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Public Relations, 1958 May-December, 1959 January

 File — Box: 112, Folder: 14
Identifier: Folder 14

Scope and Contents

A collection of letters, telegrams, news clippings & other items. Examples are: notes & letters (6/6/58) from Congressmen Leslie Arends, Donald Jackson and Bob Wilson re/ constituents & personal regards; a telegram (6/16/58) from Wilson to Senator Barry Goldwater re/ extending our best wishes to Congressman John Rhodes; letters (May-June 1958) from Thomas W. Sefton (Executive V.P. San Diego Trust and Savings Bank) & Wilson re/ sending “Tom” Sefton an autographed photo of Wilson, Nixon and Sefton to be “hung in the lobby of the Bank in place of a Christmas tree this year;” letters (May-June 1958) from constituent Mrs. Mary E. Corbett, Wilson, various Offices of the Dept. of the Navy and the Dept. of Defense re/ responses to Mrs. Corbett’s inquiry “Please send me a record of the protein-bound blood tests taken after the explosion of the recently attempted clean A bomb in the Pacific of ship’s personnel involved. (Excluding names of course);” copy of Wilson letter (6/19/58) to the Honorable Leo W. O’Brien re/ “I ran into a school chum of yours from the days of 1919 and 1920. His name is Robert W. Staunton, and he is planning director for the City of Coronado;” letters (6/58) re/ California Electric Works President Norman Ferguson thanking Wilson for “sending me the handsome reproduction of the Bill of Rights;” letter & news clipping (6/58) re/ “Business Leader Has Operation Successful Heart Surgery Performed [at Mayo Clinic] Elton S. Bailey, widely known San Diego, Calif., businessman man and civic leader;” letter (6/18/58) from Wilson to VAdm. W. R. Munroe a new resident in La Jolla re/ personal commentary and mention of Wilson skin driving off Bird Rock in La Jolla; letter & news clipping (6/58) re/ resignation of San Diego Bd. of Education member Kenneth Rearwin, his relocation to San Francisco & Wilson’s comment that “It is always a blow to lose a good Republican;” letters (6/58) re/ Wilson responds to Barry Goldwater’s request for an autographed photo of Wilson; two letters (6/58) re/ Wilson constituents re/ visits to Washington; a telegram (5/13/58) from Wilson and a letter (received 7/11/58) “From the Bed of Charles Davies” re/ commentary from Davies and thanking Wilson for his telegram “wishing a speedy recovery;” letters (5/58) re/ appreciation of Vice President Nixon’s recent trip to South America & his May 21 speech to the National Press Club; letters (June-July 1958) re/ constituent Norman H. Hogart & his proposed draft rearrangement of the stars on the flag with addition of two new states; letters, notes and memo (June-July 1958) re/ Congressmen Peter Rodino, Jr. & Wilson exchange information regarding constituent Emil Minette’s relocation from New Jersey to San Diego; Wilson letter (7/16/58) re/ personal information to constituent Robert L. Small (Administrator’s Office, County of San Diego); letters (June-July 1958) re/ Wilson’s reply to inquiry from La Jolla constituent Cathleen Clark as to summer employment in one of the American Embassies in Europe ; letters (June-July 1958) re/ responses to inquiry from John L. Allen (General Mgr., Courtesy Products, S.D.) as to the number of motel rooms in the United States – the estimate was 1,150,000; other topics and inquires in this folder are: inquiry as to list of Congressmen in S.D. County – just two – Utt and Wilson; letters (7/58) & news clipping from Monterey Peninsula Herald re/ calling the Russians’ bluff; letters (7/58) re/ Wilson’s autographed photo for Union Title Insurance Co. President Frank G. Forward; stapled packet containing letters, invitation, etc. re/ the San Diego Air Force Association’s testimonial dinner for General McNarney on July 18th; letters (7/58) re/ inquiry from constituent Mrs. Edna W. Greene indicating her fear of Catholic candidates; letters (June & Aug. 1958) re/ “It is a pleasure for me to enclose the music to the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag, that you requested;” letters (July-Aug. 1958) thanking Field Mgr. C. F. Riegert, Jr. for resolving the problems with an IBM executive typewriter in Wilson’s Washington office; stapled packet of letters, telegrams and a news clipping (July-Aug. 1958) re/ details on the International Civil Aviation Organization’s Twelfth Annual Meeting to be held in June 1959 and public relations of Wilson and others related to holding this event in Balboa Park; letters & news clipping (8/58) re/ Reynold C. Wiggins relocating to Post Office Dept. in Memphis & Wilson Administrative Asst. Ed Terrar, Jr. leaving “for a good job in California;” letters (8/58) re/ Wilson’s commentary to a constituent as to how to be better informed about legislation in Washington; two letters (8/20 & 9/5/58) from Wilson’s Adm. Asst. Leon Parma to constituent E. L. Flood re/ Small Business Admin.; letter (7/16/58) from Ellen E. McDonnell (Washington Representative, Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp.) to Wilson re/ luncheon given in honor of Mr. Skouras and “to say how grateful I am to Mr. Leon Parma” for his efforts; letters (July-Aug. 1958) re/ responses to inquiry from constituent C. S. Wagoner’s search for the number of U.S. Navy destroyers transferred to Japan, Germany and Italy since World War II; letters (9/58) re/ Wilson received a complimentary pass to the Aztecs’ 1958 home football game from the SDSC Associated Student manager; office note & letters (9/58) re/ Wilson helps E. L. Anderson (Union-Tribune Publishing Co.) by sending a photostat of Milton Bouloukos’s Certificate of Naturalization as part of “a good human interest story;” letter (9/24/58) from Robert Graves (PA) to Wilson re/ appointment with “people at the Naval Base. Mr. Parma received me very graciously” and arranged the meeting with the Chief of Civilian Personnel. . . . I want to thank you for the help your office gave me;” telegrams & memo (10/58) regarding response to “What happened wires from Ike, Nixon, Gates” as to National City Mayor and Navy Week?; letters (11/58) re/ photographs of Wilson’s recent visit to Astronautics with Dick Nixon; letters (10/13, 11/25 & 12/10/58) re/ McKinley Elementary School, U.S. Navy Regional Accounts Office & the Honorable L. N. Turrentine’s retirement; letter and invitation card (12/58) re/ the retirement from the S.D. City Schools Bd. of Mrs. Mildred L. Hale; letters (12/10 & 12/19/58) from Wilson & U.S. District Court Judge Jacob Weinberger re/ “a lifetime of services and . . . a happy and fruitful period of retirement;” a telegram (12/10/58) from Wilson to Neil Morgan (% San Diego Union) & a letter from Wilson (12/11/58) to Miss Elizabeth Van Deerlin (“Van’s young daughter”) re/ her interest in coming to Washington and Wilson’s offer to assist her and the family in this tour – “It is probably hard for a little girl to understand politics, but I suppose your parents have explained that you win or lose in politics just as you do in a game on your playground at school; “ telegram, office note and invitation envelope (12/58) re/ Lt. Gov. Harold “Butch” Powers Testimonial Dinner; letters (1/2/58) from Wilson to Mrs. Rose Mary Woods (Vice President’s Office) & Mr. Walter McAdams (American Thermos Products Co. El Cajon) re/ Nixon’s trip to England & McAdams “is an old-time friend of mine and a very strong booster for the Boss;” letters (11/58-1/59) re/ copy of Richard Nixon’s letter to Walter McAdams & Wilson & McAdams letters as to politics & business development for the Thomas Company.

Dates

  • created: 1958 May-December, 1959 January

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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