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Labor

Description

Approx. 10 items: stapled, multi-page reprint from LAT headed, "Lest we forget...The Forty-year war for a Free City," originally published during the month of 10/1929 ; article tear sheet, The American West, 3/1970, "The case of the very American militants" ; approx. 15-pp., interview of Seth Brown (labor rep.) by Dr. Corrine Gilb, material headed "The Los Angeles Times and the I.T.U. Local 174 (typographical union), 5/1957; cover and articles copied from The Californians, 7/1984, several articles on labor agitation in L.A. area, especially San Pedro in 1920s; 60-pp. copied from a book, Los Angeles, by Morrow Mayo in 1932.

Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
1929 - 1984
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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