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LS - Derbyshire Local Studies collection - 19th-21st Cent
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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	LS/COL/SPEEDWAY
Title	Derbyshire speedway.
Date	c.1963-2001
Description	Various magazine articles, yearbook entries referring to Long Eaton and Buxton speedway. An almost complete collection of home and away Long Eaton speedway programmes from their first meeting in 1950 to their final meeting in 1997 approximately 1,670 programmes. A collection of Long Eaton home and away speedway programmes from 2011 to 2016 when a Long Eaton team rode their home matches at Leicester approximately 110 programmes. A collection of Long Eaton speedway photos featuring action, portrait and team photos approximately 600. An incomplete collection of home and away Buxton speedway programmes from their first meeting in 1994 to 2014 approximately 320 programmes.
Extent	9 boxes
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
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Administrative History	The personal collection of the donor, collected over aproximately 40 years.
Custodial History	These records were donated to Derbyshire Record Office by member of the public in June, 2023.
Format	Printed
Term	Motorcycles

Places

Place (click for further details)	Type
Buxton
Long Eaton

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