Traffic Institute City, County, and State Consulting Reports
Scope and Contents
This series fills eight boxes and is comprised of reports pertaining to a variety of topics in police and traffic administration authored by representatives of the Traffic Institute usually on behalf of city, county, or state governmental agencies or police departments. The reports are arranged alphabetically, first by name of the city or county and then by name of the state or province to which they relate. The reports date between 1951 and 1980 but bulk during the period 1954–1958. Many reports are undated.
The majority of the reports examine police traffic supervision in various cities and states as well as procedures used in the handling of traffic cases in traffic courts and violations bureaus. The series also includes general surveys of city, county, and state police departments.
A few reports relating to Brazilian and Canadian localities may be found in the series.
Dates
- 1951 - 1980
- Other: Majority of material found within 1954 - 1958
Creator
- Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.). Traffic Institute (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is stored off-site and requires two business days advance notice for retrieval. Please contact the McCormick Library at specialcollections@northwestern.edu or 847-491-3635 for more information or to schedule an appointment to view the collection. Collection may contain sensitive materials; consultation with University Archivist required prior to use.
Extent
9.00 Boxes
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This series fills eight boxes and is comprised of reports pertaining to a variety of topics in police and traffic administration authored by representatives of the Traffic Institute usually on behalf of city, county, or state governmental agencies or police departments. The reports date between 1951 and 1980 but bulk during the period 1954–1958. Many reports are undated. The majority of the reports examine police traffic supervision in various cities and states as well as procedures used in the handling of traffic cases in traffic courts and violations bureaus.
Arrangement Note
The reports are arranged alphabetically, first by name of the city or county and then by name of the state or province to which they relate.
Method of Acquisition
This series has been separated from the Traffic Institute Course Records (Accession #84–132).
Processing Information
Harry Craan; July 30, 1985.
- Title
- Guide to the Traffic Institute City, County, and State Consulting Reports
- Author
- Harry Craan
- Date
- 06/07/1987
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Repository Details
Part of the Northwestern University Archives Repository
Deering Library, Level 3
1970 Campus Dr.
Evanston IL 60208-2300 US
847-491-3635
specialcollections@northwestern.edu