03. Personal Papers

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This is an additional collection from Representative Blaum, please see 2021.054 for more information.

The collection contains additional materials related to the Wilkes-Barre Arena and House memorabilia.

Scope and Contents The collection represents a small piece of Lawrence H. Curry's time in office. While he was in office from 1993 to 2012 the personal papers from this collection do not reach to that time limit with the majority of the papers found here between the years 1993 and 2009. Representative Curry's main focus was on educational reform while a Democrat in office. Many of his legislative efforts focused on making schools better for students to learn in. He was very informed on the subject as he...

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This collection includes newsclippings, photographs, certificates, cards, media, objects collected while Evans was in office.

Scope and Contents The collection contains various materials related to primarily Kury's time in the House. A fierce proponent of Clean Streams, Kury was very active in legislation supporting environmental safeguards. Research materials, including news clippings and hearing transcripts, on such topics as air pollution, the Susquehanna River Basin, and clean streams, make up a large portion of the collection. Kury was also interested in election reform. Files on his sponsored legislation regarding absentee...

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This collection contains photographs, memorabilia, and records on the Herald-Standard Newspaper lawsuit. It also contains a hat and blanket.

Scope and Contents As the Chief Official Reporter for the House of Representatives, Jane Salay collected various materials both on and off the Floor. The Salay Collection contains files related to various events Jane attended, including the celebration of the United States Bicentennial in Philadelphia in 1976. The General Assembly held a special session in May of that year in which Jane was an attendant. Newspaper articles, brochures, Press Kit, and materials regarding the visit from Valery Giscard d'Estaing,...

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Issues that were important to her were: basic and higher education, charter schools, schools of choice, student grants and loans, the tuition account program, health and welfare issues of long-term and “uncompensated” care for the elderly, and child care. A researcher interested in Representative Taylor or the topics in which she was involved should examine her Oral History Interview, which was conducted on September 27, 2006.

Scope and Contents This collection covers the time Mike Turzai was in office. Many of the materials are related to his legislative issues such as school choice, abortion, tax relief, and numerous district projects. There are numerous items from his early time in office and through his time as Speaker of the House. Items from current events such as Covid-19 are included. Many of the subject files within the collection were within binders and removed for processing. Tabs dividing files were left as...