Manuscripts

Salazar, Ruben

Description: Twelve items which consist of letters and a copy of the eulogy that Otis Chandler gave at Ruben Salazar's funeral. Most of the letters are regarding the death of Ruben Salazar.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1970
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.
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Employees - Salazar, Ruben

Manuscripts

Approx. 60 items: a large selection (some duplication) of the writings of Salazar and writings about him following his death at 42 during a protest of the Vietnam War in East Los Angeles in 1970; 1985 tribute to Salazar by Frank Del Olmo. Two stapled-bound booklets are in the folder: "Ruben Salazar - a selection of columns reprinted from the Los Angeles Times" (1970), program and booklet for 19th Annual Ruben Salazar Memorial Scholarship Awards Dinner, 5/4/1989.

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Editorials & Articles - September - December

Manuscripts

Reprints of editorials, articles, and reports originally published in the Los Angeles Times, including "Ruben Salazar - a selection of columns..."

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Correspondence - Former Employees

Manuscripts

Approx. 80 items: examples of correspondence with former (and retired )employees, including Robert J. Donovan, Wayne Warga, William Stall, Edwin Guthman, more. Also in the folder is a 40-pp. booklet, "Ruben Salazar: a selection of columns...(LAT)."

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Chronological File - April

Manuscripts

Approx. 70 items. Letters, memos. Partial list of addressees and subjects: college board meeting; outside writing and television appearances by staffers; Mervin Field, Field Research; Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Memphis riot; Panama reportage of Ruben Salazar; Vietnam war; to Walter Annenberg on Joyce Haber; Al Neuharth (Gannett Newspapers); John J. Goldman, LAT NY Bureau; MLK assassination; etc.

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From Readers

Manuscripts

Thirty-five letters comprising 95 pages, pertaining to reader's correspondence. Some of the topics include T.R.B column, Richard Strout, Gasoline Alley, Ruben Salazar, newsprint recycling, Student Outlook, George Putnam, United Nations News Bureau, Vietnam War, Los Angeles Times Price Change, Steve Harvey, Matt Weinstock, Los Angeles Times policy on Profanity, Dick Tracy, Lil' Abner, Los Angeles Times Feature "The Watchman," proposal for a ecology section, and editorial policy on missing pets, missing persons, political stand, editorial cartoons, comics, and the solicitation for funds.

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Chandler, Harry -- Death

Manuscripts

Single sheet eulogy on (onion skin) paper, unattributed ; small assortment of dental and medical bills,for services to various members of Chandler family ; a resolution in tribute to Harry Chandler at the time of his death from the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce (stapled to letter on Matson Navigation stationary), 12/7/1944.

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Salazar, Ruben

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