A large collection letters, postal cards, news releases, news clippings & notes. These are not filed in chronological fashion. Examples are: letters & postal card (Aug.-Sept. 1957) re/ information relative to a standard size envelope for bulk mailings of advertisements; letters (Mar. - Sept. 1957) re/ San Ysidro constituent Jose M. Flores’s concerns about “Post Office situation in Guam;” letters (Mar.-Apr. 1957) re/ a Chula Vista constituent & Republican is concerned about excess administrative personnel being added to the Post Office Dept., since Democrat Congress Lionel Van Deerlin had recently raised the issue locally; letters (Oct.-Dec. 1957) re/ the San Diego Convention and Tourist Bureau lobbies the Post Office, with Wilson’s support, is successful in obtaining a special postmark cancellation for San Diego – “Visit America’s Only International Playground;” letters & card (Apr. & May 1957) re/ a constituent complaints about costs in the operation of the Post Office; office notice for Bob W – “Bulk mailing to be recognized;” letters (Nov.-Dec. 1957) re/ South Bay Council, Inc. proposes “a postal station for the Palm City area . . . and a ‘further desire for the combining of the Nestor and Palm City areas for delivery service;’” letters (Aug.-Sept. 1962) re/ a problem of mail delivery to the residents of the Spring Valley Lake View Manor trailer park is resolved; a letter (8/10/62) from Regional Director Raymond R. Holmquest (San Francisco) to Wilson re/ “the establishment of city delivery at San Marcos, California. The effective date will be September 15, 1962. We estimate that approximately 3,400 people and 60 business in the area;” letters (6/1 & 6/14/62) re/ inquiry from a Montana resident to Wilson about becoming a postmaster in her community; a letter (10/25/61) from the Bureau of Operations to Wilson re/ “Mrs. Elaine Metivier was installed as acting postmaster at Jamul, California . . .October 18, 1961;” letters (1/61) re/ interest of Atomic Investments, Inc. in the National City Post Office leased facility; letter & memorandum (9/60) re/ “controversy concerning political boundaries in areas affecting the above named post offices” – Chula Vista, National City, Lincoln Acres, Bonita & Sunnyside; letters (10/60) re/ Nyle M. Jackson (Executive Asst. to the Postmaster General) sent two flags to Wilson to replace those they had purchased and Wilson comments in reply – “Glad you enjoyed your trip to San Diego. The Nixon rally was outstanding and I’m sure gave a real boost to all party candidates;” office note & letter (Aug.-Sept. 1960) re/ La Mesa Chamber of Commerce pushes the idea of having a main post office located in the newly established Grossmont Shopping Center being developed by Elliot Cushman; letters (June-July 1960) & news item in the Southern California Rancher (Mar. & June 1960 issues) re/ the origins of what has been referred to as the “Snorkel Mail Collection Box.” In 1940 Mission Hills resident Henry Lippitt passed on the idea to the local postmaster of designing a big box that sits close to the curb with an opening on the street side to collect mail from motorists. Mr. Lippitt’s letters also complain bitterly about what he termed “double taxation” he pays on stock investments, since corporations are already being taxed at a 52 % rate; letter & news release (6/60) – “announcing that a new post office has been authorized for National City;” office notes & letter (4/60) re/ proposal to construct and lease James Buchanan Post Office Station in the Grantville, Allied Gardens area – the letter pushes for a location at the corner of Waring Road and Zion Avenue; letter (4/26/60) re/ response to Wilson complaint that the Bonita Postmaster had been impolite and discourteous to some friends of his; letter (5/6/60) “advisability of converting the rural route at [Santee] . . . to mounted city delivery service;” letters (Mar. & Apr. 1960) re/ mail delivery problems for residents in Lemon Grove – Congressman Utt’s district; a copy of a 1961 “Summary of Proposed Postal Rate Increases;” listing and carbon copy of “California [San Diego] – Name of Post Office, Postmaster, Appointed Acting & Assumed Charge as Regular” – dates range from 1934 to 1959; copy of a letter (3/4/60) from Wilson to Paul Ecke, Jr. (Encinitas) re/ Post Office problem referred to Congressman Utt; letters (Aug.-Sept. 1959) re/ selection of Mrs. Doris Avant as Rural Carrier for Del Mar; letter (7/22/59) re/ post office quarters in Romoland, CA; Post Office Dept. news release #86 (6/30/59) re/ 33 post office in California and one in Nevada will advance in class – 10 offices in California will advance to first class – list attached which shows Lakeside and Spring Valley being advanced to first class; letters (May-June 1959) re/ Octotillo, CA postmaster controversy between Republican and Democrat aspirants; letters (May-June 1959) re/ controversy over the consolidation of Sorrento and Del Mar postal districts and not to La Jolla; letters (Mar. & Apr. 1959) re/ “improper receipts for certified mail” & delay in delivery of letter to Mrs. Robert Wilson; staple packet of letters, news clippings, brochure on Mailing Permits & office note (1957-1959) re/ attempts of the Alpine Sun to obtain a secondclass mailing permit; a letter (10/27/58) & enclosed 7 page list of new leased postal buildings constructed in California in 1954-1958; letters (1/58) re/ information on the Postal Department’s decentralization program; letters, postal card & editorial (1955 & 1957) re/ response to a constituent’s inquiry about postal service and rates in Great Britain as contrasted to the United States; letters (Apr.-May 1957) re/ a property owner at Canebreak Canyon protests & the P.O. Dept. responds to a complaint about establishing a Post Office Rural Station at Agua Caliente Hot Springs Store instead of Canebreak Canyon; letters & news clipping (6/57) re/ “Postal Cuts Outlined by Summerfield; a letter (12/7/56) from Chula Vista constituent L. P. Bellarts & Wilson’s reply (1/12/57) re/ politics and appointment to a Rural Route vacancy in Rogue River, Oregon; letters (Jan.-Feb. 1957) re/ Local No. 197, National Federation of Post Office Clerks express to Wilson and Edward F. Terrar, Jr. their profound thanks for the assistance provided in resolving “their recent paycheck problem;” letters (12/62) re/ Wilson response to inquiry from a constituent concerning Rural Letter Carrier position in Crows Landing area.