Chandler, Dorothy Buffum, 1901-1997

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Dorothy Buffum Chandler (also known as Buff) was born in Lafayette, IL, on May 19, 1901; her parents moved to Long Beach, CA, when she was one year old and her father opened a store, the forerunner of Buffum's department store chain. She attended Stanford and then married Norman Chandler, son of Los Angeles Times owner Harry Chandler, in 1922. Chandler worked for the Times corporation in several capacities notably as the director of Times Mirror. She was a supporter of the arts spearheaded the fundraising drive to establish the LA Music Center. In 1956, President Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed Chandler to the Committee on Education Beyond the High School and, in 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson named her to the U.S. Advisory Commission on Information. She died July 6, 1997.

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referencedIn Bertha S. Adkins Papers. 1928 - 1983. Personal Files, 1928 - 1983 Dwight D. Eisenhower Library
referencedIn Records of the White House Communications Agency (WHCA) (Reagan Administration). 1/20/1981 - 1/20/1989. Presidential Audio Recordings Ronald Reagan Library
creatorOf Chandler, Buff. Correspondence to Eugene Ormandy. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Dorothy Chandler Papers, University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.
referencedIn Cooper mss. II, ca. 1905-1985 Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)
referencedIn Chandler, Dorothy Buffam [clippings]. New York Public Library System, NYPL
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associatedWith Center Theatre Group of Los Angeles. corporateBody
associatedWith Cooper, Kent, 1880-1965 person
associatedWith Hollywood Bowl Association (Los Angeles, Calif.) corporateBody
associatedWith Music Center of Los Angeles County. corporateBody
associatedWith Southern California Symphony Association (Los Angeles, Calif.) corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
Village of La Fayette IL US
Los Angeles CA US
Los Angeles CA US
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Women civic leaders
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Women civic leaders
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Birth 1901-05-19

Death 1997-07-06

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