Finding Aid to the All American Soap Box Derby Scrapbook
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JONES MEMORIAL LIBRARY
2311 MEMORIAL AVENUE
LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA 24501
(434) 846-0501
ALL AMERICAN SOAP BOX DERBY SCRAPBOOK (1949)
The scrapbook contains newspaper clippings and photographs about the soap box
derby held in Lynchburg, Virginia, on 17 July 1949. Sponsors of the derby included
the Jaycees, the Cary Chevrolet dealership and the local newspapers.
ALL AMERICAN SOAP BOX DERBY
On 17 July 1949, Lynchburg held its first Soap Box Derby. The race was held on
Rivermont Avenue and had over one hundred entrants. The winner was Penny OWEN
(Ripley P. OWEN), son of William L. and Esther Mary OWEN, of Lynchburg. Penny
OWEN went on to the national contest in Akron, Ohio, but lost in his first heat.
[All American Soap Box Derby Scrapbook, Mss., MS2072, Jones Memorial Library, Lynchburg, VA;
Hill's Lynchburg City Directory, 1949 (Richmond: Hill Directory Co., 1949), p. 302; The Crest, Vol. 41,
(Lynchburg: E. C. Glass High School, 1954), pp. 147, 187. Ripley P. Owen, graduate of E. C. Glass in
1954.]
MS2072
2311 MEMORIAL AVENUE
LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA 24501
(434) 846-0501
ALL AMERICAN SOAP BOX DERBY SCRAPBOOK (1949)
The scrapbook contains newspaper clippings and photographs about the soap box
derby held in Lynchburg, Virginia, on 17 July 1949. Sponsors of the derby included
the Jaycees, the Cary Chevrolet dealership and the local newspapers.
ALL AMERICAN SOAP BOX DERBY
On 17 July 1949, Lynchburg held its first Soap Box Derby. The race was held on
Rivermont Avenue and had over one hundred entrants. The winner was Penny OWEN
(Ripley P. OWEN), son of William L. and Esther Mary OWEN, of Lynchburg. Penny
OWEN went on to the national contest in Akron, Ohio, but lost in his first heat.
[All American Soap Box Derby Scrapbook, Mss., MS2072, Jones Memorial Library, Lynchburg, VA;
Hill's Lynchburg City Directory, 1949 (Richmond: Hill Directory Co., 1949), p. 302; The Crest, Vol. 41,
(Lynchburg: E. C. Glass High School, 1954), pp. 147, 187. Ripley P. Owen, graduate of E. C. Glass in
1954.]
MS2072
Dublin Core
Title
Finding Aid to the All American Soap Box Derby Scrapbook
Subject
Finding aids
All American Soap Box Derby -- Lynchburg, Va.
Description
Finding aid to the All American Soap Box Derby Scrapbook held at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia. The scrapbook includes newspaper clippings and photographs about a soap box derby held in Lynchburg on 17 July 1949.
Creator
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
Publisher
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
Date
2024
Rights
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
Format
pdf
Language
English
Identifier
JMLMS2072FA
Collection
Citation
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.), “Finding Aid to the All American Soap Box Derby Scrapbook,” Digital Collections, accessed April 28, 2024, https://digitaljones.omeka.net/items/show/797.