A large collection of letters, lists of contract awards, memorandum, telegrams, reports & other items. Examples include: a letter (11/25/63) from Spring Valley constituent Miss Margaret Yeaton & Congressman Wilson's reply (12/13/63) re/ Miss Yeaton's concerns that "It has been the policy of the Administration to award the preponderance of defense contracts to Eastern and Southern areas. This had the effect of drying up the aircraft and missile industry in Southern California, particularly the San Diego area;" a letter (12/4/63) from Capt. R.E. Thomas, Jr. (Deputy Dir., Southwest Div. Bureau of Yards and Docks) to Congressman Wilson & "enclosed news releases announcing awards of construction contracts in your Congressional District;" Memorandum (12/6/63) re/ Navy award of $1,545,000 to Regents of Univ. of CA for additional research in Marine Physics to be administered by the Scripps Institute of Oceanography Marine Physical Lab.; letters (Oct.-Nov. 1963) from the Dept. of the Air Force re/ contracts to General Dynamics/Convair/Astronautics & Ryan Aeronautical Co. re/ several millions of dollars for F-106 A/B electronic equipment, ATLAS space boosters, & target drones; a packet of "Contract 1963" pages from the Bureau of Yards & Docks listing San Diego companies, $ amounts & tasks performed; a similar packet of "Contracts 1963" from the Air Force listing San Diego companies, $ amounts & tasks performed; a copy of the Dept. of Defense, "Military Prime Contract Awards By State March 1963" (6 pages); a copy of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission San Francisco Operations Office's "Principal Research and Development Contracts Total Costs For Fiscal Year ending June 30, 1962" which equaled $203,000,000; 2 letters (Oct. 21 & Dec. 12, 1962) from San Diego constituents Ray Gordon & Dave Hauskins & Wilson's replies (1/7/63) re/ contract award situation in San Diego, job losses and too much politics; Memorandum To The Boss From Ed Gillenwaters (1/10/63) re/ "Van Deerlin announcement of Air Force contract award to Solar ($1 million - Power Packages)" and political considerations; letters (January 1963) from "A Loyal Republican" Lloyd M. Hutchinson (Hutchinson Business Machine Co.), Congressman Wilson & RADM. John Crumpbacker (Chief of the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, USN) re/ Wilson's assistance to constituent Hutchinson's complaints about the Buy American Act and the Kennedy Administration; letters (1/63) from James K. Higgins (Sec.-Mgr., San Diego Chapter, National Electrical Contractors Assn., Congressman Wilson & Capt. E.G. Underhill (Executive Asst. to Chief of Bureau of Yards and Docks) re/ a complaint that the Navy had awarded an electrical distribution contract to the San Diego Gas & Electric Co. for the installation of electrical distribution facilities to housing units planned for Camp Pendleton. Mr. Higgins indicated this was contrary to previous awards of using local electrical contractors and labor for construction and then having the Navy maintain and service the distribution network; Press Release from the Small Business Administration (March 13, 1963) re/ awards for Mar. 1963 of a total of $3,525,283.00 to small concerns in Southern CA, AZ & Clark County, NV with a listing for San Diego County attached; a number of letters (Jan.-Mar. 1963) from the Dept. of the Air Force to Congressman Wilson informing him of contract awards to San Diego firms re/ ATLAS space boosters, missiles & test equipment.