PRINTER'S NO. 2608
No. 444 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY COHEN, MAJOR, D. EVANS, CLYMER, BAKER, BARRAR,
BEAR, BELFANTI, BEYER, BISHOP, BOBACK, BRENNAN, CALTAGIRONE,
DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI, FAIRCHILD, FLECK, FRANKEL, FREEMAN,
GALLOWAY, GEIST, GEORGE, GIBBONS, GINGRICH, GOODMAN, GRUCELA,
HARPER, HELM, HENNESSEY, HERSHEY, HESS, JAMES, KORTZ, KOTIK,
KULA, MANN, MANTZ, MARSHALL, McILHATTAN, MELIO, MILLARD,
MOYER, MUSTIO, PALLONE, PARKER, PAYNE, PETRONE, PHILLIPS,
QUINN, RAMALEY, READSHAW, ROHRER, ROSS, RUBLEY, SAINATO,
SANTONI, SCAVELLO, SIPTROTH, K. SMITH, SONNEY, SWANGER,
THOMAS, VULAKOVICH, WALKO, J. WHITE, WOJNAROSKI, YOUNGBLOOD
AND MURT, OCTOBER 15, 2007
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
OCTOBER 15, 2007
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating the month of October 2007 as "Archives Month" in
2 Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, The historical documents and records of our nation
4 and our Commonwealth provide a crucial link to our past; and
5 WHEREAS, Appreciating this heritage and its lessons provides
6 immeasurable guidance for our future; and
7 WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania State Archives is an invaluable
8 storehouse of well over 300 years of unique materials, including
9 the original Charter of 1681, the 1737 Walking Purchase and the
10 celebratory materials for the 100th Anniversary of the
11 dedication of the Capitol; and
12 WHEREAS, This year's theme for American Archives Month is
13 "Celebrating the American Record"; and
1 WHEREAS, The House of Representatives has established an
2 archival repository for the records of elected members,
3 committees and administrative agencies of that body, including
4 an Oral History of former Members of the House; and
5 WHEREAS, These historical records and documents, if not
6 professionally collected, categorized and catalogued by
7 dedicated archivists and staff and housed in secure locations,
8 would be lost to future generations of our citizens; therefore
9 be it
10 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize the
11 invaluable contribution these agencies and their dedicated
12 employees make to future scholarship; and be it further
13 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
14 month of October 2007 as "Archives Month" in Pennsylvania in
15 honor of these agencies and their employees; and be it further
16 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives urge all
17 Pennsylvanians to visit their local libraries or archives and
18 learn more about the contributions of historical documents and
19 records to discover the rich heritage of this Commonwealth.
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