A collection of company brochures, letters, telegrams, memorandums, and informational pamphlets. Examples are: A small, stapled packet containing office note to “Boss,” copy of letter from Congressman Wilson to Paul H. Nitze (Sec. of the Navy), a letter from Philip W. Kelleher (Counsel, Armed Services Committee) & p. 7344 “from the transcript of the hearing “for H. R. 965-1964-65 Procurement Bill re/ “the Australian JINDIVIK drone target ... which is in competition with the Ryan BQM-34;” one postal card from constituent Mrs. Ben Duffy & Congressman Wilson’s reply (7/16 & 8/6/64) re/ “my husband has told me that the XV-5A Vertical take-off plane is the finest aircraft he has worked on-- and he has been in aircraft in San Diego for 30 years;” one Western Union telegram from T. Claude Ryan (Chairman of the Board, Ryan Aeronautical Co.) to Congressman Wilson (7/16/64) re/ “U.S. Army XV-5A ... made its first hovering flights at Edwards Air Force Base this morning;” large packet containing office note & memorandum to Congressman Wilson from Leon Parma (Admin. Asst. to Wilson) (7/1 & 7/2/64) re/ “Sec. of the Army is planning to give the Doppler contract to the Canadian firm on the basis that their product doesn’t black out over the target,” suggestions from Congressman Mendel Rivers are to lobby to retain Doppler with American firms to save our national industry in this area of expertise & attached copies of “Synopsis - Army Doppler Evaluation and Analysis,” “Inter-Department Correspondence, May 14, 1964, U.S. Army Doppler Evaluation - Forward Planning;” 1 copy of “V/STOL Challenge A Success Story By Ryan, 25 June 1964, 27 pages; one Western Union telegram from Robert Jackson (Pres., Ryan) to Wilson (6/5/64) thanking the congressman “for all you have done;” one copy of a letter from Congressman Wilson to Congressman Robert L.F. Sikes (6/2/64) & attached 8 page copy of Ryan Inter-Department Correspondence (5/14/64) re/ “U.S. Army Doppler Evaluation/Forwarding Planning” & Wilson’s commentary supporting Ryan’s capabilities for the proposed contract in competition with the Canadian Marconi Co.; office memo from Ed to Leon W. Parma (2/19/64) & attached 2 page “Synopsis-Army Doppler Evaluation-Analysis” & “Recommendation” which include “If doppler awarded Ryan then $12 to $30 million in potential foreign business assure gold flow to the U.S. [and] ... help alleviate the serious and increasing unemployment conditions in the San Diego Area;” 1 copy of a brochure, “Dornier Do 32 Presented in the United States By Ryan Aeronautical Company,” (Oct. 1963) re/ the “Jack-In-The-Box Helicopter;” two letters from Congressman Wilson & one photocopy of a letter from Leon Parma (Ryan) (10/63) re/ lobbying Congressman Halleck & Lipscomb as to Ryan’s “XV-5A Vertical Short Take Off and Landing Aircraft,” by flying them to San Diego in “our executive aircraft,” making reservations for them at the Kona Kai Club & taking them Marlin fishing on Sunday; small, stapled packet containing “note for file,” letters from Congressmen Carl Vinson & Bob Wilson & from Sec. of the Navy Fred Korth (July-Aug. 1963) & three page “Fact Sheet” (7/25/63) re/ the “proposed procurement of a quantity of Australian made Jindivik aerial target drones” & Wilson’s concern that “this proposed buy [would] include a loss of business for our already suffering aerospace industry;” stapled packet containing corresp. (Ap.-July 1963) from Leon W. Parma (Ryan), 1 draft copy of Parma’s “Suggested letter to Secretary of the Navy from Senators Kuchel and Engle” & photocopies of letters from Ewing Hass (Admin. Asst. to Senator Kuckel), Charles E. Bosley (Admin. Asst. to Senator Engel) & Kenneth E. BeLieu (Asst. Sec. of the Navy) re/ “possible encroachment on the Target Drone Program by the .... Australian Jindivik Drone;” 1 letter from T. Claude Ryan to Congressman Wilson (4/23/64) thanking Wilson for “sending me NASA’s new Semiannual Report;” letters from Wilson & T. Claude Ryan (Mar. & Ap. 1963) re/ Wilson receiving a copy of “AEROSPACE, the new quarterly magazine of the Aerospace Industries Association” from Mr. Ryan; small, stapled packet containing corresp. from General L.L. Lemnitzer (U.S. Army Supreme Commander Europe), Congressman Wilson, Leon W. Parma (Ryan) & “Suggested letter to General L.L. Lemnitzer...” (Feb.