Manuscripts

#251-254

Description: Methodology sheets for polls 252, 253 and 254. Poll 251 on Dan Quayle as President/George Bush's Health; 252 on California politics and the state's budget crisis; 253 on patriotism, civil liberties and the recent United States Supreme Court decisions; 254 on the outcome of the independent Christopher Commission's report on the Los Angeles Police Department.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1991
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.
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#207-210

Manuscripts

8 items: Methodology sheet for Poll #207, on California Politics and the ethics of politicians; one copy of Poll #207, California Politics, 12/1989; Methodology sheet for Poll #208 on the resignation of San Diego County Sheriff, John Duffy; one copy of Poll #208 - San Diego County, Sheriff Duffy; Methodology sheet for Poll 209; one copy of Poll #209 on quality of life, standard of living, and the state of the nation; Methodology sheet for Poll #210, one copy of Poll #210 on the United States' invasion of Panama.

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Misc. Materials

Manuscripts

Consists primarily of congratulatory letters and telegrams on the 1956 election outcome. Small file -- approx. 15 items.

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#203, 206

Manuscripts

4 items: Methodology sheet for Poll #203, called "reaction to the earthquake," Oct. 1989; one copy of Poll #203, "San Francisco Earthquake Reaction," 10/1989; Methodology sheet for "two hundred eleventh in a series" on German reunification; one copy of "Poll - The Reunification of Germany." The Methodology sheet paired with the German Reunification poll refers to it as the "two hundred and eleventh" poll in the series, whereas the Folder title uses "206."

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Wirin, A.L

Manuscripts

Approx. 15 items: 19-pp. transcript of "...taping of an interview with A.L. Wirin, retired general counsel for the Southern California Division of the American Civil Liberties Union," 12/6/1973 ; 15-pp. transcript of "...second taping with Mr. A.L. Wirin on 12/12/(19)73" ; collection of news clip copies relating to Wirin, 1935 - 1966 ; LAT news clip, 11/16/1968, "Growing problem," by Charles Maher, in which ACLU counsel became involved in a man's constitutional right to wear a beard (etc.) ; ACLU news release, 5/1/1970, "Biography of A.L. Wirin" ; multi-page booklet (tan) "Fifty Years of the American Civil Liberties Union" (ca. 1973) ; 25-pp. document copy, "Some important cases in the 50 year history of the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California."

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#242, 243

Manuscripts

4 items: Methodology sheets for 242 and 243; Poll 242 on California issues; Poll 243 on attitudes about Persian Gulf war (one month in).

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#197

Manuscripts

2 items: Methodology sheet for Poll #197; one copy of Poll #197 on a lawsuit against Mayor Tom Bradley. 9/1989

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#251-254

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