: A collection of letters, telegrams, memos, news clippings. Examples are: 1 letter (7/8/57) from Harry E. Callaway (Thearle Music Co.), Congressman Wilson’s reply (7/12/57) & attached copy of a news clipping-- Henry Love, “Wilson Tells City To Build Up Navy Ties,” (The San Diego Union, 7/6/57, a-13) re/ attempts to get more San Diego cooperation with the Navy; 1 letter (7/9/57) from Norman B. Foster (Barnes Chase Co.) & Wilson’s reply (7/12/57 re/ controversy over comments from Wilson, the San Diego Navy League & the San Diego Chamber of Commerce, & competition between San Diego and Long Beach for Navy ship basing; 1 copy of a letter (7/15/57) from Wilson to James Archer (Chairman, Armed Services Committee, S.D. Chamber of Commerce) re/ “my recent suggestion about closer Navy-community cooperation [made] at a special meeting this Wednesday;” 1 copy of a letter (12/2/57) from Wilson to John F. Borchers (General Mrg., S.D. Chamber of Commerce) re/ Long Beach Shipyard publication; 1 Western Union telegram (2/15/58) from Congressman Wilson, 1 letter (2/7/58) from E.J. Langhofer (Dir., Transportation & World Trade, S.D. Chamber of Commerce), & attached news clipping “Midway Crew To Get Liberty In Long Beach,” (The San Diego Union, 2/7/58) re/ “obtaining adequate facilities for accomodating ships of this class in the San Diego Harbor;” 1 editorial, “Remedying A Neglect City Must Fill Navy Needs,” & Yoes cartoon, “The Bottleneck,” (The San Diego Union, 6/16/58, b-2) re/ accomodating the modern Navy and proposed nuclear ships in San Diego Harbor; 1 letter (6/18/58) from Charles E. Porter (Sec., MilitaryAffairs Steering Comm., S.D. Chamber of Commerce), & Wilson’s reply (6/20/58) re/ sending Wilson “a rough draft copy of the report on the San Diego Naval Establishment recently completed for the Chamber by Admiral Ray Tarbuck;” 1 letter (6/22/58) from constituent Robert C. Cordry & Wilson’s reply (7/11/58) re/ Cordry’s concerns about civil rights abuse in Arkansas, getting “the Mohammedan world to fight communism,” & “what is being done to help San Diego get a first rate naval dock here.” In reply, Wilson cited a $7 million amendment he introduced “for the construction of a dock on North Island;” 1 letter (9/7/58) from John W. McGhee (Chairman, Downtown Navy Sub-Comm.) & Adm. Benton W. Decker (Chairman, Downtown Improvement Comm.) re/ “a program designed to strengthen our relationship with the enlistedmen stationed here;” 1 letter (10/30/58) from Jean Lowerison (a S.D. High School senior) & Wilson’s reply (11/12/58) re/ election politics, S.D. as a Navy town, & Wilson’s record as a congressman; 1 letter (11/21/58) from John W. McGhee & Wilson’s reply (12/9/58) re/ “invitation to attend December 12 meeting of the Navy Relations Committee of the Downtown Association,” & information on the transfer of the USS Kearsarge & the commissioning of the USS Oriskany vis-a-vi’ Long Beach & San Diego stations for these two navy carriers.