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Machine-readable finding aid derived from created in EAD by Erin Faison, 18 September 2012 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, 1972-1979 A Collection in the Library of Virginia 30965 Erin Faison

Library of Virginia 2012 Erin Faison Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Correspondence and Subject Files of the Secretary of Transportation, 1972-1979 30965 5 cu. ft. (5 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, 1972-1979. Accession 30965, State Government Records Collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

Transferred by the Office of the Secretary of Transportation, 1980 Novemeber 5.

Processing Information

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

Material found loose in 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 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

This collection consists of files related to transportation in Virginia, topics include legislations, Department of Motor Vehicles, highways, and aviation.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged into the following series:

Series I. Correspondence and Subject Files Contents List Series I. Correspondence and Subject Files, 1972-1979. 1-5 Extent: 5 cu. ft. (5 boxes).

Original arrangement of the agency has been maintained, which is generally alphabetical.

American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, 1979 Oct 13-16. 1 1 Appalachian Power Company - Energy Seminar/Roanoke, Virginia, 1979 Oct 17. 1 2 Airports Authority, Virginia, undated. 1 3 Airports Authority, Virginia - Meetings, undated. 1 4 Asbestos - General, undated. 1 5 Aviations - Airport Lannd Use/Seminar Workshop, undated. 1 6 Aviation - Demonstration Program, State of Virginia, undated. 1 7 Aviation - Charlottesville/Albemarle Airport - Access Road, undated. 1 8 Aviation - Federal Aviation Administration/Air Transportation Security Office, undated. 1 9 Aviation - Conference, 1979 Sept 9-12. 1 10 Brown Boveri Corporation, undated. 1 11 Chesapeake Bay and Coastal Areas Management Signing Ceremony, 1979 Aug 22. 1 12 Civil Rights - Presidents Task Force, undated. 1 13 Clean Air Act, undated. 1 14 Conference of State Depatments of Transportation - Membership List, undated. 1 15 Conference of State Depatments of Transportation - Member States, undated. 1 16 Conference of State Depatments of Transportation - General, undated. 1 17 Conference of State Depatments of Transportation - Meeting in Washington D.C., 1979 Sept. 1 18 Crater Planning District Commission/Petersburg, Virginia, undated. 1 19 Crime Commission, Virginia State, undated. 1 20 Dowden Terrace, Northren Virginia, undated. 1 21 Eastern Regional Internation Trade Seminar/New York, 1979 June 28. 1 22 Econometric Model, Virginia, undated. 1 23 Emergency Numbers 911, undated. 1 24 Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council (State Health Department), undated. 1 25 Emergency Medical Training Exercise, undated. 1 26 Office of Emergency and Energy Services - Hurricane Preparedness Symposium, Norfolk, 1979 June 5. 1 27 Office of Emergency and Energy Services - Ice Storm and Bad Weather, Southwest, Virginia, 1979 Jan. 1 28 Office of Emergency and Energy Services - Patrick and Henry Counties Flooding, 1979 Sept. 1 29 Office of Emergency and Energy Services - State Assistance to Victims of Small Disasters, 1979 Jan 6. 1 30 Emergency Services - National Catastrphic (flood) Insurance, undated. 1 31 Emergency Services - Resource Problems, GSA/FPA Reports, undated. 1 32 Energy - Virginia Energy Office: Lawson, undated. 1 33 Energy - Virginia Energy Resource Advisory Commission, undated. 1 34 Energy Division - Energy Task Force: H.R. Johnson, chairman, undated. 1 35 Energy - Gasohol, undated. 1 36 Energy - Gasohol Subcommittee of the House Committee: Studying Potential of Gasohol, undated. 1 37 Energy - Geothermal Energy (DOE briefing, movement of geothermal rigs), undated. 1 38 Emergency Services - Surplus Property Executive Orders, undated. 1 39 Firemen and Rescue Vehicles, Study volunteers, undated. 2 1 Four-Day Work Week (DMV Project and other 4 day material), undated. 2 2 Fuel Economy Standards (US department of Transportation - light trucks), undated. 2 3 Federal - Defense Civil Preparedness Agency, undated. 2 4 Federal - Disaster Assistance Administration, undated. 2 5 Federal - Disaster Preparedness Assistance, application for, undated. 2 6 Federal Emergency Preparedness and response reorganization, undated. 2 7 Federal - Earthquake Hazards, undated. 2 8 Federal - Preparedness Agency - General Services Administration, undated. 2 9 Federal - Emergency Preparedness, Office of, undated. 2 10 Gas - Liquefied Natural: Federal Safety Standards, undated. 2 11 Governor Godwin - Statement to General Assembly: goals, objectives and policies, 1978-1980. 2 12 Governor's Cabinet - Public Cabinet Meetings, 1979. 2 13 Governor's People's Meeting - Lebanon, Virginia, 1978 July 17. 2 14 Governor's People's Meeting - Richmond, Virginia, 1978 Oct 18. 2 15 Governor's People's Meeting - Fairfax, Virginia, 1978 Aug 8. 2 16 Governor's People's Meeting - Virignia Beach, Virginia, 1978 May 16. 