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The Controversy Over Joseph Smith, by Tertius Chandler

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Description: This 23-page typescript is a rebuttal to three Mormon responses to Fawn Brodie's 1945 biography of Joseph Smith, "No Man Knows My History: The Life of Joseph Smith." The first section, 13 pages long, focuses on the 1946 pamphlet "No, Ma'am, That's Not History," written by Hugh Nibley. Chandler compares Nibley occasionally to another Mormon historian, B. H. Roberts, whose work he considers "a very capable defense." The second section (the final 9 pages) briefly addresses a March 1946 review by John A. Widtsoe in the Mormon monthly "Improvement Era," and then takes on an anonymous review published in the newspaper "Deseret News" on May 11, 1946. Chandler attributes the review to either Widtsoe or "Bowen" (probably Albert Ernest Bowen).
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Production date: 1952, September 1.
Call number: mssHM 69944
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Harry Chandler letter to Eddie Mannix

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Harry Chandler letter written to Eddie Mannix of MGM Studios asking him to meet for a luncheon of "considerable civic importance," taking place on February 18, 1941, at the Board of Directors Room in the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, "about which your advice and cooperation is needed." Eddie Mannix was known as a "fixer" who covered for Hollywood stars' indiscretions to protect the reputation of the film studio. Written on Los Angeles Times letterhead and signed by Harry Chandler.

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Harry Chandler letter of invitation to a luncheon to discuss the building of the Army-Navy YMCA building

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The Army-Navy YMCA building, in San Pedro, California, was completed in 1926. It is now a nursing home called the Harbor View House. The letter is addressed to T. A. Russell and signed by Harry Chandler, E. P. Clark, George Cochran, George L. Eastman, F. E. Eckhart, Maynard McFie, and Seeley W. Mudd.

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Daniel Thomas Chandler documents

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Two of the five items are reports written by Chandler, and addressed to Major William Augustus Nichols, detailing his expedition to the Gila River in 1856 with the U.S. 3rd Infantry. These reports include details regarding his experiences with the Mimbres and Mogollon Apaches, the geography of the land, military movements, his troops and their casualties. He specifically mentions Dixon Stansbury Miles, Lieutenant Colonel John H. Eaton, the Navajo Indian Delgadito, and Fort Craig, NM. Also included in these documents is a disability certification by Assistant Surgeon General Glover Perin, a power of attorney from a fellow soldier, and a Quarter Master Department receipt for $100,000

