A collection of letters, memos, telegrams & promotional brochures. Examples are: 1 letter from Howard B. Larew (Ryan) to Congressman Wilson (1/26/67) re/ congressional hearing & list of questions involving downed aircraft in North Vietnam, rescue efforts & comment that “We are also in the process of supplying ‘canned’ answers to these same questions;” 1 letter from Leon W. Parma (Ryan Aero.) to Wilson (1/9/67) re/ pictures of Wilson with George Scott, John Straza & Carl Hartnack; copy of letter from Wilson to Robert C. Jackson (Pres., Ryan) (10/14/66) thanking Mr. Jackson for his help & friendship in the recent campaign; 1 copy of the promotional brochure for the Ryan Vertifan Strike Escort/Rescue Aircraft, XV-5A (10/7/66); 2 letters from James H. Wakelin (Chief Scientist, Ryan) & Congressman Wilson (Aug. & Sept. 1966) & news clipping from the Evening Tribune (7/27/66) re/ Dr. Wakelin’s appointment by Ryan; 2 notes from Leon W. Parma to Congressman Wilson (8/18 & 8/26/66) re/ air show in England in September, those who might attend & other personal information; corresp. between Leon Parma & Congressman Wilson (June & Aug. 1966) re/ “color prints taken during our enjoyable voyage with Mel and Glen around San Diego Harbor;” copy of notice of “Navy Contract” (7/28/66) re/ the $1,720,000 modification to existing contract for Firebee drones -- previous contract = $3,584,955; copy of letter from Colonel Bryce Poe, III (USAF, Chief, Plans Group, Leg. Liaison) to Wilson & 1 copy of “Recording & Playback” message from “Congressman Bob Wilson in Washington” announcing that Ryan had been awarded an increment of $5,169,225 to the already existing contract for target drones “bringing the total amount obligated to date of $12,426,561;” 1 letter from Robert C. Jackson (Pres., Ryan) to Congressman Wilson (5/13/66) thanking him for “the very wonderful dinner at the City Tavern [with] .... Congressman Laird, Lipscomb, Utt and yourself, did a good deal of good for all concerned;” small, stapled packet containing 1 letter (5/4/66) from Frank Gard Jameson (V.P., Ryan) to Wilson & 1 page photocopy of Dept. of Navy, Bureau of Naval Weapons Dispatch (3/17/66) “concerning Australia’s Jindivik performance & cost competition with Ryan’s Firebee;” 1 copy of Ryan Aeronews (5/6/66) and accompanying note from Leon W. Parma to Wilson (5/12/66) re/ Wilson’s visit to Ryan & information & pictures on XV-5A; packet containing corresp. from Congressman Durward Hall, Philip J. Philbin & Wilson (Mar.-Ap. 1966) re/ Wilson promoting the showing of a short film on “the amazing versatility of the Ryan XV-5A in use as a possible rescue vehicle;” 1 page memo to Congressman Wilson (4/6/66) re/ “Committee transcript on McNamara and General Wheeler” and the “fixed wing within the combat zone;” 1 letter from Frank G. Jameson (V.P., Ryan) to Wilson (3/21/66) thanking him for “the wonderful Congressional ashtray .... We are looking forward to the Annual Wilson Congressional at the City Tavern;” 1 copy of letter from Edgar M. Gillenwaters (Adm. Asst. to Wilson) to Leon Parma (Ryan) (1/25/66) re/ the “generous invitation for sailing, golf, Palm Springs, etc.;” “Memorandum To Leon From Cathy” (10/26/65) re/ a request for a copy of a DOD, Industrial Management Report that is only available to Congressman; stapled packet containing corresp. (Oct.