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1Title:  F. Gibson Butler Collection, 1919-2006 Requires cookie*
 Accession:  2009.42 
 Creator:  Butler, Frederick Gibson, 1915-2006 
 Abstract:  Frederick Gibson Butler was a noted Oldsmobile designer employed at the Oldsmobile Research and Development Center in Lansing, Michigan. The papers and film primarily reflect Butler's personal interests in nature, the circus, the environment and family activities, with a smattering of business related material. There are four series. The Correspondence series is comprised of family, professional, and social correspondence. The Personal Interests series details Butler's amateur cinematography and editing processes, along with drafts of papers, speeches, and clippings. The Greeting Cards series is a collection of cards and notes sent to Butler and his family. The Film and Audio series contains mainly family related footage such as holiday gatherings and vacations, along with some business related footage. Also included are clips of circus performances, nature and wildlife. 
 Subjects:  Butler, Frederick Gibson, 1915-2006 | Butler Family | Automobile industry and trade | Cinematography | Circus | Holidays | Vacations | Photographs | Film | Greeting cards 
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2Title:  Phil Harms Collection, 1896-2003 Requires cookie*
 Accession:  2009.103 
 Creator:  Harms, Phil 
 Abstract:  The Phil Harms Collection documents the history of open wheel automobile racing in the United States through still and moving images, data and statistics, event programs, publications, periodicals, and news clippings. 
 Subjects:  Harms, Phil | Clymer, Floyd, 1895-1970 | Hitze, Ed | Lytle, Charles | Mecham, Albert | O’Reilly, Don | Sharpe, Jeff | Sullivan, Larry | Wallen, Dick | Wilson, Ted | Wurth, Joseph | AAA (Organization: U.S.) | American Automobile Association | Championship Auto Racing Teams (Organization) | Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Speedway, Ind.) | Indy Racing League | NASCAR (Association) | Phoenix International Raceway | Pocono Raceway | Speed Age | United States Auto Club | Watkins Glen Circuit (Watkins Glen, N.Y.) | Indianapolis 500 (Automobile race) | Santa Monica Road Races (Automobile race) | Automobile racing--United States | Automobile racing--United States--History | Automobile racing--California--History | Automobile racing--California--Culver City | Automobile racing--California--Santa Monica | Automobile racing--Indiana--Indianapolis | Automobile racing--Pictorial works | Automobile racing drivers--United States | Automobile racing drivers--Pictorial works | Automobile racing--Records | Automobile racing--Records--United States | Indy cars | Midget car racing | Racetracks (Automobile racing)--United States | Sprint cars | Stock car racing | Altoona (Pa.) | Atlantic Coast (U.S.) | Beverly Hills (Calif.) | Columbus (Ind.) | Darlington (S.C.) | Daytona Beach (Fla.) | Detroit (Mich.) | East Coast (U.S.) | Gardena (Calif.) | Indianapolis (Ind.) | Langhorne (Pa.) | Long Beach (Calif.) | Long Pond (Pa.) | Los Angeles (Calif.) | Midwest | Milwaukee (Wis.) | Nutley (N.J.: Township) | Ontario (Calif.) | Pacific Coast (U.S.) | Phoenix (Ariz.) | Reading (Pa.) | Riverside (Calif.) | Santa Monica (Calif.) | West Coast (U.S.) | Williams Grove (Pa.) | Winchester (Ind.) | Color photographs | Films | Negatives (photographic) | Photograph albums | Photographs | Scrapbooks 
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