Manuscripts

Hearst, William Randolph

Description: 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.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1901 - 1975
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.

Cornero, Tony

Manuscripts

Approx. 10 items: LAT clips on the operation of gambling ships off L.A. County coast by Cornero in 1930s and 1940s. Included is a segment (pp. 76-83) copied from the book Warren, the man, the court, the era, by John D. Weaver, 1968.

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Lindsay, Ben

Manuscripts

8 items: LAT news stories and other items related to the controversial career of Judge Ben Lindsay. Notable items: 5-pp. copied from a 1929 thesis for Claremont Colleges, segment titled "Attitude on marriage," featuring material on Judge Lindsay ; LAT obit, 3/27/1943, "Ben Lindsay, jurist, dies" ; article torn from Southern California Quarterly, Winter 1973, "The story of Judge Ben Lindsay."

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Buildings - First

Manuscripts

5 items. Several pages copied from "History of Los Angeles Times" (appears to be an in-house publication); 2 copies of an article titled "Our Original Home--the Cradle of The Times"; a reminiscence by an early LAT employee titled "Looking Backward" (previous two items from Among Ourselves); segment copied from William Andrew Spalding--Los Angeles Newspaperman, a book with material on the early history of LAT.

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Hearst Jr., William Randolph

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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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Employees - Schallert, Edwin

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3 items: single-sheet LAT bio headed "Edwin Schallert - Editor, Drama Dept."; 5-pp. collection of bio info. incl. photo, more LAT bio material and a segment headed, "Color biography for KTTV"; LAT obit, 9/29/1968, "Ex-Times drama critic Edwin Schallert dies."

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Sinclair, Upton (2 of 2)

Manuscripts

Approx. 80 items: dozens of copies of LAT news stories and editorials hostile to Sinclair and his message (especially during Harry Chandler era) ; several extended segments copied from Sinclair's book, I, Candidate for Governor and how I got Licked, 1935 ; segment copied from Rebel at Large, by George Creel, 1947 ; complete original issue, Southern California Quarterly, Winter 1974 - issue devoted to material on Sinclair ; LAT obit copy, 11/26/1968, "Upton Sinclair, 90, noted author, dies." Split into two folders.

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