http://sca.gmu.edu/finding_aids/gifford.html Guide to the Jonathan Gifford transportation collection, 1919, 1980s-1990s Jonathan Gifford transportation C0119 FINDING AID AUTHOR George Mason University Libraries 2006 By George Mason University Libraries. All rights reserved. Machine-readable finding aid derived from being created directly into EAD, created by FINDING AID ENCODER, FINDING AID ENCODED DATE Description is in English 2019-02-13 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the TITLE, DATES A Collection in Special Collections and Archives COLLECTION NUMBER FINDING AID AUTHOR George Mason University Libraries 2006 Special Collections and Archives Staff Special Collections and Archives, George Mason University Descriptive Summary George Mason University. Special Collections and Archives. Gifford, Jonathan Lewis Jonathan Gifford transportation collection 1919, 1980s-1990s C0119 2 linear feet English This collection contains tapes, documents, and books on transportation planning. Included is a VHS videotape of footage from 1919 on a US Army convoy traveling across the country on Lincoln Highway, the first transcontinental highway in America. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions on personal use. Permission to publish material from the Jonathan Gifford transportation collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Preferred Citation

Jonathan Gifford transportation collection, C0119, Special Collections and Archives, George Mason University Libraries.

Acquisition Information

Collection donated by Jonathan Gifford in 1999.

Processing Information

Processed by Special Collections and Archives staff. EAD markup completed by Eron Ackerman and Jordan Patty in August 2009.

Biographical Information

Jonathan L. Gifford is a Dean in the School of Public Policy at George Mason University, and the director of the Master's in Transportation Policy, Operations and Logistics program.

Dean Gifford's primary area of expertise is transportation and public policy, with a particular focus on transportation and land use. His recent research investigates transportation finance and the role of public private partnerships, and behavioral considerations in transportation planning.

He received a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University, and an M.S. and Ph.D. (1983) in Civil Engineering (Transportation) at the University of California, Berkeley, with doctoral minors in economics, and urban and regional planning. His dissertation examined the history and development of the Interstate Highway System from its origins in the 1930s through its design and deployment in the 1960s and beyond.

Scope and Content

This collection contains tapes, documents, and books on transportation planning. Included is a VHS videotape of footage from 1919 on a US Army convoy traveling across the country on Lincoln Highway, the first transcontinental highway in America.

Arrangement

Organized by title.

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Index Terms Subjects: Transportation--United States--Planning. Contents List An electronic box inventory is unavailable. Please contact speccoll@gmu.edu for more information.