[2] After World War II, he was a member of the Allied Force Records Administration and worked in Caserta and Rome.
[3] His colleague, Ken Manden, recalled that Wilson was courageous and "always held his own—no mean feat for any archivist under such circumstances but, if I may say so, a remarkable one for an American Negro confronting what may have seemed to him to be a devious politico-military cabal.
"[3] He was also a prominent member of the Society of American Archivists and served as Chair on the Committee on College and University Archives.
In 1949, Wilson was awarded the Certificate of Recognition of the National Urban League for "outstanding achievement in archival work.
His wife, Gheretein, wrote a pamphlet after his death, stating that Wilson "opened up new dimensions of mind and spirit for many people...He was as proud of the blistering letter he wrote condemning plans to build a dog pound on a lot earmarked for a school as he was of a poem or an article.