Manuscripts

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.

Knowland, William

Manuscripts

Approx. 25 items: LAT articles and other material related to William F. Knowland, U.S. Senator, one-time gubernatorial candidate, later Oakland Tribune publisher. Notable items: LAT editorial copy, 8/15/1945, "The naming of Sen. Knowland" ; article tear sheet, California - the Magazine of the Pacific, 12/1950, "The shifting sands of American foreign policy" by William F. Knowland ; 22-pp. copy of manuscript of speech delivered 10/17/1961, to Freedom Club of Los Angeles, title "1961 - the Year of Decision" (on "China/Russia") ; 20-pp. transcript of "Taping with Senator William F. Knowland on June 12, 1973" ; LAT article 2/24/1974, on "William F. Knowland...ex-Senator," which opens with "William Fife Knowland...killed himself Saturday with a single bullet wound in the temple, authorities said..."

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Brown, Edmund G

Manuscripts

Ten letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler from Edmund G. Brown, Governor of California, then later, attorney at the Law Offices of Ball, Hunt, Hart and Brown.

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Knowland, William C. / Knight, Goodwin Election

Manuscripts

Correspondence regarding the William C. Knowland/ Goodwin Knight election for California Governor, including letters and photocopies from Knowland, Knight, and Hotchkiss. Original Knowland letter dated March 10, 1958 and Knight letter dated April 29, 1957 removed from Autograph File and returned to Hotchkiss files. File of L. D. Hotchkiss.

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Newspapers - Oakland Tribune

Manuscripts

6 items, including: 3-pp. (undated report or transcript of article? - on green paper) headed "The Harry Chandler - Joseph R. Knowland loan" ; LAT article copy ?, 4/23/1951, "U.S. business good, publishers report...MacArthur [firing by Truman] is biggest story, say newspaper executives in N.Y." ; LAT ? article copy, 2/2/1966, "Death takes Joseph R. Knowland."

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Brown, Edmund G. "Pat"

Manuscripts

2 items: 22-pp. transcript of interview by Bassett titled "Taping with Edmund G. "Pat" Brown," 5/14/1974, on his experiences in California politics and his dealings with Los Angeles Times ; 2 sheets (yellow) headed "Brown Qs... 5/14/1974."

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Bassett Correspondence (2 of 2)

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Approx. 150 items. Folder includes letters from Bassett to many persons who contributed information or aided him in locating information related to the writing of his book on the history of the Times. Among his correspondents: Bill Stout, Rep. Alphonzo Bell, Nick Williams, Justice Earl Warren (ret.), (Sen.) William Knowland, Frank Capra, John Goldman, Leonard Wibberly, Otis Chandler, Tom Snyder (KNBC), Jonathan Kirsch, Edmund G. Brown, Warren Christopher, Richard Nixon, Herb Klein, etc. Split into two folders.

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