Bathtub Racing Association, records, documents. 1971-1993
Content Description
This collection includes documents, records, scrapbooks, 35mm slides, magnetic film reels, t-shirts, and memorabilia related to the Association and the Bathtub Races themselves. Official documents include the Association's incorporation, and constitution. Other documents include maps, memos, rules, checklists, flyers, and insurance information.
Dates
- 1971-1993
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
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Conditions Governing Use
Copyright for Official University records is held by Kennesaw State University; all other copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law. Permission to publish, reproduce, publicly display, broadcast, or distribute this material must be secured from the repository and/or copyright holder.
Biographical and Historical Information
The Bathtub Racing Association existed from 1972 to 1992 and was a recognized student organization of the university, falling under the authority of the Dean of Student Activites (at the time it existed, the Association fell under the purview of the Vice President of Student Affairs). The Association organized the Spring and Fall Bathtub Races on campus. The races were cancelled in 1992 due to several years of increasing cost and liability, and decreasing attendance. The cancellation of the races led to the dissolution of the association.
The Bathtub Races were revived in 2010 for the March 27th Alumni Reunion. Unlike the original racers, the new ones did not have motors, for "safety reasons." The top speed of these new racers was approximately 30 miles per hour. The race course also changed into a downhill course with twists and turns much like a luge-style race. In the past, hundred of thousands of tires lined the perimeter of campus to create a Nascar-style track stretching about 1 mile. In the spring, racers would go 75 laps and in the fall, 60.
Extent
2 cubic feet (1 record carton, 1 artifact box, 1 newspaper box)
Language of Materials
English
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Maggie Thomas
- Date
- 2022 September 9
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Kennesaw State University Archives Repository