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Box 457, Folder 4

M - Miscellaneous Correspondence 1958 - 1970

Scope and Contents

Approx. 40 items. Subjects include: Tejon Ranch view of State water situation; correspondence with Malcolm Muir, Publisher of Atlas; correspondence with Phil Kirby, Editor of Frontier; extended correspondence with Mr. & Mrs. Richard Mannex, who sought "Truth and Morality in Journalism"; exchange with Irv White, Pres. of Motor Car Dealers Assn. of Southern California regarding inadequate coverage of the Auto Show by LAT; clippings and memos regarding Oscar Mayer obit; description, sent by MGM rep, of how a mock-up of a Los Angeles Times with be used in a motion picture; clipping and correspondence related to case in which young black man, Henry Jones, Jr., robbed teenager Rose Marie Campisi in Alabama in 1970; etc.
Box 457, Folder 5

M - Miscellaneous Correspondence 1971 - 1973

Scope and Contents

Approx. 35 items. Letters. memos (some handwritten), newspaper clippings. Subjects include: editing & publishing the Southeast section in the OC plant; LAT stance on proposed Palmdale Airport; Williams' response to a Carmel realtor who wrote complaining that financial coverage had declined in quality; letter which begins, "The Los Angeles Times is lying (about Vietnam)," and Williams' response; letter from Charles T. Munger, and W's response; letter addressed to Otis C., criticizing LAT coverage of "a homosexual party, and W's response; congratulatory letters and notes related to W.'s retirement; various editions and press times; copy of a 4-pp. essay by Melville Millar titled "Liberty Street"; 5-pp. essay (incl. footnotes), by Melville Millar titled "How Kyoto was Saved"; letters to W. on longevity and poetry from Irving Mandell, with responses;
Box 457, Folder 6

Marketing Research Department 1964 - 1971

Scope and Contents

5 items. Subjects include: surveys; banner headlines ("bannerlines"); what newspapers want in a news service.
Box 457, Folder 7

Marketing Research Reports 1960 - 1965

Scope and Contents

Approx. 25 items. Subject include: copies of Economic Digest, a quarterly publication of Marketing Research of TM Company; "Opinion Setters Survey"; various surveys and reports out of Marketing Research Dept--"Southern Californians spend summer away from TV," "Flourishing sales reflect Los Angeles prosperity," etc.;
Box 457, Folder 8

May, Michael - Lawrence Radiation Lab 1970

Scope and Contents

Approx. 15 items. Letters, memos, essays and newspaper clippings. Subjects include: correspondence between W., May, and others, regarding the operation and activities of Lawrence Radiation Laboratory in Central California; planning for discussions about above; letters from representatives of Univ. of California, expressing dismay at articles that h0ad appeared in LAT; copy of staffer Stuart Loory's article, "Berkeley and the Bomb," which ran in West; "A criticism of 'Berkeley and the Bomb,'"
Box 457, Folder 9

Middle East Trip 1966 - 1967

Scope and Contents

Approx. 20 items. Letters, memos, itineraries, info. sheets, notes. Subjects include: correspondence with journalists in the region in preparation for the upcoming trip; copy of long report from The Sunday Telegraph(12/4/1966), titled "Inside Egypt's Spy Network," noting that "war is perilously close in the Middle East"; Williams' itinerary for the Feb. 11-March 11 trip: copy of "Iranian Port of Entry Regulations"; visa requirements for Kuwait; Williams' letters (not for publication) from the region; James Bassett (who accompanied W.) wrote a 3 pp. report for Among Ourselves; "Notes" on Lebanon, Dubai, Kuwait, Israel, etc.; letters of appreciation to various political leaders, monarchs, journalists and other who met with or aided the Times contingent; etc.
Box 457, Folder 10

The Mirror-Syndicate Features 1962

Scope and Contents

Approx. 15 items. Subjects include multiple-page list of Mirror Syndicate Features--columnists, features on advice, bridge, science, show business, fashion, health, religion, crosswords, astrology, cartoons, etc.; correspondence related to contracts for syndicated materials; etc.
Box 457, Folder 11

Mollenhoff, Clark R. (Special Counsel to the President) 1969 - 1970

Scope and Contents

Approx. 10 items. Letters from Mollenhoff to Williams on White House stationary; internal notes regarding the challenges Mollenhoff made to an article--"Berkeley and the Bomb" by Loory--that ran in 1970;
Box 457, Folder 12

Moral Re-Armament 1961 - 1963

Scope and Contents

Approx. 25 items. Letters, memos, booklets, etc. Subjects include: essay on Moral Re-Armament by Gen. Hugo Bethlem of Brazil; reports on MRA activities in Latin America; literature on MRA; a variety of letters urging Williams and LAT to support the MRA organization; letters to LAT critical of an article on MRA that ran in the paper, one alleging that it treated the organization "in a cynical and trivial way"; etc.
Box 457, Folder 13

Music Critics 1963 - 1965

Scope and Contents

Approx. 10 items. Letters, memos, press releases. Subjects include: long memo from W. to Otis Chandler on possible candidates for LAT music critic; other correspondence on this subject mentioning Martin Bernheimer, Howard Klein, and LAT Entertainment Editor Charles Champlin; three press releases from The Cleveland Orchestra, dates 1960-62; etc.
Box 458

Editors - Williams, Nick B.

Box 458, Folder 1

N - Miscellaneous Correspondence 1960 - 1971

Scope and Contents

Approx. 35 items. Letters, memos, telegrams, newspaper clippings. Subjects include: "narcotics problem" campaign (letter from R. Nixon); Feather River water project; letter to Oregonian Editor Robert Notson, in which Williams writes of new Publisher Otis Chandler that he "will become a great one"; Times-sponsored charity football game & NAACP; correspondence with the Nieman Fellowship Committee; letter of appreciation from columnist Robert Novak, Washington, DC; 3-pp. letter in 1969 to Jack Nightscales (Vancouver Sun) on "the major challenge for [newspapers in] the '70s...will be to make them an essential part of their...audiences' daily lives"; series of letters between editor of the Picayune Item (Mississippi) and Otis C. and Williams about controversial story by LAT's staffer Ken Reich; awarding of the B-1 bomber contract; exchange of letters with Robert Neumann, US Ambassador to Afghanistan; W.'s letter to R. Nixon; exchange of letters involving misunderstanding of fee charged by EX-Times staffer who went into PR; etc.
Box 458, Folder 2

Nathanson, George 1968

Scope and Contents

6 items. Letters, memos. Items include: 6-pp. letter from Nathanson to Otis C. related to Nathanson's dismissal from LAT Mexico City post (1968); "Memo of Understanding between Los Angeles Times and George Nathanson" (1967); etc.
Box 458, Folder 3

National Headliners Club Awards 1962

Scope and Contents

7 items. Subjects include: letter accompanying submission of Jack Smith articles to the awards committee; letter accompanying submission of 9/10/1961 Editorial Page to the committee; " " Series on desert lands by Howard Gingold; " " submission of Donald Neff's story on Bel-Air and Topanga Canyon fires (11/7/1961); " " submission of three Cecil Smith columns ("The TV Scene"); " " several columns by Jim Murray; " " submission of news photo by Art Rogers.
Box 458, Folder 4

Naval War College 1964

Scope and Contents

7 items. Including: copy of 16th Annual Global Strategy Discussions, Naval War College, 1964; 4letter of thanks to Admiral Austin of Naval War College; address (18 pp.) delivered by Hanson Baldwin; letter from Adm. Austin to Williams following the meeting; etc.
Box 458, Folder 5

Nelson, Jack 1964 - 1965, 1969

Scope and Contents

Approx. 15 items. Memos and letters. Subjects include: LAT hiring of Jack Nelson (who had been with Atlanta Constitution; LAT plans to open Atlanta bureau; letter and personal bio from Nelson to Frank Haven, LAT Managing Editor); several Nelson clips from Atlanta Constitution; correspondence related to a racially-charged story (1969); Nelson letter in which he writes "I stand by the [aforementioned] story as it was written;
Box 458, Folder 6

Nelson, Robert 1962

Scope and Contents

Approx. 25 items. Subjects include: Stan Freberg's Chun King chinese food commercials; Food section in general; mentions of Times-Mirror in other media; Zone Office facilities; press times for various editions; travel advertising; department stores' attitudes toward Times staffers; launching a book section; Marilyn Monroe death coverage; Ad Club of Los Angeles; Milton Valera- aspiring journalist; etc.
Box 458, Folder 7

Nelson, Robert 1963 - 1964

Scope and Contents

Approx. 40 items. Letters, memos, handwritten notes, newspaper clippings. Subjects include: supervisors' rotation assignments; relationship between advertising side and editorial; outside praise for Harry Nelson; Special Issues: Arizona & NY World's Fair; American Red Cross; Savings & Loan industry; more thought on Sunday supplements--book section, a (local interest) magazine, etc.; "Prestige Car" section; Memo: "Jim Murray detests making speeches"; Democratic Natl. Committee advertising section; 7-pp. manuscript by Robert Nelson, LAT General Manager, titled "Let's put the Newspaper Rate Controversy in Proper Perspective; Automobile fleet policy; Nelson letter to Gene Williams of KLAC radio on coverage of 1964 Presidential candidates that includes the statement: "...all of us here at the Times...are as staunch Republicans as anyone you know."; in-house praise for Art Buchwald; commentary on FBI; etc.
Box 458, Folder 8

Nelson, Robert 1965 - 1966

Scope and Contents

Approx. 35 items. Letters, memos, newspaper clippings. Subjects include: Calendar "make-up"; Saturday edition issues; more dialog about book reviews; running of an ad related to Alan Ginsberg; advertising censorship; cafeteria price increases; food service policy; ads bought by the Church of Jesus Christ-Christian; fleet cars & accidents involving fleet cars; etc.
Box 458, Folder 9

New York Times 1960, 1962

Scope and Contents

Approx. 15 items. Subjects include: New York Times News Service; conflict of interest; Taylor Trumbo and endorsement of NY Times; etc.
Box 458, Folder 10

Nichols, Robert 1968

Scope and Contents

Approx. 20 items. Letters, memos, expense reports. Subjects include: circumstances surrounding the departure of Nichols from LAT to the Federal Reserve Board; Nichols' expense account; Nichols' efforts to be reimbursed more than $1,000 of expense account claims; related items.
Box 458, Folder 11

O - Miscellaneous Correspondence 1961, 1965 - 1971

Scope and Contents

Approx. 40 items. Letters, memos, handwritten notes, newspaper clippings. Subjects include: the Special Section on the "world communist conspiracy"; American Society of Newspaper Editors correspondence; Times "lack of" fashion coverage; letter to John O'Hara, Newsday; the Minority Rights Group (London); Univ. of Calif. tuition issue; Overseas Press Club of America; California Thoroughbred Consultants; correspondence with Walter O'Malley (Dodgers owner); cancellation of comic strip "Gasoline Alley"; etc.
Box 458, Folder 12

P - Miscellaneous Correspondence 1959 - 1969

Scope and Contents

Approx. 30 items. Letters, memos, newspaper clippings. Subjects include: "Hollywood" celebrity coverage; Mayor Norris Poulson; moving expenses for Arch Parsons (1964); Don Bruckner reprints; controversy over an illustration depicting Cain and Abel seen by some as demeaning to Negros; the future of the UC and State College systems; John L. Perry--public opinion pollster; tension and war in the Middle East and Vietnam; etc.
Box 458, Folder 13

P - Miscellaneous Correspondence 1970 - 1971

Scope and Contents

Approx. 20 items. Memos, letters, handwritten notes. Subjects include: The Masquers dinner-- column by Joyce Haber; National Averages for Humor Panels (comic strips); columnist Burt Prelutsky; Ivy Baker Priest and the office of State Treasurer; Picasso's "Imaginary Portraits"; L.A. Convention Center; Chuck Powers request for a raise; etc.
Box 458, Folder 14

Pastier, John (Architecture Critic) 1970 - 1971

Scope and Contents

6 items. Article by Pastier, "Civic Center, Part 2"; letters complaining about articles by Pastier; etc.
Box 458, Folder 15

Pearson, Drew 1967 - 1968

Scope and Contents

Approx. 30 items. Letters, memos, transcripts, etc. Subjects include: Pearson's intimation that Ed Guthman, LAT National Editor, might censor the news to favor ex-associate Robert Kennedy; Pearson's intimation that a "homosexual ring" operated within Gov. Ronald Reagan's administration; text of a William F. Buckley, Jr., column titled "The Sacramento Scandal"; letters pro & con related to the subjects above; an Alan Harvey radio commentary titled :A Fairy Tale"; etc.
Box 458, Folder 16

Pentagon Papers 1971

Scope and Contents

6 items. Includes: speech text by Lt. Gen. V.H. Krulak, USMC, Ret., on subject of the "Pentagon Papers"; news release from North American Newspaper Alliance; press freedom; etc.
Box 459

Editors - Williams, Nick B.

Box 459, Folder 1

Poppy, John 1970

Scope and Contents

3 items. The file contains an exchange of letters between Nick Williams and writer John Poppy. Poppy sent a cover letter with a copy of his 22 pp. monograph titled "A Profile of the Los Angeles Times," which appeared in the U.S. Information Agency's America Illustrated. Williams' return letter to Poppy praises the monograph.
Box 459, Folder 2

Pourade, Richard (San Diego Union) 1960

Scope and Contents

5 items. Pourade, Editor Emeritus of the San Diego Union, wrote to Williams regarding "a special operation to screen all wire service copy on the political campaign" being instituted by that newspaper. "We intend," wrote Pourade, "to document, day by day, all of the bias and slanting ...we find." He continued, "It will take the utmost in editorial alertness to prevent our columns from being used to promote the interests of one candidate or another." Williams replied that he would be like to get the reports on wire service copy. Also in the file is a 14 pp. survey--with brief analysis-- on allegedly "slanted" reports. Most were from AP in these examples.
Box 459, Folder 3

Promotion & Public Relations Department 1961

Scope and Contents

10 items. Memos, notes, lists, LAT radio ad copy, a LAT Television Schedule. Subjects include:a report on LAT Speakers Bureau activity for June 1961; Civic Center tours for schoolchildren to include LAT; possibly libelous statement concerning LAT made by anti-communism activist Herbert Philbrick; etc.
Box 459, Folder 4

Pulitzer Prize 1960 - 1961

Scope and Contents

Approx. 35 items. Memos, letters, telegrams, postcards acknowledging nominations. Subjects include: telegram to Norman Chandler from Grayson Kirk, Pres. Columbia Univ.; news releases from Columbia Univ. (Journalism School there awards the prizes); material related to LAT winning the Public Service Award for Gene Sherman's series on narcotics smuggling; letters of congratulations from Sen. Thomas Kuchel, Atty. Gen. Stanley Mosk, UC Pres. Clark Kerr, etc. Also in the folder is the Pulitzer Prize Certificate (original) and other related items.
Box 459, Folder 5

Putnam, George 1969 - 1970

Scope and Contents

Approx. 30 items. Includes: Transcripts of some of Putnam's KTTV newscasts; KABC-TV (as well as Putnam of KTTV) takes exception to an article in LAT-published newsletter, Student Outlook, titled "What to do When Stopped by Police." alleging it depicts police in a negative role; related material. Also in the folder are a large number of clippings from area newspapers.
Box 459, Folder 6

R - Miscellaneous Correspondence 1957 - 1968

Scope and Contents

Approx. 30 items. Letters, memos, a bibliography of RAND Corp. publications. Subjects include: editorial cartoons; an incident in which LAT columnist Art Ryon, allegedly drunk, spoke to the annual meeting of the Agricultural Council of Calif. at the El Mirador Hotel, Palm Springs; Richard Reston's personal impressions of working the Moscow Bureau in letter to Williams; cancer drugs; community seminar-racial understanding; exchange of letters with Assemblyman Leo Ryan; members of Rigby family take exception to reportage on plane crash that killed one family member and injured others, and after which a 15 year-old boy struggled through snowstorm to bring help; etc. Nelson Rockefeller letter removed from Autograph File and returned to Williams Subject Files.
Box 459, Folder 7

R - Miscellaneous Correspondence 1969 - 1970

Scope and Contents

Approx. 30 items. Letters, memos, bios, etc. Includes: correspondence between Williams and Robert Rowen, Pres., Pasadena Art Museum; letter to Harry Rowan, Pres., RAND Corp.; coverage of education in California; "the coffee situation in Editorial (1/9/1969); letter from Rep. Edward Roybal on the "auto smog conspiracy; exchange of letters with L.G.G. Ramsey, Editor, The Connoisseur, London, England; material on Joseph Roos, Exec. Dir., Community Relations Committee of the Jewish Federation Council of Greater Los Angeles; correspondence with William Reason, Editor (in-house newsletter), RTD; etc.
Box 459, Folder 8

R - Miscellaneous Correspondence 1971 - 1973

Scope and Contents

Approx. 40 items. Memos, notes, and letters, both typed and handwritten. Includes: in response to a comment in a column on nutrition, a Los Angeles woman warns, "My friends and I are planning to boycott your paper until (Dr. Stare's) column is removed"; exchange of letters with Jesse Robinson, Co-Chairman, Greater Los Angeles Urban Coalition, in which Robinson complains about lack of coverage of the Los Angeles Brotherhood Crusade dinner to honor Muhammad Ali (1/15/1971); syndication of Lurie cartoons from the Ben Roth Agency; comics pages in general; a typical letter of the period alleging that the newspaper is "changing rapidly to a more liberal point of view"; letter from reader upset about the "Pentagon Papers" issue; the death penalty; letters congratulating Williams on his retirement; etc.
Box 459, Folder 9

Radio TV Reports, Inc. 1962

Scope and Contents

10 items. Brief personal memos (typed and handwritten), transcripts from Radio TV Reports. Subjects include: Soviets missiles in Cuba; real estate sales; Pamela Mason's comment that, in Los Angeles, she was forced to read "low brow papers like the Los Angeles Times;" LAT coverage of Nixon; other examples of Mason displeasure with LAT. Mason, a talk-show host on local KABC-TV, was characterized to Williams in a note by "EJR" (another editor?) as "Bitch of the Week." Note was stapled to transcript of 7/27/1962.
Box 459, Folder 10

Ramsdell, Kirby 1962

Scope and Contents

8 items. Memos and reports. 17 pp. report on organized labor by Ramsdell; 7 pp. "underlying facts and assumptions" & excerpts of the Kaiser Committee report on the company and its employees; operation of Editorial Pages; items in letters column that include personal attacks; rapid transit debate; from 1962, a multi-page report to Williams by Ramsdell providing his impressions and opinions of a dozen or more syndicated op-ed columnists LAT used at the time, including Joseph Alsop, William F. Buckley, Jr., Roscoe Drummond, Barry Goldwater, Walter Lippman, Drew Pearson and Abigail Van Buren (the last two receiving very low marks); etc.
Box 459, Folder 11

Rand, Ayn 1962 - 1963

Scope and Contents

Approx. 25 items. Letters. LAT apparently had sent out a request for general reaction to the columns of Ayn Rand and others. Many of the letters in the file seem to be from intelligent, thoughtful people. Some found Rand's viewpoint refreshing, others flatly opposed it. One writer referred to her as an "extremist" of the right. Others of the letters can be summed up in a quote from a soldier stationed at Ft. Ord: "Her philosophy, whether one agrees with it or not, provides endless material for...debate." Of the letters represented here, a clear majority approve of Rand's opinions. (One letter and reply, involving Marilyn Dyer of Burbank, seem to have no mention of Rand)
Box 459, Folder 12

Reuters 1967, 1969 - 1971

Scope and Contents

Approx. 35 items. Letters, memos, newspaper clippings. Discussion of purchasing the Reuters service, information about Reuters, renewal information for 1970 and 1971.
Box 459, Folder 13

Ryskind, Morrie 1963 - 1965

Scope and Contents

Approx. 110 items. The bulk of this material is correspondence between Williams and conservative columnist Morrie Ryskind, including a telex (3/30/1965) in which Ryskind resigns in protest over a column being dropped. Williams reply in dated 3/31/1965. Similar disagreements occurred several times during the period in which R. submitted material to LAT later in the same year. Also in the file are clippings of Ryskind columns and a copy of Pro-America-Gram, a right-wing newsletter. Letters complaining about the absence of Ryskind columns became quite heated at times: "Where in blazes is Morrie Ryskind?...I am fed up the half-assed liberals you keep printing day after day.... I don't know what happened to (Otis Chandler) at Stanford but he sure came out pure pink." The clear majority complained of Ryskind's absence.
Box 460

Editors - Williams, Nick B.

Box 460, Folder 1

Ryskind, Morrie 1966

Scope and Contents

Approx. 35 items. Letters, memos. Some letters are from readers urging LAT to resume publication of conservative Morrie Ryskind's columns. (R. had ceased submitting material following LAT refusal to run one in late 1965) Most of the remaining correspondence involves LAT staff conducting a sort of "post-mortem" on Ryskind's association with LAT. Some are exchanges between Rex Barley (LAT Syndicate) or Nick Williams and Ryskind. The LAT declined to run certain of his columns when they believed he was making unsubstantiated allegations regarding media outlets. Also, Ryskind was a member of the John Birch Society and did not approve when LAT did an expose on the group, which seemed to fuel the "feud." A 6-pp. memo Williams wrote to Otis Chandler contains much information about the situation. It is dated March 7, 1966. Also in the file are another group of letters critical of LAT for "censoring" Ryskind.
Box 460, Folder 2

Ryskind, Morrie 1970

Scope and Contents

Approx. 20 items. The file includes LAT memos and exchanges of letters between Ryskind and Williams. At this point in time, Ryskind had not appeared in LAT for some years, but was firing broadsides at LAT from the pages of Herald-Examiner and Evening Outlook. The folder contains clippings from both papers and discussion of same in memos. Also in folder is a draft version, with editing marks, of a 5-pp. letter to R. from Williams which helps to understand a story involving L.A.P.D., Blacks, and what LAT and Ryskind wrote about it.
Box 460, Folder 3

S - Miscellaneous Correspondence 1959 - 1963

Scope and Contents

Approx. 25 items. Letters, memos, clippings. Subjects include: discussion of politicians as columnists--Nixon, Goldwater, others; letter from Thomas Storke, Editor/publisher, Santa Barbara News-Press, praising LAT as "the outstanding newspaper of the U.S.," and adding, "you and Otis are making a fine team."; S. Calif. "water problem": a "Conquest-of-Space Trophy"; memo from Display Advertising (from Ted Sell) explaining an advertiser was canceling because "(he) deplores the new vicious trend The Times has taken toward Liberalism," and does not like Otis Chandler or Stanford; literacy & illiteracy in the paper; planning for European trip with Sterling Slappey, Germany Bureau; Among Ourselves articles about the Editorial Dept.; a major film festival for So. California; etc.
Box 460, Folder 4

S - Miscellaneous Correspondence 1966 - 1968

Scope and Contents

Approx. 30 items. Jack Kent Cooke/Security First National Bank; Times Mirror Co. agreement with The State Poll, Inc.; exchange of letters between LAT and law enforcement and newspaper officials in Shreveport, Louisiana, related to incident in which a "Los Angeles Negro" (as the Shreveport newspaper referred to Anderson Bowman, Jr.), was arrested and convicted of drunk driving in Louisiana--the Shreveport newspaper and Dept. of Public Safety both took exception to an LAT story about the incidents; further examples of Williams lively wit in letter to Don Shannon in Tokyo; letter inquiring about subscribing to Science Service syndicate; New York U. Journalism Chair letter to W. asking his impression of the trend "by politicians, police and the general citizenry to blame the press for rioting and other problems," and W.'s reply; Martin Luther King, Jr.s, marches; etc.
Box 460, Folder 5

S - Miscellaneous Correspondence 1969 - 1970

Scope and Contents

Approx. 20 items. Letters, memos, handwritten notes. Subjects include: a suggestion that LAT publish at least some Spanish-language news; W. squashes a rumor that LAT would no longer run reviews of children's books; flack over a Joyce Haber column on filming of "Too Late the Hero"; Publicity Director for Bullock's San Fernando complains about coverage; W. soothes U.S. Sen. John Sparkman (of Alabama) after a Jack Smith wrote in his column that "to play football at Alabama is a certificate of not having a college education"; exchange of letters over a controversial graduation speech at South Pasadena H.S and LAT story about it; responsibilities of the press; etc.
Box 460, Folder 6

S - Miscellaneous Correspondence 1971 - 1973, 1979

Scope and Contents

Approx. 60 items. Letters. memos, copies of LAT material. Subjects include: exchange of letters related to LAT judges for Spot News Category of the Texas Gridiron Club Contest; air-mailing daily copies of LAT to U.S. Senate members in DC; W. gives Paul Sheehan permission to use excerpts from LAT stories in a book; congratulatory letters to William Thomas on promotion; letter from Scientific American requesting consideration; handwritten note from Pierre Salinger; several of W.'s articles following his retirement from Editor's post, including one--"Love Letters Don't Begin: 'Dear Editor'"--that is a sort of post-mortem for decades of newspaper work; many letters from readers commenting on his post-retirement articles; etc.
Box 460, Folder 7

Seidenbaum, Art 1963 - 1971

Scope and Contents

Approx. 40 items. Letters, memos. Subjects include: many notes from Seidenbaum to W.; one letter asking W. about policy on staffers doing regular radio/TV gigs; "personal & confidential" note to W. regarding a raise for Seidenbaum; KCET, public television; taxes on mobile homes; "the current dismal FM {radio} situation"; KCET's offer of work to Seidenbaum; letters from readers praising Seidenbaum's stances; letter from The Channel City Club (S. Barbara) asking if Robert Elegant or Seidenbaum could speak before them; an invitation to "A Night in Camelot," a dinner commemorating John and Robert Kennedy; etc.
Box 460, Folder 8

Seldis, Henry 1968 - 1971

Scope and Contents

6 items. Memos and one LAT form (Change of Status and Termination Voucher). Subjects include: memos outlining plans for Seldis's coverage of art events in L.A. area; Black Art controversy, LACMA; plans for Italy trip to review art events; material related to a leave of absence when Seldis cared for his ailing father and his father's affairs; etc.
Box 460, Folder 9

Sell, Ted 1968 - 1969

Scope and Contents

Approx. 12 items. Letters, memos, handwritten notes and a 11-pp. summary of a Nov. 1968 interview with Pres. Lyndon Johnson. Letters and memos--subjects include: friendly notes between Sell and W., plans for visits with other journalists (there is a note for at least one of these communiques that a handwritten note exists for, reading "...Ted Sell, confidential," which is no longer attached to a particular memo); 2-pp. summary of a April 1969 interview with Warren Nutter, Asst. Sec. of Defense; "Confidential" 5-pp. summary of conversation with Def. Sec. Melvin Laird (also April 1969).
Box 460, Folder 10

Sherman, Gene 1960 - 1961

Scope and Contents

4 items. Long memo/letters between W. and Sherman on planning and execution of stories on smog, Cuba and the narcotics trade.
Box 460, Folder 11

South-East Asian Trip 1961 - 1963

Scope and Contents

Approx. 60 items. Memos, letters, newspaper clippings and invitations. Subjects included: many items concern planning (during 1961 and 1962) for a trip which eventually took place in 1963; correspondence with officials in Japan, Hong Kong, Cambodia, Thailand, South Vietnam etc.; travel itineraries, thank you notes all around; LAT articles written relating to the trip; etc.
Box 460, Folder 12

Sports Department 1962

Scope and Contents

5 items. Letters and a memo. Subjects: civility or lack of it in Sports Dept.; letter from U.S. Forest Service congratulating LAT on the hiring of outdoor writer Lupi Saldana; courteous reply to the Forest Service letter; letter from reader praising the sports writing of Mal Florence; reply to aforementioned letter.
Box 460, Folder 13

Stare, Frederick 1970 - 1971

Scope and Contents

9 items. Letters. Subjects include: question of conflicts of interest in the funding of Dr. Stare's Nutrition Department at Harvard; (form) letter prepared by W. expressing confidence in Stare's integrity (sent to reps of Santa Ana College, Coleman Lesser, a Beverly Hills attorney and the chairman of the L.A. County Heart Assn.; exchange of letters between W. and Stare on W.'s retirement.
Box 460, Folder 14

Straszer, Mike 1963 - 1973

Scope and Contents

Approx. 45 items. Letters and memos, some with marginal notes. Subjects include: Straszer reports on much hostility toward LAT at CNPA (Cal. Newspaper Publishers Assn.?) meeting related to "Shopping News" and expansion plans; run-down of savings from cancellation of syndicated features; 1963 list of membership fees paid by LAT, i.e. Ron Ostrow - Aviation Writers Assn., $15; list of "Syndicated Features with Undated Expirations" (1963); "Journalism Issues Survey"; use of Conrad cartoons in a partisan political publication outside the newspaper; the comics page--lists, prices, popularity issues, additions, terminations; visiting journalists; etc.
Box 460, Folder 15

Suburban Sections 1957 - 1969

Scope and Contents

Approx. 30 items. Letters, memos, one handwritten list of O.C. Revenue, Expense & Profit [estimates]. Subjects include: memo with list of "new reporters"--Feb. 1957--and their salaries (of special note is the name George Cotliar); "women's news" in the Zones; extension of OC and SFV and SGV coverage, i.e. more days per week (1961); many memos related to pros and cons, costs and profits of expanding coverage and publication for OC, the Valleys, greater Long Beach, Ventura, etc.; memos and other material related specifically to OC Section going daily in October 1963; glowing letters from Pasadena City Librarian (Marjorie Donaldson) and Huntington Library's Dorothy Bowen related to coverage in Fall 1963; rental figures for various Zone offices; etc.
Box 461

Editors - Williams, Nick B.

Box 461, Folder 1

Surveys - Newspapers vs. TV 1970

Scope and Contents

2 items. Memo and attached copy of "Special Gallup Survey" of October 1970, on the topic of newspapers, television and radio in competition as sources of news for the general public. The survey is headed "Confidential Report to Editors."
Box 461, Folder 2

Sunday Magazine (proposed) 1959 - 1960

Scope and Contents

7 items. Letters and memos. Subjects: W. memo to Otis C. reading, in part, "My opinion remains that Flourish (magazine) would be a definite addition to The Times Sunday package"; Vance Stickell's thoughts in memo to Otis C. (and W.) on Sunday or midweek magazine; thoughts of James Toland regarding proposed magazine; Otis C. memo to W. on Special Sections in general; etc.
Box 461, Folder 3

T - Miscellaneous Correspondence [1959] 1965 - 1971

Scope and Contents

Approx. 40 items. Letters. memos, extended in-house reports by William Trombley on Clark Kerr and the University of Calif., some newspaper clippings. Subjects include: W.'s memo on "tak(ing) The Times out of the business of reporting minor crimes and minor domestic disputes, including routine custody cases and divorces"; editorial telephone service; security - 2nd floor, Times building; Paris bureau rent; law suit brought by Bernard Tohl related to Lois Dwan column in Calendar which referred to his seafood eateries as "four poor (restaurants)'; exchange of letters between William Thomas of LAT and Nick Thimmesch of Newsday, arranging a meeting; newsmen missing in Cambodia; letter from "Minister of Public Relations" for the Church of Scientology, protesting the tone of a John Dart story in LAT; 2-pp. plan from Kelly Tunney for "on-the-street" researching of series of stories on arriving in L.A. without resources and how one gets by; permission to reprint a Charles Hillinger story on Nevada prostitution in True Detective; letter to William Thomas from U.S. Sen. John Tunney; exchange of letters between W. and members of the Journalism faculty at U. of Texas, Austin; exchange of letters between Dan Thrapp and W. just after the latter's retirement -- Thrapp urges W. to write a book, and says in part, "You are...one of the truly great newspaper editors in the history of American journalism , and The Times, under your leadership, accomplished the most thorough and important transformation of any newspaper on record."; William Thomas letter to Amer. Political Science Assn. "recommending the candidacy of Narda Z[acchino] Trout...for a Congressional Fellowship; etc.
Box 461, Folder 4

This Week 1963 - 1964

Scope and Contents

Approx. 30 items. Letters and memos tracing the decision to drop This Week magazine, a Sunday supplement published in NY City, in favor of "us(ing) all our resources for an intensified improvement of those parts of the Sunday Times which we create ourselves, and which are basically designed for Southern Californians"; etc.
Box 461, Folder 5

"The Toilet" (play) 1965

Scope and Contents

Approx. 95 items. Letters, memos, newspaper clippings. The material is related to the Los Angeles performances of a Leroi Jones play, "The Toilet," reviews and commentary about the play that appeared in LAT, and includes letters to the Editor and W.'s responses. The play was obscene, pornographic, racist--provocative in every way--and LAT would not run ads for it. Also in the file is a copy of the play
Box 461, Folder 6

Toland, Jim 1960 - 1964

Scope and Contents

Approx. 85 items. Letters, memos, financial reports, etc. Subjects include: 1960 discussion of tab section that was eventually named "Calendar"; planning for more fashion coverage in Home Magazine; discussion of the "culture" and attitude necessary within "Calendar"; discussion of various aspects of Home Magazine's development; financial reports and other information on Home Magazine's Garden Book; W.'s analysis and critical comments about Calendar, Home, and other sections; credit given to stores and designers in text of Home Mag.; etc.
Box 461, Folder 7

Trumbo, Dalton - Correspondence with Steve Allen 1969

Scope and Contents

7 items. 5-pp. letter from Steve Allen to Trumbo, 9-pp. reply to Allen from Trumbo, brief letter to Allen from Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., several other related notes and letters. The Allen-Trumbo exchange is literate, humorous, and sarcastic.
Box 461, Folder 8

Tuohy, Bill - Vietnam, U.S. Information policy 1968

Scope and Contents

2 items. 9-pp. report to W. from Tuohy(Saigon Bureau) and "Confidential" cover letter.
Box 461, Folder 9

TV Times 1962

Scope and Contents

3 items. Subjects: LAT readers' lack of confidence in TV Times, due to inaccuracies; specific error involving televised Angels' baseball; incidence of errors in TV Times vs. TV Guide.
Box 461, Folder 10

U - Miscellaneous Correspondence 1962 - 1971

Scope and Contents

15 items. Letters, memos, handwritten notes. Subjects include: material related to a subpoena calling for W. to appear to testify in United States of America vs. The Times Mirror Co.; United Jewish Appeal Campaign; race relations; Universal Press Syndicate; invitation for W. to serve as a member of the Advisory Council of the Communication Foundation of the University of Texas System; exchange of letters between William Thomas and Sanford Unger, who was preparing a book on the Pentagon Papers case; letter from UN Secretary U Thant; etc. U Thant letter removed from Autograph File and returned to Williams Subject file.
Box 461, Folder 11

United Press International 1962

Scope and Contents

Approx. 20 items. Letters, teletype messages, etc. Subjects include: exchange of letters from UPI to W. requesting he be a panelist at their 1962 National Conference in S. Fran., and his acceptance; further info. to W. from UPI related to the conference; congratulatory message and send-off for Wayne Sargent when he left LAT for UPI; news release via teletype on the UPI San Fran. conference; etc.
Box 461, Folder 12

UCLA Dept. of Journalism 1962

Scope and Contents

6 items. Letters, a report on journalism by W. addressed to UCLA Dept. of Journalism, a complete copy of California Sun Magazine. The article, "Coming: The Battle of the Times," is the reason the magazine was filed. Other subjects: W. letter to the Chair of the Journalism Dept. at UCLA, which produces above magazine, in which is critiques the article and suggests that there are inaccuracies in it. The article described the 1962 situation of newspaper publishing in L.A., and predicted events to come when the N.Y. Times began to challenge LAT with a West Coast Edition in Fall, 1962.
Box 461, Folder 13

V - Miscellaneous Correspondence 1965 - 1971

Scope and Contents

Approx. 20 items. Letters, news clippings. Subjects include: letter for Otis Chandler from Thomas Pryor, Editor of Daily Variety, complaining about an article in LAT by Judith Crist on coverage of Hollywood by the trade papers (incl. Daily Variety); Willard Voit's press release at the time he resigned from John Birch Society's publishing arm to work for the presidential campaign of George Wallace; letter critical of LAT story touting Carlton Fredericks and his views on nutrition; W.'s letter critical of photographic layouts in Home mag.; retiring of pseudonym "Marion Manners" in favor of real name of LAT Food Editor, Jeanne Voltz (1968); LAT's California Cookbook; on-going debate over relative harm to society of alcohol vs. marijuana abuse; automobile braking systems; letter to the editor from entertainer Rudy Vallee, offering his services as a columnist; etc.
Box 461, Folder 14

W - Miscellaneous Correspondence 1961 - 1970

Scope and Contents

Approx. 65 items. Letters, memos, news clippings. Subjects include: exchange of letters with a Porterville, CA., physician, James Williams, Jr., who complains, "For the past year...your news characteristics of reporting have changed, leaning definitely...to the left." Williams implies that W. might be a communist dupe. W. replies, "My intentions are to see that the news is printed as factually as...possible."; exchange of letters on Editor & Publisher questionnaire, "...New Directions in Journalism"; exchange of letters with John Wayne related to the film, "The Alamo," Americanism, and other topics; the ups and downs of the Space program ; letter typical of early 1960s from Lee Wright (Canoga Park, 1964) complaining of LAT's shift from conservatism and canceling his subscription; ads taken by opponents of Vietnam war; exchange of letters with James Brady, editor of WWD, in which B. complains that Joyce Haber (LAT) has plagiarized from Women's Wear Daily, W. responds; LAT cookbook; popularity of various LAT segments, including advertising; phosphates in laundry detergent; letter from A. L. Wirin and response; etc. A. L. Wirin correspondence removed from Autograph File and returned to Williams Subject Files.
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Editors - Williams, Nick B.

Box 462, Folder 1

W - Miscellaneous Correspondence 1971

Scope and Contents

Approx. 30 items. Letters. Subject include: coverage of Pomona Valley; Conference on the Nat'l. Economy, Washington, DC; exchange of letters with Ronald Wise of Sierra Club; "a subscriber... for many years" cancels his subscription. after being offended by an Oliphant cartoon, which prompts him to write of "the sick humor" of a "narrow-minded idiot" using "gutter-like attacks on the parochial schools..."; series of letters from Clore Warne to Otis Chandler, Nick Williams and William Thomas with suggestions for improving the newspaper are neat, literate and object to certain aspects of advertising; letter from Caspar Weinberger; etc. Caspar Weinberger letter removed from Autograph File and returned to Williams Subject Files.
Box 462, Folder 2

W - Miscellaneous Correspondence 1972 - 1973

Scope and Contents

Approx. 25 items. Letters and newspaper clippings. Subjects include: a selection of amiable letters referring to W.'s post-retirement columns, with replies; letters continue to appear from Clore Warne, a long-time subscriber who has no end of suggestions on what the paper should write about, incl. W. in his columns; more letters (and an editorial torn from LAT page & marked in green ink) voicing opinions about the "politics" of LAT and its top editors and publisher, i.e. "Hooey."; new light is shed on 1906 "Brownsville Affray," in which 167 soldiers from an all-black unit were dishonorably discharged -- exchange of letters between author John Weaver and W.; etc.
Box 462, Folder 3

Warren, Earl - Impeachment 1961

Scope and Contents

Approx. 20 items. A large selection of letters, most of which favored impeachment of Justice Warren, along with W.'s replies, which explained that, while LAT's editorial hierarchy did not agree with every decision Warren issued, "we cannot...agree that he has taken action which justifies impeachment," as W. write in one reply.
Box 462, Folder 4

Washington Bureau 1954 - 1959

Scope and Contents

Approx. 40 items. Letters and memos. Much of the material in the file involves the operation and activities of the Washington Bureau, reflected in a series of letters between Nick Williams and Robert Hartmann, bureau chief. Other specific subjects: LAT staffers to be making visits to DC; 2-pp. "Summary of 1957 Activities of the Times Washington Bureau"; contracts for Washington Capital News Service; Nixon goodwill tour of Europe, 1957; chart with breakdown for years 1953 - 1956 on Wash Bureau "Stories Filed," "Subjects Covered (i.e. Executive Branch, Congress, Misc.); multi-page report headed "MEMO for Mr. Hotchkiss--Times Washington Bureau," which outlines the operations of DC Bureau in theory and practice; letters between Editor L.D. Hotchkiss and Hartmann; etc.
Box 462, Folder 5

West Magazine, 1965-1972 (1 of 2) 1965 - 1972

Scope and Contents

Approx. 170 items. Letters, memos, clippings from West and other publications. Subjects included: 9-9-65 Press Release on the introduction of West; memos related to both Home and West magazines; Williams' March 1966 memo describing the "freelance" operation of West; planning for the magazine, early evaluations of quality of the product; Otis Chandler's (9/1966) conclusions on how to "save" [underscore his] West by targeting "sophisticated men...[in the] 20-to-50 age group," and by featuring material on water sports, all automobiles from dune buggies to dragsters, motorcycles, "booze, sophisticated sex...music and cultural stuff...hi-fi, jazz," etc.; Robert Nelson's comments on the prototype and his comments on O. Chandler's conclusions (also 9/1966); Vance Stickell's 11/8/1966 memo stating that "next Sunday's issue of West is "the first ... that really has pizazz"; readership and advertising issues; 10/31/1967 "Confidential" memo by W.'s on the accomplishments of West's first year; 16 Nov. 1971 memo from Peter Bunzel on "West's New Direction"; etc. Split into two folders.
Box 462, Folder 6

West Magazine, 1965-1972 (2 of 2) 1965 - 1972

Scope and Contents

Approx. 170 items. Letters, memos, clippings from West and other publications. Subjects included: 9-9-65 Press Release on the introduction of West; memos related to both Home and West magazines; Williams' March 1966 memo describing the "freelance" operation of West; planning for the magazine, early evaluations of quality of the product; Otis Chandler's (9/1966) conclusions on how to "save" [underscore his] West by targeting "sophisticated men...[in the] 20-to-50 age group," and by featuring material on water sports, all automobiles from dune buggies to dragsters, motorcycles, "booze, sophisticated sex...music and cultural stuff...hi-fi, jazz," etc.; Robert Nelson's comments on the prototype and his comments on O. Chandler's conclusions (also 9/1966); Vance Stickell's 11/8/1966 memo stating that "next Sunday's issue of West is "the first ... that really has pizazz"; readership and advertising issues; 10/31/1967 "Confidential" memo by W.'s on the accomplishments of West's first year; 16 Nov. 1971 memo from Peter Bunzel on "West's New Direction"; etc. Split into two folders.
Box 462, Folder 7

West Magazine - Demise 1972

Scope and Contents

Approx.85 items. Dozens of examples of letters to LAT regretting the demise of West, along with the boilerplate reply (the letters to LAT ranged from polite disapproval to crass gutter imagery; etc.
Box 462, Folder 8

Wire Services 1962

Scope and Contents

5 items. 3 memos and two sections of newspaper from January 1962 (Post and Star, Wash., DC). Included: 4-pp. memo from Rex Barley to W. describing his optimism for the creation of a "Pacific-Coast oriented news service from the Los Angeles Times, pegged to the opening and expansion of Times foreign bureaus"; follow-up memo from W.'s to Otis C. on same topic; etc.
Box 462, Folder 9

Wirsig, Woodrow - Printer's Ink Publishing Co. 1962 - 1964

Scope and Contents

Approx. 20 items. In general, these items deal with the value of advertising to individual newspapers and in a larger sense, the value of advertising to the national economy. Included are the full texts of several essays, including "How Sophisticated Businessmen Advertise Out of a Recession," "Keying Advertising to State Economies...", "Why a Tax Cut Won't Work Without More Advertising," "Why is America's Biggest Advertiser So Successful," etc. Also correspondence related to the hiring of Woodrow Wirsig to write a weekly column on advertising.
Box 462, Folder 10

Women of the Year Award 1962

Scope and Contents

File contains twelve 3 x 5" cards upon which Williams had typed his notes for the introductions he would be making at the Women of the Year ceremony.
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Editors - Williams, Nick B.

Box 463, Folder 1

Wyman, Eugene - 1970 1970

Scope and Contents

Approx. 20 items. Subjects include:correspondence with attorney Wyman, newspaper clippings from various newspapers related to horse racing. The attorney was concerned about LAT stories linking L.A. businessmen and attorneys with "underworld figures," etc.
Box 463, Folder 2

XYZ Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1961-1971 1961 - 1971

Scope and Contents

Approx. 45 items. Subjects include: W.'s letter to Mayor Yorty thanking him for meeting with LAT group; extended exchange of letters in 1965 between. W. and A.S. Young, a reader who phoned the paper to comment on a story and had an anonymous staffer made an extremely rude, racist remark to him; a later exchange (1968) when Young was writing for the Los Angeles Sentinel (a Black-owned and operated newspaper); exchange with Leonard Warner about "additional lines" in an LAT story that was picked up and run by the Wash. Post, added w/o the writer's okay--a "no-no" in journalism; material related to Alexander Zinchuck, a high-ranking official of the Soviet Embassy in Wash., DC, 1967; various correspondence on the Middle East situation; exchange of letters with the Fair Housing Council of the San Fernando Valley; the 52-pp. "A-Student" supplement (1969); a letter to W. from Andrew Young, Exec. VP of the Southern Christian Leadership Council; exchange of letters with Charles E. Young, UC Chancellor, 1971; etc.
Box 463, Folder 3

Yorty, Sam - 1961, 1963-1965 1963 - 1965

Scope and Contents

Approx. 30 items. Subjects include: internal memos discussing Yorty and his relationship with LAT; discussion of Yorty's affinity for news anchor George Putnam; colorful marginal notes about Yorty by Otis C. and others; 1963 invitation for W. to attend Yorty birthday party at Hollywood Palladium and W.'s regrets; Yorty claims that LAT material was "purposely one-sided," etc. Otis C. wrote marginal notes critical of Yorty. In red pencil he wrote on an August 1963 Mayoral letter --"A real kook with impossible emotions," and "[Yorty is] always looking for someone to give him sympathy."
Box 463, Folder 4

Yorty, Sam - 1966 / 1966

Scope and Contents

Approx. 30 items. Subjects include: Otis Chandler publicly remarking that Yorty had failed to show leadership in race relations, after which Yorty challenged C. to a debate on who was doing the most to improve race relations in L.A.; Yorty, LAT and Vietnam issues; repeated allegations by Yorty of LAT "distortions"; complete transcript of Yorty press conference of 6/9/1966; text of Yorty speech to AP Managing Editors Assn., 11/18/1966; etc.
Box 463, Folder 5

Yorty, Sam - 1967 1967

Scope and Contents

Approx. 20 items. Much of this file consists of the texts of Yorty remarks at public functions or on radio or TV. Subjects include: more of Yorty's war of words with LAT, i.e., text of "Big News" broadcast on KNXT-TV, title "Another Episode in the Times-Yorty Dispute," etc.
Box 463, Folder 6

Yorty, Sam - 1968 1968

Scope and Contents

Approx. 75 items. Transcripts of press conferences and other public gatherings, news summaries from Yorty's office, news clippings, letters. Subjects include: Yorty refers to Otis Chandler and L.A.'s District Attorney as "practically in a conspiracy to get (me)" - Radio-TV Reports, 10/15/1968; Yorty's forays into international affairs; Yorty says he may sue LAT over an editorial cartoon; much more of the same in the Yorty-LAT face off; several letters from Yorty to LAT foreign correspondent William Tuohy; Yorty files a $2 million libel suit against LAT (12/1968); copy of the libel suit Yorty filed with County Superior Court; Yorty accuses LAT of protecting "friends" and "harpooning" their "enemies"; Yorty sponsors creation of his own editorial cartoons criticizing Otis Chandler & LAT; etc.
Box 463, Folder 7

Yorty, Sam - 1969 1969

Scope and Contents

Approx. 30 items. Letters, booklet, "The Yorty Years," a highly favorable view of his mayorship, transcripts of media reports on Yorty, sections from L.A. Free Press and Herald-Examiner, etc. Specific subjects include: LAT hesitates to endorse Tom Bradley in mayoral race of 1969, instead endorsing Alfonzo Bell as the most likely to unseat Yorty; Yorty's office newsletter (3/13/1969) reports on Yorty's speech to the Westwood Young Republicans; Yorty newsletter predicting mass police resignations should Bradley win election; George Putnam newscast highly critical of Otis Chandler and LAT; much more material relating to Yorty-LAT feud; etc.
Box 463, Folder 8

Yorty, Sam - 1970-1973 1970 - 1973

Scope and Contents

Approx. 25 items. Letters, press clippings, Yorty newsletters, etc. Subjects include: discussion of a new charter for L.A.; 1970 "Yorty for Governor" press release; issues related to Indochina war; LAT gives very strong editorial endorsement to Tom Bradley for mayor, stating that Yorty's 8-yr. record as mayor was one of "bickering and weak leadership, racial divisiveness and clowning absenteeism on world-wide junkets" and more; etc.
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Editors - Williams, Nick B.

Box 464, Folder 1

Yorty, Sam - 1961 Mayoral Campaign 1961

Scope and Contents

3 items. One multi-page copy of Yorty-George Putnam interview broadcast on May 26, 1961. Putnam refers to it as a "half-hour interrogation"--it is more like a Yorty campaign ad. Also two very similar broadcast texts from May 30,1061, which Putnam opens by stating: "tonight you will hear the facts about Sam Yorty and why he deserves your support and vote on Wednesday."
Box 464, Folder 2

Yorty, Sam - Libel Suit 1968 - 1969

Scope and Contents

Approx. 10 items. County Superior Court documents for "Samuel W. Yorty vs. Otis Chandler, Los Angeles Times, Times Mirror Corp.,Paul Conrad, etc. Also a small number of related LAT memos related to the above.
Box 464, Folder 3

Younger, Evelle 1964 - 1971

Scope and Contents

Approx. 10 items. Letters from Evelle Younger to Williams, Otis Chandler and William Thomas. Younger states that he believes the LAT endorsement of him was a major factor in his election. Younger's earliest letter in this file (1964) thanks LAT for its "generous editorial support...during the primary campaign," (when he was first elected) and one of the last (1971) to William Thomas of LAT is addressed to "Bill," and closes with "Warm personal regards, Ev."
Box 464, Folder 4

Zhukov, Yuri - Articles in Pravda 1969

Scope and Contents

7 items. Six essays written for Pravda by Zhukov, a leading Soviet political commentator. Also a letter from Williams to Henry Salvatori, President of Grant Oil Tool Company, offering the six articles as "an exact picture of how the mind of a skilled Communist Russian editorialist works."
 

Chronological File 1968-1973

Scope and Contents

Includes correspondence, clippings, and memoranda. Arranged chronologically by year and month. Date range is 1968-1973.
Box 464

Editors - Williams, Nick B.

Box 464, Folder 5

Chronological File - January 1968

Scope and Contents

Approx. 95 items. Williams' letters and memos. Various recipients, including: multiple letters to Phil Kerby (The Nation) and Frank Haven (LAT); Thomas D. Morris (Asst. Sec. of Defense); Jack Wrather (Wrather Corp.); Donald McDonald (Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions); V. Bogachev (USSR Embassy, D.C.); form letters to a number of readers who interpreted an LAT illustration as depicting the Biblical Cain as a Negro; Robert T. Hood (LACMA); memo related to staffers appearing on KCET-tv; John Anson Ford; others.
Box 464, Folder 6

Chronological File - February 1968

Scope and Contents

Approx. 55 items. Williams' letters and memos. Recipients include: J. Edward Murray (Managing Editor, Arizona Republic); Lawrence Dietz (Editor, Cheetah); James Loper (VP, GM, KCET); responses to readers complaints regarding missing comic strips or anger at Conrad; Robert T. Hood (LACMA); Veikko Huttunen (Consul Gen. of Finland in L.A.); James Boylan (Editor, Columbia Journalism Review); many memos to Frank Haven (LAT);etc.
Box 464, Folder 7

Chronological File - March 1968

Scope and Contents

Approx. 75 items. W.'s letters and memos. Recipients include: Irene Weinrowsky (German Consul in L.A.); Charles Guy (Edit. & Publisher, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal); Jean Crum (Pres., L.A. County Medical Assn.); James Boylan (Editor, Columbia Journalism Review); The Nieman Fellowship Committee; Harvey Schecter (Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith); Rev. Kenneth Ryan (Editor, Catholic Digest); Irving Kaufman (U.S. Court of Appeals); James Brady (VP & Publisher., Women's Wear Daily); William Thomas related to College Board panels; J. Edward Murray (Arizona Republic); etc.
Box 464, Folder 8

Chronological File - April 1968

Scope and Contents

Approx. 70 items. Letters, memos. Partial list of addressees and subjects: college board meeting; outside writing and television appearances by staffers; Mervin Field, Field Research; Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Memphis riot; Panama reportage of Ruben Salazar; Vietnam war; to Walter Annenberg on Joyce Haber; Al Neuharth (Gannett Newspapers); John J. Goldman, LAT NY Bureau; MLK assassination; etc.
Box 464, Folder 9

Chronological File - May 1968

Scope and Contents

Approx. 60 items. Letters, memos. Partial list of addressees and subjects: S. George Little, Chairman-General Features; planning for multi-part series on L.A. Central City--Civic Center [of the Future]; discussion on West magazine; etc.
Box 464, Folder 10

Chronological File - June 1968

Scope and Contents

Approx. 85 items. Letters and memos. Selected addressees and subjects: student unrest in USA and worldwide: Kirk Polking, Editor of Writer's Digest; Harvey Wheeler, Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions; many letters to readers, both pleased and displeased; discussion with Arthur Laro, Exec. VP of the Syndicate that provided "Dick Tracy," on the virtues and faults of the comic strip; positive reaction to Jim Murray's column on RFK assassination; Israeli Ambassador Rabin coming to LAT for off-the-record discussions; etc.
Box 464, Folder 11

Chronological File - July 1968

Scope and Contents

Approx. 80 items. Letters and memos. Subjects include: new and continuing editorial cartoonists; unbiased reporting; columnist Bill Henry; "nuts" across the political spectrum; responses to many angry readers--to the effect that LAT was not "anti-gun," it was for registration of "automobiles...airplanes....dogs" AND guns; more replies to readers who felt LAT had become too liberal; panel comic strips--"The Lockhorns" and "Boner's Arc": continued reassurance to irritated readers that LAT features columnist and editorial cartoonists from across the spectrum of viewpoints; a handwritten material on small notepaper with "Craig St. Clair" printed on it; letter to U.S. Senator George Murphy on grape boycott and grape pickers; letter to William Buckley, Jr., on the Cranston--Rafferty senate race; etc.
Box 464, Folder 12

Chronological File - August 1968

Scope and Contents

Approx. 75 items. Letters and memos. Subjects include: some brief letters to persons W. had met socially; note to Bill Thomas on the "recurrent rumor" that some LAPD officers were purchasing and carrying on duty "machine guns and automatic rifles"; letter to A.S. "Doc" Young, Editor of L.A. Sentinel, trading thoughts on the role of newspapers and editors; memo to Otis Chandler on how "close to home" the L.A. Times Syndicate should sell the Times-Post newsservice, for example--Fresno? San Diego??; increasing the number of "articles of a current sociological nature"; W. suggests to Almena Lomax (African-American journalist) that she collect her writings into a book and also contacts Edward Kuhn, Exec. VP of New American Library, that it should be considered for publication, and puts Lomax in touch with Kuhn; long (4+ pp.) memo to Frank Haven on "extensive reorientation of the thinking and the methods of many of our reporters..." (8/16/1968); "new directions" memo to Otis C. (8/16/1968); letter to Editor of San Gabriel Valley Daily Tribune-- "I...go along with the idea of newspapers not attacking each other [without] direst necessity" (8/16/1968); still another answer to the charge that LAT is "completely leftish"--W. writes of his own political stance, "I consider myself a political moderate, a little right of center, a Republican since Truman..."; more on Conrad as a great cartoonist that W. does not always agree with;
Box 464, Folder 13

Chronological File - September 1968

Scope and Contents

Approx. 65 items. Letters and memos. Subjects include: West magazine; response to a reader's judgements on many of the offerings on LAT comics pages--W. was a fan of "Peanuts," "B.C." and Wizard of Id," while he felt "Dick Tracy" was "slipping"; comments about "Dick Tracy" lacking humor; Stuart Loory's (LAT) arrest in Chicago, Summer 1968; comments on use of RFK autopsy photos and comments on the nomination of Abe Fortas as Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court; etc.
Box 464, Folder 14

Chronological File - October 1968

Scope and Contents

Approx. 75 items. Letters and memos. Subjects include: responses to readers' concerns about comic strips and the Sports section; responses to letters about columnist Paul Coates; Williams briefly explains to a reader why LAT endorsed Cranston for Senator; Matt Weinstock; urging readers to read the daily (Page 1) Column 1 story; editorial-like articles in other sections beyond the opinion section; William's critique of West magazine (issue of 10/20/1968); editorials being aimed at "the white middle class," because they are LAT's "basic audience"; addressing complaints on a "lack of 'community news'" and "too much society news"; Williams' is not thrilled about King Features Syndicate comic strip, "Boner's Ark"; note to Jim Murray on 8th anniversary of his joining LAT; editorial department heads meetings; letter to Irving Kaufman, U.S. Circuit Judge; penciled notes on "Craig St. Clair" notepaper; etc.
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Editors - Williams, Nick B.

Box 465, Folder 1

Chronological File - November 1968

Scope and Contents

Approx. 60 items. Letters and memos. Subjects include: addressed concerns that LAT had dropped "Wizard of Id"--it had not; letter to entertainer Steve Allen on fundraising for cancer research; more analysis (11/26/1968) on West magazine; letter to Lewis Barrett of USC School of Journalism; more give and take on merits of various comic strips; possibility of Millie Younger, wife of District Attorney Evelle Younger, writing book reviews under a pen name; defense of cartoonist Feiffer, i.e. "social critics are seldom very cautious"; UPI rate increase--judged to be justified; discussion of William/Bill Drummond's ("a young Negro reporter") desire to study on his own time for a Ph.D in economics; one notepad sheet of penciled notes on paper printed with "Craig St. Clair"; etc.
Box 465, Folder 2

Chronological File - December 1968

Scope and Contents

Approx. 70 items. Letters and memos. Subjects include: effort to cut down on long distance phone calls and phone calls in general; letter to U.S. Judge Irving Kaufman, on a K. editorial in the American Bar Assn. Journal on co-operation between those in the legal field and the news media; expenses of Travel Editor Jerry Hulse; more defense of Paul Conrad--"I'm not always in agreement with him, (but) his point of view is useful, and...stimulating"; letter to Newsday Specials canceling LAT use of Erma Bombeck's columns; letters of thanks to staffers marking their 5th LAT anniversaries;
Box 465, Folder 3

Chronological File - January 1969

Scope and Contents

Approx. 65 items. Letters and memos. Subjects include: notepad sheet with printed name "Craig St. Clair" has penciled notes about content; reassures a reader that "Brenda Starr" (comic strip) is still around; letter to Harry Rowan, Pres. of Rand Corp.; letter to Herbert Brucker, Dir. of Professional Journalism Fellowships at Stanford; brief letter to Wadih Dib, Consul of Lebanon in L.A.; response to a Mr. Hershberg on his claim that LAT coverage of military action along the Israel-Jordan border was biased or "color(ed)"; many notes related to business/social relations with other journalists and business or academic persons; response to a reader who objected to seeing an ad soliciting funds for politico Edward Kennedy; Williams places an order with The New Republic to use that publication's "TRB" column; the Sirhan Sirhan trial; yet again a reader condemns Paul Conrad, and Williams replies that Conrad is "a loveable Iowan, a proud father...and (is) kind to old ladies" and more (1/24/1969); full-page response (1/24/1969) to Rabbi Stephen Weisberg assuring him LAT has no bias in the Israeli-Arab conflict; letter to Cober Gallery NYC purchasing a painting; Otis Chandler and other publishers appear on (David) Susskind's TV program; etc.
Box 465, Folder 4

Chronological File - February 1969

Scope and Contents

Approx. 75 items. Letters and memos. Subjects include: sheet of notepad paper with "Craig St. Clair" printed on it, summarizing content; full-page letter to U.S. Sen. George Murphy; many examples of a form letter to employees which opens--"The ten shares of Times Mirror stock which you were awarded..."; letter stating that Otis Chandler and "key people" of LAT staff would like to see and discuss findings of Pereira & Associates on urban problems in the "Negro areas" of Los Angeles; letter to Herbert Brucker, Dir., Professional Journalism Fellowships, Stanford; letters related to subscriptions to various comics, astrology columns...; reinstating comic strip "Brenda Starr" (or not); operation of the Travel Section; letters to individuals at Buffalo Evening News, Newsweek Feature Service, Stanford U., The Heritage, George Washington U., Washington Star Syndicate, King Features Syndicate, Chicago Tribune--New York News Syndicate, Christians and Jews for Law and Morality, Rep. Glenard Lipscomb; the possibility of Charles Champlin and Art Seidenbaum doing a weekly show on KCET-tv; discussion of West magazine; etc.
Box 465, Folder 5

Chronological File - March 1969

Scope and Contents

Approx. 90 items. Letters and memos. Subjects include: banning cigarette advertising; (3/4/1969) full-page + letter to Ben Bradlee of Washington Post; letter to Jacob Jaffe, Chair, Journalism Dept., Long Island U.; Williams states, in letter to reader, that "the heyday of the syndicated columnists is passed," because "their opinions are usually so predictable," and more (3/6/1969); cost of William F. Buckley, Jr.'s column; responses to a number of aspiring authors who had offered books for LAT to publish; letter planning lunch meeting between LAT staffers (and Otis Chandler) and the Board of the Automobile Club of Southern California; responses to reader complaints (often about Conrad); letter to Eliot Janeway (a briefly "hot" economist); several letters to Herbert Brucker of Stanford; "free ticket" situation in Sports and entertainment departments; letter to Dr. Will Durant, historian (3/27/1969; etc.
Box 465, Folder 6

Chronological File - April 1967

Scope and Contents

Approx. 75 items. Letters and memos. Subjects include: letter to Herbert Brucker, Stanford Prof. Journalism Fellowships; bad reactions to Feiffer cartoons; to Robert Work, Publisher, L.A. Daily Journal; deal for new Barry Goldwater column; more "range of (editorial) opinion" responses to reader complaints; to Edward Chase (VP, New American Library); number of editorial employees takes a leap (up) and Williams is concerned (4/7/1969); 2-pp. letter (4/7/1969) to Celia Zager, Exec. Dir. Fair Housing Council of the SFV; letter (4/7/1969) responding to criticisms of LAT by Hyman Haves, Exec. Dir. Jewish War Veterans of the U.S.A.; more defense of LAT coverage of Nixon administration and Gov. Reagan; Williams assures yet another reader that LAT "firmly believes in our democratic institutions" but that "the way to preserve them is to perfect them" (4/14/1967); Advertising Department and West magazine; etc.
Box 465, Folder 7

Chronological File - May 1969

Scope and Contents

Approx. 80 items. Letters and memos. Subjects include: renewal (with United Feature Syndicate) of comic strip "Peanuts"; business/social letter to Harry Brand of 20th Century Fox Film Corp. (5/9/1969; reactions to writer Eric Hoffer; black reporters and editors (5/12/1969); business/social letter to George C.S. Benson, Pres., Claremont Men's College; to Celia Zager, Exec. Dir. Fair Housing Council of the SFV; to Edmonde Haddad, KPOL-radio; to Kanji Takasugi, Consul Gen. of Japan in L.A.; to J.G. McEntyre, Consul Gen. of Canada in L.A.; to Raul Gonzalez Galarza, Consul Gen. of Mexico in L.A.; response to a reader who told Williams which comic strips she liked AND had given some kind of suggestion related to both William Buckley and editorial cartoonist Conrad; to John Anson Ford; another defense of Conrad as "serving a useful [social] purpose; to David Packard, Asst. Sec. of Defense (5/29/1969); assures reader (5/29/1969) that LAT would support Yorty, Reagan and Nixon, or any official, "when we agree with what they have proposed"; etc.
Box 465, Folder 8

Chronological File - June 1969

Scope and Contents

100 + items. Letters and memo. LAT opposition to Yorty's reelection in 1969 was a major issue that year, including many threatened cancellations (see below). Subjects and well-known correspondents include:LAT orders 10 articles by James Simon Kunen (author of The Strawberry Statement) from Sterling Lord Agency; Williams' answer to Mrs. Madigan, (6/3/1969) who had criticized LAT coverage of Mayor Yorty, is typical of many such letters--"When Sam Yorty was first elected...executives of The Times...informed him we would support him when we believed he was right and oppose him when we believed he was wrong," and W. also stated that this is the obligation of a newspaper; letter to J. Edward Murray of The Arizona Republic; letter to Edmund Dooley, Editor at San Francisco Chronicle;letter to Reuters (6/4/1969) praising their coverage but trying to get them to lower their price for LAT; letter of 6/6/1969 to a Mr. James mentioning various LAT endorsements over recent years and going into some detail on support for Barry Goldwater, Sr., in 1964 Pres. race; Rudy Vallee is once again offering to write a regular column for LAT; letter to Edward Kuhn, Jr., Exec. VP and Publisher, The World Publishing Co.; letter explaining LAT coverage of Israeli-Arab rift; letter to James F. Chambers, Jr. Publisher, Dallas Times Herald; letters to U. S. Senator George Murphy; editorial expansion (and costs); letter to Herbert Bruckner, Stanford Professional Journalism Fellowships; a 2-pp. memo to Dick Robinson on "the coffee situation in editorial"; etc.
Box 465, Folder 9

Chronological File - July 1969

Scope and Contents

Approx. 95 items. Letters and memos. Subjects include: letter to Richard Dougherty praising his profile on the Apollo astronauts; letters to LAT staffers thanking them for their contribution to stories on Apollo 11; response to Mrs. Ormond defending columnist Jim Murray against her charge that he might someday write material praising the Vietcong; memo stating that "I think we should keep a very close watch on the [editorial] overtime situation" (7/16/1969); letter on the subject of radicals moving toward political center as they age (7/15/1969); letter to Roger Freeman of Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace (7/15/1969) on the political spectrum; responses to readers on the right criticizing LAT opposition to Nixon policies, Reagan policies, and so on; interesting letter to Gov. Ronald Reagan requesting him to speak to the Twilight Club, a group, limited to 100 members, met seven times a year for dinner and a speaker (7/14/1969); letter to Robert Finch, HEW Secretary (7/14); example of the "Paul Conrad serves a useful purpose" letter to those irked at LAT cartoonist (7/3/1969); response to reader who objects to "leftist" LAT columnists; letter to Herbert Brucker, Stanford University ; letter to John Freeman, Ambassador of Great Britain (7/2/1969); letter in praise of Walter Cronkite, Harry Reasoner, and Charles Kuralt; etc.
Box 465, Folder 10

Chronological File - August 1969

Scope and Contents

Approx. 85 items. Letters / memos. Subjects include: add Newsday columnist Nick Thimmensch to LAT; gun registration, gun control; NBW's letter inviting Sheriff Peter Pitchess to speak to Twilight Club, a Pasadena-area group of "movers & shakers"; response to a letter from Bishop James Pike (8/7/1969) written a month before Pike's death in desert near Dead Sea; letter to William Loeb, Publisher, Manchester Union Leader; letter to U.S. Rep. Chet Holifield (re: Fenner Canyon Job Corps facility); form letters to readers who questioned a photo of Nixon and Sen. Ted Kennedy together; letter to Norton Simon, head of Hunt Foods/philanthropist); several cover letters that went with copies of "what Yuri Zhukov wrote in Pravda about trip to the United States...(these) 6 articles will give you an exact picture of how the mind of a skilled Communist Russian editorialist works"; 2-pp. NBW memo to Otis Chandler on whether or not the American Society of Newspaper Editors can ever "assume any very serious role as an arbiter of what is good or bad in journalism"; more to readers on Conrad "serv(ing) a useful purpose"; letter to U.S. Circuit Judge Irving Kaufman; letters to staffers in the Southeast thanking them for great hurricane coverage; ABM (missiles); smog; NBW (form) letter to Warren Christopher inviting him to speak at The Twilight Club ; letter to U.S. Rep. Glenard Lipscomb; letter to Robert U. Brown, Publisher/Editor of Editor & Publisher, on why that publication ran a story on opinion writers "ideological swing" that portrays LAT columnists as being all liberals, and which NBW calls "damned poor journalism"; to Robert Finch, HEW Sec.; to State Sen. John Harmer on Indian affairs; etc.
Box 465, Folder 11

Chronological File - September 1969

Scope and Contents

Approx. 90 items. Letters and memos. Subjects include: conditional praise for William Buckley, Jr.; arrangements to interview, hire and move Anthony Day from Washington, DC; more responses to Conrad complaints; editorial budget for 1970 (9/17/1969); the price of gasoline; to U.S. Circuit Judge Irving Hoffman; too MANY ads in West magazine? ; readership; Editorial expansion (9/3/1969); response to Edward Taylor, Florida Citrus Commission, upset because an LAT article (humorously) referred to frozen orange juice as "fake orange juice"; adding reader interest to front page of Metro; the "astonishing commercial success (of) Sunday Calendar"; etc.
Box 466

Editors - Williams, Nick B.

