Overview of the James Montgomery Beggs papers

Finding aid prepared by Hoover Institution Library and Archives Staff

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Title: James Montgomery Beggs papers

Date (inclusive): 1959-1981

Collection Number: 81081

Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives

Language of Material: English

Physical Description: 61 manuscript boxes (24.4 Linear Feet)

Abstract: Speeches and writings, correspondence, memoranda, reports, studies, notes, printed matter, and photographs, relating to transportation in the United States, space exploration, community development, and the Consolidated Rail Corporation.

Creator: Beggs, James Montgomery, 1926-

Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Access

The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.

Use

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Acquisition Information

Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1981.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], James Montgomery Beggs papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Biographical/Historical Note

Associate administrator, United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1968-1969; under secretary of transportation, 1969-1973.

Scope and Content of Collection

Speeches and writings, correspondence, memoranda, reports, studies, notes, printed matter, and photographs, relating to transportation in the United States, space exploration, community development, and the Consolidated Rail Corporation.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Transportation -- United States

Astronautics

Community development -- United States

United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration

ConRail

United States. Department of Transportation