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Garland, William May

Description

6 items: two copies of transcript headed "Story of the origin of the Xth Olympiad held in Los Angeles, California, in 1932, as written by William May Garland, one is 33 pp., the other ends with pp. 28, ; letter, 6/6/1983, to Lois Markwith, LAT Archivist, from Lee Whitney, Editor of You (mag) ; LAT sports tear sheets for 12/10/1983, and misc. copies of same.

Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
1933 - 1983
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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