James J. McDonnell transportation collection, 1939-1995.

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James J. McDonnell transportation collection, 1939-1995.

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The McDonnell collection contains materials related to McDonnell's work on the Shirley Highway project and other materials from his work at the United States Bureau of Public Roads (BPR) and Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). Types of materials include correspondence, reports, government publications, black-and-white photographs, and 35mm black-and-white negatives.

6 linear ft.

George Mason University, Fenwick Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8084190

George Mason University, Fenwick Library

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United States. Federal Highway Administration

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Until 1960, the federal government had responsibility for roads and bridges in Alaska: the Alaska Road Commission, under the War Dept., from 1905-1932, and the Interior Dept. from 1932 to 1956 when it was absorbed by the U.S. Bureau of Public Roads. In 1960, after statehood, Alaska State Department of Highways was organized and assumed responsibility for the State's highway program. From the description of U.S. Federal Highway Administration photograph collection [graphic], ca. 1950-...

McDonnell, James J.

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Born in 1930, James McDonnell worked as a civil engineer for the Army Corps of Engineers in the 1950s, then built an extensive career as a highway engineer for the Bureau of Public Roads (which would become the Federal Highway Administration). During his 33-year career with U.S. government transportation agencies, McDonnell was recognized as a national expert in transportation data collection and use. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, he directed the Shirley Highway corridor study in Northern V...

United States. Bureau of Public Roads

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