Hanna, Phil Townsend, 1896-1957
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Hanna was born on Aug. 24, 1896 in Los Angeles, CA; attended Univ. of Southern California; worked for Los Angeles tribune, 1915-16; night city editor, then night editor, Los Angeles times, 1917-19; manager, Los Angeles Bureau of the Associated Press, 1919-20; editor, Western highway builder for six years beginning in 1920; art editor, 1922, editor, 1926, Touring topics (called Westways by 1934); became public relations counsel for the Automobile Club of Southern California, 1941; editor, Bohemian life; secretary of the Wine and Food Society; wrote books, including Libros Californianos; or, five feet of California books (1931), California through four centuries; a handbook of memorable historical dates (c.1935), California under twelve flags (c.1937), The dictionary of California land names (1951), and The wheel and the bell : the story of the first fifty years of the Automobile Club of Southern California (1950); he died in 1957.
From the description of Papers, 1920-1957. (University of California, Los Angeles). WorldCat record id: 38990342
Biography
Hanna was born on August 24, 1896 in Los Angeles, California; attended University of Southern California; worked for Los Angeles Tribune, 1915-16; night city editor, then night editor, Los Angeles Times, 1917-19; manager, Los Angeles Bureau of the Associated Press, 1919-20; editor, Western highway builder for six years beginning in 1920; art editor, 1922, editor, 1926, Touring topics (called Westways by 1934); became public relations counsel for the Automobile Club of Southern California, 1941; editor, Bohemian Life ; secretary of the Wine and Food Society; wrote books, including Libros Californianos; or, Five Feet of California Books (1931), California Through Four Centuries; a Handbook of Memorable Historical Dates (c.1935), California Under Twelve Flags (c. 1937), The Dictionary of California Land Names (1951), and The Wheel and the Bell: The Story of the First Fifty Years of the Automobile Club of Southern California (1950); he died in 1957.
From the guide to the Phil Townsend Hanna Papers, 1920-1957, (University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.)
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Subjects:
- Periodical editors
- Wine writers
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- Periodical editors
- Wine writers
Places:
- Ice House Canyon (Los Angeles County) (as recorded)
- California, Southern (as recorded)
- San Gabriel Mountains (Calif.) (as recorded)
- California (as recorded)
