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Papers of Franklin L. Kury, 1967-1980

 Collection
Identifier: 2024.019

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 ballots are contained in the collection. News clippings, memoribilia and audio/visual materials make up other portions of the collection. Some personal material is included in the collection.

Dates

  • 1967-1980
  • Acquisition: 2024-04-30 - 2024-07-08

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

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Extent

1.5 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

The collection is arranged by series, then chronologically or alphabetically.

Custodial History

Franklin Kury to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Archives.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Franklin Kury

Related Materials

A researcher interested in Franklin Kury or the topics in which he was involved should examine his Oral History Interview, which was conducted on May 17, 2006.

https://archives.house.state.pa.us/Resources/Transcripts/Kury.pdf

We also have a second collection available:

http://bmc-archivesspace.pabmc.net:8081/repositories/2/resources/129

Title
Papers of Franklin L. Kury
Author
LC
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Archives Repository

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