Official notices and citizen comments regarding the widening of 73rd Ave. and Edwards Ave., Oakland, California. The widening project was controversial in part because eminent domain was used to acquire property for the project. (OHC COLL 2013-24) Approximately 24 items in 1 box (.2 linear feet) Available at Oakland History Center, Main Library.
AC Transit timetables arranged by route number and letter. (OHC COLL 2013-17) 14 packets in 1 box (.3 linear feet) Available at Oakland History Center, Main Library.
Timetables for Amtrak train routes in and through California. (OHC COLL 2014-10) 8 folders in 1 box (.2 linear feet) Go here for a more detailed list of this collection's contents. Available at Oakland History Center, Main Library.
Materials relating to the creation and workings of the citizen's group Association for the Best in Rapid Transit. B.A. Bell correspondence is primarily related to his role as Chairman of the association. Of note in the subject file: a report on an Urban Renewal Re-Development Clinic, 1957; November 1958 election information from the League of Women Voters; press releases from the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District; papers by the Westinghouse Electric Transportation Division; questionnaires from the Bay Area Transportation Study Commission; and reports from the California Division of Highways on proposed alternative routes for the Grove-Shafter Freeway. (OHC COLL 2014-16) 7 folders in 1 box (.2 linear feet) Items within folders arranged chronologically. Go here for a more detailed list of this collection's contents. Available at Oakland History Center, Main Library.
Primarily labor and operational rules and regulations for the Central Pacific Railroad and Southern Pacific Railroad in Oakland, California. Also includes a 1924 labor agreement between the Southern Pacific Railroad Company and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. (OHC COLL 2012-4) 23 booklets in 1 box (.3 linear feet) Go here for a more detailed list of this collection's contents. Available at Oakland History Center, Main Library.
Collection includes artifacts, photographs, slides and other material on the Key System, other early 20th century East Bay streetcar systems, and the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system. (OHC COLL 2020-3) 1 box (.2 linear feet) Go here for a more detailed list of this collection's contents. Available at Oakland History Center, Main Library.
Curtis E. Green (1924-2002) was the first African American to administer a major U.S. transit system. Born in Louisiana, he served in the Marine Corps during World War II then moved to San Francisco where he worked as a Muni bus driver beginning in 1945. He worked as a bus driver for twenty years and was promoted to the Director of Personnel and Safety in 1969 and Deputy General Manager in 1973. He was promoted again the following year to General Manager of Muni which he would run until his retirement in 1982. The Curtis E. Green Photograph Collection consists of 11 photographs documenting the Lawson National Distribution Company’s bus contract with the San Francisco Municipal Railway and the dedication ceremony of the Curtis E. Green Light Rail Center. Dates: 1975-1987 Collection number: MS 75 Creator: Green, Curtis E. Collection Size: .1 linear feet (1 folder) Guide to the Curtis E. Green Photograph Collection Available at the African American Museum & Library at Oakland (AAMLO) We encourage researchers to contact AAMLO before visiting so that we can be prepared to assist you. Please call 510-637-2000 or email aamlo@oaklandlibrary.org to arrange an appointment or inquire about access.
Tickets, transfers, timetables, newsletters, and miscellaneous brochures and documents relating to the Key System of streetcars, buses, and ferries serving East Bay and transbay commuters. (OHC COLL 2013-16) 4 folders in 1 box (.3 linear feet) Go here for a more detailed list of this collection's contents. Available at Oakland History Center, Main Library.
The George L. Newkirk Papers consist of photographs, biographical material, and administrative files created while Newkirk served as the Director of Labor Relations and Management Development at the San Francisco Municipal Railway between 1985-1993. Dates: 1967-1993 Collection number: MS 31 Creator: Newkirk, George L. Creator: San Francisco Municipal Railway. Collection Size: 2.5 linear feet (5 boxes) Guide to the George L. Newkirk Papers Available at the African American Museum & Library at Oakland (AAMLO) We encourage researchers to contact AAMLO before visiting so that we can be prepared to assist you. Please call 510-637-2000 or email aamlo@oaklandlibrary.org to arrange an appointment or inquire about access.
Ramond L. Raineri (1938-2015), who resided in Oakland and later Martinez, collected old photographs and other historical material about Oakland neighborhoods, Piedmont, Martinez and Contra Costa County. He also collected materials about transportation in the San Francisco Bay Area (trains, streetcars and ferries), the local Italian American community, and a wide range of other topics, including crate labels from California canning and packing companies, early automobiles and midget car racing. (OHC COLL 2022-1) 6 boxes (3 linear feet) Go here for a more detailed list of this collection's contents. Available at Oakland History Center, Main Library.
Articles on railroad history written by Ted Wurm and published in a variety of newsletters, magazines, and newspapers. The articles focus on the history of railroad lines and routes in the Western United States, especially California with nearly half of articles being about the Virginia & Truckee Railroad, Hetch Hetchy Railroad, Mt. Tamalpais & Muir Woods Railroad, and Southern Pacific Transportation Company. Includes full periodicals, clippings, and photocopies of Wurm’s articles. (OHC COLL 2023-2) 4 folders in 1 box (.2 linear feet) Go here for a more detailed list of this collection's contents. Available at Oakland History Center, Main Library.
Descriptive text and photographic documents for six historic structures in West Oakland, prepared as part of the I-880 (Cypress Freeway) reconstruction project in the 1990s. Particular emphasis on the Southern Pacific 16th Street station, tower and shops. (OHC COLL 2012-9) 1 volume (129 pages, 28 cm) and 159 photographs in 1 box (.4 linear feet) Go here for a more detailed list of this collection's contents. Available at Oakland History Center, Main Library.
Historic building survey of former garage/auto repair facility at 440-448 23rd St, Oakland, Calif. Built in 1919, the building was vacant at the time of the survey in 2014, and was later demolished (except for a portion of the facade) to make way for the Hive mixed-use redevelopment project. (OHC COLL 2016-8) 3 folders in box (.15 linear feet) Go here for a more detailed list of this collection's contents. Available at Oakland History Center, Main Library.
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