Willard, Charles Dwight, 1866-1914

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Charles D. Willard, newspaperman, author, and publicity director, was born in Illinois and graduated from the University of Michigan in 1883. He moved to California and worked as a reporter for the Los Angeles times and the Herald newspapers. In 1891 he became secretary of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, and in 1894 Willard started the magazine, The land of sunshine (taken over soon afterward by Charles Fletcher Lummis). In 1897 he was made manager of the Los Angeles express newspaper.

From the description of Papers of Charles Dwight Willard, 1878-1913. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 228718371

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referencedIn Pforzheimer, Walter L. (Walter Lionel), 1914-2003. Walter Lionel Pforzheimer collection, 1487-1997 (inclusive), 1487-1982 (bulk). Yale University Library
referencedIn Walter Lionel Pforzheimer collection, 1487-1997 Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
creatorOf Osborne, Henry Zenas, 1848-1923. Papers of Henry Z. Osborne, 1878-1924. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
creatorOf Graham, Margaret Collier, 1850-1910. Papers of Margaret Collier Graham, 1821-1934 (bulk 1876-1896). Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
creatorOf Willard, Charles Dwight, 1866-1914. Papers of Charles Dwight Willard, 1878-1913. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
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associatedWith Graham, Margaret Collier, 1850-1910. person
associatedWith Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce. corporateBody
associatedWith Los Angeles Evening Herald and Express. corporateBody
associatedWith Osborne, Henry Zenas, 1848-1923 person
associatedWith Pforzheimer, Walter L. (Walter Lionel), 1914-2003. person
correspondedWith Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 person
associatedWith University of Michigan corporateBody
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California--Los Angeles
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Publishers and publishing
Railroad Strike, Calif., 1894
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Birth 1866

Death 1914

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