Los Angeles Times Records mssLAT
Finding aid prepared by Aida Cuevas, Steve Tice, Jeannie Chen, Charla DelaCuadra,
and Jennifer Allan Goldman.
The Huntington Library
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Finding aid last updated in October 2023 by Suzanne Oatey.
Contributing Institution:
The Huntington Library
Title: Los Angeles Times records
Creator:
Los Angeles Times (Firm)
Identifier/Call Number: mssLAT
Physical Description:
1,209 Linear Feet
(802 boxes, 68 volumes, 2 oversize folders)
Date (inclusive): 1869-2002
Abstract: Originally maintained as the Los
Angeles Times History Center, the Los Angeles Times Records contains documents and objects
related to the business life of the Los Angeles Times and its owners - both corporate and
personal.
Language of Material: The records are in
English.
Conditions Governing Access
Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at
the Huntington Library for more information.
Acquisition Information
On deposit from the Los Angeles Times, July 2003. The Huntington Library provides access to
and stewardship of the collection, which is owned by the Los Angeles Times.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged into 20 series, many with sub-series. Each series and sub-series
follows its own arrangement, which is defined in the series description. Organized in 20
series:
- Series 1. Accounting Department
- Series 2. Advertising Department
- Series 3. Business Department
- Series 4. Circulation Department
- Series 5. Employee Relations
- Series 6. Legal Department
- Series 7. Marketing Research
- Series 8. Promotions and Public Relations
- Series 9. Publishers
- Series 10. Editors
- Series 11. Reprints and Publications
- Series 12. Awards
- Series 13. Olympics
- Series 14. Otis/Chandler Family
- Series 15. Other Collections
- Series 16. Histories and Outside Publications
- Series 17. Reference Files
- Series 18. Los Angeles Times History Center
- Series 19. Los Angeles Times Addenda
- Series 20. Kitchen, JoEllen Addenda
Biographical / Historical
The Los Angeles Times was first published on December 4, 1881, under the name Los Angeles
Daily Times. When the original founders ran into financial problems the following year, the
fledgling paper was inherited by its printer, the Mirror Printing Office and Book Bindery.
The company hired as editor former military officer Harrison Gray Otis, who quickly turned
the paper into a financial success. Otis and a partner purchased the entire Times and Mirror
properties in 1884 and incorporated them as the Times-Mirror Company. Two years later, Otis
purchased his partner's interest in the company. In October 1886, the word "Daily" was
removed from the title and the newspaper became the Los Angeles Times.
As the city grew, so did The Times. However, competition among local newspapers was
fierce, and it was not until the mid-1940s that The Times became the leading newspaper in
Los Angeles. During its growth, the Times was owned and published by members of Harrison
Gray Otis's family, including his son-in-law, Harry Chandler (publisher, 1917-1944); his
grandson, Norman Chandler (1944-1960); and his great-grandson Otis Chandler (1960-1980). The
Chandler family continued to own The Times until June 2000, when Tribune Company acquired
Times Mirror, former parent of the Los Angeles Times.
In 2013, The Times was the largest metropolitan newspaper in the country, with a daily
readership of 1.5 million and 2.6 million on Sunday, more than 23 million unique latimes.com
visitors monthly, and a combined print and online local weekly audience of 4.1 million.
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
.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Los Angeles Times records, The Huntington Library, San Marino,
California.
Processing Information
The folders of the collection are labeled "Los Angeles Times Company Records" but the name
of the collection is "Los Angeles Times Records."
Due to the symbiotic and at times complicated relationship between the Los Angeles Times
and the Times Mirror Company, we have chosen not to separate the two. Items specifically
from Times Mirror are labeled as such, as are items specifically from the Los Angeles Times.
Also, in an attempt at consistency, we did not included the hyphen between Times and Mirror
in Times Mirror Company. The hyphen was removed in the late 1960s.
Some of the items in the collection are facsimiles, collected by the History Center staff
in the course of their research. In most cases, these were retained. A few institutions
requested we remove the facsimiles of items from their collection. Details about these
institutions can be found in the description of the appropriate series. Remaining facsimiles
may not be duplicated or published.
Abbreviations used during cataloging have not been removed. The most common is LAT for
"Los Angeles Times."
Related Materials
This collection contains only a reprinted copy of the first edition of the newspaper on
December 4, 1881. For the original newspaper, see:
-
Los Angeles Daily
Times, December 4, 1881,
494297.
-
Los Angeles Daily
Times, December 4, 1881 and others through June 5, 1884,
56959.
Scope and Contents
Originally maintained as the Los Angeles Times History Center, the Los Angeles Times
Records contains documents and objects related to the business life of the Los Angeles Times
and its owners - both corporate and personal. Every attempt was made to retain the
organization created by the History Center. The business material is roughly organized by
Times department; research material collected by the History Center to document the Times
and the Otis/Chandler families is organized by subject. The records include accounting
forms, legal documents, correspondence, directories, memoranda, reprints of articles,
supplements to the newspaper, manuscripts, oral history transcripts, ephemera, newspaper
clippings, and objects. The collection does not contain a complete run of the employee
magazine Among Ourselves, however, there may be scattered issues throughout employee
files.
The collection includes a significant amount of audio-visual material, including
photographs, film, and audio tapes. There is also a small sampling of printed
newspapers.
Separated Materials
Duplicate copies of printed matter.
Material related to personnel matters, including resumés.
A box of records related to the Pfaffinger Foundation was returned to the Pfaffinger
Foundation in June 2013.
Conditions Governing Use
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from
or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The
responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining
necessary permissions rests with the researcher.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Newspaper publishing - California - Los Angeles
Journalism - California - Los Angeles
Demographic surveys--California--Los Angeles County
Tourism - California - Los Angeles County
Advertising departments
Sales promotion
Bombings--California--Los Angeles--History--20th century
Los Angeles (Calif.) --
Newspapers
Correspondence
Photographs
Publicity photographs
Administrative reports
Theses
Commercials
Newspapers
Magazines (periodicals)
Promotional materials
Chandler, Otis, 1927-2006
Conrad, Paul, 1924-2010
Otis, Harrison Gray,
1837-1917
Los Angeles Times (Firm)
Accounting Department
1884-1966
Physical Description: 67
boxes
Scope and Contents
The full range of Times Mirror's financial activities during this period are documented
in this series. The series constitutes the central files of the times Mirror Accounting
Department and describe the affairs of Times Mirror, the Los Angeles Times, Times Mirror
Press, Harry Chandler and his descendants, and the Chandis Securities Company. The
material dates from the founding of the corporation in 1884 through 1966, but was
compiled and maintained by the accounting department between 1925 and 1960. Material
after this date was collected by the Times History Center.
Alphabetical File
1884-1967
Scope and Contents
Central files from the Times Mirror Accounting Department, arranged alphabetically by
subject. The files, which range in date from 1884 to 1966, are most complete between
circa 1925 and 1960 and detail the financial activities and real estate holdings of
Times Mirror, the Los Angeles Times, Times Mirror Printing and Binding House, Chandis
Securities, and the Chandler Family. Of particular importance are copies of Times
Mirror's Articles of Incorporation in 1884 with amended versions to 1938. Date range
is 1884 - 1967.
Box 1
Accounting Department - Alphabetical Files
Box 1, Folder 1
Accomodation Advertising - K.V. Redpath Accounts
1925 - 1929
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, ledger sheets, and internal memoranda regarding accommodation
advertising accounts collected by Kenneth V. Redpath, Credit Counselor. A good
deal of correspondence from H. E. Downing dealing with accounts Redpath claimed to
have collected and other accounting troubles.
Box 1, Folder 2
Accomodation Advertising - K.V. Redpath Accounts
1925 - 1929
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, ledger sheets, and internal memoranda regarding accommodation
advertising accounts collected by Kenneth V. Redpath, Credit Counselor. A good
deal of correspondence from H. E. Downing dealing with accounts Redpath claimed to
have collected and other accounting troubles.
Box 1, Folder 3
Accomodation Advertising - K.V. Redpath Accounts
1927 - 1930
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, ledger sheets, and internal memoranda regarding accommodation
advertising accounts collected by Kenneth V. Redpath, Credit Counselor. A good
deal of correspondence from H. E. Downing dealing with accounts Redpath claimed to
have collected and other accounting troubles.
Box 1, Folder 4
Accomodation Advertising - K.V. Redpath Accounts
1927 - 1930
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, ledger sheets, and internal memoranda regarding accommodation
advertising accounts collected by Kenneth V. Redpath, Credit Counselor. A good
deal of correspondence from H. E. Downing dealing with accounts Redpath claimed to
have collected and other accounting troubles.
Box 1, Folder 5
Accomodation Advertising - K.V. Redpath Accounts
1925 - 1930
Scope and Contents
Forms, ledger sheets, and correspondence related to advertising accounts managed
by Kenneth V. Redpath.
Box 1, Folder 6
Accomodation Advertising - K.V. Redpath Accounts
1928
Scope and Contents
Rebated bills and notes regarding their completion.
Box 1, Folder 7
American President Lines, Ltd.
1942 - 1943
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and financial statements related to a possible purchase of
American President Lines stock.
Box 1, Folder 8
Automobile Club of Southern California
1942 - 1943
Scope and Contents
Financial statements and correspondence.
Box 1, Folder 9
Bastanchury Ranch Company & Pacific Pump Works (1 of 2)
1932 - 1937
Scope and Contents
Collection of balance sheets for Pacific Pump Works ; correspondence dealing with
TM ownership of Pacific Pump stock ; large map "Showing G.A. Bastanchury's
Property...Imperial County, California (1930) ; minutes of Pacific Pump
stockholders meetings.
Box 1, Folder 10
Bastanchury Ranch Company & Pacific Pump Works (2 of 2)
1932 - 1937
Scope and Contents
Collection of balance sheets for Pacific Pump Works ; correspondence dealing with
TM ownership of Pacific Pump stock ; large map "Showing G.A. Bastanchury's
Property...Imperial County, California (1930) ; minutes of Pacific Pump
stockholders meetings.
Box 2
Accounting Department - Alphabetical Files
Box 2, Folder 1
Bastanchury Ranch Company & Pacific Pump Works
1937 - 1940
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: 5-pp. "Minutes of Special Meeting of Board of Directors Pacific
Pump Works" (3/16/1937) ; multi-page report (gray binder) "Financial Statement
Mid-Continent Pump Supply Co.," 7/31/1939 ; other documents and records related to
Pacific Pump Works ; multi-page report, 9/2/1938, Pacific Pump Works (Annual
Report) ; 4-pp. "Memorandum to Mr. Chandler," from "F.W.W." - 8/22/1938 ; 21-pp.
booklet, Pacific Hi-Pressure Boiler Feed Pump, ca. 1940 ; multi-page Pacific Pump
Works Reports (gray folders) for periods ending 7/31/1939 and 1/31/1940 ;
multi-page "Agreement and Option" (on gray backing) between TM, Pacific Pump
Works, and Byron Jackson Co. (a stock option) ; additional papers related to this
agreement.
Box 2, Folder 2
Bastanchury Ranch Company & Pacific Pump Works (1 of 2)
1929 - 1933
Scope and Contents
Ammended articles of incorporation of Pacific Pump Works and correspondence.
Box 2, Folder 3
Bastanchury Ranch Company & Pacific Pump Works (2 of 2)
1929 - 1933
Scope and Contents
Correspondence.
Box 2, Folder 4
Bastanchury Ranch Company & Pacific Pump Works
1933 - 1935
Scope and Contents
Correspondence.
Box 2, Folder 5
Bastanchury Ranch Company & Pacific Pump Works
1935 - 1940
Scope and Contents
Approx. 85 items: 11-pp., "Prospectus - Pracific Pump Works (yellow legal size
paper) 1/29/1940 ; 13-pp. "Reporter's Transcript of Supplementary Proceedings
taken...(12/30/1936)" In Calif. Superior Court ; large collection of
correspondence and documents related to Pacific Pump Works ; some internal LAT
memos related to Pacific Pump Works.
Box 2, Folder 6
Bastanchury Ranch Company & Pacific Pump Works (1 of 2)
1938 - 1940
Scope and Contents
Approx. 70 items: large collection of correspondence, meeting minutes, proxy
material, financial reports related to Pacific Pump Works, etc.
Box 2, Folder 7
Bastanchury Ranch Company & Pacific Pump Works (2 of 2)
1938 - 1940
Scope and Contents
Approx. 70 items: large collection of correspondence, meeting minutes, proxy
material, financial reports related to Pacific Pump Works, etc.
Box 3
Accounting Department - Alphabetical Files
Box 3, Folder 1
Bastanchury Ranch Company - Pacific Pump Works -
Correspondence
1940 - 1941
Scope and Contents
Approx. 50 items: correspondence between LAT representatives and Pacific Pump
Works ; 24-pp. booklet, "Dresser Manufacturing Company - Annual Report, 1940" ;
financial and stock reports ; etc.
Box 3, Folder 2
Bastanchury Ranch Company - Pacific Pump Works - Audit
Reports
1933, 1937 -
1940
Scope and Contents
8 items: "Audit Report - Pacific Pump Works..." (7/31/1933) ; "Report of
Examination, Pacific..." (7/31/1937) ; "Report of Examination, Pacific..."
(7/31/1938) ; "Report of Examination, Pacific..." (7/31/1939) ; "Report of
Examination, Pacific Pump Works" (7/31/1940) ; "Report [Statement], Pacific Pump
Works" (4/30/1940) ; "Annual Report, Pacific Pump Works" (7/31/1940) ; dupe of
previous.
Box 3, Folder 3
Bastanchury Ranch Company - Pacific Pump Works - Financial
statements
1936 - 1937
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: accounting sheets Bastanchury Ranch (Gaston A. Bastanchury) and
Pacific Pump Works.
Box 3, Folder 4
Broadway (130 South) Building - Demolition and New
Construction
1936
Scope and Contents
30+ items: construction agreements (various contractors) ; "Specifications for
Wrecking" ; accounting lists ; blueprints for 130 S. Broadway (TM property) ;
correspondence.
Box 3, Folder 5
California Department of Employment
1940 - 1943
Scope and Contents
Approx. 100 items: correspondence between LAT Personnel and California Department
of Employment related to applications for employment benefits ; small number of
items from or to Social Security Board ; small number of internal LAT memos.
Box 3, Folder 6
Cal-Mex Land and Cattle Company - Reports
1919 - 1920
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: 20-pp. report in blue-green binder (cover reads "C.M. Ranch"),
"Reclamation of the lower Colorado River delta in Mexico" (3/1920) ; report on
Colorado River Land Co. "rentals collected" 1/1919 - 4/1920 ; report "Main Canals
and Main Lateral Canals on Lands of the Colorado River Land Company..." ; other
related reports. Includes Harry Chandler, O.F. Brant correspondence and
Reclamation of the Lower Colorado River Delta in Mexico, report by J.D. Allison,
consulting engineer
Box 3, Folder 7
Cal-Mex Land and Cattle Company - Photographs
ca. 1920
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items (some dupes): "Map of Imperial Development Co. Lands - Lower
California, Mexico" (n.d.) ; collection of photo prints of regions adjacent to
Colorado River and various canals, the Cudahy Ranch, etc. ; negatives
corresponding to the prints.
Box 4
Accounting Department - Alphabetical Files
Box 4, Folder 1
Calpatria State Duck Club
1931
Scope and Contents
Correspondence involving Alamo River Duck Club, references to a game refuge
adjacent to Calpatria, CA ; correspondence involving Corwn Zellerbach and
Zellerbach Paper Co. ; some sheets of handwritten financial figures ; maps on
heavy blueprint paper of land adjacent to the Alamo River (general area of
Calpatria, CA). A "Judge" Weller is represented as involved in the land
acquisition.
Box 4, Folder 2
Carr, Harry -- Financial File
1933 - 1935
Scope and Contents
L.A. County form, "Full Reconveyance," made by "Harry C. Carr and Alice E. Carr,"
1930 ; two copies, "Notice to Trustee of Assignment of Deed of Trust Note" (same
names as above), 1933 ; list signed by Harry Carr, "Received of The Times MIrror
Company the following documents," 1935.
Box 4, Folder 3
Chandis Securities
1929 - 1933
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and documents such as "Analysis of profit and loss statements,"
"Journal entries to record increase in capital," balance sheets, lists of
holdings. Financial data dates from 1917 to 1933.
Box 4, Folder 4
Chandis Securities Loan to Harry Chandler
1934 - 1935
Scope and Contents
Correspondence ; Assignment of Capital Stock ; handwritten notes related to
Chandis deals.
Box 4, Folder 5
Chandler Family Tax Case
1924 - 1925
Scope and Contents
Correspondence of Chandler Family tax case ; correspondence between Downing and
Chandler accountants (Thompson & Asso.) ; correspondence with Internal Revenue
Service and George M. Thompson, CPA; "Power of Attorney" documents for various
Chandler family members.
Box 4, Folder 6
Chandler Family Tax Case (1 of 2)
1927 - 1928
Scope and Contents
Correspondence related to Chandler family tax case, with various attorneys,
insurance companies, governmental agencies and George M. Thompson, CPA,
included.
Box 4, Folder 7
Chandler Family Tax Case (2 of 2)
1927 - 1928
Scope and Contents
Correspondence related to Chandler family tax case, with various attorneys,
insurance companies, governmental agencies and George M. Thompson, CPA,
included.
Box 4, Folder 8
Chandler Family Tax Case
1929 - 1931
Scope and Contents
Correspondence related to Chandler family tax case, with various attorneys,
accountants, insurance companies included.
Box 4, Folder 9
Chandler Family Tax Case
1932 - 1934
Scope and Contents
Correspondence related to Chandler family tax case, with various attorneys,
accountants, insurance companies included. Also bound "Taxpayer's Copy" of "United
States Board of Tax Appeals" petition, titled "Ruth Chandler Williamson vs.
Commissioner of Internal Revenue."
Box 4, Folder 10
Chandler, Harry -- Death
1944 - 1945
Scope and Contents
Single sheet eulogy on (onion skin) paper, unattributed ; small assortment of
dental and medical bills,for services to various members of Chandler family ; a
resolution in tribute to Harry Chandler at the time of his death from the Los
Angeles Chamber of Commerce (stapled to letter on Matson Navigation stationary),
12/7/1944.
Box 5
Accounting Department - Alphabetical Files
Box 5, Folder 1
Circle Bar Cattle Co. - Legal documents
1932
Scope and Contents
7 items: "Number 260...Articles of Incorporation of the Circle-Bar Cattle
Company," 20-pp. (expressed in Roman Numerals) ; 2-pp. document, in Spanish, also
related to Circle-Bar - Norman Chandler signature at bottom ; 5-pp. translation
into English of document related to "property denominated 'San Faustino (on yellow
sheets) ; (very brittle) multi-page document headed "1907...Notaria Publica..." ;
related correspondence dated ca. 1932 ; stapled (oversize) document of 31-pp., in
Spanish, "1205A" is handwritten at the top right corner.
Box 5, Folder 2
Circle Bar Cattle Co. - Maps
1932
Scope and Contents
5 items: three oilcloth (cotton, fiber) small maps of Chandler holdings in Baja
California, east of Ensenada, dated 6/1932 ; large map (on heavy blueprint paper)
of northern part of Baja California and a portion of state of Sonora,
"survey...1879" ; map, 1931, (on heavy white paper) of more northerly section of
Baja California and portion of Sonora with affixed letter (1932) describing the
"Circle-Bar Cattle Co. holdings and leases in Lower Calif."
Box 5, Folder 3
Circle Bar Cattle Co. - Reports
1932 - 1933
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: five reports headed "Circle Bar Cattle Company - Report of
Operations by B.H. Cobine," for 6/30, 7/31, 9/30, 11/30 of 1932, and 2/28/1933 ;
report headed "Circle Bar Cattle Co. - Statement showing balance due..." as of
12/31/1932 ; report headed "Circle Bar Cattle Co. - Statement of Liabilities and
Bank Accounts Re: Agreement between Harry Chandler and B.H. Cobine," 3/11/1932 ;
correspondence related to the Circle-Bar Cattle Co., other entities in
correspondence - Colorado River Land Co., the "Estate of Walter K. Bowker," Harry
Chandler (in 13-pp. letter to him, 10/10/1932, related to the Circle-Bar Cattle
Co., on last page the correspondent writes - "Circle-Bar Cattle Company is now
having some trouble with the Mexican government") ; additional financial and legal
documents.
Box 5, Folder 4
Circle Bar Cattle Company - Tax Returns
1933 - 1939
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: "Corporation Income and Excess-profits Tax Return for...1933"
also 1934, 1936 and 1937 (blue sheets) ; more tax material for the time frame.
Box 5, Folder 5
Circle Bar Cattle Company - Correspondence
1933
Scope and Contents
Approx. 50 items: letters, telegrams and other material related to the financial
operations of Circle-Bar Cattle Co. in Baja.
Box 5, Folder 6
Circle Bar Cattle Company - Correspondence
1933
Scope and Contents
Approx. 70 items: memos between Chandler and Downing ; letters, memos, telegrams
related to the financial operations of Circle-Bar Cattle Co. in Baja.
Box 5, Folder 7
Circle Bar Cattle Company - Correspondence
1933
Scope and Contents
Approx. 90 items: 2-pp. handwritten letter, 5/20/1933, from "Burt" Cobine to H.E.
Downing ; 2-pp. typed letter, 4/17/1933) Cobine to Harry Chandler (Cobine says he
is owed over $11,000) ; more correspondence to or from individuals in the
"Personal Names" field.
Box 6
Accounting Department - Alphabetical Files
Box 6, Folder 1
Circle Bar Cattle Company - Correspondence
1934
Scope and Contents
Approx. 95 items: telegrams, notes, a wide array of letters related to the
financial operations of Circle-Bar Cattle Co., involving San Diego & Arizona
Eastern Railway, Colorado RIver Land, Emilio Garcia (bookkeeper in Ensenada), H.E.
Downing, A. Cobine and others.
Box 6, Folder 2
Circle Bar Cattle Company - Correspondence
1935
Scope and Contents
Approx. 85 items: a wide array of letters related to the financial operations of
Circle-Bar Cattle Co., involving San Diego & Arizona Eastern Railway, Colorado
RIver Land, Emilio Garcia (bookkeeper in Ensenada), H.E. Downing, and others.
Box 6, Folder 3
Circle Bar Cattle Ranch - Correspondence
1937 - 1938
Scope and Contents
Approx. 75 items: correspondence and financial reports related to Circle-Bar
Cattle Co. At least one letter dates from well after (1944) the time frame given
on the folder.
Box 6, Folder 4
Circulation Dealers Tax Information - Memos and
correspondence
1939
Scope and Contents
Approx. 85 items: letters and reports related to circulation dealers tax
information.
Box 6, Folder 5
Dana Point Bonds - Correspondence
1936 - 1937
Scope and Contents
Approx. 75 items: correspondence and financial reports related to Dana Point
Corp. and real estate dealings in Orange County.
Box 6, Folder 6
Dana Point Bonds - Accounting papers
1936 - 1938
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: accounting reports ; at least one letter from State
Controller's Office ; other correspondence related to Dana Point bonds.
Box 6, Folder 7
Dictaphone installation
1938
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: Dictaphone user reports ; ads for rival product -
"Acoustigraph" ; Ediphone user reports ; 1928 reprint from System (mag.) ; student
dictaphone operator test ; issue of Dictaphone Mouthpiece, 8/1936, cover story
"Engineer uses dictaphone in automobile" ; 14-pp. booklet, Centralization vs.
Decentralization" (1930) ; 13-pp. booklet, An Office System."
Box 7
Accounting Department - Alphabetical Files
Box 7, Folder 1
Douglas Aircraft Co. - Capital Stock
1942 - 1944
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: two Blyth & Co. receipts for 100 shares of Douglas Aircraft
common (stock), 1943 ; one William R. Staats Co. receipt for 100 shares, 1944 ;one
Merrill Lynch (etc). receipt for 200 shares ; two Dobbs, Crowe receipts for total
of 500 shares ; one copy of Annual Report, Fiscal Year 1943 ; one copy "Notice of
Annual Meeting of Stockholders," (4/19/1944) ; related items.
Box 7, Folder 2
Employee compensation - Additional
1921 - 1928
Scope and Contents
Approx. 65 items: collection of financial spreadsheets, correspondence (both
typed and handwritten), LAT memos, several pieces of correspondence with Citizens
Trust & Savings Bank ; Citizens / TM "Christmas Eve"gift certificates (1920s)
; more.
Box 7, Folder 3
Employee compensation - Additional - Lists of employees
1921 - 1922
Scope and Contents
40+ items: lists of employees preceeded by the explanatory note: "RECEIVED the
following named and numbered Additional Compensation vouchers for distribution as
per accompanying letter." The lists are all dated either 12/23/1921 or
12/23/1922.
Box 7, Folder 4
Employee compensation - Additional - Lists of employees
1924 - 1925
Scope and Contents
60+ items: lists of employees preceeded by the explanatory note: "RECEIVED the
following named and numbered Additional Compensation vouchers for distribution as
per accompanying letter." The lists are all dated either 12/24/1924 or 12/24/1925
; this folder also contains some pieces of correspondence and informational
bulletins to employees about distribution of the additional compensation
vouchers.
Box 7, Folder 5
Employee compensation - Additional - Lists of employees
1926
Scope and Contents
40+ items: folder contains lists of employees by department, with identifying
numbers next to the names ; lists of employees preceeded by the explanatory note:
"RECEIVED the following named and numbered Additional Compensation vouchers for
distribution as per accompanying letter." The lists are all dated 12/24/1926.
Box 7, Folder 6
Employee compensation - Additional - Lists of employees
1928 - 1929
Scope and Contents
45+ items: lists of employees preceeded by the explanatory note: "RECEIVED the
following named and numbered Additional Compensation vouchers for distribution as
per accompanying letter." The lists are all dated 12/24/1928 and 19/24/1929.
Box 7, Folder 7
Employee compensation - Additional compensation & vacations (1 of
2)
1936 - 1946
Scope and Contents
Approx. 80: 12-pp. packet, "Mann vs. Hearst," material dated 1939 and 1940 ;
memos, letters, reports, announcements, lists of names and more, related to LAT
compensation and vacations in the 1936 to 1946 time frame.
Box 7, Folder 8
Employee compensation - Additional compensation & vacations (2 of
2)
1936 - 1946
Scope and Contents
Approx. 80: 12-pp. packet, "Mann vs. Hearst," material dated 1939 and 1940 ;
memos, letters, reports, announcements, lists of names and more, related to LAT
compensation and vacations in the 1936 to 1946 time frame.
Box 7, Folder 9
Employee compensation - Additional compensation &
vacations
1936 - 1943
Scope and Contents
20+ items (20+ sheets): handwritten spreadsheets with various headings,
"Recapitulation," "Additional compensation payroll," "Trial balance of additional
compensation payroll ledger," etc.
Box 7, Folder 10
Employee compensation - Times Mirror Employees Annual Earnings
Report
1955
Scope and Contents
2 items: stapled booklet, stamped "Dec 31 1955" on front, contains alphabetical
printouts, identified as "Times MIrror Co. Earnings x Taxes, 1955 ; form W-3 (with
enveolpe) from U.S. Treasury Department, "Reconciliation of Income Tax withheld
from wages" for The Times Mirror Company.
Box 7, Folder 11
Employee compensation - Times Mirror Employees Annual Earnings
Report
1956
Scope and Contents
2 items: alphabetical printout, identified as "Earnings x Taxes, 1956 ; form W-3
(with enveolpe) from U.S. Treasury Department, "Reconciliation of Income Tax
withheld from wages" for The Times Mirror Company.
Box 7, Folder 12
Employee compensation - Times Mirror Employees Annual Earnings
Report
1957
Scope and Contents
1 item: stapled booklet, stamped "Dec 31 1957" on front, headed "Earnings -
Taxes, 1957," alphabetical printout of employee names, salary and taxes
withheld.
Box 8
Accounting Department - Alphabetical Files
Box 8, Folder 1
Fernando Valley Feed & Fuel Co.
1918
Scope and Contents
3 items: one sheet of handwritten notes ; two Fernando Valley Feed & Fuel
forms (invoices, receipts?).
Box 8, Folder 2
Garbutt, Frank A.
circa 1944
Scope and Contents
1 item: faint photocopy of handwritten letter from Marian Otis Chandler to Frank
A. Garbutt, date not visible. He had written a "tribute" to Harry Chander,
possibly at the time of Chandler's death in 1944, and Marian wanted to thank him.
"Because of your long association you could speak with understanding," she
wrote.
Box 8, Folder 3
Hill Street Building construction
1920 - 1921
Scope and Contents
9 items: eight invoices from Milwaukee Building Co. (Los Angeles), all stamped
"Paid," in the 1920-1921 time frame ; one piece of "scratch" paper with the figure
"$5196" on it, and "Paid 11/30/20."
Box 8, Folder 4
Hollywood Blvd. Property
1928 - 1936
Scope and Contents
Approx. 75 items: typed and handwritten correspondence related to properties on
Hollywood Blvd. Some of the material is related to the (proposed?) Robin Hood
Tavern. Elsewhere mention is made of the "Brokaw property," its upkeep, potential
for commercial uses, etc.
Box 8, Folder 5
Florentine Gardens building
1938
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: all but one of these letters are from Frank S. Hodge,
contractor, to Jacob Baum, Times Mirror Co., relating to financial issues of
construction of a site known as Florentine Gardens. The remaining letter is to
Gordon B. Kaufmann, architect.
Box 8, Folder 6
Florentine Gardens Restaurant
1938 - 1941
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items related to "Florentine Gardens," a restaurant: invoices related
to installation of "broadcast and sound equipment," ice machines, dining room
furniture, kitchen equipment ; additional paperwork related to purchase or
installation of items listed above.
Box 8, Folder 7
Florentine Gardens - Audit file
1939 - 1944
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: profit and loss statements for Florentine Gardens ; memos,
correspondence, balance sheets ; 5-pp. copy, "Excerpts from Leas dated (8/31/1938)
between The TIMES MIRROR COMPANY and G. BRACCINI, INC. ; (stapled on gray backing)
"Florentine Gardens, Inc., Comparative Balance Sheet" - 4/30/1941 and 8/31/1941 ;
etc.
Box 8, Folder 8
Super Market Leasing Co. - Hollymart Market
1940
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: various account spread sheets for TM owned Hollymart
Market.
Box 8, Folder 9
Palms Grill & Hawaii Theatre
1945 - 1951
Scope and Contents
Approx. 75 items: correspondence, handwritten notes, contractor proposals and
other items related to operations and accounting of Palms Grill and Hawaii
Theatre, businesses on Hollywood Blvd.
Box 8, Folder 10
Palms Grill & Hawaii Theatre
1952 - 1957
Scope and Contents
Approx. 70 items: brief notes, letters, financial spreadsheets, set of
photographs of "new Carlos Ave. at Hawaii auto park...looking west
(1/18/1953),
Box 8, Folder 11
Palms Grill - statements of profit and loss
1954 - 1959
Scope and Contents
Approx. 45 items: records headed "Palms Grill - Statement of Profit & Loss,"
or "Statement of Income Account" for specified time frames. Many of the records
show "William Klute, DBA, Palms Grill."
Box 8, Folder 12
Homeseekers Investment & Building Co.
1932 - 1938
Scope and Contents
Approx. 50 items: several "Loan Receipt Records" of Southern California Building
and Loan Assn. ; correspondence - much of it from Downing to Harry Chandler ;
material on real estate holdings.
Box 8, Folder 13
Homeseekers Investment & Building Co.
1936 - 1944
Scope and Contents
Approx. 80 items: letters, forms, rental records, other materials and legal
documents. Also included is a packet of approx. 10-pp. including "Business Career
and Activity of E.C. Nelson and several letters of recommendation for that
individual.
Box 8, Folder 14
Hotchkiss, L.D. - financial file
1941 - 1948
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: collection of property records for L.D. Hotchkiss and Vera
Hotchkiss (La Canada residence) from Title Guarantee & Trust and War Damage
Corp.
Box 9
Accounting Department - Alphabetical Files
Box 9, Folder 1
International Business Machines Corporation - Hollerith Tabulating
Installation
1937 - 1949
Scope and Contents
Approx. 75 items: collected correspondence between representatives of IBM and
Harry Bowers, H.E. Downing and other LAT executives. Also some in-house LAT memos
on IBM equipment and billing.
Box 9, Folder 2
International Business Machines Corporation - Hollerith Tabulating
Installation
1937 - 1946
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: bound report (blue covers), "International Business Machines -
Proposal from the Tabulating Machine Division...submitted to The TImes MIrror
Company," 8/24/1937 ; bound report (blue covers), "International Business Machines
- "Tabulating Procedure - Times Mirror Co., for Mr. H.E. Downing ; ads, booklets
and spreadsheets related to installation of tabulating equipment at TM
businesses.
Box 9, Folder 3
International Fixed Calendar League
1932 - 1938
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: brochures, newsletters, charts advocating changes in the yearly
calendar in use at the time.
Box 9, Folder 4
Kirkpatrick, Frances Chandler Estate
1935 - 1944
Scope and Contents
Ledger sheets, account statements, memoranda, and correspondence regarding the
accounts of the Frances Chandler Kirkpatrick Estate.
Box 9, Folder 5
Kirkpatrick, Frances Chandler Estate (1 of 2)
1925 - 1938
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, account lists, and other material related to the Frances Chandler
Kirkpatrick estate
Box 9, Folder 6
Kirkpatrick, Frances Chandler Estate (2 of 2)
1925 - 1938
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, account lists, and other material related to the Frances Chandler
Kirkpatrick estate
Box 9, Folder 7
Knowland, William - Oakland Tribune Loan
1938 - 1939
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: legal documents related to a loan by TM to the Oakland Tribune,
and correspondence between representatives of TM and representatives of The
Tribune, including Publisher J.R. Knowland and Asst. Publisher William Knowland.
Also circulation statements, lineage and rates (1935 - 1937) and dividends
paid.
Box 9, Folder 8
KTTV Studios and Office Building Construction
1948
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: correspondence and agreement documents between TM and various
contractors and architects and correspondence between TM and CBS in connection
with construction at station KTTV
Box 9, Folder 9
Log Cabin Mining Venture
1930 - 1932
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, photographs, and status reports related to operations of
California mines in which Times Mirror (or Chandis) had an interest involving
Harry Chandler, Frank Garbutt, H.E. Downing, Harry Bradley, and others, the Log
Cabin Mine, etc.
Box 9, Folder 10
Log Cabin Mining Venture
1931 - 1933
Scope and Contents
Correspondence related to operations of California mines in which Times Mirror
(or Chandis) had an interest involving Harry Chandler, Frank Garbutt, H.E.
Downing, Harry Bradley, and others, the Log Cabin Mine, etc.
Box 10
Accounting Department - Alphabetical Files
Box 10, Folder 1
Log Cabin MIning Venture
1929 - 1932
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, memoranda, and receipts related to Chandler mining interests
Box 10, Folder 2
Log Cabin MIning Venture - Correspondence
1931
Scope and Contents
Approx. 90 items: correspondence related to operations of California mines in
which TM (or Chandis) had an interest involving Harry Chandler, Frank Garbutt,
H.E. Downing, J.H. Briney, U.S. Dept. of the Interior, and others, the Log Cabin
Mine, etc.
Box 10, Folder 3
Log Cabin Mining Venture - correspondence
1932 - 1933
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: a collection of letters between Alice Clark Ryan, Harry
Chandler, H.E. Downing, H.R. Bradley and others on conditions at the mine. Mrs.
Ryan complained of ill treatment by H.E. Downing and criticized Bradley.
Progressing through the dates in order and interesting view of varying opinions
about the mining operations emerge.
Box 10, Folder 4
Log Cabin Mining Venture - correspondence
1934 - 1937
Scope and Contents
Approx. 80 items: Correspondence regarding mining operations
Box 10, Folder 5
Log Cabin Mining Venture
1938 - 1939
Scope and Contents
Approx. 120 items: correspondence related to Log Cabin Mining, including mention
of litigation being pursued during the 1938 - 1939 time frame. Includes a 9-pp.
letter to "Mrs. [Alice Clark?] Ryan" (n.d.), which opens "I promised to write a
memorandum..." This material is, by virtue of being in this folder, assumed to be
about "Log Cabin Mining." Mutual Gold Corp. is mentioned in the text, as are "Mr.
Chandler" and "Mr. Downing."
Box 10, Folder 6
Log Cabin Mining Venture
1940 - 1941
Scope and Contents
100+ items: correspondence related to Log Cabin Mining involving H.E. Downing,
Harry Chandler, Alice Clark Ryan, Frank Garbutt, Mutual Gold Corp., Chandis
Securities, etc. Some items contain financial figures.
Box 10, Folder 7
Log Cabin Mining Venture
1942 - 1944
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: correspondence among Frank Garbutt (Log Cabin Mines manager),
Harry Chandler, H.E. Downing, and others related to Log Cabin Mining in SIerra
Nevada Mountains.
Box 10, Folder 8
Log Cabin Mining Venture - trial balances & invoices
1929 - 1932
Scope and Contents
Approx. 125 items: trial balance sheets (financial ledgers) for Log Cabin Mining
; other financial reports including some payroll records ; materials from (Cal.)
State Compensation Insurance Fund ; expense records for inspection trips to
Bridgeport and Leevining, CA. ; more.
Box 11
Accounting Department - Alphabetical Files
Box 11, Folder Space 9
Los Angeles Times Wireless, Inc. - Corporation documents
1928
Scope and Contents
1 item: book with heavy (maroon and black) leather binding, many blank pages,
towards back of the book following LAT Wireless Inc. records are bound in:
Articles of Incorporation, By-Laws, Minutes - first meeting of stockholders (all
1928).
Box 11, Folder 1
Log Cabin Mining Venture - various legal documents.
1928, 1930
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: "Final Decree of Divorce" for Alice Clark Ryan vs. Russell C.
Ryan (1928) ; "Survey No. 6052 - Log Cabin No. 2 Lode" (1910) ; "Proof of Posting
Notice and Plat of Claims" (1930) ; application from Chandis Securities to U.S.
Dept. of the Interior on "withdrawing certain lands from Owens Valley Project..."
(1920) ; related correspondence and documents.
Box 11, Folder 2
Los Angeles Suburban Homes Co.
1910
Scope and Contents
2 items: map of town sites in the San Fernando Valley. The map is titled "Van
Nuys - Lankershim Lands." Surveyor - Y.J. (or V.J.) Rowan, 1910. The area shown
included, west to east, the towns of Owensmouth, Marian and Van Nuys, with the
Santa Monica Mountains to the south. Area marked "Not a part of this subdivision"
is today's Sepulveda Basin ; printout of information sheet on another edition of
same map from Huntington Rare Books Map Collection. NOTE: the town site of
"Marian" was originally named for Harry Chandler's wife. The district is now know
as Reseda.
Box 11, Folder 3
LAT Charities, Inc. - Boys' Club construction
1948 - 1950
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: letters, reports, a copy of the legal "Agreement" between Los
Angeles TImes Charities, Inc., and Rowland H. Crawford, architect, "to erect the
"Times Boys' CLub ...at 2633-45 Pasadena Avenue, Los Angeles, California" ;
more.
Box 11, Folder 4
LAT Charities - correspondence
1951 - 1954
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: letters, financial reports, more ; 2-pp. "Contract" with Henry
S. Branham (contractor) in which he "agrees to build a swimming pool for Los
Angeles Area Council, Boy Scouts of America...at Sheep Creek, Lake Arrowhead,
County of San Bernardino..." ; two blueprints - "Swimming pool" and "Shower
building," for John Case, Structural Engineer (1952) ; records of other activities
of LAT Charities.
Box 11, Folder 5
LAT Rifle and Pistol Club
1940 - 1942
Scope and Contents
Approx. 90 items: correspondence (ca. 1942) with representatives of the U.S. Army
arranging for Army use of the facilities ; general correspondence related to
operations and goals of the club.
Box 11, Folder 6
LAT Rifle and Pistol Club
1943 - 1947
Scope and Contents
Approx. 85 items: correspondence related to Pistol and Rifle Club's cooperation
with 16th Quartermaster Training Regiment ; correspondence with other U.S. Army
units related to permission to use the firing range facilities without charge to
the government ; more.
Box 11, Folder 7
LAT Rifle and Pistol Club - gun control ordinance
1943 - 1946
Scope and Contents
Approx. 45 items: envelope of deposit slips, Farmers and Merchants Bank (of
L.A.), 1944 - 1946 ; correspondence with, bulletins from and ephemera related to
the National Rifle Association ; more.
Box 11, Folder 8
Los Angeles Times Wireless, Inc. - Stock book
1928
Scope and Contents
1 item: stock certificates No. 1 - 50 for Los Angeles Times Wireless, Inc.
(binding removed). The first three certificates are filled out in the names of
R.W. Trueblood, H.E. Downing and Arthur Crum.
Box 12
Accounting Department - Alphabetical Files
Box 12, Folder 1
Los Angeles Times Wireless - correspondence
1928 - 1931
Scope and Contents
Approx. 75 items: memos, letters, bank and government documents related to the
incorporation and operation of Los Angeles Times Wireless ; 4-pp. "Articles of
Incorporation" ; 15-pp. document, on blue backing, being an application of LAT
Wireless to issue stock ; more.
Box 12, Folder 2
Martin, E.N.
1917 - 1920
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: correspondence related to Theatre Arts Alliance of Hollywood
and related to real estate dealings, and related to a traffic accident "Miss
Chandler and her mother" were involved in, and other matters in which Martin
represented them.
Box 12, Folder 3
Martin, E.N.
1919 - 1920
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: correspondence, invoices and other material related to the
operations of Fernando Valley Feed & Fuel. Many items of correspondence
involve attorney E.N. Martin. One letter, 6/3/1919, is from Myron Wells of First
National Bank of Los Angeles to Martin on the subject of "approximately twenty
acres of land...located immediately south of Oneonta Junction [Fremont &
Huntington Dr.] on the lines of the Pacific Electric Railway in South Pasadena."
Huntington Hall, a school for girls, is also mentioned as being on this
property
Box 12, Folder 4
Martin, E.N. - Harrison Gray Otis Estate
1917 - 1920
Scope and Contents
Approx. 55 items: several pieces of correspondence, 1917-1918, between Valley
Concrete Pipe Co. and representatives of the Estate of Harrison Gray Otis related
to a dispute over payments on work done by Valley ; collection of cashier's check
documentation from State Bank of Owensmouth payable to Otis Estate ; one letter,
11/17/1917, to Miss Mary Housel, at Huntington Hall [S. Pasadena girls school],
urging payment of $11,000 owed to the estate of Harrison Gray Otis, which Mr.
(Harry) Chandler will sign in place of Gen. Otis ; more.
Box 12, Folder 5
Martin, E.N. - Santa Monica Real Estate
1920
Scope and Contents
8 items: correspondence involving Martin, Schader and others related to Santa
Monica real estate, 1920.
Box 12, Folder 6
E.N. Martin - Southwest Company
1918 - 1920
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: collection of financial memos, receipts, reports, etc., related
to operations of Southwest Company, 1918 - 1920.
Box 12, Folder 7
E.N. Martin - Van Nuys Blvd. Land Company & Southwest
Company
1916 - 1920
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: a collection of tax documents related to Van Nuys Blvd. Land
Co. and letters related to operations of the Southwest Company.
Box 12, Folder 8
McPherron, A.M., Estate
1936 - 1938
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: letters, financial reports--balance sheets, income &
expense data--and other material on status of Estate of A.M. McPherron.
Box 12, Folder 9
Mid-Continent Pump Supply Co.
1932 - 1937
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: letters and documents related to stock disbursement, 7-pp.
"Agreement" (1932) between Dunbar, Van Matre, George Bigelow, A.R. Weis,
Mid-Continent Pump Supply and Pacific Pump Works ; packet of material involving
Pacific Pump Works and H.E. Downing of TM ; more.
Box 12, Folder 10
Montecito Heights Trust & Montecito Improvement Co.
1931 - 1934
Scope and Contents
Approx. 80 items: letters, financial reports and other material generally related
to Montecito Improvment Co. (TM subsidiary?), George L. Eastman and touching on
development of the Montecito Heights as a residential area.
Box 12, Folder 11
Montecito Heights Trust
1935 - 1938
Scope and Contents
Approx. 80 items: the most frequently occuring names in this correspondence are
Downing, Eastman, W.R. Faires and, to a lesser degree, Harry Chandler related to
Montecito Heights land and financial activities.
Box 12, Folder 12
Montecito Heights Trust
1939 - 1943
Scope and Contents
Approx. 80 items: bank records, IRS material, real estate material, involving
H.E. Downing, George L. Eastman and others. Coast Federal Savings appears in the
correspondence frequently.
Box 13
Accounting Department - Alphabetical Files
Box 13, Folder 1
Newspaper Analysis Service
1938 - 1939
Scope and Contents
2 items: report, multiple charts, "Newspaper Group No. B-1," 10/1938 ; report,
multiple charts, "Newspaper Group C-1, Seventh Period 1939."
Box 13, Folder 2
Newspaper Analysis Service
1946
Scope and Contents
8 items: seven reports for "Newspaper Group No. C-1," for 1/1946 - 6/1946 and
10/1946 ; one report for "Newspaper Group No. D-1," 2/1946.
Box 13, Folder 3
Newspaper Analysis Service - Correspondence
1938 - 1940
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: correspondence involving H.E. Downing, Norman Chandler and
Cooke Coen , Gen. Mgr. of Newspaper Analysis Service, 1938 - 1940.
Box 13, Folder 4
Newspaper Analysis Service
1946, 1951
Scope and Contents
Approx. 45 items: financial and other reports plus correspondence involving
Norman Chandler, H.W. Bowers (TM Treasurer) and Cooke Coen , Gen. Mgr. of
Newspaper Analysis Service, 1946 - 1951.
Box 13, Folder 5
Production - Paper waste report
1926
Scope and Contents
1 item: 2-pp. report, "Paper waste of 1926," 1/22/1927. Addressed to "Mr.
Downing, signed "Ballard."
Box 13, Folder 6
Newsprint conservation - War Production Board and ANPA
publications
1944 - 1945
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: 45-pp. booklet, transcript of War Production Board's "Appeals
Board -- Los Angeles Newspapers," 11/29/1944, Washington, DC ; a collection of
bulletins of WPB and American Newspaper Publishers Assn. related to newsprint
conservation.
Box 13, Folder 7
Newsprint conservation - Correspondence
1943
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: memos on LAT newsprint conservation and letters and other
information from War Production Board.
Box 13, Folder 8
Newsprint conservation
1944
Scope and Contents
Approx. 75 items: collection of "Summary of Meeting" reports for the Newspaper
Industry Advisory Committee (1944) ; memos, letters, reports, etc., related to
newsprint conservation and some other wartime issues.
Box 13, Folder 9
Newsprint conservation
1945
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: letters and telegrams between Norman Chandler and
representatives of This Week (magazine), San Francisco Chronicle and W.E. Anderman
(War Production Board?) ; other information related to newsprint conservation.
Box 13, Folder 10
Newsprint conservation orders - ABC Reports
1943 - 1944
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: audit reports for various L.A. newspapers--The Times, Daily
News, Examiner, etc.--for 1943 - 1944 ; Publisher's Statement for L.A. newspapers,
1944.
Box 13, Folder 11
Owl Drug Co.
1934 - 1945
Scope and Contents
Approx. 45 items: collection of Sales Reports from The Owl Drug Co. to Southwest
Company (TM) ; correspondence between representatives of The Owl Drug Co. and
Southwest Co.
Box 13, Folder 12
Owl Drug Co. - Audit files
1938 - 1943
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: audit files (financial spreadsheets) for The Owl Drug Company
for the time frame 1938 - 1943.
Box 14
Accounting Department - Alphabetical Files
Box 14, Folder 1
Pacific Coast Salesbook Co. (1 of 2)
1928 - 1939
Scope and Contents
Approx. 85 items: correspondence between LAT representatives and Pacific Coast
Salesbook Co. and related correspondence ; tax forms related to Pacific Coast
Salesbook ; Power of Attorney documents for various TM employees ; booklet from
Bureau of Internal Revenue (1925 revision), "Conference and practice requirements"
; more.
Box 14, Folder 2
Pacific Coast Salesbook Co. (2 of 2)
1928 - 1939
Scope and Contents
Approx. 85 items: correspondence between LAT representatives and Pacific Coast
Salesbook Co. and related correspondence ; tax forms related to Pacific Coast
Salesbook ; Power of Attorney documents for various TM employees ; booklet from
Bureau of Internal Revenue (1925 revision), "Conference and practice requirements"
; more.
Box 14, Folder 3
Pfaffinger, Frank - California Imperial Valley Vineyards,
Inc.
1924
Scope and Contents
Approx. 7 items: correspondence between Times representatives and California
Imperial Valley Vineyards, Inc., on various subjects.
Box 14, Folder 4
Pfaffinger, Frank - mortgage & pledge
1935 - 1939
Scope and Contents
Approx. 45 items: real estate information, mortgage information ; more.
Box 14, Folder 5
Pfaffinger, Frank - Ocean Pier tract, Long Beach
1915
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: contractor invoices and various correspondence related to
construction of a bulkhead and sidewalk along Block N, Ocean Pier tract, Long
Beach, in 1915 ; 2-pp. "Specifications for...piling and...bulkhead" (2 copies) for
same property ; more.
Box 14, Folder 6
Pfaffinger, Frank - Wickersham account
1928 - 1930
Scope and Contents
Approx. 90 items: correspondence, notes and invoices related to a complicated
financial situation (in one letter called a "mess") which seems to have involved
many persons, a great deal of money, trusts, lawsuits, and rents. The file
includes a wide range of items, even an invoice from The Cheesewright Studios
(decorators) for curtains, rods, brackets and dry cleaning. The next file in the
box refers to the Pfaffinger - Wichersham Trust.
Box 14, Folder 7
Pfaffinger, Frank - Wickersham Account (1 of 2)
1928 - 1930
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: multi-page "Title Trust Agreement" (1/7/1928) -
"Whereas...(Frank X. Pfaffinger) has loaned to Sam Wickersham...the sum
of...$185,000" ; 10-pp. "Pfaffinger - Wickersham Trust Statement," 10/1/1929 ;
46-pp. Agreement of "Property Transferred" related to above Trust (with brown
backing) ; invoices, notes, financial statements ; 49-pp. bound "Summary," cover
title is "Wickersham Collection Chinese Ceramics" by Herbert J. Devine, 10/1930 ;
more.
Box 14, Folder 8
Pfaffinger, Frank - Wickersham Account (2 of 2)
1928 - 1930
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: multi-page "Title Trust Agreement" (1/7/1928) -
"Whereas...(Frank X. Pfaffinger) has loaned to Sam Wickersham...the sum
of...$185,000" ; 10-pp. "Pfaffinger - Wickersham Trust Statement," 10/1/1929 ;
46-pp. Agreement of "Property Transferred" related to above Trust (with brown
backing) ; invoices, notes, financial statements ; 49-pp. bound "Summary," cover
title is "Wickersham Collection Chinese Ceramics" by Herbert J. Devine, 10/1930 ;
more.
Box 14, Folder 9
Pfaffinger, Frank - Wickersham Account
1926 - 1928
Scope and Contents
Approx. 45 items: envelopes, notes, letters, photocopies of telegrams, invoices,
petty cash vouchers ; 9/21/1927 issue of The Daily Notification Sheet (Business
changes and record items) ; more.
Box 14, Folder 10
Pfaffinger - Wickersham Trust
1928
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: notes, letters, financial statements, invoices, involving the
Pfaffinger - Wickersham Trust, and other material from Faries and Williamson,
attorneys at law.
Box 14, Folder 11
Pfaffinger, Frank - Correspondence and escrow agreements
1923 - 1930
Scope and Contents
7 items: correspondence and escrow agreements, 1923 - 1930, involving F.X.
Pfaffinger and/or Times-Mirror Company.
Box 15
Accounting Department - Alphabetical Files
Box 15, Folder 1
Pfaffinger, Minnie
1907 - 1946
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: 10-pp. (in binder) "Declaration of Trust, No. R-10420, Title
Insurance and Trust Company," 1940 ; "Lease (5/1/1940), related to real property -
"Lot Twenty...Section Twenty...Subdivision No. 1 of the property of the Porter
Land and Water Company" - "9749 Haskell Ave., San Fernando," is penciled in ;
more.
Box 15, Folder 2
Pilgrimage Play Association
1933 - 1941
Scope and Contents
Approx. 45 items: bank books and check books for Security-First National Bank of
Los Angeles, assigned to H.E. Downing as trustee for Harry Chandler and M.R.
Clarke ; canceled checks on same bank ; legal documents of the estates of Erskine
M. Ross ; 3-pp. "Agreement releasing and satisfying certain indebtedness,"
involving Marie R. Clark, Harry Chandler, and Pilgrimage Play Association ;
more.
Box 15, Folder 3
Plaza de Los Angeles
1939
Scope and Contents
Sheet listing contributions for China City Development
Box 15, Folder 4
Press Wireless, Inc. - correspondence
1944 - 1947
Scope and Contents
Approx. 55 items: letters, reports, income statements, records of stocks, etc.
spreadsheets ; 16-pp. brochure, "Wireless Press," ca. 1947 ; more.
Box 15, Folder 5
Press Wireless, Inc. - Report and Accounts
1945
Scope and Contents
2 items: two reports, both titled "Report and Accounts (12/31/1945)," prepared by
Price, Waterhouse & Co. (New York). One is 22-pp. and 3 exhibits at back of
binder. The second is 11-pp. and 2 exhibits at back. Handwritten note on cover of
one report (in pencil) reads "This outfit is in a horrible financial mess. This
report for your files."
Box 15, Folder 6
Press Wireless, Inc. - Special Directors' Meeting
1947
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items (much of the material may be considered one long report to be
introduced at the Directors' Meeting. File includes: packet of information in
brown binder, titled "Directors' Report (4/24/1947) Press Wireless Manufacturing
Corporation" ; annual meeting report ; income statements ; balance sheets, 1946
net billings, figures related to many aspects of Press Wireless' operations and
financial status.
Box 15, Folder 7
R. Hoe & Co.
1937
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: letters, telegrams, diagrams, and other materials which
constituted the correspondence between Times Mirror and R. Hoe & Co. of New
York City (1937).
Box 15, Folder 8
Rancho Cienega Corp.
1936 - 1948
Scope and Contents
Approx. 75 items: letters, reports, stock & bond forms and other
correspondence between Rancho Cienega Corp., Southwest Land Co. and other entities
; 2-pp. (gray backing) "Rancho Cienega Corporation - Financial Statements"
3/31/1940 ; LAT tearsheet, 2/12/1940, "The F.H.A. (Federal Housing Admin.) in St.
Louis" ; report (on gray backing) "Rancho Cienega Corporation - Financial
Statements" 3/31/1939 (similar statements for 1937 and 1938) ; more.
Box 15, Folder 9
Rancho Cienega Corp. - Thousand Gardens, Inc. - Annual Reports (1 of
2)
1942 - 1947
Scope and Contents
8 items: "Thousand Gardens, Inc. - Annual Report, As of (3/31/1943) ; same title
for dates 9/30/1943, 3/31/1944, 9/30/1944, 3/31/1945, 9/30/1945, 3/31/1946,
3/31/1947.
Box 15, Folder 10
Rancho Cienega Corp. - Thousand Gardens, Inc. - Annual Reports (2 of
2)
1942 - 1947
Scope and Contents
8 items: "Thousand Gardens, Inc. - Annual Report, As of (3/31/1943) ; same title
for dates 9/30/1943, 3/31/1944, 9/30/1944, 3/31/1945, 9/30/1945, 3/31/1946,
3/31/1947.
Box 15, Folder 11
Rancho Cienega Corp. - Rancho Cienega Properties, Inc. - Annual
reports
1942 - 1947
Scope and Contents
8 items: "Rancho Cienega Properties, Inc. - Annual Report, As of (3/31/1942) ;
same title for dates 3/31/1942, 3/31/1943, 3/31/1944, 9/30/1944, 3/31/1945,
9/30/1945, 3/31/1946, 3/31/1947.
Box 16
Accounting Department - Alphabetical Files
Box 16, Folder 1
1744A - Realty Research Bureau, correspondence, 1940 - 1941. I / 16 /
1.
1940 - 1941
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: letters, reports, brochures, forms, and other material related
to real estate and real estate taxation, especially in California ; multi-page
text of a California "Initiative measure...[related to] Tax on Gross Receipts,"
(n.d.) ; two complete issues of California Real Estate Taxpayer, 6/1941 and
7/1941, which voice the concerns of "the Forgotten Taxpayer" ; more.
Box 16, Folder 2
Republican National Committee contributions
1928 - 1938
Scope and Contents
8 items; receipt slip for Harry Chandler's 1928 contribution of $8,500 to RNC ;
letter, 11/4/1932, signed "For Harry Chandler, to James Page, Chairman of the
Republican National Committee, which accompanied a $7,250 check to RNC ; more
forms (& envelopes) related to RNC contributions ; letter, 11/1/1938, from
H.E. Downing to Harry Chandler
Box 16, Folder 3
Salaries
1930
Scope and Contents
3 items: memo, 5/31/1930, to FXP (Frank X. Pfaffinger) and HED (H.E. Downing)
from HC (Harry Chandler) asking them to investigate to see "if we are not
overloaded [with employees] in certain places where there has been a loss of
business..." ; 3-pp. financial report (poss. a response to HC above) "Comparative
record of payrolls..."
Box 16, Folder 4
San Fernando Mission Land Company
1921 - 1927
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: canceled checks ; a check book from Citizens National Bank of
Los Angeles ; 1-pp. financial report, "Harry Chandler - trustee for Mission Land
Co. - shareholder statement of receipts and disbursements to (6/8/1921)" ;
more.
Box 16, Folder 5
San Fernando Mission Land Co.
1921 - 1925
Scope and Contents
Approx. 8 items (with one large packet counted as one item): map (on blueprint
paper) of Tract No. 3591 in Los Angeles near boundary with City of San Fernando ;
financial data reports of San Fernando Mission Land Co. ; large packet, approx. 35
oversize sheets, with financial information on Tract 3591; more.
Box 16, Folder 6
San Fernando Mission Land Co.
1919 - 1926
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: memos ; letters ; a "Memorandum of Agreement" (1919) between
Minnie Pfaffinger and Janss Company related to "certain real property" ; a
partially completed "Oil and Gas Lease" form ; financial spreadsheets ; more.
Box 16, Folder 7
San Fernando Mission Land Co. (1 of 2)
1921 - 1927
Scope and Contents
Approx. 65 items: memos ; packets of "City and County Tax Receipt(s) for 1921,
1922, 1923 (some related to Tract 3591 ; handwritten notes (Gregg shorthand) ;
letter, 3/9/1922, from Janss Investment Co. to H.E. Downing ;large collection of
financial reports titled "3591 Collections" ; more.
Box 16, Folder 8
San Fernando Mission Land Co. (2 of 2)
1921 - 1927
Scope and Contents
Approx. 65 items: memos ; packets of "City and County Tax Receipt(s) for 1921,
1922, 1923 (some related to Tract 3591 ; handwritten notes (Gregg shorthand) ;
letter, 3/9/1922, from Janss Investment Co. to H.E. Downing ;large collection of
financial reports titled "3591 Collections" ; more.
Box 16, Folder 9
Shell Oil Company - service station
1934 - 1936
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: letters, memos, Title Insurance and Trust Co. forms, bill or
sale documents related, in the main, to dealings between Southwest Land Co. and
Shell Oil Co. The names of Harry Chandler, Marian Otis Chandler, Frank X.
Pfaffinger and Elizabeth Pfaffinger appear in the material.
Box 16, Folder 10
Southern California Enterprises/Hollywood Palladium
1937 - 1948
Scope and Contents
Approx. 70 items: 9-pp. "Analytical report on property known as the 'Palladium' -
Lots 2 and 3, Tract 11421, Los Angeles, Calif." ; complete issue of Hollywood
Palladium Life, 10/1944 ; memos, letters, reports, invoices, material related to
System Auto Parks, Ltd. ; small collection of correspondence between Paramount
Pictures, Inc. and Times Mirror ; more.
