Guide to the Harley Knox Collection MS 212

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Table of contents

Series I: City Council Service (1939-1943)

Box-folder 1:1

City Council Service, 1939-1943

Includes:

“Campaign Souvenir 1939,” newspaper supplement (in F4D1)

Series II: Mayoral Campaigns (1943, 1947)

Box-folder 1:2

Mayoral campaign materials, 1943 February 23-April 20 and undated

Includes:

Campaign Statement of Expenditures

Election ballot

Harley Knox campaign brochures, cards, and posters

Harley Knox campaign posters (9) (in F4D1)

Box-folder 1:3

Mayoral campaign speeches, undated

Box-folder 1:4

Other mayoral candidates (newspaper), 1943 February 4-1947 March 6 and undated

Box-folder 1:5

1943 Mayoral Campaign coverage (newspaper), 1943 January 1-1944 November 1 and undated

Box-folder 1:6

1943 Mayoral Campaign advertisements (newspaper), 1943 February 4-1944 October 23

Box-folder 1:7

1947 Mayoral Campaign coverage (newspaper), 1946 December-1947 May

Box-folder 1:8

1947 Mayoral Campaign advertisements (newspaper), 1947 March 5-8 and undated

Box-folder 6:1

Scrapbook - "Harley Knox," City Council Service and 1943 Mayoral Campaign, 1939-1944

Scope and Content

Contains newspaper clippings about Knox as city councilman, local politics including the mayoral election, Rowing Club, and some event programs.

Box-folder 7:1

Scrapbook - 1943 Mayoral Campaign, 1939-1943

Scope and Content

Contains newspaper clippings, campaign posters, and correspondence. The bulk of the materials regard Knox’s 1943 mayoral campaign.

Box-folder 7:2

Scrapbook - 1943 Mayoral Campaign, loose materials, 1939 May 2-1957 January 16

Scope and Content

Contains loose items from previous scrapbook, including Certificate of Election for Knox’s councilman term, an official proclamation of Knox’s retirement from mayoral office, and a copy of the California State Legislature’s memorial resolution after Knox’s death.

Box-folder 6:2

Scrapbook - 1947 Mayoral Campaign, 1947 April

Scope and Content

Contains newspaper clippings about Knox’s 1947 campaign for re-election, as well as articles about the Cedar Street Mall issue.

Series III: Mayor of San Diego (1943-1951)

Box-folder 1:9

Correspondence, 1943 February 28-1946 October 2 and undate

Box-folder 1:10

Business trips and vacations, 1943 July 16-1948 March 15 and undated

Includes:

Map of the Colorado River Aqueduct for 1944 trip (in F4D1)

Box-folder 1:11

Social events: programs and invitations, 1943 March 3-1951 March 30 and undated

Includes:

Menu for Commissioned Officers’ Mess at National Naval Medical Center (in F4D1)

Box-folder 1:12

Social events: newspaper articles, 1943 October 10-1951 April 3 and undated

Box-folder 1:13

Retirement announcements, 1950 December 28-1951 May 5 and undated

Box-folder 1:14

Editorial newpaper articles, 1943 September 25-1988 April 18 and undated

Box-folder 1:15

Baja California (some in Spanish), 1944 August 2-1948 August 25 and undated

Box-folder 1:16

Cedar Street Mall issue, 1944 December 30-1948 August 25 and undated

Box-folder 1:17

Lindbergh Field reopening (newspaper), 1945 January 16-May 5 and undated

Box-folder 1:18

Mayoral proclamations, 1944 January 20-1951 May 9 and undated

Box-folder 1:19

Military connections (newspaper), 1943 March 14-1949 November 11 and undated

Box-folder 1:20

Military connections: Camp Callan (newspaper), 1945 March 20-1947 January 28 and undated

Box-folder 1:21

Mission Bay development (newspaper), 1944 August 12-1947 December 9 and undated

Box-folder 1:22

Race relations, 1944 May 31-October 20

Box-folder 1:23

Road issues (newspaper), 1944 February 16-1945 February 16 and undated

Box-folder 2:1

San Diego City Council business (newspaper), 1943 May 5-1945 November 11

Box-folder 2:2

San Diego City Council business (newspaper), 1946 April 8-1950 January 12 and undated

