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1. Folder 37: Presentation

Date:

1945-10-23

Description:

Presentation of Off-Street Parking Plan by Robert N.S. Whitelaw before City Council (Oct. 23, 1945).

2. Folder 43: Parking Practices Interview

Date:

1944-09

Description:

Summary of an interview done with James Altman by June S. Wing regarding parking and parking practices (Sept., 1944).

3. Folder 37: Whitelaw Letter 11

Date:

1945-10-04

Description:

Letter to the Ways and Means Committee of City Council from Robert N.S. Whitelaw regarding off-street parking (Oct. 4, 1945).

4. Folder 42: Parking Survey Map 1

Date:

1945

Description:

Map of Area 1 bounded by George Street, St. Philip Street, Vanderhorst Street, Hutson Street, and Meeting Street assigned to Mrs. T W. Thornhill.

5. Folder 42: Parking Survey Map 3

Date:

1945

Description:

Map of Area 3 bounded by Beaufain Street, Hasell Street, Meeting Street, Broad Street, Legare Street, and Archdale Street assigned to Ferdinanda Waring.

6. Folder 42: Parking Survey Map 2

Date:

1945

Description:

Map of Area 2 bounded by George Street, Meeting Street, Philip Street, Beaufain Street, and Hasell Street assigned to Mrs. Thornhill and Mrs. Taft.

7. Folder 42: Truck Parking Survey Report

Date:

1945

Description:

Parking survey of trucks, showing name on truck, name of store, time-in, time-out, and total time parked.

8. Folder 42: Parking Time Summary

Date:

1945

Description:

Summary of length of time trucks and cars were parked in front of stores.

9. Folder 42: Parking Survey Map 4

Date:

1945

Description:

Map of Area 4 bounded by Broad Street, East Bay Street, and Tradd Street assigned to Mr. Martin Powers and Maier Triest.

10. Folder 36: CSC Memorandum 1

Date:

1944-03-23

Description:

Memorandum to members of the Civic Services Committee (March 23, 1944).

11. Folder 17: Whitelaw Letter 17

Date:

1944-10-26

Description:

Letter in response to William G. Sheppard from Robert N.S. Whitelaw (Oct. 26, 1944) thanking him for his interest in the CSC's efforts to find a solution to the parking problem.

12. Folder 04: Whitelaw Letter 3

Date:

1944-11-07

Description:

Letter from Robert N.S. Whitelaw to Julian Mitchell, Jr. regarding his (and Hasell E. Rivers's) appointment to the city planning and zoning commission to work with the CSC on the off-street parking project (Nov. 7, 1944).

13. Folder 36: Report

Date:

1944

Description:

Draft of report "So You Want to Park."

14. Folder 44: Newspaper Article 12

Date:

1950-09-30

Description:

News and Courier article (Sept. 30, 1950), "Parking Solution May Already be in Files of City Council."

15. Folder 42: Car Parking Survey Report

Date:

[1945]

Description:

Parking survey of cars, showing type of car, store, time-in, time-out, and total time parked.

16. Folder 42: Summary of Parking Report

Date:

1945

Description:

Parking survey Summary Report; location not indicated.

17. Folder 37: Whitelaw Letter 4

Date:

1945-04-07

Description:

Letter to A.J. Tamsberg from Robert N.S. Whitelaw thanking the council in reference to the Civic Services Committee off-street parking plans (April 7, 1945).

18. Folder 39: Mouzon Letter

Date:

1945-09-18

Description:

Letter to Henry P. Staats from Harold A. Mouzon regarding the creating of a special tax district for the purpose of financing the off-street parking plan (Sept. 18, 1945).

19. Folder 40: Parking Questionnaire Responses (Siegling)

Date:

1944-07-18

Description:

Responses to parking questionnaire by Rudolph Siegling (Siegling Music House) (July 18, 1944).

20. Folder 39: Staats Letter 1

Date:

1945-09-19

Description:

Letter to Harold A. Mouzon from Henry P. Staats thanking him for his letter regarding the State Supreme Court decision about creating a special tax district (Sept. 19, 1945).

21. Folder 40: Parking Questionnaire Responses (Poulnot)

Date:

1944-07-17

Description:

Responses to parking questionnaire by Edwin H. Poulnot (Kerrison's Department Store) (July 17, 1944).

22. Folder 37: Whitelaw Letter 13

Date:

1945-11-02

Description:

Letter to A.J. Tamsberg from Robert N.S. Whitelaw thanking Tamsberg for the invitation to present the off-street parking plan (Nov. 2, 1945).

23. Folder 37: Whitelaw Letter 2

Date:

1945-02-23

Description:

Letter to Mayor E. Edward Wehman from Robert N.S. Whitelaw regarding off-street parking in Charleston, SC (Feb. 23, 1945).

