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State of Tennessee Department of State Tennessee State Library and Archives Tennessee Department of Transportation Commissioner s Files 1991-1993 Creator: Tennessee. Dept.

1 State of Tennessee Department of State Tennessee State Library and Archives Tennessee Department of Transportation Commissioner s Files Creator: Tennessee. Dept. of Transportation Inclusive Dates: Scope & Content: COLLECTION SUMMARY The Tennessee Department of Transportation Commissioner s Files span the years This collection measurers 15 cubic feet plus one box of oversized materials. Two commissioners and one interim commissioner are represented in these papers. Commissioner Jimmy Evans died on December 14, Mr. David H. Wells was appointed interim commissioner until Mr. Carl Johnson was appointed by Governor Ned McWherter on December 28, This collection is composed of two types of correspondence, alphabetical subject files and regional files. The regional files are alphabetical by county and the documents within each folder are chronological. The subject files consists of departmental memos, constituent letters, letters from the Governor s office and Congressional offices, businesses, private citizens, contractors and potential contractors. Regional correspondence will contain information pertaining to highway projects underway or planned for specific counties plus some project maps and proposals. Physical Description/Extent: 16 Cubic Feet

2 Accession/Record Group Number: RG 334 Language: English Permanent Location: LXV-B + C Repository: Tennessee State Library and Archives, 403 Seventh Avenue North, Nashville, Tennessee, Administrative/Biographical History The history of the Department of Transportation, according to the Tennessee Blue Book, began in 1915 with the creation of the State Highway Commission. At that time, the state system included less than 5,000 miles of roads. By 1994, the Tennessee road system stretched 84,852 miles. In 1923, the commission restructured and became the Department of Highways and public Works. The agency s name was changed to the Department of Transportation in 1972 by an act of the General Assembly when it incorporated all modes of transportation. Commissioner Jimmy Evans, who served as commissioner of the Department of Transportation from during the McWherter administration, was a former owner and president of Pioneer Contracting Company in his hometown of Dyersburg, Tennessee. He was born in 1932 in Jackson, Tennessee, but grew up in Paris where he was captain of the Grove High School baseball and basketball teams. He was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals but was prevented from pursuing a big-league career because of a back injury. He received a bachelor s degree in business administration from Lambuth College and a law degree from Vanderbilt. He was a past president and member of the Tennessee Roadbuilders Association, and was a member of the Dyersburg Board of Education. Evans died of cancer on December 7, David H. Wells was appointed the interim commissioner on December 14, 1992 until the position was filled by Commissioner Carl Johnson. Mr. Carl Johnson became commissioner on December 28, 1992 and served until October 21, He was a native of Florida and held a bachelor s degree in Business Administration from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville where he played football. Following graduation, he worked in the transportation industry in Tennessee for 12 years in various management positions. He was named Commissioner of the Tennessee Economic and Community Development in 1987 and served until 1991.

3 Organization/Arrangement of Materials The arrangement of this collection is chronological then alphabetical. Conditions of Access and Use Restrictions on Access: None Restrictions on Use and Reproduction: None Index Terms Personal Names: Evans, Jimmy M., Carl, Johnson, fl McWherter, Ned R., David H. Wells Corporate Names/Organizations/Government Bodies: Subjects: Tennessee. Dept. of Transportation Transportation, automotive Bridges Geographic Names: Tennessee Document Types: personal correspondence transportation maps clippings (information artifacts) Acquisition and Appraisal

4 Provenance and Acquisition: These records were transmitted from the Records Center in 1999, 2001, and Processing and Administrative Information Preferred Citation: Tennessee Department of Transportation, Commissioner s Files, , RG 334, Tennessee State Library and Archives. Processing Information: These records were processed by Ted Guillaum, Archival Assistant, on November 18, Original order was maintained and duplicate copies were removed. The original boxes and folders were retained and metallic fasteners were not removed. The size of the collection was reduced from 21 boxes to 16 boxes by eliminating excess space in the boxes. County maps were removed and placed in the Map Collection. This collection has not been microfilmed. Related Materials: Additional records from for Commissioner Jimmy Evans can be found in RG 302. Related information can also be found in Record Group 17, Highway Maps, City and County, State of Tennessee, 1939 to present; Record Group 33, Tennessee Aeronautics Commission, ; Record Group 39, Mississippi River Bridge at Memphis, ; Record Group 84, Highway and Public Works, Department of Records, ; Record Group 207, Bridge Inspection Reports, ; and Record Group 292, Tennessee Department of Transportation, Commissioner Dale Kelley Records, Electronic Location and Access: Finding Aid Web Address (if Available)

