Re: [VAL] Archives

["Fred Coldwell" <agrijeep@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Vanessa:

    I was the VAC Archive Historian while Bill Scott was still alive. In 
fact, he and I discussed and established this position as a means of 
gathering and disseminating information about Vintage Airstreams.  I 
don't think Bill had many, if any, documents at the time of his death, 
and those were limited to his personal documents.

    Upon becoming the VAC Archive Historian, I received two boxes of 
documents from then VAC Librarian, Noland Vogt.  One box will filled 
with mostly poor b& w photocopies of various sales literature and the 
other box contained old service manuals, now available from Helen Davis.

    Over the last 6 years I added to the materials.  Two weeks ago I 
gave those materials to Forrest McClure, who was appointed the new VAC 
Historian at the International Rally when I became the Chair of the 
WBCCI History Committee.  So the VAC Archive materials are and remain in 
good hands.  Forrest and I will continue to develop ways to share these 
materials with VAC members.

    My most recent idea is a growing series of Power Point presentations 
that can be given at VAC Rallies, which people seem to enjoy.  I've 
asked a few VAC members to put together PP presentations about those era 
trailers they know best, and I've received some positive replies.  I 
hope to establish a nice library of these visual presentations, which 
will be distributed among Regional VAC Reps. for showing at VAC Rallies 
around the country.

Best regards,

Fred Coldwell
Denver, Colo.
former VAC Archive Historian 1999-2005
Chair, WBCCI History Committee 2005