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Bill Henry Room Dedication
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Employees - Henry, Bill
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Approx. 30 items: clips, memorabilia, correspondence, etc. Highlights: Bill Henry bio (in plastic sleeve), dated 10/22/1928; 2 program booklets for Henry's memorial (he passed on in 1970); scrapbook in white folder labeled "The Opening of the Bill Henry Room (Occidental College), 1971; copy of LAT obit, 4/14/1970, "Bill Henry, Times columnist for 30 years, dies at age 79"; copy of LAT sidebar following Henry' death, "Text of Nixon note to Mrs. Bill Henry," in which Nixon praised Henry as "a man deeply dedicated to his profession..."
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Times Mirror Building Dedication
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Three copies of a speech Otis Chandler gave at the dedication of Times Mirror building on May 23, 1973.
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KABC Press Conference
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Documents which pertain to an appearance that Otis Chandler made on KABC's Press Conference on August 7, 1969. Items in this folder include six newspaper clippings; a thank you letter from Robert N. Feldman, Producer at KABC-TV; a note stating two calls came in regarding the Press Conference appearance; a note of praise from Ann Jardine [Mrs. Sinclair Jardine]; a letter of praise from C.N. Parker, Executive Vice President of Junior Achievement; a congratulatory letter from Comte de Berard; a letter of praise from Frederic A. Chase, a former L.A. Times reporter; two copies of a letter from Freddie Miller to Lynn Gates of KABC, Channel 7, informing Gates of topics that Otis Chandler cannot discuss; and a letter from Robert Feldman to Freddie Miller confirming Otis Chandler's appearance.
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Polytechnic School Gym Dedication
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A copy of the speech given by Otis Chandler at the Polytechnic School Gym Dedication on October 11, 1968. Also in this folder is a thank you letter from David K. Robinson, President of the Board of Trustees at Polytechnic School; a two page memo to Dan Moore from Jan Rouse, Director of Development at Polytechnic School, which provides further information about the gym for Otis Chandler's speech; a thank you letter from Janet Rouse; four items of correspondence, between James N. Gamble, Vice President of the Board of Trustees at Polytechnic School, and Otis Chandler, which discuss the invitation to speak, Otis Chandler's acceptance, planning details and thank yous; a page detailing Vietnam war costs; handwritten notes about the audience on a ruled sheet of paper; and the program of the event.
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Arizona Newspaper Association Convention
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Three copies of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the Arizona Newspaper Association on January 21, 1977. One of the copies does not include the introduction and another copy has hand written notes on it. Other items in this folder include two letters from Eugene N. Marten, Publisher of The Verde Independent, requesting Chandler to be speaker and the other he thanks Chandler for accepting. Attached to these two letters are notes from Freddie Miller urging Chandler to accept. A letter of praise from Mrs. Eugene C. Pulliam [Nina Pulliam], Publisher of the Phoenix Republic and Gazette; a letter of praise from William J. Woestendiek, Executive Editor of The Arizona Daily Star; a memo from Robert L. Flannes to Otis Chandler regarding Alan Moyer. Attached to this memo is a note from Donna Swayze to Freddie Miller informing her that Chandler already talked to Moyer and Chandler declined the speech request. A thank you letter from Hal Marshall, Director at The University of Arizona News Bureau, and a response thank you letter from Otis Chandler; a letter for praise from Paul A. McKalip, Senior Editor at the Tucson Daily Citizen, and a response thank you letter from Otis Chandler.
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KNBC News Conference
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"Two copies of the transcript of Otis Chandler's appearance on KNBC's News Conference on November 29, 1969. There is also a copy of a second part of the script that was aired after the last commercial break. Also included in this folder are a two page memo from Robert F. Erburu to Franklin D. Murphy and Albert V. Casey, discussing the meaning of Otis Chandler's statement, right before the show ended, in regards to newspaper's ownership of television stations; a memo from Gordon Phillips to Edward J. Reap, presenting KNBC News Conference's latest audience evaluation, this memo has a note attached to it; a letter from Paul B. Sonnenthal offering advice on how to make change to situation that Otis Chandler discussed during the interview; a note of praise from Marty Hansen, in which he also sends a clipping from his local newspaper; a note of praise from Mark Davidson, in which he also sends his resume; and, thirty letters, one telegram and three notes of praise."
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