Descriptive Summary
Lombardino, Frank,
1929-1992
Frank Lombardino
Papers
1967-1978Materials
are in English.
MS 122
3.75 linear feet
(9 Boxes)
University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections
Frank Lombardino (1929-1992), conservative Democrat and the
self-proclaimed “father of the University of Texas at San Antonio,” served in
the Texas State House of Representatives from 1967-1975 and in the Texas State
Senate from 1975-1979. House and Senate bills
supported or initiated by, or of interest to, Frank Lombardino are at the core
of this collection. The bills are in many forms (engrossed, enrolled, etc.) and
constitute the largest portion of the collection. Some folders contain only
copies of bills or other legislative materials, but other folders include
relevant non-legislative materials, such as correspondence, memoranda,
newspaper clippings, reports, magazine articles, and other printed
materials.
Biographical Note
Frank Lombardino (1929-1992), conservative Democrat and the
self-proclaimed “father of the University of Texas at San Antonio,” served in
the Texas State House of Representatives from 1967-1975 and in the Texas State
Senate from 1975-1979.
The Long Island, NY, native first came to Texas in 1945 when he was
stationed at Sheppard AFB in Wichita Falls while serving in the Army Air Force.
Later, he was transferred to Gary AFB near San Marcos. After his military
service, he worked for the San Antonio Police Department as a patrolman and
later as a detective.
Lombardino was first elected to the Texas House of Representatives in
1966, serving District 26 (north and west Bexar County). As a legislator,
Lombardino is best known for supporting legislation with firemen and policemen
as a special interest group, initiating the legislation that led to the
creation of the San Antonio State School (a facility for the mentally retarded)
and establishing the University of Texas at San Antonio. When Governor Preston
Smith signed the bill that made UTSA an official institution, he did so using
Lombardino’s back as a platform (June 5, 1969).
Lombardino lost the race for Senator in 1978 and returned to the
private sector. He became a successful San Antonio businessman, owning and
managing the San Antonio Creditors’ Association, Austin Creditors’ Association
and Checkstop. He passed away on September 23, 2004, after suffering an
apparent heart attack.
Scope and Contents
House and Senate bills supported or initiated by, or of interest to,
Frank Lombardino are at the core of this collection. The bills are in many
forms (engrossed, enrolled, etc.) and constitute the largest portion of this
collection. Some folders contain only copies of bills or other legislative
materials, but some folders include relevant non-legislative materials, such as
correspondence, memoranda, newspaper clippings, reports, magazine articles, and
other printed materials. Most abundant are materials pertaining to various
police- and/or firefighter- related legislation, education, and “women’s
rights” (anti-feminist legislation).
While the 60th through the 65th Legislative Sessions are represented
among the papers, the majority of the materials are from the 64th and 65th
Legislative Sessions. The latter includes a sub-series on a Sick Leave Bill for
police and firemen, and materials from the 65th Special Called Legislative
Session.
Arrangement
The papers are arranged as follows:
- 60th-62nd Legislative Sessions
- 63rd Legislative Session
- 64th Legislative Session
- 65th Legislative Session
- Photographs
Access Restrictions
This collection is housed at UTSA's Main Campus and must be accessed via the John Peace Library Special Collections reading room. To request access, please use the Collections Request Form.
Usage Restrictions
Permission to publish material from the Frank Lombardino Papers must
be obtained from University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Frank Lombardino Papers, 1967-1978, MS 122,
University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections.
Acquisition Information
Materials transferred to University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections, July 2002 (Acc. 2002-37).
Processing Information
Processed by Traci JoLeigh Drummond, March 2004.
Related MaterialA related collection, the Frank Lombardino Commercials, is located at
the Political Commercial Archive, Department of Communication, University of
Oklahoma.
The collection includes commercials for Lombardino’s 1972 campaign for election
into the Texas State House of Representatives.
The collection of Political action committee campaign contribution and
expense statements, 1973-1983, 1985-1989, at the Texas State Library and
Archives, Austin, Texas, includes information about Lombardino.
