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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 Fred W. Friendly, Advisor on Communications at The Ford Foundation, and Otis Chandler.
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Approx. 45 items, including: correspondence with Robert Healy, Boston Globe, and Fred Friendly, Ford Foundation ; several Thomas speech transcripts, including one to Cosmopolitan Club (Santa Barbara) on 3/20/1975 ; letters, cards and notes criticizing various aspects of LAT ; letter of congratulations (1971) to Thomas from Police Chief Ed Davis on the occasion of Thomas' becoming Editor of LAT ; 4-pp. memo from Frank Haven to Nick Williams (1965) giving his thoughts on the new "City" Editor, William Thomas - plus thumbnail evaluations of LAT staffers Jack Smith, Chuck Hillinger, Harry Bernstein, etc. (Note: Thomas became City Editor just a few weeks before the Watts riots of August, 1965). Split into two folders.
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Approx. 45 items, including: correspondence with Robert Healy, Boston Globe, and Fred Friendly, Ford Foundation ; several Thomas speech transcripts, including one to Cosmopolitan Club (Santa Barbara) on 3/20/1975 ; letters, cards and notes criticizing various aspects of LAT ; letter of congratulations (1971) to Thomas from Police Chief Ed Davis on the occasion of Thomas' becoming Editor of LAT ; 4-pp. memo from Frank Haven to Nick Williams (1965) giving his thoughts on the new "City" Editor, William Thomas - plus thumbnail evaluations of LAT staffers Jack Smith, Chuck Hillinger, Harry Bernstein, etc. (Note: Thomas became City Editor just a few weeks before the Watts riots of August, 1965). Split into two folders.
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Approx. 15 items: multi-page "Media questions & answers: Magazine project" (PR style "scripts" for anyone being interviewed about new magazine) ; multi-page "Media questions and answers: Los Angeles Times Magazine" (same as above) ; early version of LAT Mag. ; complete issue of NYT Magazine, 8/25/1985 ; complete issues of LAT Home, 9/8/1985 and 9/29/1985 ; related material.
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Approx. 25 items: collection of LAT clips (in plastic sleeve) on Nixon resignation, Ford's presidency and events within that time frame. Also in the file is a tear sheet of Time (mag) article, 11/4/1974, "The Pendulum Problem" on analysis of the "honeymoon" period of Ford's tenure, especially a major Page One article by David Shaw of LAT.
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Approx. 25 items, including: memos, letters and reports related to Pfaffinger Foundation activities. Collection of "thumbnail" descriptions of grant recipients, i.e. Hospital Charity Fund, Daniel Freeman Memorial Hospital, United Way, Foothill Free Clinic (Pasadena), etc.
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