California State University Channel Islands

Contact Information

LA as Subject
Address
One University Drive Camarillo, CA 93012
Hours
9-4:30 Monday - Friday
Contact
Evelyn Taylor
University Archivist
evelyn.taylor@csuci.edu
Alternate Contact
Website

California State University Channel Islands

California State University Channel Islands
One University Drive
Camarillo, CA. 93012

Access and Management

Access

Available to the public?
Yes
Available to outside researchers?
Yes
Reservations required?
Yes
Onsite technology available
Yes
Repository
No
Access procedures

Some limitations and/or restrictions-See webpage for details

Management

Archive / Collection information

Camarillo State Hospital Collection. In 1932, 1500 acres located within the City of Camarillo, County of Ventura were acquired for a state hospital. The hospital was expected to house 7000 patients and over 700 staff. At completion, it was the largest mental hospital in the world. CAM officially closed in June of 1993, but, it was reacquired by the CSU in 1996 as the first university in the county. The CSH collection expounds upon this history in an original and artificial gathering of both hospital and archive-generated documents.

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