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		  <titlestmt> 
				<titleproper encodinganalog="title">Guide to the Transit News
					 Newsletter 1957-1972
					 <date normal="1957/1972" type="inclusive"/></titleproper> 
				<titleproper type="filing" altrender="nodisplay">Transit News
					 Newsletter</titleproper> 
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				<publisher encodinganalog="publisher">Seattle Municipal
					 Archives</publisher> 
				<date encodinganalog="date" calendar="gregorian" era="ce" normal="2023">2023</date> 
				<address> 
					 <addressline>PO Box 94728</addressline> 
					 <addressline>600 Fourth Avenue, Floor 3</addressline> 
					 <addressline>Seattle 98124-4728</addressline> 
					 <addressline>archives@seattle.gov</addressline> 
					 <addressline>http://www.seattle.gov/cityarchives</addressline> 
				</address> 
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		  <creation>This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 
				<date>2023-08-16</date>.</creation> 
		  <langusage>Finding aid written in
				<language langcode="eng" encodinganalog="language" scriptcode="latn">English</language>.</langusage> <descrules>Finding aid based
		  on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard), 2nd Edition.</descrules> 
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		  <corpname encodinganalog="852$a">Seattle Municipal Archives</corpname>
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	 <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">Transit News (Newsletter)</unittitle> 
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		  <corpname source="lcnaf" encodinganalog="110">Seattle Transit
				System</corpname> </origination> 
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	 <extent encodinganalog="300$a">0.4 cubic feet</extent>
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	 <unitdate normal="1957/1972" type="inclusive" encodinganalog="245$f">1957-1972</unitdate> 
	 <abstract encodinganalog="5203_">Newsletter for employees of the Seattle
		  Transit System.</abstract> <langmaterial><language langcode="eng" scriptcode="Latn" encodinganalog="546">English</language> . </langmaterial> 
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	 <p>The five-member Transit Commission was established in 1952 to replace
		  the Seattle Transportation Commission as the administrator of the Seattle
		  Transit System. The Transit Commission was abolished in 1971 when the Transit
		  System was taken over by the newly formed Seattle Department of Transportation.
		  Two years later, jurisdiction was transferred to Metro.</p> 
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	 <p>A monthly publication for employees of the Seattle Transit System. In
		  newspaper format, it includes information on employees and transit routes,
		  safety issues, and transportation topics. The publication includes many
		  photographs. Also held at the Seattle Public Library.</p> 
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	 <p>Records are open to the public.</p> 
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	 <p>[Item and date], Transit News (Newsletter), Record Series 9379-03 Box
		  [number], Folder [number]. Seattle Municipal Archives.</p> 
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		  <geogname source="lcsh" encodinganalog="651">Seattle (Wash.)</geogname>
		  
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		  <subject source="lcsh" encodinganalog="650">Local transit--Washington
				(State)--Seattle</subject> 
		  <subject source="lcsh" encodinganalog="650">Public
				employees--Washington (State)--Seattle</subject> 
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