A collection of letters, telegrams, memos, press releases, news clippings and other items. Examples are: One letter (11/21/60) from Ray T. Blair, Jr. (Chief of Editorials), Convair-Astronautics) & Wilson’s reply (12/29/60) re/ a “new book on the Atlas. Please send me 550 copies;” 1 memo (12/21/60) from Ted Le Fevre (Convair, Washington Office) to Leon Parma re/ “Attached is a copy of a memo which I forwarded to the Pentagon yesterday along with some other statistics regarding the employment situation in the San Diego Area;” 1 copy of a 12/13/60 “Confidential” 4 page listing of military information on the F106, the B-70, labor markets, federal appropriations & other information; 1 “News Release” for 10/25/60 from NASA re/ “Three Firms To Study Project Apollo;” 1 letter (9/21/60) from R.H. Fleet to Congressman Wilson re/ “Yesterday I was requested by Larry Imig to varify a report that you and Mr. Nixon are arranging for the government to purchase 300 Convair 880’s;” small packet containing letters (Aug.-Sept. 1960) from Thomas S. Gates, Jr. (Secretary of Defense), Col. C.R. Roderick (Dir., Office of Legislative Affairs, Office of the Sec. of Defense) & Congressman Wilson re/ Wilson’s interest in “the posture of our air defenses . . .[and] that the forty F-106 aircraft available from the one hundred million dollars provided by Congress in fiscal ’61 are needed for our air defense;” 1 letter (7/8/60) from E.J. Le Fevre (Convair, Washington Office) & Wilson’s response (8/9/60) re/ “our problems with regard to the F106 are still numerous;” 1 copy of a Memorandum (6/29/60) from Congressman Wilson to Vice President Nixon re/ “Immediate Action on Convair F-106 Appropriation;” 1 letter (6/29/60) from Congressman Wilson to George C. Prill (Manager, European Office, Convair) re/ “a copy of a sermon delivered by Reverand O”Grady, the Rector of the American Church in Geneva,” capital punishment, & efforts in Washington “directed towards the Atlas and F-106 programs; copies of letters (May-June 1960) from Congressman Wilson & Alvin L. Dinkel (Chairman, Leg., Sub-Committee, Engineers & Architects Assn.) & a copy of San Diego Engineer (Vol. 1, No. 9, May 19, 1960) re/ “Convair-Astronautics and the Association are negotiating a new contract . . . the problem of security violation was discussed” but not equitably reconciled according to the Assn.; letters (6/60) from Louise R. Stockstill (Congressional Editor, Army-Navy-Air Force Journal) & Congressman Wilson re/ activities in Washington, including Wilson’s concern about more publicity on the Ballistics Missile Program; a copy of news clipping “Talks By Convair, EAA Suspended,” (The San Diego Union, 6/22/60) and 4 Western Union telegrams (6/23 & 6/24/60) from Weiner E. Schack (Pres., Eng. & Arch. Assn. S.D. Chapter) & Wilson re/ NLRB Petition – Case 21-RC-6336; small packet containing “Memorandum For Congressman Bob Wilson” (6/16/60) from O.M. Gale (Sp. Asst., Office of the Sec. of Defense), “Memorandum For Mr. Gale” (6/16/60) from Col. Paul S. Deems (USAF, Office of the Sec. of Defense) & attached copy of “Statement By Congressman Bob Wilson Before the Senate Appropriations SubCommittee on Department of Defense, May 26, 1960” (4 pp.) re/ discussions on the F-106 Program & the complimentary BOMARC-B system; 1 copy of a news story (3 pp.) “Sprague 610; 6-24-60 delta” covering “SEN HOUSE CONFEREES . . . FACE HISTORIC DECISION . . . .;” 1 letter (6/15/60) from Jack S. Carson (S.D.resident) to Frank Pace, Jr. (Chairman of the Bd., General Dynamics Corp.) re/ Mr. Carson’s complaints as to his treat-ment by Convair & subsequent termination of employment; 1 copy of a (6/21/60) letter from Wilson to Congressman Gerald R. Ford, Jr. “Personal & Confidential” re/ F-106 program; 1 letter (6/8/60) from Morris Wax (V.P., S.D. Janitor Supply and Chemical Co.) & Wilson’s reply (6/15/60) re/ Mr. Morris’ support for “fiscal 1961 appropri-ations act relative to . . . procurement of additional F106 Interceptors from Convair;” 1 Western Union Telegram (6/7/60) from R.H. Biron (V.P.