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Elizabeth Bowen Papers

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The collection is composed of correspondence and literary manuscripts of Anglo-Irish author Elizabeth Bowen. All the manuscripts and over one hundred letters in the collection were penned by Bowen. The correspondence concerns publishing arrangements for Bowen's works in progress during the years 1944-1946, discussions of her writing and the writing of other authors, and references to her wartime writing for the British Council and other agencies. Correspondents include the British Broadcasting Corporation, Jonathan Cape Ltd., the Cresset Press, Cecil Day Lewis, the Fontaine, the British Council, Great Britain's Control Office for Germany and Austria, Graham Greene, John Hayward, Alfred A. Knopf Inc., John Lehmann, the Listener, Longmans, Green and Company, Ltd., the Opus Press, Victor Sawdon Pritchett, Emile Victor Rieu, Rolfe Arnold Scott-James, and Vogue. Some notable items include: Bowen, Elizabeth Dorothea Cole. To Lady Cynthia Mary Evelyn (Charteris) Asquith [1934] briefly describing an experience in Fascist Italy. HM 53108. Bowen, Elizabeth Dorothea Cole. Letter (1946, July 1) to Harper's Bazaar encloses list of houses and places that inspired her stories. HM 52803. Bowen, Elizabeth Dorothea Cole. Letter (1946, Mar. 1) to Frank Rouda analyzing her writing style and commenting on The House in Paris, in response to his request (1946, Feb. 2) for information to be used in his graduate studies. HM 52858 and HM 53060. Day-Lewis, Cecil. 6 pieces (1944-1946) to Elizabeth Bowen, and 5 pieces (1944-1946) from Bowen to Day-Lewis, discussing her writing for Orion. HM 52776-52780 and HM 52920-52925. Great Britain. British Council. 8 pieces (1945-1946) to Elizabeth Bowen and 6 pieces (1945-1946) from Bowen to the British Council about various writing projects relating to the Council's wartime and post-war efforts. HM 52791-52796 and HM 52946-52953. Greene, Graham. 2 pieces (1945-1946) to Elizabeth Bowen and 2 pieces (1944-ca. 1945) from Bowen to Greene concerning literary matters. HM 52801-52802 and HM 52962-52963. Hayward, John. 5 pieces (1945) to Elizabeth Bowen, one mentioning T.S. Eliot and all dealing with a literary project for Cresset Press. HM 52966-52970. Also 4 pieces (1945-1946) to Elizabeth Bowen from Cresset Press and 2 pieces (1946) from Bowen to Cresset Press. HM 52774-52775 and HM 52916-52919. Knopf (Alfred A.) Co. 10 pieces (1944-1946) to Elizabeth Bowen concerning publishing arrangements for The Demon Lover (published in the U.S. as Ivy Gripped the Steps) and 5 pieces (1946) from Bowen to Knopf. HM 52816-52820 and HM 52982-52991. Pritchett, V.S. Letter (1946, June 10) to Elizabeth Bowen about plans for a joint publication: Why Do I Write? An Exchange of Views between Elizabeth Bowen, Graham Greene, & V.S. Pritchett (published in 1948). HM 53048. Persons represented by 5 or more pieces consist of: Bowen, Elizabeth Dorothea Cole. 6 literary manuscripts, 134 pieces (1934-1946). HM 52743-52880, HM 53107-53108. British Broadcasting Corp. 12 pieces (1945-1946). HM 52881-52892. Cape (Jonathan) Ltd. 6 pieces (1944-1945). HM 52895-52900. Day-Lewis, Cecil. 6 pieces (1944-1946). HM 52920-52925. Fontaine (periodical). 6 pieces (1944-1946). HM 52934-52939. Great Britain. British Council. 8 pieces (1945-1946). HM 52946-52953. Great Britain. Control Office for Germany and Austria. 5 pieces (1946). HM 52955-52959. Hayward, John. 5 pieces (1945). HM 52966-52970. Knopf (Alfred A.) Inc. 10 pieces (1944-1946). HM 52982-52991. Lehmann, John Frederick. 6 pieces (1945-1946). HM 52993-52998. The Listener (periodical). 6 pieces (1944-1946). HM 53001-53006. Longmans, Green & Co., Ltd. 2 pieces (1945-1946) and 3 documents (1944-1946). HM 53009-53013. The Opus Press. 5 pieces (1945-1946). HM 53030-53034. Pilot Press, Ltd. 5 pieces (1945-1946). HM 53043-53047. Rieu, Emile Victor. 5 pieces (1945-1946). HM 53055-53059. Scott-James, Rolfe Arnold. 6 pieces (1945). HM 53066-53071. Vogue (periodical). 5 pieces (1946). HM 53093-53097.

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Chandler, Marilyn Brant

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Two letters and a note to Freddie Miller from Otis Chandler's wife, Marilyn Brant Chandler. Also in this folder is the envelope in which the letter came in, a handwritten note from Norman Brant Chandler to Otis Chandler regarding asking Freddie about a catalog, and eight pages of instruction on maintenance of the house, children, pets and the servants.

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Chandler, Otis

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Fifteen items comprising twenty-four pages pertaining to Otis Chandler, containing a booklet, memos, letters, a copy of the November 1978 The Executive magazine, and a copy of the Chandler Family Tree from 1836-1979.

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The Controversy Over Joseph Smith, by Tertius Chandler

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