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Mc/Mac - Miscellaneous Correspondence

Description

Approx. 25 items. Subjects include: 1967 letter from Williams to McCall's editor nominating Dorothy Chandler for McCall's Women of Achievement list; letter from Williams to Wm. McLean, Chair of Texas State Board of Insurance (apparently an out-of-touch personal friend); exchange of letters between Williams and Raymond McKelvey of Occidental College PoliSci Dept.; sociable notes sent to academics and journalists around the nation; questionnaire on rules regarding the use of advance business information; response to "angry subscriber" in which Williams defends cartoons of Conrad and Interlandi; etc.

Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
1961, 1967 - 1971
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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