Illustrated Cold War Current Event Calendars
Overview
Robert L. Wilderson was a civilian planner and operations officer/analyst who worked for the Department of Defense in Leavenworth, Kansas until his retirement sometime after 1989. He was a practicing Wiccan and a strong opponent of the Reagan Administration. This collection includes eight desk calendars for the years 1981-1987 and 1989, a typed letter from Wilderson and his wife to ABC Broadcast standards, and 10 pieces of pagan and Wiccan ephemera from the early 1990s, comprising primarily newsletters and articles.
Dates
- Creation: 1981 - 1991
Conditions Governing Access
No access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.
Biography of Robert L. Wilderson
Robert L. Wilderson was a civilian planner and operations officer/analyst within the Department of Defense at the US Army's Combined Arms Combat Development Activities, based in Leavenworth, Kansas. He retired at a mid-level status (GS-11/12) sometime after 1989. Wilderson and his wife Elizabeth were practicing Wiccans.
Extent
2 Linear Feet (1 oversize box)
Language of Materials
English
Scope and Contents
The desk calendars are elaborately illustrated and colorfully annotated in pencil, pen, and felt-tip pen (with the exception of 1989, which is annotated exclusively in graphite pencil). The annotations and illustrations record current events of varying degrees of international importance during the later years of the Cold War, as well as local weather conditions, University of Kansas sporting events, personal events, and pagan holidays.
Physical Location
RH MS R441
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchase, Boston Rare Maps, 2018.
Source
- Boston Rare Maps (Bookseller, Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Robert L. Wilderson Collection
- Subtitle
- Illustrated Cold War Current Event Calendars
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by vej. Finding aid encoded by vej.
- Date
- 2/27/2019
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in English.
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/3890785018
- Preferred citation
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Illustrated Cold War Event Calendars, RH MS R441, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas.
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository