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Title: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives,
Date (inclusive): 1925-1954
Collection number: 1387
Creator: Los Angeles Daily News
Extent: 301 boxes (150.5 linear ft.)
Abstract:
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
New York daily news, although he rejected lurid and sensational journalism. In 1926 the paper went bankrupt and was taken over by Manchester
Boddy, 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
Los Angeles times, and became the
Mirror-News. It lost reporters, columnists, and its more liberal flavor, and ceased publication in the early 1960s. The collection consists
of 200,000 negatives of the
Los Angeles Daily News.
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library.
Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
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 New York daily news, although
he rejected lurid and sensational journalism. In 1926 the paper went bankrupt and was taken over by Manchester Boddy, 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
Los Angeles times, and became the
Mirror-News. It lost reporters, columnists, and its more liberal flavor, and ceased publication in the early 1960s.
Collection consists of 200,000 negatives of the
Los Angeles daily news.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Los Angeles daily news--Archives.
American newspapers--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources.
Black-and-white negatives.