Box 466, Folder 1

Chronological File - October 1969

Scope and Contents

Approx. 125 items. Letters, memos, one longer report, a note sheet on "Craig St. Clair" paper listing some topics. Subjects include: letter to Saul David of Saul David Productions; NBW mailed material on the Angela Davis court case to William F. Buckley, Jr., at The National Review; damage control (10/16/1969) after an Al Capp cartoon ran with "insulting and sacrilegious" elements in it; 3-pp. letter to Jack Nightscales of The Vancouver Sun on "the major challenge (to newspapers) for he 1970s"; letter (10/14/1969) to Press and Information liaison of the Israeli Embassy in DC; letter (10/13/1969) to Anatoly Dobrynin, Ambassador from the Soviet Union; world population control; response to subscriber in Palos Verdes who is canceling--he apparently felt LAT was too liberal and "soft on crime"; 4-pp. letter to Bruckner of LAT Chicago bureau on a "Nixon-Madison Ave.-Vietnam column (10/7/1969); letter to John Anson Ford on El Pueblo State Historical Monument; more defense of Paul Conrad; NBW reminds a staffer that the Peter Principle (of Dr. Lawrence Peter) "first appeared in West magazine"; memo on the expense account of Anthony Day(10/8/1969); memo on "gifts to editorial staffers"; (10/29/1969) status of LAT Editorial; LAT design (10/30/1969); 11-pp. "memo" to Otis Chandler primarily on Editorial Space, Design of The Times and Editorial mid-level execs not included in the Executive Incentive Plan; "Page One, Column One" articles; letter to U.S. Sen. John Sparkman; (8/12/1969) 3-pp. memo to Otis C. on Minimum Space Requirements; etc.
Box 466, Folder 2

Chronological File - November 1969

Scope and Contents

Approx. 25 items. Letters and memos. Subjects include: no subscription to National Journal; letter to William Loeb, Pres. of Manchester Union Leader; memos on Bill Henry's column and LAT career in general; response to Altadena reader who felt "somebody got to" LAT regarding the Angela Davis case, and who apparently approved of VP Spiro Agnew's attitude toward the press"; response [as always] to charge that LAT has a liberal-bias ; congratulatory note to "Shav" Glick on his 15th anniversary with the paper; 2-pp. letter to Howard Palfrey Jones of the Christian Science Monitor on LAT's current situation and "the future of newspapers"; 3-pp. memo to Otis C. regarding "Times School Papers; etc.
Box 466, Folder 3

Chronological File - December 1969

Scope and Contents

Approx. 110 items. Letters and memos. Subjects include: response to Clark Mollenhoff, Special White House Counsel, who apparently wrote complaining of something written about him or Nixon administration in general that he did not like ; 8th Annual Editorial Awards Dinner; coverage of middle east problems; letters to J. Edward Murray, Editor, Arizona Republic; Angela Davis and Eldridge Cleaver--qualified to teach at UCLA? ; letter to Robert Rowan, Pres., Pasadena Art Museum; NBW defends LAT against reader charge that it has "publicized" Sen. Edward Kennedy and responses to others who seem to object to coverage of Kennedy; furor over ads for "An Evening of Dirty Plays"; letter to William F. Buckley, Jr., etc.
Box 466, Folder 4

Chronological File - January 1970

Scope and Contents

Approx. 110 items. Letters & memos, one sheet of "Craig St. Clair" notepaper with subject notes. Subjects and correspondents include: NBW cannot detect a left or right "lean" in the political comment of the comic strip "Berry's World"; thoughts on ballerinas Markova and Danilova; letter to ex-Governor Edmond G. Brown explaining why a speech he gave was severely condensed in LAT reportage (another letter to Brown on different topic, (1/21/1970); friendly note to Elmer Dills (of L.A. Herald-Examiner); response to Charles Ege (Porterville, CA) thanking him for highly complimentary letter to LAT--"we get a few letters like yours, but...the greatest majority of them tell us we're a bunch of bums..."; response to Superior Court Judge John Cole; (form) letters in defense of LAT's UN reporter Louis Fleming who, NBW writes, "does not express personal opinions in the Israeli-Arab conflict"; letters to J. Edward Murray of Arizona Republic; letter to Robert Barton (1/12/1970) of U.S. Consulate in Guadalajara, Mexico; should LAT sponsor a "juried art show"?; incident involving LAPD officer and a shotgun (1/9/1970); attitude of Spiro Agnew (U.S. V. Pres.) toward LAT (1/9/1970); Oscar Acosta wishes to write a column for LAT as "spokesman for the Chicano" and NBW wishes to read examples (1/9/1970); letter to Police Chief Edward Davis (1/6/1970) on LAT coverage of police work in L.A.; (1/29/1970) minimum space requirements; letter (1/27/1970) to Herbert Klein, White House (Nixon) Communications Director assuring him that LAT reporter Jack Foisie did not "make critical comments casually"; further responses to readers critical of coverage of Agnew's Southeast Asia trip of 1970; Ralph Story's t-v program on Los Angeles; letter to Saul David (1/22/1970) expressing the view that, had JFK's assassin been a member of a left or right-wing organization instead of Oswald ("a nut") "hell would have broken loose"; problems with Metro coverage (1/22/1970); as always, complaints about cartoonists Conrad and Interlandi; as always, opinions pro and con about LAT comics pages; on form letter to be sent to "teachers praising Student Outlook," an LAT publication. (1/21/1970); etc.
Box 466, Folder 5

Chronological File - February 1970

Scope and Contents

Approx. 60 items. Letters & memos. Subjects include: Eric Hoffer's retirement; (2/27/'70) letter to regular complainer, NBW writes-- "as you go along, you're beginning to get a little vulgar. Your (recent) letter sounds like you might be fresh out of one of our campus riots"; due to budget, NBW instructs editors to "restrict...the use of part-time and temporary people"; (2/27/1970) trial of Chicago Seven; (2/27/1970) letter to Herbert Klein, (Nixon) White House Comm. Director, on "the flow of information to the public (on Vietnam war-related issues)" ; 2-pp. memo to Otis C. on "minimum space requests"; in editorial pages, fashioning key sentences or even key phrases from many letters on an issue into a sort of article/sidebar and calling it "something like: The Public Speaks Out..."; on 2/11/1970 NBW responds to a reader who claims LAT has "been taken in by the marijuana movement."
Box 466, Folder 6

Chronological File - March 1970

Scope and Contents

Approx. 95 items. Subjects include: further responses to "liberal columnists" charge by readers; partial editorial guest list for dinner in honor of Otis C.'s Tenth Anniversary as Publisher, including Jack Smith, Bill Thomas, Tony Day, NBW and others; invitation to Gen. William Peers to lunch with LAT Editorial Board for "off-the-record" talk; response to alarm of fans of "Li'l Abner" comic strip after cancellation--ditto "Dick Tracy", including reader who believed LAT was canceling certain comics because of conservative viewpoints ; the My Lai incident (Vietnam War); 3-pp. on "interpretive reporting" (3/20/1970); letter to John Chafee, Sec. of Navy; assuring readers that LAT included a spectrum of political thought; letter to George Mair of KNX on unpaid ads; letter (3/19/1970) to Chester Gould, cartoonist of "Dick Tracy"; the "Paul Conrad serves a useful purpose" (form) letter to Col. C.W. Hoffman of Santa Barbara who had canceled LAT subscription; "dope traffic" in USA and So. Cal. (3/10/1970); 3-pp. response on LAT-Morrie Ryskind-Black Panthers issue; letter (3/5/1970) to Richard Baker of Columbia Journalism Review, challenging elements of a CJR article on the Tate Case (Manson murders) and My Lai (Vietnam) mentioning LAT; letter to cartoonist Al Capp explaining that LAT "had no ulterior reasons...for dropping 'Lil Abner' beyond (improving readership)"; letter (3/2/1970) to Dorothy Bowen, Public Relations, Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery, on info for Calendar listings; etc.
Box 466, Folder 7

Chronological File - April 1970

Scope and Contents

Approx. 80 items. Letters and memos. Response to Sam Chandler (4/21/1970) on working to eradicate prejudices; Ted Kennedy and Chappaquiddick; (4/15/1970) 2-pp. letter to reader Wallace Williams on the meaning of "freedom of the press"; "thank you" note to Gen. William Peers of the Pentagon after he joined the LAT Editorial Board for "off-the-record" talks; letter to Walter Annenberg, Ambassador to Great Britain; (4/9/1970) 4-pp. letter to columnist Morrie Ryskind on Police Chief Ed Davis--LAT--Ryskind incident; letter to Bishop Gerald Kennedy, United Methodist Church -- L.A. Area; response (4/8/1970) to M.D. Shelstad, who canceled subscription. and accused LAT of trying to "bust our President"; more explanation of reason LAT canceled "Li'l Abner"; more qualified defense of editorial cartoonist Paul Conrad; etc.
Box 466, Folder 8

Chronological File - May 1970

Scope and Contents

Approx. 60 items. Subjects include:newsprint reclamation; more "Conrad serves a useful purpose" letters; outcome and comments on Peggy Harford lawsuit against LAT (5/8/1970); explanation to reader of what a Conrad cartoon meant, which showed Nixon baring his stomach (5/7/1970); letters responding to Westridge (all-girl school in Pasadena) students on topic of pollution; letter telling a Little League official from SF Valley that Paul Conrad was a Little League official in Palos Verdes; (5/6/1970) "West and Home" [magazines] are over budget" - followed by details; (5/5/1970) letter to John Veneman, HEW Undersecretary; letter to Chester Gould, "Dick Tracy" cartoonist, after LAT canceled the strip; letter to Herbert Brucker of Stanford on proposed Ethics Committee for American Society of Newspaper Editors (ASNE), 5/4/1970.
Box 466, Folder 9

Chronological File - June 1970

Scope and Contents

Approx. 180 items. Letters, memos. Subjects include: letter to Chester Gould, "Dick Tracy" cartoonist, a 2nd follow-up (at least) to correspondence from him on strip's cancellation (6/29/1970); as always, more "Conrad serves a useful purpose" letters; letters to readers on Black activist Angela Davis, reading in part, "It's not her avowed communism that bugs me...it is the racial hatred which she preaches (6/29/1970, et al); letters to readers who sided with Spiro Agnew against The Press; classic letter (6/29/1970) to abusive reader diplomatically putting him in his place; response to reader who felt Conrad and Interlandi were un-patriotic (or whatever) -- "(both) are veterans of World War II and fought overseas"; letter (6/25/1970) to reader who complained that LAT had run a series on lesbians--"Homosexuality has occurred throughout the history of civilization...ignoring it...has not lessened its prevalence"; letter (6/25/'70) to James Thorpe, Director, Huntington Library & Art Gallery; classic letter responding to criticisms of Conrad--"(he) grew up in the Midwest, attended a Midwestern university, served this country overseas during World War II, married and is the father of four children...." (6/25/1970); letter to Editor of Oroville (CA) Mercury-Register criticizing their editorial that held LAT had dropped two comic strips because of the "political philosophy" contained in them (6/25/1970); letter on Nixon's "Guam Doctrine," and on Vietnam policy generally; letter to Katherine Graham, Pres., Washington Post (6/22/1970); operations at Lawrence Radiation Laboratory in Livermore; storage of bound volumes of LAT "since its inception," includes discussion of microfilm material and costs; the 1970 budget; (6/16/'70) the objectivity of U.S. News & World Report and The Media and the Vietnam War; 3-pp. letter to reader in which NBW states-"I (now) believe the Vietnam war was a tragic mistake..." (6/12/1970); further explanations on low readership being the reason for canceling "Lil Abner" and "Dick Tracy," not politics; "The Times believes that in addition to private enterprise, there is such a thing as the public interest (6/12/1970); more "Paul Conrad is a social critic...serves a useful purpose" letters; LAT supports Nixon on some issues, not on others; many responses to readers who believed LAT was trying to undermine the Nixon administration; to a subscriber who cancelled - "(LAT) could now best be described as middle-of-the-road" (6/3/'70); several responses to readers who believed that LAT condoned student rioting; personal letter to Walter O'Malley, Chairman of Dodgers; response to reader who felt LAT was promoting Sen. Edward Kennedy and burying negative stories about him; (6/2/1970) response to reader who alleges that journalists are "almost 100% far left liberals"; etc.
Box 466, Folder 10

Chronological File - July 1970

Scope and Contents

Approx. 75 items. Letters and memos. Subjects and correspondents included: (7/28/1970) letter to William Buckley, Jr. on his speech at Riverside (CA) and issues related to printing it in LAT; letter to John Volpe, Sec. of Transportation; letter to W. Averell Harriman on the issue of LAT's defense of H. when VP Agnew publicly criticised him (7/27/1970); letter to Emmett Dedmon, VP & Editorial Director, Chicago Sun Times; letter to Armand Hammer, Chairman of Occidental Petroleum; letter (7/17/1970) to Clifford Schlegel on LAT effort to find a conservative-leaning cartoonist to "counterbalance" the views of Conrad; again, as always, the "Conrad serves a useful purpose" letters; etc.
Box 466, Folder 11

Chronological File - August 1970

Scope and Contents

Approx. 75 items. Letters and memos and notepad sheet with subject notes. Subjects include: letter (only 1st page found) to Rayilyn Brown on use of political cartoons in schools as teaching aid; NBW response to invitation from World Press Institute to serve on its Advisory Committee for 3 years (8/20/1970); letter to Amer. Acad. of Political & Social Science turning down membership due to approaching retirement; Amer. Institute of Management--same as previous two; letter to Cruz Reynoso; letter to Herbert Klein, White House Communications Director relaying a proposal by John Anson Ford on subject of a West Coast equivalent of the Statue of Liberty; (8/20/1970) memo headed "Expense Reductions"; letter to "The Editor - Columbia Journalism Review on that publication's criticism of LAT over use of "the Susan Atkins memoirs"; letter to Robert Neumann, U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan; etc.
Box 466, Folder 12

Chronological File - September 1970

Scope and Contents

Approx. 40 items. Letters and memos. Subjects include: (9/30/1970) letter denying that Paul Conrad believed "bombing and vandalism (were) justified"; congratulatory letter to Earl Foell as he began duties with Christian Science Monitor after leaving LAT; letter to John Poppy of San Anselmo about his America Illustrated article on LAT (9/17/1970); etc.
Box 466, Folder 13

Chronological File - October 1970

Scope and Contents

Approx. 85 items. Letters, memos. Subjects and correspondents include: 2-pp. letter to Walter Berquist (Bullock's Pres.) on LAT article his company found offensive; a late-Oct. '70 cartoon by Conrad must have struck a nerve, there were a larger than usual stack of "Conrad serves a useful purpose" letters at that time; letter to John Robinson, Jr., Exec. Dir., Los Angeles World Affairs Council, on Joseph Alsop; letter to Gene GiWoff [sic] on "Los Angeles" mis-pronounciations ; letter to Evelle Younger, County District Atty. ((10/29/1970); letter to Herbert Klein, White House Comm. Director (10/22/1970); 3-pp. letter to Ben Bradlee, Editor, Washington Post (10/21/1970); letters related to a controversy involving LAT columnist Dr. Frederick Stare, a nutritionist; (10/14/1970) 3-pp. letter to Otis Chandler on Times-Post News Service; letter to "Secretary General" [no name used] of United Nations, sending regrets regarding invitation to "Editors' Roundtables"; letter to reader on Head Start and unnecessarily long trials / justice system ; letter (10/7/1970) to J. Edgar Hoover, FBI chief ; 3-pp. memo to Otis Chandler headed "Joint Office Space in Washington; etc.
Box 466, Folder 14

Chronological File - November 1970

Scope and Contents

Approx. 90 items. Letters and memos. Subjects include: Resthaven Psychiatric Hospital; letter to Ken Kantor, Press Editor, NBC (11/22/1970); invitation to Sen. Alan Cranston to "shoot the breeze" with Editorial Board (11/25/1970); the purchase of Tom Curtis editorial cartoons; Suburban section expansion and mast-heads (11/24); letter to Judge William Gray, U.S. District Court (Cent. Calif.); 2-pp. letter to D.J. Bergeron, Pres. of Jet-Lube, on the topic of "The Times Comic Page"; (11/20) letter to Ted Weegar about suspicion that KIBS-radio in Bishop, CA, is reading "Page 2" verbatim; letters congratulating NBW on receipt of the USC Journalism Award; letters on various comics, including "Gasoline Alley" ; (11/17) brief letter to George Gallup of Gallup Poll; more "Paul Conrad serves a useful purpose" letters; letter defending the cancellation of "Dick Tracy" and Daily Bible Verses; letter to Ed Reap saying "Jack Smith's book is one hell of a promotion (for LAT)"; the cartoon "Love Is" being issued as a book; (11/13) discussion of NY Times Editorial Pages and ideas for LAT version--including frequent use of "literate" letters "that blast us"; on San Gabriel Zone and new Southeast Zone; (11/9) changes to Page 1 of View; West's Arizona issue; seminars on the future of print media; etc.
Box 467

Editors - Williams, Nick B.

Box 467, Folder 1

Chronological File - December 1970

Scope and Contents

Approx. 85 items. Letters and memos. Subjects include: new type faces; letter to Ambassador. Walter Annenberg (12/30/1970); LAT not a Republican or a Democratic newspaper; 2-pp. letter to Robert Krueger of Planning Research Corp. on Conrad's cartoons, William Buckley's column, and the fact that comic strips not chosen at LAT on the grounds of political philosophy (12/30); answer to irate reader denying that LAT "slant(s) news along Pro-Arab lines"; answer to a Berkeley woman who took exception to LAT's Women of the Year selections, especially Goldie Hawn (12/30); obsolescence of comic strips; 1970 Editorial Awards; letter to Ben Bradlee (Washington Post) on costs of "IHT" (International Herald Tribune?) ; letter (12/21) to Constantin von Dziembowski, German Consul General in L.A.; on new architectural critic, John Pastier; reply to claim by singer Bobby Darin (12/18) that LAT was anti-Semitic; reply to reader, James B. Gordon (12/11) believed LAT was biased against the Nixon Administration; letter to Andrew Franklin, British Consul-Gen. in L.A. (12/10); letter to Patrick Monaghan, law prof. at U. of Idaho, on confidentiality of sources; list of new editorial employees (10/30/1970 ?); 2-pp. letter to Robert Elegant, LAT correspondent in W. Germany (11/23/1970 ?); etc.
Box 467, Folder 2

Chronological File - January 1971

Scope and Contents

Approx. 80 items. Letters and memos. Subjects and correspondents in file include: memo on visit by Ed Patton, Pres. of Alyseska Pipe Line Co., on "plans to build the oil pipe line from the North Slope of Alaska to...Valdez" (1/29/71); letter to Jesse Robinson, Co-chair of Greater Los Angeles Urban Coalition, in response to his concerns about lack of coverage of his organization's meetings; memos about staffers having large amounts of vacation time accrued; additional costs for Southeast Section; memo to Vance Stickell on use of LAT quotes in advertising (1/28/71); discussion and financial numbers on the Publishers-Hall Syndicate contract; (1/28/71) letter to Ben Bradlee (Wash. Post) on the Bureau of National Affairs; (1/28/71) 2-pp. memo to Otis Chandler on lawsuit brought by Chicago Tribune ; "killing" columns by liberal or conservative columnists; (1/25/71) coverage of San Dimas area, extreme eastern L.A. County and western San Bernardino County; 1/25/71) 2-pp. response to Henry Lippitt, a reader who believed LAT to be "anti-business"; (1/25/71) letter to Charles T. Munger; letter to Tony Slaughter of Fort Worth Star-Telegram with LAT ratings for entries in the Texas Gridiron Club Contest (journalism); letter stating that LAT intends to "take a good hard look at John Gardner's Common Cause for an upcoming issue"; (1/19/71) what sound like a facetious letter to an Irene Bende on "why we don't put Jack Smith's picture into his column"; (1/19/71) to Willard Galbraith, "we do not reflexively publish just any (Conrad) cartoon...(or) Ryskind column...some we turn down"; (1/11/71-to Mr. Nuhn) "Pomona...a clinical case in race relations"; the requisite number of letters about the comics page; several letters on "Dark Shadows" comic strip; (1/8/71) memo announcing 9th Annual Editorial Awards at Biltmore; letter to John Anson Ford, speaks of a late mutual friend of both men, Rube Burough; brief letter to Sen. Hugh Scott, Minority Leader, Washington, DC; etc.
Box 467, Folder 3

Chronological File - February 1971

Scope and Contents

Approx. 90 items. Letters, memos. Subjects and correspondents include: (2/25/71) lighthearted note to Paul Bovarnick of Claremont Men's College, on LAT vs. NY Times; memo to Otis Chandler on efforts to "wrench our Editorial Library into the 20th Century"; letter to David Riley of Claremont MC on the The Christian Science Monitor newspaper; (2/24/71) letter to Chester Gould, cartoonist of "Dick Tracy"; (2/24/71) memo to Otis Chandler - "the major political parties...(are now) gearing their national nominating conventions to television"; flap about Dr. Frederick Stare and his LAT column; more "Conrad serves a useful purpose" letters; (1/23/71) memo on upcoming visit to LAT of Sec. of Labor James Hodgson; exchange with Supervisor Warren Dorn on coverage of Rams and pro football; letter (2/11/71) to David Laventhol, Newsday Editor, about writer Hannah Achtenberg; etc.
Box 467, Folder 4

Chronological File - March 1971

Scope and Contents

Approx. 90 items. Letters, memos. Subjects and correspondents include: reply to reader who accused NBW and columnists he disliked of being "owned by the Chandlers"; letter to Charles Bennett, Editor of The Oklahoman, informing him that NBW and James Bassett would be resigning from their posts with ASNE as of Spring 1971, and suggesting the names of Robert Donovan and Anthony Day as replacements (3/30/1971; a letter in which NBW admits that he is "the man who fiddles with the comic page," because "an editor must have something to do to pass the time"; (3/29) letter on LAT editorial on SST (Super sonic transport); plans for meeting between "key members of the editorial staff" and "not more than five members of the trial lawyers association" (3/30/'71); letter to David Laventhol (Newsday) - "I hope it's no secret that I am an admirer of Newsday"; (3/23) 3-pp.letter to Otis Chandler on several topics, incl. a plan to specify "senior editors" to be "super-reporters of subjects"; letter to Ashraf Ghorbal, Minister Plenipotentiary, United Arab Republic Interests Section, NYC; 2-pp. letter to Kathleen Carr on NBW' college education and his interest in archeology; (3/22/'71) letter to Janet Foulkes on the virtues (or not) of several comic strips; several letters to Robert Chandler, Editor/Publisher., The Bulletin (Bend, OR); (3/11/'71) 3-pp. reply to Dan Jamison, CMC student, on his criticisms of LAT coverage of the Manson trial and the Nixon administration); (3/9) letter to J. Edward Murray, Arizona Republic, explaining some of the changes among top LAT staffers; the John Anson Ford memoirs.
Box 467, Folder 5

Chronological File - April 1971

Scope and Contents

Approx. 35 items. Letters, memos. Subjects and correspondents include: (4/29/'71) letter to W. Robert Walton of Universal Press Syndicate indicating that if "the price is right," NBW will order the strip "Doonesbury" for LAT; (4/29/'71) reply to Mrs. Dana Smith of Pasadena, who wrote criticizing LAT features such as Drew Pearson's columns, as well as cartoons by Interlandi and Conrad; staff vacancies; (4/7/'71) letter to Tom Simmons, Editor, Dallas Morning News, in which NBW does some politicking for ASNE elections; etc.
Box 467, Folder 6

Chronological File - May 1971

Scope and Contents

Approx. 85 items. Letters, memos. Subjects and correspondents include: (5/19/'71) NBW memo to Jim Bellows - "I don't think Ellen Peck, Margo or Erma Bomback make much of an impression in (LAT)...I doubt this kind of chatty femininity ever will"; (5/12/'71) 3-pp. letter to Charles Young, Chancellor, UCLA, "i want to argue...for a Dept. of Communications, embracing aspects of...printed and electronic journalism" ; memo to Frank Haven on "reviv(ing) the idea of media coverage" on financial aspects of TV and radio"; letter to disgruntled reader, 5/11, listing instances in which LAT backed Nixon Admin ; (5/11) letter to J. Edward Murray of Arizona Republic on ASNE issues; (5/7/'71) the flap over nutritionist Frederick Stare; letter to Edward Carter, Pres., Broadway-Hale Stores, a UC Regent; a higher ratio of notes to personal friends, due possibly to the fact that NBW was to retire in August; (5/5) letter thanking William Buckley, Jr., for dinner at his home; (5/4/'71) personal investments may compromise reporting or editing duties at LAT (to Haven, Cotliar, etc.; (5/27) letter to a Mrs. Trent on X-rated films, etc. ; 2-pp. memo on West magazine; letter to Sen. Harold Hughes in DC; letter to Julian Nava, Pres., L.A. Board of Education; to Judge William Palmer, L.A. County Superior Court.
Box 467, Folder 7

Chronological File - June 1971

Scope and Contents

"Approx. 55 items. Letters, memos. Subjects and correspondents include: memo to Otis Chandler on "expanding the scope of Student Outlook..." (6/17); extended comments by NBW on the comic strip "Doonesbury" (6/9); editorial policy changes (6/8); on proposed new rates for L.A. Water & Power Dept.; (6/2/) "theme issues for West" and advertising volume for that magazine; (6/22) to reader on bond issues, public lands and ocean frontage in public lands. "
Box 467, Folder 8

Chronological File - July 1971

Scope and Contents

Approx. 60 items. Letters and memos. Subjects and correspondents include: (7/30) 2-pp. reply to reader who disliked an Oliphant cartoon, describing the people depicted as "hideous characters"; (7/29) witty reply in praise of columnist Jack Smith; (7/28) reply to Charles T. Munger on "unfounded myths"; (7/28) West mag. minimum number of pages and advertising issues; 3-pp. letter to Sen. Sam Ervin (no date--has light blue paper clip); (7/21) reply to reader (Mr. Unger) who considered the comic strip "Doonesbury" an insult, with NBW thoughts on the "vitality" of that strip; NBW provides a thumbnail bio of himself and advice for students of communications / journalism (to Dr. Edwin Haroldsen of BYU); (7/16/) 3-pp. reply to Ed Dooley, Editor, S.F. Examiner, who had requested stats on "minorities" employed at LAT; (7/15) reply to Dr. Frederick Stare, nutritionist, who received criticism for his Spec. Section in LAT on health foods; memo to Dick Smith on dealing with subscription cancellation letters; (7/2) letter to Mr. Cox about LAT coverage of massage parlors; etc.
Box 467, Folder 9

Chronological File - August 1971

Scope and Contents

Approx. 25 items. Letters and memos. Subjects and correspondents include: (8/16) letter to Howard Hays, Editor, Riverside Press-Enterprise, attached to ASNE forms for William Thomas' membership, and praising Hays for his work as Editor; (8/13) reply to a reader who praised cartoonist Conrad (the majority who wrote in criticized him) ; (8/13) letter to Stuart Loory on "theme issues" of West mag., which NBW does not like; (8/4) 2-pp. letter to Frank Tremaine, VP, United Press International, reacting negatively to notice of a 10% price increase to LAT for the UPI service; (8/4) letter to J. Edw. Murray of Detroit Free Press, in which NBW says that positive reaction to "Doonesbury" is word-of-mouth, negative is in letters; etc.
Box 467, Folder 10

Chronological File - September-October 1971

Scope and Contents

Approx. 55 items. Letters and memos. Subjects and correspondents include: (9/29) NBW letter to Ed Dooley of San Francisco Examiner, on his retirement being "somewhat of an illusion. I'm arriving later and leaving earlier, but I'm here oftener than I anticipated"; (9/22) NBW letter to the Social Security Administration, which provided information to document his reaching retirement age; (10/20) letter of appreciation to L.A. Councilman Edmund Edelman; many replies to letters of congratulations at the time of NBW retirement (to Bishop Gerald Kennedy, President Richard Nixon, Herbert Klein, White House Comm. Dir., others); etc.
Box 467, Folder 11

Chronological File - November 1971

Scope and Contents

Approx. 35 items. Letters and memos. Subjects and correspondents include: several letters of regret when NBW did not accept invitations to speak or sit on panels due to, in his words, "my new role as consultant to Otis Chandler...makes my schedule so uncertain that I cannot undertake firm commitments"; (11/16) brief letter to Pierre Salinger (then living in France); in one letter (11/16) NBW reveals, "I'm usually at The Times Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, unless I'm on an out-of-town assignment for Otis Chandler"; (11/9) letter to Paul Ziffren on Picasso and his art; etc.
Box 467, Folder 12

Chronological File - December 1971

Scope and Contents

Approx. 35 items. Letters and memos. Subjects and correspondents include: (12/22) letter to Sister Cecilia Louise Moore, Pres., Mt. St. Mary's College, L.A., on the occasion of his becoming a member of the Regent's Council of that college; (12/21) letter to Clyde Beane of Sacramento, reading in part, "until the end of World War II, Los Angeles had a pretty fair rapid transit system" (Pacific Electric Railway) ; (12/20) letter in which NBW writes that "Southern California... is a state of mind"; many short, but friendly and witty letters to readers; (12/2) letter which accompanied a check to Harry N. Abrams (gallery) in NYC purchasing Picasso's "Imaginary Portraits"; etc.
Box 467, Folder 13

Chronological File - January - March 1972

Scope and Contents

Approx. 60 items. Letters and memos. Subjects and correspondents include: two letters of 3/23, one to Libby Afflerbach, Editor, The Daily Skiff (Texas Christian U.), suggesting she contact LAT Editor William Thomas during her post-graduation job hunt, "just for the hell of it," and one to Thomas describing Afflerbach as "serious, aggressive in an un-repulsive way, alert mind...(not) a sexpot type...I'd guess she had potential"; more regrets sent for invitations to speak, etc., because of the "short notice" nature of NBW tasks for Otis Chandler; 16-pp. text (orange paper clip) for NBW Walter Humphrey Memorial Address, delivered at Texas Christian U. on topic of press freedom; (2/23) 2-pp. memo to Otis Chandler on "Associated Press rates"; letter to James Tilford of Florida refuting Tilford's assertion that major US newspapers "work together" to shape political opinions--NBW says "It just ain't so"; (2/15) memo to Otis C. on the "Ditchley Conference on the Pacific and East Asia"; more short, chatty letters to readers: (2/3) letter to reader John Daly on "what is news, what constitutes advertising?" and on junkets, freeloading and "favors" in the news game; (1/20) 3-pp. letter to Rivian Taylor, Asso. Editor of The Daily Trojan at USC, critiquing a special edition of that student publication; (1/19) letter to Earl Foell, Editor, Christian Science Monitor; etc.
Box 467, Folder 14

Chronological File - April - June 1972

Scope and Contents

Approx. 65 items. Letters and memos. (Fewer famous names crop up among NBW correspondents after his retirement) Subjects and correspondents include: (6/27) NBW neatly refutes Ida Eaton of Palm Springs, who wrote saying - "one of the greatest threats to freedom of thought is freedom of the press"; (5/30) 9-pp. letter [brown paper clip] to James Chambers, Jr., of Dallas Times Herald, giving advice on problems at the Dallas paper; (5/4) letter to David Laventhol, Editor, Newsday, saying "With the issue of April 23 I think you've got it... [except for one item in Sports] I can't find a quibble"; (4/18) 11-pp. letter (red ppr clip) to Chambers, of Dallas Times Herald critiquing the April 3 - April 12 issues of that paper. NBW writes "the entire paper...has been goosed up...(but) there are a couple of points on which I have considerable doubts"; (4/10) 2-pp. memo to Otis Chandler on Times Herald issues; (4/5) letter to "Doc" Young on the ingredients of a successful newspaper; (4/3) 3-pp. memo to Otis Chandler on Newsday Editorial; etc.
Box 467, Folder 15

Chronological File - July - September 1972

Scope and Contents

Approx. 85 items. Letters and memos (increasingly friendly, informal letters are seen, sharing news of NBW Boxer and Afghan dogs, along with those related to consulting for Otis Chandler) Subjects and correspondents include: (9/18) memo to Otis Chandler giving W.'s opinion that "a well-done, well-written history of The Times, not just an 'approved' version, but (truthful), would be worth while for The Times and probably as a publishing venture"; letter to Victor White giving insights into NBWs' political attitudes and those of newspaper people in general; (8/29) 5-pp. report to Otis Chandler on Newsday, Dallas T-H and The Pilot; (8/9) response to a request by Pres. Robert Atwell of Pitzer College to become a member of its Committee for Goals; (7/26) letter to David Laventhol of Newsday praising that paper's Sports section; (7/6/) 3-pp. letter to Felix McKnight of DallasT-H on that paper's 1973 budget and continuing "remodel" of that paper; etc.
Box 468

Editors - Williams, Nick B.

Box 468, Folder 1

Chronological File - October - December 1972

Scope and Contents

Approx. 80 items. Letters and memos. (a higher percentage of NBWs' correspondence takes the form of friendly, chatty letters, sharing news of his own activities, etc.) Subjects and correspondents include: (10/18) 4-pp. letter to David Laventhol (Newsday) on developments at that paper (blue ppr clip); (10/13) 2-pp. memo to Otis Chandler with thoughts on The Pilot (OC), Laventhol & Newsday and Dallas Times Herald; (10/11) 3-pp. (red ppr clip) letter to Robert Atwell of Pitzer College with NBW's thoughts on the goals of that college; (11/30) ditto last entry; (11/8) 2-pp. letter to Robert Donovan (LAT, DC bureau) on health problems of his wife, Elizabeth; (12/7) letter to Judge John Shidler, Torrance Superior Court; In 12/6 letter to Zena Guenin, NBW muses on the central problem of journalism, "wrestl(ing) with the issues in a way that its readers can understand and enjoy....Zest is what matters"; (12/6) letter to Ms. Price Hicks, Producer of "Citywatchers" (KCET-tv), discussing it and the role LAT staffers Champlin and Seidenbaum played; (12/6) letter to John Vasconcellos in which NBW's says of his politics, "(I'm) a moderate conservative, (but) try hardest to be an idealistic pragmatist"; (12/31) brief letter to Mayor Sam Yorty; etc.
Box 468, Folder 2

Chronological File - January 1973

Scope and Contents

Approx. 25 items. Letters and memos. (1/9) letter to Nora Kuttner providing her with information on past political endorsements by LAT--"the Times has never backed a Democratic candidate for President, [nor Governor]...but it has endorsed Democrats for every other elective job"--an offers his opinion that the paper had grown more liberal under Otis Chandler but that it was "centrist"; in the same letter he mentions that James Bassett had just begun the process of compiling a history of LAT; a number of letters from this month offer summations of NBW's political philosophy, i.e. to Lawson (1/18), to Kuttner (1/9), etc.; in 1/18 letter to "Colie," NBW writes that "Elizabeth [his wife] died January 11...I'm moving north, as we had planned to do...and will build on a bluff ...at Trinidad (CA); etc. It was at that time, with the move to Northern California, that NBW finally severed his direct ties to LAT.
Box 468, Folder 3

Chronological File - Marshall Berges 1968 - 1971 [1972]

Scope and Contents

Approx. 150 items. Letters and memos. Subjects and correspondents include: a wide array of letters replying to readers critical of what they see as LAT's political biases, or to Conrad or Interlandi cartoons, or to LAT coverage of liberal or radical groups; (9/25/1969) in letter to Jerome Selmer, Williams writes of William Buckley, "(he writes entertainingly...frequently I like his writing better than I like his ideas"; (10/7/1969) 4-pp. letter to Don Bruckner, LAT Chicago Bureau, on his work and LAT philosophy; also more replies to readers accusing LAT of being "soft on crime" or "irreligious"; (3/18/1969) letter to Don Teetor on a "emotional idealism," "logical realism" and newspapers; many Williams-to-Otis C. memos; etc. NOTE: Duplicates of most of this material is contained in other files.
 

Other Files 1959-1981

Scope and Contents

Includes drafts and published work, speeches, and material related to Williams's work on the Free Press-Fair Trial issue. Arranged chronologically within subsection. Date range is 1959-1981.
Box 468

Editors - Williams, Nick B.

Box 468, Folder 4

Bylines 1959, 1969, 1972

Scope and Contents

5 items. Typed drafts of three Williams' essays on Japan from 1959, one op-ed piece each from 1969, on journalism and societal change, and 1972, on how the editorial and advertising sections of a newspaper need each other but still live with a basic conflict .
Box 468, Folder 5

Bylines 1960

Scope and Contents

2 items. A July 1960 Williams letter to the editor of the ASNE Bulletin, in response to an article titled "Hollywood Hogwash." Also LAT op-ed piece from 12/11/1960 by Williams.
Box 468, Folder 6

Bylines 1961

Scope and Contents

Approx. 12 items. Op-ed pieces by Williams. Subjects include: "how and why our editorial board reaches its decisions"; tolerance in America; the drive of newspapermen to "get the story"; 1961's just-after-NewYear annual appraisal of life in The Southland; "the newspaper women I know..."; etc.
Box 468, Folder 7

Bylines 1962

Scope and Contents

7 items. Op-ed pieces. Subjects include: 1962, a "tremendous" year for LAT: copy editors, "The Real Gentlemen of the Press"; LAT election endorsements; the challenge of writing several columns per week; etc.
Box 468, Folder 8

Bylines 1963

Scope and Contents

3 items. Two Williams LAT columns, "A Flying Look at the Inscrutable Far East," (2/17/1963) and "GOP Conservatives must avoid Division." Also the text of a speech by Williams to the Fresno State College chapter of Sigma Delta Chi that was reprinted in The California Publisher, April 1963, titled "Current Communication Breakthroughts."
Box 468, Folder 9

Bylines 1964

Scope and Contents

2 items. Two Williams columns, "A Free Press exists in Interest of Public" (5/17/1964) and "Of Smith and Beatle Mail" ("ca. 1964").
Box 468, Folder 10

Bylines 1968

Scope and Contents

One item, a Williams column entitled "Reporting Public Affairs," clipped from The Bulletin of the American Society of Newspaper Editors, March 1968.
Box 468, Folder 11

Bylines 1969

Scope and Contents

One item. A single sheet of note pad paper with "Richard S. Robinson" printed on it. Dated "6-2-69," and addressed to "OC." Several marginal notations added later, including one that closes with "O/C."
Box 468, Folder 12

Bylines 1971

Scope and Contents

One column by Williams from LAT, 9/26/1971, titled "They Don't Horsewhip Editors, Do They?"
Box 468, Folder 13

Bylines 1972

Scope and Contents

3 items. They are op-ed pieces by Williams titled "The Liberal Establishment Press Isn't" (1/30/1972), "Crime and Violence Don't Sell Papers" (2/11/1972), and "Getting the News is Better than Merely Following It" (8/11/1972).
Box 468, Folder 14

Bylines 1977

Scope and Contents

One column by Williams, 1/12/1977, "Remember 2150, the Year of the Baby Epidemic?"
Box 468, Folder 15

Speeches undated

Scope and Contents

3 items. Speech texts without dates. 11-pp. text on the role of the press; 11-pp. text with notation "Santa Barbara speech" at top of page 1, topic is "How the Mass Communications Media Can Make Public Affairs Understandable"; 6-pp. text on topic of professional standards.
Box 468, Folder 16

Speeches 1959

Scope and Contents

One item. 6-pp. speech text on "Times News Policy." Notations added on page 1 - "Speech before Women Lawyers Club, 2/19/'59.
Box 468, Folder 17

Speeches 1961

Scope and Contents

3 items. Speech texts. 3-pp. text delivered to CNPA in June, 1961 on news policies and interpretive reporting; 8-pp. text on topic "The Future of the Press--and the Present, delivered 9/26/1961)"; 5-pp. text (audience? exact date?), on topic "Communism."
Box 468, Folder 18

Speeches 1962

Scope and Contents

2 items. Two versions of Williams speech on "The Responsibility of the Press." One was a work-up of the text with the standard b/w portrait-style drawing that appeared with W.'s columns, but this apparently did not run in LAT. The second is a re-print of the speech that ran in the October 1962 issue of California Parent-Teacher magazine.
Box 468, Folder 19

Speeches 1963

Scope and Contents

5 items. 24 pp. speech text (no specific date) on "the problems of large newspapers"; 7-pp. text of speech on Williams' tour of S.E. Asia with Otis Chandler and James Bassett (n.d.); 7-pp. text of speech on the Common Market (n.d.); two copies of booklet containing text of speech by W. at a meeting of the Fresno State College chapter of Sigma Delta Chi, Fresno, February, 1963, titled "Current Communication Breakthroughs."
Box 468, Folder 20

Speeches 1964

Scope and Contents

Approx. 10 items. 22-pp. text of a 1964 "World Affairs" graduation speech delivered "on the campus from which my son...graduated a few years ago." (which college is not specified, although research indicates Claremont Men's College had a president named "Dr. Benson" in this time frame); correspondence related to and a program for the 41st Session of the Institute of World Affairs, which met at Huntington-Sheraton Hotel, Pasadena, 12/6-9/1964); 16-pp. text, partly typed, partly handwritten, on world affairs, with added note on page 1, "Oxy speech--pls file"; a later, 19-pp. typed draft of the above Occidental College speech; 26-pp. text on "Role of Press," delivered to Instituted of World Affairs, 12/1964; 8-pp. text of speech delivered in Texas; etc.
Box 468, Folder 21

Speeches 1965

Scope and Contents

8 items. Speech texts. Includes: speech at 5th Annual Times Current Affairs Seminar (11/6/1965) on topic,"Press Coverage of State and Local Politics and Government"; a second copy of this text along with interoffice memos; speech to California Congress of Parents and Teachers on Censorship (9/30/1965); speech at Management Conference, 9/21/1965); 27-pp. typed text of speech to "newspapermen in Chicago.
Box 468, Folder 22

Speeches 1966

Scope and Contents

7 items. Speech texts. "The Greater Responsibility," 12-pp., on racial issues; 8-pp. on racial issues; speech, 7-pp. text, delivered at U. of Colorado, Boulder, 4/15/1966, on "Editorial Excellence"; another version of same Boulder speech (18-pp.); 8-pp. text on "standards of taste, standards of propriety"; 9-pp. text on social justice; 21-pp. text delivered in Denver to Theta Sigma Phi, 4/16/1966.
Box 468, Folder 23

Speeches 1967

Scope and Contents

2 items. Speech texts. 9-pp. text on press credibility, date and audience not given; 17-pp. text on, broadly, "The Role of the Press in a Free Society," delivered on 11/21/1967, to the Wilshire Bar Assn
Box 469

Editors - Williams, Nick B.

Box 469, Folder 1

Speeches 1970

Scope and Contents

3 items. Speech texts. Only one carries a specific date--speech to USC Journalism Alumni Assn., 11/10/1970. The topic of the 4-pp. text is "the editor's job." The other texts are on "news policies," (8-pp.), delivered at Trader Vic's Restaurant, San Francisco, to the local members of the Public Relations Society of America; an 18-pp. text delivered to the Claremont University Club on the topic "An Editor Reflects on his Newspaper."
Box 469, Folder 2

Speeches 1971

Scope and Contents

4 items. Speech texts. Only one carries a specific date. It was delivered on 2/6/1971, to CNPA annual convention in San Francisco. The 21-pp. text is on the topic of "Choosing Journalism as a Career." The other texts are: 2-pp. on "making public affairs understandable"; 11-pp. text on topic "How the Mass Communications Media can make Public Affairs Understandable"; comments (5-pp.) delivered when he was given a journalism award by MSC [?]
Box 469, Folder 3

Speeches 1972

Scope and Contents

2 items. Speech texts. "The Future of the Mass Media," 10-pp. (n.d.); "After the Election," (15-pp.) delivered at Twilight Club, 10/1972. Both texts have added changes in pencil, speaker's marks, etc.
Box 469, Folder 4

Speeches 1981

Scope and Contents

5 items. Speech texts and cover letter or notes. Two drafts of a speech to the National Press Club, delivered on 10/27/1981, when NBW received the Fourth Estate award, plus attached note to "Lois" about them. The speech gave his audience an overview of the people and the thought behind LAT during his years with the paper. / Cover letter to Otis Chandler from NBW related to a speech given at "Laguna area Rotary" luncheon meeting, text also attached. The cover letter is dated 5/5/1981. The speech at Laguna Rotary was "The Care and Feeding of Publishers," outlining his experiences with various publishers during his long newspaper career. Because, as NBW. explained in his cover letter to Otis C., the audience was "a group of men (who) had two or more drinks at noon...", he used quite a bit of humor and banter. The speech features many drinking stories, some of them related to LAT staffers. The cover letter is also interesting as it provides NBW.'s thoughts on the rapid growth and economic, social and political changes in Orange County in the preceding years.
Box 469, Folder 5

Speeches undated

Scope and Contents

6 items. Speech texts with no years indicated. Address to California Congress of Parents and Teachers on subject of morality; address to Current Affairs Seminar, "Free Press" added at top margin; "Text of Opening Remarks for Panel...Free Press-Fair Trial"; the individual and his religion through the centuries; text of "my 'paper' for Santa Barbara seminar--sorta snotty." W.'s routed this to Otis Chandler.
Box 469, Folder 6

Free Press - Fair Trial 1964

Scope and Contents

Approx. 10 items: several speech texts on the topic ; letter, 5/5/1959, from Frank Shea (asst. to Time magazine's Publisher) to NBW on muzzling the US Press ; complete issue, 10/15/1964, Austrian Information ; 13-pp. staple-bound booklet, The Press and the Courts (a series of reprints from LAT, 1964) ; 29-pp. brief (staple-bound) "...State of News Mexico vs. C.N. (Bill) Morris, Defendant, Will Harrison, Respondent and Appellant [in which the American Society of Newspaper Editors was defending Morris and Harrison) ; more.
Box 469, Folder 7

Free Press - Fair Trial (1 of 2) 1965

Scope and Contents

Approx. 35 items: memos, letters, tear sheets, reprints, legal documents (State of New Mexico vs. Morris & Harrison - see also 1964 file). Notable items: 36-pp. booklet, Fair Trial vs. a Free Press (Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions) ; 11-pp. speech transcript, "Free press - fair trial," by Edward S. Shattuck, Pres. L.A. County Bar Assn. ; 14-pp. "Report of Press-Bar Committee, American Society of Newspaper Editors, 1964 - 1965," topic is "Free Press - Fair Trial" - NBW handwritten note to OC on cover sheet ; multi-page article copy, The Atlantic Monthly, "Houston's shackled press," by Ben H. Bagdikian, n.d. shown ; 10-pp. (stapled) "Analysis of the problems of photograph and broadcasting in court proceedings," 12/1/1965, by Robert A. Neeb, Counsel for The Greater L.A. Press Club...20-pp. "Trial by newspaper," by Louis L. Jaffe - "prepared for delivery at the 1965 Annual Meeting of The American Political Science Assn. (9/1965) ; 11-pp. "Talk by Arthur B. Hanson, ANPA General Counsel..." on the topic Free Press and Fair Trial ; more.
Box 469, Folder 8

Free Press - Fair Trial (2 of 2) 1965

Scope and Contents

Approx. 55 items. Booklet titled "Fair Trial vs. A Free Press," legal documents, "State of New Mexico vs. Morris and Harrison, clippings from periodicals--Amer. Bar News, Amer. Political Science Assn., Atlantic Monthly, etc, memos, letters, material from L.A. County Bar Assn., speech texts, monograph by Robert Neeb, Jr., "Analysis of the Problems of Photograph and Broadcasting in Court Proceedings.
Box 469, Folder 9

Free Press - Fair Trial (1 of 2) 1966

Scope and Contents

Approx. 80 items: letters, memos, newspaper clippings, reports, booklets and other material related to LAT and the Free Press - Fair Trial issue during 1966. Notable items: multi-page article copied from American Bar Association Journal, 7/1966, "Libel and public men," by William O. Bertelsman ; correspondence between NBW and Robert Notson, Exec. Editor of The Oregonian (Portland) ; ongoing correspondence between NBW and J. Edward Murray, Managing Editor, Arizona Republic ; correspondence between LAT execs and American Newspaper Publishers Assn. and American Society of Newspaper Editors ; legal documents in the case of Eason Monroe vs. City of Los Angeles ; 30-pp. complete issue of Nieman Reports, 9/1964 (filed with '66 material) ; complete issue, The Bulletin of the American Society of Newspaper Editors, 7/1966 ; 12-pp. "FREE PRESS AND FAIR TRIAL - Remarks by Gene Robb, Publisher of Albany Times-Union and Knickerbocker News (6/24/1966) ; more.
Box 469, Folder 10

Free Press - Fair Trial (2 of 2) 1966

Scope and Contents

Approx. 95 items. Clippings from various newspapers / periodicals on trial press coverage, Calif. Superior Court documents, letters, memos, (1969 booklet) "The Editor's Right to Decide," issue of Nieman Reports of 9/1964, Bulletin of the Amer. Soc. of Newspaper Editors for 7/1/1966, W.'s correspondence with: Robert Notson (Oregonian); J. Edward Murray (Arizona Republic / Amer. Soc. of Newspaper Editors); Murray letter to Sen. Birch Bayh; many letters exchanged with members of legal profession; info. copies of many letters between other editors and attorneys, etc.; letters exchanged with editors in Spokane, San Diego, etc.
Box 470

Editors - Williams, Nick B.

Box 470, Folder 1

Free Press - Fair Trial (1 of 2) 1967

Scope and Contents

Approx. 50 items. Correspondence, speech texts, published material related to debate over press freedom in reporting of trials and the legal process, etc. Correspondents and subjects: American Society of Newspaper Editors; speech text of Larry Sisk (San Diego Evening Tribune; 1967 annual report of ASNE Press-Bar Committee, titled "Freedom of Information and Press-Bar," Pt. 1 & 2; three U. of Missouri Freedom of Information Center publications (May 1967) No. 003, 180, 181; report by S.J. Archibald, "The Path Through the Paper Jungle"; letter from ASNE to Vincent Jones, Editor, Gannett Newspapers; report from Freedom of Information Center, "Guidelines for Coverage of the Criminal Proceeding"; correspondence from Calif. Freedom of Information Committee; "Fair Trail & Free Press--a Dialogue," booklet from Freedom of Info. Center, additional F of I Center reports; tear sheet of Op-Ed page for 11/8/1967; 18-pp. text of Robert Lobdell speech given at 29th Annual Stanford Editor's Conference, topic was "Crime Reporting and the free press - fair trial problem..."; 12-pp. text of Gladwin Hill speech (chief of New York Times L.A. bureau) to Lawyer's Club of Los Angeles County, "The Mythology of Free Press and Fair Trial"; 27-pp. text of J. Edward Murray speech to the Amer. Soc. of Journalism School Administrators, "Free Press and Fair Trial in an Open Society"; strongly worded "Answering Statement" by J. Edward Murray of Amer. Soc. of Newspaper Editors, responding to statements of attorney Grant Cooper ("I see no reason to be gentle with him...he has made a career out of defending bad cases," etc. Split into two folders.
Box 470, Folder 2

Free Press - Fair Trial (2 of 2) 1967

Scope and Contents

Approx. 50 items. Correspondence, speech texts, published material related to debate over press freedom in reporting of trials and the legal process, etc. Correspondents and subjects: American Society of Newspaper Editors; speech text of Larry Sisk (San Diego Evening Tribune; 1967 annual report of ASNE Press-Bar Committee, titled "Freedom of Information and Press-Bar," Pt. 1 & 2; three U. of Missouri Freedom of Information Center publications (May 1967) No. 003, 180, 181; report by S.J. Archibald, "The Path Through the Paper Jungle"; letter from ASNE to Vincent Jones, Editor, Gannett Newspapers; report from Freedom of Information Center, "Guidelines for Coverage of the Criminal Proceeding"; correspondence from Calif. Freedom of Information Committee; "Fair Trail & Free Press--a Dialogue," booklet from Freedom of Info. Center, additional F of I Center reports; tear sheet of Op-Ed page for 11/8/1967; 18-pp. text of Robert Lobdell speech given at 29th Annual Stanford Editor's Conference, topic was "Crime Reporting and the free press - fair trial problem..."; 12-pp. text of Gladwin Hill speech (chief of NYTimes L.A. bureau) to Lawyer's Club of Los Angeles County, "The Mythology of Free Press and Fair Trial"; 27-pp. text of J. Edward Murray speech to the Amer. Soc. of Journalism School Administrators, "Free Press and Fair Trial in an Open Society"; strongly worded "Answering Statement" by J. Edward Murray of Amer. Soc. of Newspaper Editors, responding to statements of attorney Grant Cooper ("I see no reason to be gentle with him...he has made a career out of defending bad cases," etc. Split into two folders.
Box 470, Folder 3

Free Press - Fair Trial - Statement before Federal Judicial Committee 1967

Scope and Contents

Approx. 10 items. Note to W. from Robert Erburu, 9-pp. speech text on "legal and social justice," delivered to the above committee; 3-pp. letter from W. to Otis Chandler; W. exchange of letters with Irving R. Kaufman, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, etc.
Box 470, Folder 4

Free Press - Fair Trial 1968

Scope and Contents

Approx. 12 items: letters and reports related to the Free press - Fair trial issue in 1968. Major items: 42-pp. report from Judicial Conference of the United States, 2/28/1968, title - "Report of the Committee on the operation of the jury system on the 'free press - fair trial issue" ; materials from American Society of Newspaper Editors relating to this issue ; more material from the American Society of Newspaper Editors and the Freedom of Information office ; more.
Box 470, Folder 5

Free Press - Fair Trial 1969 - 1970

Scope and Contents

Approx. 20 items: letters, memos, reports, newspaper clips, a booklet and other materials related to the Free press - Fair trial issue in 1969 and 1970. Notable items: 19-pp. booklet, "The editor's right to decide," text of an address by J. Edward Murray, Managing Editor, The Arizona Republic, 1969 ; multi-page article copied from National Observer, 7/6/1970, "The news media - besieged by critics," by Mark Arnold ; 9-pp. "Opinion" from Office of City Attorney Roger Arnebaugh to Edward M. Davis, L.A. Chief of Police, 5/6/1970, "concerns a request for (City Attorney's) opinion as to whether the employees of the Los Angeles Times may be compelled to give testimony before the Los Angeles Grand Jury disclosing the source of a news item, (etc.) ; more.
Box 470, Folder 6

Free Press - Fair Trial 1971 - 1972

Scope and Contents

Approx. 12 items: letters, memos, booklets, legal documents and other material related to the Free press - Fair trial issue in 1971 and 1972. Major items: multi-page reprint from Southern California Law Review, Vol. 45, 1972, "Free Press - Fair Trial - the 'gag order,' a California aberration," by Robert S. Warren and Jeffrey M. Abell ; booklet, approx. 40 -pp., "In the Court of Appeal...The Times Mirror Company vs. Superior Court of the State of California for the County of Los Angeles...(petition filed by Robert C. Lobdell (Los Angeles Times counsel) and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher (et al) ; approx. 17 sheets contain Court of Appeals case USA vs. Dickinson (1972) ; two Freedom of Information Center reports from7/ 1972, "Infiltration of the Press (by police & government agencies)" and "Looking out for the consumer" ; more.
Box 470, Folder 7

Free Press - Fair Trial 1973

Scope and Contents

Approx. 10 items: memos, a letter, article copies and other material related to the Free press - Fair trial issue in 1973. Note: 4-pp. essay (under cover letter dated 4/16/1973) by John Gardner, Chairman, Common Cause, "The right that guards all other rights," on freedom of information.
Box 470, Folder 8

Free Press - Fair Trial - Newsmen's Privilege Hearings 1973

Scope and Contents

1 item: bound book, 760-pp., Newsmen's privilege - Hearings before the Subcommittee on Constitutional Rights of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate (from 2/20 through 3/14, 1973).
 

City Desk Assignment Sheets 1956-1971

Scope and Contents

Daily lists of stories/communities and the reports assigned to cover it. Arranged chronologically by year, generally split into two halves. Date range is 1956-1971.
Box 471

Editors - Williams, Nick B.

 

City Desk Assignment Sheets - January-June 1956

Scope and Contents

Daily list of stories and communities and the reporters assigned to cover each. Bound.
 

City Desk Assignment Sheets - July-December 1956

Scope and Contents

Daily list of stories and communities and the reporters assigned to cover each. Bound.
 

City Desk Assignment Sheets - January-June 1957

Scope and Contents

Daily list of stories and communities and the reporters assigned to cover each. Bound.
 

City Desk Assignment Sheets - July-December 1957

Scope and Contents

Daily list of stories and communities and the reporters assigned to cover each. Bound.
 

City Desk Assignment Sheets - January-June 1958

Scope and Contents

Daily list of stories and communities and the reporters assigned to cover each. Bound.
Box 472

Editors - Williams, Nick B.

 

City Desk Assignment Sheets - July-December 1958

Scope and Contents

Daily list of stories and communities and the reporters assigned to cover each.
Box 472, Folder 1

City Desk Assignment Sheets - July-September 1959

Scope and Contents

Daily list of stories and communities and the reporters assigned to cover each.
Box 472, Folder 2

City Desk Assignment Sheets - October-December 1959

Scope and Contents

Daily list of stories and communities and the reporters assigned to cover each.
Box 472, Folder 3

City Desk Assignment Sheets - January-May 1960

Scope and Contents

Daily list of stories and communities and the reporters assigned to cover each.
Box 472, Folder 4

City Desk Assignment Sheets - June-September 1960

Scope and Contents

Daily list of stories and communities and the reporters assigned to cover each.
Box 473

Editors - Williams, Nick B.

Box 473, Folder 1

City Desk Assignment Sheets - October-December 1960

Scope and Contents

Daily list of stories and communities and the reporters assigned to cover each.
Box 473, Folder 2

City Desk Assignment Sheets - January-June 1961

Scope and Contents

Daily list of stories and communities and the reporters assigned to cover each.
Box 473, Folder 3

City Desk Assignment Sheets - July-October 1961

Scope and Contents

Daily list of stories and communities and the reporters assigned to cover each.
Box 473, Folder 4

City Desk Assignment Sheets - November-December 1961

Scope and Contents

Daily list of stories and communities and the reporters assigned to cover each.
Box 473, Folder 5

City Desk Assignment Sheets - January-April and Publishers' Poll 1958, 1962

Scope and Contents

Daily list of stories and communities and the reporters assigned to cover each. Also, Publishers' Poll dated 1958.
Box 473, Folder 6

City Desk Assignment Sheets - May-July 1962

Scope and Contents

Daily list of stories and communities and the reporters assigned to cover each.
Box 473, Folder 7

City Desk Assignment Sheets - July-October 1962

Scope and Contents

Daily list of stories and communities and the reporters assigned to cover each.
Box 474

Editors - Williams, Nick B.

