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Housing: Capehart, 1955-1958

 File — Box: 84, Folder: 9
Identifier: Folder 9

Scope and Contents

A large collection of letters, news clippings, telegrams, reports, a Congressional Report & other items. These are not filed chronologically. Examples are: two newspaper clippings San Diego Tribune (9-30 & 11-11-58) re/ "Navy to Negotiate Capehart Design" & "1,000 Home Bids Ordered;" a letter (12/5/58) from constituent Lynn G. McLean (President, Apt. & Rental Owners' Assn. of San Diego, Inc.) & Wilson's reply (12/11/58) re/ a difference of view on Capehart Navy housing in San Diego; a letter (11/14/58) from Robert O. Hall (NAMTC, Point Mugu, CA) & Wilson's reply (11/20/58) re/ praise for public quarters at the Naval Air Station; a letter (7/29/58) from Coronado constituent C. E. Norcross & Wilson's reply (8/14/58) re/ fear of competition from public housing and Wilson's support for Navy housing; a copy of Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Properties and Installations), "Status of Title VIII (Capehart) Housing Program As of April 15, 1958" 8 pp. re/ all states, territories and possessions; two news clippings Tribune (3/13 & 3/29/58) re/ "In Congress Wilson Sees Fund Step" & "Navy Delays Plans for Home Project;" a letter (1/15/57) from W. W. Laughery (Principal, Midway Adult Center) & a reply (1/21/57) from Hattie J. Kouns for Faye Hartman, Director, Federal Housing Admin., San Diego re/ Mr. Laughery's concern about placing more Navy housing "in South Linda Vista;" a letter 1/14/57) from constituent Ed Cramer (Crown Investment, Co.) & Wilson's reply (1/28/57) re/ Mr. Cramer's concern about building more Capehart-Navy housing in Linda Vista; letters & copy of telegram (Jan.- Feb. 1957) from John N.D. Griffith, Secy.Mrg. San Diego Realty Board, Wilson & Congressman Heistand re/ property hold by Navy on PHA land in Linda Vista & Pacific Beach & Army on property at Azura Vista, Point Loma & concerns about taking them off the tax rolls; additional items and topics in this folder are: 4 telegrams (11/4/57) re/ potential cancellation of Capehart housing in El Centro & Christmas cards; letter & telegrams (11/57) re/ disposition of Army hold on Azura Vista property; letter & PHA Report (1/57) – a reply to Wilson's inquiry as to "military interests in land controlled by this Agency" – contains references to Linda Vista, Bayview Terrace & Azure Vista; letters (2/57) from the Principals of Kearney High School and Midway Adult School opposing too much public housing in Linda Vista; "Estimated Financial Requirements . . . for construction of 1000 Capehart Housing Project" (n.d.); letters & news clipping (Feb.-Mar. 1958) re/ more information on proposed 1000-unit Capehart housing project and Wilson's concern that it was being cancelled; letters (June-Aug. 1958) re/ constituent opposition to the proposed 1000-unit public housing; telegram (9/24/58) re/ Asst. Sec. Nav. signed approval of Capehart Housing; a copy of a letter (6 Nov 1958) from Fred A. Bantz (Asst. Sec. of the Navy) re/ Capehart Housing to be contracted; a copy of "Admiral Tarbuck Report –Part IV Navy Housing" (n.d.) 6 pages including chart; letters (Sept.- Oct. 1958) re/ Fleet Reserve Assn. support for Capehart Housing in San Diego; a copy of 86th Cong., 2nd Sess., House of Representatives, Report No. 1957 Authorizing the Construction For the Military Departments and Reserve Components – June 24, 1958 – 81 pages; stapled packet of letters & news clippings (Jan.-Feb. 1957) re/ information on the need for public housing vs. availability of private housing; letters (12/56- 2/57) re/ complaints from constituent about public housing and responses from supporters; letters (2/57) Mission Heights Improvement Assn. against construction of Capehart Housing in southern portion of Linda Vista; letters (Mar.-Apr. 1957) re/ Kearney Mesa Ministerial Assn. resolution opposing the construction of Capehart units in Linda Visa area; several letters (3/57) re/ Bayview Terrace land should be released for private use; letters (5/57) re/ projected construction of 400 units in Bayview Terrace section of Pacific Beach; letters (6/57) re/ constituent inquiry as to disposal of housing in Chollas View; letters (May-June 1957) re/ transfer of land to Navy for Capehart Housing; member P.B. Presbyterian Church letter (8/3/57) re/ immigration and case of Rene Teenwen; letters (8/57) re/ media coverage of Navy housing, etc.; letters (8/57) re/ S.D. County Bd. of Supervisiors' concern about loss of local tax rolls to plans for Wherry housing projects; letter and news clipping (7/57) re/ a rental owner . . . unalterably opposed to subsidized housing in any form it takes;" a large stapled packet of letters (Feb.-Sept. 1957) re/ alleged malpractice by certain contractors on Capehart housingt units at Stead Air Force base – especially windows; letters (4/56) re/ negative concern by National Assn. of Home Builders to projected construction of housing for military or civilian occupancy and letter (12/9/55) from Wilson to Lt. Col. Joe S. Beck re/ buffet dinner and 800 housing units scheduled for Travis Field.

Dates

  • created: 1955-1958

Creator

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Extent

From the Collection: 0.00 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

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