Box 17
Accounting Department - Alphabetical Files
Box 17, Folder 1
Southern California Enterprises/Hollywood Palladium
1947 - 1956
Scope and Contents
Approx. 80 items: letters, notes, financial reports, and invoices related to
inspections, improvements and repairs for Southern Califonria Enterprises and its
subsidiary, the Hollywood Palladium.
Box 17, Folder 2
Southern California Enterprises/Hollywood Palladium - Annual
reports
1942 - 1956
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: cover letters and copies of annual reports headed "SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA ENTERPRISES, INC. - REPORT ON EXAMINATION FOR THE FIFTY-TWO WEEKS ENDED
(with date)." ; booklets, dated between 1942 and 1949, "Hollywood
Palladium...Annual Report" (These reports were released in late February or early
March each year) ; 5-pp. report, "Analytical report on property known as the
"Palladium," 7/16/1948.
Box 17, Folder 3
Southern California Enterprises/Hollywood Palladium - Audit files (1 of
2)
1939 - 1945
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: letters, financial spreadsheets, audit files for Southern
California Enterprises (the Palladium Ballroom-Cafe) for the time frame 1939 to
1945.
Box 17, Folder 4
Southern California Enterprises/Hollywood Palladium - Audit files (2 of
2)
1939 - 1945
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: letters, financial spreadsheets, audit files for Southern
California Enterprises (the Palladium Ballroom-Cafe) for the time frame 1939 to
1945.
Box 17, Folder 5
Southern California Enterprises/Hollywood Palladium - Chattel
mortgage
1940 - 1946
Scope and Contents
Documents related to two chattel mortgages given by Southern California
Enterprises in 1943 and 1946. Other related items in the folder are dated 1940,
etc.
Box 17, Folder 6
Southern California Enterprises/Hollywood Palladium - Construction
correspondence
1937 - 1941,
1948
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: letters, memos, and a blueprint diagram of (a portion?) of
"Hollywood Palladium, 6215 Sunset Boulevard." Also a 9-pp. report, with
diagrams/maps of surrounding neighborhood, titled "Analytical report on property
known as the 'Palladium,' " 7/16/1948.
Box 17, Folder 7
Southern California Enterprises/Hollywood Palladium
1940 - 1941
Scope and Contents
Approx. 45 items: letters, reports, "Certificate(s) of Payment," "Change
order(s)" from Office of Gordon B. Kaufmann, other documents.
Box 18
Accounting Department - Alphabetical Files
Box 18, Folder 1
Southern California Enterprises, Hollywood Palladium (1 of 2)
1940 - 1941
Scope and Contents
Approx. 60 items: letters, remittance statements, purchase orders, invoices, and
check registers related to a $75,000 deposit with TM Co. in the 1940 - 1941 time
frame.
Box 18, Folder 2
Southern California Enterprises, Hollywood Palladium (2 of 2)
1940 - 1941
Scope and Contents
Approx. 60 items: letters, remittance statements, purchase orders, invoices, and
check registers related to a $75,000 deposit with TM Co. in the 1940 - 1941 time
frame.
Box 18, Folder 3
Southern California Enterprises/ Hollywood Palladium
1940 - 1941
Scope and Contents
Approx. 85 items: letters, memos, invoices, rental & lease data, other
financial records related to operation of the Hollywood Palladium between 1937 and
1955.
Box 18, Folder 4
Southern California Enterprises/Hollywood Palladium - Radio City Auto
Park
1939
Scope and Contents
2 items: 5 part financial statement for Radio City Auto Park, 9/1939 - 10/1939 ;
accompanying cover letter from J.H. Jefferson, Auditor, to TM, attention Jacob
Baum.
Box 18, Folder 5
Southern California Enterprises/Hollywood Palladium
1940 - 1951
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: letters, memos, forms related to issue and transfer of stock in
The (Hollywood) Palladium by Southern California Enterprises.
Box 18, Folder 6
Southern California Telephone companies - Directories
1910 - 1933
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: letters, notes, bulletins and agreements all related to
printing of telephone directories by TImes Mirror for Pacific Telephone and
Telegraph, Home Telephone and Telegraph, etc.
Box 18, Folder 7
Southern California Telephone companies - Printing agreements
1921, 1926
Scope and Contents
Approx. 8 items: "Agreement," on blue backing, multi-page, dated 2/28/1921,
between Southern California Telephone Company and Times Mirror Printing and
Binding House ; packet of material--examples of classified ads--dated 11/5/1926,
with typed list addressed to "Mr. Crabill, Manager, Times MIrror Printing &
BInding House."
Box 18, Folder 8
Southern California Telephone companies - Printing contracts
1930 - 1938
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: contracts with letters and other material related to those
contracts between Southern California Telephone Company and Times Mirror Printing
and Binding House in the 1930 through 1938 time frame.
Box 18, Folder 9
Southern California Telephone companies
1932 - 1941
Scope and Contents
Approx. 65 items: memos, letters and other other items, many involving Harrison
Chandler and H.E. Downing. Also much correspondence with Southern California
Telephone Co., much of this addressed to Harrison Chandler.
Box 19
Accounting Department - Alphabetical Files
Box 19, Folder 1
Southwest Company
1934 - 1945
Scope and Contents
Approx. 75 items: letters, forms, financial reports ; documents including "Offer
[by Philip Chandler] to purchase from Southwest Company, a Nevada Corporation,
...(997) shares of the capital stock..." (5/15/1934) ; "Memorandum of Agreement,"
between TM and Southwest Company, both of these on blue backing ; several
documents and forms produced by the State of Nevada ; Farmers and Merchants
National Bank of Los Angeles bankbook for Philip Chandler (1935).
Box 19, Folder 2
Southwest Company - Trust No. A-4205
1935, 1938
Scope and Contents
5 items: complete issue of The State Bar Journal (Calif.), Vol. XIII, No. 2 -
2/1938 ; memos and letters related to Trust A-4205.
Box 19, Folder 3
Southwest Company - Trust No. A-4205 - Audit reports
1917 - 1927
Scope and Contents
5 items: bound in folders, ranging from 7-pp. to about 50-pp. "Audit Report -
Title Insurance and Trust Company, Trust No. A-4205...by Harry K. Hill (CPA)," for
dates ranging from 1917 to 1927.
Box 19, Folder 4
Tejon Ranch Company
1944 - 1948
Scope and Contents
Approx. 70 items: letters, balance sheets, legal and banking documents related to
ownership and operation of Tejon Ranch in the Tehachapi Mountains, fifty miles
north of Los Angeles. Includes: "Minutes of meeting of Bondholders' Committee
(11/30/1944)" ; multiple copies of "Request - To Title Insurance and Trust
Company... (subordination agreement)" ; collected correspondence of the Tejon
Ranch Co. for the period 1944 - 1948.
Box 19, Folder 5
Tejon Ranch Company - Committee for Bondholders
1945 - 1948
Scope and Contents
Approx. 50 items: cover letters, reports, documents, balance sheets, statements
of profit and loss for Tejon Ranch. Also deed of trust materials, grant deeds and
other legal and financial documents.
Box 19, Folder 6
Times MIrror depreciation study
1935 - 1950,
1952
Scope and Contents
Approx. 8 items: 6-pp. letter from H.W. Bowers, Treasurer of TM, to the U.S.
Treasury Department (6/23/1952, on the subject of the depreciation costs on
presses and other equipment and facilities reported by TM on its 1950 income tax
return ; financial spreadsheets ; charts ; 10-pp. packet titled "Balance sheets,
Years 1947 - 1950" ; spreadsheets & balance sheets ; two copies (in blue
binders) "Balance sheets and supplementary data - The Times Mirror Company - Los
Angeles, California - Years ended December 31, 1947 - 1950" ; more.
Box 19, Folder 7
Times MIrror depreciation study
1952
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: inventories of equipment and various asset and depreciation
schedules, 1952.
Box 20
Accounting Department - Alphabetical Files
Box 20, Folder 1
Times Mirror Company - Group Insurance
1938 - 1946
Scope and Contents
Approx. 65 items: memos, letters, reports, forms and other material related to
group insurance for employees of Times Mirror in the 1938 through 1946 time
frame.
Box 20, Folder 2
Times Mirror Company Group Insurance
1930 - 1947
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: lists of employee names, forms, two sample copies of "Los
Angeles Times Travel and Pedestrian Accident Policy," one sample copy of " Los
Angeles Times - All Coverage - Occupation and Travel Accident Policy" from
National Casualty Company ; a sample policy from Prudential Insurance Company of
America ; financial report (on yellow paper) "The Times Mirror Company statement
showing cost of group insurance for month of July 1945..." ; brochure "for
employees of The News" (L.A.) - "Announcing a new group hospitalization and
surgical plan" ; (bound in brown cover - Prudential Insurance Co. of America
"Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance for employees of Times Mutual
Benefit Association."
Box 20, Folder 3
Times Mirror Company - Revenue & expense schedules (1 of
2)
1922 - 1937
Scope and Contents
16 items: multi-page reports, first page is titled "The Times-Mirror
Company...for the twelve months ended (12/31 of each year)" for years 1922 through
1937. Financial charts for various forms of revenue and expense are included in
the report.
Box 20, Folder 4
Times Mirror Company - Revenue & expense schedules (2 of
2)
1922 - 1937
Scope and Contents
16 items: multi-page reports, first page is titled "The Times-Mirror
Company...for the twelve months ended (12/31 of each year)" for years 1922 through
1937. Financial charts for various forms of revenue and expense are included in
the report.
Box 20, Folder 5
Times Mirror Company - Statistical information
1922 -1935
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: financial summaries, statistics, reports. Most complete single
report is multi-page "The Times-Mirror Company Statistical Information for the
twelve months ended (12/31) for each year 1922 - 1935." This report includes a
wide range of circulation, advertising and other information.
Box 20, Folder 6
Times Mirror Company - Income taxes
1923 - 1938
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items (it is difficult to determine if some of these loose sheets are
multiple reports or one long report): financial spreadsheets and reports on TM's
income tax status, revenue and expenses in the 1923 to 1938 time frame. One major
report is 2-pp. (oversize in blue folder) "The TImes-Mirror - Stocks - as at [sic]
(6/26/1935)."
Box 20, Folder 7
Times-Mirror Company - Pensions & group annuities (1 of
2)
1938 - 1950
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: 64-pp. "Report on Pensions - The Times-Mirror Company"
(prepared by Industrial Relations Counselors, Inc. NY, NY) ; 26-pp. "Group Annuity
Administration Procedure (Prudential Insurance Co. of America)" c. 1942 ;
collection of "Amendments to Group Annuity Contract(s)..." issued to TM ;
more.
Box 20, Folder 8
Times-Mirror Company - Pensions & group annuities (2 of
2)
1938 - 1950
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: 64-pp. "Report on Pensions - The Times-Mirror Company"
(prepared by Industrial Relations Counselors, Inc. NY, NY) ; 26-pp. "Group Annuity
Administration Procedure (Prudential Insurance Co. of America)" c. 1942 ;
collection of "Amendments to Group Annuity Contract(s)..." issued to TM ;
more.
Box 21
Accounting Department - Alphabetical Files
Box 21, Folder 1
Times Mirror Company - Pensions
1934 - 1935
Scope and Contents
Approx. 80 items: memos related to employee pensions ; letters to pensioners,
related most often to adjustments in pension payments, including limiting,
reducing or canceling payments. Some internal memos include handwritten segments,
including at least one by "NC," assumed to be Norman Chandler (1935). Several
handwritten notes or letters from ex-employees relating to pensions.
Box 21, Folder 2
Times Mirror Company - Pensions (1 of 2)
1936 - 1938
Scope and Contents
Approx. 95 items: memos, letters, reports, telegrams and several "Radiograms,"
and other materials related to TM pensions. Many are letters to pensioners,
related most often to adjustments in pension payments, including limiting,
reducing or canceling payments. One 2-pp. handwritten letter, 4/30/1936, is to Mr.
Norman Chandler from Mrs. Petra Ringer. She writes in part, "The other day I went
through the new Times building...it is a building you should be proud of. I
congratulate you on such a modern and up to date buildnig, (I) hope it will bring
you much prosperity and happiness...While I was...looking at the great luxury of
the building...I felt tears rolling down (my face)...I (thought) it was rather
hard hearted that you could not even let me (have) ten dollars a month out of my
late husband('s) pension ...it would have been a drop in the bucket for you, but
for me it would have meant a fortune."
Box 21, Folder 3
Times Mirror Company - Pensions (2 of 2)
1936 - 1938
Scope and Contents
Approx. 95 items: memos, letters, reports, telegrams and several "Radiograms,"
and other materials related to TM pensions. Many are letters to pensioners,
related most often to adjustments in pension payments, including limiting,
reducing or canceling payments. One 2-pp. handwritten letter, 4/30/1936, is to"Mr.
Norman Chandler from Mrs. Petra Ringer. She writes in part, "The other day I went
through the new Times building...it is a building you should be proud of. I
congratulate you on such a modern and up to date buildinig, (I) hope it will bring
you much prosperity and happiness...While I was...looking at the great luxury of
the building...I felt tears rolling down (my face)...I (thought) it was rather
hard hearted that you could not even let me (have) ten dollars a month out of my
late husband('s) pension ...it would have been a drop in the bucket for you, but
for me it would have meant a fortune."
Box 21, Folder 4
Times MIrror Company - Pensions - Correspondence (1 of 2)
1938 - 1941
Scope and Contents
Approx. 110 items: letters, memos, forms related to Times Mirror pensions and
group annuities. Many are letters to pensioners, related most often to adjustments
in pension payments, including limiting, reducing or canceling payments. Some of
the material relates to Prudential Insurance Co.
Box 21, Folder 5
Times MIrror Company - Pensions - Correspondence (2 of 2)
1938 - 1941
Scope and Contents
Approx. 110 items: letters, memos, forms related to Times Mirror pensions and
group annuities. Many are letters to pensioners, related most often to adjustments
in pension payments, including limiting, reducing or canceling payments. Some of
the material relates to Prudential Insurance Co.
Box 21, Folder 6
Times Mirror Company - Financial files
1940
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: fiancial spreadsheets for year ending 12/31/1940. Individual
sections titled "The Times-Mirror Company, Application of Funds - Working papers -
Year ended (12/31/1940), explanation of adjustments" and including explanation and
analysis of assets including "inventories," "investments," etc.
Box 21, Folder 7
Times Mirror Company - Projection of profits - General financial
condition
1946
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: report (yellow paper) "(TMC) Balance sheet as of (7/14/1946" ;
11-pp. "Sixtieth Annual Report - Year 1946 - The Times-Mirror Company" ;
multi-page printout, "Dividends received, Year 1946 (TM)" ; "(TM) Balance sheet of
the investment division as of (7/31/1946" ; 21-pp. "Treasurer and controller's
report, Year 1946," multi-page (yellow paper) "The Times-Mirror Company Analysis
of Stocks and Bonds as of (10/31/1946) ; 2-pp. "Data for Mr. Norman Chandler's
report to Board of Directors at meeting (11/5/1946" ; related information.
Box 21, Folder 8
Times Mirror Company - Projection of profits - Expansion program
reports
1948 - 1950
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: a series of reports in the 1949 - 1950 time frame relating to
capital expenditures and the TM "expansion program" ; correspondence in the 1948 -
1949 time frame relating to TM budget and cash requirements.
Box 21, Folder 9
Times Mirror Company - Projection of profits - Application of
funds
1949
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: financial reports, spreadsheets and forms related to projection
of profits, application of funds and flow of cash at TM in the year 1949.
Box 21, Folder 10
Times Mirror Company - Projection of profits - Directors'
Meeting
1949
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items (or one long report with bits of miscellanea): financial
spreadsheets with projection of profits, profit and loss statements, and material
related to TM budget.
Box 21, Folder 11
Projection of profits for 1950
1949 - 1950
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: various spreadsheets containing projection of profits, analysis
of working capital, flow of cash, projection of net profits, estimated profit and
loss, etc., for TM in 1950.
Box 21, Folder 12
Times Mirror Company - Projection of profits - Estimated 1949 gross
income/expense
1949
Scope and Contents
Packet (3 sheets with small attachments) of information for Norman Chandler's use
in preparation of Christmas speech, 12/1949.
Box 21, Folder 13
Times Mirror Company - Financial Analyses
1949
Scope and Contents
3 items: spreadsheet, "Analysis of differences in Summary Statement as of
(11/27/1949) and Projection of Profits for 1949" (issued 12/21/1949) ; Budget
Reconciliation, Year 1949 ; memo, 11/14/1949, from Jules Veltman to H.W. Bowers,
Treasurer, on "excess of newsprint used" during 1949 and the fact that
"advertising revenue did not come up to expectations."
Box 21, Folder 14
Times Mirror Company - Projection of Profits, 1950
1950
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: series of spreadsheets on Times Mirror flow of cash, capital
expenditures, installation costs, cash disbursements, etc. and projection of
profits.
Box 21, Folder 15
Times Mirror Company - Projection of Profits - Reports
1950
Scope and Contents
6 items: spreadsheet reports titled Statement of application of funds (1 -
4/1950), Schedule of flow of cash (1950), Analysis of working capital, Schdeule of
capital expenditures, multi-page (stapled) Balance sheet (4/23/1950).
Box 22
Accounting Department - Alphabetical Files
Box 22, Folder 1
Times Mirror Company - Projection of Estimated Profits, 1950 -
1952
1950
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: collection of spreadsheet reports on Times Mirror flow of cash,
loan requirements, analysis of working capital, estimated profits, profit and
loss, etc.
Box 22, Folder 2
Times Mirror Company - Projection of Profits - Newsprint
1950
Scope and Contents
1 item: 2-pp. "rough draft" of a report on "...anticipated paper consumption (by
The Times) for the year 1950."
Box 22, Folder 3
Times Mirror Company - Projection of Profits - Statements
1950
Scope and Contents
2 items: multi-page report, headed "The Times-Mirror Company, Period 5, 1950, as
of (5/21/1950)" ; (3 sheets yellow paper) "Statement of application of
funds..."
Box 22, Folder 4
Times Mirror Company - Projection of Profits - Statements for Directors'
Meeting
1950
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: financial reports in the form of spreadsheets for flow of cash,
working capital, estimated proftis, and other measures of corporate health ;
memos, letters related to above reports.
Box 22, Folder 5
Times Mirror Company - Projection of Profits - Statements for Directors'
Meeting
1950
Scope and Contents
3 items: "Schedule of capital expenditures, Year 1950" ; "Projections of
estimated profits" (10/1950) ; financial figures for KTTV (1949-1950) ; one sheet
(blue) of handwritten figures headed "Est. Fed. income tax..."
Box 22, Folder 6
Times Mirror Company - Projection of Profits
1950, 1951
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items. Financial reports (spreadsheets) for The MIrror: "Syndicate
Operations," "Subscription Maintenance," other reports for Times Mirror - "Flow of
cash," "Analysis of working capital," etc. ; related memos and materials.
Box 22, Folder 7
Projection of Profits - Norman Chandler Christmas speech
1950
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20: reports, financial spreadsheets, handwritten notes, and other
material collected to help Norman Chandler fashion his 1950 Christmas speech.
Box 22, Folder 8
Projection of Profits, 1951
1951
Scope and Contents
Approx. 7 items: reports / financial spreadsheets related to annual budget for
1951.
Box 22, Folder 9
Projection of Profits - Directors' Meeting
1951
Scope and Contents
Approx. 8 items: spreadsheets for flow of cash, working capital, estimated
profits, and other measures of corporate health, gathered for Directors' Meeting,
4/1951.
Box 22, Folder 10
Projection of Profits
1951
Scope and Contents
Approx. 6 items (depending on how one counts reports): various financial
spreadsheets related to projection of profits for Times Mirror.
Box 22, Folder 11
Projection of Profits - 1951, 1952, 1953
1951 - 1953
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: various financial spreadsheets related to projection of profits
for Times Mirror.
Box 22, Folder 12
Projection of Profits, Info for Bankers' speech
1951
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: packet of financial reports and ABC (circulation) Publishers'
statement figures prepared to aid preparation of "Bankers' speech."
Box 22, Folder 13
Projection of Profits - Directors' Meeting
1951
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: spreadsheets for flow of cash, working capital, estimated
profits, and other measures of corporate health, gathered for Directors' Meeting,
6/1951.
Box 22, Folder 14
Projection of Profits - Directors' Meeting
1951
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: financial spreadsheets and other measures of corporate health,
gathered for Directors' Meeting, 8/1951 ; letters and memos related to this
Directors' Meeting.
Box 22, Folder 15
Projection of Profit & Loss
1951
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: memos, financial statistics and other materials addressed to or
from Norman Chandler, Philip Chandler and H.W. Bowers.
Box 22, Folder 16
Projection of Profit - work sheets
1951
Scope and Contents
Approx. 45 items: memos and financial spreadsheets for projection of profit,
balance available for dividends and other measures of corporate health.
Box 22, Folder 17
Projection of Profit - Directors' Meeting
1951
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: memos and financial spreadsheets collected to provide
information to be presented at 12/1951 Directors' Meeting.
Box 22, Folder 18
Projected Profits - Norman Chandler Christmas speech
1951
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: 3-pp. "The Times-Mirror Company Treasurer's Report of Financial
and Operational Highlights - Year 1951" ; drafts and a duplicate of above report ;
material related to "financial and operational highlights," some of it being
handwritten notes.
Box 22, Folder 19
Projected Profits
1952
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: cash flow reports, projections of profit and loss, material
related to cash flow, related materials.
Box 22, Folder 20
Projected Profits - Directors' Meeting
1952
Scope and Contents
2 items: memo to H.W. Bowers from James N. Isaacs (both Times Mirror) providing
the deficit ($301,025.68) that The MIrror experienced for the first ten weeks of
1952 ; 2-pp. "Outline of presentation to Directors today (3/13/1952)."
Box 22, Folder 21
Projected Profits - Directors' Meeting
1952
Scope and Contents
3 items: financial reports (and several small blue sheets with figures). Reports
include: "Projection of Profit and Loss - Year 1952" ; "Consolidated Cash Flow -
Year 1952" ; "Directors' Meeting (6/17/1952).
Box 22, Folder 22
Projected Profits - Directors' Meeting
1952
Scope and Contents
6 items: financial reports (including some small sheets with figures) and memos
related to Directors' Meeting, 8/1952.
Box 22, Folder 23
10 Year financial record - 1941 - 1951
1952
Scope and Contents
7 items: 3-pp. report, 8/15/1952, to Norman Chandler from H.W. Bowers on The
Times having "blazed a very fine record," over the previous decade (attached
"Statement of Revenue," etc. for LAT between 1941 and 1951) ; collection of memos
related to advertising ; related spreadsheets.
Box 22, Folder 24
Projection of Profits
1952
Scope and Contents
6 items: U.S. Treasury Dept. form, "Computation of U.S. Corporation Excess
Profits Tax...1951" ; draft of Profit and Loss sheet, various handwritten notes ;
2-pp. "Projection of Profit and Loss, Year 1952, (10/15/1952)."
Box 22, Folder 25
Projection of Profits, 1952 - Accounting papers
1952
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: "Projection of Profit and Loss, Year 1952, (10/15/1952)" ;
3-pp. stapled, "The Times-Mirror Company and KTTV Inc. - Source of Funds and their
disposition" 1/1/1952 to 10/5/1952 ; 2 versions of "Projection of Profit and Loss,
Year 1952" ; "investment Division, Profit and Loss Statement" ; "Consolidated
Surplus" ; "Estimated Gross Revenue" ; "Estimates for 13th period and last 3 days
of 1952" ; "Statement of Working Capital."
Box 22, Folder 26
Projection of Profits - Board of Directors' Meeting
1952
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: memos, reports and other materials related to preparations for
the Directors' Meeting and a collection of the materials showing "Financial and
Operational Highlights" for 1952.
Box 23
Accounting Department - Alphabetical Files
Box 23, Folder 1
Times Mirror Company profit sharing plan - payroll printouts
1945
Scope and Contents
2 items: two versions of (TM Co.) "Payroll as of (4/15/1945) Projected to show
approximate amount of annual payroll."
Box 23, Folder 2
Times Mirror Company profit sharing - planning documents, accounting
papers
1945
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: charts, financial spreadsheets, letters related to TM profit
sharing, circa 1945.
Box 23, Folder 3
Times Mirror Company profit sharing - planning documents (1 of
2)
1945
Scope and Contents
Approx. 50 items. Memos, letters, drafts of the plan and others documents related
to the planning stage during 1945. Included are: 5-pp. (on blue backing)
"Calculation of Benefits under Proposed Profit Sharing Plan for Times-Mirror
Company" ; "Summary of Profit Sharing Plan and Trust for Employees of The
Times-Mirror Company."
Box 23, Folder 4
Times Mirror Company profit sharing - planning documents (2 of
2)
1945
Scope and Contents
Approx. 50 items. Memos, letters, drafts of the plan and others documents related
to the planning stage during 1945. Included are: 5-pp. (on blue backing)
"Calculation of Benefits under Proposed Profit Sharing Plan for Times-Mirror
Company" ; "Summary of Profit Sharing Plan and Trust for Employees of The
Times-Mirror Company."
Box 23, Folder 5
Times Mirror Company profit sharing Trust - correspondence
1946 - 1954
Scope and Contents
Approx. 80 items: memos, letters, reports and other material related to TM Co.'s
profit sharing Trust, covering the period 1946 - 1954.
Box 23, Folder 6
Times Mirror Company profit sharing Trust - correspondence
1955 - 1959
Scope and Contents
Approx. 75 items: letters, reports, forms and other material related to TM Co.
profit sharing Trust in the 1955 to 1959 time frame.
Box 23, Folder 7
Times Mirror Company profit sharing Trust - correspondence
1960 - 1964
Scope and Contents
Approx. 90 items: letters between TM officials and United California Bank, United
Investment Counsel and other companies and individuals involved operating the TM
profit sharing trust.
Box 23, Folder 8
Times Mirror Company profit sharing Trust - lists
1947, 1950
Scope and Contents
2 items: multi-page "Profit sharing plan & trust for employees of The Times
Mirror Company, California Trust Company (12/31/1947) ; multi-page "List of
participants in Profit sharing plan who have been members since its inception
(1/1/1945)...The second column shows starting date and the last [column] shows the
amount allocated to their account as of (12/31/1950), which is the end of 6th
year."
Box 24
Accounting Department - Alphabetical Files
Box 24, Folder 1
Times Mirror Company profit sharing Trust - Portfolio
appraisals
1950 - 1952, 1954,
1955
Scope and Contents
9 items: various documents related to appraisals of TM profit sharing trust. Two
from 1950, two from 1951, two from 1952, one from 1954, two from 1955.
Box 24, Folder 2
Times Mirror Company profit sharing Trust - Portfolio
appraisals
1956 - 1960
Scope and Contents
8 items: various documents related to appraisals of TM profit sharing trust
spanning the period 1956 to 1960. The appraisals were produced by Van Strum &
Towne, investment counselors.
Box 24, Folder 3
Times Mirror Company profit sharing Trust - Portfolio
appraisals
1961 - 1964
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: documents related to appraisals of TM profit sharing trust
spanning the period 1961 to 1964. The appraisals were produced by Van Strum &
Towne investment counselors.
Box 24, Folder 4
Times Mirror Company profit sharing Trust - Portfolio
appraisals
1965 - 1967
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: documents related to appraisals of TM profit sharing trust
spanning the period 1965 to 1967. The appraisals were produced by Van Strum &
Towne investment counselors.
Box 24, Folder 5
Times Mirror Company - Stockholder documents
1884 - 1938
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: copies of TM documents and stockholder documents including
articles of incorporation, amendments and stockholder notices within the 1884 to
1938 time frame.
Box 24, Folder 6
Times Mirror Company stock - Correspondence
1934 - 1938
Scope and Contents
Approx. 65 items: memos, letters - correspondence of principals at LAT and
various institutions involved in TM Co. stock dealings.
Box 25
Accounting Department - Alphabetical Files
Box 25, Folder 1
1628A - Times Mirror Company, sale of stock, prospectus, 1938. I / 25 /
7.
1938
Scope and Contents
Approx. 8 items: two copies, "Prospectus - The TImes-Mirror Company (Los Angeles
TImes) - Offering of Outstanding 550 Shares, $1,000 Par Value, Capital Stock" ;
one oversize copy of previous document ; copies of fourth and fifth revisions ;
various cover letters, all 1938.
Box 25, Folder 2
Times Mirror Company Stock
1939 - 1946
Scope and Contents
Approx. 85 items: letters, forms, documents and other material related to TM
stock issues, transfers, reserves, etc. Much of this correspondence involves
Chandler family members.
Box 25, Folder 3
Times Mirror Company stock - Correspondence from shareholders
1941 - 1945
Scope and Contents
Approx. 65 items: letters from TM (most often H.E. Downing, Treasurer) to
shareholders ; letters, postcards and handwritten notes from shareholders to
TM.
Box 25, Folder 4
Times Mirror Company stock - Financial memoranda and accounting
papers
1936 - 1943
Scope and Contents
Approx. 50 items: minutes of Board of Directors' meetings ; various financial
reports for TM, Imperial Valley Farms Lands (List of Misc. Assets) ; TM Co. "List
of Stockholders as at (2/26/1940)" ; etc.
Box 25, Folder 5
Times Mirror Company stock - Directors' Meetings
1938 - 1945
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: correspondence with shareholders ; notices of Directors'
Meetings ; minutes of meetings (including handwritten notes from meeting of
5/9/1940) ; related material.
Box 25, Folder 6
Times Mirror Company - First public sale of stock
1938
Scope and Contents
Approx. 70 items: correspondence, financial reports, forms, handwritten notes and
memos, in general related to the first public sale of TM stock in 1938.
Box 25, Folder 7
Times Mirror Company - Stockholders lists
1938 - 1942
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: (on blue backing) "Stockholders of The TImes-Mirror Company at
close of business (9/10/1938) listed by certificate number" ; "Name and Address"
list (9/21/1938) ; (two versions, one handwritten) "The Times-Mirror Company list
of stockholders as at (10/3/1938) ' ; (TMC) "List of stockholders as at
(10/3/1938)" ; four versions of the list, all headed "Stockholders list of The
TImes-Mirror Company as of (108/1938)" ; two copies, "List of stockholders as at
(12/31/1938 ; stockholders list - 1939 ; stockholders list - 1941 ; stockholders
list - 1942.
Box 26
Accounting Department - Alphabetical Files
Box 26, Folder 1
1671A - Times Mirror Company Stock
1939 - 1942
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: financial reports--"Portfolio of General Market Securities,"
"Schedule(s) of Bonds Owned," etc.-- transaction reports, spreadsheets,
handwritten notes, and memos related to stock transactions and investments in
general. In this file is a 2-pp. confidential investment letter from Lionel Edie
of Capital Group to Henry S. McKee, dated 5/29/1940, in which it is stated that
the "preponderant opinion in the State Department and the White House is...that
the war will be over before the end of this year with a German victory." Edie goes
on to discuss how the expected German victory would affect the world economy.
Box 26, Folder 2
Times Mirror Company Stock
1938 - 1942
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: letters, forms, telegrams, financial reports and spreadsheets
related to TM transactions. The names Norman Chandler and Jonathan Bell Lovelace
appear frequently on the correspondence.
Box 26, Folder 3
Times Mirror Press - Commercial printing curtailment
1952 - 1953
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: letters, reports, lists of employee names and financial
reports, all related to the status of Times Mirror Press in the 1952 to 1953 time
frame. At that time, TM Press experienced a major layoff of employees due to
curtailment of operations.
Box 26, Folder 4
Times Mirror Press - Building
1930 - 1933
Scope and Contents
Approx. 50 items: memos, letters, notes, forms, financial spreadsheets and other
material related to construction of a new TM Press building at 118 S. Broadway
(1930 to 1933). One major item in the file is a gray folder titled "Times-Mirror
Printing and Binding House, Statement No. 17, Job No. 155," from J.V. McNeil Co.,
containing invoice forms from Gordon B. Kaufmann (architect) and J.V. McNeil Co.
to various entities.
Box 26, Folder 5
Times Mutual Benefit Association - Organization papers
1925 - 1927
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: memos, letters, forms, reports meeting minutes and a brochure
related to the Times Mutual Benefit Assn. Including: a blank Prudential Insurance
Company of America policy form ; 7-pp. brochure, "Group Insurance Plan - Times
Mutual Benefit Assn. (from Prudential) ; more.
Box 26, Folder 6
Times Mutual Benefit Association - Welfare Committee
1926 - 1931
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: bulletins from the Committee to Association members and all
employees ; letters (including 4-pp. handwritten letter to Mr. Downing from
Katherine Vaughan).
Box 26, Folder 7
Times Mutual Benefit Association - Investments
1928 - 1929
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: letters, handwritten notes, material on investment
certificates, financial spreadsheets, forms, all related to investment by Times
Mutual Benefit Assn.
Box 26, Folder 8
Times Mutual Benefit Association - Group disability insurance
1927 - 1935
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: report titled "Detailed record of ages and insurance..." ;
bulletins to "All employees" ; forms, handwritten notes ; correspondence with
Prudential Insurance Co. of America, Commerical Casualty Insurance Co., National
Casualty Co. etc. ; 2-pp. report - "Insurance claims all paid filed from
(12/14/1934 to 12/13/1935)" ; other lists of employees and amounts paid to them
"From (12/14/1930) to (12/13/1931)" ; other lists.
Box 26, Folder 9
Times Mutual Benefit Association - Taxes and forms
1927 - 1936
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: letters, handwritten notes, tax forms ; completed "Corporation
Income Tax Return" forms for 1927, 1928, 1931, 1932, 1933, in the name of Times
Mutual Benefit Association ; correspondence between TMBA and Treasury Department ;
related materials.
Box 26, Folder 10
Times Mutual Benefit Association - Whizz Bang Party
1930
Scope and Contents
6 items: two copies, 2-pp. financial report on "Editorial Whizz Bang Party,"
"Direct expenses," "Receipts and disbursements" ; related spreadsheets.
Box 26, Folder 11
Times Mutual Benefit Association - Annual Meeting
1927
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: form letters ; several financial reports ; 7-pp. "List of
Members of the TImes Mutual Benefit Association" (6/29/1927) ; more.
Box 26, Folder 12
Times Mutual Benefit Association - Annual Meeting
1928
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: form letter related to 1928 Annual Report ; 9-pp. "President's
Report (6/28/1928), Disability Record" ; related bulletins ; correspondence ;
9-pp. "List of Members of the Times Mutual Benefit Association" (6/29/1928).
Box 27
Accounting Department - Alphabetical Files
Box 27, Folder 1
Times Mutual Benefit Association - Annual Meeting
1929
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: memos, letters, financial reports, bulletins, and other
material related to operations of Times Mutual Benefit Association. Major items:
7-pp. bulletin, 7/15/1929, "To the members of The Times Mutual Benefit Asso." ;
3-pp. report, "Disability Benefits paid" (6/30/1929) ; 9-pp. "List of members of
the Times Mutual Benefit Association" (7/10/1929) ; tearsheets from Among
Ourselves, 8/1929, articles on TMBA ; multi-page "President's Report" (6/30/1929)
; more.
Box 27, Folder 2
Times Mutual Benefit Association - Annual Meeting
1930
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: memos, letters, reports, bulletins and financial spreadsheets,
all related to operations of TMBA. Major items include: 6-pp. form letter "To
members," 7/21/1930, presenting the Association's 4th Annual Report ; multi-page
"President's Report" (financial figures) ; member list.
Box 27, Folder 3
Times Mutual Benefit Association - Annual Meeting
1931
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: memos, letters, reports, bulletins and financial spreadsheets,
all related to operations of TMBA. Major items include: multi-page "Treasurer's
Report" (financial figures) ; member list ; more.
Box 27, Folder 4
Times Mutual Benefit Association - Annual Meeting
1932
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: memos, letters, reports, bulletins and financial spreadsheets,
all related to operations of TMBA. Major items include: multi-page "President's
Report" (financial figures) ; three dupes of member list with penciled revisions ;
24-pp. booklet, "Constitution and By-laws - Group Insurance Plans" (1932) ;
more.
Box 27, Folder 5
Times Mutual Benefit Association - Annual Meeting
1933
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: letters, bulletins to members, financial spreadsheets, agenda
for a meeting, two copies of "List of Members of the TImes Mutual Benefit
Association (6/30/1933)" - both marked up and corrected in pencil ; more.
Box 27, Folder 6
Times Mutual Benefit Association - Annual Meeting
1934
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: letters, bulletins to members, financial spreadsheets, copies
of "List of Members of the TImes Mutual Benefit Association (6/30/1934)" ;
bulletins to members.
Box 27, Folder 7
Times Mutual Benefit Association - Annual Report
1935
Scope and Contents
2 items: multi-spreadsheet financial report, including Treasurer's Report and
President's Report with other financial figures, 6/30/1935 ; 2-pp. report,
5/29/1935, beginning "Contents of the (TMBA) securities file in the safe in the
Treasurer's vault."
Box 27, Folder 8
Times Mutual Benefit Association - Annual Report
1936
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: letters ; financial reports (including Treasurer's Report and
President's Report) ; bulletins "To the members" ; two copies "List of members of
the TImes Mutual Benefit Association for (6/30/1936)" - both revised with pencil ;
2-pp. "Annual Report of the Welfare Committee for the year ending (6/30/1936)" ;
more.
Box 27, Folder 9
Times Mutual Benefit Association - Annual Report
1937
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: letters ; financial reports (including Treasurer's Report and
President's Report) ; other items related to operations of TMBA.
Box 27, Folder 10
Times Mutual Benefit Association - Correspondence
1926
Scope and Contents
Approx. 100 items: letters, bulletins, forms, at least one telegram ; some
correspondence is between TMBA and Prudential Insurance Company of America ;
more.
Box 28
Accounting Department - Alphabetical Files
Box 28, Folder 1
Times Mutual Benefit Association - Correspondence
1927
Scope and Contents
Approx. 90 items: memos and correspondence between the TImes Mutual Benefit
Association and employees or between TMBA and Prudential Insurance Company of
America during the year 1927. Folder includes a small number of items of
correspondence between TMBA and the Treasury Department (Internal Revenue
Service).
Box 28, Folder 2
Times Mutual Benefit Association - Correspondence
1928
Scope and Contents
Approx. 100 items: memos and correspondence between the TImes Mutual Benefit
Association and employees, or Prudential Insurance Company of America or
Commercial Casualty Insurance Company during the year 1928. Folder includes a
small number of items of correspondence between TMBA and the Treasury Department
(Internal Revenue Service).
Box 28, Folder 3
Times Mutual Benefit Association - Correspondence
1929
Scope and Contents
Approx. 100 items: memos and correspondence between the TImes Mutual Benefit
Association and employees, or Prudential Insurance Company of America or
Commercial Casualty Insurance Company during the year 1929.
Box 28, Folder 4
Times Mutual Benefit Association - Correspondence
1930
Scope and Contents
Approx. 85 items: memos and correspondence between the TImes Mutual Benefit
Association and employees, or Prudential Insurance Company of America or
Commercial Casualty Insurance Company during the year 1930.
Box 28, Folder 5
Times Mutual Benefit Association - Correspondence
1931
Scope and Contents
Approx. 80 items: memos and correspondence between the TImes Mutual Benefit
Association and employees, or Prudential Insurance Company of America or
Commercial Casualty Insurance Company during the year 1931.
Box 28, Folder 6
Times Mutual Benefit Association - Correspondence
1932
Scope and Contents
Approx. 80 items: memos and correspondence between the TImes Mutual Benefit
Association and employees, or Prudential Insurance Company of America or North
American Building-Loan Association, during the year 1932.
Box 29
Accounting Department - Alphabetical Files
Box 29, Folder 1
Times Mutual Benefit Association - Correspondence
1933
Scope and Contents
Approx. 65 items: memos and correspondence between the TImes Mutual Benefit
Association and employees, or Prudential Insurance Company of America or Southern
California Edison Co., during the year 1933.
Box 29, Folder 2
Times Mutual Benefit Association - Correspondence
1934
Scope and Contents
Approx. 70 items: memos and correspondence between the TImes Mutual Benefit
Association and employees, or Prudential Insurance Company of America or Mortgage
Guarantee Co., during the year 1934.
Box 29, Folder 3
Times Mutual Benefit Association - Correspondence (1 of 2)
1935
Scope and Contents
Approx. 100 items: memos and correspondence between the TImes Mutual Benefit
Association and employees, or Prudential Insurance Company of America or Mortgage
Guarantee Co. or Commercial Casualty Insurance Co., during the year 1935.
Box 29, Folder 4
Times Mutual Benefit Association - Correspondence (2 of 2)
1935
Scope and Contents
Approx. 100 items: memos and correspondence between the TImes Mutual Benefit
Association and employees, or Prudential Insurance Company of America or Mortgage
Guarantee Co. or Commercial Casualty Insurance Co., during the year 1935.
Box 29, Folder 5
Times Mutual Benefit Association - Correspondence
1936
Scope and Contents
Approx. 100 items: memos and correspondence between the TImes Mutual Benefit
Association and employees, or Prudential Insurance Company of America or
Commercial Casualty Insurance Co., during the year 1936.
Box 29, Folder 6
Times Mutual Benefit Association - Correspondence
1937
Scope and Contents
Approx. 100 items: memos and a large collection of correspondence between the
Times Mutual Benefit Association and employees, and the Prudential Insurance
Company of America, during the year 1937.
Box 29, Folder 7
Times Mutual Benefit Association - Correspondence
1938
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: memos, and a collection of correspondence between the Times
Mutual Benefit Association and employees, and also First Industrial Loan Company
of California and other financial and insurance institutions, during the year
1938.
Box 29, Folder 8
Times Mutual Benefit Association - Correspondence
1939 - 1941
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: materials for State of California - Division of Building and
Loan ;memos, letters and reports related to Times Mutual Benefit Association ;
packet of material from U.S. Treasury Department (Internal Revenue Commission) ;
more.
Box 30
Accounting Department - Alphabetical Files
Box 30, Folder 1
Union Citrus Orchards - Miscellaneous documents
1925 - 1931
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: three versions of "Proposed form of contract between the Times
Mirror Company and Union OIl Company of California (to replace agreement of
(6/15/1925), between Union and Gaston Bastanchury" ; one copy "Memorandum re:
planters agreement between Union Oil..." ; large map titled "Bastanchury - Union
Citrus Project," 1931 revision ; 11-pp. plus two fold-out maps (bound in folder)
"A Report on the WATER SUPPLY FOR UNION OIL COMPANY'S CITRUS PROJECT" (7/30/1931)
; 17-pp. "Report of inspection - Union Oil Company citrus and avocado groves in
Orange County" by Carl Nichols - Specialist in subtropical fruits (8/20/1931) ;
small number of related letters and documents.
Box 30, Folder 2
Union Citrus Orchards - Correspondence
1930 - 1933
Scope and Contents
Approx. 90 items: letters and financial reports involving TM, Union Citrus
Orchards, Union Oil Co., American Fruit Growers Inc., and other entities.
Box 30, Folder 3
Union Citrus Orchards - Correspondence
1934
Scope and Contents
Approx. 100 items: letters, memos and involices involving TM, Union Citrus
Orchards, Union Oil Co., American Fruit Growers Inc., and other entities.
Box 30, Folder 4
Union Citrus Orchards - Correspondence (1 of 2)
1934
Scope and Contents
Approx. 120 items: letters, memos and invoices involving TM, Union Citrus
Orchards, Union Oil Co., and other entities.
Box 30, Folder 5
Union Citrus Orchards - Correspondence (2 of 2)
1934
Scope and Contents
Approx. 120 items: letters, memos and invoices involving TM, Union Citrus
Orchards, Union Oil Co., and other entities.
Box 30, Folder 6
Union Citrus Orchards - Correspondence (1 of 2)
1934
Scope and Contents
Approx. 110 items: letters, memos financial spreadsheets and invoices involving
TM, Union Citrus Orchards, Union Oil Co., and other entities.
Box 30, Folder 7
Union Citrus Orchards - Correspondence (2 of 2)
1934
Scope and Contents
Approx. 110 items: letters, memos financial spreadsheets and invoices involving
TM, Union Citrus Orchards, Union Oil Co., and other entities.
Box 31
Accounting Department - Alphabetical Files
Box 31, Folder 1
Union Citrus Orchards - Correspondence and documents
1934
Scope and Contents
Approx. 100 items: letters, memos, financial spreadsheets, balance sheets and
invoices involving TM, Union Citrus Orchards, Union Oil Co., and other
entities.
Box 31, Folder 2
Union Citrus Orchards - correspondence and documents
1935
Scope and Contents
Approx. 100 items: letters, memos, financial spreadsheets, balance sheets and
invoices involving TM, Union Citrus Orchards, Union Oil Co., and other
entities.
Box 31, Folder 3
Union Citrus Orchards - correspondence and documents
1935
Scope and Contents
Approx. 80 items: letters, memos, financial spreadsheets, balance sheets and
invoices involving TM, Union Citrus Orchards, Union Oil Co., and other
entities.
Box 31, Folder 4
Union Citrus Orchards- correspondence and documents
1935
Scope and Contents
Approx. 85 items: letters, memos, financial spreadsheets, balance sheets and
invoices involving TM, Union Citrus Orchards, Union Oil Co., and other
entities.
Box 31, Folder 5
Union Citrus Orchards - correspondence and documents
1936
Scope and Contents
Approx. 80 items: letters, memos, financial spreadsheets, balance sheets and
invoices involving TM, Union Citrus Orchards, Union Oil Co., and other
entities.
Box 31, Folder 6
Union Citrus Orchards - correspondence and documents
1936
Scope and Contents
Approx. 60 items: letters, memos, financial spreadsheets, balance sheets and
invoices involving TM, Union Citrus Orchards, Union Oil Co., and other
entities.
Box 32
Accounting Department - Alphabetical Files
Box 32, Folder 1
Union Citrus Orchards - correspondence
1936
Scope and Contents
Approx. 75 items: correspondence between TM and Union Oil Co. of California as
well as Union Citrus Orchards during the months 7/1936 through 9/1936.
Box 32, Folder 2
Union Citrus Orchards - correspondence
1936
Scope and Contents
Approx. 65 items: letters and financial reports related to dealings between TM,
Union Citrus Orchards and Union Oil Co. of California during 10/1936 through
12/1936.
Box 32, Folder 3
Union Citrus Orchards - correspondence and miscellaneous
documents
1937
Scope and Contents
Approx. 70 items: letters and financial reports related to dealings between TM,
Union Citrus Orchards and Union Oil Co. of California during 1/1937 through
3/1937.
Box 32, Folder 4
Union Citrus Orchards - correspondence and documents
1937
Scope and Contents
Approx. 65 items: letters and financial reports related to dealings between TM,
Union Citrus Orchards and Union Oil Co. of California during 4/1937 through
6/1937. "Balance Sheets" for United Citrus Orchards during the time frame.
Box 32, Folder 5
Union Citrus Orchards - correspondence and documents
1937
Scope and Contents
Approx. 60 items: letters and financial reports related to dealings between TM,
Union Citrus Orchards and Union Oil Co. of California during 7/1937 through
9/1937. "Balance Sheets" for United Citrus Orchards during the time frame.
Box 32, Folder 6
Union Citrus Orchards - Memorandum Agreement between Union Oil Company of
California and Times MIrror Company
1937
Scope and Contents
1 item: one copy of "Memorandum Agreement (including agreement, maps, charts -
approx. 80-pp.) re Clarification of Certain Provisions of and Matters Relating to
the Agreement of (6/15/1925) - dated (7/19/1937)...between Union Oil Company of
California and The Times-Mirror Company."
Box 32, Folder 7
Union Citrus Orchards - correspondence and miscellaneous
documents
1937
Scope and Contents
Approx. 55 items: letters, financial reports and forms related to dealings
between Times-Mirror, Union Citrus Orchards and Union Oil Company of California.
Includes Statement of Operations, Balance Sheet and Accounts Payable reports for
Union Citrus Orchards from the last quarter of 1937.
Box 33
Accounting Department - Alphabetical Files
Box 33, Folder 1
Union Citrus Orchards - Correspondence and miscellaneous
documents
1938
Scope and Contents
Approx. 85 items: letters, financial reports and forms related to dealings
between Times-MIrror, Union Citrus Orchards and Union Oil Company of California.
Includes several balance sheets and other reports for Union Citrus Orchards
between 1/1938 and 6/1938.
Box 33, Folder 2
Union Citrus Orchards - Correspondence and miscellaneous
documents
1938
Scope and Contents
Approx. 80 items: letters, financial reports and forms related to dealings
between Times-MIrror, Union Citrus Orchards and Union Oil Company of California.
Includes several balance sheets and other reports for Union Citrus Orchards
between 7/1938 and 12/1938.
Box 33, Folder 3
Union Citrus Orchards - Annual Reports
1937 - 1939
Scope and Contents
5 items: 35-pp. "Annual Report and Estimate of the Union Citrus Orchards for the
Fiscal Year 1937 - 1938. Related items: a balance sheet ; 24-pp. booklet, "15th
Annual Report of the General Manager - Calavo Growers of California... year ending
(9/30/1938)" ; 10-pp. (stapled) "24th Annual Report - Whittier Select Citrus
Association, Season 1937 - 1938" ; 30-pp. (stapled on pink backing) "Twenty-Eighth
Annual Report of the Placentia Mutual Orange Association for the Season Ended
(10/31/1938)."
Box 33, Folder 4
Union Citrus Orchards - Correspondence and miscellaneous
documents
1939
Scope and Contents
Approx. 80 items: letters, financial reports and forms related to dealings
between Times-MIrror, Union Citrus Orchards and Union Oil Company of California.
Includes several balance sheets and other reports for Union Citrus Orchards
between 1/1939 and 6/1939.
Box 33, Folder 5
Union Citrus Orchards - Correspondence and miscellaneous
documents
1939
Scope and Contents
Approx. 85 items: letters, financial reports and forms related to dealings
between Times-MIrror, Union Citrus Orchards and Union Oil Company of California.
Includes several balance sheets and other reports for Union Citrus Orchards
between 7/1939 and 12/1939.
Box 33, Folder 6
Union Citrus Orchards - Correspondence and miscellaneous
documents
1940
Scope and Contents
Approx. 85 items: letters, financial reports and forms related to dealings
between Times-MIrror, Union Citrus Orchards and Union Oil Company of California.
Includes several balance sheets and other reports for Union Citrus Orchards
between 1/1940 and 3/1940.
Box 34
Accounting Department - Alphabetical Files
Box 34, Folder 1
Union Citrus Orchards - Correspondence and documents
1940
Scope and Contents
Approx. 65 items: letters, memos, financial spreadsheets, balance sheets, ranch
payroll records and invoices involving TM, Union Citrus Orchards, Union Oil Co.,
and other entities.
Box 34, Folder 2
Union Citrus Orchards - Correspondence and documents
1940
Scope and Contents
Approx. 75 items: letters, memos, financial spreadsheets, balance sheets, ranch
payroll records and invoices involving TM, Union Citrus Orchards, Union Oil Co.,
and other entities.
Box 34, Folder 3
Union Citrus Orchards - Correspondence and documents
1940
Scope and Contents
Approx. 90 items: letters, memos, financial spreadsheets, balance sheets, ranch
payroll records and invoices involving TM, Union Citrus Orchards, Union Oil Co.,
and other entities.
Box 34, Folder 4
Union Citrus Orchards - Correspondence and documents
1941 - 1945
Scope and Contents
Approx. 65 items: letters, memos, financial reports, and invoices involving TM,
Union Citrus Orchards, Union Oil Co., and other entities.
Box 34, Folder 5
Vermejo Club - Sundry documents
1901 - 1913
Scope and Contents
7 items (some are fragments or note papers): 46-pp. opening with "THIS INDENTURE
(4/19/1902)... by and between Maxwell Land Grant Company...and Frank
Springer...(et al.)" ; 19-pp. (unbound) opening with "THIS INDENTURE
(7/29/1902)... by and between Maxwell Land Grant Company...and Frank
Springer...(et al.)" ; 6-pp. document, opening with "No. 55 - The Costilla Estates
Development Co. ...filed (7/15/1913)" ; 7-pp. bound on maroon backing, "THIS
INDENTURE...(9/20/1911)" - label on verso described this as "Certified copy of
deed between the Costilla Estates Development Company and Adams Cattle
Company...Taos County property - New Mexico, dated (9/20/1911)" ; two handwritten
items on small pieces of notepaper.
Box 34, Folder 6
Vermejo Club - Sundry documents
1920 - 1929
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: collection of legal documents involving sales, leases, loans,
deeds, mortgages, etc. Also in the folder is a map ("corrected to...1929") titled
"Game Refuge map of the State of New Mexico," plus other materials.
Box 35
Accounting Department - Alphabetical Files
Box 35, Folder 1
Vermejo Club - Sundry documents (1 of 2)
1930 - 1939
Scope and Contents
Approx. 45 items: collection of deeds of various types, leases, memos and other
documents related to the operations of Vermejo Club. Also in the folder is a
stapled, 11-pp. document titled "Memorandum of Agreement between Vermejo Club and
Southwest Land Company and a small number of other documents related to Southwest
Land Company. Split into two folders.
Box 35, Folder 2
Vermejo Club - Sundry documents (2 of 2)
1930 - 1939
Scope and Contents
Approx. 45 items: collection of deeds of various types, leases, memos and other
documents related to the operations of Vermejo Club. Also in the folder is a
stapled, 11-pp. document titled "Memorandum of Agreement between Vermejo Club and
Southwest Land Company and a small number of other documents related to Southwest
Land Company. Split into two folders.
Box 35, Folder 3
Vermejo Club - Sundry documents
1940- 1949
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: a small number of letters, plus a collection of legal documents
involving Vermejo Club and Southwest Land Co., these including a leasehold
agreement and a mortgage.
Box 35, Folder 4
Vermejo Club - Correspondence index
1926 - 1929
Scope and Contents
1 item: 5-pp. index (finding aid) for correspondence and other Vermejo Club
materials.
Box 35, Folder 5
Vermejo Club - Correspondence and documents
1926
Scope and Contents
Approx. 70 items: letters, less formal memos, club documents, reports on
operations at the Club's ranch property in New Mexico or on subjects related in
some way to ranch operations ; member lists ; telegrams ; 5-pp. "credo" titled
"The Reason for the Vermejo Club" ; 8-pp. "Special Agreement" (on brown backing)
being the purchase document when Robert and Virginia Doulton sold "the 'Bartlett'
or 'Vermejo' Ranch" to Vermejo Club ; more.
Box 35, Folder 6
Vermejo Club - Correspondence and balance sheets
1927
Scope and Contents
Approx. 45 items: letters ; balance sheets and financial reports for Vermejo
Ranch ; membership lists ; other materials related to operation of Vermejo Ranch.
2-pp. letter from Frank Garbutt to Harry Chandler, 1/4/1927, which opens "Harry
Adams came in...we had quite a chat about Vermejo Ranch. He had charge of the
ranch for eighteen years, and told me, confidentially, that during that time he
made it pay a million dollars' profit and that nobody ever put a dollar into
it...I felt sure you would like to talk with him."
Box 35, Folder 7
Vermejo Club - General correspondence and balance sheets (1 of
2)
1928
Scope and Contents
Approx. 110 items: letters (many from "Pat" at the ranch to "Mr. Garbutt" with
"news" of the ranch), reports, and other Vermejo Ranch materials. Includes major
financial report (5-pp. on brown backing), "Vermejo Club- Assets," 12/31/1928.
Box 35, Folder 8
Vermejo Club - General correspondence and balance sheets (2 of
2)
1928
Scope and Contents
Approx. 110 items: letters (many from "Pat" at the ranch to "Mr. Garbutt" with
"news" of the ranch), reports, and other Vermejo Ranch materials. Includes major
financial report (5-pp. on brown backing), "Vermejo Club- Assets," 12/31/1928.
Box 36
Accounting Department - Alphabetical Files
Box 36, Folder 1
Vermejo Club - Correspondence and memoranda
1928 - 1938
Scope and Contents
Approx. 80 items: letters, memos, agreements, and other materials related to
Vermejo CLub and operation of the New Mexico property (Vermejo Ranch). Includes
Harry Chandler material.
Box 36, Folder 2
Vermejo Club - Correspondence and balance sheets
1929
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: multi-page "Vermejo Club - Assets" report (on brown backing) ;
financial figures, dated 11/30/1929 ; several reports giving "Vermejo Club, First
National Bank...Balance," dated between 1/1929 and 5/1929 ; more.
Box 36, Folder 3
Vermejo Club - Correspondence and balance sheets
1930
Scope and Contents
3 items: memo, 5/13/1930, to "Mr. Chandler" reading in part, "...the club
suffered a net loss...in 1929," and giving figures ; "Accounts payable" report for
Vermejo Club, 7/18/1930 ; letter, 7/9/1930, from Frank Garbutt to Bernal Dyas,
with cc to (Harry) Chandler, reading in part, "We ran after [Chandler] and made
all kinds of promises to induce him to put up the money and then fell down on
doing our part...We are going to need large sums of money shortly. Our debt to
him..."
Box 36, Folder 4
Vermejo Club - General correspondence
1931
Scope and Contents
Approx. 60 items: 3 items: correspondence, much of it involving Frank Garbutt,
H.E. Downing and/or Chandis Securities and /or officials of Colfax County, New
Mexico.
Box 36, Folder 5
841A - Vermejo Club, general correspondence, 1932. I / 36 /
5.
1932
Scope and Contents
Approx. 50 items: letters, telegrams and financial reports involving Frank
Garbutt, H.E. Downing, Harry Chandler, Chandis Securities, etc.
Box 36, Folder 6
Vermejo Club - General correspondence
1933
Scope and Contents
Approx. 65 items: letters and financial reports related to Vermejo Club, Frank
Garbutt, H.E. Downing, Harry Chandler, Chandis Securities, etc.
Box 36, Folder 7
Vermejo Club - General correspondence
1934
Scope and Contents
Approx. 60 items: letters, telegrams and financial reports related to Vermejo
Club, Frank Garbutt, H.E. Downing, Harry Chandler, Norman Chandler, Chandis
Securities, etc.
Box 36, Folder 8
Vermejo Club - General correspondence
1935
Scope and Contents
Approx. 45 items: letters, handwritten notes, bankruptcy notices (addressed to H.
Chandler and readdressed to H.E. Downing) and financial reports related to Vermejo
Club, Frank Garbutt, H.E. Downing, Harry Chandler, etc.
Box 36, Folder 9
Vermejo Club - General correspondence
1936
Scope and Contents
Approx. 45 items: letters and financial reports involving Vermejo Club, H.E.
Downing, Harry Chander, etc. Major items include: 20-pp. "Memorandum of
Agreement...between Chandis Securities (Harry Chandler & Frank Garbutt - First
Parties) and J.H. Collins and H.S. Frederick, Second Parties" ; 5-pp. letter from
George M. Thompson, CPA, of Thompson, Riley & Hall (tax accountants) to H.E.
Downing, "re: Vermejo Club," dated 10/29/1936.
Box 36, Folder 10
Vermejo Club - General correspondence
1937
Scope and Contents
Approx. 70 items: letters, handwritten notes, a guest list, financial reports and
other material related to Vermejo Club and involving H.E. Downing, Harry Chandler,
Frank Garbutt and others.
Box 36, Folder 11
Vermejo Club - General correspondence (1 of 2)
1938
Scope and Contents
125+ items: letters, handwritten notes, telegrams, financial reports and other
material related to Vermejo Club and Vermejo Ranch in New Mexico and involving
H.E. Downing, Harry Chandler, Frank Garbutt and others.
Box 36, Folder 12
Vermejo Club - General correspondence (2 of 2)
1938
Scope and Contents
125+ items: letters, handwritten notes, telegrams, financial reports and other
material related to Vermejo Club and Vermejo Ranch in New Mexico and involving
H.E. Downing, Harry Chandler, Frank Garbutt and others.
