Manuscripts

Employees - Miles, Marvin

Description: Approx. 10 items: LAT article copy, 10/8/1953, "Times man flies faster than sound," on Miles being the first newspaper reporter to be a passenger on an Air Force jet when the sound barrier was broken; single-sheet bio, headed "Marvin Miles," and stamped 1/21/1960; duplicate of previous bio, stapled to other bios dated 1948, 1950 and 1959. three articles about Miles as Times Aviation Editor (1950s); handwritten note by "DL" (Dan Lewis), presumably about Miles - "Died 5/3/1994, according to Linda Munoz in Records," note dated 4/3/1995.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1940 - 1995
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.

Employees - Haven, Frank

Manuscripts

Approx. 10 items: article clip, Among Ourselves, 11/1963, "Frank Haven named Times managing editor"; bio sheet, 7/21/1964; bio sheet, 3/20/1974; several rough, undated bio sheets; 1-pp., official, Biography from the Los Angeles Times - Frank P. Haven (undated); tear sheet and one copy, LAT obit, 2/28/1995, "Frank P. Haven, ex-Times managing editor [dies]."

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Employees - Seldis, Henry J

Manuscripts

1 item: 3-pp. "Biography from the Los Angeles Times, Henry J. Seldis...Art Editor." Bio is dated 2/1975. Seldis joined LAT in 1958.

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Employees - Zimmerman, Paul

Manuscripts

Approx. 15 items: transcription (1/3 page) of Who's Who in America entry for Paul Bechler ZIMMERMAN, vol. 35, 1968-69; various memos and promotions background material related to sports events in L.A., 1973 - 1974; four single-sheet bios, dated 1974, 1978, 1981, 1982; typed note from "Zim" to "Will," 3/21/1984, and other material related to previously mentioned bios;

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Employees - Scheuer, Philip

Manuscripts

4 items: 5-pp. bio packet, incl. photos, copies of clips by and about Scheuer, dated 3/2/1950; 2-pp. bio info, headed "Philip K. Scheuer - Assistant Editor, Drama Department," undated, written in first-person;LAT obit tear sheet, 2/19/1985, "Philip Scheuer, ex-Times film critic, dies"; LAT tear sheet, 2/23/1985, "Scheuer...aisle seat on history" (an appreciation by Charles Champlin).

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Employees - Chase, Charles

Manuscripts

3 items: text of interview with Charles Chase, Vice President, Production (LAT), 15-pp., undated ; LAT clip, 11/1/1983, "Times names Charles Chase Executive VP"; 5-pp. letter from Tom Johnson to "Charlie" Chase, 4/10/1982, on the occasion of his 45th Anniversary at The Times, which serves as both a review of his LAT career and a personal bio.

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Employees - Burba, James F

Manuscripts

4 items: clipping (source unknown), dated 10/31/1947, with bio info on Burba; 3 clippings from 7/1948, related to Burba's death, one on the fatal heart attack, one on the upcoming funeral, a final one reporting on the memorial services.

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