Manuscripts

Environment - Smog - Correspondence and Press Releases

Description: Approx. 20 items: letters, journal articles and other materials related to the air pollution (smog) problem in southern California, incl. at least two letters addressed to Gov. Goodwin Knight. Some specific documents: pp. 6 - 83 of a California State report [title page missing] on the general topic of "Air Pollution Control," the fragment begins with "Chapter II - Attempts to abate..." (ca. 1954); 11-pp., incl. Title page, table of contents, and Chpt. 1 of The history, legal and administrative aspects of air pollution control in the County of Los Angeles, submitted to the L.A. County Board of Supervisors, 5/9/1954
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1954 - 1973
Call number: mssLAT
Creator: Los Angeles Times (Firm)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: The Los Angeles Times,

Environment - Smog - Clippings

Manuscripts

Approx. 65 items: approx. 10 reprints of LAT editorials, 1969 - 1976, on topic of smog ; article copies, LAT, Westways, Southern California Quarterly, & other sources, on contribution to smog by industry, autos, buses, and on possible solutions to the serious air pollution problems of southern California. Also included is a booklet of LAT reprints from 1/8/1961, "Where we stand on Smog problem, what's been done, what's ahead."

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Journalism (1 of 2)

Manuscripts

Approx. 25 items: collection of book excerpts, newspaper and magazine articles, flyers, monographs, etc. Notable items: booklet, University of Wisconsin - Alumni Directory of the School of Journalism, 12/1950 ; approx. 30-pp. copied from a Thesis presented at USC for a Political Science M.A., title "The World as seen through Los Angeles editorials, 1939-40 and 1954-55" by Clifford Gewecke, Jr., 1/1956 (includes Title pages, Table of Contents, Chpt. 1, "Problems and procedures," Chpt. VI, "Summary and conclusions," and a Bibliography ; booklet, A comparative analysis of foreign news in newspapers of the United States and South America by James W. Markham, Penn. State, 1959 ; 37-pp. Thesis presented at Cal. State Fullerton for M.A. in Communications, "California journalism 1850 - 1920... an annotated bibliography with index" by Joanne Ashley Newman, 1976 ; cover and article copied from The Quill, 4/1982, "John Naisbitt...Tomorrow's news today" (Note - cover caricature is of Otis Chandler & Katherine Graham) ; 12-pp. program / booklet, Urban Archives Center (Cal State Northridge), First Amendment Exhibit, 1987; issue of newsletter, Collections (from Urban Archives Center, above), "Exhibit on First Amendment continuing in Oviatt Library." Split into two folders.

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Journalism (2 of 2)

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Employees - Williams, Cora May

Manuscripts

2 items: 2-pp. copied, title page and Foreward, from The Little Book of Fifty Sonnets, by Cora M. Williams, 1936; incl. author autograph; LAT obit, 3/12/1946, "Cora Williams funeral set."

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Press control conduit installation

Manuscripts

2 items: letter, 5/7/1934, from Gordon B. Kaufmann firm to Jacob Baum (LAT) on subject of press control conduit ; 3-pp. report and specifications for press control conduit installation.

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Correspondence & Miscellaneous - Palmer, Kyle

Manuscripts

3 items: 3-pp. letter, 5/26/1954, Bassett to Palmer, reporting on events in Washington, DC - mentioning "McCarthy...circus," Nixon (as Vice President) and others ; 2-pp. letter, 7/21/1954, headed "Personal & Confidential," and providing Palmer with Bassett's view from Washington, DC ; 3-pp. letter, "Kyle" to "Jim," with more political news.

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Environment - Smog - Correspondence and Press Releases

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