Guide to the Dick Thornburgh Papers, 1932- AIS.1998.30.03

Arrangement

Repository
ULS Archives & Special Collections
Title
Dick Thornburgh Papers, Series III. Pittsburgh Civic Activity
Creator
Thornburgh, Dick
Collection Number
AIS.1998.30.03
Extent
5 Linear Feet
Date
1960s-1970s
Abstract
While advancing his career in law, Thornburgh also became a recognized civic leader by involving himself in various Pittsburgh and Allegheny County organizations and community groups. In 1969, Thornburgh was appointed Chairman of the Allegheny County Regional Planning Council for the Pennsylvania Crime Commission, which later was named the Governor's Justice Commission. Researchers should note the unavoidable overlaps in time and occasional content with files in "Early Legal Career," "Politics," "Campaign for Congress," " Constitutional Convention," and "U.S. Attorney." Files here are in four sections: "Organizations, Events and Committees"; "Governor's Justice Commission"; "Japanese Friendship Tour"; "Research and Reports." The files generally consist of speeches, news releases, reports, correspondence, notes and memorabilia. Digital reproductions of portions of the collection are available online.
Language
English .
Subtitle
Series III. Pittsburgh Civic Activity, 1960s-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 Collection, 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 Regional Planning Council
    • Health and Welfare Association of Allegheny County
    • Kirkpatrick & Lockhart
    • Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Citizens

    Personal Names

    • Thornburgh, Ginny (Judson)
    • Thornburgh, Dick

    Geographic Names

    • Pittsburgh (Pa.) -- Politics and government

    Other Subjects

    • Associations
    • Personal papers
    • Government
    • Politics
    • Urban renewal -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh

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