documents

The listed materials are publications and documents dealing with auto racing history since about 1909 when the Contest Board of the American Automobile Association was established. I have made an effort over many years to gather documents of racing history and make them available to researchers and historians.

The AAA discarded its files in 1967. Fragments found their way to the Indianapolis Speedway. Others were in private hands. There are about 28,000 documents in the listed AAA microfilms here. We are continuing to search for AAA and other associations' material.

The microfilms are 16mm and 35 mm photographs of the listed material.They may be read and hard copies made on machines available in most good libraries today. These are neither video nor movies, but frame-by-frame photos of the documents or complete newspaper pages. All films are $40.00/reel, postpaid and insured in North America.

The Bergen Herald//National Auto Racing News(NARN)/National Speed Sport News (NSSN)

#1 Bergen Herald, 7-2-33 to 11-1-34 

#2 NARN 11-34 to 12-37 

#3 1-38 to 12-39 

#4 1-39 to 11-42 

#5 NSSN 2-43 to 12/46; Foto Review 1943 

#6 Foto Reviews 1944-45 

#7 1-47 to 12-48 

#8 1-49 to 12-50 

#9 1-51 to 12-52 

#10 1-53 to 12-54

 #11 1-55 to 12-56 

#12 1957 - 1958 

#13 1959 - 1960 

#14 1961 - 1962 

#15 1963 - 1964 

#16 1965 - 1966 

#17 1967 - 1968 

#18 1969 - 1970 

#19 1971 - 1972 

#20 1973 - 1974 

 #21 1975 - 1976 

#22 1977 - 1978 

#23 1979 

#24 1980 

#25 1981 

#26 1982 

#27 Jan-Jul 1983 

#28 Jul-Dec 1983 

#29A Jan-Jun 1984 

#29B Jul-Dec 1984 

 

Illustrated Speedway News

#1 7 May '38 to 2 Jan '42 

#2 4-46 to 12-47 

#3 1-48 to 12-49 

#4 1-50 to 12-51 

#5 1-52 to 12-53 

#6 1-54 to 12-55 

#7 1-56 to 12-57 

 #8 1-58 to 12-59 

#9 10-59 to 12-60 

#10 1-61 to 12-61 

#11 1-62 to 12-63 

#12 1964 - 1965 

#13 1966 - 1967 

#14 1968 - 1969 
 

 #15 1970 - 1971 

#16 1972 - 1973 

#17 1974 - 1975 

#18 1976 - 1977 

#19 1978 - 1979 

#20 1980 - 1981 

#21 1982 - March 1984

ALSO: metal dash tags:

Kurtis-Kraft $15.00 pp

Offenhauser $15.00 pp

AAA vinyl "decals" 1933-1955 $ 3.00 each pp

Many other racing emblems available.
Send SASE for that list.

Marc Scheg Scrapbooks (California) 1924-1942 )

Al Clark Scrapbooks ) 1 roll 35mm microfilm

John Whitehouse Scrapbooks (New England) 1930-1950 )

New England Racing Programs 1932-1951 )

Promoters' Papers, etc. - 1 roll 35mm microfilm

Includes Hankinson, Heiserman promotional papers: Hot Speed News,Coast Auto Racing News, Greenville Auto Racing News, Raceweek Pictorial,Speedway Times, Speedway Sparks, 1935-41.

AAA Contest Board Files (16 mm microfilm)

#1 Indianapolis Speedway - 1909-1941

#2 Indianapolis Speedway - 1941-1955

#3 Vanderbilt Cup - 1936-1937, AAA championship races 1909-1955

#4 Sports cars - 1949-1955; Pike's Peak - 1933-1955; stock cars - 1939-1955

#5 Record runs, sprint cars - 19330-1932 (these and the following aresign-in and payoff sheets or sprints, midgets and champ car races)

#6 Sprint cars - 1932-1933, Elgin road races 1933

#7 Sprint cars - 1933-1935

#8 Sprint cars - 1936-1938

#9 Sprint cars - 1939-1941

#10 Sanction records 1946-1947, sprint cars 1947

#11 Sprint cars - 1948-1950

#12 Sprint cars - 1951-1955; midgets - 1935-1936

#13 Midgets - 1936-1939

#14 Midgets - 1939

#15 Midgets - 1947-1948

#16 Midgets - 1948

#17 Midgets - 1948-1949

#18 Midgets - 1949-1950

#19 Race summaries - 1912-1920; midgets 1950-1955; speed records - 1909-1914;official records of the Contest Board and news releases, 1926-1929

#20A Midgets - 1952-1954

#20B Midgets - 1954-1955

#21 AAA official bulletins - 1926-1955 (missing 1950-54); championshiprace drivers, European races, 1894-1928; minutes of the Contest Board

#22 Contest Board AAA race results; AAA bulletins - 1927-1930; raceresults - 1894-1933; rule books - 1909-1955

#23 Sanction books - 1909-1950; photos

#24 Charles Betts' racing records, AAA yearbooks - 1946-1955; RacingYearbook 1948

(Some available on microfiche.)