- Dec. 1965) from Donald C. Morency (Requirements Representative, Target & Drone System, Ryan), Edgard M. Gillenwaters (Adm. Asst. to Wilson), J. F. King (Congressional Liaison Officer, National Science Foundation), Donald F. Hornig (Sp. Asst. for Science & Technology, The White House), Congressman Wilson, Robert M. White (Administrator, Environmental Science Services, U.S. Department of Commerce) & “Memo To Boss From Ed” re/ “the introduction of the Firebee into weather modification utilization;” 2 copies of a letter from Leon W. Parma (Ryan) to Congressman Wilson (10/6/65) re/ “the Otis Pike Subcommittee plans to visit the West Coast” [and the Edwards Air Force Base] .... [There will be ] an opportunity to show you the XV-5A in action;” 1 copy of brief letter from Wilson to Leon Parma (10/13/65) thanking Mr. Parma for his “cooperation in getting us back from Albuquerque recently;” 2 copies of “Memorandum For File” (9/30/65) re/ “Bob Jackson’s Madrid Ritz Hotel Reservation ... after State Department and Commerce Department refused to be of assistance:” 1 letter from Leon Parma (Ryan) to Congressman Wilson (9/7/65) re/ Department of Army “real estate disposal report #213 to the Armed Services Committee requesting permission to sell the Muskegon Army Engine Plant in Michigan [operated by the Continental Motors Corp.];” 1 copy of August 31, 1965, Navy Contract announcement re/ “$2,500,000 modification to an existing contract--Ryan Aeronautical ... for production of Firebee target drones;” 1 copy of 8/16/65 notice of U. S. Army contract to Ryan Aeronautical for $1,09,000 “to design and develop a 500 pound precision drop glider system [50 % of work in S.D. & 50% in Yuma];” 1 Western Union telegram (7/7/65) from Leon Parma to Wilson re/ visit to Washington of Ryan XV-5A test pilot; 1 copy of news clipping from The San Diego Union (7/2/65) & Ryan press release (6/30/65) re/ $5 million Firebee Drone Contract; stapled copy of “Memo For File” (n.d.) & 3 page letter (6/26/65) from W. P. Sloan to Leon Parma re/ NATO Missile Firing Installation and “bidders for the instrumentation and target service portions of the range contract;” 1 letter from Leon Parma to Wilson (6/21/65) & photocopy of p.19 of Aviation Week Space Technology (6/7/65) re/ the XV-5A (VTOL); small, stapled packet containing copy of letter (6/4/65) from Congressman Wilson, office note to “Boss,” copy of “Extention of Remarks of Hon. Bob Wilson” May 26, 1965, Congressional Record, p. A2663 & teletype message (5/10/65) to “Ryan Wash” re/ the April 27, 1965 crash of the XV-5A; 1 letter from Leon Parma to Congressman Wilson (5/28/65) with attached office note to “Boss” from “Cathy” re/ films to be shown to the Armed Services Committee “entitled ‘XV-5A Acceptance Review’ ... [and] ‘Two Decades of V/STOL;’” copies of corresp. (5/65) from John R. Blandford (Chief Counsel, Armed Services Committee), Congressman Bob Sikes, Margret Young (Sec., Wilson Office) & Congressman Wilson re/ “Four cartons of Oranges arrived today” from Frank G. Jameson (V.P., Ryan) & Wilson’s sharing “the wealth” with others in Washington; 1 Western Union telegram (4/29/65) from Ryan Aeronautical to Wilson /re “the accident yesterday that took the life of our chief test pilot;” news clipping from The Washington Post (4/27/65) re/ “Vertical Takeoff Plane Falls In Public Test, Killing Pilot;” 1 copy of a letter from Colonel George M. Lockhard (USAF) (4/20/65) re/ award of “fixed price contract in the amount of $3,565,100 for production of serial target drones” to Ryan Aeronautical Co.; 1 Western Union telegram (4/15/65) from Robert Jackson (Pres., Ryan) to Wilson inviting the Congressman “to attend the premier flight demonstration of the U. S. Army XV-5A at Edwards Air Force Base ... on April 27, 1965;” small packet containing corresp. from G. M. Kanable (Chairman, S.D. Management Council, G. E.), Congressman Wilson’s reply (4/65) & 1 copy of General Electric’s 1964 Annual Report; 1 “Memo from Cathy to Boss” (4/13/65) & attached copy of U. S. Army XV-5A Flight Demonstration promotional packet; 1 copy of letter from Congressman Wilson to Robert Jackson (Ryan) (2/2/65) re/ “the enclosed reports to Congress from President Johnson on the United States Aeronautics and Space Activities -- 1965.”