Pennsylvania House of Representatives Archives

Scope and Contents While celebrating Women's History Month, the House held "Celebration of Women 2001" on March 13, 2001. During the day, the House saluted the twenty-eight women who were serving as Members of the PA House. A press conference was held in the Capitol Rotunda featuring remarks by Speaker Matthew Ryan, First Lady Michele Ridge, Representative Elinor Z. Taylor, Representative Katie True, Sister Marie Roseanne Bonfini, president of Immaculata College, Pat Halpin-Murphy, president of the...

Scope and Contents Items in this collection were purchased, transferred, or donated to the House Archives outside of the normal means of business. This is an ongoing collection.

Scope and Contents Ongoing collection of memorials to former Members, Governors, Presidents, and other dignitaries.� Media include videotapes, photographs, programs, memory cards, and remarks.

Scope and Contents Matthew J. Ryan, Speaker of the House (1993-2003), was born April 27, 1932 and died March 29, 2003. The collection contains photographs, artifacts, videotapes and programs from the Funeral and Tributes held in April 2003. Also contained is a resolution from the Delaware County Bar Association, October 2003.

Scope and Contents On May 13, 1985, an ongoing conflict between the MOVE organization and the Philadelphia city government and police climaxed in an incident that claimed the lives of eleven MOVE members, destroyed sixty one homes and left 250 people homeless.� The photographs in the file chronicle the extent of the destruction resulting from the tactics employed against the MOVE organization by the city of Philadelphia.MOVE is a loose-knit, mostly black group whose members all adopted the surname...

Scope and Contents Ongoing collection of items related to various Governor administrations.� Included in this collection are farewell addresses, videos, inauguration materials, photographs, remarks, etc.

Scope and Contents Items related to the events remembering September 11, 2001.� These include a remembrance ceremony on the House Floor, a tree-planting ceremony and plaque dedication ceremony for United Flight 93 in Schenksville, Somerset County.

Items include programs, photographs, remarks, press, videos and news clippings.

Scope and Contents The Speaker's Millennium Lecture program was established in 2000 by then Speaker of the House, Matthew J. Ryan. The House partners with the Pennsylvania Humanities Council to host the event. It is a "gift to Pennsylvanian's who enjoy history, music and the humanities." Speakers include James McPherson (2000), who reflected on Abraham Lincoln's message for the new millennium, Studs Terkel (2001), who explored national life from the Great Depression to the present and discussed the need to...

Scope and Contents Ongoing collection of materials related to Veterans Day ceremonies in the House of Representatives.� Items include press releases, videotapes, copies of remarks/speeches, photographs, etc.