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Description

Approx. 12 items - letters, memos, reports, article copies and other material. Notable names and items include: 4-pp. letter to James Bassett (LAT) from J. Edward Murray (Daily Camera, Boulder, CO, newspaper) giving Murray's memories of "how and why The Mirror [was] started" ; various reports with titles such as "Saga of the Los Angeles Mirror," "Pioneering a metropolitan daily," "approx. 10-pp. report on the cornerstone ceremony 10/11/1948, which opens "Guests of honor began arriving..." ; 15-pp. report (blue binder) titled "A history of changes in The Mirror as announced in Among Ourselves or indicated on personnel records" ; more.

Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
1949 - 1976
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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