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San Marino, CA 91108
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Manuscripts
Approx. 12 items. Two complete copies of The Atlantic Monthly, 4/1979. including the long article "The California Dynasty," by David Halberstam; article from Esquire, 4/10/1979, "Mr. Otis Regrets," critical of LAT; article from California Journal, 4/1979, "The Los Angeles Times: catching up with the Times" (on the Eula Love case); photocopy from Harper's, 6/1979, "Bound to Sell," article critical of David Halberstam's book, The Powers That Be; another article critical of Halberstam book from Business Week; article from Columbia Journalism Review, Jan.-Feb./1979, "The demographic dilemma"; several clippings of brief articles mentioning LAT.
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This article is about Otto von Guericke and his sulfur globe experiments (Magdeburg experiments). The article includes illustrations and "References."
mssHM 76723
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First letter: signed letter by Orville Wright to Italian-born US aviation enthusiast and magazine publisher Henry Woodhouse (1915, July 22 - on The Wright Company letterhead, Dayton) regarding visiting Woodhouse in New York that next week. HM 79892
mssHM 79892-79893
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Typescript of article written by Joseph H. Sutton. The article concerns Georg Ohm's work describing the electrical circuit. Also includes three letters, two written by Dibner to Sutton and dated March 24, 1965 and July 18, 1966 and one from Sutton to Dibner, dated March 23, 1966. The letters discuss Sutton's work on Ohm and on Gustav Kirchhoff, and mention that Dibner sent Sutton material concerning Alessandro Volta.
mssHM 83095
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Manuscript map which depicts the Resevoir Colliery in the Overseal District. The map indicates Colliery operations and old workings in 1889 and depicts neighboring properties that belonged to Mrs. Woodhouse, Lord Donington and Major Mowbray. The map also indicates the location of barriers against the Donisthorpe Colliery workings.
mssHM 84036
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Approx. 30 items: collection of clips, copies and tear sheets reflecting Dorothy Chandler's leadership in the movement to build The Music Center and chronicling the many awards given her; complete issue of Time (magazine), 12/18/1964, including multi-page article on "Buff" Chandler and the birth of the Los Angeles Music Center; tear sheet from "W" (magazine) date 3/21/1975, with article "The Pride and the Power - a talk with Dorothy Chandler of the Los Angeles Times"; tear sheet, 7/23/1979, People Magazine, "L.A. society is an odd mix of old and new, ruled by money and the mighty Buff"; related material.
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