Box 474, Folder 1

City Desk Assignment Sheets - October-December 1962

Scope and Contents

Daily list of stories and communities and the reporters assigned to cover each.
Box 474, Folder 2

City Desk Assignment Sheets - January-June 1963

Scope and Contents

Daily list of stories and communities and the reporters assigned to cover each.
Box 474, Folder 3

City Desk Assignment Sheets - July-December 1963

Scope and Contents

Daily list of stories and communities and the reporters assigned to cover each.
Box 474, Folder 4

City Desk Assignment Sheets - January-April 1964

Scope and Contents

Daily list of stories and communities and the reporters assigned to cover each.
Box 474, Folder 5

City Desk Assignment Sheets - May-September 1964

Scope and Contents

Daily list of stories and communities and the reporters assigned to cover each.
Box 474, Folder 6

City Desk Assignment Sheets - October-December 1964

Scope and Contents

Daily list of stories and communities and the reporters assigned to cover each.
Box 474, Folder 7

City Desk Assignment Sheets - January-August 1966

Scope and Contents

Daily list of stories and communities and the reporters assigned to cover each.
Box 475

Editors - Williams, Nick B.

Box 475, Folder 1

City Desk Assignment Sheets - September-December 1966

Scope and Contents

Daily list of stories and communities and the reporters assigned to cover each.
Box 475, Folder 2

City Desk Assignment Sheets - January-March 1967

Scope and Contents

Daily list of stories and communities and the reporters assigned to cover each.
Box 475, Folder 3

City Desk Assignment Sheets - April-August 1967

Scope and Contents

Daily list of stories and communities and the reporters assigned to cover each.
Box 475, Folder 4

City Desk Assignment Sheets - September-December 1967

Scope and Contents

Daily list of stories and communities and the reporters assigned to cover each.
Box 475, Folder 5

City Desk Assignment Sheets - January-December 1968

Scope and Contents

Daily list of stories and communities and the reporters assigned to cover each.
Box 475, Folder 6

City Desk Assignment Sheets - January-July 1969

Scope and Contents

Daily list of stories and communities and the reporters assigned to cover each.
Box 476

Editors - Williams, Nick B.

Box 476, Folder 1

City Desk Assignment Sheets - August-December 1969

Scope and Contents

Daily list of stories and communities and the reporters assigned to cover each.
Box 476, Folder 2

City Desk Assignment Sheets - January-May 1970

Scope and Contents

Daily list of stories and communities and the reporters assigned to cover each.
Box 476, Folder 3

City Desk Assignment Sheets - June-September 1970

Scope and Contents

Daily list of stories and communities and the reporters assigned to cover each.
Box 476, Folder 4

City Desk Assignment Sheets - October-December 1970

Scope and Contents

Daily list of stories and communities and the reporters assigned to cover each.
Box 476, Folder 5

City Desk Assignment Sheets - January-March 1971

Scope and Contents

Daily list of stories and communities and the reporters assigned to cover each.
Box 476, Folder 6

City Desk Assignment Sheets - September-November 1971

Scope and Contents

Daily list of stories and communities and the reporters assigned to cover each.
 

Assistant to the Editor - Correspondence 1963-1972

Scope and Contents

Materials to/from the Assistant to the Editor, a position held at one point by George Straszer. Arranged chronologically. Date range is 1963-1972.
Box 477

Editors - Williams, Nick B.

Box 477, Folder 1

"Money for College" series 1963

Scope and Contents

Approx. 40 items: letters, articles and bulletins related to college scholarship funding information in LAT and other sources, and correspondence with colleges and other news outlets.
Box 477, Folder 2

Birch Society Comment 1964 - 1967

Scope and Contents

Approx. 20 items: letters and postcards either praising or condemning material about the John Birch Society (including paid advertising) that appeared in LAT, 1964 - 1967.
Box 477, Folder 3

Ryskind Column - Discontinued 1965 - 1966

Scope and Contents

Approx. 75 items: reader letters and post cards to LAT, most (if not all) critical of the cancellation of Morrie Ryskind's column. Also included are examples of the standard response letter sent, in this time frame, by George Straszer, Assistant to the Editor.
Box 477, Folder 4

Crossword error 1967

Scope and Contents

Approx. 12 items: letters and post cards sent by readers complaining that LAT ran the same crossword puzzle on two consecutive days. Subsequent memos and form letters explain that the mistake/misprint appeared in 2,000 copies of LAT. Readers were sent the puzzle that they missed.
Box 477, Folder 5

Bible Story 1967 - 1969

Scope and Contents

Approx. 35 items: letters generated by several incidents in which readers were offended by material that appeared (or failed to appear) in LAT. In one 1968 incident, many readers were offended by what they interpreted as a negative racial stereotype in an illustration that appeared in a Bible story in the comics section during 1/1968.
Box 477, Folder 6

Change in format 1968

Scope and Contents

7 examples of complaints about changes in the LAT format, 10/1968, here involving the comics and the opinion pages.
Box 477, Folder 7

Bradley endorsement protests 1969

Scope and Contents

Approx. 25 items: a collection of angry letters in response to LAT's endorsement of Tom Bradley over Sam Yorty for Los Angeles mayor and attached standard response letters reading, in part, "I am sure you give us credit for making our political endorsements on the basis... of what we believe is the best interest of this city, this State and this nation," and closing with the observation that LAT knows some voters will always be displeased with any endorsement.
Box 477, Folder 8

Mayoral endorsement 1969

Scope and Contents

Approx. 60 items: letters from readers opposing LAT's position on the 1969 L.A. Mayoral race (i.e. - LAT endorsed Tom Bradley over Sam Yorty) and either protesting the position or, in some cases, canceling their Times subscription. Attached to most of these letters is one of two standard LAT responses, one for those merely protesting the LAT position and another for those canceling their subscription.
Box 477, Folder 9

Bengelsdorf, Irving 1970

Scope and Contents

Approx. 12 items: letters complaining of the termination of Dr. Irving Bengelsdorf and the disappearance of his column from the pages of LAT. Also included are several variations on the standard letter to readers about this situation.
Box 477, Folder 10

Student Outlook - Teacher Letters 1970

Scope and Contents

7 items: letters to LAT from educators at San Gabriel Mission High School, La Verne College and Los Angeles City Schools praising Student Outlook and grateful replies from LAT. "Sister Marie," a teaching nun at San Gabriel Mission High School (1/9/1970) expressed "outrage and alarm" when ultra conservative television commentator George Putnam made a "ruthless attack" on the publication. She called Student Outlook a "timely and helpful publication."
Box 477, Folder 11

Bible Verse - Discontinued 1970 - 1971

Scope and Contents

Approx. 60 items: a collection of letters and handwritten notes protesting the discontinuance of "Bible thought for the Day," which had run in LAT for many years. Also included are examples of the reply letters sent by LAT.
Box 477, Folder 12

Review Edition 1971

Scope and Contents

Approx. 50 items: a collection of letters complaining of the demise of the "Preview" edition of LAT and the start up of the "Review" edition. Also included are the explanatory letters of reply sent by LAT.
Box 477, Folder 13

WEST magazine - Discontinued 1972

Scope and Contents

Approx. 20 items: letters from readers disappointed that LAT had discontinued West magazine along with the standard reply letter
Box 478

Editors - Williams, Nick B.

Box 478, Folder 1

PERSPECTIVE - Discontinued 1972

Scope and Contents

Approx. 55 items: letters (typed and handwritten) and post cards from readers disappointed by the discontinuance of the Perspective news feature in LAT. Many of the letters were from children and, judging from the handwriting many of these were as young as 10 or 11 years old. Typically the letters from young readers said that Perspective had helped them in their school work for history or current events.
Box 478, Folder 2

International Sources 1964 - 1970

Scope and Contents

Sixteen letters comprising 53 pages, pertaining to reader's correspondence. Some of the topics include Australia, Immigration to the United States, New Zealand, International Subscription Charges, Pen-Pals (policy on), The Beatles, Design and Format, Los Angeles Phantom Air Raid of February 24, 1942, Los Angeles Times Training Programs, Vietnam War, and Japan.
Box 478, Folder 3

General Correspondence - Straszer, George M. 1965

Scope and Contents

Twenty-seven letters comprising 64 pages, pertaining to reader's correspondence. Some of the topics include Political Stand, Obituaries, Theater Advertising, Crossword Puzzles, Sunday Editions, Travel Articles, KTTV, William (Bill) Dyer, and Drama Criticism in the Los Angeles Times.
Box 478, Folder 4

General Correspondence - Straszer, George M. 1966

Scope and Contents

Twenty-two letters comprising 58 pages, pertaining to reader's correspondence. Some of the topics include crossword puzzles, ink rub-off, Editorial policy on political standing, policy regarding exchanging publications, format and design, service awards, Vietnam, Jeane Dixon, typographical/grammatical errors, comics, employment criterion, Little Orphan Annie, Watts, and the Editorial staff.
Box 478, Folder 5

From Readers 1967 - 1968

Scope and Contents

Seven letters comprising 23 pages, pertaining to reader's correspondence. Some of the topics include Summer Camp fund, Ronald Reagan, Editorial policy on request for sponsors for immigration and missing persons.
Box 478, Folder 6

From Readers 1969

Scope and Contents

Forty letters comprising 102 pages, pertaining to reader's correspondence. Some of the topics include editorial policy, political cartoons, Dorothy Healey, Jack Smith, press operations, letters to the editor, editorial viewpoint, communism, campus unrest (civil disobedience), copyright policy-permision to reproduce, Ted Bomar, 1969 mayor news stories, how a news story gets in print, Norman Chandler, Angela Davis, Art Sidenbaum, and Sirhan Sirhan.
Box 478, Folder 7

From Readers 1970

Scope and Contents

Thirty-five letters comprising 95 pages, pertaining to reader's correspondence. Some of the topics include T.R.B column, Richard Strout, Gasoline Alley, Ruben Salazar, newsprint recycling, Student Outlook, George Putnam, United Nations News Bureau, Vietnam War, Los Angeles Times Price Change, Steve Harvey, Matt Weinstock, Los Angeles Times policy on Profanity, Dick Tracy, Lil' Abner, Los Angeles Times Feature "The Watchman," proposal for a ecology section, and editorial policy on missing pets, missing persons, political stand, editorial cartoons, comics, and the solicitation for funds.
Box 478, Folder 8

From Readers 1973

Scope and Contents

Twenty-two letters comprising 66 pages, pertaining to reader's correspondence. Some of the topics include newsprint quotas, editorial policy regarding race (ethnicity), suburban section regarding San Bernardino, business section, crossword puzzles, Charles Owens, Daniel Shaw, Bill Hazlett, Watergate, Bill Farr, Vietnam (MIA), Comics (Grin & Bear It, Doonesbury, Love is.... and Dick Tracy, including a letter from the artist Chester Gould), Matt, Weinstock, Pasadena local news recording, "After the Revolution" column by Patte Wheat Mahan, "Billy Casper Says" sports feature, Paul Conrad, Art Buchwald, and letters to the editor.
Box 478, Folder 9

From Readers 1974

Scope and Contents

Twenty-two letters comprising 63 pages, pertaining to reader's correspondence. Some of the topics include photo policy, Nixon ridicule, Watergate, Los Angeles Times competition, comics (Doonesbury, Peanuts, and Emy Lou, including a letter from the artist Marty Links), Harry Trimborh, Tomas Fitch an Los Angeles Times Writer, Gerald Ford, Marilyn Chandler, editorial policy, subscription cancellation, subscription rate for Australia, Los Angeles Times Orange County edition, syndicate contracts and central section.
Box 478, Folder 10

From Readers 1975 -1976

Scope and Contents

"Twenty-nine letters comprising 80 pages, pertaining to reader's correspondence. Some of the topics include Los Angeles Times Syndicate, medical column, employment policy regarding education, editorial policy, religion coverage, Paul Conrad, permission to reproduce, copyright material, Vietnamese language newspapers, editorial chain of command, Thomas Gardiner, Zodiac Killer, crossword puzzle feature, Comics (Grin & Bear It and Doonesbury), policy on drunk driving arrests, and Santa Claus."
Box 479

Editors - Williams, Nick B.

Box 479, Folder 1

A 1971 - 1972

Scope and Contents

Approx. 75 items: examples of reader ("A" surname) comments, complaints and questions generally related to LAT content.
Box 479, Folder 2

B (1 of 2) 1971

Scope and Contents

Approx. 150 items: examples of reader ("B" surname) comments, complaints and questions generally related to LAT content. Split into two folders.
Box 479, Folder 3

B (1 of 2) 1971

Scope and Contents

Approx. 150 items: examples of reader ("B" surname) comments, complaints and questions generally related to LAT content. Split into two folders.
Box 479, Folder 4

B 1972

Scope and Contents

Approx. 45 items: examples of reader ("B" surname) comments, complaints and questions generally related to LAT content.
Box 479, Folder 5

C 1971

Scope and Contents

Approx. 125 items: examples of reader ("C" surname) comments, complaints and questions generally related to LAT content.
Box 479, Folder 6

C 1972

Scope and Contents

Approx. 125 items: examples of reader ("C" surname) comments, complaints and questions generally related to LAT content.
Box 479, Folder 7

D 1971

Scope and Contents

Approx. 110 items: examples of reader ("D" surname) comments, complaints and questions generally related to LAT content.
Box 480

Editors - Williams, Nick B.

Box 480, Folder 1

D 1972

Scope and Contents

Approx. 110 items: examples of reader ("D" surname) comments, complaints and questions generally related to LAT content.
Box 480, Folder 2

E 1971 - 1972

Scope and Contents

Approx. 90 items: examples of reader ("E" - "F" surname) comments, complaints and questions generally related to LAT content.c
Box 480, Folder 3

F 1971 - 1972

Scope and Contents

Approx. 90 items: examples of reader ("E" - "F" surname) comments, complaints and questions generally related to LAT content.c
Box 480, Folder 4

G 1971 - 1972

Scope and Contents

Approx. 85 items: examples of reader ("G" surname) comments, complaints and questions generally related to LAT content.
Box 480, Folder 5

H 1971

Scope and Contents

Approx. 120 items: examples of reader ("H" surname) comments, complaints and questions generally related to LAT content.
Box 480, Folder 6

H 1972

Scope and Contents

Approx. 120 items: examples of reader ("H" surname) comments, complaints and questions generally related to LAT content.
Box 480, Folder 7

I - J 1971 - 1972

Scope and Contents

Approx. 80 items: examples of reader ("I" - "J" surname) comments, complaints and questions generally related to LAT content.
Box 481

Editors - Williams, Nick B.

Box 481, Folder 1

K 1971 - 1972

Scope and Contents

Approx. 80 items: examples of reader ("K" surname) comments, complaints and questions generally related to LAT content.
Box 481, Folder 2

L 1971 - 1972

Scope and Contents

Approx. 80 items: examples of reader ("L" surname) comments, complaints and questions generally related to LAT content.
Box 481, Folder 3

M 1971

Scope and Contents

Approx. 80 items: examples of reader ("M" surname) comments, complaints and questions generally related to LAT content.
Box 481, Folder 4

M 1972

Scope and Contents

Approx. 75 items: examples of reader ("M" surname) comments, complaints and questions generally related to LAT content.
Box 481, Folder 5

N - O 1971 - 1972

Scope and Contents

Approx. 75 items: examples of reader ("N" - "O" surname) comments, complaints and questions generally related to LAT content.
Box 481, Folder 6

P - Q 1971 - 1972

Scope and Contents

Approx. 90 items: examples of reader ("P" - "Q" surname) comments, complaints and questions generally related to LAT content.
Box 482

Editors - Williams, Nick B.

Box 482, Folder 1

R 1971 - 1972

Scope and Contents

Approx. 120 items: examples of reader ("R" surname) comments, complaints and questions generally related to LAT content.
Box 482, Folder 2

S (1 of 2) 1971

Scope and Contents

Approx. 130 items: examples of reader ("S" surname) comments, complaints and questions generally related to LAT content. Split into two folders.
Box 482, Folder 3

S (2 of 2) 1971

Scope and Contents

Approx. 130 items: examples of reader ("S" surname) comments, complaints and questions generally related to LAT content. Split into two folders.
Box 482, Folder 4

S 1972

Scope and Contents

Approx. 130 items: examples of reader ("S" surname) comments, complaints and questions generally related to LAT content.
Box 482, Folder 5

T 1971 - 1972

Scope and Contents

Approx. 85 items: examples of reader ("T" surname) comments, complaints and questions generally related to LAT content.
Box 482, Folder 6

U - V 1971 - 1972

Scope and Contents

Approx. 30 items: examples of reader ("U" - "V" surname) comments, complaints and questions generally related to LAT content.
Box 483

Editors - Williams, Nick B.

Box 483, Folder 1

W 1971

Scope and Contents

Approx. 140 items: examples of reader ("W" surname) comments, complaints and questions generally related to LAT content.
Box 483, Folder 2

W 1972

Scope and Contents

Approx. 140 items: examples of reader ("W" surname) comments, complaints and questions generally related to LAT content.
Box 483, Folder 3

X - Z 1971 - 1972

Scope and Contents

Approx. 30 items: examples of reader ("X" - "Y" - "Z" surname) comments, complaints and questions generally related to LAT content.
 

Editorial Reference Files 1930-1960

Scope and Contents

Material from Ralph W. Trueblood, Managing Editor from 1926 to 1934, William Holden, Assistant Managing Editor from 1934 to 1950, and L.D. Hotchkiss, Managing Editor, Editor and Editor-in-Chief between 1934 and 1958 were combined to form this collection of editorial background material. Includes documents on a wide range of topics of interest to the editorial staff. Much of it is correspondence and memoranda from Harry Chandler and includes his comments. The collection is arranged alphabetically by either correspondent or subject. Date range is 1905-1959; bulk of the material is dated 1930-1960.
Box 484

Editors - Editor's Reference Files

Box 484, Folder 1

Alondra Park Perfume Flower Growing Project 1937

Scope and Contents

Correspondence, copies of reports, and internal memoranda regarding a Works Progress Administration program. Includes Harry Chandler correspondence. File of L. D. Hotchkiss and Jacob Baum.
Box 484, Folder 2

American Society of Newspaper Editors 1958

Scope and Contents

Correspondence from L. D. Hotchkiss to and regarding the ASNE. File of L. D. Hotchkiss.
Box 484, Folder 3

Automobile Transportation 1939 - 1941

Scope and Contents

Correspondence to and about the Automobile Club of Southern California; California Highway Revenues; Pan American Highway; Pasadena Freeway; William May Garland. Includes Harry Chandler correspondence. File of L. D. Hotchkiss.
Box 484, Folder 4

Bowers, H. W. - Treasurer, Times Mirror Company 1957

Scope and Contents

Correspondence between Hotchkiss and Bowers, including an exchange comparing the finances of Times Mirror newspapers to that of Beaverbrook Newspapers. File of L. D. Hotchkiss.
Box 484, Folder 5

California Pension Plan and State Welfare 1937 - 1939

Scope and Contents

Correspondence, including to/from readers, Harry Chandler and the Associated Farmers Group, regarding proposed pension plans. File of L. D. Hotchkiss.
Box 484, Folder 6

California State Chamber of Commerce (1 of 2) 1939 - 1941

Scope and Contents

Correspondence, minutes, reports, and notes on topics including Ham and Eggs; Social Security; Ship building industry; highways. Split into two folders. File of L. D. Hotchkiss and R. W. Trueblood.
Box 484, Folder 7

California State Chamber of Commerce (2 of 2) 1939 - 1941

Scope and Contents

Correspondence, minutes, reports, and notes on topics including Ham and Eggs; Social Security; Ship building industry; highways. Split into two folders. File of L. D. Hotchkiss and R. W. Trueblood.
Box 484, Folder 8

Chandler, Harry, Legal Matters -- M.O. Hooker vs. W.I. Hollingsworth 1928

Scope and Contents

Correspondence from Harry Chandler and copy of subpoena to testify at the trial of Marion O. Hooker vs. W. I. Hollingsworth, et al. File of R. W. Trueblood.
Box 484, Folder 9

Davis, James E. - Los Angeles Chief of Police 1934 - 1940

Scope and Contents

Correspondence from Harry Chandler, James Davis, and others regarding Earle Kynette bombing; Communism in Los Angeles-area churches; and editorial policy. File of L. D. Hotchkiss and R. W. Trueblood.
Box 484, Folder 10

DOMEI Radio News Service, Japan 1936

Scope and Contents

Correspondence regarding the DOMEI Radio news service out of Japan. Includes Harry Chandler correspondence. File of L. D. Hotchkiss and R. W. Trueblood.
Box 484, Folder 11

Douglas Aircraft undated

Scope and Contents

Correspondence from Harry Chandler regarding Douglas Aircraft. File of L.D. Hotchkiss and William Holden.
Box 484, Folder 12

Education 1937

Scope and Contents

Correspondence from Harry Chandler and Robert G. Sproul, President of the University of California, on the topic of education funding. File of L. D. Hotchkiss.
Box 484, Folder 13

Ethnic Groups -- Blacks 1940 - 1956

Scope and Contents

Correspondence regarding African Americans, including a proposed American Press Institute seminar for editors and publishers of African American newspapers. Includes correspondence to/from Harry Chandler and L. D. Hotchkiss. File of L. D. Hotchkiss.
Box 484, Folder 14

Goldwater, Barry 1958

Scope and Contents

Photocopy of letter from Senator Barry Goldwater to L .D. Hotchkiss. Original letter removed from Autograph File and returned to Hotchkiss files. File of L. D. Hotchkiss.
Box 484, Folder 15

Hamilton, Peggy 1939

Scope and Contents

Memo from L. D. Hotchkiss to Harry Chandler regarding Peggy Hamilton's return to the LA Times. File of L. D. Hotchkiss.
Box 484, Folder 16

Hobday, Richard Dyer - Constitution Society of the United States 1937

Scope and Contents

Correspondence from Richard Hobday and to/from Harry Chandler, L. D. Hotchkiss, and William Holden regarding the Constitution Society of the United States. File of L. D. Hotchkiss and William Holden.
Box 484, Folder 17

Hollywood Labor Union Controversy 1939

Scope and Contents

Correspondence, including from Harry Chandler, regarding labor unions in Hollywood. File of L. D. Hotchkiss and R. W. Trueblood.
Box 484, Folder 18

Hoover, Herbert 1937 - 1941

Scope and Contents

Correspondence, including to/from Harry Chandler, Norman Chandler, and Herbert Hoover, regarding Herbert Hoover. File of L. D. Hotchkiss.
Box 484, Folder 19

Hoover, J. Edgar 1943

Scope and Contents

Photocopy of letter from J. Edgar Hoover to L. D. Hotchkiss. Original letter removed from Autograph File and returned to Hotchkiss files. File of L. D. Hotchkiss.
Box 484, Folder 20

Horse Racing, Santa Anita 1938 - 1939

Scope and Contents

Correspondence to/from Harry Chandler and L. D. Hotchkiss regarding allowing horse races at Santa Anita racetrack. File of L. D. Hotchkiss.
Box 484, Folder 21

Ickes, Harold L. - Secretary of the Interior 1944 - 1949

Scope and Contents

Correspondence between L. D. Hotchkiss and Harold Ickes. File of L. D. Hotchkiss and William Holden.
Box 484, Folder 22

Industry and Commerce 1938, 1958

Scope and Contents

Correspondence regarding industry and commerce, including notes from Harry Chandler. File of L. D. Hotchkiss.
Box 484, Folder 23

Journalism 1958

Scope and Contents

Correspondence and articles on the topic of journalism. File of L. D. Hotchkiss.
Box 484, Folder 24

Kefauver, Estes - U.S. Senator 1956

Scope and Contents

Photocopy of letter from Estes Kefauver to L. D. Hotchkiss. Original letter removed from Autograph File and returned to Hotchkiss files. File of L. D. Hotchkiss.
Box 484, Folder 25

KHJ Radio Station 1931 - 1933

Scope and Contents

Correspondence, interviews, and notes regarding radio station KHJ. Includes correspondence from John Ness. File of R. W. Trueblood.
Box 485

Editors - Editor's Reference Files

Box 485, Folder 1

Knowland, William C. / Knight, Goodwin Election 1957 - 1958

Scope and Contents

Correspondence regarding the William C. Knowland/ Goodwin Knight election for California Governor, including letters and photocopies from Knowland, Knight, and Hotchkiss. Original Knowland letter dated March 10, 1958 and Knight letter dated April 29, 1957 removed from Autograph File and returned to Hotchkiss files. File of L. D. Hotchkiss.
Box 485, Folder 2

KTTV Television Station 1956 - 1957

Scope and Contents

Correspondence, reports, and financial statements for television station KTTV. File of L. D. Hotchkiss.
Box 485, Folder 3

Labor undated

Scope and Contents

Policy statements, reports, and correspondence from Harry Chandler and others regarding labor unions; Los Angeles Times bombing; Dave Beck; and Women of the Pacific - housewife labor organization. File of L.D. Hotchkiss, R.W. Trueblood, William Holden, and Jacob Baum.
Box 485, Folder 4

Labor - Migrant 1938

Scope and Contents

Correspondence, annotated by Harry Chandler, and a report on migrant labor. File of L. D. Hotchkiss.
Box 485, Folder 5

Los Angeles City News Service circa 1945

Scope and Contents

Proposal for the creation of a Los Angeles citywide news service, to be staffed by reporters from all local newspapers. File of L. D. Hotchkiss.
Box 485, Folder 6

Los Angeles City Planning 1938 - 1942

Scope and Contents

Correspondence, including to/from Harry Chandler, newspaper clippings, proposals, and other items related to planning in the city of Los Angeles. File of L. D. Hotchkiss and R. W. Trueblood.
Box 485, Folder 7

Los Angeles Harbor 1940

Scope and Contents

Correspondence, including to/from Harry Chandler, and articles related to the Los Angeles harbor. File of William Holden.
Box 485, Folder 8

Los Angeles -- Promotion of 1936 - 1940

Scope and Contents

Correspondence and notes regarding the promotion of the city of Los Angeles. Other correspondents include All Year Club of Southern California; California Festival Association; Los Angeles Worlds Fair (proposed); Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. File of L. D. Hotchkiss.
Box 485, Folder 9

Los Angeles Times Advertising 1939 - 1940, 1944 - 1945, 1958

Scope and Contents

Correspondence, including internal memoranda and to/from Harry Chandler, regarding advertising in the LA Times, including political advertising; advertising during World War II; and liquor advertising. File of L. D. Hotchkiss.
Box 485, Folder 10

Los Angeles Times Automobile Section 1929

Scope and Contents

Memo from Harry Chandler to Bill Henry regarding the auto section of the Los Angeles Times. File of Bill Henry.
Box 485, Folder 11

Los Angeles Times Editorial Annual Reports 1934 - 1949

Scope and Contents

Copies of the "Yearly Review" annual report created by the Editorial Department.
Box 485, Folder 12

Los Angeles Times Editorial Budget 1942, 1945

Scope and Contents

Correspondence, minutes and financial statements for the Editorial Department. File of L. D. Hotchkiss.
Box 485, Folder 13

Los Angeles Times Editorial Policy and Content 1929 - 1930, 1937 - 1941, 1951 - 1958

Scope and Contents

Correspondence, clippings, and other items related to the editorial policy of the Los Angeles Times. Correspondents and subjects include Philip Chandler; Norman Chandler; R.W. Trueblood; L.D. Hotchkiss; William Holden; Harry Carr; Grace Kingsley; Westbrook Pegler; Miles, Marvin; Gilbert espionage; Dick Hyland; L. Frank Baum; Southern Californians Inc.; Charles Owens; Sylvia Weaver; China correspondents; Irvin S. Cobb; and John Anson Ford. File of R. W. Trueblood, L. D. Hotchkiss, and William Holden.
Box 485, Folder 14

Los Angeles Times Editorial Staff Payroll 1937

Scope and Contents

Payroll survey of the Editorial Department from 1937.
Box 485, Folder 15

Los Angeles Times Editorial Staff Payroll 1938

Scope and Contents

Payroll survey of the Editorial Department from 1937.
Box 485, Folder 16

Los Angeles Times Editorial Staff Retirements 1957

Scope and Contents

Memo from Norman Chandler to L. D. Hotchkiss listing the members of the Editorial Department to be retired. File of L. D. Hotchkiss.
Box 486

Editors - Editor's Reference Files

Box 486, Folder 1

Los Angeles Times Employees 1931, 1936 - 1941, 1957

Scope and Contents

Correspondence and memoranda regarding employees of the Los Angeles Times. Correspondents and subjects include L.D. Hotchkiss; R.W. Trueblood; F.N. Martin; editorial staff; Western Air Express wreck; Charles Sloan; employee training program; Alma Whitaker; Bill Henry; Fred Hogue; J.N. Levy; Kyle Palmer; and Harry Chandler. File of L.D. Hotchkiss and R.W. Trueblood.
Box 486, Folder 2

Los Angeles Times Employees -- Dyer, Braven Wrestling Scandal 1939

Scope and Contents

Correspondence and clippings regarding the payment scandal and dismissals of two Sports writers, including Braven Dyer. Correspondents include Norman Chandler, Harry Chandler, and Warren T. Hanley. File of L. D. Hotchkiss.
Box 486, Folder 3

Los Angeles Times Employees -- Treanor, Tom 1942 - 1947

Scope and Contents

Correspondence to/from Tom Treanor, reporter who spent time in Burma and other locations in the Pacific during World War II. Also, article text. File of L. D. Hotchkiss.
Box 486, Folder 4

Los Angeles Times History 1940 - 1958

Scope and Contents

Correspondence regarding the history of the Los Angeles Times, including a book proposal and requests for details. Includes correspondence from Harry Chandler. File of L. D. Hotchkiss and William Holden.
Box 486, Folder 5

Los Angeles Times Libel Suit - Fleming, Rhonda 1955

Scope and Contents

Correspondence regarding the lawsuit brought against the Los Angeles Times and the Associated Press by Rhonda Fleming, actress, claiming libel. File of L. D. Hotchkiss.
Box 486, Folder 6

Los Angeles Times Libel Suit - Galli-Curci, Amelita 1955

Scope and Contents

Correspondence regarding the lawsuit brought against Hedda Hopper and the Los Angeles Times by Amelita Galli-Curci, claiming libel. Photocopies of correspondence from Amelita Galli-Curci. Original Galli-Curci letters dated October 15 and 21, 1955 removed from Autograph File and returned to Hotchkiss files. File of L. D. Hotchkiss.
Box 486, Folder 7

Los Angeles Times Libel Suit -- United Feature Syndicate - Lil Abner / Liberace 1956

Scope and Contents

Correspondence regarding the lawsuit brought against United Feature Syndicate, Inc. and the Los Angeles Times by Liberace for running the comic strip Lil' Abner in which a character resembling Liberace is criticized. Also, comic strips, including original and modified strips. File of L. D. Hotchkiss and Nick B. Williams.
Box 486, Folder 8

Los Angeles Times News Bureau - India 1957

Scope and Contents

Correspondence regarding the India bureau of the Los Angeles Times. File of L. D. Hotchkiss and Nick B. Williams.
Box 486, Folder 9

Los Angeles Times News Bureau - Washington D.C. 1957

Scope and Contents

Correspondence regarding the India bureau of the Los Angeles Times. File of L. D. Hotchkiss.
Box 486, Folder 10

Los Angeles Times Obituaries 1939

Scope and Contents

Correspondence between Harry Chandler and L. D. Hotchkiss regarding the policy regarding traffic accident obituaries.
Box 486, Folder 11

Los Angeles Times Office Bulletins 1930, 1939

Scope and Contents

Memos to Los Angeles Times staff, one annotated by Norman Chandler, regarding a bust for Harrison Gray Otis and English classes for employees. File of L. D. Hotchkiss and R. W. Trueblood.
Box 486, Folder 12

Los Angeles Times Photographers 1940, 1957

Scope and Contents

Correspondence, including some annotated by Harry Chandler, regarding photographers employed by the Los Angeles Times. File of L. D. Hotchkiss.
Box 486, Folder 13

Los Angeles Times Press Operations 1930

Scope and Contents

Memo from Harry Chandler to R. W. Trueblood regarding the Times press operations. File of R. W. Trueblood.
Box 486, Folder 14

Los Angeles Times Real Estate Section 1936

Scope and Contents

Memo from Harry Chandler to L. D. Hotchkiss regarding the Real Estate section. File of L. D. Hotchkiss.
Box 486, Folder 15

Lowney, Franklin 1938

Scope and Contents

Memo from L. D. Hotchkiss to Harry Chandler regarding Franklin Lowney, scam-artist. File of L. D. Hotchkiss.
Box 486, Folder 16

Lummis, Charles F. 1939

Scope and Contents

Correspondence regarding Charles Lummis, El Alisal, and the Southwest Museum. Correspondents include California State Senator John Phillips, Harry Chandler, Jacob Baum, L. D. Hotchkiss, and R. W. Trueblood. File of L.D. Hotchkiss, R.W. Trueblood, and Jacob Baum.
Box 486, Folder 17

McGroarty, John Stephen 1939

Scope and Contents

Correspondence regarding John Stephen McGroarty's Mission Play. Correspondents include Harry Chandler, Victor Short, and Mr. Schallert. File of L. D. Hotchkiss.
Box 486, Folder 18

Matson Navigation Company 1939

Scope and Contents

Correspondence and photographs regarding Bill Henry and the Matson Company. Includes a letter from Harry Chandler to L. D. Hotchkiss. File of L. D. Hotchkiss.
Box 486, Folder 19

Mexico 1940

Scope and Contents

Correspondence, articles, and newspaper clippings regarding Mexico, Mexican land ownership, and the Mexican election. Includes memos from Harry Chandler. File of L. D. Hotchkiss.
Box 486, Folder 20

Mirror 1944

Scope and Contents

Memos from L. D. Hotchkiss to Mr. Chandler regarding the Mirror, a proposed afternoon paper. File of L. D. Hotchkiss.
Box 486, Folder 21

Mooney, Tom 1918 - 1932

Scope and Contents

Correspondence, newspaper clippings, and court documents regarding the criminal case against Tom Mooney, convicted of murder by setting off a bomb. Correspondents include Tom Mooney, Harry Chandler, and President Woodrow Wilson. File of R. W. Trueblood.
Box 486, Folder 22

Motion Picture Industry 1940

Scope and Contents

Correspondence regarding coverage of the movie industry, including a memo from Harry Chandler to R. W. Trueblood. File of R. W. Trueblood and L. D. Hotchkiss.
Box 486, Folder 23

Mulholland, William H. Memorial 1940

Scope and Contents

Correspondence regarding the fundraising for and construction of the fountain in memory of William H. Mullholland. Correspondents include Harry Chandler, L. D. Hotchkiss, James Martin, and Thad M. Erwin. Also, financial documents for the fund, including a list of contributors. File of L. D. Hotchkiss.
Box 486, Folder 24

Newspaper Surveys 1936, 1938, 1940, 1948

Scope and Contents

Correspondence from George Gallup and L. D. Hotchkiss, including one annotated by Harry Chandler. Gallup Survey results for the 1948 election. Completed sample of the survey sent to candidates running in a spring Municipal Election. File of L. D. Hotchkiss and William Holden.
Box 486, Folder 25

The New York Times 1946

Scope and Contents

Correspondence between L. D. Hotchkiss and Fred Meinholtz regarding Gladwin Hill's arrival as Los Angeles resident correspondent for the New York Times. File of L. D. Hotchkiss.
Box 486, Folder 26

Otis, Harrison Gray - 1905 Speech at Pomona College 1905, 1935

Scope and Contents

Memoranda from Harry Chandler to L. D. Hotchkiss regarding Harrison Gray Otis's speech at Pomona College and typed copy of the speech. File of L. D. Hotchkiss.
Box 486, Folder 27

Parker, W. H. - Los Angeles Police Chief 1957

Scope and Contents

Letter from Police Chief William H. Parker to L. D. Hotchkiss regarding the Los Angeles Times' work in promoting Charter Amendment #1 in the 1957 election. File of L. D. Hotchkiss.
Box 486, Folder 28

Petroleum Industry 1938

Scope and Contents

Letter to and annotated by Harry Chandler from C. E. Buchner of the Independent Petroleum Association of America. Also a promotional poster created by the Association. File of L. D. Hotchkiss.
Box 486, Folder 32

Photographs undated

Scope and Contents

2 unidentified photographs of the newsroom staff.
Box 486, Folder 29

Plaza de Los Angeles 1940

Scope and Contents

Correspondence between Christine Sterling and William Holden regarding the 159th anniversary of the Plaza de Los Angeles. File of William Holden.
Box 486, Folder 30

Politics - California 1938 - 1940

Scope and Contents

Correspondence, telegrams, newspaper clippings and writings on politics in California. Correspondents and topics include Harry Chandler, Herbert Hoover, J. R. Knowland, Paul Shoup, L. D. Hotchkiss, and others. File of L. D. Hotchkiss.
Box 486, Folder 31

Politics - National 1938 - 1940

Scope and Contents

Correspondence and ephemera regarding national politics. Correspondents and subjects include Harry Chandler; L. D. Hotchkiss; John Nance Garner; William May Garland; James D. Meredith; Wendell Willkie; presidential election, 1940; and H. A. Wallace. File of L. D. Hotchkiss.
Box 487

Editors - Editor's Reference Files

Box 487, Folder 1

Pulitzer Prize 1942

Scope and Contents

Approx. 25 items: letters of congratulations related to the Pulitzer Prize awards in 1942. Correspondents include L. D. Hotchkiss and editors of other newspapers. File of L. D. Hotchkiss.
Box 487, Folder 2

Railroads 1937 - 1938

Scope and Contents

Telegram, correspondence, and ephemera on railroads. Correspondents include Harry Chandler, L. D. Hotchkiss, and Paul Shoup. File of L. D. Hotchkiss.
Box 487, Folder 3

Richardson, James 1957

Scope and Contents

Correspondence from L. D. Hotchkiss and a tribute to "Jimmy" Richardson. File of L. D. Hotchkiss.
Box 487, Folder 4

Rindge Family 1915, 1918

Scope and Contents

Correspondence and court documents related to the Rindge family and the lawsuit brought against the Los Angeles Times claiming libel. File of L. D. Hotchkiss.
Box 487, Folder 5

Robinson, Edward G. 1941

Scope and Contents

Correspondence in response to Edward G. Robinson's claim of abuse from Hedda Hopper's columns. Includes annotations by Harry Chandler. Original Robinson letter dated October 1, 1941 removed from Autograph File and returned to Hotchkiss files. File of L. D. Hotchkiss.
Box 487, Folder 6

Romanoff, Mike 1931, 1938, 1959

Scope and Contents

Internal correspondence, rap sheets, and articles regarding Harry Gerguson, also known as Prince Michael Romanoff. Also, a lengthy response to the accusations of falsehood prepared by Romanoff for publication in the times. Some pieces are annotated by Harry Chandler. File of L. D. Hotchkiss.
Box 487, Folder 7

Santa Monica Mountains Fire Prevention Association 1937

Scope and Contents

Correspondence from the Santa Monica Mountains Fire Prevention Association and L. D. Hotchkiss. File of L. D. Hotchkiss.
Box 487, Folder 8

Scott, Joseph - Jack Dempsey correspondence regarding 1958

Scope and Contents

Letter from Jack Dempsey requesting a copy of Bruce Russell's cartoon of Joseph Scott and L. D. Hotchkiss' reply. Original Dempsey letter removed from Autograph File and returned to Hotchkiss files. File of L. D. Hotchkiss.
Box 487, Folder 9

Shaw, Frank L. - Corruption 1937 - 1938

Scope and Contents

Articles, internal and external correspondence related to the corruption charges against Mayor Frank Shaw. Correspondents include Frank Shaw, Harry Chandler, L. D. Hotchkiss, and Clifford Clinton. File of L. D. Hotchkiss.
Box 487, Folder 10

Smith, Lewis Howell 1941

Scope and Contents

Text of speech given by Judge Lewis Howell Smith. Annotated by Harry Chandler. File of L. D. Hotchkiss.
Box 487, Folder 11

Taxes in Southern California circa 1940

Scope and Contents

Memo from Harry Chandler to L. D. Hotchkiss regarding a column by Chandler about taxation published in the Los Angeles Times. File of L. D. Hotchkiss.
Box 487, Folder 12

Town Hall 1940 - 1941

Scope and Contents

Correspondence, including some annotated by Harry Chandler, from Town Hall; the Structural Engineers Association of Southern California; Vierling Kersey, Superintendent of Los Angeles schools, and others. Topics include earthquake hazards to Los Angeles school buildings. File of L. D. Hotchkiss.
Box 487, Folder 13

United Press International 1938

Scope and Contents

Letter from L. D. Hotchkiss to Harry Chandler regarding United Press International. File of L. D. Hotchkiss.
Box 487, Folder 14

Viskniskki, Guy T. - Newspaper Consultant 1934 - 1936

Scope and Contents

Correspondence and reports from Guy Viskniskki, Harry Chandler, and L. D. Hotchkiss. File of L. D. Hotchkiss.
Box 487, Folder 15

Water 1926, 1938, 1940

Scope and Contents

Correspondence, including some annotated by Harry Chandler, on the topic of water in Southern California. Correspondents including W. H. Code, J. W. Reagan of the Los Angeles County Flood Control District, L. D. Hotchkiss, and others. File of L. D. Hotchkiss and R. W. Trueblood.
Box 487, Folder 16

Werner, Pete 1933

Scope and Contents

Letter from Harry G. Holabird, annotated by Harry Chandler, regarding Pete Werner, City Attorney of Los Angeles running for re-election. File of C. H.
Box 487, Folder 17

White, Stephen M. Monument 1937

Scope and Contents

Photocopy of letter from Harry Chandler to L. D. Hotchkiss and memo to Harry Chandler from Bill Moon. Both regarding the statue of Stephen M. White in the court house. File of L. D. Hotchkiss.
Box 487, Folder 18

Wire Services 1934 - 1940

Scope and Contents

Notes, newspaper clippings, and correspondence regarding the Associated Press and other news wire services. Correspondents include Harry Chandler, L. D. Hotchkiss and Kent Cooper. File of L. D. Hotchkiss.
Box 487, Folder 19

Works Progress Administration 1940

Scope and Contents

Internal memo from L. D. Hotchkiss to Harry Chandler regarding the Works Progress Administration. File of L. D. Hotchkiss.
Box 487, Folder 20

World War II (1 of 2) 1938 - 1941

Scope and Contents

Correspondence, ephemera, legal documents, and other items related to World War II. Subjects and correspondents include isolationism; war in Europe; Japanese invasion of China; Adolph Hitler; Committee to Defend America by Aiding the Allies; Harry Chandler; and Frank Knox, Secretary of the Navy. Split into two folders. File of L. D. Hotchkiss.
Box 487, Folder 21

World War II (2 of 2) 1938 - 1941

Scope and Contents

Correspondence, ephemera, legal documents, and other items related to World War II. Subjects and correspondents include isolationism; war in Europe; Japanese invasion of China; Adolph Hitler; Committee to Defend America by Aiding the Allies; Harry Chandler; and Frank Knox, Secretary of the Navy. Split into two folders. File of L. D. Hotchkiss.
Box 487, Folder 22

World War II - Censorship (1 of 2) 1939 - 1941

Scope and Contents

Copy Joint Resolution 63 annotated by Harry Chandler, memos, and correspondence related to censorship during World War II. Correspondents include Harry Chandler; Captain Robert W. Robb, Acting Public Relations Officer of the Army; and William Holden. File of L. D. Hotchkiss and William Holden.
Box 487, Folder 23

World War II - Censorship 1942

Scope and Contents

Transcripts, correspondence, press releases, reports, and correspondence related to censorship during World War II. Correspondents and topics include Archibald MacLeish; L. D. Hotchkiss; W. M. Mendenhall; National Broadcasting Company; subscribers; and the Foreign Service.. File of L. D. Hotchkiss.
Box 488

Editors - Editor's Reference Files

Box 488, Folder 1

World War II - Censorship 1942 - 1943

Scope and Contents

Correspondence, publications, public proclamations, and other material related to censorship of the media during World War II. Correspondents and subjects include L. D. Hotchkiss; the Western Defense Command and Fourth Army; the federal Office of Censorship; the federal Office of War Information; Hedda Hopper; and Senator Downey. File of L. D. Hotchkiss.
Box 488, Folder 2

World War II - Censorship 1944 - 1945

Scope and Contents

Telegrams, reports, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and other information related to censorship of the media during World War II. Correspondents and topics include L. D. Hotchkiss; the Western Defense Command and Fourth Army; the federal Office of Censorship; the federal Office of War Information; and Japanese balloons. File of L. D. Hotchkiss.
Box 488, Folder 3

World War II - Censorship - Wire services 1942 - 1945

Scope and Contents

Articles and reports from wire services about censorship during World War II. File of L. D. Hotchkiss.
Box 488, Folder 4

Zoot Suit Riots 1943

Scope and Contents

Correspondence, newspaper clippings, and reports on the zoot suit riots and the coverage of them in the Los Angeles Times. File of L. D. Hotchkiss.
 

Reprints & Publications 1881-2002

Physical Description: 1 unit(372 boxes, 19 bound volumes, and 2 oversize folders)

Scope and Contents

This series includes original newspaper editions, special publications, administrative materials related to reprinting articles in other publications, supplements, artwork, and illustrations. The series is organized by title and genre.
Starting as early as 1885, the Los Angeles Times included special sections, magazines, and advertising supplements. These were often printed like a magazine (with sheets folded on the left side like a book). In the 1980s, the Los Angeles Times Magazine was the first time a supplement was printed on glossy magazine-style paper. The Times also published packets of articles and editorials, which were then shipped to prominent persons in business and politics. Also produced were student editions of the newspaper, indices, style guides, and internal newsletters. The Times opinion polls, which were performed to provide information for Times staff is also part of this series.
Also included in this series are illustrations and artwork created for the Times, including works by Paul Conrad, Charles Dana Gibson, Harlan Kirby, and Charles Owens; editorial cartoons by other artists; and drawings of men and women which served as illustrations to articles. The sub-series Newspapers from the Times History Center contains selected editions of original Times newspapers in oversize boxes. There are also original copies of The Mirror newspaper and several other newspapers.
 

Editorials / Articles 1961-1994

Scope and Contents

Reprinted and often repackaged editorials, articles, and reports originally published in the Los Angeles Times. Large booklets on subject series, including Latinos, the Watts Riots, and Vietnam. These were often printed as "Publisher Mailings," in which the reprinted article would be sent to various leaders and groups at the request of the Publisher. Arranged chronologically. Date range is 1961-1994.
Box 489

Reprints & Publications - Editorials & Articles

Box 489, Folder 1

Editorials & Articles 1961

Scope and Contents

Reprints of editorials, articles, and reports originally published in the Los Angeles Times. Includes reprints on communism, the John Birch Society, Americans for Democratic Action, and a booklet containing "open letters" from Norman Chandler and Otis Chandler.
Box 489, Folder 2

Editorials & Articles 1963

Scope and Contents

Reprints of editorials, articles, and reports originally published in the Los Angeles Times. Booklet, "Outlook & Review," focusing on business and finance.
Box 489, Folder 3

Editorials & Articles 1964

Scope and Contents

Reprints of editorials, articles, and reports originally published in the Los Angeles Times. Booklets, "Outlook & Review," focusing on business and finance, and "The Press and the Courts".
Box 489, Folder 4

Editorials & Articles 1965

Scope and Contents

Reprints of editorials, articles, and reports originally published in the Los Angeles Times. Includes analysis of the McCone Report on the Watts Riots and the Byrne report on the University of California system.
Box 489, Folder 5

Editorials & Articles 1966

Scope and Contents

Reprints of editorials, articles, and reports originally published in the Los Angeles Times. Includes a piece on LSD (hallucinogenic drugs).
Box 489, Folder 6

Editorials & Articles 1967

Scope and Contents

Reprints of editorials, articles, and reports originally published in the Los Angeles Times. Includes booklet "1967 Outlook & Review" (business & finance) and booklet "The View from Watts today."
Box 489, Folder 7

Editorials & Articles 1968

Scope and Contents

Reprints of editorials, articles, and reports originally published in the Los Angeles Times. Includes "The Search for Peace in Vietnam" and "Dark Valley of a Boy's Mind" (long article on a teen-aged mass murderer).
Box 489, Folder 8

Editorials & Articles - January - April 1969

Scope and Contents

Reprints of editorials, articles, and reports originally published in the Los Angeles Times. Includes an essay by Editor Nick B. Williams on "The Newspaper's role" and booklet "Sirhan the Wanderer never found his way" (on the assassin of Robert Kennedy).
Box 490

Reprints & Publications - Editorials & Articles

Box 490, Folder 1

Editorials & Articles - May - August 1969

Scope and Contents

Reprints of editorials, articles, and reports originally published in the Los Angeles Times.
Box 490, Folder 2

Editorials & Articles - September - December 1969

Scope and Contents

Reprints of editorials, articles, and reports originally published in the Los Angeles Times.
Box 490, Folder 3

Editorials & Articles - January - April 1970

Scope and Contents

Reprints of editorials, articles, and reports originally published in the Los Angeles Times.
Box 490, Folder 4

Editorials & Articles - May - August 1970

Scope and Contents

Reprints of editorials, articles, and reports originally published in the Los Angeles Times.
Box 490, Folder 5

Editorials & Articles - September - December 1970

Scope and Contents

Reprints of editorials, articles, and reports originally published in the Los Angeles Times, including "Ruben Salazar - a selection of columns..."
Box 491

Reprints & Publications - Editorials & Articles

Box 491, Folder 1

Editorials & Articles - January - June 1971

Scope and Contents

Reprints of editorials, articles, and reports originally published in the Los Angeles Times. Including booklet "Queen Mary Project... A Story of Waste.
Box 491, Folder 2

Editorials & Articles - July - December 1971

Scope and Contents

Reprints of editorials, articles, and reports originally published in the Los Angeles Times.
Box 491, Folder 3

Editorials & Articles 1972

Scope and Contents

Reprints of editorials, articles, and reports originally published in the Los Angeles Times. Including booklet titled "The Coaches' curse: Recruiting."
Box 491, Folder 4

Editorials & Articles - January - June 1973

Scope and Contents

Reprints of editorials, articles, and reports originally published in the Los Angeles Times. Including booklet "Hamilton High School."
Box 491, Folder 5

Editorials & Articles - July - December 1973

Scope and Contents

Reprints of editorials, articles, and reports originally published in the Los Angeles Times. Including booklet "The Runaways" (runaway teens) and multiple copies of "How Press handled Watergate Scandal: An Analysis," by Edward Jay Epstein.
Box 491, Folder 6

Editorials & Articles - January - June 1974

Scope and Contents

Reprints of editorials, articles, and reports originally published in the Los Angeles Times. Including booklet "The Energy Crisis."
Box 492

Reprints & Publications - Editorials & Articles

Box 492, Folder 1

Editorials & Articles - July - December 1974

Scope and Contents

Reprints of editorials, articles, and reports originally published in the Los Angeles Times. Including "Reagan's Quixotic Reign, 1967 - 1974."
Box 492, Folder 2

Editorials & Articles - January - April 1975

Scope and Contents

Reprints of editorials, articles, and reports originally published in the Los Angeles Times.
Box 492, Folder 3

Editorials & Articles - May - December 1975

Scope and Contents

Reprints of editorials, articles, and reports originally published in the Los Angeles Times.
Box 492, Folder 4

Editorials & Articles - January - June 1976

Scope and Contents

Reprints of editorials, articles, and reports originally published in the Los Angeles Times.
Box 492, Folder 5

Editorials & Articles - July - December 1976

Scope and Contents

Reprints of editorials, articles, and reports originally published in the Los Angeles Times.
Box 492, Folder 6

Editorials & Articles - January - June 1977

Scope and Contents

Reprints of editorials, articles, and reports originally published in the Los Angeles Times.
Box 493

Reprints & Publications - Editorials & Articles

Box 493, Folder 1

Editorials & Articles - July - December 1977

Scope and Contents

Reprints of editorials, articles, and reports originally published in the Los Angeles Times.
Box 493, Folder 2

Editorials & Articles - January - June 1978

Scope and Contents

Reprints of editorials, articles, and reports originally published in the Los Angeles Times.
Box 493, Folder 3

Editorials & Articles - July - December 1978

Scope and Contents

Reprints of editorials, articles, and reports originally published in the Los Angeles Times.
Box 493, Folder 4

Editorials & Articles - January - April 1979

Scope and Contents

Reprints of editorials, articles, and reports originally published in the Los Angeles Times.
Box 493, Folder 5

Editorials & Articles - June - August 1979

Scope and Contents

Reprints of editorials, articles, and reports originally published in the Los Angeles Times.
Box 493, Folder 6

Editorials & Articles - September - December 1979

Scope and Contents

Reprints of editorials, articles, and reports originally published in the Los Angeles Times.
Box 494

Reprints & Publications - Editorials & Articles

Box 494, Folder 1

Editorials & Articles - January - August 1980

Scope and Contents

Reprints of editorials, articles, and reports originally published in the Los Angeles Times.
Box 494, Folder 2

Editorials & Articles - September - December 1980

Scope and Contents

Reprints of editorials, articles, and reports originally published in the Los Angeles Times.
Box 494, Folder 3

Editorials & Articles - January - June 1981

Scope and Contents

Reprints of editorials, articles, and reports originally published in the Los Angeles Times.
Box 494, Folder 4

Editorials & Articles - July - December 1981

Scope and Contents

Reprints of editorials, articles, and reports originally published in the Los Angeles Times.
Box 494, Folder 5

Editorials & Articles 1982

Scope and Contents

Reprints of editorials, articles, and reports originally published in the Los Angeles Times.
Box 495

Reprints & Publications - Editorials & Articles

Box 495, Folder 1

Editorials & Articles 1983

Scope and Contents

Reprints of editorials, articles, and reports originally published in the Los Angeles Times.
Box 495, Folder 2

Editorials & Articles - January - July 1984

Scope and Contents

Reprints of editorials, articles, and reports originally published in the Los Angeles Times.
Box 495, Folder 3

Editorials & Articles - July - December 1984

Scope and Contents

Reprints of editorials, articles, and reports originally published in the Los Angeles Times. Includes "Southern California's Latino Community," series which won a 1984 Pulitzer Prize.
Box 495, Folder 4

Editorials & Articles - January - June 1985

Scope and Contents

Reprints of editorials, articles, and reports originally published in the Los Angeles Times. Subjects include illiteracy, Editorial Pages, the health care crisis, mental case law, stress pensions at LAPD, and "Vietnam - a decade later."
Box 495, Folder 5

Editorials & Articles - July 1985

Scope and Contents

Reprints of editorials, articles, and reports originally published in the Los Angeles Times. Booklets on various subjects, including capital punishment, poverty, and the Arab nations.
Box 495, Folder 6

Editorials & Articles - August - December 1985

Scope and Contents

Reprints of editorials, articles, and reports originally published in the Los Angeles Times. Booklets on various subjects, including capital punishment, poverty, and the Arab nations.
Box 496

Reprints & Publications - Editorials & Articles

Box 496, Folder 1

Editorials & Articles 1986

Scope and Contents

Reprints of editorials, articles, and reports originally published in the Los Angeles Times. Booklets on various subjects, including immigrants, the Reagan "Doctrine," aircraft safety, and drug testing.
Box 496, Folder 2

Editorials & Articles 1987

Scope and Contents

Reprints of editorials, articles, and reports originally published in the Los Angeles Times. Booklets on various subjects, including Rev. Sun Myung Moon and Washington Times ; the 1967 Arab - Israeli War ; wine writers (reviewers) ; Gorbachev & the Soviet Union.
Box 496, Folder 3

Editorials & Articles 1988

Scope and Contents

Reprints of editorials, articles, and reports originally published in the Los Angeles Times. Booklets on various subjects, including "Managing diversity" ; Martin Luther King, Jr. ; the Associated Press ; careers in teaching ; US Jews ; Congress (US) ; The Press.
Box 496, Folder 4

Editorials & Articles 1989

Scope and Contents

Reprints of editorials, articles, and reports originally published in the Los Angeles Times. Booklets on various subjects, including "luring the young" to newspaper reading ; LAT on 1989-90 State budget and Gov. Deukmajian response ; the "new" journalism ; the racial gap in US ; East Coast media bias.
Box 496, Folder 5

Editorials & Articles 1990

Scope and Contents

Reprints of editorials, articles, and reports originally published in the Los Angeles Times. Booklets on various subjects, including abortion bias in news reporting ; the McMartin pre-school case.
Box 496, Folder 6

Editorials & Articles 1993 - 1994

Scope and Contents

Reprints of editorials, articles, and reports originally published in the Los Angeles Times. 2 items: 5-pp., including ad, (LAT) "Retiree's Guide to Tax Changes on Social Security Benefits," by Kathy M. Kristof, 1993; copy LAT article, 6/6/1994, "Times Mirror shows old rules may no longer apply," by John Lippman.
 

Newspapers from the Times History Center 1881-2002

Physical Description: 141.96 Linear Feet(57 boxes, 2 oversize folders)

Scope and Contents

A selection of approximately 600 to 800 original Los Angeles Times newspapers, including special sections, special editions and others, 1881 to 2002. Also copies of The Mirror newspaper (1948-1962) and other local and national newspapers (19th century-1990s). Some are photocopies or reproductions, including a reprint only of the first "Los Angeles Daily Times" of December 4, 1881. (See Related Materials for an original edition held by the Huntington Library.)
These newspapers were collected by the Times History Center, an in-house institutional archive for the Times and Times Mirror Corporation. There are approximately two to 20 newspaper editions for each year. Some are whole editions, some are parts. They were selected for history-making news; events related to Times business or publishers; the first or last of sections or regional editions; special sections; and other significant content.
There are several examples of in-house pages created as souvenirs for retiring employees. These tribute "mock pages" were a tradition among newspaper editorial staff.

