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California - Northern vs. Southern

Description: Approx. 15 items: various chronologies recording dates of newspaper articles from both L.A. and San Francisco related to the often rocky relationship between the two cities and between northern and southern California; clips and copies from newspapers in both cities; 4-pp. reprint featuring stories from San Francisco, dated 4/19/1906, and headed "The Call=Chronicle=Examiner," all under the banner headline "Earthquake and fire...San Francisco in ruins"; transcription of S.F. Call editorial of 11/21/1908, "San Francisco does not forget," responding to alleged slurs by Harrison Gray Otis in LAT; 3-pp. chronology, headed "SO. CAL. vs. NO. CAL., 1881 - [1911] ; memo with attached clips, on LAT coverage of the point in the early 1960s when California became the most populous state in the union.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1906 - 1977
Call number: mssLAT
Creator: Los Angeles Times (Firm)

Parks - Southern California

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Approx. 18 items: a selection of clips and copies of articles from LAT and other publications on Barnsdall Park, Central Park (Pershing Square), Descanso Gardens, Exposition Park, Westlake Park, William S. Hart Park, etc. Also in folder are City of Los Angeles Recreation & Parks Annual Reports for 1964-65, 1966-1967, 1970, a Progress Report for 1959, a postcard featuring Mission Bay Park in San Diego, and a 39-pp. "Recommendation for 1970 Bond Program (stamped received 9/25/1969) and other material.

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Departments - Editorial - Wire Services

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Approx. 20 items. Materials include: 10-pp. "booklet" (w/ paper clip), "Directions for using the Telephotograver in sending and receiving news pictures by wire" [1920s?]; 1-pp. of info. headed "Wirephoto - modern miracle," 7/15/1943; various Among Ourselves articles, 1928 - 1931, on wirephotos and wire services; news clips, 1925 - 1939 , related to wirephotos; 6-pp. headed "History" [of LAT News Bureau], provides information on that activity from beginning in 1912 to 1942; 4-pp. "Examination of news agencies," an extended set of questions on history, organization, type of services, charges, etc., offered by news agencies (a template for analysis); clips on both AP and UPI having had offices inside LAT building at one time; LAT article, 4/3/1988, "The AP - it's everywhere and powerful," by David Shaw; LAT article by Nick B. Williams, 10/7/1962, "Birth of vital new wire service" (L.A. Times - Wash. Post); other related material.

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Ethnic Groups - Hispanics

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Approx. 15 items: major item, pp. 189 - 259 copied from book, North from Mexico, by Carey McWilliams, 1961; LAT clips & copies (plus one from Wall St. J.) on Hispanics in southern Cal. and USA.

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Politics - California

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Approx. 40 items: selection of clips and copies of material from LAT and elsewhere on California politics. Notable items: charts published by AP, "Governor vote" (Regan over Unruh, 1970) and "U.S. Senate Race" (Tunney over Murphy, 1970) ; sheaf of papers, clipped, headed "Talk...6/9/66," appears to be typed-up notes - facts and stats and political musings, no name or initials ; sheaf of small (4" x 5") sheets headed "Talk," and dated 6/27/66, musings about the political scene, no name or initials ; sheaf of papers, typed and handwritten, headed "Palm Springs - 10/11/66," thoughts about California's "odd gyrations ; 31-pp. "Bowdoin Speech" transcript, delivered 10/1966, attached note from Editor Nick Williams reads in part, "To Jim Bassett...damn good summation of Loco Californico" ; 19-pp. transcript headed "By Carl Greenberg, Times Political Writer," describes the political game in California from "The Roaring '20s" through the 1960s, dated 2/2/1973,

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California - Growth

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9 items: LAT clips and tear sheets, 1946 - 1981, related to California population growth and the attendant changes in the state; staple-bound, 53-pp. booklet, California...Promise and Problems," articles reprinted from LAT, 1962 - 1963.

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Call, Asa V

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Approx. 10 items: LAT clips follow the career and political activism of Asa Call, insurance company executive, one-time president of Automobile Club of Southern California and powerful businessman, from the 1940s into the 1970s. Among these items are transcripts of taped interviews with Mr. Call: 21-pp., 3/22/1973 ; 12-pp., 4/2/1973.

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