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B.S. Cunningham Papers Collection Title: B.S. Cunningham Papers Accession #: 1986-001 Creator: B.S. Cunningham Collection Dates: 1950-c1960’s Extent: 300 Boxes Abstract: The material consists largely of correspondence, unpublished memoranda, articles, reports, drafts, newspaper clippings, itineraries, press releases, statistical information and brochures that document the management of Briggs S. Cunningham’s Company, his automobile racing, the various national and international automobile races and a history of automobiles during the period of this collection. Processing Note: Processed by Kyle Leahy, 2014 OCLC Number: 1017733118 Rights and Access Access Restrictions: Collection is open for research Physical Access: No restrictions Reproduction and Use: The researcher assumes all responsibility for any liability that may arise from copyright, trademark or other intellectual property infringement. The researcher holds harmless all representatives of REVS Institute or The Collier Collection against any and all claims and actions arising from the use of these documents. The researcher has read the TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE and the PRIVACY POLICY posted on the website and agrees to be bound by same. Preferred Citation: [item identification], [collection title], [collection number], The Revs Institute. List of Contents: Series 1: B.S. Cunningham Company Correspondence Sub-Series 1.1: Customer Correspondence Sub-Series 1.2: Outside Company Correspondence Sub-Series 1.3: Production Correspondence Sub-Series 1.4: General Correspondence Series 2: B.S. Cunningham Company Publicity Sub-Series 2.1: General Publicity Information Sub-Series 2.2: Publicity Correspondence Series 3: B.S. Cunningham Company Events Sub-Series 3.1: Auto Clubs Sub-Series 3.2: Auto Shows Sub-Series 3.3: Racing Division Series 4: Marques- General Information Series 5: Newspaper Clippings Sub-Series 5.1: Marques Sub-Series 5.2: Events Sub-Series 5.3: Personalities Series 6: B.S. Cunningham Company Administrative Records Sub-Series 6.1: Office General Sub-Series 6.2: Financial Records Sub-Series 6.3: Employee Records Sub-Series 6.4: Inventory Sub-Series 6.5: Insurance Records Sub-Series 6.6: Purchase Orders Series 7: Automobile Competition Committee for the U.S. (FIA) Series 8: Series 8: Cunningham Automotive Museum Sub-Series 8.1: Original BSC Museum Office Folders Sub-Series 8.2: General Museum Information Sub-Series 8.3: Licenses and Registrations Series 9: Checks Sub-Series 9.1: B.S. Cunningham Company Checks Sub-Series 9.2: B.S. Cunningham Personal Checks Sub-Series 9.3: Jaguar of NY Distributors, Inc. Checks Sub-Series 9.4: Checkbooks Series 10: Drawings/Blueprints Series 11: Accounts Payable/Receivable Sub-Series 11.1: B.S. Cunningham Co. 1951-1954 Sub-Series 11.2: Jaguar of NY Distributors, Inc. 1959-1962 Series 12: Jaguar of NY Distributors, Inc. Sub-Series 12.1: Working Sheets Sub-Series 12.2: Financial Ledgers Series 13: Ephemera Series 1: B.S. Cunningham Company Correspondence Sub-Series 1.1: Customer Correspondence This series contains correspondence between the Cunningham Company staff and their customers. Incoming correspondence centers around inquiries about the company, and how to order a car/ get material on new cars coming out. Outgoing correspondence is mostly sending out informational materials about the company, new cars and prices. It is in order by date. Date Container # Folder # 1949 Box 1 Folder 1 1950, January- September Box 1 Folder 2 1950, October 1st- 19th Box 1 Folder 3 1950, October 20th-26th Box 1 Folder 4 1950, October 27th- 31st Box 1 Folder 5 1950, November 1st-3rd Box 2 Folder 1 1950, November 7th-10th Box 2 Folder 2 1950, November 11th-17th Box 2 Folder 3 1950, November 18th-25th Box 2 Folder 4 1950, November 27th-30th Box 3 Folder 1 1950, December 5th- 15th Box 3 Folder 2 1950, December 16th-29th Box 3 Folder 3 1951, January 4th- 15th Box 3 Folder 4 1951, January 20th-31st Box 4 Folder 1 1951, February 5th-13th Box 4 Folder 2 1951, February 14th-28th Box 4 Folder 3 1951, March 5th-19th Box 4 Folder 4 1951, March 23rd-27th Box 5 Folder 1 1951, April Box 5 Folder 2 1951, May Box 5 Folder 3 1951, June 4th-13th Box 5 Folder 4 1951, June 14th-29th Box 6 Folder 1 1951, July Box 6 Folder 2 1951, August Box 6 Folder 3 1951, September Box 6 Folder 4 1951, October 1st-15th Box 7 Folder 1 1951, October 16th-31st Box 7 Folder 2 1951, November 9th-19th Box 