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
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Manuscripts
Originals and copies of line cuts, drawings, and sketches arranged by subject. Includes drawings by William MacArthur, Ranan Lurie, James Francavilla, Pete Bentovoja, John Perts, John Snyder, Russell Arasmith, Dick Hodgins, Jr., Harold C. Paterson, and others. Chen Yi; Chiang Kai-shek; Chiari, Roberto; Chotiner, Murray; Chou En-lai; Christie, Julie; Christopher, George; Clark, Colin G.; Clark, Mark; Clark, Ramsey; Clawson, Del; Clay, Lucius; Clemens, Samuel (Mark Twain); Cleveland, Grover; Clifford, Clark; Clifton, Robert; Coburn, James; Cohen, Sidney; Cohen, Wilbur J.; Cole, Nat (King); Collins, Le Roy; Collins, Michael; Colmer, William M.; Colombo, Monsignor Carlo; Colwell, Bundy; Colwell, Ernest; and Colwell.
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Two items. A two page proposed draft of a letter to the Bureau Chiefs from Otis Chandler; and a note attached to the draft.
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A letter to Otis Chandler from Lee Kuan Yew, Prime Minister of Singapore.
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Approx. 50 items. Letters, hand-written notes, newspaper clippings, etc. Subjects include racial & ethnic terms as used in the paper, the (Sharon) Tate murders, the My Lai incident, etc. There are a number of 1971 items related to Williams' retirement.
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Approx. 40 items. Letters, memos. Subjects include: many notes from Seidenbaum to W.; one letter asking W. about policy on staffers doing regular radio/TV gigs; "personal & confidential" note to W. regarding a raise for Seidenbaum; KCET, public television; taxes on mobile homes; "the current dismal FM {radio} situation"; KCET's offer of work to Seidenbaum; letters from readers praising Seidenbaum's stances; letter from The Channel City Club (S. Barbara) asking if Robert Elegant or Seidenbaum could speak before them; an invitation to "A Night in Camelot," a dinner commemorating John and Robert Kennedy; etc.
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Approx. 95 items. Subjects include: further responses to "liberal columnists" charge by readers; partial editorial guest list for dinner in honor of Otis C.'s Tenth Anniversary as Publisher, including Jack Smith, Bill Thomas, Tony Day, NBW and others; invitation to Gen. William Peers to lunch with LAT Editorial Board for "off-the-record" talk; response to alarm of fans of "Li'l Abner" comic strip after cancellation--ditto "Dick Tracy", including reader who believed LAT was canceling certain comics because of conservative viewpoints ; the My Lai incident (Vietnam War); 3-pp. on "interpretive reporting" (3/20/1970); letter to John Chafee, Sec. of Navy; assuring readers that LAT included a spectrum of political thought; letter to George Mair of KNX on unpaid ads; letter (3/19/1970) to Chester Gould, cartoonist of "Dick Tracy"; the "Paul Conrad serves a useful purpose" (form) letter to Col. C.W. Hoffman of Santa Barbara who had canceled LAT subscription; "dope traffic" in USA and So. Cal. (3/10/1970); 3-pp. response on LAT-Morrie Ryskind-Black Panthers issue; letter (3/5/1970) to Richard Baker of Columbia Journalism Review, challenging elements of a CJR article on the Tate Case (Manson murders) and My Lai (Vietnam) mentioning LAT; letter to cartoonist Al Capp explaining that LAT "had no ulterior reasons...for dropping 'Lil Abner' beyond (improving readership)"; letter (3/2/1970) to Dorothy Bowen, Public Relations, Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery, on info for Calendar listings; etc.
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