Manuscripts

Newspaper Surveys

Description: Correspondence from George Gallup and L. D. Hotchkiss, including one annotated by Harry Chandler. Gallup Survey results for the 1948 election. Completed sample of the survey sent to candidates running in a spring Municipal Election. File of L. D. Hotchkiss and William Holden.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1936, 1938, 1940, 1948
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.
Rights: The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
Associated people: Bassett, James E., (1912-1978.); Chandler, Norman, (1899-1973.); Chandler, Otis, (1927-2006.); Conrad, Paul, (1924-2010.); Johnson, W. Thomas, (1941-); Owens, Charles H.
Associated organizations: Los Angeles Times (Firm).; Los Angeles Times History Center.; Times Mirror Company.
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