A collection of letters, a news clipping, office notes & postal cards. The predominance of material in this folder contains items from Oct. through Dec. 1959 with only six letters & 1 postal card dated Jan. & Feb. 1960. Most of these are filed non-consecutively and many are just single page copies of Wilson’s reply to requests from a number of local constituents. Examples are: a letter (12/12/59) from Arthur to Wilson re/ “Just a line to thank you for the Agricultural Yearbook Food, which I have found very interesting. I am still interested in H.R. 4700 and hope it will be passed favorably;” a letter (10/27) from Coronado constituent George A. Bauslaugh & Wilson’s reply (11/12) re/ request for Food Yearbook & Wilson’s compliance; Wilson letter (11/3) to constituent Gus Axtel re/ sending him the Food Yearbook; letters (11/3 & 11/10) re/ a similar request and response for Food Yearbook; Wilson’s letter (11/2) to Mrs. Mary Atherton (Crown Point Elementary School) re/ similar request and response for Food Yearbook; letters (12/14 & 12/21) & news clipping re/ “1959 Yearbook, entitled ‘Food;’” The remainder of this collection is largely concerned with the 1959 Food Yearbook – a few selected examples follow: office note to Leon from Cathy (n.d.) & letter (10/8) re/ “this book is going fast” & “I would appreciate receiving . . . (3) copies (K.G. Blair, Chief Librarian, Convair); copy of a letter & draft (11/18) from Wilson’s Secretary Margaret M. Young re/ Since Congressman Wilson was in San Diego, Margaret Young replied to Chula Vista constituent Mrs. Dennis Brown’s request for the Food Yearbook. Mrs. Brown sent a check for $2.50 to contribute to the Republican Congressional Campaign Committee; 4 letters (Nov.) re/ Food Yearbook & personal comments as to Miss Carole Buenger (Coronado) attending nursing school at the University of San Francisco; a letter from Pauline H. Goetsch (Dir. of Nursing Services, San Diego County General Hospital) & Wilson’s reply (11/2) re/ appreciation and thanks to Wilson for sending the Dept. of Agriculture Yearbook “Food” and indicating that she was discussing its contents “with our nurses before making it available for their general consumption and reference use;” letters (9/29 & 10/14) re/ R.M Ertl (Admin. Asst., U.S. Naval School Commissary Class B, Service School Command, USNTC) will be sent only one copy of the Food Yearbook because of the great demand – the current price of the book was $2.25; a letter (10/5) from Howard Keddie (Farm Director, KFSD) & Wilson’s reply (10/22) re/ request for 1959 Food Yearbook & “I’ve had no luck in finding out who will be in charge of the Farm Census program here in San Diego” -- Keddie offered to help with publicity; letters (11/1 & 11/2) re/ Don Gustafson (Farm Advisor, Agricultural Extension Services, Univ. of Calif.) thanks Wilson for sending a copy of the Yearbook – “there is a wealth of information in it. I work with farm families and these yearbooks satisfy a definite need with various agricultural problems;” a letter (9/28) from La Mesa constituent George C. McAfee & Wilson’s reply (11/2) re/ request for Food Yearbook & “a couple of good pictures of ‘Ike’;” a letter (11/20) from Elizabeth N. Lee (Librarian, the City of San Diego) & Wilson’s reply (11/23) re/ request for and response to for Yearbook on food; letters (11/12 & 11/20) re/ similar request for Yearbook from Ray G. Redding (Dist. Superintendent, Julian Union High School Dist.) & Wilson’s office compliance; office note & letters (9/30 & 11/2) re/ constituent Walter M. Owen requests Food Yearbook & indicates that “Mary and I follow your career with personal interest and are ardent Bob Wilson boosters whenever the occasion permits;” a letter (11/19) from Henry A. Walch, Ph.D. (Asst. Prof. of Microbiology, SDSC) & Leon Parma’s reply (11/30) re/ “In that Congressman Wilson is presently on the West Coast, I have taken the liberty of forwarding a copy of the 1959 Agricultural Yearbook on FOOD to you under separate cover;” letters (11/11 & 11/16) re/ S.D. constituent Mrs. Howard Taylor indicated she had examined the Yearbook of Agriculture for 1959 and found it a splendid book containing much valuable information. If any copies were left, she would appreciate receiving one; letters (12/19/59 & 1/6/60) re/ S.D. constituent Roy E. Welding requests Food Yearbook and wishes Wilson “a Happy Holiday Season and success to the G. O. P. and Nixon in 1960;” postal card & letter (1/10 & 1/18/60) re/ Miss F. H. Mosler (Mosler’s Ranch, Julian) requests & is sent the Yearbook entitled “FOOD;” letters (1/4 & 1/18/60) re/ James M. Pridgeon (Principal, Harborside School, Chula Vista City School District) requests 1959 Yearbook – “We appreciate your kindness in sending the agricultural yearbooks for the past several years;” letters (1/31 & 2/5/60) re/ Marsella Proverb (Coronado Club Apt. Motel) requests and will receive the 1959 Yearbook entitled “FOOD.”