Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
William Hollister Collection
c.00449
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
- Creator - Donor
- Hollister, William
- Title
- William Hollister collection
- ID
- c.00449
- Date [inclusive]
- 1946-1959
- Extent
- 0.1 Cubic feet , 1 reel of microfilm, copy negatives
- Language
- English
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: "Item title, Collection title, Collection Identifier, Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections, East Lansing, Michigan".
Scope and Contents note
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.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections August 1979
Conrad Hall888 Wilson Road, Room 101
East Lansing , MI, 48824
517-355-2330
archives@msu.edu
Revision Description
June 2000
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Legal Status
Copyright: Michigan State University Property Rights: Michigan State University
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.
Custodial History
Gift of William Hollister, 1979-08-01.
Controlled Access Headings
Genre(s)
- Scrapbooks
Geographic Name(s)
- Detroit (Mich.)
Subject(s)
- Hydrofoil boats
Collection Inventory
MicrofilmScope and Contents note |
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Scrapbooks 1946-1959 |
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Inventory of Copy Negatives |
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Unlimited Hydroplanes |
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N383: Aluminum First U-21 |
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N384: Astrea U-9 |
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N385: Dukie G-9 |
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N386 Etta G-12 |
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N387: Excuse Me U-2 |
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N388: Gale U-50 |
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N389: Gale II U-51 |
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N390: Hornet G-31 |
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N391: Hurricane IV 2-G |
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N392: Miss Canada IV CA-9 |
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N393: Miss Frostie |
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N394: Miss Michigan U-15 |
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N395: Miss Pepsi G-99 |
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N396: Miss Pepsi G-99 |
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N397: My Sweetie U-3 |
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N398: Miss Windsor G-2 |
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N400: Missterie |
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N401: My Sweetie U-3 |
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N402: Notre Dame |
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N403: Nuts & Bolts H-8 |
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N404: Sheri-San G-24 |
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N406: Such Crust U-1 |
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N407: Such Crust U-1 & Skip-a-Long U-25 |
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N409: Such Crust I U-I |
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N410: Such Crust II U-11 |
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N411: Such Crust G-98 (Rolls Royce Merlin engine) |
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N408: Such Crust U-1 |
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N405: Skip-a-Long U-25 |
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Photographs |
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Boats. Hydroplanes |
SC Photo 3 | |||
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