[Clippings Concerning the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority 1967-1985, With Related Material on Public Transportation][Clippings Concerning the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority 1967-1985, With Related Material on Public Transportation]

...this file, chiefly from, but not restricted to, Boston newspapers (The Globe, Herald Traveler, Record American) covers a period of Boston transit at it's nadir: crime, innumerable accidents and collisions, fires, power outages, deficits, near financial collapse, labor union problems, rapid turnover in top management, natural disasters, frequent fare increases, controversy, etc.; it includes news reports, articles, editorials, letters to the editor, cartoons and related items of interest concerning public transportation; the collection is arranged in sequential envelopes, each containing a quarter of a year's clippings, with the exception of two scrapbooks; there is also a separate envelope containing coverage of the Barry Locke (MBTA General Manager) scandal from initial discovery through conviction, sentencing and pardon, which is kept on MBTA/LOCKE; the source and date, if not part of the clipping, is handwritten on the reverse; the file starts with October 1967 but includes an article dated March 13, another dated June 29 and two dated Sept. 24 of that year; the clippings are in order by date and sequentially numbered within each envelope...