Manuscripts

Griffith, Griffith J

Description: Approx. 12 items: LAT clip copies on Griffith's philanthropy (donated the land for vast Griffith Park), his business dealings, an attempt on his wife's life--which is went to prison for--and his eventual work for penal reform. Also included is a chapter (pp. 119-134) from the book, Take the Witness (1934), focusing on Griffith's personal history.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1903 - 1934
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

Griffith, D.W

Manuscripts

Approx. 20 items. A collection of LAT material on Griffith, including appreciations and other features and the 1948 article at the time of his death.

mssLAT

Image not available

6 items: original brochure, "Corner Stone Laying - Griffith Observatory, Griffith Park (7/12/1934) ; memo from "Meredith" (staff writer) to "Mr. Hawke" (editor) defending an element that had been included in a story about the ceremony related to laying observatory cornerstone ; booklet, Griffith Observatory and Planetarium, Los Angeles, 5/1939 ; bio sheet (on onionskin paper), dated 10/20/1938, headed "Van M. Griffith" ; LAT article copy, 12/26/1967, "Donated in 1896, Griffith Park--the City's biggest Christmas gift."

mssLAT

Image not available

Animals

Manuscripts

2 items: LAT article copy, 1/1/1916, "The new wild animal center of the World," on Griffith Park Zoo, etc.; LAT clip, 11/17/1985, "Big birds & passing fancies," on Edwin Cawston's Ostrich Farm, at one time located in South Pasadena (ca. 1910s, 1920s).

mssLAT

Image not available

Transportation - Pacific Electric Interurbans

Manuscripts

6 items: 1935 brochure with price lists, time schedules and description of the "Mt. Lowe Famous Mile High Mountain Railway trip" ; undated newspaper article clip, "All areas of city served by big red, yellow cars" ; LAT tear sheet, 7/22/1973, "L.A.'s Big Red Cars--they went places" ; clip, Wall St. Journal, 8/14/1974, "In the Good Old Days, U.S. commuters were better off than now" ; LAT clip, 11/11/1975, Art Seidenbaum's column with headline "Fare of yesterday," on the Pacific Electric Railway; ; LAT clip, 10/15/1984, "Our cable car climbed halfway to the stars, too," on the Mt. Lowe spur of Pacific Electric ; letter copy, 3/16/1987, from David M. Callahan of Los Angeles to Evelyn Wolfe of LAT Real Estate section about "Pacific Electric's 1200 mile system..."

mssLAT

Image not available

White, Stephen M

Manuscripts

Approx. 20 items: collection of LAT news stories and editorial copies on the career of U.S. Senator Stephen M. White, born in San Francisco, 1853, died in Los Angeles, 1901. Notable items: excerpt copied from book, Take the Witness, by Alfred Cohn & Joe Chisholm, 1943 ; a selection of tributes to White from 2/1901 ; LAT obit, 2/22/1901, "Senator White's career closed...death claims the distinguished lawyer and statesman--tributes of respect from all sections."

mssLAT

Image not available

Articles

Manuscripts

6 items - clips in plastic sleeves; LAT clip, 2/13/1985, "Times Mirror profits hit record $232 million in '84' "; LAT clip, 3/7/1985, "Times Mirror names Erburu chairman to succeed Otis Chandler"; LAT clip, 3/23/1985, "Gannett bids for 13.8% of Cowles," TM mentioned; LAT clip, 5/23/1985, "Times Mirror cautious on plans for media purchases"; LAT clip, 7/2/1985, "Times Mirror considering reincorporation"; 3-pp. article copy, Business Week, 11/4/1985, "Times Mirror wakes up with a throbbing hangover...paying dearly for ill-advised diversification."

mssLAT

Griffith, Griffith J

Opening Hours

Admission Info and Tickets

You might also be interested in

Griffith, D.W

Parks - Griffith Park

Animals

Transportation - Pacific Electric Interurbans

White, Stephen M

Articles