Manuscripts

Newspapers - Santa Barbara Press

Description: 8 items: copies of notices published in the Santa Barbara Press when Harrison Gray Otis assumed ownership of that newspaper in 1876, and when he relinquished control of it in 1880 ; pp. 1-21 of Noticias, 1/1974?, including an article titled "Santa Barbara journalists, 1855-1973" ; letter copy, 1/7/1974, on letterhead of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, from F. Daniel Frost to Otis Chandler.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1876 - 1974
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.

Santa Barbara

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3 items: booklet, "Santa Barbara," by John Steven McGroarty, compliments of Southern Pacific Lines, 1925 ; booklet, "Facts behind the fame of Santa Barbara and Santa Barbara County," 1950 ; booklet, "Historic Adobes of Santa Barbara, Calif.," 1950s?

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Santa Barbara

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2 booklets (fragile collector's items) protected in plastic sleeve: Santa Barbara perpetuates the romance..." 1926 ; The Santa Barbara County Court House, 1929, sponsored by the County Board of Supervisors.

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Residence in Santa Barbara, California

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Newspaper clipping and facsimile about Otis's residence in Santa Barbara, California. FACSIMILES MAY NOT BE DUPLICATED OR PUBLISHED.

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Board of Directors - Frost, F. Daniel

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1 item: copy of Wall St. Journal brief, 5/17/1967, "Who's News," reading "F. Daniel Frost, a senior partner in the Los Angeles law firm of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, was named a director of (Times Mirror Co.)."

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Approx. 15 items: 16-pp. transcript of "taped interview with former Supervisor John Anson Ford on 2/2/1973" featuring Ford's memories and thoughts on Los Angeles history, the effect on it of Los Angeles Times and the Chandler family and related views ; 7-pp. (numbered pp. 8 - 14) of an "excerpt from (John Anson Ford's unpublished biog.) ; single-sheet (yellow) bio of John Anson Ford ; news clip copies related to F. Daniel Frost ; 1972 single-sheet bio of F. Daniel Frost ; several pieces of correspondence involving Frost, James Bassett, and in one instance, a letter dated 1/28/1977, to Frost from Otis Chandler ; two 5-pp. transcripts of "Taping with F. Daniel Frost, senior partner Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher and a member of the Times Mirror Company Board of Directors," 12/2/1976 ; 2 sheets of handwritten notes related to "John Anson Ford book ; 27-pp. booklet, 4/26/1976, TM "Notice of Annual Meeting."

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Otis, Harrison Gray

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General Harrison Gray Otis (1837-1917) was born in Ohio and moved west after fighting with the Union Army in the Civial War. In 1876, Otis moved his family to Santa Barbara, California, where he purchased the Santa Barbara Press. From 1889-1891, Otis was the special treasury agent for the Northern Seal Islands off Alaska. He became editor of the Los Angeles Daily Times in 1882 and purchased the paper in 1886. In 1898, Otis volunteered to serve in the Phillippine-American War, which is when he was appointed brigadier general. Otis remained publisher until his death. Date range is 1859-1979.

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