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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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Three copies of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the Los Angeles Ad Club on March 31, 1976. One of the copies has a note from Freddie Miller attached to it which briefs Chandler on the event. Other items in this folder include a letter from John W. Hill of Hill and Knowlton, Inc., in which he requests a copy of the speech; a memo from Frank Flood to Vance Stickell informing him of the meeting and what the Ad Club is requesting; a thank you memo from Vance Stickell to Otis Chandler, for agreeing to speak at the meeting; a letter from Miriam Austin, Secretary to Stuart C. Brandy, Vice President and General Manager of Shoreacres Broadcasting Company Limited, requesting a copy of the speech; a letter to Gladys Yonich of the Los Angeles Ad Club, from Freddie Miller in which Miller is sending Otis Chandler's biography and photograph; three letters of praise which have attached to them Otis Chandler's thank you response letters.
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Four items of correspondence pertaining to a speech given by Otis Chandler at the Los Angeles Stockbrokers Society Luncheon on November 4, 1976. A letter of praise from Ronald R. Richards, Assistant Vice President at Security Pacific National Bank; a letter from Bob Dresser of Stockbrokers Society, confirming the date and location; a response letter from Otis Chandler to Bob Dresser, reconfirming the date and location.
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Six copies of a speech that Otis Chandler gave to the Detroit Adcraft Club on Friday, October 3, 1969. Two of the copies included an introduction. Also included in this folder are two copies of a newspaper clippings from The Detroit News; a copy of The Adcrafter; five pieces of correspondence between Robert D. Nelson, Watts Wacker, Senior Vice President of D.P. Brother & Company, and John L. Scolaro, Senior Vice President of Cresmer, Woodward, O'Mara & Ormsbee, Inc., regarding Otis Chandler accepting the invitation to be speaker; a belated letter of praise from Peter B. Clark, President and Publisher of The Evening News Association; two pieces of correspondence between Lee H. Wilson, Executive Secretary of The Adcraft Club of Detroit, and Freddie Miller, confirming Otis Chandler's acceptance, discussion about biographical information and accommodations; two pieces of correspondence with John L. Sterling, Vice President of Newspaper 1, in which Sterling praises Chandler, and Chandler responds with a thank you letter; two pieces of correspondence with Theodore H. Mecke, Jr., Vice President of Public Affairs at Ford Motor Company,in which Mecke praises Chandler and Chandler responds with a thank you letter; two pieces of correspondence with John L. Scolaro, in which Scolaro forwards Chandler a story about the speech, and Chandler responds with a thank you letter; two pieces of correspondence with Lee H. Wilson, in which Wilson forwards a copy of The Adcrafter, and Chandler responds with a thank you letter; two pieces of correspondence with Susan Schneyer, Associate Producer of The Lou Gordon Program, in which he is invited to appear, but Chandler responds with a letter declining, also attached to these letters is memo from Gordon Phillips to Freddie Miller with information about the show; two pieces of correspondence with John L. Scolaro, dealing with suggestions for the speech, and Chandler responds with a thank you letter, also attached to these letters is a note from Don Maldonado informing that the memo came from the regular Detroit mail to the advertising people.
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Three copies of a speech entitled "Newspapering As America Enters Its Third Century" given by Otis Chandler at the William Allen White Foundation Annual Award Luncheon held at the University of Kansas on April 30, 1975. Other items in this folder include nine pages of photocopied biographical information on William Allen White; several newspaper clippings about the award; a note from Freddie Miller regarding the dissemination of the speech to "our top people", two letters from Dolph C. Simons, Jr., President and Publisher of The Lawrence Daily Journal-World, one stating how nice it was to see them and the other about his upcoming trip to Los Angeles; a thank you letter from John Cowles, Jr., Chairman of the Minneapolis Star and Tribune Company; twenty-nine congratulatory letters; three thank you letters sent out by Otis Chandler; sixteen items of correspondence which included congratulatory letters and Otis Chandler's response attached to them; a memo from Clark Akers to Frank Flood, with an attached response letter from Otis Chandler; a letter from Archie R. Dykes, Chancellor at The University of Kansas, confirming the visit and a response letter from Otis Chandler; four different speech reprint booklets from prior award winners.
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Four copies of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the Colorado Press Association Convention on February 21, 1969. Four of the copies are in pamphlet form. Also in this folder are twenty-three letters of correspondence, which included two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Palmer Hoyt, Editor and Publisher of the Denver Post, in which Hoyt is sending Chandler tear sheets and Chandler response with a thank you letter; two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Harold Willens, President of Factory Equipment Supply Corporation, requesting copies of the speech and Chandler informing him there weren't enough printed; eight letters of correspondence in which six are inviting Otis Chandler as guest speaker and two Otis Chandler accepts; seven letters and two note cards of correspondence, seven items in which congratulate Otis Chandler on a great speech and two Otis Chandler response with thank yous; a thank you letter from Ken Johnson, General Manager of the Daily Sentinel; and a letter from Hal Hall, Owner and Manager of the Red Mountain Lodge, in which he criticizes Otis Chandler's speech.
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Two copies of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the Santa Monica Rotary Club on September 18, 1970. Other items included in this folder are letters from C. Deane Funk, Publisher of the Evening Outlook, in which he request Chandler to be a speaker, provides details, and a thank you letter for agreeing to speak; two response letters from Otis Chandler to Deane Funk.
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