Manuscripts

"Enchanted Pueblo"

Description: Approx. 30 items - letters, clippings, postal cards and one booklet. Notable names and items include: 48-pp. booklet, Enchanted Pueblo by Ed Ainsworth ; several postal cards sent to Ainsworth at LAT requesting copies of the booklet ; selection of letters thanking Ainsworth for copies of his book (some autographed) or requesting copies of the book ; selection of letters from political figures, the best-known being Frank G. Bonelli, L.A. County Supervisor.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1959 - 1960
Call number: mssLAT
Creator: Los Angeles Times (Firm)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: The Los Angeles Times,

Histories

Manuscripts

6 items: 32-pp. booklet, Five Acres of Heaven by Ed Ainsworth, 1955 ; Fall 1965 issue of Pioneer (Valley Federal Savings), "Historic Homes" ; 30+ pp. booklet, The California Story, 1950 ; 24-pp. booklet, Fact sheets on Historic-Cultural Monuments, Cultural Heritage Board - City of Los Angeles, 1966 ; 20-pp. booklet, "...Bonanza IV at The Bradbury Building," 1966 ; 16-pp. booklet, Fabulous San Fernando Valley by W.W. Robinson, ca. 1961 (published by Western Federal Saving & Loan ; note card inviting Ed Ainsworth to a "Coffee Salute for THE NIGHT OF TRADITION," to be held 8/25 (no year given) at the Hollywood Bowl Patio - a handwritten note reads, "I hope you can be there! - Dorothy Chandler" ;

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"City of Dreams"

Manuscripts

4 items: 40-pp. booklet, Memories in the City of Dreams by Ed Ainsworth, "A tribute to Harry Chandler," 1959 ; complete (4-pp.) issue of Whizz Bang Times, 10/28/1930, a spoof of LAT featuring outrageous stories and humorous photos ; approx. 40-pp. manuscript headed "Prelude to a Memory," which appears to be all or part of the text of Memories in the City of Dreams (see above) - a lead article refers to "Arry Chanslor" (with gag photo of Harry Chandler) as having "returned from a six months' pleasure trip..." ; tear sheet from Among Ourselves, 7/1959, pp. 3 has story ("Olvera Street book salutes Harry Chandler" ) on Ainsworth booklet.

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Bonelli, William G

Manuscripts

Approx. 60 items: William G. Bonelli was a long-time member of State Board of Equalization and rabid LAT and Chandler-hater (see other Bonelli file). This collection includes editorials and news copies from the 1930s until Bonelli's 1970 death. Material is mostly from LAT, with additional items from the L.A. tabloid, The Mirror.

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Reader Surveys - Vol. III

Manuscripts

Approx. 12 items: bound book, LAT "1937 Readership Survey, Vol. 3" ; single-sheet, "Ranking and Readership of comics according to personal interview survey" ; booklet, LAT "Circulation and Classified" ; memos and other correspondence and information related to the surveys ; selection of letters to LAT from subscribers.

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Bonelli, William - Correspondence

Manuscripts

Approx. 10 items: In 1953, The Mirror exposed William Bonelli's Mafia connections and involvement in racketeering. In 1954, Bonelli, long-time member of the State Board of Equalization, authored a book, Billion Dollar Blackjack - the story of corruption and the Los Angeles Times. As the title suggests, this book was a strong condemnation of LAT and the Chandlers (publishers). Later Bonelli brought a lawsuit against The Mirror, another Chandler-owned newspaper, for "certain false published statements." This collection includes memos, letters, legal documents, press releases, etc. Also included is a complete copy of Los Angeles Underground (1954?), which reprinted the entire aforementioned book because, as the issue says, it was "suppressed in Los Angeles."

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Mead, William J

Manuscripts

Approx. 8 items: correspondence between Ainsworth and William J. Mead, Executive Secretary of the Water Association of Kern County ; 18-pp. booklet, "Water Association of Kern County...in cooperation with Farm Year, 1956 -- Water Crisis!" ; related materials.

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