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Chandler, Harry -- Death

Description: Single sheet eulogy on (onion skin) paper, unattributed ; small assortment of dental and medical bills,for services to various members of Chandler family ; a resolution in tribute to Harry Chandler at the time of his death from the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce (stapled to letter on Matson Navigation stationary), 12/7/1944.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1944 - 1945
Call number: mssLAT
Creator: Los Angeles Times (Firm)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: The Los Angeles Times,
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Chandler, Norman (Death of) - Incoming Sympathy Letters - E

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Nineteen sympathy letters and telegrams sent to Otis Chandler upon the death of his father, Norman Chandler. Also included is a Certificate in Tribute from the City of Los Angeles.

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Chandler, Norman (Death of) - Incoming Sympathy Letters - R

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One sympathy letter and a certificate holder which includes a Memorial Resolution by Senator Alan Robbins of the California State Senate in memory of Norman Chandler.

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Chandler, Harry

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Harry Chandler (1864-1944) was born in New Hampshire and moved permanently to Los Angeles in 1885. He worked as a clerk in the circulation department of the Los Angeles Times, as well as delivering papers. He married Ruth Chandler in 1894, two years after his first wife died. Chandler continued to advance at the newspaper and in 1914, Harrison Gray Otis declared his plan to give Chandler and his wife full control fo the Los Angeles Times upon his death. Chandler was publisher of the Los Angeles times from 1917-1944. Intensely protective of his legacy, Chandler had much of his material destroyed upon his death. Series includes reference files, arranged alphabetically by author/subject. Facsimiles may not be copied or published. Date range is 1894-1979.

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Chandler, Harry B

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3 items: 59-pp. transcript of interview with Harry Chandler (2nd son of Otis Chandler), 4/22/1980 ; 25-pp. transcript of interview with Harry Chandler, 4/22/1980 ; 20-pp. transcript of interview with Harry Chandler, 4/22/1980. Harry speaks of his childhood, his teen years and his education at Pasadena Polytechnic, Andover and Stanford. He also recounts his interest in art and his working life at Twentieth Century-Fox.

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Chandler, Dorothy Buffum

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8 items: Collection of transcripts of interviews with Dorothy Buffum Chandler. Some of these transcripts have been trimmed at the left and have been stapled illogically with missing pages, etc. The only identifying material at top of first sheet - pp. 15 - is "15 (#1)."

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Chandler, Norman (Death of) - Notes

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Six index cards with address and notes written on them, stating "Mrs. NC did." Letters and the responses to letters sent to Otis Chandler upon the death of his father, Norman Chandler.

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Chandler, Harry -- Death

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