Guide to the Dick Thornburgh Papers, 1932- AIS.1998.30.21

Arrangement

Repository
ULS Archives & Special Collections
Title
Dick Thornburgh Papers, Series XXI. Scrapbooks
Creator
Thornburgh, Dick
Collection Number
AIS.1998.30.21
Extent
35 items
Date
1966-1987
Abstract
The Dick Thornburgh scrapbook collection, consists of 25 linear feet of colorful material. Family members started collecting news articles and clippings in the 1960s, early in his career, when Dick Thornburgh was just launching into civic activity and political participation. His wife, Ginny, was a dedicated "scrapbook maker" and the results of her efforts are an excellent record of Thornburgh's early years up until the 1978 gubernatorial campaign, when campaign staff essentially took over the task. There are nine oversized scrapbooks from the 1978 and 1982 campaigns for Governor that include some material not found elsewhere in the collection. All of the above have been reformatted for preservation. Other family members contributed more family and notable event oriented scrapbooks. Although preservation concerns remain for some of these, they add significant color and content to the Dick Thornburgh archives. Digital reproductions of portions of the collection are available online.
Language
English .
Subtitle
Series XXI. Scrapbooks, 1966-1987
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. Office of the Assistant Attorney General
    • Pennsylvania. Constitutional Convention (1967-1968)
    • United States. Attorney (Pennsylvania : Western District)
    • United States. Congress. House -- Elections
    • Pennsylvania. Governor -- Elections
    • Pennsylvania. Governor (1979-1987: Thornburgh)

    Personal Names

    • Thornburgh, Ginny (Judson)
    • Thornburgh, Dick

    Family Names

    • Thornburgh family

    Geographic Names

    • Pennsylvania -- Politics and government -- 1951-

    Other Subjects

    • Government
    • Women
    • Politics
    • Personal papers
    • Education
    • Social action
    • Political campaigns -- Pennsylvania

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