24. Folder 37: Wehman Letter 1

Date:

1945-02-13

Description:

Letter to Robert N.S. Whitelaw from Mayor E. Edward Wehman acknowledging Whitelaw's letter on the presentation of an off-street parking plan (Feb. 13, 1945).

25. Folder 43: Off-Street Parking Facilities Map 12

Description:

Map of area bounded by George Street, King Street, Burns Lane, and Meeting Street.

26. Folder 43: Off-Street Parking Facilities Map 5

Description:

Map of area bounded by Calhoun Street, King Street, George Street, and St. Philip Street.

27. Folder 17: Whitelaw Letter 20

Date:

1945-06-22

Description:

Letter to the Honorable Thomas Gamble (Mayor, City of Savannah) from Robert N.S. Whitelaw (June 22, 1945) regarding the parking survey and the related work of CSC.

28. Folder 36: Newspaper Clipping

Date:

1944-10

Description:

Reprint of article entitled "Metropolitan Council Formed, Parking Poll to Start" Oct. 16.

29. Folder 36: Sample Poll

Date:

1944-10

Description:

Sample "Opinion Poll on Automobile Parking Problem for Metropolitan Council" with instructions for interviewers listed on the bottom of the page (Oct., 1944).

30. Folder 17: Wehman Letter

Date:

1945-06-21

Description:

Letter to Robert N.S. Whitelaw from E. Edward Wehman, Jr. (Mayor of Charleston) (June 21, 1945) requesting that RNSW contact Mayor Gamble of Savannah and provide him with information about Charleston's parking survey.

31. Folder 42: Map of Charleston Peninsula

Date:

1945

Description:

Map of the Charleston peninsula with one area marked to indicate number of parking spaces.

32. Folder 39: Holcombe Letter

Date:

1945

Description:

Letter to Robert N.S. Whitelaw from Mrs. E. R. Holcombe regarding parking in Charleston (1945).

33. Folder 43: Off-Street Parking Facilities Map 3

Description:

Map of area bounded by Wentworth Street, St. Philip Street, Liberty Street, and King Street.

34. Folder 43: Off-Street Parking Facilities Map 4

Description:

Map of area bounded by George Street, King Street, Liberty Street, and St. Philip Street.

35. Folder 43: Off-Street Parking Facilities Map 2

Description:

Map of area bounded by Horlbeck Street, Meeting Street, and Queen Street.

36. Folder 39: Whitelaw Letter 11

Date:

1951-01-10

Description:

Letter to Edward Kronsberg, Edwin Poulnot, and Clarence W. Legerton from Robert N.S. Whitelaw offering the Civic Services Committee's files about off-street parking (Jan. 10, 1951).

37. Folder 40: Whitelaw Letter

Date:

1944-06-13

Description:

Letter to William M. Means from Robert N.S. Whitelaw regarding parking (June 13, 1944).

38. Folder 39: Whitelaw Letter 12

Date:

1952-02-15

Description:

Letter to Thomas W. Perry from Robert N.S. Whitelaw regarding plans for off-street parking (Jan. 15, 1951).

39. Folder 39: George Simons Letter 2

Date:

1945-09-24

Description:

Letter to Robert N.S. Whitelaw from George W. Simons regarding financing of the off-street parking plan project (Sept. 24, 1945).

40. Folder 39: Clipping

Date:

1945-08-28

Description:

Article from the Evening Post entitled "Property Slated for Parking Areas is Appraised" (Aug. 28, 1945).

41. Folder 39: Whitelaw Letter 8

Date:

1945-07-16

Description:

Letter to Maier Triest from Robert N.S. Whitelaw regarding the Charleston Real Estate Board making an appraisal of the land needed for Off-Street Parking Plan being planned by the Civic Services Committee (July 16, 1945).

42. Folder 44: Newspaper Article 17

Date:

1951-01-25

Description:

News and Courier articles (Jan. 25, 1951), "City May Condemn Land Needed for Parking Lots," "Memminger Parking Lot," and letter to editor "City Parking Lots."

43. Folder 39: Staats Letter 2

Date:

1945-09-19

Description:

Letter to Robert N.S. Whitelaw from Henry P. Staats regarding the off-street parking plan (Sept. 19, 1945).

44. Folder 44: Newspaper Article 13

Date:

1951-01-09

Description:

Charleston Evening Post article (Jan. 9, 1951), "City is Seeking Parking space in Off-Street Areas."

45. Folder 22: George Simons Letter 10

Date:

1945-02-24

Description:

Letter to Henry W. Mitchell from George W. Simons (Feb. 24, 1945) about the income from parking meters.

46. Folder 40: Parking Questionnaire Responses (Perry)

Date:

1944-08-08

Description:

Responses to parking questionnaire by Tom W. Perry (August 8, 1944).

47. Folder 44: Newspaper Article 14

Date:

1951-01-10

Description:

News and Courier articles (Jan. 10, 1951), "Ordinance to Aid Off-Street Parking Will be Offered" and "Good Approach to Parking."

48. Folder 39: Whitelaw Letter 10

Date:

1946-12-17

Description:

Letter to William Mason Smith from Robert N.S. Whitelaw regarding the off-street parking plan of the Civic Services Committee (Dec. 17, 1946).

49. Folder 39: Triest Letter 2

Date:

1945-08-30

Description:

Letter to Robert N.S. Whitelaw from Maier Triest regarding the appraisal for the off-street parking plan (Aug. 30, 1945).

50. Folder 39: Off-Street Parking Report

Date:

1945-10-19

Description:

"Off-Street Parking for Charleston" by the Civic Services Committee regarding traffic studies (Oct. 19, 1945).

51. Folder 39: Triest Letter 1

Date:

1945-06-16

Description:

Letter to Robert N.S. Whitelaw from Maier Triest regarding off-street parking plan (June 16, 1945).

52. Folder 39: Whitelaw Letter 7

Date:

1945-06-29

Description:

Letter to Maier Triest from Robert N.S. Whitelaw regarding off-street parking (June 29, 1946).

53. Folder 40: Parking Questionnaire Responses (Rosemond)

Date:

1944-08-01

Description:

Responses to parking questionnaire by Robert T. Rosemond by J.R. Gready (Haverty Furniture Company) and H.V. Hall (Maxwell, Quinn & Hall) conveyed to Robert N.S. Whitelaw by R.T. Rosemond (August 1, 1944).

54. Folder 36: Questionnaire

Description:

Blank "Off-Street Parking Questionnaire."

55. Folder 36: Objectives/Off-Street Parking Plan

Description:

Objectives for an off-street parking plan.

56. Folder 42: Parking Survey Memorandum 8

Date:

1945-11-28

Description:

Memorandum to group leaders for "survey of estimated number of cars using curb space..." (dated Nov. 28, [1945]).

57. Folder 42: Parking Survey Memorandum 5

Date:

1945-11-28

Description:

Memorandum to group leaders for "check made from second story window..." (dated Nov. 28, [1945]).

58. Folder 42: Parking Survey Memorandum 6

Date:

1945-11-28

Description:

Memorandum to group leaders for "check made from second story window..." (dated Nov. 28, [1945]).

59. Folder 42: Parking Survey Memorandum 7

Date:

1945-11-28

Description:

Memorandum to group leaders for "survey of parking violations..." (dated Nov. 28, [1945]).

60. Folder 42: Parking Survey Chart

Date:

1945

Description:

Parking survey chart with details of how long cars were parked; location not indicated.

61. Folder 39: Off-Street Parking Statement

Date:

1945

Description:

Statement attached to George W. Simon's letter, entitled "Charleston: Off-Street Parking" by the Civic Services Committee.

62. Folder 02: CSC Work & Objectives

Date:

1944

Description:

Background materials related to the Civic Service Committee's preservation and urban planning efforts in Charleston.

63. Folder 15: Post-War Planning Speech

Date:

1943-06-14

64. Folder 42: King Street Parking Survey Report 1

Date:

1945-01-16

65. Folder 42: King Street Parking Survey Report 2

Date:

1945-01-16

66. Folder 42: King Street Parking Survey Report 3

Date:

1945-01-16

67. Folder 39: Land Valuation

68. Folder 15: City Planning Speech 3

69. Folder 44: Newspaper Article 5

Date:

1944-10-01

Description:

News and Courier article (Oct. 1, 1944), "Metropolitan Council Formed, Parking Poll to Start Oct. 16."

70. Folder 43: Off-Street Parking Facilities Map 8

Description:

Map of area bounded by Wentworth Street, St. Philip Street, Beaufain Street, and King Street.

71. Folder 42: Parking Survey Memorandum 2

Date:

1945-11-28

Description:

Memorandum to group leaders for "check made from second story window..." (dated Nov. 28, [1945]).

72. Folder 42: Parking Survey Schedule 1

Date:

1945

Description:

Metropolitan Council Survey schedule (mostly blank but with handwritten corrections).

73. Folder 41: Resident's Comments 3

Date:

1944

Description:

Comments by Harry Merritt (Merritt Dredging Company) regarding parking in Charleston.

74. Folder 37: Whitelaw Letter 1

Date:

1945-02-12

Description:

Letter to Mayor E. Edward Wehman, Jr. from Robert N.S. Whitelaw regarding the presentation of an off-street parking plan to the Charleston City Council (Feb. 12, 1945).

75. Folder 41: Resident's Comments 1

Description:

Comments of Mary E. McDonald regarding parking in Charleston.

76. Folder 42: Parking Survey Memorandum 1

Date:

1945-11-25

Description:

Memorandum to group leaders for "survey of available curb spaces in congested area" (dated Nov. 25, [1945]).

