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1671A - Times Mirror Company Stock

Description

Approx. 20 items: financial reports--"Portfolio of General Market Securities," "Schedule(s) of Bonds Owned," etc.-- transaction reports, spreadsheets, handwritten notes, and memos related to stock transactions and investments in general. In this file is a 2-pp. confidential investment letter from Lionel Edie of Capital Group to Henry S. McKee, dated 5/29/1940, in which it is stated that the "preponderant opinion in the State Department and the White House is...that the war will be over before the end of this year with a German victory." Edie goes on to discuss how the expected German victory would affect the world economy.

Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
1939 - 1942
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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