A large collection of letters . . . . Examples are: A letter (12/16/64) from constituent Herbert & Margaret Comstock, Congressman Wilson’s reply (1/8/65), & an attached copy of a letter (1/5/65) from Selective Service System Director Lewis B. Hershey re/ the Comstock’s son’s current II-S classification & plans to work on a Master’s Degree in Microbiology at S.D.S.C.; several letters (Jan. 1965) from Gary Lee Washburn, Congressman Wilson, & Dir. Hershey re/ Mr. Washburn, who had received a II-S classification in 1964—thanks to Wilson’s assistance, is again reassured by Dir. Hershey that his student deferment would continue until Oct. 1965; a packet of corresp. (June 1964-Jan. 1965) from Congressman Wilson, John B. Smyth (Smyth Research Assocates), Patricia Doane (Clerk, Local Bd. #141, Selective Service System), & Dir. Lewis B. Hershey re/ “the problem of excluding scientific and engineering professions from the draft;” a packet of corresp. (Nov. 1964-Feb. 1965) from constituent John Erickson, Patricia Doane (Clerk, Local Bd. #140), & Congressman Wilson re/ a continuation of the medical, religious, & educational issues for Mr. Erickson in his attempt to be excused from induction; several letters (Mar. 1965-Ap. 1965) from La Mesa constituent Mrs. Pearl Romiguiere, Congressman Wilson, & Patricia Doane (Clerk, Local Bd. #140) re/ the crisis the Romiguiere family’s cabinet shop faced with the projected induction of a son; copies of 4 letters (4/6, 4/9, & 4/16/65) from Congressman Wilson & Patricia Doane (Clerk, Bd. #141) re/ the successful induction postponement of constituent Harold D. Griffith; copies of letters & telegrams (Ap. 1965) from Congressman Wilson, constituent Mrs. Reynaldo Garza, & Patricia Doane (Clerk, Bd. #141) re/ the successful induction cancellation of Mrs. Garza’s husband; 2 letters ((4/22 & 5/3/65) from Chula Vista constituent Mrs. Helen L. Price & Wilson’s reply (4/27/65) re/ educational & economic issues, a potential draft induction notice, & its reconciliation; copies of 2 letters (4/27 & 5/5/65) from Congressman Wilson to Coronado constituent Albert J. Beede re/ the issue of an educational deferment for Mr. Beede’s son; a small number of letters & office notes (Ap.-May 1965) from Congressman Wilson, Mrs. Margaret L. Gillbert (Registar, S.D.S.C.), & Col. Walter H. Henderson (Deputy Dir., Operations, CA HQ., Selective Service System) re/ the successful postponement of James Ronald Temple’s May 1965 induction because “he is a full time student enrolled at San Diego State College;” several letters & 1 telegram (May 1965) from La Mesa constituents C. Edwin & Margaret Gustafson, their son Gary R. Gustafson, Congressman Wilson, & Col. Walter H. Henderson (Deputy Dir., Operations, CA HQ., Selective Service System) re/ the complicated story of attempts to obtain a physical deferment in the Selective Service System & Wilson’s efforts to help his constituents in this case; a small collection of Wilson office notes of telephone messages (May 1965) re/ draft notices, illnesses, & other complications for constituents; a small collection of letters (May-June 1965) from Alfred A. Aya, Jr. (Chairman, ROA Committee, State of CA), Congressman Wilson, Dir. Lewis B. Hershey, Col. K.H. Leitch (State Dir., CA HQ., Selective Service System), a 1 page copy of National HQ., Selective Service System, “Total Number of Inductions, Enlistments and College Deferments, by year January 1946 – December 1964, (issued May 12, 1965), & a copy of “Public Law 88-647, 88th Congress, H.R. 9124 October 13, 1964, 78 STAT. 1063 (12 pp.) re/ inform-ation needed by Mr. Aya for a study on ROTC programs & its relationship to enlistments and inductions into military service; 4 letters (May-June 1965) from Willie Moore (Athletic Trainer, Univ. of San Diego), Congressman Wilson, & Col. Walter H. Henderson (Deputy Dir., Operations, CA HQ., Selective Service System) re/ concerns over the continuation of a student deferment for Robert M. Guiltman – “the Junior Class President and the Senior Class President Elect;” copies of letters (June 1965) from Congressman Wilson, Fallbrook constituent Harold W. Barlow, F.B.I. Director J.Edgar Hoover, & enclosed news clipping, “F.B.I. Probes Student Draft Card Burning,” The California Legionaire (n.d.) re/ concerns over “University of California students . . . deliberately flouting the law by burning their draft registration cards last month;” several letters (Feb.