2 17 Governor, Lieutenant John N. Dalton, undated. 2 18 Heliport - MCV, undated. 2 19 Herrity, John, undated. 2 20 Highway Allocation - House Joint Resolution 172, undated. 2 21 Firemen and Rescue Vehicles, Study volunteers, 1979 Oct 31-Nov 2. 2 22 Housing and Urban Development - Miscellaneous, undated. 2 23 Intergovernmental Affairs - Special Programs (Lynn Curry) Office, undated. 2 24 Inspection, Motor Vehicles (Semi-Annual vs. Annual), undated. 2 25 Interstate 66 - Wage Rates, undated. 2 26 Interstate 66 - US Department of Transportation: secretary decision, undated. 2 27 Interstate 66 - Concepts for the I-66 Traffic Management Systems, undated. 2 28 Joint Legislative Audit Review Commission - Capital Outlay Process, undated. 2 29 Joint Legislative Audit Review Commission - Sunset Legislation and Zero Base Budget, undated. 2 30 Johnson, Hiram R., undated. 2 31 land - State-Land Use Task Force, undated. 2 32 Leases - State Facilities (Agencies and Institutions), undated. 2 33 Leesburg Airport, undated. 2 34 Legislation Transportation Session - Proposals: General, 1979. 2 35 Legislation - Self-Insurance (Senate Joint Resolution 88), 1979. 3 1 Legislation - Emergency Services and Disaster Law, 1979. 3 2 Legislation - Highways and Transportation: General, 1979. 3 3 Legislation - Caboose Law, 1979. 3 4 Legislation - Coal Haul Roads in Southwest Virginia, 1979. 3 5 Legislation - House Bill 602: Highways Maintenance Payments, 1979. 3 6 Legislation - Department of Motor Vehicles: General, 1979. 3 7 Legislation - DMV Position Paper, 1979. 3 8 Legislation - Railroad, 1979. 3 9 Legislation - Transportation Safety Department, 1979. 3 10 Legislation - Aviation Department Senate Bill 250/Senate Bill 76 (no. 1), 1979. 3 11 Legislation - Aviation Department Senate Bill 250/Senate Bill 76 (no. 2), 1979. 3 12 Legislation - Aviation: Senate Bill 76 Master Copy of Testimony, 1979. 3 13 Legislation - department of Aviation, 1977. 3 14 Mid-Atlantic Federal Regional Council, 1978-1979. 3 15 Miller, Robert L., Jr. (Maryland Construction Executive), 1978-1979. 3 16 Military Affairs - Office Space Move, 1978-1979. 3 17 Military Assistance to Safety and Traffic (MAST), 1978-1979. 3 18 Motor Vehicles - Branch Offices: Eastern Shore, 1978-1979. 3 19 Motor Vehicles - Branch Offices: Martinsville, 1978-1979. 3 20 Motor Vehicles - Branch Offices: Petersburg, 1978-1979. 3 21 Motor Vehicles - Branch Offices: Roanoke, 1978-1979. 3 22 Motor Vehicles - Branch Offices: West End, 1978-1979. 3 23 Motor Vehicles - Branch Offices: Winchester, 1978-1979. 3 24 Motor Vehicles - Driver Improvement Program, 1978-1979. 3 25 Motor Vehicles - License Tags Production, 1978-1979. 3 26 Motor Vehicles - Update Question, 1978 Jan. 3 27 Motor Vehicles - Site Selection for Branch Offices, 1978-1979. 3 28 Motor Vehicles - Personnel, 1978-1979. 3 29 National Governor's Association - File 2, 1978. 3 30 National Governor's Association - Meeting: Louisville, Kentucky, 1979 July 8. 3 31 National Governor's Association - Policy Positions, 1978-1979. 3 32 National Governor's Association - Supplement, 1979. 3 33 National Radio Quiet Zone, 1978-1979. 4 1 Outdoor Advertising - Committee: Sight of Public Highways, 1978-1979. 4 2 Paint Manufacture (corrections/ Virginia Department of Transportation and Highways), 1978-1979. 4 3 Personnel and Training, 1972-1978. 4 4 Personnel - Study of Personnel Management: House Joint Resolution 64, 1978-1979. 4 5 Personnel - Position Approvals, 1978-1979. 4 6 Perosnnel - Establishing and filling Positions, 1978-1979. 4 7 Personnel - Management Advisory Committee, 1978-1979. 4 8 Petroleum Project, 1978-1979. 4 9 Pollution - Control Strategies, 1978-1979. 4 10 Pollution - Reduction in Air Pollution: House Joint Resolution 254, 1978-1979. 4 11 Pollution - Air Study Commission: Chaired by Senator H.P. Anderson, 1978-1979. 4 12 Ril - Eastern Shore, 1978-1979. 4 13 Rail - Federal Railroad Administration, 1972-1977. 4 14 Rail - Federal Railroad Administration Meeting, 1978 Apr 11. 4 15 Rail - Richmond, Fredericksburg, and Potomac Railroad Company, 1978-1979. 4 16 Rail - State Rail Plan, 1978-1979. 5 1 Rail - Tidewater Rail: Virginia Beach, 1978-1979. 5 2 Secondary Road System of Virginia - Highways, 1978-1979. 5 3 Southwest Virginia Roads, 1978 May-June. 5 4 Southwest Virginia Legislative Tour - Highways, 1978 Nov. 5 5 Tanker Standards Rulemaking Petition, 1978-1979. 5 6 3-M Company, 1978-1979. 5 7 Transportation Safety Advisory Committee Annual Meeting, 1979 May 24. 5 8 Transportation Advisory Council Meeting, 1979 Mar 13. 5 9 Transportation Advisory Council Meeting - First, 1978 Nov 28. 5 10 United States Department of Transportation - National Highway Safety Advisory Committee, 1978-1979. 5 11 Virginia Agribusiness Council, 1978-1979. 5 12 Virginia Association of Rescue Squads, Inc., 1978-1979. 5 13 Virginia Port Authority, 1972-1978. 5 14 Virginia Port Authority, 1978-1979. 5 15 Virignia Advisory Committee on Aviation, 1978-1979. 5 16 Wide Loads - 14 foot housing units, 1978-1979. 5 17 Yorktown Bicentennial Committee, 1978-1979. 5 18 Assistant to the Secretary of Transportation - Applicants: Replacement of H. Johnson, 1978-1979. 5 19