Public Relations, 1954-1956
Scope and Contents
A collection of letters, 2 blue prints & 2 b&w photos. These are not filed chronologically. Examples are: a letter (5/26/55) from Charles G. Johnson (CA State Treasurer) & Wilson’s reply (6/7/55) re/ three parchment quotations by Lincoln & ones by Baruch & Burnham; letters (July & Aug. 1955) from Congressmen John F. Baldwin & Bob Wilson re/ personal & family information; letters (2/23/ & 2/27/56) from Wilson & Bryce N. Harlow (Admin. Asst. to the President) re/ information related to commemoration for Admiral Gehres’ WWII service & the projects of Chula Vista Republican Women – especially Mrs. Doris Klies; a letter (n.d.) from Mrs. Ann Herbers (St. Jude’s Shrine of the West) re/ solicitation to Wilson for a contribution to their Parish Bazaar; a letter (3/15/56) from Wilson to constituent Mrs. Robert Alexander re/ health issue and support for Wilson’s campaigns; letters (Feb.-Mar. 1956) from National City constituent Mrs. Eugenia Eaton (Eaton’s Dairy, Bonita, CA) & Wilson re/ search for paintings done by Otto H. Zedwitz (Union Army) & other personal information; copy of a letter (5/24/56) from H.K. Pyle to Roy Blood (Sharp Memorial Hospital) re/ “Your good friend, Bob Wilson, wired me today that you had landed in the hospital;” a letter (11/27/56) from Coronado Mayor Coleman M. Grey & Wilson’s reply (12/4/56) re/ personal information related to naming a Destroyer after a deceased Navy Admiral – George F. Neal; letters (Mar.-Apr. 1955) from James E. Smith & fellow employees (San Diego Naval Station & Naval Repair Facility), Wilson & RAdm. C. C. Hartman (Commandant, Eleventh Naval District) re/ the request by Smith & civilian employees for a boat to be used for purposes of ocean fishing was denied; letters (11/56) from Oakley Hunter (General Counsel, Housing and Home Finance Agency) & Wilson re/ an attempt to obtain a topographical map from the Army Map Service was successful with Wilson assistance; letters (12/56) from Wilson, Ann C. Whitman (Personal Secretary to the President), Bryce N. Harlow (Admin. Asst. to the President) and Chula Vista constituents Mr. & Mrs. Richard H. Short re/ “On behalf of the President, Ann Whitman sent a letter to Miss Irene Jaronzyk” – “the dying San Diego girl;” letters (June – Aug. 1954) from J. W. Sefton, Jr. (President, San Diego Trust & Savings Bank), E.F. Terrar, Jr. (Wilson’s Admin. Asst.) & Wm. C. Miller (Marine and Aviation Surveyors, Marine Engineers, San Diego) re/ attempts to sell the Sefton Foundation’s research ship the Orca to the Fish and Wildlife Service & related details; 2 b&w photographs of the Orca, 2 blue prints & 2 pages of specifications for the ship.
Dates
- created: 1954-1956
Creator
- From the Collection: Wilson, Robert (Wilson, Robert Carlton) (1916-) (Person)
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