William Hollister collection
Scope and Contents
The collection contains two scrapbooks which detail, via newspaper clippings, magazine articles and photographs, the development of the sport of hydroplane racing during the 1940s and 1950s. The first scrapbook covers the period 1946 to 1955; the second the period 1955 to 1959. Most the material deals with racing on the Detroit River and racing personalities in the Detroit area.
Both scrapbooks are preserved on microfilm. Black and white copy negatives are available for approximately half of the photographs included in the scrapbooks; color copy negatives, for two photographs.
Dates
- Creation: 1946 - 1959
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (, 1 reel of microfilm, copy negatives)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Gift of William Hollister, 1979-08-01.
Legal Status
Copyright: Michigan State University Property Rights: Michigan State University
- Title
- William Hollister Collection
- Status
- 4 Published And Cataloged
- Date
- August 1979
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the University Archives and Historical Collections Repository
Conrad Hall
943 Conrad Road, Room 101
East Lansing MI 48824 US
517-355-2330
archives@msu.edu