Automobiles

Resources are listed in alphabetical order. More information can always be found by using our website search bar, or contacting a member of our staff.

A Community in Conflict

Digital Exhibit

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1994

On December 15, 1994 Diamond Star Motors (DSM) was slapped with a lawsuit charging the company with sexual and racial harassment and discrimination.

Digital Exhibit

Biographies

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Wunderlich, Gerald “Jerry” White

Gerald “Jerry” Wunderlich (sometimes spelled Wonderlich) was born on August 25, 1889 in Chicago...

Biography

Blog

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McHistory: 19th Century Cabbie Saw all of Bloomington-Normal Society

Listen to the audio on WGLT's website hereMcHistory goes back in time to explore big momen...

Blog Post

McHistory: Even before Route 66, motorists camped at a way stop in Bloomington

Blog Post

Finding Aids

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Bloomington Gold (Corvette Show)

In 1973, the first Bloomington Corvette Corral event took place. By 1977, the Bloomington Corv...

Finding Aid

Videos

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100 Years of COUNTRY Financial: Making a Home in the Twin Cities with Bill Kemp

Video

Lunch & Learn: Preserving and Celebrating 100 Years with COUNTRY Financial

Video

Making Insurance Interesting - Stories from State Farm with Corporate Archivist Buck Farley

Video

Working for a Living

Digital Exhibit

2 items

Building Better Roads

Automotive travel created a demand for better roads, as rural dirt roads could not withstand th...

Digital Exhibit

Robotics Replaces Some Workers, But Hand Work Remains Necessary

When Diamond Star Motors began production in 1988, the assembly line included state-of-the-art ...

Digital Exhibit