Opening Hours
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
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
1 item: 11-pp. transcript of interview of Jim Murray, Los Angeles Times Sports columnist. The cover sheet specifies "TV interview," but does not give the station, network or interviewer. Note: Murray later won a Pulitzer Prize for Commentary in 1990. Subjects include: his eye problems up to that time (pp. 2) ; comments on Murray by Lee Trevino (pp. 3) ; comments on Murray by Jack Nichlaus (pp. 3 - 4) ; Murray on covering up or revealing the bad behavior of athletes (pp. 5) ; Murray on Muhammad Ali (pp. 8) ; compares writing and sex (pp. 11).
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Approx. 17 items: notes, letters, tear sheets and article copies. Selection of Murray columns from the time frame 1979 - 1987. Among the items: column on the death of Murray's wife, Gerry ; material related to his selection and induction to the Baseball Hall of Fame ; 9-pp. copied from magazine article titled "King of the Sports Page," by Rick Reilly (date and name of mag. uncertain) ; etc.
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4 items: 23-pp. transcript (pp. 12 - 15 missing) of interview with Murray Chotiner (politics, Republican insider) ; trimmed page from previously mentioned interview ; typed sheet with handwritten notes of "Chotiner Q(uestions)s" ; letter, 9/24/1973, to Bassett from Murray Chotiner.
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2 items: LAT article reprinted from Lexis-Nexis, 5-pp., "Times Jim Murray wins Pulitzer for commentary," 4/13/1990; tear sheet from Among Ourselves, 4/1990, "Jim Murray wins Pulitzer Prize."
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2 items: 36-pp. transcript of interview of Carolyn Murray, one-time Editor of Home magazine. Murray discusses her experiences at Los Angeles Times and in her career in general; 52-pp. manuscript of interview with Carolyn Murray, one-time Editor of Home magazine. Murray discusses her experiences at Los Angeles Times and in her career in general.
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Approx. 45 items: assortment of bio material, clips by and about Murray, ephemera related to honors Murray was given, incl. tear sheet and two booklets, "A man of his words," produced for Murray's Memorial Service at Dodger Stadium, 9/26/1998, and a program for the unveiling ceremony for a bronze plaque of Murray, 11/19/1999.
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