-Mar. 1963) re/ competition between Ryan & French produced drones for use in the Crete Missile Range; 1 copy of a “Memorandum To Boss” (1/30/63) re/ “Questions [Leon Parma] ... would like you to ask McNamara” such as replacing helicopters with V/STOL aircraft because of recent helicopter losses in Vietnam; 1 letter from Ryan President Robert Jackson to Wilson (4/23/62) thanking him “for the six volume set of hearings on” DOD appropriations; Notice of Contract Award (3/15/62) re/ Ryan Electronics Co. for 71 aircraft radar navigation sets for Mohawk aircraft for $1,791,621; stapled copies of letters (2/62) from Congressman Wilson, William Wagner (V.P., Public & Personnel Relations, Ryan) & Ryan Aerospace “News Bureau” notice of “Ryan Awarded New $7.3 million Firebee Jet Target Contract” & interest of Mr. Wagner in getting coordination with Wilson’s office in assuring correct times for news releases on Ryan’s contracts; stapled packet containing corresp. from Congressman Wilson, Newton N. Minow (Chairman, FCC), George C. Prill (Dir., Flight Standards Service, FAA), Brooks Hays (Asst. Sec. of State), Tedson J. Meyers (Admin. Asst. to Chairman Minow & Western Union telegram from Robert Jackson (V.P, Ryan) (Sept.-Oct. 1961) re/ concern over ratification of the 1959 Geneva ITU Radio Regulations “being delayed due to a matter involving use 8800 Megacycles for Doppler Navigation Systems;” 1 letter from Major General Thomas C. Musgrave, Jr. (USAF) to Congressman Wilson (9/15/61) re/ the joint effort by the three military services to determine specifications for a VTOL Transport -- “The Air Force will manage the program with tri-service funding .... Total cost of the program may exceed $100 million;” 1 letter from Warren T. Rockwell (Washington Rep. for Hiller Aircraft) (7/6/61) with 2 copies of Hiller Aircraft Corporation’s VTOL Hiller Vought Ryan VHR-447 Tri-Service Transport (April 1961) -- a 40 page promotional packet with text, drawings & photographs; 1 letter from William Brotherton (P.R., Ryan) & Wilson’s reply (9/61) re/ Wilson’s insertion in the Congressional Record for 8/23/61 of an article on Ryan’s “Flex Wing;” 1 copy of an announcement of 2 contracts for $8,300,000 for airborne C/W doppler navigation systems to Ryan Aeronautical; packet containing 1 copy of Ryan Aerospace News Bureau promotional, “Ryan Research Vehicle Spearheads Flex Wing Application” & “Ryan Photo Caption Information -- First Flight Pictures of Ryan Flex Wing Test Vehicle;” 1 color photo & 5 b/w photos; 2 letters from Ryan officials to Congressman Wilson (6/5 & 6/22/61) thanking Wilson for his help regarding the Tri-Service VTOL Transport; stapled photocopy of Ryan’s May, 1961 “Marketing Plan” (13 p.) re/ Anti-Radiation Missile, objectives, philosophy, competition & BUWEPS chain of command; 1 letter from Herb Boggs (San Diego Caterers) & Wilson’s reply (5/61) re/ “our cafeteria operations at Ryan (Harbor Drive) and Electronics (Kearney Mesa) and prospects for “San Diego’s aircraft future;” 1 letter from Leslie E. Gehres (Corporate Manager, Security & Civic Affairs, Ryan) to Wilson (3/14/61) re/ “I am sending you 9 of our folding ‘interim secretaries’ such as I gave you .... I’d particularly like to have ‘Uncle Carl’ Vinson and Mr. Hebert each receive one if you think that advisable;” 1 copy of letter from Congressman George Huddleston, Jr. to Wilson (3/3/61) thanking him “for sending me a copy of the Annual Report of the Ryan Aeronautical Company;” 1 note to Congressman Wilson from Leslie Gehres (Ryan) (2/8/61), copy of news release from Aero-space Industries Assoc. (2 p.) & copy of letter from General Orval R. Cook (USAF, Ret.& Pres. Aerospace Industries Association) (1/12/61) re/ “the possible expiration in 1962 of the Renegotiation Act of 1951, the law which allows the Federal Government to renegotiate defense contracts where it believes industry’s profits to be excessive;” copies of corresp. (Jan.-Mar. 1961) from Congressman Wilson, Leslie E. Gehres & Chris Dunkle (Army-Navy-Airforce Journal) re/ Journal luncheon honoring Carl Vinson & Gehres’ request for P.R. help from Wilson in Washington.