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- Repository
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.
- Creator
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Lathrop, George T.
- Title
- George T. Lathrop Papers, 1967-1985
- Call Number
- 5175
- Language of Materials
- Materials in
English
- Extent
-
- Items: About 2000
- Linear Feet: 4.5
Abstract
George T. Lathrop was the chair of the Town of Chapel Hill (N.C.) Transportation Board, 1974-1982. Afterwards, he became deputy
director of the Charlotte (N.C.) Department of Transportation. Lathrop also worked as a consultant for Kimley-Horn Associates
and John Hamburg and Associates, 1973-1982. Lathrop earned his doctorate from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,
and taught at the University, 1966-1973.
The collection consists of correspondence, memoranda, meeting minutes, reports, studies, research data, and other materials
related to George T. Lathrop's work on transportation issues in the Triangle area of North Carolina, including Chapel Hill,
N.C., Durham, N.C., and Raleigh, N.C. Most of the records relate to Lathrop's tenure as chair of the Town of Chapel Hill Transportation
Board, 1974-1982. They reflect the functioning of the Transportation Board as an advisory group for the Chapel Hill Town Manager
and Chapel Hill Town Council on matters related to public transit, traffic congestion, road construction, parking, bicyclists,
and pedestrians. Included are meeting minutes and agendas for virtually every monthly meeting of the Transportation Board
between 1975 and 1982. Many documents deal specifically with the Chapel Hill Community Transit system or the local bus system,
while others are related to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, including correspondence with the University
about campus parking and bus service. Other materials deal with Lathrop's work outside of his role on the Chapel Hill Transportation
Board. Included are items relating to the Chapel Hill Central Business District Study Group; the Joint Committee on Public
Transportation; and the Triangle J Council of Governments, for which Lathrop worked as a consultant from John Hamburg and
Associates. There are also class materials from a course Lathrop taught at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
in 1982; a collection of recommendations made to the Triangle Transit Authority concerning a regional transit plan for the
Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill area; a 1975 North Carolina legislative report discussing the Transportation Improvement
Plan of Chapel Hill; and other items.
Back to TopAdministrative Information
- Restrictions to Access
- No restrictions.
- Acquisitions Information
- Received from UNC-Charlotte, Atkins Library, Charlotte, N.C., in September 2004 (Acc. 99890)
- Processing Information
- Processed by: Jesse Brown, January 2006
- Encoded by: Jesse Brown, January 2006
- Preferred Citation
- [Identification of item], in the George T. Lathrop Papers #5175, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- Copyright Notice
- Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright
law.
Back to TopOnline Catalog Headings
These and related materials may be found under the following headings in online catalogs.
- Chapel Hill (N.C.). Transportation Board.
- Chapel Hill (N.C.)--History.
- Chapel Hill (N.C.)--Politics and government.
- Durham (N.C.)--History.
- Lathrop, George T.
- Local transit--North Carolina--History--20th century.
- Raleigh (N.C.)--History.
- Traffic congestion--North Carolina--History--20th century.
- Transportation--North Carolina--Chapel Hill.
- Transportation--North Carolina--Durham.
- Transportation--North Carolina--History--20th century.
- Transportation--North Carolina--Raleigh.
- Transportation--Planning.
- Triangle J Council of Governments.
- Triangle Transit Authority.
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--History--20th century.
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dept. of Transportation and Parking Services.
Back to TopBiographical/Historical Note
George T. Lathrop was the chair of the Town of Chapel Hill (N.C.) Transportation Board, 1974-1982. Afterwards, he became deputy
director of the Charlotte (N.C.) Department of Transportation. Lathrop also worked as a consultant for Kimley-Horn Associates
and John Hamburg and Associates, 1973-1982. Lathrop earned his doctorate from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,
and taught at the University, 1966-1973.
Back to TopCollection Overview
The collection consists of correspondence, memoranda, meeting minutes, reports, studies, research data, and other materials
related to George T. Lathrop's work on transportation issues in the Triangle area of North Carolina, including Chapel Hill, N.C., Durham, N.C., and Raleigh, N.C. Most of the records relate to Lathrop's tenure as chair of the Town of Chapel Hill Transportation Board, 1974-1982. They reflect the functioning of the Transportation Board as an advisory group for the Chapel Hill Town Manager and Chapel Hill Town Council on matters related to public transit, traffic congestion, road construction, parking, bicyclists, and pedestrians. Included are meeting minutes and agendas for virtually every monthly meeting of the Transportation Board between 1975 and
1982. Many documents deal specifically with the Chapel Hill Community Transit system or the local bus system, while others are related to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, including correspondence with the University about campus parking and bus service. Other materials deal with Lathrop's work outside of his role on the Chapel Hill Transportation Board. Included are items
relating to the Chapel Hill Central Business District Study Group; the Joint Committee on Public Transportation; and the Triangle J Council of Governments, for which Lathrop worked as a consultant from John Hamburg and Associates. There are also class materials from a course Lathrop taught at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1982;
a collection of recommendations made to the Triangle Transit Authority concerning a regional transit plan for the Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill area; a 1975 North Carolina legislative report discussing the Transportation Improvement
Plan of Chapel Hill; and other items.
Back to TopArrangement of Collection
1. Town of Chapel Hill Transportation Board
2. Other Affiliations and Occupations
3. Reports and miscellaneous documents
Back to TopDetailed Description of the Collection
1. Town of Chapel Hill Transportation Board, 1974-1982.
About 1400 items.