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically.
Box 745

Los Angeles Times newspapers 1881-1901

Scope and Contents

Original newspaper pages of various editions between 1898 and 1901. Includes a reproduction only of first issue, Vol. 1, No. 1, on December 4, 1881. (See related materials for a copy of the original newsprint edition.) Photocopies only of front pages for August 15, 1895 and January 1, 1896.
Box 800

Los Angeles Times newspapers, various oversize 1881-1974

Scope and Contents

Includes original Los Angeles Times pages from 1887 and 1888; reprint of first newspaper, Los Angeles Daily Times, Vol. 1, No. 1, December 4, 1881; copies of Annual Trade Number, 1888; Progress Number, 1934; and others.
Folder Oversize 1

Los Angeles Times newspapers 1884 May

Scope and Contents

Original newspaper pages for May 18, 1884 (pages 1-6) and May 20, 1884 (pages 1-2, 5-6). Printed as Los Angeles Daily Times, original name of the newspaper before "Daily" was dropped from name.
Box 746

Los Angeles Times newspapers 1902-1905

Scope and Contents

Includes May 9, 1902 section on Los Angeles Festival of Flowers.
Box 747

Los Angeles Times newspapers 1906-1910

Box 748

Los Angeles Times newspapers 1911-1913

Box 749

Los Angeles Times newspapers 1915-1922

Scope and Contents

Includes 1922 Times Prospectus and Survey (8 pages); Midwinter edition for January 1919.
Box 750

Los Angeles Times newspapers 1923-1926

Scope and Contents

Includes illustrated magazine, Farm and Tractor section, Rotogravure section, 1923; Woodrow Wilson death and funeral, 1924; Special Panama Canal Number, 1926.
Box 751

Los Angeles Times newspapers 1920-1928

Scope and Contents

Includes Annual Midwinter numbers, Farm and Tractor sections, Rotogravure sections.
Box 752

Los Angeles Times newspapers 1927

Scope and Contents

Includes copies of The Junior Times tab section, 1925 and 1927. Also Los Angeles Times Prospectus, "Pulse of the Times," 1927.
Box 753

Los Angeles Times newspapers 1927

Box 754

Los Angeles Times newspapers 1928-1931

Scope and Contents

Includes "The 40 year war for a free city: the history of the open shop in Los Angeles," 1929: 50th Anniversary Edition, December 4, 1931.
Box 755

Los Angeles Times newspapers 1932

Scope and Contents

All editions covering the Olympics in Los Angeles, 1932; Sunday magazine.
Box 756

Los Angeles Times newspapers 1933-1934

Scope and Contents

Includes 1934 Food special section "The World's Kitchen," (24 pages); section on the new Los Angeles Times building, 1934.
Box 757

Los Angeles Times newspapers 1930-1936

Box 758

Los Angeles Times newspapers 1935-1939

Box 759

Los Angeles Times newspapers 1940-1949

Scope and Contents

Issues of Home magazine, 1940-1949; Photogravure sections; Midwinter magazine in five parts; issues on bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941. Also special section on the 60th anniversary of the Los Angeles Times, December 4, 1941.
Box 760

Los Angeles Times newspapers 1942-1944

Box 761

Los Angeles Times newspapers 1945-1946

Box 762

Los Angeles Times newspapers 1947-1949

Box 763

Los Angeles Times newspapers 1949-1957

Scope and Contents

Includes in-house-only editions for retiring employees and sales contests.
Box 764

Los Angeles Times newspapers 1952-1954

Scope and Contents

January Annual Midwinter issues with magazines.
Box 765

Los Angeles Times newspapers 1955-1957

Scope and Contents

January Annual Midwinter editions with magazines.
Box 766

Los Angeles Times newspapers 1958-1962

Scope and Contents

Includes full-page letter from Norman Chandler, 1959; Otis Chandler named publisher, 1960; Pulitzer Prize edition, 1960; Midwinter magazines; coverage of John Glenn's earth orbit flight, 1962.
Box 767

Los Angeles Times newspapers 1963

Scope and Contents

Several "Extra" editions on John F. Kennedy's assassination and the arrest of Lee Harvey Oswald.
Box 768

Los Angeles Times newspapers 1963-1964

Box 769

Los Angeles Times newspapers 1965-1968

Scope and Contents

Includes coverage of Pulitzer Prize, with photograph of staff, 1966; special section on Orange County plant building, 1968.
Box 770

Los Angeles Times newspapers 1969-1973

Scope and Contents

Includes prototypes; in-house editions for retiring employees.
Box 771

Los Angeles Times newspapers 1974-1975

Scope and Contents

Many issues related to Richard Nixon's impeachment, 1974; special report on "Watts: 10 Years Later," 1975.
Box 772

Los Angeles Times newspapers 1976-1980

Box 773

Los Angeles Times newspapers 1980-1981

Scope and Contents

Includes "Best of the Times" weekly compilation editions; first attempts at color in the Food section, 1980.
Box 774

Los Angeles Times newspapers 1980-1982

Scope and Contents

Includes "You" tab section, selected issues from 1980 to 1982; Centennial editions, 1981 (36-page special sections).
Box 775

Los Angeles Times newspapers 1981-1982

Scope and Contents

Includes special parody issue, December 2, 1982; Sunday Book Reviews announcing nominees and winners of Third Annual Los Angeles Times Book Prize.
Box 776

Los Angeles Times newspapers 1983-1984

Box 777

Los Angeles Times newspapers 1984

Scope and Contents

Includes Home edition and Orange County editions, April 15, 1984, including advertising inserts and magazines (786 pages printed on front page). Also special edition on Times beginning a daily edition for the San Fernando Valley, 1984.
Box 778

Los Angeles Times newspapers 1982-1986

Scope and Contents

Prototypes of Olympics special sections; in-house editions for Otis Chandler and others.
Box 779

Los Angeles Times newspapers 1984 July 22-30

Scope and Contents

Coverage of Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
Box 780

Los Angeles Times newspapers 1984 July 31-August 5

Scope and Contents

Coverage of Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
Box 781

Los Angeles Times newspapers 1984 August 6-11

Scope and Contents

Coverage of Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
Box 782

Los Angeles Times newspapers 1984 August 12-14; 1985

Scope and Contents

Coverage of Summer Olympics in Los Angeles; seven issues for 1985.
Box 783

Los Angeles Times bound book of Olympics coverage 1984 July-August

Scope and Contents

Bound volume of all special sections during the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
Box 784

Los Angeles Times newspapers 1986-1987

Scope and Contents

Includes Week in Review section; special Open House edition on Times Production processes and staff, with photographs, 1986. Also La Opinion special sections on "Becoming Legal," 1987.
Box 785

Los Angeles Times newspapers 1988

Box 786

Los Angeles Times newspapers 1988-1989

Scope and Contents

Includes first press run at Olympic Plant, 1989; Nuestro Tiempo monthly bilingual edition (1989); special sections; Book Review.
Box 787

Los Angeles Times newspapers; Sports Pages of the Los Angeles Times book 1990-1991

Scope and Contents

Over 20 issues of 1990 newspapers (prototypes and limited editions), and copy of bound book: Sports Pages of the Los Angeles Times (enlarged and updated edition, 1991) published by Harry N. Abrams Inc. Introduction by Jim Murray; edited and with text by Bill Shirley.
Box 788

Los Angeles Times newspapers 1990-1991

Box 789

Los Angeles Times newspapers 1992-1993

Scope and Contents

Includes "Understanding the Riots" special sections, 1992; first edition of City Times; Valley Life tab section; Times Orange County 25th Anniversary edition, 1993.
Box 790

Los Angeles Times newspapers 1993-1994

Scope and Contents

Includes launch of Life & Style section, 1994.
Box 791

Los Angeles Times newspapers 1994-1995

Scope and Contents

Includes "Times Link" launch special section, promoting a "regional online interactive service offering news," 1994; last Washington edition, 1995; regional suburban tab sections; World Cup special sections, 1994.
Box 792

Los Angeles Times newspapers; "Historical Headlines" reprints 2001-2002

Scope and Contents

Includes "Historical Headlines" special sections containing reprints of selected front pages from 1881 through 1984. One section is the Baseball Edition - Historical Headlines. Also last Southern California Living section and last Calendar tab section, 2002. Extra edition covering attack on September 11, 2001.
Box 793

The Mirror newspapers 1948

Scope and Contents

Includes first editions of the Los Angeles Mirror, vol. 1, no. 1, October 11, 1948, signed by staff, with typed note from Norman Chandler and Phillip Chandler.
Box 794

The Mirror newspapers 1950-1962

Box 795

The Mirror and other Los Angeles region newspapers 1851-1930s, 1962

Scope and Contents

Includes last edition of the Los Angeles Mirror, January 5, 1962, with "The Mirror consolidates with Times" banner headline.
Other Los Angeles region newspapers include: L.A. Tribune, L.A. Nationalist, L.A. Record, The Evening Express, The Evening Republican, L.A. Daily Star, The New Italy (the L.A. Immigrant's Guide to homes in Southern California, 1875), South Los Angeles magazine, The Angelino, L.A. Herald, L.A. Express, L.A. Examiner, Daily Free Press (Ventura, California), Ventura Daily Post, Alhambra Post-Advocate, and others.
Box 796

Other newspapers, not in Los Angeles region 1812-1930s

Scope and Contents

Newspapers include: The U.S. Gazette (1812); The Daily Union, Washington (1853); Harper's Weekly (1861); and various others. Some are reprints. There are also some reprints of newspapers from the 1700s.
Box 797

Other newspapers, Los Angeles and elsewhere 1941-1957

Box 798

Other newspapers, Los Angeles and elsewhere 1943-1970s

Scope and Contents

Includes one issue of La Raza (1970). Also includes bound volume of editions of "Camp Haan Tracer," a weekly Army newspaper composed and printed at the Times during World War II, 1943-1944.
Box 799

Other newspapers, Los Angeles and elsewhere 1980s

 

Expressions 1972-1986

Scope and Contents

A publication of the Educational Services Department, "Expressions" was published as an educational service of the Los Angeles Times. And provided free of charge for use in junior and senior high school English and Journalism classes. Includes abridged articles, pieces from local high school students, photographs, and poetry. Date range is 1972-1986.
Box 496

Reprints & Publications - Editorials & Articles

Box 496, Folder 7

Expressions, Volume 1 1972

Scope and Contents

2 items: Volume 1, Numbers 1 and 2.
Box 496, Folder 8

Expressions, Volume 2 1972 - 1973

Scope and Contents

5 issues of Expressions.
Box 496, Folder 9

Expressions, Volume 3 1973 - 1974

Scope and Contents

4 issues of Expressions.
Box 496, Folder 10

Expressions, Volume 4 1974 - 1975

Scope and Contents

4 issues of Expressions.
Box 496, Folder 11

Expressions, Volume 5 1975 - 1976

Scope and Contents

4 issues of Expressions.
Box 496, Folder 12

Expressions, Volume 6 1976 - 1977

Scope and Contents

4 issues of Expressions.
Box 496, Folder 13

Expressions, Volume 7 1977 - 1978

Scope and Contents

4 issues of Expressions.
Box 497

Reprints & Publications - Expressions

Box 497, Folder 1

Expressions, Volume 8 1978 - 1979

Scope and Contents

4 issues of Expressions.
Box 497, Folder 2

Expressions, Volume 9 1979 - 1980

Scope and Contents

4 issues of Expressions.
Box 497, Folder 3

Expressions, Volume 10 1980 - 1981

Scope and Contents

3 issues of Expressions.
Box 497, Folder 4

Expressions, Volume 11 1981 - 1982

Scope and Contents

4 issues of Expressions.
Box 497, Folder 5

Expressions, Volume 12 1982 - 1983

Scope and Contents

4 issues of Expressions.
Box 497, Folder 6

Expressions, Volume 13 1983 - 1984

Scope and Contents

4 issues of Expressions.
Box 497, Folder 7

Expressions, Volume 14 1984 - 1985

Scope and Contents

4 issues of Expressions.
Box 497, Folder 8

Expressions, Volume 15 1985 - 1986

Scope and Contents

4 issues of Expressions.
 

Network 1982-1984

Scope and Contents

Called "the official publication of the Los Angeles Network for Education in Local and California History." The organization's office was at Educational Services Department of the Los Angeles Times. Date range is 1982-1984.
Box 497

Reprints & Publications - Expressions

Box 497, Folder 9

Network 1982 - 1984

Scope and Contents

Approx. 10 issues of Network, "the official publication of the Los Angeles Network for Education in Local and California History." The organization's office was at Educational Services Department of the Los Angeles Times.
 

Perspective 1964-1970

Scope and Contents

An index for the Perspective Section of the Los Angeles Sunday Times with a guide to the Opinion section, designed for libraries and teachers. Each index in a given year superseded the previous issue. Date range is 1964-1970.
Box 497

Reprints & Publications - Expressions

Box 497, Folder 10

Perspective 1964

Scope and Contents

An index for the Perspective Section of the Los Angeles Sunday Times, designed for libraries and teachers. Each index in a given year superseded the previous issue.
Box 497, Folder 11

Perspective 1965

Scope and Contents

An index for the Perspective Section of the Los Angeles Sunday Times, designed for libraries and teachers. Each index in a given year superseded the previous issue.
Box 497, Folder 12

Perspective 1966

Scope and Contents

An index for the Perspective Section of the Los Angeles Sunday Times with a guide to the Opinion section, designed for libraries and teachers. Each index in a given year superseded the previous issue.
Box 497, Folder 13

Perspective 1967

Scope and Contents

An index for the Perspective Section of the Los Angeles Sunday Times with a guide to the Opinion section, designed for libraries and teachers. Each index in a given year superseded the previous issue.
Box 497, Folder 14

Perspective 1968

Scope and Contents

An index for the Perspective Section of the Los Angeles Sunday Times with a guide to the Opinion section and West Magazine articles, designed for libraries and teachers. Each index in a given year superseded the previous issue.
Box 498

Reprints & Publications - Perspective

Box 498, Folder 1

Perspective 1969

Scope and Contents

An index for the Perspective Section of the Los Angeles Sunday Times with a guide to the Opinion section and West Magazine articles, designed for libraries and teachers. Each index in a given year superseded the previous issue.
Box 498, Folder 2

Perspective 1970

Scope and Contents

An index for the Perspective Section of the Los Angeles Sunday Times with a guide to the Opinion section and West Magazine articles, designed for libraries and teachers. Each index in a given year superseded the previous issue.
 

Student Outlook 1961-1986

Scope and Contents

Student Outlook was a weekly publication made for junior and senior high students. It was a newsletter focusing on local issues, edited by teachers, and sanctioned by the Los Angeles city school system. Each issue included a few articles and a quiz on current events. Date range is 1961-1986.
Box 498

Reprints & Publications - Perspective

Box 498, Folder 3

Student Outlook, Volume 1 1961

Scope and Contents

The collected issues of Student Outlook for the indicated time frame, including the 4-pp. news sheets, teacher bulletins and quiz answer sheets.
Box 498, Folder 4

Student Outlook, Volume 2 1961 - 1962

Scope and Contents

The collected issues of Student Outlook for the indicated time frame, including the 4-pp. news sheets, teacher bulletins and quiz answer sheets.
Box 498, Folder 5

Student Outlook, Volume 3 1962 - 1963

Scope and Contents

The collected issues of Student Outlook for the indicated time frame, including the 4-pp. news sheets, teacher bulletins and quiz answer sheets.
Box 498, Folder 6

Student Outlook, Volume 4 1963 - 1964

Scope and Contents

The collected issues of Student Outlook for the indicated time frame, including the 4-pp. news sheets, teacher bulletins and quiz answer sheets.
Box 498, Folder 7

Student Outlook, Volume 5 1964 - 1965

Scope and Contents

The collected issues of Student Outlook for the indicated time frame, including the 4-pp. news sheets, teacher bulletins and quiz answer sheets.
Box 498, Folder 8

Student Outlook, Volume 6 1965 - 1966

Scope and Contents

The collected issues of Student Outlook for the indicated time frame, including the 4-pp. news sheets, teacher bulletins and quiz answer sheets.
Box 499

Reprints & Publications - Student Outlook

Box 499, Folder 1

Student Outlook, Volume 7 1966 - 1967

Scope and Contents

The collected issues of Student Outlook for the indicated time frame, including the 4-pp. news sheets, teacher bulletins and quiz answer sheets.
Box 499, Folder 2

Student Outlook, Volume 8 1967 - 1968

Scope and Contents

The collected issues of Student Outlook for the indicated time frame, including the 4-pp. news sheets, teacher bulletins and quiz answer sheets.
Box 499, Folder 3

Student Outlook, Volume 9 1968 - 1969

Scope and Contents

The collected issues of Student Outlook for the indicated time frame, including the 4-pp. news sheets, teacher bulletins and quiz answer sheets.
Box 499, Folder 4

Student Outlook, Volume 10 1969 - 1970

Scope and Contents

The collected issues of Student Outlook for the indicated time frame, including the 4-pp. news sheets, teacher bulletins and quiz answer sheets.
Box 499, Folder 5

Student Outlook, Volume 11 1970 - 1971

Scope and Contents

The collected issues of Student Outlook for the indicated time frame, including the 4-pp. news sheets, teacher bulletins and quiz answer sheets.
Box 499, Folder 6

Student Outlook, Volume 12 1971 - 1972

Scope and Contents

The collected issues of Student Outlook for the indicated time frame, including the 4-pp. news sheets, teacher bulletins and quiz answer sheets.
Box 499, Folder 7

Student Outlook, Volume 13 1972 - 1973

Scope and Contents

The collected issues of Student Outlook for the indicated time frame, including the 4-pp. news sheets, teacher bulletins and quiz answer sheets.
Box 499, Folder 8

Student Outlook, Volume 14 1973 - 1974

Scope and Contents

The collected issues of Student Outlook for the indicated time frame, including the 4-pp. news sheets, teacher bulletins and quiz answer sheets.
Box 500

Reprints & Publications - Student Outlook

Box 500, Folder 1

Student Outlook, Volume 15 1974 - 1975

Scope and Contents

The collected issues of Student Outlook for the indicated time frame, including the 4-pp. news sheets, teacher bulletins and quiz answer sheets.
Box 500, Folder 2

Student Outlook, Volume 16 1975 - 1976

Scope and Contents

The collected issues of Student Outlook for the indicated time frame, including the 4-pp. news sheets, teacher bulletins and quiz answer sheets.
Box 500, Folder 3

Student Outlook, Volume 17 1976 - 1977

Scope and Contents

The collected issues of Student Outlook for the indicated time frame, including the 4-pp. news sheets, teacher bulletins and quiz answer sheets.
Box 500, Folder 4

Student Outlook, Volume 18 1977 - 1978

Scope and Contents

The collected issues of Student Outlook for the indicated time frame, including the 4-pp. news sheets, teacher bulletins and quiz answer sheets.
Box 500, Folder 5

Student Outlook, Volume 19 1978 - 1979

Scope and Contents

The collected issues of Student Outlook for the indicated time frame, including the 4-pp. news sheets, teacher bulletins and quiz answer sheets.
Box 500, Folder 6

Student Outlook, Volume 20 1979 - 1980

Scope and Contents

The collected issues of Student Outlook for the indicated time frame, including the 4-pp. news sheets, teacher bulletins and quiz answer sheets.
Box 500, Folder 7

Student Outlook, Volume 21 1980 - 1981

Scope and Contents

The collected issues of Student Outlook for the indicated time frame, including the 4-pp. news sheets, teacher bulletins and quiz answer sheets.
Box 501

Reprints & Publications - Student Outlook

Box 501, Folder 1

Student Outlook, Volume 22 1981 - 1982

Scope and Contents

The collected issues of Student Outlook for the indicated time frame, including the 4-pp. news sheets, teacher bulletins and quiz answer sheets.
Box 501, Folder 2

Student Outlook, Volume 23 1982 - 1983

Scope and Contents

The collected issues of Student Outlook for the indicated time frame, including the 4-pp. news sheets, teacher bulletins and quiz answer sheets.
Box 501, Folder 3

Student Outlook, Volume 24 1983 - 1984

Scope and Contents

The collected issues of Student Outlook for the indicated time frame, including the 4-pp. news sheets, teacher bulletins and quiz answer sheets.
Box 501, Folder 4

Student Outlook, Volume 25 1984 - 1985

Scope and Contents

The collected issues of Student Outlook for the indicated time frame, including the 4-pp. news sheets, teacher bulletins and quiz answer sheets.
Box 501, Folder 5

Student Outlook, Volume 26 1985 - 1986

Scope and Contents

The collected issues of Student Outlook for the indicated time frame, including the 4-pp. news sheets, teacher bulletins and quiz answer sheets.
 

Keeping up with The Times 1966-1975

Scope and Contents

Internal one-page newsletter started by Mike Straszer to inform employees of the Times as to editorial decisions, new writers, and upcoming articles. Date range is 1966-1975.
Box 501

Reprints & Publications - Student Outlook

Box 501, Folder 6

Keeping up with The Times, Volume V 1966

Scope and Contents

A collection of issues of Keeping up with The Times.
Box 501, Folder 7

Keeping up with The Times, Volume VI 1967

Scope and Contents

A collection of issues of Keeping up with The Times.
Box 501, Folder 8

Keeping up with The Times 1969

Scope and Contents

A collection of issues of Keeping up with The Times.
Box 501, Folder 9

Keeping up with The Times 1970

Scope and Contents

A collection of issues of Keeping up with The Times.
Box 501, Folder 10

Keeping up with The Times 1971

Scope and Contents

A collection of issues of Keeping up with The Times.
Box 501, Folder 11

Keeping up with The Times 1972

Scope and Contents

A collection of issues of Keeping up with The Times.
Box 501, Folder 12

Keeping up with The Times 1973

Scope and Contents

A collection of issues of Keeping up with The Times.
Box 502

Reprints & Publications - Permissions

Box 502, Folder 1

Keeping up with The Times 1974

Scope and Contents

A collection of issues of Keeping up with The Times.
Box 502, Folder 2

Keeping up with The Times 1975

Scope and Contents

A collection of issues of Keeping up with The Times.
 

Permissions 1968-1979

Scope and Contents

Correspondence, memoranda, and documentation regarding copyright and requests for permission to reprint articles and other items from the Times. Date range is 1968-1979.
Box 502

Reprints & Publications - Permissions

Box 502, Folder 3

Permissions - Correspondence 1968 - 1978

Scope and Contents

Approx. 100 items. Materials include: letters, memos, and official documents related to copyright and permission to reprint articles.
Box 502, Folder 4

Permissions - Correspondence (1 of 2) 1968 - 1980

Scope and Contents

Approx. 60 items. Materials include: correspondence / memos related to a proposed Korean version of LAT; correspondence with Common Cause; correspondence with City College of San Francisco; 2-pp. Reprint Policy Statement; 9-pp. copy of article by S.P. Eglash, "The Computer Industry, 1970: a Predictable Shakeout"; material from legal sources on copyright; etc. Split into two folders.
Box 502, Folder 5

Permissions - Correspondence (2 of 2) 1968 - 1980

Scope and Contents

Approx. 60 items. Materials include: correspondence / memos related to a proposed Korean version of LAT; correspondence with Common Cause; correspondence with City College of San Francisco; 2-pp. Reprint Policy Statement; 9-pp. copy of article by S.P. Eglash, "The Computer Industry, 1970: a Predictable Shakeout"; material from legal sources on copyright; etc. Split into two folders.
Box 502, Folder 6

Permissions - Form Letters and Copyright 1969 - 1979

Scope and Contents

7 items. Materials include: black binder containing correspondence related to reprint requests, names - Paul Conrad, terms - abridgement, syndication, etc.; text segments of US government material on copyright, etc; free-lance writer issues.
Box 502, Folder 7

Permissions - Copyright and Ownership of Advertisements 1979

Scope and Contents

1 item: 12-pp., "Copyright Ownership of Advertisements under the New Copyright Act."
Box 502, Folder 8

Permissions - Miscellaneous 1969 - 1978

Scope and Contents

Approx. 45 items. Most of the material is responses to letters requesting permission to reprint LAT articles. Some of the activities requesting this: Consulate General of Israel; Seashore Environmental Alliance; Talking Leaf; Century Publishing Co.; National Notary assn.; State University of New York; etc.
Box 502, Folder 9

Permissions - Correspondence 1978 - 1979

Scope and Contents

Approx. 20 items. Materials include: sheaf of papers related to the "Copyright Revision Act of 1976"; responses to requests to reprint articles from LAT; the Permissions Desk; etc.
 

Magazines & Supplements 1899-1989

Scope and Contents

The Times produced various magazines and supplements, usually included with the Sunday edition. Date range is 1899-1989. See also the sub-series Newspapers from the Times History Center for a selection of copies of the Los Angeles Times magazine and West magazine.
 

Sunday Magazine 1899-1935

Scope and Contents

First appeared in late 1916 and alternatively titled Illustrated Magazine, Illustrated Weekly, and the Sunday Magazine, this weekly supplement included photography, fiction, and personal interest stories. The last issue was printed on November 24, 1940. Date range is 1899-1905, 1921-1923, 1928-1935.
Box 685

Reprints And Publications - Los Angeles Sunday Times 1899-1903

Scope and Contents

Los Angeles Sunday Times, issues dated April 16, 1899; November 17, 1901; May 25, 1902; January 4, 1903; January 18, 1903; February 1, 1903; February 8, 1903; February 15, 1903; February 22, 1903; March 8, 1903; March 15, 1903; March 22, 1903; March 29, 1903; April 5, 1903; April 12,1903; April 19, 1903; April 26, 1903; May 3, 1903; May 10, 1903; May 17, 1903; May 24, 1903; June 14, 1903; June 21, 1903; June 28, 1903. From the Al Tennyson Collection. TO CONSERVATION FOR MOLD ABATEMENT 1/3/2012 - JLAG *Returned from conservation 12/19/12 - CMD Items extremely fragile. Any researcher wishing to view these items must do so in the fume hood under full mold precautions.
Box 686

Reprints And Publications - Los Angeles Sunday Times 1903-1905

Scope and Contents

Los Angeles Sunday Times, issues dated July 5, 1903; July 19, 1903; August 16, 1903; August 30, 1903; September 6, 1903; September 13, 1903; September 27, 1903; October 4, 1903; October 11, 1903; October 18, 1903; October 25, 1903; November 1, 1903; November 15, 1903; November 29, 1903; January 24, 1904; February 7, 1904; March 13,1904; March 27, 1904; May 9, 1904; May 22, 1904; June 5, 1904; July 10, 1904; August 14, 1904; August 21, 1904; August 28, 1904; September 4, 1904; October 16, 1904; February 26,1905; and October 29, 1905. From the Al Tennyson Collection. TO CONSERVATION FOR MOLD ABATEMENT 1/3/2012 - JLAG *Returned from conservation 12/19/12 - CMD Items extremely fragile. Any researcher wishing to view these items must do so in the fume hood under full mold precautions.
Box 687

Reprints And Publications - The Times Illustrated Magazine 1921-1923

Scope and Contents

The Times Illustrated Magazine, issues dated June 26, 1921; March 18, 1923; March 23, 1923; April 1, 1923; May 6, 1923; and June 10, 1923.
Box 688

Reprints And Publications - Los Angeles Times Sunday Magazine 1928-1935

Scope and Contents

Los Angeles Times Sunday Magazine, issues dated April 29, 1928; 1932 - July 10, 17, 24, 31; August 7, 21, 28; September 4, 11, 18, 25; October 2, 16; November 6, 13, 20, 27; December 11, and 18; 1933 - January 1, 8, 15, 22, 29; February 5, 12, 19, 26; March 5, 19; December 23, 1934 (one page); and June 30, 1935. Many from the Al Tennyson Collection.
 

Farm and Garden Magazine 1921-1923

Scope and Contents

First appeared in late 1919 as Farm and Tractor, featuring stories about agriculture and livestock. Alternatively titled Farm and Orchard and Southland Farm and Garden, mirroring the change from rural to suburban life in Los Angeles. The last issue was printed on November 24, 1940. Date range is 1921-1923.
Box 687

Reprints And Publications - The Times Illustrated Magazine

Scope and Contents

Farm and Garden Magazine, issues from 1931 dated March 1, 22, 29; April 19, 26; May 3, 10, 17, 24, 31; June 7, 14, 21, 28; July 5, 12, 19, 26; August 2 (2 copies), 9, 16, 23, 30; September 6, 13, 20, 27; and October 11, 18. ONE ISSUE REMOVED TO CONSERVATION FOR MOLD ABATEMENT 1/4/2012 - JLAG *Returned from conservation 12/19/12 - CMD Item extremely fragile. Any researcher wishing to view must do so in the fume hood under full mold precautions.
 

Midwinter Number 1930-1958

Scope and Contents

Starting in 1885, the Times produced a promotional supplement on New Year's Day that touted the benefits of Southern California. Alternatively called the Trade Number, Midwinter Number, and Midwinter Edition. The last issue was published in 1954. Date range is 1930, 1931, 1933, 1936, 1950, 1951, 1955, 1956, and 1958.
Box 689

Reprints And Publications - Los Angeles Times Midwinter Number 1930, 1931, 1933, 1936

Scope and Contents

Los Angeles Times Midwinter Number, issues dated January 2, 1930 (part two only); December 4, 1931 (five copies of section one, five copies of section two, four copies of section three, four copies of section four, five copies of section five, five copies of section six, no copies of section seven); January 3, 1933 (two copies of part one, one copy of parts three and four); and January 3, 1936 (part one). Many from the Al Tennyson Collection.
Box 690

Reprints And Publications - Los Angeles Times Midwinter Number 1950, 1951, 1955, 1956, 1958

Scope and Contents

Los Angeles Times Midwinter Number issues dated January 3, 1950 (part five); January 2, 1951 (part five); January 3, 1955 (part five); January 3, 1956 (part five); January 2, 1958 (part five). Second copy of January 3, 1956 (part five) removed to conservation (adhesive) 11/1/2012 - CMD
 

This Week Magazine 1953-1964

Scope and Contents

A nationally-produced supplement published by United Newspaper Magazines Corporation, This Week first appeared on September 12, 1937. It was included in the Sunday edition until June 28, 1964. Date range is 1953-1964.
Box 691

Reprints And Publications - Los Angeles Times This Week Magazine

Scope and Contents

Los Angeles Times This Week Magazine issues dated April 19, 1953; October 11, 1953; October 31, 1954; May 1, 1955; September 4, 1955; August 4, 1957; August 18, 1957; September 1, 1957; October 18, 1959; January 24, 1960; March 20, 1960; March 27, 1960; April 3, 1960; April 24, 1960; July 10, 1960; September 4, 1960; February 12, 1961; June 4, 1961; September 17, 1961; October 8, 1961; November 5, 1961; September 8, 1963; April 5, 1964; April 12, 1964; May 17, 1964; June 28, 1964.
 

Home Magazine 1942-1985

Scope and Contents

First published on December 1, 1940, Home Magazine replaced Southland Farm and Garden. It included illustrations and articles related to houses and housekeeping. In 1982, the magazine started printing zoned editions. The last issue was published in 1985. Date range is 1942, 1949-1969, 1970-1981, and 1985. The year of 1977 is bound into two volumes.
Box 692

Los Angeles Times Home magazine 1942, 1949 - 1969

Scope and Contents

Los Angeles Times Home Magazine issues dated November 15, 1942; October 9, 1949; March 28, 1951; May 6, 1951; May 10, 1953; May 1, 1955; May 22, 1955; September 30, 1956; November 11, 1956; October 20, 1957; May 11, 1958; October 11, 1959; October 25, 1959; January 31, 1960; June 25, 1961; August 5, 1962; September 9, 1962; July 19, 1964; October 24, 1965 (two copies); August 28, 1966; October 22, 1967; March 31, 1968; November 16, 1969.
Box 693

Los Angeles Times Home magazine 1970 - 1981, 1985

Scope and Contents

Los Angeles Times Home Magazine issues dated July 19, 1970; November 22, 1970; July 25, 1971; April 9, 1972; July 15, 1973; August 25, 1974; February 23, 1975; May 23, 1976; July 4, 1976; November 13, 1977; July 2, 1978; June 17, 1979; May 31, 1981; September 29, 1985.
Volume 39

Los Angeles Times Home magazine, January - June 1977 (Bound volume)

Volume 40

Los Angeles Times Home magazine, July - December 1977 (Bound volume)

 

West Magazine 1966-1972

Scope and Contents

First published on September 11, 1966, West was designed for the male reader, as a counterpoint to Home. The original focus was on sports, outdoor activities, and cars, but transformed into a writer's magazine with a more trendy point-of-view. The last issue was published in 1985. Date range is 1966-1972. September 1966-October 1972 are bound into volumes.
Box 693

Reprints And Publications - Los Angeles Times West Magazine 1967-1972

Scope and Contents

Los Angeles Times West Magazine issues dated September 1966 (prototype issue); December 15, 1968; January 26, 1969; July 20, 1969; January 31, 1971; March 7, 1971; April 18, 1971; May 23, 1971; June 20, 1971; June 27, 1971; July 18, 1971; July 25, 1971; September 19, 1971; October 3, 1971; October 31, 1971; January 23, 1972; February 27, 1972; April 2, 1972; August 20, 1972 (two copies). October 8, 1967 issue removed to conservation (adhesive) 11/1/2012 - CMD
Volume 41

West magazine, September - December 1966 (Bound volume)

Volume 42

West magazine, January - June 1967 (Bound volume)

Volume 43

West magazine, July - December 1967 (Bound volume)

Volume 44

West magazine, January - June 1968 (Bound volume)

Volume 45

West magazine, July - December 1968 (Bound volume)

Volume 46

West magazine, January - June 1969 (Bound volume)

Volume 47

West magazine, July - December 1969 (Bound volume)

Volume 48

West magazine, January - June 1970 (Bound volume)

Volume 49

West magazine, July - December 1970 (Bound volume)

Volume 50

West magazine, January - June 1971 (Bound volume)

Volume 51

West magazine, July - December 1971 (Bound volume)

Volume 52

West magazine, January - June 1972 (Bound volume)

Volume 53

West magzine, July - October 1972 (Bound volume)

 

TV Times 1968-1983

Scope and Contents

Includes correspondence with other papers and contractors, reports, and proposals, and samples of other weekly supplements providing television listings, which culminated in the production of TV Times and Television Times. Date range is 1968-1983.
Box 503

Reprints And Publications - TV Times Supplement

Box 503, Folder 1

TV Supplement 1956

Scope and Contents

Approx. 25 items. Material includes: correspondence with reps of Detroit News, Chicago Sun-Times, and other newspapers, related to costs and other issues involved in start up of a television magazine; 16-pp. spiral-bound booklet, "TV Sunday Supplement - Confidential Study"; 4-pp. financial report, "Estimated costs of proposed TV magazine (printing and paper only for 850,000"; approx. 10 proposals from Pacific Press to Times-Mirror for Weekly Supplements.
Box 503, Folder 2

"Channels" 1960

Scope and Contents

Approx. 35 items. Materials include: memos and other correspondence related to start up of LAT "Channels" magazine; copy (on legal-sized paper) of AGREEMENT between TV CHANNELS INC., and TIMES-MIRROR COMPANY; (clipped to previous item) pre-publication issue, "TV Channels"; 2 cps. "projected profit and loss report," 7/1/1960; various financial and planning reports from California Rotogravure Co., others; report, "Sunday Revenue Increase Analysis," (on legal-size yellow paper); etc.
Box 503, Folder 3

"TV Times" 1956, 1960

Scope and Contents

9 items. Materials include: cost estimate for TV Times, 3/26/1960; 5-pp. report, TV Times "Projected Expenses (4/15/1960)"; approx. 10-pp. report, "Comparison of TV Magazines"; 10-pp. report, "Notes from the Times-Mirror Co. Market Research Study as presented to Mr. Norman Chandler" (8/3/1956); related financial reports.
Box 503, Folder 4

Sample Television Supplements 1960

Scope and Contents

Approx. 15 items. Samples of "TV Magazine (Detroit News), TV Channels (Sunday Herald- CT), TV Guide (national).
Volume 56

January-June 1969 (Bound volume)

Volume 54

January-June 1964 (Bound volume)

Volume 57

July-December 1976 (Bound volume)

Volume 55

July-December 1964 (Bound volume)

Box 696

Reprints And Publications - Los Angeles Times TV Times 1980 - 1983

Scope and Contents

Los Angeles Times Television Times: 51 mounted layouts for covers (mostly black and white), April 13 1980 - January 29, 1983.
 

Los Angeles Times Magazine 1981-1989

Scope and Contents

On October 6, 1985, the first issue of Los Angeles Times Magazine, a full-color, magazine-size publication replacing both Home and West. This was the beginning of the modern iteration of the Sunday magazine. Date range is 1981-1989.
Box 504

Reprints And Publications - Los Angeles Times Magazine

Box 504, Folder 1

Background, Planning and Prototypes (1 of 2) 1984 - 1986

Scope and Contents

Approx. 30 items: research material, correspondence, reports, article copies and magazine prototypes related to the planning and launch of a new LAT supplement which ultimately became Los Angeles Times Magazine. Split into two folders.
Box 504, Folder 2

Background, Planning and Prototypes (1 of 2) 1984 - 1986

Scope and Contents

Approx. 30 items: research material, correspondence, reports, article copies and magazine prototypes related to the planning and launch of a new LAT supplement which ultimately became Los Angeles Times Magazine. Split into two folders.
Box 504, Folder 3

Sample Newspaper Supplements (1 of 2) 1985 - 1986

Scope and Contents

Approx. 10 items: supplement prototypes from various newspapers, mid-1980s -- LAT, Washington Post, San Francisco Examiner, etc. Split into two folders.
Box 504, Folder 4

Sample Newspaper Supplements (1 of 2) 1985 - 1986

Scope and Contents

Approx. 10 items: supplement prototypes from various newspapers, mid-1980s -- LAT, Washington Post, San Francisco Examiner, etc. Split into two folders.
Box 504, Folder 5

Publicity 1985

Scope and Contents

Approx. 35 items: press releases, article clips and copies and other material related to planning and launch of new LAT magazine.
Box 504, Folder 6

Media and public Q & A 1985

Scope and Contents

Approx. 15 items: multi-page "Media questions & answers: Magazine project" (PR style "scripts" for anyone being interviewed about new magazine) ; multi-page "Media questions and answers: Los Angeles Times Magazine" (same as above) ; early version of LAT Mag. ; complete issue of NYT Magazine, 8/25/1985 ; complete issues of LAT Home, 9/8/1985 and 9/29/1985 ; related material.
Box 504, Folder 7

Miscellaneous 1986 - 1987

Scope and Contents

5 items: LAT memo, 3/30/1987, regarding "Upcoming feature...'Notes of a counterrevolutionary' (in LAT Mag)" - memo notes that writer "Arturo Cruz is available to discuss his upcoming (LATMag) article on your program," aimed at radio/tv stations ; multi-page "Media questions and answers: Los Angeles Times Magazine" ; 2-pp. article copy, Adweek, 5/13/1986, "Can downsizing fatten Sunday magazines?" ; 6-pp. article copy, Columbia Journalism Review, 7-8/1986, "Sunday magazines: do they deserve to survive?" ; LAT memo, 3/20/1987, :LAT Magazine, preview of "Upcoming features - "A Latter Day tale of greed, forgery and deceit," and "The California Power Move."
Box 505

Reprints And Publications - Los Angeles Times Magazine

Box 505, Folder 1

Memos and reports 1983 - 1985

Scope and Contents

40+ items: reports, ad copy, memos and other materials related to the 1984 launch of a new Sunday supplement.
Box 505, Folder 2

Miscellaneous (1 of 2) 1984 - 1985

Scope and Contents

Approx. 50 items: reports, ad copy, memos and other materials related to the 1984 launch of a new Sunday supplement. Split into two folders.
Box 505, Folder 3

Miscellaneous (2 of 2) 1984 - 1985

Scope and Contents

Approx. 50 items: reports, ad copy, memos and other materials related to the 1984 launch of a new Sunday supplement. Split into two folders.
Box 505, Folder 4

Promotional Items 1984 - 1985

Scope and Contents

Approx. 10 items: reports, ad copy, memos and other materials related to the 1984 launch of a new Sunday supplement.
Box 505, Folder 5

Prototypes, memos, and reports (1 of 3) 1983 - 1985

Scope and Contents

Approx. 25 items: reports, ad copy, memos and other materials related to the 1984 launch of a new Sunday supplement. Split into three folders.
Box 505, Folder 6

Prototypes, memos, and reports (2 of 3) 1983 - 1985

Scope and Contents

Approx. 25 items: reports, ad copy, memos and other materials related to the 1984 launch of a new Sunday supplement. Split into three folders.
Box 505, Folder 7

Prototypes, memos, and reports (3 of 3) 1983 - 1985

Scope and Contents

Approx. 25 items: reports, ad copy, memos and other materials related to the 1984 launch of a new Sunday supplement. Split into three folders.
Box 506

Reprints And Publications - Los Angeles Times Magazine

Box 506, Folder 1

Memos, articles, reports. 1981 - 1985

Scope and Contents

Approx. 15 items: memos, notes and bulletins related to the subject of circulation growth ; 38-pp. report, "Circulation growth recommendations - a report prepared for Vance Stickell, Executive Vice President, Marketing, by The Circulation Growth Committee," 5/1982 ; more. Promotional package (in white folder with inside pockets) for Los Angeles Times Magazine (1985). Two copies of the prototype and other related information.
Box 506, Folder 2

Production Agreement 1985

Scope and Contents

1 item: 10-pp. "Production Agreement" between printer and Los Angeles Times to print the Los Angeles Times Magazine.
Box 506, Folder 3

MIT Class Case Study - Draft 1985

Scope and Contents

1 item: approx. 30+ pp. bound in black folder, LAT Magazine Study - prepared by Dr. Steve Star, Sloan School of Management, MIT.
Box 506, Folder 4

MIT Class Case Study - Final 1985

Scope and Contents

1 item: approx. 30-pp. bound in black folder, LAT Magazine Study - prepared by Dr. Steve Star, Sloan School of Management, MIT.
Box 506, Folder 5

"Advertiser and reader reactions" 1984

Scope and Contents

1 item: approx. 50-pp. bound booklet, "Advertiser and reader reactions to a redesigned Sunday Magazine," prepared by SRI International.
Box 506, Folder 6

Promotional balloon circa 1985

Scope and Contents

1 item: (in plastic sleeve in folder) "Catch a Rising Star," Los Angeles Times Magazine promotional mylar balloon, ca. 1984.
Box 506, Folder 7

Prototype 1984

Scope and Contents

3 items:(in plastic sleeves in folder) Los Angeles Times Magazine (Mondale & Hart on cover) prototype, 1984.
Box 506, Folder 8

Prototype 1985

Scope and Contents

2 items:(in plastic sleeves in folder) Los Angeles Times Magazine, 1985 (prototype).
Box 506, Folder 9

Advertisement in "Modern Maturity" 1985

Scope and Contents

1 item:(in plastic sleeve in folder) Modern Maturity, 10-11/1985 (includes advertisement for Los Angeles Times Magazine.
Box 506, Folder 10

Advertisement in TV Times 1985

Scope and Contents

1 item:(in plastic sleeve in folder) Television Times, Los Angeles Times weekly television listings, 9/22/1985. Includes advertisement for Los Angeles Times Magazine.
Box 506, Folder 11

Los Angeles Times Magazine 1985

Scope and Contents

3 items: (in plastic sleeve) Los Angeles Times Magazine, 10/6/1985.
Box 506, Folder 12

Pleasures - Prototype 1983

Scope and Contents

3 items: (in plastic sleeves in folder) Pleasures: Southern California's Lifestyle Magazine (1983). First prototype of new Sunday magazine to replace Home, 1983.
Box 694

Reprints And Publications - Los Angeles Times Magazine 1984-1989

Scope and Contents

Los Angeles Times Magazine issues dated March 25, 1984 (Traveling in Style); October 7, 1984 (Traveling in Style - Home part 2); October 6, 1985; October 20, 1985 (Traveling in Style - LA Times Magazine part 2); March 16, 1986 (Traveling in Style - LA Times Magazine part 2); January 10, 1987; October 18, 1987 (Traveling in Style - LA Times Magazine part 2); November 8, 1987 (Cooking & Entertaining with Style - LA Times Magazine part 2); March 13, 1988 (Pleasures of the Road - LA Times Magazine part 2); March 20, 1988 (Traveling in Style - LA Times Magazine part 2); April 3, 1988; May 29, 1988 (The Movies - LA Times Magazine part 2); September 10, 1989 (Encore! - LA Times Magazine part 2); October 8, 1989 (Good Health - LA Times Magazine part 2).
 

You Magazine 1976-1979

Scope and Contents

First appeared on October 5, 1976, You ran on Tuesdays. Date range is 1976, 1979.
Box 694

Reprints And Publications - Los Angeles Times Magazine 1976, 1979

Scope and Contents

Los Angeles Times You issues dated October 5, 1976; February 13, 1979; April 10, 1979.
 

Los Angeles Times miscellaneous publications & supplements 1910-1989

Scope and Contents

The Times produced various supplements for advertising and other purposes. These include America's Prestige Motor Cars, First-Run, and various special issues like "Traveling in Style." Many of these appeared yearly. Separately housed is the front page of the Times from October 1, 1910, the day on which the Times building was bombed. Date range is 1910, 1929-1989.
Box 694

Reprints And Publications - Los Angeles Times Magazine 1963, 1964, 1969-1980

Scope and Contents

Los Angeles Times advertising supplement issues dated November 22, 1970 (Today Ireland); July 11, 1971 (Convention Center); April 16, 1972 (Israel Today); September 10, 1972 (Mexico); April 8, 1973 (Asia & the Pacific); May 6, 1973 (Israel Today); May 20, 1973 (Germany); November 18, 1973 (Broadway Plaza); April 6, 1975 (Asia & the Pacific); June 25, 1978 (Los Angeles Board of Realtors); November 10, 1978 (Hollywood Diamond Jubilee); October 15, 1979 (Careers '80); August 31, 1980 (Los Angeles 1781 - 1981).
Los Angeles Times America's Prestige Motor Cars issues dated February 10, 1963; February 16, 1964; March 2, 1969.
Los Angeles Times First Run issues dated June 4, 1978; December 10, 1978; June 10, 1979.
Box 695

Reprints And Publications - Los Angeles Times Miscellaneous Publications & Supplements 1929 - 1988

Scope and Contents

Los Angeles Times miscellaneous publications and supplements dated October 1, 1929 (The Forty-Year War for a Free City); December 4, 1931 (The Pageant of the Films, 2 copies); 1945 (10 Tumultuous Years); 1955 (Disneyland, 2 copies); April 1, 1958 (Union Oil); May 1, 1959 (Industrial Horizons); December 6, 1964 (Music Center, 2 copies); March 14, 1965 (World's Fair, 2 copies); March 28, 1965 (Los Angeles County Art Museum, 2 copies); June 19, 1966 (Space/66); 1968? (The New Orange County, 3 copies); October 20, 1974 (Calendar); January 20, 1980 (Disneyland 25); September 20, 1986 (Center Stage); June 7, 1987 (California Companies); August 16, 1987 (Festival); May 22, 1988 (Celebrate!).
 

Front page of the October 1, 1910 issue of the Los Angeles Times announcing the Times bombing. 1910

 

The Mirror 1948-1962

Scope and Contents

The Times launched the afternoon tabloid Los Angeles Mirror in 1948 to compete with other afternoon papers. It was published until 1962. Collection consists of multiple copies of the first and late issue. Date range is 1948, 1962.
Box 697

Reprints And Publications - Los Angeles Times The Mirror 1948, 1962

Scope and Contents

Los Angeles Times first and last issues of The Mirror dated October 11, 1948 and January 5, 1962 (multiple copies).
 

Los Angeles Times Poll 1981-1991

Scope and Contents

The Times regularly performed opinion surveys on topics of local, national, and international interest. This series includes copies of those surveys, as well as details about the methodology and various articles that used the data collected in the polls. Date range is 1981-1991.
Box 507

Reprints And Publications - Los Angeles Times Poll

Box 507, Folder 1

General reference 1981 - 1990

Scope and Contents

4 items. Materials include: LAT clip, 8/20/1990, "I.A. Lewis, 68 - director of the L.A. Times Poll"; informal notes related to Poll activities; tear sheet, 11/28/1981, Editor & Publisher, "L.A. Times conducts poll on news media."
Box 507, Folder 2

#60 1982

Scope and Contents

2 items: 17-pp. questionnaire, for use 9/1982, "Poll #60 - California Survey," on candidates for state and national offices and Calif. propositions; sample of LAT Poll [#]60 telephone questions.
Box 507, Folder 3

1986 General Election 1986

Scope and Contents

1 copy of (LAT) "Secret Ballot - California General Election," 11/4/1986.
Box 507, Folder 4

#99 1985

Scope and Contents

2 copies of poll, one stapled, approx. 20 pp., top sheet is headed, "Methodology," and opens with, "This Los Angeles Times Poll is the 99th in a series of opinion studies designed to measure public attitudes on a number of critical issues. This particular survey focuses on foreign trade and, in particular, trade between Japan and the United States."
Box 507, Folder 5

#154, 155 1988

Scope and Contents

2 items. One copy Poll #155, "California Presidential Primary Exit Poll," 6/7/1988; one copy Poll LAT 154 - "California Pre-primary Politics."
Box 507, Folder 6

#156 -157 1988

Scope and Contents

3 items: one LAT questionnaire, headed "SECRET BALLOT - Georgia Presidential Primary - March 8, 1988"; 15-pp. booklet, titled "The Los Angeles Times - CNN Poll - Republican Delegate Survey - Republican Presidential Nominating Convention - New Orleans, Louisiana - August 15th to 18th, 1988, Methodology"; 16-pp. booklet, titled "The Los Angeles Times - CNN Poll - Democratic Delegate Survey - Democratic Presidential Nominating Convention - Atlanta, Georgia - July 18 to 21st, 1988, Methodology."
Box 507, Folder 7

#160 1988

Scope and Contents

2 items: 1-pp. form, headed "Los Angeles Times Poll - Study #160," form gives "Case number, followed by 98 numbered boxes, most of them to identify the subject of the numbered questions of the study; 18-pp. questionnaire, titled "The Los Angeles Times Poll - September 1988 Political Survey - Study #160."
Box 507, Folder 8

#162-164 1988

Scope and Contents

2 items: questionnaire of approx. 25 pages, Headed "(LAT) Poll Number 162, 163, and 164 - Pre-debate Sept. 23 to 25, 1988 - Post-debate Sept. 25 to 26, 1988 - Second Panel back Sept. 29, 1988"; 1-pp. headed "Los Angeles Times Poll - METHODOLOGY."
Box 507, Folder 9

#165 1988

Scope and Contents

Copies of Polls 165, 160, 166 and 167 with Methodology info sheets.
Box 507, Folder 10

#168, 170, 174-183, 187, 188, 190-192 1988 - 1989

Scope and Contents

Copies of poll results and methodologies, most related to elections of 1988 and 1989.
Box 507, Folder 11

#172 1989

Scope and Contents

2 items: (LAT) Poll - Methodology for Poll #172; Poll Number 172 - Southern California Racial Discrimination Survey.
Box 507, Folder 12

#193 1989

Scope and Contents

2 items: Methodology sheet for Poll #193; Poll #193 - "Growth and development in Valley" - 8/1989
Box 507, Folder 13

#194 1989

Scope and Contents

2 items: Methodology sheet for Poll #194; copy of Poll #194 - subjects are Sports in San Diego, and the death of the killer whale, Kandu, at Sea World.
Box 507, Folder 14

#196 1989

Scope and Contents

2 items: Methodology sheet for Poll #196; copy of LAT Poll #196 - "Television - sex and violence." 9/1989
Box 507, Folder 15

#197 1989

Scope and Contents

2 items: Methodology sheet for Poll #197; one copy of Poll #197 on a lawsuit against Mayor Tom Bradley. 9/1989
Box 507, Folder 16

#198 1989

Scope and Contents

2 items: Methodology sheet for Poll #198; one copy of LAT Poll #198 - "Southern California Cars." 9/1989. The poll asks for data concerning many aspects of auto ownership, from income to display of "fuzzy dice," to physical altercations with other drivers.
Box 507, Folder 17

#199 1989

Scope and Contents

2 items: Methodology sheet for Poll #199; one copy of Poll #199 - "California Politics," 10/1989.
Box 507, Folder 18

#203, 206 1989

Scope and Contents

4 items: Methodology sheet for Poll #203, called "reaction to the earthquake," Oct. 1989; one copy of Poll #203, "San Francisco Earthquake Reaction," 10/1989; Methodology sheet for "two hundred eleventh in a series" on German reunification; one copy of "Poll - The Reunification of Germany." The Methodology sheet paired with the German Reunification poll refers to it as the "two hundred and eleventh" poll in the series, whereas the Folder title uses "206."
Box 507, Folder 19

#207-210 1989

Scope and Contents

8 items: Methodology sheet for Poll #207, on California Politics and the ethics of politicians; one copy of Poll #207, California Politics, 12/1989; Methodology sheet for Poll #208 on the resignation of San Diego County Sheriff, John Duffy; one copy of Poll #208 - San Diego County, Sheriff Duffy; Methodology sheet for Poll 209; one copy of Poll #209 on quality of life, standard of living, and the state of the nation; Methodology sheet for Poll #210, one copy of Poll #210 on the United States' invasion of Panama.
Box 507, Folder 20

#212-215, 217, 219, 220 1990

Scope and Contents

Approx. 27 items. Methodology sheets and LAT Polls #212, 213, 214, 215, 217, 219, 220. One copy each for the following polls and subjects are: 212 - Health care in USA, 213 - Ventura County, Cal State campus/lifestyle, 214 - the police, malathion spraying and sports in L.A. & Orange Counties, 215 - Calif. politics, 217 - San Diego lifestyles, particularly North County, 219 - Calif. politics, the death penalty and women in politics, 220 - Calif. politics.
Box 507, Folder 21

#223-226, 231-233 1990

Scope and Contents

Approx. 27 items. Methodology sheets and Los Angeles Times Polls #223, 224, 225, 226, 231, 232, 233. One copy each for the following polls and subjects are: 223 - Calif. politics, 224 - Calif. Democratic Primary for governor, 225 - Calif. Gov. Primary, 226 - Calif. politics, 231 - Calif. politics, 232 - Iraq's invasion into Kuwait and the Mideast crisis, 233 - Calif. politics.
Box 508

Reprints And Publications - Los Angeles Times Poll

Box 508, Folder 1

#234-238 1990

Scope and Contents

10 items; Methodology sheets for Polls 234, 235, 236, 237, 238; one copy each of Polls 234 - Calif. politics, 235 - Calif. politics, 236 - Calif. politics, 237 - Exit Poll, General Election, 11/1990, 238 - Should U.S. go to war with Iraq?
Box 508, Folder 2

#242, 243 1991

Scope and Contents

4 items: Methodology sheets for 242 and 243; Poll 242 on California issues; Poll 243 on attitudes about Persian Gulf war (one month in).
Box 508, Folder 3

#245-247,249, 250 1991

Scope and Contents

Methodology sheets for 245, 246, 247, 249 and 250. Poll 245 on the beating of Rodney King; 246 on the aftermath of the war with Iraq; 247 on the call for Los Angeles Police Chief Daryl Gates' resignation in the wake of the beating of Rodney King; 249 on Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley's call for the resignation of Los Angeles Police Chief Daryl Gates in the wake of the Rodney King beating; 250 on the economy, banking, and taxes.
Box 508, Folder 4

#251-254 1991

Scope and Contents

Methodology sheets for polls 252, 253 and 254. Poll 251 on Dan Quayle as President/George Bush's Health; 252 on California politics and the state's budget crisis; 253 on patriotism, civil liberties and the recent United States Supreme Court decisions; 254 on the outcome of the independent Christopher Commission's report on the Los Angeles Police Department.
Box 508, Folder 5

Published Articles 1988 - 1989

Scope and Contents

Approx. 25 items. 20-plus articles reprinted from LAT, bylines George Skelton, Kevin Roderick, etc., describing and analyzing the poll results.
 

Illustrations and Artwork 1906-1992

Scope and Contents

This series includes works for inclusion in the newspaper. Artists include Paul Conrad and Charles Owens. Date range is 1906-1992.
Box 509

Reprints And Publications - Illustrations & Artwork

 

Paul Conrad drawings 1968 - 1973

Scope and Contents

163 items: prints of Paul Conrad LAT editorial cartoons from the period 1968 - 1973.
Box 510

Reprints And Publications - Illustrations & Artwork

 

Paul Conrad drawings 1974 - 1975

Scope and Contents

221 items: prints of Paul Conrad LAT editorial cartoons from the period 1974 - 1975.
Box 511

Reprints And Publications - Illustrations & Artwork

 

Paul Conrad drawings 1976 - 1977

Scope and Contents

188 items: prints of Paul Conrad LAT editorial cartoons from the period 1976 - 1977.
Box 512

Reprints And Publications - Illustrations & Artwork

 

Paul Conrad drawings 1978 - 1979

Scope and Contents

181 items: (grouped in plastic sleeves) prints of Paul Conrad LAT editorial cartoons from the period 1978 - 1979.
Box 513

Reprints And Publications - Illustrations & Artwork

 

Paul Conrad drawings 1980 - 1982

Scope and Contents

218 items: (grouped in plastic sleeves) prints of Paul Conrad LAT editorial cartoons from the period 1980 - 1982.
Box 514

Reprints And Publications - Illustrations & Artwork

 

Paul Conrad drawings 1983 - 1985

Scope and Contents

252 items: (grouped in plastic sleeves) prints of Paul Conrad LAT editorial cartoons from the period 1983 - 1985.
Box 515

Reprints And Publications - Illustrations & Artwork

 

Paul Conrad drawings 1986 - 1992

Scope and Contents

Approx. 200 items: (grouped in plastic sleeves) prints of Paul Conrad Los Angeles Times editorial cartoons from the period 1986 - 1992. Also in this box is a memo from Janet Nippell (Conrad's administrative aide) to Craig St. Clair (Los Angeles Times History Center) in 1991 when the bulk of these items were sent to the History Center.
Box 516

Reprints And Publications - Illustrations & Artwork

Box 516, Folder 1

Gibson, Charles Dana - Illustrations by 1906

Scope and Contents

5 items, all labeled Art Supplement: 3/25/1906 - "A castle in the air"; 4/1/1906 - "A hopeless case"; 4/8/1906 - "The weaker sex: under the microscope"; 4/15/1906 - "The parting wall"; 5/20/1906 - "Serious business: a young lawyer arguing his first important case."
Box 516, Folder 2

Kirby, Harlan - Illustrations by 1942, 1955

Scope and Contents

2 items: Original pencil illustration of dancers Nila Amparo and Jose Greco in 1955. Pencil map of Australia and the routes from Port Darwin to nearby islands, published in 1942.
Box 516, Folder 3

Owens, Charles - Illustrations by 1938, 1939, 1942, 1943, 1947, 1949, 1950

Scope and Contents

Original artwork by Charles Owens: Illustration showing various roads in the Death Valley area (showing Stovepipe Wells, Furnace Creek and Desolation Canyon), published in 1949; Illustration representing California history - a steamship at sea bearing a gigantic banner, "CALIFORNIA IS A STATE." This item ran in LAT in 1950 to commemorate the State's 100th anniversary; Illustration (aerial view) depicting a residence in the Rancho Santa Anita area, published in 1938; Illustration (aerial view) of the San Gabriel Mountains and the "new beacons" used to guide transport planes into the Los Angeles Basin through fog, published in 1939; Illustration of the burn area of a wildfire in the Chatsworth Manor area, published in 1947; Photograph and printed copy of map of Australia and surrounding islands during World War II, published in 1942; Map of Alaska's Aleutian Islands and the route between them and islands held by the Japanese during World War II, published in 1943.
Box 516, Folder 4

Editorial Cartoons - October - November 1960

Scope and Contents

Collection of photocopies with editorial cartoon on one side, list of Times editorials and copy of editorial column on the other side. All pages dated.
Box 516, Folder 5

Editorial Cartoons - April - May 1961

Scope and Contents

Collection of photocopies with editorial cartoon on one side, list of Times editorials and copy of editorial column on the other side. All pages dated.
Box 516, Folder 6

Editorial Cartoons - June - July 1961

Scope and Contents

Collection of photocopies with editorial cartoon on one side, list of Times editorials and copy of editorial column on the other side. All pages dated.
Box 516, Folder 7

Editorial Cartoons - August - September 1961

Scope and Contents

Collection of photocopies with editorial cartoon on one side, list of Times editorials and copy of editorial column on the other side. All pages dated.
Box 516, Folder 8

Aa - Af 1951, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1975

Scope and Contents

Originals and copies of line cuts, drawings, and sketches arranged by subject. Includes drawings by James Francavilla, William MacArthur, Sam Patrick, and others. Aaron, Benjamin; Abbas, Ferhat; Abbott, Philip; Abel, I.W.; Abel, Colonel Rudolph; Abramson, Rudy P.; Acehson, Dean; Adams, Edie; Adams, John; Adams, John Quincy; Adams, Sherman; Addy, Wesley; and Adler, Kurt Herbert.
Box 516, Folder 9

Adenauer, Konrad 1953, 1962 - 1963

Scope and Contents

Originals and copies of line cuts, drawings, and sketches arranged by subject. Includes drawings by Brandel, John Perts, John Carlton, and others. Adenauer, Konrad.
Box 516, Folder 10

Ag - Al 1962, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1973

Scope and Contents

Originals and copies of line cuts, drawings, and sketches arranged by subject. Includes drawings by Ranan Lurie, Harold C. Paterson, William MacArthur, Dick Hodgins, Jack Rosen, John Perts, and others. Agnew, Spiro; Aiken, George; Ainsworth, Robert H.; Albee, Edward; Aldrin, Edwin "Buzz"; Alkan, Charles-Valentin; Allen, George; Allen, Roy E.; Allende, Salvador; Allingham, Margery; Allot, Gordon; Alshuler, Bob; and Alsop, Stewart.
Box 516, Folder 11

Alaska 1942

Scope and Contents

Two maps of Alaska, one a copy of a line drawing, the other a page from the Los Angeles Times.
Box 516, Folder 12

Am - Ar 1962 - 1966, 1968 - 1970

Scope and Contents

Originals and copies of line cuts, drawings, and sketches arranged by subject. Includes drawings by William MacArthur, Walter Harasek, Dick Hodgins, and others. Anderson, George W.; Anderson, Glenn; Anderson, Judith; Andrews, Julie; Ann-Margret; Arafat, Yasir; Aref; Armstrong, Neil; Arosemena, Carlos J.; Arthur, Chester A.; and Arthur, Jean.
Box 516, Folder 13

As - Az 1937, 1949, 1963, 1966 - 1968, 1970, 1973

Scope and Contents

Originals and copies of line cuts, drawings, and sketches arranged by subject. Includes drawings by William MacArthur, Braunsdorf, James Francavilla, and others. Ash, Roy; Astin, John, Atlee, Clement; Attenborough, Richard; Ault, Richard; Australia; Ayanian, Haig; Ayub Khan, Mohammed; and Aznavour, Charles.
Box 516, Folder 14

Ba - Bd 1959, 1962 - 1966, 1968

Scope and Contents

Originals and copies of line cuts, drawings, and sketches arranged by subject. Includes drawings by William MacArthur, John Perts, Harold C. Paterson, Associated Press, John Carlton, James Francavilla, John Snyder, and others. Bailey, John; Baker, Bobby; Baker, Carroll; Baldwin, James; Ball, George; Bancroft, Anne; Bandarnaike, Mrs.; Barasch, Buddy R.; Baratta, Marianne; Barclay, Richard; Barenboim, Daniel; Barnett, Ross; Barr, William; Barraque, Jean; Barrerra, A. Imbert; Barrientos, Rene; Bartlett, Bob; Baruch, Bernard "Barney" M.; Basehart, Richard; Bass, John; Baum, Reverend Gregory; Baxter, Frank; Bayar, Celal; and Bayer, Albert W.
Box 516, Folder 15

Be - Bh 1959 - 1968, 1971, 1974, 1975

Scope and Contents

Originals and copies of line cuts, drawings, and sketches arranged by subject. Includes drawings by William MacArthur, John Snyder, John Perts, Russell Arasmith, Peter Bentovoja, John Carlton, James Francavilla, and others. Beame, Abraham; Beery, Wallace; Beethoven, Ludwig; Bel Geddes, Barbara; Belaunde, President; Bell, Alphonzo; Bell, David; Ben Bella, Ahmed; Ben Gurion, David; Benjamin, Hilde; Bennett, Alvin; Benny, Jack; Benson, George C. S.; Benson, Ezra Taft; Bentsen, Lloyd; Bergen, Candice; Bergen, Polly; Berger, Senta; Berle, Adolph Jr.; Bergman, Ingmar; Bergman, Ingrid; Bernor, Pierce; Bernardi, Ernani; Bernheimer, Martin; Bernstein, Leonard; Bert; Best, Charles; Betancourt, Romulo; and Bevan, Aneurin.
Box 517

Reprints And Publications - Illustrations & Artwork

Box 517, Folder 1

Bi - Bq 1958, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1965 - 1969

Scope and Contents

Originals and copies of line cuts, drawings, and sketches arranged by subject. Includes drawings by William MacArthur, Harold C. Paterson, John Snyder, James Francavilla, John Perts, and others. Bishop, Joey; Bissell, Richard; Black, Hugo; Blanchard, Lemoine; Blaylock, A. J.; Bleck, Basil; Bliss, Ray C.; Bliss, Raymond; Blossom, Virgil; Blough, Roger M.; Bolling, Richard; Bonelli, Frank C.; Booth, Carol; Booth, Shirley; Bosch, Juan; Boulware, Lemanuel; Bourguiba, Habib; Bowron, Fletcher; Boyce, A. M.: and Boyko, Edgar Paul.
Box 517, Folder 2

Br 1962 - 1974

Scope and Contents

Originals and copies of line cuts, drawings, and sketches arranged by subject. Includes drawings by William MacArthur, James Francavilla, Artis Lane, Jan Zeboski, John Snyder, John Perts, Peter Bentovoja, and others. Bradbury, Ray; Brandeis, Louis B.; Brandt, Willy; Braude, Marvin; Breathitt, Ed; Brennan, Peter; Brewer, Albert P.; Brewster, Kingman Jr.; Brezhnev, Leonid; Brinegar, Claude; Brinkley, David; Brizola, Lionel; Brogan, D. W.; Brown, Edmund "Jerry" Jr.; Brown, Harrison; Brown, James Harvey; Brown, Joe E.; Brown, Robert; Browne, Harry; Browning, John; Broz, Josif Tito; Bruce, David K.; and Brzezinski, Zbigniev.
Box 517, Folder 3

Brown, Edmund 1958, 1962

Scope and Contents

Originals and copies of line cuts, drawings, and sketches of Edmund G. Brown, Governor of California, by William MacArthur.
Box 517, Folder 4

Bu - Bz 1962, 1964 - 1966, 1970, 1972 - 1975

Scope and Contents

Originals and copies of line cuts, drawings, and sketches arranged by subject. Includes drawings by William MacArthur, Walter Harasek, James Francavilla, Peter Bentovoja, Ranan Lurie, Patrick Lynch, and others. Buchanan, James; Buchen, Philip; Buckley, Hal; Buckley, James; Buckley, William F.; Bulganin, Nikolai; Bull, Stephen; Bunche, Ralph; Bundy, McGeorge; Bunker, Ellsworth; Burch, Dean; Burger, Warren E.; Burr, Raymond; Busch, Joseph P.; Bush, Prescott; Bush, Robert N.; Butz, Elmer; and Byrd, Harry F.
Box 517, Folder 5

Buchwald, Arthur 1966

Scope and Contents

Originals and copies of line cuts, drawings, and sketches of Arthur Buchwald, Los Angeles Times columnist, by William MacArthur.
Box 517, Folder 6

Ca - Cha 1955, 1962 - 1971, 1973

Scope and Contents

Originals and copies of line cuts, drawings, and sketches arranged by subject. Includes drawings by William MacArthur, John Perts, James Francavilla, Russell Arasmith, Len Poznanski, and others. Caamano Demo, Francisco; Cagney, James; Cailliet, Emile; Callas, Maria; Calley, William L.; Cambodia, Prince Norodom Sihanouk of; Campbell, Ian James; Campbell, Terry Kirk; Cannon, Berry L.; Cannon, Clarence; Capehart, Homer; Caplin, Mortimer; Capote, Truman; Cardenas, Lazaro; Caro, Warren; Carr, Charmian; Case, Clifford; Cassidy, Jack; Castro, Raul; Castro, Sal; Celler, Emanuel; Champlin, Charles; Chandler, Harry; Chandler, Norman; Chandler, Otis; Chaplin, Charles; Chaplin, Geraldine; Chau, Tran Ngoc; Chavez, Carlos; and Chavez, Cesar.
Box 517, Folder 7

Castro, Fidel 1960, 1962, 1974

Scope and Contents

Originals and copies of line cuts, drawings, and sketches of Fidel Castro, leader of Cuba. Includes drawings by James Francavilla, Ranan Lurie, and others.
Box 518

