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Machine-readable finding aid derived from being created directly into EAD, created by Erin Faison, 19 May 2011 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Correspondence and Subject Files of the Virginia Secretary of Transportation, 1972-1982 A Collection in the Library of Virginia 31651 Erin Faison

Library of Virginia 2011 Erin Faison Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Correspondence and Subject Files of the Virginia Secretary of Transportation, 1972-1982 31651 9.9 cu. ft. (11 boxes) English Virginia. Office of the Secretary of Transportation Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Correspondence and Subject Files of the Virginia Secretary of Transportation, 1972-1974. Accession 31651, State Government Records Collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

Accession 31651 was transfered from the Office of the Secretary of Transportation on 12 January 1983.

Processing Information

This collection has been processed using minimal processing standards: the original arrangement has been maintained, the container list is brief and simple, and the records have not been refoldered and fasteners have not been removed.

Material found loose in the boxes was foldered and given a title determined by the archivist. In cases where folder titles were inaccurate, the titles have been corrected to more adequately describe the material.

Biographical Information

In 1970, the Governor's Management Commission Study recommended the creation of six "Deputy Governors" to assist the Chief Executive in his managerial duties. Compatible functions of government were grouped under these administrative heads, who would serve as the Governors top management team or "secretariats," as they are called now.

Governor Linwood Holton's top priority for the 1972 session of the General Assembly was a proposal for a Governor's Cabinet, reorganizing state agencies into six major departments--each headed by a secretary appointed by the governor. Transportation and public safety was one of these six departments. The office of Secretary of Transportation and Public Safety was created on April 8, 1972, by an act passed by the General Assembly. Governor Holton appointed Wayne A. Whitham, a member of the Winchester City Council, as the first Secretary of Transportation and Public Safety. When Whitham took office on July 1, 1972, he was responsible for State Highway Commission, Division of Motor Vehicles, Department of State Police, Highway Safety Division, Office of Emergency Services, Department of Military Affairs, Virginia State Crime Commission and the Law Enforcement Officers Training Standards Commission. The Office has undergone a series of administrative reorganizations since. On April 12, 1976, the Legislature established separate secretariats for transportation and for public safety, effective July 1, 1976. On July 1, 1984, the offices were again combined. Most recently, the Secretary of Transportation and Public Safety was divided into separate secretariats on February 22, 1990. The Secretary of Transportation is a member of the Governor's Cabinet, and is appointed by the governor, subject to confirmation by the General Assembly. The Secretary is responsible to the governor for the Department of Transportation, Department of Rail and Public Transportation, Department of Aviation, Department of Motor Vehicles, Virginia Port Authority and the Motor Vehicle Dealers Board.

Wayne A. Whitham, the first Secretary of Transportation and Public Safety, was reappointed by Governor-elect Miles E. Godwin, Jr., in December 1973 and by Governor-elect John N. Dalton in December 1977. Whitham suffered a heart attack in August 1978 and resigned in December 1978. On June 7, 1984, Whitham died in Richmond, Virginia. Governor Dalton named George M. Walters, a former top executive of the Reynolds Metals Corporation, to succeed Whitham as Secretary of Transportation. Walters served until the end of Dalton's term in January 1982. Governor-elect Charles S. Robb, the first Democrat to be elected governor since 1965, did not retain any of Dalton's cabinet secretaries. Robb appointed Andrew B. Fogarty, Dalton's assistant secretary for financial policy, as Secretary of Transportation. On July 1, 1984, the secretariats of transportation and public safety were combined again. As a result this partial reorganization of state government, Governor Robb appointed Fogarty Secretary of Administration and Franklin E. White, Secretary of Public Safety, assumed Fogarty's Transportation duties. White, who served as a White House liaison official under President Jimmy Carter, resigned in June 1985 to become the New York state commissioner of transportation. He was replaced by Andrew Fogarty who served until the end of the Robb administration. He later served as Governor Gerald L. Baliles chief of staff from August 1986 to October 1989 when he resigned to become a vice president with CSX Corporation.

In December 1985, Governor-elect Gerald L. Baliles, picked Vivian E. Watts, a northern Virginia legislator, as Secretary of Transportation and Public Safety. Watts served until the end of Baliles' term in 1990. In 1995 she was elected to her old seat in the Virginia House of Delegates. On February 22, 1990, the Secretary of Transportation and Public Safety was divided into separate secretariats. Governor L. Douglas Wilder, appointed John G. Milliken, a member of the Arlington County Board of Supervisors, as the Secretary of Transportation. Milliken resigned on December 17, 1993.

