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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
A two-tape interview by Marshall Berges comprising of 104 transcribed pages detailing the life of David Shaw, before and during his employment at the Los Angeles Times.
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An interview by Marshall Berges comprising of 18 transcribed pages detailing the life of Bill Thomas, before and during his employment at the Los Angeles Times. This interview was not recorded on tape due to technically difficulties. The interview was put together using the notes of the interviewer.
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A two-tape interview by Marshall Berges comprising of 126 transcribed pages detailing the life of Jean Sharley Taylor, before and during her employment at the Los Angeles Times.
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Approx. 35 items: in "Tribute to a renown...Editor, Nick B. Williams," at the time of his death, LAT columnist Jack Smith wrote that, "turned the Los Angeles Times from a biased, provincial, Republican newspaper, into one of the country's two or three best"; program booklet for "The Nick B. Williams Luncheon Party," Levy's Grill, 2/20/1959; 3-pp. transcript of speech at Women's Lawyers Club (1959), titled "Court News Policy," on the topic of a free press; selection of Williams' writings for a variety of publications--California Publisher, The Quill, California Parent -Teacher, etc. ;brief copy, Among Ourselves, 7/1948, on W's career, mentioning his fiction writing; single-page bio ; W's tear sheets, 1959 - 1971, from LAT; LAT clip, 10/28/1981, "Ex-Editor of Times receives press award": LAT Editorial, 7/2/1992, "In Memory of Nick B. Williams," which closes, "Nick Williams mark on The Times is indelible." Williams was with LAT for forty years, retiring in 1971, and after that working as a consultant for Otis Chandler.
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2 items: letter, 1/25/1973, from Nick Williams to Norman Chandler, expressing his admiration of him ; letter, 7/25/1973, Williams to Norman Chandler, on the subject of great American publishers of the mid 20th century. The second letter features Williams' thoughts on Col. McCormick (Chicago Tribune), Henry Luce (Time), the Scripps - Howard Newspapers and The Christian Science Monitor.
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Approx. 65 items: wide range of material to and from Nick Williams from informal notes and squiggles and handwritten personal letters to a 20-pp. report, "Southern California's Water - past, present and future," by Joseph Jensen, Chairman, Board of Directors, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California ; more.
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