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Machine-readable finding aid derived from created in EAD by Erin Faison, 31 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, 1976-1980 A Collection in the Library of Virginia 31781 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, 1976-1980 31781 9 cu. ft. (9 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, 1976-1980. Accession 31781, State Government Records Collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

Accession 31781 was transfered from the Office of the Secretary of Transportation on 27 May 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. This collection contains Federal, Personnel, Rail, Legislation, as well as, Correspondence and Subject Files.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged into the following series:

Correspondence and Subject Files Contents List Series I. Correspondence and Subject Files, 1976-1980. 1-9 Extent: 9 boxes.

This collection is arranged alphabetically by folder title.

A: Miscellaneous, 1976-1980. 1 1 Accomack County: General, 1976-1980. 1 2 Agriculture and Commerce, Department of, 1976-1980. 1 3 Alexandria, City of, 1976-1980. 1 4 Appalchian Region, 1976-1980. 1 5 Attorney General of Virginia, 1976-1980. 1 6 Automobile Club of Virginia, 1976-1980. 1 7 Aviation: General File, 1976-1980. 1 8 Aviation: Small Communities - Air Service, 1976-1980. 1 9 Aviation/Airports: Misc., 1976-1980. 1 10 B: Miscellaneous, 1976-1980. 1 11 Buchanan County, 1976-1980. 1 12 Budget: Planning and Budget, Departement of, 1976-1980. 1 13 Byrd Airport Task Force (Facilities), 1976-1980. 1 14 C: Miscellaneous, 1976-1980. 1 15 Capital Region Airport Commission, 1976-1980. 1 16 Chesterfield County, 1976-1980. 1 17 Chrysotile, 1976-1980. 1 18 Civial Air Patrol, 1976-1980. 1 19 Civil Disturbance Procedures, 1976-1980. 1 20 Comptroller, State of Virginia, 1976-1980. 1 21 Computer Services, Department of, 1976-1980. 1 22 Corporation Commission, State, 1976-1980. 1 23 Coal: Miscellaneous, 1976-1980. 1 24 Coal: Exporting: Hampton Roads/Walters/Rowe (Memo to Governor), 1976-1980. 1 25 D: Miscellaneous, 1976-1980. 1 26 Dawson, Shelly: Complaints, 1976-1980. 1 27 Deeds, R.H. (Correspondence regarding Rt. 698), 1976-1980. 1 28 Deepwater Port and Inland Refinery Complex, 1976-1980. 1 29 Dredging: Baltimore Channel, 1976-1980. 1 30 Driver License Compact, 1976-1980. 1 31 Corrections, Department of, 1976-1980. 2 1 Council of State Covernments (COSG), 1976-1980. 2 2 CSX Corporation, 1976-1980. 2 3 Dulles: Non-governmental Committee, 1976-1980. 2 4 Dulles International Airport, 1976-1980. 2 5 F: Miscellaneous, 1976-1980. 2 6 Fairfax, County of, 1976-1980. 2 7 Federal Funds Virginia Receives, 1976-1980. 2 8 Flags: State and Federal Policy, 1976-1980. 2 9 Fire Services Commission and State Fire Marshall Office, 1976-1980. 2 10 Fredricksburg, City of, 1976-1980. 2 11 Furniture: Office Furniture Advisory Council, 1976-1980. 2 12 Federal: Agriculture, U.S. Department of, 1976-1980. 2 13 Federal: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and General U.S. Army, 1976-1980. 2 14 Aviation: Washington Airports District Office, 1976-1980. 2 15 Aviation: Eastern Region - Federal Aviation Administration, 1976-1980. 2 16 Aviation: Federal Aviation Administration, 1976-1980. 