In February 1994 Governor George Allen, the first Republican elected governor since 1977, appointed Robert Martinez as Secretary of Transportation. Martinez was born in Cuba and had served as Deputy Administrator for the Marine Administration and Associate Deputy Secretary of Transportation during President George H.W. Bush's administration. At the end of Governor Allen's term in January 1998, Martinez joined the Norfolk Southern Corporation. Shirley Ybarra, deputy Secretary of Transportation in the Allen administration, was named Martinez's successor by Governor-elect James Gilmore. Ybarra previously worked as a special assistant to Transportation Secretary Elizabeth Dole during President Ronald Reagan's administration. Ybarra served until the end of Gilmore's administration in January 2002. Whittington W. Clement, a former lawyer and long-time member of the Virginia House of Delegates representing the City of Danville, was appointed Secretary of Transportation by Governor Mark R. Warner in 2002. Pierce R. Homer, Deputy Secretary of Transportation, replaced Clement in 2005.

Scope and Content

Contains files pertaining to Virginia transportation concerns, including but not limited to the Energy, Interstate, and Rails. This collection contains; correspondence and subject files, as well as, Committee and Commission files, Legislation, Regulations.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged into the following series:

Series I. Correspondence and Subject Files Contents List Series I. Correspondence and Subject Files, 1972-1982. 1-11 Extent: 11 boxes.

This collection is arranged alphabetically by folder title.

