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Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & Archives
Title: Paul Kelly Los Angeles Typographical Union, Local 174 Collection
Creator:
Kelly, Paul
Identifier/Call Number: URB.LATU-PK
Extent:
0.43 linear feet
Date (inclusive): 1944-1972
Date (bulk): 1967-1972
Abstract: Paul Kelly was president of the Los
Angeles Typographical Union, Local 174, during which time Local 174 was a member of the
Herald Examiner Joint Strike-Lockout Council. The
Herald Examiner Strike took place in Los Angeles, California from
1967-1977 and was one of the longest strikes in recent times. The collection consists of 75
items that include a broadside, brochure, bulletin, calendar, notices, two films, and
sixty-five photographs that document the 1946 strike at the
Evening
Herald
and
Express and the 1967-1972 strike at the
Los Angeles Herald Examiner.
Language of Material: English
Paul Kelly was president of the Los Angeles Typographical Union, Local 174, during which
time Local 174 was a member of the Herald Examiner Joint Strike-Lockout Council. The Herald
Examiner Strike took place in Los Angeles, California from 1967-1977 and was one of the
longest strikes ever in recent time.
On December 8, 1967, the Independent, Press-Telegram Guild membership, as well as the
Herald Examiner typographical guild voted to go out on strike. Long Beach strikers bargained
and eventually settled, but left the
Examiner strikers to
settle a separate contract. Long Beach strikers did, however, go up and march with the
Herald Examiner strikers on occasion.
Hearst brought in strike-breakers from northern California to keep the presses running,
but its overall loss in circulation to the
Los Angeles Times
was irreplaceable. After the strike in Los Angeles was settled, the Hearst Corporation
pumped millions of dollars into the "Her-Ex" in upgrades, writers and new equipment, but it
was too little, too late. November 2, 1989 saw the final edition of the
Herald Examiner go to print with the giant headlines, "SO LONG,
L.A.!"
The
Paul Kelly Los Angeles Typographical Union, Local 174
Collection
consists of 75 items that include a broadside, brochure, bulletin,
calendar, notices, two films and sixty-five photographs that document the 1946 strike at the
Evening Herald and
Express and
the 1967-1977 strike at the
Los Angeles Herald Examiner.
Photographs depict strike-related activities, from walking the picket lines to the newspaper
boys who were affected. Fund-raising activities for the strikers, such as dances and
dinners, are also pictured, as well as policemen monitoring the strike.
The collection is open for research use.
Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of
this collection has not been transferred to California State University, Northridge.
Copyright status for other materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials
protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires
the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be
commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any
use rests exclusively with the user.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Paul Kelly, 1979.
For information about citing items in this collection consult the appropriate style manual,
or see the
Citing Archival Materials
guide.
Robert G. Marshall and David Bray, 1987
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Documents
Photographs
Audiovisual materials