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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
Two letters of correspondence between W.R. Hearst Jr. [William Randolph Hearst, Jr.], Editor-In-Chief at Hearst Newspapers, and Otis Chandler, regarding the two-part series the Los Angeles Times did on the Herald-Examiner.
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Approx. 30 items: LAT news stories and editorials, many bashing publishing competitor Hearst, in-house material ; 7-pp. transcript copied from LAT, 11/2/1906, on the occasion of a speech by Sec. of State Elihu Root (with the blessing of T. Roosevelt) denouncing Hearst's political ambitions ; segment, pp. 257 - 279, copied from Bring on the Empty Horses, a chapter titled "The Enchanted Hill," a memoir by David Niven involving friendship with Marion Davies and visits to San Simeon, Heart's "castle" on the central California coast.
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2 items: LAT coverage of the Patricia Hearst kidnapping and aftermath. Article tear sheets: LAT, 6/15/1975, "Hunt for Patty...FBI never really close" ; LAT tear sheet, 7/7/1975, "(With Patty) From L.A. to Hong Kong--and beyond" and related story "Hoax...a risk that haunts newspapers." Both sets of tear sheets in plastic sleeve.
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Seven pieces of correspondence regarding editorial comments. Correspondents include Governor Ronald Reagan, Mayor Tom Bradley, Harrison Chandler, George Gutekunst, The Honorable Richard Helms, and Victor M. Carter.
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Letter and color advertisement flier from Color House thanking patrons for their support and mentioning their selection as the 1986 Professional Color Lab of the Year.
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Approx. 20 items: org charts, dated 7/1993 and 9/1993, for Editorial and many support departments at LAT.
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