Architectural Barriers: Task Force (Rehabilitation Act of 1973), 1973. 1 1 Aviation: Virginia Air Transportation Systems Study, 1977-1979. 1 2 Blacksburg, Town of: Public Transportation System, 1979. 1 3 Bus Transportation, 1973-1980. 1 4 Cabinet: Background Papers, 1973. 1 5 Cabinet: Missions and Goals, 1973. 1 6 Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Co., 1976. 1 7 C and C: Chessie/Seaboard Merger, 1978-1979. 1 8 Council of Governments: Steering Committee, 1978-1979. 1 9 Craigie, Walter, Jr., 1977. 1 10 Deaf, Virginia Council for the, 1978-1980. 1 11 Defense Depatment, U.S., 1977. 1 12 Developmental Disabilities Planning Council, 1980. 1 13 Disaster Assistance, 1978. 1 14 Dulles International Airport, 1977. 1 15 Dynalectron Corporation, 1980. 1 16 Eastern Airlines, 1979. 1 17 Eastern Shore of Virginia, 1973. 1 18 Eastern Shore of Virginia: Seafood Festival, 1978. 1 19 Electric-Powered Motor Vehicles, 1980-1981. 1 20 Emergency Medical Services, 1980. 1 21 Emergency Medical Services: Wachapreague Rescue Squad, 1979. 1 22 Emergency Services, 1980. 2 1 Emergency Services (Personnel), 1979. 2 2 Emergency Services: Jones, George L., 1974-1980. 2 3 Energy: Coal - Converting, 1979-1981. 2 4 Energy: Conversion of non-state owned oil heating to coal/gas, 1979. 2 5 Energy: Conversion of state owned oil heating to coal/gas, 1979-1980. 2 6 Energy: Dalton Statement on Energy, 1979. 2 7 Energy: Dalton Orders, 1979. 2 8 Energy: Emergency energy conservation act of 1979 (federal), 1979. 2 9 Energy: Position Paper/Virginia buisness council on energy for the commonwealth, 1980-1981. 2 10 Energy: Schools, hospitals, local governments/public care grants, 1979. 2 11 Energy: U.S. department of, 1974-1980. 2 12 Energy: Wood Project, 1979-1980. 2 13 Executive Orders, 1978. 2 14 Governor's Council on Transportation, 1978-1979. 2 15 House Roads and Internal Navigation Committee (Ga.), 1977. 2 16 Information Committee, 1973-1979. 2 17 Intergovernmental Statewide Affairs, department of - Cost Allocation, 1980. 2 18 Intergovernmental Affairs: National Governor's Association, 1979. 2 19 Intergovernmental Affairs, Department of, 1977-1980. 2 20 Interior Department, U.S., 1975-1980. 2 21 International Business Machines, 1974-1976. 2 22 Interstate 64, 1972-1980. 2 23 Interstate 6-64, 1977-1980. 2 24 Interstate 66, 1977-1980. 2 25 Interstate 81, 1978-1980. 2 26 Inrvington, Town of, 1979-1980. 2 27 James River Limestone Co., 1980. 2 28 joint Legislation Audit Review Commission (JLARC: Land Management), 1980. 2 29 Labor, U.S. Department of, . 3 1 Local Government Advisory Council, . 3 2 Logo Signing: Highway, Travel Service, . 3 3 Loudon County, . 3 4 Dolley Madison: Birthplace Dedication, Greensboro, N.C., . 3 5 Management Analysis and Systems Development, Department of, . 3 6 Metropolitan Planning Organization: Redesignations, . 3 7 Metropolitan Planning Organizations: Designations, . 3 8 Metropolitan Planning Organizations, . 3 9 mileage Reports: Energy Conservation, . 3 10 Miscellaneous, . 3 11 Motor Vehicles, Division of, . 3 12 Norfolk, City of, . 3 13 Parks, State Division of, 1973-1978. 4 1 Peninsula Transportation District Commission, 1977-1979. 4 2 Personnel: Revised Salary, 1979. 4 3 Piedmont Traffic Club: "Carriers Nite", 1977-1978. 4 4 Pollution: State Air Pollution Control Board, 1975-1978. 4 5 Population: Northern Virginia, 1979. 4 6 Precious metals Legislation, 1980-1981. 4 7 Prince William County: Manassas, 1975-1979. 4 8 Printing: See: Purchases and Supplies, 1974-1977. 4 9 Procurement, 1980. 4 10 Public Works and Transportation Committee, 1975-1979. 4 11 Rail: Commuter Rail Feasibility Study (House Joint Resolution 54), 1974. 4 12 Rail: Commuter Rail Service (general), 1978. 4 13 Rail: Federal Railroad Administration, 1978-1980. 4 14 Rail: Legislation Railroads, 1978-1980. 4 15 Rail: Seaboard Coastline, 1974-1980. 4 16 Republican Governor's Association and Republican National Committee, 1980. 4 17 Ridesharing, 1976-1979. 4 18 Richmond: Interstate 295, 1976-1978. 4 19 Savings bonds: 1981 Virginia State Employees Campaign, 1981. 4 20 Selective Service Systems, 1977-1980. 4 21 Senate Transporation Committee, 1977. 4 22 Tidewater Transporation District Commission, 1973-1978. 4 23 Tires: (Retread) State Vehicles, 1980. 4 24 Trailways Bus, 1978-1979. 4 25 Transportation: Daily Correspondence - January-December, 1980. 4 26 Travel: Whitham, Wayne A., 1973-1978. 5 1 Transportation Saftey Department: Creation of the Department, 1978. 5 2 Transportation Saftey, Department of, 1973-1978. 5 3 Transportation, Secretary of, 1973-1978. 5 4 Travel Vouchers, 1973-1978. 5 5 United Giver's Fund Campaign, 1980. 5 6 United Nation's Day: Chairman Virginia, 1973-1978. 5 7 United Way Finance Committee, 1973-1978. 5 8 Urban Mass Trasportation Administration, 1973-1978. 5 9 U.S. Congressional Correspondence, 1973-1978. 5 10 Virginia Asphalt Association, Inc., 1973-1978. 5 11 Virginia Council on State Legislation, 1973-1978. 5 12 Virginia Port Authority, 1973-1978. 5 13 Virginia Road and Transportation Builder's Association, 1973-1978. 5 14 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State university: President, 1973-1978. 5 15 Washington, DC: Misc., 1973-1978. 5 16 Williamsburg, Virginia, 1973-1978. 