Guide to the Dick Thornburgh Papers, 1932- AIS.1998.30.01

Arrangement

Repository
ULS Archives & Special Collections
Title
Dick Thornburgh Papers, Series I. Youth and Education
Creator
Thornburgh, Dick
Collection Number
AIS.1998.30.01
Extent
8.75 Linear Feet
Date
1932-1957
Abstract
The first series of the Thornburgh Papers includes materials from his earliest days, growing up in a suburb of Pittsburgh, and continuing through his years of education, graduating in 1957 from the University of Pittsburgh's School of Law. The files are arranged in four sections that reflect Thornburgh's academic progression: "Youth," "Mercersburg Academy," "Yale University," and "University of Pittsburgh School of Law." Included are personal items such as a childhood diary, photographs, school newspaper "Sportorials," college term papers and examinations, and all class notes and annotated texts from law school. Digital reproductions of portions of the collection are available online.
Language
English .
Subtitle
Series I. Youth and Education, 1932-1957
Author
Nancy Watson.
Sponsor
This finding aid is available on line as result of a Commonwealth of Pennsylvania grant to the University of Pittsburgh and with collaboration of the Archives Service Center and the Digital Research Library.
Publisher
ULS Archives & Special Collections
Address
University of Pittsburgh Library System
Archives & Special Collections
Website: library.pitt.edu/archives-special-collections
Contact Us: www.library.pitt.edu/ask-archivist
URL: http://library.pitt.edu/archives-special-collections

Access restrictions

No restrictions.

Acquisition Information

Gift of Dick Thornburgh, February 27, 1998.

Previous Citation

Dick Thornburgh Papers, 1932- , AIS.1998.30, Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh

Preferred Citation

Dick Thornburgh Papers, 1932- , AIS.1998.30, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System

Processing Information note

This collection was processed by Nancy Watson, Curator of the Thornburgh Papers, Holly Mengel, Project Archivist, and a team of graduate students. Processing was made possible by a grant from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 2002.

Revision and rearrangement for the encoded version of the finding aid provided by Holly Mengel in 2004. Information about the collection title and the controlled access terms was extracted from the MARC record in the University of Pittsburgh catalog Voyager ID number: 3608599

Copyright

Permission for publication is given on behalf of the University of Pittsburgh as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Subjects

    Corporate Names

    • University of Pittsburgh. School of Law
    • Yale University
    • Mercersburg Academy
    • Rossyln Farms Elementary School (Rossyln Farms, Pa.)

    Personal Names

    • Thornburgh, Dick -- Knowledge and learning
    • Thornburgh, Dick -- Childhood and youth
    • Thornburgh, Dick

    Geographic Names

    • Rosslyn Farms (Pa.)

    Other Subjects

    • Government
    • Politics
    • University of Pittsburgh
    • Education
    • Personal papers

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