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Biographical NoteAlfred and Harold Wilson were brothers born in Everett, Washington on March 21, 1898 and March 1, 1900 to Lorenzo and Katie Wilson. Lorenzo embarked on many business ventures in the southwest including mining and oil production. Alfred worked a variety of jobs in the Southwest and enrolled at the University of Arizona before dying of tuberculosis in 1922. Harold enrolled at the University of Arizona in 1918, graduating in 1922 with a bachelor's degree and in 1923 with a maseter's. He worked as the editor of the Tucson Citezen and in the insurance business before joining the United States Army in 1944. He retired as a Lt. Colonel. He died December 26, 1975 in Costa Mesa, California. Scope and Content NoteThis collection contains 5 diaries of brothers Alfred and Harold Wilson. The diaries cover their time living and working in the Southwest and their tenure at the University of Arizona. Also included is a diary of Harold Wilson during his time as a United Nations Observer from 1949-1950 in India and Pakistan. One diary contains a recollection of Alfred and Harold's father Lorenzo Wilson on his trip from Michigan to California in 1882. Transcripts of the diaries are included. RestrictionsRestrictionsThere are no restrictions on this collection. CopyrightIt is the responsibility of the user to obtain permission to publish from the owner of the copyright (the institution, the creator of the record, the author or his/her transferees, heirs, legates, or literary executors). The user agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Arizona Board of Regents for the University of Arizona, its officers, employees, and agents from and against all claims made by any person asserting that he or she is an owner of copyright. Access TermsPersonal Name(s) Wilson, Harold G. Jr. Wilson, Harold, Jr. Genre Form(s) Diaries Administrative InformationCredit LineAlfred and Harold Wilson diaries (MS 602). Special Collections, University of Arizona Libraries Processing HistoryProcessed by University of Arizona Special Collections staff Container List
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