03. Personal Papers

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This collection contains subject matter regarding educational ideologies being discussed during the years Representative Curry served. The majority are books and literature that support these ideas, many of which are in original condition. In addition, there is material supporting the advancement of women in government, wildlife preservation, animal control,� memorials to Representatives of Pennsylvania, gun control, military relations, healthcare, and people with disablities.

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The collection includes biographical materials, photographs, press releases, materials on legislation Drucker co-sponsored and authored.

A researcher interested in Mr. Drucker or the topics in which he was involved should examine his Oral History Interview, which was conducted on November 22, 2010.

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Representative Levdansky kept a news clippings file for each year he was in office. The majority of the collection contains these clippings from 2000 to 2010. The newspaper articles were copied onto acid-free paper. Examples of his district newsletters are also in the collection. Photographs of bill signings, tours, and district events are contained in this collection. DVD's of interviews and session days are also housed here.

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The collection contains materials from campaigns, legislative work, district office, speeches, and correspondence. Some of the legislative work includes road rage, home repair fraud, prostitution and motorcycle helmets. A large portion of the collection contains speeches given by Melio from 1990 to 2010.

Scope and Contents The collection is made up of constituent mailings regarding business, health care. Also, the collection contains research and notes regarding various public hearings held by the Policy Committee, in which Grucela was a member. Topics of the hearings include Educational Impact Fees, Land Use, PACE, Property Tax Reform, Nursing Shortage, and DUI.Grucela held an essay contest each year in his district entitled, "There Ought to be a Law," in which local students could submit their...

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This collection consists of campaign/election materials, legislative work files, newsletters, newspaper clippings, photographs, constituent services, press releases. Part of Tangretti’s legislative work focused on Pro-Life issues, Historic Preservation, and issues related to local police forces. He also was interested in regional tourism in the Greater Pittsburgh area.

Scope and Contents The collection is an overall representation of Knepper's time in office. Examples of campaign material, news clippings, office material, memorabilia, and photographs from the House of Representatives are present.Also, material related to Knepper's campaign for Auditor General in 1980 and his time as Secretary of the Department of Labor and Industry from 1984 to 1987 are included. He was a friend of Governor Dick Thornburgh; therefore photographs of and correspondence from the...

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The collection is made up of research files. The topics include affirmative action, gambling, outcome-based education, race norming, labeling obscene records, and the Port Authority of Allegheny County. Gamble covered these topics during multiple sessions, so each folder covers several years.

The folders contain some or all of the following: news clippings, correspondence, hearing testimonies, photographs, bill/resolution drafts, amendments, notes.

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Campaign material and memorabilia collected by Mr. Lorence during his time as a staff member for the House of Representatives.

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This collection is mainly reports distributed to members of the House Health and Human Services Committee. Many of these reports were used as research for the various topics of the committee meetings. Topics include Medicaid, assisted living, welfare, and managed care.

Also in the collection are transcripts of several public hearings held by the Health and Human Services Committee.