Opening Hours
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
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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
"Twenty-nine letters comprising 80 pages, pertaining to reader's correspondence. Some of the topics include Los Angeles Times Syndicate, medical column, employment policy regarding education, editorial policy, religion coverage, Paul Conrad, permission to reproduce, copyright material, Vietnamese language newspapers, editorial chain of command, Thomas Gardiner, Zodiac Killer, crossword puzzle feature, Comics (Grin & Bear It and Doonesbury), policy on drunk driving arrests, and Santa Claus."
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Twenty-two letters comprising 66 pages, pertaining to reader's correspondence. Some of the topics include newsprint quotas, editorial policy regarding race (ethnicity), suburban section regarding San Bernardino, business section, crossword puzzles, Charles Owens, Daniel Shaw, Bill Hazlett, Watergate, Bill Farr, Vietnam (MIA), Comics (Grin & Bear It, Doonesbury, Love is.... and Dick Tracy, including a letter from the artist Chester Gould), Matt, Weinstock, Pasadena local news recording, "After the Revolution" column by Patte Wheat Mahan, "Billy Casper Says" sports feature, Paul Conrad, Art Buchwald, and letters to the editor.
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Thirty-five letters comprising 95 pages, pertaining to reader's correspondence. Some of the topics include T.R.B column, Richard Strout, Gasoline Alley, Ruben Salazar, newsprint recycling, Student Outlook, George Putnam, United Nations News Bureau, Vietnam War, Los Angeles Times Price Change, Steve Harvey, Matt Weinstock, Los Angeles Times policy on Profanity, Dick Tracy, Lil' Abner, Los Angeles Times Feature "The Watchman," proposal for a ecology section, and editorial policy on missing pets, missing persons, political stand, editorial cartoons, comics, and the solicitation for funds.
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Sixteen letters comprising 53 pages, pertaining to reader's correspondence. Some of the topics include Australia, Immigration to the United States, New Zealand, International Subscription Charges, Pen-Pals (policy on), The Beatles, Design and Format, Los Angeles Phantom Air Raid of February 24, 1942, Los Angeles Times Training Programs, Vietnam War, and Japan.
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A letter from Leon Jaworski of the Watergate Special Prosecution Force, to Otis Chandler. The letter is regarding an editorial published in the Los Angeles Times.
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2 items: 101-pp. transcript of interview with "Tony" (Anthony) Day, 8/16/1979 ; 9-pp. transcript of interview with Day, undated. Subjects include: Day describes his duties as Editor of the Editorial Page ; describes the Editorial Pages planning meetings ; describes ways in which the Editorial writers interact ; letters to The Editor ; responsibilities of various staffers ; anecdotes illustrating people and operations at Editorial Pages and Los Angeles Times ; describes his youth and education ; majoring The Classics, Greek and Latin, at Harvard ; Army years, 1955 - 57 ; Philadelphia Bulletin--Washington Bureau ; visiting Los Angeles Times, joining Los Angeles Times ; what Day reads at home (p. 68-69) ; evolution of Los Angeles Times into a nonpartisan paper ; "the paper should stand for...certain fundementals--equal rights...I think that is becoming more important as the top...of society gets richer and richer" ; the pressure to fire cartoonist Paul Conrad (Watergate era) and Day urging Otis C. not to fire him. From pages marked 201 - 209: Day's answer to the suggestion that Los Angeles Times policy was shaped by TM business side ; Southern California water issues.
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