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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
4 items: ; LAT article copy, 2/1/1970, "Robert J. Donovan appointed associate editor of The Times"; Among Ourselves article, 2/1970 (same event as previous entry); tear sheet of Opinion piece, 9/21/1975, "Even in times of crisis, Americans shun extremes," by Robert J. Donovan; LAT clip, 8/21/1977, "Robert J. Donovan...retires."
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Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Robert J. Donovan, Chief of Bureau, Los Angeles Times Washington Bureau.
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Approx. 10 items: several letters exchanged between Bassett and Robert Donovan ; 2-pp. (yellow) of "Questions for Bob Donovan" ; 13-pp. of responses to previous questions, Donovan to Bassett, 9/1975 ; newspaper and magazine article copies about Donovan ; single-sheet "Biography from the Los Angeles Times" for Donovan, n.d. ; 24-pp. transcript of interview, by Bassett, of Donald Douglas, Sr., 1/8/1973 ; 14-pp. transcript of - "...taping with Waldo Drake," 4/26/1973, who started on Los Angeles Times in 1922 on the waterfront "beat" and later became a foreign correspondent ; 6-pp. transcript of "conversation with Mrs. Wilma Drake, former Administrative Asst. to Mr. Norman Chandler." Original correspondence between Donald Douglas and Bassett removed from Autograph File and returned to Bassett files.
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2 items: 19-pp. transcript of interview of Robert Fenton Craig by James Bassett, 4/4/1973 (Craig was a Republican organizer in CA starting in the 1930s) ; letter, 8/20/1973, to Bassett from Craig, who was with Anderson, Ablon & Dennis (law firm) at that time.
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8 items: letter, 2/6/1973, to Bassett from Lawrence Clark Powell (at Univ. of Arizona at that time) with tips on how to research the book ; letter, 3/10/1977, to Bassett from Stan (Gordon) with research tips for the book ; assorted typed notes (yellow paper) for the "Prologue...," "Land" and "LA - pre-1880s (last item 12-pp.) ; covering memo and 13-pp. of notes from "Bill" Murphy to Bassett, subject "Times History book" given.
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3 items: 3-pp. letter, written from Sacramento, 4/21/1947, from "Chick" Hanson to Kyle (Palmer), on legal and political maneuvering in Sacramento ; packet of transcripts,. 25-pp., 1/3/1973, Bassett interviewing "Chester G. Hanson, retired senior legislative correspondent of The Times..." (Hanson with LAT 1923 - 1956) ; single sheet letter, 3/10/1975, from Hanson to "Jim" Bassett, with more LAT history material.
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