Box 37
Accounting Department - Alphabetical Files
Box 37, Folder 1
Vermejo Club - general correspondence.
1938
Scope and Contents
Approx. 110 items: letters, handwritten notes, legal documents and other
materials related to Vermejo Club and involving Harry Chandler, H.E. Downing and
Frank Garbutt.
Box 37, Folder 2
Vermejo Club - general correspondence.
1939
Scope and Contents
Approx. 110 items: letters, handwritten notes, reports and other material related
to Vermejo Club (Vermejo Ranch) involving Harry Chandler, H.E. Downing and Bob
Boyd.
Box 37, Folder 3
Vermejo Club - general correspondence.
1939
Scope and Contents
Approx. 125 items: letters, handwritten notes, governmental reports, financial
reports and other material related to Vermejo Club (& Vermejo Ranch) and
involving H.E. Downing and Harry Chandler.
Box 37, Folder 4
Vermejo Club - general correspondence.
1940
Scope and Contents
Approx. 90 items: memos, letters and other material related to Vermejo Club and
involving H.E. Downing, Harry Chandler, Ira Aten and others.
Box 37, Folder 5
Vermejo Club - general correspondence.
1940
Scope and Contents
Approx. 100 items: letters, reports and other material related to Vermejo Club
(& Vermejo Ranch in New Mexico) and involving Harry Chandler, H.E. Downing,
Ira Aten and others.
Box 38
Accounting Department - Alphabetical Files
Box 38, Folder 1
Vermejo Club - general correspondence.
1941
Scope and Contents
Approx. 65 items: letters, reports and other materials related to Vermejo Club
(& Vermejo Ranch) and involving Harry Chandler, H.E. Downing, Ira Aten and
others. Also in the folder is a 6-pp. legal document headed "Leasehold Agreement,"
created in 1940 between the St. Louis, Rocky Mountain & Pacific Company and
Southwest Land Co. related to lands known as Vermejo Club (or Vermejo Ranch) in
Colfax County, New Mexico.
Box 38, Folder 2
Vermejo Club - general correspondence.
1941
Scope and Contents
Approx. 70 items: letters, financial reports, handwritten notes and other
material related to Vermejo Club (& Vermejo Ranch) and involving Harry
Chandler, H.E. Downing , Ira Aten and others.
Box 38, Folder 3
Vermejo Club - general correspondence.
1942
Scope and Contents
Approx. 85 items: letters, handwritten notes and forms related to Vermejo Club
(& Vermejo Ranch) and involving Harry Chandler, H.E. Downing, Ira Aten and
others.
Box 38, Folder 4
Vermejo Club - general correspondence.
1943
Scope and Contents
Approx. 65 items: letters, handwritten notes and forms related to Vermejo Club
(& Vermejo Ranch) and involving Norman Chandler, H.E. Downing, Ira Aten and
others.
Box 38, Folder 5
Vermejo Club - general correspondence.
1944
Scope and Contents
Approx. 50 items: letters, reports, forms and other material related to Vermejo
Club (Vermejo Ranch) and involving H.E. Downing, Ira Aten and others. Items
include: three "Snow surveys and irrigation on water forecasts for the Rio Grande
drainage basin," (blue covers) issued 2/1944 - 4/1944 ; 6-pp. "Southwest Land
Company, lessor - Ira D. Aten, lessee, computation of distributable income and
rental due lessor for the period (7/1/1943 to 6/30/1944)."
Box 38, Folder 6
Vermejo Club - general correspondence.
1945
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: letters, reports and other material related to Vermejo Club
(Vermejo Ranch) and involving H.E. Downing, Ira Aten and others. Items include:
5-pp. "Southwest Land Company, lessor - Ira D. Aten, lessee, computation of
distributable income and rental due lessor for the period (7/1/1944 to
6/30/1945)."
Box 38, Folder 7
Vermejo Club - general correspondence.
1946 - 1947
Scope and Contents
Approx. 55 items: letters, handwritten notes, invoices and other material related
to Vermejo Club (Vermejo Ranch) and involving H.E. Downing (later W.S. Ruby) Ira
Aten and others. Major item: 4-pp. (stapled) headed "The following documents will
be found in the Vermejo Club Sundry Documents File in the safe in the Treasurer's
vault."
Box 38, Folder 8
Vermejo Club - general correspondence.
1953, 1959
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items, grouped in two bundles, one dating from 1953, the other from
1959 : 1953 group consists mainly of letters to and replies from W.S. Ruby, Real
Estate Manager of Chandis Securities (after merger with Southwest Land Co.)
related to Vermejo Club / Vermejo Ranch property ; 3-pp. letter, 10/28/1959, from
W.S. Ruby to W.D. Grisso of the University of Oklahoma, which reads in part, "W.J.
Gorley of Fort Worth purchased the Vermejo property from Southwest Land Co. over
ten years ago and that much of the file pertaining to the property has long since
been destroyed" ; 3-pp. "Vermejo Club members" list, undated, but it predates
Harry Chandler's 1944 death (also predates actor Douglas Fairbanks' 1939 death).
Some prominent names from the list: Capt. William Banning, Harry Chandler, Col.
Ira Copley, Cecil B. de Mille, Douglas Fairbanks, Harvey Firestone, Will H. Hays,
Herbert Hoover, Glenn L. Martin, Andrew Mellon, Claus Spreckles and Adolf Zukor.
Another item in the 1959 group is a letter addressed to Harry Chandler fifteen
years after his death.
Box 38, Folder 9
Vermejo Club - correspondence related to sale of property.
1938 - 1943
Scope and Contents
Approx. 140 items: letters, telegrams, news clippings and other material related
to the sale of ranch property of Vermejo Club, known as Vermejo Ranch or Vermejo
Park Ranch.
Box 39
Accounting Department - Alphabetical Files
Box 39, Folder 1
Vermejo Club - correspondence with prospective buyers.
1943 - 1944
Scope and Contents
Approx. 100 items: letters to and from prospective buyers of Vermejo Ranch,
telegrams, financial reports, and other material related to sale of the
property.
Box 39, Folder 2
Vermejo Club - W.S. Ranch Company, escrow.
1947 - 1953
Scope and Contents
Approx. 150 items: letters, financial reports and legal documents related to
escrow of the Vermejo Ranch., circa 1950, and other relevant materials. Items
include: a 1927 "Quitclaim Deed" (on blue backing) concerning a deal made between
Vermejo Club and Adams Cattle Co. ; a 1926 "Warranty Deed" (on blue backing)
between the same two entities ; more.
Box 39, Folder 3
Vermejo Club - W.S. Ranch Company, escrow.
1947 - 1953
Scope and Contents
Approx. 150 items: letters, financial reports and legal documents related to
escrow of the Vermejo Ranch., circa 1950, and other relevant materials. Items
include: a 1927 "Quitclaim Deed" (on blue backing) concerning a deal made between
Vermejo Club and Adams Cattle Co. ; a 1926 "Warranty Deed" (on blue backing)
between the same two entities ; more.
Box 39, Folder 4
Vermejo Club - financial summaries.
1930 - 1938
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: notes, financial statements, several pages of handwritten
financial records and other material related to Vermejo Club (Vermejo Ranch).
Box 39, Folder 5
Vermejo Club - special reports.
1938
Scope and Contents
3 items: three copies 8-pp. in length (with slight variations in one) that open
with "The special report on the Vermejo Park area, New Mexico, was compiled by
Acting Regional Forester W. Ward Yeager...(10/1938)."
Box 39, Folder 6
Vermejo Ranch - Ira D. Aten, financial statements.
1938 - 1949
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: financial statements related to Vermejo Ranch, Southwest Land
Co. and lessee Ira D. Aten, for the years 1938 through 1949. The items include
rent and income reports for six month and one year periods. There are also a small
number of letters related to the financial reports.
Box 39, Folder 7
Vermejo Club - notification letters.
1939
Scope and Contents
Approx. 90 items: letters to Club members, over H.E. Downing's signature,
explaining the Club's "crushing load of indebtedness" and notifying them that
Vermejo Ranch had been acquired by Southwest Land Co.--there are copies of page 1
of these letters addressed to individually addressed to Club members ; letters
from Club members responding to the information in the notification letter. Most
of the responses are businesslike and subdued but at least one, from William May
Garland (L.A. realtor), dated 7/8/1939, is quite bitter. He writes in part, "it
would appear to me that (we) have been duped and defrauded to the extent of
$5,000.00 each through misrepresentation or camouflage." Also some related
materials.
Box 39, Folder 8
Vermejo Club - description of property.
1939?
Scope and Contents
5 items: four copies of a 9-pp. report headed "Most magnificent privately owned
property in America. Nearly six hundred square miles in the State of New Mexico -
country estate - cattle ranch - private wild game preserve" ; 1-pp. report headed
"Memorandum concerning Costilla Lodge" (in plastic sleeve with 3 x 4" photograph
of the lodge).
Box 40
Accounting Department - Alphabetical Files
Box 40, Folder 1
Vermejo Ranch Library, includes Chandler Family
correspondence.
1941 - 1942
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: letters and inventory lists of book titles. It seems the
Vermejo Ranch library's titles were either temporarily or permanently taken (it is
not clear here) by the families of Norman Chandler, Philip Chandler, May Chandler
Goodan, John J. Garland (related to William Garland (?) the man who, two years
earlier complained of being "duped and defrauded" as a member of Vermejo Club.
There is one handwritten note in this folder (in plastic sleeve) which reads
"Lists of books stored in homes of Chandler children for Southwest Land Co.,"
which would indicate that these volumes, which would make impressive "wallpaper"
in the homes of the well-to-do were to be left with these individuals for an
unspecified period--perhaps years.
Box 40, Folder 2
Vermejo Ranch - memoranda, misc. accounting papers.
1941 - 1942
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: letters, handwritten notes, financial reports, invoices, much
of it originating with Southwest Land Co. and their associates in New Mexico,
relating to operation of Vermejo Ranch.
Box 40, Folder 3
Victory Liberty Loan (War Bonds).
1918 - 1919
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: Victory Liberty Loan Bulletins (with dollar figures) ; letters,
reports, lists and plans for Victory Liberty Loan Campaign ; related
materials.
Box 40, Folder 4
Viskniskki, Guy T - Memorandum of Agreement.
1934
Scope and Contents
2 items: 2-pp. (on blue backing), 4/10/1934, to The Times MIrror Co., "outlining
the terms of agreement of employment between (TM) and...Guy T. Viskniskki and
Associates, Inc." (consultants) ; heavy envelope for storage of above
document.
Box 40, Folder 5
Western States Building-Loan Association.
1930 - 1935
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: letters, financial reports, memos, bulletins, and other
material related to communications between Western States Building-Loan
Association and TM.
Box 40, Folder 6
Wishire and Irolo property - lease agreements, memoranda.
1934 - 1942
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: letters, versions of two "Lease Agreements" (TM with Pacific
Outdoor Advert. and Mayfair Galleries), TM memos, and other materials.
Fourth Los Angeles Times Building Construction
1928-1951
Scope and Contents
Construction files for the fourth Los Angeles Times building. This sub-series has
been divided into two parts: The first is financial statements and construction
vouchers from contractor P.J. Walker and architect Gordon P. Kaufmann. The second part
is bid and contract files which detail the costs and specifications for every
component of the building's construction. The bid and contract files, which include a
substantial amount of correspondence and memoranda from H.E. Downing and Jacob Baum,
were numbered and indexed at the time they were created. The numbering system is
maintained in the current arrangement. Date range is 1928-1951.
Box 41
Accounting Department - Fourth Times Building Construction
Box 41, Folder 1
#11(1) - Vouchers 13243 - 13424
1934
Scope and Contents
Approx. 85 items: correspondence-- letters, invoices, vouchers--between
Times-Mirror Company and P.J. Walker Company (builders) and Gordon B. Kaufmann
(architect) related to construction of LAT's fourth building in 1934.
Box 41, Folder 2
#11(2) - Vouchers 13243 - 13424
1934
Scope and Contents
Approx. 85 items: correspondence-- invoices, vouchers--between Times-Mirror
Company and P.J. Walker Company (builders) and various suppliers of materials
needed for construction of LAT's fourth building in 1934 (California Portland
Cement Co., Los Angeles Brick Co., etc.).
Box 41, Folder 3
#12 - Vouchers 13363 - 13469
1934
Scope and Contents
Approx. 70 items: correspondence-- invoices, vouchers--between Times-Mirror
Company and P.J. Walker Company (builders) and various suppliers of materials
needed for construction of LAT's fourth building in 1934 (California Portland
Cement Co., Patent Scaffolding Co., etc.).
Box 41, Folder 4
#13 (1) - Vouchers 13337 - 13630
1934
Scope and Contents
Approx. 75 items: correspondence-- invoices, vouchers--between Times-Mirror
Company and P.J. Walker Company (builders) and various suppliers of materials
needed for construction of LAT's fourth building in 1934 (California Hardware Co.,
Union Hardware & Metal Co., etc.).
Box 41, Folder 5
#13 (2) - Vouchers 13337 - 13630
1934
Scope and Contents
Approx. 80 items: correspondence-- invoices, vouchers--between Times-Mirror
Company and P.J. Walker Company (builders) and various suppliers of materials
needed for construction of LAT's fourth building in 1934 (Gillis, Emett &
Chandler, Ltd., etc.).
Box 41, Folder 6
#14 - Vouchers 13654 - 13682
1934
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: correspondence-- invoices, vouchers--between Times-Mirror
Company and P.J. Walker Company (builders) and various suppliers of materials
needed for construction of LAT's fourth building in 1934 (Coast Insulating Co.,
etc.).
Box 42
Accounting Department - Fourth Times Building Construction
Box 42, Folder 1
#14 (1) - Vouchers 13655 - 13741
1934
Scope and Contents
Approx. 80 items: correspondence-- invoices, vouchers--between Times-Mirror
Company and P.J. Walker Company (builders) and various suppliers of materials
needed for construction of LAT's fourth building in 1934 (Electrical Speciality
Co., Southern California Telephone Co., etc.).
Box 42, Folder 2
#15 (2) - Vouchers 13655 - 13741
1934
Scope and Contents
Approx. 80 items: correspondence-- invoices, vouchers--between Times-Mirror
Company and P.J. Walker Company (builders) and various suppliers of materials
needed for construction of LAT's fourth building in 1934 (Harper & Reynolds
Hardware Co., San Pedro Lumber Co., etc.).
Box 42, Folder 3
#16 - Vouchers 13713 - 13771
1934
Scope and Contents
Approx. 80 items: correspondence-- invoices, vouchers--between Times-Mirror
Company and P.J. Walker Company (builders) and various suppliers of materials
needed for construction of LAT's fourth building in 1934 (California Portland
Cement Co., Morrow Roofing Co., etc.).
Box 42, Folder 4
#17 - Vouchers 13805 - 13863
1934
Scope and Contents
Approx. 80 items: correspondence-- invoices, vouchers--between Times-Mirror
Company and P.J. Walker Company (builders) and various suppliers of materials
needed for construction of LAT's fourth building in 1934 (Robert W. Hunt Co. -
Engineers, Campbell Metal Windows Corp., etc.).
Box 42, Folder 5
#18 - Vouchers 13773 - 13834
1934
Scope and Contents
Approx. 80 items: correspondence-- invoices, vouchers--between Times-Mirror
Company and P.J. Walker Company (builders) and various suppliers of materials
needed for construction of LAT's fourth building in 1934 (Soule Steel Co., Kalman
Floor Co., etc.).
Box 42, Folder 6
#19 - Vouchers 13836 - 13955
1934
Scope and Contents
Approx. 80 items: correspondence-- invoices, vouchers--between Times-Mirror
Company and P.J. Walker Company (builders) and various suppliers of materials
needed for construction of LAT's fourth building in 1934 (Southwest Co.,
Department of Water and Power, etc.).
Box 43
Accounting Department - Fourth Times Building Construction
Box 43, Folder 1
#20 Vouchers 13886 - 13989.
1934
Scope and Contents
Approx. 55 items: correspondence-- invoices, vouchers--between Times-Mirror
Company and P.J. Walker Company (builders) and various suppliers of materials
needed for construction of LAT's fourth building in 1934 (Master Builders Co. A.J.
Bayer Co, etc.).
Box 43, Folder 2
#21 Vouchers 13973 - 14078
1934
Scope and Contents
Approx. 100 items: correspondence-- invoices, vouchers--between Times-Mirror
Company and P.J. Walker Company (builders) and various suppliers of materials
needed for construction of LAT's fourth building in 1934 (Golden State Electric
Co. A.J. Bayer Co, etc.).
Box 43, Folder 3
Index to suppliers, "Southwest Company File Numbers"
1934
Scope and Contents
1 item: approx. 25-pp. (unbound between faded blue covers) titled "File 1137-A -
Southwest Company File Numbers - New Times Building." Consists of an alphabetical
index by item, i.e. "Dumbwaiter Doors," and by company name, i.e. Diamond Electric
Manufacturing Co."
Box 43, Folder 4
General File - correspondence and notes
1930 - 1938
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: memos, letters and a major report related to building and
equipping The Times' 4th building, 1934. The major report is 22-pp., headed
"General Notes," with segment titles such as "Lighting Equipment," "Basement
Mezzanine," "Composing Room," etc.
Box 43, Folder 5
Accounting
1931 - 1935
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: memos, letters, forms, legal contracts, documents and lists
related to construction of LAT fourth building by P.J. Walker Co. , builders. Also
included is a list headed "Accounting Classification - 1935," giving account names
and numbers for various types of material and specialty work, i.e. "tile roofing,"
or "sprinkler work."
Box 43, Folder 6
Auto Call System
1933
Scope and Contents
1 item: brief letter to P.J. Walker Co. from Gordon B. Kaufmann (architect),
informing the Walker Co. that a so-called "Auto Call System" has been omitted from
the plans by "Mr. Torell of the Times..."
Box 43, Folder 7
Air conditioning & ventilation
1932 - 1939
Scope and Contents
Approx. 80 items: memos, letters, legal documents related to air conditioning and
ventilation for 4th LAT building, including 7-pp. "Articles of Agreement" (plus
2-pp. "Guaranty Agreement") ; more.
Box 43, Folder 8
Gordon B. Kaufmann (architect)
1930 - 1935
Scope and Contents
Approx. 60 items: memos, letters and invoices related to construction work on 4th
LAT building by Gordon B. Kaufmann (architects). Approx. 80 items:
correspondence-- invoices, vouchers--between Times-Mirror Company and P.J. Walker
Company (builders) and various suppliers of materials needed for construction of
LAT's fourth building in 1934 (California Portland Cement Co., Morrow Roofing Co.,
etc.). 4 photographs: cornerstone dedication, construction of LAT's fourth
building, and LAT's fourth building in 1930s.
Box 43, Folder 9
Bids
1933
Scope and Contents
6 items: 5-pp. headed "Proposed list of bidders for specialty contract work,
Times Building, Los Angeles, Job #436" (9/21/1933), P.J. Walker Co. ; letter,
10/3/1933, to Harry Chandler from Gordon B. Kaufmann, Architect, on subject of
discrimination against Church Manufacturing Co. ; copy of previous ; several
pieces of correspondence involving P.J. Walker Co., the Kaufmann firm and
Times-Mirror representatives.
Box 43, Folder 10
Boilers
1933 - 1935
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: letters, reports, "Articles of Agreement" involving
Times-Mirror, Gordon B. Kaufmann architects, P.J. Walker Co. builders, R.G. Meyler
Corp. and others. The subject of these items is boilers.
Box 43, Folder 11
Sidewalk canopy
1933
Scope and Contents
1 item: letter, 8/2/1933, from P.J. Walker Co., Builders, to L.A. City Board of
Building and Safety Commissioners, regarding their application "to erect a
sidewalk canopy, during construction work for the [Times] building, at the
southwest corner of First and Spring Streets..."
Box 43, Folder 12
Cement
1933 - 1934
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: letters and memos on dealings between Times-Mirror, P.J. Walker
Co. and California Portland Cement Co. related to construction work on L.A. Times
building.
Box 43, Folder 13
Communications
1927
Scope and Contents
1 item: single sheet of paper, n.d. The typed portion refers to "the installation
of a semi-mechanical exchange," which would be "quite spectacular in operation and
would prove an interesting feature of the building if so arranged that it could be
visible through a glass partition." A later handwritten portion to "Mr. Baum"
reads, "the above is quoted from a memorandum I wrote you on the subject of
telephone equipment in March, 1927. It may be of some value at this time." The
signature is a mere squiggle.
Box 44
Accounting Department - Fourth Times Building Construction
Box 44, Folder 1
Electrical wiring
1933 - 1936
Scope and Contents
Approx. 100 items: letters, memos, forms and other materials related to
electrical wiring work on new Times building, 1933 to 1936. Much of the
correspondence is with Newbery Electric Corp., Cline Electric Manufacturing Co.
and P.J. Walker Co.
Box 44, Folder 2
Electrical Generator
1933 - 1935
Scope and Contents
Approx. 45 items: letters, reports, invoices, blueprints related to motor
generator installation in new Times building, 1933 - 1936.
Box 44, Folder 3
Elevators
1933 - 1936
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: letters, reports, legal documents, invoices related to elevator
installation in new Times building, 1933 to 1936. Major item: 5-pp. proposal from
Consolidated Steel Corp. to P.J. Walker Co. relating to elevator installation.
Box 44, Folder 4
Excavation
1932 - 1933
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: letters, reports, forms and blueprints related to excavation
work prior to construction of new Times building, 1932 - 1933. Major item:
blueprint (with attached paperwork), 7/31/1933, titled "Plot plan -- newspaper
plant for the Times-Mirror Co."
Box 44, Folder 5
Exterior Finish
1933
Scope and Contents
2 items: letter, 10/4/1933, P.J. Walker Co. to P. Grassi & Co. (Travertite
Works, Inc.) relating to exterior finish work on new Times building, 1933 ; 4-pp.
letter, 10/23/1933, from P.J. Walker Co. to Gordon B. Kaufmann relating to
exterior finish work new Times building.
Box 44, Folder 6
Foundation
1933
Scope and Contents
1 item: 3-pp. report, 10/6/1933, from P.J. Walker Co. to J. Baum, Business
Manager, Times-Mirror Co. relating to underpinnings and foundation work on the new
Times building in 1933.
Box 44, Folder 7
Furring, Lathing & Plastering
1933 - 1936
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: letters, invoices, legal documents related to furring, lathing
and plastering of new Times building in 1933 - 1936.
Box 44, Folder 8
Glass and Glazing
1933 - 1936
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: letters, invoices, legal documents related to glass and glazing
work on new Times building between 1933 and 1936.
Box 44, Folder 9
Insurance
1932 - 1935
Scope and Contents
Approx. 95 items: letters, invoices and forms related to insuring the new Times
building in the time frame 1932 - 1935.
Box 44, Folder 10
Kalite
1933
Scope and Contents
1 item: letter, 7/8/1933, from P.J. Walker Co. to Kalite Co.
Box 44, Folder 11
Lumber, Insulation, Roof
1933 - 1934
Scope and Contents
7 items: letters and one invoice related to contracting for lumber, insulation
and roofing insulation for construction of the new Times building, 1933 -
1934.
Box 44, Folder 12
Mail chute, and Mail Room Chute
1933 - 1935
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: letters, legal documents, and other materials related to
purchase and installation of a mail room chute for new Times building.
Box 44, Folder 13
Metal windows
1933 - 1934
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: letters, reports, legal documents related to installation of
metal windows by Campbell Metal Window Corp.
Box 44, Folder 14
Metal toilet stalls and doors
1933 - 1934
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: letters, reports, legal documents related to installation of
metal toilet stalls and doors by Albatross Steel Furniture Co.
Box 44, Folder 15
Mechanical - miscellaneous (contractors)
1932 - 1934
Scope and Contents
4 items: correspondence related to construction of new Times building between
P.J. Walker Co., Gordon B. Kaufmann architects and a list of other heating,
wiring, plumbing, boiler, power plant and sprinkler system contractors.
Box 44, Folder 16
Ornamental iron & bronze
1934
Scope and Contents
2 items: letter from the office of Gordon B. Kaufmann, architect, to Jacob Baum,
LAT, on ornamental iron and bronze ; letter from Gordon B. Kaufmann Co. to P.J.
Walker Co. on ornamental iron and bronze.
Box 44, Folder 17
Painting
1933 - 1936
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: letters, memos, contracts and other material related to
Arenz-Warren Co., painting contractors for new Times building.
Box 44, Folder 18
Photographs of construction
1933
Scope and Contents
1 item: letter from Raymond Kinne of P.J. Walker Co. to Robert Mushet, a
photographer, relating to arrangement by which Mushet would take "progress photos"
of the construction site of new TImes building.
Box 45
Accounting Department - Fourth Times Building Construction
Box 45, Folder 1
Plumbing
1932 - 1935
Scope and Contents
Approx. 70 items: letters, contracts and other legal agreements, forms and
additional material related to plumbing contractors working at new Times
building.
Box 45, Folder 2
Rock, gravel and sand
1933 - 1934
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: correspondence about construction at new Times building, 1933 -
1934, involving P.J. Walker Co., TM, and Consolidated Rock Products Co.
Box 45, Folder 3
Tile roofing
1933 - 1938
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: letters, telegrams, legal documents, insurance information and
other material related to the tile roofing work for new Times building.
Box 45, Folder 4
Sales tax
1933 - 1934
Scope and Contents
9 items: letters and memos related to the issue of California sales tax in
billings for contract work on new TImes building, 1933 - 1934.
Box 45, Folder 5
Sprinkler equipment
1933 - 1935
Scope and Contents
Approx. 50 items: letters, forms and other material related to obtaining
sprinkler equipment for new Times building in 1933 - 1935.
Box 45, Folder 6
Specifications
1932 - 1934
Scope and Contents
3 items: letter, 10/3/1932, from P.J. Walker Co. to Gordon B. Kaufmann,
architect, re. "Specifications" ; 3-pp. letter, 10/6/1933, from P.J. Walker Co. to
J. Baum, T-M business manager, on Job #436 ; letter, 2/9/1934, from P.J. Walker
Co. to Cline Mfg. Co., Chicago, Illinois on specifications.
Box 45, Folder 7
Steel reinforcing
1933
Scope and Contents
3 items: 2-pp. letter, 5/25/1933, to Jacob Baum, T-M, from P.J. Walker Co. on Job
#436 ; letter, 5/25/1933, from Walker Co. to Soule Steel Co. on reinforcing steel
; 3-pp. letter, 9/16/1933, from Soule Steel Co. to P.J. Walker Co.
Box 45, Folder 8
Steel - structural
1931 - 1935
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: letters, reports and other material related to obtaining
structural steel for use in construction of new TImes building. Includes: 2-pp.
transcript of "...conference with Mr. Reese H. Taylor, of Consolidated Steel
Corp., regarding steel contract on the Times building" (3/16/1933) ; 3-pp. letter,
2/10/1931, outlining agreement elements between T-M and Consolidated Steel
Corp.
Box 45, Folder 9
Sheet metal work
1933 - 1934
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: letters, legal documents, forms and other material related to
sheet metal work during construction of new Times building in 1933 and 1934.
Box 45, Folder 10
Skylights
1933 - 1934
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: letters, legal documents, forms an advertising booklet and
other material related to skylights in the construction of new TImes building,
1933 - 1934.
Box 45, Folder 11
Steel and iron work - misc.
1933 - 1936
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: letters, memos, forms, legal documents and other materials
related to steel and iron work at new Times building. (A.J. Bayer Co., P.J. Walker
Co.)
Box 45, Folder 12
Steel rolling doors
1933 - 1934
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: letters, forms and legal documents related to installation of
steel rolling doors at new Times building, 1933 - 1934.
Box 45, Folder 13
Underpinning
1932 - 1933
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: correspondence between T-M representatives, P.J. Walker
builders and Gordon B. Kaufmann related to the construction of new TImes building
in 1932 - 1933.
Box 45, Folder 14
Vault
1933 - 1934
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: correspondence between T-M representatives, P.J. Walker
builders and Gordon B. Kaufmann related to the construction of new TImes building
in 1932 - 1933.
Box 45, Folder 15
Wrecking
1933
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: correspondence between T-M representatives, P.J. Walker
builders and Gordon B. Kaufmann related to the wrecking work to be done prior to
construction of new TImes building in 1933.
Box 45, Folder 16
P.J. Walker Co.
1933 - 1935
Scope and Contents
Approx. 8 items: P.J. Walker Co. statementsand other invoices to Times-Mirror Co.
related to the building of the new Times headquarters at First and Spring Streets,
Los Angeles, 1933 through 1935.
Box 45, Folder 17
P.J. Walker Co. - revolving fund
1932 - 1936
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: letters, memos and other material related to P.J. Walker Co.
work on new Times building in 1932 through 1936 (revolving fund).
Box 45, Folder 18
Waterproofing and Composition roofing
1933 - 1934
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: correspondence and other documents related to waterproofing and
other roofing materials for use in construction of new Times building in 1933 and
1934.
Box 45, Folder 19
Water heaters
1933
Scope and Contents
1 item: "Bulletin No. 5 [from P.J. Walker Co. to T-M ?] Subject - "Proposals
affected...water heater equipment," 8/29/1933.
Box 45, Folder 20
Millwork
1933 - 1934
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: correspondence involving T-M, Gordon B. Kaufmann (architect)
and P.J. Walker Co. (builders) and relating to millwork (furnished by Pacific
Manufacturing Co.) and related to construction of new Times building.
Box 45, Folder 21
Hollow metal work
1933 - 1934
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: letters, legal documents, forms and other materials related to
the construction of the new Times building in 1933 and 1934. Contractor for the
hollow metal work was A.J. Bayer Co.
Box 45, Folder 22
Special wood finish
1933 - 1934
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: letters, legal documents, forms and other materials related to
the construction of the new Times building in 1933 and 1934. Contractor for the
special wood finish work was Commercial Fixture Co.
Box 45, Folder 23
P.J. Walker Co. fee
1932 - 1935,
1945
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: letters, legal documents, forms and other materials related to
the construction of the new Times building, 1932 through 1935 and in 1945. The
general subject of this material is P.J. Walker Co. fees.
Box 45, Folder 24
Ornamental bronze
1933 - 1935
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: letters, memos, legal documents, forms and other materials
related to the construction of the new Times building, 1933 through 1935. The
general subject of this material is installation of ornamental bronze.
Box 46
Accounting Department - Fourth Times Building Construction
Box 46, Folder 1
Flooring - wood block floors
1933 - 1934
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: letters, legal documents, forms and other materials related to
the construction of the new Times building, 1933 through 1934. The general subject
of this material is installation of flooring.
Box 46, Folder 2
Floors - maple wood finish
1933
Scope and Contents
5 items: letters, legal documents and forms related to the construction of the
new Times building, 1933. The general subject of this material is maple wood
finish for flooring.
Box 46, Folder 3
Floors - cement finish
1933
Scope and Contents
2 items: internal memos of P.J. Walker Co., related to cement floors to be
installed at new Times building in 1933.
Box 46, Folder 4
Granite work
1933 - 1936
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: iletters, memos, legal documents and forms related to granite
work to be done at new Times building in 1933 through 1936.
Box 46, Folder 5
Terra cotta wall units
1933
Scope and Contents
4 items: letters and forms related to construction of new Times building in 1933.
This material is related to terra cotta wall units.
Box 46, Folder 6
Incinerator
1933
Scope and Contents
5 items: in-house memos of P.J. Walker Co. related to installation of an
incinerator at new Times building in 1933.
Box 46, Folder 7
Flooring - cork tile
1933
Scope and Contents
5 items: letters, memos, legal documents and reports related to flooring to be
installed at the new Times building, 1933.
Box 46, Folder 8
Marble work
1933 - 1934
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: letters, reports, forms and legal documents related to marble
work to be done at new Times building in 1933 and 1934.
Box 46, Folder 9
Tile - interior promenade
1933 - 1934
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: letters, legal documents and forms related to tile work to be
done at new Times building in 1933 and 1934.
Box 46, Folder 10
Terrazzo
1933 - 1934
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: memos, legal documents and forms related to installation of
terrazzo flooring at new Times building in 1933 and 1934.
Box 46, Folder 11
Venetian blinds
1933
Scope and Contents
8 items: letters, legal documents, forms and other material related to
installation of Venetian blinds (Barker Bros.) in new Times building in 1933.
Box 46, Folder 12
Metal counters
1933
Scope and Contents
8 items: letters, legal documents, forms and other material related to
installation of metal counters at the new Times building in 1933. The contractor
for the metal counters was Art Metal Construction Co.
Box 46, Folder 13
Overhead tramrail system
1933 - 1934
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: letters, memos, forms, reports related to construction of new
Times building in 1933 - 1934. Includes 4-pp. report on Job #436 from P.J. Walker
Co. to Gordon B. Kaufmann (architect), 12/6/1933.
Box 46, Folder 14
Newspaper handling equipment
1933 - 1934
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: letters, memos, forms, reports related to construction of new
Times building in 1933 - 1934. Includes 4-pp. report on Job #436 from P.J. Walker
Co. to Gordon B. Kaufmann (architect), 12/6/1933.
Box 46, Folder 15
Heating, boiler plant, engine room
1933
Scope and Contents
1 item: letter, 10/25/1933, from P.J. Walker Co. to Gordon B. Kaufmann,
architect, subject, Times Building - Job #436.
Box 46, Folder 16
Limestone
1933 - 1934
Scope and Contents
"8 items: forms and reports related to construction of new Times building in 1933
and 1934. "
Box 46, Folder 17
Rough hardware
1933
Scope and Contents
2 items: letters, 6/2 and 6/29/1933, from P.J. Walker Co. to Harper &
Reynolds, subject - rough hardware.
Box 46, Folder 18
Press room floor
1933 - 1934
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: letters, forms, reports, legal documents related to
construction on new Times building in 1933 and 1934.
Box 46, Folder 19
Finish hardware
1933 - 1934
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: letters, forms, legal documents related to construction of
fourth Times building in 1933 and 1934. West and Company supplied finish hardware
for the project.
Box 46, Folder 20
Flush valves
1933
Scope and Contents
3 items: correspondence between Jacob Baum (LAT), Gordon B. Kaufmann (architect),
Elliott L. Ellingwood (engineer) and Wilson Valve Co. related to obtaining flush
valves for fourth Times building in 1933.
Box 46, Folder 21
Power plant and heating
1933 - 1934,
1937
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: letters, forms and legal documents related to construction of
new (fourth) Times building. Lohman Bros. was a principal contractor for plumbing
and heating equipment and installation.
Box 46, Folder 22
Strip block flooring
1933 - 1934
Scope and Contents
2 items: communications related to installation of strip block flooring at new
Times building.
Box 46, Folder 23
Individual set wood block flooring
1933
Scope and Contents
1 item; 4-pp. letter/report from P.J. Walker Co. to (architect) Gordon B.
Kaufmann, explaining "Proposals received," including "individual set wood block
flooring."
Box 46, Folder 24
Switchboard
1933 - 1934
Scope and Contents
Approx. 50 items: letters, reports, forms and legal documents related to
construction of new Times building in 1933 and 1934.
Box 46, Folder 25
Jennison-Wright strip block flooring
1933 - 1934
Scope and Contents
5 items: packet of legal documents - Articles of Agreement, Bond to protect lien
claimants, Indemnity Bond and Notice of Completion for work done for TM Co. (and
Southwest Co.) on new Times building in 1933 and 1934. Also includes a letter to
A.B. Rice Floor Co. from P.J. Walker Co.
Box 46, Folder 26
Fire escapes.
1933
Scope and Contents
2 items: 2-pp. letter, 12/7/1933, P.J. Walker Co. (Raymond Kinne) to Gordon
Kaufmann, architect, on "Times Building - Job #436" ; letter, 12/18/1933, P.J.
Walker Co. (Raymond Kinne) to Mr. A.D. Stuart, Job Office (Walker Co.) on "Times
Building - Job #436."
Box 46, Folder 27
Ink pumps
1933
Scope and Contents
3 items: 2-pp. letter, 12/7/1933, from E.L. Ellingwood, consulting engineer, to
Gordon B. Kaufmann, architect, on specifications for ink pumps to be installed in
new Times building ; letter, 12/8/1933, from Kaufmann to Jacob Baum, LAT, on ink
pumps ; letter, 12/11/1933, from Baum to Kaufmann on ink pump installation.
Box 46, Folder 28
Dispatch conveyors
1933 - 1934
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: letters, a memo, a telegram, forms, and other material related
to obtaining and installing dispatch conveyors for new Times building in 1933 and
1934. Correspondence is mainly between TM and Cutler-Hammer Inc. Major items: 30"
x 54" (approx.) "Second Floor Plan - Times Mirror Co.), Gordon B. Kaufmann
(architect), 9/22/1933 ; bound booklet (with cover letter & Cutler-Hammer's
Proposal to TM), "Cutler-Hammer Newspaper Conveyors."
Box 46, Folder 29
Bookcases
1934
Scope and Contents
2 items: letter, 1/16/1934, from TM Co. to Raymond Kinne (P.J. Walker Co.) ;
letter, 1/17/1934, from Raymond Kinne (P.J. Walker Co.) to Horace E. Downing (TM
Co.). Both letters are on the subject of bookcases.
Box 46, Folder 30
R. Hoe & Co. correspondence
1934
Scope and Contents
Approx. 80 items: letters, telegrams, reports, forms and other material related
to construction of 4th Times building in 1934.
Box 46, Folder 31
Presses - R. Hoe & Co. contract and correspondence
1935 - 1938
Scope and Contents
Approx. 80 items: letters, telegrams, reports, forms and other material related
to construction of 4th Times building in 1936 - 1938.
Box 47
Accounting Department - Fourth Times Building Construction
Box 47, Folder 1
Presses - R. Hoe & Co. proposal
1936
Scope and Contents
1 item: proposal package from R. Hoe & Co. to Times-Mirror Publishing
Company, 12/28/1936, including 5-pp. cover letter, reproductions of several
telegrams to Ray Willoughby, Manager - Western States, for R. Hoe & Co.,
praising that company's products, approx. ten photos and one blueprint of these
products.
Box 47, Folder 2
Presses - R. Hoe & Co. blueprints
1928, 1933
Scope and Contents
6 items: blueprints for "proposed color presses" provided to TM by R. Hoe &
Co.
Box 47, Folder 3
R. Hoe & Co. invoices
1934 - 1936
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: invoice forms related to goods and services supplied to T-M by
R. Hoe & Co. (some are duplicates, stapled)
Box 47, Folder 4
R. Hoe & Co. - proposals and agreements
1945 - 1946
Scope and Contents
3 packets of information (in binders) plus approx. 12 items of correspondence:
packet (blue cover) correspondence and financial information plus a blueprint of a
press ; two agreement packages with specifications of the equipment ;
correspondence between R. Hoe & Co. and representatives of TM Co.
Box 47, Folder 5
R. Hoe & Co. - proposals
1947 - 1948
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: two proposal packages (maroon binders) with cover letters and
sales information related to Hoe equipment ; collection of correspondence between
R. Hoe & Co. and TM Co., 1947 - 1948.
Box 47, Folder 6
R. Hoe & Co. - Color convertible newspaper presses
1948
Scope and Contents
2 items: two packets of information and correspondence on color convertible
newspaper presses produced by R. Hoe & Co.
Box 47, Folder 7
R. Hoe & Co. - correspondence
1949 - 1950
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: letters, memos, financial lists, and other materials related to
TM purchases of Hoe equipment.
Box 47, Folder 8
R. Hoe & Co. - contract for 26 newspaper multi-color printing
units
1944
Scope and Contents
1 item: package of correspondence and a blueprint of color presses (1944).
Box 47, Folder 9
R. Hoe & Co. - 26 units, color press, WEB 2953 agreement
1945 - 1949
Scope and Contents
1 item (package inside black binder) includes correspondence, financial figures
and the purchase agreement for 26 color printing units from R. Hoe & Co.
Box 48
Accounting Department - Fourth Times Building Construction
Box 48, Folder 1
R. Hoe & Co. - 12 color cylinders
1945, 1951
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: letters, memos and a package of material in a binder titled
"Agreement between Times-Mirror Company and R. Hoe & Co. Inc. (12 color
cylinders - $94,450.00.)
Box 48, Folder 2
R. Hoe & Co. rotary proof press - punching & creasing
device
1947 - 1948
Scope and Contents
1 item: informational package (maroon binder with "Hoe Proposal" on cover)
including cover letter, photos of the equipment and a diagram.
Box 48, Folder 3
R. Hoe & Co. - octuple presses
1945 - 1950
Scope and Contents
2 items (agreement packages in maroon binders with "Agreement with R. Hoe &
Co." on the cover) : letters, reports and specifications for Hoe equipment, 1945 -
1950.
Box 48, Folder 4
R. Hoe & Co. - Miscellaneous papers
1945 - 1948
Scope and Contents
Approx. 70 items: letters and telegrams related to purchase, by TM Co. of
products and services of R. Hoe & Co. Hoe was a major producer of printing
presses and related equipment in the late 19th and 20th centuries.
Box 48, Folder 5
R. Hoe & Co. - Eight unit newspaper press
1945, 1948
Scope and Contents
5 items: correspondence and handwritten notes related to TM Co. purchase of press
equipment from R. Hoe & Co., 1945, 1948. (Streamline Eight-unit Newspaper
Press, Web No. 2961 - 2962
Box 48, Folder 6
Walter Scott & Co. press - Color
1933 - 1937
Scope and Contents
Approx. 60 items: letters, memos, telegrams, reports and a proposal related to
purchase by TM Co. of printing machinery from Walter Scott Co. of New Jersey.
Box 48, Folder 7
Industrial metal partitions
1934
Scope and Contents
3 items: "Addition change orders" from P.J. Walker Company to Forderer Cornice
Works (San Francisco) for industrial metal partitions.
Box 48, Folder 8
Pneumatic tube system
1933 - 1934
Scope and Contents
Aprox. 15 items: letters, work orders and legal agreements between TM Co. /
Southwest Co. and Standard Conveyor Company related to purchase and installation
of a pneumatic tube system at the Times building.
Box 48, Folder 9
Kitchen equipment
1934
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: letters, contracts and other materials related to purchase of
kitchen equipment by TM Co. for Times building in 1934.
Box 48, Folder 10
Magnetic cylinder brakes
1933 - 1934
Scope and Contents
4 items: letters and memos related to purchase by TM Co. of magnetic cylinder
brakes for a press from Graybar Electric Co.
Box 48, Folder 11
Water softening equipment
1933 - 1934
Scope and Contents
10 items: letters and reports related to purchase and installation of water
softening equipment for Times building, 1933 - 1934.
Box 48, Folder 12
Phenolic plate
1933 - 1934
Scope and Contents
7 items: letters and forms related to purchase and installation of phenolic plate
for Times building, 1933 - 1934.
Box 48, Folder 13
Electric clock system
1934
Scope and Contents
7 items: letters and memos related to purchase and installation of the Telechron
Clock System. The correspondence mainly involves Jacob Baum (LAT), Elliott L.
Ellingwood (consulting engineer) and Gordon B. Kaufmann (architect).
Box 48, Folder 14
Gas - natural, Southern California Gas Co.
1934 - 1941
Scope and Contents
Approx. 45 items: letters, forms, contracts and other materials related to
service to TImes building by Southern California Gas Co.
Box 48, Folder 15
Rubber rollers
1934
Scope and Contents
1 item: memo, 1/30/1934, from H.E. Downing to Frank X. Pfaffinger, reading in
part, "Mr. Baum has just told me that he has purchased rubber rollers for the new
presses from the Goodrich Rubber Co. at a cost of $19,000...Payment will not have
to be made for quite some time but I am handing this information to you that you
may be advised."
Box 48, Folder 16
Steam engines - Engine generators
1933 - 1935
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: letters, reports, memos, legal documents, handwritten notes and
other material related to purchase and installation of steam engines and engine
generators at the Times building, 1933 - 1935. Major items: multi-page (in tan
binder) 6/26/1933, "Proposal from Skinner Engine Co." ; cover letter and
multi-page report, "Study of cost of generated power & light versus cost of
purchased power & light for proposed Los Angeles Times building," 4/21/1930 ;
32-pp. booklet, "Skinner guaranteed saving contract" (1928) ; etc.
Box 49
Accounting Department - Fourth Times Building Construction
Box 49, Folder 1
Motor drives and Scott color press
1931 - 1937
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: letters, memos, reports, invoices, and a blueprint related to
purchase and installation of motor drives and a color press. Also involved were
Walter Scott & Co. and Graybar Electric Co. Major item: 10-plus pages,
"Proposals and sanctions submitted to The Los Angeles Times...printing press drive
equipment" (9/27/1932), including report with specifications, photos of the
equipment and a blueprint.
Box 49, Folder 2
Medicine cabinets
1934
Scope and Contents
3 items: memos and correspondence related to medicine cabinets and other
installation work and involving Jacob Baum (TM Co.), Gordon Kaufmann (architect)
and P.J. Walker Co.
Box 49, Folder 3
Neon signs
1934
Scope and Contents
5 items: letters, a memo and a legal document between TM Co. and Electrical
Products Corp. -- P.J. Walker Co. and Gordon B. Kaufmann were also involved.
Box 49, Folder 4
Cline Electric Mfg. Co. (1 of 2)
1934 - 1937
Scope and Contents
Approx. 85 items: letters, contractural documents, invoices, handwritten notes,
electrical specification reports, telegrams, photographs, blueprints and other
materials related to purchase and installation of electrical equipment from Cline
Electric Co
Box 49, Folder 5
Cline Electric Mfg. Co. (2 of 2)
1934 - 1937
Scope and Contents
Approx. 85 items: letters, contractural documents, invoices, handwritten notes,
electrical specification reports, telegrams, photographs, blueprints and other
materials related to purchase and installation of electrical equipment from Cline
Electric Co
Box 49, Folder 6
Change orders - Miscellaneous
1934
Scope and Contents
5 items: proposed change orders and change orders in memos of TM Co. and P.J.
Walker Co.
Box 49, Folder 7
Ornamental lighting fixtures
1934 - 1935
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: legal agreements, proposals, letters, memos, handwritten notes
and change orders related to purchase and installation of ornamental lighting
fixtures from Solar Lighting Fixture Co., Inc.
Box 49, Folder 8
Telephone booths
1934
Scope and Contents
3 items: letters related to the purchase and installation of telephone booths
(incl. metal work, finish hardware, painting and glazing) in Times building by
P.J. Walker Co. and Gordon Kaufmann architects in 1934.
Box 49, Folder 9
Mural decorations
1934
Scope and Contents
2 items: letter, 5/31/1934, from Gordon B. Kaufmann - Architect, to P.J. Walker
Co. regarding mural decorations ; 2-pp. contract, 6/4/1934, from P.J. Walker Co.
to Hugo Ballin to "furnish all labor, material, etc.," to complete mural
decorations in lobby of TImes building, 1934.
Box 49, Folder 10
Plaque
1934
Scope and Contents
1 item: letter, 5/4/1934, from Gordon B. Kaufmann (architect) to Jacob Baum (LAT)
regarding a "plaque at the end of the elevator lobby...telling of a few highlights
about General Otis."
Box 49, Folder 11
Lockers
1934
Scope and Contents
1 item: letter, 5/21/1934, from K.P. Lowell of Gordon B. Kaufmann architects, to
Jacob Baum (LAT) regarding lockers for the new Times building, 1934.
Box 49, Folder 12
Interior decoration
1934
Scope and Contents
4 items: correspondence involving Jacob Baum (TM Co.), P.J. Walker Co., architect
Gordon B. Kaufmann and interior decorator John B. Smeraldi and a contract between
Smeraldi and the P.J. Walker Co.
Box 49, Folder 13
Press control conduit installation
1934
Scope and Contents
2 items: letter, 5/7/1934, from Gordon B. Kaufmann firm to Jacob Baum (LAT) on
subject of press control conduit ; 3-pp. report and specifications for press
control conduit installation.
Box 49, Folder 14
Leather coverings
1934
Scope and Contents
3 items: two letters and one "Invitation to submit proposal," related to
installation of leather coverings at Times building (Rm. 504).
Box 49, Folder 15
Neon signs
1934 - 1935
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: correspondence between Jacob Baum (LAT), Gordon B. Kaufmann
(architects), P.J. Walker Co. (builders) and Electrical Products Corp. related to
installation of neon signs at Times building, First and Broadway.
Box 49, Folder 16
Limestone sculpture
1934
Scope and Contents
2 items: letters, both 3/28/1934, involving Jacob Baum (LAT), Gordon B. Kaufmann
(architects) and P.J. Walker Co. (builders) regarding limestone sculpture for
TImes building.
Box 49, Folder 17
Dumbwaiter doors
1934
Scope and Contents
2 items: letters, 3/28/1934, involving P.J. Walker Co., Gordon B. Kaufmann
architects and Jacob Baum of LAT related to installation of dumbwaiter doors.
Box 49, Folder 18
Gasoline storage tanks
1934
Scope and Contents
3 items: letters, all written between 6/1934 and 8/1934, involving Jacob, Baum
(LAT), Gordon B. Kaufmann architects, P.J. Walker Co. and Elliott L. Ellingwood,
regarding gasoline storage tanks.
Box 49, Folder 19
Repairs to I.W. Hellman property
1934
Scope and Contents
2 items: correspondence between P.J. Walker Co., Pioneer Waterproofing & Roof
Co. and E.H. Emerson, Manager of I.W. Hellman Building (124 W. Fourth St.)
regarding repair work on the roof of the I.W. Hellman property.
Box 49, Folder 20
Metal office furniture
1933 - 1935
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: letters, invoices, reports, and other materials related to
obtaining metal office furniture for Times building. Major items: 13-pp. of
completed "Inventory" forms (whose forms is not indicated) ; multi-page "Delivery
Guarantee" from Metal Office Furniture Co. to TM ; complete 16-pp. issue of The
News - GF, 2/1932, published by General Fireproofing Company.
Box 49, Folder 21
Heating equipment for stereotype and monotype departments
1933 - 1935
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: letters, blueprints, financial statements and reports related
to installation of heating equipment at Times building by Graybar Electric Co. and
General Electric Co.
Box 49, Folder 22
Composing room fixtures
1934
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: two estimate packages (tan folders), financial reports and a
diagram related to installation of fixtures for the composing room at Times
building.
Box 50
Accounting Department - Fourth Times Building Construction
Box 50, Folder 1
Rubber rollers for Scott Color Press
1933 - 1934
Scope and Contents
Approx. 55 items: letters, financial statements, handwritten notes, a blueprint
and a proposal related to purchase and installation of rubber rollers for one or
more presses at Times building in the 1933 - 1934 time frame. Companies mostly
involved were Times-Mirror Co., Walter Scott & Co. and Niles & Nelson,
Inc.
Box 50, Folder 2
Fire alarm - night watch (system) - phone alarm
1933 - 1935
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: letters, memos, handwritten notes, reports and proposals
related to fire and security systems for Times building in the 1933 to 1935 time
frame. Correspondence mostly involved Times-Mirror and American District Telegraph
Co.
Box 50, Folder 3
Furnishings - Executive offices
1934 - 1935
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: letters, financial statements, invoices, lists of materials,
and handwritten notes related to purchase of furnituire and other furnishings for
the executive offices at TImes building, 1934 - 1935.
Downing, H.E. Memoranda
1923-1947
Scope and Contents
This is an extensive set of interoffice correspondence and memoranda from H.E.
Downing, who served the company for 43 years as Auditor, Controller, Assistant
Secretary, Secretary and Treasurer until his retirement in 1946. Times Mirror's
policies and procedures regarding accounting and employee relations are discussed at
length. The file includes two sets of office bulletins and memoranda. The first set is
arranged chronologically, the second is arranged alphabetically by correspondent. The
correspondence is generally administrative in nature and involves accounting and
payroll details. Date range is 1923 - 1947.
Box 51
Accounting Deparment - Downing, H.E.
Box 51, Folder 1
Chronological file - Office communications
1930 - 1931
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: memos, bulletins and reports related to planning, procedures
and operations at LAT in the 1930 to 1931 time frame. H.E. Downing originated many
of these items.
Box 51, Folder 2
Chronological file - Office communications
1932 - 1934
Scope and Contents
Approx. 80 items: memos, bulletins and reports related to planning, procedures
and operations at LAT in the 1932 to 1934 time frame. H.E. Downing originated many
of these items.
Box 51, Folder 3
Chronological file - Office communications
1935 - 1936
Scope and Contents
Approx. 80 items: memos, bulletins and reports related to planning, procedures
and operations at LAT in the 1935 to 1936 time frame. Norman Chandler originated
many of these items.
Box 51, Folder 4
Chronological file - Office communications
1937
Scope and Contents
Approx. 60 items: memos, bulletins and reports related to planning, procedures
and operations at LAT in the 1937 time frame. H.E. Downing originated many of
these items.
Box 51, Folder 5
Alphabetical File - A
1932 - 1937
Scope and Contents
Approx. 70 items: memos and bulletins related to planning, procedures and
operations at LAT in the 1932 - 1937 time frame. H.E. Downing originated many of
these items.
Box 51, Folder 6
Alphabetical File - B
1930 - 1937
Scope and Contents
Approx. 65 items: memos and bulletins related to planning, procedures and
operations at LAT in the 1930 - 1937 time frame. H.E. Downing originated many of
these items.
Box 51, Folder 7
Alphabetical File - Baum, Jacob (1 of 2)
1930 - 1939
Scope and Contents
Approx. 110 items: memos and bulletins related to planning, procedures and
operations on the financial side of LAT in the 1930 - 1939 time frame. These items
are from H.E. to business manager Jacob Baum.
Box 51, Folder 8
Alphabetical File - Baum, Jacob (2 of 2)
1930 - 1939
Scope and Contents
Approx. 110 items: memos and bulletins related to planning, procedures and
operations on the financial side of LAT in the 1930 - 1939 time frame. These items
are from H.E. to business manager Jacob Baum.
Box 51, Folder 9
Alphabetical File - Branch offices (1 of 2)
1932 - 1938
Scope and Contents
Approx. 120 items: memos, most often originating with H.E. Downing, and sent to
the Job Office, TM Printing & Binding, the general manager's office, and other
offices, also including a few replies.
Box 51, Folder 10
Alphabetical File - Branch offices (2 of 2)
1932 - 1938
Scope and Contents
Approx. 120 items: memos, most often originating with H.E. Downing, and sent to
the Job Office, TM Printing & Binding, the general manager's office, and other
offices, also including a few replies.
Box 51, Folder 11
Alphabetical File - C
1930 - 1938
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: memos, most often originating with H.E. Downing, sent to TM
staffers with names beginning with "C." This folder contains at least one memo
each to Harrison Chandler and Philip Chandler.
Box 52
Accounting Deparment - Downing, H.E.
Box 52, Folder 1
Alphabetical File - Chandler, Harry
1930 - 1937
Scope and Contents
Approx. 100 items: memos from H.E. Downing to Harry Chandler on a wide range of
subjects in the 1930 to 1937 time frame.
Box 52, Folder 2
Alphabetical File - Chandler, Norman
1931 - 1937
Scope and Contents
Approx. 80 items: memos from H.E. Downing to Norman Chandler on a wide range of
subjects in the 1931 to 1937 time frame.
Box 52, Folder 3
Alphabetical File - Cook, R., purchasing agent
1930 - 1934
Scope and Contents
Approx. 45 items: memos from H.E. Downing to R. Cook, purchasing agent.
Box 52, Folder 4
Alphabetical File - Denning, C.O., credit manager
1930 - 1937
Scope and Contents
150+ items: memos from H.E. Downing to C.O. Denning, credit manager in the 1930
to 1937 time frame.
Box 52, Folder 5
Alphabetical File - D
1931 - 1937
Scope and Contents
Approx. 50 items: memos from H.E. Downing to staffers with names starting with
the letter "D" in the 1931 to 1937 time frame.
Box 52, Folder 6
Alphabetical File - E
1930 - 1934
Scope and Contents
9 items: memos from H.E. Downing to staffers with names starting with the letter
"E" in the 1930 to 1934 time frame.
Box 52, Folder 7
Alphabetical File - F
1932 - 1937
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: memos from H.E. Downing to staffers with names starting with
the letter "F" in the 1932 to 1937 time frame.
Box 52, Folder 8
Alphabetical File - Gadden, Ed
1930 - 1934
Scope and Contents
5 items: memos from H.E. Downing to Ed Gadden in the 1930 to 1934 time frame.
Box 52, Folder 9
Alphabetical File - H
1930 - 1937
Scope and Contents
Approx. 50 items: memos from H.E. Downing to staffers whose names started with
the letter "H" in the 1930 to 1937 time frame.
Box 52, Folder 10
Alphabetical File - Hartford, Emile
1932 - 1937
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: memos from H.E. Downing to Emile Hartford, National Advertising
Manager, in the 1932 to 1937 time frame.
Box 52, Folder 11
Alphabetical File - Herbert, L.J.
1934 - 1937
Scope and Contents
Approx. 55 items: memos from H.E. Downing to L.J. Herbert, purchasing agent, in
the 1934 to 1937 time frame.
Box 52, Folder 12
Alphabetical File - J
1930 - 1937
Scope and Contents
120+ items: memos from H.E. Downing to staffers with names starting with "J" in
the 1930 to 1937 time frame.
Box 52, Folder 13
Alphabetical File - K
1932 - 1937
Scope and Contents
4 items: memos from H.E. Downing to staffers with names starting with "K" in the
1932 to 1937 time frame.
Box 52, Folder 14
Alphabetical File - Lampen, W.P.
1930 - 1937
Scope and Contents
Approx. 100 items: memos from H.E. Downing to W.P. Lampen, statistician /
editorial auditor, in the 1930 to 1937 time frame.
Box 53
Accounting Deparment - Downing, H.E.
Box 53, Folder 1
Alphabetical File - Le - Lu
1932 - 1937
Scope and Contents
8 items: memos from H.E. Downing to staffers with names starting with "Le - Lu"
in the 1932 to 1937 time frame.
Box 53, Folder 2
Alphabetical File - Mc - Mac
1933 - 1937
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: memos from H.E. Downing to staffers with names starting with Mc
- Mac in the 1933 to 1937 time frame.
Box 53, Folder 3
Alphabetical File - M
1930 - 1937
Scope and Contents
Approx. 75 items: memos from H.E. Downing to staffers with names starting with
"M" in the 1930 to 1937 time frame.
Box 53, Folder 4
Alphabetical File - N
1924 - 1935
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: memos from H.E. Downing to staffers with names starting with
"N" in the 1924 to 1935 time frame.
Box 53, Folder 5
Alphabetical File - O
1923 - 1933
Scope and Contents
4 items: memos from H.E. Downing to staffers with names starting with "O" in the
1923 to 1933 time frame.
Box 53, Folder 6
Alphabetical File - P
1931 - 1935
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: memos from H.E. Downing to staffers with names starting with
"P" in the 1931 to 1935 time frame. W.R Penny (Class. Adv. Manager) and Kyle
Palmer (one-time political editor) are among those receiving memos found in this
folder.
Box 53, Folder 7
Alphabetical File - Parker, A.L., Circulation Manager
1930 - 1934
Scope and Contents
Approx. 45 items: memos from H.E. Downing to Circulation Manager A.L. Parker in
the 1930 to 1934 time frame.
Box 53, Folder 8
Alphabetical File - Pattie, W.F., Payroll Division
1935 - 1937,
1947
Scope and Contents
Approx. 50 items: memos from H.E. Downing to W.F. Pattie in the Payroll Division
in 1935 - 1937, and one memo in 1947.
Box 53, Folder 9
Alphabetical File - Payroll Division
1930 - 1937
Scope and Contents
Approx. 50 items: memos from H.E. Downing to Payroll Division in 1930 - 1937.
Box 53, Folder 10
Alphabetical File - Pfaffenberger, Walter
1931 - 1937
Scope and Contents
Approx. 55 items: memos from H.E. Downing to Walter Pfaffenberger, Advertising
Manager, in 1931 to 1937.
