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Manuscripts/6. Central Artery/Tunnel Project (Big Dig)

 Record Group Term
Identifier: Manuscripts/6

Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:

Anthony J. (Tony) DiSarcina papers

 Unprocessed — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Z16-034

Central Artery Environmental Oversight Committee (Anne Fanton) records

 Collection
Identifier: M199
Overview Anne Fanton served as executive director of the Central Artery Environmental Oversight Committee which monitored environmental commitments of the “Big Dig” construction project in Boston, Massachusetts from 1992–2009. The “Big Dig” project revitalized the Central Artery by replacing the elevated Interstate 93 with the Thomas P. O'Neill Jr. Tunnel and adding the Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge. In addition, Interstate 90 was extended to Logan International Airport and Route 1A with the...
Dates: 1989-2010

Central Artery Environmental Oversight Committee (Anne Fanton) records

 Unprocessed — Box 1: [Barcode: 39358015480079,TRF119719798]
Identifier: Z16-061

Central Artery/Tunnel Project, John "Jack" M. Quinlan photographs

 Collection
Identifier: M219
Scope and Contents

The collection documents Jack Quinlan’s work as the Director for Public Affairs for the Central Artery/Tunnel project also known as “The Big Dig” (1991-2007). The 521 color photographs, circa 1991-2006, were used by Quinlan in slide presentations on the progress of the Big Dig. The slides include project design charts, as well as aerial photographs and detailed photographs of the construction. All slides are digitized and available in Northeastern University’s Digital Repository Service.

Dates: circa 1991-2006

Daniel J. McNichol papers

 Collection
Identifier: M194
Overview Daniel McNichol served as Deputy Director for Public Affairs and spokesperson for the “Big Dig” construction project in Boston, Massachusetts from 1993-2000. In 2000, he left the position to publish numerous articles and books about the project. The “Big Dig” project revitalized the Central Artery by replacing the elevated Interstate 93 with the Thomas P. O'Neill Jr. Tunnel and adding the Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge. In addition, Interstate 90 was extended to Logan International...
Dates: 1764-2008; Majority of material found within 1989-2008

Jon Seward papers

 Unprocessed — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Z16-059

Jon Seward papers

 Unprocessed — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Z15-002

Jon Seward papers

 Unprocessed — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Z16-060

Mary Ellen Welch papers

 Collection
Identifier: M198
Overview

Mary Ellen Welch is a community activist and former teacher at Hugh R. O'Donnell Elementary School in East Boston, Massachusetts. Since the 1960s, she has been an advocate for East Boston residents on issues surrounding waterfront development, affordable housing, public schools, and the expansion of Logan International Airport.



Dates: 1948, 1966-2012; Majority of material found within 1971-2012

Nancy Caruso papers

 Collection
Identifier: M195
Overview Nancy Caruso is a community activist and co-founder of the North End Waterfront Central Artery Committee. The Committee was established in 1993 to lessen the impact of the Central Artery/Tunnel Project on the North End and Waterfront neighborhoods of Boston, Massachusetts. The Project revitalized the Central Artery by replacing the elevated Interstate 93 with the Thomas P. O'Neill Jr. Tunnel and adding the Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge. In addition, Interstate 90 was extended to Logan...
Dates: 1948, 1951, 1983-2012

Ron Killian papers

 Unprocessed — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Z23-009

Stull and Lee, Inc. records

 Unprocessed — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Z10-025