Guide to the Dick Thornburgh Papers, 1932- AIS.1998.30.02

Arrangement

Repository
ULS Archives & Special Collections
Title
Dick Thornburgh Papers, Series II. Early Legal Career
Creator
Thornburgh, Dick
Collection Number
AIS.1998.30.02
Extent
6.88 Linear Feet
Date
1950s-1970s
Abstract
After graduating from the University of Pittsburgh's School of Law ('57), Thornburgh remained in Pittsburgh and began his law career as staff counsel at the Aluminum Company of America (ALCOA). In 1959, he joined Kirkpatrick, Pomeroy, Lockhart and Johnson (K&L) and has remained associated with the firm when not holding a public service position. Thornburgh was elected to the Junior Bar Association of the Pennsylvania Bar Association in 1960 and became chairman in 1963, working to modernize the Pennsylvania judicial system. Files here are organized in six sections: "Legal and Personal Calendars"; "Law Work"; "Pennsylvania Junior Bar Association"; "Allegheny Bar Association"; "Neighborhood Legal Services"; and "Legal Reports on Courts." The files consist generally of correspondence, memoranda, case materials, event information, articles, news releases and reports. Researchers should note that the time frame here in "Early Law Career" coincides with or overlaps the following two collection sections on "Civic Activity," and "Politics" which have some related correspondence and files. Digital reproductions of portions of the collection are available online.
Language
English .
Subtitle
Series II. Early Legal Career, 1950s-1970s
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

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

    • Allegheny County Bar Association
    • Pennsylvania Bar Association. Junior Bar Conference
    • Kirkpatrick & Lockhart
    • American Bar Association
    • Aluminum Company of America

    Personal Names

    • Thornburgh, Dick

    Other Subjects

    • Associations
    • Lawyers -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh
    • Personal papers
    • Politics
    • Government

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