Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Biography
Scope and Content
Arrangement
Indexing Terms
Other Finding Aids
Descriptive Summary
Title: Frank P. Belotti Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1957-1972
Collection number: See series descriptions
Creator:
Belotti, Frank P.
Extent:
10 cubic feet
Repository:
California State Archives
Abstract: Frank P. Belotti, Republican, was a State Assembly Member, 1951-1972. Bills introduced by Belotti cover a wide array of subjects
including agriculture, education, environmental conservation, and land use.
Physical location: California State Archives
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Access
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
For permission to reproduce or publish, please contact the California State Archives. Permission for reproduction or publication
is given on behalf of the California State Archives as the owner of the physical items. The researcher assumes all responsibility
for possible infringement which may arise from reproduction or publication of materials from the California State Archives
collections.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Frank P. Belotti Papers, LP[number]:[folder number], California State Archives, Office of the Secretary
of State, Sacramento, California.
Acquisition Information
The California State Archives acquired the Frank P. Belotti Papers following his final Assembly term.
Alternative Forms of Material Available
Some of the bill files are available on microfilm at the California State Archives.
Biography
Frank P. Belotti, Republican, was a State Assembly Member, 1951-1972. His 1st Assembly District included Del Norte, Humboldt,
and Mendocino Counties. Following redistricting in 1962, his District included Lake County. After the 1966 reapportionment,
Belotti represented the 2nd Assembly District, which included parts of Humboldt, Mendocino, and Sonoma Counties.
Belotti was born on January 3, 1898 and established residence in California in 1924. Prior to that time he attended business
college in Massachusetts and graduated from Dodges Institute of Railway Accounting and Telegraphy in Valparaiso, Indiana.
He studied Business Administration at the University of Valparaiso. Before entering politics, he made his living as a telegraph
operator until 1926 when he became a fur farmer near Eureka. Belotti married Delphine Moranda of Ferndale in 1934.
In addition to politics, Frank Belotti was also a member of the Humboldt County Planning Commission; Past President of the
Eureka Kiwanis Club; and Past Master of the Humboldt Grange. Belotti was a member of the Moose Association, Commonwealth Club,
Redwood Empire Association, Wool Growers, and the Farm Bureau Federation. He was also the Director of the California Marine
Parks and Harbors Association.
Frank Belotti was elected to the State Assembly in 1950. He served in the Assembly through 1972, when he died in office on
November 30, 1972. Belotti sponsored legislation concerned with improving highways, education, flood control and water conservation,
district and county affairs, the logging and lumber industry, fish and game, and agriculture.
According to the California Legislature at Sacramento (Handbooks), Belotti served on the following committees:
California State Assembly, 1951-1972
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Standing Committees
- Agriculture, 1951; 1965-1972
- Constitutional Amendments, 1951-1953
- *Chair, 1953
- Conservation, Planning, and Public Works, 1955-1957
- Education, 1953-1955
- Fish and Game, 1955-1957
- *Chair, 1955-1957
- Livestock and Dairies, 1953-1963
- *Chair, 1959-1963
- Natural Resources and Conservation, 1971-1972
- Retirement, 1971-1972
- *Vice Chair, 1971-1972
- Transportation and Commerce, 1951-1967
- Water, 1959-1965; 1969
- Ways and Means, 1953-1972
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Joint Committees
- Fairs Allocation and Classification Committee, 1969-1972
- *Chair, 1969-1972
In addition, as a member of the Legislature, Belotti was a senior member of the Wildlife Conservation Board.
Scope and Content
The Frank P. Belotti Papers consist of 10 cubic feet of records reflecting Belotti's activities during his time as an Assembly
Member. The records contain Assembly bill files, 1957-1972; office correspondence files, 1959-1972; and committee papers,
1957-1970. The bill files in the collection document Belotti's activity during the latter period of his service in the California
State Legislature (bill files for 1951-1956, 1958, 1960, and 1966 were not transferred to the Archives). Bills introduced
by Belotti cover a wide array of subjects including agriculture, education, environmental conservation, and land use. The
office correspondence generated by Belotti's legislative interests makes up the office correspondence series of the collection.
Invitations and thank you letters that Belotti received and sent while in office are also included in the office correspondence
files. Belotti retained some hearing transcripts and working papers from several of the committees on which he served. These
committee papers make up the third series in this collection.
Arrangement
The Frank P. Belotti Papers are arranged into three series: bill files, office correspondence files, and committee papers.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been associated with these materials in the Archives'
automated public access system (currently in development, September 2004).
Subjects
Belotti, Frank P.
California - - Legislature - - Assembly
Educational - - law and legislation
Environmental policy
Other Finding Aids
A prior finding aid for the Frank Belotti Papers exists and is available at the Calfornia State Archives.