Box 53, Folder 11
Alphabetical File - Pfaffinger, Frank X.
1930 - 1937
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: memos from H.E. Downing to Frank X. Pfaffinger, Treasurer,
during the period 1930 to 1937.
Box 53, Folder 12
Alphabetical File - R
1930 - 1935
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: memos from H.E. Downing to staffers with names starting with
"R" during the period 1930 to 1935.
Box 53, Folder 13
Alphabetical File - S
1930 - 1937
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: memos from H.E. Downing to staffers with names starting with
"S" during the period 1930 to 1937.
Box 53, Folder 14
Alphabetical File - Tanner, Raymond
1931 - 1937
Scope and Contents
Approx. 45 items: memos from H.E. Downing to staffer Raymond Tanner (Asst. to
Treasurer) durng the period 1931 to 1937.
Box 53, Folder 15
Alphabetical File - Te - To
1930 - 1936
Scope and Contents
Approx. 50 items: memos from H.E. Downing to staffers with names starting with Te
through To durng the period 1930 to 1936.
Box 53, Folder 16
Alphabetical File - Trueblood, R.W. Managing Editor
1930 - 1936
Scope and Contents
Approx. 50 items: memos from H.E. Downing to R.W. Trueblood during the period
1930 to 1936.
Box 53, Folder 17
Alphabetical File - V
1930 - 1937
Scope and Contents
Approx. 55 items: memos from H.E. Downing to staffers with names starting with
the letter "V" during the years 1930 - 1937.
Box 53, Folder 18
Alphabetical File - Wakefield, O.H.
1930 - 1937
Scope and Contents
Approx. 65 items: memos from H.E. Downing to O.H. Wakefield of the Job Office
during the years 1930 - 1937.
Box 53, Folder 19
Alphabetical File - W
1930 - 1937
Scope and Contents
Approx. 60 items: memos from H.E. Downing to staffers with names starting with
the letter "W" during the years 1930 - 1937.
Box 53, Folder 20
Alphabetical File - Y
1933 - 1935
Scope and Contents
3 items: memos from H.E. Downing to staffers with names starting with the letter
"Y" during 1933 - 1935.
Tax returns
1911-1958
Scope and Contents
Local, State and Federal tax returns for Times Mirror, Chandis Securities, individual
Chandler family members, and Times Mirror executives. The series contains tax return
forms and related accounting papers. The files are arranged alphabetically by taxpayer
in five boxes; the date range is 1911-1958.
Box 54
Accounting Department - Tax Returns
Box 54, Folder 1
Chandis Securities
1920 - 1921
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: City and County tax receipts--Year 1920, for Chandis Securities
; two spreadsheets, "Chandis Securities Co., Tax Record 1920" ; related
correspondence.
Box 54, Folder 2
Chandis Securities
1921 - 1922
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: City and County tax receipts--Year 1921, for Chandis Securities
; two spreadsheets, "Chandis Securities Co., Tax Record 1921" ; related
correspondence and forms.
Box 54, Folder 3
Chandis Securities
1922 -1923
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: City and County tax receipts--Year 1922, for Chandis Securities
; two spreadsheets, "Chandis Securities Co., Tax Record 1922" ; related
correspondence and forms.
Box 54, Folder 4
Chandis Securities
1923 - 1924
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: City and County tax receipts--Year 1923, for Chandis Securities
; spreadsheet, "Chandis Securities Co., Tax Record 1923" ; related correspondence
and forms.
Box 54, Folder 5
Chandis Securities
1924 - 1925
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: City and County tax receipts--Year 1924, for Chandis Securities
; spreadsheet, "Chandis Securities Co., Tax Record 1924-25" ; related
correspondence and forms.
Box 54, Folder 6
Chandis Securities
1925 - 1926
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: City and County tax receipts--Year 1925, for Chandis Securities
; spreadsheets, "Chandis Securities Co., Tax Record 1924-25" ; related
correspondence and forms. Some Riverside and Imperial county records and
forms.
Box 54, Folder 7
Chandis Securities
1926 - 1927
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: City and County tax receipts--Year 1926, for Chandis Securities
; spreadsheets, Chandis Securities ; related correspondence and forms. Some
Riverside and Imperial county records and forms, tax materials from City of
Calipatria, 2-pp. list of Chandis Securities Company - stocks.
Box 54, Folder 8
Chandis Securities
1927 - 1928
Scope and Contents
Approx. 45 items: County tax material for Los Angeles, Imperial and San
Bernardino countys, plus some individual cities ; related correspondence.
Box 54, Folder 9
Chandis Securities
1928 - 1929
Scope and Contents
Approx. 65 items: County tax material for Imperial and San Bernardino (etc.)
counties, some irrigation company material ; related correspondence.
Box 54, Folder 10
Chandis Securities
1929 - 1930
Scope and Contents
Approx. 70 items: County tax material for Los Angeles, Imperial and San Diego
counties (etc.) counties, some irrigation company material ; related
correspondence.
Box 55
Accounting Department - Tax Returns
Box 55, Folder 1
Chandler Family - Federal Income
1925 - 1932
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: financial charts and other information relating to "Harrison,
Helen & Philip Chandler" ; "income tax - 1927, Harrison, Helen & Philip
Chandler" ; (same individuals) "Income 1926" ; more.
Box 55, Folder 2
Chandler, Constance - Federal Income Tax
1924-1928
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 55, Folder 3
Chandler, Constance - Federal Income Tax
1929-1932
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 55, Folder 4
Chandler, Constance - Federal Income Tax
1929-1933
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 55, Folder 5
Chandler, Constance (Crowe) - Federal Income Tax
1934
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 55, Folder 6
Chandler, Constance Crowe - Federal Income Tax
1935-1939
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 55, Folder 7
Chandler Crowe, Constance - Gift Tax
1935-1936
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 55, Folder 8
Chandler, Harrison
1924 - 1928
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 55, Folder 9
Chandler, Harrison
1929-1935
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 55, Folder 10
Chandler, Harrison
1930-1933
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 55, Folder 11
Chandler, Harrison - Federal Income Tax
1934-1935
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 55, Folder 12
Chandler, Harrison
1935 - 1939
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 55, Folder 13
Chandler, Harrison - Income Taxes
1936
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 55, Folder 14
Chandler, Harrison - Income Taxes
1937
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 55, Folder 15
Chandler, Harry - Federal Income Taxes
1918 - 1921
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 55, Folder 16
Chandler, Harry - Federal Income Taxes
1919
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 55, Folder 17
Chandler, Harry - Federal Income Taxes
1920
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 55, Folder 18
Chandler, Harry - Federal Income Taxes
1921-1923
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 55, Folder 19
Chandler, Harry - Federal Income Taxes
1922
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 55, Folder 20
Chandler, Helen - Federal Income Taxes
1924 - 1929
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 55, Folder 21
Chandler, Helen - Federal Income Taxes
1930 - 1932
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 55, Folder 22
Chandler, Helen - Federal Income Taxes
1929, 1935
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 55, Folder 23
Chandler Garland, Helen
1935 - 1939
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 55, Folder 24
Chandler Garland, Helen
1936 - 1938
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 55, Folder 25
Chandler Garland, Helen
1937-1941
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 55, Folder 26
Chandler, Norman & Dorothy - Federal Income Taxes
1927-1928
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 55, Folder 27
Chandler, Norman & Dorothy - Federal Income Taxes
1929, 1935
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 55, Folder 28
Chandler, Norman & Dorothy - Federal Income Taxes
1930
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 55, Folder 29
Chandler, Norman - Federal Income Taxes
1931
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 56
Accounting Department - Tax Returns
Box 56, Folder 1
Chandler, Norman and Dorothy B. - Federal Taxes
1932
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 56, Folder 2
Chandler, Norman - Federal Income Taxes
1933
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 56, Folder 3
Chandler, Norman and Dorothy - Federal Income Taxes
1934
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 56, Folder 4
Chandler, Norman and Dorothy B. Chandler - Federal & State Income
Taxes
1935
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 56, Folder 5
Chandler, Philip - Federal Income Taxes
1923 - 1928
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 56, Folder 6
Chandler, Philip - Federal Income Taxes
1929, 1935
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 56, Folder 7
Chandler, Philip - Federal Income Taxes
1930 - 1933
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 56, Folder 8
Chandler, Philip - Federal Income Taxes
1934
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 56, Folder 9
Chandler, Philip - Income Taxes
1935 - 1941
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 56, Folder 10
Chandler, Philip - Income Taxes
1936 - 1940
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 56, Folder 11
Chandler, Philip - Income Taxes
1937
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 56, Folder 12
Goodan, May Chandler - Income Taxes
1930 - 1932
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 56, Folder 13
Kirkpatrick, John & Frances - Income Taxes
1930 - 1931
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 56, Folder 14
Pfaffinger, Frank X. - Income Taxes
1917
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 56, Folder 15
Pfaffinger, Frank X. - Income Taxes
1918
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 56, Folder 16
Pfaffinger, Frank X. - Federal Income Taxes
1919 - 1920
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 56, Folder 17
Pfaffinger, Frank X. - Federal Income Taxes
1920 - 1924
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 56, Folder 18
Pfaffinger, Frank X. - Federal Income Taxes
1921 - 1926
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 56, Folder 19
Pfaffinger, Frank X. - Federal Income Taxes
1922 - 1927
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 56, Folder 20
Pfaffinger, Frank X. - Federal Income Taxes
1923
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 57
Accounting Department - Tax Returns
Box 57, Folder 1
Pfaffinger, Frank X. - Federal Income Taxes
1924 - 1925
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 57, Folder 2
Pfaffinger, Frank X. - Federal Income Taxes
1925 - 1928
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 57, Folder 3
Pfaffinger, Frank X. - Federal Income Taxes
1926
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 57, Folder 4
Pfaffinger, Frank X. - Federal Income Taxes
1927
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 57, Folder 5
Pfaffinger, Frank X. - Federal Income Taxes
1928
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 57, Folder 6
Pfaffinger, Frank X. - Federal Income Taxes
1929
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 57, Folder 7
Pfaffinger, Frank X. - Federal Income Taxes
1930
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 57, Folder 8
Pfaffinger, Frank X. - Federal Income Taxes
1931
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 57, Folder 9
Pfaffinger, Frank X. - Federal Income Taxes
1932
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 57, Folder 10
Pfaffinger, Frank X. - Federal Income Taxes
1933
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 57, Folder 11
Pfaffinger, Frank X. and Elizabeth - Federal Income Taxes
1934
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 57, Folder 12
Pfaffinger, Frank X. and Elizabeth - Income Taxes
1935
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 57, Folder 13
Pfaffinger, Frank X. and Elizabeth - Federal Income Taxes
1936
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 57, Folder 14
Pfaffinger, Frank X. and Elizabeth - Income Taxes
1937
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 57, Folder 15
Pfaffinger, Frank X. and Elizabeth - Income Taxes
1938
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 57, Folder 16
Pfaffinger, Frank X. and Elizabeth - Income Taxes
1939
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 57, Folder 17
Pfaffinger, Mina - Income Taxes
1919
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 57, Folder 18
Pfaffinger, Mina - Federal Income Taxes
1920, 1921
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 57, Folder 19
Southwest Company - State corporate franchise taxes
1929 - 1944
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 58
Accounting Department - Tax Returns
Box 58, Folder 1
Southwest Company - Federal tax returns
1924 - 1935
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 58, Folder 2
Southwest Company - Federal tax returns
1936 - 1945
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 58, Folder 3
Title Insurance & Trust Co. - Federal Income Tax returns
1943 - 1953
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 58, Folder 4
Times-Mirror Company - Tax-related correspondence
1918, 1931,
1933
Scope and Contents
Correspondence related to taxes.
Box 58, Folder 5
Times Mirror - Federal Tax Return
1911
Scope and Contents
Forms related to Times Mirror federal tax return.
Box 58, Folder 6
Times Mirror - Federal Tax Return
1913
Scope and Contents
Forms related to Times Mirror federal tax return.
Box 58, Folder 7
Times Mirror - Federal Tax Return
1914
Scope and Contents
Forms related to Times Mirror federal tax return.
Box 58, Folder 8
Times Mirror - Federal Tax Return
1915 - 1916
Scope and Contents
Forms related to Times Mirror federal tax return.
Box 58, Folder 9
Times Mirror - Federal Tax Return
1917
Scope and Contents
Forms related to Times Mirror federal tax return.
Box 58, Folder 10
Times Mirror - Federal Tax Return
1918
Scope and Contents
Forms related to Times Mirror federal tax return.
Box 58, Folder 11
Times Mirror - Federal Tax Return
1919
Scope and Contents
Forms related to Times Mirror federal tax return.
Box 58, Folder 12
Times Mirror - Report on Investigation of Income Tax
Liability
1917 - 1919
Scope and Contents
Report named above.
Box 59
Accounting Department - Tax Returns
Box 59, Folder 1
Times Mirror - Federal Tax Return 1920
1920 - 1933
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 59, Folder 2
Times Mirror - Federal Tax Return 1921
1921 - 1924
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: letters, reports, financial spreadsheets, handwritten notes,
booklets on taxation and other materials related to Times MIrror's tax payments
during the years 1921 - 1924. Two booklets: "Federal Tax Law with Explanatory
Digest - 1921 (Edmund Walker and Company) ; "Federal Taxation as it relates to the
Publishing Business," address by Clifford Yewdall (CPA), 10/1921.
Box 59, Folder 3
Times Mirror - Federal Tax Return 1922
1922
Scope and Contents
Forms related to TM federal tax return for year specified.
Box 59, Folder 4
Times Mirror - Federal Tax Return 1924
1924
Scope and Contents
Forms related to TM federal tax return for year specified.
Box 59, Folder 5
Times Mirror - Federal Tax Return 1925
1925
Scope and Contents
Forms related to TM federal tax return for year specified.
Box 59, Folder 6
Times Mirror - Federal Tax Return 1926
1926
Scope and Contents
Forms related to TM federal tax return for year specified.
Box 59, Folder 7
Times Mirror - Federal Tax Return 1927
1927
Scope and Contents
Forms related to TM federal tax return for year specified.
Box 59, Folder 8
Times Mirror - Federal Tax Return 1928
1928
Scope and Contents
Forms related to TM federal tax return for year specified.
Box 59, Folder 9
Times Mirror - Federal Tax Return 1929
1929
Scope and Contents
Forms related to TM federal tax return for year specified.
Box 59, Folder 10
Times Mirror - Federal Tax Return 1930
1930
Scope and Contents
Forms related to TM federal tax return for year specified.
Box 60
Accounting Department - Tax Returns
Box 60, Folder 1
Times Mirror - Federal Tax Return 1935 and American Newspaper Association
Committee on Tax Depreciation
1935
Scope and Contents
Correspondence of committee and forms.
Box 60, Folder 2
Times Mirror - Federal Tax Return 1938 - 1939, IRS Additional Tax
Assessment
1938, 1939
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 60, Folder 3
Times Mirror - Federal Tax Return 1938 - 1939, Audit and Tax
Assessment
1938 - 1939
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 60, Folder 4
Times Mirror - Federal Tax Return 1938 - 1939, Audit and Tax
Assessment
1938, 1939
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 60, Folder 5
Times Mirror - Federal Tax Return 1945
1945
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 60, Folder 6
Times Mirror - Federal Tax Return 1946
1946
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 60, Folder 7
Times Mirror - Federal Tax Return 1947
1947
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 60, Folder 8
Times Mirror - Federal Tax Return 1948
1948
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 60, Folder 9
Times Mirror - Federal Tax Return 1949
1949
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 61
Accounting Department - Tax Returns
Box 61, Folder 1
Times Mirror - Federal Tax Return 1950
1950
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 61, Folder 2
Times Mirror - Depreciation work papers
1950
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 61, Folder 3
Times Mirror - Federal tax return 1951
1951
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 61, Folder 4
Times Mirror - Federal tax returns 1952
1952
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 61, Folder 5
Times Mirror - Depreciation
1947 - 1952
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 61, Folder 6
Times Mirror - Federal tax return 1953
1953
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 61, Folder 7
Times Mirror - Partnership Return of Income - Plan holders
1946 - 1958
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 61, Folder 8
Times Mirror - IRS Report of Deficiency
1951 - 1953
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 61, Folder 9
Times Mirror - Federal tax return
1954
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 62
Accounting Department - Tax Returns
Box 62, Folder 1
Times Mirror - IRS Report of Net Over-assessment
1945 - 1954
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 62, Folder 2
Times Mirror - Federal Tax Audit
1945 - 1954
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 62, Folder 3
Times Mirror - Federal tax return 1955
1955
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 62, Folder 4
Times Mirror - Federal tax returns - KTTV Taxes
1955
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 62, Folder 5
Times Mirror - Federal tax return 1956
1956
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 62, Folder 6
Times Mirror - Working Papers, Dividend Receipts
1956
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 62, Folder 7
Times Mirror - Fire Damage - Times Equipment, 6th Floor
Apartment
1956
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 62, Folder 8
Times Mirror - Federal tax return 1957
1957
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 63
Accounting Department - Tax Returns
Box 63, Folder 1
Times Mirror - State tax return 1951
1951
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 63, Folder 2
Times Mirror - State tax return 1952
1952
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 63, Folder 3
Times Mirror - State tax returns, 1953
1953
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 63, Folder 4
Times Mirror - State Partnership Return of Income - Plan
holders
1946 - 1953
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 63, Folder 5
Times Mirror - State tax return 1954
1954
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 63, Folder 6
Times Mirror - State tax return 1955
1955
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 63, Folder 7
Times Mirror - State tax return 1956
1956
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 63, Folder 8
Times Mirror - KTTV, Inc. - State tax return 1956
1956
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 63, Folder 9
Times Mirror - State tax return 1957
1957
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 63, Folder 10
Times Mirror - KTTV, Inc. - State tax return 1957
1957
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 63, Folder 11
Times Mirror - Depreciation Computation - State and County Taxes
1955-1957
1958
Scope and Contents
Spreadsheets with figures related to equipment depreciation.
Box 63, Folder 12
Times Mirror - L. A. County Assessments - Spreadsheets
1958
Scope and Contents
Spreadsheets for solvent credits and personal property, adjustments, and other
aspects of Times Mirror Company accounting.
Box 63, Folder 13
Times Mirror - L. A. County Assessments - Spreadsheets
1958
Scope and Contents
Miscellaneous spreadsheets.
Box 63, Folder 14
Times Mirror - L. A. County Assessment - Statement of Assets and
Liabilities
1958
Scope and Contents
1 item: County Assessment - Statement of Assets and Liabilities (2/23/1958).
Box 63, Folder 15
Times Mirror - L. A. County Assessment - Spreadsheets - Excess of
Declining Balance
1958
Scope and Contents
Excess of Declining Balance spreadsheets
Box 64
Accounting Department - Tax Returns
Box 64, Folder 1
Times Mirror - L.A. County Assessment 1958 - Miscellaneous
papers
1958
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: correspondence, reports and forms related to subject above.
Box 64, Folder 2
Times Mirror - L. A. County Assessment 1958 - Accrual Data
1958
Scope and Contents
2 items: printouts of data (more notes in margins).
Box 64, Folder 3
Times Mirror - Federal and State Audit (1 of 2)
1943 - 1953
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 64, Folder 4
Times Mirror - Federal and State Audit (2 of 2)
1943 - 1953
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and forms.
Box 64, Folder 5
Times Mirror - Income Tax Audit - Analysis of Depreciable
Assets
1935 - 1964
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: memos, financial spreadsheets and other material related to
Times MIrror tax returns for 1935 - 1964.
Box 64, Folder 6
Times Mirror - Income Tax Audit - Analysis of Depreciable
Assets
1935 - 1964
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: memos, financial spreadsheets and other material related to
Times MIrror tax returns for 1935 - 1964.
Box 64, Folder 7
Times Mirror - Income Tax Audit - Analysis of Depreciable
Assets
1935 - 1964
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: memos, financial spreadsheets and other material related to
Times MIrror tax returns for 1935 - 1964.
Miscellaneous
1916-1978
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, reports, spreadsheets, tax schedules, and other items from various
accounting departments. Also included are a copy of the 1935-1938 Times Mirror Company
Standard Accounting Procedures and items from Ben Berger, longtime Accounting
Department employee of Times Mirror. Two boxes total; the date range is 1916-1978.
Box 65
Accounting Department - Miscellaneous
Box 65, Folder 1
Controller's Office - Correspondence
1961 - 1978
Scope and Contents
Approx. 55 items: letters, memos, reports, schedules and other materials related
to LAT operations, especially those related to the Controller's Office.
Box 65, Folder 2
Controller's Office - Advertising Accounts
1969 - 1972
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: memos, reports, one article copy. The memos and reports are
related to Display Advertising's branch offices and their bank accounts. The
article copy is related to a decision on political advertising by the Board of
Advertising of the American Newspaper Publishers Assn., "BoA offers plan to
disperse political advertising payments," Editor & Publisher, 4/29/1972.
Box 65, Folder 3
Controller's Office - EOCOM Corporation purchase agreement
1975 - 1977
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: correspondence, 24-pp. "Computer-to-plate Presentation,"
multiple versions of 30+ pp. "Purchase Agreement," bound, "An Introduction to
EOCOM Corporation" (tan cover), 19-pp. bound, "A proposal for a laser
platemaker..." (from EOCOM to LAT)
Box 65, Folder 4
Controller's Office - Financial Reports
1967 - 1975
Scope and Contents
8 items: memos, letters and two financial reports from Ernst & Ernst on Times
MIrror Co.'s "accounting procedures and policies...in connection with our annual
audit of the Company's financial statements." Folder also contains some
handwritten financial spreadsheets.
Box 65, Folder 5
Controller's Office - Reports
1962 - 1978
Scope and Contents
Approx. 55 items: memos, forms, reports and other materials related to accounting
activities and Controller's Office during the years 1962 to 1978.
Box 65, Folder 6
Controller's Office - Incentive plans
1960 - 1961
Scope and Contents
6 items: memos, a plan and a report related to incentive plans during the years
1961 and 1962.
Box 65, Folder 7
Times MIrror Company Standard Accounting Procedures
1935 - 1938
Scope and Contents
1 item: 120+ pp. bound volume, includes segments prepared by various offices
within Accounting. Inside tItle page reads "STANDARD PROCEDURE - Accounting
Department..." Handwritten note about reads "Jan. 1935 thru 1938."
Box 65, Folder 8
Report of Examination of the Consolidated balance sheets
1936
Scope and Contents
1 item: 102-pp. soft binding, "Report of Examination - The TImes MIrror Company
and Southwest Company, Los Angeles, California (12/31/1936)." Report prepared by
Ernst & Ernst - balance sheets, income, etc.
Box 66
Accounting Department - Miscellaneous
Box 66, Folder 1
Payroll - Correspondence and other papers
1936 - 1970
Scope and Contents
Announcements, memoranda, correspondence, and worksheets regarding payroll
matters.
Box 66, Folder 2
Payroll - Tax withholding
1942 - 1974
Scope and Contents
Memoranda, schedules, forms, and other materials related to withholding taxes
from personal paychecks.
Box 66, Folder 3
Payroll - Data Processing
1968 - 1970
Scope and Contents
Worksheets, data printouts, instructions, and other materials related to the
switch from existing Payroll System to the Payroll/Personnel system.
Box 66, Folder 4
Payroll - Memoranda
1969
Scope and Contents
Memoranda and committee meeting minutes.
Box 66, Folder 5
Payroll - Memoranda
1970
Scope and Contents
Memoranda and committee meeting minutes.
Box 66, Folder 6
Payroll - Times Mirror Communications Co.
1970
Scope and Contents
Memoranda, pay schedules, and employee lists.
Box 66, Folder 7
Ben Berger Collection
1916 - 1949
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: a collection of memos, photos, and assorted memorabilia (incl.
"Times Rifle and Pistol Club" insignia / patch) directly or indirectly related to
employee Ben Berger, Accounting Department employee.
Box 670
Accounting Department - Oversize
Box 670, Folder 1
Ledgers
circa 1920 - circa
1969
Scope and Contents
2 ledgers: Times Mutual Benefit Association Financial Records large tan binder
(approx. 12" x 12") with maroon borders containing entries from the 1920s to the
1960s; large bound book of payroll ledger pages, including department codes, name,
pay-rate, hours worked, and other payroll details. July - December 1945.
Volume 68
Los Angeles Times Revenue ledger
1967-1971
Advertising Department
1911-1994
Physical Description: 1
unit(46 boxes, 21 bound
volumes)
Scope and Contents
The Advertising Department was responsible for advertisements within the newspaper,
including classified ads and advertising supplements. (The Promotion Department was
responsible for advertising the newspaper itself.) Date range for the series is
1911-1994, with a bulk of the material dating from 1930-1994.
Clark, Don Files
1983-1991
Scope and Contents
Don Clark was Director of Advertising in the 1970s-1990s. These five folders
including correspondence and reports, to and from Clark, regarding marketing, locating
executives for hire, and responses to reader complaints about specific ads. Date range
is 1983-1991.
Box 189
Advertising Dept. - Clark, Don
Box 189, Folder 1
Marketing Strategy
1986
Scope and Contents
Ten memos comprising 37 pages, pertaining to Times' marketing strategy and
direction. These memos were apparently generated at the request of Tom Johnson,
and include memoranda from a variety of senior personnel in various departments,
including Bill Thomas, Bill Niese, and others. Important collection of memos with
candid assessments of The Times' strategic direction.
Box 189, Folder 2
Improving Market Share
1983
Scope and Contents
Thirty-five memos comprising 72 pages, pertaining to Times' improving full run
share of market. These memos include memoranda from various departments. Important
collection of memos with candid assessments of The Times' strategic direction.
Box 189, Folder 3
Memorandum
1985 - 1990
Scope and Contents
Twenty-five memos and correspondence comprising 91 pages, pertaining to Times'
Classified and Display Advertising Departments. Included are memoranda concerning
an employee survey along with the results for the Classified Department, revenue
history, Santa Clarita/Antelope Valley section of the paper; incentives, a Display
Advertising Digest concerning the departments reorganization, and a letter
addressed to Times Employees of 2081.
Box 189, Folder 4
Strategic and Marketing Issues
1986 - 1991
Scope and Contents
Seventeen memos and correspondence comprising 108 pages, pertaining to materials
related to strategic concerns of the Times, largely related to the apparently
threatening growth of the Woodland Hills-based Daily News. Also included are the
results to an employee survey, thoughts about discontinuing the L.A. Times
Magazine and about the expansion of boundaries of the Valley Edition.
Box 189, Folder 5
Advertising Response Letters
1986 - 1991
Scope and Contents
Thirty-five memos and correspondence comprising 68 pages, pertaining to
advertising. Some of the topics include pornography, tobacco, abortion, and fur
ads.
Stickell, Vance Files
1911-1994
Scope and Contents
Vance Stickell was appointed Assistant to the Advertising Manager in 1956 and held
various managerial positions within the Advertising Department until the 1980s. Topics
include advertising rates and policy, the Orange County Edition of the Los Angeles
Times, the various Times magazines, advertising agencies, and administrative issues.
This collection was received from the History Center unprocessed and has not been
ordered or organized. Includes Pfaffenberger, Stickell, and Clark files, also received
from the History Center unprocessed. Date range is 1911-1994.
Box 67
Advertising Department - Stickell, Vance
Box 67, Folder 1
Preprint
1960 - 1971
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: letters, memos reports, charts and other material related to
theatre advertising rates in the 1965 - 1969 time frame.
Box 67, Folder 2
Theatre
1965 - 1969
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: letters, memos and other material related to theatre
advertising rates in the 1965 - 1969 time frame.
Box 67, Folder 3
Advertising Rate Booklets (1 of 2)
1992 - 1994
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: booklets produced by LAT providing updated advertising rates
for a wide range of ads, including: classified employment, general display, retail
display, theme parks and sports arenas, political & public advocacy display,
etc.
Box 67, Folder 4
Advertising Rate Booklets (2 of 2)
1992, 1993,
1994
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: booklets produced by LAT providing updated advertising rates
for a wide range of ads, including: classified employment, general display, retail
display, theme parks and sports arenas, political & public advocacy display,
etc.
Box 67, Folder 5
Rate cards from other publications
1960 - 1970
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: rate cards from Detroit News, St. Petersburg Times, Time
(magazine), Readers' Digest, Oakland Tribune and San Diego Union.
Box 67, Folder 6
Miscellaneous materials (1 of 2)
1962 - 1973
Scope and Contents
Approx. 75 items: memos, letters, reports and other material related to
advertising rates during the period 1962 - 1973. Notable item: 30-pp. bound
booklet, "Newspaper Rate Differentials - 1968..." (11/1968).
Box 67, Folder 7
Miscellaneous materials (2 of 2)
1962 - 1973
Scope and Contents
Approx. 70 items: memos, letters, reports and other material related to
advertising rates during the period 1962 - 1973.
Box 68
Advertising Department - Stickell, Vance
Box 68, Folder 1
Personnel file
1956, 1959
Scope and Contents
2 items: 12/10/1956, announcement, which opens, "I am pleased to announce the
appointment of Vance Stickell to the position of Assistant to the Advertising
Manager..." signed, E.A. Hartford, Advertising Manager ; memo, 6/10/1959,
announcing "Vance Stickell's promotion to the position of Assistant Display
Advertising Manager" (and subsequent appointments), signed by Philip Chandler.
Box 68, Folder 2
LA Times Succession Plan
1979 - 1984
Scope and Contents
4 items: "Succession Planning Program," 10/1979, 20-pp. plus 2 charts ;
"Succession Planning Program," 8/1980, 16-pp. ; "Succession..., 10/1981, 11-pp. ;
memo, 5/18/1984, "1983 - 1984 Succession Plan," 1-pp. plus 3 attachements, from
Jim Boswell to Vance Stickell.
Box 68, Folder 3
Briefcases
1969
Scope and Contents
5 items: series of 1969 memos and letters involving LAT purchase of over 300
briefcases manufactured by Samsonite Corporation ; one 8 x 10" glossy color
photograph of Samsonite products.
Box 68, Folder 4
Orange County Edition
1980 - 1987
Scope and Contents
File contains approx. 40 items consisting of marketing and sales strategies and
other material related to LAT Orange County Edition: memos, charts and
reports.
Box 68, Folder 5
San Diego Office
1970 - 1985
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: memos, letters, reports, and other material related to LAT
operations of and planning for the San Diego office. Major items include: staple
bound, 13-pp. booklet, "San Diego Classified Advertising" (ca. 1985) ; 19-pp.
staple bound booklet (blue cover), "San Diego Display Advertising" (2/6/1985) ;
8-pp. stapled report, "Meeting the competition - San Diego Editorial's plan for
1985."
Box 68, Folder 6
Policy
1968 - 1983
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: memos to and from Vance Stickell related to Advertising rates
and revenues, etc. ; 20-pp. report, "Capital Budget Procedures," 4/12/1971, plus
multi-page attachements, reports, lists, and other material related to various LAT
policies, including women's dress codes, moving allowances, profit sharing, etc.
Major items: 19-pp. (plus inserts) "...Procedures, definitions, guidelines &
details relating to policy on employees' business expenses including travel &
entertainment" (7/1978) ; 5-pp. "Conflict of Interest Policy Guide' with cover
letter dated 1/2/1968. These items have no particular relevance to Stickell's
department but were filed by his office.
Box 68, Folder 7
Compensation
1970s
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: memos and reports on annual CRIs (company rate increase), merit
increases, salaries, etc. Financial charts and lists are included spanning the
entire decade of the 1970s.
Box 68, Folder 8
Press Plan
1978 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: memos, reports, charts, article copies, etc. Major report:
19-pp. "Los Angeles Times Press Study Presentation" (10/1978), Los Angeles Times
Marketing Research Department.
Box 68, Folder 9
Hay Management Climate Survey and results
1976
Scope and Contents
approx. 12 items: examples of the Hay Management Climate Survey materials,
results and reports on these results relating to LAT.
Box 69
Advertising Department - Stickell, Vance
Box 69, Folder 1
Circulation figures - Advertising linage
1911 - 1935
Scope and Contents
6 items: charts showing rates, linage and circulation figures for time frame 1911
- 1935. "All records for 1910 and previous years destroyed by explosion on October
1, 1910."
Box 69, Folder 2
Circulation and Advertising statistics
1934 - 1935
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: several charts giving rates, circulation figures, etc. for
Southern California newspapers and newspapers across the US ; several issues of
"Publisher's Statement - Newspaper Form" for LAT and other Los Angeles papers in
1934 and 1935 ; three LAT articles related to "subscription rackets" and wholesale
thefts of copies of LAT "from news racks, street corners or doorsteps."
Box 69, Folder 3
Newsprint consumption, notes, memoranda
1947 - 1948
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: mostly handwritten, rough notes and estimates of newsprint
consumption and supplies, plus other notes and memos. This material would have
been "historic" by the time Stickell started at LAT in the 1950s.
Box 69, Folder 4
Cresmer, Woodward, O'Mara & Ormsbee
1956 - 1970
Scope and Contents
80+ items: correspondence in the 1956 - 1970 time frame between advertising execs
(mainly Vance Stickell) of LAT and the advertising firm of Cresmer, Woodward,
O'Mara & Ormsbee in New York City. This correspondence relates to agreements
between LAT and CWOO, and much of the material involves that firm's president,
John W. Eggers.
Box 69, Folder 5
Classified automotive selling
1960
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: memos and letters related to the LAT automotive sales group and
its activities, 1960.
Box 69, Folder 6
Executive seminars
1968 - 1969
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: program materials, reprints of business articles, economic
information & handwritten notes. Notable items include: 10-pp. program booklet
for "Executive Seminar, Los Angeles Times...(9/16/1969) ; multi-page report, "The
California Economy to 1980," including multi-page attachment, "Economic Growth in
California..." with statistics and future projections for years 1950 - 1980 ;
7-pp. reprint from Media / scope, 4/1968, "What kind of tomorrow for today's
newspapers?" ; 4-pp. reprint from Nation's Business, 1963, "Great opportunities
ahead...[predictions about] the successful businessman of 1975" ; two Editor &
Publisher articles from 1968.
Box 69, Folder 7
Memoranda file
1968 - 1983
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: memoranda and other material related to Vance Stickell's
advertising department. Notable items include: 11-pp. transcript of "Speech by
Otis Chandler before the International Newspaper Advertising Executives" (an
association) 1/29/1979 ; oversize sheet, "Los Angeles Times - Classified
Advertising Department Organization Chart," 6/1981 ; multi-page packet, "Classifed
Department's Compensation Plan," dated 1970. z
Box 69, Folder 8
Classified credit policy
1970
Scope and Contents
4 items: material related to LAT classified credit policy.
Box 69, Folder 9
Memoranda
1969 - 1978
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: memos, letters, reports, legal documents and other material
related to the activities of various LAT departments. Notable items: 8+ pp.
report, 2/10/1976, from Donald Maxwell on Circulation ; 30-pp. legal document,
"The Associates & Aldrich Company v. The TImes Mirror Company" ; packet dated
11/16/1970, on subject "Political Advertising," with attached notes and press
releases ; packet dated 1/22/1974, subject "Comics - General Advertising" with
figures on changed ad rates and attachments.
Box 69, Folder 10
Newsprint shortages and conservation
1972 - 1980
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: memos, letters, articles, reports and other material related to
newsprint shortages and conservation. Notable items include: 6-pp. booklet,
"Newsprint conservation methods," American Newspaper Publishers Association,
12/1979 ; multi-page report (in orange binder), "(LAT) Mechanical Specificiations
and Requirements of new newspaper format" (1975?) ; multi-page packet, "30 Largest
USA Markets," 4/1975 ; 12-pp. speech transcript (speaker not given), "Canadian
Newspaper Publishers Asso.," 4/1975.
Box 69, Folder 11
Diehl, Digby
1973
Scope and Contents
3 items: letter, 8/1/1973, from Jane Kolb, Account Executive, Harshe-Rotman &
Druck, to Vance Stickell of LAT, with a copy of DIgby Dieh'sl library list for the
cruise ship, Island Princess ; letter, 8/3/1973, from Vance Stickell to Jane Kolb,
thanking her for sending the list ; 8-pp. list of "200 books for the Island
Princess Library - selected by Digby Diehl."
Box 69, Folder 12
Fashion Section
1977 - 1982
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: letters, memos and related clips, etc. - the material deals
with LAT's Fashion Section.
Box 69, Folder 13
Advertising policy
1986
Scope and Contents
1 item: memo, 3/13/1986, from Vance Stickell to Don Wright, on the subject of
"Competitor's Ads" being run in LAT.
Box 70
Advertising Department - Stickell, Vance
Box 70, Folder 1
Miscellaneous correspondence
1959 - 1984
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: letters, memos, reports and related material on advertising
sales, rates, marketing, etc.
Box 70, Folder 2
Miscellaneous correspondence
1968 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: letters, memos, reports and related material on advertising
sales, rates, marketing, etc. Notable items include: 3-pp. transcript of remarks
to kick off big marketing push for The Games, titled "Vance Stickell - Olympic
Commitment," 4/18/1984 ; 3-pp. transcript of remarks - "Display Advertising
Rally...(8/13/1984)," which opens, "...welcome to the first of many 'thank God
it's over' parties...," and goes on the point out the extra work load related to
the Olympics.
Box 70, Folder 3
Make-up and Ad ratios
1960 - 1985
Scope and Contents
Approx. 65 items, memos, reports, letters related to advertising make-up and ad
ratios.
Box 70, Folder 4
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
1970 - 1975
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items - memos, letters and a booklet. Notable items include: 3-pp.
report or commentary, "Advertising Guidelines for Fair Housing," generated by LAT,
unsigned, and critical of the 1971 advertising guidelines proposed by HUD ;
multi-page booklet, "Come home to Valencia ," produced by California Land Co.
& Newhall Land and Farming Co.
Box 70, Folder 5
Advertising Agency Review
1978 - 1985
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items, memos, letters and reports. Notable items include: stapled
packet, multi-segmented, multi-paged, cover sheet heading - "Agency Review." The
agencies reviewed: Ayer/Jorgensen/Macdonald ; Doyle, Dane, Bernbach ; Eisaman,
Johns & Laws ; Needham, Harper & Steers ; Ogilvy & Mather ; J. Walter
Thompson.
Box 70, Folder 6
Promotion
1969 - 1987
Scope and Contents
approx. 35 items, memos, reports. Notable items and subjects include: Times movie
trailers ; packet related to LAT declining to run a Doonesbury cartoon (6/1985)
that might generate litigation from celebrity Frank Sinatra ; "Missing children"
issue (appeal for free ad space for worthy causes), cover memo 5/28/1985 ;
more.
Box 70, Folder 7
Censorship & advertising trade practices
1961 - 1970
Scope and Contents
Approx. 60 items - memos, reports, a map and related materials. Notable subjects
and items include: motion picture ratings systems ; large folded map of San
Fernando Valley and adjacent areas to promote The Van Nuys News & Valley Green
Sheet (Thomas Bros., 1963) ; materials from Better Business Bureau.
Box 70, Folder 8
You Magazine
1976 - 1980
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items - memos, reports and promotional materials for You (magazine) in
LAT.
Box 70, Folder 9
Circulation Department rate increase
1970 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items - letters, reports and memos. Notable subjects and items
include: circulation price increases ; street sale price increases ; (Southern
California) Retail Liquor Dealers Assn. ; letters to a number of grocery store
chains announcing pricing adjustments.
Box 70, Folder 10
Rack Manufacturing Center
1977 - 1978
Scope and Contents
2 items: 2-pp. memo, 11/25/1977, from Harry Clarke to Publisher Tom Johnson, on
the subject of a proposed (newspaper) rack manufacturing center ; memo, 5/3/1978,
from Vance Stickell to Dick Blanpied, on the subject of the operation of the rack
center.
Box 70, Folder 11
Advertising policy
1983
Scope and Contents
2 items: letter, 10/28/1983, from Vance Stickell to William Fritz, Pres., Better
Business Bureau of Los Angeles, on the subject of magazine subscription sales
crews ; return letter, 11/1/1983, from Fritz to Stickell, same subject.
Box 70, Folder 12
Best of The Times
1980 - 1981
Scope and Contents
8 items: memos, a letter, a report. Notable subjects and items include: memos and
other material on the start-up of a product called "Best of The Times," a free,
weekly newspaper containing highlights of the daily version of The Times, which,
it was hoped, would stimulate subscriptions ; 2-pp. memo, 9/28/1981, subject -
"Pre-print revenue growth" ; 4-pp. financial report, "...Best of The TImes
Operating Statement - Total...Final 1981."
Box 71
Advertising Department - Stickell, Vance
Box 71, Folder 1
Automotive rates
1975 - 1985
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items - memos, letters, and a financial report. Notable subjects and
items include: automotive rates ; complaints by representative of Hillcrest
Cadillac.
Box 71, Folder 2
Chandler, Otis
1959 - 1985
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items - memos, letters, speech transcripts. Notable names and items:
material related to Otis Chandler profile on Cable News Network, 5/1985 ; material
related to OC as guest on Michael Jackson radio show, 2/1981 ; Los Angeles Rotary
(#5 Chapter) ; "Confidential" memo, 1/28/1972, Stickell to OC, with suggestions
about how to woo the owners of another paper that may be going up for sale ;
10-pp. packet, under cover note with large, handwritten word "GULP," contains
transcripts of remarks, 4/28/1977, at "The Morton Newspaper Forum," by Otis
Chandler (Publisher), Robert D. Nelson (Vice Pres.) and Phillip Williams (Group
VP, Newspapers & Television) ; 6-pp. report, 8/25/1959, "Observations
discussed by Otis Chandler, E.A. Hartford and Vance Stickell... Advantages of Los
Angeles Times - New York Times sales combination."
Box 71, Folder 3
Maximum performance
1969 - 1977
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: periodic reports on "Maximum Performance" financial figures for
Advertising, Circulation and other sections, dated 1969 - 1977.
Box 71, Folder 4
Miscellaneous correspondence
1967 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 45 items: packet under date 9/10/1982, on Lois Dwan's style of restaurant
reviews ; memo, 12/14/1970, from Franklin Murphy on "inside(r trading)
information" ; reprint, 6/1986, of a Sales and Marketing Management article,
"America's best sales forces," which named Times Mirror's sales force #1
nationwide in the "Publishing & Printing" category ; packet, 12/5/1979, on
subject of "Ad stacking" ; memo, 6/25/1986, from Stickell announcing the end of "a
relationship with Farmer's Market (3rd & Fairfax)... that has existed for over
fifty years" ; 2-pp. handwritten letter of appreciation (10/9/1986) from Harry
Clarke (Ad. Sales) at the time of his retirement.
Box 71, Folder 5
Miscellaneous materials
1968 - 1972
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: memos, letters, photographs, article clips, reports, etc. A
collection of miscellanea from Stickell's files. Includes a group of eight glossy
b & w photographs of a presentation attended by marketing research as well as
publisher Otis Chandler, circa 1970. One good photo of Mr. Chandler.
Box 71, Folder 6
Miscellaneous materials (1 of 2)
1970 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 70 items (exact count difficult because much of the material has been
bunched and stapled):memos, letters, press releases, reports, tearsheets, and
other material related to newspaper marketing and advertising. Major items: 48-pp.
commemorative booklet, Los Angeles Sports 200 (1981), published by L.A. Junior
Chamber of Commerce ; complete issue of Sales and Marketing Management, 6/1986,
17-pp. (stapled) issue of Display Advertising Digest, 10/1986, an LAT publication
; multi-page report, "Circulation history of the Los Angeles Times Suburban
Sections," 6/1972 ; multi-page report, "Territorial history of the Los Angeles
TImes Suburban Sections," 6/1972.
Box 71, Folder 7
Miscellaneous materials (2 of 2)
1970 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 70 items (exact count difficult because much of the material has been
bunched and stapled):memos, letters, press releases, reports, tearsheets, and
other material related to newspaper marketing and advertising. Major items: 48-pp.
commemorative booklet, Los Angeles Sports 200 (1981), published by L.A. Junior
Chamber of Commerce ; complete issue of Sales and Marketing Management, 6/1986,
17-pp. (stapled) issue of Display Advertising Digest, 10/1986, an LAT publication
; multi-page report, "Circulation history of the Los Angeles Times Suburban
Sections," 6/1972 ; multi-page report, "Territorial history of the Los Angeles
TImes Suburban Sections," 6/1972.
Box 71, Folder 8
Miscellaneous correspondence
1959 - 1983
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: memos and reports related to advertising issues and several
"Position Description(s)" in the Display Advertising Department.
Box 71, Folder 9
Miscellaneous papers
1968 - 1982
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items, a wide array of materials: letters exhcnaged with the American
Advertising Federation ; management memo on maltreatment of LAT reporters at the
1968 Democratic National Convention by Chicago Police ; a report on the LAT
Suburban Sections ; more.
Box 71, Folder 10
Correspondence
1969 - 1979
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: memos and letters on subjects such as: a (very) brief history
of LAT advertising; Editor & Publisher article, 2/6/1971, "(LAT) news staff
doubled... in 10 years" ; flurry of communications relating to controversial
"Doonesbury" comic strip ; opinion writers ; more.
Box 71, Folder 11
Newsday correspondence
1971 - 1973
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: memos and reports relating to many aspects of the operation of
TM affiliate, Newsday. Notable item: 20-plus pp. packet titled "Newsday Five-year
objectives." A range of material is included here to keep LAT executives aware of
Newsday operations.x
Box 72
Advertising Department - Stickell, Vance
Box 72, Folder 1
Circulation memos
1968 - 1969
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: memos and reports related to circulation and advertising
issues.
Box 72, Folder 2
Circulation memos
1970
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: memos and reports related to circulation and advertising
issues.
Box 72, Folder 3
Circulation memos
1971
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: memos and reports related to circulation and advertising
issues.
Box 72, Folder 4
Circulation memos
1972
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: memos and reports related to circulation and advertising
issues.
Box 72, Folder 5
Circulation memos
1973 - 1975
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: memos and reports related to circulation and advertising
issues. Notable item: 10-pp. "Review of Circulation Dealer Accounting.
Box 72, Folder 6
Circulation
1971 - 1985
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: collection of memos, reports, clips and other material filed by
Stickell's office relating to circulation plans and operations. Major items
include: 29-pp. stapled, "Circulation growth recommendations - a report prepared
for Vance Stickell, Executive Vice President, Marketing by The Circulation Growth
Committee" (5/14/1982) ; 9-pp. memo titled "Distribution System," from Bert
Tiffany on 9/12/1978 ;6-pp. memo (plus attachaments) titled "Circulation Growth"
from Tiffany dated 11/22/1985 ; more.
Box 72, Folder 7
Integrated Circulation Information System (1 of 2)
1983 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Bound between blue covers, multi-section report titled ICIS ROI, or Integrated
Circulation Information System - Return on Investment. This material was prepared
during 1985 and 1986. The tabbed sections are titled NEW PROGRAM DESCRIPTION,
SUMMARY PROJECTIONS, ROI, OTHER BENEFITS, SAVINGS, OPERATING COSTS, HARDWARE /
FACILITIES, DEVELOPMENT, START-UP, APP. I - IMPLEMENTATION, APP. II - COST MODEL,
APP. III - RFP (Request for Proposal).-v
Box 72, Folder 8
Integrated Circulation Information System (2 of 2)
1983 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Bound between blue covers, multi-section report titled ICIS ROI, or Integrated
Circulation Information System - Return on Investment. This material was prepared
during 1985 and 1986. The tabbed sections are titled NEW PROGRAM DESCRIPTION,
SUMMARY PROJECTIONS, ROI, OTHER BENEFITS, SAVINGS, OPERATING COSTS, HARDWARE /
FACILITIES, DEVELOPMENT, START-UP, APP. I - IMPLEMENTATION, APP. II - COST MODEL,
APP. III - RFP (Request for Proposal).
Box 73
Advertising Department - Stickell, Vance
Box 73, Folder 1
Memoranda
1983
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: memos, questionnaires, reports and other materials related to
the LAT decision to discontinue Home magazine and start a new magazine, eventually
to be named
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
.
Box 73, Folder 2
Memoranda
1984
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: memos and reports related to the transition from old Home
magazine to new
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
. Notable item: an approx. 50-pp. packet
titled "Advertiser and Reader reactions to redisinged Sunday Magazine - (L.A.)
Time Magazine prototype, Pleasrues prototype, presentation of study results,
(6/18/1984), SRI international."
Box 73, Folder 3
Memoranda
1984 - 1985
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: memos and reports related to the transition from old Home
magazine to new
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
. Notable item: 30+ pp. "
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
Presentations Proposal," 9/28/1984.
Box 73, Folder 4
"Positioning a magazine"
1985
Scope and Contents
1 item: 65-pp. script for slide show introducing LATM. The program is titled
"Positioning a magazine."
Box 73, Folder 5
Miscellaneous
1985 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: memos and reports related to the transition from old Home
magazine to new
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
. Notable items: 2-pp. speech by
Stickell, 10/3/1985, "Remarks...to the Sales Departments..." ; exchange with
Moritz Market Research ; Marketing Research trend charts, 6/5/1986 ; 6-pp. article
copy, Columbia Journalism Review, "Sunday magazines - do they deserve to survive?"
; 9-pp. "1987 Magazine proposal" ; approx. 12-pp. package, "November Hall's
Editorial Analysis," 2/3/1987 ;25+ pp."PIB/LNA Competitive Magazine Analysis,"
6/1987 ; approx. 20-pp. packet (clear plastic cover).
Box 73, Folder 6
Miscellaneous
1985 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: memos, correspondence, research and reports related to the new
LAT Magazine. Notable items: 42-pp. script for "New Magazine presentation -
Executive Incentive Group Meeting," 9/13/1985 ; multi-page packet, "Cost
porjections - LATM promotion," 7/26/1985 ; more.
Box 73, Folder 7
Prototypes and surveys
1985 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: several versions of LATM prototype, including one titled
"Pleasures" ; 40+ pp. "
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
Survey," 7/18/1986 ; 20+ pp.
ring-bound booklet, "
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
- People * Places * Plerasures,"
containing examples of ad-copy related to LATM, Media statistics and Timing for
ads ; 40+ pp. packet, "(LATM) Issue #24," with a report on that issue.
Box 74
Advertising Department - Stickell, Vance
Box 74, Folder 1
Accidental death of Gordon Phillips
1984
Scope and Contents
Approx. 75 items: letters, memos, clippings, programs for the memorial service, a
eulogy, and other material related to the death of Gordon Phillips in 1984.
Phillips, 62, was died after being struck by a truck on a rain-slick NYC street
while on assignment for LAT. He had been "the voice of The Times in radio,
television and motion picture advertising for 25 years," according to the LAT
obituary, 4/25/1984.
Box 74, Folder 2
Miscellaneous
ca. 1960 - ca.
1985
Scope and Contents
Approx. 120 items: letters, memos, clippings, handwritten notes, reports and
other materials related to LAT operations in a wide range of departments. These
items were filed in the office of Vance Stickell, who died in 1987. Some of these
items were judged "confidential" at the time they originated.
Box 74, Folder 3
Miscellaneous
ca. 1960 - ca.
1985
Scope and Contents
Approx. 120 items: letters, memos, clippings, handwritten notes, reports and
other materials related to LAT operations in a wide range of departments. These
items were filed in the office of Vance Stickell, who died in 1987. Some of these
items were judged "confidential" at the time they originated.
Box 74, Folder 4
Miscellaneous
ca. 1960 - ca.
1985
Scope and Contents
Approx. 120 items: letters, memos, handwritten notes, reports and other material
on a wide array of LAT activities and departments. There is quite a bit of 5-Year
plan material. Included is one group photograph (late 1970s ?) including Otis
Chandler.
Box 74, Folder 5
Miscellaneous
ca. 1960 - ca.
1985
Scope and Contents
Approx. 120 items: letters, memos, handwritten notes, reports and other material
on a wide array of LAT activities and departments. There is quite a bit of 5-Year
plan material. Included is one group photograph (late 1970s ?) including Otis
Chandler.
Box 75
Advertising Department - Stickell, Vance
Box 75, Folder 1
Leadership
1951
Scope and Contents
1 item, divided into categories by tabbed sheets: this material was in a heavy
binder labeled "Vance Stickell." The entire package is the Johnson Temperament
Analysis Profile as used by Ben L. Wells & Co. It is assumed these were
Stickell's materials when he took the leadership course early in his LAT
career.
Box 75, Folder 2
Interoffice correspondence
1959 - 1962,
1971
Scope and Contents
7 items: memos on several subjects including "target" accounts and sales
controls.
Box 75, Folder 3
Speeches
ca. 1960 -
1985
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: 4-pp. text of "Talk given to the management & staff of The
Times General Advertising Department (6/9/1961) by Vance Stickell" ; 6-pp. outline
for speech to Management Conference, Harry Chandler Auditorium, 4/9/1968 ; several
other speeches are collected here by other speakers ; several texts without date
or speaker given.
Box 75, Folder 4
Miscellaneous
1960 - 1983
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: memos, reports, financial figures, etc. Notable items: 10+ pp.
report - "Los Angeles Times SUBURBAN SECTIONS -- 1980 Demographics" ; 15-pp.
report - "Suburban Improvement and Expansion - Los Angeles and Orange County
Subdivisions," 7/2/1980 ; 4-pp. report, 12/28/1977, on "San Diego Bureau" ; 30+
pp. packet, "Principles of new stanardized National rate card."
Box 75, Folder 5
Marketing Research
1961 - 1962,
1978
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: memos, reports and other material related to market
research
Box 75, Folder 6
Metropolitan Sunday Newspapers, Inc.
1962 - 1971
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: letters, memos, lists of advertisers, and other material
related to LAT Advertising Dept. dealings with Metropolitan Sunday Newspapers,
Inc.
Box 75, Folder 7
Better Business Bureau - Correspondence
1964 - 1967
Scope and Contents
Approx. 18 items: correspondence and other material related to the Better
Business Bureau's attempts to insure honesty in advertising.
Box 75, Folder 8
Selective Saturation Program
1965 - 1970
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: letters, memos, reports and other material related to
Advertising Dept.'s Selective Saturation Program, 1965 - 1970.
Box 75, Folder 9
Orange County issues
1967 - 1970
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: letters, memos, reports and other material related to LA Times
"Orange County issues," 1967 - 1970. Notable items: multi-page packet, 10/26/1970,
on Orange County Edition's "first Orange County Dining and Entertainment Section"
; 26-pp. report, "Los Angeles Times Orange County Edition and Satellite
Plant,"
Box 75, Folder 10
Memoranda file
1968 - 1969
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: reports, memos, agendas and other material filed for Vance
Stickell.
Box 75, Folder 11
Detroit representatives
1970 - 1978
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: letters and other material related to LAT advertising sales
representatives for the auto industry based in Detroit, Michigan.
Box 76
Advertising Department - Stickell, Vance
Box 76, Folder 1
Classified Advertising
1967 - 1980
Scope and Contents
Approx. 50 items: letters reponding to complaints about various aspects of LAT
advertising, from content to cost. Most of the response letters were signed by Don
Dlark and Paul Mahoney, assistant classifeid advertising directors, and by Vance
Stickell, VP of (Advertising) Sales.
Box 76, Folder 2
Satellite Plants, Satellite Facility Site studies
1968
Scope and Contents
2 items, two (parallel) reports: 23-pp. report plus appendices, "Satellite
Facility Site Study," 5/31/1968 ; 5-pp. report, "Satellite Location Study,"
6/17/1968.
Box 76, Folder 3
Classified Advertising
1968 - 1984
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: memos and other material related to LAT classified
advertising.
Box 76, Folder 4
Magazine Division
1968 - 1986
Scope and Contents
75+ items: memos, reports (including financial reports), a slide show script and
other material related to LAT Sunday magazines and advertising-related issues of
the magazines.
Box 76, Folder 5
Correspondence - Ahmanson through Batten, Barton... Inc.
1969 - 1972
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: letters to representatives of advertisers (letters "A" and "B")
on advertising related issues.
Box 76, Folder 6
Correspondence - Robert D. Nelson
1969 - 1981
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: letters, memos and other material, much of it passed between
Stickell and Nelson, 1969 - 1981.
Box 76, Folder 7
Selective Saturation Program
1971 - 1978
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: memos, letters, reports, statistics and other material related
to the LAT Selective Saturation Program.
Box 76, Folder 8
Correspondence - Nick Williams
1973 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: letters, most from Stickell to Nick B. Williams (long-time LAT
top Editor who retired in 1971), and a smaller number originating with Williams.
They were clearly both business associates and friends.
Box 76, Folder 9
Circulation dealers
1974
Scope and Contents
4 items: memos related to LAT circulation dealers, thjree from Bert Tiffany,
Director of Circulation, and one from Robert D. Nelson, VP and Gen. Mgr. of
LAT.
Box 76, Folder 10
Advertising Rates
1975 - 1985
Scope and Contents
Approx. 50 items: memos, letters, reports (incl. financial reports) related to
LAT advertising rates during the period 1975 - 1985.
Box 77
Advertising Department - Stickell, Vance
Box 77, Folder 1
Sales Dimensions
1977 - 1978
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: correspondence between John Mount (Marketing Research) and
Vance Stickell (VP Sales) of LAT and Len Gall (Pres., Sales Dimensions) ;
promotional materials from Sales Dimensions related to their products, slide
charts designed to calculate sales and sales related factors. An example of the
slide chart designed for use by LAT is in the folder. It is called an "adult
reader calculator."
Box 77, Folder 2
Best of the Times
1980 - 1981
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: letters, memos and reports related to the "Alternative Delivery
System." This plan involved free distribution, in parts of the San Gabriel Valley,
of a special editorial product called "The Best of the Times." This section
consisted of recent Times articles and plenty of ads. It was a way of
jump-starting a stagnant advertising and circulation zone. LAT canceled the
program in early 1981 after about five months. It was not working as hoped.
Box 77, Folder 3
Cable television
1980 - 1985
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: memos, letters and reports related to investigations into cable
television, videotext and other telecommunications innovations of the early 1980s.
Notable items: approx. 25-pp. packet, "Home systems," 2/1981 ; approx. 20-pp.
packet, "Experiments in mass electronic publishing--an update," 5/1981 ; 13-pp.
packet, "1983 Survey of newspaper involvement in new telecommunications," 1983? ;
14-pp. packet, "CABLE TV SYSTEMS/PROGRAM GUIDES," 1/28/1985.
Box 77, Folder 4
San Diego Edition
1982 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: letters, memos, a presentation script, charts. Notable items:
23-pp. script for slide show - "New San Diego presentation" ; 4 pages of charts,
"Newspaper penetration," showing LAT circulation "penetration" vs. a US average
and LAT penetration in L.A. and Orange counties.
Box 77, Folder 5
San Diego Edition
1977 - 1981
Scope and Contents
Approx. 75 items: memos, letters, reports and other material related to LAT's San
Diego Edition, 1977 - 1981. Notable items: 8-page "Special advertising section,"
copied from San Diego magazine of 2/15/1978 ; several news releases from LAT
related to the start-up of the San Diego Edition ; 10-pp. "San Diego County
Edition - Consumer Promotion" ; approx. 10-pp. article copy of San Diego mag.,
"Now, San Diego County has everything!," (somewhat sarcastic look at what SD mag
considered the colonization of the county by LAT); letter from Stickell for SD
Mayor Pete WIlson ; multi-page packet (bright orange) of "Display advertising"
figures for San Diego edition. 21-pp. text of speech, "Tom Johnson - San Diego Ad
Club..." for use 6/20/1979, with "revised draft" - 6/8/1979.
Box 77, Folder 6
San Diego Edition - Financial materials
1978 - 1982
Scope and Contents
30+ items: financial reports, ad rates, revenue reports and other material
related to operation of the San Diego Edition of LAT. Notable items: multi-part
packet, cover dated 7/30/1982, "San Diego linage & revenue forecast..." ;
multi-part packet, cover date 6/5/1985, "San Diego plans" ; approx. 15-pp. packet,
"(LAT) San Diego Edition [weekly] operating statement" ; various other financial
projections.
