A collection of government reports, photos, statements, letters, memos, telegrams, news clippings & Resolutions. Examples are: A small packet of letters (May – July 1966 & July 30, 1958) from Congressman Wilson, constituent Curtis Coleman (Realtor & land developer), Edgar M. Gillenwaters (Wilson’s Admin. Asst.), Lt. Col. Robert T. Ojendyk (Deputy Dist. Engineer, Corps of Engineers, Dept. of the Army), Phillip S. Hughes (Deputy Dir., Bureau of the Budget, Executive Office of the President) & Col. Stanley G. Reiff (Acting Asst. Chief of Engineers for Civil Works, Corps of Engineers) re/ responses to Mr. Coleman’s interest in land development & federal funding for flood control for the Sweetwater River; 1 letter (8/5/66) from Brig. General W.P. Leber (Dir. of Civil Works, Office of the Chief of Engineers, Dept. of the Army) & attached copy of Lt. General William F. Cassidy (Chief of Engineers, Dept. of the Army) re/ General Cassidy’s report to the Secretary of the Army on flood control for the Sweetwater River with an estimated cost of $9.2 million; 1 letter (9/15/66) from National City Mayor Kile Morgan & Wilson’s reply (9/26/66) re/ “Due to our 24th Street Terminal Development, Freeway develop-ment and the flooding possibilities of our Sweetwater River, we . . . [support] the channelization of Sweetwater River;” 2 Memos to the “Boss” from “Karen” (10/14 & 10/17/66), attached copies of a Western Union telegram (9/7/66) from Curtis Coleman & a letter of reply (10/18/66) from Congressman Wilson re/ flood control on the river not yet budgeted & Coleman’s interest in promoting it in the current Omnibus Bill; small packet of corresp. (Nov.-Dec. 1966 & Ap. 1966) from De Graff Austin (Chairman, San Diego County Board of Supervisors), Major General R.B. MacDonnell (Chairman, Bd. of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors), Lt. General William F. Cassidy (Chief of Engineers, Office of the Chief of Engineers), Paul Tsompanas (Wilson’s Admin. Asst.) re/ Sweetwater River Flood Control Project & possible authorization “next year in a new River and Harbors Omnibus bill;” “Memorandum For File” (4/6/67) from Paul re/ Bureau of Budget Army Corps of Engineers cost sharing on flood control project; 1 letter (4/21/67) from Congressman Wilson to Curtis Coleman (Realtor) re/ delays on flood control project & negative comment as to “another example of Johnson Administration foot-dragging;” 3 letters (Ap.-May 1967) from C.R. Campbell (Chairman, Bd. of Port Commissioneers, San Diego), Congressman Wilson & Carl F. Reupsch (Dir., Planning, Port of San Diego) re/ San Diego Harbor Channelization, Sweetwater River Project & commericial development; 1 letter (5/24/67) from Chula Vista constituent Charles F. Wilson & Congress-man Wilson’s reply (6/1/67) re/ “Sweetwater Flood Control & Highway project,” praise for the Congressman & project is tied up in Johnson’s Budget Bureau but should be appropriated in 1968 or 1969; 1 copy of House Document No.148, 90th Cong., 1st Sess., “Letter From the Secretary of the Army . . . a Report, Together with Accompanying Papers and an Illustration, on Sweetwater River . . . in Partial Response to an Item in the Flood Control Act Approved August 14, 1941,” Gov. Printing Office, 1967, 116 pages & fold out Index Map; 1 letter (2/21/68) from National City Mgr. C. Osburn, enclosed copy of Resolution No. 9544 & Congressman Wilson’s reply (2/26/68) re/ National City “Resolution Calling For The Funding Of The Sweetwater Flood Control Project” (2/20/68); 1 letter (2/26/68) from Harry H. Holthusen (President, Southland Savings) & Wilson reply (2/29/68) re/ linking Highways 54, 5 & 805 development to flood control channel project in order to save taxpayer funding; copies of letters (3/12/68) from San Diego County Supervisor Henry Boney to Senator Kuchel & Congressman Wilson & enclosed copy of Department of Special District Services the Sweetwater River Flood Control Project . . . with maps, photographs, charts & text re/ Boney’s suggestion of meeting with Kuchel and Wilson in Washington, D.C.; a copy of “Report on Port District Projects” (3/20/68) re/ Spanish Landing, Sweetwater River Flood Control Project, Second Entrance & Bay Dredging Project; 2 news clippings – “Early Approval Sought For Sweetwater Project” (Tribune, 3/26/68) & “Slow U.S. Pace Jeopardizes Flood Project – Van Deerlin Told Federal Funds Vital For Sweetwater Channel” (Union, 3/28/68); “Memo from Paul to Maggie” (n.d.) re/ San Diego County Supervisor Boney to meet with Senator Kuchel on Sweetwater River Project on Ap. 2nd; 1 letter (4/5/68) from Chairman Henry Boney (S.D. County Bd. of Supervisors) to Congressman Wilson & attached copy of “Summary of Washington, D.C. and Sacramento Conferences on April 2, 3, and 4, 1968 Regarding the Sweetwater Flood Control Project by Henry A. Boney;” 1 letter (4/22/68) from Chairman Boney to Senator Kuchel & enclosed copy of a recommendation from the San Diego County Bd. of Supervisors (4/19/68) re/ “Agreement with California Division of Highways For Appraisal of Property Sweetwater River . . . Project;” 1 copy of “Statement of Congressman Bob Wilson Before the House Public Works Subcommitte April 30, 1968” 5 pp. re/ such topics as “emergency funds for Sunset Cliffs Project,” “San Diego River Flood Control Channel,” “Second Entrance to San Diego Harbor,” & “the Sweetwater River Flood Control Project;” letters (May & June 1968) from Jack H. McDonald (Imperial Corp. of America) & Congressman Wilson re/ appreciation for “being invited on Roger Morton’s barge trip;” 1 letter (6/7/68) from Chula Vista constituent Charles F. Wilson & Congressman Wilson’s response (6/11/68) re/ a constituent’s concern over Highway 54 & flood control being held up by Congress & the Congressman’s attempt to assuage this angst; 1 photocopy of “Testimony of Congressman Bob Wilson Before the House Public Works Appropriations Subcommittee June 9, 1969,” 2 pages, re/ “Support of appropriation requests for five San Diego projects . . . [and] an unbudgeted but very vital project affecting maritime commerce and the Navy in our area” – the Second Entrance to San Diego Bay; 1 photocopy of Dir. Warren A. Barney, Department of Special Services to Board of Supervisors (6/17/68) (2 pages) re/ “Present Status of the Sweetwater River Flood Control Project;” Memo to “Bob” – “Here is our Sweetwater River statement which we are to submit tomorrow. . . . rather than appear personally” & attached copies of “Statement of Bob Wilson Before the Subcommitte on Flood Control of the Public Works Committee June 19, 1968” (2 pages) & “Statement of the County of San Diego to the House Public Works Committee of Flood Control RE Sweetwater Project” (June 17, 1968, 3 pages); Office note to Paul from Marge (n.d.), “Memo to Marge from Paul (7/28/70), Memo Routing Slip (7/24/70) & attached copy of “Justification Sheet and Status Map for the Sweetwater River, California project enclosed per your request to Colonel McIntyre (4 pp.). Estimated total project cost equals 13.5 million dollars.