Maryland State Archives
Special Collections
Governor Harry R. Hughes Collection, MSA SC 4975
Department of Transportation

Date Description Medium Restrictions Accession No. Location
undated Binder entitled Briefing Book for the Governor's Task Force on the Creation of a Department of Transportation
original RESTRICTED: Do not circulate without the permission of the Director of Special Collections MSA SC 4975-B101-F1 00/71/02/16
1971/03/15 Report of Court Management Systems to the Maryland Bar Foundation Inc. On the Administration of Criminal Justice in Baltimore City original RESTRICTED: Do not circulate without the permission of the Director of Special Collections MSA SC 4975-B101-F2 00/71/02/16
undated Tentative Recommendations of the Governor's Task Force for Creation of a Department of Transportation original RESTRICTED: Do not circulate without the permission of the Director of Special Collections MSA SC 4975-B101-F3 00/71/02/16
1968/05/21 Report on Toll Rate Structure and Recommendations for Financing New Toll Facilties , Maryland State Roads Commission original RESTRICTED: Do not circulate without the permission of the Director of Special Collections MSA SC 4975-B101-F4 00/71/02/16
1971 Confidential Proposal to the Republics of Nicaragua and Costa Rica by Don R. Lamborne original RESTRICTED: Do not circulate without the permission of the Director of Special Collections MSA SC 4975-B101-F5 00/71/02/16
1969 Highway Saefty Needs in Maryland , Automotive Safety Foundation. original RESTRICTED: Do not circulate without the permission of the Director of Special Collections MSA SC 4975-B101-F6 00/71/02/16
1967/12 Report of the Committee on Highway Financing original RESTRICTED: Do not circulate without the permission of the Director of Special Collections MSA SC 4975-B101-F7 00/71/02/16
1970/02 State Highway Improvement Program: Primary and Secondary Construction and Reconstruction, Fiscal Years 1971-5 Maryland State Roads Commission original RESTRICTED: Do not circulate without the permission of the Director of Special Collections MSA SC 4975-B101-F8 00/71/02/16
1970/02 State Highway Improvement Program: Supplementary Construction and Reconstruction Program, Fiscal Years 1971-5 Maryland State Roads Commission original RESTRICTED: Do not circulate without the permission of the Director of Special Collections MSA SC 4975-B101-F9 00/71/02/16
undated State Highway Improvement Program: Primary and Secondary Construction and Reconstruction Program, Fiscal Years 1970-4 Maryland State Roads Commission original RESTRICTED: Do not circulate without the permission of the Director of Special Collections MSA SC 4975-B101-F10 00/71/02/16
1970/11 - 1971/3 1.) Capital Grants for Urban Mass Transportation: Information for Applicants , U.S. Department of Transportation, November 1970
2.) Revenue Sharing: An Idea Whose Time Has Come Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations December 1970
3.) Report of the Joint Budget and Audit Committee for the Year Ending December 31, 1970 March 8, 1971
4.) Water Spectrum Army Corps of Engineers, Spring 1971
5.) Letter from Vladimir Wahbe concerning a revised T-9-3 application, December 4, 1970
6.) Press Release from James Pine arguing against the Baltimore Metropolitan Rapid Transit System, February 1, 1971
7.) Letter from Nathan Hamburger, concerning the Rapid Transit Plan, November 17, 1970
original RESTRICTED: Do not circulate without the permission of the Director of Special Collections MSA SC 4975-B101-F11 00/71/02/16
1970/11-1970/12 1.) Letter from Walter J. Addison concerning the establishment of the Office of the Secretary of Transportation, November 30, 1970
2.) Letter and materials, including maps and descriptions, from Walter J. Addison concerning the Rapid Transit System proposal, December 3, 1970
3.) Summary of Recommendations - Baltimore Region Rapid Transit System Plan Phase I
4.) 4 Copies of the Financial Plan for the Metropolitan Transit Authority, November 1970
5.) MTA Staff Report - Summary of Public Hearing and Staff Recommendations
6.) Summary Staff Report and Recommendations on Vehicle Technology for Baltimore Rapid Transit System , November 13, 1970
7.) Article from January 16, 1971 Business Week : "Boston's Transit System Hits the Skids" 		original RESTRICTED: Do not circulate without the permission of the Director of Special Collections MSA SC 4975-B101-F12 00/71/02/16
1969/01/30 2 Copies of State Roads Commission's Primary and Secondary Imporvement Program for Fiscal Years 1969 and 1970 original RESTRICTED: Do not circulate without the permission of the Director of Special Collections MSA SC 4975-B101-F13 00/71/02/16
