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1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Manuscripts
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Manuscripts
Approx. 10 items: 1-pp. "Career Data - Dorothy Buffum Chandler"; 6/1972; 10-pp. stapled packet of correspondence, first sheet being a letter to Mrs. Chandler from Hardy Martel of the California Institute of Technology, with info on Mrs. Chandler and on Caltech included, all dated 1974; more bio sheets dated between 1975 and 1981; two undated bio sheets.
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Approx. 15 items: two 20 page copies of bio notes (ca. 1965), headed "L.D. (Loyal Durand) Hotchkiss..."; draft of retirement story, 1957; several newspaper clips from time of his retirement (in plastic sleeve); two copies article, ASNE Bulletin, 2/1957, "All he needs to be a tiger is a set of stripes," profile of Hotchkiss; LAT article copy, 12/11/1958, "1000 pay tribute to L.D. Hotchkiss, retiring Editor in Chief of Times"; two copies of illustration, "Mr. Hotchkiss goes to Washington"; original tear sheet and copy, LAT obit, 4/17/1964, "L.D. Hotchkiss, retired editor of Times, dies."
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8 items: various brief legal documents in the case of "The Times-Mirror Company and L.D. Hotchkiss vs. The Superior Court of the State of California..." (most items are staple-bound documents under 50-pp.) ; 57-pp. "Brief for Respondent in Opposition to Petition for Writ of Certiorari," October Term, 1939. 7 items: various brief legal documents in "The Times-Mirror Company and L.D. Hotchkiss vs. The Superior Court of the State of California..." (most items are staple-bound documents under 50-pp.) ; 65+ pp. "Supplemental brief on behalf of Respondent," October Term, 1940. 29-pp. (on 15 sheets) copy of legal document, "In the Supreme Court of the State of California - The Times-Mirror Company... and L.D. Hotchkiss vs. The Superior Court of the State of California, in and for the County of Los Angeles," (L.A. No. 16928), "... Harry Chandler and L.D. Hotchkiss (L.A. No. 16929), "Brief for American Newspaper Publishers Association as Amicus Curiae," n.d. - ca. 1939. 4 items: various brief legal documents in "The Times-Mirror Company and L.D. Hotchkiss vs. The Superior Court of the State of California..." (items are staple-bound documents under 50-pp.) ; 21-pp. staple-bound, "Nos. 1, 3.--October Term, 1941," also names "Harry Bridges, Petitioner."
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7 items: copy of sheet with handwritten note - "RFE sig. for our files," and below that, handwritten - "Bob Erburu"; TM bio, single-sheet, "Robert F. Erburu, President, Member - Bd. of Directors," 3/1974; 2-pp. TM "Biographical Data for Mr. Erburu, 8/1981; bio forms supplied by Who's Who in California, copies, completed by Mr. Erburu in 1982 and 1983; 2-pp. "Biographical Data, ca. 1986; 2-pp. biographical essay on Mr. Erburu, dated 1/5/1987.
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Approx. 12 items: packet with cover letter from Murphy to Otis Chandler, 4/9/1968, includes 3 copies of a UCLA biography of Dr. Murphy; 1-pp. copy of "Biographical Data" for Judith Joyce Harris Murphy (Mrs. Franklin D. Murphy); 2 sheets (torn from?) Current Biography, 3/1971, entry for "Franklin D(avid) Murphy"; 2-pp. of bio info for "Dr. Franklin D. Murphy - to be honored as E.P.A. Executive of the Year (1977); 4-pp. TM Biographical Data for Dr. Murphy, 1/1980; 6-pp. "Franklin D. Murphy - Biography," 1980; 4-pp.TM Biographical Data on Murphy, 8/1982; 8.5" x 11" program booklet, Third Annual Armand Hammer Award -- 1982, produced for the award luncheon by the Cultural Commission (8/24/1982); booklet, produced by the University of Kansas, Our Amazing Chancellors (late 1960s ?), which includes a segment on Dr. Murphy.
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7 items: 35-pp. transcript of interview of William Thomas by Jack Hart, 2/23/1973, subjects include his memories of growing up, his family, military service in World War II, his relocating to California and going to work for The Mirror, the Mirror's demise, etc. ; 9-pp. transcript of "Taping with Mr. C.E. Toberman," 3/12/1973 - he recalls his memories of both Harrison Gray Otis and Harry Chandler, comments on Hollywood's community problems of the 1970s, general thoughts on the growth of L.A. area ; dupe of previous transcript with Toberman, plus cover letter, 3/15/1973, to Toberman from Bassett ; 17-pp. transcript of "Taping with James Toland," 2/21/1974 - his memories with LAT extend from mid-1930s into the 1950s, memories of editors L.D. Hotchkiss and Nick Williams ; 18-pp. transcript of "Taping with Jean Sharley Taylor, Associate Editor," 10/6/1975 - her memories of working at Detroit Free Press and The Arizona Republic, joining LAT in 1971, "View" section of the 1970s ; 1-pp. bio of Jean Sharley Taylor, 1974 ; copies of news clippings about Taylor, 1971 - 1974.
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