Guide to the Dick Thornburgh Papers, 1932- AIS.1998.30.12
1987-1988
Metadata Details
- Title
- Dick Thornburgh papers. 1987-1988. Series XII, 1987-1988. Director, Institute of Politics, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 1987-1988, Papers of Dick Thornburgh. 1987-1988. Series XII, 1987-1988. Director, Institute of Politics, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 1987-1988, Thornburgh papers. 1987-1988. Series XII, 1987-1988. Director, Institute of Politics, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 1987-1988
- Creator
- Subject
- Thornburgh, Dick, Thornburgh, Ginny (Judson), Kirkpatrick & Lockhart., John F. Kennedy School of Government. Institute of Politics., Harvard University., Economic development projects--Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania--Economic conditions
- Description
- The files are arranged in twelve sections: I. Speeches; II. Pre-Directorship Institute of Politics research; III. News Releases; IV. Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Institute of Politics; V.Director's Files; VI. Events; VII. Schedules; VIII. Correspondence; IX. Clippings and Articles; X. Boards and Memberships; XI. Kirkpatrick and Lockhart; XII. Ginny Thornburgh at Harvard University., Dick Thornburgh papers, 1932-[ongoing] , AIS 1998:30, Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh., Gift of Dick Thornburgh, February 27, 1998., Dick Thornburgh became Director of Harvard University's Institute of Politics (IOP) in June 1987 and held this position until he was unexpectedly named Attorney General of the United States by President Reagan in July 1988. Thornburgh was the first IOP director who had been an elected public official and enjoyed the opportunity to encourage students to consider careers in politics and government. During his time with IOP, Thornburgh served as an advisor to students, selected and arranged for Institute Fellows, initiated fundraising for programs, wrote articles, in addition to planning IOP workshops, programs and conferences. Also here are other materials relating to Thornburgh's board of trustees positions and concurrently his association with his law firm, Kirkpatrick and Lockhart. Within this series are Ginny Thornburgh's files as Harvard University's Coordinator of Programs for Persons with Disabilities., Finding aid Available in repository and on Internet; http://digital.library.pitt.edu/cgi-bin/f/findaid/findaid-idx?type=simple;c=ascead;view=text;subview=outline;didno=US-PPiU-ais199830-12
- Publisher
- Contributor
- Thornburgh, Dick., University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
- Date
- 1987-1988
- Type
- Collection
- Format
- Identifier
- pitt:US-PPiU-ais199830-12
- Source
- Language
- eng
- Relation
- Dick Thornburgh papers, 1932-[ongoing]--(OCoLC)43479606, http://digital.library.pitt.edu/cgi-bin/f/findaid/findaid-idx?type=simple;c=ascead;view=text;subview=outline;didno=US-PPiU-ais199830-12, http://www.library.pitt.edu/thornburgh/collection/series12.html, http://images.library.pitt.edu/cgi-bin/i/image/image-idx?c=thornic, pdcp_noharvest
- Coverage
- Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania
- Rights