1971/01 Information Kit - Metropolitan Transit Authority original RESTRICTED: Do not circulate without the permission of the Director of Special Collections MSA SC 4975-B102-F1 00/71/02/17
1970/12 Information Kit - Metropolitan Transit Authority original RESTRICTED: Do not circulate without the permission of the Director of Special Collections MSA SC 4975-B102-F2 00/71/02/17
undated Binder containing report regarding the formation of a Department of Transportation original RESTRICTED: Do not circulate without the permission of the Director of Special Collections MSA SC 4975-B102-F3 00/71/02/17
undated Binder containing information pertaining to the organization and duties of several governmental bodies, including the Maryland Port Authority, State Aviation Commission, DMV, Unsatisfied Claim and Judgement Fund Board, Traffic Safety Commission, Public Service Commission and Department of State Police. original RESTRICTED: Do not circulate without the permission of the Director of Special Collections MSA SC 4975-B102-F4 00/71/02/17
1968/06 Binder containing information on Rapid Transit Systems, including a report entitled Baltimore Region Rapid Transit System: Feasability and Preliminary Engineering original RESTRICTED: Do not circulate without the permission of the Director of Special Collections MSA SC 4975-B102-F5 00/71/02/17
1969/04-1969/12 Subject file concerning Port Authority. Includes 1969-70 Fiscal Year Budget, letters to Hughes concerning an investigation of the Port Authority and various other information. original RESTRICTED: Do not circulate without the permission of the Director of Special Collections MSA SC 4975-B103-F1 00/71/02/18
1969/12-1970/01 Letters from Wilbur Preston and J.L. Stanton concerning legal investigation of the Port Authority. original RESTRICTED: Do not circulate without the permission of the Director of Special Collections MSA SC 4975-B103-F2 00/71/02/18
1968/04-1968/09 Letters and memoranda dealing with the Department of Motor Vehicles, including materials dealing with alleged racial discrimination at the DMV original RESTRICTED: Do not circulate without the permission of the Director of Special Collections MSA SC 4975-B103-F3 00/71/02/18
1966-1970 File containing information on Friendship Airport and the creation of a Maryland Airport Authority. Includes bills which would create the Authority and would fund the state's purchase of Friendship Airport from the city of Baltimore. Also includes the report The Challenge of Air Transportation and A Program of Action for Friendship International Airport original RESTRICTED: Do not circulate without the permission of the Director of Special Collections MSA SC 4975-B103-F4 00/71/02/18
1969 Transportation Task Force information, including materials on the formation of a Department of Transportation original RESTRICTED: Do not circulate without the permission of the Director of Special Collections MSA SC 4975-B103-F5 00/71/02/18
1969 Information on the State Roads commission, including 1969 Budget, distribution of revenues, completed contracts, etc. original RESTRICTED: Do not circulate without the permission of the Director of Special Collections MSA SC 4975-B103-F6 00/71/02/18
1969 More information regarding the formation of a cabinet-level Department of Transportation, including a full report. Folder also includes several charts detailing the full organization of the Department of Motor Vehicles. original RESTRICTED: Do not circulate without the permission of the Director of Special Collections MSA SC 4975-B103-F7 00/71/02/18
undated Legislation Relating to the Development of Rapid Transit in the Washington Metropolitan Area original RESTRICTED: Do not circulate without the permission of the Director of Special Collections MSA SC 4975-B103-F8 00/71/02/18
1971/03/01 Faculty Participation in Governance , Faculty Dismissal and Student Responsibilities, Rights and Freedoms, from the Maryland Council for Higher Education. original RESTRICTED: Do not circulate without the permission of the Director of Special Collections MSA SC 4975-B104-F1 00/71/02/19
undated Report entitled Maryland Transportation Financing original RESTRICTED: Do not circulate without the permission of the Director of Special Collections MSA SC 4975-B104-F2 00/71/02/19
1971 File containing information about public school financing. As a State Senator, Hughes chaired the Commission to Study State's Role in Financing Public Education. original RESTRICTED: Do not circulate without the permission of the Director of Special Collections MSA SC 4975-B104-F3 00/71/02/19
