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San Marino, CA 91108
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Black and white photograph of Harry Chandler speaking at a microphone while Salvation Army personnel prepare for the unveiling of a plaque.
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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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Black and white photograph of the title page from the Harry Chandler book of appreciation from the Times employees on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the newspaper. Inside an embossed shield border in ornate font are the words "Tribute of Appreciation to Harry Chandler on the Golden Anniversary of the founding of The Times from a group of his coworkers." May Goodan Collection.
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Black and white photograph of the dedication page from the Harry Chandler book of appreciation from the Times employees on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the newspaper. Inside an embossed shield border in ornate font are the words "To Harry Chandler." May Goodan Collection.
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Black and white photograph of 4 men with the bronze plaque commemorating Harry Chandler Memorial Pool. (L to R) Holland French & Donald McMillan of Salvation Army , Norman Chandler, and Edwin A. Meserve II.
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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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