Reprints And Publications - Illustrations & Artwork

Box 518, Folder 1

Che - Col 1962, 1963, 1965 - 1969, 1971, 1972, 1974

Scope and Contents

Originals and copies of line cuts, drawings, and sketches arranged by subject. Includes drawings by William MacArthur, Ranan Lurie, James Francavilla, Pete Bentovoja, John Perts, John Snyder, Russell Arasmith, Dick Hodgins, Jr., Harold C. Paterson, and others. Chen Yi; Chiang Kai-shek; Chiari, Roberto; Chotiner, Murray; Chou En-lai; Christie, Julie; Christopher, George; Clark, Colin G.; Clark, Mark; Clark, Ramsey; Clawson, Del; Clay, Lucius; Clemens, Samuel (Mark Twain); Cleveland, Grover; Clifford, Clark; Clifton, Robert; Coburn, James; Cohen, Sidney; Cohen, Wilbur J.; Cole, Nat (King); Collins, Le Roy; Collins, Michael; Colmer, William M.; Colombo, Monsignor Carlo; Colwell, Bundy; Colwell, Ernest; and Colwell.
Box 518, Folder 2

Churchill, Winston 1962, 1963, 1965

Scope and Contents

Originals and copies of line cuts, drawings, and sketches of Sir Winston Churchill by J. Carlton, William MacArthur, James Francavilla, and others.
Box 518, Folder 3

Con - Cz 1962, 1964 - 1968, 1971

Scope and Contents

Originals and copies of line cuts, drawings, and sketches arranged by subject. Includes drawings by William MacArthur, James Francavilla, Harold C. Paterson, Peter Bentovoja, Harold Peterson, and others. Conant, James B.; Connors, Michael; Conrad, Charles (Pete); Cook, Fielder; Coolidge, Calvin; Coons, Arthur G.; Cooper, John Sherman; Cord, Alex; Cordier, Andrew W.; Corot; Corrigan, Robert W.; Costin, Glen C.; Couve; Crain, Chester; Crane, Stephen; Cranston, Alan; Crawford, Kenneth; Crowther, Superintendent; Cukor, George; Culkin, Father; Curtis, Tony; Cushman, Robert E.; and Cyrano.
Box 518, Folder 4

Da - Dh 1962 - 1969, 1973 - 1975

Scope and Contents

Originals and copies of line cuts, drawings, and sketches arranged by subject. Includes drawings by James Francavilla, John Snyder, Russell Arasmith, John Perts, Hirschfeld, William MacArthur, Peter Bentovoja, Harold C. Paterson, and others. Daley, Richard; Dallek, Robert; Daniel, Aubrey III; Darnell, Jackie; Dassin, Jules; Dauterman, Carl; Davidson, Gordon; Davis, Clifford; Davis, Clive; Davis, Edward M.; Davis, Sammy Jr.; Dayan, Moshe; De Leon, Marcos; De Sapio, Carmine; Dean, Arthur H.; Dean, John III; Deane, Ben C.; Debs, Ernest; Decatur, Stephen; Defferre, Gaston; Demirel, Suleyman; Denahy, Robert; Dent, Frederick; and Devon, Laura.
Box 518, Folder 5

De Gaulle, Charles 1960, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1970

Scope and Contents

Originals and copies of line cuts, drawings, and sketches of General Charles De Gaulle, President of France, by Walter Harasek, James Francavilla, Pete Linnartz, John Carlton, and others.
Box 518, Folder 6

Di - Dz 1962 - 1973

Scope and Contents

Originals and copies of line cuts, drawings, and sketches arranged by subject. Includes drawings by James Francavilla, John Carlton, John Perts, William MacArthur, David Levine, Harold C. Paterson, John Snyder, and others. Di Donato, Pietro; Diaz Ordaz; Diefenbaker, John; Diem, Ngo Dinh; Dillman, Brad; Dillon, C. Douglas; Dirksen, Everett; Disney, Roy; Djilas, Milovan; Dlugatch, Harvey; Dobrynin, Anatoly; Dodd, Thomas J.; Donahue, Kenneth; Donahue, Troy; Doolittle, James; Dorn, Warren M.; Dorticos, Osvald; Douglas, Lord; Doxiadis, Dr. C. A.; Dragicevich, Matt; Drake, Betsy; Dreiser, Theodore; Drinan, Robert; Drought, James; Dubcek, Alexander; Duke, Charles; Dumke, Glen S.; Dunne, Finley Peter; Duvalier, Francois; and Dyer, Thomas C.
Box 518, Folder 7

E 1962 - 1969, 1973, 1975

Scope and Contents

Originals and copies of line cuts, drawings, and sketches arranged by subject. Includes drawings by James Francavilla, William MacArthur, Harold C. Paterson, Peter Linnartz, Jack Rosen, Larry Zwart, Dick Hodgins Jr., and others. Echeverria Alvarez, Luis; Eden, Anthony; Edwards, George A.; Edwards, Herbert E.; Ehrlich, Paul R.; Ehrlichman, John D.; Eichen, Howard; Eggar, Samantha; Eisenhower, Milton; Endicott, William F.; England's King Edward III; England's Prince Charles; England's Princess Margaret; Elbrick, C. Burke; Ellender, Allen J.; Elmendorf, George F.; Erhard, Ludwig; Erkel, Albert A.; Erlander, Tage; Ervin, Sam; Escobedo, Danny; Eshrol, Levi; and Everett, Chad.
Box 518, Folder 8

Eisenhower, Dwight 1952, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1968

Scope and Contents

Originals and copies of line cuts, drawings, and sketches of General Dwight D. Eisenhower, President of the United States. Includes drawings by John Carlton, James Francavilla, and others.
Box 519

Reprints And Publications - Illustrations & Artwork

Box 519, Folder 1

Fa - Fl 1962 - 1969, 1974

Scope and Contents

Originals and copies of line cuts, drawings, and sketches arranged by subject. Includes drawings by William MacArthur, John Perts, Harold C. Paterson, James Francavilla, John Snyder, Peter Bentovoja, and others. Fabian; Fairbanks, Bob; Fanfani, Premier; Faraday, Michael; Farmer, James; Farrow, Mia; Farrow, Robert J.; Faubus, Orval E.; Faucette, George Gilbert; Faure, Edgar; Fedorenko, Nikolai; Fehr, Uri; Feiffer, Jules; Felici, Pericle Cardinal; Fermi, Enrico; Fichandler, Zelda; Fillmore, Millard; Finch, Peter; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Fisher, Hugo; Fitzgerald, F. Scott; Flagstad, Kirsten; Fleming, Ian; Flewelling, Ralph C.; Florence, Mal; Flournoy, Houston; and Flynn, Errol.
Box 519, Folder 2

Fm - Fz 1962, 1963, 1965 - 1971, 1973

Scope and Contents

Originals and copies of line cuts, drawings, and sketches arranged by subject. Includes drawings by William MacArthur, James Francavilla, Ranan Lurie, John Perts, Peter Bentovoja, Harold C. Paterson, David Levine, and others. Fonda, Jane; Forbes, Bryan; Ford, Ernie; Ford, Gerald R.; Ford, Henry; Ford, John Anson; Ford, Paul; Forman, James; Fortas, Abe; Fowler, Henry H.; Francis, Louis; Franco, Francisco; Francois-Poncet, Andre; Frank, Herbert; Freeman, Orville; Frei, Eduardo; Friendly, Fred; Frost, Robert; Fuller, Gil; Fulbright, J. William; Furgurson, Ernest; and Frye, William R.
Box 519, Folder 3

Ga - Gl 1960, 1962 - 1968, 1970 - 1973

Scope and Contents

Originals and copies of line cuts, drawings, and sketches arranged by subject. Includes drawings by William MacArthur, James Francavilla, John Snyder, Harold C. Paterson, Peter Bentovoja, Patrick Lynch, Larry Zwart, and others. Gaitskell, Hugh; Gagarin, Yuri; Galbraith, John Kenneth; Gandhi, Indira; Gandhi, Mohandas K.; Gardner, Robert; Garfield, James; Garland, Beverly; Garris, Michael; Gary, John; Gavin, James; Bazzara, Ben; Gehry, Frank O.; Getchell, Charles; Giap, Vo Nguyen; Gibson, John S., Jr.; Gideon, Earl; Gierek, Edward; Gilbert, Florence; and Glenn, John H., Jr.
Box 519, Folder 4

Gm - Gz 1959, 1962, 1963, 1965 - 1970, 1974

Scope and Contents

Originals and copies of line cuts, drawings, and sketches arranged by subject. Includes drawings by John Snyder, James Francavilla, William MacArthur, Harold C. Paterson, Peter Bentovoja, Willson, Norkin, Oliver French, and others. Graham, Richard A.; Grant, Ulysses S.; Grasso, Ella; Greece's King Constantine; Greenberg, Carl; Greschner, William D.; Griffith, Griffith J.; Grimond, Jo; Grivas; Grold, L. James; Gromyko, Andrei; Gruen, Victor; Guevara, Ernesto "Che"; Guinness, Alec; Guzzetti, Giovanni Battista; Godbey, William H.; Goddard, Robert H.; Godoy, Hector Garcia; Golan, Gila; Golden, Harry; Goldman, Marvin; Goldsmith, Bram; Gomaa, Sharawi; Gomulka, Wayslaw; Goodell, Charles; Goodkin, Sanford R.; Goodlad, John I.; Gordon, Kermit; Gordon, Milton; Gordon, Ruth; Gore, Albert, Sr.; Goulart, Joao; and Goulian, Mehran.
Box 519, Folder 5

Goldberg, Arthur 1962, 1966, 1969, 1970

Scope and Contents

Originals and copies of line cuts, drawings, and sketches of Arthur Goldberg, United States Labor Secretary, including drawings by Harasek, David Levine, James Francavilla, Jack Rosen, and others.
Box 519, Folder 6

Goldwater, Barry 1961, 1963, 1964, 1966

Scope and Contents

Originals and copies of line cuts, drawings, and sketches of Barry Goldwater, United States Senator, including drawings by John A. Carlton and others.
Box 520

Reprints And Publications - Illustrations & Artwork

Box 520, Folder 1

Ha 1962 - 1971, 1973 - 1975

Scope and Contents

Originals and copies of line cuts, drawings, and sketches arranged by subject. Includes drawings by James Francavilla, Peter Bentovoja, William MacArthur, Dean Waite, David Levine, Larry Zwart, and others. Hackney, Duane D.; Hackworth, David H.; Hagerty, James; Hagman, Larry; Haig, Alexander; Hailsham, Lord; Haldeman, H. R.; Hale, Randolph; Hall, John; Hall, Leonard; Hamer, John; Hammerstein, Oscar; Handle, George F.; Hansen, Early; Hanson, Howard; Hardin, Dr.; Harding, Warren G.; Hari, Mata; Harlan, John M.; Harriman, W. Averell; Harkins, Paul; Harris, Barbara; Harris, Joseph; Harris, Oren; Harris, Richard; Harrison, Benjamin; Harrison, William H.; Harrison, William Henry; Hartmann, Robert; Hayden, Carl; Hayes, James A.; Hayes, Rutherford B.; Hayes, Woody; Haynsworth, C. F.; and Hayworth, Rita.
Box 520, Folder 2

Haber, Joyce 1967, 1968, 1970

Scope and Contents

Originals and copies of line cuts, drawings, and sketches of Joyce Haber, columnist for the Los Angeles Times. Includes drawings by William MacArthur and others.
Box 520, Folder 3

Hb - Hn 1962 - 1971, 1973, 1975

Scope and Contents

Originals and copies of line cuts, drawings, and sketches arranged by subject. Includes drawings by James Francavilla, Peter Bentovoja, Morris, Ranan Lurie, John Perts, William MacArthur, and others. Higgs, DeWitt A.; Hilburn, Robert; Hill, Lister; Hillman, Wayne; Hills, Roderick; Hilsman, Roger Jr.; Hiss, Alger; Hitch, Charles J.; Heath, Edward; Heikal; Helms, Richard; Hemingway, Ernest; Henry, Mary; Henry, E. William; Herlie, Eileen; Herodotus; Hesburgh, Father; Heston, Charles; Hettinger, Karl T.; and Heyns, Roger.
Box 520, Folder 4

Ho - Hz 1961 - 1969, 1971

Scope and Contents

Originals and copies of line cuts, drawings, and sketches arranged by subject. Includes drawings by Dick Hodgins, Jr., John A. Carlton, James Francavilla, William MacArthur, John Snyder, Peter Bentovoja, Harold C. Paterson, Artis Lane, and others. Ho Chi Minh; Hodges, Luther; Hoffman, Julius; Hoffman, Paul; Holifield, Chet; Holland, John C.; Hollings, Ernest F.; Hollingworth, Joe E.; Holloman, Herbert; Holly, Buddy; Holm, Celeste; Holman, Elizabeth; Home, Lord; Hoover, J. Edgar; Hopkins, Miriam; Horne, Marilyn; Hornig, Donald; Horton, E. E.; Howe, Harold; Hughes, Charles Evans; Hughes, Harold; Humphrey, Mrs. Hubert; Hunsaker, Richard C.; Hunsaker, S.V.; Huntley, Chet; Huong, Tran Van; and Husak, Gustav.
Box 520, Folder 5

Hoover, Herbert 1962, 1964

Scope and Contents

Originals and copies of line cuts, drawings, and sketches of Herbert Hoover, President of the United States. Includes drawings by John A. Carlton and others.
Box 520, Folder 6

Humphrey, Hubert 1961, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1972

Scope and Contents

Originals and copies of line cuts, drawings, and sketches of Hubert Humphrey, Vice President of the United States. Includes drawings by John Snyder, John A. Carlton, James Francavilla, Len Poznanski, and others.
Box 520, Folder 7

I 1962, 1965, 1970

Scope and Contents

Originals and copies of line cuts, drawings, and sketches arranged by subject. Includes drawings by James Francavilla, William MacArthur, Peter Bentovoja, and others. Ikeda, Hayato; Inouye, Daniel K.; Ionesco, Eugene; Iran, Shah of; and Ives, Burl.
Box 520, Folder 8

J 1962, 1963, 1965 - 1968, 1970 - 1972

Scope and Contents

Originals and copies of line cuts, drawings, and sketches arranged by subject. Includes drawings by James Francavilla, John Perts, William MacArthur, Peter Bentovoja, Harold C. Paterson, Russ Arasmith, and others. Jackson, Andrew; Jackson, Henry; Jacobsson, Per; affe, Rona; Jagan, Cheddi; James, Daniel (Chappie); James, Henry; Janssen, David; Jarrin, Edgardo Mercado; Jay, George; Jefferson, Thomas; Jenkins, Herbert T.; Jenssen, Ward J.; Johnson, Andrew; Johnson, Revered Hewlitt; Johnson, Richard; Johnston, Olin; Jones, Dean; Jones, Le Roi; Jones, Opal C.; Joseph, Stanley M.; Joy, Charles Turner; and Judd, Walter.
Box 521

Reprints And Publications - Illustrations & Artwork

Box 521, Folder 1

Johnson, Lyndon B. and "Lady Bird" 1960, 1962 - 1965, 1968, 1971, 1973

Scope and Contents

Originals and copies of line cuts, drawings, and sketches of Lyndon B. and Claudia "Lady Bird" Johnson, President and First Lady of the United States. Includes drawings by Milt Morris, James Francavilla, Peter Bentovoja, Peter Linnartz, Tom Paprooki, John Carlton, Russ Arasmith, and others. Also, etched and cut metal plate of Lyndon B. Johnson.
Box 521, Folder 2

Jordan - King Hussein 1970

Scope and Contents

Originals and copies of line cuts, drawings, and sketches of King Hussein of Jordan. Includes drawings by James Francavilla, Peter Bentovoja, and Walter Harasek.
Box 521, Folder 3

Ka - Kh 1961 - 1968, 1973

Scope and Contents

Originals and copies of line cuts, drawings, and sketches arranged by subject. Includes drawings by James Francavilla, John Perts, William MacArthur, John Carlton, Peter Bentovoja, and others. Kadar, Janus; Karamanlis, Constantine; Katzenbach, Nicholas; Katzin, Ephraim; Kaufman, L.; Kazantzakis, Nikos; Keating, Kenneth; Keaton, Buster; Kennan, George; Kennedy, Edward "Ted"; Kennedy, Joseph; Kelly, Brian; Kenworthy, Charles A.; Keppel, Francis; Kerr, John; Kerr, Muriel; Kerr, Robert; Kerr, Walter; Kersh, Kathy; Keynes, John M.; Khan, Ayub; Khanh, Nguyen; and Khedda, Youssef Ben.
Box 521, Folder 4

Kennedy, John F. and Jacqueline 1961 - 1963, 1965 - 1968, 1970, 1973

Scope and Contents

Originals and copies of line cuts, drawings, and sketches of John F. and Jacqueline "Jackie" Kennedy, President and First Lady of the United States. Includes drawings by Sam Patrick, John Carlton, James Francavilla, William MacArthur and others. Also, etched metal plate of John F. Kennedy.
Box 521, Folder 5

Kj - Kz 1962 - 1969, 1974

Scope and Contents

"Originals and copies of line cuts, drawings, and sketches arranged by subject. Includes drawings by William MacArthur, James Francavilla, John Perts, and others. Kletzbi, Paul; Knappertsbusch, Hans; Koch, Adrienne; Konev, Ivan S.; Kosygin, Alexei; Kowalaski, Frank; Kraatz, Carl F.; Kreedman, S. Jon; Kroll, Hans; Krulak, Victor, H.; Kubelik, Rafael; Kuchel, Thomas; Kurland, Philip B.; and Ky, Cao."
Box 521, Folder 6

Ki 1962 - 1968, 1973, 1974

Scope and Contents

Originals and copies of line cuts, drawings, and sketches arranged by subject. Includes drawings by William MacArthur, James Francavilla, Peter Bentovoja, Harold C. Paterson, John Snyder, and others. Kiesinger, Kurt Georg; Kietzman, Dale W.; King, Martin Luther Jr.; Kinsey, Kersey; Kirk, Grayson; Kirk, Russell; Kirkpatrick, Mr.; Kirsch, Robert; Kirsch, Bob; Kirschke, Jack; Kissinger, Henry A.; and Kittikachorn, Thanom.
Box 521, Folder 7

Kennedy, Robert 1962 - 1965, 1968

Scope and Contents

Originals and copies of line cuts, drawings, and sketches of Robert Kennedy, Attorney General of the United States. Includes drawings by William MacArthur, James Francavilla, John Carlton, Patrick Lynch, and others.
Box 521, Folder 8

Kruschchev, Nikita 1959, 1961, 1962, 1967

Scope and Contents

Originals and copies of line cuts, drawings, and sketches of Russian Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev. Includes drawings by John Carlton and others.
Box 522

Reprints And Publications - Illustrations & Artwork

Box 522, Folder 1

La - Lip 1952, 1958, 1962 - 1967, 1969 - 1972, 1975

Scope and Contents

Originals and copies of line cuts, drawings, and sketches arranged by subject. Includes drawings by James Francavilla, Harold C. Paterson, Peter Bentovoja, William MacArthur, Len Poznanski, E. H. Gunder, Joe Cunningham, John Perts, and others. Landis, Benjamin; Laird, Melvin; Lane, Howard; Lansdale, Edward; Laos Prince Souphanouvong; Laski, Harold; Lavelle, John; Lavry, Marc; Le, Kong; Leary, Howard; Lee, Gypsy Rose; Lee, Robert E.; Lehman, Ernest; Lehmann, Lottie; LeMay, Curtis E.; Lemnitzer, Lyman L.; Leone, Giovanni; Lesage, Jean; Levine, Joe; Lewis, Flora; Lewis, Sammy; Libby, Willard; Liberace, Lee; Lilienthal, David; Lin Piao; Lincoln, Robert Todd; Lindsay, John V.; Linkletter, Jack; Lippmann, Walter; and Lipset, Seymour M.
Box 522, Folder 2

Lincoln, Abraham undated, 1967, 1973

Scope and Contents

"Originals and copies of line cuts, drawings, and sketches of Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States. "
Box 522, Folder 3

Liq - Lz 1960, 1962 - 1968, 1970, 1973

Scope and Contents

Originals and copies of line cuts, drawings, and sketches arranged by subject. Includes drawings by William MacArthur, John Snyder, James Francavilla, Ranan Lurie, Harold C. Paterson, and others. Lisi, Virna; Liu Shao-Chi; Livingston, Alan; Lleras Restrepo, Carlos; Loughlin, Edward; Louis, Victor; Lowell, Edgar L.; Lodge, Henry Cabot; Lom, Herbert; Lon Nol; London, Jack; Long, John; Long, Richard; Long, Russell; Lubell, Samuel; Luce, Clare Booth; Luce, Henry; Luevano, Daniel; Luckman, Charles; Lui Shao-Chi; Lyman, Richard W.; Lynley, Carol; and Lynn, James.
Box 522, Folder 4

Maa - Mac 1962 - 1969, 1971, 1972

Scope and Contents

Originals and copies of line cuts, drawings, and sketches arranged by subject. Includes drawings by Len Poznanski, Russell Arasmith, James Francavilla, John Perts, Harold C. Paterson, Norman Rockwell, Sam Patrick, Peter Bentovoja, Patrick Lynch, William MacArthur, and others. M'Callum, David; McCarthy, Eugene; McCarthy, Joe; McClellan, John L.; McCone, John A.; McCormack, John W.; McCourtney, Judge; McDonald, Dave; McGhee, George; MacGillis, Don; McGinniss, Joe; McGovern, George and Eleanor; McIntyre, J. Francis A.; McKinley, William; MacMillan, Harold; McNamara, Francis X.; McNamara, Pat; McNamara, Robert; McNassor, Donald; and McQueen, Steve.
Box 522, Folder 5

Mad - Maz 1962 - 1968, 1970 - 1973

Scope and Contents

Originals and copies of line cuts, drawings, and sketches arranged by subject. Includes drawings by James Francavilla, Harold C. Paterson, John Perts, Russell Arasmith, William MacArthur, John Carlton, Peter Bentovoja, John Snyder, and others. Madison, James; Magnuson, Warren; Mahan, Captain; Maher, Charles; Makarios, Archbishop; Maldonado, Joe; Major, LeRoy Cluff; Malik, Charles; Malinovsky, Rodion; Manchester, William; Manfred, Frederick; Mao Tze-Tung and Chiang Ching; Marcos, Ferdinand; Marcuse, Herbert; Margo; Markezinis, Spyros; Marshall, George C.; Marshall, Thurgood; Martin, John Bartlow; Martin, Mary; Martin, Paul; Martin, William McC.; Marvin, Lee; Mastroianni, Marcello; Matthau, Walter; Mattingly, Thomas; Mayfield, Harold; and Mayo, Nick.
Box 522, Folder 6

Mansfield, Mike 1963, 1969, 1970

Scope and Contents

"Originals and copies of line cuts, drawings, and sketches of Mike Mansfield, United States Senator. Includes drawings by James Francavilla and others. "
Box 522, Folder 7

Mb - Me 1962 - 1973

Scope and Contents

Originals and copies of line cuts, drawings, and sketches arranged by subject. Includes drawings by John Snyder, James Francavilla, William MacArthur, John Perts, John Carlton, Larry Zwart, Russell Arasmith, and others. Mead, Margaret; Meador, Dr. P., Jr.; Meany, George; Mellinkoff, Sherman M.; Mendel, Werner M.; Menninger, Karl; Menon, V. K. Krishna; Merchant, Livingston; Meredith, Don; Meremblum, Peter; Merrill, Robert; Merton, Thomas; Michener, James A.; Miller, Roger, Miller, William E.; Mills, Wilbur; Minow, Newton; Miranda, Ernesto; Mitchell, Clarence M., Jr.; Mitchell, John; and Mitterrand, Francois.
Box 522, Folder 8

Mf - Mz 1961 - 1970, 1972 - 1974

Scope and Contents

Originals and copies of line cuts, drawings, and sketches arranged by subject. Includes drawings by John Perts, James Francavilla, William MacArthur, Peter Bentovoja, John Snyder, and others. Mohieddin; Molotov, V. M.; Moltmann, Jurgen; Mondale, Walter; Montgomery, George; Moore, Mary Tyler; Mooring, Ivy M.; Moretti, Bob; Morgan, Ed. P.; Morison, Robert S.; Morley, Robert; Morrison, W. W.; Morse, Wayne; Morton, Thruston; Moses, Robert; Mosk, Stanley; Moynihan, Daniel Patrick; Mumford, Lewis; Mundt, Karl; Murphy, Franklin; Murray, Jan; Murray, Jim; Murray, Tom; Murrow, Edward R.; and Myrdal, Gunnar.
Box 523

Reprints And Publications - Illustrations & Artwork

Box 523, Folder 1

N 1958, 1962 - 1971

Scope and Contents

Originals and copies of line cuts, drawings, and sketches arranged by subject. Includes drawings by James Francavilla, Walter Harasek, Peter Bentovoja, John Snyder, William MacArthur, John Carlton, John Perts, Brandel, and others. Nacman, Martin; Nasser, Gamal Abdel; Nathan, Robert; Naulls, Willie; Ne Win; Nechayev, Sergey; Neff, Philip; Nehru, B. K.; Nehru, Jawaharlal; Newton, Huey; Nenni, Pietro; Ngo Dinh Nhu; Nkrumah, Kwame; Nichols, Mike; Niebuhr, Reinhold; Nin, Anais; Nono, Luigi; Nosavan, Phoumi; Nu, U; and Nyerere, Julius.
Box 523, Folder 2

Nixon, Richard and Patricia 1958, 1960 - 1963, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1972 -1975

Scope and Contents

Originals and copies of line cuts, drawings, and sketches of Richard Nixon, President of the United States, and his wife, Pat. Includes drawings by Dean Waite, James Francavilla, Len Poznanski, Norman Rockwell, John Carlton, Jack Rosen, Jim Hummel, and others.
Box 523, Folder 3

O 1962, 1964 - 1966, 1968, 1970, 1974

Scope and Contents

Originals and copies of line cuts, drawings, and sketches arranged by subject. Includes drawings by William MacArthur, Walter Harasek, and others. Olmstead, Ennis G.; Onassis, Aristotle Socrates; Ostrow, Ron; Oswald, Lee Harvey; O'Herlihy, Dan; O'Neill, Eugene; Otis, Harrison Gray; O'Toole, Peter; Ottinger, Richard; and Oum, Prince Boun.
Box 523, Folder 4

Pa - Pf 1963 - 1970, 1972, 1974

Scope and Contents

Originals and copies of line cuts, drawings, and sketches arranged by subject. Includes drawings by James Francavilla, William MacArthur, John Snyder, Len Poznanski, Peter Bentovoja, Jim Hummel, and others. Paisley, Ian; Papadopoulos, George; Park Chung Hee; Park, Rosemary; Parker, Eleanor; Parker, Suzy; Passman, Otto; Pastore, John; Payne, John; Pearson, Lester; Peng Teh-huai; Pepper, Claude D.; Percy, Charles; Commodore Perry; Peterson, Walter C.; Petree, Neil; Peron Isabel; Petrone, Rocco A.; and Pfau, Louis J.
Box 523, Folder 5

Parker, William 1962

Scope and Contents

Originals and copies of line cuts, drawings, and sketches of William Parker, Los Angeles Police Chief. Includes drawings by James Francavilla and William MacArthur.
Box 523, Folder 6

Pg - Pz 1961, 1962, 1964 - 1970, 1973

Scope and Contents

Originals and copies of line cuts, drawings, and sketches arranged by subject. Includes drawings by James Francavilla, William MacArthur, John Snyder, Russell Arasmith, David Levine, and others. Philby, Harold; Phillips, Rachel; Phillips, Samuel C.; Piatigorsky, Gregor; Picasso, Pablo; Pinter, Harold; Pirandello, Luigi; Pitts, Thomas L.; Pleshette, Suzanne; Plummer, Christopher; Po, Ivy Ling; Poitier, Sidney; Polyansky, Dmitri; Pompidou, Georges; Pound, Ezra; Powell, Adam Clayton; Powell, Enoch; Powell, Jane; Prado, Manuel; and Proxmire, William E.
Box 523, Folder 7

Pope John XXIII 1962

Scope and Contents

Originals and copies of line cuts, drawings, and sketches of Pope John XXIII. Includes drawings by James Francavilla.
Box 523, Folder 8

Pope Paul VI 1963 - 1965, 1968, 1969

Scope and Contents

Originals and copies of line cuts, drawings, and sketches of Pope Paul VI. Includes drawings by John Carlton, John Perts, Peter Bentovoja, James Francavilla, Russell Arasmith, and others.
Box 523, Folder 9

Q 1970

Scope and Contents

Originals and copies of line cuts, drawings, and sketches arranged by subject. Includes drawing by James Francavilla. Quisling.
Box 523, Folder 10

Ra - Ri 1962 - 1971, 1973, 1976

Scope and Contents

Originals and copies of line cuts, drawings, and sketches arranged by subject. Includes drawings by William MacArthur, John Snyder, James Francavilla, Len Poznanski, Peter Bentovoja, John Perts, and others. Rabb, Ellis; Rafferty, Max; Randall, Tony; Rappaport, Stuart; Rashid, Sheik; Ray, Dixy Lee; Reagan, Ronald; Redford, Robert; Reed, Donna; Rees, Thomas; Rehnquist, William H.; Reischauer, Edwin O.; Reiner, Carl; Restrepo, Carols Lleras; Reuther, Walter; Reynolds, Debbie; Reynolds, James; Rhodes, James A.; Ribicoff, Abraham; Richards, Richard; Rickover, Hyman; Riesel, Victor; and Riquet, P. Michel.
Box 524

Reprints And Publications - Illustrations & Artwork

Box 524, Folder 1

Rj - Rz 1950, 1958, 1960 - 1966, 1968, 1970, 1972 - 1974

Scope and Contents

Originals and copies of line cuts, drawings, and sketches arranged by subject. Includes drawings by William MacArthur, Jim Hummel, James Francavilla, Walter Harasek, Len Poznanski, Brandel, Patrick Lynch, John Perts, John Edwards, Peter Bentovoja, Russell Arasmith, Harold C. Paterson, and others. Robertson, A. Willis; Robards, Jason Jr.; Robertson, Cliff; Rodino, Peter W. Jr.; Rodrigues, Carlos Rafael; Rockefeller, Lawrence; Rockefeller, Nelson A.; Rogers, Ginger; Rogers; Rogers, Williams; Romney, George; Ronning, Chester; Roosa, Robert V.; Roosevelt, Eleanor; Roosevelt, Franklin D.; Roosevelt, Franklin Jr.; Roosevelt, James; Roosevelt, Theodore; Rosenberg, Aaron; Rosson, William B.; Roston; Rousselot, John H.; Roybal, Edward R.; Rubinstein, Artur; Rule, Janice; Rundberg, Karl; Russell, Bertrand; Russell, George Vernon; Russell, Richard B.; Russell, Rosalind; and Ryan, Cornelius.
Box 524, Folder 2

Rusk, Dean undated, 1965 - 1968, 1970

Scope and Contents

Originals and copies of line cuts, drawings, and sketches arranged by subject. Maher, Charles; Murrray, Jim; Ostrow, Ron; and Otis, Harrison Gray.
Box 524, Folder 3

Sa - Sd 1952, 1954, 1959, 1962 - 1968, 1970, 1972, 1975

Scope and Contents

Originals and copies of line cuts, drawings, and sketches arranged by subject. Includes drawings by W. Preston, William A. Smith, W. E. Terry III, George Carey, Pete Bentovoja, James Francavilla, John Perts, William MacArthur, Peter Linnartz/Associated Press, and others. Sabry; Sadat; Saint Clair, James; Sakharov, Andrei D.; Salazar, Antonio; Salazar, Rueben; Salinger, Pierre; Salk, Jonas; Sallal, Abdullah; Salmon, Herman; Saltman, Paul D.; Samoza, Luis; Sandburg, Carl; Sanford, Terry; Santa Cruz, Domingo; Sartre, Jean-Paul; Sato, Ersaku; Saxbe, Charles R.; Saxbe, William B.; Saxon, John; Scherchen; Schisgal Murray; Schlesinger, Arthur; Schmidt, Fred H.; Schmitz, John G.; Schreber, Franz; Schroeder, Gerhard; Schuller, Gunther; Schweitzer, Albert; Scott, Hugh; and Scranton, William W.
Box 524, Folder 4

Se - Sl undated, 1960, 1962, 1964 - 1970, 1972, 1974

Scope and Contents

Originals and copies of line cuts, drawings, and sketches arranged by subject. Includes drawings by J. Snyder, James Francavilla, Pete Bentovoja, William MacArthur, Harold C. Paterson, and others. Seaborg, Glenn; Seale, Bobby; Seaton, Fred; Segal, George; Segni, Antonio; Seidenbaum, Art; Seidman, L. William; Servan-Schreiber, Jean-Jacques; Shakespeare; Shapiro, Irving D.; Shastri; Shaw, Lou; Shawn, Dick; Shepard, Tom; Sheppard, Sam; Shirley, Bill; Shostakovich, Dimitri; Shriver, Sargent; Shultz, George P.; Sidney, George; Simon, Neil; Sinatra, Frank; Sinsheimer, Robert; Slayton, Donald K.; and Sluis, Joost.
Box 524, Folder 5

Sm - Sr 1962 - 1970, 1972, 1975

Scope and Contents

Originals and copies of line cuts, drawings, and sketches arranged by subject. Includes drawings by William MacArthur, James Francavilla, Pete Bentovoja, J. Snyder, Russell Arasmith, Ranan Lurie, and others. Smathers, George; Smight, Jack; Smith, Benjamin A.; Smith, Margaret Chase; Soliman; Sontag, Henrietta; Sothern, Ann; Souphanouvong; Sourwine, Julien G.; Soustelle, Jacques; Solzhenitsyn, Alexander I.; Spahn, Jack; Sparkman, John; Speck, Richard; Spock, Benjamin; Springer, Curtis; and Spruance, Raymond A.
Box 524, Folder 6

Smith, Cecil 1962, 1964, 1967

Scope and Contents

Originals and copies of line cuts, drawings, and sketches of Cecil Smith, Los Angeles Times writer, by William MacArthur and others.
Box 524, Folder 7

Smith, Jack 1973

Scope and Contents

Originals and copies of line cuts, drawings, and sketches of Jack Smith, Los Angeles Times columnist.
Box 525

Reprints And Publications - Illustrations & Artwork

Box 525, Folder 1

Ss - Sz 1962 - 1969, 1973

Scope and Contents

Originals and copies of line cuts, drawings, and sketches arranged by subject. Includes drawings by William MacArthur, James Francavilla, John Perts, Peter Bentovoja, and others. Stalin, Josef; Stare, Dr.; Starr, Ringo; Stassen, Harold; Steckler, Ray Dennis; Stencel, Sandra; Stern, Issac; Stevens, Inger; Stiern, W. W.; Stikker, Dirk U.; Stockwell, Guy; Stokes, Louis; Stone, C. P.; Stone, Peter; Stratton, William G.; Strauss, Lewis; Stravinsky, Igor; Stults, Walter G.; Subandrio; Sukarno; Sullivan, George H.; Sullivan, J. Graham; Suslov, Mikhail; Suu, Phan Khac; Swarowsky, Hans; Swenson, Inga; Symington, Stuart; and Szekely, Yoram B.
Box 525, Folder 2

Stevenson, Adlai 1952, 1954, 1960, 1962, 1964

Scope and Contents

Originals and copies of line cuts, drawings, and sketches of Adlai Stevenson, politician, by William MacArthur, James Francavilla, Brandel, and others.
Box 525, Folder 3

T 1960 - 1972

Scope and Contents

Originals and copies of line cuts, drawings, and sketches arranged by subject. Includes drawings by James Francavilla, William MacArthur, J. Snyder, Harold C. Paterson, and others. Taft, Robert; Talmadge, Herman; Takano, Toshio; Taylor, Robert; Taylor, Rod; Tatum, Clyde R.; Telford, Edward T.; Teller, Edward; Temianka, Henri; Tenney, Jack B.; Thant, U; Theuer, Ray A.; Thieu; Thomas, Dylan; Thompson, Llewellyn; Thorneycroft, Peter; Thurmond, Strom; Tijerina, Reies Lopez; Tomlin, Lily; Torrijos, Omar; Tors, Ivan; Tower, John G.; Traylor, Lorenzo; Trevino, Lee; Truong Kim Anh, Monique; Tryor, Tom; Tshombe, Moise; Tuchman, Barbara; Tuck, Richard; Tugwell, Rexford G.; Twain, Mark; and Tyler, John.
Box 525, Folder 4

Truman, Harry 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1973, 1975

Scope and Contents

Originals and copies of line cuts, drawings, and sketches of Harry Truman, President of the United States, by William MacArthur, James Francavilla, Larry Zwart, and others.
Box 525, Folder 5

U 1961, 1962, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1976,

Scope and Contents

Originals and copies of line cuts, drawings, and sketches arranged by subject. Includes drawings by William MacArthur, John Perts, Pete Bentovoja, James Francavilla, and others. Udall, Morris; Udall, Stewart; Uggams, Leslie; Ulbricht, Walter; Unruh, Jesse M.; and Ustinov, Peter.
Box 525, Folder 6

V 1962, 1964 - 1967, 1970 - 1972

Scope and Contents

Originals and copies of line cuts, drawings, and sketches arranged by subject. Includes drawings by William MacArthur, James Francavilla, Oden, Pete Bentovoja, and others. Vadim, Roger; Valenti, Jack; Van Buren, Martin; Van Dyke, Dick; Van Roijen, J. Herman; Varese, Edgard; Veneman, John G.; Verwoerd, Hendrik; Vickrey, William T.; Villa, Pancho; Vinson, Carl; Vo Nguyen Giap; Voight, Jon; Von Braun, Werner; Bon Brentano, Heinrich; and von Weber, C. M.
Box 525, Folder 7

Van Buren, Abigail 1962, 1966, 1970

Scope and Contents

Originals and copies of line cuts, drawings, and sketches of Abigail Van Buren, writer of syndicated "Dear Abby" column, by William MacArthur and others.
Box 525, Folder 8

Wa - We 1962 - 1970, 1972, 1973, 1975

Scope and Contents

Originals and copies of line cuts, drawings, and sketches arranged by subject. Includes drawings by William MacArthur, James Francavilla, Larry Zwart, Pete Bentovoja, Russell Arasmith, John Perts, Harold C. Patterson, and others. Wachuku, Jaja A.; Wagner, Roger; Walker, Tippy; Wallace, George; Wallace, Irving; Wallen, Saul; Wallenstein, Alred; Wallerstein, David; Walsh, Raoul; Walters, Francis; Ward, Angus; Ward, Baxter; Warner, Jack L.; Warren, Earl; Warren, Lesley Ann; Washington, George; Wasserman, Lew; Watkins, Ted; Webb, Del; Webb, James E.; Weinberg, Larry; Weingarten, Meyer; Welch, Raquel; Welch, Robert; Weld, Tuesday; Welk, Lawrence; and Wethern, George "Baby Huey".
Box 526

Reprints And Publications - Illustrations & Artwork

Box 526, Folder 1

Wf - Wz 1962 - 1966, 1968 - 1971, 1973

Scope and Contents

Originals and copies of line cuts, drawings, and sketches arranged by subject. Includes drawings by James Francavilla, John Snyder, William MacArthur, Harold C. Patterson, Peter Bentovoja, Russell Arasmith, and others. Whaley, Leon E.; Whitlam, Edward Gough; Wieland, William; Wiesel, Elie; Wiesner, Jerome; Wilder, Thornton N.; Wiggins, James R.; Wilkins, Roy; Williams, Andy; Williams, Eldon; Williams, John; Williams, NIck B.; Williams, Paul R.; Williams, Tennessee; Wilner, Herbert; Wilson, Charles H.; Wilson, Harold; Wilson, Marvin; Wilson, Woodrow; Wirtz, Willard; Wojtyla, Karol Cardinal; Wong, Hermon; Woodcock; Wouk, Herman; Wright, John Cardinal; Wright, Loyd; Wunderlich, Fritz; Wyckoff, Robert; Wyler, William; and Wyszynski, Stefan Cardinal.
Box 526, Folder 2

X - Z 1962 - 1965, 1967 - 1969, 1972, 1973

Scope and Contents

Originals and copies of line cuts, drawings, and sketches arranged by subject. Includes drawings by James Francavilla, William MacArthur, Harold C. Patterson, Peter Bentovoja, and others. Yahya Khan, President; Yakir, Pyotr Ivanovich; Yevtuschenko, Yevgeny; Yorty, Sam; Young, Alan; Young, John; Young, Whitney; Zahler, George; Zanuck, Richard; Zhivkov, Todor; Zimmerman, Leslie; Zorin, V.; and Zwicky, Fritz.
Box 527

Reprints And Publications - Illustrations & Artwork

Box 527, Folder Folder

A - L circa 1960

Scope and Contents

Approx. 100 items: unmounted cuts (metal imprints about the size of a quarter) with likenesses of columnists, writers and newsmakers. Arranged alphabetically.
Box 528

Reprints And Publications - Illustrations & Artwork

Box 528, Folder Folder

L - Z circa 1960

Scope and Contents

Approx. 100 items: unmounted cuts (metal imprints about the size of a quarter) with likenesses of columnists, writers and newsmakers. Arranged alphabetically.
Box 698

Reprints And Publications - Illustrations & Artwork

Box 698, Folder 1

undated

Scope and Contents

Rolled sheet of comics, black and white.
Box 699

Reprints And Publications - Illustrations & Artwork

Box 699, Folder 1

undated

Scope and Contents

Rolled sheet of comics, color.
Box 700

Reprints And Publications - Illustrations & Artwork

Box 700, Folder 1

1950-1989

Scope and Contents

Leo Thiele Collection (17 items, received 2/2/1981) including an assortment of original art by Leo Thiele (editorial cartoons from Mirror News), photos of Thiele receiving awards, other memorabilia, 1950-1957. Original art work and clip from LAT depicting the judges in the Adolf Eichmann tribunal (Nazi war criminal Eichmann was executed in 1962), 1961. Paul Conrad, cartoon, 1965, 13" x 15." Illustration, probably done following Stan Laurel's death, (2/23/1965) shows Laurel & Hardy (who died in 1957) as angels. Conrad wrote a dedication on this print: "With best regards to Pete Calvert - Paul Conrad," 1965. Paul Conrad cartoon, caption begins, "O the sun shines bright on my old Kentucky home..." Inscription by Conrad reads - "Warmest regards to Earl Williams -- Paul C," 1967. Black and white editorial art illustration from Harrison Gray Otis's photographs by James Francavilla, 11" x 13", note on reverse side: "Received from Jimmy Francavilla, 11/4/80, Editorial Art Dept., illustration made from HGO's Civil War book of photos by Mathew Brady," 1980. Framed master drawings of L.A. Times Bold: for William Thomas from Ronald Arnholm, 1981. "Drabble" comic from cartoonist Kevin Fagan to William Thomas with autograph note, comic strip original dedicated "To Bill Thomas -- with appreciation! - Kevin Fagan," 1981. "Tumbleweeds" comic from cartoonist Tom K. Ryan to William Thomas with autograph note, and copy of 1980 strip on heavy cardboard. Handwritten dedication on comic strip board - "To Bill Thomas with best wishes - Tom K. Ryan," 1981. Paul Conrad editorial cartoon, 16" x 18", caption reads: "You will each take ten paces...turn...and commence shooting." Illustration depicts Pres. Ronald Reagan about to duel with a television cameraman, 1983. Los Angeles Times Book Review featuring cartoon portraits of 6 authors by Hank Hinton (incl. Milan Kundera and Christopher Isherwood), November 4, 1984. Photo (4 x 6") of painting by Frank Interlandi, "Bath, England," 1987. Painting (9 x 12") by LAT Staff cartoonist Ollie French, note on reverse side: "Painting by LAT Staff cartoonist Ollie French" (Dept. - Pfaffinger), 1989.
Box 701

Reprints And Publications - Illustrations & Artwork 1935, 1982

Scope and Contents

Mounted and unmounted cuts and engravings: 1 - Pressroom copper engraving, from Fred W. Standiford (who received it from Mr. Grider, Production Dept.). 5 - Harry Chandler, 3 x 4 1/4". 7 - Harrison Gray Otis head shot, 4 1/2 x 6 1/2". 8 - Fine screen cut of Harry Chandler, 5 1/4 x 7". 9 - Antiunion organizing flyer plate "Choose the Right Path", from Sharon Mestel, Employee Relations, 10 1/2 x 13 1/2". 11 - Norman Chandler, 1 1/2 x 2". 14 - Paper plant in Oregon City, Oregon, from Among Ourselves, 3 1/2 x 8". 15 - Harry Chandler, 6 x 7 1/2". 19 - Phillip Chandler, 4 x 5". 22 - Times building, 7 x 8", July 1, 1935. 23 - Old style eagle (facing left - wrong way), 3 3/4 x 5" with 1981 Service Awards booklet showing the imprint, from Chong Lew Feb. 1982.
Box 702

Reprints And Publications - Illustrations & Artwork 1934-1941

Scope and Contents

Mounted and unmounted cuts and engravings: 2 - "The Times Huge Hoe Super-Production Presses," 5 1/2 x 8". 3 - 1910 dynamiting of the Times building, 3 x 4 1/2". 4 - Antiunion organizing flyer plate "You don't have to share your jobs!", from Sharon Mestel, Employee Relations, 10 1/2 x 13 1/2". 6 - Antiunion organizing flyer plate "Don't let outsiders control your jobs!", from Sharon Mestel, Employee Relations, 10 1/2 x 14". 10 - Harrison Gray Otis engraving with clipping, 6 x 9", 1937. 12 - Engraving of Norman Chandler's signature, 3/8 x 2 1/4". 13 - Norman Chandler, 1 3/4 x 2 1/2". 16 - Times building "1887-1910", 1 1/2 x 1 1/4". 17 - Times building "1881-1886", 1 1/2 x 1 1/4". 18 - Times building "1911-1934", 1 1/2 x 1 1/4". 20 - Times building cornerstone-laying ceremony etchings, (1 magnesium, 1 copper), Mr. and Mrs. Harry Chandler, F.X. Pfaffinger and others pictured, 8 x 10", April 10, 1934. 21 - Engraving of the 1910 dynamiting of the Times with news article recalling the blast, 6 x 8", 1941.
Box 703

Reprints And Publications - Illustrations & Artwork 1960-1973

Scope and Contents

50-plus items: editorial artwork, mostly maps of Cuba, Africa, Japan, the Middle East, and other hot spots. Also maps of California, and a 1917 map of "Site of Fort Moore and vicinity" enclosed in mylar. Many of the maps are accompanied by the sections of LAT in which the map image was used.
Box 704

Reprints And Publications - Illustrations & Artwork 1960-1973

Scope and Contents

50-plus items: editorial artwork, mostly maps of Cuba, Africa, Japan, the Middle East, and other hot spots. Also maps of California, and a 1917 map of "Site of Fort Moore and vicinity" enclosed in mylar. Many of the maps are accompanied by the sections of LAT in which the map image was used.
Box 705

Reprints And Publications - Illustrations & Artwork 1960 - 1969

Scope and Contents

50-plus items: mostly maps of Southern California locations, Europe, Asia, etc., but also some political cartoons, including drawings of Kennedy and Nixon, and one large cartoon showing President Truman which may date from early 1950s. Much of the art is accompanied by the sections of LAT in which the image was used.
Box 706

Reprints And Publications - Illustrations & Artwork 1960 - 1969

Scope and Contents

50-plus items: mostly maps of Southern California locations, Europe, Asia, etc., but also some political cartoons, including drawings of Kennedy and Nixon, and one large cartoon showing President Truman which may date from early 1950s. Much of the art is accompanied by the sections of LAT in which the image was used.
Box 707

Reprints And Publications - Illustrations & Artwork 1960 - 1969

Scope and Contents

50-plus items: editorial artwork, mostly maps of Middle East, Europe, USSR, Asia, etc. Most of the maps are accompanied by the sections of LAT in which the map image was used.
Box 708

Reprints And Publications - Illustrations & Artwork 1960 - 1969

Scope and Contents

50-plus items: editorial artwork, mostly maps of Middle East, Europe, USSR, Asia, etc. Most of the maps are accompanied by the sections of LAT in which the map image was used.
Folder Oversize 2

Reprints And Publications - Illustrations & Artwork

 

Charles Owens original artwork for the Los Angeles Times 1928-1950

Scope and Contents

20-plus items: Times staff artist Charles Owens illustrations, mostly maps, but also drawings of the Times building bombing of 1910, World War II maps, and other items. Includes newspaper pages, original drawings.
 

Style Guides 1938-1979

Scope and Contents

Copies of style guides for the Times, the Mirror-News, and a manual for Secretarial Services. Date range is 1938-1979.
Box 529

Reprints And Publications - Style Guides

Box 529, Folder 1

Los Angeles Times Style Guide 1938, 1939

Scope and Contents

2 items: booklets, "Los Angeles Times Style Guide, 1938, 1939.
Box 529, Folder 2

Los Angeles Times Style Guide 1948

Scope and Contents

4 items: booklets, four copies of "Los Angeles Times Style Guide, 1948," one of which is in a plastic sleeve with a note, "Received 2/1/1983 from Art Seidenbaum." Also one copy of "sample spellings," also printed in 1948.
Box 529, Folder 3

Mirror-News Style Guide 1950

Scope and Contents

2 items: booklet, Mirror-News Style Guide, 1950 ; typed note, 12/14/1956, from "jem" to L.D. Hotchkiss on changes for the 1957 edition. The enclosed booklet is marked with the desired revisions.
Box 529, Folder 4

Los Angeles Times Style Guide - typed version 1959

Scope and Contents

1 item: 81-pp. manuscript, typed version, Los Angeles Times style guide for 1959.
Box 529, Folder 5

Los Angeles Times Style Guide 1959

Scope and Contents

3 items: two booklets, Los Angeles Times Style Guide, 1959 ; memo from Frank Haven on a style issue.
Box 529, Folder 6

Los Angeles Times - Style Book (draft) 1963

Scope and Contents

1 item: approx. 20-pp. draft of Los Angeles Times Style Book for 1963.
Box 529, Folder 7

Los Angeles Times - Style Guide 1964, 1967

Scope and Contents

3 items: two booklets, Los Angeles Times - Style Guide, 1964 ; a supplement to the 1964 Style Guide, with memo headed "Precede," by Frank Haven, 5/15/1967.
Box 529, Folder 8

Los Angeles Times Style Book (1 of 2) 1979

Scope and Contents

1 item: hole-punched but loose in folder - approx. 100 pp. style book compiled by Fred S. Holley, with alphabet and subjects on tabbed pages. Split into two folders.
Box 529, Folder 9

Los Angeles Times Style Book (2 of 2) 1979

Scope and Contents

1 item: hole-punched but loose in folder - approx. 100 pp. style book compiled by Fred S. Holley, with alphabet and subjects on tabbed pages. Split into two folders.
Box 529, Folder 10

Secretarial Services Manual - Administrative Services circa 1975

Scope and Contents

1 item: approx. 125-pp., Secretarial Services Manual, style guide, Administrative Services, ca. 1975.
 

Awards 1938-1991

Physical Description: 14 boxes

Scope and Contents

Divided into awards given within the Times (internal) and awards given from outside (External). Date range is 1938-1991.
 

Internal 1950-1975

Scope and Contents

The Editorial Awards were given annually to journalists and editors. Women of the Year awards were given yearly to women in the greater Los Angeles community that achieved success in philanthropy and other causes. Series includes notes, correspondence, forms, programs, speeches, and seating charts. Date range is 1950-1975.
Box 530

Awards - Internal

Box 530, Folder 1

Editorial Awards 1968

Scope and Contents

Approx. 30 items: notes, memos, lists of nominees for awards, entry forms, banquet programs and other material related to the 1968 Editorial Awards.
Box 530, Folder 2

Editorial Awards 1969

Scope and Contents

Approx. 25 items: notes, memos, letters, lists, entry forms and other material related to the 1969 Editorial Awards.
Box 530, Folder 3

Editorial Awards 1970

Scope and Contents

Approx. 35 items: notes, memos, letters, guest lists, entry forms and other material related to the 1970 Editorial Awards.
Box 530, Folder 4

Editorial Awards 1971

Scope and Contents

Approx. 25 items: notes, memos, letters, guest lists, entry forms and other material related to the 1971 Editorial Awards.
Box 530, Folder 5

Editorial Awards 1972

Scope and Contents

Approx. 45 items: notes, memos, letters, guest lists, entry forms and other material related to the 1972 Editorial Awards.
Box 530, Folder 6

Editorial Awards 1973

Scope and Contents

Approx. 10 items:Approx. memos, letters, lists, entry forms and other material related to the 1973 Editorial Awards.
Box 530, Folder 7

Editorial Awards 1974 - 1975

Scope and Contents

Approx. 10 items: memos, letters, guest and reservations lists for Editorial Awards, 1974 - 1975.
Box 530, Folder 8

Blank forms undated

Scope and Contents

4 copies of blank forms for "Times Women of the Year nominations."
Box 530, Folder 9

Procedures 1964 - 1974

Scope and Contents

Approx. 25 items: lists of nominees ; lists of former WOY ; speeches of introduction ; seating charts for programs ; more miscellaneous materials.
Box 531

Awards - Internal

Box 531, Folder 1

Women of the Year 1950

Scope and Contents

A two page photocopy of a December 31, 1950 Los Angeles Times article entitled "11 Southlanders Capture 1950 Honors as Achievement Leaders." The eleven women are Mrs. Rollin Brown, Miss Florence Chadwick, Miss Pearl Chase, Mrs. Roger Goodan, Dr. Etta Jeancon, Mrs. Ida Koverman, Mrs. Albine Norton, Miss Abigail von Schlegell, Mrs. Alice Taylor, Mrs. Spencer Tracy and Miss Camilla Wicks.
Box 531, Folder 2

Women of the Year 1953

Scope and Contents

Four articles (photocopies) regarding the 1953 Women of the Year winners and awards. The women are Elinor Remick Warren, Mrs. Alvia Brockway, Paula Jean Myers, Margaret J. Wherry, Mrs. Richard M. Nixon, Rosalind Russell, Frances E. Willis.
Box 531, Folder 3

Women of the Year 1954, 1974

Scope and Contents

Articles (photocopies) regarding the 1954 Women of the Year winners and awards. The women are Jacqueline Cochran, Eleanor Hempel, Dr. Paula Horn, Mrs. Albert Leland, Mrs. John E. Mock, Elizabeth Ornduff, Mrs. James Rathwell, Mary Martin, and Mrs. Edward L. Doheny.
Box 531, Folder 4

Women of the Year 1955

Scope and Contents

Articles (photocopies) regarding the 1955 Women of the Year winners and awards. The women are Dr. Ruth Boak, Miss Louise Brough, Mrs. Nelbert Chouinard, Sister Frederica, Hedda Hopper, Marion Pike, Rose Marie Reid, Mrs. Henry Salvatori, Ruth Patricia Shellhorn, and Dorothy Kirsten.
Box 531, Folder 5

Women of the Year 1956

Scope and Contents

Articles (photocopies) regarding the 1956 Women of the Year winners and awards. The women are Dorothy Woodhead Brown, Frances Goodrich, Dr. Elizabeth Mason Hohl, Kathryn Hulme, Peggy Slater, Lillian Steuber, Barbara Steele, Mrs. Lemuel E. Bancroft, Mrs. Whitley C. Collins, and Mrs. Charles S. Thomas.
Box 531, Folder 6

Women of the Year 1957

Scope and Contents

Articles (photocopies) regarding the 1957 Women of the Year winners and awards. The women are Mary Bowling, Ida Mayer Cummings, Maggie Ettinger, Mrs. Harry Francis Haldeman, Mrs. Leiland Atherton Irish, Madelyn Pugh Martin, Dr. Clara Szego Roberts, Dr. Louise Seyler, Dinah Shore, and Miss Stella.
Box 531, Folder 7

Women of the Year 1958

Scope and Contents

Articles (photocopies) regarding the 1958 Women of the Year winners and awards. The women are Jean Goodwin Ames, Ketti Frings, Mrs. George W. Vaughan, Greta Andersen, Lucille Ball, Lulu K. Hassenplug, Dorothy Marshall, Jane Werner Watson, and Rosalind Wiener Wyman.
Box 531, Folder 8

Women of the Year 1959

Scope and Contents

Articles (photocopies) regarding the 1959 Women of the Year winners and awards. The women are Mary Costa, Ynez Johnston, Dr. Catherine Robbins, Dorothy Donahue, Edith Head, Maggie Pexton Murray, Harriet Hilliard Nelson, Mrs. N.F. Sprague Jr., and Mrs. John Vruwink. Poster size reprint from the Los Angeles Times, Friday, December 4, 1959 article entitled "Toward a New Year of Dedication to Southern California." ; 2-page double-sided posters picturing current and past Women of the Year winners, plus an explanation on how they are selected. ; A letter to Jane Werner Watson from Norman Chandler dated December 18, 1959. ; A memo depicting the history of the Women of the Year history.
Box 531, Folder 9

Women of the Year 1960

Scope and Contents

Articles (photocopies) regarding the 1960 Women of the Year winners and awards. The women are Doris Day, Mrs. Richard Dillon, Dr. Charlotte Elmott, Paricia Galvin, Marilyn Horne, Mrs. Rudolph Liebig, Dr. Jessie Marmorston, Agness Underwood, Laurel van der Wal, and Mrs. John Cree Wilson. ; List of names and addresses of the 1960 Women of the Year winners. ; Guest list for the 1960 Women of the Year reception. Staff reception list for the 1960 Women of the Year reception. A letter addressed to Robert D. Nelson inviting him to the 1960 Women of the Year reception. A Western Union Telegram dated November 26, 1960, intended to go to all the 1960 Women of the Year winners, from Otis Chandler.
Box 531, Folder 10

Women of the Year 1961

Scope and Contents

Articles (photocopies) regarding the 1961 Women of the Year awards and winners. The women are Gail Patrick Jackson, Mrs. Dorothy D. Corey, Dr. Frances Holmes, Mrs. Barnard Morse, Rev. Mother Regina, Mrs. Richard R. Von Hagen, Rose Mary Woods, Dame Judith Anderson, and Barbara Gray. Programs from the Woman of the Year 1961 awards presentation on December 11, 1961.
Box 531, Folder 11

Women of the Year 1962

Scope and Contents

Two programs from the Woman of the Year 1962 awards presentation on December 10, 1962. Four biographical pamphlets from the Woman of the Year 1962 awards presentation. An invitation to the Woman of the Year 1962 awards. Included are a RSVP card and a parking directions note card. A two page memo entitled "Assignment and Scheduling" for the Woman of the Year 1962 awards. A letter to Jack Adamson from Donna Swayze, dated November 29, 1962. A two page guest list for the 1962 Women of the Year reception. Two two-page document entitled "Woman of the Year in Retrospect." A document entitled "Hostesses for Woman of the Year Program." A two page Western Union Telegram dated November 12, 1962, intended to go to all the 1962 Women of the Year winners, from Otis Chandler. The second page has the names and addresses of the 1962 Women of the Year winners. A seven page speech given by Otis Chandler regarding an award being presented to his mother, Mrs. Norman Chandler. Articles (photocopies) regarding the 1962 Women of the Year winners and awards. The women are Agnes Blomquist, Mary Brazier, Lily Bess Campbell, Artie Mason Carter, Bette Davis, Mrs. Freeman Gates, Princess Conchita Pignatelli, Mary Sheridan, Mary Mairs, Maria Goeppert, and Justice Kathleen Parker.
Box 531, Folder 12

Women of the Year 1963

Scope and Contents

Three programs from the Woman of the Year 1963 awards presentation on December 9, 1963. Two invitations to the Woman of the Year 1963 awards. One includes a RSVP card and a parking directions note card. A Los Angeles Times and Times Mirror Company Staff Members guest list for the 1963 Women of the Year presentations. Two handwritten pages about duty assignments and suggestion for next year's presentations. Two memos from Ed Reap regarding the previous day's rehearsal. Three copies of a seating chart which includes the name of the person introducing and escorting the guest. A three page document outlining the Woman of the Year 1963 program. A two page letter to Walter M. Briggs from William S. Ruby dated November 19, 1963, regarding guest parking for the Woman of the Year 1963 awards. A Western Union Telegram dated November 12, 1963 to Mrs. Albert Wohlstetter from Otis Chandler. A document entitled "Suggestion by Mrs. NC." A letter to Mrs. Norman Chandler from Donna Swayze dated November 25, 1963 regarding the menu for the Woman of the Year 1963 reception. A letter, with an attached note, to Edward J. Reap from Donna Swayze dated November 20, 1963 regarding the program for the Woman of the Year 1963 presentation. The note is dated December 10, 1963 and is addressed to Donna from Mildred Griffith. It points out problems and makes suggestions for the following year's event. A three page list of former Women of the Year winners that have sent in acceptances for the Woman of the Year 1963 presentation. Two newspaper pages regarding the 1963 Women of the Year awards and winners. The women are Marilyn Neeley, Roberta Morgan Wohlstetter, Dr. Joanne Malkus, Mrs. Guy W. Wadsworth Jr., Mrs. Frank Roger Seaver, Mrs. Lupe Negrete, Mrs. Henry Dreyfuss, Katherine Carr, and Dr. Olga Taussky Todd.
Box 531, Folder 13

Women of the Year 1964

Scope and Contents

Three programs from the Woman of the Year 1964 awards presentation on December 14, 1964. Four invitations to the Woman of the Year 1964 awards. Two include RSVP cards and parking directions note cards. A letter, a memo, and two notes regarding the Woman of the Year hostesses. Three notes regarding food for the Woman of the Year reception. Four pages regarding the introductions of the winners along with a seating chart. A two page preliminary checklist for Woman of the Year event. A two page letter, and a sample of the parking note card, to Lee Carte from William S. Ruby dated November 18, 1964, regarding guest parking for the Woman of the Year 1964 awards. A list of the Times' 1964 Women of the Year winners. A two page Western Union Telegram dated November 16, 1964, intended to go to all the 1964 Women of the Year winners, from Otis Chandler. The second page has the names and addresses of the 1964 Women of the Year winners. A newspaper page regarding the 1964 Women of the Year awards and winners. The women are Mrs. Clyde Ford, Mrs. Jules Farell, Dr. Mildred Mathias, Dr. Helen E. Martin, Miss Sharon Stouder, Mrs. George S. Behrendt, Mrs. Lawrence Israel, Mrs. Warner E. Marsden, Miss Ella Lee, Mrs. William Gerritt Copper, Debbie Reynolds, and Lotte Lehman. A two page list of the past winners arranged by categories.
Box 531, Folder 14

Women of the Year 1965

Scope and Contents

Three programs from the Woman of the Year 1965 awards presentation on December 13, 1965. Two invitations to the Woman of the Year 1965 awards which include RSVP cards and parking directions note cards. An eleven page speech given by Otis Chandler at the Times Women of the Year Presentations on December 13, 1965. A note regarding the menu for the 1965 Woman of the Year reception. An assignment sheet regarding the 1965 Woman of the Year reception. A memo comprising of three pages regarding the Western Union Telegrams that went out to the winners and instructions upon the winners acceptance calls. Also attached is a copy of the telegram, list of the 1965 winners. A two page Western Union Telegram dated November 15, 1965, intended to go to all the 1964 Women of the Year winners, from Otis Chandler. The second page has the names and addresses of the 1965 Women of the Year winners. A two page document outlining the Woman of the Year 1965 program. Three pages and a memo of instruction for ushers, escorts and Introducers. A copy of a seating chart which includes the name of the person introducing and escorting the guest. Two memos outlining the Woman of the Year 1963 program. A list of the Times' 1965 Women of the Year winners and their hostesses. A list of the Times' 1965 Women of the Year winners. A document entitled "Name Changes for Past Women of the Year." A three page list of the past winners arranged by categories. Four newspaper pages regarding the 1965 Women of the Year awards and winners. The women are Miss Julie Andrews, Mrs. Anna Bing Arnold, Prof. E. Margaret Burbidge, Miss Evelyn Davis, Mrs. Will Durant, Marian E. Gallaher, M.D., Mrs. Joseph W. Harper, Miss Joyce Hoffman, Miss Ettie Lee, Mrs. Kenneth Millar, Mrs. Lloyd Nix, and Mrs. Kenneth Treiman.
Box 532

