Housing: Linda Vista, 1953
Scope and Contents
Another large collection of letters, news clippings, telegrams, petitions, House Report, postal cards and other items. These are not filed chronologically nor organized systematically. Examples are: "Linda Vista Housing Oddities" by Jenny Starren (no date) re/ four page commentary on families, housing problems, etc. & "Names To Go With The 'Oddities'" – several letters and reports from Jenny Starren are to be found in this folder; a small collection of news clippings featuring "Speed Ordered On Linda Vista, U.S. and City Agree On Housing Disposal, Target Dates Announced In Housing Disposition & Outline Disposal Plans for 4841 Linda Vista Units;" a copy of House Report No. 2351 – "Investigation of the Public Housing Authority at San Diego and Los Angeles" (1948); a letter (n.d.) from constituent Jesse G. Napier & Wilson's reply (1/8/53) re/ controversy in Linda Vista and the need to expedite selling the houses to existing tenants, also a brief commentary from Wilson on Raymond Foley (FHH Finance chief); letters (12/52 & 1/53) from constituent James S. Harrington & Wilson -- a recent graduate of SDSC, occupant of college housing & now a beginning school teacher for City Schools, Harrington sought adequate housing for himself and family in public housing, since rents were so costly in San Diego; a letter (12/7/52) from constituent Charles Gerard Wilson re/ praise from a Democrat for Wilson's keeping his promise to curb "the P.H.A. eviction SNAFU;" a letter (12/31/52) from Hap Holliday (San Diego Grocers Assn.) and Wilson's reply (1/6/53) re/ opposition against Food Price Controls by the Assn. & Wilson's assurance he will study the issue and comments on the Republican Party's traditional opposition to controls of any kind; letter (1/28/53) from constituent Mrs. Lonace Gearhart & Wilson's reply (1/26/53) re/ a divorced mother with 3 children, and Convair employee, found it next to impossible to find a three bedroom house for around $50.00. She believed she should be eligible for public housing projects that are suppose to help defense workers as well as military personnel; more letters (1/53) from Jesse Napier and Wilson re/ complaints and problems similar to those cited earlier; a letter (1/13/53) from constituent Mrs. L. B. Niles & Wilson's reply (1/26/53) re/ Mrs. Niles' complaints against public housing, cheaper rents & Wilson's support of those in public housing; more letters (2/53) from Mrs. Niles and Wilson re/ her complaints about Linda Vista Housing & rent control; letters (2/53) from constituent Walter O. Williams and Wilson re/ a Chollas View tenant is worried about the PHA eviction program and their income restrictions; a letter (1/25/53) from B.B. Laflin (Mena, AK) re/ his son Boyd being the center of the dispute over eviction from Linda Vista Housing, also his Republican grousing about the "Truman's messes;" letters (1/30 & 2/2/53) re/ anti Democratic commentary, rumors about high income people living in public housing & concerns that Defense Housing will be changed to Low Income Housing; a letter (n.d.) from Wilson to "Dear Linda Vistan" and attached 10 pages of "Petition Requesting the Sale of the Units in Linda Vista" – a typed list of names and addresses; letters (6/53) from Mrs. Bertha Singer, Wilson and RAdm. (ret.) Leslie Gehres re/ conservative viewpoints on the housing situation & politics too; additional items remaining in this folder include letters, telegrams, postal cards, etc. related to: the eviction issue, commercial site development; personal information from friends of Wilson, politics, comments on the border, Mission Bay improvement and much more related to the San Diego area.
Dates
- created: 1953
Creator
- From the Collection: Wilson, Robert (Wilson, Robert Carlton) (1916-) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
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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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