TABLE OF CONTENTS
Descriptive Summary
Biographical Note
Scope and Content Note
Arrangement
Restrictions
Index Terms
Separated Material
Administrative Information
Description of Series
VIA Records
Transportation
Special Formats
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A Guide to the John Kight Transportation Collection, 1878-1990
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Creator: |
Kight, John Kellogg, d. 1989. |
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Title: |
John Kight Transportation Collection |
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Dates: | 1878-1990 |
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Creator Abstract: |
John Kellogg Kight was a long time employee and historian of successive transportation companies in San Antonio. The records of VIA Metropolitan Transit, kept by Kight, include material from the beginning of mass transit in San Antonio in 1878 to 1990. |
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Content Abstract: |
The Kight Transportation Collection documents the history of mass transportation in San Antonio. The collection is divided into three series of records representing the different types of material and the origins of that material: VIA Records, Transportation, and Special Formats. |
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Identification: |
MS 26 |
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Extent: |
62.5 linear feet |
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Language: |
The materials are in English. |
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Repository: |
University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections |
John Kellogg Kight was the company historian and custodian of the records of VIA Metropolitan Transit (VIA). Beginning in 1926, he worked in the maintenance shop for the various successive transportation companies in San Antonio. He retired from the San Antonio Transit System in 1974 but maintained an active interest in San Antonio's transportation history until his death in June 1989. During his career and even after his retirement, Kight wrote extensively on transportation history in company publications. The records of VIA, kept by Kight, include material from predecessor transportation companies dating back to the late 19th century; however, most date from 1920-1977. Using his skill as a photographer, Kight also made a detailed visual record of San Antonio's public transportation system in the 20th century.
VIA began operating one hundred years after mass transportation in San Antonio began with cars being pulled along rails by mules in 1878. With a population of 12,256, San Antonio was then the largest city in Texas. Five different companies began operating electric streetcar service in the 1890s. The lack of standardization and cooperation between the companies caused problems for people who needed to use more than one line. By 1900, the five companies had been consolidated into the San Antonio Traction Company, a single company responsible for all mass transportation in San Antonio. Between 1900 and when VIA began operating in March 1978, mass transportation in San Antonio was run by a succession of separate companies. A brief chronology of the different transit companies in San Antonio is listed after this note. Mass transportation in San Antonio became publicly owned in 1959.
VIA, the first regional transit authority in the nation, and its predecessor companies made many milestones in the history of mass transportation. As advances in technology made improvements possible, San Antonio would be among the first places where innovations were tried. For example, bus service started in 1917 when a converted truck was used to transport servicemen between Fort Sam Houston and downtown. Buses became more and more common in San Antonio throughout the 1920's. Touring buses for sightseers began in 1930. San Antonio was the largest city in the United States to completely convert from streetcars to buses in 1933. Fifty years later rubber tired reproductions of streetcars were put into service on downtown streets by VIA. San Antonio was also the first city in the world to offer air conditioned bus service in 1947. In addition, the maintenance department of the San Antonio Transit System redesigned the air conditioners of the Diesel powered "Dreamliner" buses that arrived in 1960. General Motors adopted the San Antonio design for all Dreamliners. San Antonio was also one of the first cities to use an automatic vehicle monitoring system to pinpoint the location of buses on routes.
Mr. Kight also kept the papers of F. Norman "Pinky" Hill. Mr. Hill was the General Manager of the San Antonio Transit System from 1959 to 1977 and an officer of the American Transit Association (ATA) serving as president in 1967-1968. Prior to his arrival in San Antonio, Mr. Hill held positions with the St. Joseph [Missouri] Railway, Light, Heat and Power Company (1942-1945), National City Lines in St. Louis (1945-1948) and the Baltimore Transit Company (1948-1951). He was also president of the Capitol Transit Company (1951-1955) and Red Arrow Freight Lines (1955-1959) both in Little Rock, Arkansas.
San Antonio Public Transportation Timeline
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1878 |
San Antonio Street Railway Company begins operating between downtown and San Pedro Springs. Cars were pulled along tracks by mules and horses |
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1889 |
San Antonio Edison Company formed to create and power an electric railway system. |
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Sept. 1890 |
First electric streetcar operated by San Antonio Edison Company (Hot Wells line). |
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1890 |
San Antonio Street Railway Company replaces the mules with electric streetcars. Alamo Electric Railway Company formed. Rapid Transit Company formed. A 5th company ran a line to West End Lake. |
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1898-1900 |
All five companies which run streetcars in San Antonio merge and form the San Antonio Traction Company. |
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1917 |
San Antonio Traction Company merges with San Antonio Gas and Electric Company and becomes the Traction Department of the San Antonio Public Service Company. |
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1931 |
Traction Department renamed Transportation Department. |
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1941-1942 |
Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority tries to purchase San Antonio Public Service Company. |
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Oct. 1942 |
San Antonio City Commissioners buy San Antonio Public Service Company and create City Public Service Board. |
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Dec. 1942 |
Transportation Department of City Public Service Board sold to Smith, Young, Tower Corporation, which forms the San Antonio Transit Company. |
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May 1959 |
City of San Antonio purchases San Antonio Transit Company. The San Antonio Transit System is formed. |
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Mar. 1978 |
Following voter approval, the San Antonio Transit System is dissolved and the county wide VIA Metropolitan Transit begins operations |
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The Kight Transportation Collection consists of materials dating from 1878 to 1990, which document the history of mass transportation in San Antonio. The collection is divided into three series of records representing the different types of material and the origins of that material. The series are VIA Records, Transportation, and Special Formats.
The VIA Records series contains the Records of VIA Metropolitan Transit (VIA) and is composed of ten subseries. It documents local transportation issues in San Antonio and Bexar County. The documents reveal much of the history of transportation in San Antonio and how a large company and agency functioned in San Antonio in the 20th century.
The day to day operations and the flow of communication in the transportation companies are well documented in the correspondence, the Board of Trustees, and the office files subseries. These records show many of the issues with which the transportation companies had to be concerned and how those concerns changed over time.
