Marta (Metropolitan Atlanta Transit Authority) - Planning and Public Affairs - Newspaper Clippings

Series

Identifier: 087-09-024

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This series contains newspaper clippings and news releases documenting one of the chief missions of the Department of Planning and Public Affairs, the dissemination and collection of information on rapid transit matters in general and the building of the Atlanta system in particular.

Dates

Created: 1974-1987

Creator

MARTA (Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority) (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

Unrestricted

Extent

26.00 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement Note

The newspaper clippings are divided into categories: (1) multiple newspaper, (2) out-of-town newspapers, (3) professional publications and (4) special specific subject areas. Under each category, the clippings are arranged chronologically by year and month. The news releases are arranged numerically with the number system dependent on the year and month of release. The various categories of clippings are not boxed in consecutive order.

Record Groups

- 087. MARTA (Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority)
- 087/09. Planning and Public Affairs

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: Marta (Metropolitan Atlanta Transit Authority) - Planning and Public Affairs - Newspaper Clippings
Author: Georgia Archives
Description rules: Local
Language of description: English
Script of description: Latin