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Finding Aid for the Daily News Records LSC.1208

Online finding aid created by Jasmine Jones, 2019. UCLA Library Special Collections Online finding aid last updated 2019 November 7. Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library Box 951575 Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575 [email protected] URL: https://www.library.ucla.edu/special-collections

Finding Aid for the Los Angeles LSC.1208 1 Daily News Records LSC.1208 Language of Material: English Contributing Institution: UCLA Library Special Collections Title: records Creator: Los Angeles Daily News Identifier/Call Number: LSC.1208 Physical Description: 531.5 Linear Feet(1063 boxes) Date (inclusive): 1933-1955 Abstract: Collection consists of records of the Los Angeles Daily News, including photographs, ephemera, newspaper clipping files, and name and subject card indexes. Language of Material: Materials are in English. Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located on this page. Conditions Governing Access Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page. Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use Property rights to the physical objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright. Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Los Angeles Daily News records (Collection1208). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles. UCLA Catalog Record ID UCLA Catalog Record ID: 4233336 Biographical / Historical The Los Angeles daily news was originally named the Illustrated Daily News by Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr., when he started it in 1923. He copied the tabloid format of the , although he rejected lurid and sensational journalism. In 1926 the paper went bankrupt and was taken over by , who changed the name to the Los Angeles Daily News. He kept the tabloid format with its heavy reliance on photographs. In 1954 it merged with the Mirror, the afternoon paper of the , and became the Mirror-News. It lost reporters, columnists, and its more liberal flavor, and ceased publication in the early 1960s. Scope and Content Collection consists of records of the Los Angeles Daily News, including photographs, ephemera, newspaper clipping files, and name and subject card indexes. Arrangement Arranged in the following series: 1. Photographs and ephemera, arranged alphabetically (boxes 1-229) 2. Name and subject card index (boxes 230-532) 3. Subject card index (authority file), A-T only (boxes 533-536) 4. Clippings files from Los Angeles papers, arranged alphabetically (boxes 537-989) 5. Name and subject card index to negatives (boxes 990-1063) Other Finding Aids A digital copy of the collection inventory is available via this link: Los Angeles Daily News records inventory. Subjects and Indexing Terms American newspapers -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archives. Los Angeles Daily News -- Archives

Finding Aid for the Los Angeles LSC.1208 2 Daily News Records LSC.1208