Box-folder 2:3

San Diego youth, 1943 February 13-1947 January 10 and undated

Box-folder 2:4

Special Crime Study Commission on Organized Crime, 1951 May 1-October 22 and undated

Box-folder 2:5

Tourism development (newspaper), 1943 November 4-1949 April 29 and undated

Box-folder 2:6

Traffic accident with Mayor's car (newspaper), 1946 August 26-27

Box-folder 2:7

Tuna industry (newspaper), 1945 November 29-1947 October 7 and undated

Box-folder 2:8

Visitors (newspaper), 1944 August 7-1966 February 21 and undated

Box-folder 2:9

Wartime economy (newspaper), 1942 March 27-1948 February 5 and undated

Box-folder 2:10

Wartime housing, 1941 September 10-1948 November 14 and undated

Box-folder 2:11

Water issues, 1943 March 14-1945 October 18 and undated

Box-folder 2:12

Water issues (newspaper), 1946 May 10-1948 May 21 and undated

Box-folder 8:1

Scrapbook - "Mayor Harley E. Knox," 1943 April 20 and undated

Scope and Content

Contains newspaper clippings about Knox as mayor.

Box-folder 8:2

Scrapbook, 1943 May 12-September 3

Scope and Content

Contains newspaper clippings about San Diego City Council proposals and resolutions.

Box-folder 8:3

Scrapbook, 1943 September 6-December 30

Scope and Content

Contains newspaper clippings about further San Diego City Council news.

Box-folder 8:4

Scrapbook, 1944 August 28-1945 July 25

Scope and Content

Contains newspaper clippings about San Diego politics. Written inside front cover: “Virginia Bess Knox 862 Hilgard Avenue West Los Angeles.”

Box-folder 9:1

Scrapbook, 1944 March 4-1945 December 31

Scope and Content

Contains newspaper clippings about San Diego politics. Emphasis on war efforts. Includes a pamphlet about Fred Simpson written by Curtis Hillyer.

Box-folder 9:2

Scrapbook, 1946 September 26-1947 July 8

Scope and Content

Contains newspaper clippings and newsletter sheets regarding San Diego politics. Emphasis on housing for war veterans.

Box-folder 10

Scrapbook, 1946 January 1-December 31

Scope and Content

Contains newspaper clippings about San Diego politics. Topics include military and wartime connections, water issues, Camp Callan, sale tax rates, and Mission Bay.

Box-folder 11

Scrapbook, 1947 January 1–December 31

Scope and Content

Contains newspaper clippings about San Diego politics. Topics include City Council news, housing issues, water issues, Mission Bay development, public safety, and the Balboa Park restoration.

Box-folder 9:3

Scrapbook, 1947 September 4–1948 June 18

Scope and Content

Contains newspaper clippings about San Diego politics. Emphasis on wartime housing problems.

Box-folder 12

Scrapbook, 1949 January 1–1950 January 1

Scope and Content

Contains newspaper clippings about San Diego politics. Topics include City Council news, housing issues, water issues, veterans’ issues, the Cedar Street Mall issue, and the city budget.

Box-folder 13

Scrapbook, 1950 January 3-1951 May 8

Scope and Content

Contains newspaper clippings about San Diego politics. Topics include budget problems, water issues, and the end of Knox’s mayoral career.

Box-folder 2:13

Miscellanea, 1943 May 28-1949 April 18 and undated

Includes:

Subpoena

Map of the Port of Long Beach (in F4D1)

Newspaper clippings

Series IV: Harley Knox Personal Papers

Box-folder 2:14

Personal corresonpondence, 1939 February 9-1953 June 9

Box-folder 2:15

Retirement congratulatory letters, 1951 March 19-31 and undated

Box-folder 3:1

Retirement congratulatory letters: "Your Friends Speak, March 30, 1951" (bound scrapbook), 1951 March 10-30

Scope and Content

Contains letters from friends, businesses, and other associates expressing admiration for his city service.

Box-folder 3:2

1944 plane crash: articles, 1944 November 28-1945 July 28 and undated

Box-folder 14

1944 plane crash: get-well letters (Scrapbook), 1944-1945

Scope and Content

Contains several newspaper articles about Knox’s plane crash, followed by numerous letters and get well cards. The explanatory message on the front endpaper (faded pencil) reads: “Feb. 3, 1945, To Our [illegible] ‘His Worship,’ We hope that you enjoy these contents as much as we enjoyed compiling them for you. Sometime[?] should you ever feel friendless, scan its pages and change your mind. Helen & Wayne.”

