Vandeventer (G. Edward) collection of public transportation ephemera, reports, and other material, 1930-2001

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Summary

Title:
G. Edward Vandeventer collection of public transportation ephemera, reports, and other material
Dates:
1930-2001
Creators:
Vandeventer, Edward G. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Southern California Rapid Transit District Pacific Electric Railway Company Metropolitan Coach Lines Los Angeles County Transportation Commission
Abstract:
Extent:
5.004 linear feet, 12 boxes
Language:
Preferred citation:

G. Edward Vandeventer collection of public transportation ephemera, reports, and other material. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Research Library and Archive

Background

Scope and content:

This collection comprises material collected by Ed Vandeventer that was created by various public transportation agencies that existed in Los Angeles from the 1940s to the early 2000s. This includes reports, service planning documentation, promotional material, service guides, correspondence, ephemera, service schedules, maps, and photographs created by the Pacific Electric Railway Company, Los Angeles Transit Lines, Metropolitan Coach Lines, Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority, Southern California Rapid Transit District, Los Angeles County Transportation Commission, and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Agency; as well as material related to the Orange Empire Railway Museum. Also included in this collection are miscellaneous materials Vandeventer collected related to public transportation and rail travel throughout the U.S. and internationally.

Biographical / historical:

Gale Edward "Ed" Vandeventer (1942 – 2003) was a long-term employee of the Southern California Rapid Transit District (SCRTD) and Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACTMA) who began working as a planner for the District in July 1975. Vandeventer later served as Rail Operations Superintendent from 1985 to 1988 and was reappointed to the position in July 1991 after serving as the Superintendent of Instruction from 1988 to 1991. Following the 1993 merger, Vandeventer became an employee of LACMTA. He retired in 1997. During his employment with SCRTD and LACMTA, Vandeventer was an integral part of developing and implementing a freeway fare increment system, training supervisors for rail transit operations and training operators for Metro Rail’s Blue Line. Vandeventer was born January 21, 1942 in Denver, Colorado, and was raised in Long Beach, California. He graduated from Millikan High School in 1959 and received bachelor’s (1964) and masters’ (1966) degrees in civil engineering from the University of Southern California. He lived in Hacienda Heights, California with his family from 1968 until his death. Vandeventer was also a rail history enthusiast who was a longtime member of the Orange Empire Railway Museum in Perris, California, serving the museum as Superintendent of Railway Operations, Vice-President of Museum Services, and as a member of the Board. Vandeventer passed away on June 5, 2003.

Acquisition information:
This material was donated to the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority by the family of G. Edward Vandeventer in 2011. An additional eight boxes were donated by Phyllis Vandeventer in 2014.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid created by Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Research Library and Archive staff.
Date Prepared:
1930-2001
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:55 p.m.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact LACMTA Research Library and Archive to make an appointment.

Terms of access:

For permission to reproduce or publish, please contact the LACMTA Research Library and Archive. Permission for reproduction or publication is given on behalf of the LACMTA Research Library and Archive as the owner of the physical items. The researcher assumes all responsibility for possible infringement that may arise from reproduction or publication of materials from the LACMTA Research Library and Archive collections.

Preferred citation:

G. Edward Vandeventer collection of public transportation ephemera, reports, and other material. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Research Library and Archive

Location of this collection:
One Gateway Plaza, Mail Stop: 99-15-1
Los Angeles, CA 90012, US
Contact:
213.922.4859
kennedyc@metro.net
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