-Admin., Convair) to Wilson re/ strike by IAM at plants in California, New Mexico, Wyoming, Nebraska and Florida. The telegram emphasizes a pro company and negative view of unionism; 1 letter (5/31/60) from U.S. Senator Gordon Allott (Colorado) & a copy Wilson’s letter (6/6/60) re/ Senator Allott’s request that Wilson send a copy of his “state-ment before the Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee to Proctor W. Nichols (Pres., Aircraft Mechanics, Inc.); 1 copy of a Convair News Release for June 2, 1960 re/ “The appointment of B.F. ‘Sandy’ Coggan to the newly created office of vice president-special projects in the general office” (biographical info. included for both Coggan and Robert C. Loomis); 1 copy of “Suggestions Regarding F-106 Problem at Military Appropriations Conference—New figures approved by Air Force show 50 F-106 Interceptors can be bought for $131,000,000;” 1 copy of “Statement By Congressman Bob Wilson Before the Senate Appropri-ations Subcommittee on Department of Defense May 26, 1960” (3 pp.); 2 letters (5/31 & 6/1/60) from T.G. Pownall (Convair, Washington, D.C. office) praising Wilson for “his resourcefulness in telling the story of these two weapons systems. [the Atlas and F-106];” 1 letter (5/25/60) from W.H. Patterson (Convair Astronautics) to Wilson thanking him for his “cooperation in this venture;” 1 letter (5/30/60) from Senator Estes Kefauver to Wilson thanking him for a copy of Wilson’s “statement before the Defense Subcommittee of the Senate Appropri-ations Committee;” 3 Western Union telegrams (5/18, 20, & 21/60) from J.H. Wilcox (Convair), James R. Dempsey (V.P., Convair Astronautics) & H.W. Priest (Divn. Mgr., Stratoflex Inc.) re/ support for F-106 & Atlas programs with Wilson's handwritten comments on the telegrams; small packet containing a copy of “USAF F-106 All-Weather Interceptor Status” (4 pp.), photocopy of Bill Cook, “Falcon Kills ‘Beast,’” Alamogordo Daily News (5/15/60) (2 pp.) & copy of “Confidential—Estimated Funding Requirements” for various military expeditures for FY 1961, 1962, 1963 & 1964 (1 page); 1 copy of “Facts Concerning the F-106 All-Weather Interceptor” (3 pp.); 1 copy of “Facts and Background Information In Current Air Defense Review Activities Leading Up To The Present Situation” (2 pp.); 1 copy of a letter (5/23/60) from Congressman Wilson to J.H. Wilcox (Convair) thanking him for his “telegram advising your concern about the F-106 appropri-ation . . . . we were instrumental in causing the House of Representatives to appropriate $215,000,000 for additional F-106 aircraft;” 1 copy of Congressman Wilson’s news release for May 22, 1960 re/ “today America’s 9,000-mile Atlas missile shot ‘has taken the lustre off Khrushchev’s bluster;’” small packet containing corresp. (Mar.