The ties that the transportation companies had with the San Antonio community are recorded in the local associations subseries as well as the legal and contracts subseries. These documents help to illustrate how various groups in the area viewed mass transportation. The ties that the transportation companies in San Antonio had with transportation companies in other cities is well documented, as are the ties with the manufacturers of buses.
The transportation companies also worked hard to establish a positive image in San Antonio. The VIA publications subseries contains material designed to promote the companies, both to their employees and the San Antonio community. The public image of the transportation companies in San Antonio is also documented in clippings and awards.
The Transportation series focuses on transportation issues that concern more than San Antonio and Bexar County. A large number of national transportation periodicals and information about professional associations provide insight into national and international transportation issues. The papers of F. Norman Hill are also in this series.
F. Norman Hill's papers document his leadership role in the American Transit Association (ATA), making his papers a resource to study how the leaders of the transportation industry reacted to the challenges of the 1960s. A number of regional and national groups concern themselves with mass transportation. Some of these groups are documented in transportation associations. The American Transit Association, the largest professional association of the transit industry, is further documented in American Transit Association meetings and publications. VIA and its predecessors kept a large reference library of national transportation publications providing another avenue in which local authorities could consult national experience and expertise.
The Special Formats series contains non-textual records and is divided into three subseries. This arrangement of photographs, negatives and other formats provide a detailed visual record of the history of mass transportation in San Antonio spanning over a century. The growth of the city and the bus system can be examined using this material.
Journals and serial publications have been separated from the collection and are maintained in the JPL Special Collections reading room. They can be found by searching the UTSA Libraries Catalog for "John Kight Transportation Manuscript Collection."
Selected material in this collection has been digitized and is available in our digital collections.
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Arrangement |
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The collection is arranged as follows: |
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VIA Records |
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Transportation |
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Special Formats |
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Access Restrictions
This collection is housed at UTSA's Main Campus and must be accessed via the John Peace Library Special Collections reading room. To request access, please use the Collections Request Form.
Use Restrictions
The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.
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Persons |
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Kight, John Kellogg, d. 1989. |
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Hill, F. Norman. |
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Organizations |
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Alamo Area Council of Governments. |
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American Electric Railway Association. |
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American Street and Interurban Railway Association. |
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American Transit Association. |
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Baltimore Transit Company. |
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Capital Transportation Company (Little Rock, Ark.) |
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City Public Service (San Antonio, Tex.) |
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Good Government League (San Antonio, Tex.) |
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Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce. |
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HemisFair '68 (1968: San Antonio, Tex.) |
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National City Lines (St. Louis, Mo.) |
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San Antonio Public Service Company. |
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San Antonio Public Service Company. Traction Dept. |
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San Antonio Public Service Company. Transportation Dept. |
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San Antonio Traction Company. |
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San Antonio Transit System. |
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San Antonio Transportation System. |
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Texas Transportation Museum (San Antonio, Tex.) |
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VIA Metropolitan Transit. |
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Topics: |
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Buses--Texas--San Antonio--History. |
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Electric railroads--Texas--San Antonio--Cars. |
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Local transit--Texas--San Antonio--History. |
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Transportation--Texas--San Antonio |
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Transportation--Texas--San Antonio--History. |
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Urban transportation--Texas--San Antonio--History. |
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Locations |
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San Antonio (Tex.) |
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Genres/formats |
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Clippings. |
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Correspondence. |
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Journals (periodicals). |
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Legal documents. |
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Long-playing records. |
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Minutes. |
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Negatives (photographic). |
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Newsletters. |
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Photographs. |
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Postcards. |
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Slides (photographs). |
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Videotapes. |
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Local Subjects |
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San Antonio History |
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Urban Development and Growth |
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Journals and serial publications have been separated from the collection and are maintained in the JPL Special Collections reading room. They can be found by searching the UTSA Libraries Catalog for "John Kight Transportation Manuscript Collection."
- 1933 supplement to the engineering manual / American Transit Engineering Association [Call Number: TF701 .A653 Suppl. 1933]
- The Accelerator, vol. 1; vol. 3-15 [Call Number: HE5634.S36 A23]
- Lubrication, vol.43-59 [Call Number: TJ1075.A2 L8]
- Proceedings of the American Electric Railway Engineering Association, 1932 [Call Number: TF701 .A65]
- Proceedings of the American Street and Interurban Railway Engineering Association, 1908-1910 [Call Number: TF701 .A65]
- Report of the Twenty-Fourth Annual Meeting of the American Street Railway Association Held at the Philadelphia Museum Philadelphia, PA. September 27-28, 1905 [Call Number: TF701 .A6]
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John Kight Transportation Collection Papers, MS 26, University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections.
Records were donated in 1994 by Douglas A. Peck of VIA Metropolitan Transit (Acc. 1994-04).
Processed by Eric Hartmann in November 1998.
