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Government Assistance - Welfare

Description

Approx. 40 items: pp. 303 - 324 copied from book, A Mirror for Californians, by Oliver Carlson, 1941, a chapter titled "Revolt of the Aged"; tear sheets from Historical Society of Southern California Quarterly, pp. 303 - 318, "State welfare administration in California, 1930 - 1945"; no date seen; a 3-pp. vote analysis chart for the California General Election of 11/1938; a selection of LAT articles, charts and ephemera related to the "ham and eggs" $30 per week pension plan proposed by liberal political forces in California in the late 1930s.

Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
1934 - 1939, 1960, 1976
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.
Rights
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
Associated people
Bassett, James E., (1912-1978.)
Chandler, Norman, (1899-1973.)
Chandler, Otis, (1927-2006.)
Conrad, Paul, (1924-2010.)
Johnson, W. Thomas, (1941-)
Owens, Charles H.
Associated organizations
Los Angeles Times (Firm).
Los Angeles Times History Center.
Times Mirror Company.
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