Immigration and Naturalization: Visa, 1965
Scope and Contents
A very large collection of letters, memos, notes, military records, memorandum, postal cards, telegrams, news clippings & other items. As with previous folders in this visa set, most cover appeals to Wilson’s office to help resolve problems. A few selected examples are: stapled packet of letters & memorandum (9/64-2/65) from Robert L. Thompson (Attorney at Law), T.R. Gillenwaters (Attorney at Law), Congressman Wilson, Commissioner Raymond F. Farrell (INS) & Edgar Gillenwaters (Admin. Asst. to Wilson) re/ Filipino retired teacher, Proxedes O. Candari, seeks help in obtaining a permanent visa; stapled packet of corresp. (6/64-1/65) from constituent Mrs. Nicola Hanna Jaghab, Wilson, Robert G. Barnes (Ambassador, Amman, Jordan) & Robert E. Lee (Acting Asst. Sec., State Dept.) re/ immigrant visa cases of Khalil and Abdallah Jaghab, the brothers of Mr. Munir Jaghab; stapled packet of corresp. & military records re/ World War II army veteran Hom Shew Young’s attempts to get visas for his wife and two daughters living in Hong Kong; large stapled packet of corresp. re/ constituents obtain assistance from Wilson in obtaining “second preference Italian quota immigrant visas” for the Gargano family; stapled packet of corresp. (3/65-12/65) re/ “immigrant visa problem” for the nephew of constitents Mr. and Mrs. Park Une Huey; letters (10/64-12/65) re/ constituent Eric Draper (Escondido Travel Agency) receives assistance from Wilson in visa case involving a client’s niece living in Poland; letters (12/64 & 1/65) from Merle D. Fowler (Asst. Principal, Santee School Dist.), A.E. Edgar (Officer in Charge, INS, San Diego) & Wilson re/ the application of three young Japanese men (all graduates of Kyota University) for their “Extension of Temporary Stay” was denied; a large stapled packet of corresp. (1/65-12/65) re/ the complicated visa case for UCLA Art Professor Malcom McClain’s Mexican wife is finally satisfactorily resolved; letters & notes (12/64-12/65) featuring efforts of Wilson friend & political conservative, Dr. Frank B. Gigliotti, helping Portuguese in Point Loma; letters (4/65- 6/65) from constituent Mrs. Barbara Klein (Atlas Hotels), Wilson & John F. Killea (American Consulate General, Tijuana, Mexico) re/ immigrant visa case of Mrs. Rosa Alvarez Pena & her employment by the Klein’s; letters (6/65) re/ Wilson’s assistance to El Cajon constituent as to Cubans fleeing Castro; stapled packet of corresp. (Apr.-June 1965) re/ Greek student George Liakakos , visa extension & comments on Republican Party support from a constituent; letters (Mar.-May 1965) & Memorandum of Action on Visa Case for Mrs. Mariagrazia Savini Ganster re/ complications and reference to support from the Honorable Melvin Laird; letters (3/65) re/ Rizalina Erese Francia, visa application in Manila, Philippines; stapled packet of corresp. (8/64- 3/65) re/ El Cajon constituent Harry T. Parkinson (Harmony Hills Ranch) offers endorsement on behalf of Luis Humberto Sanchez Baca; letters (Jan.-Feb. 1965) re/ complications for Architect Samuel Hamill in obtaining visa for an employee; letter (Jan.-Feb. 1965) re/ tuna boat High Seas employee Jose Rodrigues dos Reis seeks Wilson’s assistance for visa processing for wife and son in Portugal; large stapled packet of corresp (Mar.-May 1965) re/ efforts of Dr. Don Powell & Dr. Paul Phaff (San Diego State College) & Congressman Wilson to obtain immigration visa for Leopolo Ricano Suarez of Mexico City; large stapled packet of letters, telegram & news clippings (Jan.-June 1965) re/ extensive information on the topic of “United States Discrimination Against Mexican Immigrants” & “easing the red tape the Labor Department has concerning the immigration of Farm Laborers from Mexico;” letters (7/95) re/ visa for wife (in Japan) for Manuel Q. Pizarro (U.S. Naval Radio Station, Chollas Heights); other items in the folder are: Dr. Evelyn Wofford’s inquiry for visa for Luz Gutierra Goville; constituent Hom Shew Young & visa for wife & daughters in Hong Kong; letters (Jan.-Aug. 1965) re/ complications as to reentry for Mrs. Kasumi Nielsen; memorandum & letters (Apr.-July 1965) re/ citizenship for Mr. Califano & request to obtain visa for daughter; letters & memo (June-Aug. 1965) re/ Dentist George Tsopels appreciates Wilson’s assistance in obtaining visa for Mrs. Tsopels; large stapled packet (9/64-8/65) re/ constituent Siro F. Anton(The Custom Tailor) sponser’s immigrant visa for Buzzese family in Palermo, Italy; letters (9/64-8/65) re/ constituent Tom Gin Woo & Wilson “concerning the desire of Eng Wun Mon and Eng Yuen Mon to immigrate to this country;” letters (8/65) re/ frustration of William L. Denton (San Diego Symphony Orchestra Association) as to delayed visa for Giovani Flumin, a violinist who auditioned for Earl Bernard Murray and was accepted; letters (Apr.-Oct. 1965) re/San Diego State College & student visa for talented Chuen Knong Mak (Hong Kong and British Passport); Vito Ferrantello (Italy); adoptive parents of “a little Taiwanese Negro girl” request visa assistance from Wilson; Gundula A. Jirasek Dunne (Austria); letters & telegrams (Oct.-Nov. 1965) re/ interest of National Steel and Shipbuilding Company in keeping Consulate at Glasgow open until certain visa applications are processed; letters (11/65) re/ Marine Corps Sergeant requests assistance from Wilson in extending visitor’s visa for Filipino niece of his wife. She is a trained nurse; letters – Lemon Grove constituent Dr. Gigliotti (Oct.-Nov. 1965) re/ “the need to up-grade the positions at our San Ysidro Suboffice;” Mrs. Antonietta Romano (Canada); large stapled packet of corresp. (Mar.-Nov. 1965) re/ “application for an immigration visa for Suk Fun Yuen, who is known to us as Yuen Lee Suk Fun, the wife of Mr. Jun Kong Yuen” of San Diego; letters (Aug.-Nov. 1965) re/ immigration cases of Mr. and Mrs. Rodolfo David, “both students from the Philippine Islands” and working on M.A.’s; letters (Mar. 1964-Dec. 1965) re/ immigrant visa case of Francesco Battaglia (Palermo, Italy).
Dates
- created: 1965
Creator
- From the Collection: Wilson, Robert (Wilson, Robert Carlton) (1916-) (Person)
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Extent
From the Collection: 0.00 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
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