Box 77, Folder 7
Correspondence - Tom Johnson
1987
Scope and Contents
2 items: two memos exchanged between Tom Johnson and Vance Stickell in June of
1987. In them, the two executives offer evaluations of several people who may be
replacements for Stickell, who had been stricken with cancer, and who died in
October of 1987.
Box 77, Folder 8
Reports on advertising rates and revenue
1987 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 70-pp. (in tabbed segments) with reports on advertising inches, adv.
rates, demograpic coverage, etc.
Box 78
Advertising Department - Stickell, Vance
Box 78, Folder 1
Correspondence
1963
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: correspondence between Stickell and other newspaper advertising
and marketing executives around the US.
Box 78, Folder 2
Miscellaneous material
1963
Scope and Contents
Approx. 45 items: reports, speeches, research notes and miscellaneous materials
related to Newspaper 1, a nationwide advertisers' association.
Box 78, Folder 3
Operating Committee - Reports
1963
Scope and Contents
2 items and attachments: Report No. 1 and Report No. 2 "To the Board of
Directors, Newspaper 1.
Box 78, Folder 4
Operating Committee - Correspondence
1963
Scope and Contents
Approx. 75 items: letters, memos, reports, telegrams and other material related
to the Newspaper 1 Operating Committee and to Vance Stickell's role as a
co-chairman . He was named to the position in July 1963.
Box 78, Folder 5
Speech to AANR
1963
Scope and Contents
5 items: two text versions of Vance Stickell's speech to American Association of
Newspaper Representatives on 11/14/1963 ; several letters relating to the speech
that were exchanged between Stickell and other advertising and publishing
executives.
Box 78, Folder 6
Regional meeting in Los Angeles
1963
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: correspondence, lists, photographs, telegrams and other
material related to the Regional meeting of Newspaper 1 in Los Angeles,
11/15/1963.
Box 79
Advertising Department - Stickell, Vance
Box 79, Folder 1
Correspondence
1964
Scope and Contents
Approx. 65 items: letters, memos, notes related to Newspaper 1, 1964.
Box 79, Folder 2
Operating Committee - Correspondence
1964
Scope and Contents
Approx. 45 items: correspondence and several reports related to the Operating
Committee of Newspaper 1, 1964.b
Box 79, Folder 3
Reports and research
1964
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: correspondence and several multi-page reports on activities and
strategies of Newspaper 1, 1964.
Box 79, Folder 4
Promotional material
1964 - 1965
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: memos, letters, reports, press releases and promotional
material for Newspaper 1, 1964 - 1965.
Box 79, Folder 5
Correspondence and reports
1965 - 1967
Scope and Contents
Approx. 60 items: memos, letters and reports related to the activities of
Newspaper 1 for the years 1965 - 1967.
Box 79, Folder 6
Operations Advisory Committee
1965 - 1970
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: correspondence, reports, minutes of meetings and other material
related to the activities of Newspaper 1, 1965 - 1970.
Box 79, Folder 7
Correspondence and reports
1968 - 1969
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: correspondence, reports and other material related to the
activities of Newspaper 1, 1968 - 1969.
Box 79, Folder 8
Correspondence
1970 - 1971
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: correspondence and some other material related to the
activities of Newspaper 1 in 1970 - 1971.
Box 80
Advertising Department - Stickell, Vance
Box 80, Folder 1
WEST Magazine
1965 - 1969
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: correspondence, memos, reports and other material related to
(LAT's) West magazine, 1965 - 1969.
Box 80, Folder 2
WEST Magazine (display advertising)
1968
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: memos, letters and reports related to West magazine, 1968.
Notable items include: 15-pp. report, "WEST Magazine... Readership and Reader
Attitudes," 4/1968 ; several long memos from Stickell to Robert D. Nelson, and/or
Otis Chandler and/or Nick Williams.
Box 80, Folder 3
WEST Magazine - Arizona theme
1970
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: letters, memos and notes related to the "Arizona-themed" issue
of West magazine which ran 10/25/1970.
Box 80, Folder 4
WEST Magazine (display advertsing)
1970 - 1972
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: letters, memos, clippings, promotional material and other items
realted to West magazine, 1970 - 1972.
Box 80, Folder 5
THIS WEEK Magazine
1963 - 1971
Scope and Contents
5 items: four letters related to West magazine ; one article copy, source
unknown, titled "L.A. Times to drop 'This Week."
Box 80, Folder 6
Perfumed advertisements - Complaints & comments
1940
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: letters and postcards from readers complaining (some very
pointedly) about the scented ads that were then being placed in LAT. Also included
are a selection of LAT responses. Notable items: exchange of letters between
author James M. Cain (author - The Postman Always Rings Twice), and W.G.
Pfaffenberger, LAT Advertising Manager.
Box 80, Folder 7
Orange County Edition - Satellite Operation
1964 - 1970
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: memos, financial reports, promotional items and other material
related to the Orange County Edition of LAT. Notable items: 20-pp. booklet, "The
Los Angeles TImes Orange County Edition - Orange County's newest advertising
medium."
Box 80, Folder 8
Suburban Sections (Zone Editions)
1964 - 1969
Scope and Contents
Approx. 65 items: memos, reports, promotional materials and other items related
to LAT Suburban Sections, 1964 - 1969.
Box 80, Folder 9
Suburban Sections
1970 - 1973
Scope and Contents
Approx. 45 items: memos, reports, promotional materials and other items related
to LAT Suburban Sections, 1970 - 1973.
Box 81
Advertising Department - Stickell, Vance
Box 81, Folder 1
Bureau of Advertising - November Group, Inc.
1972
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: letters and memos exchanged between Vance Stickell and
representatives of the Bureau of Advertising and November Group, Inc.
Box 81, Folder 2
International Newspaper Advertising Executives
1967 - 1976
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: memos, letters, and other material related to the activities of
the International Newspaper Advertising Executives.
Box 81, Folder 3
Newspaper Advertising Bureau (NAB)
1979 - 1985
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: memos, letters and other material related to the activities of
the Newspaper Advertising Bureau.
Box 81, Folder 4
Newspaper Advertising Bureau - NEWSPLAN
1978 - 1980
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: newsletters, information packages, memos and letters related to
the activities of the Newsplan group and the Long-Range Task Force Plans Committee
of the Newspaper Advertising Bureau, 1978 - 1980.
Box 81, Folder 5
Newspaper Advertising Executives Association
1960 - 1965
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: letters, memos, association bulletins and other material
related to the activities of the Newspaper Advertising Executives Assn., 1960 -
1965.
Box 81, Folder 6
Newspaper Advertising Executives Assocation - Report, Central Servicing
& Rate Formats
1961
Scope and Contents
Report of approx. 50-pp., "Report on Study Feasibility of Central Servicing and
Rate Formats," 1/6/1961, and related notes.
Box 81, Folder 7
Planning Board - LA Times Marketing Research
1968 - 1969
Scope and Contents
30+ items: reports, charts and notes related to growth in the newspaper industry
in the late 1960s.
Box 81, Folder 8
Planning Board - LA Times Marketing Research
1970
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items:memos, reports, handwritten notes and other material related to
the activities of the Marketing Research Dept. Planning Board.
Box 81, Folder 9
Planning Board - LA Times Marketing Research - bound reports
1969 - 1970
Scope and Contents
5 items, five bound reports: "1980 Forecast for Los Angeles Times Planning Board
- Vance Stickell" 8/5/1969 ; "Employee Benefit Recommendations for 1970 - 1971 -
1972" (Robert L. Flannes) ; "Dallas Newspaper Situation," a report on Dallas
demographics, newspaper circulation and advertising lineage ; "Tucson, Arizona...
The Market... Its Media," 2/178/1970 ; "Newsday," 3/2/1970. These reports range in
length from 10 to 58-pp.
Box 82
Advertising Department - Stickell, Vance
Box 82, Folder 1
LA Times Policy Notices
1938 - 1959
Scope and Contents
50+ items: wide array of memos relating to LAT policies. The bulk of this
material does not relate directly to Advertising or Stickell's work.
Box 82, Folder 2
3-D Advertising
1953
Scope and Contents
Approx. 75 items: three-dimensional photography was introduced into advertising
in 1953 and a flurry of memos and letters reflects this fact. Bullock's department
stores ran a series of the 3-D ads that year.
Box 82, Folder 3
"Zones" issues
1958 - 1964
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: large folded map of Greater L.A. Circulation zone boundaries,
1958 ; 14-pp. report, "The Suburban (Zone) Sections of the Los Angeles Times, 1957
- 1966" ; 10-pp. report, "Daily Orange County Zones at Costa Mesa" ; 14-pp.
report, "Readership Study of LOS ANGELES SUBURBAN NEWSPAPERS, INC. (8 - 10/1963)
by Facts Consolidated" ; multi-page, spiral bound report (yellow cover) -
"Suburban Sections Report" (2/1962) ; multi-page spiral bound report (blue cover)
- "An analysis of the Suburban Sections with a proposed immediate & extended
program, 1963 - 1964" ; more.
Box 82, Folder 4
"Zones" issues
1960 - 1964
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: memos and brief reports related to the operations of the
Suburban Zone sections of LAT.
Box 82, Folder 5
LA Times Policy Notices
1960 - 1964
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: wide array of memos relating to LAT policies. Only a small
number of these memos relate directly to Advertising or Stickell's work.
Box 82, Folder 6
Merchandising
1960 - 1982
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: memos, reports and promotional material related to LAT market
research, advertising and sales efforts. Folder originally noted "from VS's
desk."
Box 82, Folder 7
Advertising policy - Complaints
1968 - 1980
Scope and Contents
Approx. 75 items: letters sent to LAT complaining about various ads that upset
readers for one reason or another. Several off the letters have attached
tearsheets of newsprint.
Box 82, Folder 8
Advertising policy - Complaints
1968 - 1980
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: a wide array of complaint letters written to LAT, plus a number
of the replies, in the time period 1968 - 1980.
Box 83
Advertising Department - Stickell, Vance
Box 83, Folder 1
Annual budgets
1983 - 1984
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: printouts of financial figures, reports, memos, copies of slide
presentation scripts for Stickell, Don Maldonado, Don Clark and Bert Tiffany, all
related to the annual budgets of 1983 and 1984.
Box 83, Folder 2
LA Times Five Year Plan, Executive Summary & memos
1982 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: 56-pp. "Five Year Plan, 1982 - 1986 - Executive Summary" ;
several related memos.
Box 83, Folder 3
5-Year Plan presentations
1984 - 1985
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: memos, financial figures, presentation scripts and other
material related to the 5-Year Plan presentations of 1984 and 1985.
Box 83, Folder 4
5-year Plan - narratives
1985
Scope and Contents
6 items: 2 copies of 10-pp. "Five Year Plan - Vance Stickell Narrative -
(5/14/1985)," one with revisions and marginal notes, one "clean" ; other materials
and memos related to this plan.
Box 83, Folder 5
LA Times Organizational charts
1989
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: organizational charts for various departements, offices,
committees, etc., within LA Times. They are dated either 3/1989 or 10/1989.
Box 83, Folder 6
Miscellaneous memo file
1958 - 1969
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: a collection of memos on various subjects such as home delivery
dealer rates, etc.
Box 83, Folder 7
Miscellaneous memo file
1970 - 1979
Scope and Contents
Approx. 50 items: collection of memos on various subjects. Notable items: 31-pp.
transcript headed "Talking with Vance Stickell, VP Sales, and associates on
(8/25/1975) - interviewer identified as "JB," probably James Bassett ; large
clipped packet labeled "Press Plan presentation."
Box 83, Folder 8
Miscellaneous memo file
1980 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: collection of memos on a variety of subjects from the period
1980 - 1986.
Box 84
Advertising Department - Stickell, Vance
Box 84, Folder 1
Contingency plans
1981 - 1985
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: memos, reports and other material related to contingency
planning for the departements within Advertising, 1981 - 1985.
Box 84, Folder 2
USA Today / USA Weekend
1981 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: memos, letters and other material related to the growing
circulation of USA Today, and the success (or lack of it) of USA Weekend in the
early 1980s.
Box 84, Folder 3
WEEKEND SPORTS
1975 - 1976
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: letters and other material related to the magazine supplement,
Weekend Sports. Notable items:complete issue of Weekend Sports for 6/15/1975 ;
6-pp. (plus cover letter) "Trendex Report - nationwide research by telephone -
Weekend Sports Magazine, primary audience survey, May, June, 1975.
Box 84, Folder 4
LA Times San Diego Edition
ca. 1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: bound packet (blue cover) approx. 20-pp., "San Diego expansion"
(5/6/1986) ; related memos ; approx. 12-pp. stapled packet, "San Diego County
Market Survey," including demographic info and charts.
Box 84, Folder 5
Christmas cards
1980
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: reproductions of Ben Abril paintings - scenes of historic L.A.
and Paris. Used as Christmas cards by Vance Stickell, all with printed
inscriptions, one with Stickell's signature
Box 84, Folder 6
Women of the Year
1970, 1976
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: photos of various LAT Women of the Year award winners ; two
copies of the 1970 presentation program for the awards ; letters of appreciation
to Paul Conrad and Jack Smith for "remarks" made to the audience ; other materials
on the programs and the awardees.
Box 84, Folder 7
Slides for speeches
1984
Scope and Contents
Text of a speech given by Vance Stickell to budget meeting ; multiple sheets of
slides used in Stickell's presentation.
Box 84, Folder 8
Promotion
1962 - 1967
Scope and Contents
Approx. 60 items: memos, letters, clippings and a wide range of other material
related to Promotion department activities. Notable item: approx. 12-pp. bound
(blue cover, binding removed) report - "1963 Trade Campaign Recommendations."
Box 85
Advertising Department - Stickell, Vance
Box 85, Folder 1
Display Advertising
1958 - 1959
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: memos, letters, an organizational charts, a job description.
Notable items: multi-page collection of organizational charts (spiral binding
removed, blue covers), titled "Los Angeles Times Display Advertising Department -
'Functional' Organization Chart, 1958."
Box 85, Folder 2
Special Sections
1967 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 70 items: memos, letters, reports and a presentation script related to
special sections in the Los Angeles TImes.
Box 85, Folder 3
Suggestions to LA Times
1968 - 1977
Scope and Contents
8 items: these items are all memos either to or from Vance Stickell on the
subject of suggestions to LAT.
Box 85, Folder 4
Times Mirror subsidiaries - Correspondence
1968 - 1981
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: memos and letters related to TM subsidiaries Jeppesen
Sanderson, The Gousha Co., Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Outdoor Life (magazine) and
others.
Box 85, Folder 5
LA Times Executive Conference
5/17/1969
Scope and Contents
1 item: transcript, approx. 130-pp (headed "Tape I," "Tape II," "Tape III"), of
"Los Angeles Times Executive Conference - 'Editorial Excellence' (5/17/1969),
CONFIDENTIAL. This copy was issued to Vance Stickell. Those whose comments are
seen on the transcript: Otis Chandler ; Nick Williams ; Frank Haven ; Robert
Lobdell ; William Thomas ; Ed Guthman ; Robert Flannes.
Box 85, Folder 6
Security Analysis
1969 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: memos, letters and reports on security analysis of stock
performance of the stocks of LAT and newspapers in general. Notable items: 30+ pp.
analysis by Dirks Brothers, Ltd., 1970 ; report of approx. 15-pp., titled
"Publishing Update" from 8/1983.
Box 85, Folder 7
Suburban publishing
1976 - 1982
Scope and Contents
45+ items: memos, rough notes, lengthy reports and other material related to
planning and operation of the suburban sections of LAT. Major reports: 8-pp.,
"SPECIAL SECTIONS - Los Angeles Times Reader Panel, TRP #103" (10/1974) ; 31-pp.,
"Special Report - Advertising and Media ussues in the 1980s - generated by the
changing social climate" (prepared by ... Yankelovich, Skelly and White, Inc.) ;
11-pp., "Suburban expansion - Los Angeles and Orange County Subdivisions,"
6/3/1980 ; 11-pp., "Suburban expansion Los Angeles and Orange County Subdivisions
- Best Case projection," 7/2/1980 ; 14-pp., "Suburban improvement & expansion
- Los Angeles and Orange County Subdivisions," 7/2/1980.
Box 85, Folder 8
Times Mirror Newspaper Group
1977 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: memos, letters, agendas and other material related to the Times
Mirror Newspaper Group, including Connecticut Newspapers, Inc., Dallas Times
Herald, Hartford Courant, Denver Post and Newsday. Notable items - two lengthy
reports: 10-pp. report, Subject -"INEA [?] notes" ; 30+ pp. report - "First
Amendment Overview."
Box 86
Advertising Department - Stickell, Vance
Box 86, Folder 1
Times Mirror National Sales Network
1982 - 1984
Scope and Contents
Approx. 70 items: memos and reports. Notable (lengthy) items: approx. 12-pp.
"Times Mirror National Sales Network" - Estimated 1985 Lineage...Revenue" ;
approx. 12-pp. - "Times MIrror National Sales Network [ca. 1984].
Box 86, Folder 2
Times MIrror Steering Committee & National Marketing
1983 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items (incl. several long reports): memos, financial reports and other
material related to TM Steering Committee and TM National Marketing. Major
reports: approx. 15-pp. report, "Times MIrror National Representation Study -
Steering Committee Report #1," 6/29/1983 ; 30-pp. report, "TM National
Representation Study - Steering Committee Report #3," 10/8/1983 (Dallas) ; 12-pp.
"(Times Mirror) Steering Committee Report," 12/8/1983 ; 20+ pp. report -
handwritten note reads "from (1/17/1984) meeting" - "The Times Mirror National
Marketing Company" ; approx. 20-pp. report, "...Network of Leading Newspapers,"
4/11/1986.
Box 86, Folder 3
Executive retreats
1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 45 items: memos, reports, charts and other material related to planning
and reporting on executive retreats, 1986. Notable (lengthy) reports: 17-pp.
"Notes of Executive Retreat (10/29/1986)" ; 11-pp. "Outline of Marketing Strategy"
; 10-pp. letter/planning statement from Don Clark to Tom Johnson, dated 12/15/1986
; 30+ pp. packet, Subject - "Marketing Strategy Meeting," 12/19/1986.
Box 86, Folder 4
Miscellaneous reports
1979 - 1985
Scope and Contents
5 items (in 3 packets): approx. 10-pp. - "Los Angeles TImes Executive Seminar -
Santa Barbara Biltmore, (5/10 - 5/13/1979), program and other info ; approx.
25-pp. - "Major assumptions & projections to the Year 2000," Newspaper
Advertising Bureau, Inc. ; 16-pp. - "Future of The Times" memo, written by Jim
Shaffer.
Box 86, Folder 5
Times Mirror corporate operations
1979 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: letters, memos, reports and other material related to TM
corporate operations. Notable items: 20+ pp. "Times MIrror Corporate Airplane
Study" (2/8/1979) ; 84-pp. staple-bound booklet, "Times MIrror Factbook - 1984,"
providing comprehensive information about TM "newspaper publishing, broadcast
television, cable television, book pulbishing, information services, newsprint and
forest products," etc.
Box 86, Folder 6
Don Wright - Correspondence
1982 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: memos and reports related to new programs, yearly goals, etc.,
exchanged between Don Wright, TM executive, and Stickell.
Box 86, Folder 7
LAT - Standards of Advertising Acceptability, 1985.
1985
Scope and Contents
1 item: LAT - Standards of Advertising Acceptability, 1985. 100+ pp. of inserts,
tabbed by subject.
Box 87
Advertising Department - Stickell, Vance
Box 87, Folder 1
Promotion
1971 - 1978
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: memos, reports and related material. Notable names and items
include: television advertising ; Edward Reap ; Vance Stickell ; more.x
Box 87, Folder 2
Simplified Newspaper Advertising Program
1966 - 1971
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: multi-page report - "S N A P, Simplified Newspaper Advertising
Program," prepared by Advertising Checking Bureau, Inc. ; collection of letters
and memos related to the S.N.A.P. concept.
Box 87, Folder 3
Production Department
1980 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: memos and reports, generally related to issues of concern both
to Production and Advertising departments.
Box 87, Folder 4
Los Angeles Times Orange County Edition
1986 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items - memos, clippings, prints from a slide program, agendas, and
reports related to LAT operation of Orange County Edition. Notable names and items
include: Vance Stickell, Tom Johnson, David Laventhol, Don Clark, Dick
Schlosberg.
Box 87, Folder 5
Newspaper Preprint Corp.
1967 - 1975
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items - letters, memos, reports and other material related to
preprints for LAT. Notable names and items include: Vance Stickell ; exchange of
letters with John L. Kaufman (Pres., Newspaper Advertising Bureau) ; exchange of
letters with William Fitzhugh, Jr. (Pres., Newspaper Preprint Corp.) ; Minutes of
Executive Committee meeting, Newspaper Preprint Corp. ; 54-pp. (gray cover)
"Newspaper Advertising Study of Retailer Preprinted Sections," 4/1970 (Bureau of
Advertising - American Newspaper Publishers Assn.) ; more.
Box 87, Folder 6
Los Angeles Times strategic plans (1 of 2)
1974 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 50 items - letters, memos, reports and other material related to LAT
strategic plans. Notable names and items include: Vance Stickell ; Tom Johnson ;
James L. Davy (Pres., Metropolitan Sunday Newspapers, Inc.) ; Don Wright ; 30+ pp.
packet (blue binder) titled "Display Department Brainstorming" ; 14-pp. report
(blue binder) titled "Promotion and Public Relations Departments - Discussion
group for Vance Stickell" ; 4-pp. report (black binder) titled "Circulation
Department - Strategy Planning Session" ; 30+ pp. essay, "The politics of
implementing MBO -- a situational approach," by George Odiorne, Univ. of Utah,
handwritten date 10/16/1974 ; more. Split into two folders.
Box 87, Folder 7
Los Angeles Times strategic plans (2 of 2)
1974 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 50 items - letters, memos, reports and other material related to LAT
strategic plans. Notable names and items include: Vance Stickell ; Tom Johnson ;
James L. Davy (Pres., Metropolitan Sunday Newspapers, Inc.) ; Don Wright ; 30+ pp.
packet (blue binder) titled "Display Department Brainstorming" ; 14-pp. report
(blue binder) titled "Promotion and Public Relations Departments - Discussion
group for Vance Stickell" ; 4-pp. report (black binder) titled "Circulation
Department - Strategy Planning Session" ; 30+ pp. essay, "The politics of
implementing MBO -- a situational approach," by George Odiorne, Univ. of Utah,
handwritten date 10/16/1974 ; more. Split into two folders.
Box 88
Advertising Department - Stickell, Vance
Box 88, Folder 1
Los Angeles Times - Five Year Plans
1976 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items - memos, reports, addresses and other material related to LAT
5-year plans during the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Box 88, Folder 2
Los Angeles Times - Product / Operations improvement
1981 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items - memos and reports related to product and operations
improvement. Notable names and items include: Vance Stickell ; Tom Johnson ; Home
(mag.) ; death notices ; marketing areas ; more.
Box 88, Folder 3
[Miscellaneous (1 of 2)
1968 - 1987
Scope and Contents
90+ items - letters, memos, reports. Subject matter includes: Audiotex gambling
lines ; Audit Bureau of Circulations (provides circulation and readership
information to newspapers and magazines) ; Long Range Plans Committee ; price
increases and ad rate increases ; more.
Box 88, Folder 4
Miscellaneous (2 of 2)
1968 - 1987
Scope and Contents
90+ items - letters, memos, reports. Subject matter includes: Audiotex gambling
lines ; Audit Bureau of Circulations (provides circulation and readership
information to newspapers and magazines) ; Long Range Plans Committee ; price
increases and ad rate increases ; more.
Box 88, Folder 5
"Tangle Towns" contest
1970 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items - letters, notes, memos and other material related to the
"Tangle Towns" contest that ran in LAT during 1970s and 1980s.
Box 88, Folder 6
Los Angeles Times - overall "Health"
1978 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 45 items - letters, memos, reports, newspaper and magazine articles,
tearsheets and other material related to what Jim Shaffer, in a memo to Don Wright
(10/2/1985), referred to as "the overall health of the Los Angeles Times." A
number of article copies from other publications are in the folder. Among them -
"Paper Giant," California (mag.), 10/1982 ; "Divvying up the Los Angeles market,"
Adweek, 5/13/1986 ; "A lot of newspapers grow fat and heavy..." Wall St. Jounral,
8/9/1982 ;
Box 88, Folder 7
Letters
1969 - 1973
Scope and Contents
Approx. 50 items: the folder contains a collection of complaint letters and
replies that were considered good examples of how to respond to criticisms. The
issues include x-rated movie ads, price increases, lost-and-found ads, gun /
ammunition ads, disagreement about arts reviews and more. The replies were written
by staffers from several departments including Editorial and Advertising. Among
the staffers writing replies: Charles Champlin (Editorial) ; Glen W. Peters
(Advertising) ; Nick B. Williams (Editorial) ; Leonard Pomerantz (Advertising) ;
Robert D. Nelson (LAT Gen. Mgr.) ; Phil Magwood (Advertising). NIck Williams
created more than one diplomatic reply "prototype." These letters were used dozens
or even hundreds of times. One that is included here begins - "Every subscriber of
The Times means something to its editors..."
Box 88, Folder 8
Motion Picture Advertising
1969 - 1985
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items - letters, memos and press releases. Notable names and items
include: Vance Stickell ; Tom Johnson ; Charles Champlin ; "Personal &
confidential" letter, 10/17/1980, from Jack Valenti to Tom Johnson ; 5-pp. report,
"Newspapers as a medium for motion picture advertising," handwritten date
7/29/1980, to "Motion Picture Executives" from Charlie Kinsolving, NAB, etc. ;
William F. Thomas. Much of the material in this folder deals with the issue of
LAT's stance on accepting advertising for pornographic movies.
Box 89
Advertising Department - Stickell, Vance
Box 89, Folder 1
Latino research
1977 - 1981
Scope and Contents
Approx. 18 items - memos, reports and a survey related to research on Southern
California's Spanish-speaking residents - some memos refer to the project as
"Latino coverage." As always, there is a lack of uniformity as to terminology.
"Spanish-speaking," "Latino," "Hispanic" and "Spanish market" are all used. Names:
Vance Stickell, John Mount, Tom Johnson.
Box 89, Folder 2
Miscellaneous
1972 - 1990
Scope and Contents
Approx. 55 items - letters, memos, reports and press releases. Subjects and
notable names include: zip code reporting ; mail rate increases ; circulation ;
preprints ; executive incentive plan ; personnel policies ; more.
Box 89, Folder 3
Tom Johnson
1977 - 1985
Scope and Contents
Approx. 60 items - memos, reports, speeches and articles on a wide range of
subjects. Notable names and items include: Tom Johnson ; speech by Robert Erburu
(cover sheet dated 12/20/1985), "Paine Webber Outlook on the Media Conference,"
presented 12/10/1985 in New York ; 3-pp. cover memo, 3/8/1983, attached to 25-pp.
booklet, Newspaper Marketing - a time for reappraisal?" by Paul S. Hirt (Chicago
Sun-Times) ; 13-pp. speech transcript, remarks by Tom Johnson to the Bakersfield
Rotary, 6/17/1982 ; 5-pp. speech transcript, 3/18/1982, "remarks Tom Johnson made
to a large group of security analysts today" ; Vance Stickell ; 13-pp. packet,
7/27/1977, "Tom Johnson Orientation" (there are other, shorter versions of this
item).
Box 89, Folder 4
Tom Johnson
1978 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 95 items - speeches, letters, memos, handwritten notes, clippings and
other material. Notable names and items include: Tom Johnson ; Vance Stickell ;
17-pp. speech transcript, "For delivery on...(4/21/1985), Tokyo...Remarks of W.
Tom Johnson...before the Trilateral Commission" ; Executive Incentive Group ;
12-pp. article copied from Los Angeles (mag), 11/1981, "The Gray Lady of Spring
Street hits 100" ; memo, 6/12/1981, in which Stickell offers advice to Tom Johnson
for his upcoming "Rotary Speech" ; product innovations ; cost reductions ; the
folder has a very wide range of subject matter.
Box 89, Folder 5
Tom Johnson
1984 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 65 items - notes, memos, a mission statement and other materials, many of
them passed between Vance Stickell and Tom Johnson. Also: 3 stapled sheets headed
"Mission statement of the Los Angeles Times" ; memos related to Dallas Times
Herald ; articles from various publications on operation of LAT and other
newspapers. ; 8-pp. booklet (gray), text of an adress by Tom Johnson, named Univ.
of Arizona Executive of the Year, "America's Press - Free and Responsible?" ;
more.
Box 90
Advertising Department - Stickell, Vance
Box 90, Folder 1
Miscellaneous
1960 - 1984
Scope and Contents
Approx. 95 - letters, memos, reports and other material. This material covers a
wide range of issues of concern to the Classified and Display Advertising
departments.
Box 90, Folder 2
Miscellaneous
1960 - 1984
Scope and Contents
Approx. 95 - letters, memos, reports and other material. This material covers a
wide range of issues of concern to the Classified and Display Advertising
departments.
Box 90, Folder 3
Herald-Examiner operations
1974 - 1985
Scope and Contents
Approx. 55 items - memos, letters, reports, clippings and other material.
Includes material originating in the offices of Tom Johnson, Vance Stickell, and
other LAT executives reflecting the attention The Times gave to the #2 newspaper
in town, Los Angeles Herald-Examiner. Included are readership and sales
competitiion, rumors of the Herald's impending demise over a long period (finally
took place in 1989), 2-pp. list, 1/23/1984, of top management positions at Her-Ex,
"...Readership Demographics, 1973 - 1982" for Her-Ex, "Wingo," a contest run in
Her-Ex to stimulate sales in 1983 and more.
Box 90, Folder 4
Material for L.A. Times Archives
1972 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 45 items - notes, memos, letters and other material on a wide range of
subjects. Notable names or items include: LAT Standards of Advertising
Acceptability ; Gay advertising ; department restructuring ; Vision (mag), a
monthly supplement that was considered, then rejected for LAT ; Farmers Market
(L.A.) ; more.
Box 90, Folder 5
Circulation
1976 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 90 items: memos, notes, statistical reports and other material related to
Circulation Department and LAT circulation. Notable subjects and items include:
many items related to price increases ; multi-page report, "Circulation Department
- Five Year Plan, 1982 - 1986," 3/15/1982 ; telemarketing ; airport newsracks ;
grocery chain sales ; more.
Box 90, Folder 6
Newspaper Advertising Bureau - Standardization of Advertising
Codes
1977
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items - letters, memos and reports. Notable names and subjects
include: Vance Stickell ; Edward Parmelee (Pres., Knight-Ridder Newspaper Sales) ;
James Hollis (Pres., Newspaper Advertising Bureau) ; more.
Box 91
Advertising Department - Stickell, Vance
Box 91, Folder 1
Don Clark - Policy / Long term strategy
1986 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items - memos, letters and reports on policy and long term strategies
within LAT. Notable names and subjects include: Don Clark "Confidential" memo to
Dick Schlosberg titled "Are we going down the wrong road in Orange County?"
(10/27/1988) ; newspapers and mass marketing, packet dated 2/29/1988 ; 10-pp.
essay by Don Clark to Tom Johnson, 12/15/1986, answering TJ's question, "What
would you do about the paper if you were king?" ; more.
Box 91, Folder 2
Classified Department
1968 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items - notes, memos, reports and letters related to Classified
Department of LAT. Notable names and subjects include: 30+ pp. slide show
printouts and presentation text, "Report to Classified on 1989 budget,"
11/25/1988, presenter was Jim Tarmann ; Classified staffing ; pricing ; budget
meetings ; cost reduction ; special suburban sections ; more.
Box 91, Folder 3
Complaint letters
1971 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 95 items - complaint letters and responses on a wide range of subjects.
Notable names and subjects: cigarette advertising ; X-rated motion picture
advertising ; the Middle East conflict ; gun advertisments ; ads dealing with
sexual health ; complaints that LAT seems to endorse marijuana use in an ad ;
contraceptives ; The Joy of Sex ads ; more.
Box 91, Folder 4
Newspaper Advertising Bureau
1973
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items - letters, surveys, reports, handwritten notes and other
material related to the work of the Plans Committee of the NAB. Notable names and
items include: 9-pp. "Plans Committee Survey - A Summary" ; 4-pp. "Supplementary
Plans Committee Survey (Non-members of Plans Committee)" dated 1973 ; various
versions of the surveys ; Vance Stickell ; 8-pp. "Plan of Action," 5/31/1973 ;
correspondence between Stickell and marketing & advertising executives at
other publications ; more.
Box 91, Folder 5
Editorial Department (1 of 2)
1957 - 1986
Scope and Contents
letters, memos, clipping, reports and other material related to issues of concern
to both the Editorial and Advertising departments. Notable names and subjects
include: suggestions on improving the editorial product ; William F. Thomas' "Five
Year Plan Narrative," dated 5/10/1985 on cover sheet ; examples of Stickell
replies to those readers angry about Conrad cartoons ; horse racing features in
LAT ; 3-pp. survey of "Times Readership by Section," 9/11/1981 ; LAT operations in
San Diego ; 10-pp. speech text, "Cosmopolitan Club Meeting...Santa Barbara..."
3/20/1975 by William F. Thomas ; 24-pp. report, "Daily and Sunday features
published in Los Angeles Times" (5/15/1962) ; more.
Box 91, Folder 6
Editorial Department (2 of 2)
1957 - 1986
Scope and Contents
letters, memos, clipping, reports and other material related to issues of concern
to both the Editorial and Advertising departments. Notable names and subjects
include: suggestions on improving the editorial product ; William F. Thomas' "Five
Year Plan Narrative," dated 5/10/1985 on cover sheet ; examples of Stickell
replies to those readers angry about Conrad cartoons ; horse racing features in
LAT ; 3-pp. survey of "Times Readership by Section," 9/11/1981 ; LAT operations in
San Diego ; 10-pp. speech text, "Cosmopolitan Club Meeting...Santa Barbara..."
3/20/1975 by William F. Thomas ; 24-pp. report, "Daily and Sunday features
published in Los Angeles Times" (5/15/1962) ; more.
Box 91, Folder 7
Correspondence with advertisers (1 of 2)
1969 - 1985
Scope and Contents
Approx. 95 items - letters, memos, reports and other material related to
Advertising Department's interface with advertisers, often when the advertiser was
upset about articles appearing in LAT. Notable names and subjects include: 11-pp.
"1982 Budget Narrative," from Vance Stickell to Chuck Mahru, dated 12/9/1981 ;
many letters from food retailers' reps complaining about 8/18/1970 David Shaw
article alleging influence and bribery in grocery sales outlets ("Grocery shelf
psychology") ; Sears (dept. store chain) complains about a story ; series of
memos/letters on the "deteriorating relationship" between Robinson's (dept. store
chain) and LAT ; exchange with Vons (Grocery Co.) on scanning and computerized
checkstands ; Bullock's (dept. stores) complains ; The Broadway (dept. store
chain) ; other big ad accounts with issues.
Box 91, Folder 8
Correspondence with advertisers (2 of 2)
1969 - 1985
Scope and Contents
Approx. 95 items - letters, memos, reports and other material related to
Advertising Department's interface with advertisers, often when the advertiser was
upset about articles appearing in LAT. Notable names and subjects include: 11-pp.
"1982 Budget Narrative," from Vance Stickell to Chuck Mahru, dated 12/9/1981 ;
many letters from food retailers' reps complaining about 8/18/1970 David Shaw
article alleging influence and bribery in grocery sales outlets ("Grocery shelf
psychology") ; Sears (dept. store chain) complains about a story ; series of
memos/letters on the "deteriorating relationship" between Robinson's (dept. store
chain) and LAT ; exchange with Vons (Grocery Co.) on scanning and computerized
checkstands ; Bullock's (dept. stores) complains ; The Broadway (dept. store
chain) ; other big ad accounts with issues.
Box 671
Advertising Department - Vance Stickell Files
Box 671, Folder 1
1956 - 1979
Scope and Contents
Miscellaneous oversize materials - West Magazine: September 1966 (prototype
issue); two copies of October 25, 1970 (Arizona issue); November 8, 1970 (Las
Vegas issue); May 21, 1979 (Jews in LA issue); "Keeping Up with the Times"
newsletter: February 1956 issue; April 1960 issue; Daily Advertising Digest April
1977 Special Issue.
Advertising Rate Cards and Correspondence
1911-1992
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and cards listing the rates for various types of advertising within
the Los Angeles Times and its supplements. Includes folders with internal and external
correspondence regarding rate changes throughout the industry and the Times' response.
Ten boxes total; the date range is 1911-1992.
Box 92
Advertising Department - Advertising Rate Cards
Box 92, Folder 1
Rate cards
1918 - 1920
Scope and Contents
Advertising rate cards and miscellaneous related material
Box 92, Folder 2
Rate cards
1922 - 1929
Scope and Contents
Advertising rate cards
Box 92, Folder 3
Rate cards
1930 - 1934
Scope and Contents
Advertising rate cards
Box 92, Folder 4
Advertising rates
1935 - 1937
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: rate cards, letters, financial reports and handwritten notes
related to 1935 - 1937 advertising rates.
Box 92, Folder 5
Advertising rates
1940
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: rate cards, letters, financial reports and handwritten notes
related to 1940 advertising rates.
Box 92, Folder 6
Advertising rates
1944
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: rate cards, letters, reports and handwritten notes related to
1944 advertising rates.
Box 92, Folder 7
Advertising rates
1945
Scope and Contents
Approx. 45 items: letters, reports and handwritten notes related to 1945
advertising rates.
Box 92, Folder 8
Advertising rates
1946
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: rate cards, letters, reports and handwritten notes related to
1946 advertising rates.
Box 92, Folder 9
Advertising rates
1947
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: rate cards, letters, reports and handwritten notes related to
1947 advertising rates.
Box 92, Folder 10
Advertising rates
1948
Scope and Contents
Approx. 50 items: rate cards, letters, reports and handwritten notes related to
1948 advertising rates.
Box 92, Folder 11
Advertising rates
1949
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: rate cards, letters, reports and handwritten notes related to
1949 advertising rates.
Box 92, Folder 12
Advertising rates
1950
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: rate cards, letters, reports and handwritten notes related to
1950 advertising rates.
Box 93
Advertising Department - Advertising Rate Cards
Box 93, Folder 1
Advertising rates
1951
Scope and Contents
Rate cards
Box 93, Folder 2
Advertising rates
1952
Scope and Contents
Approx. 45 items: rate cards, letters, reports and handwritten notes related to
1952 advertising rates.
Box 93, Folder 3
Advertising rates - San Gabriel Valley
1952
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: rate cards, reports and handwritten notes related to 1952
advertising rates, San Gabriel Valley.
Box 93, Folder 4
Advertising rates - Home Magazine.
1953
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: rate reports and letters related to 1953 advertising rates,
Home Magazine.
Box 93, Folder 5
Advertising rate cards
1954
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: rate reports and letters related to 1954 advertising rates.
Box 93, Folder 6
Advertising rates - Home magazine.
1953 - 1956
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: rate information and letters related to 1955 advertising
rates.
Box 93, Folder 7
Advertising rates (1 of 2)
1956
Scope and Contents
Approx. 80 items: rate information and letters related to 1956 advertising rates.
Includes an alphabetical printout of approx. 70 pp. giving business names and
addresses (advertisers?). Split into two folders.
Box 93, Folder 8
Advertising rates (2 of 2)
1956
Scope and Contents
Approx. 80 items: rate information and letters related to 1956 advertising rates.
Includes an alphabetical printout of approx. 70 pp. giving business names and
addresses (advertisers?). Split into two folders.
Box 93, Folder 9
Advertising rates - Orange County
1956
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: rate information and memos related to advertising rates for
Orange County and Southern Communities.
Box 93, Folder 10
Rate information - Miscellaneous
1956
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: reports, spreadsheets and letters related to advertising rates
for 1956.
Box 93, Folder 11
Advertising Rates (1 of 2)
1957
Scope and Contents
Approx. 70 items: rate cards, memos, letters and other material related to
advertising rates for 1957. Split into two folders.
Box 94
Advertising Department - Advertising Rate Cards
Box 94, Folder 1
Advertising Rates (2 of 2)
1957
Scope and Contents
Approx. 70 items: rate cards, memos, letters and other material related to
advertising rates for 1957. Split into two folders.
Box 94, Folder 2
Advertising Rates
1958
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: several versions of a letter from LAT (Norman Chandler) to
advertisers, dated 7/23/1958, announcing "There will be no increase in Times'
advertising rates during 1958." Also in the folder are several letters with
grateful responses from advertisers including Broadway Department Stores, J.W.
Robinson, I. Magnin, Barker Brothers, etc.
Box 94, Folder 3
Advertising Rates
1959
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: rate cards, letters, memos and other material related to
advertising rates for 1959.
Box 94, Folder 4
Advertising Rates
1960
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: rate cards, letters, memos and other material related to
advertising rates for 1960.
Box 94, Folder 5
Advertising Rates
1961
Scope and Contents
Approx. 45 items: rate cards, letters, memos and other material related to
advertising rates for 1961.
Box 94, Folder 6
Advertising Rates (1 of 2)
1962
Scope and Contents
Approx. 75 items: rate cards, letters, memos and other material related to
advertising rates for 1962. Included is a selection of copies of letters sent to
major advertisers in the department store catagory - Bullock's, The May Company,
Sears, Roebuck and Co., etc. Split into two folders.
Box 94, Folder 7
Advertising Rates (2 of 2)
1962
Scope and Contents
Approx. 75 items: rate cards, letters, memos and other material related to
advertising rates for 1962. Included is a selection of copies of letters sent to
major advertisers in the department store catagory - Bullock's, The May Company,
Sears, Roebuck and Co., etc. Split into two folders.
Box 95
Advertising Department - Advertising Rate Cards
Box 95, Folder 1
Advertising Rates and measurement conversion
1963
Scope and Contents
Approx. 55 items: rate cards, letters, memos and other material related to
advertising rates for 1963. Notable items include a selection of letters to The
May Company, Broadway stores, Bullock's Department Stores, etc.
Box 95, Folder 2
Advertising Rates (1 of 2)
1964
Scope and Contents
Approx. 50 items: rate cards, letters, memos and other material related to
advertising rates for 1964. Split into two folders.
Box 95, Folder 3
Advertising Rates (2 of 2)
1964
Scope and Contents
Approx. 50 items: rate cards, letters, memos and other material related to
advertising rates for 1964. Split into two folders.
Box 95, Folder 4
Advertising Rate Cards
1964
Scope and Contents
60+ items: selection of notices to LAT advertisers ; memos ; reports ; related
materials.
Box 95, Folder 5
Advertising Rates (1 of 2)
1965
Scope and Contents
75+ items: Rate Proposals, correspondence, general Info, and other loose
materials, including reports and rate cards. Split into two folders.
Box 95, Folder 6
Advertising Rates (2 of 2)
1965
Scope and Contents
75+ items: Rate Proposals, correspondence, general Info, and other loose
materials, including reports and rate cards. Split into two folders.
Box 96
Advertising Department - Advertising Rate Cards
Box 96, Folder 1
Advertising Rates
1966
Scope and Contents
Approx. 70 items: rate cards, reports and memos.
Box 96, Folder 2
Advertising Rates (1 of 3)
1967 - 1974
Scope and Contents
Approx. 75 items: rate cards, reports and memos. Split into three folders.
Box 96, Folder 3
Advertising Rates (2 of 3)
1967 - 1974
Scope and Contents
Approx. 75 items: rate cards, reports and memos. Split into three folders.
Box 96, Folder 4
Advertising Rates (3 of 3)
1967 - 1974
Scope and Contents
Approx. 75 items: rate cards, reports and memos. Split into three folders.
Box 96, Folder 5
Advertising rates
1968
Scope and Contents
Approx. 50 items: rate cards, reports and memos.
Box 96, Folder 6
Advertising rates - Home/West magazine
1968
Scope and Contents
7 items: rate cards ; a "Notice of Importance" to advertisers ; financial
spreadsheets related to 1968 advertising rates.
Box 96, Folder 7
Display rates - Orange County
1968
Scope and Contents
Single stapled packet of four items: handwritten note, 10/24/1967, from Robert D.
Nelson to "VS" (Vance Stickell) ; 2-pp. memo from Bob Christy to Vance Stickell,
10/30/1967, on "Orange County Retail Rates" ; single sheet of note paper with
handwritten notes ; numeric chart titled "Orange County Newspaper Retail
Sales."
Box 97
Advertising Department - Advertising Rate Cards
Box 97, Folder 1
Advertising rates
1969
Scope and Contents
Approx. 50 items: rate cards, reports and memos.
Box 97, Folder 2
Advertising rates.
1970
Scope and Contents
Approx. 50 items: rate cards ; memos ; reports and other material related to 1970
advertising rates.
Box 97, Folder 3
Selective Saturation Program
1971
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: selection of letters (individually foldered) used in court
proceedings, likely McKowen Mailing Service v. Los Angeles Times and dealing with
the mailing of brochures in the Selective Saturation Program (SSP).
Box 97, Folder 4
Advertising rates
1971
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: rate cards, memos and letters related to advertising rates for
1971.
Box 97, Folder 5
Advertising rates (1 of 2)
1972
Scope and Contents
Approx. 125 items: rate cards, letters, memos and other material related to
advertising rates for 1972. Split into two folders.
Box 97, Folder 6
Advertising rates (2 of 2)
1972
Scope and Contents
Approx. 125 items: rate cards, letters, memos and other material related to
advertising rates for 1972. Split into two folders.
Box 98
Advertising Department - Advertising Rate Cards
Box 98, Folder 1
Advertising rates
1973
Scope and Contents
Approx. 60 items: rate cards, letters, memos and other material related to
advertising rates for 1973.
Box 98, Folder 2
Advertising rates
1974
Scope and Contents
Approx. 65 items: rate cards, letters, memos and other material related to
advertising rates for 1974.
Box 98, Folder 3
Advertising rates
1975
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: rate cards, letters to advertisers and other material related
to advertising rate for 1975.
Box 98, Folder 4
Advertising rates (1 of 2)
1976
Scope and Contents
Approx. 55 items: rate cards, letters to advertisers and other material related
to advertising rate for 1976. Split into two folders.
Box 98, Folder 5
Advertising rates (2 of 2)
1976
Scope and Contents
Approx. 55 items: rate cards, letters to advertisers and other material related
to advertising rate for 1976. Split into two folders.
Box 98, Folder 6
Advertising rates
1977
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: rate cards, letters to advertisers and other material related
to advertising rate for 1977.
Box 98, Folder 7
Advertising rates
1978
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: rate cards, letters to advertisers, memos and other material
related to advertising rate for 1978.
Box 98, Folder 8
Advertising rates
1979
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: rate cards, letters to advertisers and other material related
to advertising rate for 1979.
Box 98, Folder 9
Advertising rates
1980
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: LAT advertising rate cards for 1980.
Box 99
Advertising Department - Advertising Rate Cards
Box 99, Folder 1
Advertising rates
1981
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: LAT advertising rate cards for 1981.
Box 99, Folder 2
Advertising rates
1982
Scope and Contents
6 items: LAT advertising rate cards for 1982.
Box 99, Folder 3
Advertising rates
1983
Scope and Contents
8 items: LAT advertising rate cards for 1983.
Box 99, Folder 4
Advertising rates
1984
Scope and Contents
7 items: seven rate card booklets titled "general," "Retail," "Retail
Entertainment" and "Co-op Action Plan" (for 1984).
Box 99, Folder 5
Advertising rates
1985
Scope and Contents
7 items: seven rate card booklets titled "General," "Retail," "Retail
Entertainment" and "
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
" (for 1985).
Box 99, Folder 6
Advertising rates
1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: four rate card booklets - General, Retail, Retail Entertainment
and Co-op Action Plan ; memos ; LAT Magazine 1986 Deadline Schedule ; LAT Display
Advertising Organizational Chart ; related material.
Box 99, Folder 7
Advertising rates (1 of 2)
1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: rate card booklets - General, Retail, Retail Entertainment,
Travel, Co-op Action Plan, Classified, Classified Employment, Automotive Dealer
Display, Real Estate Display, Career Opportunities Display and California Travel
Agents & Hotels. Split into two folders.
Box 99, Folder 8
Advertising rates (2 of 2)
1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: rate card booklets - General, Retail, Retail Entertainment,
Travel, Co-op Action Plan, Classified, Classified Employment, Automotive Dealer
Display, Real Estate Display, Career Opportunities Display and California Travel
Agents & Hotels. Split into two folders.
Box 99, Folder 9
Advertising rates (1 of 2)
1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: seven LAT rate card booklets for 1988 ; related materials.
Split into two folders.
Box 100
Advertising Department - Advertising Rate Cards
Box 100, Folder 1
Advertising rates (2 of 2)
1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: seven LAT rate card booklets for 1988 ; related materials.
Split into two folders.
Box 100, Folder 2
Advertising rates
1989
Scope and Contents
7 items: rate card booklets for 1989.
Box 100, Folder 3
Advertising rates - January (1 of 2)
1990
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: rate card booklets for 1990 (January). Split into two
folders.
Box 100, Folder 4
Advertising rates - January (2 of 2)
1990
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: rate card booklets for 1990 (January). Split into two
folders.
Box 100, Folder 5
Advertising rates - July (1 of 2)
1990
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: rate card booklets for 1990 (July). Split into two folders.
Box 100, Folder 6
Advertising rates - July (2 of 2)
1990
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: rate card booklets for 1990 (July). Split into two folders.
Box 100, Folder 7
Advertising rates (1 of 2)
1991
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: rate card booklets for 1990 (July). Split into two folders.
Box 101
Advertising Department - Advertising Rate Cards
Box 101, Folder 1
Advertising rates (2 of 2)
1991
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: rate card booklets for 1990 (July). Split into two folders.
Box 101, Folder 2
Advertising rates
1992
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: rate booklets, memos and other material related to advertising
rates for 1992.
Box 101, Folder 3
Advertising rates
1992
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: rate booklets giving advertising rates for 1992.
Box 101, Folder 4
Local Display Advertising Analysis (1 of 2)
1937 - 1941
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, spreadsheets and other material related to the analysis of local
display advertising in January - February 1937. Split into two folders.
Box 101, Folder 5
Local Display Advertising Analysis (2 of 2)
1937 - 1941
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, spreadsheets and other material related to the analysis of local
display advertising in January - February 1937. Split into two folders.
Box 101, Folder 6
General rate vs. retail rate issues
1961 - 1965
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, reports and other items related to the "controversy" between
general advertising rates and retail advertising rates.
Miscellaneous
1937-1993
Scope and Contents
Unprocessed files, mostly correspondence and internal memoranda. Also, one folder of
information on Theatre Times, a live-theater advertising space, from 1993. Date range
is 1937-1993.
Box 101
Advertising Department - Advertising Rate Cards
Box 101, Folder 7
Theatre Times
1993
Scope and Contents
2 items: LAT pull-out section, announcing the Theatre Times Directory, 6/29/1993;
3-pp. press release on "Theatre Times," 6/1993.
Box 102
Advertising Department - Miscellaneous
Box 102, Folder 1
Rate issues
1962 - 1964
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and reports dealing with advertising rate issues.
Box 102, Folder 2
Automotive linage
1963
Scope and Contents
Internal correspondence, correspondence with other newspapers, and reports
regarding growth in automotive advertising.
Box 102, Folder 3
One-rate plans
1964
Scope and Contents
Internal correspondence, a press release from other newspapers, and reports
regarding the move to one advertising rate from two (general and retail).
Box 102, Folder 4
Cresmer, Woodward, O'Mara & Ormsbee, Inc.
1964
Scope and Contents
Correspondence with and about Cresmer, Woodward, Mara & Ormsbee, Inc., a
national newspaper representative
Box 102, Folder 5
Miscellaneous
1950 - 1960
Scope and Contents
Unprocessed and unorganized internal and external correspondence, reports, and
other items from the Advertising Department.
Box 102, Folder 6
Miscellaneous
1951 - 1959
Scope and Contents
Unprocessed and unorganized internal and external correspondence, reports, and
other items from the Advertising Department.
Box 102, Folder 7
Miscellaneous
1952 - 1956
Scope and Contents
Unprocessed and unorganized internal and external correspondence, reports, and
other items from the Advertising Department.
Box 102, Folder 8
Miscellaneous
1955 - 1964
Scope and Contents
Unprocessed and unorganized internal and external correspondence, reports, and
other items from the Advertising Department.
Box 102, Folder 9
Miscellaneous
1960 - 1963
Scope and Contents
Unprocessed and unorganized internal and external correspondence, reports, and
other items from the Advertising Department.
Daily Advertising Comparisons
1936-1940
Scope and Contents
Bound volumes listing daily advertising sales in reverse chronological order for the
Times, Examiner, Herald, Daily/Illustrated News, and Evening News during the years
1937-1940. Date range 1936-1940.
Volume 4
Daily Advertising Comparison 1936 (bound volume)
Volume 5
Daily Advertising Comparison 1937 (bound volume)
Volume 6
Daily Advertising Comparison 1938 (bound volume)
Volume 7
Daily Advertising Comparison 1939 (bound volume)
Volume 8
Daily Advertising Comparison 1940 (bound volume)
Periodicals
1960-1994
Scope and Contents
Bound volumes of Ad Notes and Display Advertising Digest, the weekly Classified
Advertising and Display Advertising Department periodicals, highlighting department
news, financial figures, and other departmental information. Date range is
1960-1994.
Box 103
Advertising Department - Periodicals
Box 103, Folder 1
Classified Times
1960
Scope and Contents
3 items: three complete issues of Classified Times - April, May and July
1960.
Box 103, Folder 2
Classified Times
1962
Scope and Contents
10 items: ten complete issues of Classified Times - February, March, April, May,
June, July, August, Sept. - Oct., November and December, 1962.
Box 103, Folder 3
Classified Times
1963
Scope and Contents
9 items: nine complete issues of Classified Times - January, February, March -
April, May, June - July, August, Sept. - Oct., November and December, 1963.
Box 103, Folder 4
Classified Times
1964
Scope and Contents
8 items: eight complete issues of Classified Times - January, Feb. - March, April
- May, June, July - August, Sept. - Oct., Oct. (sic) and November, 1963.
Box 103, Folder 5
Classified Times
1965
Scope and Contents
8 items: eight complete issues of Classified Times - February. May, June, July,
August, Sept. - Oct., November and December, 1965.
Box 103, Folder 6
Classified Times
1966
Scope and Contents
8 items: eight complete issues of Classified Times - Jan. - Feb., March, May,
June, August, September, November and December, 1966.
Box 103, Folder 7
Classified Times
1967
Scope and Contents
2 items: two complete issues of Classified Times - February and April, 1967.
Box 103, Folder 8
Classified Times
1968
Scope and Contents
12 items: twelve complete issues of Classified Times, one for each calendar month
of 1968.
Box 103, Folder 9
Classified Times
1969
Scope and Contents
12 items: twelve complete issues of Classified Times, one for each calendar month
of 1969.
Box 103, Folder 10
Classified Times
1970
Scope and Contents
11 items: eleven complete issues of Classified Times for 1970. July - August is a
combined issue.
Box 103, Folder 11
Classified Times
1971
Scope and Contents
12 items: twelve complete issues of Classified Times for 1971, January through
December.
Box 103, Folder 12
Classified Times
1972
Scope and Contents
12 items: twelve complete issues of Classified Times for 1972, January through
December.
Box 103, Folder 13
Classified Times
1973
Scope and Contents
13 items: thirteen complete issues of Classified Times, one for each calendar
month of 1973, plus a "Special ANCAM Conference Edition," June 24 - 28, 1973.
Box 103, Folder 14
Classified Times
1974
Scope and Contents
10 items: ten complete issues of Classified Times - January, February, March,
April, May, June, August, September, October and December, 1974.
Box 103, Folder 15
Classified Times
1975
Scope and Contents
10 items: ten complete issues of Classified Times for 1975 - January, February,
March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October and December.
Box 103, Folder 16
Classified Times
1976
Scope and Contents
8 items: eight complete issues of Classified Times - January, March, April, June,
July, September, Oct. - Nov. and December, 1976.
Box 103, Folder 17
Classified Times
1977
Scope and Contents
7 items: seven complete issues of Classified Times - February, March, May, June,
August, October and December, 1977.
Box 103, Folder 18
Classified Times
1978
Scope and Contents
8 items: eight complete issues of Classified Times - February, March, May, June,
August, October and December, 1977.
Box 103, Folder 19
Classified Times
1979
Scope and Contents
7 items: seven complete issues of Classified Times - February, March, May, June,
September, October and December, 1979.
Box 103, Folder 20
Classified Times
1980
Scope and Contents
8 items: eight complete issues of Classified Times - February, March, April,
June, August, September, October and December, 1980
Box 103, Folder 21
Classified Times
1981
Scope and Contents
7 items: seven complete issues of Classified Times - February, March, April,
June, August, October and December, 1981.
Box 103, Folder 22
Classified Times
1982
Scope and Contents
6 items: six complete issues of Classified Times - February, April, June, August,
September and December, 1982.
Box 103, Folder 23
Classified Times
1983
Scope and Contents
6 items: six complete issues of Classified Times - February, March, June, August,
October and December, 1983.
Box 103, Folder 24
Classified Times
1984
Scope and Contents
4 items: four complete issues of Classified Times - April, June, October and
December, 1984.
Box 103, Folder 25
Classified Times
1985
Scope and Contents
4 items: four complete issues of Classified Times - March - April, June - July,
September and December, 1985.
Box 103, Folder 26
Classified Times
1986
Scope and Contents
4 items: four complete issues of Classified Times - March, July, October and
December, 1986.
Box 103, Folder 27
Classified Times
1987
Scope and Contents
4 items: four complete issues of Classified Times - April, June, September and
December, 1987.
Box 103, Folder 28
Classified Times
1988
Scope and Contents
3 items: three complete issues of Classified Times - June, September and
December, 1988.
Box 103, Folder 29
Classified Times
1989
Scope and Contents
4 items: four complete issues of Classified Times - March, June, October and
December, 1989.
Box 103, Folder 30
Classified Times
1990
Scope and Contents
1 item: complete issue of Classified Times for April 1990. Pencil note at bottom
- Final Issue.
Volume 9
Ad Notes 1972 (bound volume)
Volume 10
Ad Notes 1973 (bound volume)
Volume 11
Ad Notes 1974 (bound volume)
Volume 12
Ad Notes 1975 (bound volume)
Volume 13
Ad Notes 1976 (bound volume)
Volume 14
Ad Notes 1977 (bound volume)
Volume 15
Ad Notes 1978 (bound volume)
Volume 16
Ad Notes 1979 (bound volume)
Volume 17
Ad Notes 1980 (bound volume)
Volume 18
Ad Notes 1981 (bound volume)
Volume 19
Ad Notes 1982 (bound volume)
Volume 20
Ad Notes 1983 (bound volume)
Volume 21
Ad Notes 1984 (bound volume)
Box 104
Advertising Department - Periodicals
Box 104, Folder 1
Ad Notes
1961
Scope and Contents
2 items: two issues of Ad Notes for 1961 - 10/24/1961 and 12/28/1961.
Box 104, Folder 2
Ad Notes
1965 - 1966
Scope and Contents
Ad Notes "Holiday Greetings" memo from Otis Chandler and Robert D. Nelson,
12/1965. Issue of Ad Notes for 9/21/1966.
Box 104, Folder 3
Ad Notes - January - March
1985
Scope and Contents
Weekly issues of Ad Notes from the period 1/1985 to 3/12/1985.
Box 104, Folder 4
Ad Notes - March - June
1985
Scope and Contents
Weekly issues of Ad Notes from the period 3/28/1985 - 6/1985.
Box 104, Folder 5
Ad Notes
1986
Scope and Contents
1 item: issue of Ad Notes for 1/30/1986.
