Melvin H. Wunsch papers, 1929-1991

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Wunsch, Melvin H., 1912-1992

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Papers of a career officer with the U. S. Social Security Administration (1936-1973), consisting of original documents gathered by Wunsch to illustrate his career and lengthy explanatory notes on a...

Papers of a career officer with the U. S. Social Security Administration (1936-1973), consisting of original documents gathered by Wunsch to illustrate his career and lengthy explanatory notes on agency policy, procedures, and personnel composed by Wunsch between 1973 and 1986. Major topics include the Social Security system; its management, field service, and administration; automation; Medicare; public relations; and staff training and development. Among the notable correspondents are Robert M. Ball and H. L. Mencken, as well as a variety of middle-level federal administrators. A small file of personal papers supplies additional information and illustrates Wunsch's personal style and political convictions through correspondence with a range of friends and relatives. Photographs relate to Wunsch's family, friends, and career, including images of the extended Wunsch and Blocki families in Wisconsin.

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