Awards - Internal

Box 532, Folder 1

Women of the Year 1966

Scope and Contents

1) Two programs from the Woman of the Year 1966 awards presentation on December 12, 1966. 2) One invitation to the Woman of the Year 1966 awards which include RSVP cards and parking directions note cards. 3) A copy of a letter sent out to eight of the nine winners. 4) A list of the names and address of the winners. 5) Instructions sheets comprising of five pages. 6) Hostess package comprising of four pages. 7) A two page document entitled "Responses to Women of the Year Invitations." 8) An assignment sheet regarding the 1966 Woman of the Year reception. 9) Two copies of a four page master list covering various areas of the Women of the Year Awards Program. 10) A note regarding the menu for the 1966 Woman of the Year reception. 11) Two handwritten pages. One is a check list for the program and the other is a list of ushers. 12) Three copies of a memo regarding the telegram being sent to the winners and a list of their names and addresses. 13) A copy of the Western Union Telegram dated November 9, 1966, intended to go to all the 1964 Women of the Year winners, from Otis Chandler. 14) A document with the names and addresses of the 1966 Women of the Year winners. 15) A two page letter, and a sample of the parking note card, to Lee Carte from William S. Ruby dated November 18, 1966, regarding guest parking for the Woman of the Year 1966 awards. 16) A to do list for Donna Swayze with a note attached to it. 17) A three page document detailing duties handled by specific departments. 18) Three full size copies of newspaper pages regarding the 1966 Women of the Year awards and winners. 19) A three page document comprising of a letter from Mrs. Norman Chandler and a memo from Donna Swayze regarding the responses to Women of the Year invitations. 20) Four newspaper pages regarding the 1966 Women of the Year awards and winners. The women are Ella Fitzgerald, Mrs. Billie Jean Moffitt King, Mrs. Florence Ostrom Linn, Sister Mary Corita, Mrs. Gregor Piatigosky, Miss Lutah Maria Riggs, Stella Russell, Dr. Marjorie J. Vold, and Mrs. Sam Yorty.
Box 532, Folder 2

Women of the Year 1967

Scope and Contents

1) A program from the Woman of the Year 1967 awards presentation on December 11, 1967. 2) Two invitations to the Woman of the Year 1967 awards. One includes a RSVP card and parking directions note card. 3) A document entitled "Suggestion for 1967 Women of the Year Program." 4) A two page outline of the 1967 Women of the Year program. 5) Two lists of the winners of the 1967 Women of the Year award. 6) Two copies of instructions for ushers. 7) Two copies of instructions to escorts. 8) A seating chart which includes the name of the person introducing and escorting the guest. 9) Two letters to Dr. Rosemary Park from Otis Chandler. One is dated November 21, 1967 and the other December 4, 1967. 10) A position assignment list. 11) A two page letter to Miss Maralin Niska from Otis Chandler, dated December 5, 1967. 12) A four page assignment memo. 13) Checklists comprising of four pages. 14) A memo to Red Colburn from Donna Swayze regarding the 1967 Women of the Year Program. 15) A one page document regarding the profile writer and speaker assignments. 16) A memo comprising of four pages, which includes a Western Union telegram and two lists of the names of the winners. One includes the addresses. 17) A list of the winners and their addresses. 18) A memo comprising of two pages regarding two telegrams that need to be sent. 19) A memo comprising of two pages, with a copy of a Western Union telegram attached. 20) A memo to Mrs. Chandler from Donna Swayze, dated November 3, 1967. 21) Recommendations for the guest list, comprising of fourteen pages, provided by different individuals. The women honored were Shana Alexander, Carol Burnett, Agnes Ferrell, Sue Gossick, Ruth Handler, Mary B. Henry, Janet B. Hoit, Jill Kinmont, Maralin Niska, Dr. Rosemary Park, Mrs. Gregory Peck, and Mrs. Reese Hale Taylor.
Box 532, Folder 3

Women of the Year (1 of 2) 1968

Scope and Contents

1) A program from the Woman of the Year 1968 awards presentation on December 9, 1968. 2) Two invitations to the Woman of the Year 1968 awards, which include RSVP cards and parking directions note cards. 3) A document entitled "Suggestion for Women of the Year Program, 1968." 4) A document entitled "Fifth Floor Lobby Hostess." 5) Three copies of instructions for ushers. Also included is a list where some of the guest are to be seated. Four pages total. 6) A ten page memo outlining of the 1968 Women of the Year program. 7) A seventeen page document comprising of letters and notes regarding the 1968 Women of the Year guest list. 8) A two page document regarding Women of the Year and their introducers. 9) A memo to Mrs. Chandler from Donna Swayze dated November 27, 1968. 10) A duty list with an attached evaluation note. 11) A four page outline and seating chart distributed to introducers. 12) Three copies of instructions to escorts. 13) Two pages listing the Women of the Year's fields, hostesses and introducers. 14) Three copies of the seating chart which includes the name of the person introducing and escorting the guest. 15) Seven memos regarding preparations for the Women of the Year awards. 16) A letter to Miss Debbie Meyers comprising of six items, which includes a letter, memos, and a return receipt. 17) Two letters to Dr. Daniel G. Aldrich, Jr. from Otis Chandler. 18) A list naming the Women of the Year, their field and their hostess. 19) A five page document comprising of memos and letters to Howard Tarleton from Donna Swayze. 20) A four page document that includes two memos to Sherrel/Joyce, a copy of a telegram and a list and addresses of the Women of the Year. 21) A Western Union telegram dated November 13, 1968. 22) A Western Union telegram dated November 8, 1968 along with a list and addresses of the Women of the Year. 23) Two lists of the names and addresses of the Women of the Year. 24) A sixteen page document regarding possible names for the guest list. 25) A page from the Junior League News featuring "From the President's Desk." 26) A note with a three pages attached listing the Southern California Symphony Hollywood Bowl Association. 27) Two copies of a list from Maggie Savoy entitled "Re Woman of the Year - 1968." 28) Six notes about possible guests. 29) A memo from Irene Raddon regarding nominations.
Box 532, Folder 4

Women of the Year (2 of 2) 1968

Scope and Contents

1) Sixteen biographical articles (photocopies) comprising of thirty-four pages about the 1968 Women of the Year winners. 2) An article about a death of a former 1951 Woman of the Year winner, Mrs. Emily B. Sims. Eight articles (photocopies) comprising of eight pages regarding the 1968 Women of the Year winners and awards. The women are Mrs. Nancy Reagan, Debbie Meyer, Shirley Hufstedler, Greer Garson, Mrs. John Connell, Carolyn Raskin, Carmen Warschaw, Dorothy Wright Nelson, Mrs. George Vernon Russell, Patricia Reilly Hitt, Marija Gimbutas, Mrs. Harry Lewis, and Joan Didion.
Box 532, Folder 5

Women of the Year (1 of 2) 1969

Scope and Contents

Correspondence and memos pertaining to the planning and execution of the Woman of the Year celebration awards for 1969, including invitations, memos, telegrams, seating charts, instructions, newspaper articles and a variety of other printed and original material. Split into two folders.
Box 532, Folder 6

Women of the Year (2 of 2) 1969

Scope and Contents

Correspondence and memos pertaining to the planning and execution of the Woman of the Year celebration awards for 1969, including invitations, memos, telegrams, seating charts, instructions, newspaper articles and a variety of other printed and original material. Split into two folders.
Box 532, Folder 7

Women of the Year (1 of 2) 1970

Scope and Contents

Correspondence and memos pertaining to the planning and execution of the Woman of the Year celebration awards for 1970, including invitations, memos, telegrams, seating charts, instructions, newspaper articles and a variety of other printed and original material. The women honored were Vikki Carr, Mrs. Elizabeth Cless, Mrs. Loraine Miller Collins, Dr. Marianne Frostig, Goldie Hawn, Mrs. Lester T. Hibbard, Dr. Sylvia Earle Mead, Mrs. George Seaton, Miss Martha Wilkinson, and Mrs. Richard H. Wolford. Split into two folders.
Box 532, Folder 8

Women of the Year (2 of 2) 1970

Scope and Contents

Correspondence and memos pertaining to the planning and execution of the Woman of the Year celebration awards for 1970, including invitations, memos, telegrams, seating charts, instructions, newspaper articles and a variety of other printed and original material. The women honored were Vikki Carr, Mrs. Elizabeth Cless, Mrs. Loraine Miller Collins, Dr. Marianne Frostig, Goldie Hawn, Mrs. Lester T. Hibbard, Dr. Sylvia Earle Mead, Mrs. George Seaton, Miss Martha Wilkinson, and Mrs. Richard H. Wolford. Split into two folders.
Box 533

Awards - Internal

Box 533, Folder 1

Women of the Year 1971

Scope and Contents

Correspondence and memos pertaining to the planning and execution of the Woman of the Year celebration awards for 1971, including invitations, memos, telegrams, seating charts, instructions, newspaper articles and a variety of other printed and original material. The women honored were Laura Baugh, Dr. Kathryn Fink, Mrs. Bob Hope, Barbara Jones, Carole King, Ali Mac Graw, Mrs. Wallter, O'Malley, Cathy Rigby, Pat Russell, and Vivian Strange.
Box 533, Folder 2

Women of the Year (1 of 2) 1975

Scope and Contents

Correspondence and memos pertaining to the planning and execution of the Woman of the Year celebration awards for 1971, including invitations, memos, telegrams, seating charts, instructions, newspaper articles and a variety of other printed and original material. Articles (photocopies) regarding the 1975 Women of the Year winners and awards. The women honored were Marjorie Borchardt, Fawn M. Brodie, Yvonee Brathwaite Burke, Lynne Cox, Jan Hornbeck, Joan Dempsey Klein, Sister Mary Esther McCann, Mary Tyler Moore, Helen Reddy, and Eleanor Walsh Wasson. Split into two folders.
Box 533, Folder 3

Women of the Year (2 of 2) 1975

Scope and Contents

Correspondence and memos pertaining to the planning and execution of the Woman of the Year celebration awards for 1971, including invitations, memos, telegrams, seating charts, instructions, newspaper articles and a variety of other printed and original material. Articles (photocopies) regarding the 1975 Women of the Year winners and awards. The women honored were Marjorie Borchardt, Fawn M. Brodie, Yvonne Brathwaite Burke, Lynne Cox, Jan Hornbeck, Joan Dempsey Klein, Sister Mary Esther McCann, Mary Tyler Moore, Helen Reddy, and Eleanor Walsh Wasson. Split into two folders.
Box 533, Folder 4

Women of the Year (1 of 2) 1976

Scope and Contents

Correspondence and memos pertaining to the planning and execution of the Woman of the Year celebration awards for 1971, including invitations, memos, telegrams, seating charts, instructions, newspaper articles and a variety of other printed and original material. Articles (photocopies) regarding the 1976 Women of the Year winners and awards. The women honored were Joan Reynolds Boyett, Doris Fields Heller, Joyce Henderson, Dr. Joan E. Hodgman, Dorothy McGuire, Anais Nin, Paige Rense, Lucy Toberman, Lily Tomlin, and Martha Watson. Split into two folders.
Box 533, Folder 5

Women of the Year (2 of 2) 1976

Scope and Contents

Correspondence and memos pertaining to the planning and execution of the Woman of the Year celebration awards for 1971, including invitations, memos, telegrams, seating charts, instructions, newspaper articles and a variety of other printed and original material. Articles (photocopies) regarding the 1976 Women of the Year winners and awards. The women honored were Joan Reynolds Boyett, Doris Fields Heller, Joyce Henderson, Dr. Joan E. Hodgman, Dorothy McGuire, Anais Nin, Paige Rense, Lucy Toberman, Lily Tomlin, and Martha Watson. Split into two folders.
Box 534

Awards - Internal

Box 534, Folder 1

Women of the Year - Nomination material 1975 - 1976

Scope and Contents

Approx. 55 items: letters and other nominating material for Women of the Year award that was sent to various high level LAT people, including Dorothy B. Chandler, Jean Sharley Taylor, William F. Thomas, Otis Chandler and Charles Champlin. Those submitting nominations submitted them to "Chairman, Woman of the Year Committee," or to individual editors with whom they were acquainted.
Box 534, Folder 2

Women of the Year - Rejections 1975 - 1976

Scope and Contents

Approx. 35 items: correspondence, biographical sketches and other material related to nominations for Women of the Year. This material is related to rejected nominations, 1975 - 1976.
Box 534, Folder 3

Women of the Year - Master lists 1975 - 1976

Scope and Contents

"Approx. 42 items - letters, memos, lists, nomination packets with bio information. Notable names and items include: Jean Sharley Taylor ; Cloris Leachman ; Louise Fletcher (film work) ; Doris Day (for animal welfare work) ; Jean Stapleton ; Shirley Babashoff (athlete). 1-pp. "tentative lineup of... presenters" for the awards ceremony ; 3-pp. list of awardees, one sentence explanation and name of nominator (there are 44 names - is list may represent more than one year). Notable names include: Lily Tomlin ; Anais Nin (author) ; Marlo Thomas ; Louise Fletcher ; Doris Day ; Jean Stapleton ; Dorothy McGuire ; Shirley Babashoff. "
Box 534, Folder 4

Women of the Year - Nominations (1 of 2) 1975 - 1976

Scope and Contents

Correspondence, including nomination applications, received after the Women of the Year Award was discontinued. Split into two folders.
Box 534, Folder 5

Women of the Year - Nominations (2 of 2) 1975 - 1976

Scope and Contents

Correspondence, including nomination applications, received after the Women of the Year Award was discontinued. Split into two folders.
Box 534, Folder 6

Women of the Year - Recipient List undated

Scope and Contents

Lists of the women who have received the award.
Box 534, Folder 7

Women of the Year - Photographs 1963, 1966, 1969

Scope and Contents

Black and white photographs of Women of the Year winners. 1) Mrs. Lupe Negrete - 1963 2) Stella Russell - 1966 3) Ella Fitzgerald - 1966 4) Mrs. Billie Jean Moffitt King - 1966 5) Mrs. Florence Ostrom Linn - 1966 6) Sister Mary Corita - 1966 7) Mrs. Gregor Piatigosky - 1966 8) Miss Lutah Maria Riggs - 1966 9) Dr. Marjorie J. Vold - 1966 10) Mrs. Sam Yorty - 1966 11) Shirley Verrett - 1969 12) Mrs. Leslie Shaw - 1969 13) Ellen Harris - 1969 14) Ruth Gordong - 1969 15) Claire Falkenstein - 1969 16) Mrs. Kirk Douglas - 1969 17) Margie Champion - 1969 18) Donna Caponi - 1969 19) Francis Brody - 1969 20) Sharon Sites Adams - 1969 21) Dr. Isabelle Buckley - 1969
Box 534, Folder 8

Women of the Year - Photographs 1970, 1971, 1975, 1976

Scope and Contents

Black and white photographs of Women of the Year winners. 1) Vikki Carr - 1970 2) Mrs. Elizabeth Cless - 1970 3) Mrs. Loraine Miller Collins - 1970 4) Dr. Marianne Frostig - 1970 5) Goldie Hawn - 1970 6) Mrs. Lester T. Hibbard - 1970 7) Dr. Sylvia Earle Mead - 1970 8) Mrs. George Seaton - 1970 9) Miss Martha Wilkinson - 1970 10) Richard H. Wolford - 1970 11) Mrs. Bob Hope - 1971 12) Pat Russell - 1971 13) Cathy Rigby - 1971 14) Mrs. Wallter, O'Malley - 1971 15) Ali Mac Graw - 1971 16) Carole King - 1971 17) Barbara Jones - 1971 18) Dr. Kathryn Fink - 1971 19) Laura Baugh - 1971 20) Vivian Strange - 1971 21) Sister Mary Esther McCann - 1975 22) Mary Tyler Moore - 1975 23) Joan Dempsey Klein - 1975 24) Joan Reynolds Boyett - 1975 25) Jan Hornbeck - 1975 26) Fawn M. Brodie - 1975 27) Lynne Cox - 1975 28) Marjorie Borchardt - 1975 29) Yvonee Brathwaite Burke - 1975 30) Helen Reddy - 1975 31) Eleanor Walsh Wasson - 1975 32) Anais Nin - 1976 33) Martha Watson - 1976 34) Joyce Henderson - 1976 35) Lily Tomlin - 1976 36) Lucy Toberman - 1976 37) Dr. Joan E. Hodgman - 1976 38) Paige Rense - 1976 39) Joan Boyett - 1976 40) Doris Fields Heller - 1976 41) Dorothy McGuire - 1976
Box 535

Awards - Internal undated

Scope and Contents

Index cards for Women of the Year recipients, including name, address, and year of award.
 

External 1938-1991

Scope and Contents

External awards are those received by the Times from external organizations, including the Pulitzer Prize from Columbia University. The series includes memoranda, applications, speeches, and articles. Date range is 1938-1991.
Box 536

Awards - External

Box 536, Folder 1

Lists of Awards 1982, 1986, 1988

Scope and Contents

Approx. 20 items: lists of entries and awards related to various journalism organizations, 1981-1982, 1986, and 1988.
Box 536, Folder 2

1984 Awards 1984 - 1985

Scope and Contents

Approx. 60 items: memos, lists, forms and other material related to various journalism awards for pieces written in 1984.
Box 536, Folder 3

1985 Awards (1 of 2) 1985 - 1986

Scope and Contents

Approx. 60 items: memos, lists, forms and other material related to various journalism awards for pieces written in 1985. Split into two folders.
Box 536, Folder 4

1985 Awards (2 of 2) 1985 - 1986

Scope and Contents

Approx. 60 items: memos, lists, forms and other material related to various journalism awards for pieces written in 1985. Split into two folders.
Box 536, Folder 5

1986 Awards (1 of 2) 1986 - 1987

Scope and Contents

Approx. 60 items: memos, lists, forms and other material related to various journalism awards for pieces written in 1986. Split into two folders.
Box 536, Folder 6

1986 Awards (2 of 2) 1986 - 1987

Scope and Contents

Approx. 60 items: memos, lists, forms and other material related to various journalism awards for pieces written in 1986. Split into two folders.
Box 537

Awards - External

Box 537, Folder 1

1987 Awards (1 of 4) 1987 - 1988

Scope and Contents

Approx. 55 items: lists, article printouts, forms and other material related to Los Angeles Times submissions for (outside) journalism awards for pieces published in 1987. Split into four folders.
Box 537, Folder 2

1987 Awards (2 of 4) 1987 - 1988

Scope and Contents

Approx. 55 items: lists, article printouts, forms and other material related to Los Angeles Times submissions for (outside) journalism awards for pieces published in 1987. Split into four folders.
Box 537, Folder 3

1987 Awards (3 of 4) 1987 - 1988

Scope and Contents

Approx. 65 items: lists, article printouts, forms and other material related to Los Angeles Times submissions for (outside) journalism awards for pieces published in 1987. Split into four folders.
Box 537, Folder 4

1987 Awards (4 of 4) 1987 - 1988

Scope and Contents

Approx. 65 items: lists, article printouts, forms and other material related to Los Angeles Times submissions for (outside) journalism awards for pieces published in 1987. Split into four folders.
Box 537, Folder 5

1987 APME Public Service Entries 1987

Scope and Contents

4 items: two explanatory letters to "the Judges of the Associated Press Managing Editors (APME) Public Service Awards" from "The editors of The Times," n.d. ; article dates for "1987 APME Public Service entries," specifically "Asian Series" and "AIDS Series" ; flyer announcing "The Associated Press Managing Editors' Seventeenth Annual Public Service Awards..."
Box 537, Folder 6

1988 Awards (1 of 2) 1988 - 1989

Scope and Contents

Approx. 50 items: notes, memos, forms, tear sheets and other material related to (outside) journalism awards for pieces published in 1988. Split into two folders.
Box 537, Folder 7

1988 Awards (2 of 2) 1988 - 1989

Scope and Contents

Approx. 50 items: notes, memos, forms, tear sheets and other material related to (outside) journalism awards for pieces published in 1988. Split into two folders.
Box 538

Awards - External

Box 538, Folder 1

1988 APME Public Service Entries 1988

Scope and Contents

Approx. 12 items: letters, lists, and other information related to the Associated Press Managing Editors Public Service Awards (18th Annual), 1988.
Box 538, Folder 2

California Newspaper Publishers Association 1991

Scope and Contents

Approx. 30 items: letters, lists, tear sheets and completed forms related to the CNPA "Better Newspapers Contest," 1991. Notable items include: "1991 CNPA Better Newspapers Contest, Alpha. list of Weekly Newspaper Winners," 4-pp. ; "1991 CNPA Better Newspapers Contest, Alpha list of Daily Newspaper Winners," 5-pp. ; complete issue (12-pp.), California Publisher Special Edition - 1991 Better Newspapers Contest
Box 538, Folder 3

Pulitzer Prize - First Amendment 1938

Scope and Contents

Approx. 10 items - letter, 9/19/1940, from Willis Booth of New York to Harry Chandler, with attached NY Times editorial of same day endorsing Wendell Willkie for president, which Booth refers to as "a masterpiece" ; letter to HC from his Editor L.D. Hotchkiss, discussing outlook for Republican candidates for president in 1940 - Hotchkiss refers to "the great majority" of voters as "unthinking... rabble" ; article copies, 1938 & 1940, on the "contempt case."
Box 538, Folder 4

"Contempt" Case 1938 - 1941

Scope and Contents

Approx 95 items - letters, memos, teletype messages and other material related to LAT contempt case, 1938 - 1941. Notable names and items include: Harry Chandler ; correspondence with various law firms (Cosgrove & O'Neil... Bailie, Turner & Lake... Hanson, Lovett & Dale... etc.) ; correspondence with Robert R. McCormick (Publisher, Chicago Tribune) ; material from Los Angeles Bar Assn. ; 7-pp. transcript of "Radio broadcast of Mayor Fletcher Bowron, Station KEHE, " 2/7/1939 (mention of LAT situation not seen in transcript - ?) ; numerous items of correspondence with publishers and others related to journalism expressing support for The Times in the contempt case.
Box 538, Folder 5

"Contempt" Case 1941 - 1942, 1946

Scope and Contents

Approx. 20 items - wire service printouts on cases, letters, news clips and other material related to LAT contempt case. Includes: 16-pp. transcript from Supreme Court of U.S., "Times-Mirror Co. vs. Superior Court (CA) ; several pieces of correspondence involving L.D. Hotchkiss, Times Editor ; includes a letter, n.d., from L.A. Mayor Fletcher Bowron to Judge Clarence Kincaid on Bowron's efforts, as he puts it, to "stamp out bribery and corruption" and to attack underworld. Note: it is not clear what connection, if any, this letter has to the LAT contempt action and defense.
Box 538, Folder 6

Freedom of the Press - Memos and Telegrams 1938 - 1941

Scope and Contents

Approx. 20 items: memos, telegrams and other material related to the ongoing court case pitting LAT against a County Court that was later heard in the US Supreme Court. Also Approx. 25 items - memos, telegrams. Notable names and items include: memos from L.D. Hotchkiss to Harry Chandler on the subject of the best Republican to run against FDR in 1940 - Wendell Willkie and (Thomas) Dewey are both mentioned ; multi-page copy of 1941 legal document, "United States vs. Morgan" on a government order fixing rates ; collection of telegrams (1940) commenting on or seeking information on the case and the trial events.
Box 538, Folder 7

Freedom of the Press - Articles and Commentary 1938 - 1942, 1958, 1966

Scope and Contents

Approx. 15 items - "wire" stories, article copies, letters and other material related to LAT court case (ca. 1939 - 40) and the Pulitzer Prize in 1942. Notable names and items include: multi-page copy of segment from book, The Pulitzer Prize Story, by John Hohenberg, 1959 ; articles about the court decisions, etc., from Among Ourselves, Editor & Publisher, Collier's and Liberty ;12-pp. "Federal Bar Association - Speech notes," 11/15/1966, "J.B. speech [Jim Bassett?] handwritten ; 16-pp. copy, "CASE HISTORY" (LAT "contempt of court case) ca. 1942, source unclear ; multi-page (long, tan sheets) - "An Address by Col. Robert R. McCormick - Editor and Publisher of the Chicago Tribune, before the Chicago Bar Association," 12/10/1938.
Box 538, Folder 8

Press Freedom - Commentary (1 of 2) 1938 - 1969

Scope and Contents

Approx. 15 items - booklets, reprints and pamphlets containing material related to LAT "contempt case" and other cases. Notable names and items include: booklet, University of Missouri Bulletin, "Missouri Honor Awards for Distinguished Service in Journalism - 1956" ; reprint booklet, "Freedom of the Press in Prospect and Retrospect," by Leon Yankwich, Southern California Law Review, 3/1942 ; booklet, "Newspapers and the Law" by Robert R. McCormick of Chicago Tribune, an address to the Chicago Bar Assn., 12/10/1938 ; complete 3/1939 issue of The Ohio Newspaper ; 39-pp. booklet, "...Criminal Court of Appeals, State of Oklahoma, Robert Wood against The State of Oklahoma..." ; three issues of Freedom of Information Center Report(s) from 1967 - 1969 (U. of Missouri at Columbia) ; 36-pp. booklet, Fair Trial vs. A Free Press (Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions), 9/1965 ; article copy, Southern California Law Review, 1/1940, "Contempt of court - interference with the administration of justice - publications" ; 26-pp. reprint, "Supreme Court of the United States - October Term, 1945... Pennekamp and The Miami Herald... vs. The State of Florida" ; 16-pp. bound speech transcript, "Guard It, Cherish It and Work for It," - address by Henry F. Pringle broadcast on Columbia network, National Newspaper Week, 10/6/1941 ; letter, 11/25/1941, to Harry Chandler from William S. Paley (President, Columbia Broadcasting) in connection with previously mentioned speech transcript. Split into two folders.
Box 538, Folder 9

Press Freedom - Commentary (2 of 2) 1938 - 1969

Scope and Contents

Approx. 15 items - booklets, reprints and pamphlets containing material related to LAT "contempt case" and other cases. Notable names and items include: booklet, University of Missouri Bulletin, "Missouri Honor Awards for Distinguished Service in Journalism - 1956" ; reprint booklet, "Freedom of the Press in Prospect and Retrospect," by Leon Yankwich, Southern California Law Review, 3/1942 ; booklet, "Newspapers and the Law" by Robert R. McCormick of Chicago Tribune, an address to the Chicago Bar Assn., 12/10/1938 ; complete 3/1939 issue of The Ohio Newspaper ; 39-pp. booklet, "...Criminal Court of Appeals, State of Oklahoma, Robert Wood against The State of Oklahoma..." ; three issues of Freedom of Information Center Report(s) from 1967 - 1969 (U. of Missouri at Columbia) ; 36-pp. booklet, Fair Trial vs. A Free Press (Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions), 9/1965 ; article copy, Southern California Law Review, 1/1940, "Contempt of court - interference with the administration of justice - publications" ; 26-pp. reprint, "Supreme Court of the United States - October Term, 1945... Pennekamp and The Miami Herald... vs. The State of Florida" ; 16-pp. bound speech transcript, "Guard It, Cherish It and Work for It," - address by Henry F. Pringle broadcast on Columbia network, National Newspaper Week, 10/6/1941 ; letter, 11/25/1941, to Harry Chandler from William S. Paley (President, Columbia Broadcasting) in connection with previously mentioned speech transcript. Split into two folders.
Box 538, Folder 10

Press Freedom - Clippings 1938 - 1942, 1972

Scope and Contents

Approx. 15 items - clippings and tear sheets from various sources relating to law suit against LAT. Article clippings/copies come from such publications as L.A. Herald and Express, Kansas City Star, Sacramento Bee (McClatchy Newspapers), St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Editor & Publisher, Berkeley Daily Gazette, and more. Included is a brad-bound booklet, titled "Newspaper clippings... L.A. Bar Assoc. vs. Times..." (deteriorating).
Box 539

Awards - External

 

"Transcript of Record - Supreme Court of the United States - October Term, 1939. No. 972, The Times-Mirror Company and L.D. Hotchkiss, Petitioners, vs. The Supreme Court of... California in and for the County of Los Angeles." Freedom of the Press 2 / 4a. & 4b. 1939

Scope and Contents

Two (exact duplicate, 151-pp.) booklet copies of "Transcript of Record - Supreme Court of the United States - October Term, 1939. No. 972, The Times-Mirror Company and L.D. Hotchkiss, Petitioners, vs. The Supreme Court of... California in and for the County of Los Angeles."
Box 539, Folder 1

Opinions, Writs, Briefs, and Petitions 1939 - 1940

Scope and Contents

Approx. 12 items: legal documents - writs, briefs and petitions - related to the court proceedings in "Contempt" case against Times-Mirror Company, Harry Chandler, Norman Chandler and L.D. Hotchkiss. Also a small number of letters attached to the documents. All materials 1939 and 1940.
Box 539, Folder 2

United States and California Supreme Court Documents 1939 - 1941

Scope and Contents

8 items: various brief legal documents in the case of "The Times-Mirror Company and L.D. Hotchkiss vs. The Superior Court of the State of California..." (most items are staple-bound documents under 50-pp.) ; 57-pp. "Brief for Respondent in Opposition to Petition for Writ of Certiorari," October Term, 1939. 7 items: various brief legal documents in "The Times-Mirror Company and L.D. Hotchkiss vs. The Superior Court of the State of California..." (most items are staple-bound documents under 50-pp.) ; 65+ pp. "Supplemental brief on behalf of Respondent," October Term, 1940. 29-pp. (on 15 sheets) copy of legal document, "In the Supreme Court of the State of California - The Times-Mirror Company... and L.D. Hotchkiss vs. The Superior Court of the State of California, in and for the County of Los Angeles," (L.A. No. 16928), "... Harry Chandler and L.D. Hotchkiss (L.A. No. 16929), "Brief for American Newspaper Publishers Association as Amicus Curiae," n.d. - ca. 1939. 4 items: various brief legal documents in "The Times-Mirror Company and L.D. Hotchkiss vs. The Superior Court of the State of California..." (items are staple-bound documents under 50-pp.) ; 21-pp. staple-bound, "Nos. 1, 3.--October Term, 1941," also names "Harry Bridges, Petitioner."
Box 540

Awards - External

Box 540, Folder 1

1978 entries 1979

Scope and Contents

Approx. 40 items: correspondence, reprints, article copies and other material related to LAT Pulitzer entries for 1978.
Box 540, Folder 2

1979 entries 1979

Scope and Contents

Approx. 40 items: memos, lists, article copies and other material related to LAT Pulitzer Prize entries for 1979.
Box 540, Folder 3

1980 entries 1981

Scope and Contents

Approx. 35 items: memos, lists, article copies and other material related to LAT Pulitzer Prize entries for 1980.
Box 540, Folder 4

1981 entries 1982

Scope and Contents

Approx. 40 items: memos, lists, article copies and other material related to LAT Pulitzer Prize entries for 1981.
Box 540, Folder 5

1982 entries 1983

Scope and Contents

Approx. 75 items: memos, lists, article copies and other material related to LAT Pulitzer Prize entries for 1982.
Box 541

Awards - External

Box 541, Folder 1

1982 Entries Journalism & Letters Summary 1982

Scope and Contents

Item is adjustable binder with labeled tabs indicting Pulitzer categories. Contains materials related to 1982 Pulitzer Prize entries with names of newspapers, names of staff writers/editors, subject of entries. Binding removed.
Box 541, Folder 2

1983 Entries 1983

Scope and Contents

Approx. 45 items: letters, reprints, an information packet to Editor George Cotliar from The Pulitzer Prizes, Columbia University, and other material related to the 1983 Pulitzer Prizes.
Box 541, Folder 3

1983 Entries Journalism & Letters Summary 1983

Scope and Contents

Item is adjustable binder with labeled tabs indicting Pulitzer categories. Contains materials related to 1983 Pulitzer Prize entries with names of newspapers, names of staff writers/editors, subject of entries. Binding removed.
Box 541, Folder 4

1984 Entries (1 of 2) 1984

Scope and Contents

Approx. 55 items: letters, reprints, an information from The Pulitzer Prizes, Columbia University, and other material related to the 1984 Pulitzer Prizes. Split into two folders.
Box 541, Folder 5

1984 Entries (2 of 2) 1984

Scope and Contents

Approx. 55 items: letters, reprints, an information from The Pulitzer Prizes, Columbia University, and other material related to the 1984 Pulitzer Prizes. Split into two folders.
Box 541, Folder 6

1984 Entries Journalism & Letters Summary 1984

Scope and Contents

Item is adjustable binder with labeled tabs indicting Pulitzer categories. Contains materials related to 1984 Pulitzer Prize entries with names of newspapers, names of staff writers/editors, subject of entries. Binding removed.
Box 542

Awards - External

Box 542, Folder 1

1985 Entries 1985

Scope and Contents

Approx. 45 items: letters, reprints, an information from The Pulitzer Prizes, Columbia University, and other material related to the 1985 Pulitzer Prizes.
Box 542, Folder 2

1985 Entries Journalism & Letters Summary 1985

Scope and Contents

Item is adjustable binder with labeled tabs indicting Pulitzer categories. Contains materials related to 1985 Pulitzer Prize entries with names of newspapers, names of staff writers/editors, subject of entries. Binding removed.
Box 542, Folder 3

1986 Entries 1986

Scope and Contents

Approx. 50 items: letters, reprints, and information from The Pulitzer Prizes, Columbia University, and other material related to the 1986 Pulitzer Prizes.
Box 542, Folder 4

1986 Entries Journalism & Letters Summary 1986

Scope and Contents

Item is adjustable binder with labeled tabs indicting Pulitzer categories. Contains materials related to 1986 Pulitzer Prize entries with names of newspapers, names of staff writers/editors, subject of entries. Binding removed.
Box 542, Folder 5

1987 Entries 1987

Scope and Contents

Approx. 55 items: letters, reprints, and information from The Pulitzer Prizes, Columbia University, and other material related to the 1986 Pulitzer Prizes.
Box 543

Awards - External

Box 543, Folder 1

1987 Entries Journalism & Letters Summary 1987

Scope and Contents

Item is adjustable binder with labeled tabs indicting Pulitzer categories. Contains materials related to 1987 Pulitzer Prize entries with names of newspapers, names of staff writers/editors, subject of entries. Binding removed.
Box 543, Folder 2

1988 Entries Journalism & Letters Summary 1988

Scope and Contents

Item is adjustable binder with labeled tabs indicting Pulitzer categories. Contains materials related to 1988 Pulitzer Prize entries with names of newspapers, names of staff writers/editors, subject of entries. Binding removed.
Box 543, Folder 3

1989 Entries Journalism & Letters Summary 1989

Scope and Contents

Item is adjustable binder with labeled tabs indicting Pulitzer categories. Contains materials related to 1989 Pulitzer Prize entries with names of newspapers, names of staff writers/editors, subject of entries. Binding removed.
Box 543, Folder 4

1990 Entries Journalism & Letters Summary 1990

Scope and Contents

Item is adjustable binder with labeled tabs indicting Pulitzer categories. Contains materials related to 1990 Pulitzer Prize entries with names of newspapers, names of staff writers/editors, subject of entries. Binding removed.
Box 544

Awards - External

Box 544, Folder 1

1991 Journalism Entries Index 1991

Scope and Contents

Item is spiral-bound booklet with labeled tabs indicting Pulitzer categories. Contains materials related to 1991 Pulitzer Prize entries with names of writers, newspapers, subjects of entries. Binding removed.
Box 544, Folder 2

1991 Letters Entries Index 1991

Scope and Contents

Item is spiral-bound booklet with labeled tabs indicting Pulitzer categories. Contains materials related to 1991 Pulitzer Prize entries with names of newspapers, names of authors, titles of books and publishers. Binding removed.
 

Olympics 1932-1984

Physical Description: Six boxes, 1 boxed set of books

Scope and Contents

Includes items from the Elke Corley Collection, (received from Elke Corley of Times Mirror Corporate and coordinator of Times Mirror's Olympic projects) and from various outside sources, includes magazines, maps, reports, books, programs and artifacts. The corporate material gives some indication of Times Mirror's participation in the 1984 Olympics. Includes maps, lists, reports, contracts, and objects. The official report for the 1984 Olympics is three bound volumes. Date range is circa 1932-1984.
Volume 58, Volume 59

Official Report of the Games of the XXXIIIrd Olympiad - Los Angeles (Boxed volumes) 1984

Scope and Contents

Volumes 1 ("Organization and Planning") and 2 ("Competition Summary and Results") of Official Report of the 1984 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles. These volumes were published by the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee. Large gray slipcover with two volumes, approx. 6" x 15" x 12"
Box 549

Olympics - 1932-1984

Box 549, Folder 1

Miscellaneous material circa 1932

Scope and Contents

3 items: Story of Xth Olympiad - essay by William May Garland, ca. 1924 (copy) ; tear sheet from Los Angeles Sunday Times - 7/31/1932, "Olympic Fashions."
Box 549, Folder 2

"XI Olympiade Berlin" 1936

Scope and Contents

18 page booklet about the 1936 Olympic games in Berlin, Germany. Booklet is in German.
Box 549, Folder 3

Contract for boxing trials 1948

Scope and Contents

Contract and rider for the Los Angeles Times to sponsor regional boxing trials for the 1948 Olympic games.
Box 549, Folder 4

Olympic Project Task Schedule 1984

Scope and Contents

Photocopy of task schedule for the Los Angeles Times "Olympic Project," including notation on completed tasks and correspondence. Date May 7, 1984.
Box 549, Folder 5

Invitation Lists 1984

Scope and Contents

Invitation lists for events related to the 1984 Olympics: the June 1, 1984 Arts Festival Opening Luncheon; July 27, 1984 Hollywood Bowl; and July 29, 1984 Huntington Dinner.
Box 549, Folder 6

Facilities for Journalists 1984

Scope and Contents

Annotated copy of book given to members of the media regarding facilities for journalists at USC and other Olympic venues.
Box 549, Folder 7

Facilities for Journalists, Volume 2 1984

Scope and Contents

Annotated copy of book given to members of the media regarding facilities for journalists at USC and other Olympic venues.
Box 549, Folder 8

Los Angeles Times Olympic Packages (1 of 2) 1984

Scope and Contents

Letters and details regarding people taking advantage of the Olympic Packages put together by the Los Angeles Times. Includes details on arrival and departure dates, ticketed events, and other information. Split into two folders.
Box 549, Folder 9

Los Angeles Times Olympic Packages (2 of 2) 1984

Scope and Contents

Letters and details regarding people taking advantage of the Olympic Packages put together by the Los Angeles Times. Includes details on arrival and departure dates, ticketed events, and other information. Split into two folders.
Box 549, Folder 10

"Festival" LA Times supplement 1984

Scope and Contents

Two copies of Los Angeles Times supplement "Festival, An Olympic Celebration of the Arts," distributed on April 15, 1984. From the Elke Corley Collection.
Box 550

Olympics - 1984

Box 550, Folder 1

Fortune magazine reprint 1984

Scope and Contents

Reprint of Special Advertisement section from the April 30, 1984 Fortune magazine. Includes mention of the Olympics and an advertisement for the 1984 Olympic Arts Festival. From the Elke Corley Collection.
Box 550, Folder 2

Olympic Maps 1984

Scope and Contents

Maps of the Greater Los Angeles region, showing the location of event venues for the 1984 Olympics. In large and small format. From the Elke Corley Collection.
Box 550, Folder 3

"Los Angeles: Olympic City Then and Now" 1984

Scope and Contents

Comparison of 1932 and 1981 Los Angeles, researched and printed by the National Economic Research Associates. From the Elke Corley Collection.
Box 550, Folder 4

"Los Angeles Times Book of the 1984 Olympic Games" 1984

Scope and Contents

Book of articles and photographs about the 1984 Olympic games written/shot by Los Angeles Times writers and photographers. Published by Harry N. Abrams, Inc. From the Elke Corley Collection.
Box 550, Folder 5

"Official Olympic Guide to Los Angeles" 1984

Scope and Contents

Collector's Edition of Los Angeles Magazine's "Office Olympic Guide to Los Angeles," in box. From the Elke Corley Collection.
Box 550, Folder 6

"Official Olympic Souvenir Program" 1984

Scope and Contents

Official Olympic Souvenir Program printed under the auspices of the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee. From the Elke Corley Collection.
Box 550, Folder 7

"Olympic Arts Festival" program 1984

Scope and Contents

Official program of the Olympic Arts Festival, sponsored by the Los Angeles Times. From the Elke Corley Collection.
Box 550, Folder 8

"Olympic Arts Festival" 1984

Scope and Contents

Brochure, including ticket order form, for the Olympic Arts Festival, sponsored by the Los Angeles Times. From the Elke Corley Collection.
Box 550, Folder 9

Olympic Venues Info. Packet 1984

Scope and Contents

Packet of information about the various venues hosting Olympic events. From the Elke Corley Collection.
Box 550, Folder 10

"A Special Invitation to The Huntington" 1984

Scope and Contents

Invitation to the Olympic Arts Festival reception at The Huntington on July 29, 1984. Includes detailed program and illustrations of famous Huntington objects. From the Elke Corley Collection.
Box 551

Olympics - 1984 Olympics

Box 551, Folder 1

"Stars in Motion" 1983

Scope and Contents

Issues 2 and 4 of "Stars in Motion," a publication by the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee. From the Elke Corley Collection.
Box 551, Folder 2

Times Mirror Olympic Ephemera 1984

Scope and Contents

Folders, enclosures, place cards, and other ephemera for Olympic activities. From the Elke Corley Collection.
Box 551, Folder 3

Material from Classified Advertising 1984

Scope and Contents

Copies of "Classified Times," correspondence, and other items related to the Classified Advertising department's work for and during the 1984 Olympics.
Box 551, Folder 4

Material from Display Advertising 1983 - 1984

Scope and Contents

Packet of material sent to advertisers in Home Magazine, brochures, and other promotional material used to encourage advertisement during the 1984 Olympics.
Box 551, Folder 5

Material from Production 1983 - 1984

Scope and Contents

35 items: memos, notes, financial reports and other items related to Los Angeles Times Production Department and Olympic coverage. From Carroll Reinig.
Box 551, Folder 6

Material from Circulation 1984

Scope and Contents

Packet of material for the Olympic Quest Delivery Agent and Dealer Promotion and copy of Circulation Times reporting the promotion winners.
Box 551, Folder 7

Street Sale Vendor Map circa 1984

Scope and Contents

Street map of area around USC showing locations of street vendors and Olympic venues.
Box 551, Folder 8

Material from Employee Relations 1984

Scope and Contents

Management memos and other announcements related to the Olympics sent to the employees of the Los Angeles Times.
Box 551, Folder 9

Radio Spots from Promotions and Public Relations 1983

Scope and Contents

Scripts for radio spots announcing special Olympic sections in the Los Angeles Times.
Box 551, Folder 10

Radio Spots from Promotions and Public Relations 1983

Scope and Contents

Scripts for radio spots announcing special Olympic sections in the Los Angeles Times.
Box 551, Folder 11

Times Mirror Press Releases 1983 - 1984

Scope and Contents

Press releases and announcements related to the Olympics and the Los Angeles Times. From the Elke Corley Collection.
Box 551, Folder 12

Reader Response to Olympic Coverage 1984

Scope and Contents

Generally positive letters from readers regarding the Los Angeles Times' Olympic coverage.
Box 552

Olympics - 1932 & 1984 1932, 1984

Scope and Contents

Oversized items related to the 1932 and 1984 Olympics, held in Los Angeles. Some items from the Elke Corley Collection. "Certificate of Appreciation" presented by Councilman Gilbert W. Lindsay to the Los Angeles Times for its work in the 1984 Ninth District Clean-Up Campaign - signed by Lindsay and Mayor Tom Bradley. 1932 Olympics scrapbook with news clips. Copy of Los Angeles Times Comics section. Sunday Morning, July 24, 1983. Home Magazine. July 24, 1983. With wrapper showing list of Olympic-themed Home Magazine and encouraging advertisers. Olympic Games promotional kit in Home Magazine folio. Three rack cards promoting Home Magazine Olympic pieces. Los Angeles Times Olympic-themed folio.
Box 553

Olympics - 1984 Olympics 1983 - 1984

Scope and Contents

Copies of HOME Magazine which include Olympic-themed articles. July 25, 1982 - "The Legacy of the Olympics." July 24, 1983 - "Olympic Spotlight: The Dreams, The Hopes & The Memories." August 21, 1983 - Olympic Supplement I, "Olympic Heritage." September 18, 1983 - Olympic Supplement II, "City of the Olympics." October 23, 1983 - Olympic Supplement III, "Grow with the Olympics." November 20, 1983 - Olympic Supplement IV, "Going for the Gold." December 18, 1983 - Olympic Supplement V, "Olympic Memories." January 22, 1984 - Olympic Supplement VI, "The 1984 Olympics Arts Festival." February 19, 1984 - Olympic Supplement VII, "The Olympic Venues." March 20, 1984 - Olympic Supplement VIII, "In the Winners Circle." May 20, 1984 Olympic Supplement IX, "In The Winners Circle." June 10, 1984 - Olympic Supplement X, "Olympic Countdown." July 8, 1984 - Olympic Supplement XI, "The People Who Make the Games." September 16, 1984 - Olympic Supplement XII, "Thank You, Los Angeles."
Box 554

Olympics - 1984 Olympics 1984

Scope and Contents

Red baseball cap with "Los Angeles Times" and Olympic logo in white. Two 1984 L.A. Olympics banners, "Stars in Motion" design. Two small commemorative pins. "Xth Olympiad - Los Angeles - 1932" auto ornament. Two copies of special Los Angeles Times Olympic newspapers. July 29, 1984 and July 30, 1984. California Olympic-themed license plate "TIMES". Production Department scrapbook in brown folio, showing front pages of Los Angeles Times Olympic sections. Gifted to Tom Johnson.
 

Otis/Chandler Family Materials 1804-1998

Physical Description: 4 boxes

Scope and Contents

The Times collected items related to the Otis and Chandler families, including diaries, books, genealogical research, correspondence, and objects. Date range is 1804-1998.

Custodial History

Two Eliza A. W. Otis diaries, dated from 1860 to 1863, and a transcription of the diaries were previously in Box 555(5-7) and were on deposit. In 2018, the diaries were gifted to The Huntington by Gwendolyn Babcock and, in 2021, the diaries and transcription were removed from mssLAT and cataloged separately. See Eliza A. W. Otis diaries, 1860-1663  .
 

Chandler family tree (Rolled) undated

Scope and Contents

Rolled family tree of the Chandler Family, starting with Moses Knight Chandler and Emma Jane Little. Compiled by Gwendolyn Garland Babcock.
Box 555

Otis/Chandler Family

Box 555, Folder 1

Fabric from Charles Wetherby Residence circa 1894

Scope and Contents

Fabric swatch with explanatory notes. Fabric is from bed of Charles Wetherby, ancestor of Eliza Ann Wetherby Otis.
Box 555, Folder 2

Miscellaneous Genealogical Notes undated

Scope and Contents

Undated notes related to the genealogy of Eliza Wetherby Otis.
Box 555, Folder 3

Emma Marian Otis Ancestry Tree undated

Scope and Contents

Three copies of the ancestry of Emma Marian Otis, daughter of Eliza Wetherby Otis and Harrison Gray Otis.
Box 555, Folder 4

Eliza A. Otis Alaska Journal - Transcription undated

Scope and Contents

Typed transcription of journal kept by Eliza Wetherby Otis during her time in Alaska.
Box 555, Folder 5

Lillian A. Otis's Autograph Book - Copy undated

Scope and Contents

Color copy of autograph book kept by Lillian A. Otis, daughter of Eliza Wetherby Otis and Harrison Gray Otis. Also, a note from the owner of the book to Gwendolyn Garland Babcock.
Box 555, Folder 6

Eliza A. Otis Legal Documents 1904, 1905, 1916

Scope and Contents

Legal documents regarding Eliza Wetherby Otis, including a letter to Harrison Gray Otis received after Eliza's death regarding her being named in an estate document.
Box 555, Folder 7

Correspondence Regarding Eliza A. Otis Memorial 1906

Scope and Contents

Correspondence and other items related to the creation of the Eliza A. Otis Memorial bells at Hollywood Cemetery, now Hollywood Forever Cemetery, including letters to and from Harrison Gray Otis.
Box 555, Folder 8

"The Bivouac Schedule of House and Contents" - Copy undated

Scope and Contents

Photocopy of itemized list of the contents of The Bivouac in 1911. Made after the bombing of the Los Angeles Times building in October 1910. Also, a note to Gwendolyn Garland Babcock by the person who copied it.
Box 555, Folder 9

Larry Dietz Correspondence 1988

Scope and Contents

Correspondence to/from Larry Dietz related to Harrison Gray Otis's time in Alaska.
Box 555, Folder 10

Eliza A. Otis Journal - Correspondence Regarding Publication 1998

Scope and Contents

Correspondence and photocopies related to the potential publication of Eliza Wetherby Otis and Harrison Gray Otis's diaries from the Civil War and their time in Alaska. Includes letter to Peggy Park Bernal, Director of the Huntington Library Press.
Box 556

Otis/Chandler Family

 

Eliza Wetherby Otis's "California" 1905

Scope and Contents

"Popular edition" and "Deluxe edition" of Eliza Wetherby Otis's collection of poetry, titled "California."
Box 556, Folder 1

"The Ancestry of Marian Otis Chandler," Gwendolyn Garland Babcock 1991

Scope and Contents

1 item: ring-bound book, approx. 70-pp., self-published by a relative of Marian Otis Chandler, titled "The Ancestry of Marian Otis Chandler."
Box 556, Folder 2

"The Ancestry of John Jewett Garland," Gwendolyn Garland Babcock 1991

Scope and Contents

1 item: ring-bound book, approx. 90-pp., self-published by a relative of John Jewett Garland, titled "The Ancestry of Marian Otis Chandler."
Box 556, Folder 3

Otis Family - Genealogical Material 1924 - 1982

Scope and Contents

Family trees, genealogical charts, copies of articles, correspondence, photocopies of documents, and other material related to the Otis family and Gwen Garland Babcock's research.
Box 556, Folder 4

Otis Family - Boston 1804, 1854, 1980

Scope and Contents

Original print of Harrison G. Otis's eulogy of Alexander Hamilton; Harper's New Monthly Magazine, April 1854; correspondence related to the donation of the two items.
Box 557

Otis/Chandler Family circa 1865 - 1885, 1989

Scope and Contents

Various objects from the Wetherby, Otis, and Chandler families:Bible of Emma Marian Otis, inscribed 1875. Ambrotype with lace background of Nancy Hyde Wetherby, circa 1865. Photograph of Moses Knight Chandler (1836 - 1930), father of Harry Chandler, in silver frame, undated. Pince-nez of Ruth Chandler, in case, undated. Marian Otis Chandler autograph album, 1880 - 1885. Bible of Edwin Wetherby, brother of Eliza Wetherby Otis, inscribed but undated. Ambrotype of Stephen Otis, circa 1865. Copy of letter from Carolyn Strickler to Mrs. Robert Dulin, 1989.
Box 710

Otis/Chandler Family - Oversize undated, 1976

Scope and Contents

2 items: large plaques awarded to Norman B. Chandler (grandson of publisher Norman Chandler) in the 1970s, when he would have been in his early 20s.
 

Other Collections 1881-1990

Physical Description: 16 boxes

Scope and Contents

The Times History Center accepted collections from former Times staff members or subsidiaries of the Times. These were sometimes incorporated into existing series (such as the Al Tennyson Collection within the Reprints & Publications series) and sometimes were kept separate. Date range is 1881-1990.
 

Carr, Harry Collection 1926-1927

Scope and Contents

Harry Carr was a columnist with the Times. This is a scrapbook of his column, called "The Lancer." Date range is 1926-1927.
Box 558

Other Collections - Harry Carr Collection 1926 - 1927

Scope and Contents

1 item: scrapbook of Harry Carr's "The Lancer" column from Los Angeles Times.
 

Colburn, Red Collection 1981-1990

Scope and Contents

The Red Colburn collection includes production samples of items for many different departments. Date range is 1981-1990.
Box 559

Other Collections - Red Colburn Collection

Box 559, Folder 1

Personnel 1981 - 1984

Scope and Contents

Production samples for the Personnel Department, including cards from the Pfaffinger Foundation, invitations, posters, internal advertising, and other ephemera.
Box 559, Folder 2

Classified Advertising 1981

Scope and Contents

Production samples for the Classified Advertising Department, including material for the 1982 Jubilee Jamboree, a 1981 Copy and Rate Information booklet, and other ephemera.
Box 559, Folder 3

Classified Advertising 1982

Scope and Contents

Production samples for the Classified Advertising Department, including a 1982 Copy and Rate Information booklet, posters, fliers, and other ephemera.
Box 559, Folder 4

Circulation 1982

Scope and Contents

Production samples for the Circulation Department, including subscription door-hangers, posters and booklets for promotions, and other ephemera.
Box 559, Folder 5

Classified Advertising 1983

Scope and Contents

Production samples for the Classified Advertising Department, including posters, a copy of Careers 1983 Edition, and other ephemera.
Box 559, Folder 6

Circulation 1983

Scope and Contents

Production samples for the Circulation Department, including stationery, fliers, pamphlets for promotions, and other ephemera.
Box 559, Folder 7

Classified Advertising 1984

Scope and Contents

Production samples for the Classified Advertising Department, including classified advertising supplement, fliers, and other ephemera.
Box 559, Folder 8

Display Advertising 1984

Scope and Contents

Production samples for the Display Advertising Department, including booklets promoting Olympics section, table tents, Second Quarter 1984 Planning Calendar, and other ephemera.
Box 559, Folder 9

Circulation 1984

Scope and Contents

Production samples for the Circulation Department, including a page about the opening of the San Fernando Valley plant and a booklet for the Olympic Sales Tournament for Outside Sales Teams.
Box 559, Folder 10

Editorial 1984

Scope and Contents

Production samples for Editorial, including a seminar program, a Business Section reprint, and a flier and RSVP card for the Executive Women International Executives' Night.
Box 559, Folder 11

Classified Advertising 1985

Scope and Contents

Production samples for the Classified Advertising Department, including 1984 Copy and Rate Information booklet, order forms, fliers, and other ephemera.
Box 559, Folder 12

Display Advertising 1985

Scope and Contents

Production samples for the Display Advertising Department, including fliers, booklets, and other ephemera.
Box 560

Other Collections - Red Colburn Collection

Box 560, Folder 1

Editorial 1981 - 1983

Scope and Contents

Production samples for Editorial, including letterhead, a seminar booklet, programs for the Editorial Awards Banquet, and a poster of the 1982 Book Prize winners.
Box 560, Folder 2

Circulation 1981

Scope and Contents

Production samples for the Circulation Department, including fliers, reply cards, pamphlets for promotions, a door hanger, and other ephemera.
Box 560, Folder 3

Display Advertising 1981

Scope and Contents

Production samples for the Display Advertising Department, including fliers, booklets, and other ephemera.
Box 560, Folder 4

Promotions & Public Relations 1981

Scope and Contents

Production samples for the Promotion and Public Relations Departments, including fliers, "compliments of" stickers, reply cards, and other ephemera.
Box 560, Folder 5

Display Advertising 1982

Scope and Contents

Production samples for the Display Advertising Department, including fliers, booklets, and other ephemera.
Box 561

Other Collections - Red Colburn Collection

Box 561, Folder 1

Promotions & Public Relations 1982

Scope and Contents

Production samples for the Promotion and Public Relations Departments, including posters, reply cards, donation envelopes, and other ephemera.
Box 561, Folder 2

Display Advertising 1983

Scope and Contents

Production samples for the Display Advertising Department, including fliers, booklets, and HOME Magazine (September 18, 1983), other ephemera.
Box 561, Folder 3

Promotions & Public Relations 1983

Scope and Contents

Production samples for the Promotion and Public Relations Departments, including posters, door stickers, booklets, and other ephemera.
Box 561, Folder 4

Display Advertising 1984

Scope and Contents

Production sample for the Display Advertising Department of HOME Magazine part 2 - Traveling in Style (October 7, 1984).
Box 561, Folder 5

Promotions & Public Relations 1984

Scope and Contents

Production samples for the Promotion and Public Relations Departments, including posters, event programs, fact books, and other ephemera.
Box 561, Folder 6

Circulation 1985

Scope and Contents

Production samples for the Circulation Department, including "A Fundraising Plan of Action" and poster.
Box 561, Folder 7

Editorial 1985

Scope and Contents

Production sample for the Editorial Department of the program for the Twenty-Third Annual Los Angeles Times Editorial Awards.
Box 561, Folder 8

Classified Advertising 1986

Scope and Contents

Production sample for the Classified Advertising Department of Spring 1986 advertisement order form.
Box 561, Folder 9

Promotions & Public Relations 1986

Scope and Contents

Production samples for the Promotions & Public Relations Departments, including invitation to Super Bowl XXI in Pasadena and posters.
Box 561, Folder 10

Promotions & Public Relations 1990

Scope and Contents

Production samples for the Promotions & Public Relations Departments, including "compliments of" sticker, fliers, and rate booklets.
Box 713

Other Collections - Red Colburn Collection 1985 - 1990

Scope and Contents

1984 Olympics collection of oversized items and ephemera, including advertising samples, material for promotion and public relations circulation, and display advertisements.
 

Freiden, Jimmie & Bessie Collection 1926-1966

Scope and Contents

Jimmie Freiden worked in advertising for the Times. Bessie, his wife, donated the material in his collection. The Freiden collection includes journals, rate information, procedure manuals, and copies of the Times. Date range is 1926-1966.
Box 562

Other Collections - Jimmie & Bessie Freiden Collection

Box 562, Folder 1

Memorabilia 1926 - 1954

Scope and Contents

6 items: "Pictorial Map of the Los Angeles Metropolitan District," publ. by LAT [1926] ; booklet, "What's in a Name?" origin of Southern Calif. names [ca. 1930] ; related notes.
Box 562, Folder 2

Classified Advertising - Essays and Procedures 1931

Scope and Contents

Approx. 12 items: several multi-page packets, including instructional and motivational essays and poetry, as well as reports explaining procedures and policies ; booklet titled "The Los Angeles Examiner Merchandising Service Department," ca. 1927.
Box 562, Folder 3

Classified Advertising - Memoranda and Essays 1931 - 1932

Scope and Contents

Approx. 25 items: memos, bulletins, reports, charts and other material related to advertising and advertising sales at LAT ca. 1932.
Box 562, Folder 4

Classified Advertising - General Weekly Bulletin 1931 - 1932

Scope and Contents

Approx. 20 items: a collection of weekly bulletins produced by the Classified Advertising Department of LAT.
Box 562, Folder 5

"Editor & Publisher" magazine 1935

Scope and Contents

1 item: issue of Editor & Publisher volume 68, number 13, dated August 10,1935. Includes an article on the Los Angeles Times.
Box 562, Folder 6

Miscellaneous Correspondence and Internal Publications 1954 - 1959

Scope and Contents

Approx. 25 items: 40+ pp. Supervisor's Handbook (1954) ; various memos and reports explaining LAT policies ; forms.
Box 562, Folder 7

"Work Simplification" materials 1959 - 1966

Scope and Contents

Approx. 15 items: 32-pp. booklet, Work Simplification (TM) ; several forms related to the work booklet ; several LAT-produced booklets explaining LAT, its editorial policy and its ad rates.
Box 563

Other Collections - Jimmie & Bessie Freiden Collection

Box 563, Folder 1

Carrier Insurance Program 1961

Scope and Contents

Large bound packet, "Office Manual NO. 49-FX - for Basic and Excess 'On Duty' Coverages - Supplemental Coverages for the 'Champion' Newspaperboy Insurance Program" (1961) ; bound multi-page booklet - "The Los Angeles Mirror Carrier Training Manual" ; stapled 10-pp. booklet - "Manual for Los Angeles Mirror dealers - for 'The Champion' Blanket Newspaperboy Insurance Program" (ca. 1960?) ; related forms and other material.
Box 563, Folder 2

Classified Advertising 1955, 1961

Scope and Contents

Approx. 8 items: 37-pp. booklet, Los Angeles Times & Mirror Classified Rates & Information ; several rate cards ; clothbound personal journal with work-related notes.
Box 563, Folder 3

Issues of the Los Angeles Times 1934, 1935

Scope and Contents

2 items: one copy of Los Angeles Times, 10/17/1934, complete special section ("Progress Number" features numerous stories on "The New Times Building") and one copy Los Angeles Times, 8/17/1935, complete issue (front page headline on deaths of Will Rogers & Wiley Post in plane crash in Alaska).
Box 564

Other Collections - Jimmie & Bessie Freiden Collection circa 1959

Scope and Contents

Ink stamp - "14" - labeled "Jimmy" ; Ink stamp - "The Mirror" ; Rate notebook with ephemera.
 

Renstrom, Mildred Collection 1950-1959

Scope and Contents

Mildred Renstrom worked in the Classified department, at one time holding the position of Assistant Manager. During this time, she created this scrapbook of clippings, photographs, and ephemera related to the Chandlers and the Times. Date range is 1950-1959.
Box 711

Other Collections - Mildred Renstrom Collection 1950s

Scope and Contents

One oversize scrapbook containing many clippings, photographs, and inserts compiled by Mildred Renstrom of the Classified department. Items regarding Harry Chandler, Mrs. Marian Otis Chandler, Norman Chandler, and Mrs. Dorothy B. Chandler are followed by a significant amount of material chronicling staff events and happenings at the LAT, primarily in the Classified department.
Box 712

Other Collections - Mildred Renstrom Collection oversize

 

Straszer, George Collection 1938-1978

Scope and Contents

George Straszer was the Assistant to Nick Williams in the 1960s. Collection includes correspondence, photographs, speeches, and his California Missions Scrapbook. Date range is 1938-1978.
Box 565

Other Collections - George M. Straszer Collection

Box 565, Folder 1

Biographical information 1938, 1960 - 1978

Scope and Contents

Approx. 8 items: bio sheets, original and dupe of 3-pp. letter from L.D. Hotchkiss to Mr. [?] Chandler (1938).
Box 565, Folder 2

Speeches, written and delivered. circa 1960 - 1969

Scope and Contents

Approx. 10 items: speech texts, mostly from the 1960s, when Straszer was Assistant to top Editor Nick Williams.
Box 565, Folder 3

Memoranda file 1944 - 1950

Scope and Contents

Approx. 25 items: interoffice memos, many of them involving Straszer and/or L.D. Hotchkiss, LAT top Editor L.D. Hotchkiss. ITEMS ARE BRITTLE; PLEASE USE WITH CAUTION.
Box 565, Folder 4

Zone Sections photos and historical information circa 1950 - 1959

Scope and Contents

Approx. 75 items: photos, clippings, etc. Many photos have good caption information about staffers. Split into two folders.
Box 565, Folder 5

Correspondence 1963 - 1974

Scope and Contents

Approx. 25 items: selection of letters involving Straszer, some are professional, some personal.
Box 565, Folder 6

California Missions Scrapbook 1956 - 1957

Scope and Contents

1 item: ring-bound album containing glossy photos and each of the 21 Straszer stories on the California missions. Plastic covers removed.
Box 565, Folder 7

Zone Sections photos and historical information circa 1950 - 1959

Scope and Contents

Approx. 75 items: photos, clippings, etc. Many photos have good caption information about staffers. Split into two folders.
 

