Opening Hours
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
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
Image not available
Manuscripts
Approx. 15 items: 35-pp. printout off Lexis-Nexis, material from US Supreme Court and California Supreme Court; 3-pp. descriptions of "Awards of the Pulitzer Prizes and Traveling Scholarships"; collection of LAT stories on the lead-up to the "Contempt Trial"; collection of LAT articles related to LAT receiving a Pulitzer Prize in 1942, including the headlines "Tribute Paid 'Times' by American Press...great newspapers, wire associations and men in public life send congratulatory messages" (5/7/1942) and "Prize emblem sent to 'Times' "; teletype printout, 5/4/1942, reading in part, that LAT had earlier "instituted litigation which produced a Supreme Court opinion last December upholding the right of newspapers to publish criticism of judicial opinion, even in cases still pending, unless the comment would cause 'extremely serious' evil"; The "Contempt Case" began in 1938, and lasted nearly four years.
mssLAT
Image not available
Manuscripts
3 items: two booklets, Los Angeles Times - Style Guide, 1964 ; a supplement to the 1964 Style Guide, with memo headed "Precede," by Frank Haven, 5/15/1967.
mssLAT
Image not available
Manuscripts
Mounted and unmounted cuts and engravings: 1 - Pressroom copper engraving, from Fred W. Standiford (who received it from Mr. Grider, Production Dept.). 5 - Harry Chandler, 3 x 4 1/4". 7 - Harrison Gray Otis head shot, 4 1/2 x 6 1/2". 8 - Fine screen cut of Harry Chandler, 5 1/4 x 7". 9 - Antiunion organizing flyer plate "Choose the Right Path", from Sharon Mestel, Employee Relations, 10 1/2 x 13 1/2". 11 - Norman Chandler, 1 1/2 x 2". 14 - Paper plant in Oregon City, Oregon, from Among Ourselves, 3 1/2 x 8". 15 - Harry Chandler, 6 x 7 1/2". 19 - Phillip Chandler, 4 x 5". 22 - Times building, 7 x 8", July 1, 1935. 23 - Old style eagle (facing left - wrong way), 3 3/4 x 5" with 1981 Service Awards booklet showing the imprint, from Chong Lew Feb. 1982.
mssLAT
Image not available
Manuscripts
Approx. 15 items: correspondence, clips and other material related to display advertising, including sales numbers, even a controversy begun by the running of a paid ad. Also a complete advertising supplement, 4/19/1988, "Koreatown News."
mssLAT
Image not available
Manuscripts
Copies of HOME Magazine which include Olympic-themed articles. July 25, 1982 - "The Legacy of the Olympics." July 24, 1983 - "Olympic Spotlight: The Dreams, The Hopes & The Memories." August 21, 1983 - Olympic Supplement I, "Olympic Heritage." September 18, 1983 - Olympic Supplement II, "City of the Olympics." October 23, 1983 - Olympic Supplement III, "Grow with the Olympics." November 20, 1983 - Olympic Supplement IV, "Going for the Gold." December 18, 1983 - Olympic Supplement V, "Olympic Memories." January 22, 1984 - Olympic Supplement VI, "The 1984 Olympics Arts Festival." February 19, 1984 - Olympic Supplement VII, "The Olympic Venues." March 20, 1984 - Olympic Supplement VIII, "In the Winners Circle." May 20, 1984 Olympic Supplement IX, "In The Winners Circle." June 10, 1984 - Olympic Supplement X, "Olympic Countdown." July 8, 1984 - Olympic Supplement XI, "The People Who Make the Games." September 16, 1984 - Olympic Supplement XII, "Thank You, Los Angeles."
mssLAT
Image not available
Manuscripts
This series includes works for inclusion in the newspaper. Artists include Paul Conrad and Charles Owens. Date range is 1906-1992.
mssLAT