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
Approx. 15 items, including: memos, letters and notes related to Home magazine Editor Jim Toland. Subjects include: mentions of store names in editorial content ; issue of Toland successor at Home ; discontinuing Robert Balzer's wine column ; "pages per issue" issue ; Home mag. image ; more.
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First appeared in late 1916 and alternatively titled Illustrated Magazine, Illustrated Weekly, and the Sunday Magazine, this weekly supplement included photography, fiction, and personal interest stories. The last issue was printed on November 24, 1940. Date range is 1899-1905, 1921-1923, 1928-1935.
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Approx. 170 items. Letters, memos, clippings from West and other publications. Subjects included: 9-9-65 Press Release on the introduction of West; memos related to both Home and West magazines; Williams' March 1966 memo describing the "freelance" operation of West; planning for the magazine, early evaluations of quality of the product; Otis Chandler's (9/1966) conclusions on how to "save" [underscore his] West by targeting "sophisticated men...[in the] 20-to-50 age group," and by featuring material on water sports, all automobiles from dune buggies to dragsters, motorcycles, "booze, sophisticated sex...music and cultural stuff...hi-fi, jazz," etc.; Robert Nelson's comments on the prototype and his comments on O. Chandler's conclusions (also 9/1966); Vance Stickell's 11/8/1966 memo stating that "next Sunday's issue of West is "the first ... that really has pizazz"; readership and advertising issues; 10/31/1967 "Confidential" memo by W.'s on the accomplishments of West's first year; 16 Nov. 1971 memo from Peter Bunzel on "West's New Direction"; etc. Split into two folders.
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Approx. 170 items. Letters, memos, clippings from West and other publications. Subjects included: 9-9-65 Press Release on the introduction of West; memos related to both Home and West magazines; Williams' March 1966 memo describing the "freelance" operation of West; planning for the magazine, early evaluations of quality of the product; Otis Chandler's (9/1966) conclusions on how to "save" [underscore his] West by targeting "sophisticated men...[in the] 20-to-50 age group," and by featuring material on water sports, all automobiles from dune buggies to dragsters, motorcycles, "booze, sophisticated sex...music and cultural stuff...hi-fi, jazz," etc.; Robert Nelson's comments on the prototype and his comments on O. Chandler's conclusions (also 9/1966); Vance Stickell's 11/8/1966 memo stating that "next Sunday's issue of West is "the first ... that really has pizazz"; readership and advertising issues; 10/31/1967 "Confidential" memo by W.'s on the accomplishments of West's first year; 16 Nov. 1971 memo from Peter Bunzel on "West's New Direction"; etc. Split into two folders.
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One hundred thirty-five items comprising two hundred ten pages pertaining to Jim Toland, containing memos and letters. Also included are newspaper clippings, and copies of West magazine and The Sunday Bulletin magazine. Split into two folders.
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One hundred thirty-five items comprising two hundred ten pages pertaining to Jim Toland, containing memos and letters. Also included are newspaper clippings, and copies of West magazine and The Sunday Bulletin magazine. Split into two folders.
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