Utah Salt Flats Racing Association video collection
Collection
Identifier: A0910
Scope and Contents
The Utah Salt Flats Racing Association video collection (1935-2002, bulk 1989-2002) contains video recordings created and collected by the Utah Salt Flats Racing Association (USFRA), an amateur land speed racing association operating on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Wendover, Utah. The videos include footage of events hosted or attended by the USFRA, including Bonneville Speed Week, World of Speed, and the Land Speed Opener, as well as other videos relating to the subject of land speed racing. All 82 VHS videocassettes have been digitized and are available to view upon request.
Dates
- 1935-2002
- Majority of material found within 1989-2002
Creator
- Utah Salt Flats Racing Association (Organization)
Language of Materials
Collection material in English.
Conditions Governing Access
No use of original material; access copies will be made available for viewing. All items have been digitized. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law, condition of the material, or by donor.
Conditions Governing Use
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.
Historical Note
Founded in 1976, the Utah Salt Flats Racing Association (USFRA) is a non-profit, volunteer-based association and a member of the Save the Salt Coalition, whose mission is "to protect the Bonneville Salt Flats and to promote its history and motorsports legacy." Each fall, the USFRA hosts World of Speed at the Bonneville Speedway, a "family-friendly land speed event put on by racers, for racers." Racing and land speed trials have taken place at the Bonneville Salt Flats since the early twentieth century, and numerous land speed records have been set there, but environmental changes and human impacts threaten the Speedway's viability as a racetrack. USFRA activities, including World of Speed, are intended to preserve and promote the Salt Flats as a prime venue for motorsports.
Extent
82 VHS
Abstract
The Utah Salt Flats Racing Association video collection (1935-2002, bulk 1989-2002) contains video recordings created and collected by the Utah Salt Flats Racing Association (USFRA), an amateur land speed racing association operating on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Wendover, Utah. The videos include footage of events hosted or attended by the USFRA, including Bonneville Speed Week, World of Speed, and the Land Speed Opener, as well as other videos relating to the subject of land speed racing.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged chronologically.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by the Utah Salt Flats Racing Association.
Processing Information
Processed by John Hammer in 2014 and Daniel Lee 2017.
Creator
- Utah Salt Flats Racing Association (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Utah Salt Flats Racing Association video collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid created by Molly Rose Steed.
- Date
- 2020
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid encoded in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository
Contact:
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu