Judiciary Committee, 1987-1988

Collection

Identifier: ST1987_12

Scope and Contents

The records of the Judiciary Committee from the 1987-1988 Session, the Democrats in majority. The Chairs were H. William DeWeese (Majority) and Nicholas Moehlmann (Minority). The Chairs of the Subcommittee on Courts were Gerald Kosinski (Majority) and Terrence McVerry (Minority). The Chairs of the Subcommittee on Crime and Corrections were Kevin Blaum (Majority) and Jeffrey Piccola (Minority). The Secretary was David Mayernik (Majority).

Dates

Creation: 1987 - 1988

Creator

House. Judiciary Committee (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research aside from impeachment files.

The House Archives restricts all impeachment files due to their personal and confidential nature as well as the potentially untrue accusations made towards the elected officials. A researcher must obtain permission from the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives in order to view these records.

Conditions Governing Use

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Full Extent

13.5 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

The collection from 1987-1988 is arranged into 10 boxes, containing 12 series: 1. Committee Record, 2. Meetings, Tours and Public Hearings, 3. House Bills, 4. House Resolutions, 5. Senate Bills, 6. House Blue Backs, 7. Senate Green Backs, 8. Regulations, 9. Correspondence, 10. Subject Files, 11. Subcommittee on Crime and Corrections, and 12. Impeachment Files.

There are an additional 3.5 boxes that contain research files from the Majority Party.These files were kept separate and maintained as majority party research files under then Majority Chair H. William DeWeese. These files may overlap with files within the Judiciary Committee files from 1987-1988, but to maintain integrity within the collection they are being added as a separate series at the conclusion of the Committee files.

These files were in a flood many years ago, so papers are not in perfect condition and may have leftover rust stains or discoloring. Humidification and other preservation techniques were utilized to maintain integrity.

Custodial History

Judiciary Committee to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Archives.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Judiciary Committee

Related Materials

Transcripts and testimony from select public hearings. http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/TR/Public/tr_finder_public.cfm

To view the language of the bills and all Printer Numbers or Fiscal Notes, visit our Bills and Amendments database at https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/bills/.

To view available Committee Meeting and Public Hearing documents, videos, and meeting details visit our Committee Archives at https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/Legis/TR/Public/tr_finder_public.cfm.

General

The 1987-1988 Judiciary Committee Records contain several anomalies which require notes. The House Bluebacks and Senate Greenbacks may contain information beyond the actual Blueback/Greenback. For example, House Bill 455, in this collection, has three folders of correspondence and petitions which either support or oppose the bill.

The Subject Files in this collection are not only from 1987-1988. These files were given to the House Archives at the end of the 1987-1988 Session, but may contain documents from the 70’s and 80’s. These files contain a wealth of information and consist of correspondence, research and reports, actions other states have taken, handwritten notes, etc. The titles of the folders are the titles that the Judiciary Committee used, therefore, in this collection, you will not find “Death Penalty,” but you will find “Execution,” etc. Thus, if you cannot locate a file, try a different word to search.