Robert J. Lagomarsino Collection

The Robert J. Lagomarsino Collection documents Mr. Lagomarsino's service as a California State Senator (1961-1974) under governors Brown and Reagan and as a United States Representative (1974-1992) under presidents Nixon, Ford, Carter, Bush, and Reagan. He served twelve years in the California Senate, representing the counties of Ventura and Santa Barbara. During his service as a United States Congressman, Robert Lagomarsino was a member of two major House Committees: the Foreign Affairs Committee and the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Mr. Lagomarsino authored the legislation which created the Channel Islands National Park, the Dick Smith Wilderness Area, the Santa Monica Mountains Recreational Area, and thirty years ago, as a state senator, introduced Senate Bill #70, calling for the establishment of a state university for Ventura County! The digital contents of this collection contain interesting documents and photographs that highlight Mr. Lagomarsino's service to California and the United States. Additional materials including artifacts, correspondence, ephemera, furniture, and memorabilia are located in the Lagomarsino Archives. SEE THE JACK O'CONNELL COLLECTION FOR CROSS-REFERENCING REGARDING ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES. For the most effective search, use the On-Archive of California finding guide or our on-line finding guide. REGARDING COPYRIGHT: SEE https://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-fairuse.html OR https://ogc.harvard.edu/pages/copyright-and-fair-use IT IS INCUMBENT UPON THE RESEARCHER TO UNDERSTAND COPYRIGHT AND APPLY IT APPROPRIATELY. The Broome Library/Archives may not have copyright to certain items, and it is up to the researcher to clear copyright before reproducing such items, particularly, news articles, photographs, and artistic endeavors. The Broome Library/Archives cannot give copyright, when it does not have copyright. Researchers must also follow HIPPA. Please see the archivist for clarification. The images, documents, and oral histories posted here are for educational use only and are not to be duplicated, distributed, or reproduced, before receiving written approval from the CSUCI Archives and/or the owner/creator. With that approval, the Broome Library/Archives must be acknowledged as the source of the item. Please contact the archivist for approval and the correct citation with any reproduction request.