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Museums - Southern California

Description

6 items: booklet, Guide to the Exhibit of Fossil Animals from Rancho La Brea, L.A. County Museum of History, Science & Art, 4/1915 ; booklet, Notes on the Pleistocene fossils obtained from Rancho La Brea asphalt pits, L.A. Museum of History, Science and Art, 11/1926 ; booklet, History of Puppetry, Los Angeles County Museum, 1959 ; booklet, Los Angeles County Museum - 50th Anniversary, 1910 - 1960 ; tear sheet, Los Angeles Free Press, 4/18/1975, "Freedom to ignore vs. responsibility" ; tear sheet, LAT, 3/27/1987, "Money shortage closes Southwest Museum library"; 4 postcards featuring the First Interstate Bank Athletic Foundation Sports Museum, 1985; postcard featuring Kimberly Crest House and Gardens in Redlands, CA.

Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
1915 - 1987
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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