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Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce
Manuscripts
2 items: letter, 7/7/1960, from Harold Wright (L.A. Chamber of Commerce) to Norman Chandler and memo from Nick Williams, 7/18/1960, both on the subject of the preservation of Angels Flight (funicular railway) in downtown L.A.
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Chandler, Norman
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Three items. Three memos from Otis Chandler to Norman Chandler and a memo from Otis Chandler to Norman Chandler, Mrs. Norman Chandler [Dorothy Chandler], Philip Chandler, L.D. Hotchkiss, Omar F. Johnson, Hugh A. Lewis, R. F. Mark, Edward J. Reap, Marvin Reimer, Fred Selzer, and Nick Williams. One of the memos has to do with Sam Yorty and includes a copy of a letter that Yorty sent to Norman Chandler.
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Williams, Nick B
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2 items: letter, 1/25/1973, from Nick Williams to Norman Chandler, expressing his admiration of him ; letter, 7/25/1973, Williams to Norman Chandler, on the subject of great American publishers of the mid 20th century. The second letter features Williams' thoughts on Col. McCormick (Chicago Tribune), Henry Luce (Time), the Scripps - Howard Newspapers and The Christian Science Monitor.
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Correspondence
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Approx. 30 items: 10-pp. "Civic Auditorium memorandum, 12/9/1957, from Ed Ainsworth to Mrs. Chandler, on "creation of an Auditorium - Music Center facility..."; telegram, 10/31/1958, from Marion Davies to Mr. & Mrs. Norman Chandler congratulating them for editorial on gubernatorial campaign; letter, 12/2/1958, from Dorothy Chandler to Davies, thanking her; series of 7 letters, 1962 - 1963, between Thomas M. Storke (1876 - 1971), Santa Barbara News-Press Publisher, and Dorothy Chandler, headed "Strictly private and confidential"; copy of letter, 6/18/1968, from John Anson Ford to Dr. [Franklin] Murphy on working with Dorothy Chandler and other members of the family; article copy, Among Ourselves, 7/1968, "Death takes Ed Ainsworth, Timesman for 43 years"; transcribed version of a handwritten, 2-pp. letter from Nick Williams to "Mrs. C" at the time of his retirement and after his wife's death, 1/25/1973; 1-pp. Times Mirror bio on Mrs. Chandler; related items, including private letters, cards and notes, many with revealing marginalia. 3 items: glossy reproduction of page from Los Angeles Sunday Times, 9/11/1921, photos & captions for "Shakespeare Revival - 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' " stapled to letter, 1/4/1960, to "Mrs. Norman Chandler," from Lenore Greenfield on the photostat (mentioned above) advertising the Hollywood Bowl production of Shakespeare's comedy; 3-pp. letter from "DBC" to "Miss Lawson," 2/27,1961, on the subject of "factors that restrict women's place in management." Times Mirror Management Bulletin, 1/14/1976, to "Management Personnel," opens "One February 1, 1976, Dorothy B. Chandler is retiring from Times Mirror..."
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Kamp, Joseph P
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2 items: telegram and memo, both dated 9/17/1958, and both regarding figures in a 1958 California political campaign. Public figures mentioned: Edmund ("Pat") Brown, Norman Chandler, Nick B. Williams and Joseph P. Kamp.
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Capra, Frank
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4 items: letter, 4/13/1960, Capra to Norman Chandler, giving "heartiest congratulations and best wishes" to both Otis and Norman Chandler on the occasion of Norman's naming of Otis to be publisher ; letter, 8/13/1973, from Bassett to Capra telling him of the history project and asking about the possibility of interviewing Capra ; 3-pp. letter, 8/28/1973, in which Capra colorfully describes his early (age 7) career as a newspaper delivery boy ; letter, 9/18/1973, Bassett to Capra, thanking him for his letter of reminiscences and tentatively planning a lunch with him.
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