5 17 Winchester, Virginia, 1973-1978. 5 18 Yorktown Victory Campaign: October, 1981. 5 19 Appropriations Committee, 1980-1982. 6 1 Amendments to 1980 Appropriation Act, 1980-1982. 6 2 Budget: General, 1980-1982. 6 3 Budget Guidance: goals, objectives, and Policies, 1980-1982. 6 4 Capital Outlay, 1980-1982. 6 5 Addendum Request, 1980-1982. 6 6 Secretary of Transportation, 1980-1982. 6 7 Department of Aviation, 1980-1982. 6 8 Emergency and Energy Services, 1980-1982. 6 9 Request for Exceptions, 1980-1982. 6 10 Highways and Transportation, Department of, 1980-1982. 6 11 Budget: Department of Military Affairs, 1980-1982. 7 1 Budget: Request for Exceptions - Department of Military Affairs, 1980-1982. 7 2 Budget: Department of Motor Vehicles Program Proposal and Budget Exhibit, 1980-1982. 7 3 Budget: Department of Motor Vehicles, 1980-1982. 7 4 Budget: Department of Motor Vehicles - Request for Exceptions, 1980-1982. 7 5 Budget: Department of Transportation Safety, 1980-1982. 7 6 Budget: Department of Transportation Safety - Request for Exceptions, 1980-1982. 7 7 Budget: Virginia Port Authority - Request for Exceptions, 1980-1982. 7 8 Budget: Virginia Port Authority - Program Proposal and Budget Exhibit, 1980-1982. 7 9 Budget: Appropriations Act Ammendments, 1978-1980. 7 10 Budget: Ammendments - Appropriations Act, 1978-1980. 7 11 Budget: Budget Bill, 1978-1980. 7 12 Budget: Budget General, 1978-1980. 7 13 Transportation Planning Support, 1978-1980. 7 14 Budget, 1978-1980. 7 15 Budget: Exhibit Work Folder, 1978-1980. 7 16 Budget: Exhibit Work Folder, 1978-1980. 7 17 Agency Target Appeal, 1978-1980. 7 18 Allotment Request and Advice, 1978-1980. 7 19 Sum Sufficient Account, 1978-1980. 7 20 Transportation and Public Safety, 1978-1980. 7 21 Budget, 1976-1978. 7 22 Budget: Expenditures, 1978-1980. 7 23 Capital Outlay: General, 1978-1980. 7 24 Capital Outlay: Progress Reports (Quarterly), 1978-1980. 7 25 General, 1978-1980. 7 26 Budget: Assessment of the Commonwealth, 1978-1980. 7 27 Appropriations Committee Digest, 1978-1980. 7 16 Appropriations Committee Presentation, 1978-1980. 8 1 Goals, Objectives, Policies and Program Priorities, 1978-1980. 8 2 Issue Indent and Analysis, 1978-1980. 8 3 Commonwealth Accounting, 1978-1980. 8 4 Federal General Sharing Funds, 1978-1980. 8 5 Governor's Budget Advising Committee, 1978-1980. 8 6 Airport Authority, 1978-1980. 8 7 Aviation, Department of, 1978-1980. 8 8 Financial Information Regarding Department of Aviation, 1978-1980. 8 9 Central Garage Carpool, 1978-1980. 8 10 Agency Target Appeal, 1978-1980. 8 11 Emergency Services, State Office of, 1978-1980. 8 12 Emergency Services, State Office of Budget, 1978-1980. 8 13 Motor Vehicles, Division of, 1978-1980. 8 14 Highways and Transportation, Department of, 1978-1980. 8 15 Agency Target Appeal, 1978-1980. 8 16 Virginia Department of Highway and Transportation: $35 Million, 1978-1980. 8 17 Military Affairs, Department of, 1978-1980. 8 18 Agency Target Appeal: Department of Military Affairs, 1978-1980. 8 19 Virginia Port Authority, 1978-1980. 8 20 Department of Transportation and Safety, 1978-1980. 8 21 Northern Virginia Transportation Commission, 1978-1980. 9 1 Agency Target Appeal, 1978-1980. 9 2 Washington Metro Area Transit Commission, 1978-1980. 9 3 Other Agencies Founder, 1978-1980. 9 4 Current Working Papers, 1978-1980. 9 5 Appropriations and Finance Committee, 1978-1980. 9 6 Program Budgeting Process, 1978-1980. 9 7 Highway Construction and Maintenance, 1978-1980. 9 8 Virginia Department of Transportation - Statement of Income and Expenditures, 1978-1980. 9 9 Department of Planning and Budget: Memoranda, 1978-1980. 9 10 Department of Planning and Budget: Forms - DPB 8, 1978-1980. 9 11 Department of Planning and Budget: Forms - DPB 8A, 1978-1980. 9 12 department of Planning and Budget: Forms - DPB 16, 1978-1980. 9 13 Department of Planning and Budget: Forms - Advice of Allotment, 1978-1980. 9 14 Biennial: Virginia Airport Authority, 1976-1978. 9 15 Biennial: Office of Emergency Services, 1976-1978. 9 16 Biennial: Department of Motor Vehicles, 1976-1978. 9 17 Biennial: Virginia Department of Highways and Transportation, 1976-1978. 9 18 Biennial: Department of Military Affairs, 1976-1978. 9 19 Biennial: Virginia Port Authority, 1976-1978. 9 20 Traffic Records Committee, 1976-1978. 9 21 Traffic Records Information Sysytem - 3, 1976-1978. 9 22 Traffic Records Information Sysytem - 2, 1976-1978. 9 23 Traffic Records Information Sysytem - 1, 1976-1978. 9 22 National Transportation Study, 1972-1974. 10 .45 cu. ft. (1 box) General Correspondence, 1972-1973. 10 1 General Correspondence, 1974. 10 2 National Transit Study #1, 1974. 10 3 National Transit Study #2, 1974. 10 4 National Transportation Study, 1972-1974. 11 .45 cu. ft. (1 box) National Transit Study, 1974. 11 1 National Transit Study Addendum, 1974. 11 2 Changes Agaisnt Contract, 1973-1974. 11 3 Contract and Budget Amendments, 1972-1974. 11 4 Contract Negotiation, 1972. 11 5 Financial Reports (Division of State Planning and Community Affairs), 1973-1974. 11 6 Financial Reports (Va. Department of Highways), 1973-1974. 11 7 Grant Payments, 1972-1974. 11 8 Policy Advisory Committee, 1973-1974. 11 9 Work Program, 1972-1974. 11 10