Scope and Contents A small collection of letters from November to May related to this topic. Examples are: letters (Oct. & Nov.) re/ Mrs. Eleanor M. Kinney’s trip to Scotland, her return & Margaret Young (Wilson’s Secretary) informs Mrs. Kinney that “The Collector of Customs at New York last year discontinued this courtesy to individuals arriving the Port of New York . . . . customs service for air travelers had improved to such an extent that the usual formalities would merely delay rather than...

Scope and Contents Three stapled packets containing letters from February to October. 3 letters (Feb.) re/ “courtesies to be extended to Mr. & Mrs. Frank Evenson when they arrive aboard the SS OSLOFJORD on March 23” in New York; 10 letters (Apr. & May) re/ personal information and other data as to Mrs. Helen Alvarez, her recent marriage to John B. Hill, & their “Four Continents Cruise” aboard the SS ROTTERDAM; nine letters (Oct.-Nov.) re/ Mrs. John Hill (Helen Alvarez, La Jolla), Mrs. T. Carl...

Scope and Contents A small number of letters & office notes. These are filed from April through October. Examples are: letters & note (Apr.) re/ expediting the landing and clearance of baggage of Mrs. Laurie Abbott when she arrives at San Francisco aboard the P & O CHUSAN; note, letter & “1961 INTINERARY WAYFARER TOUR” for Miss Kathryn Murphy aboard the SS WATERMAN; 2 letters (9/20 & 9/22) re/ Chula Vistans Langford Brown & Burt Raynes & families plan trips to Europe & request...

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There is only one letter dated October 13, 1964 in this folder re/ George K. Brokaw (Collector of Customs, San Francisco to Wilson – “Thank you for your letter of October 9, 1964. I have made arrangements for Mrs. Lauri (Alma) Abbott to receive courtesy of the port upon her arrival at San Francisco on November first, aboard the SS MONTEREY.” This is the last folder in Box 49 covering the topic noted above.

Scope and Contents This is a large collection of letters, news clippings, notes, a petition & a booklet. These are filed from 1958 through 1961, but are not always in correct order. Some selected examples are: a fascinating 4 page letter (10/27/58) from San Diego constituent Bessie Cooper re/ “Dear Mr. Wilson I have a complaint as do hundreds of other retired and acting duty service people, about the deal we all get if we happened to be of the lower bracket especially.” She includes a typed excerpt from a...

Scope and Contents This is a large collection of letters & news clippings. These are filed in a reasonably chronological pattern. Most follow topics and themes similar to Folder 23, but the first series from the 1950s are different. Examples are: letters (July & Aug. 1955) re/ a query from Coronado constituent Carmel Macola to locate Robert Newton, alleged employee of the S.D.& Ariz. RR, proved fruitless; letters (Oct.-Dec. 1956) re/ Wilson helps constituent Lawrence F. Sullivan obtain a set of...

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Civilian Orientation Cruises. Only one stapled packet of letters from March to August that cover correspondence between Wilson, the U. S. Navy and a select group of prominent San Diegans who obtained an opportunity to sail from San Diego to Pearl Harbor on the USS Lexington and be flown home by the Navy. Coastal cruises were also offered by the Navy to Congress. These are part of the special perks offered to our elected leaders to those constituents they favored.

Scope and Contents There are only two letters in this folder. A letter dated July 25 from Wilson to Capt. Paul E. Emrich (Commanding Officer U.S.S. Kearsarge) re/ an “attached letter [missing from folder] from one of my constituents who was very appreciative of the fine treatment you accorded him on a recent cruise;” and a letter dated November 20 from constituent Ray Booth to VAdm. Robert Goldthwaite (Chief of Naval Air Training, U.S. Naval Air Station, Pensacola, FL) re/ “I was one of those persons, Admiral,...

Scope and Contents As with the previous folders featuring these special cruises the contents are as follows: two stapled groups of letters from 1959: letters (5/23, 6/3 & 6/5) from Wilson & RAdm. C. C. Hartman (Commandant, 11th Naval District, S.D.) re/ a cruise on an aircraft carrier for Fritz Hahan and Harry Summers. “These men operate the Wherry Housing Units at Camp Pendleton;” and letters (11/27 & 12/15) from Wilson & a letter (12/9) from RAdm. Hartman re/ 20 members of the Aviation...

Scope and Contents Two stapled packets of letters as follows: Letters (Feb.-June) re/ arrangements for the Convair Management Club to visit North Island in August for a tour and to go aboard an aircraft carrier to observe their operations and Letters (Mar. & Apr.) re/ a Republican support and a Chula Vista constituent, Mrs. Edith K. Whiteside, requests help from Wilson in obtaining a cruise abroad the Savannah when it is finished with its tests and sea trials. Her letters also have other personal and...