Manuscript Group 306
ERNEST P. KLINE PAPERS
1965-1978
100.5 cubic feet
Ernest P. Kline (b. 1929) was a State Senator from the 47th District (1965-1971),
Democratic Floor Leader from 1967-1969, Ex-officio delegate to the State Constitutional
Convention of 1968, and Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania (1971-1979) under
Milton T. Shapp. Born in Allentown, Lehigh County, Kline grew up in Westmoreland
County where he attended elementary school in Webster and graduated from Rostraver
Township High School. A former news broadcaster for radio station WBVP in Beaver
Falls, Kline was elected in 1955 to the Beaver Falls City Council and later served
as a member of the Beaver Falls Municipal Authority and as a Workmen's Compensation
referee during the last two years of Governor Lawrence's administration. In 1964,
Kline was elected to the State Senate and thirty-three months later became Democratic
Floor Leader. He held this position of leadership in the Senate until his election
as Lieutenant Governor.
This collection consists chiefly of correspondence and general files covering Kline's tenures as Senator, Lieutenant Governor and State Constitutional Convention delegate. Material in the collection documents the Lieutenant Governor's activities as chairman of the Bicentennial Commission of Pennsylvania (1971-1978), the Board of Pardons (1971-1978); and the Governor's Energy Council (1973-1978). Also included are the files of Lieutenant Governor Kline's administrative assistants Roy Hansard (1975-1977) and Sue Cameron (1972-1977).
SENATE PAPERS (1965-1971)
- Departmental File, 1965-1970. (2 cartons) {#306m.1}
- Senate Correspondence, 1967-1970. (2 cartons) {#306m.2}
- Combined File, 1967-1970. (2 cartons) {#306m.3}
- Miscellaneous Books and Publications, 1968-1970. (1 carton) {#306m.4}
- Constitutional Convention, 1967, 1968. (2 cartons) {#306m.5}
- County Profiles, undated. (67 folders) {#306m.6}
- Running File, 1971. (4 folders) {#306m.7}
- Invitations File, 1967-1971. (1 carton) {#306m.8}
- 47th Senatorial District File, 1968-1970. (1 carton) {#306m.9}
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR'S PAPERS (1971-1978)
- Invitations File, 1971-1978. (9 cartons, 69 folders) {#306m.10}
- Correspondence File, 1971. (1 carton) {#306m.11}
- Departmental File, 1971-1978. (23 cartons, 48 folders) {#306m.12}
- Subject File, 1971-1978. (17 cartons, 82 folders) {#306m.13}
- Alphabetical File, 1972-1978. (1 carton, 126 folders) {#306m.15}
- Running File, 1972-1974. (1 carton, 14 folders) {#306m.16}
- Bicentennial File, 1971-1977. (9 cartons, 3 folders) {#306m.17}
- Board of Pardons, 1971-1978. (1 carton, 3 folders) {#306m.18}
- Energy File, 1974-1977. (1 carton) {#306m.19}
- Sue Cameron, Special Assistant to the Lieutenant Governor, 1971-1977. (1
carton) {#306m.20}
- Roy Hansard, Staff Assistant to the Governor, 1972-1978. (3 cartons) {#306m.21}
- Schedules and Appointment Books, 1972-1978. (4 folders) {#306m.22}
- Scholarships, 1965-1976. (1 carton) {#306m.23}
- Flood File, 1972, 1975. (2 cartons) {#306m.24}
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