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Federal Government: Commerce - Census Bureau, 1954-1959

 File — Box: 57, Folder: 12
Identifier: Folder 12

Scope and Contents

A collection of reports, forms, pamphlets, letters, notes & other items. Examples are: a "Department Contact List for Washington staff officers. . . ." (4 pp, n.d.); a Dept. of Commerce "Business Information Service" featuring "Community and Area Development Checklist" Revised June 1954 (4 pp.); a Dept. "area development bulletin" for April-May 1955 (Vol. I , No. 3); 2 copies of "Available Federal Assistance for Community Development" (April 1955, 8 pp.); a copy of Dept. of Commerce "1950 United States Census of Population [for] San Diego, Calif. Census Tracts" (Bulletin P-D48, 45 pp.); letters (4/57) from R.A. Bolte (V.P., Qualitee Diary Products Assn., E.F. Terrar, Jr. (Admin. Asst. to Wilson); Robert W. Burgess (Dir., Bureau of the Census) & Congressman Wilson re/ complaints concerning the 1956 Annual Survey of Manufactures; a copy of an "Application for Search of Census Records" (8-8-56); a letter (8/5/55) from constituent Mrs. Earl E. Zahm & E.F. Terrar, Jr.'s reply (8/9/55) re/ Wilson's assistance to Mrs. Zahm in obtaining information from the Census Bureau; 2 letters (6/22/56) from Carter L. Burgess (Asst. Secretary of Defense) & Capt. C.T. Caufield (Commander, Naval Training Station) thanking Congressman Wilson for his "gracious and complementary telegram" sent to Captain Caufield and Mr. Burgess' favorable commentary on San Diego's impressive military establisments; a packet of letters (Mar. - Ap. 1959) from Congressmen Tom Murray & Bob Wilson, Robert W. Burgess (Dir., Bureau of the Census) & San Diego Mayor Charles C. Dail re/ Mayor Dails' request that a federal census be taken each five years to meet local population needs. "As you know, San Diego is growing at the furious pace of 40,000 people a year;" a packet of letters (July 1959) re/ Bay City Electric Works' difficulties with "filing a report on Census Form CB-50F, which is one of the forms used for the 1958 Censuses of Business, Manufacturing, and Mineral Industries;" letters & memo (July 1959) re/ Chula Vista constituent Mrs. John R. Lynch's quiries concerning Census of Agricultural activity in San Diego County.

Dates

  • created: 1954-1959

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Access to some records is restricted, please consult with Special Collections & University Archives staff for details. Patrons wishing to use the Robert C. Wilson Papers must sign a "Researcher's Agreement," a copy of which can be obtained from Special Collections & University Archives staff.

Extent

From the Collection: 0.00 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections & University Archives Repository

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