PRINTER'S NO. 1567
No. 124 Session of 1999
INTRODUCED BY WAGNER, MURPHY, LAVALLE, KUKOVICH, WHITE,
SCHWARTZ, COSTA, CORMAN, STOUT, JUBELIRER, FUMO, HART,
KASUNIC AND BELL, DECEMBER 7, 1999
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, DECEMBER 7, 1999
A RESOLUTION
1 Supporting efforts to retain the Frick Family Archives in
2 Pittsburgh.
3 WHEREAS, Henry Clay Frick, from his coal and coke company to
4 his role in making Pittsburgh this country's steel capital, was
5 one of the most prominent figures in Pennsylvania's industrial
6 heritage; and
7 WHEREAS, The archives of Henry Clay Frick and the Frick
8 family represent a historically significant record of the
9 business and social aspects of the Industrial Revolution in
10 western Pennsylvania that must be maintained; and
11 WHEREAS, The significance of this historical record was
12 recognized by Helen Clay Frick, the daughter of Henry Clay
13 Frick, who established the Helen Clay Frick Foundation in order
14 to allow for the preservation of her family's physical and
15 intellectual property; and
16 WHEREAS, There exist in the Pittsburgh region qualified
17 institutions that can maintain these archives in a manner
1 consistent with the intent expressed by Helen Clay Frick in her
2 will and the best interests of the public; and
3 WHEREAS, Keeping these archives in Pittsburgh, along with
4 those of other prominent families and businesses such as Heinz,
5 Westinghouse, Carnegie and Mellon, bolsters Pittsburgh's
6 relevance to researchers and historians; and
7 WHEREAS, The Senate has a responsibility to support
8 preservation of the history of this Commonwealth through the
9 protection of historical property; therefore be it
10 RESOLVED, That the Senate fully support efforts to keep the
11 Frick Family Archives in Pittsburgh in accordance with the
12 wishes expressed by the late Helen Clay Frick.
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