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Public Relations: Agricultural Yearbooks, 1961

 File — Box: 116, Folder: 4
Identifier: Folder 4

Scope and Contents

A collection of letters, postal cards & lists of yearbooks. The months covered in this folder are from July through December, but are not filed consecutively. As with previous folders on this topic, the material in this folder is primarily concern with requests for various yearbooks, Wilson’s responses to these requests, but also contains personal & political commentary. Selected examples are: a List of Publications Available for Distribution by Members of Congress – publication in stock as of July 1961, 8 pages; a letter & a postal card (8/30 & 10/12) from San Diego constituent Mrs. Mason Ham & Wilson’s replies (9/7 & 10/17) re/ requests for Agricultural Yearbooks on SEEDS, PLANT DISEASES & SOIL; a postal card (9/27) from El Cajon constituent C. W. Brock & Wilson’s reply (10/6) re/ Mr. Brock was “trying to get started in a small way with cattle and farming” and requested Yearbooks on POWER TO PRODUCE, GRASS & KEEPING LIVESTOCK HEALTHY; a letter (10/26) from Kenneth K. Little, Jr. (Standardization Deputy, County of San Diego) & Wilson’s reply (11/6) re/ request for SEEDS Yearbook; a letter (10/23) from Miss Ruth A. Talboy (Associate Professor, Home Economics Dept.) & Wilson’s reply (10/30) re/ a request for the 1959 Yearbook FOOD; a letter (10/14) from Wallace D. Dorman (District Governor, District 4-L4, Lions International & Wilson’s reply (10/30) re/ personal commentary to Wilson as to “Your ‘Bobette’ Sheila was one of four Girl Scouts selected from the United States to be guests in Switzerland for two months this summer . . . She is now back and enrolled as a Freshman at Stanford. Your ‘Bobette’ Nora [Dorman] is now a Junior at Fresno State . . . . majoring in Ornamental Horticulture.” Mr Dorman requested Yearbooks on SOILS & LAND be sent to his daughter; 21 requests from various constituents & others for Sept.-Nov. indicating a variety of selections among the topics “Marketing, Water, Animal Diseases, Land, Food, Power to Produce [&] Seeds;” a letter (12/5) from W. Kenneth Lyon (Toltec Hall, SDSC) & Wilson’s reply (12/14) re/ Mr. Lyon, a San Diego State Young Republican Club member appreciated Wilson’s attending their December 1st meeting & also introducing him to Senator Tower. “My Father asked me to say hello for him. Several years ago you worked with him for the J.C. of Commerce – Wally Lyon;” a letter (12/15) from Chula Vistan Ivan A. Wood, II (Los Lecheros Dairy Club, Cal Poly) & Wilson’s reply (12/29) re/ a request for “the past Yearbooks of Agriculture from 1950 – 1960 inclusive” was responded to by Wilson with 8 Yearbooks, but his supply of the 1952 Yearbook on INSECTS and the 1957 Yearbook on SOIL were “completely exhausted;” a letter (12/20) from Alfred S. Cattano (Nursery Foreman, Park & Recreation Dept., Balboa Park, City of San Diego) & Wilson’s reply (12/28) re/ a request for the 1961 Yearbook on SEEDS for the Balboa Park Nursery was successful; 12 requests (JulyDec.) from various constituents, schools, colleges & others for the 1961 Yearbook on SEEDS was successful; a letter (8/14) from Spring Valley constituent Mrs. Ruth Ann Price & Wilson’s reply (8/24) re/ Mrs. Price, a cafeteria employee at La Mesa Jr. High, requested the 1959 Yearbook FOOD. “The type A lunch program we have in California school is very good. However there is a lot of Nutrition so one has to keep studying to always better oneself. Mrs. Carrie Marshall who was my Nutrition instructor this yr. at State College said we should write you to find out about the book;” a letter (8/1) from San Diego constituent Mrs. Jean Caukran & Wilson’s reply (8/23) re/ a request for the 1959 Yearbook FOOD – it “would be a valuable teaching aid in my classroom within the San Diego City Schools this coming fall;” several more requests can be noted in the remaining letters & postal cards in this folder for the 1961 Yearbook SEEDS; a letter (9/14) from Robert E. Barckley (Dir., Economics Research Center, San Diego State College) & Wilson’s reply (9/22) re/ a request for a copy of the 1960 Yearbook POWER TO PRODUCE – “This book will be filed for use of the faculty and students of the Economics and related departments;” letters (5/16 & 9/26) from Margaret R. Garland (Librarian, The Bishop’s School) & Wilson’s reply (6/6) re/ requests for 1961 Yearbooks on WATER, LAND & SOIL; a letter (9/15) from Ward Blanchard (Librarian, Southwestern College) re/ “Classes began on Monday and there have been many frustrations in trying to put together in two months a library for a student body which already numbers over 1600;” postal card, office notes & letter (July-Aug.) re/ San Diego constituent Mrs. Verna G. Bain requests information on the film The Challenge of Ideas” – “I am interested in knowing what is in this film that makes it appropriate for showing to our Armed Forces when Communism on the Map was termed objectionable for showing to the Armed Forces. I also would like to protest the action of the Defense Dept. in prohibiting the Naval Band in San Diego from participating in an affair at Santa Monica just because Communism on the Map was to be shown. Aren’t our servicemen old enough to make up their own minds?;” a postal card (8/18) from Mr. Denis P. Duchens & Wilson’s reply (8/23) re/ a request for a copy of the United Nations Charter & “thank you for your prompt & courteous reply to my first card, regarding the repeal of the Connally Amendment.”

Dates

  • created: 1961

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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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