Public Relations, 1963
Scope and Contents
A collection of letters, excerpt from the Congressional Record, memorandum, telegrams, newsletters, postal cards, & news clippings. Most of these are filed from May back to January. Examples are: a letter (4/26/63) from E. Truett Newbrough (President, Albert Ramond and Associates, Chicago) & Wilson’s reply (5/2/63) re/ personal friendship and enclosure of “Information Report Concerning the Business and Personnel of Ramond and Associates; letters (4/63) re/ “I appreciate receiving your 75th Anniversary edition of the history of your company, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Co. of Toronto, Canada;” letters (4/63) re/ Curtis Coleman Co. (Realtors), Thomas Sefton (President, San Diego Trust & Savings Bank) & George L. Parker (President, Dick Grihalva Buick) all send their thanks to Wilson for receiving a copy of “Documents for Freedom;” a letter (3/20/63) from Dan R. Coletti (Freedom Documents Foundation) to Wilson & a one page excerpt from the Congressional Record – “Senate” (pp. 2719 & 2724, Feb. 22, 1963) re/ “I am very pleased that you are enjoying the personalized brochure” & Senate notice of the “Designation of September 17 of each year of Constitution Day;” letters (4/63) re/ Miss Ruth A. Letson of San Diego lets loose political commentary against her Congressman “V.D.,” discusses her association with Mr. Fletcher and her possible return to college where she will “confine my verbal spitwads to loveable liberal professors;” memorandum & office (4/63) re/ Ed G. to Leon “Armed Services advises that there is no Navy reorganization plan available at this time;” letters (4/63) re/ Wilson clarifies to Captain Farber (Minot AFB, North Dakota) that he was not the Bob Wilson who lived in Monrovia, California; letters (Mar. & Apr.) re/ a request from Mrs. A.P. Brasche (Technical Librarian, Rohr Corp.) to Wilson for assistance in obtaining a copy of the 1963 Congressional Staff Directory; copies of letters (4/63) from Wilson re/ sending copies of Know Your Congress to two constituents; letters (4/63) re/ Dick Grihalva thanks Wilson for sending him the Documents of Freedom collection and requests one be sent to his partner at Grihalva Buick, George Parker - “P.S. Advise that one be sent to JFK; in fact, his whole damn family!;” telegram & letter (3/63) re/ return of lost billfold belonging to Allan D. Zukor (Broadway Florists) – this had been lost in Mazatlan, Mexico; letters (3/63) & copy of The Dan Smoot Report (1/7/63) re/ constituent Mrs. Karen Barbe receives clarification from the American Law Div. of the Library of Congress as to a number “of assertions which might be described by some as opinions rather than statements of fact” as contained in the Dan Smoot Report; letters (3/63) re/ Wilson responds to a request from The San Pedro Federation of Republican Women to autograph their quilt; letters & office note (3/63) re/ response by CA Dept. of Fish and Game for specs & instructions on quail guzzlers; 2 telegrams (3/29/63) re/ Wilson responds to request from San Diego State College Rowing team for President Kennedy’s recognition of their “contribution to your physical fitness program and to stimulate crew racing in Southern California.” Both varsity and junior varsity crews would row fifty miles on Mission Bay on March 30th. Wilson informed them that the White House needed three days advance notice for such a request; letters (3/63) & a Feb. 28th Resolution re/ the Chula Vista Board of Realtors honored Captain A. G. Pelling (Commander, U. S. Naval Station, San Diego) “for his exceptional contributions to the civic life and the enrichment of the future communities we serve;” letters (3/63) re/ Wilson helps constituent Mrs. Eleanor Dunn obtain booklets from the Library of Congress explaining the Common Market; postal card & letter (3/63) re/ disseminating 20,000 copies of A. W. Willard’s 1876 “Spirit of 76” postal cards in a spurt of Republican patriotism; letters (2/63) re/ Wilson responds to a request from the Honorable John H. Rousselot for information to help Rousselot in a debate, “Should We Continue the Draft Act in 1963?” scheduled for Mar. 29th on the U.C.L.A Campus; letter (2/63) re/ Wilson to friend Donald Smith of the Del Mar Turf Club – he was distressed by Smith’s recent heart attack “but am glad to know you are now back in the harness;” letters (Jan.-Feb.) and news clipping with letter of Henry Lippitt (2/4/63) re/ information on Standing Committees of the House of Representatives and list of the members of last year’s Finance Committee & constituent Lippitt’s conservative complaints about the current government’s financial recklessness; letters (2/63) re/ M. W. Espy, Jr. (Espy Mercantile Co., Headland, Alabama) thanks Wilson for his re-election & requests six autographed cards from Wilson & his autographed picture; letters (2/63) re/ Miss Marilyn Hughes has a concern about the excessive use of the Senate filibuster rule, especially as to civil rights; letters (Jan.- Feb.) re/ constituent Larry Shelton sends Wilson a copy of his composition for the official song for San Diego; letters (Jan.-Feb.) re/ Wilson sends Senator Gil Puyat (Senate of the Philippines) a copy of a letter from Mrs. Celia M. Squires “concerning the courtesies you extended her son Kendall Moores Squires when he visited the Philippines last fall; postal card and letter (1/63) re/ Wilson informs constituent Isaac Hirschbein about access to the Congressional Record; letters (Jan.-Feb.) re/ more help to a constituent to obtain names and addresses of the Congressmen from California; a letter (1/19/63 from Bonita resident H. L. Michael (Sweetwater Realty) & Wilson’s reply (2/5/63) re/ Michael’s distain for his Democratic Congressman; Christmas card & letter (Dec. ’62 & Jan. 63) re/ Republican politics and praise for Wilson’s reelection; letters (Nov.’62 & Jan.’63) re/ more praise for Wilson and thanking him for supporting a pay raise for postal employees; letters (1/63) re/ success for Wilson in being reelected as the Chairman of the Republican Congressional Committee: letters & news clipping (1/63) re/ personal information & retirement of Milan A. Early from Safeway Stores, Inc. Wilson worked for Safeway in 1934; letters (1/63) re/ Wilson sends his biography and a pamphlet entitled Our American Government to A/2C Lary Hutton (Baker AFB) who was enrolled in an American Government class on base; letters (1/63) re/ Wilson assists a USMC private who was in the Brig at Pendleton; a letter (1/21/63) from Raymond Moley & Wilson’s reply re/ Moley seeks information on a 150-page memorandum by Robert Kennedy on the domestic Peace Corps so he can write a very critical article about the plan; Wilson was unable to locate the memorandum; postal card & letter (1/63) re/ Wilson sends pamphlets on Federal aid to education in response to a request from constituent Mrs. P. D. Bertrand for circulation by the Republican Women’s Club, College Gardens; letters (1/63) re/ Wilson sends information on Federal Aid to Education to constituent Mr. R. P. Welter who was opposed to it, as were his neighbors. There are four more groups of letters in this folder that show Wilson sending constituents information on; major issues facing Congress, pamphlets on the Common Market, contacting the Navy about Naval Aviation Physical Training Manuals & pamphlets from the Dept. of Agriculture.
Dates
- created: 1963
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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