Description
This collections primarily contains clipping files from the Los Angeles Times Beijing Bureau, chiefly dating from the 1980s
and 1990s. Materials include news clippings, news wires, magazine articles, speeches, press releases, published reports, newsletters,
and pamphlets reflecting a broad range of topics covered by the Times in China.
Background
The Los Angeles Times, founded in 1881, is the primary newspaper serving the city and county of Los Angeles, California.
For thirty years, the newspaper's Hong Kong Bureau served as its chief post for reporting on China. Following the United States
formal recognition of the People's Republic of China in 1979, the bureau moved to Beijing under the leadership of bureau chief
Linda Mathews.
Extent
81.8 Linear Feet
74 boxes
Restrictions
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the East Asian Library at
eal@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the East Asian Library as the owner of the physical items and
is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Availability
Advance notice required for access.