Box 104, Folder 6
Ad Notes - January - May
1987
Scope and Contents
Weekly issues of Ad Notes from the period January - May 8, 1987.
Box 104, Folder 7
Ad Notes - May - August
1987
Scope and Contents
Weekly issues of Ad Notes from the period May 15 - August 21, 1987.
Box 104, Folder 8
Ad Notes - August - December
1987
Scope and Contents
Weekly issues of Ad Notes from the period August 28 - December 1987.
Box 104, Folder 9
Ad Notes - February - May
1989
Scope and Contents
Weekly issues of Ad Notes from February - May 1989.
Box 105
Advertising Department - Periodicals
Box 105, Folder 1
Ad Notes - June - September
1989
Scope and Contents
Weekly issues of Ad Notes from June - September 1989.
Box 105, Folder 2
Ad Notes - October - December
1989
Scope and Contents
Weekly issues of Ad Notes from the period October - December 1989.
Box 105, Folder 3
Ad Notes - January - March
1990
Scope and Contents
Weekly issues of Ad Notes from the period January - March 1990.
Box 105, Folder 4
Ad Notes - April - June
1990
Scope and Contents
Weekly issues of Ad Notes from the period April - June 1990.
Box 105, Folder 5
Ad Notes - July - September
1990
Scope and Contents
Weekly issues of Ad Notes from the period July - September 1990.
Box 105, Folder 6
Ad Notes - October - December
1990
Scope and Contents
Weekly issues of Ad Notes from the period October - December 1990.
Box 106
Advertising Department - Periodicals
Box 106, Folder 1
Ad Notes - January - March
1991
Scope and Contents
Weekly issues of Ad Notes from the period January - March 1991
Box 106, Folder 2
Ad Notes - April - June
1991
Scope and Contents
Weekly issues of Ad Notes from the period April - June 1991.
Box 106, Folder 3
Ad Notes - July - September
1991
Scope and Contents
Weekly issues of Ad Notes from the period July - September 1991.
Box 106, Folder 4
Ad Notes - October - December
1991
Scope and Contents
Weekly issues of Ad Notes from the period October - December 1991.
Box 106, Folder 5
Ad Notes - January - April
1992
Scope and Contents
Weekly issues of Ad Notes from the period January - April 1992.
Box 107
Advertising Department - Periodicals
Box 107, Folder 1
Ad Notes - May - July
1992
Scope and Contents
Weekly issues of Ad Notes for the period May - July 1992.
Box 107, Folder 2
Ad Notes - August - December
1992
Scope and Contents
Weekly issues of Ad Notes for the period August - December 1992.
Box 107, Folder 3
Ad Notes - January - March
1993
Scope and Contents
Weekly issues of Ad Notes for the period January - March 1993.
Box 107, Folder 4
Ad Notes - April - June
1993
Scope and Contents
Weekly issues of Ad Notes for the period April - June 1993.
Box 107, Folder 5
Ad Notes - July - September
1993
Scope and Contents
Weekly issues of Ad Notes for the period July - September 1993.
Box 108
Advertising Department - Periodicals
Box 108, Folder 1
Ad Notes - October - December
1993
Scope and Contents
Weekly issues of Ad Notes for the period October - December 1993.
Box 108, Folder 2
Ad Notes - January - April
1994
Scope and Contents
Weekly issues of Ad Notes for the period January to April 1994.
Box 108, Folder 3
Display Advertising Digest
1969 - 1971
Scope and Contents
1 item: spiral bound (black cover) issues of Display Advertising Digest for
period 1969 - 1971. This publication featured Display Advertising Department news,
charts and related information.
Box 108, Folder 4
Display Advertising Digest
1972
Scope and Contents
1 item: spiral bound (black cover) issues of Display Advertising Digest for 1972.
This publication featured Display Advertising Department news, charts and related
information.
Box 109
Advertising Department - Periodicals
Box 109, Folder 1
Display Advertising Digest
1973
Scope and Contents
1 item: spiral bound (black cover) issues of Display Advertising Digest for 1973.
This publication featured Display Advertising Department news, charts and related
information.
Box 109, Folder 2
Display Advertising Digest
1974
Scope and Contents
1 item: spiral bound (black cover) issues of Display Advertising Digest for 1974.
This publication featured Display Advertising Department news, charts and related
information.
Box 109, Folder 3
Display Advertising Digest
1975
Scope and Contents
1 item: spiral bound (black cover) issues of Display Advertising Digest for 1975.
This publication featured Display Advertising Department news, charts and related
information.
Box 109, Folder 4
Display Advertising Digest
1976
Scope and Contents
1 item: spiral bound (black cover) issues of Display Advertising Digest for 1976.
This publication featured Display Advertising Department news, charts and related
information.
Box 110
Advertising Department - Periodicals
Box 110, Folder 1
Display Advertising Digest
1977
Scope and Contents
1 item: spiral bound (black cover) issues of Display Advertising Digest for 1977.
This publication featured Display Advertising Department news, charts and related
information.
Box 110, Folder 2
Display Advertising Digest
1978
Scope and Contents
1 item: spiral bound (black cover) issues of Display Advertising Digest for 1978.
This publication featured Display Advertising Department news, charts and related
information.
Box 110, Folder 3
Display Advertising Digest (1 of 2)
1979
Scope and Contents
1 item: spiral bound (black cover) issues of Display Advertising Digest for 1979.
This publication featured Display Advertising Department news, charts and related
information. Some 1979 issues are spiral bound and others, including a "Special
Issue" for 4/1979, are loose in the folder. Split into two folders.
Box 110, Folder 4
Display Advertising Digest (2 of 2)
1979
Scope and Contents
1 item: spiral bound (black cover) issues of Display Advertising Digest for 1979.
This publication featured Display Advertising Department news, charts and related
information. Some 1979 issues are spiral bound and others, including a "Special
Issue" for 4/1979, are loose in the folder. Split into two folders.
Box 110, Folder 5
Display Advertising Digest
1980
Scope and Contents
1 item: spiral bound (black cover) issues of Display Advertising Digest for 1980.
This publication featured Display Advertising Department news, charts and related
information. Some 1980 issues are spiral bound and others, including a "Special
Issue" for 4/1980, are loose in the folder.
Box 111
Advertising Department - Periodicals
Box 111, Folder 1
Display Advertising Digest
1981
Scope and Contents
1 item: spiral bound (black cover) issues of Display Advertising Digest for 1981.
This publication featured Display Advertising Department news, charts and related
information.
Box 111, Folder 2
Display Advertising Digest
1982
Scope and Contents
1 item: spiral bound (black cover) issues of Display Advertising Digest for 1982.
This publication featured Display Advertising Department news, charts and related
information. Some duplicate issues inserted.
Box 111, Folder 3
Display Advertising Digest
1983 - 1984
Scope and Contents
1 item: spiral bound (black cover) issues of Display Advertising Digest for 1983
- 1984. This publication featured Display Advertising Department news, charts and
related information. Some duplicate issues inserted.
Box 111, Folder 4
Display Advertising Digest
1986
Scope and Contents
4 items: issues of Display Advertising Digest for 1986 - August, September,
October and November/December. This publication featured Display Advertising
Department news, charts and related information.
Box 111, Folder 5
Display Advertising Digest
1987
Scope and Contents
2 items: issues of Display Advertising Digest for 1987 - January and April. This
publication featured Display Advertising Department news, charts and related
information.
Box 111, Folder 6
Display Advertising Digest
1988
Scope and Contents
7 items: issues of Display Advertising Digest for 1988 - May, June, August,
September, October, November, December. This publication featured Display
Advertising Department news, charts and related information.
Box 111, Folder 7
Display Advertising Digest
1989
Scope and Contents
10 items: issues of Display Advertising Digest for 1989 - January, February,
March, April, May, June, July, September, November, December. This publication
featured Display Advertising Department news, charts and related information.
Box 111, Folder 8
Display Advertising Digest
1990
Scope and Contents
2 items: issues of Display Advertising Digest for 1989 - January/February and
March/April. This publication featured Display Advertising Department news, charts
and related information.
Oversize
1959-1986
Scope and Contents
Large format items, including bound classified ads from the 1980s and a ledger book.
Date range is 1959-1986.
Volume 1
Bound Classified Ads 1983 (bound volume)
Volume 2
Bound Classified Ads 1986 (bound volume)
Volume 3
Ledger book 1959 (bound volume)
Business Departments
1888-1997
Physical Description: 1
unit(31 boxes, 16 bound
items)
Scope and Contents
This series contains the papers documenting administrative functions, including papers
of Business/General Managers, corporate planning documents, directories, budgets, and
reports. Date range is 1888-1997.
Baum, Jacob Files
1927-1932
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of correspondence and memoranda from Jacob Baum, Business
Manager of the Los Angeles Times between 1920 and 1940. The correspondence mentions
such topics as The Times's land holdings, the newspaper's advertising policies,
presses for the fourth Los Angeles Times building, and condemnation of the third Los
Angeles Times building. Some of the correspondence was sent directly to Harry Chandler
and then forwarded to Baum for handling often with Chandler's comments and
recommendations. The material is arranged alphabetically by either correspondent or
subject. Date range is 1927-1932.
Box 112
Business Department - Baum, Jacob
Box 112, Folder 1
American Newspaper Publisher's Association
1929
Scope and Contents
Los Angeles Times services to advertisers
Box 112, Folder 2
Armstrong, Robert B.
1929
Scope and Contents
South American trade
Box 112, Folder 3
Atwater Kent Foundation
1929
Scope and Contents
includes Harry Chandler correspondence; Third National Radio Audition
Box 112, Folder 4
Bank of Italy / Bank of America
1920, 1932
Scope and Contents
Bank of Italy stock; relationship with the Los Angles Times; includes Harry
Chandler note and A.P. Giannini correspondence
Box 112, Folder 6
Beheymer, L.E.
1931
Scope and Contents
Harry Chandler portrait, includes R.W. Trueblood memoranda
Box 112, Folder 7
Bidwell, R.J., R.J. Bidwell Company
1930 - 1932
Scope and Contents
Los Angeles Times Pacific coast representation; California State Savings and Loan
Association
Box 112, Folder 8
Block, Paul, The Washington Post
1930
Scope and Contents
includes Harry Chandler correspondence
Box 112, Folder 9
Castleman, Casey
1930
Scope and Contents
Mortgage Guarantee Company; includes Harry Chandler correspondence, memoranda
Box 112, Folder 10
Clark, H.H., Colorado River Land Company
1929
Box 112, Folder 11
Clover, Sam, Los Angeles Saturday Night
1930
Scope and Contents
includes Harry Chandler correspondence, memoranda
Box 112, Folder 12
Cosgrove, T.B., Hunsaker, Britt and Cosgrove
1932
Box 112, Folder 13
De Mille, W.C., Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
1931
Scope and Contents
Academy Awards
Box 112, Folder 14
Dry Goods Merchants Association
1929
Scope and Contents
subscription inducements; E.C. Mitchell, A.L. Parker correspondence and
memoranda
Box 112, Folder 15
Friendly, Edwin S., The Sun
1929
Scope and Contents
Los Angeles Times airplane delivery
Box 112, Folder 16
Gifts Received
1929 - 1932
Scope and Contents
Certified Dry Mat Corporation; Agua Caliente Jockey Club; California Fruit
Growers Exchange; Belasco Theater; Cinderella Roof; Club Lido, Santa Monica;
California Highway Patrol
Box 112, Folder 17
Goodan, Roger, Goodan Jenkins Furniture Company
1929
Box 112, Folder 18
Hofmann, J.W., The Oregonian
1930
Scope and Contents
recommendations for public office
Box 112, Folder 19
Imperial Valley Farm Lands Association
1929
Scope and Contents
T.M. Montgomery correspondence
Box 112, Folder 20
Jewish Welfare Association
1929
Scope and Contents
Harry Chandler memorandum
Box 112, Folder 21
Kauffmann, Gordon
1932
Scope and Contents
San Pedro Federal Building, includes Harry Chandler, Norman Chandler
correspondence, memoranda
Box 112, Folder 22
Keller, D.G., Los Angeles Evening Herald
1929 - 1930
Scope and Contents
rental of 188 South Broadway Building; payment of legislative service fees;
includes Harry Chandler memoranda
Box 112, Folder 23
KHJ, Don Lee, Inc.
1929 - 1931
Scope and Contents
Los Angeles per capita wealth; Albert Einstein - Robert Milliken broadcast
Box 112, Folder 24
Los Angeles Times Advertising
1924, 1929 -
1932
Scope and Contents
Automobile advertising; advertising staff; statistics regarding advertising
department; real estate advertising; Los Angeles Examiner; 100,000 Group of
American Cities; includes correspondence of Harry Chandler, F.G, Bonfils, W.
Pfaffenberger, W.O. Boyd
Box 112, Folder 25
Los Angeles Times Building Condemnation (Third Building)
1929 - 1932,
1935
Scope and Contents
includes Harry Chandler, Monotype Company of California, the M.C. Moore
Organization, memoranda, correspondence, California Supreme Court decision
Box 112, Folder 26
Los Angeles Times Circulation Policy
1929
Box 112, Folder 27
Los Angeles Times Collection Department
1929
Scope and Contents
K.V. Redpath correspondence
Box 112, Folder 28
Los Angeles Times Editorial Content
1929 - 1930
Scope and Contents
Prohibition; modern art; drama; labor; motion picture industry; Annual Midwinter
Number; includes Harry Chandler, R.W. Trueblood, Edwin Schallert, Leo Altman, Sam
Crabill correspondence
Box 112, Folder 29
Los Angeles Times Employees
1929 - 1930
Scope and Contents
letters of introduction; termination; includes Harry Chandler memoranda
Box 112, Folder 30
Los Angeles Times Office Bulletins
1928 - 1931
Scope and Contents
telephone operations
Box 112, Folder 31
Los Angeles Times Press Operations
1929, 1932
Scope and Contents
includes G.D. Graham, California Ink Company, C. Scull, M.E. Torell, Harry
Chandler correspondence, memoranda
Box 112, Folder 32
Los Angeles Times Promotion
1929
Scope and Contents
California State Fish and Game Association, Chino California; includes J.E.
McIntyre memoranda
Box 112, Folder 33
Los Angeles Times Property
1929 - 1930
Scope and Contents
700 S. Hill Street; Roeder Block Spring Street; Fairfax District; 130 South
Broadway; Los Angeles County Pioneer Society; includes Harry Chandler, H.E.
Downing, J.B. Gillespie - Becker - Arbuckle - Wright Corp., J.E. Thomas - Barcuh
& Price, G.F. Rogers - District Bond Co., J. Mesmer correspondence
Box 112, Folder 34
Los Angeles Times Trademark
1929
Scope and Contents
includes H.E. Downing, A. Crum memoranda
Box 112, Folder 35
Los Angeles Times Wire Services
1931
Scope and Contents
Dow Jones ticker service; Los Angeles Examiner; includes Harry Chandler
memorandum.
Box 112, Folder 36
Lovell, Dr. Phillip M.
1929 - 1930
Scope and Contents
goat gland treatment; office in Chamber of Commerce building
Box 112, Folder 37
Mines, W.W., W.W. Mines and Company Realtors
1930
Scope and Contents
Los Angeles Times real estate policy; Mac Keigan
Box 112, Folder 38
National Editorial Association
1928 - 1929
Scope and Contents
H.C. Hotaling correspondence regarding membership dues
Box 112, Folder 39
Newmark, M.A.
1930
Scope and Contents
Editorial Library access
Box 112, Folder 40
Pacific Northwest Newspaper Association
1932
Scope and Contents
includes Harry Chandler memoranda
Box 112, Folder 41
Perdew, Mrs. Olin
1931
Scope and Contents
Leroy Mosher family
Box 112, Folder 42
Platt Music Company
1930
Scope and Contents
G.B. Epstein, B. Platt correspondence regarding 25th anniversary of Platt Music
Company
Box 112, Folder 43
Shaw, Frank
1931
Scope and Contents
R. Reynolds letters of introduction
Box 112, Folder 44
Southern California Manufacturers Exhibit Association
1927 - 1928
Scope and Contents
G. Goetz correspondence and inventory
Box 112, Folder 45
Sproul, A.E. Editor and Publisher
1930
Scope and Contents
includes Harry Chandler correspondence regarding Harry Chandler biographical
material
Box 112, Folder 46
Tejon Ranchos
1930 - 1932
Scope and Contents
Tejon Ranch dove hunting; Tejon Ranch survey by California Division of Fish and
Game
Box 112, Folder 47
Tennyson, W.B. Pacific Manifolding Book Company
1930
Scope and Contents
Los Angeles Times Shriners, Los Angeles Steamship Company merger with Matson
Navigation Company
Box 112, Folder 48
United Palestine Appeal
1930 - 1932
Box 112, Folder 49
Vose, R.C.
1930
Scope and Contents
Harrison Gray Otis portrait
Box 112, Folder 51
Willys - Overland Pacific Company
1931
Scope and Contents
Los Angeles Times Editorial Content; Los Angeles Times Automobile content;
includes Harry Chandler, R.W. Trueblood memoranda
Box 112, Folder 52
Wood Newspaper Machinery Corporation
1930
Scope and Contents
Presses for the Los Angeles Times Fourth Building, includes Harry Chandler
memoranda, correspondence, production analysis, proposal, blue prints,
advertisements
Box 112, Folder 53
Zellerbeck Paper Company
1931
Scope and Contents
J.Y. Baruh correspondence
Nelson, Robert D. Files
1975
Scope and Contents
Robert D. Nelson was the Los Angeles Times General Manager in 1975. Items all dated
1975.
Box 113
Business Department - Nelson, Robert D. & Board Of
Directors
Box 113, Folder 1
Outgoing correspondence - January
1975
Scope and Contents
Outgoing memos and letters of LA Times General Manager Robert D. Nelson,
chronological, January 1975.
Box 113, Folder 2
Outgoing correspondence - February - June
1975
Scope and Contents
Outgoing memos and letters of LA Times General Manager Robert D. Nelson,
chronological, February - June 1975.
Box 113, Folder 3
Outgoing correspondence - July - December
1975
Scope and Contents
125+ items: outgoing memos and letters of LA Times General Manager Robert D.
Nelson, chronological, July - December 1975.
Board of Directors
1997
Scope and Contents
Annual meeting minutes and reports related to the Times Mirror Board of Directors.
All items dated 1997.
Box 113
Business Department - Nelson, Robert D. & Board Of
Directors
Box 113, Folder 4
Meeting Minutes
1997
Scope and Contents
Folder contains minutes of Times Mirror Board of Directors meetings, 1/1997
through 8/1997, the minutes of the 1997 annual Times Mirror Shareholders Meeting,
and related information.
Box 113, Folder 5
Report to the Board of Directors
1997
Scope and Contents
1 item: bound booklet, "Report to the Board of Directors [Times Mirror],"
10/9/1997.
Planning Reports
1978-1989
Scope and Contents
Los Angeles Times Five-Year Plans, including drafts and forecasts, and the Times
Mirror Corporate Planning Review, which documents five-year plans for subsidiary
companies. Plans span the dates 1978-1989.
Volume 22
Five-year Plan 1978 - 1983 (binder)
Volume 23
Five-year Plan 1979 - 1983 (binder)
Volume 24
Five-year Plan 1980 - 1984 (binder)
Volume 25
Five-year Plan 1981 - 1985 (binder)
Volume 26
Five-year Plan 1982 - 1986 (binder)
Box 114
Business Department - Planning Reports
Box 114, Folder 1
Five-Year Plan - 1981 - 1985 - Draft
1981
Scope and Contents
Draft of 1981 - 1985 Five-Year Plan sections "The Market" and "Newspapers /
Television."
Box 114, Folder 2
Five-Year Forecast - 1981 - 1985
1981
Scope and Contents
25 page "Los Angeles Times (Company) Five-year Forecast - 1981 - 1985."
Box 114, Folder 3
Five-Year Plan - 1983 - 1987
1983
Scope and Contents
1 item: approx. 80-pp., "Los Angeles Times Five-year plan, 1983 - 1987."
Box 114, Folder 4
Five-Year Plan, 1983 - 1987
1983 - 1984
Scope and Contents
Approx. 100-pp. of material subsumed under Five Year Plan, 1983 - 1987, with
tabbed sections named "Introduction," "Summary," "Objectives," "Market Outlook,"
"The Plan," "Forecasted Results," "Corporate Financial Schedules," and
"Appendices." Accompanying memo is dated 3/21/1984.
Box 114, Folder 5
Five-Year Plan - 1984 - 1988
1984
Scope and Contents
1 item: approx. 80-pp., "Los Angeles Times Five-year plan, 1984 - 1988."
Box 114, Folder 6
Five-Year Plan - 1985 - 1989
1985
Scope and Contents
1 item: approx. 60-pp., "Los Angeles Times Five-year plan, 1985 - 1989."
Box 115
Business Department - Planning Reports
Box 115, Folder 1
Five-Year Plan - 1986 - 1990
1986
Scope and Contents
1 item: approx. 75-pp., "Los Angeles Times Five-year plan, 1986 - 1990."
Box 115, Folder 2
Times Mirror Corporate Planning Review - 1986 - 1990 (1 of 4)
1986
Scope and Contents
Financial and planning information about the Times Mirror Corporation's companies
for 1986 - 1990. Split into four folders.
Box 115, Folder 3
Times Mirror Corporate Planning Review - 1986 - 1990 (2 of 4)
1986
Scope and Contents
Financial and planning information about the Times Mirror Corporation's companies
for 1986 - 1990. Split into four folders.
Box 115, Folder 4
Times Mirror Corporate Planning Review - 1986 - 1990 (3 of 4)
1986
Scope and Contents
Financial and planning information about the Times Mirror Corporation's companies
for 1986 - 1990. Split into four folders.
Box 115, Folder 5
Times Mirror Corporate Planning Review - 1986 - 1990 (4 of 4)
1986
Scope and Contents
Financial and planning information about the Times Mirror Corporation's companies
for 1986 - 1990. Split into four folders.
Box 116
Business Department - Planning Reports
Box 116, Folder 1
Five-year plan - 1987 - 1991
1987
Scope and Contents
1 item: approx. 75-pp., "Los Angeles Times Five-year plan, 1987 - 1991."
Box 116, Folder 2
Five-year plan - 1988 - 1992
1988
Scope and Contents
1 item: approx. 75-pp., "Los Angeles Times Five-year plan, 1988 - 1992."
Box 116, Folder 3
Five-year plan - 1989 - 1993
1989
Scope and Contents
1 item: approx.70-pp., "Los Angeles Times Five-year plan, 1989 - 1993."
Annual Budgets
1981-1993
Scope and Contents
Budgets for Times Mirror Co. in large three-ring binders. Budgets for the years
1981-1988, 1991, and 1993.
Volume 27
Los Angeles Times Annual Budget (binder)
1981
Volume 28
Los Angeles Times Annual Budget (binder)
1982
Volume 29
Los Angeles Times Annual Budget (binder)
1983
Volume 30
Los Angeles Times Annual Budget (binder)
1984
Volume 31
Los Angeles Times Annual Budget (binder)
1985
Volume 32
Los Angeles Times Annual Budget (binder)
1986
Volume 33
Los Angeles Times Annual Budget (binder)
1987
Volume 34
Los Angeles Times Annual Budget (binder)
1988
Volume 35
Los Angeles Times Annual Budget (binder)
1988-1989
Volume 36
Los Angeles Times Annual Budget (binder)
1991
Volume 37
Los Angeles Times Annual Budget (binder)
1993
Annual Reports
1887-1994
Scope and Contents
Annual Reports for the Times Mirror Company. Reports for the years 1887-1994, with
gaps during the 1900s and 1920s.
Box 117
Business Department - Annual Reports
Box 117, Folder 1
Times Mirror Co. - 1887 - 1888.
1888
Scope and Contents
1 item: 290-pp. (loose stack), President's Second Annual Report -- 1887-
1888.
Box 117, Folder 2
"Rise, Progress and Career of the Los Angeles Times"
1908
Scope and Contents
Bound publication (including historical sketch in 117/3) culled from Times Mirror
Company Annual Reports.
Box 117, Folder 3
"Los Angeles and The Times - A Brief Historical Sketch of
Both"
1908
Scope and Contents
1 item: 15-pp. (i - xv), a segment of the annual report was titled - "1781-1908,
Los Angeles and The Times - a brief historical sketch of both." Item is enclosed
in a plastic sleeve.
Box 117, Folder 4
Times Mirror Co. - 1909 - 1910
1910 - 1911
Scope and Contents
3 items: 1909-1910 Annual Report, tattered and possibly out of sequence - approx.
50 pp. ; 16-pp. segment, The Times - Mirror Company - Annual and Special Reports,
1911 (Confidential) ; 30-pp. segment, Special Report - Our Sad Misfortune. "The
Dynamiting and destruction of the Times Building," plus [Addenda--Jan. 1911]
"Destruction of 'The Times' Building, sacrificing 20 Lives. The Crowning Infamy of
the Age, done October 1, 1910.
Box 117, Folder 5
Times Mirror Co. - 1911, 1914 - 1915
1911 - 1915
Scope and Contents
Annual financial reports for Times Mirror, 1911, 1914 - 1915. Reports for 1912
and 1913 were not included.
Box 117, Folder 6
Times Mirror Co. - 1916 - 1917
1916 - 1917
Scope and Contents
Annual reports for 1916 and 1917.
Box 117, Folder 7
Times Mirror Co. - 1918 - 1921
1918 - 1921
Scope and Contents
Times Mirror Company annual reports, 1918 - 1921.
Box 118
Business Department - Annual Reports
Box 118, Folder 1
Times Mirror Co. - 1938 - 1951.
1938 - 1951
Scope and Contents
23 items: annual reports entitled "Fifty-second Annual Report of The Times Mirror
Company - Year ended December 31, 1938," through "Sixty-fifth Annual Report of The
Times Mirror Company - Year ended December 31, 1951," including one to three
copies for each year. (Most of these reports are very concise brochures -
financial figures cover two pages.) 1944 also includes a report containing data
for stockholders, 1949 also includes 2 longer typewritten reports by Norman
Chandler, and one of the 1951 copies had notes penciled in.
Box 118, Folder 2
Times Mirror Co. - 1952.
1952
Scope and Contents
3 items: three original, 14-pp., staple-bound,copies of "66th Annual Report of
The Times Mirror Company - Year ended December 31, 1952."
Box 118, Folder 3
Times Mirror Co. - 1953.
1953
Scope and Contents
3 items: three original, 14-pp., staple-bound,copies of "67th Annual Report of
The Times Mirror Company - Year ended December 31, 1953."
Box 118, Folder 4
Times Mirror Co. - 1954.
1954
Scope and Contents
3 items: three original, 16-pp., staple-bound,copies of "68th Annual Report of
The Times Mirror Company - Year ended December 31, 1954."
Box 118, Folder 5
Times Mirror Co. - 1955.
1955
Scope and Contents
3 items: three original, 20-pp., staple-bound,copies of "69th Annual Report of
The Times Mirror Company - Year ended December 31, 1955."
Box 118, Folder 6
Times Mirror Co. - 1956.
1956
Scope and Contents
3 items: three original, 20-pp., staple-bound,copies of "70th Annual Report of
The Times Mirror Company - Year ended December 31, 1956."
Box 118, Folder 7
Times Mirror Co. - 1957.
1957
Scope and Contents
3 items: three original, 20-pp., staple-bound,copies of "71th Annual Report of
The Times Mirror Company - Year ended December 31, 1957."
Box 118, Folder 8
Times Mirror Co. - 1958.
1958
Scope and Contents
3 items: three original, 20-pp., staple-bound,copies of "72th Annual Report of
The Times Mirror Company - Year ended December 31, 1958."
Box 118, Folder 9
Times Mirror Co. - 1959.
1959
Scope and Contents
3 items: three original, 19-pp., staple-bound,copies of "73th Annual Report of
The Times Mirror Company - Year ended December 31, 1959."
Box 118, Folder 10
Times Mirror Co. - 1960.
1960
Scope and Contents
3 items: three original, 21-pp., staple-bound,copies of 74th Annual Report of The
Times Mirror Company - Year ended December 31, 1960.
Box 118, Folder 11
Times Mirror Co. - 1961.
1961
Scope and Contents
3 items: three original 26-pp., staple-bound,copies of 75th Annual Report of The
Times Mirror Company - Year ended December 31, 1961, one with envelope.
Box 118, Folder 12
Times Mirror Co. - 1962.
1962
Scope and Contents
3 items: three original 32-pp., staple-bound,copies of Annual Report of The Times
Mirror Company - Year ended December 31, 1962.
Box 118, Folder 13
Times Mirror Co. - 1963.
1963
Scope and Contents
3 items: three original 32-pp., staple-bound,copies of Annual Report of The Times
Mirror Company - Year ended December 31, 1963
Box 118, Folder 14
Times Mirror Co. - 1964.
1964
Scope and Contents
3 items: three original 36-pp., staple-bound,copies of Annual Report of The Times
Mirror Company - Year ended December 31, 1964.
Box 118, Folder 15
Times Mirror Co. - 1965.
1965
Scope and Contents
3 items: three original 36-pp., staple-bound,copies of Annual Report of The Times
Mirror Company - Year ended December 31, 1965.
Box 119
Business Department - Annual Reports
Box 119, Folder 1
Times Mirror Co. - 1966.
1966
Scope and Contents
3 items: three original 44-pp., staple-bound,copies of Annual Report of The Times
Mirror Company - Year ended December 31, 1966.
Box 119, Folder 2
Times Mirror Co. - 1967.
1967
Scope and Contents
4 items: three original 36-pp., staple-bound,copies of Annual Report of The Times
Mirror Company - Year ended December 31, 1967 ; single-sheet, "Agenda for the
Annual Meeting of Shareholders" - Times Mirror.
Box 119, Folder 3
Times Mirror Co. - 1968.
1968
Scope and Contents
3 items: three original 36-pp., staple-bound,copies of Annual Report of The Times
Mirror Company - Year ended December 31, 1968.
Box 119, Folder 4
Times Mirror Co. - 1969.
1969
Scope and Contents
3 items. Three original 36-pp., staple-bound,copies of Annual Report of The Times
Mirror Company - Year ended December 31, 1969. This report is titled "Ten Years of
Progress."
Box 119, Folder 5
Times Mirror Co. - 1970.
1970
Scope and Contents
3 items: three copies of original 32-pp., staple-bound,copies of Annual Report of
The Times Mirror Company - Year ended December 31, 1970. This report is titled "A
Year of Expansion in the World of Communication."
Box 119, Folder 6
Times Mirror Co. - 1971.
1971
Scope and Contents
3 items: three copies of original 36-pp., staple-bound,copies of Annual Report of
The Times Mirror Company - Year ended December 31, 1971. This report is titled
"The people of Times Mirror."
Box 119, Folder 7
Times Mirror Co. - 1972.
1972
Scope and Contents
3 items: three copies of original 36-pp., staple-bound,copies of Annual Report of
The Times Mirror Company - Year ended December 31, 1972, report is titled "Markets
of Times Mirror."
Box 119, Folder 8
Times Mirror Co. - 1973.
1973
Scope and Contents
3 items: three copies of original 28-pp., staple-bound,copies of Annual Report of
The Times Mirror Company - Year ended December 31, 1973.
Box 119, Folder 9
Times Mirror Co. - 1974.
1974
Scope and Contents
3 items: three copies of original 24-pp., staple-bound,copies of Annual Report of
The Times Mirror Company - Year ended December 31, 1974.
Box 119, Folder 10
Times Mirror Co. - 1975.
1975
Scope and Contents
3 items: three copies of original 28-pp., staple-bound,copies of Annual Report of
The Times Mirror Company - Year ended December 31, 1975.
Box 120
Business Department - Annual Reports
Box 120, Folder 1
Times Mirror Co. - 1976.
1976
Scope and Contents
3 items: three copies of original 28-pp., staple-bound,copies of Annual Report of
The Times Mirror Company - Year ended December 31, 1976.
Box 120, Folder 2
Times Mirror Co. - 1977.
1977
Scope and Contents
3 items: three copies of original 44-pp., staple-bound,copies of Annual Report of
The Times Mirror Company - Year ended December 31, 1977.
Box 120, Folder 3
Times Mirror Co. - 1978.
1978
Scope and Contents
3 items: three copies of original 44-pp., staple-bound copies of Annual Report of
The Times Mirror Company - Year ended December 31, 1978.
Box 120, Folder 4
Times Mirror Co. - 1979.
1979
Scope and Contents
3 items: three copies of original 48-pp., staple-bound,copies of Annual Report of
The Times Mirror Company - Year ended December 31, 1979.
Box 120, Folder 5
Times Mirror Co. - 1980.
1980
Scope and Contents
3 items: three copies of original 56-pp., staple-bound,copies of Annual Report of
The Times Mirror Company - Year ended December 31, 1980
Box 120, Folder 6
Times Mirror Co. - 1981.
1981
Scope and Contents
3 items: three copies of original 56-pp., staple-bound,copies of Annual Report of
The Times Mirror Company - Year ended December 31, 1981.
Box 120, Folder 7
Times Mirror Co. - 1982.
1982
Scope and Contents
3 items: three copies of original 48-pp., staple-bound,copies of Annual Report of
The Times Mirror Company - Year ended December 31, 1982.
Box 120, Folder 8
Times Mirror Co. - 1983.
1983
Scope and Contents
3 items: three copies of original 56-pp., staple-bound,copies of Annual Report of
The Times Mirror Company - Year ended December 31, 1983.
Box 120, Folder 9
Times Mirror Co. - 1984.
1984
Scope and Contents
3 items: three copies of original 78-pp., staple-bound,copies of Annual Report of
The Times Mirror Company - Year ended December 31, 1984.
Box 121
Business Department - Annual Reports
Box 121, Folder 1
Times Mirror Co. - 1985.
1985
Scope and Contents
3 items: three copies of original 78-pp., staple-bound,copies of Annual Report of
The Times Mirror Company - Year ended December 31, 1985.
Box 121, Folder 2
Times Mirror Co. - 1986.
1986
Scope and Contents
3 items: three copies of original 66-pp., staple-bound Annual Report of The Times
Mirror Company - Year ended December 31, 1986. This report is titled "Nineteen
eighty-six was a year to remember for Times Mirror."
Box 121, Folder 3
Times Mirror Co. - 1987.
1987
Scope and Contents
3 items: three copies of original 70-pp., staple-bound Annual Report of The Times
Mirror Company - Year ended December 31, 1987.
Box 121, Folder 4
Times Mirror Co. - 1988.
1988
Scope and Contents
3 items: three copies of original, 66-pp. Annual Report of The Times Mirror
Company (two perfect binding, one spiral-bound) - Year ended December 31,
1988.
Box 121, Folder 5
Times Mirror Co. - 1989.
1989
Scope and Contents
3 items: three copies of original, 66-pp. Annual Report of The Times Mirror
Company (one perfect binding, one spiral-bound) - Year ended December 31,
1989.
Box 121, Folder 6
Times Mirror Co. - 1990.
1990
Scope and Contents
1 item: one original 52-pp. Times Mirror Annual Report for year ending December
31, 1990.
Box 121, Folder 7
Times Mirror Co. - 1991.
1991
Scope and Contents
2 items: two originals of 38-pp. Times Mirror Annual Report for year ending
December 31, 1991.
Box 121, Folder 8
Times Mirror Co. - 1992
1992
Scope and Contents
1 item: one original of 36-pp. Times Mirror Annual Report for year ending
December 31, 1992. Report is titled "Building Future Value."
Box 121, Folder 9
Times Mirror Co. - 1993
1993
Scope and Contents
2 items: two originals of 44-pp. Times Mirror Annual Report for year ending
December 31, 1993. Report is titled "Times Mirror: Information partner of choice,
today and tomorrow..."
Box 121, Folder 10
Times Mirror Co. - 1994
1994
Scope and Contents
1 item: one original of 44-pp. Times Mirror Annual Report for year ending
December 31, 1994. Report is titled "Times Mirror - the information partner of
choice."
Historical Comparisons
1971-1988
Scope and Contents
Graphs and reports charting the growth/decline of aspects of Times Mirror Co. during
a ten-year span for the decades 1971-1980 through 1979-1988. The Comparisons for
1975-1984 and 1977-1986 were excluded.
Box 122
Business Department - History Comparisons
Box 122, Folder 1
Ten Year History Comparison, 1971 - 1980.
1980
Scope and Contents
1 item: ten-year financial figures and other information, titled "Ten Year
History Comparison, 1971 - 1980." Tabbed sections include "Index," "Highlights,"
"Charts," etc.
Box 122, Folder 2
Ten Year History Comparison, 1972 - 1981.
1981
Scope and Contents
1 item: ten-year financial figures and other information, titled "Ten Year
History Comparison, 1972 - 1981." Tabbed sections include "Index," "Highlights,"
"Charts," etc.
Box 122, Folder 3
Ten Year History Comparison, 1973 - 1982.
1982
Scope and Contents
1 item: ten-year financial figures and other information, titled "Ten Year
History Comparison, 1973 - 1982." Tabbed sections index the material. This item
deals with LAT, LAT Syndicate, LAT / Wash. Post News Service data.
Box 122, Folder 4
Ten Year History Comparison, 1974 - 1983.
1983
Scope and Contents
1 item: ten-year financial figures and other information, titled "Ten Year
History Comparison, 1974 - 1983." Tabbed sections include "Index," "Highlights,"
"Charts," etc. This item deals with LAT, LAT Syndicate, LAT / Wash. Post News
Service data.
Box 122, Folder 5
Ten Year History Comparison, 1976 - 1985.
1985
Scope and Contents
1 item: ten-year financial figures and other information, titled "Ten Year
History Comparison, 1976 - 1985." Tabbed sections index the material. This item
deals with LAT, LAT Syndicate, LAT / Wash. Post News Service data.
Box 122, Folder 6
Ten Year History Comparison, 1978 - 1987.
1987
Scope and Contents
1 item: ten-year financial figures and other information, titled "Ten Year
History Comparison, 1978 - 1987." Tabbed sections index the material. This item
deals with LAT, LAT Syndicate, LAT / Wash. Post News Service data.
Box 122, Folder 7
Ten Year History Comparison, 1979 - 1988.
1988
Scope and Contents
1 item: ten-year financial figures and other information, titled "Ten Year
History Comparison, 1979 - 1988." Tabbed sections index the material. This item
deals with LAT, LAT Syndicate, LAT / Wash. Post News Service data.
Buildings
1930-1970
Scope and Contents
Three boxes of specifications, plans, and architectural reports for a variety of
buildings, including press plants, a theater in Hollywood, and Eaton's restaurant in
Arcadia. Bindings removed when possible. Date range is circa 1930-1970.
Box 123
Business Department - Buildings
Box 123, Folder 1
202 W. First - Plumbing specs. for Times Mirror newspaper plant,
8/8/1933.
1933
Scope and Contents
1 item: bound plumbing specifications for newspaper plant, 202 W. First St., Los
Angeles.
Box 123, Folder 2
202 W. First - Automatic sprinkler system, specs., Times Mirror newspaper
plant, 8/8/1933.
1933
Scope and Contents
1 item: bound specifications for automatic sprinkler system at newspaper plant,
202 W. First St., Los Angeles.
Box 123, Folder 3
202 W. First - Boilers, specs., Times Mirror newspaper plant,
8/8/1933.
1933
Scope and Contents
1 item: bound specifications for boilers at the Times Mirror newspaper plant, 202
W. First St., Los Angeles.
Box 123, Folder 4
202 W. First - E.L. Ellingwood, engineer, correspondence, 1934 -
1937.
1934 - 1937
Scope and Contents
30+ items: correspondence and reports related to work at 202 W. First St.
Box 123, Folder 5
202 W. First - "Specs. for... Newspaper Plant...Plumbing (Div.
50).
circa 1935
Scope and Contents
1 item: 39-pp. of plumbing specifications for the Times-Mirror newspaper plant,
202 W. First.
Box 123, Folder 6
202 W. First - Fluor Corp. & Western Air & Refrigeration, job
outlines, cooling tower.
1945 - 1946
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: correspondence (including letters with a number of
subcontractors), drawing and outlines for installation of equipment, and related
material.
Box 123, Folder 7
202 W. First - "...Structural Investigation... Cafeteria and...
Recreation Room" (2 cps.).
1946
Scope and Contents
2 items: two 5-pp. reports and accompanying drawings. The report is titled
"Structural Investigation of the Times-Mirror Company Building... to determine if
a Cafeteria and a Recreation Room can be installed on the roof at the fifth floor
level."
Box 123, Folder 8
202 W. First - Report on Converting Power Plant in the Los Angeles Times
Building.
1946
Scope and Contents
2 items: two bound copies of "Report on Converting Power Plant ...," 51-pp. plus
attached diagrams.
Box 123, Folder 9
202 W. First - Worthington Pump & Machinery Corp. proposal to Western
Air & Refrigeration Inc. (water cooling systems).
1946
Scope and Contents
20+ pp. of material including proposal, specifications and charts related to
water cooling systems for 202 W. First.
Box 123, Folder 10
202 W. First - Report on future fuel requirements (2 cps.).
1946
Scope and Contents
2 items: two copies of 13-pp. "Report on future fuel requirements for the Los
Angeles Times Building, First & Spring Streets..."
Box 123, Folder 11
202 W. First - Times Building, air conditioning, history...
outline.
circa 1946
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: letters, formal work proposals, specifications and related
material for air conditioning work to be done at the Times Building, 202 W.
First.
Box 123, Folder 12
202 W. First - correspondence with equipment manufacturers on
refrigeration machines, etc.
1946 - 1947
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: letters, technical drawings, cost "quotations," and related
material from a contractor and various subcontractors. Notable items: 48-pp.
booklet from Trumbull Electric on "Busways - the overhead that pays for itself in
cost reduction" (1947).
Box 123, Folder 13
202 W. First - "...Alterations... to Domestic Hot Water
System.
1947
Scope and Contents
1 item: 5-pp. - full title "Specifications for alterations and additions to
domestic hot water system - existing building - for Times-Mirror Company, 202 W.
First Street, Los Angeles 14, California."
Box 123, Folder 14
202 W. First - Specs., electrical work, power plant conversion of
newspaper plant.
1947
Scope and Contents
1 item: 9-pp. - full title "Specifications for electrical work for power plant
conversion of newspaper plant for Times-Mirror Company."
Box 123, Folder 15
202 W. First - Specs., Sheet metal work, power plant conversion of
newspaper plant.
1947
Scope and Contents
1 item: bound, 5-pp. report, "Specifications for sheet metal work for power plant
conversion of newspaper plant for Times-Mirror Company (Job No. 485)."
Box 123, Folder 16
202 W. First & 145 S. Spring - Times Building and Mirror Building,
valve chart for steam and chilled water piping.
circa 1948
Scope and Contents
1 item: bound, 44-pp. report, "Valve chart for steam and chilled water piping -
Times Building and Mirror Building."
Box 124
Business Department - Buildings
Box 124, Folder 1
202 W. First - Newspaper plant - additions & alterations (1 of
3).
1946
Scope and Contents
1 item: (segment 1 of 3) consists of approx. 150-pp., labeled Sections 1 through
22 of "Specification for New Building, additions & alterations to newspaper
plant [of] Los Angeles Times, Owner's copy, Rowland H. Crawford - Architect."
Box 124, Folder 2
202 W. First - Newspaper plant - additions & alterations (2 of
3).
1946
Scope and Contents
1 item: (segment 2 of 3) consists of approx. 150-pp., labeled Sections 23 through
40 of "Specification for New Building, additions & alterations to newspaper
plant [of] Los Angeles Times, Owner's copy, Rowland H. Crawford - Architect."
Box 124, Folder 3
202 W. First - Newspaper plant - additions & alterations (3 of
3).
1946
Scope and Contents
1 item: (segment 3 of 3) consists of approx. 150-pp., labeled Sections 41 through
43 of "Specification for New Building, additions & alterations to newspaper
plant [of] Los Angeles Times, Owner's copy, Rowland H. Crawford - Architect."
Box 124, Folder 4
202 W. First - Alterations & additions to L.A. Times
Building..
undated
Scope and Contents
1 item: approx. 120-pp. - "Alterations and additions to Los Angeles Times
Building (Times-Mirror Co.)." Architect - Rowland H. Crawford.
Box 124, Folder 5
202 W. First - Specifications for... additions & alterations... n.e.
corner of second floor of Times-Mirror Building / Specifications & Details,
Times Building, second floor west, new Editorial Department. (Specific dates for
both items).
1962 - 1963
Scope and Contents
2 items: approx. 35-pp. specs. for "n.e. corner of second floor," 202 W. First
(1962) ; approx. 100-pp. specs. for "second floor west - new Editorial
Department," 202 W. First (1962 - Addendum No. 1, 1963).
Box 124, Folder 6
202 W. First - Details, new Editorial Department 6001.9 - Times-Mirror
Co., additions & alterations.
1963
Scope and Contents
1 item: set of bound architectural drawings for additions and alterations of new
Editorial Department, 202 W. First.
Box 125
Business Department - Buildings
Box 125, Folder 1
Times Mirror Square - from Fred Schmid Associates, "Instructions for...
Food Service Equipment" / "Instructions to bidders."
1965
Scope and Contents
3 items: "Instructions for... Food Service Equipment" (approx. 20-pp.) ;
"Instructions to bidders" (3-pp.) ; one related single-page letter from William L.
Pereira & Associates to Times Mirror Co., 9/7/1965.
Box 125, Folder 2
Times Mirror Square - "Specs., Food Service Equipment," Fred Schmid
Associates.
1965
Scope and Contents
1 item: ring-bound booklet, 42-pp. plus attached drawings (title above).
Box 125, Folder 3
Times Mirror Square - "Specs., Food Service Equipment," Fred Schmid
Associates (dupe. copy).
1965
Scope and Contents
1 item: ring-bound booklet, 42-pp. plus attached drawings (title above). This is
a duplicate of the item in Box 3 Folder 2.
Box 125, Folder 4
Times Mirror Square - Cold Storage Room, specs. - Fred Schmid
Associates.
1965
Scope and Contents
1 item: ring-bound 18-pp. booklet, plus several attached drawings.
Box 125, Folder 5
Times Mirror Square - Specs., Times Mirror Building, 6th floor
alterations - Kratka Planning & Design.
1968
Scope and Contents
1 item: bound booklet, approx. 65-pp., "Specifications - Times Mirror Building,
Sixth floor alterations... Charles Kratka Interior Planning & Design.
Box 125, Folder 6
Times Mirror Square - The Chandler Building (Specifications - 6821, Vol.
One). (1 of 2)
[1970]
Scope and Contents
1 item: bound, softcover book, approx. 200-pp., "Specifications - The Chandler
Building... 6821, Vol. One." Split into two folders.
Box 125, Folder 7
Times Mirror Square - The Chandler Building (Specifications - 6821, Vol.
One). (2 of 2)
[1970]
Scope and Contents
1 item: bound, softcover book, approx. 200-pp., "Specifications - The Chandler
Building... 6821, Vol. One." Split into two folders.
Box 126
Business Department - Buildings
Box 126, Folder 1
110 S. Broadway - Fourth Floor Computer Room - Mechanical &
Electrical Specifications.
circa 1963
Scope and Contents
1 item: bound, 46-pp. of material on specifications for Fire Protection, Heating
& Air Conditioning and Electrical requirements.
Box 126, Folder 2
110 S. Broadway - Fourth Floor Computer Room - Mechanical &
Electrical Specifications. Duplicate copy of previous folder plus several related
items - letters, manufacturer's information and charts.
1963 - 1965
Scope and Contents
9 items: bound, 46-pp. of material on specifications for Fire Protection, Heating
& Air Conditioning and Electrical requirements, plus several related items -
letters, manufacturer's information and charts.
Box 126, Folder 3
118 S. Broadway - "Preliminary estimates and sketches, alteration to
printing & binding house...parking area."
1945
Scope and Contents
1 item: bound, 4-pp. report and attached sketches (title above).
Box 126, Folder 4
118 S. Broadway - Specs., Alterations to binding house, Times Mirror Co.
(2 cps.).
1946
Scope and Contents
2 items: "Specifications for alterations to binding house for Times Mirror
Company..." Two complete copies of the approx. 45-pp. document.
Box 126, Folder 5
118 S. Broadway - Specs., Times Mirror printing & binding house,
Divisions 2 - 19,Set No. 21.
1930s?
Scope and Contents
1 item: 50+ pp. of textual material (on "blueprint" paper) of various aspects of
plans including "General Conditions," "Metal Lath and Furring," "Interior
Plastering," etc.
Box 126, Folder 6
118 S. Broadway - Specs., Times Mirror printing & binding house,
Divisions 2 - 19, Set No. 18.
1930s?
Scope and Contents
1 item: 50+ pp. of textual material (on "blueprint" paper) of various aspects of
plans. Some material differs from that in Folder 5. "Concrete work," "Floor
Finishs," "Marble, Granite and Tile," etc.
Box 126, Folder 7
118 S. Broadway - Specs., Times Mirror printing & binding house,
Divisions 20 - 23. (2 cps.).
1930s?
Scope and Contents
2 items: enclosed in blue folders, approx. 40-pp. of specs for "Air conditioning,
heating and ventilating," "Plumbing," "Sprinkler System" and "Electric work."
Box 126, Folder 8
118 S. Broadway - Specs., Times Mirror printing & binding house,
Plumbing.
1930s?
Scope and Contents
1 item: 27-pp. (on "blueprint" paper) of specs for plumbing in Times Mirror
Printing and Binding House, 118 S. Broadway.
Box 127
Business Department - Buildings
Box 127, Folder 1
1115 S. Boyle Ave. - "Specs. for Telephone Directory Plant, Times Mirror
Press" (1 of 2)
1949
Scope and Contents
1 item: 50+ pp. of addenda to specifications for Telephone Directory Plant, Times
Mirror Press. Split into two folders.
Box 127, Folder 2
1115 S. Boyle Ave. - "Specs. for Telephone Directory Plant, Times Mirror
Press" (2 of 2)
1949
Scope and Contents
1 item: 60+ pp. of addenda to specifications for Telephone Directory Plant, Times
Mirror Press. Split into two folders.
Box 127, Folder 3
1115 S. Boyle Ave. - "Specs... "Warehouse addition to the Times Mirror
Press Telephone Directory Plant." Copy 1.
1957
Scope and Contents
1 item: approx. 75-pp. - "Specifications for a Warehouse addition to the Times
Mirror Press Telephone Directory Plant..." Sections 1 - 22.
Box 127, Folder 4
1115 S. Boyle Ave. - "Specs... "Warehouse addition to the Times Mirror
Press Telephone Directory Plant." Copy 2.
1957
Scope and Contents
1 item: approx. 75-pp. - "Specifications for a Warehouse addition to the Times
Mirror Press Telephone Directory Plant..." Sections 1 - 22.
Box 127, Folder 5
1115 S. Boyle Ave. - "... Additions to Telephone Directory Plant," Times
Mirror Press.
circa 1958
Scope and Contents
1 item: Approx. 125-pp. - "Additions to Telephone Directory Plant for the Times
Mirror Press." Sections 1 - 25, Addenda 2 - 5.
Box 128
Business Department - Buildings
Box 128, Folder 1
5941 Hollywood Blvd. (L.A.) - Specs. for [Hawaii Theatre] Class "A"
2-story motion picture theatre and store building.
1939
Scope and Contents
1 item: approx. 50-pp. (blueprint sheets) of text - specifications for
construction of Hawaii Theatre, 5941 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood district of
L.A.
Box 128, Folder 2
5955 Hollywood Blvd. (L.A.) - Restaurant Building specs. [Florentine
Gardens] Times Mirror Co.
circa 1939
Scope and Contents
1 item: approx. 60-pp. of text material (blueprint paper) on specifications for
"Restaurant Building, 5955 Hollywood Blvd.," Hollywood district of L.A.
Box 128, Folder 3
5955 Hollywood Blvd. (L.A.) - Restaurant Building specs. [Florentine
Gardens] Times Mirror Co.
circa 1939
Scope and Contents
1 item: approx. 60-pp. of text material (blueprint paper) on specifications for
"Restaurant Building, 5955 Hollywood Blvd.," Hollywood district of L.A. Duplicate
of Box 6 / 2, plus Addenda No. 1
Box 128, Folder 4
5955 Hollywood Blvd. (L.A.) - "Specs., fixtures for Main Dining Room and
Venetian Room of the Florentine Gardens, located at 5955 Hollywood Blvd., Los
Angeles, California."
circa 1939
Scope and Contents
1 item: bound, cover sheet and 4-pp. of specifications for fixtures and equipment
for Florentine Gardens restaurant, 5955 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood district of
L.A. Specs were prepared by Western Show Case & Fixture Company.
Box 128, Folder 5
5959 Hollywood Blvd. (L.A.) - Market Building, Times Mirror
Co.
circa 1940
Scope and Contents
2 items: bound, specifications (33-pp.) and general working drawings (5-pp.) for
work at 5959 Hollywood Blvd., (Hollywood district) L.A., a Market Building for
Times Mirror Co. ; single sheet - "Addenda to Specifications for construction of
Market for the Times-Mirror Co.
Box 128, Folder 6
6215 Sunset Blvd. - Ballroom and Shops (Times Mirror Co.) [The
Palladium]. Specs., Section 1 - 21.
circa 1939
Scope and Contents
1 item: approx. 125-pp. (blueprint sheets) with text material on specifications
for "Ballroom & Shops, 6215 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles." Times Mirror Co.,
owner.
Box 128, Folder 7
6215 Sunset Blvd. (L.A.) - Specs., Electrical work, Sunset Ballroom and
Shops Building.
1940
Scope and Contents
1 item: 22-pp. "Specifications for the electrical work for the Sunset Ball Room
[sic] and Shops Building, El Centro Ave. and Sunset Blvd. (6215 Sunset Blvd.).
Box 128, Folder 8
6215 Sunset Blvd. (L.A.) - Specs., Electrical work, Sunset Ballroom and
Shops Building. Blueprint version.
1940
Scope and Contents
1 item: 22-pp. "Specifications for the electrical work for the Sunset Ball Room
[sic] and Shops Building, El Centro Ave. and Sunset Blvd. (6215 Sunset Blvd.).
Blueprint version.
Box 128, Folder 9
6215 Sunset Blvd. (L.A.) - [Specs.], Ballroom and Shops (Times Mirror
Co.).
circa 1940
Scope and Contents
1 item: bound, approx. 60-pp. of material, specifications for ballroom and shops,
6215 Sunset Blvd. Sections 1 - 21, Addenda 1 - 3.
Box 128, Folder 10
Medical Science Building for Therapeutic Holding Corp. - Specs. - Times
Mirror Co. - address unknown.
undated
Scope and Contents
1 item: bound, 32-pp. - "Specifications - Medical Science Building for
Therapeutic Holding Corp., Ltd."
Box 129
Business Department - Buildings
Box 129, Folder 1
130 S. Broadway - Gen. specs., "Alterations to Southwest
Building."
1936
Scope and Contents
1 item: approx. 40-pp. - "General Specifications - alterations to Southwest
Building, 130 S. Broadway," Los Angeles, CA. Blueprint paper.
Box 129, Folder 2
130 S. Broadway - Specs., "Basement addition to newspaper plant - Owner's
copy."
1940
Scope and Contents
1 item: approx. 40-pp. (blueprint sheets) - "Instructions to bidders," and
specifications for "Basement addition to newspaper plant building, 130 S.
Broadway, Los Angeles, California."
Box 129, Folder 3
130 S. Broadway - Specs., "Basement addition to newspaper plant" (white
paper duplicate of blueprint copy).
1940
Scope and Contents
1 item: approx. 45-pp. - "Basement addition to newspaper plant building -
Time-Mirror Co."
Box 129, Folder 4
223 W. Second St. - Specs., "Elevator installation and store front..."
Times Mirror Co. (2 cps.)
1948
Scope and Contents
2 items: two documents, approx. 30-pp. - "Specifications for elevator
installation & store front for building at 223 West 2nd St. for The
Times-Mirror Company..." This document has an index.
Box 129, Folder 5
223 W. Second St. - Electrical specs., "Elevator installation and store
front..." Times Mirror Co. (2 cps.)
1948
Scope and Contents
2 items: two approx. 10-pp. copies of "Electrical specifications [plus Addendum
No. 1] for elevator installation & store front, 223 West 2nd St."
Box 129, Folder 6
223 W. Second St. - Contract agreement, Elevator Installation & Store
Front (Holmes & Narver).
1948
Scope and Contents
5 items: several documents, approx. 50-pp., related to "Contract Agreement [and
Contract Documents] for Elevator Installation & Store Front for Building at
223 West 2nd Street."
Box 129, Folder 7
230 & 232 W. First - Gen. specs., building for Bancroft - Whitney
(Owner's Copy).
1937
Scope and Contents
1 item: approx. 30-pp. of material, including "Instructions to Bidders," for
"General specifications - Building for Bancroft - Whitney, 230 & 232 W. First
St., L.A., Calif."
Box 129, Folder 8
230 & 232 W. First - Gen. specs., building for Bancroft - Whitney
(Blueprint Copy).
1937
Scope and Contents
1 item: approx. 30-pp. of material, including "Instructions to Bidders," for
"General specifications - Building for Bancroft - Whitney, 230 & 232 W. First
St., L.A., Calif." This is blueprint sheet copy.
Box 129, Folder 9
230 & 232 W. First - Specs., alterations to building for Bancroft -
Whitney Co.
1942
Scope and Contents
1 item: approx. 30-pp., bound, "Specification - alterations to building for
Bancroft - Whitney Co."
Box 129, Folder 10
145 S. Hill St. - Specs., West Bank improvement, Times Mirror Co. parking
lot.
1951
Scope and Contents
1 item: cover sheet and 2-pp. - "Specifications for west bank improvement, The
Times-Mirror parking lot, 145 S. Hill Street, Los Angeles, California."
Box 129, Folder 11
240 S. Hill St. - "Contract for elevator installation, garage
building..." Times Mirror Co.
1947
Scope and Contents
1 item: approx. 12-pp. - "Contract documents for elevator installation for garage
building at 240 S. Hill Street for Times-Mirror Company..."
Box 129, Folder 12
240 S. Hill St. - "Specs., elevator installation for garage building...
Times Mirror Co."
1948
Scope and Contents
1 item: approx. 10-pp. bound, "Specifications for elevator installation for
garage building at 240 South Hill Street for The Times-Mirror Company..."
Box 129, Folder 13
1215 Factory Place - Addition to Truck Maintenance Garage (for Times
Mirror Co.).
[1962]
Scope and Contents
1 item: bound, approx. 50-pp. of text material - "Addition to Truck Maintenance
Garage, 1215 Factory Place, Los Angeles, California."
Box 130
Business Department - Buildings
Box 130, Folder 1
1215 Factory Place - Truck Maintenance Garage (for Times Mirror
Co.).
circa 1957
Scope and Contents
1 item: 100+ pp. bound, specifications for "Truck maintenance garage..." (for
Times Mirror Co.).
Box 130, Folder 2
1515 Georgia St. - Gen. specs., Offices & Shops, Mergenthaler
Linotype Co.
1936
Scope and Contents
1 item: approx. 20-pp. bound, "Offices and shop, Mergenthaler Linotype Co.
(Times-Mirror Co.)
Box 130, Folder 4
2591 E. Eighth St. - Specs., Repair garage and truck shelter (Times
Mirror Co.)
1951
Scope and Contents
1 item: bound, approx. 75-pp. of "Specifications for repair garage and truck
shelter..." (Times Mirror Co.)
Box 130, Folder 5
800 W. Orange Grove, Arcadia - "Gen. Specs., residence for Mr. & Mrs.
Norman Chandler..."
1937
Scope and Contents
2 items: bound, approx.. 35-pp. of "General specifications - residence for Mr.
& Mrs. Norman Chandler, Rancho Santa Anita - Arcadia, California" ; also
inserted in folder, 7-pp. "Addenda No. 1" relating to specifications named above,
dated 4/19/1937.
Box 130, Folder 6
215 American Ave., Long Beach - "The Times Building... alterations to
basement, First and Mezzanine floors" (Times Mirror Co.).
