Post Office, 1965
Scope and Contents
A collection of letters, office notes, news clippings, resolutions, news releases, map excerpt & other items. These are not filed in chronological order. Examples are: a letter (10/9/65) from constituent Mrs. Joanna Koehler & Wilson’s reply (10/20/65) re/ frustrations with coping with the modern age and postal service lines; a letter (9/20/65) from constituent Roy E. Stanley (California Assoc. of Letter Carriers) & Wilson’s reply (9/23/65) re/ frustration with Wilson’s vote against bringing H.R. 10281 up for a vote and the Congressman’s Republican explanation for his no vote; stapled packet containing letters & photocopies of Presidential Citation & news article from the La Jolla Light & Journal & the North Shore Sentinel re/ frustrations of the La Jolla Town Council with “the attacks made on our ‘La Jolla Post Office,” all of which originated outside La Jolla and which have been published in a neighborhood newspaper. . . . They are instigated by a small clique of Pacific Beach businessmen headed by Wallace Vice and George Ghareeb;” letters (July-Aug. 1965) re/ responses to constituent concerns about non-delivery of first-class mail and delay in delivery of air mail; letters (July-Aug.) re/ San Diego Postmaster Ralph S. Colonell clarifies mix up in delay of parcel delivery to Wilson constituent Robert Walker (Executive Dir., Republican Associates of San Diego County); letters & news clipping (June-July 1965) re/ responses to constituent complaints about excessive work hours for substitute post office employees; letters (8/65) re/ response to El Cajon constituent’s complaint that his 3rd class mail is delayed several days; a letter (7/6/65) from San Diego constituent James Hervey Johnson (President, The Truth Seeker Company) & Wilson’s reply (7/15/65) re/ Mr. Johnson’s complaints about mandatory zip code requirement for 2nd & 3rd class mail as being “another step toward Communism and central control;” photocopy of letter (6/3/65) re/ hiring a few summer replacements for people who are on vacation; letters (June-July 1965) re/ response to constituent concerns about excessive hours required of substitute employees; letters (May-July 1965) re/ responses to complaint about non delivery of mail to the home residence of Captain Walter W. Price, Jr. USN, Commander Submarine Squadron Five, San Diego – Post Master Connell indicated that “At the present time, we do not deliver any mail within the military reservation of Fort Rosecrans;” letters (7/65) re/ responses to El Cajon constituent’s frustration with advertising brochures mailed from the United Nations Station in N.Y. City; letters & resolution (May & June 1965) re/California Chapter No. 4 of the National Assoc. of Postmaster of the United States “Resolution No. 90-C 65” honors their distinguished Regional Director, Raymond R. Holmquist; telegram to Wilson (received 6/18/65) re/ delegation of letter carriers from California will be in Washington June 21 22 & 23 to discuss legislation and other topics; a letter (6/16/65) from Wilson to Raymond R. Germain (Assistant to Regional Dir., San Francisco) re/ “Enclosed are a list of young people vitally interested in obtaining summer positions with the Post Office Department;” a letter (5/25/65) from constituent Mrs. Edna May Martin (Treasurer, California Federation of Women’s Clubs) & Wilson’s reply (6/2/65) re/ “Postmaster vacancy in Boulevard, California” and Mrs. Martin’s support for Mrs. Pauline May for the position; news release (5/21/65) from Post Office Dept. re/ “seeking competitive bids to build and lease the New Linda Vista Station at San Diego, California “ at the corner of Linda Vista Road and Comstock Street; letters (5/65) re/ frustrations of Parent Teachers Association with Post Office rule on mailing 4th class bulk mailing materials that contained handwritten material that were judged 1st class; letters (Apr.-May 19765) re/ Post Office response to query from El Cajon constituent concerned with “levies on mail by the Internal Revenue Service;” letters (4/65) re/ support for the new self-opening doors at both entrances of the Main Post Office; letters (4/65) re/ constituent complain about delay in mail delivery from San Diego State College to his residence in Clairemont – it took two days; memo, letters, maps & newspaper photo (Feb.-Mar. 1965) re/ constituent complaint about lack of mail delivery to his new home in Loma Portal; letters, news release & news clipping (3/65) re/ plans announced to acquire new quarters for the Andrew Jackson Station in San Diego; letters (Jan.-Feb. 1965) re/ response to constituent complaint that the P.O. will not accept personal checks in payment for postal service; constituent letter (2/4/65) with gripes about picky postal rules; postal card and letters (Jan. & Oct. 1965) re/ constituent complaints about lack of house mail delivery led to P.O. response that indicated that because they had no walkway leading from the street to the front door deliveries could not be made. Of the 12 residents contacted, six provided walkways and immediately received house delivery; letters (12/64-1/65) re/ complaints to Wilson’s office about lack of after-hour window service at the main post office in San Diego leads to a P.O. decision that there “was no real public demand for any additional service;” letter & telegram (12/65) re/ “Thank you [Wilson] for your very nice telegram of congratulations for our [30] employees who are retiring today;” letters (Nov.-Dec. 1965) re/ San Diego resident Mrs. Jane M. Grady complains about the sale of UNICEF Christmas cards through the Post Office in letters to Congressman Utt and Lionel Van Deerlin. In response Congressman Wilson indicated that if Republicans gained control of Congress in 1966 they would change this policy; stapled packet containing letters, memo & office note (Aug.-Dec. 1965) re/ extensive support for the appointment of Cyril E. Pewtress, Jr. as acting Postmaster at Santee, California.
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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