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Women in Racing Bibliography

This bibliography was compiled by staff of the Benson Ford Research Center’s Archives and Library Department based on materials in our collections. If you have questions about these resources, please use our Submit a Question feature. If you are interested in duplication, please see our Duplication Resources FAQ.

Archival

• Acc. 2011.264 Lyn St James Papers
  • Papers, memorabilia, and video recordings documenting the life and career of race car driver Lyn St. James.
     
• Acc. 2009.1.1959 PCG Campbell Ford Motorsports Photographs and Motion Pictures
  • box 9-12, 62 (oversize) Year subseries 1981-1987 (includes Lyn St. James)
  • box 13-16, 62 (oversize) Year subseries 1988-1990 (includes Lyn St. James)
  • box 17-25, 62 (oversize) Year subseries 1991-1995 (includes Lyn St. James)
  • box 45 Ford Electronics; Lyn St. James, Pete Halsmer (videos)
  • box 48-49 Lyn St. James (videos)
     
• Acc. 1774 Henry Austin Clark Jr Photograph Collection
  • box 63 Cunio, Joan Newton (Woman Driver)
  • box 64 Guthrie, Janet
     
• Acc. 2009.103 Phil Harms Collection
  • box 49 Public Relations
    • Bryant Heating Cooling (Subjects include Janet Guthrie; 1 folder, container 2)
    • Payne (Subjects include Janet Guthrie, 1 folder, container 2)

Ford News

• 25 New Records (Time and distance records in France), 17:8:10+:1-3
• Model A's Win Swedish Ladies' Race, 10:17:194:1-3

Audio-Visual (materials may be restricted due to format, please contact reference staff in advance for access)

• Fast Women the Ladies of Auto Racing. Belofsky, Rachel; Agard, Laurie.; Guthrie, Janet; St James, Lyn; Kirk, Tammy Jo.; Moise, Patty.; Robinson, Shawna.; Candy Heart (Firm); View Video
  • 796.72082 F251 2004 DVD

Oral Histories

• 2008.26.1 Oral history interview with Lyn St. James, 2008 Jan. 28

Vertical File

• St. James, Lyn

Books

• Lyn St. James: Driven to be First. Olney, Ross R. 
  • 796.72092 S243 O51 1997
     
• Lyn St. James. Stewart, Mark
  • 796.72092 S143 S851 1996
     
• Ride of Your Life: A Race Car Driver's Journey. St. James, Lyn
  • 796.72092 S143 2002
    
    
• Shirley Muldowney's Tales From the Track. Muldowney, Shirley; Stephens, William H. 
  • 796.72 M954 2005
     
•  A Woman's Experience in the Glidden Tour 1907. Cuneo, Joan Newton. 
  • 629.283 C972 1907
     
• Danica: Crossing the Line. Patrick, Danica; Morton, Laura
  • 796.72 P314 P314 2007
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• Danica Patrick: America's Hottest Racer. Ingram, Jonathan 
  • 796.72092 P314 I54 2005
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• Danica Patrick.
  • 796.72092 P314 2006
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• Women in Racing. Benson, Michael
  • 796.72092 B474 2000
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• Fast Women: The Legendary Ladies of Racing. McCarthy, Todd 
  • 796.72082 M116 2007
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• Fast Ladies: Female Racing Drivers, 1888-1970. Bouzanquet, Jean-François 
  • 796.72092 B782 2009 (OS)
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• Women in Sports Car Competition. Mull, Evelyn 
  • 796.72 M958, 1958