Manuscripts

Clinton, Clifford

Description: 8 items: LAT clips, from 1938, when Clifford Clinton, businessman, grand jury member and all-around activist, was a key player in the recall of Mayor Frank Shaw, and other issues. Included is an excerpt (pp. 299-307) from The American Mercury (mag), 3/1941, headed "A new boss takes Los Angeles," with a summary as follows - "The cafeteria king-maker who captured the city now seems headed for trouble."
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1938, 1941
Call number: mssLAT
Creator: Los Angeles Times (Firm)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: The Los Angeles Times,

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Manuscripts

Approx. 15 items: newsletters, clippings, article copies, and related material on The Mirror and milestones in its history. An article copy about The Mirror from The American Mercury (mag.), 1/1953, is included. "Sex, slaughter & liberalism," by Joseph Stocker ran on pp. 34 - 41 (last page missing here). There are also articles about the newspapers founding, early success, etc.

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Newspapers - Long Beach Independent Press-Telegram

Manuscripts

2 items: 1975 advertisement for Independent Press-Telegram (Long Beach), headed "Suburban papers...many thrive" ; tear sheet, Time (mag), 12/27/1976, "California split...dog bites dog."

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Los Angeles Times Magazine

Manuscripts

3 items and related memos: major report, approx. 100-pp., reflecting reader reaction to LAT Magazine content, 10/1988 ; two shorter report (about 8-pp. each) headed "(LAT Mag.) Comments from Market Planning Interviews," 11/3/1987.

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Government Assistance - Welfare - George McLain

Manuscripts

Approx. 15 items: tear sheets and copies of LAT editorials and news stories related to the activities of pension activist George H. McLain between 1942 and 1954. Also in the folder is an article copy from Frontier (mag), 4/1951, "Lobbyist for the aged," pp. 5-9. LAT was critical of McLain. A 1954 editorial was headed "Pension grab is with us again."

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Los Angeles Times Magazine

Manuscripts

Approx. 40 items: memos, letters, reports and other material on LAT Mag. Includes: memo & report from Laura Morgan, Public Relations, on LAT Mag., 9/16/1985, with attached 7-pp. of "Media questions and answers" at the time LAT ceased publishing Home magazine ; 4-pp. article copied from Washington Journalism Review, 4/1985, "The new Los Angeles Times Magazine" ; memo, 7/5/1984, from Alan Parachini to Jean Sharley Taylor with attached 3-pp. of "story / profile ideas" ; 30-plus pp. (black clip) headed "Advertiser and Reader reactions to redesigned Sunday Magazine," 6/18/1984.

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Circle Bar Cattle Co. - Reports

Manuscripts

Approx. 25 items: five reports headed "Circle Bar Cattle Company - Report of Operations by B.H. Cobine," for 6/30, 7/31, 9/30, 11/30 of 1932, and 2/28/1933 ; report headed "Circle Bar Cattle Co. - Statement showing balance due..." as of 12/31/1932 ; report headed "Circle Bar Cattle Co. - Statement of Liabilities and Bank Accounts Re: Agreement between Harry Chandler and B.H. Cobine," 3/11/1932 ; correspondence related to the Circle-Bar Cattle Co., other entities in correspondence - Colorado River Land Co., the "Estate of Walter K. Bowker," Harry Chandler (in 13-pp. letter to him, 10/10/1932, related to the Circle-Bar Cattle Co., on last page the correspondent writes - "Circle-Bar Cattle Company is now having some trouble with the Mexican government") ; additional financial and legal documents.

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Clinton, Clifford

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