Note to Researchers
Materials related to the establishment of the University of Texas at
San Antonio can be found in the first three folders of Box 1. Folder one
contains a copy of the House Journal for the 61st Legislative Session that
mentioned the HB No. 42, folder two contains a copy of HB No. 42, from the 61st
Legislative Session, and folder three contains a copy of a letter to Governor
Preston Smith regarding the transfer of land to UTSA (dated 1970).
Common Abbreviations:
CSSB - Committee Substitute Senate Bill; CCSJR - Committee Substitute
Senate Joint Resolution; HB - House Bill; HCR - House Concurrent Resolution;
HJR - House Joint Resolution; HSR - House Simple Resolution; SB - Senate Bill;
SCR - Senate Concurrent Bill; SJR - Senate Joint Resolution; SR - Senate
Resolution
Index Terms
Persons:
Lombardino, Frank,
1929-1992
Organzations
Texas. Legislature. House
of Representatives.
Texas. Legislature.
Senate.
University of Texas at San
Antonio.
Genres/formats
Bills (legislative
records)
Clippings
Correspondence
Local Subjects
Politics/Politicians
UTSA History
Detailed Description of the Papers
60th-62nd Legislative Sessions
1
1
60th Legislative Session: Correspondence, photocopies of
legislation, and newsclippings,
1972-1974, undated
1
2
61st Legislative Session: Bills passed-signed into law,
1967-1973, undated
1
3
[61st and 62n.d Legislative Sessions ?]: Correspondence,
bills and resolutions related to various legislation,
1970-1973, undated
1
4
62n.d Legislative Session: Bills passed-signed into law,
1971, undated
63rd Legislative Session
1
5
HB No. 200,
1973
1
6
HB No. 227,
1973
1
7
HB No. 228,
1-30-1973
1
8
HB No. 229,
1-30-1973
1
9
HB No. 230,
1-30-1973
1
10
HB No. 231,
1-30-1973
1
11
HB No. 330,
1973
1
12
HB No. 363,
1973
1
13
HB No. 364,
1973
1
14
HB No. 491,
March 1973
1
15
HB No. 530, liquor regulations,
2-20-1973
1
16
HB No. 628,
2-19-1973
1
17
HB No. 628, 2undated Print,
3-1-1973
1
18
HB No. 655,
2-27-1973
1
19
HB No. 659, bank board,
1973
1
20
HB No. 660,
2-27-1973
1
21
HB No. 661,
2-27-1973
1
22
HB No. 662,
2-27-1973
1
23
HB No. 663,
2-27-1973
1
24
HB No. 664,
2-28-1973
1
25
HB No. 730,
3-1-1973
1
26
HB No. 731,
3-1-1973
1
27
HB No. 732,
3-1-1973
1
28
HB No. 733,
3-1-1973
1
29
HB No. 751,
3-1-1973
1
30
HB No. 958,
3-12-1973
1
31
HB No. 959,
3-12-1973
1
32
HB No. 980,
3-12-1973
1
33
HB No. 1236,
3-19-1973
1
34
HB No. 1237,
3-19-1973
1
35
HB No. 1243,
3-19-1973
1
36
HB No. 1446,
3-21-1973
1
37
HB No. 1447,
3-21-1973
1
38
HB No. 1448,
1973
1
39
HB No. 1450,
1973
1
40
HB No. 1547,
1973
1
41
HB No. 1587,
3-28-1973
1
42
HSR No. 48,
1973
2
1
HSR No. 93,
1973
2
2
HJR No. 32,
1973
2
3
HJR No. 33,
1973
2
4
CCP No. 260,
1974, undated
64th Legislative Session
2
5
HCR No. 58,
1975, undated
2
6
HB No. 142,
1975
2
7
HB No. 166,
1975, undated
2
8
HB No. 793,
1975, undated
2
9
HB No. 887,
1975, undated
2
10
HB No. 1004,
1975, undated
2
11
HB No. 1321,
1975, undated
2
12
HB No. 1364,
1975, undated
2
13
HB No. 1597,
1975, undated
2
14
HB No. 2169,
1975, undated
