Large collection of letters, post cards, mailgrams, news releases & agency reports. Examples are: Copy of letter from Vernon C. Loen (Dep. Asst. to the President) to Congressman Wilson (10/23/75) re/ “According to officials at BOP [Bureau of Prisons], the proposed youth facility will not be constructed in the community of Tierrasanta;” copies of corresp. from Reginald D. Jones & S.D. Mayor Pete Wilson (10/75) re/ conflicting viewpoints about the proposed Tierrasanta site; stapled copy of corresp. from Vernon C. Leon (the White House) & Congress-man Wilson (Sept.-Oct. 1975) re/ Wilson’s appeal to President Ford to “terminate the plans for development...[and] the property be declared excess and disposed of;” copy of “Tierrasanta Prison Facility Special Meeting Friday, September 19, 1975 7:00 p.m. San Diego Council Chambers, [59 pages];” copy of “News Release From the Office of the Mayor” (9/22/75) (8 pages) re/ “edited transcript of Mayor Wilson’s remarks today concerning the intervention of the White House in the construction of a federal prison facility in Tierra-santa;” two stapled packets containing materials related to S.D. County sites considered by the Bureau of Prisons & evaluations of other federal prison sites around the nation; stapled copies of Congressman Wilson to Norman A. Carlson (Dir., Bureau of Prisons) & to Arthur F. Sampson (GSA) (3/18/75) re/ conflict between federal government’s long range planning and Tierrasanta as a residential area since the early 1970s; copy of letter from S.D. County Supervisor Jack Walsh to Congessman Wilson (9/15/75) re/ “final construction contracts for the Federal Youth Center” to be let by the Bureau, [they choose] not to hear us in Washington;” stapled copy of corresp. from constituent & from Congressman Wilson (May & Aug. 1975) re/ anger over construction to begin on Youth Facility---”As a long standing Republican, I am ashamed more now of my party, than when Nixon was in Office;” stapled copies of corresp. from S.D. Mayor Pete Wilson (9/9/75) & “News Release” re/ the special public hearing on Sept. 19; stapled packet containing corresp. (July-Aug. 1975) from Harold R. Tyler (Dep. Attorney General), office note from Bob Wilson, letter from Fred L. Colby, advertisement for “Villa Trinidad [Builders]” & Federal Bureau of Prisons brochure entitled “Breaking with the Past: the changing view of correctional facilities” re/ stridant opposition to the correctional facility from Mr. Colby & Mr. Tyler’s belief that “The proposed facility will be a valuable asset to the Criminal Justice System and also an asset to the community;” large packet of material containing map of Pleasanton, CA, materials related to site investigations for correctional facilities, copy of letter from Norman A. Carlson (Dir. Bureau of Prisons) & stapled copy of “Site Analysis” for San Diego County (38 pages) re/ Youth Correctional Facility; copy of telegram from S.D. Councilman Jim Ellis (1/24/75), typed note from Paul (Admin. Asst. to Wilson) (2/28/75) & office note to Boss (3/10/75) re/ “This has been a tough one for us in that Bob was instrumental in getting the BuPrisons to locate this facility in San Diego. The announcement a couple of years ago got good press.... Everyone seemed pleased, no objections raised, etc. Then, when the bulldozers moved in a year ago....Tierrasanta folks wondered what was going on....and screamed ‘We never knew about this!’”