undated Binder containing more information regarding the formation of a Department of Transportation. Includes a report entitled Concept of a Department of Transportation original RESTRICTED: Do not circulate without the permission of the Director of Special Collections MSA SC 4975-B104-F4 00/71/02/19
1970/05 Effect of the 1970 Legislative Program on the Financial Condition of the State original RESTRICTED: Do not circulate without the permission of the Director of Special Collections MSA SC 4975-B104-F5 00/71/02/19
1971 Tip Sheet Information for Department of Transportation - Fiscal Year 1972 Budget Request original RESTRICTED: Do not circulate without the permission of the Director of Special Collections MSA SC 4975-B104-F6 00/71/02/19
1971/01/21 Budget Message to the General Assembly of Maryland and the Budget in Brief original RESTRICTED: Do not circulate without the permission of the Director of Special Collections MSA SC 4975-B104-F7 00/71/02/19
1971/01/28 The Report of the General Assembly Compensation Commission Accompanying the Resolution of that Commission Determining the Compensation and Allowances of Members of the General Assembly original RESTRICTED: Do not circulate without the permission of the Director of Special Collections MSA SC 4975-B104-F8 00/71/02/19
1970-1972 Materials dealing with the Department of Transportation itself. Includes: Funding and expenditure breakdowns, Department of Transportation personnel compliment, Gasoline and Motor Vehicle Revenue Account, organizational chart, executive salary plan for the Department, outline of the reasons for the creation of the Department and its duties, etc. original RESTRICTED: Do not circulate without the permission of the Director of Special Collections MSA SC 4975-B104-F9 00/71/02/19
1970-1971 Materials dealing with specific road projects. Folder includes: Information on Interstate Expressways in the Baltimore Metro Area, proposal for an Arundel Expressway, to be a toll road running south to Annapolis, and Report on Proposal for Substitution of Fort McHenry Bypass in Lieu of Baltimore Harbor Outer Crossing original RESTRICTED: Do not circulate without the permission of the Director of Special Collections MSA SC 4975-B104-F10 00/71/02/19
1970-1971 Information concerning the Maryland Port Authority. Includes list of personnel positions, pamphlet discussing a new direct dial system to the MPA, a letter from the Attorney General concerning the Authority, a list of the members of the Port Action Committee, notes on a meeting concerning the MPA's financing plans, and a memo regarding the effect of air quality regulations on the Port of Baltimore. original RESTRICTED: Do not circulate without the permission of the Director of Special Collections MSA SC 4975-B104-F11 00/71/02/19
1970-1971 Miscellaneous information. Includes cartoon of Hughes, memo concerning enforcement of motor vehicle size and weight restrictions, World Trade Center project information, materials on the Office of the Highway Safety Coordinator, DMV recommendations, information packet from the U.S. Department of Transportation, report on the implementation of a new District Court System, several copies of Senate Bill 344 from 1971,citizens complaints about proposed road changes, and more. original RESTRICTED: Do not circulate without the permission of the Director of Special Collections MSA SC 4975-B104-F12 00/71/02/19
1967-1969 Metropolitan transit information. Includes copies of bills, which would create a state authority on mass transit, minutes of the subcommittee on mass transit's first meeting and its inspection trip, a visitor's kit from the Toronto Transit Commission, and Preliminary Report Pertaining to the Financing of the Proposed Rapid Transit System for the Baltimore Region original RESTRICTED: Do not circulate without the permission of the Director of Special Collections MSA SC 4975-B105-F1 00/71/02/20
1969 Transportation file. Includes the minutes of the Transportation Subcommittee's first, second, fourth and sxith meeting, resolutions concerning state aviation, Report on Ownership and Development of Friendship International Airport, Minutes from the fifth meeting of the subcommittee on airport facilities, articles entitled "Is Your City's Airport Ready for the Air Travel Explosion?", and "Improving Our National Airport System" , memo from William Pate to Spiro Agnew on the important of aviation in Maryland, copy of SB 92 which would have created a transportation department, copy of SB 634 which would authorize State Roads Commission to acquire land for parking lots, HJR 77 which requests a study on the feasability of making the Baltimore-Washington Expressway a part of the interstate highway system, HJR 19 which commissions a study on airports in Maryland, and HB 1223 which would change many of the laws surrounding drivers licenses. original RESTRICTED: Do not circulate without the permission of the Director of Special Collections MSA SC 4975-B105-F2 00/71/02/20
