Manuscripts

Behrens, Earl C

Description: 5 items: Los Angeles Times article copy, 11/22/1938, shows opening grafs of an Earl C. Behrens byline story, "Clark named State public works chief" ; biographical entry from a reference book ("Who's Who..."?) for George Toland Cameron ; 25-pp. transcript of interview, "Taping with Earl C. 'Squire' Behrens," 6/14/1973 ; 1-pp. typed note, to "Jim" from "Squire," n.d., with comments about the transcript ; article copy (with attached notes), n.d., S.F. Chronicle, "Governors honor Chronicle writer."
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1938, 1973
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.

Foley, John

Manuscripts

2 items: 67-pp. transcript of interviews with John Foley, dated both 8/23/1979 and 9/5/1979 ; 9-pp. transcript of interview with John Foley, n.d.. Includes personal memories of his career at Los Angeles Times.

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Manuscripts

Approx. 10 items: several letters exchanged between Bassett and Robert Donovan ; 2-pp. (yellow) of "Questions for Bob Donovan" ; 13-pp. of responses to previous questions, Donovan to Bassett, 9/1975 ; newspaper and magazine article copies about Donovan ; single-sheet "Biography from the Los Angeles Times" for Donovan, n.d. ; 24-pp. transcript of interview, by Bassett, of Donald Douglas, Sr., 1/8/1973 ; 14-pp. transcript of - "...taping with Waldo Drake," 4/26/1973, who started on Los Angeles Times in 1922 on the waterfront "beat" and later became a foreign correspondent ; 6-pp. transcript of "conversation with Mrs. Wilma Drake, former Administrative Asst. to Mr. Norman Chandler." Original correspondence between Donald Douglas and Bassett removed from Autograph File and returned to Bassett files.

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Employees - Day, Anthony

Manuscripts

3 items: undated Q&A with Anthony Day, 17-pp. transcript; article copy, Among Ourselves, 11/1969, "Anthony Day named Times' chief editorial writer"; 3-pp. transcript of remarks to American Civil Liberties Union by Anthony Day, 12/8/1973.

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Departments - Editorial - Special Editions

Manuscripts

9 items. Materials include: reprint of LAT front page, 2/25/1942, "EXTRA! L.A. AREA RAIDED!"; copy of brief from L.A. Express, 5/20/1906, critical of H.G. Otis and LAT; 1-pp. chronology, "Midwinter and other special numbers" - 1885 - 1898;clips from AO, 1928; copy of complete Midwinter Number, 1/1/1900; 2-pp. memo, dated 10/4/1961, about "demise" of the Midwinter Number, and start-up, "early next year," of feature to be called "Outlook & Review," - "it will concern itself with business and financial conditions in the Pacific Southwest"; memo dated 12/18/1961, on upcoming January 2 "Tournament of Roses Edition"; undated Editorial, "To our Eastern 'Midwinter' readers"; copy of article from News Chronicle (Thousand Oaks) 3/27/1974, byline Bob Baker, "Yesterday via old newspaper."

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Murray, Carolyn

Manuscripts

8 items: typed single sheet with introduction for Carolyn Murray, attached to 9-pp. speech transcript which begins, "People are always asking me..." (both undated) ; 15-pp. (76 - 90) copied from "The Sunday Supplement in transition," by Glen W. Peters (USC School of Journalism, Master of Arts Thesis, 1969) ; clip copy, 6/15/1975, "It's our birthday," article about Home magazine ; 11-pp. transcript of "Taping with Carolyn Murray, Editor of Home magazine," 10/15/1975 ; tear sheet of article, "50 Great Americans [wines]" by Robert Lawrence Balzer, Home, 10/12/1975 ; 8-pp. issue of Times Mirror Progress, Vol. 14, 1976, on pp. 5 is an article on Carolyn Murray.

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Press - Public

Manuscripts

7 items: memos, clippings and one speech transcript on the general topics of the relationship of the Press with the public, and the public's perception of the Press. Some items: multi-page article copy, Time, 4/30/1984, "The Ten Best U.S. Dailies" ; 7-pp. transcript of speech (unclear if Tom Johnson gave the speech), attached memo, 5/18/1984 ; 6-pp. transcript of speech given by Herbert Schmertz, VP, Mobil Corp., "The Press and the Public" ; etc.

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