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California - Growth
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Los Angeles County - Growth
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Approx. 20 items: orig. 84-pp. booklet, Zoning Atlas - Los Angeles, 1932 ; several population reports, U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Los Angeles...area, 1944 ; 5-pp. copied from The Researcher (L.A. Chamber of Commerce) on "Growth of the Western Metropolis (L.A.), 1/1959 ; 6-pp. report by James Bassett to Nick Williams, "Urban problems of the Los Angeles area," 1/17/1969 ; related LAT clips, memos, and "Dwelling Units and Population" reports from the Regional Planning Commission.
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Los Angeles - Growth (1 of 2)
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40-plus items: collection of clips, tear sheets and copies of material from LAT, Downtown News, and other sources on many aspects of the city's growth from its founding in 1781 into the 1980s. The materials range from population charts, to historical information and discussions of city planning to straight promotion of L.A.. Split into two folders.
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Los Angeles - Growth (2 of 2)
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40-plus items: collection of clips, tear sheets and copies of material from LAT, Downtown News, and other sources on many aspects of the city's growth from its founding in 1781 into the 1980s. The materials range from population charts, to historical information and discussions of city planning to straight promotion of L.A. Split into two folders.
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Urban Growth
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Approx. 15 items: LAT column copy, 3/26/1950, "A suburb is nothing if its City withers" ; copies of a multi-part LAT series, "Exploding Metropolis,"which ran in 11/1958, with daily headlines such as "Life changes in America's cities," "Slum problems worse...all big cities affected" and "Subdivision's march blights green areas." Also included is a memo dated 10/20/1958, from Nick B. Williams to Taylor Trumbo of the City Desk related to the series being prepared (see entry above).
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Politics - California State Legislature
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Approx. 15 items: staple-bound booklet with ten articles, both political commentary and editorials, on California State Legislature, pay raises and conflict of interest for lawmakers, all 1965 ; several editorials on updating the State Constitution, 1966 ; LAT editorial, "Ethics in the State Senate, 6/26/1969 ; other clips with commentary through 1976.
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Los Angeles Civic Center
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Approx. 12 items: a collection of clips and copies from LAT, Downtown News and Civic Center News, on the selection of sites, planning, construction and usage of buildings, parking structures and surrounding landscaping in the civic center area; complete issue of Civic Center News, 11/14/1972, front page stories include (Hall of) "Records to be razed," and "Criminal Courts building dedicated"; tear sheet, Civic Center News, 3/12/1974, "Civic Center Exhibit opens this week"; more tear sheets, Downtown News, 1987, on civic centers changes.
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