77. Folder 17: Sheppard Letter

Date:

1944-10-25

Description:

Letter to Robert N.S. Whitelaw from William G. Sheppard (Oct. 25, 1944) expressing his interest in the CSC's efforts at solving the parking problem.

78. Folder 39: Parking Plan Procedure Outline

Date:

1945-04-18

Description:

"Outline of Procedure in Development of Off-Street Parking Plan" providing property to be acquired, architectural layout, engineering, economics, and legal (April 18, 1945).

79. Folder 44: Newspaper Article 7

Date:

1945-11-05

Description:

Charleston Evening Post article (Nov. 5, 1945), "Off-Street Parking: Details of Plan to Solve Business District Traffic Problem Going to Council Nov. 13."

80. Folder 44: Newspaper Article 8

Date:

1945-11-08

Description:

News and Courier article (Nov. 8, 1945), "Answers for Off-Street Parking."

81. Folder 37: Tamsberg Letter 5

Date:

1945-10-24

Description:

Letter to Robert N.S. Whitelaw from A.J. Tamsberg inviting the Civic Services Committee to present its off-street parking plan in further detail (Oct. 24, 1945).

82. Folder 22: Whitelaw Letter 19

Date:

1945-12-19

Description:

Letter to George W. Simons from Robert N.S. Whitelaw (Dec. 19, 1945).

83. Folder 37: Whitelaw Letter 8

Date:

1945-09-07

Description:

Letter to Mayor E. Edward Wehman, Jr. from Robert N.S. Whitelaw regarding off-street parking plans (Sept. 7, 1945).

84. Folder 39: McDonald Letter 2

Date:

1944-03-29

Description:

Letter to Robert N.S. Whitelaw from Frederick H. McDonald regarding parking (March 29, 1944)

85. Folder 42: Parking Survey Memorandum 3

Date:

1945-11-28

Description:

Memorandum to group leaders for "check made from second story window..." (dated Nov. 28, [1945]).

86. Folder 42: Parking Survey Memorandum 4

Date:

1945-11-28

Description:

Memorandum to group leaders for "check made from second story window..." (dated Nov. 28, [1945]).

87. Folder 43: Off-Street Parking Facilities Map 11

Description:

Map of area bounded by Society Street, Meeting Street, Wentworth Street, and King Street.

88. Folder 43: Off-Street Parking Facilities Map 7

Description:

Map of area bounded by Wentworth Street, Meeting Street, Hasell Street, and King Street.

89. Folder 43: Off-Street Parking Facilities Map 6

Description:

Map of area bounded by Archdale Street, Beaufain Street, King Street, and Market Street.

90. Folder 43: Off-Street Parking Facilities Map 10

Description:

Map of area bounded by Market Street, Meeting Street, Horlbeck Street, and King Street.

91. Folder 43: Off-Street Parking Facilities Map 9

Description:

Map of area bounded by Market Street, King Street, Princess Street, and Archdale Street.

92. Folder 39: Whitelaw Letter 2

Date:

1945-03-21

Description:

Letter to Harold A. Mouzon from Robert N.S. Whitelaw regarding the Civic Services Committee and off-street parking (March 21, 1945).

93. Folder 39: George Simons Letter

Date:

1945-10-16

Description:

Letter to Robert N.S. Whitelaw from George W. Simons (Oct. 16, 1945) enclosing statement regarding off-street parking.

94. Folder 41: Parking Survey Area Descriptions

Description:

Parking survey area descriptions. (See Charleston Map with different areas labeled.)

95. Folder 37: Whitelaw Letter 12

Date:

1945-10-13

Description:

Letter to A.J. Tamsberg from Robert N.S. Whitelaw regarding the invitation of the Civic Services Committee to present its off-street parking plan (Oct. 13, 1945).

96. Folder 44: Newspaper Article 9

Date:

1945-11-14

Description:

News and Courier article (Nov. 14,1945), "City Council will Study Parking Plan."

97. Folder 39: Staats Letter 2-Enclosure

Date:

1945-09-19

Description:

Enclosure to Staats Sept. 19, 1945 letter. Page 2 of property purchase revision entitled "Off-Street Parking" (Sept. 19, 1945).

98. Folder 42: Parking Violations

Date:

1945

Description:

A parking violations tally sheet (presumably of area shown on attached map) with the corresponding map of the Charleston peninsula; survey area marked.

99. Folder 42: Metropolitan Council Survey Master Sheet

Date:

1945

Description:

Master sheet for the Metropolitan Council parking survey, listing parking check location, group leaders, shifts and workers (Jan. 16,1945).

100. Folder 42: Parking Survey Report

Date:

1945

Description:

Metropolitan Council traffic survey report for parking spaces 1-13 and a bus stop; location not indicated.