5 DETAILED COLLECTION DESCRIPTION SERIES I. SERIES TITLE Series Scope and Content: Description of the Series Series Arrangement: Description of the Series Arrangement CONTAINER LIST Contents/Item Title Date Box Folder Adopt-A-Highway AASHTO (American Association of State Highway & Transportation Officials AASHTO McDonald Award Committee Advantage I Aeronautics Commission Affirmative Action Appointment Book ARTBA (American Road & Transportation Builders Association ARC (Appalachian Regional Commission) Asphalt Recycling Associated General Contractors Attorney General s Office Audit Bicycling Bidder s List Bridges Budget Building Commission Bus Length Cabinet Meeting Clean Tennessee Litter Colonel Certification Requests Congressional Conservation Construction Consultants DBE/WEB (Disadvantaged Business Enterprise) EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) East TN Development District ECD (Economic and Community Development) Education

6 Environmental Protection Agency FHWA (Federal Highway Administration) National Highway System Ferry Hickman, KY Finance & Administration, Department Fuel Dispensing Stations Fulton Group, The Gas Tax General Services Governor s Drug Free TN Program Governor s Highway Safety Program NGA (National Governor s Association) Governor s Office Hermitage, The Highway Beautification Highway Construction Price Trends Highway Trust Fund Internal Audit Junkyards Keep America Beautiful Legal Legislative Committee Personal Services Contracts Legislators Limited Power of Attorney Litter Local Rail Service Association Logo Memphis-Atlanta Link Metric System Metro Nashville Airport Authority Miscellaneous NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) Natchez Trace parkway National Transportation Policy Newsletters, Magazine Articles, News Releases, etc Office Supplies Operation Desert Shield Employees Active Duty Status Other States Outdoor Advertising Pavement Selection Process Peat Marwick Permits Personnel Recommendations Policy on Use of State Aircraft Power of Attorney Diane Thorn Public Service Commission

7 Public Transportation Public Transportation Airplane Billing Public Transportation Aeronautics Public Transportation Railroads Railroad Crossings Recycling Regional Transportation Authority Rest Areas Resurfacing Right-Of-Way Road Programs SASHTO (Southeastern Assoc. of State Highway & Transportation Officials) Department of Safety Severance Taxes Signs So-Deep, Inc Stakes and Hubs State Route Revisions and Additions Status Reports State Route Strategic Highway Research Program Surface Transportation Legislation As Passed Surface Transportation & Uniform Relocation Assistance Act Surface Transportation & Uniform Relocation Assistance Act TEMA (TN Emergency Management Assistance) TN County Services TN County Highway Officials TN Municipal League TRBA (TN Road Builders Association) TN Tombigbee Waterway Council TN Trucking Association TVA (TN Valley Authority) TWRA (TN Wildlife Resources Agency) Thistles Transportation Consortium Tourism Transportation Consortium Transportation Research Board Out-of-State Travel Twin Trailers Underground Storage U.S. Department of Transportation Surplus Property State Income Tax

8 Urban Mass Transportation Act VECTOR (Vanderbilt Engineering Center for Transportation Operations & Research) Vehicle Size & Weight Laws West Star Leadership Program Wildflowers Region I Anderson County Region I Blount County Region I Campbell County Region I Carter County Region I Carter County Contract #7914, Metric Constructors, Inc. Region I Cheatham County Region I Claiborne County Region I Cocke County Region I Cumberland County Region I Grainger County Region I Greene County Region I Hamblen County Region I Hancock County Region I Hawkins County Region I Jefferson County Region I Johnson County Region I Knox County Region I Loudon County Region I Monroe County Region I Morgan County Region I Roane County Region I Scott County Region I Sevier County Region I Sullivan County Region I Unicoi County Region I Union County Region I Washington County Region II Bradley County Region II Clay County Region II Coffee County Region II Fentress County Region II Franklin County Region II Grundy County Region II Hamilton County Region II Jackson County Region II McMinn County Region II McMinn County I-75 Accident Region II Marion County Region II Meigs County

