Manuscripts

Crocker, Lady Ruth

Description: Approx. 10 items: 12-pp. "Taping with Lady Ruth Crocker, sister of the late Norman Chandler," 3/26/1975, includes her general memories of Harry Chandler as a father and as publisher of Los Angeles Times, his feud with William Randolph Hearst ; related notes (some are handwritten) and letters ; several news clip copies related to Lady Crocker or her three husbands.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1968 - 1975
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.
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Crocker, Sir William Charles

Manuscripts

Two letters sent to Otis Chandler from Sir William "Bill" Charles Crocker.

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Snow, Jr., Crocker

Manuscripts

A letter to Otis Chandler from Crocker Snow, Jr., Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of WorldPaper. Also in this folder is a note from Tom Johnson regarding Snow.

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4 items: LAT tear sheet, 6/20/1974, "Eyeball to eyeball with Rex Reed," by Jacobs; clip from Los Angeles (mag), 1/1975, on Frank Sinatra feud with LAT; clip from Los Angeles (mag), 2/1975, brief in "What's Up" column providing more on Frank Sinatra feud with LAT; LAT tear sheet of Jody Jacobs last column for the paper (date not included).

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Wirin, A.L

Manuscripts

Approx. 15 items: 19-pp. transcript of "...taping of an interview with A.L. Wirin, retired general counsel for the Southern California Division of the American Civil Liberties Union," 12/6/1973 ; 15-pp. transcript of "...second taping with Mr. A.L. Wirin on 12/12/(19)73" ; collection of news clip copies relating to Wirin, 1935 - 1966 ; LAT news clip, 11/16/1968, "Growing problem," by Charles Maher, in which ACLU counsel became involved in a man's constitutional right to wear a beard (etc.) ; ACLU news release, 5/1/1970, "Biography of A.L. Wirin" ; multi-page booklet (tan) "Fifty Years of the American Civil Liberties Union" (ca. 1973) ; 25-pp. document copy, "Some important cases in the 50 year history of the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California."

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Petree, Neil

Manuscripts

Approx. 25 items: collection of news clip copies related to Neil Petree and his activities in the field of rapid transit planning, 1948 - 1972 ; complete issue (4-pp.) of AAA News Review, 2/1973, two pp. 1 stories marked, "AAA...buses" and "AAA supports urban transit..." ; two copies of 22-pp. "Taping with Neil Petree," 3/20/1973 ; two letters, to Bassett from Petree related to the interview and the transcripts.

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XYZ

Manuscripts

2 items: 10-pp. transcript of "Taping with former Mayor Samuel Yorty," 5/9/1977 - subjects include his feud with LAT over the years, the Watts riots, Police Chief William Parker, Yorty's role in pushing through the Music Center project, his belief that L.A. had become, in the 1970s, a "left-wing constituency", he says LAT always endorsed his political opponents ; 18-pp. transcript of "Taping with Paul Zimmerman, former sports editor (LAT)," 1/25/1974 - subjects include the fact that, ca. 1930, LAT was not a "sports-minded" paper (pp. 2), stories and memories of covering sports, which were emphasized back then, improvements needed in LAT Sports section, the "meaning of sports, athletes as role models (pp. 15 - 16).

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