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Manuscripts
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Manuscripts
The following are bound and loose in box 185: No. 12550 In the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. May Chandler Goodan, Marian Otis Chandler, Norman Chandler, Philip Chandler, Constance Chandler Crowe, Helen Chandler Garland, and Ruth C. Williamson. Brief for the Petitioner, Brief for the Respondents, Transcript of Record; No. 9735 United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, George D. Martin, Internal Revenue Agent, v. Chandis Securities Company and H.E. Downing. Appellees' Brief (2 copies), Appellees' Cumulative Brief (3 copies), Transcript of Record (2 copies, one with tabs); Before the Tax Court of the United States Docket No. 3034, Trust No. 1; Harry Chandler, Norman Chandler, and Marian Otis Chandler, trustees v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue. Brief for Petitioner (3 copies), Reply Brief for Petitioner (3 copies); Before the Tax Court of the United States Docket No. 3035, Trust No. 2; Marian Otis Chandler, et. al., present trustees v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue. Brief for Petitioner (3 copies), Reply Brief for Petitioner (3 copies); No. 8262 United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Marian Otis Chandler. Brief for Petitioner, Brief for Respondent, and Transcript of Record (2 copies).
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Approx. 12 items: several news clips, 1968 - 1969; 2 info sheets for Martha Marsh Chandler (Mrs. Harrison Chandler), 1968; 2-pp. "Biographical Data" for Harrison Chandler, 8/1970; LAT obit, 4/29/1985, one tear sheet & one copy, "Harrison Chandler, 82, printing executive, dies."
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Approx. 20 items: letters, handwritten notes, tax forms ; completed "Corporation Income Tax Return" forms for 1927, 1928, 1931, 1932, 1933, in the name of Times Mutual Benefit Association ; correspondence between TMBA and Treasury Department ; related materials.
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1 item: 2-pp. text, probably a draft for part of Bassett's history of LAT. This segment hypothesizes about the courtship of Harry Chandler and Marian Otis in the early 1890s. It also quotes from a letter Harrison Gray Otis wrote to his 18-year old granddaughter, May, praising the personal traits possessed by her parents, Harry and Marian Chandler.
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Otis Chandler (1927-2006) was the oldest son of Norman Chandler and Publisher from 1960-1980. Chandler attended Stanford and was an internationally-ranked shotputter. The fourth and final descendant of Harrison Gray Otis to run the Los Angeles Times, Chandler oversaw a major expansion of the paper, increasing its the profits and reputation. Date range is 1940-1989.
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Correspondence related to Chandler family tax case, with various attorneys, accountants, insurance companies included. Also bound "Taxpayer's Copy" of "United States Board of Tax Appeals" petition, titled "Ruth Chandler Williamson vs. Commissioner of Internal Revenue."
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