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Chandler, Otis - Tapes # 10 - 12

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1 item. 73-pp. transcript of Marshall Berges' interview with Otis Chandler. Subjects include: earliest memories ; kidnapping attempt when Otis was six or seven ; early surfing memories ; summer camp ; his competitiveness ; injuries at camp ; after riding accident at age nine, Otis was declared dead - his mother refused to believe it and took him to a second hospital ; on not getting involved in smoking and drinking with high school buddies ; trip to Hawaii in 1941 (just before Pearl Harbor attack) ; his first girlfriends ; his parents objections to Otis being surrounded exclusively by "spoiled rich kids" ; attending Andover ; track & field - shot put ; Stanford - girlfriends - pranks ; "raising hell" as a Stanford senior.

Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
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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