7 Folder 3 1951, November 21st-30th Box 7 Folder 4 1951, December 4th-11th Box 7 Folder 5 1951, December 12th-26th Box 7 Folder 6 1952, January Box 8 Folder 1 1952, January Box 8 Folder 2 1952, February Box 8 Folder 3 1952, February Box 8 Folder 4 1952, March Box 8 Folder 5 1952, March Box 9 Folder 1 1952, April Box 9 Folder 2 1952, April Box 9 Folder 3 1952, May Box 9 Folder 4 1952, May Box 9 Folder 5 1952, June Box 10 Folder 1 1952, June Box 10 Folder 2 1952, July Box 10 Folder 3 1952, August Box 10 Folder 4 1952, August Box 10 Folder 5 1952, September Box 11 Folder 1 1952, September Box 11 Folder 2 1952, October Box 11 Folder 3 1952, October Box 11 Folder 4 1952, November Box 11 Folder 5 1952, November Box 12 Folder 1 1952, December Box 12 Folder 2 1952, December Box 12 Folder 3 1953, January-May Box 12 Folder 4 1953, June-December Box 12 Folder 5 1954 Box 12 Folder 5.5 No Date Box 12 Folder 6 Sub-Series 1.2: Outside Company Correspondence This series contains correspondence between B.S.C. Co. and outside companies. The correspondence details conversations with suppliers about materials, as well as, making travel arrangements for races, such as Le Mans. It is in order alphabetically by company name. Company Name Container # Folder # A Miscellaneous Box 1 Folder 1 A.E. Ulmann & Associates Box 1 Folder 2 A.N. McCreight Products Box 1 Folder 3 Ace Auto Parts Inc. Box 1 Folder 4 Aero Hardware & Supply Co. Box 1 Folder 5 Air Associates Box 1 Folder 6 Air Lift Box 2 Folder 1 Air Reduction Sales Company Box 2 Folder 2 Al-Fin Division Box 2 Folder 3 Alemite Company of the Southeast Box 2 Folder 4 Alexis de Sakhanoffsky Box 2 Folder 5 Alfredo Vignale & Co. Box 2 Folder 6-6.5 Aluminum Company of America Box 2 Folder 7 American Cable & Radio Corp. Box 2 Folder 8 American Oil Company Box 2 Folder 9 American Red Cross Box 2 Folder 10 Ardun Engine Co. Box 3 Folder 1 Autocessories, Ltd. Box 3 Folder 2 B Miscellaneous Box 3 Folder 3 Bailey Motor Equipment Company Box 3 Folder 4 Beacon Auto Radiator Co. Box 3 Folder 5 Bell Auto Parts Box 4 Folder 1 Borg & Beck Box 4 Folder 2 Boston Gear Works Box 4 Folder 3 Bristol Motors, Inc. Box 4 Folder 4 C Miscellaneous Box 4 Folder 5 Cameron & Barkley Co. Box 4 Folder 6 Carlson Pattern Shop Inc. Box 4 Folder 7 The Carpenter Steel Company Box 4 Folder 8 Champion Spark Plug Co. Box 4 Folder 9 Chicago Rawhide Manufacturing Co. Box 5 Folder 1 Clifford Manufacturing Co. Box 5 Folder 2 Cop-Sil-Loy, Inc. Box 5 Folder 3 Crankshaft Company Box 5 Folder 4 Crump Co. Box 5 Folder 5 Cunard Line Box 5 Folder 6 D Miscellaneous Box 5 Folder 7 D.C. Andrews Co., 1952 Box 5 Folder 8 D.C. Andrews Co., 1953 Box 6 Folder 1 D.C. Andrews Co., 1954 Box 6 Folder 2 Detroit Automotive Products Box 6 Folder 3 Detroit Racing Equipment Box 6 Folder 4 Donald Healey Motor Co. Ltd. Box 6 Folder 5 Downey Machine Co. Box 6 Folder 6 Dunlop Rubber Co. Box 6 Folder 7 Dzus Fastner Co. Inc. Box 6 Folder 8 E Miscellaneous Box 7 Folder 1 Eastern Airlines Box 7 Folder 2 Eastern Malleable Iron Co. Box 7 Folder 3 Eaton Manufacturing Co. Box 7 Folder 4 Edgcomb Steel Co. Box 7 Folder 5 Edoardo Weber Co. Box 7 Folder 6 Englebert et Co. Box 7 Folder 7 F Miscellaneous Box 8 Folder 1 F.J. Edwards Ltd. Box 8 Folder 2 The Fafnir Bearing Co. Box 8 Folder 3 Fairchild Engine Division Box 8 Folder 4 Fawcett Publications Box 8 Folder 5 Ferodo, Ltd. Box 8 Folder 6 Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. Box 8 Folder 7 First National Bank Box 9 Folder 1 Florida Aviation Co. Box 9 Folder 2 Florida Foundry & Pattern Works Box 9 Folder 3 Florida Industrial Commission Box 9 Folder 4 Foam Rubber Products Box 9 Folder 5 Formed Tubes, Inc. Box 9 Folder 6 Freedom-Valvoline Oil Co. Box 9 Folder 7 French Line Box 9 Folder 8 Frick Tappett Motors Box 9 Folder 9 G Miscellaneous Box 10 Folder 1 Gemmer Manufacturing Co. Box 10 Folder 2 General Materials Co. Box 10 Folder 3 Gillmors, Inc. Box 10 Folder 4 Girling, Ltd. Box 10 Folder 5 Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Inc. Box 10 Folder 6 Grancor Automotive Specialists Box 10 Folder 7 Grand Prix Motors Box 10 Folder 8 Griswold & Co. Box 10 Folder 9 H Miscellaneous Box 11 Folder 1 Halibrand Engineering Company Box 11 Folder 2 Heckethorn Manufacturing & Supply Co. Box 11 Folder 3 Henry Ford Museum Box 11 Folder 4 Hilburn-Travers Engineering Co. Box 11 Folder 5 Hoffman Motors Corp. Box 11 Folder 6 I Miscellaneous Box 11 Folder 7 J Miscellaneous Box 11 Folder 8 J.M. Tull Metal & Supply Co., Inc.