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  Los Angeles Times Trademark

  Manuscripts

  includes H.E. Downing, A. Crum memoranda

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  Los Angeles Times Wireless, Inc. - Stock book

  Manuscripts

  1 item: stock certificates No. 1 - 50 for Los Angeles Times Wireless, Inc. (binding removed). The first three certificates are filled out in the names of R.W. Trueblood, H.E. Downing and Arthur Crum.

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  Log Cabin Mining Venture

  Manuscripts

  100+ items: correspondence related to Log Cabin Mining involving H.E. Downing, Harry Chandler, Alice Clark Ryan, Frank Garbutt, Mutual Gold Corp., Chandis Securities, etc. Some items contain financial figures.

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  Subjects - Los Angeles Times - Employees

  Manuscripts

  Approx. 20 items. Collection of copies of material dealing with major issues LAT faced in the 1933 - 1956 time period: letters between Asst. Treasurer H.E. Downing, Asst. Gen. Manger Norman Chandler and Advert. Manager Walter Pfaffenberger (1935) dealing with proposed creation of a Personnel Dept., hiring practices and compensation rates ; the 1937 creation of the Personnel Department ; 5-pp. "text of Norman Chandler's 1947 Christmas speech (which) stressed the continuity of employment at The Times, the feeling of family among employer and employee and alluded to the threat of communism" ; messages from the publisher reflecting the increasing size and complexity of LAT operations.

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  Fourth Los Angeles Times Building Construction

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  Construction files for the fourth Los Angeles Times building. This sub-series has been divided into two parts: The first is financial statements and construction vouchers from contractor P.J. Walker and architect Gordon P. Kaufmann. The second part is bid and contract files which detail the costs and specifications for every component of the building's construction. The bid and contract files, which include a substantial amount of correspondence and memoranda from H.E. Downing and Jacob Baum, were numbered and indexed at the time they were created. The numbering system is maintained in the current arrangement. Date range is 1928-1951.

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  Los Angeles Times Promotion

  Manuscripts

  California State Fish and Game Association, Chino California; includes J.E. McIntyre memoranda

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