Scope and Contents A large collection of letters, telegrams, news clippings, copies of Congressional Bills & other materials. Examples are: News release from the Office of Congressman John F. Shelley (8/8/59) "expressing his position on the 160 acre limitation proviso with respect to the San Luis Project;" letters concerning subcommittee assignments & Wilson's preferences; copy of a "Proxy Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs;" news clipping from INDEPENDENT (1/22/59) re/ "Rep. Bob Wilson Wins...

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One letter from Wayne N. Aspinall, Chairman of the Committee re/ "Prior to formal organization of the Committee for the 87th Congress the following meetings are scheduled" for Friday and Monday for Public Lands and Irrigation and Reclamation.

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11 letters including Congressman Wilson's & Chairman Wayne Aspinall's responses. Examples of constituent and other writers are: Miss Nadine Kaicher (Lakeside) & conservation of natural resources; Mr. A.B. Cadman (Chula Vista) & opposition to proposed Federal recreation bill re/ taxation on boats.

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1 copy of "Report of Proceeding - Hearings Held Before Subcommittee on Communications and Power Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce" re/ editorializing and FCC rules.

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One copy of a letter to "The Honorable John P. Saylor" from the San Diego Gas & Electric Company re/ praising Saylor's recent speech criticizing the "policies and programs of the career employees of the Bureau of Reclamation" for being too pro-public power generation.

Scope and Contents A small collection of letters & 1 statement before the Committee. Examples are: 3 letters from Wilson's constituents and his replies re/ H.R. 5760 re/claims of "Americans who suffered serious losses, due to Japanese military vandalism during World War II;" letters from constituents re/ excessive horsepower for automobiles and accidents, hearings on H.R. 4353, conservative political commentary on Sherman Adams and Walter Reuther; & "Statement of E.R. Quesada Chairman, Airways...

Scope and Contents A small collection of letters. Examples are: corresp. between John L. Boots (DDS), Congressmen Wilson & Peter F. Mack, Jr. (Chairman, Commerce and Finance Subcommittee) re/ H.R. 5760, H.R. 2005 & S.672 related to W.W. II war damage claims against Japan. Dr. Boots was a POW at Santo Tomas-Manila & Ash Camp-Shanghai; letters from constituents H.H. Cameron & Dr. Arthur Shoemaker, Congressman Peter Mack, Jr. & Wilson's replies concerning hearings on H.R. 5760 war damage...

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Eleven letters from constituents and Wilson regarding "the content of motion pictures" & "a uniform traffic code."

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One letter from Congressman Wilson and attached copy of "Statement of Bob Wilson Member of Congress Thirtieth District of California Before The House Interstate And Foreign Commerce Committees" -- strongly supporting bills giving "the FCC power to overcome a serious obstacle to further development of our American television system" but not restrict its development with regulatory power.

Scope and Contents One letter from Congressman Wilson to Richard G. Capen, Jr. (Copley Newspapers) & enclosed copies of "Report of Proceedings - Hearings Held Before Subcommittee on Communications and Power . . . . July 16, 1963," "August 26, 1963 The action of the Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee on the Senate (Harris) Bill" & "Statement by Frank Stanton, President Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. March 4, 1963" (7 pp.) re/ repeal of Section 315 which forced broadcasters to give equal time...