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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
Automobile advertising; advertising staff; statistics regarding advertising department; real estate advertising; Los Angeles Examiner; 100,000 Group of American Cities; includes correspondence of Harry Chandler, F.G, Bonfils, W. Pfaffenberger, W.O. Boyd
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"Seven copies of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the NAEA-CNAEA [Newspaper Advertising Executives Association - California Newspaper Advertising Executives Association] Convention in San Diego, California on June 24, 1965. Four of the copies are in a form of a pamphlet. The other three are stapled copies. Also included in this folder is a pamphlet detailing the events of the convention; a letter from Robert C. Pace, Secretary-Treasurer of NAEA, to Vance Stickell with a copy of the NAEA Digest attached to it; a letter from Clair B. Otis, 2nd Vice President of NAEA, to Otis Chandler thanking him for his participation at the convention; a letter from Clair B. Otis to Fenton Palmer, Zone Advertising Manager for the Los Angeles Times, informing Palmer of individuals that have been asked to be members of the Program Committee; three pages of correspondence between Clair B. Otis and Otis Chandler pertaining to Otis Chandler being asked to speak, Otis Chandler accepting the invitation, and Clair B. Otis thanking Chandler for accepting; two letters of correspondence between John S. Knight, President and Editor of the Akron Beacon Journal, regarding a request for a copy of Otis Chandler's speech and Otis Chandler's response by sending him two copies; a letter to Bernard P. Gallagher of The Gallagher Report Inc., from Otis Chandler in which he sends him a copy of his speech; three pieces of correspondence between Thomas V.H. Vail of The Plain Dealer, and Otis Chandler regarding Otis Chandler's speech, the third piece of correspondence is actually addressed to Charles T. Lipscomb, Jr. of the Bureau of Advertising, and that letter has a CC to Otis Chandler; two letters of correspondence between Harold Tucker, Vice President of Cresmer, Woodward, O'Mara & Ormsbee, Inc., regarding the speech; and two letters of correspondence, one from Seymour L. Linfield of The Diebold Group, Inc., to Otis Chandler requesting a copy of the speech, and a response from Otis Chandler's secretary RSR, sending him a copy on Otis Chandler's behalf."
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1 item: 55-pp. transcript of Otis Chandler interview by Marshall Berges, around 12/1980. Subjects include: more memories of Bobby Kennedy ; the Los Angeles Times - Washington Post News Service ; Katherine Graham and Philip Graham of the Washington Post ; wild story about Phil Graham's mental deterioration ; memories of Ben Bradlee ; rejection of porno ads and x-rated movie ads ; door-to-door circulation sales - "boy crews" ; Circulation Department ; Advertising Department ; more.
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Ten items which include five letters from Nelson Rockefeller to Otis Chandler, a response letter from Otis Chandler to Nelson Rockefeller, two telegrams regarding Rockefeller and Hugh Morrow visiting the Los Angeles Times, a memo from Freddie Miller, and a two page memo from Otis Chandler to the Times Executives regarding how to handle any comments, questions and accusations regarding the [Nelson A.] Rockefeller editorial.
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2 items: 4-pp. memo, 4/8/1964, from Nick Williams to Otis Chandler summarizing Los Angeles Times editorial and news policies ; letter, 4/13/1964, from Otis Chandler to Charles B. Thornton of Litton Industries.
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A letter from Congress member Thomas M. Rees to Otis Chandler, thanking the Los Angeles Times for their endorsement.
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