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Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority: Board of Trustees/Directors meeting notes and directives to the general manager

Part of: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority

Board of Trustees/Directors meeting notes and directives to the general manager, 1961-1971.

2 document boxes
Call no.: TC3/1998

Scope and Content: The Boston Elevated Railway Company was established in 1894 and replaced successively by the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) in 1947 and the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) in 1964.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
Notes:  Box 1: 1961-1967 Box 2: 1968-1971
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Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority: General manager’s subject files

Part of: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority

General manager’s subject files, 1894-1975 (Bulk: 1960-1972).

38 record center cartons
Call no.: TC3/382

Scope and Content: The Boston Elevated Railway Company was established in 1894 and replaced successively by the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) in 1947 and the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) in 1964.
Arrangement: Arranged alphabetically by broad topic, thereunder chronologically and/or by subtopic
Notes: Glass plate negatives (1000, 1899-1912), cyanotypes (200), film negatives (3000, 1935-1970) taken by Boston Elevated Railway Company
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Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority: Newsletter–Commuter

Part of: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority

Newsletter – Commuter, 1965-1972.

1 document box
Call no.: TC3/1751X

Scope and Content: The Boston Elevated Railway Company was established in 1894 and replaced successively by the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) in 1947 and the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) in 1964.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
Notes:  Issued monthly from 1966; ceased with July 1975 issue? Holdings incomplete
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Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority: Project files

Part of: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority

Project files, 1960-1972.

16 record center cartons
Call no.: TC3/2020

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Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority: Special commission files

Part of: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority

Special commission files, 1967-1971.

2 document boxes
Call no.: TC3/2054X

Scope and Content: The Boston Elevated Railway Company was established in 1894 and replaced successively by the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) in 1947 and the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) in 1964.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
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Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority: Staff meeting minutes

Part of: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority

Staff meeting minutes, 1965-1972 (Bulk: 1965-1969).

1 document box
Call no.: TC3/2002

Scope and Content: The Boston Elevated Railway Company was established in 1894 and replaced successively by the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) in 1947 and the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) in 1964.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
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Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority: Treasurer’s statements

Part of: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority

Treasurer’s statements, 1967-1971.

1 document box
Call no.: TC3/2001

Scope and Content: The Boston Elevated Railway Company was established in 1894 and replaced successively by the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) in 1947 and the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) in 1964.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
Notes: Lacks files for 1969-1970
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Massachusetts Turnpike Authority: Central Artery/Tunnel Project records management files

Part of: Massachusetts Turnpike Authority

Central Artery/Tunnel Project records management files, 1987-2005.

4 volumes in 1 record center carton
Call no.: TC5/2329

Scope and Content: The Massachusetts Turnpike Authority is responsible for the maintenance and operation of the Massachusetts Turnpike, Boston extension, and Callahan Tunnel to East Boston, all of which it constructed, and of the Sumner Tunnel from East Boston.  Planning for the demolition of a related road system, the Boston central artery, known officially as the John F. Fitzgerald Expressway, and its replacement with an underground central artery, began in 1982.  The Central Artery/Tunnel Project, known informally as the Big Dig, was federally funded in 1987; construction, managed by the authority, was initiated by groundbreaking in 1991, and during 2003 completed to the point that the entire new route, including an additional East Boston tunnel and a new bridge over the Charles River, was opened to vehicular traffic.
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Metropolitan Transit Authority: Memorandums from the general manager to the Board of Trustees

Part of: Metropolitan Transit Authority (Boston, Mass.).

Memorandums from the general manager to the Board of Trustees, 1962.

1 document box
Call no.: TC3/1999

Scope and Content: The Boston Elevated Railway Company was established in 1894 and replaced successively by the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) in 1947 and the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) in 1964.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
Notes: Fragmentary series: March – May 1962 files only
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Mystic River Bridge Authority: Administration subject files

Part of: Mystic River Bridge Authority (Mass.).

Administration subject files, 1950-1959.

2 document boxes
Call no.: TC9/581X

Scope and Content: The Mystic River Bridge Authority was responsible for construction, maintenance, and operation of the Mystic River (now Tobin) Bridge between Boston and Chelsea, Massachusetts, from 1946 until it was superseded by the Massachusetts Port Authority in 1959.  Series was created to support its functions. –Files contain interagency and other correspondence, memorandums, budget files, annual reports, and photographs.  Topics include labor relations, employee benefits, and civil defense.
Arrangement: Arranged by subject/correspondent
Notes: Transferred to Archives from Massachusetts Port Authority, July 1984
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