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Biography / Administrative History

The videos held in this collection were produced and/or collected by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority and its predecessor agencies. The Scope Content note provides more detail regarding the context of creation of these videos, which agency departments were involved, and out of which functions and activities they were produced.

From the guide to the LACMTA transit videos collection, 1979-present, (Dorothy Peyton Gray Transportation Library and Archives.)

Biography / Administrative History

The Transit Reference Collection is an accumulation of reference resources gathered by the libraries of the LACMTA and it predecessor agencies, beginning with Los Angeles Railway (1911-1945) and continuing with Los Angeles Transit Lines (1945-1958), the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority (1958-1964), Southern California Rapid Transit District (1964-1993), and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (1993 to present). The reference material was an important source of information for the library and transit agency staff.

From the guide to the Transit Reference collection, 1894 - present, (Dorothy Peyton Gray Transportation Library and Archives.)

Archival Resources
Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn Hahn, Kenneth. Collection of Kenneth Hahn, circa 1945-1993. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
creatorOf LACMTA transit videos collection, 1979-present Dorothy Peyton Gray Transportation Library and Archives.
creatorOf Transit Reference collection, 1894 - present Dorothy Peyton Gray Transportation Library and Archives.
referencedIn Metropolitan Coach Lines records, 1953-1958 Dorothy Peyton Gray Transportation Library and Archives.
referencedIn Burke, Yvonne Brathwaite. Yvonne Brathwaite Burke papers: Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, 1968-2008 (bulk 1991-2008). University of Southern California, USC Libraries
referencedIn Jacqueline Bacharach office records, 1982-2000 Dorothy Peyton Gray Transportation Library and Archives.
referencedIn Railroads and trolleys in the United States and Mexico : photographs, 1889-1972. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Railroads and trolleys in the United States and Mexico : photographs, 1889-1972 Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Los Angeles County Transportation Commission records, 1976-1993 Dorothy Peyton Gray Transportation Library and Archives.
referencedIn Asbury Rapid Transit System records, 1935-1958 Dorothy Peyton Gray Transportation Library and Archives.
referencedIn Yvonne Brathwaite Burke papers: Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, Bulk, 1991-2008, 1968-2008 USC Libraries Special Collections
Role Title Holding Repository
Relation Name
associatedWith Asbury Rapid Transit System corporateBody
associatedWith Bacharach, Jacqueline person
associatedWith Burke, Yvonne Brathwaite. person
associatedWith Hahn, Kenneth. person
associatedWith Los Angeles County Transportation Authority corporateBody
associatedWith Los Angeles County Transportation Commission. corporateBody
associatedWith Los Angeles Railway corporateBody
associatedWith Los Angeles Transit Lines corporateBody
associatedWith Metropolitan Coach Lines corporateBody
associatedWith Southern California Rapid Transit District. corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
Subject
Advertising
Local transit
Occupational training
Publicity
Public relations
Reference Sources
Transportation
Occupation
Activity

Corporate Body

Americans

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