9 Region II Overton County Region II Pickett County Region II Polk County Region II Putnam County Region II Rhea County Region II Sequatchie County Region II Warren County Region II White County Region III Bedford County Region III Cheatham County Region III Davidson County Region III Dickson County Region III Giles County Region III Hickman County Region III Humphreys County Region III Lawrence County Region III Lewis County Region III Lincoln County Region III Macon County Region III Marshall County Region III Maury County Region III Montgomery County Region III Moore County Region III Perry County Region III Robertson County Region III Rutherford County Region III Smith County Region III Stewart County Region III Sumner County Region III Trousdale County Region III Wayne County Region III Williamson County Region III Williamson County I Region III Wilson County Region IV Benton County Region IV Carroll County Region IV Chester County Region IV Crockett County Region IV Crockett County Alamo Bypass Region IV Decatur County Region IV Dyer County Region IV Dyer County Dyersburg Lake Road Region IV Fayette County Region IV Gibson County Region IV Hardeman County Region IV Hardin County

10 Region IV Haywood County Region IV Henderson County Region IV Henry County Region IV Lake County Region IV Lauderdale County Region IV McNairy County Region IV Madison County Region IV Obion County Region IV Shelby County January-April Region IV Shelby County May-July Region IV Shelby County August December Region IV Tipton County Region IV US Highway Region IV Weakley County AASHTO Adopt-a-Highway Aeronautics Commission Affirmative Action Airplanes ARTBA Appalachian Regional Commission Asphalt Recycling Audit Bidder s List Bridge Fencing Bridges Budget Clean Tennessee Litter Commercial Driver s Licenses Commissioners Congressional Construction Consultants Corrections DBE/WBE (Disadvantaged Business Enterprise) EEOC East TN Development District ECD Education Environment & Conservation, Department of EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) FHWA (Federal Highway Administration) January - May FHWA June August FHWA September December Finance & Administration, Department of First TN Development District

11 Fiscal Review Committee Fulton Group, The Funding 21 st Century School Funding & Tax Reform Act General Services Governor s Drug Free TN Program Governor s Highway Safety Program Governor s Office Highway Beautification Highway Construction Price Trends Human Services Income Tax Junkyards Keep America Beautiful Labor, Department of Legal Legislators Litter Memphis-Atlanta Link Miscellaneous Mississippi River Parkway Commission NGA NHTSA NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board) Office Supplies Other States Outdoor Advertising Personnel HQ Policy on the Use of State Aircraft Public Transportation Public Transportation Airplane Billing Public Transportation Aeronautics Public Transportation Railroads Regional Transportation Authority Rest Areas Revenue SASHTO Safety, Department of School Busses Secretary of State Specs Strategic Highway Research Program TN River Valley Association Surface Transportation State Income Tax TEMA TN County Highway Officials

12 TRBA TN Tombigbee Waterway Council TN Trucking Association TVA TWRA Tourism Transportation Equity Fund Transportation Improvement Plan Transportation Research Board Travel Authority Memos US Department of Transportation UMTA (Urban mass Transportation Administration Vector Vehicle Size & Weight laws Wells, David H. Acting Commissioner Appointments Commissioner Jimmy Evans, January November Appointment Book Commissioner Jimmy Evans Correspondence To Commissioner - January Correspondence To Commissioner - February Correspondence To Commissioner - March Correspondence To Commissioner - April Correspondence To Commissioner - May Correspondence To Commissioner - June Correspondence To Commissioner - July Correspondence To Commissioner - August Correspondence To Commissioner - September Correspondence To Commissioner - October Correspondence To Commissioner - November Correspondence To Commissioner December Responses From Commissioner January Responses From Commissioner February Responses From Commissioner March Responses From Commissioner April Responses From Commissioner May Responses From Commissioner June Responses From Commissioner July Responses From Commissioner August Responses From Commissioner September Responses From Commissioner October Responses From Commissioner November Responses From Commissioner December Responses From Commissioner Job Requests Responses From Commissioner Undated n/d 8 28 Region I Anderson Region I Blount