2 17 Federal Emergency Management Agency, 1976-1980. 2 18 Federal Emergency Management Agency - Fire Suppression Agreement, 1976-1980. 2 19 Federal Highway Administration, 1976-1980. 2 20 Federal Highway Administration, Richmond Office, 1976-1980. 2 21 Federal Railroad Administration, 1976-1980. 2 22 Federal: Neclear Regulatory Commission, 1976-1980. 2 23 Federal: President of the United States, 1976-1980. 2 24 Federal: Small Business Administration, 1976-1980. 2 25 Federal: State Department, 1976-1980. 2 26 Federal: Regulatory Council, 1976-1980. 2 27 Federal: Enviromental Protection Agency, 1976-1980. 2 28 Federal: Housing and Urban Development, 1976-1980. 2 29 Federal: Navy, U.S. Department of, 1976-1980. 2 30 Federal: Interstate Commerce Commission, 1976-1980. 2 31 Federal: Housing and Community Development, 1976-1980. 2 32 E: Miscellaneous, 1976-1980. 3 1 Eastern Airport Managers Conference, 1981. 3 2 Eastern Shore: Rail (Virginia - Martland Railroad), 1976-1980. 3 3 Engineering and Buildings, Division of, 1976-1980. 3 4 Enviroment, Council on the, 1976-1980. 3 5 Energy: Misc., 1976-1980. 3 6 Energy: Gasoline., 1976-1980. 3 7 Energy: Mid-Atlantic Interstate Coordination Agreement, 1976-1980. 3 8 Energy: Southern States Energy Board, 1976-1980. 3 9 Energy: tri-State Energy Emergency Coordiniation Agreement, 1976-1980. 3 10 Energy: U.S. Department of Energy, Residential Conservation Services Program, 1976-1980. 3 11 Energy: U.S. Department of Energy, Secretary of, 1976-1980. 3 12 Energy: U.S. Department of Energy, Schools/Hospitals/Local Governemnt/Public Care - grants, 1976-1980. 3 13 G: Miscellaneous, 1976-1980. 3 14 General Services, Department of, 1976-1980. 3 15 Governor, John N. Dalton (1978-1982), 1976-1980. 3 16 Governor, Dalton - Governor's Guidance Package (Budget), 1982-1984. 3 17 Governor, Dalton - Representative for Governor on NGA, SGC and SSEB, 1976-1980. 3 18 Governor's Cabinet: General File, 1976-1980. 3 19 Secretary of Aministration and Finance, 1976-1980. 3 20 Secretary of Commerce and Resources, 1976-1980. 3 21 Secretary of Education, 1976-1980. 3 22 Secretary of Human Resources, 1976-1980. 3 23 Secretary of Public Safety, 1976-1980. 3 24 H: Miscellaneous, 1976-1980. 4 1 Hampton Roads Maritime Association, 1976-1980. 4 2 Handicapped: General, 1976-1980. 4 3 Handicapped and Elderly, 1976-1980. 4 4 Handicaps Unlimited of Virginia, 1976-1980. 4 5 Hawthorne Aviation, 1976-1980. 4 6 Hazardous Materials, 1976-1980. 4 7 Hazard mitigation, 1976-1980. 4 8 Hazel, John T., Jr., 1976-1980. 4 9 Highway and Transportation Research Council, 1976-1980. 4 10 House Appropriations Committee, 1976-1980. 4 11 Humel Field, 1976-1980. 4 12 I: Miscellaneous, 1976-1980. 4 13 Industrial Development, Division of, 1976-1980. 4 14 Information Committee, 1976-1980. 4 15 James River Ferry System, 1976-1980. 4 16 Joint Legislation Audit and Review Committee: General, 1976-1980. 4 17 K: Miscellaneous, 1976-1980. 4 18 Kyanite Mining Corporation, 1976-1980. 4 19 L: Miscellaneous, 1976-1980. 4 20 Local Government Advisory Council, Transportation Committee, 1976-1980. 4 21 lynchburg, Virginia, 1976-1980. 4 22 Lynchburg Municipal Airport, 1976-1980. 4 23 Legislation: Governor's Cabinet, 1982. 4 24 Transportation Legislative Proposals, 1982. 