Manuscripts

Bonelli, William - Correspondence

Description: Approx. 10 items: In 1953, The Mirror exposed William Bonelli's Mafia connections and involvement in racketeering. In 1954, Bonelli, long-time member of the State Board of Equalization, authored a book, Billion Dollar Blackjack - the story of corruption and the Los Angeles Times. As the title suggests, this book was a strong condemnation of LAT and the Chandlers (publishers). Later Bonelli brought a lawsuit against The Mirror, another Chandler-owned newspaper, for "certain false published statements." This collection includes memos, letters, legal documents, press releases, etc. Also included is a complete copy of Los Angeles Underground (1954?), which reprinted the entire aforementioned book because, as the issue says, it was "suppressed in Los Angeles."
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1953 - 1989
Call number: mssLAT
Creator: Los Angeles Times (Firm)(Opens in new tab)

Bonelli, William G

Manuscripts

Approx. 60 items: William G. Bonelli was a long-time member of State Board of Equalization and rabid LAT and Chandler-hater (see other Bonelli file). This collection includes editorials and news copies from the 1930s until Bonelli's 1970 death. Material is mostly from LAT, with additional items from the L.A. tabloid, The Mirror.

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Correspondence

Manuscripts

Approx. 35 items. Correspondence with Scott Meredith Literary Agency, Simon Schuster (Peter Schwed), Playboy (Ted Rogers), New American Library, Reader's Digest, Los Angeles Times Syndicate, a critical note from Scott Meredith about a book review (Mirror or Times) ran on a Evan Hunter (a.k.a. Ed McBain) novel, etc.

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Articles on, 1950 - 1959

Manuscripts

Approx. 20 items. Magazine and newspaper clippings on various subjects: regular, same-day delivery of LAT to Sondrestrom Air Base, Greenland in 1958; LAT editorial titled, "...Innuendo Not News"; LAT report on "sane elder citizens" being committed to State mental hospitals; complete issue of Time (mag.) for 7/15/1957, featuring cover story on the history of Los Angeles and The Times; second copy of same cover story clipped out; issue of Los Angeles Underground, with cover story titled, "Bonelli's 'Billion Dollar Blackjack - The story of corruption and the Los Angeles Times'"; etc. Issue of The Southland Almanac ((2/1954) in plastic sleeve (with card reading, "Article[s] about L.A. Times - Pg. 2, 4 and 5. All material is negative towards LAT ).

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Correspondence & Miscellaneous

Manuscripts

Approximately 12 items. There is a 7-page typed review of Washington Irving's (Knickerbocker's) History of New York, which Bassett submitted as a radio script to Broadcast Music , Inc. (NY). Various business and personal letters are in the folder. There is a "Citation of Meritorious Service" that was awarded to Bassett by the American Legion "in recognition of his outstanding reporting for the Los Angeles Mirror..."

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Reports on - Unpublished (2 of 2)

Manuscripts

10 items. The file includes: "The Times Today," a script for a documentary film on LAT (1977); a statistical study of LAT Editorials (1954-55); "General Observations (on LAT)..." (1964) deals with "Reasons for Times Success," and other sections devoted to operational issues in editorial, advertising, sales, etc; two copies of "Los Angeles...and the Times (1966), an informational/ promotional booklet; "Business Briefing--an overview of business conditions at The Times and Times Mirror (1995); etc. Split into two folders.

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Reports on - Unpublished (1 of 2)

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