Manuscripts

Transportation - Reports and Interviews

Description: 3 items: 23-pp. (pink sheets) headed "Taping with Neil Petree on (3/20/1973)" ; 12-pp. (green sheets) headed "Tape #3 with Asa V. Call on 4/2/1973, on the development of transportation in Southern California, the Automobile Club, the freeway system, etc. ; spiral-bound booklet, Evaluation--transit systems proposals, Southern California Rapid Transit District & Orange County Transit District (prepared for The California Legislature), 5/31/1974 (binding removed).
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1973 - 1974
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.

Petree, Neil

Manuscripts

Approx. 25 items: collection of news clip copies related to Neil Petree and his activities in the field of rapid transit planning, 1948 - 1972 ; complete issue (4-pp.) of AAA News Review, 2/1973, two pp. 1 stories marked, "AAA...buses" and "AAA supports urban transit..." ; two copies of 22-pp. "Taping with Neil Petree," 3/20/1973 ; two letters, to Bassett from Petree related to the interview and the transcripts.

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Brown, Edmund G. "Pat"

Manuscripts

2 items: 22-pp. transcript of interview by Bassett titled "Taping with Edmund G. "Pat" Brown," 5/14/1974, on his experiences in California politics and his dealings with Los Angeles Times ; 2 sheets (yellow) headed "Brown Qs... 5/14/1974."

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Approx. 20 items: 16-pp. transcript, "Taping with Philip K. Scheuer," 3/15/1973 ; 19-pp. transcript of "...taping with Fred Selzer, Director of Marketing Research," 11/15/1973 - plus 1-pp. "Biographical outline of Fred C. Selzer, Jr. ; 18-pp. transcript of "...taping with Ralph (Casey) Shawhan," 9/10/1974 (a reporter for two Hearst papers, then Los Angeles Times) ; 17-pp. transcript of "...taping with Adela Rogers St. Johns," 9/14/1973 (St. Johns was a journalist, novelist & screenwriter) ; correspondence between Bassett and Mike Straszer and 8-pp. manuscript of Straszer's memories related to Los Angeles Times Suburban Sections, all dated 12/1974 ; 1-pp. Los Angeles Times bios for Bert Tiffany and Vance Stickell, both dated 4/1975 ; 2-pp. of "Total Advertising" figures for "First Fifty Newspapers...Year - 1955" ; 5-pp. of "Top Thirty ABC Newspaper Comparison" figures from 1973 to 1974 ; 1-pp. copy of brief in Newsweek, 6/14/1971, on Otis Chandler's physique and Los Angeles Times circulation passing "the magic million mark" ; collection of excerpts dealing with the Hollywood scene (?) from David Niven's book, Bring on the Empty Horses ; collection of articles copied from Among Ourselves on film industry.

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Kotin, Abe

Manuscripts

Approx. 20 items: letters and copies of news stories related to LAT's educational publication, The Student Outlook, which was distributed to L.A. City School Districts in the 1960s and 1970s, plus other materials. Notable items: 21-pp. report, "In-school programs of American newspapers and a suggested approach for the Los Angeles Times," 3/1/1960 ; 8-pp. report, "Los Angeles Times School Program" (1960) ; 12-pp. issue of Times Mirror Progress, 5/1972, article on pp. 11 on Educational Services Department, headed by Abe Kotin ; issue of The Student Outlook (with "Teachers Only" insert) for 5/22/1973 ; 14-pp. transcript of "Taping with Abe Kotin, Director of Times Education Services," 10/23/1975.

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7 items: 35-pp. transcript of interview of William Thomas by Jack Hart, 2/23/1973, subjects include his memories of growing up, his family, military service in World War II, his relocating to California and going to work for The Mirror, the Mirror's demise, etc. ; 9-pp. transcript of "Taping with Mr. C.E. Toberman," 3/12/1973 - he recalls his memories of both Harrison Gray Otis and Harry Chandler, comments on Hollywood's community problems of the 1970s, general thoughts on the growth of L.A. area ; dupe of previous transcript with Toberman, plus cover letter, 3/15/1973, to Toberman from Bassett ; 17-pp. transcript of "Taping with James Toland," 2/21/1974 - his memories with LAT extend from mid-1930s into the 1950s, memories of editors L.D. Hotchkiss and Nick Williams ; 18-pp. transcript of "Taping with Jean Sharley Taylor, Associate Editor," 10/6/1975 - her memories of working at Detroit Free Press and The Arizona Republic, joining LAT in 1971, "View" section of the 1970s ; 1-pp. bio of Jean Sharley Taylor, 1974 ; copies of news clippings about Taylor, 1971 - 1974.

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Interviews

Manuscripts

3 items: two copies of 25-pp. text of interview with Mr. Erburu, one with handwritten notes between the typed lines and some lines crossed out (this one designated "Draft") ; 5-pp. handwritten on lined paper, headed "Interview File... Daniel Nossiter -- Barron's," with a rough transcript of questions by Nossiter and answers by Erburu.

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