The Descriptive Finding Guide for the John Huss Personal Papers SDASM.SC.10197

San Diego Air and Space Museum Library and Archives
2001 Pan American Plaza, Balboa Park
San Diego 92101


Language of Material: English
Contributing Institution: San Diego Air and Space Museum Library and Archives
Title: John Wilson Huss Personal Papers
Identifier/Call Number: SDASM.SC.10197
Physical Description: .3 Cubic Feet This collection is housed in one archival box measuring 51⁄2x121⁄2 inches. This collection contains photographs, personal papers and small notebook, General Dynamics newsletters, plant drawing, and a 1970 Verson Allsteel Press Company commemorative book, “Verson at Fifty.”
Date (bulk): bulk
Physical Description: Description: This collection is housed in one archival box measuring 51⁄2x121⁄2 inches.
 Content notes: This collection contains photographs, personal papers and small notebook, General Dynamics newsletters, plant drawing, and a 1970 Verson Allsteel Press Company commemorative book, “Verson at Fifty.”

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open to researchers.

Biographical / Historical

John Wilson Huss was born October 18, 1912 in Detroit. He studied Aeronautical and Industrial Engineering at the University of Detroit. He graduated Cum Laude as a Doctor of Chiropractic from the National College of Drugless Physicians in Chicago, where he met and married Gladys Kline Petersen (Petey) in 1937. He swam competitively, raced sailboats, and put on exhibitions of gymnastics, diving and weight-lifting. In 1940, John and Petey set up a complete Health Service Clinic in Port Huron, Michigan. In 1950, they sold the clinic and settled in El Cajon. They joined the El Nadadero Swim Club. John played golf with the "Friday Morning Golfers," enjoyed bowling, sailing on his son's boat "Endeavor," and roller-skating with his wife Petey. As a Facilities Engineer for General Dynamics for 25 years, he wrote specifications and tests for the aircraft and aerospace machine tool industry. John lived in excellent health and continued swimming, golfing and roller-skating in retirement. He and his wife celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary at Singing Hills Country Club. John's loving wife passed away October 13, 1999 at age 93. John Wilson Huss, a resident of El Cajon for 63 years passed away on August 24, 2015, seven weeks prior to his 103rd birthday. His children, Fay Anderson, Judy Wier, and Jon Huss, nine grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, and six great-great-grandchildren survive him."

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The materials in this collection were donated to the San Diego Air & Space Museum in 2017. The collection has been processed and is open for research with no restrictions

Subjects and Indexing Terms

General Dynamics
General Dynamics Corporation. Convair Division
Verson Allsteel Press Company
General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark
Huss, John Willson

 

Series 1: Photos

Physical Description: Folder 1 – 81 photographs of inside factory at General Dynamics. Photo numbers labeled Huss_0039 thru Huss_119. Photographs have been removed from original scrapbook and sleeved; the original scrapbook pages with photo descriptions are included in the folder. Photos 0001 thru 0038 are images of the photographs on the original scrapbook pages.
 

Series II: Documents

 

Folder 2 – Notebook: “Notes on Some Machine Tool Tests over the Years 1960 through 1977.”

 

Folder 3 – John Wilson Huss Binder of Personal Papers

 

Folder 4 – John Wilson Huss Binder of Personal Papers

 

Folder 5 – John Wilson Huss Binder of Personal Papers

 

Folder 6 – John Wilson Huss Binder of Personal Papers: Verson Allsteel Press Company Fifty Year commemorative book, General Dynamics 89805 Convair Photo, GD Promotional Material, Mitsubishi Machine Tool Info, Lose newspaper clippings.

 

Series III: Newsletters

 

Folder 7 – 12 Convair and GD Newsletters (some duplicates)

 

Series IV: Drawings

 

Folder 8 – Composite Layout 1⁄2 Size of Plant 19 Machine Shop Area, F-111 Pivot Plate & Longeron Wilson Milling Mach. Location, F-111 Pivot Plate – Inspect – Grind – Weld – Accum – Straighten.

 

Folder 9 – F-111 Wilson Mill & Router Areas Plant #19, Bldg. #1.

 

Folder 10 – Proposed Tool Service Layout Rearrangement Grinding and Crib Combined, F-111 Wing Pivot Plate – Wilson Mill Area & Support Mills, F-111 Aluminum Router Fabrication, F- 111 Machine Shop.

 

Folder 11 – Plant 19 Layouts for F111 written description (including Bio)