Willis "Tiny" Brown Papers
Scope and Contents
This collection includes postcards, event programs, labor booklets, and correspondence. The materials are dated from 1962 to 1989.
Dates
- 1966-1989
Creator
- Willis "Tiny" Brown (Person)
Access
This collection is open for research.
Use
Some material may be copyrighted or restricted. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright or other case restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the collections.
Biographical note
Willis "Tiny" Brown was a truck driver from Peoria, Illinois. He was a member of an Illinois IBT local, possibly Local 627, Peoria. In the 1950s and 1960s Willis Brown was a competitor in the annual state-level American Trucking Association "roadeos." tese competitons tested truckers' driving skills such as avoiding obstacles in the road, parking and backing out of a tight space. Willis Brown won a number of Illinois state championships and attending the national competions into the 1980s.
Extent
1 document boxes
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Willis "Tiny" Brown was a Teamster truck driver from Peoria, Illinois. He was a regular participant in A,mmerican Trucking Association "roadeos" which were competitions that tested driving skills. The collection consists mainly of programs for the compeitions and the banquets that were the culmination of the competitions.
Arrangement
Collection: Willis "Tiny" Brown Papers. The collection is organized into one series: banquet programs and truck driving competition programs. It is arranged by type of program and then chronologically.
Physical Location
Materials may be stored off-site, and may require additional retrieval time. Please contact the Special Collections Research Center for more information.
Source of Acquisition
Transferred from the International Brotherhood of Teamsters [2015].
- Labor unions -- United States -- History -- 20th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Trucking -- United States Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to the Willis "Tiny" Brown Papers, 1962-1989
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Special Collections Research Center, The George Washington University
- Date
- 2016
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Research Center, The George Washington University Repository
