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Homer D. Crotty papers and addenda, 1859-2011

Title: Homer D. Crotty papers and addenda 1859-2011

This collection consists primarily of the personal and professional papers of lawyer, philanthropist, and book collector Homer D. Crotty and his wife, Ida Hull Lloyd Crotty.

ArchivalResource: Approximately 22,236 items

http://www.oac.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt7r29s171 View

Franklin D. Murphy Papers, 1948-1994

Title: Franklin D. Murphy Papers, 1948-1994

Franklin David Murphy (1916-1994) was the Chancellor at the University of Kansas (1951-60), Chancellor at UCLA (1960-68), Chairman of the Board and CEO (1968) and Chairman of the Executive Committee (1981-86) of the Times Mirror Company. Murphy was active in philanthropic, cultural, scientific, and financial organizations and received many awards and honorary degrees. The collection consists primarily of materials related to Dr. Franklin D. Murphy's career at the Times Mirror Company, as Chancellor of the University of Kansas and UCLA, and as a member of Presidential commissions and boards of various philanthropic, financial, and cultural institutions.

ArchivalResource: 79 boxes (39.5 linear ft.); 21 oversize boxes

http://www.oac.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/tf8g5008hv View

Times Mirror Foundation. [Annual reports], 1982-

Title: [Annual reports], 1982-

Annual reports detailing the accomplishments, programs, and financial information of the Foundation. Collection's reports also give information on contributions made by the Times Mirror Company.

ArchivalResource: v.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/44520509 View

Kurt Enoch papers, 1960-1978.

Title: Kurt Enoch papers, 1960-1978.

Collection consists of papers dealing mainly with the merger in 1960 of the NAL and the Times Mirror Company, and the subsequent development of NAL as an autonomous subsidiary.

ArchivalResource: 12.2 linear feet (13 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122466010 View

Weybright, Victor. Papers, 1945-1974.

Title: Papers, 1945-1974.

Collection contains correspondence (1945, 1955, 1973-1976); biographical information and materials regarding Weybright's own published works (1959-1966); and subject files containing correspondence, newspaper clippings, reports and financial materials on the New American Library and various authors, other publishers and the sale of the New American Library to the Times Mirror Company (1946-1974).

ArchivalResource: 5.95 cubic ft. (12 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/27965697 View

Murray, J. Edward. J. Edward Murray papers, 1938-1993.

Title: J. Edward Murray papers, 1938-1993.

The J. Edward Murray papers contain articles, correspondence, and business files from Murray's journalism career. There is also personal correspondence (1938-1992) in which Murray comments on his experiences as a war correspondent, editor, and consultant. In addition the collection contains drafts of unpublished books (including autobiographical notes) and speeches. There is also training material for Murray's consulting work, especially with Asian and African journalists.

ArchivalResource: 9 cubic ft. (9 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/256792264 View

Gore Vidal papers, 1850-2020 (inclusive), 1936-2008 (bulk)

Title: Gore Vidal papers, 1850-2020 (inclusive), 1936-2008 (bulk)

Papers of American author, Gore Vidal (1925-), including literary manuscripts, correspondence, photographs, political papers, legal and business records, and other material. Also includes papers of his companion, Howard Austen (1929-2003).

ArchivalResource: 414 linear feet (449 boxes, cartons, and film reels)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou01943/catalog View

Kurt Enoch papers, 1960-1978

Title: Kurt Enoch papers 1960-1978

Kurt Enoch (1894-1982) was a German-born publisher. After a career in Europe as a publisher of paperback reprints of British and American authors, Enoch came to the United States in 1940. In 1942 he joined Penguin Books, and in 1947, with Victor Weybridge, acquired controlling interest in the parent company, and changed the corporate name to the New American Library of World Literature (NAL). Enoch was instrumental in the 1960 merger of NAL and the Times Mirror Company of Los Angeles, and played a key role in the subsequent development of both organizations. From 1960 until his retirement in 1968, he held various executive postions in NAL and the Times Mirror Company. After his retirement he was active as a book publishing consultant. Collection consists of papers dealing mainly with the merger in 1960 of the NAL and the Times Mirror Company, and the subsequent development of NAL as an autonomous subsidiary. Letters and papers concern the merger and the efforts of The Times Mirror Company to expand and diversify. Also, a few personal letters; some correspondence and papers relating to Penguin Books, Ballantine Books and the Overlook Press; correspondence and papers relating to Enoch's other publishing ventures; his work as a consultant; and transcripts of Enoch's oral history "Encounter with the Holocaust.".

ArchivalResource: 12.2 linear feet (13 boxes)

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/935 View

Shenk, John W., 1875-1959. John W. Shenk papers, 1900-1935.

Title: John W. Shenk papers, 1900-1935.

Correspondence, printed material, photographs, and documents concerning Shenk's family, friends, family businesses (specialty chemical firm; land in the California Imperial Valley; and mining properties), and charitable, civic, and fraternal organizations. Justice Shenk's legal activities are represented to a minor degree.

ArchivalResource: 15.5 linear feet.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/497927365 View

Murphy, Franklin D., 1916-1994. Papers, 1948-1994.

Title: Papers, 1948-1994.

Collection consists primarily of materials related to Dr. Franklin D. Murphy's career at the Times Mirror Company, as Chancellor of the Univ. of Kansas and the Univ. of CA, Los Angeles, and as a member of Presidential commissions and boards of various philanthropic, financial, and cultural institutions. Includes academic, chronological, and correspondence files, honors and awards, photographs, printed materials, speeches, statements, speeches, memorabilia, and realia. Also includes material about the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Armand Hammer's proposed gift collected by Franklin Murphy.

ArchivalResource: 70 boxes (35.0 linear ft.)21 oversize boxes.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/40473247 View