1937
Scope and Contents
1 item" bound, 30-pp. - "Specifications for work to be included in the general
contract for alterations to basement, First and Mezzanine floors, The Times
Building, corner of American Avenue and Broadway, Long Beach (CA)" (Times Mirror
Co.).
Box 130, Folder 7
1150 W. Colorado, Arcadia - Eaton's Rancho Santa Anita Restaurant, Times
Mirror Co., alterations & additions. (2 copies)
circa 1939
Scope and Contents
2 items: two approx. 70-pp. bound - "...alterations and additions to Eaton's
Rancho Santa Anita Restaurant, southeast corner of Colorado Ave. and Michillinda
Blvd., Arcadia, California," owner - Times Mirror Co.
Box 130, Folder 8
1150 W. Colorado, Arcadia - Eaton's Rancho Santa Anita Restaurant, Times
Mirror Co., alterations & additions. (copy 3)
circa 1939
Scope and Contents
1 item: approx. 70-pp. bound - "...alterations and additions to Eaton's Rancho
Santa Anita Restaurant, southeast corner of Colorado Ave. and Michillinda Blvd.,
Arcadia, California," owner - Times Mirror Co. (a third duplicate copy).
Box 130, Folder 9
1150 W. Colorado, Arcadia - Eaton's Rancho Santa Anita Restaurant, Times
Mirror Co., Grease interceptors & sanitary sewers. (2 copies)
circa 1939
Scope and Contents
2 items: two bound, approx. 25-pp. sets of specifications for "Grease
interceptors & sanitary sewers for Eaton's Rancho Santa Anita
Restaurant..."
Box 130, Folder 10
1150 W. Colorado, Arcadia - "Eaton's Rancho Santa Anita Restaurant, Times
Mirror Co., location of the work, sanitary sewers..."
circa 1939
Scope and Contents
1 item: bound, approx. 20-pp. - "Eaton's Rancho Santa Anita Restaurant, Times
Mirror Co., location of the work, sanitary sewers..."
Box 130, Folder 11
1150 W. Colorado, Arcadia - "Eaton's Rancho Santa Anita Restaurant, Times
Mirror Co., Roof framing over entrance," etc.
circa 1939
Scope and Contents
2 items: bound, approx. 20-pp. - drawing and construction notes for project named
above. Structural Engineer - Paul J. Toien.
Box 130, Folder 12
1150 W. Colorado, Arcadia - "Eaton's Rancho Santa Anita Bungalow Hotel...
heating and air conditioning specifications."
circa 1941
Scope and Contents
1 item: bound, 10-pp. - "...heating and air conditioning specifications for
Eaton's Santa Anita Bungalow Hotel."
Box 130, Folder 13
1150 W. Colorado, Arcadia - "Eaton's Rancho Santa Anita Restaurant...
(Times Mirror Co.) sanitary sewers."
circa 1941
Scope and Contents
1 item: bound, approx. 20-pp. - "Sanitary sewers for Eaton's Rancho Santa Anita
Restaurant... "
Box 130, Folder 14
1150 W. Colorado, Arcadia - "A fourteen building, one story motor hotel
[at] Eaton's Rancho Santa Anita Restaurant." (Times Mirror Co.)
circa 1941
Scope and Contents
1 item: bound, approx. 20-pp. - "Specifications of labor and material to be
employed and used in the erection and completion of a fourteen building, one-story
motor hotel for Times Mirror Company..."
Box 130, Folder 15
1150 W. Colorado, Arcadia - "Eaton's Santa Anita Restaurant,
specifications of repairs...."
circa 1956
Scope and Contents
3 items: two copies of specifications for repair of "Fire Damage" to Eaton's
Santa Anita Restaurant after "the building and equipment [were] damaged by fire"
2/10/1956 ; one copy of "Specifications of repairs and changes as requested by
Fire Department...[of] Arcadia..."
Directories
1944-1992
Scope and Contents
Telephone directories for the Los Angeles Times and Times Mirror. Please use
caution-some directories are loose sheets in the folder. Unless otherwise indicated,
the directories are for Times Mirror Square. Date range is 1944-1992.
Box 131
Business Department - Information Systems
Box 131, Folder 1
Times Mirror Telephones
circa 1943
Scope and Contents
1 item: one copy, "Times-Mirror Telephones," "1944" penciled on back of
booklet.
Box 131, Folder 2
Telephone Directory
circa 1950 -
1955
Scope and Contents
2 copies
Box 131, Folder 3
Telephone Directory
circa 1958
Scope and Contents
One copy
Box 131, Folder 4
Telephone Directory
1960, ca.
1961
Scope and Contents
2 items
Box 131, Folder 5
Telephone Directory
1962
Scope and Contents
One copy
Box 131, Folder 6
Telephone Directory
1963 - 1964
Scope and Contents
One copy
Box 131, Folder 7
Telephone Directory
1969
Scope and Contents
One copy
Box 131, Folder 8
Los Angeles Times Foreign Bureaus - Telephone Directories, 1970 -
1971.
1970-1971
Scope and Contents
2 items: telephone directories for LAT Foreign Bureaus, 1970, 1971.
Box 131, Folder 9
Telephone Directory
1971
Scope and Contents
One copy of Times Mirror Square telephone directory, 1/1/1971.
Box 131, Folder 10
Telephone Directory
1973
Scope and Contents
One copy of Times Mirror Square telephone directory, April 1973. One copy of
Times Mirror Square telephone directory, November 1973.
Box 131, Folder 11
Telephone Directories
1974 - 1975
Scope and Contents
3 items: Times Mirror Square telephone directories, 9/1974, 8/1975, plus an
undated Times Mirror (Corporate) Telephone Directory.
Box 131, Folder 12
Telephone Directory
1976
Scope and Contents
Times Mirror Square telephone directory, 10/1976.
Box 131, Folder 13
Telephone Directories
1977
Scope and Contents
Two Times Mirror Square telephone directories, 10/1977.
Box 132
Business Department - Information Systems
Box 132, Folder 1
Times Mirror Press Telephone Directory
1978
Scope and Contents
One Times Mirror Press telephone directory, 5/1978.
Box 132, Folder 2
Telephone Directory
1978
Scope and Contents
One item - loose sheets.
Box 132, Folder 3
Telephone Directory
1978
Scope and Contents
One item - loose sheets.
Box 132, Folder 4
Telephone Directories
1982
Scope and Contents
Two directories: January 1982 and July 1982. Loose sheets in mylar sleeves.
Box 132, Folder 5
Telephone Directories
1983
Scope and Contents
Two directories: January 1983 and August 1983. Loose sheets in mylar sleeves
Box 132, Folder 6
Telephone Directory
1984
Scope and Contents
One item
Box 132, Folder 7
Telephone Directories
1986
Scope and Contents
Los Angeles Times telephone directory and Times Mirror Corporate Personnel phone
list.
Box 132, Folder 8
Telephone Directory - February
1987
Scope and Contents
One item
Box 133
Business Department - Information Systems
Box 133, Folder 1
Telephone Directory
1987
Scope and Contents
One item
Box 133, Folder 2
Telephone Directory - June
1988
Scope and Contents
One item. Loose sheets
Box 133, Folder 3
Telephone Directory - August Revisions
1988
Scope and Contents
One item
Box 133, Folder 4
Telephone Directory
1990
Scope and Contents
One item
Box 133, Folder 5
Telephone Directory
1992
Scope and Contents
One item
Box 133, Folder 6
Corporate Standards for Information Systems (1 of 2)
1987
Scope and Contents
1 item: 30+ pp. titled "Corporate Standards for Information Systems." Split into
two folders
Box 133, Folder 7
Corporate Standards for Information Systems (2 of 2)
1987
Scope and Contents
1 item: 30+ pp. titled "Corporate Standards for Information Systems." Split into
two folders
Presentations
1972-1986
Scope and Contents
Scripts and slides for presentations given by a variety of Times Mirror and Los
Angeles Times managers. Most presentations are related to adding new or applauding
current advertisers. Scripts are arranged chronologically. Date range is
1972-1986.
Box 134
Business Department - Production
Box 134, Folder 1
Book Presentation
1972
Scope and Contents
1 item. 11 pp. script headed "Book Presentation," dated 11/20/1972.
Box 134, Folder 2
Barker Brothers
1973
Scope and Contents
1 item. 11-pp. script headed "Barker Brothers presentation." Handwritten date,
"1973."
Box 134, Folder 3
Selective Saturation Program
1973
Scope and Contents
1 item. 10-pp. script headed "Selective saturation program script."
Box 134, Folder 4
Times '500' Grand National Stock Car Race
1974
Scope and Contents
1 item. 16-pp. script headed "The Times '500' Grand National Stock Car Race."
Box 134, Folder 5
Travel Research Association
1974
Scope and Contents
1 item. 17-pp. script headed "The Travel Research Association presentation."
Box 134, Folder 6
Book Review
1974
Scope and Contents
1 item. 10-pp. script headed "Book presentation."
Box 134, Folder 7
"Inside Football"
1975
Scope and Contents
1 item. 14-pp. script headed " 'Inside Football' presentation '75."
Box 134, Folder 8
Sears market and proposal
1975
Scope and Contents
1 item. 17-pp. script headed "Sears market proposal presentation."
Box 134, Folder 9
American Airlines
1975
Scope and Contents
1 item. 19-pp. script headed "American Airlines."
Box 134, Folder 10
Home Magazine
1975
Scope and Contents
1 item. 16-pp. script headed "Home Magazine presentation."
Box 134, Folder 11
San Diego (Calendar)
1975
Scope and Contents
1 item. 13-pp. script headed "San Diego presentation (Calendar)."
Box 134, Folder 12
The New Co-operative Advertising Era
1976
Scope and Contents
1 item. 20-pp. script headed "The New Co-operative Advertising Era" (presentation
on 1/17/1976 to Simmons Mattress, San Francisco). Deals with NACON, the National
Advertising Cooperative Network.
Box 134, Folder 13
Western Airlines
1976
Scope and Contents
1 item. 8-pp. script headed "Western Airlines."
Box 134, Folder 14
"Selling in the Seventies"
1976
Scope and Contents
1 item. 36-pp. script headed "Selling in the Seventies" - Technicolor Seminar
Presentation, 8/28/1976.
Box 134, Folder 15
New Las Vegas
1976
Scope and Contents
1 item. 13-pp. script headed "New Las Vegas presentation."
Box 134, Folder 16
Van de Kamp's
1976
Scope and Contents
1 item. 28-pp. script headed "Van de Kamp's.
Box 134, Folder 17
R.T. French
1977
Scope and Contents
1 item. 21-pp. script headed "R.T. French presentation."
Box 134, Folder 18
You Magazine
1977
Scope and Contents
1 item. 12-pp. script headed "You Magazine presentation."
Box 134, Folder 19
Canadian Travel
1977
Scope and Contents
1 item. 6-pp. script headed "Canadian presentation" focused on travel to and
within Canada.
Box 134, Folder 20
Ivers
1977
Scope and Contents
1 item. 10-pp. script headed "Ivers presentation."
Box 134, Folder 21
Product Bingo
1977
Scope and Contents
1 item. 13-pp. script headed "Product Bingo presentation" dealing with
coupon-bingo promotion in Home magazine.
Box 134, Folder 22
Walter Levy - May Co.
1977
Scope and Contents
1 item. 27-pp. script headed "Walter Levy / May Co. presentation.
Box 134, Folder 23
Carpet Town
1978
Scope and Contents
1 item. 13-pp. script headed "Carpet Town."
Box 134, Folder 24
Sitmar
1978
Scope and Contents
1 item. 6-pp. script headed "Sitmar presentation" (Sitmar Cruises).
Box 134, Folder 25
Waterbed
1978
Scope and Contents
1 item. 10-pp. script headed "Waterbed presentation."
Box 134, Folder 26
Los Angeles - The Brokers' World
1978
Scope and Contents
1 item. 27-pp. script headed "Los Angeles - The Brokers' World."
Box 134, Folder 27
Los Angeles Marketing & Media
1978
Scope and Contents
1 item. 20-pp. script headed "Los Angeles Marketing and Media presentation" given
to National Airlines Management Club.
Box 134, Folder 28
Fashion '79
1979
Scope and Contents
1 item. 23-pp. script headed "Fashion '79."
Box 134, Folder 29
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
1979
Scope and Contents
1 item. 20-pp script headed "KLM Royal Dutch Airlines."
Box 134, Folder 30
Detroit Auto
1979
Scope and Contents
1 item. 19-pp. headed "Detroit Auto presentation."
Box 134, Folder 31
Champion Spark Plugs
1979
Scope and Contents
1 item. 11-pp. script headed "Champion Spark Plugs."
Box 134, Folder 32
California Hardware
1979
Scope and Contents
1 item. 12-pp. script headed "California Hardware."
Box 134, Folder 33
Los Angeles - To Do or To View
circa 1980
Scope and Contents
1 item. 16-pp. script headed "Los Angeles - To Do or To View."
Box 134, Folder 34
Johnson & Johnson
circa 1980
Scope and Contents
1 item. 21-pp. script headed "Johnson & Johnson."
Box 134, Folder 35
Broadway
1980
Scope and Contents
1 item. 28-pp. script headed "Broadway presentation."
Box 134, Folder 36
Lane Bryant
1981
Scope and Contents
1 item. 12-pp. script headed "Lane Bryant."
Box 134, Folder 37
Times Mirror Newspapers - 1981 National Advertising Linage
1982
Scope and Contents
1 item. 32-pp. report headed "Times Mirror Newspapers - 1981 National Advertising
Linage." Given by Vance Stickell in 1982.
Box 134, Folder 38
Classified Recruitment
1982
Scope and Contents
4 items: 2-pp. script headed "Opening for Recruitment Presentation (Bob
Mandolini)" ; 18-pp. script headed "Recruitment Seminar Presentation" ; 15-pp.
script headed "Classified Recruitment Presentation" ; 13-pp. script headed "Bob
Mandolini (after the presentation)."
Box 134, Folder 39
Motion Picture Advertising
1982
Scope and Contents
1 item: 7-pp. script headed "INAME speech" given by Don Maldonado
Box 135
Business Department - Production
Box 135, Folder 1
Long Beach Grand Prix Special Section
1982
Scope and Contents
1 item: 12-pp. script headed "Long Beach Grand Prix."
Box 135, Folder 2
Dodgers / "A" Student
1982
Scope and Contents
1 item: 17-pp. script headed "Dodger / "A" Student."
Box 135, Folder 3
British Tourist Authority
1982
Scope and Contents
1 item: 14-pp. script headed "British Tourist Authority."
Box 135, Folder 4
Home Furnishings
1982
Scope and Contents
1 item: 19-pp. script headed "The Motivator."
Box 135, Folder 5
Levi Strauss
1982
Scope and Contents
1 item: 21-pp. script headed "Levi Strauss presentation," 5/25/1982.
Box 135, Folder 6
Firestone
1982
Scope and Contents
1 item: 13-pp. script headed "Firestone presentation."
Box 135, Folder 7
Real Estate
1982
Scope and Contents
1 item: 30-pp. script headed "Real Estate presentation."
Box 135, Folder 8
Advocacy
1982
Scope and Contents
1 item: 18-pp. script headed "Advocacy presentation (1982).
Box 135, Folder 9
Olympics
1982
Scope and Contents
1 item: 10-pp. script headed "Olympics."
Box 135, Folder 10
Dodgers / "A" Student
1983
Scope and Contents
1 item: 13-pp. script for Bill Sinkking, LAT General Advertising Manager, headed
"Dodgers - 'A' Students."
Box 135, Folder 11
L.A.P.D. Celebrity Golf Tournament
1983
Scope and Contents
1 item: 18-pp. script headed "Police presentation."
Box 135, Folder 12
Western Association of Food Chains (WAFC)
1983
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: memos, and a selection of brief scripts related to the Western
Association of Food Chains (WAFC) convention of 4/1983 ; 34-pp. script headed
"Media in the 80's.
Box 135, Folder 13
Home Olympics - Adjacency
1983
Scope and Contents
1 item: 13-pp. script headed "Home Olympics - Adjacency" referring to the LA
Olympics of 1932.
Box 135, Folder 14
Wine
1983
Scope and Contents
1 item: 19-pp. script headed "Wine presentation.
Box 135, Folder 15
International presentation
1983
Scope and Contents
2 items: 21-pp. script headed "International presentation" [a promotion of the
City of Los Angeles] ; 2-pp. outline of sequence & content of the longer
"International presentation" script. Given or written by Doug Mayberry.
Box 135, Folder 16
Bill Sinkking Presentation to Executive Group
1983
Scope and Contents
1 item: 12-pp. script headed "Bill Sinkking Executive Group presentation"
regarding Display Advertising.
Box 135, Folder 17
Erle Frady Retirement
1983
Scope and Contents
2 items: 4-pp. script headed "Opening talk for Erle Frady Retirement Program" ;
12-pp. script headed "Erle Frady Retirement (accompanied by slide program).
Box 135, Folder 18
ROP Olympics
1983
Scope and Contents
2 items: 12-pp. script headed "ROP Olympics - A celebration of Excellence,"
6/29/1983 ; 13-pp. headed "ROP Olympics - a celebration...," 8/31/1983.
Box 135, Folder 19
Travel - Los Angeles: New dimensions in the Eighties
1983
Scope and Contents
1 item: 16-pp. script headed "Los Angeles: New dimensions in the Eighties,"
7/13/1983.
Box 135, Folder 20
New York Life
1983
Scope and Contents
2 items: 12-pp. script headed "New York Life presentation (L.A. version)" ; 2-pp.
of script designated "substitute for the O.C. version."
Box 135, Folder 21
National Association of Recording Merchandisers (NARM)
1983
Scope and Contents
2 items: 11-pp. script headed "NARM," and dated 9/2/1983" ; 4-pp. chart of music
trends related to LAT readers.
Box 135, Folder 22
Presentation to the Times Mirror Board of Directors
1983
Scope and Contents
1 item: approx. 45-pp. script headed "Los Angeles Times presentation to the Times
Mirror Board of Directors" - Tom Johnson, 9/7/1983.
Box 135, Folder 23
Basic Market
1983
Scope and Contents
1 item: 15-pp. script headed "Basic Market" [thesis being "The Los Angeles
marketing area is one of the most exciting markets in the world!" based on a
growing population and healthy economy].
Box 135, Folder 24
L.A. Open
1983
Scope and Contents
1 item: 13-pp. script headed "L.A. Open presentation."
Box 135, Folder 25
Newspaper Advertising Bureaus - Long Range Plans Committee
1983
Scope and Contents
1 item: 13-pp. script headed "Long Range Plans Committee, Vance Stickell, Pebble
Beach, CA," 10/18/1983.
Box 135, Folder 26
Don Wright Presentation to Analysts
1983
Scope and Contents
4 items: memo, 10/18/1983, from Bob Minco to Don Wright, on the Security Analysts
presentation ; 14-pp. script headed "Security Analysts presentation" ; multi-page
lists and charts headed "Seven Southern California Counties...next five years" ;
2-pp. outline headed "Mr. Wright's presentation outline."
Box 135, Folder 27
1984 Budget Reports
1983
Scope and Contents
5 items: 11-pp. script headed "Don Maldonado 1984 Budget Report," 11/4/1983 ;
16-pp. script headed "Don Clark 1984 Budget Report," 11/4/1983 ; 13-pp. script
headed "Bert Tiffany 1984 Budget Report," 11/4/1984 ; 9-pp. script headed "Vance
Stickell 1984 Budget Report," 11/4/1983 ; 12-pp. script headed "Budget Narrative /
Editorial Department," 11/4/1983 ; multi-page lists and charts headed 1984 ABC
Publishers Statement Comparisons."
Box 135, Folder 28
Traveling in Style
1983
Scope and Contents
2 items: 15-pp. script headed "Traveling in Style - One tray edition" ; 15-pp.
script headed "Traveling in Style - Nine tray edition."
Box 135, Folder 29
Times Mirror Steering Committee Report
1983
Scope and Contents
1 item: 11-pp. script headed "Steering Committee Report," 12/8/1983.
Box 136
Business Department - Production
Box 136, Folder 1
Pleasures Presentation
1983
Scope and Contents
1 item: 9-pp. script headed "Pleasures Presentation."
Box 136, Folder 2
Antelope Valley Board of Trade
1983
Scope and Contents
1 item: 22-pp. script headed "Antelope Valley Board of Trade presentation,"
2/17/1983.
Box 136, Folder 3
Orange County
1983
Scope and Contents
1 item: 2-pp. script covering "our Orange County operation." Given by B.
Breslin
Box 136, Folder 4
Standard Advertising Units
1983
Scope and Contents
2 items: 12-pp. script headed "Why Standard Advertising Units?" ; 23-pp. script
headed "The What, Why and How of Standard Advertising Units." Given by or written
by John Saum (?).
Box 136, Folder 5
Security Analysts
1984
Scope and Contents
2 items: 2-pp. "Outline for Part I - Security Analysts presentation" ; 26-pp.
script headed "Security Analysts presentation (Audio)", 11/13/1984.
Box 136, Folder 6
Classified Presentation
1983 - 1984
Scope and Contents
6 items: 24-pp. script headed "Classified presentation," dated 9/12/1983 ; Gail
Hyland memo, 10/7/1983, with attached 24-pp. script and other materials ; 18-pp.
script headed "Classified Presentation," dated 2/21/1984 ; another version of same
script, dated 12/6/1984 ; 4-pp. item headed "The Los Angeles Times delivers an
upscale audience" (poor quality copies), gives demographic information ; 3-pp.
"Outline of Classified presentation."
Box 136, Folder 7
Co-op Advertising
1984
Scope and Contents
3 items: Intro page (?), in outline form ; 22-pp. script headed "Co-op
Advertising presentation" ; 9-pp. numbered list of (slides ?)
Box 136, Folder 8
Basic Market
1984
Scope and Contents
1 item: 15-pp. script headed "Basic Market (1 tray)." Originally dated 1/10/83,
updated 9/83 and 6/5/84.
Box 136, Folder 9
Dodger - "A" Students
1984
Scope and Contents
1 item: 15-pp. script headed "Dodger A-Student presentation."
Box 136, Folder 10
Fashion Presentation
1984
Scope and Contents
2 items: 2-pp. "Fashion Presentation Outline" ; 20-pp. script headed "Fashion '85
Presentation."
Box 136, Folder 11
Los Angeles Times: Giant of The West
1984
Scope and Contents
1 item: 11-pp. script headed "Los Angeles Times: Giant of The West."
Box 136, Folder 12
Home / Values and Lifestyles
1984
Scope and Contents
2 items: 12-pp. report titled "Adult women in Los Angeles and the Sunday Los
Angeles Times...a VALS (Values and lifestyles) perspective." 2/1984 ; 22-pp.
script headed "Home / VALS presentation."
Box 136, Folder 13
New International Presentation
1984
Scope and Contents
3 items: 2-pp. outline, "General Themes & Ideas for Editorial Development" ;
7-pp. report from Bob Minco to Doug Brown, "Re - New International presentation -
1984" ; 24-pp. script headed "New International presentation (for Europe and
Orient)." Given/written by Doug Mayberry
Box 136, Folder 14
Israel Today
1984
Scope and Contents
1 item: 13-pp. script headed "Israel presentation - 3/5/84 Final.
Box 136, Folder 15
KODAK - Talk about pictures
1984
Scope and Contents
1 item: 4-pp. report titled "Talk about pictures," on a new "stitched-in,
pull-out roto magazine in the Los Angeles Times Home Magazine..."
Box 136, Folder 16
Los Angeles: A Brief Overview (1984).
1984
Scope and Contents
1 item: 6-pp. script headed "Los Angeles: A Brief Overview."
Box 136, Folder 17
Mexico International
1984
Scope and Contents
1 item: 19-pp. script headed "Mexico International presentation," 2/22/1984.
Box 136, Folder 18
Nisei Week
1984
Scope and Contents
1 item: 10-pp. script headed "Nisei Week," 2/28/1984.
Box 136, Folder 19
Real Estate
1984
Scope and Contents
1 item: 25-pp. script headed "Real Estate presentation," 9/20/1984.
Box 136, Folder 20
Rotary International
1984
Scope and Contents
3 items: two 9-pp. scripts, headed "Rotary - Vance Stickell - Junior Fifty
Luncheon," 12/18/1984, one copy is clean, the other is marked up with marginal
notes and arrows, etc ; handwritten note on small, blue sheet of "Vance Stickell"
notepaper, addressed to "Susan."
Box 136, Folder 21
San Diego - Nordstrom
1984
Scope and Contents
1 item: 10-pp. script headed "San Diego presentation," 6/5/1984.
Box 136, Folder 22
San Fernando Valley
1984
Scope and Contents
3 items: single-sheet headed "Preface or opening remarks" ; 18-pp. script headed
"San Fernando Valley presentation," dated 10/18/1984 ; 6-pp. fact sheet on San
Fernando Valley, dated 9/18/1984.
Box 136, Folder 23
Standard Advertising Units (SAU)
1984
Scope and Contents
1 item: 11-pp. script headed "Welcome to SAU's," 4/30/1984, introducing Standard
Advertising Units.
Box 136, Folder 24
Travel Show
1984
Scope and Contents
1 item: 16-pp. script headed "The Travel Show -- 1984."
Box 136, Folder 25
Maryvale Residential Program
1985
Scope and Contents
1 item: 12-pp. script on Maryvale Residential Program and Day Care Center (for
orphaned children).
Box 136, Folder 26
Los Angeles Times Five-year plan, 1982 - 1986
1982
Scope and Contents
1 item: approx. 55-pp., "Los Angeles Times Five-year plan, 1982 - 1986."
Box 137
Business Department - Production
Box 137, Folder 1
Times Mirror Board of Directors
1983
Scope and Contents
2 items: 40+ pp. script which opens, "I don't want to spend too much time talking
about the past..." ; 30+ pp. report with charts, titled "Los Angeles Times
Strategy Report - presented to Times Mirror Company Board of Directors" and dated
9/7/1983. Given by Tom Johnson
Box 137, Folder 2
Times Mirror Meeting - San Fernando Valley
1984
Scope and Contents
1 item: 13-pp. script headed "Times Mirror Meetings" (address delivered by Tom
Johnson at San Fernando Valley plant, 12/4/1984)
Box 137, Folder 3
Five-Year Plan - 1984 - 1988 - Script
1984
Scope and Contents
Approx. 80 sheets related to 5-year plan named above. Tabbed dividers are titled
"Intro," "The Market," "Issues," etc.
Box 137, Folder 4
Five-Year Plan - 1984 - 1988 - Slides
1984
Scope and Contents
1 item. Approx. 50-pp. slides that correspond to the Five-Year Plan, 1984 - 1988
presentation in box 137, folder 3.
Box 137, Folder 5
Five -Year Plan - 1987 - 1991 - Script
1987
Scope and Contents
1 item. Approx. 75-pp., a copy of the presentation script for Five-Year Plan 1987
- 1991 with tabbed -headings including "Tom Johnson," "Editorial," "Marketing,"
etc.
Box 137, Folder 6
1984 Budget - Slides
1983
Scope and Contents
1 item. Approx. 80-pp., paper copies of 1984 Budget Presentation slides.
Box 137, Folder 7
1985 Budget - Script
1984
Scope and Contents
Full script for 1985 Budget presentation, including outline.
Box 138
Business Department - Production
Box 138, Folder 1
1985 Budget Presentation Slides
1984
Scope and Contents
Approx. 75-pp. of tabbed material with headings such as "Introduction,"
"Summary," "Marketing," "Display," "Circulation," "Employee Relations," etc.
Box 138, Folder 2
1986 Budget Presentation
1985
Scope and Contents
Approx. 75-pp. of material related to the 1986 Budget presentation. Tabbed
sections identify the names of speakers: Tom Johnson ; Don Wright ; Bill Thomas ;
Vance Stickell ; Don Maldonado ; Don Clark ; Bert Tiffany ; Jim Boswell ; etc.
Box 138, Folder 3
1986 Budget Presentation Slides
1985
Scope and Contents
1 item with approx. 75-pp. of copies of slides dealing with Marketing, Display,
Classified, Circulation, Employee Relations, Operations, Financial.
Box 138, Folder 4
1987 Budget Presentation (1 of 2)
1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 85-pp. of material, including tabbed sections identifying the names of
speakers: Tom Johnson ; Don Wright ; Bill Thomas ; Don Maldonado ; Don Clark ;
Bert Tiffany ; Jim Boswell ; etc. Also in the folder is a single-sheet "Tentative
Agenda" for the multi-speaker presentation of 11/10/1986. Separated into two
folders.
Box 138, Folder 5
1987 Budget Presentation (2 of 2)
1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 85-pp. of material, including tabbed sections identifying the names of
speakers: Tom Johnson ; Don Wright ; Bill Thomas ; Don Maldonado ; Don Clark ;
Bert Tiffany ; Jim Boswell ; etc. Also in the folder is a single-sheet "Tentative
Agenda" for the multi-speaker presentation of 11/10/1986. Separated into two
folders.
Box 139
Business Department - Production
Box 139, Folder 1
1988 Budget Presentation (1 of 2)
1987
Scope and Contents
Tabbed sections, including slides, of budget presentation. Separated into two
folders.
Box 139, Folder 2
1988 Budget Presentation (2 of 2)
1987
Scope and Contents
Tabbed sections, including slides, of budget presentation. Separated into two
folders.
Box 139, Folder 3
1988 Budget Presentation Slides
1987
Scope and Contents
Slides used in 1988 budget presentation.
Box 139, Folder 4
1989 Budget Presentation (1 of 3)
1988
Scope and Contents
Budget presentation for 1989, organized by tabbed sections. Separated into three
folders.
Box 139, Folder 5
1989 Budget Presentation (2 of 3)
1988
Scope and Contents
Budget presentation for 1989, organized by tabbed sections. Separated into three
folders.
Box 139, Folder 6
1989 Budget Presentation (3 of 3)
1988
Scope and Contents
Budget presentation for 1989, organized by tabbed sections. Separated into three
folders.
Production
1946-1978
Scope and Contents
Files related to physical production of the Los Angeles Times, including negotiations
with unionized workers and some personnel records. Date range is 1946-1978.
Box 140
Business Department - Production
Box 140, Folder 1
Pressroom 1962 Campaign
1962
Scope and Contents
35-plus items. (most items are bound or stapled together in sizable stacks)
Materials include: large stapled packet of memos and reports, dated 11/1962.
Subject given as "Economic information - pressroom negotiations" - incl. many
charts showing increased annual costs to LAT of adhering to union guidelines;
material related to strike against The Oregonian and Oregon Journal in early
1960s; "Proposed Otis Chandler Remarks" to pressmen in lead-up to vote on
unionization, 1962; examples of memos, letters and other materials geared to sway
pressmen away from union influences. 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 140, Folder 2
Pressroom Communications - Otis Booth
1962 - 1963
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items. Materials include: memos on subjects such as "Special
Communications relating to pressroom," "Status of union in pressroom,"Otis
Chandler's report on his meeting with pressmen," etc. Also a "Union Coloring Book"
(8-pp., 81/2" x 11'), sample caption for color-in cartoons - "This is the (union)
... by-laws - color it ominous"; other anti-union, cartoon-style materials; memo
to "Management Personnel, 6/26/1963 (one day before the election) instructing
management personnel to stay away from the 6th floor polling place during the
election, so that nothing they do "might be construed as an unfair labor
practice"; clipping from Time (mag), 5/24/1963, "Newspapers-living with the
scars," an account of aftermath of 114-day newspaper strike in NYC; etc.
Box 140, Folder 3
Pressroom - Otis Booth
1957 - 1967
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: correspondence with pressroom managers at The Lincoln Star
(NE), Miami Herald, and the Trade Commissioner of New Zealand related to pressroom
machinery; memos on pressroom practices, pressroom crew assignments, 59-pp. copy,
top sheet headed "Index," with "Otis Booth" written in at top, Agreement between
Times Mirror Co., and International Printing Pressmen...etc.; etc. Several pieces
of correspondence in the time frame center on the characteristics of the
Cutler-Hammer ink-mist suppression system for presses.
Box 140, Folder 4
Pressroom Negotiations
1967
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items. Materials include: 3-pp. letter (8/2/1967) addressed "Fellow
Pressmen," from "Times Open Shop Committee"; 3-pp. letter (8/11/1967) from Otis
Chandler to "Times Employees," reading in part, "I would like to make sure you
understand the effect of this agreement [with the Pressman's Union]"; copy,
53-pp., "Proposed Agreement between The Times Mirror Company and International
Printing Pressmen..." 7/25/1967; 57-pp. Company counterproposal," dated 5/2/1967;
letters exchanged between TM executives and legal firm of Paul, Hastings, Janofsky
& Walker; progress reports on negotiations; 1-pp. chart, 5/11/1967, "Mgmn't
Services - Press Room Study - Observation Schedule; etc.
Box 140, Folder 5
Pressroom 1967 Campaign
1966 - 1967
Scope and Contents
Approx. 45 items. Materials include: various memos, form letters, flyers,
originating with Times Mirror and with the Pressmen's Union. Times Mirror-produced
materials urge pressmen not to "fall under the control of Local 18," while the
union materials urge the pressmen to "stand with your fellow pressmen" under union
representation: copies of 3-part series in Nation's Business, (11/1966 - 1/1967),
"What to do when the union knocks"; related materials.
Box 140, Folder 6
Bound reports
1958, 1961,
1967
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items. Materials include: 8-plus pp. report, "Guide and procedures for
the administration of executive base salaries - The Times-Mirror Company,"
(8/1958) - several shorter reports had been left inside the same folder;
multi-page report, with inserts, "Production Changes, 1961," - several shorter
reports had been left inside the same folder; approx. 70-pp. report, "Volume II -
Determination of manning requirements, Los Angeles Times Color Press," 7/18/1967,
one memo, 7/19/1967, about this report was filed inside the folder.
Box 141
Business Department - Production
Box 141, Folder 1
Composing room - Bonus plan
1952
Scope and Contents
Several related items under the overall title "Productivity Bonus Plan for
Composing Room Employees," produced for The Times-Mirror Company, 3/1952. The
package begins with a 4-pp. cover letter from McKinsey & Company (management
consultants) addressed to "Phillip [sic] Chandler, Vice-President, The Times
Mirror Company," etc. Also included are the 12-pp. report, and "Exhibits," which
refers to the series of financial charts that supplement the report.
Box 141, Folder 2
Agreement -- Company counter proposal with INPP&A
1967
Scope and Contents
1 item: one copy of "Company counterproposal - May 2, 1967." Approximately 50
sheets are stapled together, but the paging does not match all the way
through--this may be incomplete. The cover sheet is headed, "Agreement," and reads
in part, "This agreement (is) by and between THE TIMES MIRROR COMPANY...and
INTER-NATIONAL PRINTING PRESSMEN & ASSISTANTS' UNION OF NORTH AMERICA,
AFL-CIO," etc.
Box 141, Folder 3
Production Practices vs. contract
1962, 1968
Scope and Contents
6 items: 12-pp. columnar report (info. for 1960 - 1962), headed "Drivers - Union
contract and Times-Mirror Company policy comparison, Teamsters Local No. 396 and
Hillbro Newspaper Printing Company"; multi-page columnar report, titled "Summary
of Times Production Practices compared with L.A. Contract Provisions," prepared by
Wage & Salary Section of Personnel - 12/1962; memo, 1/10/1963, "Production
Practices vs. Contract Booklet"; exchange of letters, 4/1968, between Otis Booth,
Operations Dir., LAT, and Thomas Corcoran, Miami Herald, on "premium pay" for
printers; letter, 4/26/1968, from Robert Flannes, LAT, to R.S. Robinson, on the
Adolph Spina arbitration case.
Box 141, Folder 4
Stereotype NLRB Election
1960-1963
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items. Materials include: form letters to stereotype employees; memos
on new equipment for the task; manning for packing mats; workloads, work issues
including overtime; 3-pp. "Remarks to Stereotypers" (by "O / C" - Otis Chandler);
memos from immediately before and after the 4/6/1961 vote by stereotypers;
photographs of stereotyping equipment at The Oregonian (Portland); 1-pp.
"Stereotype Seniority as of 11-1-'60"; etc.
Box 141, Folder 5
Pressroom - 1959 Campaign letters
1959
Scope and Contents
6 items. Form letters from Times-Mirror Company to "...all Times-Mirror pressroom
employees and their families." Several letters (over Norman Chandler's signature)
were sent in the weeks prior to the 4/16/1959 election in which pressroom
employees would vote for or against union representation. On 4/1/1959, a letter
went out with an attached sheet titled "Here are the facts," laying out in columns
the "Local Union Shop" and "Times-Mirror Co." benefits. The vote went against the
union, and on 4/24/1959 another letter was sent thanking the voters for the
"strong endorsement of our policies and practices."
Box 141, Folder 6
Additional presses and press expansion
1955 - 1956
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items. Materials include: rough notes, sheets of financial figures,
LAT memos, letters, etc., all dealing with LAT needs for new presses and related
equipment, the setting up of a contract with Loyal S. Dixon Co., of Sun Valley,
CA., and the logistics of the installation.
Box 141, Folder 7
Stereotype campaign 1967
1967
Scope and Contents
8 items. Materials include: 2-pp. memo, undated, "Kill the traveler's card
argument"; 4-pp. memo, undated, "Campaign issues - union side"; 2-pp., "1963
Pressroom decertification election campaign"; two "draft" versions of 1/16/1967
memo to Times Stereotypers"; letter (with two attached flyers) from Los Angeles
Stereotypers Union, No. 58, 3/21/1967, addressed "Dear Fellow Craftsmen,"
congratulating them "on winning their certification election," and with an
"authorization for representation" card.
Box 141, Folder 8
Stereotype Bonus Pay Plan
1965
Scope and Contents
3 items, stapled: 5/28/1965 memo to All Stereotype Employees from Charles Chase
on Stereotype Bonus Pay Plan; a sheet headed "Stereotype Bonus Plan (incl.
"Purpose of Plan," and "Details of the Plan"; 6/1/1965 memo from Chase to Otis
Booth and Robert Flannes, on Stereotype Bonus Pay Plan.
Box 141, Folder 9
Production - Employee Policies
1966 - 1967
Scope and Contents
approx. 7 items: 9-pp. report, undated, "Changes - Policy, including personnel
and work methods; 4-pp. packet of information (stapled), 2/1966, "Production
Overtime"; 3 memos (stapled) 1/1967, on incentive systems / bonuses, etc.
Box 141, Folder 10
Transportation - Employee policies
1953, 1962,
1966
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: memo, 9/23/1953, subject - "Production - General Driver Safety
Contest"; memo, 3/5/1962, "Transportation Carriers Account"; memo, 5/29/1962,
"Resequencing Transportation Runs" (incl. chart of proposed runs); related memo,
6/6/1962; series of 1964 memos on transportation costs / hauling expenses; stapled
packet, 1964, headed "Time Variance Analysis of Los Angeles Times truck runs" (w/
chart); stapled packet of memos (w/ chart), 1966, on Transportation Overtime.
Box 141, Folder 11
Newsprint inventory
1962 - 1963
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: spreadsheets and other material related to newsprint
inventories in 1962 and 1963.
Box 141, Folder 12
Pressmen negotiations (1 of 3)
1967
Scope and Contents
5 items: handwritten and typed versions of a note dated "3/18," addressed to
"Sparks" ; 2-pp. list headed "Preliminary statement of matters to be considered in
connection with coming negotiations with pressmen's union" ; single-sheet, "Agenda
of matters to be discussed at Times meeting...March 20 at 2:00 p.m." ; approx.
45-pp. headed "Agreement."
Box 141, Folder 13
Pressmen negotiations (2 of 3)
1967
Scope and Contents
1 item: approx. 40-pp. - another copy or version of "Agreement" in previous
folder.
Box 141, Folder 14
Pressmen negotiations (3 of 3)
1967
Scope and Contents
Approx. 6 items: stapled, 53-pp. "Agreement between The Times Mirror Company and
International Printing Pressmen & Assistants' Union of North America, AFL-CIO
and..." ; several related items.
Box 142
Business Department - Production & Studies & Reports
Box 142, Folder 1
Personnel Bios - Transportation
1971-1978
Scope and Contents
Completed forms with bio info for Production / Transportation personnel -
includes Name, date of birth, Education, Previous work experience, positions held
in Company and Company development (i.e. seminars, workshops). One set of
originals, one set of photocopies.
Box 142, Folder 2
Power Plant Conversion Report
1946
Scope and Contents
1 item: 50+ pp. report in binder, with architectural and engineering drawings and
other charts. Report is titled "Report on Converting Power Plant...Los Angeles
Times Building , First and Spring Streets..."
Box 142, Folder 3
Stereotype Department - General Info
1951
Scope and Contents
1 item: report, approx. 40-pp., "General Information for Los Angeles Times
Stereotype Department - 1951.Approx. 10 items: stack of bios for Transportation
personnel ; several Among Ourselves articles on LAT Transportation, 1950s thru
1970s ; 3-pp. handwritten item, "Transportation Memories," received by LAT in
1982, written by John R. Shepherd, who started with LAT in 1926 ; several pieces
of correspondence between LAT Archivist Carolyn Strickler and Robert McVay, who
was working on an article about Pacific Electric's "Big Red Cars" (including the
fact that LAT was, in part, delivered to other southern California cities via PE's
trains ; other LAT materials related to Transportation.
Box 142, Folder 4
Satellite Plant Study (1 of 2)
1964
Scope and Contents
Multi-section report on study of satellite printing plant in Orange County. Split
into two folders
Box 142, Folder 5
Satellite Plant Study (2 of 2)
1964
Scope and Contents
Multi-section report on study of satellite printing plant in Orange County. Split
into two folders.
Box 142, Folder 6
Press Capacity Committee Meetings
1978
Scope and Contents
Notes, minutes and other material related to press capacity committee meetings,
plus printed matter from the United States Patent Office. From Morgan
Brassell.
Studies & Reports
1934-1979
Scope and Contents
Includes report of study by efficiency expert Guy Viskniskki and reports on other
internal management and efficiency studies. Dates are 1934-1979.
Box 142
Business Department - Production & Studies & Reports
Box 142, Folder 7
Management Services Reports
1967-1979
Scope and Contents
Reports and related memos (most from Gene Mestel) during the period 1967 -
1979.
Box 142, Folder 8
Guy Viskniskki Survey (1 of 3)
1934
Scope and Contents
1 item: Viskniskki was an "efficiency expert," a role which today might be called
a consultant. In 1934 his group released a wide-ranging report (480 pp., subject
index on pp. 1 - 2) on the operations of LAT titled "A Survey of the Los Angeles
Times." The report contains segments on the buildings, specific departments,
employment policies, morale, etc. Viskniskki even tackled the touchy subject of
nepotism, pointing out that a full 10% of LAT's employees at the time were
relatives of Chandlers or other high-ranking executives, and pointing out the
drawbacks of the situation. This report was originally labeled "Confidential."
Split into three folders.
Box 142, Folder 9
Guy Viskniskki Survey (2 of 3)
1934
Scope and Contents
1 item: Viskniskki was an "efficiency expert," a role which today might be called
a consultant. In 1934 his group released a wide-ranging report (480 pp., subject
index on pp. 1 - 2) on the operations of LAT titled "A Survey of the Los Angeles
Times." The report contains segments on the buildings, specific departments,
employment policies, morale, etc. Viskniskki even tackled the touchy subject of
nepotism, pointing out that a full 10% of LAT's employees at the time were
relatives of Chandlers or other high-ranking executives, and pointing out the
drawbacks of the situation. This report was originally labeled "Confidential."
Split into three folders.
Box 142, Folder 10
Guy Viskniskki Survey (3 of 3)
1934
Scope and Contents
1 item: Viskniskki was an "efficiency expert," a role which today might be called
a consultant. In 1934 his group released a wide-ranging report (480 pp., subject
index on pp. 1 - 2) on the operations of LAT titled "A Survey of the Los Angeles
Times." The report contains segments on the buildings, specific departments,
employment policies, morale, etc. Viskniskki even tackled the touchy subject of
nepotism, pointing out that a full 10% of LAT's employees at the time were
relatives of Chandlers or other high-ranking executives, and pointing out the
drawbacks of the situation. This report was originally labeled "Confidential."
Split into three folders.
Special Information Services
1989-1995
Scope and Contents
Files on new methods of information delivery, including telephone systems and the
World Wide Web. Date range is 1989-1995.
Box 143
Business Department - Special Information Systems
Box 143, Folder 1
Fax Editions
1989 - 1994
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items. Material includes: various Fax Editions, sometimes focusing on
a nation, i.e., "Somalia Fax Edition," or "Saudi Arabia Fax Edition," or with
subject focus, i.e., "NewsNotes" or "News Watch" - news in brief
(international).
Box 143, Folder 2
New technology products
1993
Scope and Contents
2 items: 3-pp. memo, "(LAT) Technology Fair," 6/24/1993; 1-pp. "Fact Sheet,"
listing and describing "new sources of information available through The Times,"
including TimeLink, MovieFone, Financial Fax, Mortgage Rate Fax, and other
services.
Box 143, Folder 3
TimesOnLine
1993
Scope and Contents
3 items: 1-pp. info sheet, "TimesOnLine - the editorial database of the Los
Angeles Times"; 2-pp. report, "How do stories get to TimesOnLine? ...and Nexis,
Dow Jones, & Dialog... Editorial Library - Database Construction"; one copy
"Information Notes - (LAT) Editorial Library," 10-pp. listing of newspapers and
wires available in full text, by state, with start date, Database (comp. name),
and code, 10/27/1993.
Box 143, Folder 4
MovieFone.
1993
Scope and Contents
4 items. material includes: undated sheet headed "MovieFone...Los Angeles Times
and MovieFone/777-Film announce exclusive marketing alliance"; sheet headed
"Background on 777-FILM," followed by info; sheet headed "MovieFone - Key points
to communicate re. Why We're Doing..."; sheet headed "2nd graph from L. Higby,"
followed by info on the agreement.
Box 143, Folder 5
TimesLink (1 of 2)
1994
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: samples of advertising and promotional material for TimesLink;
article copy, Editor & Publisher, 7/16/1994, "Fax, CD-ROM, On-line services
and newspapers"; a sturdy folder (w/ pockets) containing a complete promotional
packet for TimesLink; 18-pp. "TimesLink Media Q & A," originating with Laura
Morgan's office, 10/5/1994; 45-pp. transcript, "TimesLink/Newsday Direct Launch
News Teleconference, L.A.- NYC, 10/26/1994; 3-pp. copy of article, a review of
TimesLink from Interactive Publishing Alert, 12/1994, (cover sheet is dated
12/19,1994). Split into two folders.
Box 143, Folder 6
TimesLink (2 of 2)
1994
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: samples of advertising and promotional material for TimesLink;
article copy, Editor & Publisher, 7/16/1994, "Fax, CD-ROM, On-line services
and newspapers"; a sturdy folder (w/ pockets) containing a complete promotional
packet for TimesLink; 18-pp. "TimesLink Media Q & A," originating with Laura
Morgan's office, 10/5/1994; 45-pp. transcript, "TimesLink/Newsday Direct Launch
News Teleconference, L.A.- NYC, 10/26/1994; 3-pp. copy of article, a review of
TimesLink from Interactive Publishing Alert, 12/1994, (cover sheet is dated
12/19,1994). Split into two folders.
Box 143, Folder 7
Pacific Telesis
1994
Scope and Contents
3 items: 28-pp. transcript of PTEPS/Times Teleconference, with a table of
contents, 1/13/1994; 4-pp. news release, "CEO appointed, final agreement signed
for Times, Pacific Telesis joint venture"; 10/17/1994; one "Management Bulletin"
announcing appointment of Jeffrey Killeen as chief executive officer of ESS
Ventures, "the joint venture formed by Pacific Telesis Electronic Publishing
Services (PTEPS) and The Times," 10/19/1994.
Box 143, Folder 8
Online newspapers
1994 - 1995
Scope and Contents
7 items. Materials include: newspaper and magazine article copies on startups of
online services by publishing companies. All are from 1994 - 1995. Editor &
Publisher (3), Advertising Age, NewMedia, others. Also 14-pp. of remarks by Chip
Perry & Dan Fisher at Interactive Newspaper Conference, "Online Services:
Where is the business?"
Circulation Department
1936-1993
Physical Description: 5
boxes
Scope and Contents
The circulation department was responsible for subscription services and delivery of
the newspaper. Date range is 1936-1993.
Correspondence and Records
1936-1988
Scope and Contents
Correspondence to and from Norman Chandler, Bert Tiffany, Otis Chandler, John Popham,
Ray Marx, and other Circulation Department executives. Also, circulation statistics,
memoranda, reports, and Christmas cards with photographs and names of Circulation
Department employees. Date range is 1936-1988.
Box 144
Circulation Department - Correspondence & Records
Box 144, Folder 1
Correspondence - Norman Chandler
1936 - 1960
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: letters and memos on a wide range of subjects to and from the
office of Norman Chandler over a long period (1936 - 1960s). Notable items: 12-pp.
"(TM Co.) 1967 Annual Meeting of the Shareholders ; 2-pp. memo on "Antitrust
Compliance" (1966) and related material ; form letter / invitation over NC's
signature for "an event of historic significant in the 79 years of the Los Angles
Times... a luncheon on Monday, April 11th [1960]... in the Bowl of the Biltmore
Hotel" (at this luncheon Otis Chandler's appointment as Publisher was announced)
.
Box 144, Folder 2
Correspondence - Otis Chandler (1 of 2)
1957 - 1971
Scope and Contents
120+ items: letters, memos, reports, charts and other material, much of it to or
from the office of Otis Chandler in the period 1957 - 1971 and dealing with
aspects of circulation. Correspondents include John Popham and Ray Marx. Split
into two folders.
Box 144, Folder 3
Correspondence - Otis Chandler (2 of 2)
1957 - 1971
Scope and Contents
120+ items: letters, memos, reports, charts and other material, much of it to or
from the office of Otis Chandler in the period 1957 - 1971 and dealing with
aspects of circulation. Correspondents include John Popham and Ray Marx. Split
into two folders.
Box 144, Folder 4
Annual Averages
1922 - 1961
Scope and Contents
Approx. 80 sheets: Annual reports on costs, revenue, and earnings of the
Circulation Department. Also, "Comparative Statement(s) of Circulation Figures"
over several time frames, related memos, reports and notes.
Box 144, Folder 5
Record Books
1937 - 1986
Scope and Contents
One bound item - labeled "Record Book," (of Ray Marx) with news clippings,
handwritten notes, financial figures and other material related to circulation
(1937 - 1963) and loose pages from a typed journal running from 1963 - 1986. It is
unclear who wrote the later material.
Box 144, Folder 6
Suburban Zones/Sections Report
1987
Scope and Contents
2 items: "cover" memo dated 10/15/1987 - "Summary of Zones" ; approx. 20-pp.
report, "Suburban Sections & Editions," with charts.
Box 144, Folder 7
Christmas cards (1 of 2)
circa
1960-1969
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: a selection of Christmas cards sent out by various Circulation
divisions and offices during the 1960s. The cards feature a holiday motif, a
greeting and a photo, with names, of the LAT employees in the local divisions or
offices. Organized by division, split into two folders.
Box 144, Folder 8
Christmas cards (2 of 2)
circa
1960-1969
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: a selection of Christmas cards sent out by various Circulation
divisions and offices during the 1960s. The cards feature a holiday motif, a
greeting and a photo, with names, of the LAT employees in the local divisions or
offices. Organized by division, split into two folders.
Box 145
Circulation Department - Correspondence & Records &
Periodicals
Box 145, Folder 1
Price increases
1935 - 1982
Scope and Contents
Approx. 50 items: memos on price increase, complaints about increases, reports on
the history of "Street sale prices since 1940" (1978) ; news brief clips about
subscription costs ; other related material.
Box 145, Folder 2
Circulation growth
1982 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: assorted memos related to circulation growth ; 36-pp. report -
"Circulation Growth Recommendations," 5/1982.
Box 145, Folder 3
Times Marketing memo - Circulation
1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: incomplete collection of "Times Marketing Memo--Circulation,"
most are from 1988, with several from 1/1989. Information in the memos includes
"Home Delivery" and "Sales Copy" figures, plus "Total Net Circulation," "New
Subscriptions," plus revenue information.
Periodicals
1952-1993
Scope and Contents
Monthly magazines and newsletters for newsboys, Times Dealers, and staff of the
Circulation Department. Titles include Young Timers, Circulation News, Activity Sheet,
Our Times, Around the Dial, and Circulation Times. Each includes profiles of
employees, promotions information, personal news, and photographs. Date range is
1952-1993.
Box 145
Circulation Department - Correspondence & Records &
Periodicals
Box 145, Folder 4
Young Timers
1952 - 1957
Scope and Contents
4 items: four issues of Young Timers, a magazine/newsletter for LAT newsboys -
Nov. - Dec. 1952, Sept. - Oct. 1955, Jan. - Feb. 1956, July - August 1957.
Box 145, Folder 5
Circulation News
1963 - 1964
Scope and Contents
10 items: ten monthly issues of Circulation News, December 1963 through December
1964 (incomplete run).
Box 145, Folder 6
Circulation News
1966
Scope and Contents
6 items: six monthly issues of Circulation News - January, March, May, June,
September and December.
Box 145, Folder 7
Circulation News
1967
Scope and Contents
9 items: nine monthly issues of Circulation News - February, March, May, July,
August, September, October, November and December.
Box 145, Folder 8
Circulation News
1968
Scope and Contents
10 items: nine monthly issues of Circulation News for 1968 - Jan. - Feb., March,
May, June, July, August, September, October and November - plus a typed note
inserted to explain missing April issue.
Box 145, Folder 9
Circulation News
1969
Scope and Contents
12 items: all twelve monthly issues of Circulation News for 1969.
Box 145, Folder 10
Circulation News
1970
Scope and Contents
10 items: ten monthly issues of Circulation News for 1970 - January, February,
March, April, May, June, July, Aug. - Sept., October and November.
Box 145, Folder 11
Circulation News
1971
Scope and Contents
5 items: five issues of Circulation News for 1971 - Dec. ('70) - Jan. - Feb. -
March, April - May, July, September.
Box 145, Folder 12
Circulation News
1972
Scope and Contents
9 items: nine issues of Circulation News for 1972 - Dec. ('71) - January,
February, March, April, June, August, September, October and December.
Box 145, Folder 13
Circulation News
1973
Scope and Contents
10 items: ten monthly issues of Circulation News for 1973 - January, February,
March, April, May, July, August, September, October and December.
Box 145, Folder 14
Circulation News
1974
Scope and Contents
7 items: seven issues of Circulation News for 1974 - Jan. - Feb., March - April,
May, June, July - August, September and November.
Box 145, Folder 15
Circulation News
1975
Scope and Contents
7 items: seven issues of Circulation News for 1975 - January, February, March -
April, June, July, September and October.
Box 145, Folder 16
Activity Sheet
1978
Scope and Contents
4 items: three issues of Activity Sheet for 1978 - May, June and August.
Publication of Circulation Accounts. Handwritten note on buck slip - "Activity
Sheet ... became part of Circulation Times thereafter..." (i.e., after Aug.
1978).
Box 145, Folder 17
Our Times
1978
Scope and Contents
2 items: two monthly issues of Our Times, November and December, 1978.
Box 146
Circulation Department - Periodicals
Box 146, Folder 1
Our Times
1979
Scope and Contents
13 items: monthly issues of Our Times, January through December, 1979, plus a
directory with photos, names and job titles - "Who's Who in the Circulation
Subscriber Service Center" [ca. 1979].
Box 146, Folder 2
Around the Dial
1979
Scope and Contents
2 items: two issues of Around the Dial, the newsletter of LAT telephone sales
rooms - March and May, 1979.
Box 146, Folder 3
Our Times / Circulation Times
1980
Scope and Contents
12 items: twelve issues of the monthly Subscriber Service Center newsletter,
named Our Times from January through September, Circulation Times from October
through December 1980.
Box 146, Folder 4
Circulation Times
1981
Scope and Contents
11 items: eleven monthly issues of Circulation Times for January through
November, 1981.
Box 146, Folder 5
Circulation Times
1982
Scope and Contents
12 items: all twelve monthly issues of Circulation Times for 1982.
Box 146, Folder 6
Circulation Times
1983
Scope and Contents
11 items: eleven monthly issues of Circulation Times for 1983 (August is
missing).
Box 146, Folder 7
Circulation Times
1984
Scope and Contents
11 items: eleven monthly issues of Circulation Times (January is missing).
Box 146, Folder 8
Circulation Times
1985
Scope and Contents
12 items: all twelve monthly issues of Circulation Times for 1985.
Box 146, Folder 9
Circulation Times
1986
Scope and Contents
10 items: monthly issues of Circulation Times - January, February, March, May,
June, July, August, September, October and Nov. - Dec. combined issue.
Box 147
Circulation Department - Periodicals
Box 147, Folder 1
Circulation Times
1987
Scope and Contents
12 items: all twelve monthly issues of Circulation Times for 1987.
Box 147, Folder 2
Circulation Times
1988
Scope and Contents
9 items: all monthly issues of Circulation Times for 1988 - January, February,
March, April, May - June, July, August, Sept. - Oct., Nov. - Dec.
Box 147, Folder 3
Circulation Times
1989
Scope and Contents
5 items: five issues of Circulation Times for 1989 - Jan. - Feb., March - April,
July - August, Sept. - Oct. and December.
Box 147, Folder 4
Circulation Times
1990
Scope and Contents
5 items: five issues of Circulation Times for 1990 - Jan. - Feb., March - April,
May - June, July - August and Sept. - Oct.
Box 147, Folder 5
Circulation Times
1991
Scope and Contents
4 items: four issues of Circulation Times for 1991 - Jan. - Feb., May - June,
July - August and Nov. - Dec.
Box 147, Folder 6
Circulation Times
1992
Scope and Contents
6 items: six issues of Circulation Times for 1992 - Jan. - Feb., March - April,
May - June, July - August, Sept. - Oct. and Nov. - Dec.
Box 147, Folder 7
Circulation Times
1993
Scope and Contents
4 items: four issues of Circulation Times for 1993 - Jan. - Feb., March - April,
May - June and Sept. - Oct.
Oversize
1931-1976
Scope and Contents
Scrapbooks and charts. Date range is 1931-1976.
Box 672
Circulation Department - Oversize
Oversize
1931 - 1976
Scope and Contents
Scrapbook of articles related to Times Printing and Binding, new Times Building
plant, etc. 1931 - 1935 ; Ring-bound publication - 10 Tumultuous Years, 1946.
Looks at LAT circulation achievements during World War II. ; Ring-bound
publication - Los Angeles Times Advertising Linage and Circulation 1955 - 1966 ;
Los Angeles Times Circulation, Advertising Linage, Revenue and Profit 1955 - 1965
; hand-drawn chart of Sunday circulation 1960 - 1977 ; Ring-bound publication -
Advertising Linage of Top Ten Newspapers.
Employee Relations
1941-1994
Physical Description: 34
boxes
Scope and Contents
This series includes materials for the Personnel and Human Resources deapartments for
Times Mirror and the Los Angeles Times. It also includes items related to the various
management programs at Times Mirror. Date range is 1941-1994.
Bell, Paul W. Files
1946-1952
Scope and Contents
One folder of correspondence from Paul W. Bell, first director of the Personnel
Department, on a variety of department-related topics. Date range is 1946-1952.
Box 148
Employee Relations - Bell, Paul W. And Boswell, James
Box 148, Folder 1
Paul W. Bell Files
1946 - 1950
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: memos, letters and articles related to LAT Personnel policies
from the files of Paul Bell.
