The Robert J. Lagomarsino Collection
Congressional File Arrangement

The collection's arrangement follows the session dates of Congress. Each Congress meets for two sessions, one per year. For instance, the 93^rd Congress' first session, began Jan 3, 1973 and ended December 22, 1973; the second session began January 21, 1974 and ended December 20, 1974. The 94^th Congress began its first session on January 14, 1975 and ended its second session on October 1, 1976.

The files originally maintained by the Congressman's office were arranged per every two Congresses (or four sessions) and that organization has been mirrored in the creation of these archival materials.

The materials are separated, unless otherwise stated, into the following general topics, which are further categorized into subtopics relating to the particular record group. For instance, in the Legislative Issue Files, Record Group 1, the arrangement of the collection in this manner should assist the researcher in either (1) locating a specific subject of interest (i.e., Military - Persian Gulf War) or (2) pursuing general topics under one general theme (i.e., Military).

Researchers should review the BOX LISTING of the archival office Finding Guide, for detailed descriptions of contents of all record groups.

Congressional Terms in Collection:

1973-1976	93-94 Congress	1977-1980	95-96 Congress
1981-1984	97-98 Congress	1985-1988	99-100 Congress
1989-1992	101-102 Congress

Issues/Topics in Collection:

Agriculture (AGR)		Foreign Affairs (FOR)
Civil Rights (CIV)		Health (HEA)
Communications (COM)		Housing (HOU)
Crime (CRI)		Human Rights (HUM)
Drugs (DRU)		Immigration (IMM)
Economics (ECO)		Interior (INT)
Education (EDU)		Judiciary (JUD)
Election (ELE)		Labor (LAB)
Energy (ENE)		Military (MIL)
Environment (ENV)		Space (SPA)
Family (FAM)		Trade (TRA)
Federal Government (FED)		Transportation (TRAN)
		Women's Issues (WOM)