New York State War Council War Transportation Committee Complaint Correspondence File
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Overview of the Records
Repository
- New York State Archives
222 Madison Avenue
Albany, NY 12230
Summary
- This series contains correspondence between the War Transportation Committee (WTC) and its subordinate organizations detailing complaints and problems regarding WTC programs and decisions, and documenting the committee's efforts to enforce both state and federal war-time energy and resource regulations. Issues include: charter bus regulation; school bus routes; gasoline ration allotment; and continuation of routes. Complaints include: parental concerns with bus stop proximity to homes; children's right to ride the school bus; gasoline rationing inequities; and cancellation of charter bus routes.
Title
- Complaint correspondence file
Quantity
- 1.8 cubic feet
Inclusive Dates
Series Number
- A4404
Creator
Arrangement
Alphabetical by county.
Scope and Content Note
This series contains correspondence between the War Transportation Committee (WTC) and its subordinate organizations detailing complaints and problems regarding WTC programs and decisions. This series documents the committee's efforts to enforce both state and federal war-time energy and resource regulations.
Issues discussed include: charter bus regulation; school bus routes (routes followed, length of routes, speeds traveled); gasoline ration allotment; and continuation of routes.
Typical complaints originated with parents who wished to move their children's school bus stops closer to their homes or to have their children be given the right to ride the school bus. Other common complaints concerned gasoline rationing inequities or the cancellation of charter bus routes.
Processing Information
This series was originally accessioned as boxes 324 and 325 of old collection #77, accession -71.
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.