-Ap. 1960) from Congressman Wilson & Col. Gordon B. Knight (Chief, Congressional Inquiry Div., Dept of the Air Force) re/ Wilson’s communications to President Eisenhower concerning the need to speed up the time schedule to test the Atlas Intercontinental Missile; 1 copy of a letter (4/4/60) from Wilson to John V. Naish (Pres., Convair) re/ “a conference with Secretary Douglas urging additional work for the San Diego area with emphasis on F-102 and F-106 modification” & other aircraft; copies of 3 letters (3/60) from Congressman Wilson & 1 letter (3/9/60) from Franklin Floete (Administrator, GSA) re/ a rumor from “some of the automobile people in San Diego” that there was “an auto leasing plan GSA is contemplating or has already put into effect with Convair . . . . [T]o provide five hundred automobiles for exclusive use of the company in the performance of certain government contracts.” GSA confirmed that it had “no plans to enter into any such agreement;” small packet containing corresp. (Jan.-Mar. 1960) from John H. Rubel “for Herbert F. York” (Dep. Dir., DOD), George W. Vaughan (Asst. to the Sec. for Legislative Affairs, Office of the Sec. of Defense) & Congressman Wilson re/ Wilson’s concern over support for Atlas Missile System as opposed to the Titan System. “I firmly believe that logic is on the side of more Atlases and fewer Titans;” 2 letters (2/29/60) from Wilson to Glen Lipscomb re/ Wilson’s request for support for Convair’s Atlas program; a copy of a letter (2/26/60) from Congressman Wilson to Thomas Pownall (Convair, Washington D.C. office) re/ information on Titan vs. Atlas missile systems; 1 letter (2/25/60) from Osgood P. Willis (Dist. Sales Manager, Delta Air Lines, Inc.) to Leon Parma (Admin. Asst. to Wilson) re/ “Delta has optioned eight more Convair 880’s;” copies of a letter (2/10/60) from R..T. Blair, Jr. (Convair Astronautics) & Wilson’s reply (2/19/60) & attached Western Union telegram (2/8/60) from Blair re/ distribution of Atlas folders to members of Congress & comments on loading military material at Lindbergh Field preferrable to loading at NAS Miramar; 3 “Dear Colleagues” letters (2/60) from Congressmen Jeffery Cohelan & Bob Wilson re/ Atlas missile booklets, “Atlas . . . Free World’s First ICBM” & “Atlas Base Activation;” copies of 2 letters (2/9 & 2/11/60) from Congressman Wilson & J.V. Naish (Pres., Convair, San Diego), attached Wilson office note, & newsclipping “Convair Due Jobs Worth 20 million,” The San Diego Union (1/30/60, a12) re/ modification of 35 “F-106 aircraft with amount of total [federal] contracts to be around twenty million dollars,” but President Naish says would not effect contemplated layoffs; small packet containing Memo (n.d.) from Congressman Wilson’s office-- “Rush to Congressman Ford,” 2 page copy (n.d.) of Julian Hartt, “Convair VP Quits After Blasting IKE,” newsclippings, Peter Kaye, “Eisenhower Taking Chances With U.S., Lanphier Says,” The San Diego Union (2/4/60), “U.S. May Be Losing War III, Lanphier Tells Congressman,” Evening Tribune (3/7/60), “Lanphier Says IKE Gambles On Security—Convair Official Compares Atlas, Titan Missiles,” Evening Tribune (2/4/60), 2 pages of questions posed to Lanphier & a copy of “Statement By Thomas Lanphier, Jr. Before the House Space and Astronautics Committee Monday, March 7, 1960” (7 pp.) re/ disagreements over military readiness of U.S. vs. Soviet Union in missile capacity; 1 photocopy of “Forecast Fiscal 1960 Procurement”—a map of U.S. with Senators names & marks indicating votes; 1 letter (1/4/60) from Robert H. Biron (V.P., Convair, S.D.) & Wilson’s reply (1/13/60) re/ “employment picture in San Diego,” its political implications & attached copy of “Convair News Release” for Jan. 4, 1960 (2 pp.)—“over half a billion was spent by Convair Division of General Dynamics Corporation in 1959 to pay wages and salaries and to buy goods and services with the communities in which Convair’s four manufacturing facilities are located.”