Manuscripts

McKinley , William

Description: Approx. 10 items: LAT material from both 1896, when McKinley was initially elected President, and from 1901, covering the assassination attempt, his 8-day hospitalization, and his death on 9/14/1901.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1896, 1901
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.

Younger, Evelle

Manuscripts

Approx. 10 items. Letters from Evelle Younger to Williams, Otis Chandler and William Thomas. Younger states that he believes the LAT endorsement of him was a major factor in his election. Younger's earliest letter in this file (1964) thanks LAT for its "generous editorial support...during the primary campaign," (when he was first elected) and one of the last (1971) to William Thomas of LAT is addressed to "Bill," and closes with "Warm personal regards, Ev."

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White, Stephen M

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Approx. 20 items: collection of LAT news stories and editorial copies on the career of U.S. Senator Stephen M. White, born in San Francisco, 1853, died in Los Angeles, 1901. Notable items: excerpt copied from book, Take the Witness, by Alfred Cohn & Joe Chisholm, 1943 ; a selection of tributes to White from 2/1901 ; LAT obit, 2/22/1901, "Senator White's career closed...death claims the distinguished lawyer and statesman--tributes of respect from all sections."

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Kaufmann, Gordon

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Approx. 15 items: LAT news stories on the career of architect Gordon Kaufmann. Notable items: LAT article copy, 9/14/1938, "Medal for Times building design presented [to Kaufmann] at meeting" ; LAT article copy, 1/21/1948, "G.B. Kaufmann elected Boy Scout area chief" ; LAT obit copy, 3/2/1949, "Gordon B. Kaufmann, 61, famous architect, dies." (folder includes LAT obit on widow Elsie Kaufmann, 6/10/1968)

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Crime - Assassinations

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3 items: LAT article, 3/31/1981, "10 of nation's presidents targets of assassination attempts," (one tear sheet, one copy); LAT article tear sheet, 4/17/1981, "The shootings of the presidents...history's footnotes detail changes in medical technology."

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Employees - Thomas, William

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Approx. 30 items: collection of correspondence and other material on Robert Gottlieb's controversial (at LAT) book on LAT (mid-1970s); LAT reprint, article from 1/1/1989, "Good writing, long stories and freedom," by David Shaw, on the legacy of Thomas at the time of his retirement as Exec. VP and Editor of the paper: tear sheet of previous article; additional stories on the accomplishments of Thomas and The Times during his tenure; selection of LAT and Among Ourselves articles on Thomas from 1960s and 1970s; 11-pp. transcript of interview, "L.A. Times -- Bill Thomas -- R#11"; other materials.

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Griffith, Griffith J

Manuscripts

Approx. 12 items: LAT clip copies on Griffith's philanthropy (donated the land for vast Griffith Park), his business dealings, an attempt on his wife's life--which is went to prison for--and his eventual work for penal reform. Also included is a chapter (pp. 119-134) from the book, Take the Witness (1934), focusing on Griffith's personal history.

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