Papers of Jay C. Waldman, 1968-2003.

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Papers of Jay C. Waldman, 1968-2003.

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The material in this collection reflects the expansive responsibilities Waldman amassed in his fifteen years of service as an aide to Dick Thornburgh. In addition to his native ability and advice, it is well known and documented that Waldman and Thornburgh not only worked well together, but also respected and admired one another. Waldman's collection and that of Dick Thornburgh are significantly linked together, as many topics and issues are specifically intertwined. The collection contains correspondence, memoranda, issues, research and polling, news clippings, and legal case documents. The majority of the materials in this collection date from 1968 to 2003. Waldman's contributions in each of his fifteen years of public service are reflected in these personal papers. However, as one who did not commit much to paper, the files are diverse and thin in some respects. They do reflect Waldman's expansive responsibilities in each position and the issues addressed. Waldman's ideas are particularly well represented in his memoranda during the first campaign for governor (1977-1978) and in reports and memoranda to Dick Thornburgh in the Department of Justice years. Waldman's official files from his gubernatorial years (1979-1986) are held by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission as part of the Dick Thornburgh Governor files: collection MC-404. Waldman's, as Executive Assistant and General Counsel, are within that collection: 4-2825.

30 linear ft. (24 boxes)

University of Pittsburgh

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University of Pittsburgh

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Thornburgh, Dick

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Following rather close on the heels of the unsuccessful 1966 campaign for U.S. Congress, yet another Thornburgh campaign got underway. Newly elected Pennsylvania Governor Raymond P. Shafer made constitutional reform a priority for his administration and voters were asked in the May 1967 primary to call a limited Constitutional Convention. Thornburgh's long standing interest in judicial reform and his then developing concerns about local government tempted him to run in his own Forty-third Distri...

United States. Dept. of Justice. Public Integrity Section.

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Pennsylvania. Office of the Governor. Legal Counsel.

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Waldman, Jay C.

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Waldman graduated from University of Wisconsin in 1966, where he received honors in History and Political Science, and from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1969. Following law school, he served as law clerk to Pittsburgh Judge Gwilym A. Price, Jr. and briefly was an associate at Rose, Schmidt & Dixon in Pittsburgh. Waldman became known early on for his keen intellect and insights and accordingly served in major roles throughout Thornburgh's years of public service. For fifteen y...

Pennsylvania. Office of the Governor

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United States. Attorney (Pennsylvania : Western District).

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Pennsylvania. Governor

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United States. Attorney-General

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