MS 261 Mouney Pfefferkorn Papers
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- San Diego History Center Document Collection
- Creator
- Pfefferkorn, Mouney
- Title
- Mouney Pfefferkorn Papers
- ID
- MS 261
- Date [inclusive]
- 1904-2003
- Extent
- 0.25 Linear feet (1 box)
- Language
- English
- Language of Materials
- Collection materials are in English and German.
- Abstract
- This collection relates to the life of Mouney Pfefferkorn including his service in the Navy and his retirement from the First Naitonal Bank, San Diego.
Preferred Citation
Mouney Pfefferkorn Papers, MS 261, San Diego History Center Document Collection, San Diego, CA.
Biographical / Historical Notes
Born in Vienna, Austria in 1880, Mouney Pfefferkorn immigrated to the United States in 1902 at the age of 22 and enlisted in the Navy. He served for four years eventually achieving the rank of Chief Yeoman. After being discharged in 1906 he settled in San Diego. He took a job with the First National Bank, which he held for fifty years, retiring in 1956 as the Vice President of their Foreign Investments division. Pfefferkorn was very active in developing the Navy presence in San Diego earning him the nickname “Mr. Navy.” He campaigned for the creation of North Island Navy Base and was very active in the San Diego Council for the U.S. Navy. He was also the football coach at San Diego Unified High School and led the campaign to build Balboa Stadium. He was also active in several other civic organizations. Mouney Pfefferkorn died in 1968 at the age of 88. He was survived by his wife Edith Pfefferkorn (nee Stitts) a daughter, Carol Swann, and a son Eric.
Scope and Content
The collection relates to the life of Mouney Pfefferkorn. There is biographical information, correspondence on navy-related matters, and a collection of newspaper articles and images concerning Mouney’s many honors and on World War II. Documents related to his retirement from First National Bank and appreciation banquets held in his honor are also included. Additionally, there are several documents related to his son, Eric Pfefferkorn’s survival of a kamikaze attack during his Naval service in WWII.
Arrangement
Collection is arranged by subject.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
San Diego History Center Document Collection January 10, 2013
1649 El Prado, Suite 3
San Diego, CA, 92101
619-232-6203
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The San Diego History Center (SDHC) holds the copyright to any unpublished materials. SDHC Library regulations do apply.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Accession number 2004.9.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Amanda Hughes on January 10, 2013.
Collection processed as part of grant project supported by the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) with generous funding from The Andrew Mellon Foundation.
Controlled Access Headings
Corporate Name(s)
- Amateur Athletics Union.
- Bunker Hill (Aircraft carrier, CV-17).
- First National Bank of San Diego.
- Navy League of the United States.
- San Diego High School.
Geographic Name(s)
- Balboa Stadium (San Diego, Calif.)
- Naval Air Station North Island (Calif.)
- San Diego (Calif.)
Personal Name(s)
- Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
- Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994
- Pfefferkorn, Edith
- Pfefferkorn, Eric
- Pfefferkorn, Mouney
- Vinson, Carl, 1883-1981
Subject(s)
- Retirement
Collection Inventory
| Box-folder | ||||
| Biography, undated | 1:1 | |||
| Correspondence, 1915 September 10-1960 March 16
Includes: Correspondence with several Naval officers including Karl Vinson and Chester Nimitz |
1:2 | |||
| Retirement from First National Bank, 1957 February 21-March 25 and undated
Scope and Content: Speech by Admiral Jackson Letter from Vice President Richard Nixon, February 27, 1957 Letters from leaders of various international banks |
1:3 | |||
| Appreciation banquets, 1957 March 9-1960 January 14
Includes: Program from Naval League of United States mentioning Pfefferkorn Address written by Chester Nimitz for the Amateur Athletic Union banquet Speech about the construction of Balboa Stadium at San Diego High School |
1:4 | |||
| Magazine and newspaper articles, 1945 June 28-1971 March 30 and undated
Includes: Articles and images concerned with Mouney Pfefferkorn’s retirement and death Articles and images concerned with the Pacific theater during the WWII |
1:5 | |||
| Eric Pfefferkorn, 1944 September 29-2003 September 7 and undated
Includes: Documents related to Eric Pfefferkorn, focused mainly on a kamikaze attack on the USS Bunker Hill while Pfefferkorn was serving Program from Kamikaze survivors’ conference |
1:6 | |||
| Miscellanea, 1904-1949 and undated
Includes: Trivia sheet from the year Eric Pfefferkorn was born, September 16, 1915 Photocopied images of family members Document in German Copy of “Gunnery Trophy won by the Crow of the U.S.S. Paul Jones, March 1904 at Panama” Comic illustration of “Armed Forces Unification Program Practice Session,” 1949 |
1:7 | |||
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