Scope and Contents A small collection of letters & news clippings. Examples are: One copy of a letter (3/22/54) from Congressman Wilson to constituent Charles A. Kaul re/ his “letters relative to the new gate at Jacumba to connect with the Mexicali-Tecate Highway;” a copy of a letter (3/22/54) from Congressman Wilson to Collector of Customs Frank A. Thornton, attached letters (3/15 & 3/17/54) from Dr. Charles A. Kaul, & 2 news clippings re/ Dr. Kaul’s concerns about the need for an “Jacumba gate,”...

Scope and Contents A small collection of letters & telegrams. Examples are: One letter (1/21/54) from Bruce P. Robbins (Pres., S.D. Junior Chamber of Commerce) to Congressman Wilson re/ boosterism for Tournament of Roses, “our good man Ed Terrar,” & “Everyone I’ve talked to says” our Congressman is “sure doing a swell job” in Washington; 1 letter (3/16/53) from S.D. Mayor John Butler & Wilson’s reply (3/24/53) re/ Wilson’s recent marriage & other personal items; 1 letter (5/22/53) from Thomas...

Scope and Contents A small collection of leadership training material, letters, memos, telegrams and brochures. Examples are: Two “Leadership Training Civic Improvement” folders with 1957-1958 material; file copy for Wilson’s office—“Administration-Christrmas Card . . . Public Relations Thank You Letters” (1/2/58) re/ “Poinsetta stamps;” 1 copy of a letter (1/14/58) from Congressman Wilson to Chairman, Outstanding Young Man Committee,” Jaycees (1/14/58) re/ Wilson’s recommendation of Milton Fillius (General...

Scope and Contents A collection of letters, telegrams, memos, brochures & booklets. Examples are: One Western Union telegram (12/31/58) from W.L. Palmer (National Steel and Shipbuilding Corp.) & Wilson’s reply (1/6/59) re/ nominating, again, Milton Fillius “for the title of Outstanding Young Man of San Diego” & Wilson’s commentary on the shipyard’s $41 million contract to build 4 additional C-3 vessels—“San Diego is coming to the fore in a major non-defense field;” 1 copy of the San Diego Jaycee,...

Scope and Contents A chronologically selective collection of letters, telegrams, memos & news clippings. Examples are: One copy of a letter (1/26/53) from Congressman Wilson to Senators Knowland & Kuchel re/ Wilson’s submission of the name of San Diego District Attorney Don Keller “for your consideration as a candidate for a Federal judgeship or the position of United States Attorney in Southern California . . . . He is a lifelong Republican;” 1 letter (2/9/53) from Senator William F. Knowland to...

Scope and Contents A collection of proposals, letters, telegrams, & news clippings. Examples are: One packet containing Great Southwest Tunnel Committee, “Proposal For Economic and Engineering Studies of the Great Southwest Tunnel Project By the U.S. Army Engineers,” March 21, 1950, with 8 pages of text & 2 foldout maps; 1 letter (12/26/52) from H. Henry Roloff (P.R. Dir., Harbor Dept., S.D. City), Congressman Wilson’s reply (1/12/53) & attached office notes re/ Roloff’s reminder to the newly...

Scope and Contents A collection of letters, telegrams, news clippings, & U.S. govt. documents. Examples are: One letter (1/20/53) from Jesse W. Tapp (Chairman, Agricultural Committee, San Francisco Chamber of Commerce) to Bd. of Directors re/ 2 page report on “Agri-cultural Labor;” 1 newsclipping, “Deluge of Wetbacks Hits Peak,” “Labor Paper-Jan. 17, 1953;” 1 copy of U.S. Dept. of Labor, Information Concerning Entry of Mexican Agri-cultural Workers into the United States Public Law 78, 82nd Congress . . ....

Scope and Contents A collection of letters, telegrams, memos, news clippings & reports. Examples are: One letter (6/3/53) from George H. Wilson (Pres. CA. Farm Bureau Federation) & Congressman Wilson’s reply (6/10/53) re/ H.R. 3203—curtailing the ICC’s “authority to prohibit trip leasing” & interest in “some simple ‘crossing card’ system;” 2 letters (6/10 & 6/17/53) from the S.D. County Farm Bureau & Wilson’s response (6/24/53) re/ Wilson’s “voting in opposition to the increase in the...

Scope and Contents A collection of letters, notes, memos and reports. Examples are: One packet containing a letter (1954) from Frank H. Partridge (Asst. Commis-sioner, Enforcement Div., INS) to Congressman Wilson & attached copies of pages 31-35 of “BORDER PATROL, . . . Operation Wetback . . . . Accomplish-ments of 1954,” page 36 of “DETENTION” & a “COMPARISON--APPRE-HENSION” chart for “Los Angeles - San Antonio” re/ “We hope the enclosed material contains some of the information you were seeking the...