The Speakership, September 2001
Scope and Contents
VHS Tape
Created by the communications department as a public video to be used by Republican representatives. They could add their own introduction and conclusions, or personalize in anyway they wished.
This video is hosted by Benjamin Franklin and discusses the history of the elected office of Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and it's evolution, the mace and the gavel. There are interviews with Rep. Matthew Ryan, Rep. K. Leroy Irvis, Rep. H. William DeWeese, and Rep. Robert O'Donnell.
Executive producer: Jeanne H. Schmedlen
Producer/Writer: John T. Dickinson
Director of Videography: John M. Dille
Videographers: Ralph A. Guida and Herbert K. Logan
Benjamin Franklin/Narrator: Ralph F. Archbold
Copyright, 1996, House Republican Video
Dates
- September 2001
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 1 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Accruals
Accession number: 2012.016
Creator
- From the Collection: House. Republican Communications Department (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Archives Repository