Public Relations, 1963-1964
Scope and Contents
A collection of letters, cards, telegrams, office notes, resolutions, a brochure & a newspaper. These are filed from Feb.’64 back to Oct.’63. Examples are: a letter (2/11/64) George B. McGehee, Jr. (Chairman, Young Republican National Leadership Training School) & Wilson’s reply (2/14/64) re/ thanking Wilson for his part in making the 1964 school a success - Wilson sent back an autographed photograph; card & letter (Feb.) re/ personal & political information from Wilson and his friends Tom and Ellie Galbraith; Thank You card (2/1/64) to Wilson from Jayce & Kim Fletcher; letters (Nov.& Feb.) re/ personal information on marriage of Norman W. Tolle to Marion Rowe and other commentary; letters (Jan.) re/ Miss Gloria Strait of the Capitol Hill Club wishes to photograph George Murphy when he attends a luncheon; letters, note & telegram (Jan.- Feb.) re/Falcon Travel Service, Inc. has friend Bob Wilson help obtain Olympic Ice Hockey tickets for Mr. &Mrs. Ewart Goodwin in Austria; letters (Jan. & Feb.) re/ Miss Kathy Wooten (Chairman, Decorations Committee, Young Republican Club, Univ. of Arkansas) requests and receives a photograph of Wilson to be used for their “Lincoln’s Party – 1964” display; letters (Jan. & Feb.) re/ personal information as to Pacific Telephone Co. Chief Engineer Carl S. Kleinau’s retirement; letters & phone message (Feb.) re/ request for information on Star of India & Jerry MacMullen (S.D. Historical Society) sounds off on mail contracts, the proposed bay bridge and suggests greater support for railroad travel and mail delivery; letter (1/28/64) from Wilson to Thomas W. Sefton re/ sending another license plate for “your vast collection;” letters (Jan.) re/ Wilson to Sam Harris (Lemon Grove Builder and constituent) “Enclosed is the President’s housing proposal which you requested;” letters & resolutions (Jan.) re/ Major General Joseph H. Harper, Retired (The Military Order of the World Wars) sends Wilson copies of four resolutions passed at their 43rd Annual Convention, 10 October 1963 – “To Keep Our Nuclear Power Strong,” “Security of Continental United States and of the Monroe Doctrine,” “Opposing Acting to Discontinue Chaplaincy in Our Military Forces,” & “For Congress to Exercise Greater Control Over Disarmament Policies;” letters (Jan.) re/ Wilson sends information on the Medicare bill to La Mesa constituent Mrs. Donald Hoyt – who, “At present I think I’m against it;” Wilson letters for 1/10 & 1/20 re/ seeking 200 calendars for 1964 from the Clerk of the House of Representatives & thanking James Barrett (Mutual of Omaha) “for the wonderful trip to Miami;” letters (Jan.) re/ Wilson congratulates Congressman John F. Shelley for being elected San Francisco’s Mayor; telegram (Jan.) re/ “Urgently need glossy photos of Congressman” for closed circuit telecast and party uses – Cullen and Leo Burnett Co.; letters (12/63-1/64) re/ death of Rufus Smith & convalescence of wife Hazel; letters (Jan.) re/ Wilson sending 8x10 picture of the President to Robert G. Schlotter for display in the Elk’s Lodge at 4th & Nutmeg; letters (12/63) from George Brada (Munich) & Dr. Walter Becher (Sudeten Germans) to Wilson re/ best wishes for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year and praise for Congress’ stand against Communism; letters & telegram (Dec. & Jan.) re/ the mix-up on tickets to the Cotton Bowl provided by Wilson for Democratic Congressman J. J. Pickle (TX) was resolved; stapled packet of letters (Nov.-Jan.) re/ Alabama Republicans seek more information from National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Wilson on presidential election rules for the House of Representatives; letters (Jan.) re/ Riverside conservative Walter H. Berndt sounds off on government spending; letters (Jan.) re/ “we do not maintain a mailing list for reports, but are pleased to enclose a photograph;” a National Bellamy Award Day brochure (10/11/63) & a copy of The Central Digest (Central High School, Chattanooga, Tennessee, Oct. 11, 1963, Vol. XLVIII, No. 3) newspaper – celebrating their 57th year history of the Pledge of Allegiance; letters (Nov.-Jan. ) re/ Wilson and the Library of Congress respond to California Assemblyman Richard Barnes’ request for information on section 109 of Public Law 471, 83rd Congress & as amended. This passage prohibited U.S. fund contributions to any international organization promoting one world government or one world citizenship; personal letter (12/27/63) from Assemblyman Richard J. Donovan (77th Dist.) to Wilson (36th Dist.) thanking him “for the nice letter you sent during my recent illness” – and the flowers too.
Dates
- created: 1963-1964
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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