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VIA Records |
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Correspondence |
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Bound volumes of correspondence of the San Antonio Traction Company, The Traction and the Transportation Departments of the San Antonio Public Service Company, and the San Antonio Transportation Company. Most of the letters are written between company officials and concern the day to day operation of the company. |
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Arranged chronologically. |
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San Antonio Traction Company |
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OM1 |
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Oversize: 1910 |
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Oversize: 1912-1914 |
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OM4 |
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Oversize: 1916-1922 |
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San Antonio Public Service Company |
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Oversize: September 1919-May 1920 |
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Oversize: May 1920-November 1920 |
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Oversize: November 1920-June 1921 |
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Oversize: June 1921-June 1922 |
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Oversize: June 1922-March 1923 |
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Oversize: March 1923-August 1923 |
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August 1923-June 1924 |
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84 |
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November 1924-February 1925 |
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June 1925-February 1926 |
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85 |
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February 1926-November 1926 |
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86 |
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November 1926-September 1927 |
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87 |
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September 1927-July 1928 |
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88 |
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August 1928-July 1929 |
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89 |
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July 1929-July 1930 |
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90 |
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July 1930-September 1931 |
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91 |
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September 1931-October 1932 |
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92 |
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October 1932-September 1933 |
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93 |
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September 1933-August 1934 |
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94 |
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August 1934-July 1935 |
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95 |
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July 1935-July 1936 |
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96 |
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June 1936-July 1937 |
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97 |
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July 1937-September 1938 |
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98 |
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September 1938-September 1939 |
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99 |
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September 1939-September 1940 |
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100 |
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September 1940-September 1941 |
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101 |
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September 1941-August 1942 |
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102 |
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San Antonio Transit Company |
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December 1942-February 1944 |
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103 |
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February 1944-January 1945 |
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104 |
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January 1945-March 1946 |
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105 |
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March 1946-May 1947 |
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106 |
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May 1947- December 1948 |
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107 |
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January 1949-June 1950 |
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108 |
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July 1950-December 1951 |
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109 |
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January 1952-December 1953 |
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110 |
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January 1954-December 1955 |
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111 |
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January 1956-December 1957 |
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Board of Trustees |
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The minutes of meetings of the board that oversaw public transit in San Antonio. The minutes run uninterrupted between 1959-1977. The minutes often contain clippings, reports and appendices, which board members consulted during the meetings. There is also a small group of minutes from the VIA Board of Trustees in 1984. |
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Arranged chronologically. |
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Minutes |
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May 1959-July 1960 |
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August 1960-July 1961 |
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3 |
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August 1961-July 1962 |
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4 |
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August 1962-July 1963 |
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August 1963-July 1964 |
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2 |
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January 1965-July 1965 |
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3 |
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August 1965-December 1965 |
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January 1966-March 1966 |
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April 1966-July 1966 |
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6 |
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August 1966-December 1966 |
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January 1967-March 1967 |
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2 |
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April 1967-July 1967 |
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3 |
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August-December 1967 |
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January-March 1968 |
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April 1968-July 1968 |
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August 1968-December 1968 |
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7 |
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January-March 1969 |
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8 |
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April 1969-July 1969 |
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August 1969- December 1969 |
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January 1970-April 1970 |
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May 1970-July 1970 |
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August 1970-December 1970 |
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January 1971-March 1971 |
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April 1971- July 1971 |
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August 1971-January 1972 |
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February 1972-April 1972 |
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May 1972-July 1972 |
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Folder |
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August 1972- October 1972 |
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November 1972-January 1973 |
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February 1973-April 1973 |
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May 1973 |
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Folder |
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June 1973-July 1973 |
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August 1973-October 1973 |
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November 1973-January 1974 |
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4 |
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February 1974-April 1974 |
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May 1974-July 1974 |
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2 |
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August 1974-January 1975 |
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3 |
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February-April 1975 |
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4 |
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May-July 1975 |
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Folder |
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August 1975-September 1975 |
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October 1975-January 1976 |
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3 |
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February 1976-July 1976 |
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4 |
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August 1976-September 1976 |
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Folder |
10 |
1 |
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October 1976-January 1977 |
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2 |
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February 1977-May 1977 |
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3 |
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1983-1984 |
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City Clerk, 1959-1967 |
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Office Files |
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Material such as correspondence, reports and other reference information concerning issues and concerns of the transportation companies. Most of the information was produced by the different departments and groups within the San Antonio Transit System (1959-1977). This material includes a great deal of the professional correspondence of F. Norman Hill while he was General Manager. Other materials relating to Mr. Hill are kept in the Hill series of the Transportation series (TS1). |
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Arranged alphabetically and organized by topic. |
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11 |
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Administration Building |
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1 |
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1947 |
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2 |
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1948-1968 |
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3 |
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1951-1962 |
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4 |
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1963-1969 |
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Folder |
12 |
1 |
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Alamo Guided Tours, 1965-1969 |
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2 |
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Automobiles, 1959-1968 |
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3 |
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Bids, 1964 |
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4 |
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Consultants, 1962-1970 |
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Correspondence |
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5 |
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Commendations, 1971-1973 |
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6 |
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Complaints, 1971-1973 |
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Inquiries |
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7 |
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1961-1964 |
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8 |
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1965-1971 |
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9 |
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1965-1970 |
Box |
Folder |
13 |
1 |
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1972-1978 |
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2 |
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Marketing, 1960-1965 |
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3 |
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Equipment, 1960-1962 |
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4 |
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Extensions, 1965 |
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Furniture, undated |
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Gray Line |
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6 |
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Bylaws and Membership, 1959-1967 |
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Correspondence |
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7 |
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1961-1964 |
Box |
Folder |
14 |
1 |
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1965-1972 |
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HemisFair |
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2 |
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1963-1964 |
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3 |
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1965-1966 |
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4 |
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1967-1968 |