13 Region I Campbell Region I Carter Region I Claiborne Region I Cocke Region I Grainger Region I Greene Region I Hamblen Region I Hawkins Region I Jefferson Region I Johnson Region I Knox Region I Loudon Region I Monroe Region I Morgan Region I Roane Region I Scott Region I Sevier Region I Sullivan Region I Unicoi Region I Union Region I Washington Region II Bledsoe Region II Bradley Region II Cannon Region II Coffee Region II Cumberland Region II DeKalb Region II Fentress Region II Franklin Region II Grundy Region II Hamilton Region II Jackson Region II McMinn Region II McMinn County I-75 Fog Region II Marion Region II Meigs Region II Overton Region II Pickett Region II Polk Region II Polk County Reliance Bridge Region II Putnam Region II Rhea Region II Sequatchie Region II Warren Region II White Region III Bedford

14 Region III Cheatham Region III Davidson Region III Dickson Region III Giles Region III Hickman Region III Houston Region III Humphreys Region III Lawrence Region III Lewis Region III Lincoln Region III Maury Region III Montgomery Region III Perry Region III Robertson Region III Rutherford Region III Smith Region III Stewart Region III Sumner Region III Trousdale Region III Wayne Region III Williamson Region III Wilson Region IV Benton Region IV Carroll Region IV Chester Region IV Crockett Region IV Decatur Region IV Dyer Region IV Fayette Region IV Gibson Region IV Hardeman Region IV Hardin Region IV Haywood Region IV Henry Region IV Lake Region IV Lauderdale Region IV McNairy Region IV Madison Region IV Obion Region IV Shelby Region IV Tipton Region IV Weakley Environmental Advisory Committee FBI Senior Seminar Federal Funds Program FHWA January May

15 FHWA June August FHWA September December Finance and Administration, Department of Fiscal Information Fiscal Review Fueling Practices General Services Gobbell Hays Partners, Inc Gore, Al Signs Governor 800 Mile Program Governor Economic Report Governor Executive Committee Governor s Drug Free TN Program Governor s Highway Safety Program Draft Governor s Highway Safety Program Governor s Office Grants State Heliports Attorney General s Opinion Highway Safety Letters Highway Beautification House Finance Committee Budget Presentation HOV (High Occupancy Vehicle) Bill HOV Lanes Traffic Reporters Lunch Information Resource Management Conference Intergraph Interstate Interstate Rail Passenger Advisory Council Inventory Keep America Beautiful Litter Grant Program Legal Legislative Bills Legislators Lifesavers Conference Logo MAC Meeting Maintenance Maintenance Fuel Maintenance Garage Mal Baird Management Conference Marketing Communications Martin-Marietta MPO (Metropolitan Planning Organization) Miscellaneous Mississippi River Parkway Commission

16 Nashville Sports Council National Governor s Association (NGA) National Highway System NHTSA Nippondenso Ocoee Olympics Orders of Non-Compliance Other States Outdoor Advertising Personnel Region I Personnel Region II Personnel Region III Personnel Region IV Policy Use of State Aircraft Press Release Project Listing Proposed Relocation of Region I HQ Proposed Relocations of Region IV HQ Public Transportation Public Transportation - Airplane Billing Public Transportation Airports Public Transportation Aeronautics Public Transportation Railroads Public Works Committee Recycled Paper Recycled Rubber Recycling Region II Regional Director s Meeting Minutes Rest Areas Regional Transportation Authority Report Right-of-Way Audit Monthly Revenue SASHTO Safety, Department of Senate Transportation Signature Stamps State Aid Strategic Highway Research Program Sterling Institute Strategic Management Sunset Review TN Aeronautics Commission TN Airports TN Conservation League TN County Highway Officials TN County Services Association

17 TN Film, Entertainment & music Commission TN Higher Education Commission TN Mobile Manufacturer s Association TN Municipal League TN Ocoee Development Agency TN Tombigbee Waterway Council TN Treasurers TN Trucking Association TN Wildlife Viewing Guide TB Road Builders Association M Trip St. Paul, MN Total Quality Management Tourism TODS Traffic Records Assessment Transamerica Transportation Corridor Transportation Research Board Truck Weigh Stations Travel Plan Travelsigns Associates Underground Storage Tank Program US DOT Vector Vector Conference Vehicle Size & Weight Laws Weigh-In-Motion Welcome Center Improvement Programs West Star Leadership Program Region I Anderson Region I Blount Region I Blount US Region I Campbell Region I Campbell County Sugar Ridge Coal Co Region I Carter Region I Carter SR Region I Claiborne Region I Claiborne US 25E Region I Cocke Region I Grainger Region I Greene Region I Greene Morgan Square, Greeneville Region I Hamblen Region I Hamblen Morristown Bypass Region I Hancock Region I Hawkins Region I Jefferson

