Opening Hours
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Rare Books
Press time : a book of Post classics
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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Manuscripts
1 items, ring-bound books: Times-Mirror Press Type Book. Binder removed.
mssLAT
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Manuscripts
1 items, ring-bound books: Times-Mirror Press Type Book.
mssLAT
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Manuscripts
Personal and professional papers of Frank Wheat, with particular emphasis on his political activism and philanthropy. The papers cover his effort for the California Desert Protection Act (CDPA); the work on his California Desert Miracle, The Fight for Desert Parks and Wilderness (1999), and other environmental issues, particularly including mining's effect on the environment; the Alliance for Children's Rights, the Center for Law in the Public Interest and Human Rights Watch and his involvement with Ralph M. Parsons Foundation. The collection also contains information on Wheat's legal career, including his presidency of the Los Angeles County Bar Association, his tenure as an SEC Commissioner, his expertise in securities and corporate law, and his involvement with the California Citizens Budget Commission and California Commission on Campaign Financing.
mssWheat papers
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Manuscripts
Approx. 35 items, including: correspondence with legislators on shield laws ; 30-pp. - "Statement of William F. Thomas...Robert S. Warren...John Lawrence...and Jack Nelson" on subject of press freedom (n.d.) ; 12-pp. of materials headed "Los Angeles Times Centennial Book status" (12/7/1979), letters and details of the agreement with Abrams (publishers) ; packets on LAT Cookbook and Home Book (also 1979) ; more.
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Manuscripts
Approx. 20 items: memos, reports, charts and article copies related to the operations of the L.A. Times - Washington Post News Service.
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