Abstract The Robert Dean Avery Transportation Collection includes transportation related items from Avery including 464 postcards and materials from his time as a Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) bus driver. The postcards, dating from 1905 to 2003, depict various modes of transportation, the Panama Canal, and Lake Shore Drive. Avery’s CTA related materials date from 1965 to 1967 and include a four-page recollection of his time as a bus driver, uniform pieces, and related equipment. This collection...

Abstract The Commuters Take Action Collection consists of one box of materials created and distributed by the organization Commuters Take Action (CTA) in 2022, their inaugural year of existence. This collection consists of physical ephemera distributed by the organization with the purpose of encouraging recruitment, making data collected by the organization more publicly known, and publicizing events that they hosted such as protests. Examples of these materials include handbills, posters, and...