18 Region I Johnson Region I Johnson Mountain City Trip Region I Knox Region I Knox Cumberland Gateway Region I Knox Middlebrook Pike/Weigel s Tract Region I Knox Pellissippi Parkway Extension Region I Knox 4 th & Gill Neighborhood Assoc Region I Knox US Region I Loudon Region I Monroe Region I Morgan Region I Roane Region I Scott Region I Sevier Region I Sullivan Region I Unicoi Region I Unicoi I Region I Washington Region II Bledsoe Region II Bradley Region II Cannon Region II Clay Region II Coffee Region II Coffee Tullahoma Bypass Region II Coffee/Bedford SR Region II Cumberland Region II DeKalb Region II Fentress Region II Grundy Region II Franklin Region II Hamilton Region II Jackson Region II McMinn Region II Marion Region II Meigs Region II Overton Region II Pickett Region II Polk Region III Bedford Region III Cheatham Region III - Cheatham County Railroad Region III Putnam Region III Putnam County Airport Property Region III Putnam SR Region III Rhea Region III Rhea Richard Newberry

19 Region III Sequatchie Region III Upper Cumberland Roads Region III Van Buren Region III Warren Region III White Region IV Davidson Region IV Davidson Ashland City Highway Region IV Davidson Briley Parkway Extension Region IV Davidson Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority Region IV Davidson John A. Merritt Boulevard Region IV Davidson Shelby Street Bridge Region IV Davidson Thomas Nelson, Inc Region IV Dickson Region IV Giles Region IV Giles Mayor Dan Speer, Pulaski Region IV Hickman Region IV Humphreys Region IV Nathan Bedford Forest Historical Area Region IV Lawrence Region IV Lewis Region IV Lewis US Region IV Lincoln Region IV Rep. Joe Fowlkes Region IV Macon Region IV Marshall Region IV Marshall US 31A Region IV Maury Region IV Montgomery Region IV Moore Region IV Perry Region IV Robertson Region IV Rutherford Region IV Rutherford Bridge Replacements Region IV Rutherford I Region IV Rutherford Lavergne Region IV Rutherford Projects Under Development Region IV Smith Region IV Stewart Region IV Sumner Region IV Sumner Bledsoe Fort Historical Park Region IV Sumner Senator Don Wright Region IV Sumner White House Bypass Region IV Trousdale Region IV Wayne Region IV Wayne Hurricane Creek Bridge

20 Region IV Wayne Ross Creek Landing Region IV Williamson Region IV Williamson Fieldstone Project Region IV Wilson Dyer County Ariel Blueprint Photograph Haywood County Prop. Layout of Diamond Interchange at SR 76 and Interstate Haywood County Chapman Corner Subdivision, I-40 & SR76 Haywood County Site Grading Plan, Chapman Corner Subdivision, I-40 & SR 76 Lake County Drainage Study at The Washout Blueprint Ariel Photograph Coffee County Coffee-Moore Counties, SR 393, Tullahoma Bypass Coffee County Bedford-Coffee County, SR Coffee County Noah Quadrangle, SR Fentress County Jamestown Bypass, SR Fentress County Fentress County-Morgan County, SR Putnam County SR Davidson County John A. Merritt Blvd Davidson County Thomas Nelson, Inc Giles County Pulaski Bypass Lewis County US 421 Hohenwald Project Marshall County US 31A Sumner County Hendersonville Plaza Access Improvements Sumner County White House Bypass

TENNESSEE OFFICE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT County Property Assessment Maps, Record Group 337

State of Tennessee Department of State Tennessee State Library and Archives TENNESSEE OFFICE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT County Property Assessment Maps, 1973-1984 Record Group 337 COLLECTION SUMMARY Creator: