Series II: Community and Politics in Luzerne County, 1987 - 1997
Series
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
The Tom Bigler Papers,1970-2005, contain a variety of materials that span over the course of Mr. Bigler’s time here at Wilkes University as well as some materials from some of speeches and on-air editorials he gave during his professional career in broadcasting and media. The documents within the collection consist of students course work from the classes he taught and other Wilkes related materials, emails/fax and memos pertaining to information about all the committees he was apart of, information about the work in the community he was involved it, newspaper clippings, photographs, speeches, plans and blueprints for the development of libraries and the future of Wilkes. All of the information provided is either handwritten from Bigler or original copies and print of emails, memos, faxes as well as original documentation for all his community affairs.
Dates
- 1987 - 1997
Access
Access: Open for Research.
Extent
From the Collection: 12 boxes (9 whole boxes, 3 half boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Series II: Community and Politics in Luzerne County, 1987-1997
The Community and Politics in Luzerne County, 1987-1997 series (Boxes 5-11) contains all the work and information Bigler did and was a part of with the community of Wilkes Barre and Luzerne County. within this series contains information regarding the County Study Group and his service to the community. As well as his work the Family Service Association. His involvement with the Ethics institution of Northeast Pennsylvania as he spent most of his professional career in the works with ethics. His involvement in the renovating the Osterhout Public Library in Wilkes Barre is some of his more notable contributions to the community along with his hand in politics in the area during the ‘90s. wrapping up the series with a letter of congratulations from the the House of Representatives in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on his retirement and all his contributions to the community and the state of Pennsylvania.
Repository Details
Part of the Wilkes University Archives Repository
Contact:
84 W South St.
Wilkes-Barre PA 18701 US
570-408-2000
570-408-7823 (Fax)
ask.archives@wilkes.edu
84 W South St.
Wilkes-Barre PA 18701 US
570-408-2000
570-408-7823 (Fax)
ask.archives@wilkes.edu