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San Diego Federal Building, 1966-1971

 File — Box: 249, Folder: 7
Identifier: Folder 7

Scope and Contents

Corresp., photos, news clippings & copies of congressional bills related to San Diego federal building projects. Examples are: corresp. of E.A. Saylor, Jr. (General Services Admin.) & W.L. MacFarlane (City of San Diego) (7/68) re/ proposed letter to private owners of blocks 56 & 41; corresp. of Walter Hahn, Jr. (12/31/70) re/ exchange of real estate for Federal Office Building Project; City of S.D. Memorandum & letter of General Services Adm. (9/67) re/ location of a Federal Bldg. in S.D.; “Memo to Boss from Paul” (6/22/68) & copy of a “Prospectus to Amend a Public Building Project Authorized Under Public Building Act of 1959 (10/13/71) re/ est. maximum cost of $44,258,000; news clipping (8/17/70) re/ “Federal Courthouse Land Deal ‘Official’”; packet of corresp. (8/20/71) from G.S.A. & copy of H.R. 10488--a bill to amend Public Building Act of 1959; copy of “S.2479/H.R. 10488 The Public Buildings Amendments of 1971 A Brief Explanation;” letter of Caspar W. Weinberger, Office of Management and Budget (5/25/71); news clippings, office memos & corresp. of Congressmen McClure & Wilson & Larry Montoya of the Univ. Realty Co. (May-June 1971) re/ G.S.A. & the lease-construction system; copy of Report No. 91, H.R., Appropriation Committee’s bill on supplemental appropriations, 91st Cong., 2d Sess.; “Memo to Boss from Paul” (10/26/70), news clipping-“Cost Revised for New Court House” & photos of design of Federal Building; “Congressman Wilson’s office memorandums & memos (Aug.-Sept. 1970) re/ S.D. Federal Building-Court House; memorandum for “File and Prospectus for proposed Public Building Construction-San Diego;” news release from Congressman Wilson (6/11/70) re/ G.S.A. Robert Kunzig’s visit to San Diego regarding const. plans for $27 million Federal Building & Court House & proposed $6.5 million Border Station; small packet of memos and corresp. (Jan.-Mar. 1970) re/ design contract for proposed Federal Building & Courthouse; corresp. of Robert Mosher, A.I.A.(10/29/69) re/ interest in new Federal Building in S.D.; corresp. of Congress Wilson (11/18/69) re/ architectural interest in G.S.A.’s joint-venture proposals & federal building; corresp. of Congressman Wilson to R.F. Myers, G.S.A. (10/69) re/ final process of selecting architectural firm for Federal Building; “Memo-Paul to Bob” (10/14/69) re/ problem of special assistance to S.D. architects “since so many are your friends and supporters;” memo (9/30/69) re/ architect Richard Wheeler & two engineers to meet with Congressman Wilson concerning design of S.D. Federal Building; small packet of corresp. of G.S.A., Ferver-Dorland & Associates, Congressman Wilson, Richard George Wheeler (Sept.-Oct. 1969) re/ S.D. Federal Building; corresp. of Mrs. Stanley Zamba & Wilson’s response (Mar.-Ap. 1969) re/ employment prospects for Republicans in the new S.D. Federal Office Building; misc. corresp. from Paul Tsompanas (adm. assist), Frank Hope, A.I.A., Hatch, Heimerdinger & Associates, Congressman Wilson, office memos, etc. (Nov.-Dec. 1968) re/ proposed Federal Office Building & Courthouse in San Diego; corresp. of Paul Tsompanas, G.S.A. & Frank L. Hope, A.I.A. (May-June 1968) re/ design services for G.S.A.; corresp. of T.V. Huff, Congressman Wilson’s reply & news clipping-”U.S. Going Down Drain in Great Flood of Debt?” (May 1968) re/ constituent complaints about “pork barrel deal” and Wilson’s response that the Federal Government “will save $546,500 a year in rent . . .” with the construction of a new federal building in San Diego; corresp. of Constantine Kardaras & Congressman Wilson’s reply (Ap.-May 1968) re/ location of three-block area as the site for proposed S.D. Federal Building; corresp. of Harrison& Watson, Attorneys at Law & Paul Tsompanas (5/68) re/ proposed Federal Courthouse & the will of Oakly J. Hall, deceased; corresp. of Walter Hahn, Jr., S.D. City Manager (4/15/68) & plat showing the three-block site for the proposed Federal Office Building; corresp. of J.E. Moody, G.S.A. & Congressman Wilson’s acknowledgement (6/66) re/ “status report on the proposed San Diego Federal building . . . .”

Dates

  • created: 1966-1971

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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