J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
Manuscripts Division
Special Collections
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, Utah 84112-0860
801-581-8864
http://www.lib.utah.edu/collections/manuscripts.php
ACCN 2304
Utah Salt Flats Racing Association
Utah Salt Flats Racing Association records
1940-2005
23 boxes
12 linear feet
The Utah Salt Flats Racing Association records is a collection of material from the Utah Salt Flats Racing Association (USFRA), an amateur land speed racing association operating on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Wendover, Utah. USFRA has operated a number of land speed racing events throughout history, including Bonneville Speed Week, the World of Speed, and the Land Speed Opener. This collection contains administrative and promotional materials related to these events. The collection also contains an archive of magazine articles and other documents relating to land speed racing and its history. The collection also includes a membership archive, which features information, articles, and photographs of individual racers and their vehicles.
Collection materials are in
English.
Historical Note
The USFRA is a non-profit, volunteer-based association dedicated to preserving the legacy of land speed racing on Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats, and to carrying on that legacy through continuing to promote land speed racing on the Flats.
The Utah Salt Flats Racing Association records contains administrative documents, meeting minutes, subject files, magazine articles, membership bios, and other materials related to land speed racing on the Bonneville Salt Flats, and at other venues.
The collection is arranged by subject, and chronologically when appropriate.
Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.
Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Processed by Michael Bills in 2015.
Utah Salt Flats Racing Association--Records and correspondence
Automobile racing--Utah--Sources
Bonneville Salt Flats Race, Utah
Sports and Recreation
Transportation
Magazines (Periodicals)
Membership lists
Minutes (Records)
Business correspondence
By-laws
Posters
Calendars
Promotional materials
Periodicals
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Office Files
1
Official Documents - Bylaws, Meeting Minutes, Elections, Correspondence
1976-2005
2
Records and Rule Books, Promotional Materials, Equipment, Video
1976-1998
3
1
Racing Info, Clubs
3
2
Financial - Course Prep
3
3
Marketing
3
4
Land Speed Authority
3
5
Insurance Info
3
6
General Clippings and Articles
3
7
Membership - Death Notices
1990s
3
8
Membership Lists
1990s
3
9
Jaws of Life
3
10
Salt Flats Racing Calendars
1987-1995
4
Southern California Timing Association Materials
1990-2005
Clippings and newsletters.
5
El Mirage Materials
1990s
El Mirage Lake is a dry lake bed in California's Mohave Desert used for land speed racing.
6
Land Speed Opener
1976-2000
Land speed racing event held by the USFRA in July. First event of the year.
7
Speed Week
1949-1987
Land speed racing event held by the USFRA. Largest and most famous event.
8
Speed Week
1988-1994
Land speed racing event held by the USFRA. Largest and most famous event.
9
Speed Week
1995-2000
Land speed racing event held by the USFRA. Largest and most famous event.
10
World of Speed
1987-2001
Land speed racing event held by the USFRA. Last event of the year.
Subject Files
11
1
Australia Racers
11
2
Bonneville Salt Flats Recreation Area Management Plan
1988
11
3
Clippings
11
4
Clippings
11
5
Embry, Jessie; Shook, Ron; "These Bloomin' Salt Beds: Racing on the Bonneville Salt Flats"
1997
11
6
Equipment - Stroud Safety Parachutes
11
7
Eyston, George; Bradley, W.F.; "Speed on Salt"
1990s
11
8
Jennings, Jessie; "Salt and Speed"
1998
11
9
McCahill, Tom; Purdy, Ken; Bentley, John; "Sport Cars and Hot Rods"
1951
12
1
Nish Motorsports Calendars
1995-2000
12
2
Save the Salt - Salt Conditions
1990-2000
12
3
Selected Hydrologic Data for the Bonneville Salt Flats and Pilot Valley, Western Utah. USGS
1991-1993
12
4
Studebaker
12
5
Straightaway News
1990s-2000s
13
Land Speed Racing Magazine Article Archive A - C
1990s-2000s
14
Land Speed Racing Magazine Article Archive C - F
1990s-2000s
15
Land Speed Racing Magazine Article Archive F - H
1990s-2000s
16
Land Speed Racing Magazine Article Archive H - M
1990s-2000s
17
Land Speed Racing Magazine Article Archive M - Z
1990s-2000s
18
USFRA Members A - B
1990s-2000s
19
USFRA Members C - H
1990s-2000s
20
USFRA Members I - M
1990s-2000s
21
USFRA Members M - T
1990s-2000s
22
USFRA Members T - Z
1990s-2000s
23
Oversize - Posters, Calendars, Plaques, T-Shirts
1990s-2000s