Contributing Institution: California State University Stanislaus Special Collections and University Archives

Title: Stanley T. Wilson papers on the founding of Stanislaus State College

Creator: Wilson, Stanley T.

Identifier/Call Number: WILSON.001.CaTurCSU

Physical Description: 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

Date (inclusive): 1957-1991

Language of Material: English .

Container: 1 of 1

Collection is open for research.

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.