Manuscripts

Correspondence & Miscellaneous

Description: Approximately 120 items. Business and personal [some handwritten] correspondence. Among the correspondents are Clark Kerr, Stanley Mosk, Thomas Kuchel, Also included are several letters from Ted Rogers [of Ted Rogers Associates (NYC)] that are critical of Nixon, newspaper clippings, a 4-page Confidential memo, on brown, legal sized paper, from B. to Nick Williams on political coverage [dated 12/19/61] and a brief article titled "Politics: Bassett's Glossary," from Newsweek of 1/15/1962.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1961
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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