Guide to the Dick Thornburgh Papers, 1932- AIS.1998.30.14

Arrangement

Repository
ULS Archives & Special Collections
Title
Dick Thornburgh Papers, Series XIV. Campaign for United States Senate
Creator
Thornburgh, Dick
Collection Number
AIS.1998.30.14
Extent
60 Linear Feet
Date
1991
Abstract
When Dick Thornburgh resigned as Attorney General of the United States in early August 1991 only three months remained before Election Day. His opponent, Harris Wofford, had been appointed interim senator by Pennsylvania Governor Casey after the tragic death of U.S. Senator John Heinz. Thornburgh's announcement speech touched upon his ability to effectively represent Pennsylvania's interests in Washington. The Wofford campaign focused almost exclusively on the issue of health-care reform. Even with a successful gubernatorial record to remind voters of, Thornburgh's messages were subsumed in larger national issues and Wofford handily won, his election seen as a wake-up call to Washington. The extent of voter discontent was seen in President Bush's subsequent defeat in the 1992 presidential election. The Thornburgh campaign files include extensive research on all issues, media ads (both transcripts and online videos), debate preparation and transcripts. The files are in the following sections: Speeches; News Releases; Campaign in Progress; Questionnaires; Schedules and Events; Candidate Thornburgh's Files; Ginny Thornburgh Files; Issue Research; Wofford Opposition Research; News Clippings; Ephemera; and Kirkpatrick & Lockhart (K&L) Files. Digital reproductions of portions of the collection are available online.
Language
English .
Subtitle
Series XIV. Campaign for United States Senate, 1991
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

    • United States. Congress. Senate -- Elections, 1980
    • Kirkpatrick & Lockhart

    Personal Names

    • Thornburgh, Ginny (Judson)
    • Thornburgh, Dick
    • Wofford, Harris

    Geographic Names

    • Pennsylvania -- Economic conditions

    Other Subjects

    • Personal papers
    • Government
    • Politics
    • Women
    • Political campaigns -- Pennsylvania

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