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1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Manuscripts
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Manuscripts
Three items comprising six pages pertaining to Mike Straszer, containing letters and memos.
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Manuscripts
9 items: reports, LAT clips, and other material on newspaper operations locally and nationwide during the mid and late 20th century. Notable items: tear sheets from CNPA Magazine (Calif. Newspaper Publishers Assn.), 8/1938, "Success marks first year of editorial association" ; speech transcript, delivered at California Newspaper Publishers Assn. meeting, San Francisco, 2/6/1959, "The newspaper of 1970," by J. Edward Murray ; booklet, "75th Anniversary, American Newspaper Publishers Assn., 1887-1962" (A brief history) ; multi-page listing, "CNPA Daily Newspapers - (award) Winners, 1981."
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Approx. 75 items: reader letters and post cards to LAT, most (if not all) critical of the cancellation of Morrie Ryskind's column. Also included are examples of the standard response letter sent, in this time frame, by George Straszer, Assistant to the Editor.
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Manuscripts
George Straszer was the Assistant to Nick Williams in the 1960s. Collection includes correspondence, photographs, speeches, and his California Missions Scrapbook. Date range is 1938-1978.
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Approx. 15 items. Subjects include multiple-page list of Mirror Syndicate Features--columnists, features on advice, bridge, science, show business, fashion, health, religion, crosswords, astrology, cartoons, etc.; correspondence related to contracts for syndicated materials; etc.
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Approx. 30 items: letters, lists, tear sheets and completed forms related to the CNPA "Better Newspapers Contest," 1991. Notable items include: "1991 CNPA Better Newspapers Contest, Alpha. list of Weekly Newspaper Winners," 4-pp. ; "1991 CNPA Better Newspapers Contest, Alpha list of Daily Newspaper Winners," 5-pp. ; complete issue (12-pp.), California Publisher Special Edition - 1991 Better Newspapers Contest
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