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Employees - Wright, Willard Huntington

Description

Approx. 15 items: article copy, Smart Set, 3/1913, "Los Angeles -- the chemically pure," by Willard Huntington Wright; a selection of Wright's writing for LAT circa 1910 (he began reviewing books in 1907); selection of writings about Wright and his pseudonym, "S.S. Van Dine" from the 1930s, when he was engaged in writing a series of popular mystery novels; LAT obit copy, 4/13/1939, "Death comes to Van Dine"; article copy, Among Ourselves, 4/1948, "Men who made The Times"; two copies, LAT article (West mag), "Los Angeles and the library hatchet men"; Jack Smith column, LAT, 11/4/1974, "Comeuppance for a critic"; a copy of a journal, Manuscripts, Spring 1983, containing the essay, "In search of S.S. Van Dine," pp. 89-100; cover note from author John Cornell attached to copy of 2-pp. article from The Lens, 10/1988, "Famous put-down of our area 75 years ago..."; 3-pp. of copies of index cards (LAT?) on "Wright, Willard Huntington"; related material.

Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
1910 - 1988
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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