2
15
HB No. ____,
undated
2
16
HB No. 9 – HB No. 688, (1 of 3)
1975
2
17
HB No. 717 – HB No. 1367, (2 of 3)
1975
2
18
HB No. 1379 – HB No. 2220,
1975 (3 of 3)
3
1
SB No. 9,
1974-1975, undated
3
2
SB No. 10,
1974-1975, undated
3
3
SB No. 25,
1975, undated
3
4
SB No. 37,
1975, undated
3
5
SB No. 51,
1975, undated
3
6
SB No. 225,
1975, undated
3
7
SB No. 246,
1975, undated
3
8
SB No. [276],
1975, undated
3
9
SB No. 289,
1975, undated
3
10
SB No. 400,
1975, undated
3
11
SB No. 401,
1975, undated
3
12
SB No. 413,
1974-1975, undated
3
13
SB No. 447,
1973-1975, undated
3
14
SB No. 558,
1975, undated
3
15
SB No. 749,
1975, undated
3
16
SB No. 750,
1975, undated
3
17
SB No. 751,
1975, undated
3
18
SB No. 798,
1975, undated
3
19
SB No. 830,
1973-1975, undated
3
20
SB No. 831,
1974-1975, undated
3
21
SB No. 832,
1975
3
22
SB No. 833,
1975
3
23
SB No. 838,
1975, undated
3
24
SB No. 945,
1975, undated
3
25
SB No. 946,
1975, undated
3
26
SB No. 947,
1975, undated
3
27
SB No. 1002,
1975, undated
3
28
SB No. 1035,
1975, undated
3
29
SB No. 1058,
1975, undated
3
30
SB No. 1097,
1975, undated
3
31
SB No. 1101,
1975, undated
4
1
SB No. 1103, 1975-1976, (1 of 2)
undated
4
2
SB No. 1103, (2 of 2)
1975-1976, undated
4
3
SB No. 12 – SB No. 395, (1 of 3)
1975
4
4
SB No. 407 – SB No. 835, (2 of 3)
1975
4
5
SB No. 837 – SB No. 1124,(3 of 3)
1975
4
6
SR No. 36,
1975, undated
4
7
SR No. 100,
1975, undated
4
8
SR No. 121,
1975, undated
4
9
SR No. 163,
undated
4
10
SR No. 354,
1975, undated
4
11
SR No. 484,
undated
4
12
SR No. 485,
undated
4
13
SR No. 494,
undated
4
14
SR No. 530,
undated
5
1
SR No. 552,
undated
5
2
SR No. 589,
undated
5
3
SR No. 608 [605?],
undated
5
4
SR No. 683,
1975, undated
5
5
SR No. _____,
undated
5
6
SR No. _____,
undated
5
7
SCR No. 8,
1975, undated
5
8
SCR No. 26,
1973-1974, undated
5
9
SCR No. 39,
1975, undated
5
10
SCR No. 75,
1975, undated
5
11
SJR No. 26,
1975, undated
5
12
SJR No. 37,
1974-1975, undated
5
13
SJR No. 62,
1975, undated
5
14
CCP NO. 260,
1974, undated
5
15
CSSB No. 558,
1970-1975, undated
5
16
CSSJR No. 11,
undated
5
17
?B No. ____,
undated
5
18
Enrolled Bills,
1975, undated
5
19
Engrossed Bills,
1975, undated
5
20
Senate Index - Regular Session,
1975
5
21
House Amendments to Senate Bills for Senate Floor Use,
1975, undated
5
22
House Joint Resolution,
1975
5
23
House Committee Resolutions,
1975
5
24
Senate Resolutions,
1975
5
25
Senate Joint Resolutions,
1975
5
26
Senate Committee Resolutions,
1975
5
27
Analysis – House Bills,
1975, undated
5
28
Analysis – House Committee Resolutions,
undated
5
29
Analysis – Senate Resolutions,
undated
6
1
Analysis – Senate Bills, (1 of 2)
1975, undated
6
2
Analysis – Senate Bills, (2 of 2)
1975, undated
6
3
Analysis – Senate Joint Resolutions,
undated
6
4
Analysis – Senate Committee resolution,
undated
65th Legislative Session
6
5
HB No. 815, 1977,
undated
6
6
HB No. 880,
1977, undated
6
7
HB No. 1309,
1977, undated
6
8
HB No. 1416,
1977, undated
6
9
HB No. 1702,
1977, undated
6
10
HB No. 1773,
1977, undated
6
