Dr. Sydney P. Wiener was born in 1918. After serving in WWII and attaining the rank of captain in the US Army, Dr. Sydney P. Wiener had a career as a dentist in New York and was one of the first to research and publish regarding the relationship between dental disease and heart disease. After moving to El Cajon in 1967, he became active in community affairs. He was elected to the Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District governing board in 1973 and by 1978 was chairman of the Board of Trustees, Grossmont College District. He held many other civic posts and was active on the state level. Wiener played a key role in the development of the East County Performing Arts Center. He was a member of the San Diego County Sheriff's Squadron having flown search and rescue missions for the squadron and the Mexican Government. Dr. Wiener had a great interest in intolerance and hate crimes and he helped to influence legislation and curricula on this topic. The materials were donated to the Jewish Historical Society of San Diego by Mrs. Charlotte Wiener in 2001 after Wiener's death. The collection consists of copies of photographs, correspondence, scrapbook clippings, articles written by Dr. Wiener and campaign materials. The originals remain with the Wiener Family.