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Public Relations: Agricultural Yearbooks, 1960

 File — Box: 115, Folder: 4
Identifier: Folder 4

Scope and Contents

A collection of letters, lists & other items. Most of this material is dated from December back through November. Many letters contain lists of Yearbooks available from Wilson’s office. A few letters also deal with congratulations to Wilson on his re-election as Congressman. Selected examples are: Single page letter from Wilson (stamped received 11/11) entitled “Dear Friend” & listing an “inventory of our supply of Agricultural Yearbooks.” This was sent back to Wilson from Ray F. Ward (S.D.) with the dates 1942, 1954 & 1955 circled; a similar listing from Wilson’s office (received 11/11) sent back by Lyle H. Scrivner (El Cajon) with 10 dates circled featuring titles such as Keeping Livestock Happy, Grass, Crops in Peace and War, Plant Diseases, Marketing, Water, Animal Diseases, Soil, Food and Power to Produce; a letter (11/7) from Ramona constituent Jeff Swycaffer & attached listing from Wilson re/ requests for five yearbooks for different topics; two more such lists and letters (received 11/11) indicating selected years and topics from constituents; a letter (11/9) from Lakeside constituent Kenneth E. Crutcher to Wilson re/ “Thank you for remembering my interest in the Agricultural Yearbooks. I have in my library only two, 1957-Soil & 1959-Food. . . . May I offer my congratulations on your re-election to office on yesterday’s ballot. I am happy to say I gave you my support and will continue to do so as long as your voting record remains on the conservative side;” a letter (11/7) from Richard B. Roberts (Research Fellow, Dept. of Entomology, University of Idaho) & attached listing of Wilson Office Yearbooks with 7 dates and topics circled; a letter (11/8) from constituent Carl L. Lutz & attached listing of Yearbooks with 7 dates & topics listed; letters (11/5 & 11/8) from Dr. Easter E. Cupp (Woodrow Wilson Junior High School) & Kenton C. Lint (Curator of Birds, San Diego Zoological Gardens) requesting material & Mr. Lint congratulating Wilson “on your re-election today;” letters (10/29 & 11/7) re/ “Unfortunately, my supply of the 1952 Yearbook on INSECTS is exhausted” – Wilson suggests contacting the Govt. Printing Office; letters (10/11 &10/25) re/ Fred G. McNamara (Science Dept., Will C. Crawford High School) thanks Wilson for the booklet entitled “The Capitol” & requests the 1960 Yearbook “Power to Produce;” letters (11/19 & 11/23) re/ David Parry of C St in S.D. is informed by Wilson that his supply of yearbooks for certain years & topics is exhausted, but try the Govt. Printing Office; letters (11/23 & 12/9) re/ Ray G. Redding (Principal & Dist. Superintendent, Julian Union High School Dist.) is forwarded a copy of “Power to Produce” for the school library; letters (11/ & 11/10) re/ Wilson responds to request from Miss H. Beatrice Ingham (Documents Librarian, Science and Industry Section, San Diego Public Library) for a copy of the Yearbook entitled “POWER TO PRODUCE;” a letter (11/13) from El Cajon resident Manuel A. Thomas, Jr. (student at California State Polytechnic College) re/ request of “Power to Produce” – “Here at Cal Poly we use the books for reference a great deal and they are a big help in our college work;” a letter (11/14) from Harry W. Roche (Dept. of Agriculture, County of San Diego) re/ “my sincere congratulations on your re-election. Your campaign made a much better impression on Mrs. Roche and me than did your opponent. It was refreshing to see a calm, sincere approach to our problems;” letters (10/28 & 12/1) re/ a Herbert Hoover High School student, Richard Blackman, requests & will receive a copy of “CLIMATE AND MAN;” a letter (11/6) from La Jolla constituent James F. Langston to Wilson re/ “I am pleased to recommend Vance Baker as a worthy applicant for an appointment to one of the Service Academies. Vance is an active member of Explorer Post 573, Boy Scouts of America. . . .”

Dates

  • created: 1960

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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