Opening Hours
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Manuscripts
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Manuscripts
5 items: three examples of the "Mirror-News memo," which served to give kudos to staffers for a job well done ; 3-pp. press release, "Mirror subscribers to receive Sunday Times as a regular part of their Mirror subscription" ; 2-pp. letter, 11/27/1957, from L.D. Hotchkiss (LAT Editor) to Robert T. Hartmann (LAT Washington DC Bureau Chief).
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Approx. 15 items: two 20 page copies of bio notes (ca. 1965), headed "L.D. (Loyal Durand) Hotchkiss..."; draft of retirement story, 1957; several newspaper clips from time of his retirement (in plastic sleeve); two copies article, ASNE Bulletin, 2/1957, "All he needs to be a tiger is a set of stripes," profile of Hotchkiss; LAT article copy, 12/11/1958, "1000 pay tribute to L.D. Hotchkiss, retiring Editor in Chief of Times"; two copies of illustration, "Mr. Hotchkiss goes to Washington"; original tear sheet and copy, LAT obit, 4/17/1964, "L.D. Hotchkiss, retired editor of Times, dies."
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Approx. 15 items: collection of property records for L.D. Hotchkiss and Vera Hotchkiss (La Canada residence) from Title Guarantee & Trust and War Damage Corp.
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Approx. 20 items - wire service printouts on cases, letters, news clips and other material related to LAT contempt case. Includes: 16-pp. transcript from Supreme Court of U.S., "Times-Mirror Co. vs. Superior Court (CA) ; several pieces of correspondence involving L.D. Hotchkiss, Times Editor ; includes a letter, n.d., from L.A. Mayor Fletcher Bowron to Judge Clarence Kincaid on Bowron's efforts, as he puts it, to "stamp out bribery and corruption" and to attack underworld. Note: it is not clear what connection, if any, this letter has to the LAT contempt action and defense.
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2 items: program, 12/10/1958, for a tribute (dinner?) for L.D. Hotchkiss, retiring LAT Editor-in-Chief, held at the Embassy Room of the Ambassador Hotel with Bob Hope as Master of Ceremonies ; complete issue of The 8 Ball, a publication of the Los Angeles Press Club, 12/1958, cover story and much of the issue devoted to Hotchkiss.
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15 items: a collection of LAT writings by and about Timothy Turner, 1930s - 1940s; extended excerpt copied from Turner's 1935 book, Bullets, Bottles and Gardenias: LAT tear sheet, Sunday Magazine, 3/15/1936, "Now, what about this--Mr. Turner?"; LAT article copy, 8/23/1948, "An 18th century liberal -- his profile," on Turner, written by L.D. Hotchkiss; LAT obit copy, 4/9/1961, "Tim Turner, former Times reporter, dies" (75).
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