Joseph C. Wilson (entrepreneur)
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Joseph Chamberlain Wilson (December 13, 1909
As president of Xerox, he made an effort to integrate Xerox during the late 1960s. After the race riots that began in Detroit had reached Xerox headquarters in Rochester, New York, Wilson wrote in a letter to all Xerox managers that "he wanted a very aggressive program to recruit and hire blacks in this company."
The former West High School in Rochester, New York was renamed
The Wilson Commons as well as Wilson Boulevard at the University of Rochester river campus are also named after Joe Wilson.
The Wilson family continues Joseph Wilson's tradition of philanthropy in the Rochester area mainly through the Marie C. and Joseph C. Wilson Foundation.[3]
Wilson was inducted into the Junior Achievement U.S. Business Hall of Fame in 1980.
The Joseph C. Wilson papers were made available in May 2019 through the University of Rochester Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation library; they were given to the University by Marie C. Wilson. This collection consists of correspondence, minutes, reports, speeches, and clippings from Wilson's participation in numerous business and community organizations. The bulk of the collection is dated 1959-1971, a period of growth for Xerox as well as the city and University of Rochester.
References
- ISBN 978-0-471-99835-8.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
- ^ http://www.wilsonfdn.org. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
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Further reading
- Ellis, Charles D. (2006). Joe Wilson and the Creation of Xerox. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0-471-99835-4.
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