Box-folder 3:3

Aircraft Carrier Franklin D. Roosevelt trip, 1956

Box-folder 3:4

Airport controversy, 1956 June 26-July 3

Box-folder 3:5

Dairy industry, 1939 November 14-1964 September 9 and undated

Box-folder 3:6

Fish and Game Commission, 1948-1957

Includes:

Two copies of official document appointing Knox to the Fish and Game Commission (in F4D1)

Box-folder 3:7

League of California Cities, 1939-1953 and undated

Box-folder 3:8

Navy League: correspondence, 1953 June 2-1956 January 27

Box-folder 3:9

Navy League: booklets and articles, 1947 October 7-1963 April 6 and undated

Box-folder 3:10

Oceanview Improvement Club, 1922 September 23-1953 February 24

Includes:

Club’s charter and by-laws

Real-estate project for Oceanview school district

Club’s final donation after their dissolution

Box-folder 3:11

Oceanview Improvement Club: meeting minutes, 1922 September 23-1925 December 18

Box-folder 3:12

Oceanview Improvement Club: meeting minutes, 1926 January 22-1929 December 20

Box-folder 3:13

Oceanview Improvement Club: meeting minutes, 1930 January 24-1939 November 30

Box-folder 4:1

Oceanview Improvement Club: meeting minutes, 1940 January 26-1953 January 30

Box-folder 4:2

Rotary Club, 1943-1961

Box-folder 4:3

San Diego Club, 1939 February 8-1944 October 11 and undated

Box-folder 4:4

San Diego Rowing Club, 1931 July 4-1990 August 16 and undated

Includes:

Rowing Club Membership Certificate (in F4D1)

Box-folder 4:5

Miscellaneous club memberships, 1941 February 12-1956 April 13 and undated

Box-folder 4:6

Miscellaneous club newsletters, 1944-1971 and undated

Box-folder 4:7

Social events, 1939 March 8-1960 June 9 and undated

Box-folder 4:8

In Memoriam: obituaries, 1956 September 14-27

Box-folder 4:9

In Memoriam: Memorial Resolutions, 1956 September 14-1957 January 8 and undated

Includes:

California State Legislature Memorial Resolution, January 17, 1957 (8 copies) (in F4D1)

Harbor Commission Memorial Resolution, October 10, 1956 (in F4D1)

Box-folder 4:10

In Memoriam: First National Trust and Savings Bank Memorial Resolution, 1956 September 26

Box-folder 4:11

In Memoriam: Harley Knox Elementary School, 1956 October 17-1958 November 18 and undated

Box-folder 4:12

In Memoriam: Harley Knox Memorial Lake, 1957 March 26-1958 October 5

Box-folder 4:13

Miscellaneous newspaper articles, 1939-1986 and undated

Box-folder 5:1

Miscellanea, 1939 March 29-1983 March 21 and undated

Includes:

Personal letterhead

Notes

Poems

Pamphlets on Old Town history and fire safety

Business cards

Newspaper clippings

"Marston Department Store’s Sixtieth Anniversary," San Diego Sun, August 8, 1938 (in F4D1)

"Marston Department Store’s Sixtieth Anniversary," supplement to the San Diego Union, August 8, 1938 (in F4D1)

Article about San Diego Union’s seventieth anniversary, San Diego Union, December 4, 1938 (in F4D1)

Series V: Knox Family Papers

Box-folder 5:2

Bessie Knox (wife), 1955 May 14–1988 January 22 and undated

Includes:

Correspondence

Photographs

Event programs

Handwritten notes about Harley Knox’s childhood and his family’s involvement with vaudeville

Box-folder 5:3

Dorothy Knox (sister), 1943 May 13–1958 August 18 and undated

Includes:

Correspondence and documents pertaining to Dorothy’s Marine Corps service during World War II

Box-folder 5:4

Bessie Knox Kintner (sister) (newspaper), undated

Includes:

Newspaper articles on death of Bessie Knox Kintner

Collection Contents

City Council Service (1939-1943)

Mayoral Campaigns (1943, 1947)

Mayor of San Diego (1943-1951)

Harley Knox Personal Papers

Knox Family Papers