A Guide to the Citizens' Committee for the Completion of the North Expressway Scrapbook and Photographs, 1971-1980
Descriptive Summary | ||
| Creator: | Citizens' Committee for the Completion of the North Expressway | |
| Title: | Citizens' Committee for the Completion of the North Expressway Scrapbook and Photographs | |
| Dates: | 1971-1980 | |
| Creator Abstract: | The Citizens' Committee for the Completion of the North Expressway organized in San Antonio in 1971 as a group backing immediate completion of the North Expressway. The committee was comprised of nine members. E. Monroe Bibb was the Chairman of the Committee, which was sponsored by the nonprofit North Loop 410 Association. The committee sought to obtain the signatures of every San Antonio and Bexar County resident favoring resumption of freeway construction after a ten-year delay. By contacting local businesses and organizations, as well as publishing advertisements containing their petition, the Committee received 105,000 signatures. | |
| Content Abstract: | This collection is comprised of one scrapbook, compiled by the Citizens' Committee for the Completion of the North Expressway, and two undated photographs. The scrapbook contains newspaper clippings related to the Committee's efforts to see the completion of the North Expressway (North Loop 410) in San Antonio. The clippings document running totals of petition signatures received, the organizations that supported and opposed the construction and the Committee, additional delays in construction, and public opinion. The scrapbook also contains letters to Chairman E. Monroe Bibb. The photographs are untitled; one depicts men at a construction site wearing Texas Highway Department hard hats; the other is a photograph of the Texas Highway Department's "Hall of Honor: Texas Road Hands." | |
| Identification: | MS 284 | |
| Extent: | 1.1 linear feet (1 scrapbook and 2 photographs) | |
| Language: | Materials are in English. | |
| Repository: | University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections | |
Biographical Note
The Citizens' Committee for the Completion of the North Expressway organized in San Antonio in 1971 as a group backing immediate completion of the North Expressway. The committee was comprised of nine members. E. Monroe Bibb was the Chairman of the Committee, which was sponsored by the nonprofit North Loop 410 Association. The committee sought to obtain the signatures of every San Antonio and Bexar County resident favoring resumption of freeway work after a long delay in its construction. By contacting local businesses and organizations, as well as publishing advertisements containing their petition, the Committee received 105,000 signatures. Paul Thompson, in his San Antonio News column, wrote that "never before have so many San Antonians signed a document in behalf of any single community cause" (December 13, 1971).
Scope and Content Note
This collection is comprised of one scrapbook of newspaper clippings, compiled by the Citizens' Committee for the Completion of the North Expressway, and two undated photographs. The scrapbook contains newspaper clippings related to the Citizens' Committee's efforts to see the completion of the North Expressway (North Loop 410) in San Antonio. The clippings document running totals of petition signatures received, the organizations that supported and opposed the construction and the Citizens' Committee, additional delays in construction, and public opinion. Clippings were collected from the San Antonio Light, the San Antonio Express, the San Antonio News, and the Corpus Christi Times. The scrapbook also contains letters to Chairman E. Monroe Bibb.
The photographs are untitled; one depicts men at a construction site wearing Texas Highway Department hard hats; the other is a photograph of the Texas Highway Department's "Hall of Honor: Texas Road Hands."
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
This collection is housed at UTSA's Main Campus and must be accessed via the John Peace Library Special Collections reading room. To request access, please use the Collections Request Form.
Usage Restrictions
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be obtained fromUniversity of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections.
Index Terms | ||
| Personal Names | ||
| Bibb, E. Monroe | ||
| Organizations | ||
| Citizens' Committee for the Completion of the North Expressway. | ||
| North Loop 410 Association, Inc. | ||
| Subjects | ||
| Express highways--Texas--San Antonio. | ||
| Express highways--Law and legislation--Texas. | ||
| Express highways--Planning--History--20th century. | ||
| Roads--Design and construction--Texas. | ||
| Locations | ||
| San Antonio (Tex.)--History--20th century. | ||
| Genres/Formats | ||
| Scrapbooks. | ||
| Clippings. | ||
| Photographs. | ||
| Petitions. | ||
| Local Subjects | ||
| Activism/Activists | ||
| Clubs and Organizations | ||
| San Antonio History | ||
| Urban Development and Growth | ||
Related Material
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Materials related to the history of transportation in San Antonio, with an emphasis on mass transit, may be found in the John Kight Transportation Collection, MS 26, University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections |
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Citizens' Committee for the Completion of the North Expressway Scrapbook and Photographs, MS 284, University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections.
Acquisition Information
Received as a gift from the North Loop 410 Association, Inc., in December 1991 (Acc. 1991-999).
Processing Information
Processed by Angela McClendon, Manuscripts Archivist, July 2008.
Detailed Description of the Collection