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Harry Chandler honored by pressmen
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Harry Chandler shaking hands at his 77th birthday celebration
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Black and white photograph of Harry Chandler's 77th birthday. He is shaking hands with Nadine Evans, another woman watches. Sue Reeves Collection.
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Times Pressmen Address
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Copy of a speech given by Otis Chandler at before Times Pressmen on March 12, 1967 regarding union membership.
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Chandler, Harry B
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3 items: 59-pp. transcript of interview with Harry Chandler (2nd son of Otis Chandler), 4/22/1980 ; 25-pp. transcript of interview with Harry Chandler, 4/22/1980 ; 20-pp. transcript of interview with Harry Chandler, 4/22/1980. Harry speaks of his childhood, his teen years and his education at Pasadena Polytechnic, Andover and Stanford. He also recounts his interest in art and his working life at Twentieth Century-Fox.
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Bust of Harry Chandler
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Black and white photograph of a memorial bust of Harry Chandler mounted above a marble plaque that begins with the words, "HARRY CHANDLER - PUBLISHER - COMMUNITY BUILDER..." The plaque lists his birth date, enumerates his various lifetime achievements, and commemorates his death.
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Harry Chandler dining with others
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Black and white photograph of Harry Chandler (far left) eating at a dining table with others. Pictured (L to R) are Harry Chandler, Paul Shoup, Gilbert Bessmeyer and R.W. Pridham.
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Chandler, Harry
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Harry Chandler (1864-1944) was born in New Hampshire and moved permanently to Los Angeles in 1885. He worked as a clerk in the circulation department of the Los Angeles Times, as well as delivering papers. He married Ruth Chandler in 1894, two years after his first wife died. Chandler continued to advance at the newspaper and in 1914, Harrison Gray Otis declared his plan to give Chandler and his wife full control fo the Los Angeles Times upon his death. Chandler was publisher of the Los Angeles times from 1917-1944. Intensely protective of his legacy, Chandler had much of his material destroyed upon his death. Series includes reference files, arranged alphabetically by author/subject. Facsimiles may not be copied or published. Date range is 1894-1979.
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