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Cammie G. Henry Research Center: H. G. Hawthorne Collection

H. G. Hawthorne Collection, Location: 1-F-3, Folders 1-10

Box 1           Folder 1      

   Receipt, Natchitoches Lumber Yard,

   H. G. Hawthorne, 1947

 

Box 1           Folder 1

                   Receipt, Valley Electric Membership

                   Corp., Natchitoches Motorcycle Club,

                   membership fee, 1948

 

Box 1           Folder 1

                   Natchitoches Motorcycle Clubhouse,

                   paid utility bills, 1948-1949

 

Box 1           Folder 2

                   Natchitoches Motorcycle Club, minutes

                   of meetings, July – December 1948

 

Box 1           Folder 2

                   List of charter members, visitors, and

                   income & expenses, July 1948-January 1949

 

Box 1           Folder 3

                   American Motorcycle Association

                   Referee’s Certificate, H. C. Cooper,

                   July 30, 1948 – August 1, 1949

 

Box 1           Folder 3

                   Certificate of Registration with

                   American Motorcycle Association

                   July 30, 1948 – August 1, 1949

 

Box 1           Folder 3

                   Certificate of Registration with

                   American Motorcycle Association

                   August 4, 1949 – August 1, 1950

 

Box 1           Folder 4

                   Natchitoches Motorcycle Club

                   represented by Malcolm C. Miller

                   and Horace G. Hawthorne – lease

                   agreement with Howard C. Cooper,

                   April 23, 1949-April 23, 1950

 

Box 1           Folder 5

                   Natchitoches Motorcycle Club,

                   minutes of meetings,

                   January – September 1949

 

Box 1           Folder 6

                   Natchitoches Motorcycle Club,

                   organizational materials,

                   not dated

 

Box 1           Folder 7

                   Natchitoches Motorcycle Club,

                   correspondence with American

                   Motorcycle Association,

                   July – September 1948

 

Box 1           Folder 8

                   Natchitoches Motorcycle Club,

                   correspondence with American

                   Motorcycle Association and

                   Auld Crafters, Inc.;

                   January – April 1949

 

Box 1           Folder 9

                   Natchitoches Motorcycle Club,

                   correspondence with American

                   Motorcycle Association and

                   Auld Crafters, Inc.;

                   June – August 1949

 

Box 1           Folder 10

                   Natchitoches Motorcycle Club,

                   correspondence with American

                   Motorcycle Association;

                   February – July 1950

 

H. G. Hawthorne Collection, Location: 1-F-3, Folders 11-20

Box 1           Folder 11

                   Entry form, “Pirates Treasure Run”,

                   Shreveport, LA., H. G. Hawthorne,

   December 31st 1948 & January 1st 1949

 

Box 1           Folder 11

                   Louisiana State Gypsy Tour

                   Field Meet Program, July 3rd & 4th 1949

 

Box 1           Folder 12

                   News clippings pertaining to the

                   Natchitoches Motorcycle Club,

                   various motorcycle races, motorcycle

   accidents; June 1948 – July 1952;

   photocopies

  

Box 1           Folder 13

                   News clippings pertaining to

                   members of the Natchitoches

                   Motorcycle Club & various motorcycle

   races; February 1950 – May 1952;

   photocopies

 

Box 1           Folder 14

                   News clippings pertaining to

                   various motorcycle races & to members

   of the Natchitoches Motorcycle Club;

                   March – May 1952; others not dated;

   photocopies

 

Box 1           Folder 15

                   Flyer, R. S. Owens & Co., price list

                   for motorcycle trophies; not dated

 

Box 1           Folder 16

                   Form letters:

                   notice of meetings, survey questions,

                   entry blanks, contests, subscription

                   order blank; 1948-1950, others not dated

 

Box 1           Folder 17

                   Program, Louisiana State Fair

                   motorcycle races; October 26, 1947

 

Box 1           Folder 18

                   Programs:

                   Motorcycle races, Louisiana State Fair

                   Grounds; May 8th 1948

                   White Eagle Motorcycle Club, Eight

                   Mile National Championship, Louisiana

                   State Fair, Shreveport, LA.,

                   October 31 – November 1, 1948

 

Box 1           Folder 19

                   Programs:

                   Panther City Motorcycle Club, Fort

   Worth, Texas; June 13, 1948

                   Rocket Motorcycle Club, Palestine,

                   Texas; September 26, 1948

  

Box 1           Folder 20

                   Program:

                   13th Annual A. M. A. National

                   Motorcycle Championships; Daytona

                   Beach, Florida; March 12 – 13, 1949

H. G. Hawthorne Collection, Location: 1-F-3, Folders 21-33

Box 1           Folder 21

                   Program:

                   White Eagle Motorcycle Club,

                   Seven Mile National Championship,

   Louisiana State Fair, Shreveport,

   Louisiana; October 30, 1949

 

Box 1           Folder 22

                   Program:

                   White Eagle Motorcycle Club;

                   Motorcycle races;

   June 26, 1949

 