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History |
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5 |
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General, 1904-1968 and undated |
Box |
Folder |
15 |
1 |
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Nostalgia, 1974-1982 and undated |
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Inspection and Surveys |
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2 |
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1905-1907 |
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3 |
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1909 |
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4 |
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1909-1910 |
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Folder |
16 |
1 |
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1910 |
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2 |
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1911 |
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3 |
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1911 |
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17 |
1 |
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1912-1938 |
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Inventory |
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2 |
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Fares, undated |
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3 |
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Price list, undated |
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4 |
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Routes, undated |
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5 |
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Routes, undated |
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6 |
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Schedules, undated |
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7 |
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Volume One, undated |
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Folder |
18 |
1 |
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Volume Two, undated |
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2 |
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Kight, John, 1956-1981 |
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Maps |
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City |
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Undated |
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4 |
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1948-1976 |
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5 |
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Geographic, 1949 |
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6 |
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Romana Plaza, 1940-1968 |
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Transit |
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Undated |
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8 |
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[1920]-1957 |
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9 |
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1958-1986 |
Box |
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OM3 |
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Oversize materials, undated |
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Folder |
19 |
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Miscellaneous |
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Undated |
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1946-1971 |
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Personnel |
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3 |
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Benefits, 1965-1966 |
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4 |
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Group Records, 1961 |
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5 |
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Insurance, 1956-1961 |
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6 |
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Miscellaneous, 1937-1983 |
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20 |
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Retirees, 1950-1977 |
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2 |
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Seniority List, 1966-1968 |
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Vacation, undated |
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Retirement Plan, 1973 |
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Public Relations |
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1970 and undated |
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6 |
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1982-1990 |
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7 |
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Purchase of San Antonio Transportation Company, 1964 |
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Rates |
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8 |
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Fare Application, 1961 |
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Senior Citizens |
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Chicago |
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9 |
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General, 1970 |
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Study, 1970 |
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21 |
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Clippings, 1970-1974 |
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Correspondence, 1969-1974 |
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Dallas, 1971-1972 |
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4 |
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Miscellaneous, 1968-1970 and undated |
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Plan for Implementation |
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5 |
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1972 |
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6 |
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1972-1975 |
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Senior Citizen Study |
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7 |
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1969-1970 |
Box |
Folder |
22 |
1 |
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1969-1970 |
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2 |
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1969-1970 |
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3 |
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Various Cities, 1970 and undated |
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4 |
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Students 1960-1974 |
Box |
Folder |
23 |
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Reports |
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1 |
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Annual, 1948-1971 |
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2 |
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Budget, 1966 |
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3 |
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Carpenter Body Works, 1983 |
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4 |
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Bus Service in the Greater Northwest, 1985 |
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5 |
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Mass Transit, 1966 |
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6 |
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NIACD Report, 1965 |
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Passenger loads |
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7 |
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1929-1936 |
Box |
Folder |
24 |
1 |
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1936-1938 |
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2 |
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Request for Transit Communications System, 1983 |
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3 |
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Route Analysis Procedures, 1986 |
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4 |
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San Antonio Urban Design Mechanism Study, 1972 |
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5 |
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Service Station, 1946 |
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6 |
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Summary of Operating Results, 1960-1982 |
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7 |
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System Cost Analysis Evaluation Form, undated |
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8 |
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Skillcraft Industries Incorporated, 1983 |
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9 |
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Tri Party Downtown Transportation Initiative, 1984 |
Box |
Folder |
25 |
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Urban Transportation Study |
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1 |
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1964-1969 |
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2 |
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1970 |
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Schedules |
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Pocket |
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3 |
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1946-1965 |
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4 |
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1968-1969 |
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5 |
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1970-1974 |
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6 |
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1975-1977 |
Box |
Folder |
26 |
1 |
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1978 |
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2 |
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1979-1980 |
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3 |
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1981 |
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4 |
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1982 |
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5 |
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1983-1984 |
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6 |
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1985-1986 |
Box |
Folder |
27 |
1 |
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1987 |
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2 |
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1988-1989 |
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3 |
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1990 |
Box |
Folder |
OM3 |
2 |
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Oversize materials,1979-1981 |
Box |
Folder |
27 |
4 |
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Texas Transportation Museum, 1964-1974 |
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Traffic |
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5 |
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Bus lane, 1959-1964 |
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6 |
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Bus Stops, 1962-1968 |
Box |
Folder |
28 |
1 |
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Capacity of Urban Transit Models, 1962 |
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2 |
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Expressway, 1963-1971 |
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3 |
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Mall Studies, 1965-1970 |
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4 |
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Parking, 1959 |
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5 |
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Pedestrian, 1964-1966 |
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6 |
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Validation Plan, 1962-1963 |
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Clippings |
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News Clippings and editorials from the San Antonio Express News and the San Antonio Light about transportation in San Antonio. |
Box |
Folder |
28 |
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Editorials |
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7 |
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1964-1967 |
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8 |
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1968-1972 |
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9 |
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General, 1952-1972 |
Box |
Folder |
29 |
1 |
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Good Government League, 1960-1972 |
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Legal and Contracts |
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This subseries contains documents and legal concerns such as local, state and federal regulation of public transportation. Information about labor contracts is also in this subseries. There are also contracts between the San Antonio public transportation companies and other entities. Contracts concerned matters such as providing supplies to the bus system and providing bus service to schools and military bases. |
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Arranged by type of document and organized chronologically. |
Box |
Folder |
29 |
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Contracts |
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2 |
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Advertising |
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3 |
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Alamo Heights, 1949-1959 |
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4 |
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Armored Motor Service, 1942-1950 |
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4 |
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City Armored Service, 1960-1969 |
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5 |
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City Public Service Board, 1942-1951 |
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6 |
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Comptroller of Public Accounts, 1950-1958 |
