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Manuscripts
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Manuscripts
A packet of rough notes (typed) on Harry Chandler's life made by Los Angeles Times staffer James Bassett. FACSIMILES MAY NOT BE COPIED OR PUBLISHED.
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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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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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Typed notes compiled by James Bassett on Otis. FACSIMILES MAY NOT BE DUPLICATED OR PUBLISHED.
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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.
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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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