Manuscripts

Mirror-News

Description: Approx. 15 items - letters and memos. Notable names and items include: letter, 12/2/1958, to Bassett from J.J. Mullen, Asst. Man. Editor, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, asking advice "to strengthen the internal organization of our city room" ; letter, 12/4/1958, in answer to previous letter - Bassett gives info on how Mirror-News handles certain situations ; correspondence with J. Edward Murray ; letter, 12/8/1949, to Bassett from Edmund G. Brown (San Francisco District Attorney) ; correspondence with Virgil Pinkley ; letter, 8/1/1951, in which U.S. Navy Captain E.J. Drew invites Bassett to a three day orientation program to include a one day trip aboard a carrier ; more.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1949 - 1958
Call number: mssLAT
Creator: Los Angeles Times (Firm)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: The Los Angeles Times,

The Mirror

Manuscripts

Approx. 70 items - letters, memos, bulletins. Notable names and items include: Virgil Pinkley (Editor and Publisher of The Mirror) ; James Bassett ; letter, 9/17/1954, from Virgil Pinkley to Pres. Dwight D. Eisenhower, on political issues ; J. Edward Murray ; letter, 1/5/1956, to "Dick" Nixon from Virgil Pinkley on the Democrats' strategies ; memos on Mirror-News operations ; letters from readers.

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Mirror - Correspondence

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8 items: correspondence involving Norman Chandler, Philip Chandler, Virgil Pinkley and others in the 1952 - 1953 period. FACSIMILES MAY NOT BE COPIED OR PUBLISHED.

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Mirror - Formation of

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Approx. 35 items: correspondence between Norman Chandler and Virgule Pinkley (Vice President, United Press International) who later became publisher of The Mirror.

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Bassett Correspondence and Notes

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8 items: letter, 2/6/1973, to Bassett from Lawrence Clark Powell (at Univ. of Arizona at that time) with tips on how to research the book ; letter, 3/10/1977, to Bassett from Stan (Gordon) with research tips for the book ; assorted typed notes (yellow paper) for the "Prologue...," "Land" and "LA - pre-1880s (last item 12-pp.) ; covering memo and 13-pp. of notes from "Bill" Murphy to Bassett, subject "Times History book" given.

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Correspondence & Miscellaneous - Editorial cartoons

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8 items: letter, 9/19/1967, to Bassett from Walter Annenberg (publisher, ambassador) praising editorial cartoonist Paul Conrad ; 4/29/1969, Bassett to Douglas T. Moore, responding to complaint about a specific Conrad cartoon ; letter, 5/17/1969, to Bassett from Douglas T. Moore, critical of Conrad and LAT and attached handwritten letter, 4/21/1969, from Moore to Franklin Murphy (Chair, TM Board) ; letter, 6/2/1970, from Bassett to Allen Mansfield (Pacific Western Securities), responding to Mansfield's criticism of Conrad cartoons and attached letter from Mansfield to Frank Haven, Managing Editor, LAT, attached are two Conrad cartoons about Nixon.

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Poulson, Norris

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5 items: extended excerpts from Poulson's "memoirs" (looks more polished than typical "oral history" as it is listed on folder), including 60+ pages with some duplication - subjects include "First Mayorality Campaign" and "The Dodgers and Chavez Ravine" ; letter copy, 12/26/1952, from Norman Chandler to Norris Poulson, urging P. to run for mayor of L.A. ; letter copy, 8/29/1963, letter copy, 8/29/1963, from Walter O'Malley to Norris Poulson, friendly letter ; original brief letter, 7/10/1975, from Alan Williams, Dir. of Public Relations, Metropolitan Water district of Southern California, to James Bassett, LAT, opens "Here's the Norrie Poulson transcript...I found his recollections to be...accurate..." ; 2-pp. original letter, 2/21/1977, Norris Poulson to James Bassett, LAT, pointing out and highlighting some elements of the memoirs, esp. pages mentioning Norman Chandler.

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