The interview was conducted by Gretchen Pruett, and took place at the home of Yann and Gita Saunders in Columbia, South Carolina.



In the interview, Saunders discusses his early collecting career and interest in Cadillacs and how he began collecting Cadillac auto ephemera. He outlines the methods by which he collected literature –personal connections, auto shows, and written correspondence. Saunders describes his friendship with Vinson and describes Z. Taylor Vinson as a person, and a collector. He also describes Vinson’s “Autotorium,” which Saunders had the opportunity to visit several times. Saunders speaks about his online site, the Cadillac Database, and explains how and why he decided to create it. He also explains how auto ephemera collectors and dealers assign value to auto literature and recalls how he sold his entire collection. Saunders discusses how advertisers and manufacturers produced and used auto literature to sell cars and the changes that have occurred in auto advertising. Saunders also discusses how changes in communications technology have made collecting more efficient and made sharing information easier, but have also brought some negative changes as well. [ID: 2013265_20140425_Saunders]