Arrangement: subject.
Correspondence, memoranda, meeting minutes, reports, and other materials related to George T. Lathrop's tenure as chair of
the Town of Chapel Hill Transportation Board from 1974 to 1982. These records reflect the functioning of the Transportation
Board as an advisory group for the Chapel Hill Town Manager and Town Council on matters related to public transit, traffic
congestion, road construction, parking, bicyclists, and pedestrians. Included in the series are meeting minutes and agendas
for virtually every monthly meeting of the Transportation Board between 1975 and 1982. Other documents related directly to
the functioning of the Transportation Board include the Board's bylaws and organizational guidelines. Many of the documents
deal specifically with the Chapel Hill Community Transit system or the local bus system. These include studies measuring the
usage patterns of the Chapel Hill bus system, including the system's Park and Ride lots, tables and charts detailing the finances
of the Chapel Hill Community Transit System, and reports and correspondence related to the addition of bus lines, including
the expansion of bus service to the neighboring town of Carrboro, N.C. Also, there are many materials related to the University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, including correspondence with the University related to campus parking and bus service on
campus, drawings and memoranda related to a proposed parking garage on the Chapel Hill campus, and a report of a study on
student use of the bus system.
Folder
1
1982-1983 budget
Folder
2-3
Advertising and marketing
Folder
4
Bikeway regulations
Folder
5
Bus equipment
Folder
6
Bylaws and organization
Folder
7
Capital grants
Folder
8
Chapel Hill Community Transit: Additional bus lines
Folder
9
Chapel Hill Community Transit: Bus schedules
Folder
10
Chapel Hill Community Transit: Carrboro, N.C.
Folder
11
Chapel Hill Community Transit: E-Z Rider program
Folder
12
Chapel Hill Community Transit: Patronage
Folder
13
Chapel Hill Community Transit: Shared ride taxi service
Folder
14
Chapel Hill Community Transit: Shelters and benches
Folder
15
Chapel Hill Community Transit: Student analyses
Folder
16
Financial documents
Folder
17
Gilbert studies
Folder
18
Governor's Blue Ribbon Commission
Folder
19
Legislation and regulations
Folder
20-21
Membership: Transportation Board
Folder
22
Minutes and agenda for Board meetings: 1975-1977
Folder
23
Minutes and agenda for Board meetings: 1978-1979
Folder
24
Minutes and agenda for Board meetings: 1980-1981
Folder
25
Minutes and agenda for Board meetings: 1982
Folder
26
Miscellaneous Transportation Board materials
Folder
27
Multiple classification analysis program.
Folder
28
North Carolina Department of Transportation reports
Folder
29
Notices: Urban Mass Transit Administration and the American Public Transportation Association
Folder
30
Park and Ride lot study
Folder
31
Park and Ride lot study: Report and draft
Folder
32
Parking
Folder
33
Parking removal
Folder
34
Personal correspondence
Folder
35-36
Planning and technical services
Folder
37
Rail transit
Folder
38
Section 18 program
Folder
39
Surveys
Folder
40
Taxicab operators
Folder
41-43
Thoroughfare plan
Folder
44
Town of Chapel Hill-UNC Committee
Folder
45-46
Transit service standards
Folder
47
Transportation Department progress report
Folder
48
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Capital budget
Folder
49
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Correspondence
Folder
50-51
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Parking garage
Folder
52
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Student Athletic Center
Folder
53
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Student transit survey
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2. Other Affiliations and Occupations, 1967-1985.
About 550 items.
Arrangement: subject.
Correspondence, memoranda, reports, studies, research data, and other materials related to transportation-related work completed
by George T. Lathrop outside of his role as chair of the Town of Chapel Hill Transportation Board. Organizations relating
to these materials include the Chapel Hill Central Business District Study Group, of which Lathrop was a member from 1972
to 1973; the Joint Committee on Public Transportation, a group consisting of representatives from the Town of Chapel Hill,
the Town of Carrboro, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, which Lathrop chaired in the early 1970s; and the
Triangle J Council of Governments, an association of government leaders from Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill, for which Lathrop
performed work as a consultant from John Hamburg and Associates. The Triangle J Council of Governments records include memoranda,
data printouts, and reports from a project Lathrop undertook to estimate travel demand in the Triangle area using records
from the 1970 Census. Other materials include student papers, class rosters, assignments, and class materials documenting
a Spring 1982 course Lathrop taught at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Department of City and Regional Planning,
entitled Transportation Planning Models.
Folder
54-55
Chapel Hill Central Business District Study Group
Folder
56
Joint Committee on Public Transportation: Findings and recommendations
Folder
57-58
Joint Committee on Public Transportation: Memoranda and other documents
Folder
59-60
North Carolina Bus Systems, 1970
Folder
61-62
PL-207 class materials
Folder
63-65
Triangle J Council of Governments: Estimation of travel demand from 1970 census
Folder
66-68
Triangle J Council of Governments: Reports and memoranda
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3. Reports and Miscellaneous Documents, 1969-1985.
About 50 items.
Arrangement: form.
Reports dealing with various issues and studies related to transportation in the Piedmont area of North Carolina, in particular
the Town of Chapel Hill. Other documents include a collection of recommendations made to the Triangle Transit Authority concerning
a regional transit plan for the Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill area, as well as a North Carolina legislative report from
1985 discussing the Transportation Improvement Plan of Chapel Hill, N.C.
Folder
69-72
Reports
Folder
73
Miscellaneous documents
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