Mass transit and transportation collection


Collection 4008

circa 1960-circa 1991
(0.8 Linear feet ; 2 boxes)
© The Historical Society of Pennsylvania1300 Locust Street
Philadelphia, PA, 19107
215-732-6200

Summary Information

Repository
The Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Title
Mass transit and transportation collection
ID
4008
Date
circa 1960-circa 1991
Extent
0.8 Linear feet ; 2 boxes
Author
Finding aid prepared by Cary Hutto.
Language
English
Mixed materials [Box]
1-2

Preferred citation

Cite as: [Indicate cited item or series here], Mass transit and transportation collection (Collection 4008), The Historical Society of Pennsylvania.

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Abstract

This collection is comprised of two boxes of material related to mass transit and transportation in Pennsylvania, and specifically in and around Philadelphia. The first boxes contains SEPTA (Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority) transit schedules for its buses, trolleys, subways, and regional rail lines. The schedules are grouped according to system, arranged numerically or alphabetically within each group, and then arranged by date, as schedules were often revised and updated. Also in this box are notices and informational brochures, notices, and pamphlets that SEPTA provided for its riders. This material dates primarily from the the early 1980s to the early 1990s.

The second box contains maps of Pennsylvania; maps of and relating to Philadelphia; maps of Pennsylvania counties: Allegheny, Bucks, Chester, and Delaware; a Philadelphia handbook (1972) and miscellaneous pamphlets; miscellaneous SEPTA newsletters; and formal reports on local mass transit and transportation, including "An Overview of the I-95 Draft Environmental Impact Statement" from the 1980s.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

 The Historical Society of Pennsylvania ; 2016.

1300 Locust Street
Philadelphia, PA, 19107
215-732-6200

Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Provenance

Gift of the Hagley Museum and library, 1995.

Accession number 950118ls.

Processing note

This collection was formerly titled "SEPTA Ephemera."

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Controlled Access Headings

Subject(s)

  • Local transit--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
  • Railroads, Elevated--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
  • Subways--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
  • Transportation--Pennsylvania--20th century.
  • Transportation.

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