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Fort Sam Houston |
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7 |
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School Bus Service, 1964-1967 |
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8 |
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Transportation License |
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9 |
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1944-1958 |
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10 |
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1959-1962 |
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11 |
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Fuels and Lubricants, 1956-1959 |
Box |
Folder |
30 |
1 |
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Goodrich Tire, 1944-1958 |
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2 |
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Granada Hotel, 1954-1961 |
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3 |
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Gulf Oil, 1946-1969 |
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4 |
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Industrial Cleaning, 1947-1956 |
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5 |
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Kelly Air Force Base, 1947-1968 |
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6 |
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Lackland Air Force Base, 1944-1958 |
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7 |
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Lawn Maintenance, 1948-1958 |
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8 |
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Miscellaneous, 1942-1969 |
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9 |
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Mobile Oil, 1964-1967 |
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10 |
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San Antonio Independent School District, 1940-1955 |
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11 |
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Southwestern Bell, 1958 |
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12 |
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Texaco, 1960-1967 |
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13 |
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Texas Company, 1944-1959 |
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14 |
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Transit Tower, 1943-1958 |
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15 |
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Tulahoma Gas Company, 1954-1961 |
Box |
Folder |
31 |
1 |
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United States Post Office, 1942-1958 |
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2 |
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Vending Machine, 1946-1963 |
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Federal |
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3 |
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Fair Labor Standards Act, 1964-1966 |
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4 |
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Miscellaneous, 1961-1966 |
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5 |
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Urban Mass Transit Act, 1964 |
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Ordinances |
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6 |
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1921-1941 |
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7 |
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1947-1970 |
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State |
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Buses |
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8 |
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School Bus Regulation, 1962-1965 |
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9 |
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Size of Buses, 1959 |
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10 |
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Legislature, 1969 |
Box |
Folder |
32 |
1 |
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Miscellaneous, 1963-1969 |
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2 |
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National Legislative Conference, 1967 |
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3 |
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Roster, 1956-1970 |
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Taxes |
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4 |
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Miscellaneous, 1949-1962 |
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5 |
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Motor Fuel, 1949-1965 |
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6 |
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Private versus Municipal, 1960-1970 |
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7 |
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Trial de Nova, 1962 |
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Labor |
|
8 |
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Agreements, 1916-1950 |
Box |
Folder |
33 |
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Compulsory Arbitration |
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1 |
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1957-1961 |
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2 |
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1961-1967 |
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Pay board |
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3 |
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1971-1972 |
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4 |
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1971-1972 |
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5 |
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Reports, 1971 |
Box |
Folder |
34 |
1 |
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United States Department of Labor, 1958-1964 |
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Wages |
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2 |
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Data, 1958-1970 |
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3 |
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Discussion, 1969 |
|
4 |
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General, 1969-1970 |
|
5 |
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Survey, 1969-1970 |
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|
Local Associations |
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|
Contains information about the contact between groups in south Texas like the Alamo Area Council of Governments and the San Antonio River Authority and the transportation companies. These contacts mostly concerned the role of public transportation in San Antonio. |
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|
Arranged by association name and organized chronologically. |
Box |
Folder |
34 |
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Alamo Area Council of Governments (AACOG) |
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|
Executive Committee |
|
6 |
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1969 |
|
7 |
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1970 |
Box |
Folder |
35 |
1 |
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1971 |
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2 |
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1972-1973 |
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3 |
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General, 1970-1972 |
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4 |
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Archdiocese of San Antonio, 1965-1966 |
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5 |
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City Public Service |
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6 |
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Downtown Association |
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Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce |
|
7 |
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|
Armed Forces Committee, 1965-1971 |
Box |
Folder |
36 |
1 |
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General, 1968-1971 |
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Highway and Public Works |
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2 |
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1966-1967 |
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3 |
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1968-1971 |
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4 |
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Urban Improvement, 1961-1966 |
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5 |
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Miscellaneous, 1956-1970 |
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6 |
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Municipal Advisory Council, 1960-1967 |
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7 |
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Oozlfinch Fort Sam Houston, 1961-1962 |
Box |
Folder |
37 |
1 |
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Research and Planning Council, 1962-1963 |
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2 |
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San Antonio Athletic Club, 1967-1970 |
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San Antonio City Government |
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General |
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3 |
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1959-1966 |
|
4 |
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1970-1973 |
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5 |
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Model Cities Program, 1968 |
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6 |
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Regional Planning, 1966 |
|
7 |
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Traffic Coordinating Committee, 1968 |
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San Antonio River Authority |
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General |
|
8 |
|
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1970 |
Box |
Folder |
38 |
1 |
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1971-1973 |
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2 |
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River Corridor Study, 1973 |
|
3 |
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Southwest Foundations, 1967-1968 |
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4 |
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Southwest Research Institute, 1965-1968 |
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|
Buses |
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|
This subseries includes registrations and insurance information as well other material from the companies' maintenance departments in which John Kight worked for over forty years. Some information about the routes traveled by the buses is in this subseries including a sample of bus transfers. This subseries also provides a detailed look at some of the equipment used by the transportation companies in San Antonio. |
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|
Arranged by topic and organized alphabetically. |
Box |
Folder |
38 |
5 |
|
|
Air Conditioning, 1960-1961 |
|
6 |
|
|
Automatic Vehicle Monitoring, 1981-1983 |
|
7 |
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Bids, 1964 |
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|
Certificates |
|
8 |
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1960-1966 |
Box |
Folder |
39 |
1 |
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1967-1985 |
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Communications, |
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2 |
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1982 |
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3 |
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1983 |
|
4 |
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1983 |
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Correspondence |
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5 |
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1930-1948 |
|
6 |
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1957-1960 |
|
7 |
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1960-1967 |
|
8 |
|
|
Disposal of Buses, 1961-1969 |
|
9 |
|
|
Dreamliner, 1960 |
Box |
Folder |
40 |
1 |
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|
Exhaust Pipes, 1969 |
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Fuel |
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2 |
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1961-1963 |
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3 |
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1964-1966 |
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GMC |
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Advertisements |
|
4 |
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1963-1968 and undated |
|
5 |
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1968-1970 and undated |
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6 |
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Correspondence, 1961-1962 |
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Insurance |
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General |
|
7 |
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Undated |
|
8 |
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1966-1972 |
|
9 |
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Safety Survey, 1970 |
|
10 |
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List of Buses, 1959-1967 |
|
11 |
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Mack Bus, 1961 |
|
12 |
|
|
Maintenance, 1972-1973 |
Box |
Folder |
41 |
1 |
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Mileage, 1932 |
|
2 |
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Miscellaneous, undated |
|
3 |
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|
Owner's Manual, 1948-1971 and undated |
|
4 |
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Propane, 1956-1970 |
|
5 |
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Radio, 1979 |
|
6 |
|
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Replacement Program, 1961-1965 |
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|
|
Reports |
|
7 |
|
|
|
Blue Bird Body Company, 1983 |
|
8 |
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|
|
Carpenter, 1970 and undated |
Box |
Folder |
