University Times

Former Pennsylvania Governor and U.S. Attorney General Dick Thornburgh will present his personal papers to the University at a ceremony in his honor on Feb. 27.

The presentation will be followed by a Founders Day symposium highlighting aspects of Thornburgh's career. Thorn-burgh also will give the keynote address at the honors convocation that afternoon.

Thornburgh graduated from Pitt's School of Law, where he served as editor of the Law Review. Currently, he is counsel to the Pittsburgh law firm of Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP, working in the firm's Washington, D.C., office.

The personal papers in the Dick Thornburgh Archival Collection provide a comprehensive record of Thornburgh's life and career, from his community participation in the early 1960s, through and including his significant positions at state, national and international levels. The collection will be a cornerstone of the University Library System's State and Local Government Archives Program. The more than 1,500 cubic feet of papers, photographs, videos and memorabilia will provide opportunities for scholars to research issues of leadership and public policy development.

The official presentation, which will highlight Pitt's Founders Day celebration, will take place at 10:30 a.m. Feb. 27 in the William Pitt Union Assembly Room. The Founders Day symposium highlighting Thornburgh's career will follow. Rush G. Miller, director of the University Library System, will moderate the symposium. Symposium speakers will include Nancy C. Watson, curator of the Dick Thornburgh Archival Collection; Edward K. Muller, chairperson of history; Susan B. Hansen, associate professor of political science, and Peter M. Shane, dean of the School of Law.

The presentation and symposium are open to the public. An exhibit of materials from the Thornburgh collection will be on display in the William Pitt Union throughout the day.

At 3 p.m., Thornburgh will deliver the keynote address at the 1998 University honors convocation in Soldiers and Sailors Hall.