This is a large collection of letters, business, holiday and greeting cards, an Annual Report, a brochure, game tickets and club memberships. These are filed from December back to January. They follow previous patterns in this series of thank you letters. Examples are: Dec. - letters (21 & 30) re/ “non partisan” Messers. Smyth and Trolese (Research Associates) appreciate Wilson’s assistance and grade him with an A and Lionel Van Deerlin with an F; letters (21 & 27) re/ Wilson and his staff appreciated the Veterans Administration’s “exceptionally fine assistance in handling numerous Veterans’ cases and inquiries regarding Veterans’ legislation;” letter (14) from Wilson to Congressman Gerald Ford re/ “Thank you for sending me the beautiful inscribed copy of your book on Oswald” and comment on the assassination of Kennedy and “rebuilding our Party;” letters (12 & 13) re/ thanking constituent and friend Stephen M. Ryan for sending a copy of San Diego ’66 and Wilson and Ed “recall the wonderful sail off San Diego abroad your yacht;” letter, greeting & business cards (10) re/ receiving a “beautiful banner on behalf of the Pueblo [Mexico] Junior Chamber International;” Nov. – letters (4 & 15) re/ receiving a copy of “Public Library Service Equal to the Challenge of California” & State Librarian Carma R. Leigh’s praise of the federal Library Service Act of 1956 & the Library Service and Construction Act of 1964; letter (2) from Wilson to Thomas Barrow (Barrow Alaska) re/ receiving a “copy of your father’s book, Fifty Years Below Zero” – Wilson and his wife had taken a trip to Alaska in October; letters (10/29 & 11/2) re/ thanking Dr. Clark Kerr (President, University of California, Berkeley) for sending a copy of Charles Hitch’s Decision-Making for Defense; Oct. – letter & business card (10/19 & 26) re/ VFW Post 7420 thanks Wilson for all his efforts for veterans; letters (10/5, 11, 12 & 22 re/ Wilson receiving copies of Richard Cornuelle’s Reclaiming the American Dream from the National Association of Manufactures; letter (10/20) from Wilson to Edward J. LeFevre (General Dynamics Corp.) thanking him for making “it possible for one of my secretaries to attend the Ike Birthday Dinner on October 14;” letters & business card (9/29 & 10/6) re/ receiving a copy of Henry Grady Weaver’s The Mainspring of Human Progress from John T. Phillips, Jr. (President, Lilliston Implement Co., Georgia); Sept. – letters (9/14 & 21) re/ “a belated letters of appreciation for your material contribution in successfully obtaining a meaning full pay raise for members of the armed services;” letters (9/1 & 17) re/ Paul Fisher (President Fisher Pen Co.) is thanked for sending Wilson “the AG-7, the world’s first anti-gravity pen;” letters (/8 &13) re/ thanking E. P. Berg (President, Bucyrus-Erie Co.) for sending Wilson “the very interesting book on the new Isthmian canal;” letters (8/31 & 9/3) re/ “your generous offer of the US NEWS & WORLD REPORT;” Aug. & July – letters (8/10, 16 & 18) re/ receiving a copy of American National Security: A Reader in Theory and Policy, edited by Morton Berkowitz and P. G. Bock; letters (7/19 & 7/27) re/ personal appointment calendar for 1965 and 1966 from the Douglas Missile and Space Systems Group; letters (7/24 & 7/28) re/ a gift subscription for the News Bulletin, Viet-Report from Mrs. Nelson Tiffany Murray of San Diego; card & letter (7/27) re/ “Elberta Peaches grown in Chilton County, Alabama . . . they are delicious” from the Honorable Glen Andrews; letters (7/14) re/ “Dear Miss Parkham: I hope the girls will like the hats. I made each of you one including the little red head who showed us over the Capitol Bldg.” – San Diegan Mrs. David Lovell and family visited Wilson and Virginia Beach; letter (7/2 & 7/13) re/ sending an autograph picture to Miss Kokes of San Jose; letter & gift card (7/9) re/ Eastern Airlines sent two complimentary luggage tags; memo & letter (7/25 & 8/6) re/ personal information about the Washington visit of Wilson neighbors from Chula Vista and their homemade wine that “was a huge success at the Wilson household;” June & May – letters (6/16) re/ Wilson to William Cameron Townsend (General Director, Summer Institute of Linguistics, Santa Ana, CA) re/ “Thank you for your illuminating letter and for the excellent book, Farewell to Eden;” letters & pamphlet (6/7 & 14) re/ San Diego County Fair credentials and parking sticker; letter (6/3) from Wilson to Gil Khan re/ “abalone which arrived yesterday . . . we had some for dinner last night and it was ‘out of this world;’” letters (5/9 & 21) re/ “great photograph” from friend