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Guide to the Gary K. Hart Collection, 1970-1994
Mss 41
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Description
The Gary K. Hart Collection consists of files from his legislative offices, while he served first in the California State
Assembly and then in the State Senate. The vast majority of the material is from the Santa Barbara office, with additional
material from the Ventura office merged by Hart's staff, and separate files from the Sacramento office.
Background
Gary K. Hart was born in San Diego, California on August 13, 1943, while his father, a trained electrical engineer, was stationed
in the South Pacific during WW II. His mother, Ruth Hart, was a homemaker. Hart spent his formative years living in the Los
Angeles area, where he attended public schools in Santa Monica and Whittier. In 1959 his family moved to Santa Barbara, where
he attended Santa Barbara High School. While at SBHS, Hart participated in student government-- he was elected student body
president during his senior year, and was an All-CIF football player on the championship Santa Barbara High School Dons team.
He received a football scholarship to attend Stanford University.
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Publication Rights
Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or
quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given
on behalf of the Department of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply
permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.
Availability
Restrictions
BULK OF COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for access.