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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
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1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Manuscripts
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Manuscripts
Various objects from the Wetherby, Otis, and Chandler families:Bible of Emma Marian Otis, inscribed 1875. Ambrotype with lace background of Nancy Hyde Wetherby, circa 1865. Photograph of Moses Knight Chandler (1836 - 1930), father of Harry Chandler, in silver frame, undated. Pince-nez of Ruth Chandler, in case, undated. Marian Otis Chandler autograph album, 1880 - 1885. Bible of Edwin Wetherby, brother of Eliza Wetherby Otis, inscribed but undated. Ambrotype of Stephen Otis, circa 1865. Copy of letter from Carolyn Strickler to Mrs. Robert Dulin, 1989.
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The following are bound and loose in box 185: No. 12550 In the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. May Chandler Goodan, Marian Otis Chandler, Norman Chandler, Philip Chandler, Constance Chandler Crowe, Helen Chandler Garland, and Ruth C. Williamson. Brief for the Petitioner, Brief for the Respondents, Transcript of Record; No. 9735 United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, George D. Martin, Internal Revenue Agent, v. Chandis Securities Company and H.E. Downing. Appellees' Brief (2 copies), Appellees' Cumulative Brief (3 copies), Transcript of Record (2 copies, one with tabs); Before the Tax Court of the United States Docket No. 3034, Trust No. 1; Harry Chandler, Norman Chandler, and Marian Otis Chandler, trustees v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue. Brief for Petitioner (3 copies), Reply Brief for Petitioner (3 copies); Before the Tax Court of the United States Docket No. 3035, Trust No. 2; Marian Otis Chandler, et. al., present trustees v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue. Brief for Petitioner (3 copies), Reply Brief for Petitioner (3 copies); No. 8262 United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Marian Otis Chandler. Brief for Petitioner, Brief for Respondent, and Transcript of Record (2 copies).
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Approx. 35 items: correspondence between Otis Chandler and business associates (Nick Williams, William F. Thomas, etc. Includes two copies of a 5-pp. "Harry and Marian Otis Chandler Family" (a list of names), 3-pp. "Otis Chandler Biographical Information" from 12/1971.
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1 item: ring-bound book, approx. 70-pp., self-published by a relative of Marian Otis Chandler, titled "The Ancestry of Marian Otis Chandler."
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Original letter, typed transcriptions, and published copies of letter from Harrison Gray Otis to Harry and Marian Chandler regarding the transfer of ownership and control of the Los Angeles Times, dated November 12, 1914. Published copies are from 1917.
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4 items, all dated 8/15/1980: 11-pp. transcript of interview with Otis Chandler that deals with race cars and driving them ; 3-pp. transcript of interview with Bettina Whittaker (future wife) about his activities and personality ; another 3-pp. transcript with Bettina Whittaker, same subjects ; 13-pp. transcript of interview with Ron Bishop, a friend of Otis' at Stanford University and thereafter - subjects are Otis activities and personality traits.
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