Annal of the Pennsylvania Society in its eighty-ninth year, 1988 Spring.

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Annal of the Pennsylvania Society in its eighty-ninth year, 1988 Spring.

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The program commemorates the 12 December 1987 annual dinner at which members awarded Penn State football coach Joe Paterno the Society's Gold Medal, honoring recipients for distinguished achievement. Includes address by Joe Paterno, letter laid-in from Pennsylvania Governor Robert P. Casey, and souvenir cachet envelope bearing the Pennsylvania statehood stamp, cancelled in Harrisburg, Pa., 12 December 1987.

1 v. (16 p.) + envelope : 2 copies.

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The Pennsylvania Society of New York was organized on 25 April 1899 to "cultivate social intercourse among its members, and to promote their best interest; to collect historical material relating to the State of Pennsylvania, and to keep alive its memory in New York." From the description of Annal of the Pennsylvania Society in its eighty-ninth year, 1988 Spring. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 32829635 The Pennsylvania Society of New York was ...

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Born in Brooklyn in 1926, Joseph Vincent Paterno had his first brush with fame in the 1940s when he and his younger brother, George, played for Brown University with Joe at quarterback and George at fullback. They led the Bruins to an 8-1 season. In 1950, Paterno decided to forego law school and give coaching a try. In 1950, Joseph V. Paterno came to Penn State as an assistant coach. After turning down a head coaching job at Yale, Paterno was named associate head coach at Penn State in 1965. Whe...