Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Preferred Citation

Ross Netherton transportation collection, C0014, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Acquisition Information

Donated by the Ross and Nan Netherton in 2001.

Processing Information

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

Biographical Information

Since the 1960s Ross De Witt Netherton has worked alongside his wife, Ann Rohrke (or "Nan") Netherton, to preserve and record the history of Northern Virginia. Ross Netherton studied law at the University of Chicago and, in addition to engaging in historic preservation, has embarked on a long career teaching law and conducting legal research in academia, private industry, federal administrative offices, and Congressional study commissions. The materials in this collection derive from Netherton's research on transportation in Northern Virginia, which resulted in several publications, including Control of Highway Access and Braddock's Campaign and the Potomac Route to the West.

Scope and Content

This collection contains materials on several aspects of highway planning from design and expense to noise and environmental standards. Materials include books, brochures, design proposals, maps, and numerous reports issued by the Federal Highway Administration and the National Research Council's Transportation Research Board.

Arrangement

Organized by subject.

Related Material

Special Collections Research Center also holds several transportation related collections.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Highway planning -- United States
• National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board
• Transportation
• Transportation -- Planning
• Transportation -- Virginia, Northern -- Planning -- History -- 20th century
• United States. Federal Highway Administration