Tennyson, Al Collection 1881-1968

Scope and Contents

Al Tennyson likely worked in printing, as his collection consists of supplements, advertisements, employee newsletters, and other material printed by the Times. Most of the supplements were included in the Reprints & Publications series. The remainder of the collection is here. Date range is 1881-1968.
Box 714

Other Collections - Al Tennyson Collection 1881 - 1968

Scope and Contents

Al Tennyson Collection oversized items including personal memorabilia, issues of LAT employee newsletter Among Ourselves, and other materials: 7 items: Among Ourselves for May, June, August and September 1930, December 1931 (2) and January 1933. NOTE: Sept. 1930 issue has a thumbnail ("Introducing!") of Norman Chandler on the back page. 1 item: (in plastic sleeve) 6 color ad showing pretty girl drinking "Cherry Blossoms" cola through a straw. 4 items: issues of Among Ourselves for Feb. 1940, Oct. 1948, Dec. 1963 and Jan. 1968. 7 items: all photographs (some mounted), only one of which has a clear connection to LAT. Approx. 10 items: news clippings, most related to aviator Charles Lindbergh, one on Harry Chandler. Approx. 15 items including: a document rendered in braille ; two watercolors approx. 10" x 12" ; booklet, 1903, "Savonarola," by Elbert Hubbard ; 55-pp. issue of Aero Digest, July 1925 ; other notes and memorabilia.
 

Times Mirror Press Collection 1920-1981

Scope and Contents

The Times Mirror Press printed both the Times and the Mirror. It also produced posters and booklets for the company, as well as taking on outside jobs. Collection includes type books, manuals, style guides, and various external pamphlets. Date range is 1920-1981.
Box 566

Other Collections - Times Mirror Press

Box 566, Folder 1

Bonus Plan 1920, 1934

Scope and Contents

4 items: secure, numbered envelope (File No. 1479) ; 2-pp. letter, 4/9/1920, from S.W. Crabill to Harry Chandler ; 1-pp. letter, 4/15/1920, from Harry Chandler to "Sim" ; 1-pp. letter, 1/1/1934, from Harry Chandler to S.W. Crabill.
Box 566, Folder 2

Computer Typist Instruction Manual undated

Scope and Contents

1 item, 2-ring binding, Computer Typist Instruction Manual, Los Angeles Times Composing Room. Rings removed.
Box 566, Folder 3

Linofilm Keyboard Manual undated

Scope and Contents

1 item, black binder: "Introduction to Linofilm procedure and operation." Binder removed.
Box 566, Folder 4

Los Angeles Times Type Book 1938

Scope and Contents

1 item, book: Type Book (Los Angeles Times), 1938.
Box 566, Folder 5

Los Angeles Examiner Type Specimen Book undated

Scope and Contents

1 item: spiral-bound booklet, Type Specimen Book - Los Angeles Examiner
Box 566, Folder 6

Los Angeles Times Type Book undated

Scope and Contents

1 item, freestanding in box: Los Angeles Times Type Book
Box 566, Folder 7

Los Angeles Times Type Styles (1 of 2) 1965

Scope and Contents

1 item: loose sheets (257-pp.) of hole-punched booklet, "Los Angeles Times Type Styles," 1965. Split into two folders.
Box 566, Folder 8

Los Angeles Times Type Styles (2 of 2) 1965

Scope and Contents

1 item: loose sheets (257-pp.) of hole-punched booklet, "Los Angeles Times Type Styles," 1965. Split into two folders.
Box 566, Folder 9

Los Angeles Times Type Styles (1 of 2) 1965

Scope and Contents

1 item in black, 3-ring binder: Times Type Style Book, 255-pp. Binder removed. Split into two folders.
Box 566, Folder 10

Los Angeles Times Type Styles (2 of 2) 1965

Scope and Contents

1 item in black, 3-ring binder: Times Type Style Book, 255-pp. Binder removed. Split into two folders.
Box 566, Folder 11

Los Angeles Times Display Advertising Type Styles 1967

Scope and Contents

1 item, light. blue binder: Type Styles - Los Angeles Times / 1967 Display Advertising. Binder removed.
Box 567

Other Collections - Times Mirror Press

Box 567, Folder 1

The Times and The Mirror Type Book undated

Scope and Contents

1 item, spiral-bound booklet, The Times and The Mirror Type Book.
Box 567, Folder 2

Times-Mirror Press Type Book undated

Scope and Contents

1 items, ring-bound books: Times-Mirror Press Type Book. Binder removed.
Box 567, Folder 3

Times-Mirror Press Type Book undated

Scope and Contents

1 items, ring-bound books: Times-Mirror Press Type Book.
Box 567, Folder 4

Los Angeles Times Orange County Facility Type Styles undated

Scope and Contents

1 item, black binder: page 1 - "The type styles in this book are for the Los Angeles Times Orange County Facility only." Binder removed.
Box 567, Folder 5

Los Angeles Times Design and Style Guidelines 1980 - 1981

Scope and Contents

1 item, freestanding in box: Los Angeles Times Design and Style Guidelines, plus accompanying memos and other information. Binder removed.
Box 567, Folder 6

Los Angeles Times Design and Style Guidelines 1980 - 1981

Scope and Contents

1 item, freestanding in box: Los Angeles Times Design and Style Guidelines, plus accompanying memos and other information. Binder removed.
Box 567, Folder 7

50th Anniversary Bowling Banquet 1977

Scope and Contents

1 item, loose: The Times - Times Mirror Press 50th Anniversary Bowling Banquet (commemorative program). Sam Platus Collection.
Box 568

Other Collections - Times Mirror Press 1922 - 1930, 1935

Scope and Contents

Pamphlets: "The Fine Arts Building" for Edwards and Wildey Company, circa 1926; "The Lure of Latin America" for the Los Angeles Steamship Company, circa 1929; "The Three Circles" by Evans-Winter-Hebb, Inc., 1935. Envelope used for mailing copies of "Three Minutes." Issues of "Three Minutes," Times Mirror Press house organ: November 1922; February 1923; July, November, December 1924; October, November 1925; April 1926; January, October, December 1927; April, August, November 1928; April, May, June (2), July (2), August, September (2), October (2), November, December 1929; January (2), February (2), March, June, July, August, October, November, December (2) 1930. Includes special issues: Direct Market Advertising Association, Silk Stocking, etc. From the Sam Platus Collection.
Box 569

Other Collections - Times Mirror Press 1931 - 1932

Scope and Contents

Issues of Three Minutes, Times Mirror Press house organ: January (2), February, March (2), April, May (2), June (2), July (2), August (2), September (2), October (2), November (2), December (2) 1931; January (4), February (2), Spring, May (2), June, July, Autumn (2), November (3), December (2) 1932. Includes special issues: Valentine, Home Town, Galley Proofs, Xth Olympiad, etc. From the Sam Platus Collection.
Box 570

Other Collections - Times Mirror Press 1933 - 1936

Scope and Contents

Issues of Three Minutes, Times Mirror Press house organ: January, February (3), March, April (4), Summer, Autumn (2), November, December 1933; January, April (2), June, Summer (2), December (2) 1934; Spring, May, November (3), December (4) 1935; Spring (3), May (3) 1936. Includes special issues: Poor Richard's Almanack, Galley Proofs, Men's Togs, the "Game of Life," etc. From the Sam Platus Collection.
 

Weegar, Ted Scrapbook 1939-1942

Scope and Contents

Edward "Ted' Weegar (1921-1986) was a long-time editor at the Times, establishing the Opinion section in 1960 and being the founding editor of the Orange County Edition. This scrapbook is his and contains clippings and inserts he compiled on the case between the Times and the Los Angeles County Superior Court, which won the Times the Pulitzer Prize from 1939-1942.
Box 711

Other Collections 1939 - 1942

Scope and Contents

One oversize scrapbook containing many clippings and inserts compiled by Ted Weegar on the landmark court battle between LAT and Los Angeles County Superior Court leading to Pulitzer Prize.
 

Histories And Outside Publications 1921-2001

Physical Description: 22 boxes

Scope and Contents

This series includes academic works, articles, and other publications about the Times. Some, such as James Bassett's The Life and Times of Los Angeles were supported by Times Mirror; others were not. Date range is 1921-2001.
 

Dissertations and Papers 1925-1987

Scope and Contents

The History Center provided research material for many academic works and the students would provide their paper in return. Some of the works are about the Times itself, others discuss the newspaper business or the history of Los Angeles and California. Date range is 1925, 1955, 1961, 1969, 1974, 1981, and 1987.
Box 571

Histories And Outside Publications - Dissertations And Papers

Box 571, Folder 1

"The Political Career of Stephen Mallory White," Edith Dobie (1 of 3) 1925

Scope and Contents

1 item: book, pp. 1-131 of 396, unbound in folder - The Political Career of Stephen Mallory White , Ph. D. thesis by Edith Dobie, Stanford University. Split into three folders.
Box 571, Folder 2

"The Political Career of Stephen Mallory White," Edith Dobie (2 of 3) 1925

Scope and Contents

1 item: book, pp. 132-264 of 396, unbound in folder - The Political Career of Stephen Mallory White , Ph. D. thesis by Edith Dobie, Stanford University. Split into three folders.
Box 571, Folder 3

"The Political Career of Stephen Mallory White," Edith Dobie (3 of 3) 1925

Scope and Contents

1 item: book, pp. 265-396, unbound in folder - The Political Career of Stephen Mallory White , Ph. D. thesis by Edith Dobie, Stanford University. Split into three folders.
Box 571, Folder 4

"The Zoot Suit Riot" by Marilyn Domer 1955

Scope and Contents

1 item: Photocopy of 193-pp. manuscript, "The Zoot Suit Riot" by Marilyn Domer, for Claremont Graduate School.
Box 571, Folder 5

"The legislative history of the Collier-Burns Highway Act," Wesley Duncan Vail 1955

Scope and Contents

1 item: Photocopy of 90-pp. manuscript, The legislative history of the Collier-Burns Highway Act of 1947, submitted to Stanford University by Wesley Duncan Vail.
Box 571, Folder 6

"The Los Angeles Times, Labor, and the Open Shop, 1980 - 1910," Jerome Wolf 1961

Scope and Contents

1 item: Small copy of "The Los Angeles Times, Labor, and the Open Shop, 1980 - 1910" by Jerome Wolf, A Thesis Presented to the Faculty of the Graduate School, University of Southern California, In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts (History).
Box 571, Folder 7

"Otis and His Times," Richard Connelly Miller (1 of 2) 1961

Scope and Contents

10-pp. of typed notes on the dissertation. Photocopy of 545-pp. manuscript, Otis and His Times: The career of Harrison Gray Otis of Los Angeles, by Richard Connelly Miller, submitted to the University of California, Graduate Division. Split into two folders.
Box 572

Histories And Outside Publications - Dissertations And Papers

Box 572, Folder 1

"Otis and His Times," Richard Connelly Miller (2 of 2) 1961

Scope and Contents

Photocopy of 545-pp. manuscript, Otis and His Times: The career of Harrison Gray Otis of Los Angeles, by Richard Connelly Miller, submitted to the University of California, Graduate Division. Split into two folders.
Box 572, Folder 2

"The Owens River Aqueduct and the Los Angeles Times," Anthony Cifarelli 1969

Scope and Contents

Photocopy of 148-pp. manuscript, "The Owens River Aqueduct and the Los Angeles Times - a study in early twentieth century business ethics and journalism" by Anthony Cifarelli, for University of California Los Angeles. (University Archives Thesis No. 2767). Also, handwritten notes.
Box 572, Folder 3

"The Sunday Supplement in Transition," Glen Walker Peters 1969

Scope and Contents

1 item: 112-pp. bound manuscript, "The Sunday Supplement in transition: an analysis of the Sunday supplement from Hearst's American Weekly to the Los Angeles Times' West," thesis submitted to the University of Southern California, by Glen Walker Peters.
Box 572, Folder 4

"An oral history of Dorothy Buffum Chandler," Anita J. Klaz 1981

Scope and Contents

1 item: 220-pp. manuscript, An oral history of Dorothy Buffum Chandler, submitted by Anita J. Klaz to California State University, Northridge.
Box 572, Folder 5

"Redesign at the Los Angeles Times," Matt Moody 1987

Scope and Contents

1 item: 104-pp., Redesign at the Los Angeles Times by Matt Moody, 1987.
Box 573

Histories And Outside Publications - Dissertations And Papers

Box 573, Folder 1

"The history of the Los Angeles Times from 1950 to 1970," David A. Gerken 1987

Scope and Contents

1 item: 96-pp. manuscript, bound with dark blue cove, The history of the Los Angeles Times from 1950 to 1970: the death of arch-conservatism and the corresponding surge of editorial excellence, by David A. Gerken, a senior thesis submitted to Princeton University.
 

Books and Publications 1962-2001

Scope and Contents

Includes full publications, magazine articles, and research material for the unpublished Lawrence Dietz's book about the Times. Date range is 1962-2001.
Box 573

Histories And Outside Publications - Dissertations And Papers

Box 573, Folder 2

"The Information Empire," Jack R. Hart 1981

Scope and Contents

1 item: trade-size paperback book, "The Information Empire: The Rise of the Los Angeles Times and the Times Mirror Corporation," by Jack R. Hart.
Box 573, Folder 3

"Privileged Son" Interviews, Dennis McDougal (1 of 2) 2001

Scope and Contents

2 items: approx. 300-pp. of interview transcripts for biography "Privileged Son," by Dennis McDougal. Also a CD in a case, labeled "Transcription Files Privileged Son" and dated 12/23/2001. Book published during 2001. Split into two folders.
Box 573, Folder 4

"Privileged Son" Interviews, Dennis McDougal (2 of 2) 2001

Scope and Contents

2 items: approx. 300-pp. of interview transcripts for biography "Privileged Son," by Dennis McDougal. Also a CD in a case, labeled "Transcription Files Privileged Son" and dated 12/23/2001. Book published during 2001. Split into two folders.
Box 574

Histories And Outside Publications - Books

Box 574, Folder 1

History Center research requests 1986

Scope and Contents

Folder contains 75+ Los Angeles Times Archives "Reference Request" forms related to the Larry Dietz book project.
Box 574, Folder 2

Requests, forms, lists 1987 - 1988

Scope and Contents

Approx. 100 items: research request forms, lists, letters and other material related to Larry Dietz's work on a history of Los Angeles Times and the Chandler Family.
Box 574, Folder 3

Otis Chandler 1985 - 1986

Scope and Contents

Approx. 12 items: letters, memos, forms and other material related to Larry Dietz's work on a history of Los Angeles Times and the Chandler Family. Includes requests from Carolyn Strickland of the Los Angeles Times History Center to Otis Chandler regarding Dietz's requests.
Box 574, Folder 4

Miscellaneous materials 1985 - 1989

Scope and Contents

7 items: letters, notes, clippings and other materials related to Larry Dietz's work on a history of Los Angeles Times and the Chandler Family.
Box 575

Histories And Outside Publications

 

Magazines 1962 - 1983

Scope and Contents

8 items: Magazine articles about Times Mirror & Los Angeles Times from Advertising Age: November 17, 1975; May 16, 1983. Pace: March 1967. Fortune: September 1, 1968; November 1971. Look: September 25, 1962. America (Magazine published by United States Information Agency, Polish and Russian issues): July 1971.
 

The Life and Times of Los Angeles 1921-1987

Scope and Contents

James Bassett started the research and writing of The Life and Times of Los Angeles, an official history of the newspaper supported by the Chandler family and Times Mirror. Because of this support, he was granted access to prominent employees and family members, as well as unrestricted access to the History Center. When Bassett died in 1978, Marshall Berges took on the task and the book was published in 1984. This series includes transcripts of his interviews (tapes are in the Audio-Visual Series of this collection), subject files of his research, and a typed manuscript. Date range is 1921-1987.
Box 576

Histories And Outside Publications - Life And Times Of Los Angeles

Box 576, Folder 1

Adams, Richard G. 1973

Scope and Contents

1 item: 17-pp. transcript of interview of Richard G. Adams, an in-house attorney for T-M during the 1930s and 1940s. Adams gives his impressions of Harry Chandler, Norman Chandler, Ralph Trueblood, more.
Box 576, Folder 2

Anderman, Elmer 1973

Scope and Contents

1 item: 11-pp. transcript of interview with Elmer Anderman, worked as an accountant for The Times/TM, Chandis Securities and the Chandler Family trusts from 1932 until retirement in 1961.
Box 576, Folder 3

Armstrong, Dale 1973

Scope and Contents

1 item: 15-pp. transcript of interview with Dale Armstrong, whose father worked at Los Angeles Times on the political beat, while Dale was a press agent, later a radio broadcaster at KHJ, employed by Los Angeles Times for about four years. Some material relates to the motion picture industry and Los Angeles Times coverage of it, plus the Hays Office (moral watchdogs).
Box 576, Folder 4

Baker, Erwin 1976

Scope and Contents

3 items: 9-pp. transcripts of James Bassett's interview with Erwin Baker, Examiner reporter in 1950s, Los Angeles Times City Hall Chief during 1960s. Also, note to Erwin Baker from Lois Markwith regarding corrections to the transcript.
Box 576, Folder 5

Bastedo, William 1974

Scope and Contents

2 items: 12-pp. transcript of "...taping with William Bastedo [who was] on the City Desk of The Times on the morning of (12/7/1941) - taped 1/25/1974 - Bastedo answers Bassett's questions about Los Angeles Times response to the Sunday morning attack on Pearl Harbor ; 1-pp. letter, n.d., from "Bill" Bastedo to Bassett, accompanying the "corrected" transcripts.
Box 576, Folder 6

Behrens, Earl C. 1938, 1973

Scope and Contents

5 items: Los Angeles Times article copy, 11/22/1938, shows opening grafs of an Earl C. Behrens byline story, "Clark named State public works chief" ; biographical entry from a reference book ("Who's Who..."?) for George Toland Cameron ; 25-pp. transcript of interview, "Taping with Earl C. 'Squire' Behrens," 6/14/1973 ; 1-pp. typed note, to "Jim" from "Squire," n.d., with comments about the transcript ; article copy (with attached notes), n.d., S.F. Chronicle, "Governors honor Chronicle writer."
Box 576, Folder 7

Bellows, Jim 1966 - 1975

Scope and Contents

Approx. 7 items: packet of items (one dated in 1969) related to the death of Maggie Savoy Bellows, Women's Editor of Los Angeles Times in the late 1960s and into 1970 ; letter, 10/1/1975, to James Bellows from Jim Bassett on Bellows "role on The Times" ; 2-pp. of "Questions for James Bellows" ; article copy from Los Angeles Times, 10/30/1966, "Bellows, N.Y. Herald Tribune Editor, will join Times Dec. 5" ; article copy, Wall St. Journal, 11/5/1975, "Perils of a paper..."
Box 576, Folder 8

Bergholz, Richard 1979

Scope and Contents

1 item: 28-pp. transcript of interview with Richard Bergholz by Marshall Berges. Subjects include: Bergholz' role and responsibilities ; his work reporting on political candidates and campaigns ; print / broadcast journalism and style vs. substance ; Bergholz childhood and youth memories ; working with Associated Press and Copley ; comments about David Halberstam's book, The Powers that Be (1979), that dealt with Los Angeles Times and other major news sources ; more.
Box 576, Folder 9

Bernstein, Harry 1975

Scope and Contents

5 items: 1-pp. Los Angeles Times biography of Harry N. Bernstein, 4/1975 ; 12-pp. transcript of interview - "Taping with Harry Bernstein, Labor Editor," 7/9/1975 ; tear sheet from Time, 7/7/1975, "Revolt of the scabs," article on labor strike at Herald-Examiner ; clip from Among Ourselves, 12/1975, "Harry Bernstein winner of Labor Writing Award ; legal size sheet of yellow paper with notes (prob. related to Bernstein interview
Box 576, Folder 10

Bishop, Ron 1980

Scope and Contents

1 item: 13-pp. transcript of interview with Ron Bishop by Marshall Berges, 8/15/1980. Subjects include: Bishop's memories of knowing Otis Chandler at Stanford University (their residence hall is likened to an "animal house") ; impressions of Otis' personality and character ; Otis as perfectionist ; more.
Box 576, Folder 11

Bowron, Albine 1975 - 1976

Scope and Contents

2 items: 11-pp. transcript of interview - "Taping with Mrs. Fletcher Bowron," 3/12/1975 ; 1-pp. letter, 11/12/1976, to "Lois" (Markwith) from Albine Bowron (widow of Mayor Fletcher Bowron), which she attached to some other materials she was sending in to Los Angeles Times historian.
Box 576, Folder 12

Bradley, Thomas 1977

Scope and Contents

1 item: 5-pp. transcript of interview of Mayor Tom Bradley by James Bassett, 7/11/1977.
Box 576, Folder 13

Bradshaw, William 1973

Scope and Contents

4 items: 18-pp. transcript of interview of "Bill" Bradshaw by Jim Bassett, titled "...Taping with William Bradshaw, ret., who had been administrative assistant to Harry Chandler before World War II," taped on 7/5/1973 ; letter, 9/25/1973, to James Bassett from "Bill" Bradshaw, on aspects of the book project research ; undated sheet, signed "Bill Bradshaw," with additional information related his memories of working for Harry Chandler ; envelope for the 1973 letter, addressed to Bassett containing Bradshaw's return address.
Box 576, Folder 14

Brand, Harry 1974

Scope and Contents

2 items: 14-pp. transcript of interview by Bassett of "Harry Brand, 20th Century Fox," taped on 7/3/1974, in which Brand shared his memories of the film industry of the 1920s and the connections between the industry and The Press ; letter, 7/17/1974, to Bassett from Brand, relates to the book project research.
Box 576, Folder 15

Brown, Edmund G. "Pat" 1974

Scope and Contents

2 items: 22-pp. transcript of interview by Bassett titled "Taping with Edmund G. "Pat" Brown," 5/14/1974, on his experiences in California politics and his dealings with Los Angeles Times ; 2 sheets (yellow) headed "Brown Qs... 5/14/1974."
Box 576, Folder 16

Brown - Knowland Material 1957 - 1977

Scope and Contents

Approx. 12 items: handwritten notes, n.d. ; 4-pp. of typed notes from Inside USA, by John Gunther, 1947, on the Cameron - Chandler - Knowland Axis in California politics ; letter, 3/24/1960, to Norman Chandler from Edmund G. Brown, Governor of Calif. ; an Associated Press profile of Edmund G. Brown, 3/22/1968 ; 3-pp. typed / handwritten notes on William F. Knowland from the book Dancing Bear, by Gladwin Hill (publ. 1968) ; several pieces of correspondence, 1977, between Bassett and the Knight-Brown Project representative at UC Berkeley ; related material.
Box 576, Folder 17

Bunzel, Peter 1975

Scope and Contents

1 item: 15-pp. transcript of interview of Peter Bunzel by Bassett, 10/21/1975. Bunzel was Editor of West magazine, starting in 1971.
Box 576, Folder 18

Burnham, Georgina 1974

Scope and Contents

4 items: 16-pp. transcript of interview of Georgina Burnham by Bassett, 7/29/1974 (Burnham was a former secretary to Norman Chandler) ; 1-sheet, typed & handwritten notes related to interview with Mrs. Burnham ; Los Angeles Times clip on Burnham's retirement activity - bowling ; note from Lois Markwith on telephone conversation with Burnham.
Box 576, Folder 19

Champlin, Charles 1961 - 1975

Scope and Contents

Approx. 15 items - correspondence, clips, article copies, memos, a Charles Champlin bio and interview transcript. Notable names and items: 26-pp. transcript of interview by Bassett titled "Taping with Charles Champlin, Entertainment Editor of The Times," 4/16/1975 ; collection of Champlin's "Critic at Large" column, most dealing with film reviewing, film ratings, "porn" and the film industry in general ; 1-pp. "Biography from the Los Angeles Times" for Champlin ; 3-pp. memo, 3/30/1964, from Nick Williams to Otis Chandler ; related material.
Box 576, Folder 20

Champlin, Charles 1979

Scope and Contents

1 item: 116-pp. interview with Charles Champlin (born 1926), entertainment critic and editor of Calendar section of Los Angeles Times. Wide ranging conversation about his long career with the newspaper and his life in general.
Box 576, Folder 21

Chandler, Dorothy Buffum circa 1973

Scope and Contents

8 items: Collection of transcripts of interviews with Dorothy Buffum Chandler. Some of these transcripts have been trimmed at the left and have been stapled illogically with missing pages, etc. The only identifying material at top of first sheet - pp. 15 - is "15 (#1)."
Box 576, Folder 22

Chandler, Dorothy Buffum - Tapes #1 and 2 1973 - 1974

Scope and Contents

Typed and annotated transcript of James Bassett's interview with Dorothy Buffum Chandler on July 19, 1973. Photocopy of the same transcript with some of the same handwritten notation. Typed and annotated transcript of James Bassett's interview with Dorothy Buffum Chandler on January 30, 1974.
Box 576, Folder 23

Chandler, Dorothy Buffum 1979

Scope and Contents

1 item: 18-pp. transcript of Dorothy B. Chandler interview (by Marshall Berges), 8/21/1979. Much of this interview deals with influences on Otis and Camilla ("Mia") when they were growing up.
Box 576, Folder 24

Chandler, Harrison 1973

Scope and Contents

4 items: brief note, 1/12/1973, to "Harrison" from "Jim" (Bassett) about "tape we did on the 9th" ; two versions of a 7-pp. transcript , "Tape 1," recorded on 1/9/1973 - the transcript on yellow paper is complete, the one on white paper is missing pp. 1 ; 1-pp., "HARRISON CHANDLER - In telephone interview with Stan Gordon," 10/5/1977.
Box 576, Folder 25

Chandler, Harry B. 1980

Scope and Contents

3 items: 59-pp. transcript of interview with Harry Chandler (2nd son of Otis Chandler), 4/22/1980 ; 25-pp. transcript of interview with Harry Chandler, 4/22/1980 ; 20-pp. transcript of interview with Harry Chandler, 4/22/1980. Harry speaks of his childhood, his teen years and his education at Pasadena Polytechnic, Andover and Stanford. He also recounts his interest in art and his working life at Twentieth Century-Fox.
Box 576, Folder 26

Chandler, Norman - Tape # 1 1972

Scope and Contents

2 items: 19-pp. typed and annotated transcript of "Tape # 1 - James Bassett/Norman Chandler, Transcribed 12/4/1972" and photocopy of the annotated transcript. Subjects include: Nick Williams becomes Editor (pp. 2) ; Norman Chandler's memories of Harrison Gray Otis (pp.4 - 6) ; Norman Chandler meets Dorothy Buffum at Stanford, they married in 1922, Norman Chandler did not graduate - "I wasn't enthusiastic about college" ; Dorothy Buffum Chandler comments that in the 1920s, Los Angeles Times did not mean as much to her and Norman Chandler as it did later, it was just a job (pp. 12) ; In the early 1940s, Norman Chandler began to be motivated to run the paper (Harry Chandler died in 1944, pp. 14) ; the recall of Mayor Frank Shaw, "he was a bad egg and we went overboard in supporting him...which I think was a mistake" (14 - 15) ; politics - Barry Goldwater, Ronald Reagan (pp. 16) ; Otis Chandler named publisher (pp. 17) ; Bassett asks Dorothy Buffum Chandler if, in the late 1950s, she felt Los Angeles Times needed to "shift more to the middle of the road? - she answered "Very much so."
Box 576, Folder 27

Chandler, Norman - Tape # 2 1972

Scope and Contents

1 item: 25-pp. typed and annotated transcript of interview with Norman Chandler and Dorothy Buffum Chandler, 12/13/1972 and photocopy of the annotated transcript. Subjects include: on Harry Chandler, Norman Chandler says, "he liked (people) and he had a soft heart," Dorothy Buffum Chandler said of him, "He was not a generous man to his family, nor to people close to him" (pp. 1 - 2) ; Dorothy Buffum Chandler says that Harry Chandler upheld rigid discipline for Norman Chandler but that Harrison Chandler and Philip "were not in any way disciplined" (pp. 3) ; Harry Chandler's personality quirks (pp.-4) ; more on Harry Chandler personality (pp.-5) ; Harry Chandler's political views (pp.-7) ; DC offers that Harry Chandler would talk of business and politics but never anything philosophical (pp. 7) ; on how Norman Chandler and Dorothy Buffum Chandler lived "very economically...scratch(ing) to make ends meet" (pp. 10) ; William Randolph Hearst (pp. 11 - 12) ; Harry Chandler's travel across USA in 1880s (pp. 17 - 18) ; Los Angeles Times was "the first newspaper in the country to set up a personnel department" (pp. 22) ; Harry Chandler and Norman Chandler on running for public office (pp. 24 - 25).
Box 577

Histories And Outside Publications - Life And Times Of Los Angeles

Box 577, Folder 1

Chandler, Norman - Tape # 3 1972

Scope and Contents

1 item: 28-pp. transcript of interview Norman Chandler and Dorothy Buffum Chandler, 12/19/1972 and photocopy of the annotated transcript. Subjects include: Harry Chandler's interest in "monkey gland treatments" (pp. 1 - 3) ; Harry Chandler's diet (pp. 3 - 5) ; Norman Chandler and Dorothy Buffum Chandler agree they were served the same meal every Thursday night, when they ate at Harry Chandler's home - it was "(fried) chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, and peas, and ice cream" (pp. 5) ; Norman Chandler clarifies aspects of the legend that Harrison Gray Otis had a cannon mounted on the hood of his car -- "it was...just a decoration" (pp. 5) ; liquor ads and Los Angeles Times ; Harry Chandler was a "teetotaler" (pp. 7) ; attitudes of both Harry Chandler and Norman Chandler toward alcohol consumption (pp. 7 - 8) ; Harry Chandler rarely attended social and public events (pp. 9) ; in the years right after WW II "smog" became an issue in L.A. (pp. 10 - 12) ; Los Angeles Times dabbles in radio - KHJ (pp. 13) ; Los Angeles Times dabbles in television - KTTV (pp. 15) ; The Mirror (pp. 16 - 20) ; Norman Chandler - "on the whole I was pleased with the progress of (Los Angeles Times) while I was publisher," (pp. 21) - he wanted Los Angeles Times to be FAIR, RESPECTED, AND TO RENDER PUBLIC SERVICE, (pp. 22) - agrees that prior to late 1950s, Los Angeles Times was politically biased, biased on labor reporting ; L.D. Hotchkiss (1940s+ editor) and his personality (pp. 25 - 27).
Box 577, Folder 2

Chandler, Norman - Tape # 4 1973

Scope and Contents

3 items: typed copy of 15-pp. transcript of interview (by Bassett) with Norman Chandler and Dorothy Buffum Chandler, 4/18/1973, ditto copy, and photocopy of the annotated transcript. Both copies have some edits and notations. Subjects include: "the very bitter mayorality contest of 1953" in which Rep. Norris Poulson defeated Mayor Fletcher Bowron (pp. 1 - 2) ; on supporting 1952 Republican candidates for President - Dorothy Buffum Chandler wanted Norman Chandler to switch to Eisenhower, she told him "we can't have any (sex) until you change your mind" (pp. 2) ; evolution of editorial policies under Hotchkiss, then Nick Williams (pp. 7) ; Otis Chandler takes over as publisher (pp. 7 - 8) ; keeping Los Angeles Times employees satisfied in view of labor agitation to unionize (pp. 12) ; Los Angeles Times Woman of the Year Awards (pp. 13).
Box 577, Folder 3

Chandler, Norman B. 1980

Scope and Contents

1 item: 106-pp. transcript of Norman B. Chandler interview, 4/3/1980. Chandler speaks of his father, Otis Chandler, his experiences working internships at Los Angeles Times in the 1970s, etc.
Box 577, Folder 4

Chandler, Otis 1975

Scope and Contents

Approx. 80 pages of transcripts from tapings with Otis Chandler, 7/1975 and 8/1975. Subjects include years at Stanford, duty in U.S. Air Force, apprenticeships in Los Angeles Times departments and early years as Publisher. Copies of these transcripts with notations and additional material are in this collection, box 577, folders 3 through 8.
Box 577, Folder 5

Chandler, Otis - Tape # 1 1975

Scope and Contents

Approx. 10 items: 18-pp. transcript of Bassett interview of Otis Chandler, 7/29/1975, wide range of subjects - youth, Stanford, his personality, social & political opinions of his wife, "Missy," The Mirror, etc ; 2-pp. bio on Otis Chandler ; 5-pp. "Add Tape 1, 8/18/1975 ; 35-pp. interview transcript sent by Jack Hart of Cal State Northridge, 7/1/1973 - subjects are handwritten on cover sheet ; 3-pp. transcript of interview on KNXT (TV), 10/13/1975, of Otis Chandler by newsman Joseph Benti on Chandler's feelings about power vs. opportunity, about his leadership style, women in journalism, etc ; several more installments of the Benti interview ; 26-pp. transcript of interview (prob. KABC radio) with Michael Jackson as host (no date, no other info on transcript).
Box 577, Folder 6

Chandler, Otis - Tape # 2 1975

Scope and Contents

1 item: 19-pp. transcript of "Second taping with Otis Chandler," by Bassett, 7/30/1975. Subjects include: the "Jack Hart thesis" that the years when NC was publisher was an "Era of Mediocrity at Los Angeles Times was challenged by Otis Chandler (pp. 1 - 2) ; Editor Nick Williams and his Managing Editors, Frank Haven and Frank McCulloch (pp. 3 - 5) ; political "kingmaker" Kyle Palmer (pp. 6) ; Otis Chandler - in 1960s "I wanted to move The Times into a position of political independence..." (pp. 6) ; ending Los Angeles Times endorsements for President, Governor and U.S. Senate (pp. 7) ; Otis Chandler comments on those who, after the relative liberalization of Los Angeles Times editorial policies, wished for "The Times of old" (pp. 9 - 10) ; comments on the John Birch Society series and the editorial, signed by Otis, that accompanied it (pp. 10 - 11) ; the Geotek affair (pp. 17+).
Box 577, Folder 7

Chandler, Otis - Tape # 3 1975

Scope and Contents

1 item: 16-pp. transcript - "Third taping with Otis Chandler," 7/31/1975. Subjects include: the Mirror-News (pp. 1 - 4) ; Los Angeles Times' improvements and improved profitability during the 1960s (pp. 6 - 7) ; "the next eight or ten years" from 1975 - (pp. 7) ; early 1970s recession (pp. 8) ; Nick Williams (pp. 10 - 12) ; top Editor candidates (Robert) Donovan, William Thomas, Anthony Day, Ed Guthman (pp. 13) ; selection of William Thomas as Editor (pp. 15).
Box 577, Folder 8

Chandler, Otis - Tape # 4 1975

Scope and Contents

1 item: 14-pp. transcript - "Fourth taping with Otis Chandler," 8/4/1975. Subjects include: Otis Chandler's thoughts on the Watts riots and the aftermath (pp. 1 - 2) ; "foreign travel trips that the publisher, the editor and the editorial page director began (to take) in about 1963" (pp. 4) ; bringing "top-level governmental and business leaders into luncheons and conferences" (pp. 5) ; "big flap with Bill Moyers (who) blamed me for his having lost his job" at Newsday (pp. 6) ; thoughts on newspapers owned by Times Mirror, including Newsday and Dallas Times-Herald (pp. 6 - 8) ; Los Angeles Times' daily editorial board meetings (pp. 9 - 10) ; Los Angeles Times vs. N.Y. Times (pp. 12 - 14).
Box 577, Folder 9

Chandler, Otis - Tape # 5 1975

Scope and Contents

1 item: 15-pp. transcript of "Fifth taping with Otis Chandler," 8/5/1975. Subjects include: production, circulation, advertising issues (pp. 1 - 2) ; innovations in electronic transmission processes (pp. 4) ; automation and computerization (pp. 5) ; "sending the paper out of town" and circulation areas within California - S. Francisco, Fresno, Modesto, etc. (pp. 6 - 7) ; Los Angeles Times and continuing antipathy to labor in 1970s ; Otis Chandler relationships with various politicians and his thought about them (pp. 11 - 12) ; Otis Chandler thoughts on Sam Yorty, "a small-town buffoon, right out of the movies" (pp. 14).
Box 577, Folder 10

Chandler, Otis - Tape # 6 1975

Scope and Contents

2 items: 4-pp. Los Angeles Times "Conflict of interest policy guide," no date ; 10-pp. transcript of "Sixth taping with Otis Chandler," 8/6/1975. Subjects discussed include: Times Mirror expansion from the 1950s to the 1970s, antitrust issues involving print and broadcast news outlets being owned by the same entity (pp. 1 - 2) ; on getting out of Vietnam (pp. 5 - 6) ; Geotek scandal (pp. 8) ; security threats to Otis and his family (pp. 9 - 10).
Box 577, Folder 11

Chandler, Otis 1979

Scope and Contents

1 item: 66-pp. transcript of Marshall Berges' interview of Otis Chandler. He offers the interviewer his thoughts about big game hunting and what he calls "trophy hunting." It is not made clear but it seems the interviewer and Mr. Chandler were riding cross-country on his Oregon land. Notations at top of each page read Side 1 through Side 3 - probably tape sides.
Box 577, Folder 12

Chandler, Otis - Tapes # 4 - 6 1979

Scope and Contents

1 item: 78-pp. transcript of Marshall Berges' taped interview with Otis Chandler. Subjects appear in this order on the transcript: hunting (Afghanistan, Mongolia, Brazil) ; surfing ; vintage auto collecting ; luxury automobiles ; motorcycles ; experiences while attending Stanford ; the Duesenberg (auto) ; buying and selling cars as an avocation ; Porsches ; car racing.
Box 577, Folder 13

Chandler, Otis - Tapes # 7 - 9 1979

Scope and Contents

1 item: 81-pp. transcript of Marshall Berges' taped interview of Otis Chandler. Subjects include: sport hunting ; philosophical musings on the meaning of hunting for 20th century humans ; auto racing ; mental discipline ; athletics ; tells interviewer "the last few years I have been somewhat bored...maybe that's too strong (a word)...not stimulated, not challenged." (Chandler was 52 at the time) ; thoughts on how long someone should remain in the position of publisher or other top media job ; future plans (1980s) ; his personal life, pending divorce, material things, peace of mind ; physical fitness, weightlifting ; "dirt bikes" ; relationships with his sons ; fishing ; hunting polar bears ; other hunting in Alaska ; hunting in Africa.
Box 577, Folder 14

Chandler, Otis - Tapes # 10 - 12 1979

Scope and Contents

1 item. 73-pp. transcript of Marshall Berges' interview with Otis Chandler. Subjects include: earliest memories ; kidnapping attempt when Otis was six or seven ; early surfing memories ; summer camp ; his competitiveness ; injuries at camp ; after riding accident at age nine, Otis was declared dead - his mother refused to believe it and took him to a second hospital ; on not getting involved in smoking and drinking with high school buddies ; trip to Hawaii in 1941 (just before Pearl Harbor attack) ; his first girlfriends ; his parents objections to Otis being surrounded exclusively by "spoiled rich kids" ; attending Andover ; track & field - shot put ; Stanford - girlfriends - pranks ; "raising hell" as a Stanford senior.
Box 577, Folder 15

Chandler, Otis - Tapes # 13 - 14 1979

Scope and Contents

1 item. 60-pp. transcript of Marshall Berges' taped interview with Otis Chandler, 12/6/1979. Subjects include: avoiding the draft in 1945 ; starting at Los Angeles Times after World War II ; working in the composing room ; Olympic trials for shot put and discus ; U.S. Air Force ; Los Angeles Times apprenticeships - pressroom, composing room, carpenter shop, etc. ; Otis' family budget was limited by his low wages 1953 - 1958 ; working as a reporter for Los Angeles Times and The Mirror ; closing down of The Mirror (1962) ; working with Nick Williams ; (on working with his uncle, Philip Chandler) "a nice person...(but) he wasn't very bright" ; Norman Chandler's decision to tap Otis as publisher over Philip Chandler.
Box 577, Folder 16

Chandler, Otis - Tapes # 15 - 16 1979

Scope and Contents

1 item. 57-pp. transcript of Marshall Berges' taped interview with Otis Chandler. Subjects include: Otis Chandler's car museum (Vintage Car Museum) ; his car collection ; restoring his first Duesenberg ; further car collecting ; racing cars.
Box 578

Histories And Outside Publications - Life And Times Of Los Angeles

Box 578, Folder 1

Chandler, Otis - Tapes # 17 - 19 1980

Scope and Contents

1 item. 78-pp. transcript of Marshall Berges' taped interview with Otis Chandler, 1/18/1980. Subjects include: Otis' thoughts on his father's and his mother's contributions to Los Angeles Times and Times Mirror ; Otis' relationships to first wife ("Missy"), his children, his friends and business associates ; Otis' objectivity in evaluation and criticism of others and of himself ; Missy's embarking on a career in urban planning ; "the demise of the marriage" ; origins of Otis' "attitude of independence" and his desire to excel in shot put ; participation in somewhat dangerous sports - surfing, hunting, race car driving, riding motorcycles ; how many Chandler clan members were unhappy with Otis' moving the paper editorial policy from conservative to moderate ; as publisher - "off and running with ten balls in the air...that's just sort of my style" ; changing Los Angeles Times from a paper that was just "dull and gray" ; specifics of what Otis wanted to improve ; the downside of being prominent, of being highly visible ; his philosophy of management.
Box 578, Folder 2

Chandler, Otis - Tapes # 20 - 22 1980

Scope and Contents

1 item. 71-pp. transcript of Marshall Berges' interview with Otis Chandler, 1/22/1980. Subjects include: Otis' "split personality" - his public persona and private persona ; Otis candidness, Otis occasional bluntness ; the issue of being a perfectionist and of feeling "there aren't enough...hours in the day" ; the issue of self-criticism ; the GeoTek case ; Robert Donovan ; William Thomas ; Nick Williams ; selecting and hiring top executives ; Frank McCulloch ; Johnson, Tom ; Nelson, Robert.
Box 578, Folder 3

Chandler, Otis 1980

Scope and Contents

2 items: 69-pp. interview with Otis Chandler, 2/26/1980 ; 43-pp. transcript of interview with Otis Chandler (pages 1 - 3 are missing).
Box 578, Folder 4

Chandler, Otis 1980

Scope and Contents

1 item: 73-pp. transcript of interview by Marshall Berges with Otis Chandler, 3/12/1980. Chandler spoke about a hunting trip to Afghanistan in 1977 and traveling in the region of the Himalayas. Later in the tape Chandler discusses the Watts Riots and the aftermath, plus 1964 political endorsements, more.
Box 578, Folder 5

Chandler, Otis 1980

Scope and Contents

2 items: 55-pp. interview by Marshall Berges with Otis Chandler, 3/20/1980, on his "pioneering" decisions in general, the Orange County Edition, serving on "outside" boards, the GeoTek case ; more ; 3-pp. (previous interview continued.) on: Olympic Games (shot put trials), GeoTek, more.
Box 578, Folder 6

Chandler, Otis 1980

Scope and Contents

Approx. 5 items: approx. 80-pp. of transcripts of interviews, likely by Marshall Berges, with Otis Chandler. The interviews were conducted on several days between 8/1980 and 2/1981. The remarks range across many topics: race car driving ; a four-day visit to the Lyndon B. Johnson Ranch in the 1960s ; other Times Mirror business ventures in broadcast media. Part of this material is a 25-pp. transcript of an interview of Otis Chandler by Michael Jackson of KABC (radio). Segments of the 1980 interviews deal with corrections Otis wished to make to comments made earlier.
Box 578, Folder 7

Chandler, Otis 1980

Scope and Contents

1 item: 54-pp. transcript of interview of Otis Chandler by Marshall Berges, 12/10/1980. Subjects include: the John Kennedy assassination ; Otis' relationship with Robert Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy's assassination ; more "fine-tuning" of his comments on previous interviews ; memories of his Los Angeles Times apprenticeship ; more.
Box 578, Folder 8

Chandler, Otis 1980

Scope and Contents

1 item: 33-pp. transcript of interview with Otis Chandler by Marshall Berges, 12/17/1980. Subjects include: describing "phone calls from the breakfast table" of Governor Reagan or Nancy Reagan when they were unhappy about a Conrad cartoon (both Reagans disliked Conrad's work) or an editorial ; description of Dorothy B. Chandler upsetting Ronald Reagan at a private dinner party by "lecturing him" about his behavior toward the University of California Board of Regents (of which Dorothy Buffum Chandler was a member) ; other interesting anecdotes about Dorothy Buffum Chandler, in her senior years, offering her thoughts in the wrong setting or at too great a length ; description of Otis' visit to Lyndon B. Johnson Ranch in Texas, days before John F. Kennedy assassination - a wild hunting trip with Lyndon B. Johnson and Lyndon B. Johnson's thoughts about John and Robert Kennedy and how he, Lyndon B. Johnson, deserved better than the Vice Presidency ; more on friendship between Otis and Robert Kennedy (including rafting trip on Colorado River in the Grand Canyon) ; more.
Box 578, Folder 9

Chandler, Otis 1980

Scope and Contents

1 item: 55-pp. transcript of Otis Chandler interview by Marshall Berges, around 12/1980. Subjects include: more memories of Bobby Kennedy ; the Los Angeles Times - Washington Post News Service ; Katherine Graham and Philip Graham of the Washington Post ; wild story about Phil Graham's mental deterioration ; memories of Ben Bradlee ; rejection of porno ads and x-rated movie ads ; door-to-door circulation sales - "boy crews" ; Circulation Department ; Advertising Department ; more.
Box 578, Folder 10

Chandler, Otis - With others 1980

Scope and Contents

4 items, all dated 8/15/1980: 11-pp. transcript of interview with Otis Chandler that deals with race cars and driving them ; 3-pp. transcript of interview with Bettina Whittaker (future wife) about his activities and personality ; another 3-pp. transcript with Bettina Whittaker, same subjects ; 13-pp. transcript of interview with Ron Bishop, a friend of Otis' at Stanford University and thereafter - subjects are Otis activities and personality traits.
Box 578, Folder 11

Chandler, Otis - by Ann Martin 1979

Scope and Contents

1 items: 28-pp. transcript of interview of Otis Chandler by ABC-TV newscaster Ann Martin, 10/26/1979. Based on header material, it is unclear whether the actual interview took place in 1978 or 1979. Notable names and subjects include: race car driving (pp. 2 - 5) ; "a working newspaper publisher" (pp. 6) ; Otis kids actor Jack Nicholson about "Chinatown," a film loosely based on the water and land dealings of Harrison Gray Otis and Harry Chandler, Otis' grandfather (pp. 8) ; Otis Chandler refers to Los Angeles Times' editorial policy as "militant centrist" (pp. 15) ; editing, layout and printing of the paper will soon be completely computerized (pp. 16) ; his big game hunting (pp. 17 - 19) ; his answer to critics of his paper and his policies (pp. 26 - 27).
Box 578, Folder 12

Chandler, Otis - by John Babcock 1979

Scope and Contents

1 item: 56-pp. transcript of ABC-tv program featuring the comments of John Babcock, Otis Chandler, Ben Bagdikian, David Halberstam, Carey McWilliams, Bill Robertson, Jack Tatum, Eldon Finley, Ralph Nader, Pat Brown, John Pastier and Marshall Berges. Subjects include: Bagdikian's view that newspapers owned by big conglomerates tend to write news based on the wishes of the conglomerate -- Otis Chandler refuted that as far as Times Mirror went, indicating that the writers and editors are free to report as they see fit ; Halberstam gives his impressions of Otis--"by Chandler standards a liberal... I think he wants to do the right thing" ; Halberstam on Harrison Gray Otis, founder of what became the Times Mirror empire - "He was a bellicose man...combative, aggressive...rather fight than make a profit" ; Los Angeles Times boosterism : Los Angeles Times vs. the unions ; Halberstam on Harry Chandler - "an economic tycoon (who) wanted power" ; how Harrison Gray Otis and later Harry Chandler amassed the money and power that carried forward the Times Mirror "empire" ; Owens River aqueduct ; real estate dealings ; Tejon Ranch ; Otis C. on extended Chandler stockholders - "They're very unhappy with me sometimes" ; Halberstam on Dorothy Chandler - "considered the radical liberal within the (extended Chandler) family" ; development of Downtown and the Music Center ; objectivity of Los Angeles Times.
Box 578, Folder 13

Chandler, Otis - by Michael Jackson 1981

Scope and Contents

1 item: 35-pp. transcript of Otis Chandler being interviewed by KABC radio host Michael Jackson, 2/4/1981. Subjects include: Otis Chandler's title of "Editor-in-Chief," and what that means ; Otis' admiration for Henry Luce ; the 7-year "executive training program" he completed at The Times ; high and lower quality newspapers - Times of London, National Enquirer ; other Times Mirror papers - Hartford Courant, Newsday, Dallas Times Herald ; morning newspapers and afternoon newspapers ; the growing cable television market ; broadcasting vs. "narrowcasting" ; Otis' departure from the Publisher's post in 1980 ; more.
Box 578, Folder 14

Chandler, Otis - by Connie Chung 1981

Scope and Contents

1 item: 6-pp. transcript of interview segments with Otis Chandler woven into commentary about Chandler by broadcast journalist Connie Chung, dated 11/23/1981. Subjects include: Otis' desire to constantly challenge himself - surfing, big game hunting, in his career, etc. ; his divorce and second marriage ; the meeting between his second wife and his mother, Dorothy "Buff" Chandler and his concern that they get along well ; challenges related to the Black and Hispanic communities he faced as publisher ; more.
Box 578, Folder 15

Chase, Charles 1980

Scope and Contents

1 item: 52-pp. transcript of interview with Charles Chase, 9/3/1980. Subjects include: unionization issue ; retention of employees in the face of automation trend ; explanation of "hot type" vs. photocomposition ; the Composing Room ; Orange County Plant ; unionization issue revisited ; memories of Norman Chandler and Otis Chandler ; more.
Box 578, Folder 16

Chotiner, Murray 1973

Scope and Contents

4 items: 23-pp. transcript (pp. 12 - 15 missing) of interview with Murray Chotiner (politics, Republican insider) ; trimmed page from previously mentioned interview ; typed sheet with handwritten notes of "Chotiner Q(uestions)s" ; letter, 9/24/1973, to Bassett from Murray Chotiner.
Box 578, Folder 17

Conrad, Paul 1979

Scope and Contents

1 item: 60-pp. transcript of interview with Paul Conrad, 10/11/1979. Subjects include: ideas, and how he gets them ; work habits ; showing "roughs" to Tony Day ; majoring in Art at University of Iowa ; creative method of completing his college course requirements ; his work at Denver Post (1950 - 1963) ; a jump back to earlier, colorful U.S. Army experiences on Okinawa and elsewhere ; memories of his youth including his father's apparently anti-Semitic and reactionary political and social views ; early impressions of Los Angeles Times ; Tom Johnson's support of Conrad in the face of violent criticisms ; branching out from cartoonist to sculptor ; more.
Box 578, Folder 18

Cook, Don 1975

Scope and Contents

4 items: 23-pp. transcript of "Taping with Don Cook," 1/14/1975. Subjects include: Cook's wide-ranging duties as Paris correspondent and European "diplomatic beat" writer (pp. 1 - 2) ; the Common Market (pp. 6) ; French news outlets making use of Los Angeles Times-Wash. Post News Service (pp. 9) ; Cook's memories and experiences in general on covering France and Europe for a decade (pp. 10+) ; letter, 4/4/1975, to Jim Bassett from Don Cook, remarking on the interview transcript and also on Bassett's book, Commander Prince, USN ; cover letter, 4/10/1975, to Cook from Bob Gottlieb asking questions in prep for writing his book on Los Angeles Times,and 3-pp. report, n.d., from Cook to Gottlieb, answering the questions ; letter, 4/16/1975, to Jim Bassett from Don Cook to accompany info about the Gottlieb Q&A correspondence (Cook writes that Gottlieb "seems...to be a bit naive to be writing a book about journalism."
Box 578, Folder 19

Cotliar, George 1973 - 1974

Scope and Contents

3 items: 30-pp. transcript of interview of George Cotliar (high-ranking Los Angeles Times editor) "by Jack Hart" - interviewer? ; two versions of a Cotliar bio, one handwritten, a second one typed and dated 11/1974.
Box 579

Histories And Outside Publications - Life And Times Of Los Angeles

Box 579, Folder 1

Cotliar, George 1979

Scope and Contents

1 item: 101-pp. transcript of interview with George Cotliar, Los Angeles Times Managing Editor, 10/9/1979. Subjects include: being "on call" 24 hours a day, 7 days a week ; aspects of the job, examples of situations on the job ; on being Managing Editor of Los Angeles Times Orange County Edition ; daily editorial conferences to decide on general layout and Page One in particular ; his decision at age 11 to be an editor at Los Angeles Times ; working at the Herald-Examiner in his mid-20s ; jointed Los Angeles Times in 1957 ; this interview jumps back and forth quite a bit from Cotliar's journalism experience to his personal history with family, in the military, etc. ; memorable stories over the years ; he gives quite personal profiles of his son ("some problems") and daughter ("she's fine") and wife ("She and I have had some rough times...she's very much into religion, and I am not--(but) I'm not an atheist or anything") ; more.
Box 579, Folder 2

Craig, Robert Fenton 1973

Scope and Contents

2 items: 19-pp. transcript of interview of Robert Fenton Craig by James Bassett, 4/4/1973 (Craig was a Republican organizer in CA starting in the 1930s) ; letter, 8/20/1973, to Bassett from Craig, who was with Anderson, Ablon & Dennis (law firm) at that time.
Box 579, Folder 3

Crocker, Lady Ruth 1968 - 1975

Scope and Contents

Approx. 10 items: 12-pp. "Taping with Lady Ruth Crocker, sister of the late Norman Chandler," 3/26/1975, includes her general memories of Harry Chandler as a father and as publisher of Los Angeles Times, his feud with William Randolph Hearst ; related notes (some are handwritten) and letters ; several news clip copies related to Lady Crocker or her three husbands.
Box 579, Folder 4

Crowe, Earle 1973, 1976

Scope and Contents

2 items: 1-pp. bio of "Earle E. Crowe," dated 6/1/1976 ; 18-pp. transcript of "Interview of Mr. Earle Crowe, formerly Financial Editor of the Los Angeles Times," 2/8/1973.
Box 579, Folder 5

D 1969 - 1978

Scope and Contents

Approx. 10 items: several letters exchanged between Bassett and Robert Donovan ; 2-pp. (yellow) of "Questions for Bob Donovan" ; 13-pp. of responses to previous questions, Donovan to Bassett, 9/1975 ; newspaper and magazine article copies about Donovan ; single-sheet "Biography from the Los Angeles Times" for Donovan, n.d. ; 24-pp. transcript of interview, by Bassett, of Donald Douglas, Sr., 1/8/1973 ; 14-pp. transcript of - "...taping with Waldo Drake," 4/26/1973, who started on Los Angeles Times in 1922 on the waterfront "beat" and later became a foreign correspondent ; 6-pp. transcript of "conversation with Mrs. Wilma Drake, former Administrative Asst. to Mr. Norman Chandler." Original correspondence between Donald Douglas and Bassett removed from Autograph File and returned to Bassett files.
Box 579, Folder 6

Day, Anthony 1979

Scope and Contents

2 items: 101-pp. transcript of interview with "Tony" (Anthony) Day, 8/16/1979 ; 9-pp. transcript of interview with Day, undated. Subjects include: Day describes his duties as Editor of the Editorial Page ; describes the Editorial Pages planning meetings ; describes ways in which the Editorial writers interact ; letters to The Editor ; responsibilities of various staffers ; anecdotes illustrating people and operations at Editorial Pages and Los Angeles Times ; describes his youth and education ; majoring The Classics, Greek and Latin, at Harvard ; Army years, 1955 - 57 ; Philadelphia Bulletin--Washington Bureau ; visiting Los Angeles Times, joining Los Angeles Times ; what Day reads at home (p. 68-69) ; evolution of Los Angeles Times into a nonpartisan paper ; "the paper should stand for...certain fundementals--equal rights...I think that is becoming more important as the top...of society gets richer and richer" ; the pressure to fire cartoonist Paul Conrad (Watergate era) and Day urging Otis C. not to fire him. From pages marked 201 - 209: Day's answer to the suggestion that Los Angeles Times policy was shaped by TM business side ; Southern California water issues.
Box 579, Folder 7

Diamond, Susan 1980

Scope and Contents

2 items: 56-pp. transcript of interview by Marshall Berges with Susan Diamond, 6/9/1980 ; 44-pp. transcript of same interview with some notations and corrections [?], also dated 6/9/1980. Subjects include: Diamond describes the type of articles she writes, her writing routine and methods ; her goal - "to write to the person who is not reading the Wall St. Journal and might not understand it (if they did)" ; memories of her childhood and family group ; "the most athletic thing (the family) did was go for picnics on the river bank -- with books" (p. 11) ; English major at Radcliffe ; University of Iowa for Masters ; Brandeis University for Ph. D. - she did not complete it ; joins New Yorker (p. 22) ; disliked New York, zeroed in on Los Angeles to relocate to - she felt Los Angeles was where everything was happening (p. 28) ; freelance work with Business Week, Time, People and Money magazine ; her strengths and weaknesses as a journalist (p. 31 +) ; her career as a writer of long feature stories, which often don't fit a daily newspaper format ; her thoughts on writing long for readers who often don't have time for "long" ; the (painful) editing process ; more.
Box 579, Folder 8

Drake, Waldo 1973

Scope and Contents

2 items: 14-pp. transcript of taped interview, Bassett with Waldo Drake, 4/26/1973 - Drake started with LAT in 1922, and started on the "waterfront beat," in later years was a foreign correspondent ; letter, 5/3/1973, Drake to Bassett, thanking Bassett for a transcript of the interview that was sent to him, Drake.
Box 579, Folder 9

Editorial Awards Banquet 1980

Scope and Contents

1 item: 75-pp. transcript of on-stage remarks made at the 18th Annual Editorial Awards Banquet, 3/7/1980. Among the speakers were: Editor William Thomas ; Publisher Otis Chandler ; (future) Publisher Tom Johnson ; Mrs. Norman (Dorothy) Chandler ; Art Seidenbaum ; Jack Smith ; all the award winners speak briefly.
Box 579, Folder 10

Editors circa 1979

Scope and Contents

3 items: 11-pp. transcript of interview with John Foley ; 11-pp. transcript of interview with Bob Gibson ; 9-pp. transcript of interview with Anthony Day, all undated. The three editors share memories of experiences on the job at Los Angeles Times.
Box 579, Folder 11

Erburu, Robert 1979

Scope and Contents

1 item: 64-pp. transcript of interview of Robert Erburu by Marshall Berges, 10/26/1979. Subjects include: his morning routine related to getting to the office and the first things on the agenda each day (pp. 1 - 3) ; describes the workings of TM and its top executives (pp. 4 - 9) ; provides a general idea of his very busy schedule of work, business lunches and dinners and travel (pp. 10 - 14+) ; planning and goals (pp. 11 - 18) ; role of the TM Chief Executive and how Franklin Murphy operated in that office (pp. 20 - 22) ; antitrust issues (pp. 30) ; job skills, including prioritizing (pp. 32) ; Erburu speaks of his "sickly childhood" (pp. 41) ; his Basque ancestors and his youth in Ojai (pp. 42) ; family history (pp. 43 - 46) ; on The Daily Trojan (pp. 46) ; deciding on a law school (pp. 48 - 50) ; with Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher (pp. 51) ; thoughts on working with TM (pp. 60+) ; hobbies and relaxation (pp. 63 - 64).
Box 579, Folder 12

F 1967 - 1977

Scope and Contents

Approx. 15 items: 16-pp. transcript of "taped interview with former Supervisor John Anson Ford on 2/2/1973" featuring Ford's memories and thoughts on Los Angeles history, the effect on it of Los Angeles Times and the Chandler family and related views ; 7-pp. (numbered pp. 8 - 14) of an "excerpt from (John Anson Ford's unpublished biog.) ; single-sheet (yellow) bio of John Anson Ford ; news clip copies related to F. Daniel Frost ; 1972 single-sheet bio of F. Daniel Frost ; several pieces of correspondence involving Frost, James Bassett, and in one instance, a letter dated 1/28/1977, to Frost from Otis Chandler ; two 5-pp. transcripts of "Taping with F. Daniel Frost, senior partner Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher and a member of the Times Mirror Company Board of Directors," 12/2/1976 ; 2 sheets of handwritten notes related to "John Anson Ford book ; 27-pp. booklet, 4/26/1976, TM "Notice of Annual Meeting."
Box 579, Folder 13

Flannes, Robert 1981

Scope and Contents

2 items: 27-pp. transcript of interview with Robert Flannes (Director of Personnel), 2/25/1981. 16-pp. transcript of interview with Robert Flannes. Subjects include biographical information on Flannes and memories of his career with Times Mirror.
Box 579, Folder 14

Foley, John 1979

Scope and Contents

2 items: 67-pp. transcript of interviews with John Foley, dated both 8/23/1979 and 9/5/1979 ; 9-pp. transcript of interview with John Foley, n.d.. Includes personal memories of his career at Los Angeles Times.
Box 579, Folder 15

Freed, Kenneth 1979

Scope and Contents

1 item: 51-pp. transcript of interview with Kenneth Freed, 12/27/1979. Subjects include: being pulled out of general assignment reporting in Los Angeles to go to Tehran, Iran, to cover the crisis of the Shah being ousted by Ayatollah Khomeini and his supporters, early in 1979 (Freed had spent time in Iran for Associated Press) ; descriptions of the logistics of reporting from Iran during a chaotic period ; details of the death of Los Angeles Times reporter Joe Alex Morris during factional fighting in Iran ; details of Tehran street battles and soldiers firing on the hotels where the journalists had taken refuge ; relations of the press and the American Embassy in Tehran ; his difficulty adjusting to life in Los Angeles ; more.
Box 579, Folder 16

Frost, Camilla Chandler 1980

Scope and Contents

1 item: 21-pp. transcript of interview with Camilla Chandler Frost, 1/21/1980. Subjects include: her childhood and youth in Sierra Madre ; her interest in athletics and horseback riding ; acquaintance with the Herbert Hoover, Jr. family ; her memories of attending Polytechnic School in Pasadena and Anoakia in Arcadia ; her memories of the types of chores she and her brother Otis were expected to take care of around the home and property ; she attends Wellesley College (p. 12 - 13) ; expectations people had of her because she was "a Chandler" ; circa 1940s - "You didn't have rebellious youth as we've had in later eras....You were expected to do certain things and you did them" ; more.
Box 580

Histories And Outside Publications - Life And Times Of Los Angeles

Box 580, Folder 1

G 1966 - 1975

Scope and Contents

Approx. 12 items: 19-pp. transcript of "Taping with Robert Gibson, Foreign Editor of The Times," 4/23/1975 ; 1-pp. "Biography from (Los Angeles Times) for Gibson" ; clip copy, Las Vegas Review Journal, 4/6/1975, "Indochina news reporting..." which mentions Gibson ; clip copy, Los Angeles Times, 12/24/1967, "Goff and Zeman reassigned to head bureaus..." ; 14-pp. transcript of "Taping with Tom Goff, Chief of (Los Angeles Times) Sacramento Bureau, 9/17/1975 ; letter, 10/27/1975, to Jim (Bassett) from Goff ; 1-pp. "Biography from the Los Angeles Times" for Goff ; single sheet of "Information from Miss Estelle Rebec (Manuscripts Dept., Bancroft Library)" on correspondence between Los Angeles Times figures and government officials, publishers, etc. 13-pp. transcript of "Taping with Robert Gray, Director of the Industrial Relations Center for Caltech," 6/17/1974 ; 20-pp. transcript of "...taping with Carl Greenberg, formerly political writer for The Times," 7/11/1973 ; single sheet, handwritten letter to Bassett from "Carl" [Greenberg] who mentions "dupes," "the tapes," "the Op-Ed page," and closes with "I spoke to Murray at the banquet -- but not re(garding) Watergate...I agree with both of you on your reaction to the Oval Office speech," dated 8/18/1973 ; clips and notes related to Greenberg ; 1-pp. "Biography from (Los Angeles Times)," for Edwin O. Guthman ; 20-pp. transcript of "A taping with Ed Guthman, National Editor (Los Angeles Times)," 4/17/1975 ; booklet, Manual for conducting an employee opinion poll," Bulletin Number 36, Industrial Relations Center, California Institute of Technology.
Box 580, Folder 2

