Guide to the Mouney Pfefferkorn Papers MS 261
Finding aid prepared by Amanda Hughes
Collection processed as part of grant project supported by the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) with generous
funding from The Andrew Mellon Foundation.
San Diego History Center Document Collection
January 10, 2013
1649 El Prado, Suite 3
San Diego, CA, 92101
619-232-6203
Title: Mouney Pfefferkorn Papers
Identifier/Call Number: MS 261
Contributing Institution:
San Diego History Center Document Collection
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
0.25 Linear feet
(1 box)
Date (inclusive): 1904-2003
Abstract: This collection relates to the life of Mouney Pfefferkorn including his service in the Navy and his retirement from the First
Naitonal Bank, San Diego.
creator:
Pfefferkorn, Mouney
Mouney Pfefferkorn Papers, MS 261, San Diego History Center Document Collection, San Diego, CA.
This collection is open for research.
The San Diego History Center (SDHC) holds the copyright to any unpublished materials. SDHC Library regulations do apply.
Collection processed by Amanda Hughes on January 10, 2013.
Collection processed as part of grant project supported by the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) with generous
funding from The Andrew Mellon Foundation.
Biographical / Historical Notes
Born in Vienna, Austria in 1880, Mouney Pfefferkorn immigrated to the United States in 1902 at the age of 22 and enlisted
in the Navy. He served for four years eventually achieving the rank of Chief Yeoman. After being discharged in 1906 he settled
in San Diego. He took a job with the First National Bank, which he held for fifty years, retiring in 1956 as the Vice President
of their Foreign Investments division. Pfefferkorn was very active in developing the Navy presence in San Diego earning him
the nickname “Mr. Navy.” He campaigned for the creation of North Island Navy Base and was very active in the San Diego Council
for the U.S. Navy. He was also the football coach at San Diego Unified High School and led the campaign to build Balboa Stadium.
He was also active in several other civic organizations. Mouney Pfefferkorn died in 1968 at the age of 88. He was survived
by his wife Edith Pfefferkorn (nee Stitts) a daughter, Carol Swann, and a son Eric.
Collection is arranged by subject.
The collection relates to the life of Mouney Pfefferkorn. There is biographical information, correspondence on navy-related
matters, and a collection of newspaper articles and images concerning Mouney's many honors and on World War II. Documents
related to his retirement from First National Bank and appreciation banquets held in his honor are also included. Additionally,
there are several documents related to his son, Eric Pfefferkorn’s survival of a kamikaze attack during his Naval service
in WWII.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Accession number 2004.9.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Amateur Athletics Union.
Bunker Hill (Aircraft carrier, CV-17).
First National Bank of San Diego.
Navy League of the United States.
Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994
Pfefferkorn, Edith
Pfefferkorn, Eric
Pfefferkorn, Mouney
San Diego High School.
Vinson, Carl, 1883-1981
Balboa Stadium (San Diego, Calif.)
Naval Air Station North Island (Calif.)
Retirement
San Diego (Calif.)
Box-folder 1:1
Biography, undated
Box-folder 1:2
Box-folder 1:3
Box-folder 1:4
Box-folder 1:5
Box-folder 1:6
Box-folder 1:7
Miscellanea, 1904-1949 and undated
Trivia sheet from the year Eric Pfefferkorn was born, September 16, 1915
Photocopied images of family members
Document in German
Copy of "Gunnery Trophy won by the Crow of the U.S.S. Paul Jones, March 1904 at Panama"
Comic illustration of "Armed Forces Unification Program Practice Session," 1949