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Employees - Carr, Harry

Description

Approx. 40 items: a selection of Harry Carr columns from the 1920s and 1930s; letters written by Carr; correspondence about Carr after his death. Carr's column went by the name "The Lancer" for a number of years. Included in this folder is a definitive profile of Carr which appeared in the "Men who made The Times" column of Among Ourselves, 3/1948.

Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
1910 - 1979
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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