Manuscripts

Poulson, Norris

Description: 5 items: extended excerpts from Poulson's "memoirs" (looks more polished than typical "oral history" as it is listed on folder), including 60+ pages with some duplication - subjects include "First Mayorality Campaign" and "The Dodgers and Chavez Ravine" ; letter copy, 12/26/1952, from Norman Chandler to Norris Poulson, urging P. to run for mayor of L.A. ; letter copy, 8/29/1963, letter copy, 8/29/1963, from Walter O'Malley to Norris Poulson, friendly letter ; original brief letter, 7/10/1975, from Alan Williams, Dir. of Public Relations, Metropolitan Water district of Southern California, to James Bassett, LAT, opens "Here's the Norrie Poulson transcript...I found his recollections to be...accurate..." ; 2-pp. original letter, 2/21/1977, Norris Poulson to James Bassett, LAT, pointing out and highlighting some elements of the memoirs, esp. pages mentioning Norman Chandler.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1952 - 1977
Call number: mssLAT

Poulson, Norris

Manuscripts

60+ items: LAT news stories and editorials, following the political career of Norris Poulson from the 1940s to 1960. Notable items: LAT editorial copy, 10/31/1944, "Reps. Poulson and Hinshaw deserve re-election" ; 2-pp. memo to "Mayor Poulson" from George Herbert (an aide?) on "the concession matter" involving a "Mr. Semenenko" and the Airports Commission and a possible investigation by The Examiner or other Hearst newspaper ; LAT article copy, 5/4/1960, "Poulson won't seek re-election" ; LAT tear sheet, 5/28/1973, "Norris Poulson...alive, well..."

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Poulson, Norris

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Approx. 10 items: exchanges of letters between Norris Poulson (Congressman and later L.A. mayor) and Norman Chandler ; 2-pp. segment from Poulson's memoirs relating to the Chandler family.

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Poulson, Norris

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Approx. 12 items: correspondence between Ed Ainsworth and Norris Poulson (U.S. House of Rep., later L.A. Mayor) ; mainly related to water issues ; 2-pp. tear sheet from Congressional Record, 5/24/1949, subject also is water.

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Approx. 20 items: packet of material related to Justice (and ex-Calif. governor) Earl Warren includes 16-pp. transcript of Bassett interview of Warren, 7/2/1973, on memories of politics and his relations with CA newspapers ; 11-pp. transcript of "Press release, Address by Governor Earl Warren, California Newspaper Publisher's Association...(1/18/1944) on his first year as governor ; collection of letters between Bassett and Warren, 1973, one news clip copy ; packet of materials related to LAT news exec. Ted Weegar - 5-pp. transcript of interview with Weegar, 10/1/1975, memos related to Weegar and an LAT bio for Weegar ; two copies of transcript of "...off-the-record interview with Paul Weeks, formerly of the L.A. Mirror and later with The Times, now with RAND Corp." 2/13/1975 - one major subject here is LAT coverage of race relations in L.A. ; several pieces of correspondence between Bassett and Weeks ; two copies of transcript of "Taping with Alan J. Williams, former Chief Executive Asst. to former mayor Norris Poulson..." 7/2/1975, also letter from Williams to Bassett relating to the interview transcript.

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McWilliams, Carey

Manuscripts

6 items: undated note (no year), from Harry Carr to Carey McWilliams on a writings about L.A. ; letter copy, 6/6/1931, from Carr to McWilliams related to Mc writing for LAT ; letter copy, 6/29/1931, same writers, same subject ; letter copy, 10/20/1931, same writers, same subject ; 3-pp. letter, 9/8/1975, from Carey McWilliams to James Bassett of LAT, relating some of M's experiences working for LAT in the 1920s ; LAT brief copy, "Newsmakers...Carey McWilliams has resigned as editor of The Nation (after 20 years)..."

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Correspondence & Miscellaneous - Editorial cartoons

Manuscripts

8 items: letter, 9/19/1967, to Bassett from Walter Annenberg (publisher, ambassador) praising editorial cartoonist Paul Conrad ; 4/29/1969, Bassett to Douglas T. Moore, responding to complaint about a specific Conrad cartoon ; letter, 5/17/1969, to Bassett from Douglas T. Moore, critical of Conrad and LAT and attached handwritten letter, 4/21/1969, from Moore to Franklin Murphy (Chair, TM Board) ; letter, 6/2/1970, from Bassett to Allen Mansfield (Pacific Western Securities), responding to Mansfield's criticism of Conrad cartoons and attached letter from Mansfield to Frank Haven, Managing Editor, LAT, attached are two Conrad cartoons about Nixon.

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