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Post Office: San Diego, 1962-1963

 File — Box: 112, Folder: 6
Identifier: Folder 6

Scope and Contents

A collection of letters, telegrams, news clippings, text of speech by Bob Wilson & a Postal Zip Code Directory. Examples are: a letter (11/22/63) from constituent James Hervey Johnson (Publisher Superior Books) & Wilson’s reply (12/2/63) re/ an arch conservative’s rant about various political and economic issues and taxpayer money being wasted; a letter (7/9/63) & attached news release from Raymond R. Holmquist (Regional Dir., San Francisco) re/ “Modernization of the William Taft Station at San Diego;” letters (6/63) from Campo constituent Mrs. Gus Mochan, Wilson & San Diego Postmaster Ralph S. Colonell re/ Mrs. Mochan’s complaint about receiving advertisements of pornographic material in the U.S. Mail; a letter (5/15/63) from Rev. John H. McDonnell (Dir., Augustinian Seminary, Villanova, PA) to Mrs. O’Donnell, Secretary c/o The Honorable Bob Wilson re/ thanks “for your help in correcting our mailing problem in San Diego;” letters (6/63) re/ undelivered and return to sender 3rd class mail problem for The Watson-Scott Co. of Thomasville, Georgia; letters (6/63) re/ a Post Office clerk & Iwo Jima Marine Corps disabled veteran seeks transfer from Baltimore to San Diego; letters, telegram and memorandum (Apr. & May 1963) re/ Harry L. Summers (Rancho Bernardo, Inc.) invites Wilson to tour his 5400 acre city, seeks to retain a San Diego postal address & potentially may be of financial assistance to Wilson for his next campaign; a copy of the “Homes and Gardens” section of The San Diego Union (5/12/63) re/ photo of “City in the County: Rancho Benardo . . . .” & article; a letter (5/20/63) from San Diego constituent Walter M. Owen and Wilson’s reply (5/22/63) re/ complaint about postal service and Wilson’s humorous reply; letters (Apr.-May 1963) re/ responses to a local life insurance businessman’s complaint about delays in receiving a daily listing service; copy of a letter (4/11/63) from Marge O’Donnell (Secretary to Congressman Bob Wilson) to Postmaster, Old Town Post Office, San Diego re/ forwarding all Wilson’s mail sent to 2210 Tokalon St., S.D be forwarded to Room 114, House Office Bld., Washington, D.C. ; a letter (1/9/63) & Wilson’s reply (2/1/63) re/ an interesting and informative complaint about rude postal clerks from an El Cajon constituent; letters (2/63) re/ the Oceanside postmaster is retiring so a Municipal Court Judge proposes a replacement who is “a registered democrat . . . [and] highly thought of by 100 percent of the republicans in the area,” but both Wilson and James Utt refer instead to letting Senator Claire Engle make the “appointments in the Congressional Districts represented by a Republican Congressman;” a Committee Print, Procedures For Appointment of Acting Postmasters, Permanent Postmasters, and Rural Letter Carriers; Consolidation of Rural Routes, Post Office Dept., Feb. 18, 1963, U.S. Government Printing Office; letters (Sept.-Dec. 1962) re/ inquiry from Lee Hansen, President of the Casa De Oro Chamber of Commerce about the “feasibility of establishing a postal facility at Casa De Oro, California” rather than being serviced by La Mesa, El Cajon and Spring Valley; letters (7/12/62) from constituent Ardath Hunt and Wilson re/ the Congressman making arrangements for this family to tour the White House & other buildings in Washington; a copy of U.S. Post Office, Postal Zip Code Directory Mr. Zip San Diego, Calif., POD Publication 921-63; a copy of “Text of Address to the House of Representatives on January 19, 1960, by Representative Bob Wilson (R. – Calif.) –“The Challenge of Preserving Peace; Part I, The SinoSoviet Peril,” 11 legal-sized pages.

Dates

  • created: 1962-1963

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Access to some records is restricted, please consult with Special Collections & University Archives staff for details. Patrons wishing to use the Robert C. Wilson Papers must sign a "Researcher's Agreement," a copy of which can be obtained from Special Collections & University Archives staff.

Extent

From the Collection: 0.00 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections & University Archives Repository

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