4 25 Legislation: Procedures, 1976-1980. 4 26 Legislation: Computer Bill Status, 1976-1980. 4 27 Legislative Services, Division of, 1976-1980. 4 28 Legislation: Legislative Studies (Transportation Agenices), 1976-1980. 4 29 Legislators: Virginia General Assembly, 1976-1980. 5 1 Robinson, J. Kenneth: U.S. House, 1976-1980. 5 2 Mc: Miscellaneous, 1976-1980. 5 3 M: Miscellaneous, 1976-1980. 5 4 Management Analysis and Systems Development, 1976-1980. 5 5 Maryland, State of, 1976-1980. 5 6 Mass Transit, Aid to, 1976-1980. 5 7 Mathews, Virginia, 1976-1980. 5 8 Memberships, State Agency Yearly Reports, 1976-1980. 5 9 Metropolitan Washington Council on Governments, 1976-1980. 5 10 Metropolitan Washington Transportation Authority, 1976-1980. 5 11 metropolitan Washington Aiports, 1976-1980. 5 12 Metropolitan Washington Transit Authority, 1976-1980. 5 13 Minority Business Enterprise, 1976-1980. 5 14 N: Miscellaneous, 1976-1980. 5 15 National Association of State Aviation Officials, 1976-1980. 5 16 National Governors Association: Procedures, 1976-1980. 5 17 National Governors Association, 1981. 5 18 National Governors Association, 1979-1980. 5 19 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1976-1980. 6 1 National Transportation Safety Board, 1976-1980. 6 2 Norfolk, City of, 1976-1980. 6 3 Norfolk International Airport, 1976-1980. 6 4 Norfolk and Western Railway Company, 1976-1980. 6 5 Norfolk and Western Railway Company: Southern Merger, 1976-1980. 6 6 Northern Virginia Transportation Commission, 1976-1980. 6 6 Nuclear Matters, 1976-1980. 6 7 O: Miscellaneous, 1976-1980. 6 8 P: Miscellaneous, 1976-1980. 6 9 Passport Information, 1976-1980. 6 10 Pendleton, Camp, 1976-1980. 6 12 Penn Central Corporation, 1976-1980. 6 13 Personnel: General File, 1976-1980. 6 14 Personnel and Training, Department of, 1976-1980. 6 15 Personnel: Employee Assistance Programs, 1976-1980. 6 16 Personnel: Employess Relations Counselors, Office, 1976-1980. 6 17 Personnel: Governor's Employment and Training Counil - Grievance Procedures, 1976-1980. 6 18 Personnel: Manpower, Statewide utilization Plan, 1976-1980. 6 19 Personnel: Executive Salary, 1976-1980. 6 20 Piedmont Airlines, 1976-1980. 6 21 Portsmouth, City of, 1976-1980. 6 22 Powhattan County, 1976-1980. 6 23 Program Performance Monitoring System, 1976-1980. 6 24 Property: State-Owned, 1976-1980. 6 25 Property: Biannial Review of State-Owned Lands, 1976-1980. 6 26 Property: State-Owned Lands Annual Report, 1976-1980. 6 27 Purchase and Supply, Department of, 1976-1980. 6 28 Q: Miscellaneous, 1976-1980. 6 29 R: Miscellaneous, 1976-1980. 6 30 RAIL: Virginia State Rail Plan, 1976-1980. 6 31 R: Miscellaneous, 1976-1980. 7 1 Railroads Misc., 1976-1980. 7 2 RAIL: Virginia State Rail Plan Advisory Committee, 1976-1980. 7 3 Red Cross, 1976-1980. 7 4 Reynolds Matals Company, 1976-1980. 7 5 Ridesharing, 1976-1980. 7 6 Ridesharing: Compool Questionnaires, 1976-1980. 7 7 Risk Management, Office of, 1976-1980. 7 8 Rules and Regualtions (Executive Branch), 1976-1980. 7 9 RAIL: Rail Transportation Division, 1976-1980. 7 10 RAIL: RF and P Railroad, 1976-1980. 7 11 S: Miscellaneous, 1976-1980. 7 12 St. Julien's Depot, 1976-1980. 7 13 Sadler, Herman, Jr., 1976-1980. 7 14 Safety Research Advisory Committee, 1976-1980. 