42 |
1 |
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Neoplan Bus, 1983 |
|
2 |
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Ontario Bus, 1983 |
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Specifications |
|
3 |
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1964 |
|
4 |
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1965-1967 |
|
5 |
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1969-1971 |
|
6 |
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Seats, 1967 |
|
7 |
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Signs, 1961-1964 |
|
8 |
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Streetcars, 1932-1982 |
Box |
Folder |
43 |
1 |
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Tires, 1961-1963 |
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Transfers and Passes |
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Passes |
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2 |
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1939-1944 |
|
3 |
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1945-1948 |
|
4 |
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1978 |
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Transfers |
|
5 |
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Books, 1926-1987 |
|
6 |
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Correspondence, 1945 |
|
7 |
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|
Route changes, undated |
|
8 |
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General, undated |
Box |
Folder |
44 |
1 |
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Upholstery, 1961-1968 |
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United States Department of Transportation |
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2 |
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1962-1977 |
|
3 |
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1979 |
|
4 |
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1981-1982 |
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|
Awards |
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|
This material concerns the Fleet Magazine Maintenance efficiency award, which was won by the transportation system in San Antonio for 45 consecutive years. This subseries includes reports submitted to Fleet. These reports summarized the year's maintenance activities so that San Antonio could be considered for the award. There is also information on awards won by SATS and VIA. |
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Arranged by award name and organized chronologically. |
Box |
Folder |
44 |
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Charles A. Coffin Medal |
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5 |
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1927 |
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6 |
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1927-1928 |
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7 |
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1927-1929 |
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Maintenance Efficiency |
|
8 |
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1936-1937 |
Box |
Folder |
45 |
1 |
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1937-1938 |
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2 |
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1938-1939 |
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3 |
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1939-1940 |
|
4 |
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1940-1941 |
|
5 |
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1941-1942 |
Box |
Folder |
46 |
1 |
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1942-1943 |
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2 |
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1943-1944 |
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3 |
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1944-1945 |
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4 |
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1945-1946 |
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5 |
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1946-1947 |
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6 |
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1947-1948 |
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7 |
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1948-1949 |
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8 |
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1949-1950 |
|
9 |
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1950-1951 |
|
10 |
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1951-1952 |
Box |
Folder |
47 |
1 |
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1952-1953 |
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2 |
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1953-1954 |
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3 |
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1954-1955 |
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4 |
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1955-1956 |
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5 |
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1956-1957 |
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6 |
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1957-1958 |
|
7 |
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1958-1959 |
Box |
Folder |
48 |
1 |
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1959-1960 |
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2 |
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1960-1961 |
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3 |
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1961-1962 |
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4 |
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1962-1963 |
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5 |
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1963-1964 |
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6 |
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1964-1965 |
|
7 |
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1966 |
|
8 |
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1967-1973 |
Box |
Folder |
OM3 |
3 |
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|
Oversize materials, 1949-1951 |
Box |
Folder |
48 |
9 |
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Commendations, 1964-1970 |
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VIA Publications |
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|
This subseries contains journals and newsletters published by the bus company. Some of these publications were for employees and others were for customers. Several articles by John Kight are within these publications. |
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|
Arranged by publisher and title and organized chronologically. |
Box |
Folder |
48 |
10 |
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San Antonio Traction Company, 1903-1910 |
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San Antonio Public Service Company |
|
11 |
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The Broadcaster, 1927-1932 |
Box |
Folder |
49 |
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General |
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1 |
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1923-1938 |
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2 |
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1938-1946 |
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3 |
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Manuals, 1923-1929 |
|
4 |
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|
Records of Constructing and Changing of Routes, undated |
|
5 |
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|
City Public Service, The Broadcaster, 1968-1982 |
Box |
Folder |
50 |
2 |
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|
San Antonio Transit Company Manuals, 1944-1954 |
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San Antonio Transit System |
|
3 |
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Manuals, 1962-1974 |
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Roadrunner |
|
4 |
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1961-1964 |
|
5 |
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1970-1976 |
Box |
Folder |
OM5 |
1 |
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|
Oversize: Accelerator andRoadrunner clippings, 1956-1969 |
Box |
Folder |
50 |
|
|
|
VIA Metropolitan Transit |
|
6 |
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|
Buster the Bus Book, undated |
|
7 |
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|
Rider Reader, 1981-1988 |
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VIA Roadrunner |
|
8 |
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1981-1984 |
|
9 |
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1985-1988 |
|
10 |
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1988-1990 |
|
11 |
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|
Voz del Barrio, 1968 |
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Other Cities |
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|
This subseries contains some correspondence with officials in other bus systems and reference information. A large number of labor contracts can be found here. |
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|
|
Arranged by city and organized chronologically. |
Box |
Folder |
51 |
1 |
|
|
Cincinnati, 1964-1972 |
|
|
|
|
Dallas |
|
|
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|
|
Clippings |
|
2 |
|
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|
1955-1972 |
|
3 |
|
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1973-1974 |
|
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General |
|
4 |
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1946-1964 |
|
5 |
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Houston, 1940-1985 |
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Laredo, 1969-1976 |
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Louisville, 1954-1964 |
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Memphis, 1963-1964 |
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Miscellaneous, 1941-1972 |
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San Francisco, 1966 |
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St. Louis, 1948-1964 |
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Twin Cities, 1956-1964 |
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Washington D.C., 1961-1963 |
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Hill, F. Norman |
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The personal papers of F. Norman "Pinky" Hill, longtime General Manager of the San Antonio Transportation System and President of the American Transit Association. Material in this subseries contains information about his jobs prior to arriving in San Antonio and some personal correspondence. His activities with the San Antonio Transportation system are documented in Office files (VS3) and other subseries in the VIA series. Records of Mr. Hill's activities with the American Transit Associations and other professional organizations are kept in the Transport Associations subseries (TS3). |
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Correspondence |
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1945 |
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1946 |
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1947 |
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1950 |
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January-August 1962 |
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September-December 1962 |
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8 |
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1963 |
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1971 |
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1972 |
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1973 |
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Baltimore Transit Company |
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Arbitration |
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4 |
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1945 |
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5 |
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1945 |
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Baltimore Engineer, 1950 |
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Bulletins |
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1950 |
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1950 |
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Contract, 1950 |
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Fares, 1950 |
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General |
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6 |
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1949 |
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7 |
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1949-1950 |
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1950 |
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Manuals |
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Coach Operation, undated |
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Fire, 1952 |
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Parking, 1949 |
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Preventive Maintenance |
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1949 |
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1950 |
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Operating Department, 1948 |
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Parts Inventory, 1950 |
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Personnel, 1949-1950 |
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Real Estate, undated |
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Statistics, 1948-1950 |
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4 |
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Supervisory, undated |
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Tire Contract, 1949-1950 |
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6 |
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Capitol Transportation Company, 1950 and undated |
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National City Lines |
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Beaumont City Lines, 1944-1946 |
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Contract Data, 1947 and undated |
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East St. Louis, 1952 |
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Financial, 1945-1947 |
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Forms, undated |
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General |
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1945-1946 |
