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Brown - Knowland Material

Description

Approx. 12 items: handwritten notes, n.d. ; 4-pp. of typed notes from Inside USA, by John Gunther, 1947, on the Cameron - Chandler - Knowland Axis in California politics ; letter, 3/24/1960, to Norman Chandler from Edmund G. Brown, Governor of Calif. ; an Associated Press profile of Edmund G. Brown, 3/22/1968 ; 3-pp. typed / handwritten notes on William F. Knowland from the book Dancing Bear, by Gladwin Hill (publ. 1968) ; several pieces of correspondence, 1977, between Bassett and the Knight-Brown Project representative at UC Berkeley ; related material.

Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
1957 - 1977
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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