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Public Relations: Agricultural Yearbooks, 1960

 File — Box: 116, Folder: 1
Identifier: Folder 1

Scope and Contents

A collection of letters, postal cards & lists of Yearbooks from Wilson that were returned to him with years & topics circled. These are not filed in consecutive order from May to November. They all follow a similar pattern of requests, Wilson’s replies & also some commentary on other topics such as politics. Selected Examples are: a letter (9/7) from Mrs. Alma Josephine Carnes (Paradise Valley Sanitarium) & Wilson’s reply (9/19) re/ “Under separate cover, we have forwarded you a copy of the Agricultural Yearbook entitled ‘Animal Diseases’ which you requested;” a letter (9/15) from National City constituent Mrs. Chane A. Dallman & Wilson’s reply (9/20) re/ a Seventh-Day Adventist requests the book on ANIMAL DISEASES “in order to prepare more wholesome, nutritious food for my family;” 11 letters (Sept.-Oct.) from Wilson indicating that “the yearbook entitled INSECTS is no longer available as my supply is depleted;” a letter (11/8) from James M. Pridgeon (Principal, Harborside School, Chula Vista) & attached copy of Wilson’s listing of the “inventory of our supply of Agricultural Yearbooks” re/ “We can certainly use them in our school. It was a pleasure to see you at the Hilltop Jr. High School Dedication. Thanks again for autographing the Dedication Program for my son, a student at Hilltop;” a letter (11/9) from R. F. Niehaus M.D., his attached listing of inventory of Yearbooks & “My sincere congratulations on your recent victory & reelection at the polls. . . . Naturally I regret that Vice President will apparently not be our next President;” a similar letter follows (11/9) about Nixon’s loss from constituent Mrs. Martha H. Ferguson; Yearbook lists (received by Wilson’s office in Nov.) re/ requests from Thomas Olson (Navy Provisions Pier), Kenneth Little, Jr. (Agricultural Inspector II, County of San Diego), W.L. Belser & Mrs. J.E. Dodson (Scripps Institution of Oceanography), Ed Lee (Farm Editor, KFSD TV) & R.E. Barckely (Dir., Economics Research) & Charles C. Yahr (Geography Dept.) San Diego State College; letters (11/7 & 11/9) & attached Yearbook Lists re/ two constituent had requests but also spend time on proRepublican politics. San Diego constituent Mrs. William W. Henderson congratulated Wilson for being back in Congress. “It is a mystery to us how thinking people could elect Kennedy to lead us down the primrose path of deficit spending , loss of individual rights and bootlicking the Russians ala Roosevelt! We wonder what history will tell the future generations about our government since 1932!;” note & listing (received 11/11) re/ Alpine constituent Edgar Zimmer (Adobe Hacienda, Fresh Eggs), as a Wilson voter, Zimmer is concerned about protecting egg prices; several more of the Yearbook lists from constituents in this folder also contain notes on congratulations for Wilson’s reelection. The last few (received 11/14 & 11/17) are from Kensington Animal Shelter, Julian High School & San Diego State College Professor Henry A. Welch (Microbiology Dept.) & Asst. Professor Charles H. Cruttenden (Geography Dept.)

Dates

  • created: 1960

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Extent

From the Collection: 0.00 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

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