Manuscripts

Bassett, James Files

Description: James "Jim" Bassett (1912-1978) worked for the Times and the Mirror from 1934 to 1977 as a reporter and editor. Includes correspondence, invitations, material related to his time in the Navy, and other items. Date range is 1936-1979.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1936-1979
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.

Employees - Bassett, James

Manuscripts

Approx. 15 items: variety of tear sheets & clips of LAT articles by and about Bassett; brief from The Eight Ball, 9/1958, on Bassett's vacation, scorpion bites and state of health; from 1978, LAT obit on Bassett, Among Ourselves obit on Bassett, Jim Bishop obit / tribute column on Bassett

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Bassett Correspondence and Notes

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8 items: letter, 2/6/1973, to Bassett from Lawrence Clark Powell (at Univ. of Arizona at that time) with tips on how to research the book ; letter, 3/10/1977, to Bassett from Stan (Gordon) with research tips for the book ; assorted typed notes (yellow paper) for the "Prologue...," "Land" and "LA - pre-1880s (last item 12-pp.) ; covering memo and 13-pp. of notes from "Bill" Murphy to Bassett, subject "Times History book" given.

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Bassett, James

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Correspondence between James Bassett and Otis Chandler. One of the items of correspondence is a thank you card in response to Bassett's sympathy after Norman Chandler died. Also included are letters sent to Mrs. Bassett, after her husband's death and letters regarding James Bassett and the planning for Los Angeles Times centennial and a possible book on the subject.

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Declined Invitations

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Fifteen items of correspondence regarding varies speaking engagements declined by Otis Chandler in 1977. For one of the invitations, the original invitation was sent in 1977, but some of the final correspondence was sent out in 1978. Also, one of the invitations has clippings as an attachment.

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Bassett, James - Biographical material

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Single sheet titled "Biography from the Los Angeles Times: James Bassett." Also 1961 memo from Otis Chandler announcing the reorganization and expansion of the Los Angeles Times Editorial Department.

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James Bassett's Biographical Notes

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Typed notes compiled by James Bassett on Otis. FACSIMILES MAY NOT BE DUPLICATED OR PUBLISHED.

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