This collection is comprised of sources, notes, correspondence, related newspapers, and an original manuscript of Stanley T. Wilson's history of Stanislaus State College, "How Turlock won a college." Wilson was a newspaper editor and publisher who purchased the Turlock Daily Journal in 1953. In 1957, when California Governor Goodwin J. Knight signed legislation for a state college in Stanislaus County, some citizens of Turlock formed a special committee to win the election. Wilson was appointed to head this committee. In 1959, Turlock was chosen as the location of the new State College.

1 Boxes Folder inventory: "Mr. Carr, the figures favor Turlock:" Stanley Wilson, 1950s and 1960s; Stanislaus early documents; CSU Stanislaus, early history clippings; College Committee; First appointment to College; Turlock Journal, State College opens; College site selection newspapers; 25th anniversary newspapers; Higher education comes to Turlock by Burton Vasche II; Stanley Wilson, "How a college was won," (manuscript and corrections); President John W. Moore correspondence; Newspapers; J. E. Caswell files: campus site selection; J. E. Caswell files: campus history (2 folders); College site selection, 1959; Campus site selection, February-June 1959; Campus site selection, July 1959; Campus site selection correspondence, August 1959; Capurso house fund, 1963; WASC visit, 1960s; CSU Stanislaus Advisory Board; Stanley Wilson, 1970s; Turlock Greater Committee, Steering Committee; Campus site selection, miscellaneous, 1958; College bulletins, 1961-1964; Photographs, Stanislaus early history; Stanley Wilson correspondence, November 1959; Stanley Wilson, 1980s; Stanley Wilson correspondence, September 1959; Stanley Wilson correspondence, October 1959; Stanislaus site selection, Modesto reaction, December 1959; Inspection of proposed State College sites in Stanislaus County, 1959; Stanley Wilson publishing book attempts; Gerard Crowley; J. Burton Vasche

Collection is open for research.