Opening Hours
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
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
Approx. 20 items. Correspondence between Lois Markwith, Times Editorial Researcher, and Honnold Library at Claremont Colleges and Bancroft Library at UC Berkley. Also an invitation to Nixon's 1973 inauguration, items from Evelle Younger [CA Atty. Gen.], a Christmas card from Nick & Barbara Williams, and the cover & related story on [Nixon secretary] Rose Mary Woods from Newsweek of 12/10/1973.
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Approx. 80 items. Includes correspondence with other newspaper execs, inter-office memos, letters to the editor, etc. Subjects include: the relationship between the editorial and advertising departments; the issue if morality in cinema; reporting of Errol Flynn's lifestyle; L.A. Philharmonic concerts for young people; controversy surrounding boxer Muhammed Ali; anti-Communists; the John Birch Society.
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Approx. 25 items. Subjects include: elimination of a "universal" copy desk and adoption of a 3-desk news complex--metropolitan, national and international; a full-time correspondent in Israel; payments to freelancers; Interplay: a Review of European/American Affairs; Arthur Imparato (fashion); The Image (magazine); discussions with Prime Minister Meir and Ambassador Rabin of Israel; imported oil controversy; etc.
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Approx. 35 items. Letters. memos (some handwritten), newspaper clippings. Subjects include: editing & publishing the Southeast section in the OC plant; LAT stance on proposed Palmdale Airport; Williams' response to a Carmel realtor who wrote complaining that financial coverage had declined in quality; letter which begins, "The Los Angeles Times is lying (about Vietnam)," and Williams' response; letter from Charles T. Munger, and W's response; letter addressed to Otis C., criticizing LAT coverage of "a homosexual party, and W's response; congratulatory letters and notes related to W.'s retirement; various editions and press times; copy of a 4-pp. essay by Melville Millar titled "Liberty Street"; 5-pp. essay (incl. footnotes), by Melville Millar titled "How Kyoto was Saved"; letters to W. on longevity and poetry from Irving Mandell, with responses;
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Approx. 12 items: letters, news clippings, and other material related to A Bright, Shining Lie, by Neil Sheehan,which won the Pulitzer Prize for history in 1989. Controversy arose when African American veterans disputed accounts of their actions during the Korean War which were used in the aforementioned book, which was mainly about the Vietnam War.
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60+ items: LAT news stories and editorials, following the political career of Norris Poulson from the 1940s to 1960. Notable items: LAT editorial copy, 10/31/1944, "Reps. Poulson and Hinshaw deserve re-election" ; 2-pp. memo to "Mayor Poulson" from George Herbert (an aide?) on "the concession matter" involving a "Mr. Semenenko" and the Airports Commission and a possible investigation by The Examiner or other Hearst newspaper ; LAT article copy, 5/4/1960, "Poulson won't seek re-election" ; LAT tear sheet, 5/28/1973, "Norris Poulson...alive, well..."
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