Scope and Contents From the Collection: Barbara McIlvaine Smith served as a Democrat for two sessions, heavily involved with issues related to education. As a member of the Education Committee and Chair of the Subcommittee on Special Education, Mrs. McIlvaine Smith introduced and co-sponsored many pieces of legislation related to special education funding and programs. Also, she introduced several pieces of legislation related to transportation issues in her district in Chester County. A subsequent collection was received on...

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Includes two photographs and information on Thomas' ancestral history of Colonel Richard Thomas (1744-1832), as well as, information on agriculture.