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Research materials: McDermott, John W


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    Research materials: McDermott, John W

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    Letters pertaining to a proposed biography about Hollywood writer John W. McDermott by Hansen and a single March 9, 1961, issue of neighborhood newspaper for the Hollywood Hills with article on Jack McDermott ("The House That Jack Built").

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    Research materials: sudden death syndrome

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    Chiefly clippings and photocopied article.

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    Research materials: Humphries, Rolfe. "The Creative Imagination"

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    Typescript copy of an article that appeared in The Nation.

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    Research materials: Barnes, Henry Elmer

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    5 publications by Barnes: "A.J.P. Taylor and the Causes of World War II" (included in full issue of New Individualist Review (Spring 1962) Blasting the Historical Blackout; Hiroshima: Assault on a Beaten Foe (1958); Revision and the promotion of peace (1958); Was Roosevelt Pushed Into War By Popular Demand in 1941? (1951). With envelope from Barnes addressed to Thomas Q. Lempertz.

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    Articles and research materials

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    Comprises chiefly newspaper articles Weil wrote as a regular columnist for the Larchmont Chronicle (Folders 4-51). Also contains lists of newspaper and magazine articles he published and notes regarding possible topics for columns (Folders 1-3); articles for other publications including the Los Angeles Independent (Folders 52-53) and the West Adams Heritage Association Newsletter (Folders 54-56B); proceedings from the symposium, "America's Heritage: Historic Structures and their Internal Environments" (Pomona, California, 1990), with Weil's contribution, "Investigation and Documentation of the Historic Interior" (Folder 57); a typescript for an article about Sumner Hunt (Folder 66) and notes and research files on various topics (Folders 61-72). Notably, Folder 65 contains a typescript, correspondence, and notes concerning Weil's thoughts on Hollywood, including a typescript, "Consideration of Hollywood, California, as a Historic Area" (1977). Additionally, reprographic copies of architectural drawings by Paul Williams located in Box 114, Rolls 159-160 may be related to the report by Williams included in Box 125, Folder 72, regarding specifications for the residence and garage of Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Hallett.

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    Press: Feature: Los Angeles Times

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    Loose pages from June 17, 1979, issue with article "Homosexual sleuth--more than a gimmick" by Joe Jares.

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