Guide to the Allegheny County, Pa. Transit and Traffic Commission Records, 1935-1956 AIS.1973.05

Arrangement

Repository
ULS Archives & Special Collections
Title
Allegheny County, Pa. Transit and Traffic Commission Records
Creator
Allegheny County (Pa.). Transit and Traffic Commission. Chief Engineer
Collection Number
AIS.1973.05
Extent
0.63 Linear Feet (1 box)
Date
1935-1956
Abstract
The collection contains correspondence, memoranda, studies, surveys, publications, reports, legal opinions, maps, plans and documents of Chief Engineer, Joseph White, concerning the Civic Light Opera, Greater Pittsburgh Airport, and traffic and transit issues of Pittsburgh, McKeesport, and Clairton from 1935-1956.
Language
English .
Author
Archives Service Center staff. Revisions occurred to the finding aid as a part of the encoding process on May 15, 2003.
Publisher
ULS Archives & Special Collections
Address
University of Pittsburgh Library System
Archives & Special Collections
Website: library.pitt.edu/archives-special-collections
Contact Us: www.library.pitt.edu/ask-archivist
URL: http://library.pitt.edu/archives-special-collections

Scope and Content Notes

The collection contains correspondence, memoranda, studies, surveys, publications, reports, legal opinions, maps, plans and documents of Chief Engineer, Joseph White, concerning the Civic Light Opera, Greater Pittsburgh Airport, and traffic and transit issues of Pittsburgh, McKeesport, and Clairton from 1935-1956.

The information concerning the construction of the Civic Light Opera involves site studies and surveys and a report on transportation and parking facilities. Also included is the will of Henry C. Frick which states that, "No building or buildings shall ever be erected within said tract of land (Frick Park) which shall materially interfere with the use of the same as a park." The information regarding the Greater Pittsburgh Airport contains various maps with population census data and traffic count reports. The information on traffic and transit deals with traffic surveys, relocation, reconstruction, and improvement of roads and bridges. The legal opinions involving traffic and transit concern the right of vehicular access to property by means of highways and outdoor advertising. There is also a publication, Urban Traffic Forum, which addresses the issue of traffic congestion.

Access Restrictions

No restrictions.

Acquisition Information

Transferred from Special Collections in March 1973.

Preferred Citation

Allegheny County, Pa. Transit and Traffic Commission Records, 1935-1956, AIS.1973.05, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System

Previous Citation

Allegheny County, Pa. Transit and Traffic Commission Records, 1935-1956, AIS.1973.05, Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh

Allegheny County, Pa. Transit and Traffic Commission. Miscellaneous records, 1935-1956. Archives of Industrial Society, University of Pittsburgh Libraries

Processing Information

This collection was processed by Archives Service Center staff in March 1973.

Revision and rearrangement for the encoded version of the finding aid provided by Michael O'Malley on May 15, 2003. Information about the collection title and the controlled access terms was extracted from the MARC record in the University of Pittsburgh catalog Voyager ID number: 1426875

Copyright

Permission for publication is given on behalf of the University of Pittsburgh as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Subjects

    Corporate Names

    • Allegheny County (Pa.). Transit and Traffic Commission. Chief Engineer
    • Civic Light Opera Association of Pittsburgh

    Personal Names

    • White, Joseph A.

    Geographic Names

    • Greater Pittsburgh International Airport (Pa.)

    Genres

    • County government records

    Other Subjects

    • Traffic estimation -- Pennsylvania -- Clairton
    • Traffic engineering -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh
    • Traffic engineering -- Pennsylvania -- McKeesport
    • Traffic engineering -- Pennsylvania -- Clairton
    • Traffic engineers -- Pennsylvania -- Allegheny County
    • Traffic estimation -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh
    • Transportation
    • Traffic estimation -- Pennsylvania -- McKeesport
    • Government

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