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Pulitzer Prize - First Amendment

Description

Approx. 10 items - letter, 9/19/1940, from Willis Booth of New York to Harry Chandler, with attached NY Times editorial of same day endorsing Wendell Willkie for president, which Booth refers to as "a masterpiece" ; letter to HC from his Editor L.D. Hotchkiss, discussing outlook for Republican candidates for president in 1940 - Hotchkiss refers to "the great majority" of voters as "unthinking... rabble" ; article copies, 1938 & 1940, on the "contempt case."

Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
1938
Call number
mssLAT
Creator
Los Angeles Times (Firm)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
The Los Angeles Times,
Restrictions
Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
Rights
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
Associated people
Bassett, James E., (1912-1978.)
Chandler, Norman, (1899-1973.)
Chandler, Otis, (1927-2006.)
Conrad, Paul, (1924-2010.)
Johnson, W. Thomas, (1941-)
Owens, Charles H.
Associated organizations
Los Angeles Times (Firm).
Los Angeles Times History Center.
Times Mirror Company.
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