James A. Kline Papers - 1 roll 16mm microfilm

Approximately 2,000 pages of documents from the papers of James A. "Jimmy"Kline of Richmond, VA provided through the courtesy of Tim Crowder. Kline'sfamily built the Kline Kar passenger car, 1910-1922, first in York, PAthen in Richmond, VA. Kline Kars ran in important American races, 1911-1931.Kline himself managed the annual Labor Day races at the Richmond, VA ½-milefairgrounds track, 1927-1941. Many entry forms, photos, correspondencewith drivers, AAA, some IMCA results. Also with these papers are the minutesof the 1951 AAA Contest Board annual meeting.

       Blueprints/Drawings @ $5.00/page:

"Midget Race Car" circa 1939 Chicago, a chain-drive, cycle-powered car,  1 page

"Silver Bullet" midget, Borntrager, 7 pages

Solar midget flier, 2 pages

Sawin midget, Boston, circa 1940, 1 page

Modern Design sprint car, 1 page
 


 International Motor Contest Association - 16mm microfilm

#1 1915 correspondence, 1935-42 big cars, 1945 sprints, 1946-47 sprintsand stocks, 1948 sprints

#2 1949-50 sprints; 1950 stocks

#3 1951-52 sprints, stocks

#4 1953 sprint; 1954 sprints & stocks

#5 1955-56 sprints and stocks, 1957 sprints

#6 1958-60 sprints and stocks

#7 1961-62 midgets, stocks, sprints; 1963 sprints; 1915-18 correspondence

#8 1963-64 midgets, sprints, stocks; 1965 stocks

#9 1965 midgets; 1966-67 sprints, midgets, stocks; 1968 sprints, stocks

#10 1968 midgets; 1969-77 sprints and stocks

(See Kline paper for some IMCA results, 1920-30)

Northeastern Midget Association (NEMA) 1953-85 - 1 roll 16mm microfilm

General Circulation Newspapers with Racing Content - 35mm microfilm
Nassau Daily Review-Star (Freeport, Long Island, NY). Eachroll covers approximately 30 days from listed date.

#1 May 11, 1935 

#2 Sept 11, 1936 

#3 June 26, 1937 

 #4 Aug 13, 1937 

#5 April 20, 1938 

#6 Aug. 1, 1939 

 #7 June 1, 1941 

#8 Aug. 1, 1941 

Magazines (1 roll each)

Speedway News, 1932-35 (see Myke Collins #2)(35mm microfilm)

National Speedway Weekly, 1934-35(see Myke Collins' #2) and (1roll 16mm microfilm)

Speed Age Magazine, 1947-59 (3 rolls 16mm microfilm)

Speed & Speedway News Magazine, 1934 (see Myke Collins #2)(35mm microfilm)

Coast Auto Racing, Vol 1-3 (16mm microfilm)

Scrapbooks (35mm microfilm)

#1 Pappy Hough, Vol 1-7

#2 Pappy Hough, Vol 8-11

#3 Pappy Hough, Vol 12-17

#4 Pappy Hough, Vol 18-19

Myke Collins #1 - photo album& racing programs (16mm microfilm)

Myke Collins' #2 & Hiram Hillegas' Scrapbooks

Charles Betts' 1920-50 clippings, Philadelphia area

Shorty Pritzbur Papers (16mm microfilm)
(Shorty was the AAA zone supervisor in Philadelphia)

#1 Miscellaneous results 1896-1926, includes Gus Connery scrapbooks

#2 Records, 1930-1973. Includes most of his papers as AAA zone representative,including registrations, drivers, owners, mechanics for 1948; Contest BoardBulletins. Also include Uline Arena and Lanham results for 1941-54 (Jendras).

#3 Big car records, Philadelphia zone, 1926-1973

#4 Photo album 1937-50(approximately 500 photos). Includes Doc Conawayphotos.

ALSO: data sheets on Offenhauser engines, Riley, Winfield carburetors,Kurtis-Kraft midgets, Halibrand rears, hubs, brakes, gear ratios, sparkplugs, Houdaille shocks, Smith-Jiggler, Norden torsion bars, Solar midgets,Ardun, Pesco pumps, etc. $2 ea.

 WANTED: Other racing records to film. Scrapbooks, documents,association records, photographs, publications, particularly 1914-1940,drawings, blueprints, programs, catalogs.

Reproduction Racing Emblems

A complete list of racing emblems is available on request. These emblems,originally in most cases, decalomania, many of which appeared on racingcars either as association emblems (AAA, USAC, etc.) Or beginning in thelate 1950s as sponsor's logos. I can supply a few originals, mostlylater vinyls, @ $3, some repros in vinyl @ $3, but for the most part full-colorpaper copies @ $1 each. Paper copies generally are excellent, but somemay not be perfect. Papers must be attached with double-sided Scotch tapeand may be covered with wide Mylar tape. They hold up well on vehicles.We guarantee satisfaction.  If you don't like a paper copywe will refund the purchase price. (Sizes are approximate.)