Scope and Contents A collection of letters, memos, news clippings and government reports. Examples are: One letter (3/13/56) from Ivan A. Wood (Mgr., S.D. County Farmers, Inc.) & replies from Congressman Wilson (3/21/56) & his Admin. Asst. E.F. Terrar, Jr. (3/28/56) re/ problems in obtaining “sufficient numbers of supplemental farm workers for our membership under Public Law 78;” 3 letters (5/4, 5/7, & 5/10/56) from Ivan A. Wood & E.F. Terrar, Jr.’s reply (5/7/56) re/ local farm labor problem...

Scope and Contents A large collection of news clippings, letters, telegrams, photos, government reports & memos. Examples are: One copy of “Statement of Mayor John D. Butler, City of San Diego, San Diego River and Mission Bay Project,” June 15, 1951 (5 pp.); 1 copy (8 pp.) of Public Law 525—79th Congress Chapter 595—2nd Session H.R. 6407 An Act Authorizing the construction, repair, and preservation of certain public works on rivers and harbors, and for other purposes;” a collection of news clippings—“Word...

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One copy of Mott of Washington and Associates, The Potential of San Diego Bay—Today’s Decisions MoW Port Project 79 A Feasibility Survey for Long-Range Develop-ment and Utilization of the Bay of San Diego, 1959. “Prepared for the County of San Diego and the Cities of San Diego, National City, Chula Vista, and Coronado” (130 pp. + 2 letters in an appendix).

Scope and Contents One small packet of letters (July 1954) from San Diego Mayor John Butler, W.G. Litton (Dana Landing, CA), M.F. Purdy (De Anza Trailer Harbor), William D. Evans (The Bahia), J.F. Goodwin (Acting Commandant, Eleventh Naval District), & Capt. W.B. Scheibel (Commanding Officer, USCG Air Station, San Diego) re/ interest in the development of Mission Bay as associated with congestion of water craft in San Diego Bay; 2 copies of Mission Bay Harbor Channel Dredging , San Diego, Calif....

Scope and Contents News clippings, letters, memos, memorandums & government reports. Examples are: One news clipping of an editorial—“Drug Addiction and the Law,” The Wall Street Journal, Ap. 24, 1963; 1 small packet containing corresp. (12/1/62-1/30/63) from Congressman Wilson, Philip Nichols, Jr. (Commissioner of Customs, Treasury Dept.), Henry L. Giordano (Commissioner of Narcotics, Treasury Dept.), Bert J. Shoblom (General Agent, Liberty National Life Insurance Co.) & attached news...

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One letter (1/25/53) from E.G. Richard (Dist. Manager, Nation Federation of Independent Businesses) & Wilson’s response (1/30/53) re/ concerns over how the newly elected congressman would respond to the interests of “small and independent businessmen.”

Scope and Contents News Release, letters and telegrams. Examples are: One DOD News Release for Nov. 26, 1956 re/ “Torpedo-Retriever-Boat Contracts Awarded Two California Firms”—Harbor Boat Building Co., Terminal Island & National Steel & Shipbuilding, San Diego; 1 Western Union telegram (10/31/56) from Congressman Wilson & a letter (11/2/56) from RAdm. R.H. Meade (Chief of Bureau of Yards & Docks, Dept. of the Navy) re/ “the possibility of leasing a floating dry dock needed in the San Diego...

Scope and Contents A large collection of letters, memos, memorandums, news clippings, statistical records, telegrams and graphs. Examples are: One letter (2/20/57) from C. Arnholt Smith (U.S. National Bank), Congressman Wilson’s reply (3/15/57) & a copy of his letter to RAdm. R.H. Meade (Chief, Bureau of Yards & Docks) re/ National Steel & Shipbuilding’s “proposal . . . [to] lease from the Department of the Navy ARD 24 [a floating drydock] presently in the Reserve Fleet at Long Beach;” 3 Western...