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Hartmann, Robert T

Description

Approx. 65 items. Subjects include: Frank Haven evaluating writing and management skills of several DC staffers; angry letters from readers on LAT stories of the time frame (including one accusing the JFK administration of working to make the US a part of the "one-world socialist-communist state"; itinerary for Otis Chandler, Hartmann and Williams on a S.E. Asia trip, Jan. 15-30, 1962; discussion of and planning for operations at Washington, DC, bureau; correspondence related to Hartmann's resignation in 1964.

Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
1959 - 1965
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.
Rights
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
Associated people
Bassett, James E., (1912-1978.)
Chandler, Norman, (1899-1973.)
Chandler, Otis, (1927-2006.)
Conrad, Paul, (1924-2010.)
Johnson, W. Thomas, (1941-)
Owens, Charles H.
Associated organizations
Los Angeles Times (Firm).
Los Angeles Times History Center.
Times Mirror Company.
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