Opening Hours
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
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
1 item: 13-pp. transcript of interview of Jim Murray, Los Angeles Times Sports columnist. Note: Murray later won a Pulitzer Prize for Commentary in 1990. The interviewer (unspecified) begins the transcript, writing - "These are my notes following an interview with...Sports columnist Jim Murray." Subjects include: Murray's appearance ; his childhood ; Trinity College and after graduation ; relocates to California (pp. 2) ; at Time magazine (pp. 4) ; Murray's thoughts on pro football - "I find pro football about as exciting as twin beds" (pp. 5) ; the interviewer, commenting on Murray's prose style says it is reminiscent of Ring Larder ; on Casey Stengel (pp. 9 - 10) ; more.
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Approx. 45 items: assortment of bio material, clips by and about Murray, ephemera related to honors Murray was given, incl. tear sheet and two booklets, "A man of his words," produced for Murray's Memorial Service at Dodger Stadium, 9/26/1998, and a program for the unveiling ceremony for a bronze plaque of Murray, 11/19/1999.
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4 items: one article, bylined "Rick Browne - Times Staff Photographer," 2/10/1971, "Young Chicano's death described"; three 1972 LAT articles naming Rick Browne as an award winner, "Three Times Photographers win awards," "Six Times men win journalism awards" and "5 awards won by Timesmen."
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2 items: LAT article reprinted from Lexis-Nexis, 5-pp., "Times Jim Murray wins Pulitzer for commentary," 4/13/1990; tear sheet from Among Ourselves, 4/1990, "Jim Murray wins Pulitzer Prize."
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Memo from Rick Newcombe and response from Otis Chandler regarding an article in Muscle and Fitness magazine about Otis Chandler.
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1 item: 11-pp. transcript of interview of Jim Murray, Los Angeles Times Sports columnist. The cover sheet specifies "TV interview," but does not give the station, network or interviewer. Note: Murray later won a Pulitzer Prize for Commentary in 1990. Subjects include: his eye problems up to that time (pp. 2) ; comments on Murray by Lee Trevino (pp. 3) ; comments on Murray by Jack Nichlaus (pp. 3 - 4) ; Murray on covering up or revealing the bad behavior of athletes (pp. 5) ; Murray on Muhammad Ali (pp. 8) ; compares writing and sex (pp. 11).
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