Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
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1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Approx. 10 items: 12-pp. "Taping with Lady Ruth Crocker, sister of the late Norman Chandler," 3/26/1975, includes her general memories of Harry Chandler as a father and as publisher of Los Angeles Times, his feud with William Randolph Hearst ; related notes (some are handwritten) and letters ; several news clip copies related to Lady Crocker or her three husbands.
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4 items: 1946 letter from New York Times Managing Editor Edwin L. James to Norman Chandler ; 1964 exchange of letters between Norman Chandler and Thomas Curran of United Press Associates ; earshot from The Economist, 1/25/1964, "Off the news stand," on the failure of the New York Times Western Edition in a showdown with Los Angeles Times.
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Approx. 15 items: article tear sheets - Business Week, 3/14/1964, p. 72, "A publishing giant takes a long step - the Chandlers of Los Angeles...are diversifying"; news clip, 4/25/1964, "Times Mirror applies for NYSE listing"; news clip, 5/1/1964, "Times Mirror will be listed on NYSE in May"; tear sheet and copy, 5/22/1964, "Chandler of the Los Angeles Times"; article copy, Forbes, 6/19/1964, "The big board's first newspaper"; several copies, LAT, 5/28/1964, "Times Mirror goes on N.Y. Exchange"; tear sheet, Investor's Reader, 6/17/1964, "Publishing - Times Mirror transition"; United Business Service - Special Study, 6/22/1964 (pp. 246), "Publishers rising in popularity"; tear sheet, Times Mirror Progress, 10/1964, "Times Mirror announces two new acquisitions."
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2 items: exchange of letters between William Benton (Publisher, Encyclopedia Britannica) and Norman Chandler.
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2 items: exchange of letters between Norman Chandler and younger brother Philip Chandler, who was worried about Los Angeles Times editorial policy and wanted to "speak up" to warn Norman Chandler of "the reputation being gained by The Times." (He was concerned that Los Angeles Times was not printing "the truth" about Communism, etc.) FACSIMILES MAY NOT BE COPIED OR PUBLISHED.
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6 items: LAT article copy, 4/23/1968, "Supreme Court upholds ruling on San Bernardino newspapers"; tear sheet, Editor & Publisher, 6/1/1968, "Newspaper groups are growing"; article clip, Among Ourselves, 8/1968?, Norman Chandler announces he will become the chairman of the Times Mirror Executive Committee"; two tear sheets, Fortune, 9/1/1968, "Times Mirror's ambitious acquirers," long article with photos; article copy, Editor & Publisher, 10/5/1968, "Times-Mirror to sell Sun papers to Gannett for cash."
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