PRINTER'S NO. 2769
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
589
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY READSHAW, KULIK, HILL-EVANS, RABB, McCARTER,
DiGIROLAMO, BURNS, COX, FREEMAN, KORTZ, MURT, LONGIETTI,
RYAN, MILLARD AND JAMES, OCTOBER 23, 2019
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, OCTOBER 23, 2019
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of November 2019 as "Archives Month" in
Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, The historical documents and records of our nation
and our Commonwealth provide a crucial link to our past; and
WHEREAS, The House of Representatives recognizes the growing
importance of maintaining its own legislative, committee and
individual member records for posterity; and
WHEREAS, For nearly 40 years, the House of Representatives
Archives has served as the official archival repository for the
records of elected members, committees and administrative
agencies of that body; and
WHEREAS, These historical records and documents, if not
professionally collected, cataloged and preserved by dedicated
archivists and staff and housed in a secure location, would be
lost to future generations of our citizens; and
WHEREAS, The House of Representatives Archives seeks to share
the valuable historical information and documents in its
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