Paul Kelly Los Angeles Typographical Union, Local 174 Collection, 1944-1972, bulk 1967-1972

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Summary

Creators:
Kelly, Paul
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.
Extent:
0.43 linear feet
Language:
English
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Background

Scope and content:

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.

Biographical / historical:

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.!"

Acquisition information:
Paul Kelly, 1979.
Processing information:

Robert G. Marshall and David Bray, 1987

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

Terms of access:

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.

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Location of this collection:
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge, CA 91330, US
Contact:
(818) 677-4594
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