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McCulloch, Frank

Description

Approx. 20 items. Subject include: exchange of letters between Frank McCulloch and a U. of Iowa journalism prof. on news coverage of airliner crashes; Bircher John Rousselot alleges that he and Robert Oppenheimer were being considered as advisors to the U.S. delegation to the United Nations; Cecil Smith column on the sale of KTTV (a Times Mirror holding); McCulloch memo to Williams and Otis Chandler on the potential for expanding subscriber base in San Diego area 8/21/1961); two copies of a 5-pp., July 1, 1963, report by McCulloch on a Columbia U. Seminar on "Effective Community Reporting"; Oct. 14, 1963, resignation letter from Frank McCulloch to Otis Chandler; personal letter to Williams from McCulloch (Feb. 16, 1964) after the later had taken up his new post with Time Inc. in Southeast Asia; correspondence with Raymond McKelvey, Political Science prof. at Occidental College; Williams' business (also personal) letter to Frank McCulloch in 1968 when LAT wanted to lure him back from Time, Inc.--dated Nov. 27, 1968, begins with word "Dammit" (also is stapled inside larger stack of correspondence); full-page tear sheet of July 15, 1963, LAT Sports section with handwritten message on it; etc.

Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
1961 - 1968
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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