1970 File of letters concerning aviation in Maryland original RESTRICTED: Do not circulate without the permission of the Director of Special Collections MSA SC 4975-B106-F1 00/71/02/21
1970 Information pertaining to the Maryland Port Authority. Includes letters, reports, and the article "Where the Port Really Stands" that deal with the Port Authority's integration into the proposed Department of Transportation. original RESTRICTED: Do not circulate without the permission of the Director of Special Collections MSA SC 4975-B106-F2 00/71/02/21
1970 Information on Motor Vehicles. Includes letters and information on the Department of Motor Vehicles and its integration into the Department of Transportation, a copy of the May-June , a copy of the July-August Maryland Motorist original RESTRICTED: Do not circulate without the permission of the Director of Special Collections MSA SC 4975-B106-F3 00/71/02/21
1970 Highway File. Includes state roads commision expenditure statement, Congressional responses to Highway Trust Funding for Comprehensive Funds, and several letters. original RESTRICTED: Do not circulate without the permission of the Director of Special Collections MSA SC 4975-B106-F4 00/71/02/21
1970 Personnel File. Resumes of several prospective employees of the (then) new Department of Transportation. original RESTRICTED: Do not circulate without the permission of the Director of Special Collections MSA SC 4975-B106-F5 00/71/02/21
1970 Transportation publication file. Various publications on transit systems, including literature from monorail companies, materials from the First Annual Legislative Transportation Forum in New York , and newsletters from Metro and the interstate division for Baltimore City. original RESTRICTED: Do not circulate without the permission of the Director of Special Collections MSA SC 4975-B106-F6 00/71/02/21
1970 Public Transit File. Includes report entitled Meeting the Challenge of Urban Mass Transportation from the Metropolitan Transit Authority, and information regarding the integration of the MTA into the Department of Transportation. original RESTRICTED: Do not circulate without the permission of the Director of Special Collections MSA SC 4975-B106-F7 00/71/02/21
1970 Miscellaneous File. Assorted materials dealing with transportation, including: Department of Transportation Components as Budgeted For 1971 Fiscal Year , suggestions to Hughes on requests to be made heads of departments and agencies, agency liason personnel for the Maryland Deparment of Transportation Administration, sample letters to the members of the Governor's Task Force on Transportation, Summary of the Organizational Meeting - Governor's Task Force on Department of Transportation's Budget Committee, 1970 Automobile Facts and Figures , problems with HB 1000 from 1970, 10 Copies of a letter from Robert W. Pully, minutes from the first meeting of the Task Force on Transportation, report entitled State Departments of Transportation and Other Transportation Coordinating Mechanisms , report entitled Highway Access and the Port of Baltimore, and various other information original RESTRICTED: Do not circulate without the permission of the Director of Special Collections MSA SC 4975-B106-F8 00/71/02/21
1973-1974 Consultant File. Concerns the formalization of rules and procedures for the use of consultants. Includes Report of the Special Task Force to The Secretary of Transportation to Evaluate the Policies and Procedures Utilized by the Maryland Department of Transportation in the Selection and Use of Consultants, Selction and Compensation of Consulting Firms , executive order establishing the Task Force, Copy of HB 640 (undated), memoranda regarding "Dim Jim" allegations, list of DoT Qualification Committees, and other information. original RESTRICTED: Do not circulate without the permission of the Director of Special Collections MSA SC 4975-B106-F9 00/71/02/21
1961-1976 Denton By-pass file. Includes timing and funding information on the project, outlines of the plans, citizens letters, How Bypasses Affect Business, surveys of different plans, etc. original RESTRICTED: Do not circulate without the permission of the Director of Special Collections MSA SC 4975-B106-F10 00/71/02/21


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