Skip to content

OPEN TODAY: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.

Tickets

Manuscripts

Transportation - Diamond Lanes


You might also be interested in

  • Image not available

    World Affairs - League of Nations

    Manuscripts

    Approx. 15 items. A selection of editorials and news stories on the League of Nations, including: editorial, 7/17/1917, "A needed League of Peace" ; editorial, 2/5/1933, "Fourteen years later," a summing up of the pros and cons of the League of Nations ; Santa Monica Outlook, 1/23/1975, "Ford signs treaty proposed in 1925 (at the time of Pres. Coolidge and the League of Nations).

    mssLAT

  • Image not available

    Transportation - Clippings

    Manuscripts

    Approx. 70 items. Representative headlines from LAT editorials and news stories: "Subway, elevated or what?" 7/18/1937 ; "Is L.A. missing the train?" 5/30/1965 ; "We must have rapid transit," 12/19/1965 ; "Transit...we must not delay," 2/21/1966 ; "Planning could get us places," 9/2/1970 ; "What next for transit?" 6/14/1976."

    mssLAT

  • Image not available

    Reductions under Mark Willes

    Manuscripts

    Approx. 50 items. Material includes: news stories from local and national media on July 1995 LAT layoffs of hundreds of employees; in-depth interviews by Warren Olney of Nat. Public Radio with Laura Morgan (LAT Dir. of Comm.), Kevin Starr (historian, California State Librarian), Charles Rapley (Editor, L.A. Weekly), Lawrence Dietz (historian, author), and Joe Scott (journalist, political consultant), etc.; July 1995 news stories from NY Times, Wall St. Journal, (L.A.) Daily News, The Hollywood Reporter, Editor & Publisher, L.A. Business Journal, L.A. Reader, Chicago Tribune, Time magazine; LAT News Release (7/21/1995) announces "...Section Changes, Staff Reductions."

    mssLAT

  • Image not available

    Davis, Ed

    Manuscripts

    Approx. 20 items: news stories, editorials and letters to the editor, LAT and Santa Monica Evening Outlook, on the career of controversial Chief of Police Ed Davis.

    mssLAT

  • Image not available

    Klein, Herb

    Manuscripts

    9 items: collection of LAT news stories and other material related to Herbert Klein, Director of Communications for the Nixon administration between 1/1969 and 6/1973. Notable items: 5-pp. copy of "Biography of Herbert George Klein," with 11/6/1972 date stamped on it, and note "Library--pls file for Klein biography" handwritten ; LAT news story copy, 6/6/1973, "Klein quits as press director" ; LAT news story copy, 10/17/1974, "Klein supports Ford's giving Nixon a pardon."

    mssLAT

  • Image not available

    Correspondence

    Manuscripts

    Approx. 20 items: memos and letters on subjects such as: a (very) brief history of LAT advertising; Editor & Publisher article, 2/6/1971, "(LAT) news staff doubled... in 10 years" ; flurry of communications relating to controversial "Doonesbury" comic strip ; opinion writers ; more.

    mssLAT