Tri-State Commission and Washington Metropolitan Transportation Authority (METRO) records
Scope and Contents
The material in this collection include correspondence, reports, memorandum, and photographs. These materials relate to the Tri-State Commission and Metro.
Dates
- 1937-1988
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Materials in this collection may be governed by copyright. For activities that the researcher determines fall under fair use as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission to cite or publish is required. Researchers are responsible for determining who may hold materials' copyrights, determining if the intended re-use falls under fair use, and obtaining approval from the copyright holder if the intended use does not fall under fair use. Please contact Special Collections if the copyright status of the materials you wish to reuse is unclear. Staff will provide additional information.
Biographical / Historical
Jerome M. Alper (b. August 1914 d. November 3, 2020) was a lawyer who helped draft the interstate compact that created the regional rapid rail system. Mr. Alper was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. He was a graduate of what is now the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and the University of Chicago's law school. He served in the Navy in the Pacific during World War II. He began his career at the Securities and Exchange Commission after the war and was later in private practice. His clients included the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, where he was special counsel. Alper. wrote the book History of the Negotiations of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.
Extent
5.5 Linear Feet (12 document boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The material in this collection relate to the Tri-State Commission and Metro. The donor, Jerome M. Alper was a lawyer who helped draft the interstate compact that created the regional rapid rail system.
Arrangement
Arranged in waht is assumed to be the original order created by the donor.
Physical Location
Materials are stored off-site, and will require additional retrieval time. Please contact the Special Collections Research Center for more information.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Jerome Alper.
Processing Information
At some point in the early 2000s these materials were erroneously assigned to MS2189. During the processing of these records to create a separate collection for this content a mistake in numbering was made and consequently the collection does not have a box 3.
- Transportation -- Washington Metropolitan Area Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Source
- Alper, Jerome M. (Donor, Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Tri-State Commission and WMATA records, 1937-1988
- Author
- Special Collections Research Center, The George Washington University
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Research Center, The George Washington University Repository