-July 1965) from La Jolla constituents, Mrs. G.T. Judd & Thomas Leach Watling, Ruth E. Walker (Administrative Asst., Admissions, Univ. of CA, Santa Barbara), & Dr. F.J. de la Vega (M.D., F.A.C.P.) re/ illness, being reclassified 1A, & Mr. Watling’s attempt to regain his student deferment; 1 letter (8/8/65) from political conservatives & San Diego constituents, Mr. & Mrs. Frank Hogya & Wilson’s reply (8/16/65) re/ “Your open letter to President Johnson [& others in Washington] regarding the apparent draft system inequities;” 5 letters (July-Aug. 1965) from San Diego constituent Mrs. Lora M. Dobyns, Congressman Wilson, & Dir. Lewis B. Hershey re/ Mrs. Dobyns’ son, a junior at S.D.S.C., & complications as to his student deferment because of a lack of verification; a packet of letters (July-Sept. 1965) from Congressmen Wilson & James Utt, constituent & S.D.S.C. student, James Robert Cullen (including photocopies of his grade transcripts), & Dir. Lewis B. Hershey re/ the success of Mr. Cullen in remaining Class II-S; 1 letter (9/18/65) from Spring Valley constituent Mrs. P.L. Mathewson & Wilson’s replies (9/21/ & 9/30/65) re/ the successful cancellation of Mrs. Mathewson’s son being being called up for a physical examination by his draft board; 1 “Memorandum To: the Boss - From: Ed”  (11/3/65), a letter (11/3/65) from Congress-man Wilson to Sid Gillman (S.D. Chargers Football Club), & attached copy of “Operations Bulletin No. 280 – Issued: September 23, 1965 – Subject: Physicians, Dentists, Veterinarians and Optometerists” re/ Mr. Gillman’s phone call as to “DOD policy regarding the drafting of young Drs.;” a packet of letters (May-Nov. 1965) from former San Diego constituent Alan Leland Bish (3rd Mate, SS Flying Trader, Isbrandtsen Lines), Congressman Wilson, Commander H.R. Hunter (Congressional Liaison Div., Dept. of the Navy), Commander C.H. Klindworth (Special Asst. for Liaison and Technical Information, Dept. of the Navy), Commander F.B. Greene (Head, Officer Progress Branch, Recruiting Div., Dept. of the Navy, & Dir. Lewis B. Hershey re/ CA Maritime Academy graduate Alan Bish’s attempt to obtain a commission in the Naval Reserve to forstall being drafted; a collection of letters (Oct.-Nov. 1965) from Congressman Wilson, Dir. Lewis B. Hershey, Lakeside constituent, Mrs. Belle Melville, & Lt. General Leonard D. Heaton (The Surgeon General, Dept. of the Army) re/ a mother’s concern over the “the medical qualification of Mr. Donald Melville” & his induction into the U.S. Marine Corps in early November 1965; a small packet of letters (Oct.-Dec. 1965) from CA Assemblyman Richard J. Donovan, Mike James McCordets (Army Information Co.)—“Dear Future Draftee”—an order form for a 100 page book, Armed Forces and Draft Information, Congressman Wilson, Dir. Lewis B. Hershey, Edgar M. Gillenwaters (Wilson’s Admin. Asst.), & Fred M. Vinson, Jr. (Asst. Attorney General, Dept. of Justice) re/ the false alarm raised by Chula Vista resident H.E. Barsch & his Assemblyman as to the adverstisment “Dear Future Draftee,” which seemed to encourage methods of avoiding the draft. Dir. Hershey noted that “All of the information which is stated to be included in the book has been published by the government . . . [and is] available to the public;” several letters (Nov.-Dec. 1965) from Congressman Wilson, San Diego constituent Dale Eric Johnson, Dir. Lewis B. Hershey, & Edgar Gillenwaters (Wilson’s Admin. Asst.) re/ Mr. Johnson, a recent S.D.S.C graduate & a beginning 5th grade elementary school teacher in southeast San Diego, was reclassified as I-A & is unable to prevent a pre-induction physical examination; letters (Oct.-Dec. 1965) from San Diego constituent Mrs. W.R. Gordon, Congressman Wilson, Dir. Lewis B. Hershey, & Edgar M. Gillenwaters re/ Mrs.Gordon’s concerns about her son’s draft classification becoming I-A, since he was now a student at U.C.S.D.; letters (Oct.-Dec. 1965) from San Diego constituents Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Anderson, Congressman Wilson, & Dir. Lewis B. Hershey re/ the Andersons’ concern that their son, Paul, a S.D.S.C. graduate & under a 2 year contract to teach at Busoga College in Uganda, is being denied draft deferment by his local draft board – Dir. Hershey appealed the classification to the Presidnet; a small collection of letters (Oct.-Dec. 1965) from San Diego constituent Robert E. Barker (YNC, USN, U.S. Naval Statio, FPO, NY), Congressman Wilson, & Dir. Lewis B. Hershey re/ Mr. Barker’s son Bruce’s difficulties in getting a II-S reclassification form Local Bd. 141 are successfully achieved through the efforts of Congressman Wilson; a small collection of letters (Nov.-Dec. 1965) from Congressman Wilson, San Diego constituent James Russell Johnson, Dir. Lewis B. Hershey, & Major Thomas L. Jensen (Chief, Manpower Section, CA HQ., Selective Service System) re/ Mr. Johnson, “a teacher of educable mentally retarded children at Kennedy Elementary School,” has received a December 7th draft call & is concerned about “the government policies and practices regarding the drafting of men for the war in Viet Nam are consistent with the present emphasis that is being placed on the war against poverty and assistance to under-priviledged children” – Since Mr. Johnson’s draft board in El Centro postponed his induction until Febrary 1966, the CA HQ. took no action on this appeal.