Papers of David Leo Lawrence, 1959-1966.

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Papers of David Leo Lawrence, 1959-1966.

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The papers of David L. Lawrence are divided into fourteen different series. Series I consists of biographical materials such as his baptismal certificate and photocopies of his birth certificate and his voter registration. Series II contains 35 items of personal correspondence from the year 1959, among them a handwritten note from U.S. Senator Hugh Scott reporting the favorable results of an opinion poll on the Governor. Series III is on Lawrence's trip to Japan in 1962 and contains a letter from Secretary of State Dean Rusk along with seven pictures of Lawrence. Series IV holds membership lists of the Democratic State Committee, 1960-62, while Series V concerns state employees in Westmoreland County. Series VI regards possible candidates for the Democratic nomination for Senate in 1964. Series VII contains correspondence regarding filling the vacancy on the Democratic ticket for State Senate in 1966. Series VIII is on the appointment of Richard Conaboy as Judge in 1962. Series IX contains materials from the Allegheny Conference on Community Development, 1963-66. Series X deals with Action-Housing, Inc., while Series XI concerns mass transit and the Westinghouse Air Brake Company's Mass Transit Center. Series XII is on the Stadium Authority of the City of Pittsburgh. Series XIII is on Point Park Junior College while Series XIV concerns the University of Pittsburgh.

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