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M - Miscellaneous Correspondence

Description

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;

Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
1971 - 1973
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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