11
HB No. 1976,
1977, undated
6
12
HB No. 2197,
1977, undated
6
13
HCR No. 106,
1977
6
14
SB No. 1,
1978
6
15
SB No. 1 – analysis,
undated
6
16
SB No. 2,
1978
6
17
SB No. 2 – analysis,
undated
6
18
SB No. 10,
1975-1977, undated
6
19
SB No. 20,
1978
6
20
SB No. 70,
1977, undated
6
21
SB No. 71,
1977, undated
6
22
SB No. 72,
1972-1977, undated
6
23
SB No. 73,
1977, undated
7
1
SB No. 74,
1977, undated
7
2
SB No. 138,
undated
7
3
SB No. 167,
1977, undated
7
4
SB No. 330 (Omnibus Courts Bill – District Courts Bill),
1976, undated
7
5
SB No. 330 (Omnibus Courts Bill – Juvenile Courts Bill),
1977, undated
7
6
SB No. 330, 1977, (1 of 2)
undated
7
7
SB No. 330, (2 of 2)
1977, undated
7
8
SB No. 634,
undated
7
9
SB No. 1230,
1977, undated
7
10
SB No. 1272,
1977, undated
7
11
SB No. ____,
1975-1977, undated
7
12
SR No. 45,
1976-1977, undated
7
13
SR No. 145,
1977, undated
7
14
SR No. 611,
undated
7
15
SR No. 704,
undated
7
16
SR No. 736,
1977, undated
7
17
SR No. 742,
undated
7
18
SR No. 769,
undated
7
19
SR No. 787,
1977, undated
7
20
SR No. ____,
1976, undated
7
21
SCR No. 2,
1978
7
22
SCR No. 7,
1978
7
23
SJR No. 2,
1976-1977, undated
8
1
SJR No. 56,
1975-1977, undated
8
2
SJR No. 56 [65?],
2 undated
8
3
Sick Leave Legislation File, SB No. 459,
1974-1977, undated
8
4
Sick Leave Legislation File, SB No. 460,
undated
8
5
Sick Leave Legislation File, SB No. 461,
undated
8
6
Sick Leave Legislation File, SB No. 462,
undated
8
7
7 Sick Leave Legislation File, CSSB No. 459, .
1977, n.d
8
8
Sick Leave Legislation File, newsclippings,
correspondence and CSSB No. 459,
1976-1977, undated
8
9
Sick Leave Legislation File, newsclippings,
correspondence and printed materials,
1976-1977, undated
8
10
Sick Leave Legislation File, correspondence and
newsclippings,
1974-1977, undated
8
11
CSSB No. 9,
1978
8
12
Senate Bill Comments for SB Nos. 2, 4, 5, 6, 138,
1976-1977, undated
8
13
Engrossed Bills and Resolutions: SB No. 70, SJR No. 2,
SB No. 459, SB No. 330,
1977, undated
8
14
Enrolled Bills, SB No. 330, SB No. 459,
undated
8
15
Tagged Bills, 1977,
undated
8
16
Last Action Report (as of Sine Die Adjournment) Prepared
by the Texas Legislature,
June 6, 1977
8
17
Pending Legislation,
1973-1975, undated
8
18
Proposed Legislation – Housing for the Elderly,
1977, undated
8
19
Legislation Sent to the Governor, by Subject,
June 23, 1977
8
20
House Bills – Comments,
1976-1977, undated
9
1
Master List of Bills by Bill Number,
March 18, 1977
9
2
Master List of Bills by Subject,
June 3, 1977
9
3
Master List of Bills by Author,
3 June 6, 1977
9
4
Senate Journal History of Bills. Joint Resolutions, and
Concurrent Resolutions,
May 31, 1977
9
5
65th Special Called Session,
1977
9
6
SB No. 5,
undated
9
7
SB No. 7,
1977
9
8
SB No. 11,
1977
9
9
SCR No. 10,
1977, undated
9
10
Education, (1 of 2)
1975-1977, undated
9
11
Education, 1975-1977, (2 of 2)
undated
9
12
Flood Control,
1977
9
13
Nursing Homes,
1977, undated
Photographs
9
14
Frank Lombardino with Governor Dolph Briscoe and
unidentified man,
undated