MSS 739 Robert J. Holland Papers

              H I S T O R Y MSS 739
Robert J. Holland Papers
1 3/ 4 cubic f e e t
Preliminary inventory
Collection synopsis
Provenance: The Ohio H i s t o r i c a l Society acquired the Robert J.
Holland Papers as a g i f t of Robert J. Holland, Columbus, Ohio,
i n February 1981. David Gray prepared the preliminary inventory
i n February 1981.
Property r i g h t s : The Ohio H i s t o r i c a l Society owns the pr- operty
r i g h t s to t h i s c o l l e c t i o n .
Copyrights: Robert J. Holland has dedicated such copyrights as
he possesses i n t h e s e papers to t h e p u b l i c . Consideration of a l l
other copyrights is t h e r e s p o n s i b i l i t y of the author and publisher.
Access: This c o l l e c t i o n is open under the r u l e s and regulations
of the Ohio H i s t o r i c a l Society.
Citation: Researchers a r e requested t o c i t e c o l l e c t i o n name,
collecton number, and the Ohio H i s t o r i c a l Society i n a l l footnote
and bibliographic r e f e r e n c e s .
Transfer: COTA l i t e r a t u r e including pamphlets, t i m e t a b l e s , route
l i n e s , plans, e t c . , were t r a n s f e r r e d t o the Library Department i n
February 1981. Drawings of a projected mass- transportation system
were t r a n s f e r r e d t o the Audio- visual Department i n February 1981.
Biographical sketch: Robert J. Holland was born i n Dayton, Ohio,
January 8, 1936. After graduating from Fairview High School i n
Dayton, Holland attended Yale University. He received a B. A. from
Yale i n 1954 and a law degree from The Ohio S t a t e University i n
1963. Holland then began h i s p r a c t i c e of corporate law i n Columbus,
Ohio, and from 1971 t o 1974 Holland was involved with the forma-t
i o n and operations of the Central Ohio T r a n s i t Authority ( COTA).
Holland was i n a unique position since he served as a r e p r e s e n t a t i v e
or board member of t h e t h r e e agencies primarily responsible for the
creation of COTA: the Advisory Committee on T r a n s i t , t h e Central
Ohio Mayors Council, and the Mid- Ohio Regional Planning Commission.
Holland a l s o served as the second president of COTA.
Source: Telephone conversation with Robert J. Holland, February 23,
1981.
Scope and content: The Robert J. Holland Papers d a t e from 1971 t o
1975 and occupy one and t h r e e - q u a r t e r s cubic f e e t . Copies of the
Central Ohio T r a n s i t Authority Board of Trustees minutes, 1971 t o
1974, document t h e development and administration of the COTA system.
The minutes include agendae, various committee r e p o r t s , budgets, and
r e s o l u t i o n s . The correspondence, 1971 t o 1975, r e f l e c t s Holland's
r o l e i n the development of the COTA system. Correspondents include
various a t t o r n e y s , urban planners, engineers, c o n t r a c t o r s , p u b l i c
o f f i c i a l s , and COTA personnel. The planning f i l e s , 1971 to 1975,
c o n s i s t of l a b o r , management, and purchase agreements; budgets;
f i n a n c i a l p r o j e c t i o n s ; route l i n e s ; c o n s t r u c t i o n s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ;
management s t u d i e s ; and materials related t o funding by f e d e r a l g r a n t s .
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