A large collection of letters, telegrams, news clippings, reports, statistical data and other items. Examples are: three letters (2/59) from Congressmen Wilson and Baldwin re/ Wilson's concern about deficiencies in appropriations for the Office of Education that will adversely affect "my district which is a heavily impacted area; "Memo To Staff From Cathy" (2/24/59) clarifying that "Public Law 874 is for operating expenses for the school district to provide financial assistance for schools in Federally affected areas" and Public Law 815 is for construction allowance to school district;" a copy of Dept. of HEW Office of Education notice to the Superintendent of Chula Vista City School District indicating a tentative entitlement for fiscal year 1959 of $257.775.68; an assortment of letters from various school districts & Wilson's replies re/ "supplemental appropriations required to continue under the Federal impact laws;" a small collection of letters (Feb.-Mar. 1995) featuring corresp. between Congressman Wilson and constituent Lowell c. Ballard re/ the pros and cons of the Murray-Metcalf bill on Federal Aid to Education; notices and letters re/ entitlement amounts to several local school districts such as San Diego, Lakeside, Mountain Empire, Julian and others; 2 letters (Feb. & Ap. 1959) from J.L. McCaskill (NEA) & Margaret Collins (SDTA), Wilson's reply and attached copies of two NEA publications -- "A Federal Legislative Policy" & "Federal Funds For Schools Fact vs. Fancy;" a copy of "Public Law 85-620 85th Congress, H. R. 11378 August 12, 1958;" a packet of materials sent to Wilson from the Office of Education (HEW), Mar. 1959 re/ tables indicating school districts eligible for assistance under P.L. 815 & 874; two news clippings (June'59) indicating Administration efforts to reduce Federal impacted areas aid by $60 million next year; a packet of letters from Ralph Dailard, San Diego City Schools & Wallace Hall (Dept. of Education, State of California) re/ "relative to H.R. 7140 which proposes to amend Public Laws 874 and 815 in such a way as to reduce impact aid funds; more information on planning for impact aid funds by the San Diego Unified School District & a copy of Superintendent Ralph Dailard's Statement (Aug. 19, 1959) to the House Subcommittee on Labor and Education re/ proposed amendments to P.L. 874 and P.L. 815 (81st Cong.).