Box 1           Folder 23

                   Program:

                   White Eagle Motorcycle Club;

                   Motorcycle races;

                   August 14, 1949

 

Box 1           Folder 24

                   Programs:

                   Rocket Motorcycle Club;

                   Motorcycle races; Palestine, Texas;

                   July 10th 1949; September 25th 1949

 

Box 1           Folder 25

                   Entrant number; Texas State

                   Gypsy Tour; June 4, 1949

 

Box 1           Folder 26

                   Announcement flyer, “Beaumont

                   Black Cat Motorcycle Club Presents

                   Motorcycle Rodeo”; March 26, 1950

 

Box 1           Folder 26

                   Announcement flyer, “Annual

                   Louisiana State Gypsy Tour, Monroe,

                   Louisiana”; September 2, 1951

  

Box 1           Folder 26

                   Announcement, “Gypsy Tour,

                   Alexandria, LA.; September 3, 1950

 

Box 1           Folder 26

                   Cardboard signs, “No Parking After

                   5:00 p.m.”; not dated

 

Box 1           Folder 27

                   Motorcycle tag & entrant number;

                   Texas State Gypsy Tour; San Antonio,

                   Texas; June 17th 1950

 

Box 1           Folder 27

                   Program:

                   Texas State Gypsy Tour; San Antonio,

                   Texas; June 17 – 18, 1950

 

Box 1           Folder 28

                   Program:

                   Nine Star TT Race and Three Star

                   Half Mile Race Meet; Montgomery

                   Motorcycle Club; Montgomery, Alabama;

                   September 23-24, 1950

 

Box 1           Folder 29

                   Program:

                   Midget Auto Races; Shreveport, LA.;

                   June 18, 1950

 

Box 1           Folder 30

                   Program:

                   Official Hot Rod Race Program;

                   Shreveport, LA., October 8, 1950

 

Box 1           Folder 30

                   White Eagle Motorcycle Club,

                   Seven Mile National Championship,

   Louisiana State Fair, Shreveport,

   Louisiana; October 28-29, 1950

 

Box 1           Folder 31

                   Programs:

                   Rocket Motorcycle Club, motorcycle

                   races; Palestine, Texas; July 16, 1950

  

Box 1           Folder 31

                   Waco Motorcycle Club, motorcycle

                   races; Waco, Texas; April 30, 1950

 

Box 1           Folder 32

                   Programs:

                   White Eagle Motorcycle Club, motorcycle

                   races; Louisiana State Fair Grounds;

                   May, June, July & September; no year

 

Box 1           Folder 33

                   News article, “Wild Riders and rough

                   roads: Stories of the Natchitoches

                   Motorcycle Club”, The Natchitoches

                   Times, Weekend Edition,

                   September 1-2, 2012

H. G. Hawthorne Collection, Location: 1-F-3, Folders 34-44

Box 2           Folder 34

                   Announcement flyer & entry form,

                   Pasadena Motorcycle Club 4th Annual

                   Greenhorn Mountain Endurance Run,

                   May 27-28, 1950

 

Box 2           Folder 35

                   Sanction Schedule, 1951, Texas, LA.

                   and Nationals

 

Box 2           Folder 35

                   Programs:

                   White Eagle Motorcycle Club races,

                             Shreveport, LA.; July 29, 1951

                   Rocket Motorcycle Club races,

                             Palestine, Texas; July 8, 1951

                   Houston Ramblers Motorcycle Club

                             races, Houston, Texas; April 29, 1951

                   White Eagle Motorcycle Club races,

                             May 13, 1951

 

Box 2           Folder 36

                   Program:

                   White Eagle Motorcycle Club,

                   Seven Mile National Championship,

                   Louisiana State Fair, Shreveport, LA.,

                   October 26, 1952

  

Box 2           Folder 37

                   Program:

                   White Eagle Motorcycle Club,

                   races, Shreveport, LA.;

                   June 21, 1953

 

Box 2           Folder 37

                   Program:

                   White Eagle Motorcycle Club,

                   Seven Mile National Championship,

                   Louisiana State Fair, Shreveport, LA.,

                   October 31 – November 1, 1953

 

Box 2           Folder 38

                   Manual of Instruction and Rules For

                      Competition 1949, American Motorcycle

                   Association

                   Rider Supplement 1949, American

                   Motorcycle Association

 

Box 2           Folder 39

                   Manual of Instruction and Rules For

                      Competition 1950, American

                   Motorcycle Association

                   Rider Supplement 1950, American

                   Motorcycle Association

 

Box 2           Folder 40

                   Instruction manual, Harley Davidson

                   motorcycle, running & adjusting

                   instructions; not dated

 

Box 2           Folder 41

                   Catalog of Indian motorcycle clothing,

   equipment, & accessories, 1948

                   The Indian Magazine, July-August 1948,

                   Spring Issue 1949

 

Box 2           Folder 42

                   The Enthusiast A Magazine For

                   Motorcyclists, September 1949

 

Box 2           Folder 43

                   Catalogs:

                   Harley Davidson motorcycling

                   accessories; not dated

  

Box 2           Folder 44

                   Ballot for Most Popular and

                   Typical Girl Rider of 1949;

                   information on how to sponsor

                   entries for Most Popular and

                   Typical Girl Rider

 

H. G. Hawthorne Collection, Location: 1-F-3, Folders 45-53

Box 2           Folder 45

                   Entry blanks – Wisconsin State

                   Fair, National Championship

                   Motorcycle Races; not dated

 

Box 2           Folder 46

                   Program:

                   Joie Chitwood’s World’s

                   Champion Auto Daredevils,

                   Springfield, Missouri; not dated

 

Box 2           Folder 47

                   Catalog, Floyd Clymer’s Popular

                   Motor Books; not dated

 

Box 2           Folder 48

                   Civil Defense items:

                   Armbands (2), RADEF information,

                   Basic Information for Shelter

                   Manager-Monitors; not dated

 

Box 2           Folder 49

                   Northwestern State University Civil

                   Defense Shelter Plans; not dated

 

Box 2           Folder 50

                   Civil Defense items, 1970-1972:

                   Notice of meetings; community

                   fallout shelter plan; recruiting flyer

                   for shelter managers & monitors

                   and list of names of people that the

                   flyer was mailed to; flyer announcing

                   an open house for the new Civil Defense

                   Emergency Operations Center in

                   Natchitoches, LA.

 

Box 2           Folder 51

                   Shelter Management Textbook,

                   Department of Defense, Office of

                   Civil Defense, July 1967

 

Box 2           Folder 52

                   in time of Emergency a citizen’s

                      handbook on …Nuclear Attack

                      …Natural Disasters, Department

                   of Defense, Office of Civil Defense,

                   March 1968

 

Box 2           Folder 53

                   in time of Emergency a citizen’s

                      handbook on …Nuclear Attack

                      …Natural Disasters, Department

                   of Defense, Office of Civil Defense,

                   March 1968 (additional copy)

H. G. Hawthorne Collection, Location: 1-F-3, Box 3

Box 3           Cassette tape: interview with

                   H. G. Hawthorne; added to collection

                   July 2002

 

Box 3           Belt buckle, “Gypsy Tour 1950”

 

Box 3           Photos, 1948, 1949, others not dated:

                   Identified (40) – M. C. Miller, Billy

                   McMichael, H. G. Hawthorne, Edwin E.

                   Stoker, Lane Foshee & Charles Cagle;

                   Places identified: Grand Ecore Bluff;

                   Vicksburg; Marineland, Florida;

                   Daytona Beach; Beaumont/Port Arthur

 

Box 3           Photos, Unidentified (63)

H. G. Hawthorne Collection, Location: 1-F-3, Box 4, Folders 54-57

Box 4           Folder 54

                   Small Pennant, “Old Warren County court

                   House Vicksburg, Miss.”

                   Key holder

                   Tag, “Gulf States Gypsy Tour; Lake

                   Charles, LA.; # 9; July 4, 1949

                   Novelty bottle opener

 

Box 4           Folder 55

                   Race schedules; blank subscription form

                   for American Motorcycling; postcards;

                   pamphlet, “The Buckhorn Curio Store

                   (Museum); Mechanic Pass (2); empty

                   envelope from Brown’s Harley-Davidson

  

Box 4           Folder 56

                   Blank membership cards for Natchitoches

                   Motorcycle Club (4);

                   Blank Safety Report cards for American

                   Motorcycle Association, 1949-1950;

                   Red membership card, info is unreadable;

                   Handwritten note regarding entry fee

 

Box 4           Folder 57

                   Raffle tickets; ticket stubs from various

                   races; soap wrappers from various

                   hotels; matchcovers from various

                   businesses

H. G. Hawthorne Collection, Location: 9-D-5, Box 5

Items located at 9-D-5:

 

Box 5           One (1) leather Harley-Davidson Jacket

H. G. Hawthorne Collection, Art Cabinet Items

Items located in Art Cabinet Drawer 4:

 

Folder 58     Signs advertising motorcycle races

                  in Laurel, Mississippi; not dated

 

Folder 59     Signs advertising motorcycle races

                  in Marksville, LA. & Palestine, TX.;

                  not dated

 

Folder 60     Paper poster announcing races in

                  Texarkana, TX.; not dated

 

Folder 61     Ephemera, Armbands:

                      “Referee AMA”, “Road Captain AMA”,

   “Steward AMA”, “AMA” (triangular patch)

 

Folder 61       Felt Banners:

                     “How About It?”, “This Is The Life”

                     Pennant: “Daytona 200 Mile Motorcycle

                     Races”

 

Folder 62     Banner, “Harley Davidson WINS … Paul

  Albrecht Sets New A. M. A. Record,

  Shreveport, LA., October 29, 1950”

 

Folder 62     Newspaper section, Daytona Beach

Morning Journal , March 14, 1949 –

articles pertaining to motorcycle races

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