7 15 Search and Rescue Agreement, 1976-1980. 7 16 Service Charges: State, Local, Property, 1976-1980. 7 17 Shumate, Richard L., Jr., 1976-1980. 7 18 Southern Governor's Association, 1976-1980. 7 19 Southern Railway Compnay, 1976-1980. 7 20 Springfield Bypass (prior 1980), 1976-1980. 7 21 Speed Limit 55: General, 1976-1980. 7 22 Speed Limit 55: Quarterly Report, 1976-1980. 7 23 Speed Limit 55: U.S. Department of Transportation Enforcement, 1976-1980. 5 24 Stafford County Airport, 1976-1980. 8 1 State Police, 1976-1980. 8 2 State Vehicles: Traffic Violations and Complains, 1976-1980. 8 3 Statewide Transportation Plan, 1976-1980. 8 4 Planning District Commission Meetings, 1976-1980. 8 5 Stationary, Official State, 1976-1980. 8 6 Suffolk, Virginia, 1976-1980. 8 7 T: Miscellaneous, 1976-1980. 8 8 Tangier Island Airport, 1976-1980. 8 9 Tangier Island, Virginia, 1976-1980. 8 10 Telecommunications, Department of, 1976-1980. 8 11 Telecopier, General file and messages sent, 1976-1980. 8 12 Tidewater Transportation District Commission, 1976-1980. 8 13 Timber Management of State-Owned Land, 1976-1980. 8 14 Timken Roller Bearing, 1976-1980. 8 15 Transportation Misc., 1976-1980. 8 16 Transportation Districts - Legislation., 1976-1980. 8 17 Transportation, U.S. Department of, 1976-1980. 8 18 Secretary of Transportation, U.S., 1976-1980. 8 19 Department of Transportation: Minority Business Enterprise, 1976-1980. 8 20 Regional Representatives of the Secretary of Transportation (Philadelphia), 1976-1980. 8 21 Travel: Misc., 1976-1980. 8 22 Travel Authority for 300 miles or more, 1976-1980. 8 23 Travel Authority for Out-of-Country Travel, 1976-1980. 8 24 U: Miscellaneous, 1976-1980. 8 25 United Airlines, 1976-1980. 8 26 United Givers Fund, 1976-1980. 8 27 United Bio-Fuel Industries, Inc., 1976-1980. 8 28 University of Virginia, 1976-1980. 8 29 Urban Mass Transportation Act 1964, 1976-1980. 8 30 Urban Mass Transportation Administration, 1976-1980. 8 31 V: Miscellaneous, 1976-1980. 8 32 Vehicle Inspection Program, 1976-1980. 8 33 Vehicle Equipment Safety Commission, 1976-1980. 8 34 Virginia Electric and Power Company Nuclear Plants, 1976-1980. 8 35 Virginia Electric and Power Company VOPEX-81: Surry Power Station, 1976-1980. 8 36 Virginia Electric and Power Company, North Anna #2 Unit, 1976-1980. 8 37 Virginia Beach, 1976-1980. 8 38 Virginia Executive Development Institute, 1976-1980. 8 39 Virginia Gasoline Retailers Association, 1976-1980. 8 40 Virginia Liaison Office, 1976-1980. 8 41 Virginia Maufacturers Association, 1976-1980. 9 1 Virginia Military Institute, 1976-1980. 9 2 Virginia Municipal League, 1976-1980. 9 3 Virginia Railway Association, 1976-1980. 9 4 Virginia Road and Transportation Builders Association, 1976-1980. 9 5 Virginia State Chamber of Commerce, 1976-1980. 9 6 Virginia State Library, 1976-1980. 9 7 Virginia Supplemental Retirement System, 1976-1980. 9 8 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1976-1980. 9 9 W: Miscellaneous, 1976-1980. 9 10 Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, 1976-1980. 9 11 Washington National Airport, 1976-1980. 9 12 Weigh Stations, 1976-1980. 9 13 William and Mary, 1976-1980. 9 14 X: Miscellaneous, 1976-1980. 9 15 Y: Miscellaneous, 1976-1980. 9 16 Z: Miscellaneous, 1976-1980. 9 17