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1947-1948 |
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1949-1951 |
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Manuals |
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1500 Mile Inspection, 1947 |
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7 |
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3000 Mile Inspection, undated |
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8 |
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15000 Mile Inspection, undated |
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Management, 1947 |
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Montgomery, 1946-1948 |
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St. Louis, 1950 |
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St. Louis Public Service Company, 1949 |
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5 |
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Statistics, 1946 |
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6 |
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Tulsa, 1948 |
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7 |
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Scouting, 1954-1955 |
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University of Colorado |
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Development |
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8 |
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1965-1966 |
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1967 |
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2 |
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General, 1961-1970 |
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Transportation Associations |
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Correspondence and other communication with regional, national and international transportation groups. This includes material from F. Norman Hill when he was an officer of the ATA. Communications with groups and associations in the San Antonio area, most of which concern bus service in the city, are documented in the Local Associations subseries (VS6). |
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Arranged by association name and publisher and organized chronologically. |
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American Transit Association |
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Awards, 1965-1969 |
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2 |
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Annual Reports, 1959-1967 |
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Board of Directors |
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3 |
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Correspondence, 1961-1967 |
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4 |
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Minutes, 1962-1967 |
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Meetings |
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5 |
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Las Vegas, 1967 |
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6 |
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Washington D.C. |
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7 |
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Membership, 1960-1967 |
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Committees |
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8 |
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Administrative, 1967 |
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62 |
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Advertising Revenue, 1961-1964 |
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Bus Design, 1952-1958 |
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3 |
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Clean Air, 1961-1966 |
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4 |
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Clerical, 1960-1967 |
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Executive |
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5 |
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1960-1967 |
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63 |
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1968 |
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2 |
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1968 |
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3 |
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1969 |
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4 |
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Executive and Finance, 1969 |
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Finance and Special Dues, 1969-1970 |
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6 |
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Highway Capacity, 1960-1962 |
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7 |
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Labor Relations, 1962-1968 |
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8 |
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Law, 1959-1960 |
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64 |
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Nominations, 1959-1969 |
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2 |
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Program, 1960-1968 |
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3 |
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Purchase and Stores, 1958-1969 |
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4 |
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Tax Advisory, 1953-1962 |
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Urban Transit Radio, 1953-1968 |
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Conventions |
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6 |
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1967 |
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1968 |
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7 |
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General |
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Folder |
65 |
1 |
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General |
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2 |
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Program |
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3 |
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1969-1970 |
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4 |
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1970 |
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5 |
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Midyear, 1968-1969 |
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66 |
1 |
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Western Regional, 1967-1969 |
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Correspondence |
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2 |
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Director |
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3 |
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General, 1968-1969 |
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4 |
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Directories, 1936-1970 |
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5 |
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Fares, 1961-1969 |
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Manuals |
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6 |
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The Case Interview Plan, 1949 |
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Folder |
67 |
1 |
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Transit Fact Book, 1944-1960 |
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Labor Relations |
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2 |
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Case Interview System, 1953 |
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3 |
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Consumer Price Index, 1958-1964 |
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Labor Practices Report, 1956-1969 |
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Wages, 1965-1972 |
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Legislation |
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6 |
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Transit Housing Act, 1962-1964 |
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Urban Transportation Act, 1964-1969 |
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Folder |
68 |
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Municipal Ownership, 1958-1963 |
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Papers Presented, 1955-1959 |
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3 |
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Philadelphia Transit Authority, 1959-1969 |
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Press Releases, 1959-1969 |
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Special Inquiry Services |
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Correspondence, 1970-1972 |
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Questionnaires |
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6 |
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1955-1963 |
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Folder |
69 |
1 |
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1964-1967 |
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2 |
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1968-1969 |
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Statistics |
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3 |
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General, 1964-1965 |
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4 |
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Operating Ratio, 1959-1960 |
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5 |
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Tires, 1960-1967 |
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Folder |
70 |
1 |
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Transit Traffic, 1970-1972 |
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2 |
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Air Pollution Conference, 1966 |
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3 |
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Automotive Safety Foundation, 1967 |
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4 |
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Canadian Transit Association, 1968 |
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5 |
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Electric Railroad Association, 1969-1971 |
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International Conference |
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6 |
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1967-1968 |
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7 |
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1968-1969 |
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Folder |
71 |
1 |
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Miscellaneous, 1961-1967 |
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Midwest Transit Association |
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1951-1952 |
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3 |
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1953 |
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4 |
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1954 |
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1954 |
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72 |
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National Research Council, |
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NDTA, 1968 |
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3 |
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Regional Transit Association, 1975 |
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Texas Transit Association, 1961-1968 |
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Texas Transportation Institute |
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1961-1965 |
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6 |
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1966-1968 |
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7 |
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Texas Manufacturing Association, 1963-1970 |
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73 |
1 |
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Transit Data Summaries, 1970-1972 |
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Transportation Publications |
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National Transportation journals kept as reference material by VIA. |
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73 |
2 |
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Bus Ride, 1968 |
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3 |
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Collector's Item, 1981-1982 |
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4 |
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Electric Railway Journal, 1929 |
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8 |
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Labor Track Work, 1930 |
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9 |
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Metro Magazine, 1990 |
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Folder |
74 |
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Miscellaneous, 1925-1969 |
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3 |
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San Antonio Tourism Publications, 1965-1972 |
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The Texas ERA, 1962 |
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5 |
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Traffic Engineering, 1962 |
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Traffic Quarterly, 1958-1968 |
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United States Department of Transportation |
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Department of Transportation News, 1972 |
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8 |
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Innovation in Public Transportation, 1981 |
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Special Formats |
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Photographs |
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Over 3000 prints, most taken by John Kight. Many of the photographs were taken to provide publicity shots and visual records for the company. Others were taken for personal reasons. The maintenance department in which Kight worked is especially well documented. Many of the prints have negatives in the negatives subseries (SFS2). Many of the prints have written notes and dates, often signed by Kight, provided on the back. |
