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San Diego, Solar, 1958-1963

 File — Box: 146, Folder: 1
Identifier: Folder 1

Scope and Contents

A collection of a few letters, but primarily company brochures, pamphlets, & technical information. Examples are: One note from Virginia (Solar Aircraft) to Leon (Mar. ?) re/ “enclosing a few pieces of reading about Solar . . .” – “The Solar Meteor II,” “Solar T-350 Gas Turbine,” “Solar Saturn Gas Turbine Engine,” “Gas Turbines: Solar and International Harvester team up for growth . . . .,” “Solar Centrifugal Gas Turbines Compessors,” & “Solar Turbomachinery” (30 pp.); 1 letter (2/10/58) from Herbert Kunzel (Pres., Solar Aircraft Co.), Wilson’s replies (3/1 & 3/11/58), & enclosed copy of J. Sterling Livingston, “Decision Making in Weapons Development,” reprint from Harvard Business Review, Jan.-Feb. 1958, pp. 127-136 re/ Wilson’s thanks to Kunzel for his “very generous assistance during my campaign” & “our biggest problem was getting our message to the men on ‘the floor;’” 1 note (n.d.) from F.S. Hage, Jr. (Dir. of Public Relations, Solar Aircraft Co.) re/ “We are pleased to send you ‘the Solar Quarterly’ . . . .;” 1 Wilson office note (2/8/59), 1 letter (1/29/59) from F.S. Hage, Jr. (Asst. to the Pres., Solar Aircraft Co.) & Wilson’s reply (2/17/59) re/ “Jupiter Missile,” sending Wilson a “picture of a fast, new offshore oil crewboat powered by two Solar 500 h.p. gas turbine engines,” & personal comments; a copy of Wilson’s letter (5/8/59) to E.E. Bionger (Dir., Industrial Relations, Solar), Binger’s reply (n.d.), & attached “list of the names and addresses of the [34] Solar personnel who assisted last Fall” re/ politics & interest in thanking employees at Solar who helped Wilson’s campaign; a small packet (Nov. 1959) containing copies of Dept. of the Navy, “Notice To Suppliers” (3 pp.), “Schedule—P.R. 645-18352 /.1 /.2” (8 pp.), “Supplemental Requirements” (4 pp.), “New Ships 4583—Allowable Costs and Negotiated Overhead Rates” form (2 pp.), & “Cost and Price Analysis” form for “600 Horsepower Gas Engine Development Program . . . $4,885,331 . . .” (2 pp.); 1 copy of Solar Aircraft Co., Summary 600 SHP Multipurpose Gas Turbine Engine, Nov. 30, 1960, copy No. 11 (21 pp.); 1 office note (1/30/61) re/ “Solar per John Ford: RE 7-7830 BuShips, will make an award to Solar for 600 hp gas turbine development. Contract will amt. to 3.2 million;” 1 copy of “Contract Award-- Captain Baracknan, Office of Legislative Affairs-Navy - 11 – 74451 . . . March 6 . . . Ford Motor Company . . . [&] Solar Aircraft Company . . . have received a contract for the Joint Army-Navy development of a 600 horsepower gas turbine engine . . . estimated cost . . . with the two firms is $9.5 million;” 1 letter (12/18/61) from Major General Perry M. Hoisington, II (Deputy Dir., Legislative Liaison, Dept. of the Air Force) to Congressman Wilson & 1 phone message (3/19/62) from Capt. Ogle, Navy Liaison re/ $1,220,450 Air Force contract with Solar for gas turbine power units for KC-135A Aircraft & $1,340,450 Navy contract with Solar for 10-300 kw gas turbine generators sets for shipboard use; one 2 page “Solar News Release” for Feb. 20, 1962) & attached photograph re/ “A gaint overland train, built by R.G. LeTourneau, Inc., and powered by Solar gas turbine engines is scheduled for desert testing in the near future by the U.S. Army Transportation Corps . . . the overland train is 572 feet long, rides on 54 ten-foot high tires and has a 150-ton cargo capacity;” 1 office note (3/30/62) re/ John Chas. Smith (Mgr. Turbine Sales, Solar) & other items; 1 letter (4/24/62) from Fred S. Hage, Jr. (Asst. to the Pres., Solar Aircraft) re/ “Herb Kunzel has asked that I thank you for the six volume set of hearings on the Department of Appropriations for 1963;” 1 letter (4/25/63) from Herbert Kunzel (Pres., Solar) re/ the company’s “affiliation with International Harvester Company” & enclosed copy of Inter-national Harvester World, January-February 1963 issue.

Dates

  • created: 1958-1963

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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