Indiana University Folklore Institute’s Auburn, Cord, Duesenberg Project records, 1979-2004, bulk
1981-1983
A Guide to the Records at the Indiana University Archives
Finding aid prepared by Chad Edward
Buterbaugh
Summary Information
Repository
Indiana University Archives
1320 East Tenth Street
Herman B Wells Library E460
Bloomington, IN 47405-7000
Phone: 812-855-1127
Email: archives@indiana.edu
http://www.libraries.iub.edu/archives
Creator
Indiana University, Bloomington.
Folklore Institute.
TitleIndiana University Folklore Institute’s
Auburn, Cord, Duesenberg Project records, 1979-2004, bulk
1981-1983
Collection No.
C588
Extent
.8 cubic foot (3 boxes)
Language
Materials are in English
Abstract
The Auburn, Cord, Duesenberg Project
was a documentary production undertaken by Indiana University's Folklore Institute
and Radio and Television Services between 1981 and 1983. The grant-funded project
allowed a team of folklorists and film crews to attend the Auburn, Cord, Duesenberg
Festival, a long-running celebration of classic cars and automotive heritage in
Auburn, Indiana, 23 miles north of Fort Wayne. The collection consists of materials
that trace the evolution of the Auburn, Cord, Duesenberg Project from planning to
debriefing and includes project participants' activities researching and filming the
Auburn, Cord, Duesenberg festival.
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research. Advance notice required.
Administrative History
The Auburn, Cord, Duesenberg (ACD) Project was a documentary production undertaken by
Indiana University's Folklore Institute and Radio and Television Services between
1981 and 1983. The
grant-funded project allowed a team of folklorists and film crews to attend the
Auburn, Cord, Duesenberg Festival, a long-running celebration of classic cars and
automotive heritage in Auburn, Indiana, 23 miles north of Fort
Wayne.
Principle filming took place in 1982. Videographers
captured footage from the festival, which began informally in the 1950s and is still in existence as of
2015. The resulting documentary,
Classics Come Home: Auburn, Cord, Duesenberg, aired on
WTIU, the public television station based in
Bloomington, Indiana. Additionally, an article based on the
project was published in an issue of the journal
Indiana
Folklore and Oral History
.
Researchers framed this project as a case study of the small-town festival, which at
the time was seen as a typical way to promote community identity across the
United States. In Auburn, a former manufacturing hub for
luxury vehicles, automotive heritage serves as a springboard for giving residents a
sense of local history and civic pride. Along with the festival, the city is home to
the ACD Museum, a permanent exhibition of classic cars that is open year-round.
Folklore studies and documentary film share an affinity in that professionals from
both fields endeavor to capture their subjects in a natural setting. Events or ideas
that are integral to everyday life are of interest to both folklorists and
documentarians, as shown in this project.
While scholarly publication might seem a more typical product of academic activity,
the nature of folklore as everyday art inspires many folklorists to package the
results of their research in more publicly accessible formats. Such was the case
here. In addition to exploring the dynamics of small-town community identity,
Classics Come Home: Auburn, Cord, Duesenberg presented
an intimate portrait of Auburn, Indiana, back to the people who live there.
Arrangement
This collection is organized into two series: Project overview and correspondence,
and Video materials.
Scope and Content Note
This collection is organized into two series: Project overview and correspondence,
and Video materials. The Project overview and correspondence series, which spans
1979-2004, traces the evolution of this project from background to proposal to
debriefing. This series is organized to reflect the progress of the project. The
Video materials series, which spans 1981-1983, gathers audiovisual and print data
related to project participants' activities researching and filming the ACD
festival. This series is organized in alphabetical order.
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Indexing Terms
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The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
IUCAT, the IU Libraries'
online catalog. Materials about related topics, persons or places can be found by
searching the catalog using these terms.
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Separated Material
One VHS copy of the documentary
Classics Come Home: Auburn,
Cord, Duesenberg
; located in Folder "Video" (see Box 3).
Photographs Pulled
Approximately 50 photos, 15 contact sheets, and several strips of negatives with
limited contextual information; all located in Folder "Photos and photo logs" (see
Box 3).
Related Material
Additional records such as newsletters, annual reports, bulletins, and publications
may be accessed in the
Archives of Institutional Memory.
Archived web sites for this unit may be included in
Archive-It.
Related photographs may be available in the
University Archives
Photographs Database
.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Accession: 2003/055, 2010/065
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Preferred Citation
[Item], Indiana University Folklore Institute’s Auburn, Cord, Duesenberg Project records, Collection C588, Indiana University
Archives, Bloomington.
Provenance
Transferred from the Indiana University Folklore Institute, May 8, 2003 and July
12, 2010.
Appraisal
A number of files have been recycled. These were either duplicate materials or
described minor expenses incurred during the project. They did not include any
information about the content or production of the project.
Processing InformationProcessed by Chad Edward Buterbaugh.
Completed in 2015.
Container List
Series:
Box 1
Project overview and correspondence, 1979-2004
Background materials, 1980-1985,
undated
Funding, '82,
1981-1982,
undated
Classics correspondence,
1981-1984
Proposal, 1981-1984
Indiana Committee for the Humanities Festival, 1979-1983,
undated
Indiana Arts Commission proposal, 1981-1982,
undated
Letters, 1985-2004
Series:
Box 2
Video materials, 1981-1983
Audiotape indexes, 1982,
undated
Questionnaires of interviews, 1982
Script outline, blank release forms, video color forms, museum,
1981-1983,
undated
Scripts and transcriptions, undated
Video questionnaire, undated
Box 3
Photos and photo logs, 1982-1983,
undated
Video, 1983