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Folder |
74 |
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VIA |
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Buses |
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9 |
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Gray line, 1935-1970 and undated |
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10 |
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Interior |
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Routes |
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Bus 600 |
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75 |
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Undated |
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2 |
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General, 1971-1979 and undated |
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Traffic Guide, undated |
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General |
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4 |
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Undated |
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5 |
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1925-1975 View Folder Contents
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Garage |
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Buses |
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7 |
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1936-1975 |
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8 |
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Cars, 1927-1980 and undated |
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Construction Equipment |
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Undated |
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10 |
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1941-1963 |
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11 |
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1964-1978 |
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12 |
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Emergency Vehicles, 1962-1975 |
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Folder |
76 |
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Equipment |
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Undated |
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2 |
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1927-1957 |
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3 |
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1958-1962 |
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1963-1975 |
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Trucks |
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6 |
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1955-1957 |
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7 |
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1958 |
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8 |
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1959-1962 |
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9 |
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1962-1975 |
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Individuals |
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10 |
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Construction, 1957-1964 and undated |
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11 |
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Drivers, 1953-1967 and undated |
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Mechanics |
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Inside Garage |
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12 |
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13 |
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1936-1957 |
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14 |
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1958-1960 |
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77 |
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1961-1965 |
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2 |
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1966-1973 |
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3 |
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Outside Garage, 1929-1975 and undated |
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4 |
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Office Workers, 1911-1970 and undated |
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OM6 |
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Oversize: Personnel Photographs , undated |
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Oversize: Framed photograph montage containing 26 photos of streetcars, San Antonio scenes, and transportation workers, May 30, 1933 |
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Photographs are arranged alphabetically by name |
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Folder |
77 |
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Portraits |
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5 |
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A-K, 1901-1969 and undated |
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6 |
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L-Z, 1928-1967 and undated |
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Unidentified |
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8 |
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Boarding Buses, 1957-1967 and undated View Folder Contents
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10 |
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General, 1943-1970 and undated |
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11 |
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Mechanics, 1902-1977 and undated |
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Officials, 1903-1971 and undated |
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Unidentified |
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13 |
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14 |
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1927-1972 |
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78 |
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Construction, 1927-1973 and undated |
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Garage, 1933-1975 and undated |
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3 |
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General, 1957-1979 and undated |
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Interior, 1956-1970 and undated |
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Stops, 1971-1980 and undated |
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Transportation Building, 1956-1969 and undated |
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Yard, 1927-1955 |
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Presentations and Awards |
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8 |
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Awards, 1944-1974 and undated |
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9 |
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Presentations, 1958-1981 and undated |
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10 |
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Parties and Receptions, 1967-1974 |
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Folder |
79 |
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Publicity |
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General |
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1 |
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Undated |
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2 |
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1943-1983 |
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Folder |
OM8 |
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Oversize:Displays |
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1 |
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Display 1-25 |
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2 |
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Unlabeled |
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Folder |
79 |
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Tracks |
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3 |
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Undated |
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4 |
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1900-1970 |
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Trolleys |
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5 |
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Undated View Folder Contents
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6 |
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1878-1965 View Folder Contents
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7 |
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Celebrities, 1932-1968 |
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8 |
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HemisFair, 1967-1968 |
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9 |
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Military, 1941-1969 and undated |
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San Antonio |
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10 |
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Undated |
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11 |
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1904-1964 |
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12 |
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1965-1978 |
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13 |
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Trains, 1926-1969 |
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Folder |
80 |
1 |
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Miscellaneous, 1956-1981 and undated |
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2 |
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National City Lines, undated |
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3 |
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Other Cities, 1960-1961 and undated |
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Negatives |
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Some negatives have prints in the photographs subseries (SFS1) but the similarity among several prints made it difficult to assign each negative with a print. There are also some negatives that have no matching print. |
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Arranged by subject in negative and organized chronologically. |
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4 |
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Awards, 1958-1970 |
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5 |
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Buildings, 1959-1962 and undated |
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6 |
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Buses, 1963-1970 and undated |
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7 |
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Cars and Trucks, 1964-1973 and undated |
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Maintenance Shop |
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8 |
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Undated |
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9 |
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1960-1978 |
Box |
Folder |
81 |
1 |
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Miscellaneous, 1962 and undated |
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People |
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2 |
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Undated |
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3 |
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Undated |
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4 |
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1963-1971 |
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5 |
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San Antonio, 1973 and undated |
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6 |
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Streetcars, 1930-1968 and undated |
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Other Formats |
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Contains a selection of slides, postcards, videotapes and LPs used by VIA. A small number of artifacts, dating from the streetcar era, are included. |
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Arranged by format and organized chronologically. |
Box |
Slide Cabinet |
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Slides, 1972 (Slides are kept in cabinet; Inventory Available) |
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Buses |
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People |
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Trolleys |
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People |
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Presentations |
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VIA |
Box |
Folder |
81 |
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Post Cards |
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7 |
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VIA, 1961 |
Box |
Folder |
82 |
1 |
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Trolley Museums, undated |
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2 |
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Promotional, undated |
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Video Tapes |
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3 |
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Undated |
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4 |
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Undated |
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5 |
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1978 |
Box |
Folder |
OM3 |
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Oversize: LPs |
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4 |
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The Modern Streetcar, undated |
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5 |
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Oversize materials, undated |
Box |
OM7 |
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Artifacts, undated |
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Oversize: Safety can |
Box |
112 |
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Rail Extent (4 pieces) |
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Measurement devices |
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