Opening Hours
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Manuscripts
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Manuscripts
7 items: single-sheet, "Obituary for W.R. Farrell, by Chapin Hall," stamped 1/7/1937; Among Ourselves, brief bio in "Strictly Confidential" column, 4/1942; LAT obit, 1943, "Chapin Hall dies suddenly"; tribute LAT, 7/13/1943, "Chapin Hall, newspaperman to the last"; 2 copies, Among Ourselves, "Men who made The Times, 11/1948, on Chapin Hall; 3-pp. rough draft for 1943 tribute after Chapin's death.
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Approx. 15 items: LAT article (several copies) 5/26/1937, "Friends greet Will Chapin, cartoonist, on [80th] birthday"; a selection of undated copies of his illustrations; correspondence between Douglas Dodds of Walnut Creek, CA. and LAT writer Ruth Ryon, related to Chapin's works of sculpture; unbound proofs for Cartoons by Will E. Chapin, a collection of approx. 90 Chapin illustrations (published 1899); article copy, Among Ourselves, 5/1948, "personality sketch" on Chapin for the occasional column "The Men who made The Times."
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4 items: 2 copies, Among Ourselves, 1/1949, "Men who made The Times," on H.E. Downing; rough draft of Downing bio, 5-pp. on yellow paper w/ corrections; article copy, Among Ourselves, 1/1946, "Downing, McBride retire after long service with firm."
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Approx. 22 items: 6-pp., typed bio information and impressions of Trueblood given by co-workers, headed "Ralph Waldo Trueblood (m.e., 1926 - 1934) - [Managing Editor]; booklet, (ca. 1925), "Directions for sing the Telephotograver... News Pictures by Wire"; LAT and Among Ourselves articles by and about trueblood from 1920s - 1940s; article, Among Ourselves, 1/1945, "Editor Ralph Trueblood retires after 35 years"; two copies LAT obit, "Retired Times Editor Ralph Trueblood dies"; LAT editorial page article copy, 5/8/1954, "Passing of a great newspaperman"; article copy, Among Ourselves, 5/1949, "Men who made The Times," on Trueblood; etc.
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8 items: photo & article copy, undated, "Handsome double dwelling (of) F.X. Pfaffinger at Nos. 219-221 North Hope St"; LAT article copy, 3/26/1927, "Forty years of service celebrated (Pfaffinger"; LAT article copy, 3/27/1937, Honor given Pfaffinger"; LAT obit copy, 2/5/1940, "Pfaffinger, treasurer of Times, dies"; article copy, Among Ourselves, 2/1940, "Frank Pfaffinger known as friend-in-need to coworkers"; article copies (2), Among Ourselves, 7/1948, "Men who made The Times," on Pfaffinger; "keepsake" book, "Perpetual Membership in the Marianist Spiritual Alliance," conferred on Pfaffinger, undated.
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2 items: LAT obit copy, 1/10/1970, "Matt Weinstock...newsman..." (66); article copy, Among Ourselves, 1/1970, "Readers express regret at Matt Weinstock death."
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