Governor's Metropolitan Traffic Committee records
Scope and Content
The records include meeting minutes, correspondence, background materials, newspaper clippings, and drafts of the committee’s final report.
Dates
- 1953-1955
Language of Materials
The records are in English.
Restrictions on Access
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Restrictions on Use
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Historical Note
This seven-member Committee was appointed by Governor John Davis Lodge on February 3, 1954, to study traffic problems affecting the Hartford area and recommend "the solution". Judge William Maltbie was chairman and Norman Hebden, highway engineer from Connecticut Public Expenditure Council, and William Dower, of the Hartford Chamber of Commerce, were the principal staff. The Committee held meetings and conferences with town, business and railroad officials, and technical experts. Its report [CSL call number Conn Doc H53g] was submitted to Governor Ribicoff in 1955.
Extent
1 cubic foot
Abstract
This Committee was appointed by Governor John Davis Lodge to study traffic problems affecting the Hartford area. The Committee held meetings and conferences with town, business and railroad officials, and technical experts.
Provenance
These records came to the State Library from the Connecticut Chamber of Commerce on November 6, 1956.
- City traffic Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Clippings Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Communication and traffic -- Connecticut Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Connecticut. Governor's Metropolitan Traffic Committee -- Records and correspondence Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Correspondence Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Minutes Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Reports Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Title
- RG 057, Governor's Metropolitan Traffic Committee
- Subtitle
- Inventory of Records
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Connecticut State Library staff.
- Date
- 2007
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Connecticut State Library Repository
