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Misc. Material

Description

Approx. 100 items. Folder includes correspondence with Richard Nixon and other members of the Eisenhower administration, newspaper clippings, press releases, TIME magazine reprint on President-elect Kennedy, an issue of Congressional Quarterly Weekly Report, other memos and notes. Dick Bergholz letter dated August 26, 1952 removed from Autograph File and returned to Bassett files.

Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
1952 - 1960
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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