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AV 120
Worster Family Soap Box Derby Collection
Page 1
OHIO HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Manuscripts/ Audiovisual Collections
AV 120
Worster Family Soap Box Derby Collection
1954- 1964
OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION
Number:
AV 120
Title:
Worster Family Soap Box Derby Collection
Creator:
Worster Family
Dates:
1954- 1964
Media:
Black and White Photographs and 35mm Slides
Quantity:
0.25 cubic feet
Location:
Ohio Historical Society
HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE COLLECTION
Photographs document the participation of Kenneth “ Skip” Worster of Columbus, Ohio in the All American Soap Box Derby. In 1954 he won the soap box derby race in Columbus, Ohio, and went on to the national race held in Akron, Ohio.
The first All American Soap Box Derby race was held in Dayton, Ohio, in 1934. The race was moved to Akron in 1935. Leaders in the Akron community saw the need for the race to have a permanent location. The Works Progress Administration began construction of Derby Downs in 1936. The national competition has been held there each August ever since.
Source:
“ What is the SBD?” All American Soap Box Derby web site. Online. Internet. 15 July, 2005.
[ URL: http:// www. aasbd. com/]
SCOPE AND CONTENTS OF THE COLLECTION
Worster Family Soap Box Derby Collection consists of 9 black and white photographs and 125 35mm slides dating from 1954- 1964. Photographs document the participation of Kenneth “ Skip” Worster, Jr., in the All American Soap Box Derby. A few photographs illustrate Kenneth Worster, Sr.’ s continuing involvement in soap box derby racing in the 1960s. The slides are of
Object Description
| Title | AV 120 Worster Family Soap Box Derby Collection |
| Subject |
Worster family -- Photographs. All-American Soap Box Derby -- Photographs. Coaster cars -- Photographs. Soap box derbies -- Ohio -- Photographs. |
| Place | Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio) |
| Description | This item is a finding aid or inventory to an Ohio Historical Society collection or series. Finding aids are descriptive access tools that provide more complete information about a collection than you will find in the online catalog record. For more information on the collection and to view its contents, contact the Ohio Historical Society. |
| Date of Original | 1954-1964. |
| Collection | Ohio Historical Society Finding Aids Collection |
| Submitting Institution | Ohio Historical Society |
| Rights | Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information |
| Type | Text |
| File Name | AV 120 Worster.pdf |
| File Size | 32.711 KB |
| Format | finding aids |
