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Departments - Promotion and Public Relations - Oratorical Contest

Description

Approx. 10 items. Materials include: 4 booklets for the National Oratorical Contest (the 3rd, 5th, 7th & 9th) and the International Oratorical Contest (the 1st, 3rd, 5th & 7th), held concurrently in 1926, 1928, 1930 and 1932; single sheets of empty stationary with logos and mastheads for Los Angeles Newsboys' Club , (City of Los Angeles) Department of Playground and Recreation, and Los Angeles Times Playground Aircraft League; map of USA with oratorical contest finalists names and hometown, titled "National Final Meeting"; article copied, LAT 2/3/1924, "National Oratorical Contest on the Federal Constitution"; complete issue, The National Oratorical Contest News, 1/9/1928.

Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
1924 - 1932
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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