Manuscripts

Hanson, Chester

Description: 3 items: 3-pp. letter, written from Sacramento, 4/21/1947, from "Chick" Hanson to Kyle (Palmer), on legal and political maneuvering in Sacramento ; packet of transcripts,. 25-pp., 1/3/1973, Bassett interviewing "Chester G. Hanson, retired senior legislative correspondent of The Times..." (Hanson with LAT 1923 - 1956) ; single sheet letter, 3/10/1975, from Hanson to "Jim" Bassett, with more LAT history material.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1947, 1973, 1975
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.

Employees - Hanson, Chester G. "Chick"

Manuscripts

Approx. 10 items: 2-pp. "Memo to Hotchkiss...", undated, note written at top - "Personal & private," related to some complaints Hanson had with co-workers and itemizing his expanse account; copies of clips, 1949 - 1955, mentioning Hanson; letter to editor of LAT, 11/24/1962, written by Hanson; typed note to Jim Bassett at LAT, 1/31/1973; LAT clip, 12/14/1976, "Chester G. Hanson, 86, former newsman, dies."

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Correspondence & Miscellaneous - Palmer, Kyle

Manuscripts

3 items: 3-pp. letter, 5/26/1954, Bassett to Palmer, reporting on events in Washington, DC - mentioning "McCarthy...circus," Nixon (as Vice President) and others ; 2-pp. letter, 7/21/1954, headed "Personal & Confidential," and providing Palmer with Bassett's view from Washington, DC ; 3-pp. letter, "Kyle" to "Jim," with more political news.

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Murphy, Bill

Manuscripts

2 items: two letters, 2/23 and 3/3/1973, from Bill Murphy to "Jim" (Bassett) on Hollywood and the motion picture industry (the former) and on LAT during World War II. The 2/23 letter is 2-pp., the 3/3 letter is 4-pp.

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Capra, Frank

Manuscripts

4 items: letter, 4/13/1960, Capra to Norman Chandler, giving "heartiest congratulations and best wishes" to both Otis and Norman Chandler on the occasion of Norman's naming of Otis to be publisher ; letter, 8/13/1973, from Bassett to Capra telling him of the history project and asking about the possibility of interviewing Capra ; 3-pp. letter, 8/28/1973, in which Capra colorfully describes his early (age 7) career as a newspaper delivery boy ; letter, 9/18/1973, Bassett to Capra, thanking him for his letter of reminiscences and tentatively planning a lunch with him.

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Bowron, Fletcher - Clippings

Manuscripts

50+ items: LAT news stories and editorials on Fletcher Bowron and his service to L.A. as mayor, and later as judge, including everything from feuds with LAT to endorsements of him by LAT and back to feuding. Notable among these items is one letter, 1974, from Albine Bowron, the mayor's widow, to James Bassett, a high-ranking LAT editor, and another, 1974, from Mayor Tom Bradley (L.A.) to retired Chief Justice Earl Warren.

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Drake, Waldo

Manuscripts

2 items: 14-pp. transcript of taped interview, Bassett with Waldo Drake, 4/26/1973 - Drake started with LAT in 1922, and started on the "waterfront beat," in later years was a foreign correspondent ; letter, 5/3/1973, Drake to Bassett, thanking Bassett for a transcript of the interview that was sent to him, Drake.

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