Mass transit collection, 1860-1981.

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Mass transit collection, 1860-1981.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122628001

This artificial collection consists of material collected by the Evening Bulletin during its years of operation. The Evening Bulletin maintained an extensive reference library for its own use. After its closing, the collection was given to the Temple University Libraries, and subsequently transfered to the Urban Archives. Especially noteworthy is the collection relating to mass transit operations in the Philadelphia area. Due to this concentration, the mass transit material was segregated by the Urban Archives staff into this collection. Records are divided into three series including: Operators series, consisting of records generated by Philadelphia's early transit "underliers," the Philadelphia Transit Company, the Philadelphia Transportation Company, and the Southern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority; Public and private agencies series consisting of records generated by Philadelphia city agencies ( City Planning Commission, City Solicitor, the Departments of City Transit, Public Property, Public Safety, and the Select and Common Councils),and some miscellaneous files of the International Railway Company, Mitten Bank Securities Corporation, Mitten Management, and the Pennsylvania Public Service Commission; Finally the subject files series includes files about Philadelphia's Broad Street Subway, general transit histories, opinions on city transit, and the early underlying transportation companies.

5.5 c.f.

Temple University Libraries, Paley Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6795018

Temple University Libraries, Paley Library

Related Entities

There are 17 Entities related to this resource.

Philadelphia Transportation Company (Pa.)

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Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority

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The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) was created on February 17, 1964, by Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia Counties under a 1963 act that permitted counties to organize such authorities and acquire the assets of private transportation companies. SEPTA was created in response to a growing crisis in urban mass transit. Commuter rail lines were suffering from operating losses that freight income could no longer offset, combined...

Philadelphia. Dept. of Public Property.

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Philadelphia. Select Council.

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Pennsylvania. Public Service Commission

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Thirteenth and Fifteenth Streets Passenger Railway (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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Mitten Bank Securities Corporation (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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Evening Bulletin (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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International Railway (Buffalo, N.Y.)

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Philadelphia City Solicitor.

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Union Traction Company (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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Philadelphia. Dept. of City Transit.

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Philadelphia City Planning Commission

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The Philadelphia City Planning Commission is a municipal agency established in 1929. During the period of this collection the Commission was composed of twelve mayoral appointees, two members of City Council, and one of the Commissioners of Fairmount Park. The duties of the Commission were to make recommendations to City Council concerning proposed changes in the city plan or any new public facilities. Its reports, correspondence, plans, minutes, and scrapbooks from 1929 to the present are found...

Mitten Management (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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Philadelphia. Dept. of Public Safety.

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Philadelphia. Common Council.

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Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company (Pa.)

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