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San Marino, CA 91108
Manuscripts
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Manuscripts
Approx. 75 items. The folder contains a wide array of personal and business correspondence. In addition, there are programs, business cards, news clippings, a 1968 membership list for the International Press Institute, etc. There are two smaller folders inside. They contains material related to Bassett's 1968 Far East trip and a planned trip to Israel which was canceled. Notable names and items include: William F. Buckley, Jr. ; (CA Lieut. Gov.) Robert Finch ; "International Press Institute Membership List, " 7/1/1968 ; Bassett's International vaccination booklet ; materials related to Bassett trip to Far East, contains letters, maps and travel guides related to the Pacific, Australia, the Philippines, etc. ; materials related to canceled trip to Israel - containing informational material. Split into two folders.
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Approx. 55 items. Folder includes congratulatory letters upon the occasion of Bassett's January 1970 promotion to Associate Editor of the Times, several transcripts of articles by a writer named Jack Mahon, various other professional and personal correspondence. Split into two folders.
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Approx. 65 items. Folder includes letters, memos, luncheon programs, event guest lists, communications from Bassett's insurance company, a 1970 letter from Lawrence O'Brien, Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, and a small number of personal letters from close friends and relatives. Split into two folders.
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Approx. 25 items. Subjects include: elimination of a "universal" copy desk and adoption of a 3-desk news complex--metropolitan, national and international; a full-time correspondent in Israel; payments to freelancers; Interplay: a Review of European/American Affairs; Arthur Imparato (fashion); The Image (magazine); discussions with Prime Minister Meir and Ambassador Rabin of Israel; imported oil controversy; etc.
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Includes items related to death of Rudyard Kipling in 1936, assorted memos, telegrams and business correspondence related to Bassett's work at the Times in the period 1936 through 1949. [75+ items]
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Approximately 30 items. Includes typed and handwritten correspondence, some business-related, some personal. Some letters and telegrams related to the Republican National Convention in Chicago in 1952. Letters from Bassett to the editors of the S.F. Chronicle and Sacramento Bee. Many congratulatory letters from around the country regarding Bassett's writing for the Times. Estes Kefauver letter removed from Autograph File and returned to Bassett files.
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