ARCHIVES OF MICHIGAN GUIDE TO STATE GOVERNMENT RECORDS

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1 ARCHIVES OF MICHIGAN GUIDE TO STATE GOVERNMENT RECORDS RG OCLC State Police. Office of Highway Safety Planning Subject Files of the Office of Highway Safety Planning, Bulk Dates: Total Quantity: 7 manuscript boxes (3.5 cubic feet) Archives Stack Location: Range 10, Unit 21, Shelf 2 Transfer Agency: State Police Transfer Date: August 23, Disposal Memo Historical Note The Michigan State Police began as the Michigan State Troops, a force established by Public Act 53 of The Troops became the Michigan State Police with Public Act 26 of Public Act 123 of 1921 created the Department of Public Safety and transferred the State Police s responsibilities to it. Public Act 59 of 1935 established the Department of Michigan State Police as a separate entity. A commissioner, appointed by the governor, served as department head. The Executive Organization Act of 1965 (Public Act 380 of 1965) reorganized state government into nineteen departments and established the Michigan Department of State Police. This new department tendered the responsibilities of the Department of Michigan State Police and also of the State Safety Commission and the Civil Defense Advisory. It also gained responsibilities for licensing and regulating private detectives and detective agencies, a duty that had been overseen by the Secretary of State. The title of commissioner was changed to director. The Office of Highway Safety Planning (OHSP) was established within the Executive Office by Public Act 213 of Executive Order transferred the agency to the Department of State Police. The OHSP coordinates the state s traffic safety efforts and distributes federal funds for traffic safety projects. Sources: Browne, Valerie Gerrard and David Jerome Johnson. A Guide to the State Archives of Michigan: State Records. Lansing: Michigan Department of State, 1977, pp Michigan Manual edition. Lansing: State of Michigan, 1995, pg State of Michigan s Annual Highway Safety Work Program for Lansing: Michigan Department of State Police, 1974, pg , State Police, find.doc

2 Scope and Content Note The subject files span the years Materials include correspondence, reports, financial records, meeting minutes and brochures. Files are arranged alphabetically by folder title. Noteworthy subjects include the annual highway safety work plan, the Michigan State Safety Commission, the Michigan Traffic Safety Information Council, occupant restraint use, driver education and the fifty-five mile per hour speed limit. The annual highway safety work plan was prepared each year by the Office of Highway Safety Planning for the U.S. Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The plan summarized highway safety activities of the previous year, detailed recommendations for the coming year and provided statistical data. Items relating to the plan include correspondence, copies of sub-element plans and reviews of specific annual highway safety plans. The correspondence documents the planning process. Subelement plans detail financial information on individual highway safety programs. 1 State Safety Commission materials document the Commission s efforts to promote traffic safety awareness. Items include correspondence and meeting materials. Meeting materials typically include an agenda, minutes and the Commission Secretary s report. Handwritten notes, partial transcripts and/or copies of Secretary of State Richard Austin s reports to the Commission appear in some cases. Meeting minutes of Commission committees, including the Operating Committee and the Bicycle Laws Study Committee, are integrated with other meeting materials. 1 Copies of the Annual Highway Safety Work Plans are housed at the Library of Michigan. 2

3 Location Accession OCLC Archives of Michigan 10/21/ Location Guide Total Quantity Received By: DM 3.5 cubic feet. (7 manuscript boxes) Date Received: 08/23/1989 Date Prepared: 11/15/2001; 2012 Agency: Michigan. Dept. of State Police Division: Office of Highway Safety Planning Subject Files of the Office of Highway Safety Planning Box 1 Alcohol Highway Safety Education Annual Work Plan, Correspondence Annual Work Plan, Correspondence 1973 Annual Work Plan, Correspondence 1974 Annual Work Plan, Correspondence 1975 Annual Work Plan, Correspondence 1976 Annual Work Plan, Correspondence 1977 Box 2 Annual Work Plan, Correspondence 1978 Annual Highway Safety Plan (Formerly Annual Work Plan ), Correspondence Annual Work Plan, Reports 1972 Annual Work Plan, Reports 1974 Annual Work Plan, Reviews of FY Annual Work Plan, Reviews of FY Annual Work Plan, Reviews of FY Annual Work Plan, Reviews of FY Annual Work Plan, Reviews of FY Annual Work Plan, Reviews of FY Annual Work Plan, Subelement Plan 1972 Annual Work Plan Work Plan, Subelement Plan 1973

4 Archives of Michigan LOCATION GUIDE TO RECORDS (continuation sheet) Agency: State Police RG Subject Files (continued) Box 3 Annual Work Plan, Subelement Plan 1974 Annual Work Plan, Subelement Plan 1976 Base Year Highway Safety Expenditures and Section 207 Cost Estimates Study and not Brochures dated Budget Coordination (Correspondence) Budget Proposal for Highway Safety Projects with State Agencies for FY Budget Reports Comprehensive Highway Safety Plan Construction Zone Accident Studies Box 4 Correspondence, General Correspondence, General Double Bottom Tanker Study (Univ. of Michigan Highway Safety Institute) 1978 Driver Education for State Employees Driver Education Program Effectiveness Estimated and Approved Funds 1975, 1980 Evaluation of Highway Safety Projects Using the Quality Control Technique 55 mph Speed Limit mph Speed Limit Photo of President Carter 1977 Governor, Correspondence with Governor, Correspondence with Highway Safety Needs Study Box 5 Highway Safety Information Reporting

5 Archives of Michigan LOCATION GUIDE TO RECORDS (continuation sheet) Agency: State Police RG Subject Files (continued) Box 5 Highway Safety Program Standards Hospital Emergency Department Radio Communications Facilities MALI (Michigan Accident Location Index) MIDAS (Michigan Dimensional Accident Surveillance Index) 1977 Michigan State Safety Commission Michigan State Safety Commission 1974 Michigan State Safety Commission 1975 Michigan State Safety Commission Michigan State Safety Commission 1978 Box 6 Michigan State Safety Commission, By-Laws & Reports & Reports 1974 & Reports 1975 & Reports Box 7 & Reports Michigan State Safety Commission and Michigan Traffic Safety Information Council Notes Taken by Commission Secretary During Meetings Michigan Traffic Safety Information Council (2 Folders) Occupant Restraint Group (circa Occupant Restraint Use Program 1977) Projects Approved and Proposals Denied Selective Traffic Enforcement Program, Second Year Report 1977 Traffic Safety Forums (Regional)

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