Gibson, Bob undated

Scope and Contents

1 item: 9-pp. transcript of interview with Bob Gibson, undated. Subjects include: his memories of Frank Haven (a top editor) ; memories of working with George Cotliar (another top editor) ; ...Doyle McManus ; ...Don Schanche ; ...William Tuohy ; more.
Box 580, Folder 3

Gibson, Robert 1979

Scope and Contents

An 84-page transcript of a two-tape interview detailing the life of Robert Gibson, before and during his employment at the Los Angeles Times.
Box 580, Folder 4

Goodan, May 1973, 1976

Scope and Contents

2 items: 18-pp. transcript of "a taping on (1/4/1973) with Mrs. May Goodan," daughter of Harry Chandler - subjects include: Harry Chandler's arrival in L.A. in 1883 ; HC living in a tent in Cahuenga Pass (living outdoors was considered healthy for tuberculosis sufferers) ; HC picked fruit for the Van Nuys family, and became friendly with them ; HC's view that water would be vital to growth of S. California ; HC interest in L.A. harbor development (pp. 5) ; dealings with William Randolph Hearst (pp. 6 - 7) ; giant ranch in Baja Calif. ; May has a riding accident (pp. 11) ; her memories of the 1910 bombing (pp. 12) ; Herbert Hoover asks HC "will you support me for president?" and is told "of course" ; HC and his wife did not enjoy big social events ; May answers Bassett's question "was your father a tough man?" (pp. 15) ; May attends Stanford (pp. 16) ; Bassett asks if the extended Chandler family thought (as of 1973) that Los Angeles Times had become too liberal. Also in the folder is a single sheet of "Notes during conversation with May Goodan," 1/4/1976, mentions places of residence, childhood activities and why HC was not in the Times building on the night of the bombing in 1910.
Box 580, Folder 5

Gordon, Stanley 1979

Scope and Contents

1 item: 20-pp. transcript of interview by Marshall Berges with Stanley Gordon, 11/17/1979. Gordon, at the time of this interview was a former Sunday Editor of Los Angeles Times and had done much research on the history of Los Angeles Times in addition to being an employee. Subjects include: Los Angeles Times begins publishing and Harrison Gray Otis is hired almost immediately ; tales of the early days of Los Angeles Times ; memories of "Buff" (Dorothy) and Norman Chandler, Kyle Palmer, Otis Chandler's youth ; ...Hollywood publicist Harry Brand ; ...Jack Smith ; more.
Box 580, Folder 6

H 1972 - 1973

Scope and Contents

5 items: 15-pp. transcript of "Tape 1...Initial taping with Mr. Arnold Haskell," 12/11/1972. Haskell was private secretary to Moses Sherman in the 1910s, often "loaned" to HGO as aide and driver. Haskell tells colorful stories about his experiences with Gen. Otis and offers his impressions of both Gen. Otis and Harry Chandler and some recollections of their business enterprises, including Tejon Ranch ; 16-pp. transcript of "Tape 2," 12/11/1972, [Arnold Haskell] recounts his memories of working for HC. Subjects include: Hearst's San Simeon Ranch ; Harry Chandler purchases San Fernando Valley land around 1911 ; a year or two later bought large holdings in Baja ; H.E. Downing ; Donald Douglas and Douglas Aircraft Co. ; Haskell claims Harry Chandler suggested the name "Hollywood" for housing development after seeing a boy and a burro loaded with bundles of holly coming out of one of the canyons ; Haskell refutes the enduring "legend" that HC was a cold man, saying "he was a very likeable man" ; 1 yellow sheet with Haskell recollections on Walter Bowker, "manager of our Mexican ranch properties..." ; 6-pp. transcript of "Telephone conversation of 2/1/1973, James Bassett / Arnold Haskell - subjects include: William Randolph Hearst circa 1935 (mention of Marian Davies) ; Yosemite and Curry Company ; Haskell says HC and Hearst were business rivals but held no personal animosity. Also, 25-pp. packet (light orange paper) dated 1/3/1973, opens with "This is a taping with Chester G. Hanson, retired senior legislative correspondent of the Times..." Subjects include: Kyle Palmer, Los Angeles Times political editor ; Ralph Trueblood, Los Angeles Times Editor ; Los Angeles Times opposition to Gov. Hiram Johnson ; opposition to Southern Pacific RR ; Los Angeles Times' approach to politics and candidates in general ; Kyle Palmer - kingmaker (pp. 8) ; Upton Sinclair and the EPIC campaign (pp. 12) ; various examples of Los Angeles Times political coverage approach.
Box 580, Folder 7

Hamilton, Peggy 1921 - 1933, 1973

Scope and Contents

Correspondence and clips related to Peggy Hamilton. Also a duplicate of an interview with James Bassett, 23-pp. stapled, in which Hamilton describes working many years with Los Angeles Times ("I was not an employee") starting in 1921. She is described at top of page one as "Miss Peggy Hamilton, former fashion editor of the Los Angeles Times," taped 8/29/1973. 23-pp. transcript of 1973 interview with Peggy Hamilton ; clipping, Herald-Examiner, 10/24/1975, article about Peggy Hamilton ; clipping, LAT, 7/3/1933, photo essay, "Air races provide thrills and speed..." includes one photo which includes Peggy Hamilton ; several small pieces of paper related to Bassett-Hamilton interview - two small lined sheets are handwritten from Patt Morrison (LAT writer) to "Craig," likely Craig St. Clair, early archivist at the History Center.
Box 580, Folder 8

Harris, Robert E.G. 1964 - 1975

Scope and Contents

4 items: 30-pp. booklet, A Report from Spain -- The Press in an Authoritarian State by Robert E.G. Harris, 1964 ; cover note about the booklet sent years later (1975) from Harris to James Bassett ; 16-pp. transcript of "...an interview with ROBERT E.G. HARRIS, formerly of UCLA Journalism School and a writer for the L.A. Times," 2/4/1975 ; brief biography of Harris (single yellow sheet) and handwritten notes.
Box 580, Folder 9

Haven, Frank 1960 - 1975

Scope and Contents

Approx. 15 items: collection of news clip copies, news releases, a "top ten news stories" list for 1960, many of them relating to Frank Haven ; 8-pp. speech transcript, "New roles and hazards for today's newspaper," "1969" is written in at top margin of pp. 1 - presumably Haven delivered this speech somewhere that year ; single sheet, "Frank P. Haven - biography," 3/20/1974 ; 15-pp. transcript, "This is a taping with Frank Haven, Managing Editor of The Times, on 11/3/(19)74" - subjects include: Haven describes his first weeks on the job by saying "the paper was not all I had dreamed it would be," which is rare negativity in these interviews ; Haven's memories of Pearl Harbor attack & coverage ; more memories. 19-pp. transcript, "This is a second taping with Frank Haven...(1/23/1975). Subjects include: by mid-1960s Los Angeles Times had made great strides in foreign coverage but needed to beef up local "beats" ; memories of Watts riot coverage (pp. 5) ; improving an often "dull and insular" paper of the 1950s (pp. 9) ; NOTE - this transcript has a great amount of cross-outs and editing marks all over it ; 18-pp. speech text, opening with "Thank you, Mrs. Johnstone," n.d., no other info.
Box 580, Folder 10

Hanson, Chester 1947, 1973, 1975

Scope and Contents

3 items: 3-pp. letter, written from Sacramento, 4/21/1947, from "Chick" Hanson to Kyle (Palmer), on legal and political maneuvering in Sacramento ; packet of transcripts,. 25-pp., 1/3/1973, Bassett interviewing "Chester G. Hanson, retired senior legislative correspondent of The Times..." (Hanson with LAT 1923 - 1956) ; single sheet letter, 3/10/1975, from Hanson to "Jim" Bassett, with more LAT history material.
Box 580, Folder 11

Haven, Frank 1980

Scope and Contents

2 items: transcripts of interview with Los Angeles Times Editor Frank Haven, in two parts, 21-pp. and 27-pp., 3/26/1980. Subjects include: memories of his childhood ; Haven works his way up in journalism - he started at San Diego Sun as a teen ; to Los Angeles Times at age 28 (p. 6) ; many memories of newspaper operations in that era ; memories of Nick Williams ; memories of Otis Chandler's 1960s campaign to improve the paper and make the political coverage more balanced, non-partisan ; origins of Sam Yorty-Los Angeles Times feud ; SIDE 2 ; comments on the Nixon-Kennedy election (1960) ; comments on Jayne Mansfield and Frank Sinatra ; interviewer asks Haven to evaluate the strengths & weaknesses of Otis Chandler ; (Side 2, p. 6) ; the GeoTek case ; comments on Bill Thomas (p.11) ; memories of various top editors ; more.
Box 580, Folder 12

Jacobs, Jody 1980

Scope and Contents

1 item: 64-pp. transcript of interview with Jody Jacobs. Subjects include: her typical workday ; personnel changes and other changes at various Los Angeles Times desks, incl. View and Society (p. 5+) ; which(society) events to give coverage to out of all the choices available ; fund raisers, etc. ; her childhood in and around Venezuela ; learned to work "24/7" at Women's Wear Daily ; more specific memories about working at Los Angeles Times ; more.
Box 580, Folder 13

Johnson, Tom 1980

Scope and Contents

1 item: 130-pp. transcript of interview with Tom Johnson, Los Angeles Times Publisher. Subjects include: TJ describes his typical day at that time ; he feels "a great frustration in my inability to read everything in The Times...to read other publications that I feel [it] essential of read" ; getting used to the sheer size of LA and the scope of Los Angeles Times ; his thoughts about the quality of Los Angeles Times - "one of the finest news and editorial products in the nation," etc. ; the Hispanic market (p. 28) ; "I have the reputation of being a workaholic...(but) I love my work" (p.37) ; "Otis believes...in fitness and vacations and in time away to reflect..." (p.39) ; "off-duty" time, evenings, etc. ; memories of the Johnson White House, TJ's work in Texas ; job moves including Texas to Los Angeles, saying "my son may have paid the heaviest price" (p. 49) ; plans for upgrading of high technology equipment around the newspaper (p. 54) ; product improvement ; helping to prepare Norman Chandler (Otis' son) to "achieve his...aspirations" (p. 62-68) ; personnel ; 1980 newsprint shortage ; his interest in government and civic service vs. newspaper management ; "Mrs. Lyndon Johnson is one of my best friends" (p. 100) ; his youth, his mother and father (p. 105+) ; "I'm...39...I've never failed...(with) my son...we're going down a tough path right now" ; White House Fellows program (p. 124) ; more.
Box 581

Histories And Outside Publications - Life And Times Of Los Angeles

Box 581, Folder 1

Johnson, Tom 1980

Scope and Contents

1 item: 130-pp. transcript of interview with Tom Johnson, Los Angeles Times Publisher. Subjects include: TJ describes his typical day at that time ; he feels "a great frustration in my inability to read everything in The Times...to read other publications that I feel [it] essential of read" ; getting used to the sheer size of LA and the scope of Los Angeles Times ; his thoughts about the quality of Los Angeles Times - "one of the finest news and editorial products in the nation," etc. ; the Hispanic market (p. 28) ; "I have the reputation of being a workaholic...(but) I love my work" (p.37) ; "Otis believes...in fitness and vacations and in time away to reflect..." (p.39) ; "off-duty" time, evenings, etc. ; memories of the Johnson White House, TJ's work in Texas ; job moves including Texas to Los Angeles, saying "my son may have paid the heaviest price" (p. 49) ; plans for upgrading of high technology equipment around the newspaper (p. 54) ; product improvement ; helping to prepare Norman Chandler (Otis' son) to "achieve his...aspirations" (p. 62-68) ; personnel ; 1980 newsprint shortage ; his interest in government and civic service vs. newspaper management ; "Mrs. Lyndon Johnson is one of my best friends" (p. 100) ; his youth, his mother and father (p. 105+) ; "I'm...39...I've never failed...(with) my son...we're going down a tough path right now" ; White House Fellows program (p. 124) ; more. Duplicate of transcript in Box 580, Folder 10, but with notes and editing.
Box 581, Folder 2

K 1973 - 1975

Scope and Contents

6 items: 9-pp. transcript of "Taping with Leo Katcher," 7/22/1975 (Katcher was once political editor of The Mirror) ; 25-pp. transcript of "...a tape recording with Judge Robert W. Kenny," 1/31/1973 (Kenny was an attorney, judge and later CA Attorney General , a liberal often at odds with Los Angeles Times during the 1930s and 1940s) ; 15-pp. transcript of "Taping with Mr. Barrett Kiesling," 5/10/1973 (wrote for Los Angeles Times in 1920s, later publicity director in film industry) ; 16-pp. transcript, "This is a taping with Robert Kirsch, literary critic with Los Angeles Times," 6/27/1973 (Kirsch wrote for Los Angeles Times from 1953 - 1980) ; 13-pp. transcript, "Taping with Herbert Klein," 7/14/1975 - subjects include: working in the Nixon White House in the late 1960s and early 1970s ; 20-pp. transcript of "Taping with Senator William F. Knowland," 6/12/1973 - subjects include: Knowland's early years in State Assembly ; careers of Knowland's father and grandfather (pp. 2 - 4) ; Upton Sinclair's 1934 campaign for governor / Los Angeles Times opposition to him - Los Angeles Times "did some things...we might not have done (later)...even Norman (Chandler) admits this" (pp. 6) ; more on politics, Frank Merriam and Earl Warren ; separate sheet "Knowland material?"
Box 581, Folder 3

Kotin, Abe 1960 - 1975

Scope and Contents

Approx. 20 items: letters and copies of news stories related to LAT's educational publication, The Student Outlook, which was distributed to L.A. City School Districts in the 1960s and 1970s, plus other materials. Notable items: 21-pp. report, "In-school programs of American newspapers and a suggested approach for the Los Angeles Times," 3/1/1960 ; 8-pp. report, "Los Angeles Times School Program" (1960) ; 12-pp. issue of Times Mirror Progress, 5/1972, article on pp. 11 on Educational Services Department, headed by Abe Kotin ; issue of The Student Outlook (with "Teachers Only" insert) for 5/22/1973 ; 14-pp. transcript of "Taping with Abe Kotin, Director of Times Education Services," 10/23/1975.
Box 581, Folder 4

L 1968 - 1975

Scope and Contents

5 items: 2-pp. transcript, "Daryl Lembke (interview in SF, 10/7/1974)" - Lembke was Los Angeles Times's first full-time correspondent in San Francisco ; attached to Lembke interview is 1-pp. "Biography from the Los Angeles Times" for him ; 4-pp. legal document related to "People of the State of California vs. Sirhan Bishara Sirhan," 6/7/1968 ; letter, 7/14/1968, to Judge Arthur L. Alarcon from Robert Lobdell, Los Angeles Times General Counsel ; 2-pp. Biography, 1975, for Robert C. Lobdell ; 15-pp. transcript of "Taping with Robert Lobdell, Vice President and General Counsel of Los Angeles Times," 10/20/1975.
Box 581, Folder 5

Lawrence, John 1979

Scope and Contents

1 item: 60-pp. transcript of interview with John Lawrence, Business Editor (also one-time Washington Bureau Chief). Notable names and subjects include: how he preps for the day ; reads NYT and Wall St. Journal for background every day ; planning for a stand-alone Financial Section in LAT (pp. 12) ; childhood and youth in Cleveland (pp. 31 - 33) ; at Wall St. Journal (pp. 35) ; he always felt free at LAT (arriving in 1968) not to worry about what advertisers would think of his reporting ; family life and social life (pp. 55 - 58). Somewhat of a surprise here is that Lawrence is not asked about nor does he mention being jailed in 1972 for making Watergate case judge John Sirica upset.
Box 581, Folder 6

Lester, Frank 1972 - 1973

Scope and Contents

Approx. 12 items: clips, tear sheets and "Ad Count" reports for LAT and Examiner ; 3 sheet article copy, Reader's Digest, 1/1972, "How to write a good want ad" ; letter, 11/1/1973, to LAT Classified Ad Manager from Dennis Leslie, a producer for National Public Radio, providing a sort of testimonial to the value of LAT's classified ads ; 17-pp. transcript of "Interview with Frank Lester, Director of Classified Advertising," 11/13/1973.
Box 581, Folder 7

Lobdell, Robert 1980

Scope and Contents

2 items: two transcript of an interview with Robert Lobdell, General Counsel and Vice President of Los Angeles Times. The yellow sheets contain a clean, final draft without editing marks, the tan copy has spelling corrections, corrected punctuation, etc. Notable names and subjects are: (page numbers correspond with the yellow copy which runs 59 pages.) Lobdell discusses the growth of law relating to press issues and the increase in litigation (pp. 1 - 2) ; William (Bill) Niese, also of Los Angeles Times Legal Dept., joins the interview in progress (pp.5+) ; they relate a case in which girls in tiny swimsuits ended up in pictures in a West magazine story on the Colorado River party scene sued for compensation claiming they were used as models (pp. 8 - 12) ; extended discussion between the three men on libel, privacy, shield laws, citizens' rights to government materials.
Box 581, Folder 8

Lobdell, Robert 1981

Scope and Contents

2 items: two 69-pp. transcripts of interview with Robert Lobdell, Los Angeles Times General Counsel, (by Marshall Berges). Yellow copy is the "clean," unmarked copy. Notable names and subjects include: the discussion is wide-ranging ; significant segments have not been transcribed, especially on pp. 1 - 5 ;. parts of discussion (around pp. 6 - 7+ 10 - 11) are on Oliver Sippel and involve homosexuality and gay rights ; Lobdell provides examples of material that should be included or deleted in stories for Los Angeles Times ; defining "legitimate public interest" (pp. 20 - 21) ; Wilbur Mills adventure with stripper Fanne Foxe (pp. 22 - 24) ; Lobdell states that "if there is any connection between (a politician's job performance) and their private habits," it should be reported on (pp. 26) ; more examples, more explanations.
Box 581, Folder 9

M 1961, 1975

Scope and Contents

Approx. 10 items: stapled packet of three items - two letters (1961) between Josiah Macy (Pan American World Airways) and Norman Chandler's office, plus multi-page list of corporate board affiliations of Norman Chandler ; 3-pp. transcript of "Telephone conversation with Nick Williams, 9/29/1975," in which Bassett asks him about bringing Frank Haven and Frank McCulloch to LAT, their overlapping roles and how they got along ; 10-pp. transcript of "Taping with Frank McCulloch, Editor of the Sacramento Bee, on 9/16/1975" ; duplicate of previous transcript on green paper - both versions have editing markups ; packet of material related to Frederica ("Freddie") Miller, long-time administrative aide to Otis Chandler - 16-pp. transcript of Bassett's interview of her, memo of 10/22/1975 from Miller to Bassett after she reviewed aforementioned transcript, memo of 1/18/1974 from Miller to Jim Chambers on subject of the "Associated Press Election Strategy" ; 27-pp. transcript of "Interview - Mark Murphy," 2/16/1973, an editor with The Oregonian and later LAT - also 1-pp. "Biography from the Los Angeles Times" for Murphy.
Box 581, Folder 10

McCulloch, Frank 1961, 1975

Scope and Contents

2 items: multi-page article copy (publication name not found), "Will the West take over?" by Frank McCulloch, on potential "cultural, political and scientific (shift of) leadership" to the West Coast ; article copy, Sacramento Bee, 9/14/1975, "Story of a Story," on The Bee's staff coverage of Gerald Ford assassination attempt. McCulloch was on the Bee staff at the time.
Box 581, Folder 11

Miller, Freddie 1979

Scope and Contents

1 item: 31-pp. transcript of interview with "Freddie" Miller, long-time administrative aide to Otis Chandler . Notable names and subjects include: her childhood and youth (pp. 2 - 8) ; she started at LAT in 1960 when Otis Chandler became publisher ; feedback from the John Birch Society series was one of her first big assignments - draft replies for Otis Chandler (pp. 14 - 15) ; her recollections of the day Norman Chandler died and she aided the family (pp. 19) ; daily activities (pp. 20 - 23) ; OC elected to Board of Associated Press (pp. 29 - 30).
Box 581, Folder 12

Mount, John 1980

Scope and Contents

3 items: three transcripts of interview with John Mount, of Marketing Research, 9/23/1980. The interviewer was Marshall Berges. The three transcripts, white, tan and yellow paper, are identical with the exception of the fact that one is a "clean" copy and the other two have editing marks, and occasional word deletions and word additions. Mount's interview covers the operations of the Marketing Research Department.
Box 582

Histories And Outside Publications - Life And Times Of Los Angeles

Box 582, Folder 1

Murphy, Dr. Franklin 1966 - 1975

Scope and Contents

Approx. 12 items: collection of news clip copies related to Dr. Franklin Murphy and his activities, 1966 - 1975 ; 9-pp. booklet, "...Address to the Shareholders - Annual Meeting 1975" ; 29-pp. speech transcript, "From birth to maturity in 200 years - an oversimplified analogy" by Franklin D. Murphy, 11/5/1974 ; 3-pp. "Biographical data" for Dr. Murphy ; 13-pp. transcript of "Remarks by Dr. Franklin D. Murphy, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (TM Co.)," 5/28/1975 ; 12-p. issue of Times Mirror Progress, Vol. 13, 1975, including article on "92nd Annual Shareholders Meeting" ; 17-pp. "Taping with Dr. Franklin Murphy, Chairman of the Board, Times Mirror, 10/22/1975."
Box 582, Folder 2

Murphy, Dr. Franklin 1979

Scope and Contents

1 item: 63-pp. transcript of interview with Dr. Franklin D. Murphy, Chairman of the Board of Times Mirror Co. Murphy discusses his life and careers, both as Chancellor at UCLA and at Times Mirror.
Box 582, Folder 3

Murphy, Mark 1979

Scope and Contents

1 item: 126-pp. transcript of interview with Mark Murphy by Marshall Berges. Subject include: description of his typical day ; sizing up job applicants (pp. 11) ; dealing with his assistants (pp. 18) ; "we don't cover our own city as thoroughly as we should" (pp. 45) ; his childhood and family background (pp. 49 - 60) ; at Brigham Young University (pp. 63 - 64) ; he was raised Mormon, though later non-practicing (at time of interview) by age 22 he and wife had 2 children ; hired as copyreader at Salt Lake Tribune (pp. 64) ; after one month at Tribune, accepts news editor post in Pendleton, OR, that he had applied for previously (pp. 66) ; after 2 and a half years in Pendleton, he goes to The Oregonian in Portland ; hired at LAT (pp. 73) ; described Editor Frank Haven - "he acted like an oaf in (some) ways" - apparently he had a gutter mouth (pp.75) ; discusses David Shaw and Robert Scheer, two talented but controversial writers at LAT (pp. 91 - 93) ; more.
Box 582, Folder 4

Murray, Carolyn 1969 - 1976

Scope and Contents

8 items: typed single sheet with introduction for Carolyn Murray, attached to 9-pp. speech transcript which begins, "People are always asking me..." (both undated) ; 15-pp. (76 - 90) copied from "The Sunday Supplement in transition," by Glen W. Peters (USC School of Journalism, Master of Arts Thesis, 1969) ; clip copy, 6/15/1975, "It's our birthday," article about Home magazine ; 11-pp. transcript of "Taping with Carolyn Murray, Editor of Home magazine," 10/15/1975 ; tear sheet of article, "50 Great Americans [wines]" by Robert Lawrence Balzer, Home, 10/12/1975 ; 8-pp. issue of Times Mirror Progress, Vol. 14, 1976, on pp. 5 is an article on Carolyn Murray.
Box 582, Folder 5

Murray, Carolyn - Sides A & B 1980

Scope and Contents

2 items: 36-pp. transcript of interview of Carolyn Murray, one-time Editor of Home magazine. Murray discusses her experiences at Los Angeles Times and in her career in general; 52-pp. manuscript of interview with Carolyn Murray, one-time Editor of Home magazine. Murray discusses her experiences at Los Angeles Times and in her career in general.
Box 582, Folder 6

Murray, Jim 1980

Scope and Contents

1 item: 13-pp. transcript of interview of Jim Murray, Los Angeles Times Sports columnist. Note: Murray later won a Pulitzer Prize for Commentary in 1990. The interviewer (unspecified) begins the transcript, writing - "These are my notes following an interview with...Sports columnist Jim Murray." Subjects include: Murray's appearance ; his childhood ; Trinity College and after graduation ; relocates to California (pp. 2) ; at Time magazine (pp. 4) ; Murray's thoughts on pro football - "I find pro football about as exciting as twin beds" (pp. 5) ; the interviewer, commenting on Murray's prose style says it is reminiscent of Ring Larder ; on Casey Stengel (pp. 9 - 10) ; more.
Box 582, Folder 7

Murray, Jim 1981

Scope and Contents

1 item: 11-pp. transcript of interview of Jim Murray, Los Angeles Times Sports columnist. The cover sheet specifies "TV interview," but does not give the station, network or interviewer. Note: Murray later won a Pulitzer Prize for Commentary in 1990. Subjects include: his eye problems up to that time (pp. 2) ; comments on Murray by Lee Trevino (pp. 3) ; comments on Murray by Jack Nichlaus (pp. 3 - 4) ; Murray on covering up or revealing the bad behavior of athletes (pp. 5) ; Murray on Muhammad Ali (pp. 8) ; compares writing and sex (pp. 11).
Box 582, Folder 8

N 1974 - 1976

Scope and Contents

9 items: 25-pp. "Taping with Jack Nelson, new Chief of the Times Washington Bureau," 3/7/1975, covering Nelson's experiences covering the South during civil rights movement of 1960s, joining Los Angeles Times in 1964, etc. ; an Los Angeles Times bio and several other pieces of material related to J. Nelson ; 6-pp. speech transcript, "The challenge of '75," by Robert D. Nelson at The Management Conference," 3/18/1975 ; 7-pp. transcript of "Taping with Robert D. Nelson, Vice President and General Manager of The Times," 10/9/1975 ; two bio sheets on Robert D. Nelson, one 1974, one 1975.
Box 582, Folder 9

Nelson, Jack 1980

Scope and Contents

2 items: 52-pp. transcript of interview by Marshall Berges with Jack Nelson, Washington DC Bureau Chief, 8/1/1980. A second transcript of the same material, with mark-outs and corrections is on tan sheets. Notable names and subjects include: Nelson describes his typical day and week (pp. 1 - 10) ; he comments on the new respect given in the 1970s to Los Angeles Times in Washington (pp. 17) ; Nelson recalls his childhood, youth and military service (pp. 19 - 20) ; hired by Atlanta Constitution in 1952 ; winner of a Pulitzer Prize in 1959 and applies for a Nieman Fellowship at Harvard (for 1962) ; Nelson is hired in 1965 to open the Atlanta Bureau of Los Angeles Times (pp. 21 - 22) ; more about his youth (pp. 24 - 26) ; "the Los Angeles Times as an institution is...very open and candid" (pp. 30) ; relations between home office of Los Angeles Times and DC Bureau (pp. 37) ; Los Angeles Times top brass wanted Nelson to be a "writing bureau chief," and that was the way he wanted it, too ; discusses strengths and weaknesses of colleagues. (There are gaps in the transcript from pp. 49 on but it is not clear if they are recording flaws or something taken out in editing.
Box 582, Folder 10

Nelson, Jack 1980

Scope and Contents

2 items: duplicate transcripts of an interview Jack Nelson did for a television program [unspecified] following the debut of the new Los Angeles Times Washington Bureau in 1980. Yellow copy is cleaned up, tan copy is marked up and edited. Notable names and subjects include:planning of the debut / open house party (pp. 1 - 2) ; much of the content of the transcript is attributed simply to "Woman," or "Man," the remainder to "Nelson" - apparently the woman was involved in planning the party and the man was the television Master of Ceremonies ; it is mentioned that 700 attended the event including President and Mrs. Jimmy Carter, Henry Kissinger, Ed Muskie, Zbigniew Brzezinski, etc. ; much of the content beyond the big name politicians and others who attended the party is simply talking about the food, the music, who was a big help putting on the party - not much of profound historic substance.
Box 582, Folder 11

Pfaffenberger, Walter 1973

Scope and Contents

3 items: clip copy, Los Angeles Times, 9/17/1937, "Paper ads value told - "Times executive [Pfaffenberger] addresses women on advantages" ; 17-pp. transcript of "...taping with Walter Pfaffenberger," 3/6/1973, Los Angeles Times advertising executive of 1930s ; letter, 3/16/1973, to "Jim" (Bassett) from "Walter" (Pfaffenberger) after review of the recording.
Box 582, Folder 12

Petree, Neil 1948 - 1973

Scope and Contents

Approx. 25 items: collection of news clip copies related to Neil Petree and his activities in the field of rapid transit planning, 1948 - 1972 ; complete issue (4-pp.) of AAA News Review, 2/1973, two pp. 1 stories marked, "AAA...buses" and "AAA supports urban transit..." ; two copies of 22-pp. "Taping with Neil Petree," 3/20/1973 ; two letters, to Bassett from Petree related to the interview and the transcripts.
Box 582, Folder 13

Quinn, Joseph M. 1968 - 1975

Scope and Contents

5 items: article copy, Newsweek, 2/12/1968, "Yortytoons," makes reference to poor relations between Otis Chandler / Los Angeles Times and politician Sam Yorty (beginning in 1961 when Los Angeles Times supported Yorty's mayoral opponent) ; 2-pp. bio for Joseph Martin Quinn, ca. 1975 ; two copies of "Taping with Joseph M. Quinn," 3/11/1975 ; letter, 3/25/1975, to Quinn from Bassett accompanying copies of the transcript.
Box 582, Folder 14

R 1930 - 1974

Scope and Contents

Approx. 12 items: 21-pp. transcript of "...taping with Ed Reap, Times Public Relations Director," 12/3/1973 ; 1-pp. biography for Edward J. Reap ; 5-pp. "Promotion - Public Relations Assignments" (1972) ; 2-pp. article copy from Among Ourselves, 10/1930, humorous article, "Pertaining to Promotion..." ; 16-pp. "...taping with Richard Robinson," 5/29/1974 ; 1-pp. "Personal information" on Robinson, 1960 ; Management Bulletin, 1/10/1972, announcing a new assignment for Robinson ; 18-pp. "Taping with George W. Rochester," 8/7/1974 (Rochester was elected to the California Assembly in 1926, remaining in office at least into the mid-1930s ; small collection of correspondence involving Rochester, 1966 - 1975 ; tear sheet from La Habra Daily Star-Progress, 6/25/1974, "Former State legislator (Rochester) blasts lawmakers 'lavish' pensions - calls Reagan 'insensate' - taxpayers revolt urged."
Box 582, Folder 15

Reagan, Ronald 1977

Scope and Contents

3 items: two copies of 22-pp. transcript of interview of Ronald Reagan by Bassett, 8/23/1977, both have editing markups ; mailing envelope, stamped "First Class" and mailed 10/31/1977, with Ronald Reagan's return address on Wilshire Blvd. on a label ; attached business card of "Helene Von Damm, Assistant to Governor Reagan," with a brief handwritten note.
Box 582, Folder 16

Reich, Ken 1980

Scope and Contents

1 item: 54-pp. transcript of interview with Los Angeles Times writer Ken Reich. Subject include: working on stories related to The Olympics - Montreal, 1976 ? (pp. 1 - 3) ; more Olympics recollections - L.A. sought the Games for 84? (pp. 6 - 8) ; his various assignments and reporting projects through the years ; most of his career (after 1968) was spent on some aspect of political reporting ; interviewer jumps back to Reich's start as a journalist - childhood and high school (pp. 19 - 22) ; "prep reporter" at Riverside Press & Enterprise at age 14 (pp. 20) ; many memories of his experiences at Life (magazine) throughout the interview ; Reich's assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of Los Angeles Times as of 1980 (pp. 42) ; "examples of blatant unfairness are very rare now at The Times (pp. 43) ; covering Ueberroth and preparation for the 1984 Olympics (pp. 44 - 47) ; more.
Box 583

Histories And Outside Publications - Life And Times Of Los Angeles

Box 583, Folder 1

S 1955 - 1975

Scope and Contents

Approx. 20 items: 16-pp. transcript, "Taping with Philip K. Scheuer," 3/15/1973 ; 19-pp. transcript of "...taping with Fred Selzer, Director of Marketing Research," 11/15/1973 - plus 1-pp. "Biographical outline of Fred C. Selzer, Jr. ; 18-pp. transcript of "...taping with Ralph (Casey) Shawhan," 9/10/1974 (a reporter for two Hearst papers, then Los Angeles Times) ; 17-pp. transcript of "...taping with Adela Rogers St. Johns," 9/14/1973 (St. Johns was a journalist, novelist & screenwriter) ; correspondence between Bassett and Mike Straszer and 8-pp. manuscript of Straszer's memories related to Los Angeles Times Suburban Sections, all dated 12/1974 ; 1-pp. Los Angeles Times bios for Bert Tiffany and Vance Stickell, both dated 4/1975 ; 2-pp. of "Total Advertising" figures for "First Fifty Newspapers...Year - 1955" ; 5-pp. of "Top Thirty ABC Newspaper Comparison" figures from 1973 to 1974 ; 1-pp. copy of brief in Newsweek, 6/14/1971, on Otis Chandler's physique and Los Angeles Times circulation passing "the magic million mark" ; collection of excerpts dealing with the Hollywood scene (?) from David Niven's book, Bring on the Empty Horses ; collection of articles copied from Among Ourselves on film industry.
Box 583, Folder 2

Scheer, Robert 1979

Scope and Contents

1 item: 130-pp. transcript of interview with journalist Robert Scheer. Notable names and subjects include: he describes his freelance writing career as of mid-1970s - Playboy (magazine), book contract, editing gig at New Times (pp. 1 - 3) ; Scheer hired by Los Angeles Times, 1976 (pp. 7) ; anecdotes about working methods ; writing on the "Jewish Community" ; immigration ; his thoughts on Q & A format (45 - 46) ; more on his methods ; Scheer talks about childhood in The Bronx (pp. 55 - 57) ; "my bleeding liberalism, (or whatever) the right word is" (pp. 57) ; more on youth & background, Scheer is part Jewish, part secular Catholic, and very liberal (pp. 60 - 61) ; Scheer and first wife want to "escape" her strict orthodox Jewish background by going west (pp. 65) ; his studies at UC Berkeley and acquaintance with Al Martinez, Bill Boyarsky, Oakland Tribune writers, and William Knowland, Publisher (pp. 67) ; Lawrence Ferlinghetti (pp. 71 - 72) ; Scheer makes several references throughout the interview to his 1976 interview of pres. candidate Jimmy Carter that appeared in Playboy (magazine). ; first impression on joining Los Angeles Times (pp. 84 - 86) ; his views on Jerry Brown (pp. 117).
Box 583, Folder 3

Seidenbaum, Art 1979

Scope and Contents

1 item: 112-pp. transcript of interview with Art Seidenbaum, LAT Book Review Editor (later in Op-Ed). Notable names & subjects include: LAT "Book Review is not subject to the (incestuous) reviewer-author pressure of New York" (pp. 1) ; description of how the BR section operates, who writes reviews and how they are assigned (pp. 2 - 9) ; a Henry Kissinger book (pp. 10 - 12) ; Digby Diehl (pp. 24 - 27) ; Robert Kirsch (pp. 31 - 34) ; childhood, youth and Northwestern Univ. (pp. 45 - 47) ; describes himself as "already an apostate Jew by high school" ; S. describes a career in journalism as the life of "a perpetual graduate student" (pp. 52) ; refers to a "let live ethic" in CA when he arrived in 1959 (pp. 64) ; his relationships to some of the top-tier editors over the years ; more.
Box 583, Folder 4

Shaw, David 1979

Scope and Contents

A two-tape interview by Marshall Berges comprising of 104 transcribed pages detailing the life of David Shaw, before and during his employment at the Los Angeles Times.
Box 583, Folder 5

Sherman Foundation 1961 - 1977

Scope and Contents

"Approx. 20 items: collection of letters to and from Harrison Gray Otis and Harry Chandler from H.J. Whitley, "O.F.B.," Moses Sherman, as well as many addressed to "Dear Friend" and signed "Thomas" as a code name, as well as excerpts of letters recorded at a much later time (prob. to save info from crumbling originals), these items are mostly dated between 1906 and 1919. In addition, this folder contains a number of memos, letters and clip copies from many years later, that it is difficult to link to the earlier material (?) It may have simply been a "catch-all" folder Bassett had while preparing his book. "
Box 583, Folder 6

Shirley, Bill 1980

Scope and Contents

1 item: 65-pp. transcript of interview with Bill Shirley, Sports Editor. Notable names and subjects include: description of his typical day (pp. 1 -3) ; description of how sports coverage is organized in the department (pp. 6 - 9) ; his childhood and youth (p. 14 - 18) ; first newspaper job - Arkansas Gazette ; hitch in U.S. Coast Guard (pp. 21) ; employed at The Tennessean ; employed at San Diego Union (pp. 25) ; he played minor league baseball - the Little Rock Travelers ; his first impression of LAT on arrival in 1948 - "it wasn't a very good newspaper (but) extremely successful..." (pp. 29 - 30) ; "separation" of the Sports Dept. from the rest of the editorial sections (pp. 36) ; "this is a good newspaper now..." (pp. 39) ; compares the generations then at work - "these young men in jeans & sneakers ... think they (invented) good journalism... (but) Jim Murray by comparison is an old man and nobody writes better" ; new challenges in covering big names athletes, etc. (pp. 45 - 47) ; "most athletes are not very interesting" (pp. 50) ; "we get a lot of flak" from television and radio commentators (pp. 58 - 63) ; readers upset by Jim Murray columns (pp. 64).
Box 583, Folder 7

Shuster, Alvin 1979

Scope and Contents

1 item: 55-pp. transcript of interview with Alvin Shuster, Chief Editorial Writer (later Foreign desk editor and other posts) at LAT - interview subjects - his duties in the Editorial Pages (pp. 1 - 3) ; his typical day (pp. 4 - 7) ; his childhood through high school in Washington, DC and employment by NY Times when he finished high school circa 1947 (pp. 11 - 16) ; to Harvard as a Nieman Fellow in 1966, same class as LAT colleague Anthony Day (pp. 19) ; foreign correspondent for NYT (pp. 24 - 28) ; joins LAT ; contrasts NYT and LAT (pp. 34 - 40) ; more memories and thoughts.
Box 583, Folder 8

Simon, Norton 1979

Scope and Contents

1 item: 21-pp. transcript of an interview with Norton Simon, "Art collector and industrialist." Notable names and subjects include: Simon speaks of changes in LAT's stance (political, etc.) over the years (pp. 1 - 6) - Ronald Reagan is mentioned, Simon's tenure on UC Board of Regents (an ally of Dorothy Chandler on the Board) ; Franklin Murphy (pp. 12) ; discussion of movers and shakers of L.A. ; re. "Buff" Chandler and others - "strong people usually have some strong characteristics that have negative connotations" (14).
Box 583, Folder 9

Smith, Jack 1979

Scope and Contents

1 item: 62-pp. transcript of interview with columnist Jack Smith by Marshall Berges. Notable names & subjects include: Smith recounts editing a story by Otis Chandler and, feeling that every one was being to gentle with Otis and that he would never learn writing that way, Smith "butchered it," finding fault with everything (pp. 1 - 2) ; Smith describes a typical day and his planning & writing columns - Smith remarks, "I write about whatever comes to mind...(but I) make it clear that I don't know what I'm talking about" (pp. 4) ; "desperation is the mother of many columns..." (pp. 5) ; Smith says after he stopped worrying about being repetitious, he wrote on whatever was "uppermost in my mind day by day" (pp. 7) ; typical morning "ritual" (pp. 11) ; heads (headlines for his columns) - "never write them, never suggest them, never change them" - and he shares stories related to the fact that the heads are popular, usually a pun ; he mentions several times his belief that the subconscious works on problems for people, such as writers ; his childhood and youth (pp. 20 - 25) ; "I took journalism at Belmont High School ...the teacher didn't know anything about it" (pp. 23) ; Smith recounts his life prior to WW II - editing a paper for CCC, in Merchant Marines for a time, he married, worked on Honolulu Advertiser, etc. (pp. 26 - 29) ; memories of various writing jobs - "I worked for 8 or 9 newspapers, (a) wire service and the Marine Corps, real estate, public relations...a grasshopper ; (pp. 30+) more memories of his writing career ; family life (pp. 52 - 55)
Box 583, Folder 10

Stickell, Vance - With Others 1975

Scope and Contents

1 item: 31-pp. transcript of "Taping with Vance Stickell, VP Sales, and associates," 8/25/1975. "Associates" are Glen Peters and Bert Tiffany. Subjects include: Management by Objectives process ; the This Week magazine supplement ; "x-rated" motion pictures ; N.Y. Times attempts to "invade" the West Coast (pp. 7) ; competition from other L.A. area papers ; demographics and the black and brown communities (pp. 13) ; distribution costs ; the challenge of competing with television (pp. 18) ; suburban sections (pp. 21 - 22) ; the challenges and pitfalls of selling advertising space ; more.
Box 583, Folder 11

Stickell, Vance 1980

Scope and Contents

2 items: 65-pp. transcript of interview with Vance Stickell, Vice President of Sales, and his associates Don Maldanado, Paul Mahoney and John Mount ; 10-pp. transcript of interview with Vance Stickell which includes his memories of his youth at Glendale High School, a Naval program at DePauw University, military service, back to DePauw to finish college, his memories and impressions on both Norman Chandler and Otis Chandler (pp. 4 - 6) ; Stickell comments that there is "an awful lot of pressure in this business...good people...have been killed (by) stress." (seven years later Stickell died at age 62) ; more.
Box 583, Folder 12

T 1971 - 1975

Scope and Contents

7 items: 35-pp. transcript of interview of William Thomas by Jack Hart, 2/23/1973, subjects include his memories of growing up, his family, military service in World War II, his relocating to California and going to work for The Mirror, the Mirror's demise, etc. ; 9-pp. transcript of "Taping with Mr. C.E. Toberman," 3/12/1973 - he recalls his memories of both Harrison Gray Otis and Harry Chandler, comments on Hollywood's community problems of the 1970s, general thoughts on the growth of L.A. area ; dupe of previous transcript with Toberman, plus cover letter, 3/15/1973, to Toberman from Bassett ; 17-pp. transcript of "Taping with James Toland," 2/21/1974 - his memories with LAT extend from mid-1930s into the 1950s, memories of editors L.D. Hotchkiss and Nick Williams ; 18-pp. transcript of "Taping with Jean Sharley Taylor, Associate Editor," 10/6/1975 - her memories of working at Detroit Free Press and The Arizona Republic, joining LAT in 1971, "View" section of the 1970s ; 1-pp. bio of Jean Sharley Taylor, 1974 ; copies of news clippings about Taylor, 1971 - 1974.
Box 583, Folder 13

Taylor, Jean Sharley 1979

Scope and Contents

A two-tape interview by Marshall Berges comprising of 126 transcribed pages detailing the life of Jean Sharley Taylor, before and during her employment at the Los Angeles Times.
Box 583, Folder 14

Taylor, Jean Sharley 1981

Scope and Contents

1 item: 16-pp. (numbered pp. 127 - 142) transcript of interview of Jean S. Taylor by Marshall Berges. Taylor was an editor with several of LAT's "soft" news sections over the years, and an organizer of a Woman's Caucus at the newspaper. Notable names and subjects include: LAT Book Review section ; financial status of Book Review section ; more memories.
Box 584

Histories And Outside Publications - Life And Times Of Los Angeles

Box 584, Folder 1

Thomas, William F. 1975

Scope and Contents

3 items: 14-pp. transcript of "Taping with William F. Thomas, Editor of The Times," 5/21/1975 - begins with Thomas' answer to the general question of "the differences between Nick Williams' editorial tenure and [his]" ; 19-pp. transcript of "Second taping with Wm. Thomas, Editor of The Times," 6/30/1975 - begins with a question on LAT political endorsements and widens out to many other topics ; 18-pp. transcript of "Third taping with Bill Thomas," 7/7/1975 - begins with subject of Watergate coverage and widens out.
Box 584, Folder 2

Thomas, William F. 1979

Scope and Contents

An interview by Marshall Berges comprising of 18 transcribed pages detailing the life of Bill Thomas, before and during his employment at the Los Angeles Times. This interview was not recorded on tape due to technically difficulties. The interview was put together using the notes of the interviewer.
Box 584, Folder 3

Thomas, William F. 1980

Scope and Contents

1 item: 42-pp. transcript (pp. 100 - 141) of interview of Bill Thomas (LAT Editor) by Marshall Berges. Notable names and subjects include: Lyndon B. Johnson ; LAT in relation to Times Mirror Corporation and other holdings (pp. 105 - 106) ; memories of backlash over a Robert Scheer article on the Jewish community that was not well received in all quarters (pp. 107 - 110+) ; wide-ranging memories of incidents and people at LAT during the 1960s and 1970s ; Thomas answers the question, "Do we need an editorial page?" (pp. 122 - 124) ; moving Conrad's cartoons to Op Ed (pp. 125 - 126) ; political polls, Mervin Field, etc. (pp. 127 - 129) ; more.
Box 584, Folder 4

Thomas, William F. 1981

Scope and Contents

1 item: 69-pp. transcript of interview with William (Bill) Thomas, LAT Editor. Notable names and subjects include: just after becoming Editor Thomas "dismantle(d) the Washington Bureau...I felt it had to be done" (pp. 4 - 7+) ; David Kraslow of DC Bureau ; John Lawrence and legal issues (pp. 10 - 21+) ; GeoTek (pp. 27 - 28+) ; George Cotliar (pp. 35 - 36) ; Richard Meyer's writes on a "permanent underclass" and its effect on crime and black on white crime (pp. 40 - 41+) ; TM-sponsored dinner for Sen. Howard Baker (pp. 46) ; the "Senior Writers" program (pp. 47 - 50+) ; Ed Guthman ; more.
Box 584, Folder 5

W 1944, 1973 - 1975

Scope and Contents

Approx. 20 items: packet of material related to Justice (and ex-Calif. governor) Earl Warren includes 16-pp. transcript of Bassett interview of Warren, 7/2/1973, on memories of politics and his relations with CA newspapers ; 11-pp. transcript of "Press release, Address by Governor Earl Warren, California Newspaper Publisher's Association...(1/18/1944) on his first year as governor ; collection of letters between Bassett and Warren, 1973, one news clip copy ; packet of materials related to LAT news exec. Ted Weegar - 5-pp. transcript of interview with Weegar, 10/1/1975, memos related to Weegar and an LAT bio for Weegar ; two copies of transcript of "...off-the-record interview with Paul Weeks, formerly of the L.A. Mirror and later with The Times, now with RAND Corp." 2/13/1975 - one major subject here is LAT coverage of race relations in L.A. ; several pieces of correspondence between Bassett and Weeks ; two copies of transcript of "Taping with Alan J. Williams, former Chief Executive Asst. to former mayor Norris Poulson..." 7/2/1975, also letter from Williams to Bassett relating to the interview transcript.
Box 584, Folder 6

Weegar, Ted 1979

Scope and Contents

1 item: 76-pp. transcript of interview with Ted Weegar, an LAT editor involved with the electronic editing system, etc. Notable names and subjects include: Weegar and interviewer Berges jump around a bit but much of the interview has to do with the electronic editing system ; Cecily Surace comes from RAND to be LAT Library Director and modernizes that department (pp. 18 - 20) ; description of the emerging electronic system of feeding stories between writers, editors and the data bank in the Editorial Library (around pp. 29) ; pagination (pp. 33) ; Weegar's childhood and youth (pp. 35 - 37) ; what led him into journalism (pp. 50) ; Richard Nixon (pp. 52 - 53) ; around 1960, Weegar was chosen to start up the LAT Opinion section (pp. 57 - 59) ; "those early years (with) Otis (as) publisher were terribly fun" (pp. 62 - 63).
Box 584, Folder 7

Williams, Nick B. - Tapes #1 & #2 1959 - 1973

Scope and Contents

Approx. 20 items: 22-pp. transcript of "...initial taping with Nick B. Williams, former Editor of The Times," by James Bassett, 6/5/1973 - subjects include NBW's memories of his youth and early newspaper career in Tennessee and Texas and his coming to Los Angeles and getting into newspaper work in the 1930s ; 44-pp. transcript of "Tape 2...NBW & JB," an in-depth discussion of the Norman Chandler era moving into the Otis Chandler era at LAT, the changes in editorial policy, the move from the political right to the center (or at least representing various views along the political spectrum) in Editorial content and striving for unbiased news stories, union efforts to get a toehold at LAT - would it be good if LAT were the only paper in L.A.? Williams answers "no" (pp. 33) - gossip columnists, investigative reporting - Vietnam, the Red Chinese, the Soviets ; 57-pp. transcript of "Taping with Nick Williams (6/7/1973) 3rd Taping" - the Birch Society series, examples given of instances in which NC did not support Republican candidates that were right wing "kooks" (4 - 7) - Barry Goldwater, correspondence with Norman Chandler, Dorothy Chandler and Williams - Watts Riots (pp. 19- 22) - pornographic movies (pp. 29 - 31) - more related bio notes and materials on Williams.
Box 584, Folder 8

Williams, Nick B. - Tapes #3 & #4 1966 - 1975

Scope and Contents

4 items: 4-pp. memo, 6/23/1966, Otis Chandler to Williams on "major (issues) we must consider as we look ahead" ; LAT column, 8/11/1972, by retired Editor Williams, "Getting the news is better than merely following it" ; 30-pp. transcript of "...Fourth taping with Nick Williams," 6/8/1973 - subjects include ending policy of allowing staffers to accept "junkets" paid for by outside entities (an airline, Israel, anyone who wanted a puff piece done), fact-finding trips to foreign regions by Bassett, Otis Chandler, and Williams that began in 1963 (pp. 2), furor following LAT's dropping of several comic strips (including "Dick Tracy") that had become popular with Conservatives, comics page in general, (pp. 4 - 5+), behind the scenes operation of editorial board, responsibility of the Press (pp. 18 - 19), Watergate (pp. 20 - 21+), "the role of the press" (pp. 20), "the most significant changes in the paper" (pp. 24 - 25), selecting Williams' replacement as Editor (pp. 28 - 30) ; 18-pp. transcript of "Third taping with Bill Thomas," 7/7/1975 - Watergate coverage (pp. 1 - 5), smaller community newspapers (pp. 7), defining "good taste" (pp. 11), editorial policy (pp. 15).
Box 584, Folder 9

Williams, Nick B. 1979

Scope and Contents

A two-tape interview by Marshall Berges comprising of 47 transcribed pages detailing the life of Nick Williams, before and during his employment at the Los Angeles Times.
Box 584, Folder 10

Williams, Phillip L. 1979

Scope and Contents

1 item: 68-pp. transcript of interview with Philip L. Williams, VP, Cable Properties. Notable names and subjects include: Williams' exercise regimen and how he prepares for the business day (pp. 1 - 2) ; his management style ; childhood and youth (pp. 33 - 35) ; William's describes his lifestyle, social habits and life philosophy.
Box 584, Folder 11

Wirin, A.L. 1935 - 1973

Scope and Contents

Approx. 15 items: 19-pp. transcript of "...taping of an interview with A.L. Wirin, retired general counsel for the Southern California Division of the American Civil Liberties Union," 12/6/1973 ; 15-pp. transcript of "...second taping with Mr. A.L. Wirin on 12/12/(19)73" ; collection of news clip copies relating to Wirin, 1935 - 1966 ; LAT news clip, 11/16/1968, "Growing problem," by Charles Maher, in which ACLU counsel became involved in a man's constitutional right to wear a beard (etc.) ; ACLU news release, 5/1/1970, "Biography of A.L. Wirin" ; multi-page booklet (tan) "Fifty Years of the American Civil Liberties Union" (ca. 1973) ; 25-pp. document copy, "Some important cases in the 50 year history of the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California."
Box 584, Folder 12

XYZ 1974 - 1977

Scope and Contents

2 items: 10-pp. transcript of "Taping with former Mayor Samuel Yorty," 5/9/1977 - subjects include his feud with LAT over the years, the Watts riots, Police Chief William Parker, Yorty's role in pushing through the Music Center project, his belief that L.A. had become, in the 1970s, a "left-wing constituency", he says LAT always endorsed his political opponents ; 18-pp. transcript of "Taping with Paul Zimmerman, former sports editor (LAT)," 1/25/1974 - subjects include the fact that, ca. 1930, LAT was not a "sports-minded" paper (pp. 2), stories and memories of covering sports, which were emphasized back then, improvements needed in LAT Sports section, the "meaning of sports, athletes as role models (pp. 15 - 16).
Box 584, Folder 13

Ziffren, Paul 1950 - 1975

Scope and Contents

Approx. 25 items: 20-pp. transcript of "Taping with Paul Ziffren," 4/26/1975 - Ziffren was a political strategist for the Democratic party for many years, in L.A. from ca. 1950 - this interview includes some discussion of LAT political editor Kyle Palmer ; collection of LAT clips mentioning Ziffren ; notes and bio material on Ziffren ; article copy, Reader's Digest, 7/1960, "Paul Ziffren...the Democrats' Man of Mystery."
Box 585

Histories And Outside Publications - Life And Times Of Los Angeles

Box 585, Folder 1

Bassett Correspondence 1972 - 1975

Scope and Contents

7 items: letters, bulletins, notes and other material related to LAT history project. Includes the "Management Bulletin," dated 12/4/1972, from Otis Chandler announcing the book project and Bassett's work on it, with added margin notes by "Vance" (Stickell ?).
Box 585, Folder 2

Bassett Correspondence (1 of 2) 1972 - 1977

Scope and Contents

Approx. 150 items. Folder includes letters from Bassett to many persons who contributed information or aided him in locating information related to the writing of his book on the history of the Times. Among his correspondents: Bill Stout, Rep. Alphonzo Bell, Nick Williams, Justice Earl Warren (ret.), (Sen.) William Knowland, Frank Capra, John Goldman, Leonard Wibberly, Otis Chandler, Tom Snyder (KNBC), Jonathan Kirsch, Edmund G. Brown, Warren Christopher, Richard Nixon, Herb Klein, etc. Split into two folders. Original Stephen Longstreet letter removed from Autograph File and returned to Bassett files.
Box 585, Folder 3

Bassett Correspondence (2 of 2) 1972 - 1977

Scope and Contents

Approx. 150 items. Folder includes letters from Bassett to many persons who contributed information or aided him in locating information related to the writing of his book on the history of the Times. Among his correspondents: Bill Stout, Rep. Alphonzo Bell, Nick Williams, Justice Earl Warren (ret.), (Sen.) William Knowland, Frank Capra, John Goldman, Leonard Wibberly, Otis Chandler, Tom Snyder (KNBC), Jonathan Kirsch, Edmund G. Brown, Warren Christopher, Richard Nixon, Herb Klein, etc. Split into two folders.
Box 585, Folder 4

Bassett Correspondence and Notes 1973 - 1977

Scope and Contents

8 items: letter, 2/6/1973, to Bassett from Lawrence Clark Powell (at Univ. of Arizona at that time) with tips on how to research the book ; letter, 3/10/1977, to Bassett from Stan (Gordon) with research tips for the book ; assorted typed notes (yellow paper) for the "Prologue...," "Land" and "LA - pre-1880s (last item 12-pp.) ; covering memo and 13-pp. of notes from "Bill" Murphy to Bassett, subject "Times History book" given.
Box 585, Folder 5

Progress Reports to Otis Chandler 1973 - 1974

Scope and Contents

3 items: 4-pp. report, 5/15/1973, "Progress on Times history project ," gives details of who had been interviewed to that point, what materials had been gathered, planning, etc. ; 5-pp. report, 6/11/1974, "Progress of The Project," gives new (longer) estimate of four years to complete the book, lists the types of material being used - clips, books, magazine articles, letters, annual reports, Among Ourselves (in-house newsletter), speeches, etc. ; 23-pp. manuscript, n.d., titled "HGO, HC and the San Fernando Valley - Owens Aqueduct Dispute, 1900 - 1913."
Box 585, Folder 6

Bibliography circa 1975

Scope and Contents

1 item: 8-pp. "Bibliography" (ca. 1975) for The Life and Times of Los Angeles, which had become the working title of the LAT history then being prepared by James Bassett.
Box 585, Folder 7

Adams, Richard G. 1937, 1940

Scope and Contents

Approx. 25 items: letters, memos, handwritten notes and legal documents related to the case M.H. Sherman Co. vs. Raymond E. Parr, 1937 and 1940.
Box 585, Folder 8

Capra, Frank 1960, 1973

Scope and Contents

4 items: letter, 4/13/1960, Capra to Norman Chandler, giving "heartiest congratulations and best wishes" to both Otis and Norman Chandler on the occasion of Norman's naming of Otis to be publisher ; letter, 8/13/1973, from Bassett to Capra telling him of the history project and asking about the possibility of interviewing Capra ; 3-pp. letter, 8/28/1973, in which Capra colorfully describes his early (age 7) career as a newspaper delivery boy ; letter, 9/18/1973, Bassett to Capra, thanking him for his letter of reminiscences and tentatively planning a lunch with him.
Box 585, Folder 9

Chandler Family undated

Scope and Contents

1 item: 2-pp. text, probably a draft for part of Bassett's history of LAT. This segment hypothesizes about the courtship of Harry Chandler and Marian Otis in the early 1890s. It also quotes from a letter Harrison Gray Otis wrote to his 18-year old granddaughter, May, praising the personal traits possessed by her parents, Harry and Marian Chandler.
Box 585, Folder 10

Consumer Price Index 1973 - 1974

Scope and Contents

4 items: letter, 6/19/1973, John S. Donofrio (Assistant Archivist, Bank of America), who provided a photocopy of old correspondence involving Harry Chandler ; letter, 10/2/1974, to Bassett from Paul Steiger with attached 4-pp. of consumer price index material ; letter, 10/21/1974, to Steiger from Bassett, thanking him for info he sent.
Box 585, Folder 11

Donovan, Robert J. 1973

Scope and Contents

1 item: letter, 3/10/1973, from Robert J. Donovan to Bassett, which discusses "our political past."
Box 585, Folder 12

Flannes, Robert 1959 - 1960, 1975 - 1976

Scope and Contents

10 items: article copy, Editor & Publisher, 12/12/1959, "New subscriber told what the paper means," describing the booklet given with each new LAT subscription ; letter, 12/23/1959, from Ben Cowdery (VP, The World-Herald, Omaha) to Norman Chandler, congratulating him on his successes ; reply to previous, by R.F. Flannes, in NC's absence ; letter, 1/13/1960, from Cowdery to Flannes (see above) thanking him for sending two copies of the LAT booklet, "What your newspaper means to you." ; letter and 4-pp. transcript of radio broadcast by Joseph M. Webb of KPFK radio titled "The USE of David Shaw by the L.A. Times" (10/1975) ; packet of four items -- letters, press releases and an article from Editor & Publisher on profit reports revenues from 4/1976.
Box 585, Folder 13

Gordon, Stan 1972

Scope and Contents

Collection of 1972 letters from Stan Gordon to "Jim" Bassett ; letter, 12/5/1972, from Stan Gordon to Otis Chandler on doing research on LAT history.
Box 585, Folder 14

Mirror-News 1949 - 1958

Scope and Contents

Approx. 15 items - letters and memos. Notable names and items include: letter, 12/2/1958, to Bassett from J.J. Mullen, Asst. Man. Editor, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, asking advice "to strengthen the internal organization of our city room" ; letter, 12/4/1958, in answer to previous letter - Bassett gives info on how Mirror-News handles certain situations ; correspondence with J. Edward Murray ; letter, 12/8/1949, to Bassett from Edmund G. Brown (San Francisco District Attorney) ; correspondence with Virgil Pinkley ; letter, 8/1/1951, in which U.S. Navy Captain E.J. Drew invites Bassett to a three day orientation program to include a one day trip aboard a carrier ; more.
Box 585, Folder 15

The Mirror 1951 - 1958

Scope and Contents

Approx. 70 items - letters, memos, bulletins. Notable names and items include: Virgil Pinkley (Editor and Publisher of The Mirror) ; James Bassett ; letter, 9/17/1954, from Virgil Pinkley to Pres. Dwight D. Eisenhower, on political issues ; J. Edward Murray ; letter, 1/5/1956, to "Dick" Nixon from Virgil Pinkley on the Democrats' strategies ; memos on Mirror-News operations ; letters from readers.
Box 585, Folder 16

Murphy, Bill 1973

Scope and Contents

2 items: two letters, 2/23 and 3/3/1973, from Bill Murphy to "Jim" (Bassett) on Hollywood and the motion picture industry (the former) and on LAT during World War II. The 2/23 letter is 2-pp., the 3/3 letter is 4-pp.
Box 585, Folder 17

Times Mirror conflict of interest policy 1975

Scope and Contents

3 items: cover note to "Jim" (Bassett) on Otis Chandler note paper regarding LAT conflict of interest policy ; 2-pp. letter, 9/2/1975, from Franklin D. Murphy (TM Chairman of the Board) to "All employees..." related to conflict of interest policy ; double sided sheet with LAT "Conflict of Interest" policy given, dated 9/1/1975.
Box 585, Folder 18

Visitors to Times Mirror Square 1969 - 1970

Scope and Contents

Approx. 11 items: memos related to visits by the Romanian ambassador and a delegation, the Philippine ambassador, "four top ranking...Foreign Service officers," the ambassadors of Indonesia, New Zealand and Japan, sixteen "Russian [Soviet] newspapermen (and women)" and a letter to Bassett from Robert J. Myers (Publisher, New Republic) ; 2-pp. memo, 9/3/1970, to Nick Williams from Freddie Miller on the subject of "Visiting firemen." "Firemen" seems to be a code word since the list contains dates and names of visiting United States political and military leaders and foreign VIPs such as ambassadors and ministers of foreign nations.
Box 585, Folder 19

Williams, Nick B. (1 of 2) 1971 - 1977

Scope and Contents

Correspondence between Nick B. Williams and James Bassett, including Williams' original handwritten letters and photocopies. NBW provides advice on what to expand, what to trim, how to rearrange. He also warns B. against simply "collating" previous writings on history of the Times and Los Angeles and urges him to be creative and to treat the story almost as a novel. Also, a letter from Williams to a reader regarding the Japanese evacuation from the West Coast in 1942 and the Times' coverage of the event. Split into two folders.
Box 585, Folder 20

Williams, Nick B. (2 of 2) 1971 - 1977

Scope and Contents

Correspondence between Nick B. Williams and James Bassett, including Williams' original handwritten letters and photocopies. NBW provides advice on what to expand, what to trim, how to rearrange. He also warns B. against simply "collating" previous writings on history of the Times and Los Angeles and urges him to be creative and to treat the story almost as a novel. Also, a letter from Williams to a reader regarding the Japanese evacuation from the West Coast in 1942 and the Times' coverage of the event. Split into two folders.
Box 586

Histories And Outside Publications - Life And Times Of Los Angeles

Box 586, Folder 1

Younger, Evelle 1965

Scope and Contents

4 items: handwritten sheet from "Nick Williams" notepad to Jim Bassett on next item ; 3-pp. letter, 8/5/1965, to Otis Chandler from Evelle Younger (L.A. County District Atty), which opens "Apropos our conversation on pre-emption..." ; 2-pp. letter, 8/5/1965, to Warren Dorn (L.A. County Supervisor) regarding "Proposed addition of Section 11.5 to Article 11 of the California Constitution..." ; single-sheet copy of "Assembly Constitutional Amendment - No. 2."
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