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FBI

Description

Approx. 25 items: the bulk of the material is correspondence between William Thomas and various FBI agents connected to the L.A. office of the FBI during the late 1970s. Two earlier letters, stapled to later material are of interest. One, dated 9/28/1966, was a US Government memo about Thomas having given a speech critical of the FBI. The other, dated 10/5/1966, was to J. Edgar Hoover, FBI Director, also critical of Thomas' speech.

Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
1978 - 1979
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
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
Associated people
Bassett, James E., (1912-1978.)
Chandler, Norman, (1899-1973.)
Chandler, Otis, (1927-2006.)
Conrad, Paul, (1924-2010.)
Johnson, W. Thomas, (1941-)
Owens, Charles H.
Associated organizations
Los Angeles Times (Firm).
Los Angeles Times History Center.
Times Mirror Company.
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