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Labor: Unemployment, 1963

 File — Box: 98, Folder: 10
Identifier: Folder 10

Scope and Contents

A collection of letters, resumes, employment application, office notes & memorandum. Examples are: letters (11 /62-1/63) re/ concerns of Bonita golfer & Wilson acquaintance as to a friend’s unemployment & also coverage of personal & election issues; a letter (1/2/63) from El Cajon constituent John C. Schlenker, Jr. & Wilson’s reply (1/10/63) re/ unemployment concerns and “Why is all the prime Military Contracts going to other cities in Calif. and other States?;” letters & resume (2/63) re/ an unemployment dilemma for this life-long Republican who would like to relocate to California from Penna.; letter & resume (2/62) re/ a resident of Virginia seeks Wilson’s assistance in job search; letters (2/63) re/ a Berkeley resident seeks Wilson’s assistance in summer work in San Diego or in Washington, D.C.; a letter (1/19/63) from San Diego constituent Bessie Irene Smith (President, Daughters of the Pacific States Assn. ) & Wilson’s reply (2/15/63) re/ Mrs. Smith’s interest in Civil Service employment because of her husband’s death; letters (2/63) re/ a constituent’s sad situation as to health and unemployment in San Diego; letters (12/5/62 & 2/5/63) & attached list of San Diego Employees’ Assn. executive committee re/ a constituent seeks position as a general manager; a letter (1/23/63) from constituent John F. Tyrrell, Jr. & Wilson’s reply (2/8/63) re/ “I have been out of work for the last ten months,” have lived in San Diego since 1935 and “voted for you every time you have ran for office.” The “city fathers” are not seeking work for San Diegan but depending too much on the federal government; letters (Jan.-Feb. 1963) re/ constituent Morris Sankary (Attorney at Law) requests assistance from Wilson for a younger brother attending Harvard Law School as to summer employment in Washington. Wilson replied that “the Democrats presently control all patronage; therefore . . . contact Lionel Van Deerlin;” letters & resume (Feb.-Mar. 1963) re/ San Diego constituent requests help from Wilson for unemploymed son and also discusses Republican politics; letters (4/63) re/ personal commentary and activities of SCORE’s attempt to unseat Congressman Lionel Van Deerlin; letters (June & July 1963) re/ El Cajon constituent seeks assistance for 18 year old son to work at Straza Industries; letters (June & July, 1963) re/ constituent’s “plight in securing favorable permanent employment in San Diego;” letters (7/63) re/ another constituent’s plight as to unemployment and his family’s hardship; letters, office note & memorandum (June-July 1963) re/ Tom Weinberg & graduate student from John Hopkins seeks staff assistant position with Republican Congressional Committee; letters (8/63) re/ Spring Valley constituent & Mt. Miguel School teacher seeks information on overseas teaching assignment; letters & extensive resume (9/63) re/ retired USAF Lt. Col. seeks employment as a member of the Armed Services Committee staff; a letter (11/23/63) from San Diego constituent R. E. Cloud & Wilson’s reply (12/18/63) re/ “the many, many aircraft workers that have been laid off by General Dynamics, Convair Division, here in San Diego. . . . I was laid off by Convair after 21 years service. I am now 52 years old . . . . General Dynamics has made very little effort to transfer or place veteran employees in any of its other divisions such as Astronautics” – Wilson indicated he was in contact with Secretary McNamara to obtain relief for San Diego; letters (Nov.-Dec. 1963) re/ transplanted New Yorker’s tale of woe who was a self employed legal stenographer from 1937-1960; letters (11/63) & resume re/ former Wilson Admin. Asst. Leon Parma requests employment help for a friend & San Diego constituent with engineering & management experience; letters (Sept.-Oct. 1963), “Biography” (1/3/61) & “Confidential Report” (3/22/61) re/ recently retired Major General (U.S.A.) receives assistance from Assemblyman Richard Barnes and Congressman Wilson in seeking employment.

Dates

  • created: 1963

Creator

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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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