TAYLOR, VIRGINIA S.
Atlanta Coalition on the Transportation Crisis files, circa 1970-1989

Emory University

Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library

Atlanta, GA 30322

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rose.library@emory.edu

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Descriptive Summary

Creator: Taylor, Virginia S.
Title: Atlanta Coalition on the Transportation Crisis files, circa 1970-1989
Call Number:Manuscript Collection No. 1222
Extent: 7 linear feet (7 boxes) and 1 oversized papers box and 1 oversized papers folder (OP)
Abstract:Files of the Atlanta Coalition on the Transportation Crisis created by organization secretary Virginia S. Taylor, including correspondence, leagal files, financial records and printed material.
Language:Materials entirely in English.

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Restrictions on Access

Unrestricted access.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

All requests subject to limitations noted in departmental policies on reproduction.

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CAUTION, Inc. records

Source

Gift of Virginia S. Taylor, 2012.

Citation

[after identification of item(s)], Atlanta Coalition on the Transportation Crisis files, Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library, Emory University.

Appraisal Note

Randy Gue, Curator of Political, Cultural, and Social Movements Collections, acquired this collection as part of the Rose Library's holdings in Atlanta history.

Processing

Unprocessed collection.

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Collection Description

Historical Note

The Atlanta Coalition on the Transportation Crisis was an umbrella organization comprised of many community-based organizations opposed to the construction of Interstate 485 and the Stone Mountain Tollway. The Coalition was formed to raise money for a legal challenge to the highways, as well as to coordinate lobbying and other political action efforts. The organization garnered the support of community leaders such as Jimmy Carter and Andrew Young, and was ultimately able to stop construction of the proposed highways.

Scope and Content Note

The collection consists of files of the Atlanta Coalition on the Transportation Crisis created by organization secretary Virginia S. Taylor from 1970-1989. The files include correspondence, legal files, financial records, and printed material relating to the organization's fight against construction highways through Atlanta neighborhoods.

Arrangement Note

Unprocessed collection.

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Box Folder Content
1 - Correspondence and printed material
2 - Legal files and printed material
3 - Legal files and financial records
4 - Correspondence, legal files and printed material
5 - Legal files and printed material
6 - Correspondence and legal files
7 - Correspondence and legal files
OP1 1 Printed material
OP2 - Presidential Parkway blueprints
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