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Public Relations: Fairs, Expositions, etc, 1958-1965

 File — Box: 122, Folder: 1
Identifier: Folder 1

Scope and Contents

A large collection of letters, telegrams, booklets, statements, pamphlets, news clippings, resolutions, California & U.S. Senate Joint Resolutions, memos, office notes and press releases. These are filed from 1958 to 1965. Selected examples for 1958 are: a telegram (12/2) from Neil Morgan & Wilson’s reply (12/22) re/ a mix up between Morgan & Roades column as to fiveyear old Elizabeth Morgan & discussion of Moscow Fair and “City Alive” PR; July & Aug. letters and PR Booklet from Visual and Industrial Design of San Diego re/ U. S. International Trade Fair Program and their design; statements from former President Herbert Hoover and Adlai Stevenson (9/5 & 6/26) praising the U.S. Building and exhibit at the Brussels World’s Fair; letters & pamphlet (June-July) re/ R. J. Spiegel (President, Bradston Rattan Products Co.) visited the Brussels World’s Fair, reported back to Wilson & enclosed a “Pavilion of the USSR A Guide” pamphlet, also in this item are the Dept. of State’s comments sent back to Wilson. Selected examples for 1959 are: a number of letters and resolutions from various counties and cities (June-Oct.) re/ the proposed California International Exposition in 1963 should be created in the Los Angeles area; a packet of letters & a news clipping (June-July) re/ the successful 12th Assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in San Diego & the San Diego Convention and Tourist Bureau’s interest in getting the Baghdad Pact, the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization & the Antarctica Conference to meet In San Diego; letters (Aug.) re/ Wilson’s help to the San Diego Museum of Man’s new exhibit featuring gas-propelled weapons, starting with blow guns and including modern weapons from the U.S. Marine Corps; a packet of letters, a telegram & a promotional pamphlet (1958-1959) re/ the Walker Scott Company’s success in getting the model of the United States Building at the Brussels Fair displayed in the company’s corner window at Fifth and Broadway; Only one example for 1960: a stapled packet of letters (Mar.-Apr.) re/ a missile display for the Southern California Exposition and San Diego County Fair to be held in Del Mar on June 24-July 2; Selected examples for 1961 are: letters (Jan.) re/ correspondence “by the Southern California Exposition and San Diego County Fair, containing a request for an Armed Forces exhibit at the Fair;” letters (Jan. & July) re/ promotion for the New York World’s Fair to open in the Spring of 1964 – this includes a press release from N.Y. World’s Fair Corp. indicating that “On the 28th of June, 1961, at the Governor’s Conference held in Honolulu, Hawaii, the 50 Governors unanimously passed the enclosed Resolution endorsing the New York World’s Fair; letters & an editorial (Aug.) re/ promotion for an International Exposition in Long Beach in 1966; letters (Aug.) re/ UC Berkeley student Miss Jo Anne Parchem’s interest in a summer job at the Seattle World’s Fair; letters (Aug.) re/ attempt to obtain the original Alan Shepard space capsule to be placed on exhibit at the Los Angeles County Fair; Selected examples for 1963 are: letters (Mar. & Apr.) re/ Wilson seeks assistance from the New York World’s Fair Corp. for an Exposition in San Diego; letters (6/1 & 6/7) re/ this year’s S.D. County Fair and passes and window sticker for Wilson; several letters (June-Sept.) re/ coverage of the Advisory Committee of California Exhibit for the New York World’s Fair of 1964-65, its difficulties, financial problems, the State’s decision to not have a CA exhibit and letters from the S.D. Chamber of Commerce; a Wilson letter (9/9) to Jack Walsh re/ a proposal for holding a World’s Fair on Camp Elliott property in 1969/70. Wilson contacted the GSA about this; letters & office memo (Dec.) re/ H.R. Joint Resolution to permit political party fund-raising at the United State Pavilion at the New York World’s Fair; Selected examples for 1964 are: letters (5/29 & 6/3) & a copy of the Bell Telephone System’s “Fun at the Fair. . . where and how to find it ” pamphlet re/ PT&T’s invitation to Wilson to the Fair and to see their exhibit; letter & office note (June) re/ Major Ronald Everett, USAF, is the new DOD Project Officer at the New York World’s Fair; letters, news release & telegram (May & June) re/ appointment of George Whitney (V.P. & Gen. Mgr. KFMB/TV/8) to the Board of Directors of the California State Fair and Exposition; letters (June-July) and guest pass re/ an invitation to Wilson to the Time-Life Broadcast World’s Fair Information Center; letter (8/6), news release & b&w photo re/ two Californians representing the California World’s Fair 1967-68 organization appeared before the General Assembly of the 31-nation Bureau of International Expositions in Paris and California was given the unanimous endorsement of that body; letters (8/31 & 9/14) & 4 Los Angeles County Fair Courtesy Passes re/ details on the County Fair & invitation to Wilson; brief note from Henry Ford II & attached 1964 pass – “Please Admit Robert C. Wilson Ford Motor Company New York World’s Fair Pavilion;” Only one example for 1965: letters (9/23 & 9/24 & memo) re/ Wilson is asked to obtain VIP privileges for Mr. and Mrs. Don Knapp and their three children who will be attending the World’s Fair in New York, also memo from a General Electric lobbyist & letter from General Motors Mgr. on 1966 car prices.

Dates

  • created: 1958-1965

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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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