Jury Commissioner Mason A. Bowen; letters, card & CSEA pamphlet (5/7 & 5/14) re/ Wilson receiving the privileges of membership in the California State Employees Assn.; letters (5/3 & 4) re/ United Air Lines (O’Hare Int. Airport) sent Wilson “Red, White & Blue Garden” seeds honoring their new jet service; letters (4/28 & 5/17) re/ sending Wilson the Leroy oil painting of Torrey Pines & thanking him for the invite to a luncheon in the new building during the National Republican Women’s Conference; April – there were a number of letters received and sent this month, topics include: delicious California raisins celebrating National Raisin Week; candy from the National Confectioners Associates; a “thoughtful gift of oranges” from Agricultural Producers; “beautiful San Diego abalone shells;” “the book entitled PROSPERITY THROUGH FREEDOM from the A.C. Nielsen Co.; ”a pass to the Ford Exhibit at the New York World’s Fair” from Chairman Henry Ford, II; a copy of the April issue of Scientific American from publisher Gerald Piel; the Wilson Line of Washington “sending us a pass for the Potomac River boat trips;” Around the World cookbooks from Alan Nedry of Alexandria, VA; the International Inn (Washington, D.C.) made the Riviera Pool Pass available to Wilson and family; President Gerard J. Campbill, S.J. sent Wilson a copy of Georgetown University: First in the Nation’s Capital – honoring their 175 anniversary; invite to the opening day game of the Washington Senators vs. Boston Red Socks from the US Steel Corp.; flower seeds from Ferry-Morse Seed Co. in support of President and Mrs. Johnson’s program to beautify America; receiving “a map of the lunar surface based on the Ranger photographs” & Bryant Wilson “was excited over the map;” Congressman Dan Rostenkowski sent Wilson personalized matches from the Superior Match Co.; a thought gift from John McElroy; a copy of Mutiny At Koje Island from the Charles E. Tuttle, Co.; San Diego abalone shells from constituent H. L. Henson; the Annual Report entitled “The Unseen World of Disease” from Chas. Pfiezer & Co.; Mar. – letters (24 & 30) re/ “the delicious box of strawberries” from the Florida Starke-Bradford County Chamber of Commerce, “Seasons Greeting” card &letter (30) re/ a door wreath from the Weyerhaueser Company, a letter (26) & a copy of the “1964 San Diego Imperial Corporation’s Annual Report” from President Jack McDonald, letters (15 &24) re/ the American Paper Institute will be sending Wilson their quarterly publication – PAPER – people, products, progress, letters (24 & 2/18) re/ the Disabled American Veterans sent Wilson a copy of the book entitled Lest We Forget, letters (18 &23) & complementary 1965 Westgate Park Pass for Bob Wilson & Guest re/ James F. Mulvaney (V.P, U.S. National Bank) sent this “Pass for the 1965 Pacific Coast League Season;” letters (16 & 22) re/ “receiving the complimentary copy of the 1965 Compton Yearbook;” letters (10 & 16) & 2 tickets re/ Congressman Cecil R. King (17th Dist. CA) send “complimentary tickets to the National Rifle Association’s Annual Meeting, March 27-31” in Washington, D.C., letter & note (11) re/ “Thank you for forwarding me a copy of your new publication WARD’S QUARTERLY,” letter & business card (11) re/ Dean Cal Thacker (Electronic Technical Institute, S.D.) sent a folio of information; letters (1 & 8) re/ Time magazine sent Wilson “a fine full color photo of the Joint Chiefs, as it appeared on the cover of TIME . . . . It will be one of my most treasured mementos of my service here in the Congress;” letters (1 & 8) & Occidental Center card re/ the Occidental Life Insurance Co of California invited Wilson to join their Downtown Club as a founding member and he accepted; Wilson’s letter (3/6) to the California Wildlife Federation re/ his “deep appreciation for sending me the beautiful plaque. I will place it in a prominent spot in my office,” letters (1 & 5) re/ “Dear Bob: Your keen interest in the mining industry has prompted me to send you the attached ‘Annual Review’ issue of Mining Congress Journal,” letters (2 & 5) re/ Daniel P. Loomis (President, Association of American Railroads) sent a copy of Railroads Unlimited, letters (4 & 2/19) re/ Robert H. Gerdes (President, Pacific Gas & Electric Co.) sent Wilson a copy of 1965 Market Outlook; February – letter (25) to Miss Susan Hodson (Chula Vista) re/ “your thought gift at Christmas time. The tree was beautiful and the whole family enjoyed it,” letter (25) & Bali Hai business card re/ “the beautiful set of ‘Two Years Before the Mast,’” letter (23) & Christmas card re/ “the automatic pepper grinder [from Ted Compton, NAM] was very much appreciated,” letter (23) & Sunkist Growers’ “Sunkist Greetings” card re/ “the oranges were simply delicious and disappeared fast;” letter (23) & “Holiday Greetings from M. A. Clevenger” – Canners League of California re/ canned fruit – “it was simply delicious and disappeared fast,” letter (23) & business card of Herbert Kunzel (President, Solar Aircraft) re/ “the albacore was simply delicious and disappeared fast,” letter (23) & business card of George Koch (Sears-Roebuck & Co.) re/ “The Poinsettia was beautiful and very much appreciated,” letter (23) & Diamond Walnut Growners, Inc. business card of A. L. Buffington re/ “The assorted nuts were simply delicious and disappeared fast,” letter (23) & card from Jim Mack (National Confectioners Association) re/ a box of Russell Stover Candies – “simply delicious and disappeared fast,” letter (23) to Paul Theis (Wash. D.C.) re/ “The fruit cake was simply delicious and disappeared fast,” letter (23), greeting & business cards re/ Jack Mills of the National Republican Congressional Committee sent sausages that were “delicious and disappeared fast,” letters (7 & 19) re/ David Terrar’s employment with Senator Murphy and Wilson’s praise for this young man, who is the son of Edward F. Terrar, Wilson’s former Administrative Assistant, letter (18) & card re/ Wilson’s gratitude for the “thoughtful gift of the book, SOUTH ASIA PACIFIC CRISIS,” letter & memo (12) re/ Milton C. Shedd (Dempsey-Tegeler & Co., Los Angeles) sent Wilson 4 cans of Alabacore & 2 cans of Smoked Marlin, letters (1 & 4) re/ a Norcross 1965 Blue Book and calendar; letters (3 & 1/12) & “Honorary Membership 1965” card for Wilson re/ Col. Frank E. Marek (Commander, 1100 Air Base Wing, Bolling Air Force Base, D.C.) extended the Officers’ Open Mess to Wilson, letters (5 & 1/8) re/ Anton F. Wuscheck (Editor, Sudeten Bulletin, Monchen 3, Germany) was sending Wilson monthly copies of the Sudeten Bulletin; January – letter (25) & card re/ Jack Shor (VP, PR Clairol) sent Wilson “Mother and Child in Modern Art,” letters (5 & 25) re/ Clark Kerr (President, University of California) sent Wilson a parking permit for the calendar years 1965 and 1966, letters (12 & 25) re/ the La Jolla Country Club presented Wilson with a courtesy card for 1965, letter (10) re/ Wilson thanked Dominic Alessio (Kona Kai Club) for “sending me the Kona Kai Membership,” letters (6 & 18) re/ political commentary and W. C. Cummings of the Parker Pen Company sent “the new ball point pen for me to try out. It is considerably larger than most I have, however, I look forward to using an improved felt tip writer when you get the production stage,” letters (11 & 15) re/ an Honorary Member Card for Wilson to the Congressional Secretaries Club, letters & “Freedom” poem (8 &14) re/ Coronado constituent A. W. Howland’s anti-communist poem, Republican interest & concerns about the present Administration, letter (13) & business card re/ a pocket notebook and calendar from the Southern Railway System, letter (13) re/ “a courtesy pass to the Fox West Coast Theaters,” letter (12) from Edgar M. Gillenwaters to R. H. Swanson (Douglas Aircraft Co.) re/ “We all thank you for the thoughtful Christmas remembrance,” letters (6 & 12) re/ RAdm W. H. Price (Commandant, 11th Naval District) presented Wilson with a membership to the Navy Golf Course in Mission Gorge, letter (11) & business card re/ a Christmas remembrance from John C. Kabachus (Sec.-Trea. International Association of Firefighters), letter (6) & gift card re/ “a gift subscription to BROADCASTING magazine” from KFMB – TV, letters (4 & 6) re/ appreciation from Wilson to the Christian Science Monitor for sending the Monitor during the 88th Congress and are looking forward to receiving it during the 89th Congress, letter (5) & business card re/ Attorneys Jasper, Winner, Perina & Rouse sent Wilson Wisconsin Cheese, letter (5) from Wilson to William Spague (Parker Pen Co.) re/ Dear Bill: Very thoughtful of you to send the beautifully engineered pen at Christmas,” letter (5) & business card re/ Bernard L. Yudin (Time Incorporated) sent a “a conversation piece to fit the occasion and your pocket,” letter (5) & business and season greeting cards re/ National Marine Terminal, Inc. sent a “Westgate Sun package and [we] look forward to diving into everything it contains,” letters (12/10/64 & 1/5/65) re/ defeated Congressman Oliver P. Bolton (Ohio) sent glasses “TO: ALL S.O.S.” Wilson indicated that when the 89th Congress convened they would be thinking of Ollie “when bending an elbow with the new glasses in hand.”