Manuscripts

La Follete, Robert M

Description: 3 items. LAT clippings illustrating the heavy-handed "spin" in stories about politicians who disagreed with the heads of LAT: editorial, 9/18/1924, "Shall we commit national suicide?" (by supporting La Follette) ; news story, 10/19/1924, "La Follette...who he is, what he has done," includes references to La Follette as "traitor," "radical" and "foe of the constitution" ; in his obit, 6/19/1925, LAT's most generous comment was that La Follette "will probably be remembered as a sincere advocate of many false policies."
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1924 - 1925
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.

Younger, Evelle

Manuscripts

Approx. 10 items. Letters from Evelle Younger to Williams, Otis Chandler and William Thomas. Younger states that he believes the LAT endorsement of him was a major factor in his election. Younger's earliest letter in this file (1964) thanks LAT for its "generous editorial support...during the primary campaign," (when he was first elected) and one of the last (1971) to William Thomas of LAT is addressed to "Bill," and closes with "Warm personal regards, Ev."

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Douglas, Helen Gahagan

Manuscripts

Approx. 12 items. LAT news stories - headlines and dates include: "Actress defends migrants before Congressional hearing," 9/25/1940 ; Mrs. Douglas' view on Reds challenged," 8/30/1950 ; "Nixon gave her pink tint, Mrs. Douglas says," 9/21/1956 ; "Old Nixon foe (Douglas) still works against him," 10/19/1970. Also in the file is the original of a 10/25/1950 letter from Henry Rich of David S. Hillman Advertising, who had Douglas as a client, to the Advertising Dept. of LAT, indicating his appreciation for the "wonderful cooperation...in placing advertising, in spite of the fact that, editorially, LAT opposed her election.

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La Opinion

Manuscripts

6 items: memos and letters related to joint ventures between LAT and La Opinion.

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Departments - Promotion and Public Relations - Tours Of Los Angeles Times

Manuscripts

7 items: 2 sheet, article, "The Old Guard...the latest new printing press is viewed by throngs of invited guests," copied from Sunday Times, 7/14/1895; 2 sheets, article copied from LAT, 12/5/1912, "New Times building is happily dedicated"; 2-pp. article + photos copied from Among Ourselves, 4/1950; 2 copies of (LAT) "Lobby Exhibit & Tours," (ca. 1993); (in plastic sleeve) tear sheet, Downtown News, 5/25/1987, "The Downtown Lunchbox - the Belly of the Beast," by Riva Rothschild, a humorous spin on a tour of the LAT building.

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Employees - Kirsch, Robert

Manuscripts

2 items: LAT obit, 8/17/1980, and "in memoriam" article, 8/19/1980, on Robert Kirsch.

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Government Assistance - Los Angeles County Relief

Manuscripts

Approx. 25 items: collection of LAT editorials and news stories [news with "spin" at times] on aspects of County relief funds and how they were spent. Subjects include Federal work camps during the Depression, taxpayer's "revolts," objectionable amounts being spent for relief in the County, etc. Some examples from the 1930s illustrate the "yellow journalism" of the era.

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La Follete, Robert M

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