The 500 Festival archival collection is held by the organization in Indianapolis. This digitized collection was created to share the 500 Festival events and traditions with the community.
The online collection includes photos and documents from past and present 500 Festival events and programs.
Founded in 1915 by James A. Allison, Allison Transmission is headquartered in Indianapolis with additional manufacturing facilities in Hungary and India. The Allison Transmission archival collection is held by the company at its global headquarters in Indianapolis. This digitized collection was created to share Allison heritage with the community in celebration of the company’s centennial in 2015.
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway boasts an enormous photographic collection with over 4 million negatives in its collection. Together, IU Indianapolis University Library and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway will digitize and create metadata for 6,000 negatives for the collection. By providing online access to this collection, users will have the opportunity to view and search the collection that would otherwise have to be viewed by coming to the Speedway.
Dating back to its inception in 1944, Sports Car Club of America has served as the United States’ most diverse motorsports organization. With competition in its DNA, SCCA is pleased to partner with the IU Indianapolis University Library to capture some of its proud photographic history for future members, motorsports enthusiasts and historians.