Boswell, James Files
1985-1991
Scope and Contents
James Boswell was director of Human Resources at Times Mirror during the 1980s. His
files are in four sub-series. The first, chronological files, consists of
correspondence and other materials arranged chronologically by month and date. The
second, correspondence, consists of memoranda and notes arranged by person, including
correspondence to and from James Boswell. There may be some duplication with items in
the Chronological Files. The third sub-series, speeches, is organized alphabetically
by group, then alphabetically by speech. It includes drafts, final copies with slide
cues, and correspondence related to the group or the speech itself. The final
sub-series, subject files, is organized alphabetically by subject. Subjects include
the Pfaffinger Foundation, unions, budgets, and organizations. Date range is
1985-1991.
Box 148
Employee Relations - Bell, Paul W. And Boswell, James
Box 148, Folder 2
Chronological Files - August 1989
1989
Scope and Contents
6 items. Subjects include: new Tom Johnson "intro" to the revised Employee
Handbook" ; letter inviting Michael Josephson, Pres., Josephson Institute for the
Advancement of Ethics, to speak at future TM / LAT management meetings ; voucher
processing.
Box 148, Folder 3
Chronological Files - September 1989
1989
Scope and Contents
1 item: memo, 9/21/1989, from Jim Boswell to John Nichols on acceptable standard
of employee behavior, regarding a Mr. Pena.
Box 148, Folder 4
Chronological Files - October 1989
1989
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: collection of letters and memos on a wide variety of subjects.
All dated 10/1989.
Box 148, Folder 5
Chronological Files - November 1989
1989
Scope and Contents
Approx. 55 items: collection of letters and memos on a wide variety of subjects.
All dated 11/1989.
Box 148, Folder 6
Chronological Files - December 1989
1989
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: collection of letters and memos on a wide variety of subjects.
All dated 12/1989.
Box 148, Folder 7
Chronological Files - January 1990
1990
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: collection of letters and memos on a wide variety of subjects.
All dated 1/1990.
Box 148, Folder 8
Chronological Files - February 1990
1990
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: collection of letters and memos on a wide variety of subjects.
All dated 2/1990.
Box 148, Folder 9
Chronological Files - March 1990
1990
Scope and Contents
Approx. 75 items: collection of letters and memos on a wide variety of subjects.
All dated 3/1990.
Box 148, Folder 10
Chronological Files - April 1990
1990
Scope and Contents
Approx. 70 items: collection of letters and memos on a wide variety of subjects.
All dated 4/1990.
Box 148, Folder 11
Chronological Files - May 1990
1990
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: collection of letters and memos on a wide variety of subjects.
All dated 5/1990.
Box 148, Folder 12
Chronological Files - June 1990
1990
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: collection of letters and memos on a wide variety of subjects.
All dated 6/1990.
Box 149
Employee Relations - Boswell, James
Box 149, Folder 1
Chronological Files - July 1990
1990
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: collection of letters and memos on a wide variety of subjects.
All dated 7/1990.
Box 149, Folder 2
Chronological Files - August 1990
1990
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: collection of letters and memos on a wide variety of subjects.
All dated 8/1990.
Box 149, Folder 3
Chronological Files - September 1990
1990
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: collection of letters and memos on a wide variety of subjects.
All dated 9/1990.
Box 149, Folder 4
Chronological Files - October 1990
1990
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: collection of letters and memos on a wide variety of subjects.
All dated 10/1990.
Box 149, Folder 5
Chronological Files - November 1990
1990
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: collection of letters and memos on a wide variety of subjects.
All dated 11/1990.
Box 149, Folder 6
Chronological Files - December 1990
1990
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: collection of letters and memos on a wide variety of subjects.
All dated 12/1990. Also copies of David Shaw series, "Minorities and The
Press."
Box 149, Folder 7
Chronological Files - January 1991
1991
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: collection of letters and memos on a wide variety of subjects.
All dated 1/1991.
Box 149, Folder 8
Chronological Files - February 1991
1991
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: collection of letters and memos on a wide variety of subjects.
All dated 2/1991.
Box 149, Folder 9
Correspondence - Duncan, James
1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items.
Box 149, Folder 10
Correspondence - Laventhol, David
1989 - 1990
Scope and Contents
Approx. 90 items.
Box 149, Folder 11
Correspondence - Meier, Stephen
1989 - 1990
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items.
Box 150
Employee Relations - Boswell, James
Box 150, Folder 1
Correspondence - Nickols, John
1989 - 1990
Scope and Contents
Approx. 75 items.
Box 150, Folder 2
Correspondence - Niese, William
1988 - 1991
Scope and Contents
Approx. 65 items.
Box 150, Folder 3
Correspondence - To Schlosberg, Richard
1988 - 1990
Scope and Contents
Approx. 70 items.
Box 150, Folder 4
Correspondence - From Schlosberg, Richard
1988 - 1990
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items.
Box 150, Folder 5
Correspondence - Sperry, William
1990 - 1991
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items.
Box 150, Folder 6
Correspondence - To Valenti, Michael
1988 - 1990
Scope and Contents
Approx. 70 items.
Box 150, Folder 7
Correspondence - From Valenti, Michael
1988 - 1991
Scope and Contents
Approx. 80 items.
Box 150, Folder 8
Correspondence - Miscellaneous
1988
Scope and Contents
Topics include the Rotary Club of Los Angeles. Correspondents include Jim
Shaffer, Gerald Alcantar, Colin Lindsay, and Dennis Hunn.
Box 151
Employee Relations - Boswell, James
Box 151, Folder 1
Speeches - American Newspaper Publishers Association
1983 - 1990
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items. Speech transcripts on various subjects (some duplicates): 1988
at California Newspaper Publishers Association (ANPA)., "The human resources
challenge in the year 2010" ; 1984 at ANPA, "Communications - a two-way street" ;
ANPA Operations Management Conference, Las Vegas, 1983, Performance appraisal in a
changing environment" ; Performance appraisal and productivity" ; ANPA, 1990, "Law
Enforcement Resources" ; ANPA Labor & Personnel Relations Conference, 1988, on
"building and maintaining talented newsrooms" ; related letters and memos.
Box 151, Folder 2
Speeches - Glendale Chamber of Commerce
1987
Scope and Contents
6 items. Transcripts of various speeches (in some cases more than one draft) of
1987: "Management Styles," and "Management Styles - Lessons from the Past" ;
related letters and memos.
Box 151, Folder 3
Speeches - Los Angeles Times
1985 - 1989
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items. Transcripts of speeches delivered by James Boswell on various
subjects: RSI - Repetitive Strain Injuries ; Employee and Public Relations ;
Management Conference, 1985 ; Perspectives on Leadership ; Management Styles ;
Lessons from the Past ; and remarks for first graduation of the Reading Lab.
Box 151, Folder 4
Speeches - Tulsa University
1987
Scope and Contents
4 items. Addresses delivered when Boswell returned to Tulsa University "to be
recognized as a distinguished alumni." Transcripts include: two copies of "JDB
remarks - TU Alumni," 10/31/1987 ; "Thoughts, notes, acceptance remarks ;
"Management Styles - Lessons from the Past."
Box 151, Folder 5
Speeches - Women's Coalition
1987
Scope and Contents
2 items: 3-pp. transcript of "Welcome remarks...Jim Boswell," undated, delivered
to the League of Women Voters of Los Angeles County ; 14-pp. transcript of "Speech
by Narda Zacchino - delivered Saturday (9/26/1987) at Women's Coalition of Orange
County, Political Women III Conference
Box 151, Folder 6
Speeches - "Back to the Future"
1986-1989
Scope and Contents
Quest for Quality Conference., Vail, CO, 1986, "Back to the Future" ; reprint of
"Back to the Future" from Executive Speeches and correspondence
Box 151, Folder 7
Speeches - "Listening to Employees"
1988-1989
Scope and Contents
Transcripts and drafts of "Listening to Employees." Correspondence.
Box 151, Folder 8
Speeches - "Literacy: A Lucrative Investment"
1987
Scope and Contents
Copies of "Literacy: A Lucrative Investment" and materials relating to a business
and industry breakfast at which the speech was given.
Box 151, Folder 9
"Los Angeles Times History"
circa 1984
Scope and Contents
Short speech on the history of the Los Angeles Times.
Box 152
Employee Relations - Boswell, James
Box 152, Folder 1
Speeches - Performance Appraisals
circa 1984
Scope and Contents
1-sheet list, "Practical Results of Changing Values" ; 24-pp. speech manuscript,
(Jim Boswell) "Avoiding the pitfalls of discrimination through performance
appraisal," transcripts of "Performance Appraisal and Productivity" and
"Performance Appraisal: Does it have a place in today's management environment?"
Also, printed copy of "Making the Performance Appraisal Work" from the series
"Studies in Employee Relations."
Box 152, Folder 2
Speeches - Miscellaneous
1982-1988
Scope and Contents
A collection of speech drafts, notes, and manuscripts, some undated: speech to
Council on Union-free environment ; "Staying productive by staying well," 1984 ;
"Communications - a two way street" ; "Inner workings of a newspaper," 1985 ;
speech to "Century City Rotary Club," 10/30/1985. Miscellaneous notes and pieces
kept within the "speeches" files.
Box 152, Folder 3
Subjects - American Newspaper Publishers Association (1 of 2)
1990
Scope and Contents
40+ items: letters, memos, program information, lists, and other materials
related to the 104th Annual ANPA Convention in Los Angeles, April 23 - 25, 1990.
Split into two folders.
Box 152, Folder 4
Subjects - American Newspaper Publishers Association (2 of 2)
1990
Scope and Contents
40+ items: letters, memos, program information, lists, and other materials
related to the 104th Annual ANPA Convention in Los Angeles, April 23 - 25, 1990.
Split into two folders.
Box 152, Folder 5
Subjects - American Press Institute
1989
Scope and Contents
Correspondence regarding a visit to the Los Angeles Times building by students
from the American Press Institute, Pomona, including brief biographical sketches
of the students. Annotated fact sheet about the Los Angeles Times.
Box 152, Folder 6
Subjects - American Red Cross
1989 - 1991
Scope and Contents
25+ items: a collection of memos, letters, brochures and other materials related
to Jim Boswell's role as a member of the Board of Directors of the L.A. Chapter of
the American Red Cross.
Box 152, Folder 7
Subjects - Budget Cuts
1988
Scope and Contents
2 items: memo, 11/30/1988, from Boswell to Linda Lloyd Da Silva on Dick
Schlosberg asking staffers to "take another look at (the) 1989 budget to see if
further reduction could be made" ; memo, 12/16/1988, on "further budget
reductions."
Box 152, Folder 8
Subjects - Budget-fest II
1990
Scope and Contents
Approx. 18 items: memos, reports, lists and charts related to LAT salary
expenses, security services expense. various cost containment plans, etc.
Box 152, Folder 9
Subjects - Budget Reports
1988 - 1989
Scope and Contents
Approx. 8 items: multiple-page printout related to 1989 LAT budget ; interoffice
letters from Boswell to Tom Johnson and Dick Schlosberg related to various aspects
of Security Services.
Box 153
Employee Relations - Boswell, James
Box 153, Folder 1
Subjects - Cost Containment (1 of 2)
1988 - 1989
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: collection of memos, charts, reports and other material on
LAT's 1989 budget and related cost containment efforts. Among the major items are:
18-pp. headed "Management Information Summary of The Los Angeles Times" ; 30-pp.
headed 1989 Budget Review Meetings.
Box 153, Folder 2
Subjects - Cost Containment (2 of 2)
1988 - 1989
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: collection of memos, lists, reports and related material within
the wider subject of cost containment. More specific subjects include cost of
employee recognition events, security services, medical department, history
center, pc training lab costs, etc.
Box 153, Folder 3
Subjects - Cost Reduction
1990
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: memos, charts, reports and related material on the LAT cost
containment and budget revision plan of 1988.
Box 153, Folder 4
Subjects - Directory Assistance
1988
Scope and Contents
7 items: memos, reports and guidelines related to the out of control use of
directory assistance by LAT staffers (costing over $90,000 per year when these
reports came out).
Box 153, Folder 5
Subjects - Disney
1989
Scope and Contents
2 items: cover note from Boswell to archivist Carolyn (Strickler) mentioning
"Conrad, Jack Smith...Jerry Hulse" ; letter, 3/24/1989, from Michael Eisner of
Walt Disney Co. to Tom Johnson, LAT Publisher, requesting a donation to support
Landmark West School, "Southern California's only nonprofit school specifically
serving high potential dyslexic children."
Box 153, Folder 6
Subjects - Deutsch Shea & Evans
1990
Scope and Contents
5 items: an exchange of memos related to whether or not LAT was best served by
using an outside advertising firm (Deutsch, Shea & Evans) for certain services
rather than in-house personnel.
Box 153, Folder 7
Subjects - Editorial Merit Raises
1988
Scope and Contents
2 items: copy of cover note about merit raises ; 4-pp. memo on merit raises from
George Cotliar to William Thomas and Shelby Coffey III, 7/25/1988.
Box 153, Folder 8
Subjects - Employee benefits
1988
Scope and Contents
4 items: 7-pp. report headed "Expenses eligible and ineligible for reimbursement
through the health care spending account" ; cover letter and newsletter, 18-pp.
Issue Brief from EBRI (Employee Benefit Research Institute) ; article tear sheet
from Presstime, 7/1988, "Employee benefits expand."
Box 153, Folder 9
Subjects - Employee Relations - New Programs
1988 - 1989
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: collection of memos, letters, charts and reports on a number of
company issues including cost containment, annual budgets, ride sharing, LAT
medical department, automation of records, (college) tuition reimbursement,
etc.
Box 153, Folder 10
Subjects - Labor - Local 10N
1990
Scope and Contents
Approx. 45 items: memos, reports, lists and other materials related to LAT "anti"
efforts and Local 10N. Some material deals with LAT salaries comparative to union
scale ; 12-pp. report from LAT Archivist Craig St. Clair to Jim Boswell,
10/24/1990, "(LAT-) Organized Labor History" ; material produced by Newspaper
Pressmen's Local 10-N or other union entities ; material produced by LAT to
counter union efforts ; internal LAT correspondence related to pro or anti union
moves.
Box 154
Employee Relations - Boswell, James
Box 154, Folder 1
Subjects - Labor unions
1989 - 1991
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: memos, reports, lists and other materials related to union
organizing attempts at LAT - 3-pp. "Company statement of position, Dick Schlosberg
- Video" ; 5-pp. "Progress report - 6/21/1989, Pressrooms Project" ; 4-pp.
"Program to 'Deunionize' the culture" ; 4-pp. "Outline of CRI Issues.". Some
material deals with LAT salaries comparative to union scale.
Box 154, Folder 2
Subjects - Los Angeles Times - Employees
1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items. Collection of copies of material dealing with major issues LAT
faced in the 1933 - 1956 time period: letters between Asst. Treasurer H.E.
Downing, Asst. Gen. Manger Norman Chandler and Advert. Manager Walter
Pfaffenberger (1935) dealing with proposed creation of a Personnel Dept., hiring
practices and compensation rates ; the 1937 creation of the Personnel Department ;
5-pp. "text of Norman Chandler's 1947 Christmas speech (which) stressed the
continuity of employment at The Times, the feeling of family among employer and
employee and alluded to the threat of communism" ; messages from the publisher
reflecting the increasing size and complexity of LAT operations.
Box 154, Folder 3
Subjects - Los Angeles Times History Center
1987 - 1990
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: collection of letters, memos, budgets and other items related
to the LAT History Center. Carolyn Strickler and Craig St. Clair were LAT
archivists in this time frame.
Box 154, Folder 4
Subjects - McKinley Project Team
1988
Scope and Contents
1 item: 3-pp. memo, 1/28/1988, on "Orange County Marketing Planning Project.
Box 154, Folder 5
Subjects - Marketing Research
1985 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: multipage "Confidential" report, 6/27/1986, on "New York Times'
National Edition," by Dickson Louie (with appendices including charts, lists,
chronologies) ; multipage report, "Target Marketing at The New York Times,"
5/9/1985 ; planning chart of 1986-87 for the LAT National Edition ; multipage info
packet including agenda of 11/1/1988 LAT / Anti-Defamation League luncheon, draft
copies of opening and closing remarks by Tom Johnson, and a guest list ; related
items.
Box 154, Folder 6
Subjects - Nationwide Cellular Services
1989 - 1991
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: collection of Boswell's payroll deduction forms related to
cellular service.
Box 154, Folder 7
Subjects - Newsday
1989 - 1990
Scope and Contents
4 items: booklet, "Newsday and New York Newsday...Moving toward the Future" (ca.
1989) ; memo from Diane McNulty to David Laventhol on how her office (Meida
Relations) had been dealing with inquiries from the press about rumors of coming
layoffs at Newsday, 1/8/1990 ; Management Bulletin from Dick Schlosberg on
"changes effective February 19, 1990, plus cover sheet ; memo from Laura Morgan to
Jeff Klein, 1/22/1990, on "Newsday faxing."
Box 154, Folder 8
Subjects - Olympic Plant
1989 - 1990
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: memos and other information related to the placing of a "time
capsule" at the Olympic Plant ; 8/1990 booklet commemorating the opening of the
plant in June, 1990 ; misc. related items.
Box 154, Folder 9
Subjects - Pacific Southwest Realty / Ready Teller Agreement
1988
Scope and Contents
9 items: 8-pp. "Agreement - Ready Teller -- between Los Angeles Times, a Division
of The Times Mirror Company and Pacific Southwest Realty Company, a Delaware
Corporation" (several copies of this) ; blue prints / site plans for ReadyTeller
at LAT Orange County facility ; 8-pp. "Agreement - Ready Teller -- between Los
Angeles Times, a Division of The Times Mirror Company and Pacific Southwest Realty
Company, a Delaware Corporation," (9/26/1988) ; blue prints / site plans for
ReadyTeller Machine at L.A. Times (Orange County facility) stamped 6/21/1988.
Box 154, Folder 10
Subjects - Parking tax
1990
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: memos, letters and other information on subjects including
parking tax instituted by the City of Los Angeles in the summer of 1990.
Box 154, Folder 11
Subjects - Paydays
1989 - 1990
Scope and Contents
2 items: memo with several attached sheets of info on "moving payday" from Weds.
to Thurs. ; memo from Boswell to Jim Kern on "Rams Suite"
Box 154, Folder 12
Subjects - Pfaffinger Foundation - Annual Meeting
1988
Scope and Contents
Materials for the annual meeting on May 4, 1988.
Box 154, Folder 13
Subjects - Pfaffinger Foundation - Financial statements
1987 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Financial statements and correspondence regarding them.
Box 155
Employee Relations - Boswell, James
Box 155, Folder 1
Subjects - Pfaffinger Foundation - Policy Manual
undated
Scope and Contents
Pfaffinger Foundation - Policy and Procedure Manual.
Box 155, Folder 2
Subjects - Pfaffinger Foundation - Scholarship program
1987 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Tabbed info on Pfaffinger Foundation.
Box 155, Folder 3
Subjects - Recycling
1990 - 1991
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: collection of memos and announcements related to recycling and
ecological concerns at LAT ; 3-pp. report headed "Facts about The Times' recycling
programs" (1990) ; two copies of Jim Boswell memo of 1/18/1991 on recycling ;
(several dupes of) a single-sheet version of "Facts about The Times' recycling
programs."
Box 155, Folder 4
Subjects - Regulatory Compliance
1989
Scope and Contents
2 items: memo from John Nichols to Bill Niese on "Regulatory Compliance,"
8/31/1989 ; 2-pp. list of law/regulation descriptions, headed "Safety and
Environmental Affairs Department," showing LAT to be 90 - 100% in compliance in
fourteen categories.
Box 155, Folder 5
Subjects - Reorganization
1987
Scope and Contents
4 items, including dupes: memo from Tom Johnson to "Management Personnel,"
12/22/1987, on organizational changes announced by Jim Boswell involving Jim
Duncan, Mike Valenti and John Nichols ; organizational chart reflecting these
changes headed "Vice President Employee & Public Relations," which also show
Wayne Buck as "Director of Medical Services."
Box 155, Folder 6
Subjects - Reserve Call-up Policy
1990
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: collection of 1990 memos and other material on LAT's leave of
absence and (military) reserve call-up policy in the lead-up to the Gulf War.
Box 155, Folder 7
Subjects - Supervisory & Staff Salary Range Adjustments
1987
Scope and Contents
4 items: memos and charts related to supervisory and staff salaries.
Box 155, Folder 8
Subjects - Special Compensation Recognition Program
1988
Scope and Contents
approx. 25 items:Special Performance Recognition forms with info on why specific
employees won a financial award and giving the amount ; related memos.
Box 155, Folder 9
Subjects - Uniforms
1990
Scope and Contents
1 item: memo from Don Clark to Jeff Hall and Linda da Silva, 2/28/1990, on
uniforms and clothing allowances at LAT.
Simpson, James Files
1981-1994
Scope and Contents
Simpson was Vice President, Human Resources, for the Times Mirror Company in the
1980s and 1990s. Files from Simpson, arranged chronologically. One folder of
correspondence. Seven folders on the topic of compensation, including stock options,
incentive plans, and insurance options. Date range is 1981-1994.
Box 156
Employee Relations - Simpson, James
Box 156, Folder 1
Chronological Files 1981 - 1983
1981 - 1983
Scope and Contents
Approx. 16 items: memos, reports, minutes of meetings and other material related
to Executive Personnel and Compensation Committee activities, 1981 - 1983.
Box 156, Folder 2
Chronological Files 1984 - 1987
1984 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: memos, reports, charts, agendas and minutes of meetings and
other material related to Executive Personnel and Compensation Committee
activities, 1984 - 1987.
Box 156, Folder 3
Chronological Files 1988 - 1990
1988 - 1990
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: Approx. memos, reports, charts, agendas and minutes of meetings
and other material related to Executive Personnel and Compensation Committee
activities, 1988 - 1994.
Box 156, Folder 4
Chronological Files 1991 - 1994
1991 - 1994
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: Approx. memos, reports, charts, agendas and minutes of meetings
and other material related to Executive Personnel and Compensation Committee
activities, 1991 - 1994.
Box 156, Folder 5
Chronological Files Undated
undated
Scope and Contents
6 items: miscellaneous material related to the activities of the Executive
Personnel and Compensation Committee, including some handwritten notes [by
Simpson?].
Box 156, Folder 6
Correspondence
1987 - 1993
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: letters and memos of James R. Simpson, VP of Human Resources
for Times Mirror, 1987 - 1993.n
Box 156, Folder 7
Executive Personnel and Compensation Committee Minutes
1991 - 1993
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: minutes of several meetings of the committee and related
material, 1991 - 1993.
Box 157
Employee Relations - Simpson, James
Box 157, Folder 1
Executive and Personnel Compensation Committee materials
1982 - 1989
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: memos and reports, circa 1982 ; minutes of meetings, reports
and other information related to activities of the Executive Personnel and
Compensation Committee.
Box 157, Folder 2
Executive Compensation
1981 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Memos, reports and charts related to executive compensation at Times Mirror.
"Review of Executive Compensation and Benefits Practices for Times Mirror..."
(10/22/1987).
Box 157, Folder 3
Compensation
1985 - 1991
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: memos, reports, charts and other material related to
compensation, stock options and incentive plans, ca. 1990.
Box 157, Folder 4
Long-term Incentive Plan
1993 - 1994
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: reports, charts and other material related to the Times MIrror
Long-term Incentive Plan, 1994.
Box 157, Folder 5
Corporate Management Bonus-Incentive Plan
1993
Scope and Contents
5 items: several versions, both "draft" and "final," of a Times Mirror Company
Corporate Management Bonus-Incentive Plan, 1993, plus related notes.
Box 157, Folder 6
Retired Officer Medical and Life Insurance
1992 - 1994
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: some handwritten notes ; letters ; reports ; drafts of meeting
minutes of the Executive Personnel and Compensation Committee of the TM Board of
Directors, 1992 - 1994.
Executive Rosters
1966-1982
Scope and Contents
One box of rosters for the Times Mirror Company. Date range is 1966-1982.
Box 158
Employee Relations - Executive Rosters
Box 158, Folder 1
Times Mirror Executive Roster
circa 1966
Scope and Contents
1 item: approx. 60 sheets, 3-hole punched inserts, produced around 1966,
providing business and contact information for TM executives.
Box 158, Folder 2
Times Mirror Executive Roster (1 of 2)
circa 1970
Scope and Contents
1 item: approx. 65 sheets, 3-hole punched inserts, produced during 1970s,
providing business and contact information for TM executives.
Box 158, Folder 3
Times Mirror Executive Roster (1975 - 1979).
1975 - 1979
Scope and Contents
1 item: approx. 80 sheets, 3-hole punched inserts, produced at various times
during late 1970s, providing business and contact information for TM
executives.
Box 158, Folder 4
Times Mirror Executive Roster (1979 - 1982).
1979 - 1982
Scope and Contents
1 item: approx. 90 sheets, 3-hole punched inserts, produced between 1977 and
1982, providing business and contact information for TM executives.
Position Descriptions
1944-1988
Scope and Contents
Seven boxes of position surveys and descriptions, including indices and
correspondence related to the classification of some positions. Date range is
1944-1988.
Box 159
Employee Relations - Position Descriptions
Box 159, Folder 1
Index of Job Classifications and Pay Rates
1988
Scope and Contents
1 item: multipage list of Index of Job Classifications, including departments and
numerical codes. A handwritten note in the folder reads "Received from Karen Moore
- Employee Relations, 4/88."
Box 159, Folder 2
Shop and Service Classifications
1944 - 1963
Scope and Contents
Approx. 100 items: nearly complete collection of single-sheet "Normal Job
Description" forms, Code No. 1 up to 132.
Box 159, Folder 3
Supervisory & Staff Position Descriptions (1 of 2)
1944 - 1965
Scope and Contents
Nearly complete collection of single-sheet "Normal Job Description" forms. Split
into two folders.
Box 159, Folder 4
Supervisory & Staff Position Descriptions (2 of 2)
1962
Scope and Contents
Nearly complete collection of single-sheet "Normal Job Description" forms. Split
into two folders.
Box 159, Folder 5
Technical & Office Job Descriptions
1952 - 1963
Scope and Contents
Approx. 140 items: single sheet job descriptions from the 500s, 600s and 800
series of job codes.
Box 159, Folder 6
Job Evaluation Tabulations
1957 - 1960
Scope and Contents
8 items: packets of information headed "Representative Jobs, Training and
Experience," "Technical & Office Tab Run," "Supervisory & Staff Tab Run"
(2/29/1960) and Salary Grades for Supervisory and Staff Positions."
Box 159, Folder 7
Accounting - Credit & Collection - Comptometer Operator
(4321)
1945
Scope and Contents
2 items: job description and questionnaires for position of Comptometer
Operator.
Box 159, Folder 8
Accounting - Credit & Collection - Night Credit Man (517)
1945
Scope and Contents
1 stapled packet of information: position descriptions, questionnaires,
handwritten notes, etc., related to position of Night Credit Man.
Box 159, Folder 9
Accounting - Credit & Collection - Collector (551)
1945
Scope and Contents
2 items: position descriptions, questionnaires, handwritten notes, etc., related
to position of Collector Credit and Collection.
Box 159, Folder 10
Accounting - Credit & Collection - Field Collection Supervisor
(8337)
1979
Scope and Contents
6 items: position descriptions, questionnaires, evaluations for position of
Outside Collection Supervisor.
Box 159, Folder 11
Accounting - Credit & Collection - Credit Supervisor
(8333)
1979 - 1981
Scope and Contents
7 items: position description, evaluations, handwritten notes, on the position of
Credit Supervisor.
Box 159, Folder 12
Accounting - Tabulating - Assistant Tabulating Supervisor
(434)
1946 - 1952
Scope and Contents
4 items: position descriptions, questionnaires, handwritten notes, etc., related
to position of Assistant Tabulating Supervisor.
Box 160
Employee Relations - Position Descriptions
Box 160, Folder 1
Accounting - Head Cashier (548R)
1945 - 1948
Scope and Contents
Approx. 8 items: descriptions and questionnaires, handwritten notes related to
the position of Head Cashier.
Box 160, Folder 2
Accounting - Tax Accountant (398)
1945 - 1947
Scope and Contents
3 items: description, evaluation, questionnaire, etc., related to position of Tax
Accountant.
Box 160, Folder 3
Accounting - Accounting Supervisor (8346)
1957 - 1978
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: position description, evaluations, handwritten notes, on the
position of Accounting Supervisor.
Box 160, Folder 4
Accounting - Assistant Treasurer (395R)
1946 - 1954
Scope and Contents
5 items: position descriptions, questionnaires, handwritten notes, etc., related
to position of Assistant Treasurer.
Box 160, Folder 5
Accounting - Assistant Controller (458)
1953
Scope and Contents
5 items: position descriptions, questionnaires, handwritten notes, etc., related
to position of Assistant Controller.
Box 160, Folder 6
Accounting - Editorial Accounting Supervisor (8334)
1954 - 1972
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: position description, evaluations, handwritten notes, on the
position of Editorial Accounting Supervisor.
Box 160, Folder 7
Administrative - Correspondence Transcriber (4415)
1945 - 1975
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: position descriptions, evaluations and questionnaires related
to the position of Correspondence Transcriber.
Box 160, Folder 8
Administrative - General Serviceman, Chandler Household
(4970)
1972
Scope and Contents
2 items: job description and related memo on Ramiro Ochoa, who was employed as
General Serviceman for the Chandler Household.
Box 160, Folder 9
Administrative - Work Simplification Supervisor (286)
1958
Scope and Contents
2 items: position description, evaluation and questionnaire related to the
position of Work Simplification Supervisor.
Box 160, Folder 10
Building - Elevator Supervisor (489)
1955
Scope and Contents
2 items: 11-pp. position description and evaluation for Elevator Supervisor ;
3-pp. preliminary questionnaire.
Box 160, Folder 11
Circulation - Dock Leadman (034)
1951
Scope and Contents
2 items: job descriptions and questionnaire related to the position of Dock
Leadman.
Box 160, Folder 12
Circulation - Home Delivery Carrier (4201)
1969
Scope and Contents
1 stapled item: job description and some handwritten notes for position of Home
Delivery Carrier.
Box 160, Folder 13
Circulation - Home Delivery Manager (8281)
1964
Scope and Contents
4 items: position description and evaluation, management description outlines,
etc., related to the position of Circulation Home Delivery Manager.
Box 160, Folder 14
Circulation - Motor Routes Division Man (303)
1946
Scope and Contents
4 items: position descriptions, evaluation, questionnaire and related information
on position of Motor Routes Division Man.
Box 160, Folder 15
Circulation - Route Clerk (534)
1945
Scope and Contents
3 items: descriptions and questionnaires related to the position of Route
Clerk.
Box 160, Folder 16
Circulation - Senior Roadman (566C)
1952 - 1958
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: various job descriptions and questionnaires, with handwritten
entries, related to position of Senior Roadman.
Box 160, Folder 17
Circulation - Head Districtman (367)
1945 - 1946
Scope and Contents
6 items: position descriptions, evaluations, questionnaire, handwritten notes,
etc., for position of Head Districtman.
Box 160, Folder 18
Circulation - Telephone Sales Operator (8246)
1979 - 1983
Scope and Contents
Approx. 8 items: position descriptions, evaluations, questionnaire, handwritten
notes, etc., for position of Telephone Sales Operator.
Box 160, Folder 19
Circulation - General Supervisor, Subscriber Service (8240)
1946 - 1980
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: position descriptions, evaluations, questionnaire, handwritten
notes, etc., for position of General Supervisor, Subscriber Service.
Box 160, Folder 20
Circulation - Contest Supervisor (8212)
1956
Scope and Contents
3 items: position descriptions, evaluations, etc., for position of Contest
Supervisor.
Box 160, Folder 21
Circulation - Circulation Promotion Supervisor (369)
1946
Scope and Contents
4 items: position descriptions, evaluation, questionnaire and related information
on position of Circulation Promotion Supervisor.
Box 160, Folder 22
Circulation - Circulation Promotion Sales Manager (8268)
1964 - 1967
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: several position descriptions, other material related to
position of Circulation Promotion Sales Manager.
Box 161
Employee Relations - Position Descriptions
Box 161, Folder 1
Circulation - Division Manager (476)
1959 - 1961
Scope and Contents
10 items: description, evaluation and handwritten notes related to the position
of Division Manager.
Box 161, Folder 2
Circulation - Mirror - Circulation Promotion Supervisor (456)
1953 - 1961
Scope and Contents
8 items: position descriptions, evaluations, questionnaire, handwritten notes,
etc., for position of Circulation Promotion Supervisor.
Box 161, Folder 3
Circulation - Mirror - Transportation Foreman (460)
1953
Scope and Contents
4 items: position descriptions, evaluations, etc., for position of Transportation
Foreman.
Box 161, Folder 4
Classified - Ad-Writer Mail (530R)
1945 - 1946
Scope and Contents
5 items: descriptions and questionnaires with handwritten notes related to the
position of Ad Writer Mail in Classified.
Box 161, Folder 5
Classified - Metropolitan Sales Manager (8087)
1952 - 1958
Scope and Contents
7 items: position description and evaluation, including handwritten notes,
related to the position of Metropolitan Sales Manager.
Box 161, Folder 6
Classified - Telephone Sales Supervisor, Suburban (8049)
1977 - 1979
Scope and Contents
7 items: position descriptions and evaluation for the position of Telephone Sale
Supervisor (Suburban).
Box 161, Folder 7
Classified - Classified Ad Service Supervisor (8032)
1966 - 1968
Scope and Contents
9 items: position description, evaluation, handwritten notes, etc., related to
the position of Classified Ad. Service Supervisor.
Box 161, Folder 8
Display Advertising - Senior Education Bureau Clerk (4143)
1957
Scope and Contents
2 items: job description and questionnaire ; employee questionnaire for job
evaluation, position of Senior Education Bureau Clerk.
Box 161, Folder 9
Display Advertising - Service Desk Salesman (643)
1947 - 1957
Scope and Contents
Approx. 8 items: descriptions, questionnaires and handwritten notes related to
the position of Service Desk Salesman.
Box 161, Folder 10
Display Advertising - Magazine Service Clerk (4131)
1945 - 1955
Scope and Contents
7 items: job descriptions and questionnaires related to the position of Magazine
Service Clerk.
Box 161, Folder 11
Display Advertising - Magazine Supervisor (8153)
1954 - 1972
Scope and Contents
7 items: descriptions and questionnaires related to the position of Magazine
Supervisor, Display.
Box 161, Folder 12
Display Advertising - Director, Home Economics (383)
1946 - 1947
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: position description and evaluation, etc., for the position of
Director, Home Economics.
Box 161, Folder 13
Display Advertising - Feature Publications Manager (382)
1960
Scope and Contents
3 items: position description and management description outlines for the
position of Feature Publications Manager.
Box 161, Folder 14
Display Advertising - Market Research Manager (380R)
1946 - 1952
Scope and Contents
5 items:supervisory position description, evaluation and questionnaire for the
position of Market Research Manager.
Box 161, Folder 15
Display Advertising - General Advertising Manager (316)
1946
Scope and Contents
5 items: position description and evaluation, including handwritten notes,
related to the position of General Advertising Manager.
Box 161, Folder 16
Display Advertising - Sales Development Manager (8186)
1971 - 1972
Scope and Contents
3 items: description and evaluation related to the position of Sales Development
Manager.
Box 161, Folder 17
Display Advertising - Assistant Manager, National Classified
(8146)
1946 - 1961
Scope and Contents
5 items: descriptions and evaluations related to the position of Assistant
Manager, National Classified.
Box 161, Folder 18
Display Advertising - Assistant National Advertising Manager
(384)
1947
Scope and Contents
4 items: position description and evaluation, etc., for the position of Assistant
National Advertising Manager, Display.
Box 161, Folder 19
Display Advertising - Copy Writer (4152)
1948 - 1952
Scope and Contents
6 items: descriptions, questionnaires and handwritten notes related to the
position of Copy writer (4152).
Box 161, Folder 20
Display Advertising - Senior Commercial Artist (610)
1951
Scope and Contents
3 items: description and questionnaires related to the position of Senior
Commercial Artist.
Box 161, Folder 21
Display Advertising - Art Director (353)
1946
Scope and Contents
3 items: supervisory position descriptions and evaluations for the position of
Art Director, Display Advertising.
Box 161, Folder 22
Editorial - Editorial Library Supervisor (7044)
1947 - 1980
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: 11-pp. position description and evaluation (1947) ; reports,
memos and other material related to the position and duties of the Editorial
Library Supervisor ; in the 1979 - 1980 time frame material related to increases
in salary for library positions.
Box 161, Folder 23
Editorial - Mirror - Head Librarian (445)
1952
Scope and Contents
2 items:Preliminary questionnaire ; Position Description and Evaluation for
position of Head Librarian.
Box 162
Employee Relations - Position Descriptions
Box 162, Folder 1
Editorial - Editorial Services Administrator (7031)
1985
Scope and Contents
6 items: various position description forms ; Job Evaluation Approval form ;
Factor Analysis and Evaluation form.
Box 162, Folder 2
Editorial - Women's Service Bureau Supervisor (386)
1947
Scope and Contents
2 items: two stapled packets headed "Position Description and Evaluation."
Box 162, Folder 3
Editorial - Automobile Writer (7152)
1964
Scope and Contents
3 items: position descriptions and evaluation, job description outline.
Box 162, Folder 4
Editorial - Political Writer (7180)
1964
Scope and Contents
4 items: position description and job description outline, etc., for position of
Political Writer.
Box 162, Folder 5
Editorial - County Bureau Chief (7151)
1964
Scope and Contents
3 items: position description ; position description and evaluation ; job
description outline.
Box 162, Folder 6
Editorial - Chief Editorial Writer (7790)
1964 - 1976
Scope and Contents
6 items: memos, position descriptions and evaluations, job description
outline.
Box 162, Folder 7
Editorial - Local Editor, Suburban (7930)
1964
Scope and Contents
4 items: position descriptions ; position evaluations ; etc.
Box 162, Folder 8
Editorial - Executive News Editor (7271)
1963 - 1974
Scope and Contents
5 items: position descriptions and evaluation ; other materials.
Box 162, Folder 9
Editorial - Final Edition News Editor (7266)
1965
Scope and Contents
4 items: position descriptions and evaluation, job description outline for the
position of Final Edition News Editor.
Box 162, Folder 10
Editorial - Financial News Editor (7166)
1964
Scope and Contents
3 items: position description ; position description and evaluation ; job
description outline.
Box 162, Folder 11
Editorial - Financial News & Makeup Editor (7860)
1966 - 1974
Scope and Contents
2 items: "Request for job evaluation approval" form, 4/12/1966 ; cover sheet.
Box 162, Folder 12
Editorial - Foreign News Editor (7264)
1964 - 1965
Scope and Contents
6 items: position descriptions and evaluations, job description outline, etc.,
for position of Foreign News Editor.
Box 162, Folder 13
Editorial - Home Magazine Editor (7670)
1964
Scope and Contents
3 items: 5-pp. position description ; 11-pp. position description and evaluation
; 5-pp. Job description outline.
Box 162, Folder 14
Editorial - Makeup Editor (7220)
1964 - 1974
Scope and Contents
4 items: outlines, descriptions and evaluations of the position of Makeup
Editor.
Box 162, Folder 15
Editorial - Metropolitan News Editor (7262)
1964 - 1965
Scope and Contents
5 items: position description ; position description and evaluation ; job
description outline, etc.
Box 162, Folder 16
Editorial - National News Editor (7263)
1965
Scope and Contents
3 items: "Request for job evaluation approval" ; "Position Description" ; 11-pp.
"Position Description and Evaluation."
Box 162, Folder 17
Editorial - Opinion/Perspective Editor (7269)
1964
Scope and Contents
3 items: position description and evaluation, job description outline, etc., for
Opinion Editor.
Box 162, Folder 18
Editorial - Section News & Makeup Editor (7540)
1964 - 1966
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: forms, lists, descriptions and evaluations related to the
position of Section News and Makeup Editor.
Box 162, Folder 19
Editorial - Special Sections Editor (7634)
1964 - 1969
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: position descriptions ; job description outline ;
correspondence ; memos related to the position of Special Sections Editor.
Box 162, Folder 20
Editorial - Sports Editor (7174)
1963 - 1964
Scope and Contents
3 items: position descriptions ; job description outline for position of Sports
Editor.
Box 162, Folder 21
Editorial - Women's/Family Section Editor (7560)
1963 - 1964
Scope and Contents
5 items: position descriptions, evaluations, etc., for Women's Editor.
Box 162, Folder 22
Employee Relations - Assistant Personnel Director (399)
1947
Scope and Contents
20+ pp. packet headed "The Times-Mirror Company Supervisory and Staff Position
Description - Assistant Personnel Director."
Box 163
Employee Relations - Position Descriptions
Box 163, Folder 1
Information Systems - Composition Computer Programmer (552)
1962 - 1963
Scope and Contents
4 items: all related to evaluation process for job title Composition Computer
Programmer.
Box 163, Folder 2
Information Systems - Data Entry Supervisor (8514)
1956 - 1984
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: forms and various descriptions related to the position of Data
Entry Supervisor.
Box 163, Folder 3
Information Systems - Computer Center Supervisor (8553/435)
1961 - 1962
Scope and Contents
2 items: memo, 7/18/1962, to Robert Flannes on subject "Supervisory and Staff Job
Evaluation for Computer Center Supervisor(Arthur Bracking) ; stapled packet, 20+
pp., on Computer Center Supervisor, Accounting Dept.
Box 163, Folder 4
Information Systems - Systems Operation Manager (8560)
1971 - 1976
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: documents, memos and forms related to description and
evaluation of the Systems Operation Manager position.
Box 163, Folder 5
Information Systems - Telecommunications Manager (8561)
1973 - 1985
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: forms and various descriptions related to the position of
Telecommunications Manager.
Box 163, Folder 6
Management Services - Management Services Manager (5056)
1963 - 1980
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: description, forms and other information related to position of
Management Services Manager.
Box 163, Folder 7
Personnel - Porter (645)
1948
Scope and Contents
1 item: 11-pp. job description and questionnaire.
Box 163, Folder 8
Personnel - Yard Man (646)
1947
Scope and Contents
2 items: 1-pp. normal job description ; 11-pp. job description and
questionnaire.
Box 163, Folder 9
Personnel - Supplyman (648)
1947
Scope and Contents
2 items: 1-pp. normal job description ; 11-pp. job description and
questionnaire.
Box 163, Folder 10
Personnel - Busboy (649)
1947
Scope and Contents
2 items: single sheet "normal job description" ; 11-pp. "job description and
questionnaire."
Box 163, Folder 11
Personnel - Counter Girl (651)
1947
Scope and Contents
2 items: 1-pp. normal job description ; 11-pp. job description and
questionnaire.
Box 163, Folder 12
Personnel - Cashier & Checker (652)
1947
Scope and Contents
2 items: 1-pp. normal job description ; 11-pp. job description and
questionnaire.
Box 163, Folder 13
Personnel - Assistant Soda Dispenser (653)
1947
Scope and Contents
2 items: 1-pp. normal job description ; 11-pp. job description and
questionnaire.
Box 163, Folder 14
Personnel - Soda Dispenser (654)
1947
Scope and Contents
2 items: 1-pp. normal job description ; 11-pp. job description and
questionnaire.
Box 163, Folder 15
Personnel - Head Checker (656)
1947
Scope and Contents
2 items: 1-pp. normal job description ; 11-pp. job description and
questionnaire.
Box 163, Folder 16
Personnel - Pot Washer (647)
1947
Scope and Contents
2 items: 1-pp. normal job description ; 11-pp. job description and
questionnaire.
Box 163, Folder 17
Personnel - Dish Washer (650)
1947
Scope and Contents
2 items: 1-pp. normal job description ; 11-pp. job description and
questionnaire.
Box 163, Folder 18
Personnel - Pantryman and Saladmaker (655)
1947
Scope and Contents
2 items: 1-pp. normal job description ; 11-pp. job description and
questionnaire.
Box 163, Folder 19
Personnel - Second Cook (657)
1947
Scope and Contents
2 items: 1-pp. normal job description ; 11-pp. job description and
questionnaire.
Box 163, Folder 20
Personnel - Cook's helper (679)
1954
Scope and Contents
3 items: 1-pp. normal job description ; 11-pp. job description and questionnaire
; 3-pp. employee questionnaire.
Box 163, Folder 21
Personnel - Chef (404)
1947 - 1948
Scope and Contents
3 items: single sheet "position description" ; 11-pp. "position description and
evaluation" (handwritten rough draft) ; typed version of previous "rough"
draft.
Box 163, Folder 22
Personnel - Cafeteria Manager (407)
1948
Scope and Contents
3 items: single sheet "position description" ; 11-pp. "position description and
evaluation" (handwritten rough draft) ; typed version of previous "rough"
draft.
Box 163, Folder 23
Production - Composing - Photocomposition Helper (2110)
1961 - 1972
Scope and Contents
9 items: descriptions, forms and other information related to the position of
Photocomposition Helper.
Box 163, Folder 24
Production - Composing - Tape Handler (2105)
1969 - 1972
Scope and Contents
3 items: 1-pp. "Job Evaluation Approval" ; 2 copies, "Job Description" (tape
handler) 11/8/1972 ; 1-pp. "Title: Tape Handler."
Box 163, Folder 25
Production - Composing - Type Supplier (125)
1951 - 1971
Scope and Contents
5 items: three "Job Description and Questionnaire" packets from 5/1951 ; 1-pp.
"Normal Job Description" ; memo typed on notepaper - "0129 Type Supplier Leadman -
new position, effective 4/25/1971.
Box 163, Folder 26
Production - Composing - Linotype Operator "B" (0151)
1945
Scope and Contents
2 items: 2-pp. "Normal Job Description" ; 8-pp. "Job description
questionnaire."
Box 163, Folder 27
Production - Composing - Casting Machine Operator (0156)
1945 - 1973
Scope and Contents
3 items: 8-pp. "Job Description and Questionnaire," 1/29/1945 ; single-sheet
"Normal Job Description" ; single-sheet, "Copy Cutter...Scale in ascent-in-pay for
Copy Cutter," 8/5/1973.
Box 163, Folder 28
Production - Composing - Layout Man (642)
1945 - 1960
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: multi-page "Typographer & Layout - Detailed Description,"
11-pp. stapled packet, 10/21/1960, "Job Description and Factor Evaluation" ;
related materials.
Box 163, Folder 29
Production - Composing - Composition Computer Operator (030)
1962 - 1963
Scope and Contents
3 items: stapled 11-pp. packet, "Technical and office job description and factor
evaluation" ; single-sheet "Job description" ; multi-sheet "Job Description -
Composition Computer Operator."
Box 163, Folder 30
Production - Composing - Composition Computer Co-ordinator
(325)
1962
Scope and Contents
2 items: one is an 11-pp. stapled packet of info, "Position Description and
Evaluation for "Computer Composition Foreman ; 2-pp. "Management Description."
Box 163, Folder 31
Production - Composing - Copyholder (527)
1951
Scope and Contents
2 items: single-sheet, "Normal Job Description," 5/10/1951 ; 11-pp. "Job
Description and Questionnaire," 5/10/1951.
Box 163, Folder 32
Production - Composing - Proofer (098)
1951
Scope and Contents
1 item: stapled 8-pp. packet, job description, questionnaire, hazards, etc., for
Proofer position.
Box 164
Employee Relations - Position Descriptions
Box 164, Folder 1
Production - Composing - Assistant Foreman, Linotype (5124)
1958
Scope and Contents
3 items: approx. 15-pp. clipped packet titled "...Staff Position Description and
Evaluation," 6/24/1958 ; 1-pp. "Staff Position Description," 8/1958 ; memo,
10/8/1958, "Supervisory Committee Evaluations."
Box 164, Folder 2
Production - Composing - Linotype foreman (5144)
1951 - 1956
Scope and Contents
5 items: "Position Description," 8/1951 ; 3-pp. "Supervisory Position
Evaluation," 8/14/1951 ; "Position Description & Evaluation," 8/22/1951 ;
memo, 4/18/1952, "Supervisory Committee Evaluations" ; "...Position Evaluation -
Preliminary Questionnaire," 5/28/1956.
Box 164, Folder 3
Production - Composing - Assistant Foreman, Assembly (5123)
1965 - 1970
Scope and Contents
4 items: multi-page "Position Description and Evaluation" ; single-sheet "Request
for job evaluation approval" ; 5-pp. "Job description outline" ; multi-page "Job
evaluation approval."
Box 164, Folder 4
Production - Composing - Proof Room Foreman (5146)
1946 - 1975
Scope and Contents
7 items: various memos, reports, charts and other material related to the
position of Proof Room Foreman.
Box 164, Folder 5
Production - Engraving - Film Printer & Stripper (0251)
1945 - 1971
Scope and Contents
4 items: job description forms, questionnaires, related materials on Film Printer
and Stripper position.
Box 164, Folder 6
Production - Engraving - Engraving Photographer (0254)
1945 - 1972
Scope and Contents
5 items: various job description forms and questionnaires for position of
Cameraman, Commercial Reproduction, etc.
Box 164, Folder 7
Production - Engraving - Finisher & Proofer (0258)
1945 - 1972
Scope and Contents
6 items: various job description forms and questionnaires for position of
Finisher & Proofer.
Box 164, Folder 8
Production - Engraving - Zinc Etcher (0252)
1945 - 1972
Scope and Contents
4 items: various job description materials related to the Zinc Etcher
position.
Box 164, Folder 9
Production - Platemaking - Platemaker "A" (0355)
1976 - 1977
Scope and Contents
7 items: memos, job descriptions and evaluation forms for position Platemaker
A.
Box 164, Folder 10
Production - Stereotype - Stereotyper, job work (0451)
1944 - 1963
Scope and Contents
5 items: various job description forms and questionnaires for position of
Stereotyper (job work).
Box 164, Folder 11
Production - Stereotype - Stereotyper (0450)
1944 - 1963
Scope and Contents
6 items: forms, job descriptions, questionnaires related to the position of
Stereotyper.
Box 164, Folder 12
Production - Stereotype - Nickel Man (0462)
1963
Scope and Contents
6 items: charts, job descriptions and questionnaires related to the position of
Nickel Man.
Box 164, Folder 13
Production - Stereotype - Pressure Molding Specialist (0463)
1963
Scope and Contents
3 items: 8-pp. stapled packet, "Shop and Service Job Description and Factor
Evaluator" (Pressure Molding Specialist), 8/15/1963 ; 2-part "Normal Job
Description," 9/13/1963.
Box 164, Folder 14
Production - Stereotype - Color Assistants (0474/0464)
1945, 1963
Scope and Contents
8 items: forms, charts, job descriptions and questionnaires related to the
position of Color Assistants in Stereotyping.
Box 164, Folder 15
Production - Stereotype - Re-metal Man (088)
1951
Scope and Contents
1 stapled packet, with "Job Description and Questionnaire," for position of
Re-metal Man, dated 5/15/1951.
Box 164, Folder 16
Production - Stereotype - Job Leadman (087)
1951
Scope and Contents
1 stapled packet including description and questionnaire related to position of
Job Leadman.
Box 164, Folder 17
Production - Stereotype - Assistant Foreman (329)
1946 - 1973
Scope and Contents
Approx. 9 items: descriptions, evaluation, questionnaire, etc. on the position of
Assistant Foreman, Stereotype.
Box 164, Folder 18
Production - Pressroom - General Cylinder Pressman (051)
1945
Scope and Contents
1 stapled packet, 3/12/1945, various job descriptions, questionnaires and other
material related to the position of General Cylinder Pressman.
Box 164, Folder 19
Production - Pressroom - Color Foreman (5530)
1946 - 1951
Scope and Contents
Approx. 8 items: evaluation forms, description, questionnaires and handwritten
notes related to the position of Color Foreman.
Box 164, Folder 20
Production - Mailroom - Stuffing Machine Leadman (107)
1954
Scope and Contents
1 stapled packet, "Job Description and Questionnaire," 12/8/1954, for the
position of Stuffing Machine Leadman.
Box 164, Folder 21
Production - Mailroom - Mailroom Foreman (5630)
1946 - 1953
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: forms, descriptions, evaluations, questionnaires related to the
position of Mailroom Foreman.
Box 164, Folder 22
Promotion & Public Relations - Display Promotion Manager
(8854)
1953 - 1972
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: memos, position descriptions, evaluations and other material
related to the position of Display Promotion Manager.
Box 164, Folder 23
Promotion & Public Relations - Classified Promotion Manager
(8862)
1955 - 1959
Scope and Contents
8 items: memos, position descriptions, evaluations and other material related to
the position of Classified Promotion Supervisor.
Box 164, Folder 24
Promotion & Public Relations - Display Promotion Supervisor
(8843)
1978
Scope and Contents
4 items: position descriptions, evaluations and other material related to the
position of Display Promotion Supervisor.
Box 164, Folder 25
Promotion & Public Relations - Classified Promotion Supervisor
(8844)
1978
Scope and Contents
5 items: position descriptions, evaluations and other material related to the
position of Classified Promotion Supervisor.
Box 164, Folder 26
Promotion & Public Relations - Executive Director of Los Angeles
Times Fund (8880)
1964 - 1969
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: memos, position descriptions, evaluations and other material
related to the position of Executive Director of L.A. Times Fund.
Box 164, Folder 27
Promotion & Public Relations - Public Relations Coordinator
(628)
1945
Scope and Contents
2 items: stapled 11-pp. packet with job description forms, questionnaires, other
material related to position of Public Relations Coordinator ; "Normal Job
Description."
Box 164, Folder 28
Promotion & Public Relations - Assistant Director, Public Relations
(427)
1951 - 1955
Scope and Contents
6 items: memos (one with notation on it), forms, position descriptions and two
handwritten notes related to the position of Assistant Director, Public
Relations.
Box 164, Folder 29
Purchasing - Buyer (662R)
1949
Scope and Contents
4 items: 1-pp. normal job description ; 11-pp. job description and questionnaire
; employee questionnaire, etc.
Box 164, Folder 30
Purchasing - Multigraph - Assistant Supervisor (422)
1952
Scope and Contents
3 items: single sheet position description ; 11-pp. position description and
evaluation ; 3-pp. preliminary questionnaire.
Box 165
Employee Relations - Position Descriptions & Publications
Box 165, Folder 1
Miscellaneous - Messenger (821)
1945 - 1952
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: completed job description and questionnaire forms.
Box 165, Folder 2
Miscellaneous - Stenographer (3018)
1945 - 1957
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: position descriptions, questionnaires, handwritten notes, etc.,
related to position of Stenographer.
Box 165, Folder 3
Miscellaneous - Confidential Secretary (3078)
1955 - 1974
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: memos, position descriptions, questionnaires, handwritten
notes, etc., related to position of Confidential Secretary.
Box 165, Folder 4
Miscellaneous - Investment - Custodian (503)
1946
Scope and Contents
3 items: single sheet job description ; 11-pp. job description &
questionnaire ; 3-pp. employee questionnaire.
Box 165, Folder 5
Miscellaneous - PBX - Operators (531 & 531R)
1945 - 1959
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: position descriptions, evaluations, questionnaires and
handwritten notes related to the Employee Compensation Job Evaluation.
Box 165, Folder 6
Miscellaneous - PBX - Supervisor (473)
1954
Scope and Contents
3 items: 1-pp. normal job description ; 11-pp. job description and questionnaire
; 3-pp. employee questionnaire.
Box 165, Folder 7
Miscellaneous - Syndicate - Art Director (7943)
1954 - 1973
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: memos, letters, position descriptions and evaluations, etc.,
related to the position of Syndicate Art Director.
Box 165, Folder 8
Miscellaneous - Syndicate - Syndicate Sales Director (6965)
1969 - 1980
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: position description ; various forms and materials related to
the position of Syndicate Sales Director.
Box 165, Folder 9
Miscellaneous - Syndicate - Chief Editor (6963)
1954 - 1973
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: position description ; various forms and materials related to
the position of Chief Editor - Syndicate.
Publications
1938-1992
Scope and Contents
Five boxes of internally created or distributed publications, organized by type and
generally dealing with company-wide benefits, policies, procedures, and compensation.
Date range is 1938-1992.
Box 165
Employee Relations - Position Descriptions & Publications
Box 165, Folder 10
Benefits - Employees' Group Insurance Plan
circa 1940
Scope and Contents
2 items: tan booklet, Employees' Group Insurance Plan, note on cover - "Between
1940 and 1949" ; tan booklet, Employees' Group Insurance Plan, note on cover -
"1940."
Box 165, Folder 11
Benefits - Employees' Group Insurance Plan
circa 1947
Scope and Contents
2 items: identical booklets, Employees' Group Insurance Plan, note on cover -
"Prior to 1949."
Box 165, Folder 12
Benefits - Employees' Group Insurance Plan
circa 1949
Scope and Contents
2 items: identical booklets, Employees' Group Insurance Plan, note on cover -
"1949."
Box 165, Folder 13
Benefits - Employees' Group Insurance Plan
1953
Scope and Contents
one booklet, Employees' Group Insurance Plan, with note "about 1953" on
cover.
Box 165, Folder 14
Benefits - Employee's Group Insurance Plan
1956
Scope and Contents
3 items: two booklets, Employees' Group Insurance Plan, note on covers - "1956" ;
Norman Chandler letter to "Fellow Employees," dated 7/10/1956 and related to the
group insurance booklet.
Box 165, Folder 15
Benefits - Employees' Group Insurance Plan
1958
Scope and Contents
2 items: two booklets, Employees' Group Insurance Plan, note on covers -
"1958"
Box 165, Folder 16
Benefits - Employees' Group Insurance Plan
1960
Scope and Contents
2 items: two booklets, Employees' Group Insurance Plan, note on covers -
"1960."
Box 165, Folder 17
Benefits - Supplement to Employees' Group Insurance Booklet
1963
Scope and Contents
2 items: "Supplement to Employees' Group Insurance Booklet" (1963).
Box 166
Employee Relations - Publications
Box 166, Folder 1
Benefits - Group Insurance Plan for Employees
1965
Scope and Contents
2 items: two booklets, Group Insurance Plan for Employees, 1965.
Box 166, Folder 2
Benefits - Group Insurance Plan for Times Mirror Dealers
circa 1967
Scope and Contents
1 item: booklet, Group Insurance Plan - Times Mirror Dealers (1967).
Box 166, Folder 3
Benefits - Group Insurance Plan for Los Angeles Times
Employees
1972
Scope and Contents
One booklet: Group Insurance Plan for Employees, 1965.
Box 166, Folder 4
Benefits - Group Insurance Plan for Los Angeles Times Dealers
1972
Scope and Contents
1 item: booklet, Group Insurance Plan - Los Angeles Times Dealers (1972).
Box 166, Folder 5
Benefits - Group Insurance Plan for Employees
1973
Scope and Contents
2 booklets: Group Insurance Plan for Employees (1973)
Box 166, Folder 6
Benefits - Group Insurance Plans, 1983.
1983
Scope and Contents
6 items: form letter from James D. Boswell to "Times Employee," related to the
insurance program ; booklets for "Weekly Income Accident and Sickness Insurance
Plan," "Comprehensive Medical Expense Insurance Plan," "Business Travel Accident
Insurance Plan," "Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance Plan," and
"Dental Insurance Plan."
Box 166, Folder 7
Benefits - Employee Benefits Program
1984
Scope and Contents
Folio of materials related to insurance and other plans included in the LA Times
Employee Benefits Program.
Box 166, Folder 8
Benefits - Group Insurance Program
1987
Scope and Contents
1 item: 71-pp. staple-bound booklet, white cover, listing and describing a
variety of insurance plans available to LAT employees.
Box 166, Folder 9
Benefits - Long Term Disability Income Insurance Plan.
circa 1990
Scope and Contents
1 item: 12-pp. booklet, Long Term Disability Income Insurance Plan (ca.
1990).
Box 166, Folder 10
Benefits - Dental Insurance Program for Employees
1977
Scope and Contents
2 items: two booklets, Dental Insurance Program for Employees (1977).
Box 166, Folder 11
Benefits - Comprehensive Income Protection Program
1965
Scope and Contents
1 item: green 13-pp. booklet, "Comprehensive Income Protection Program"
(1965).
Box 166, Folder 12
Benefits - Comprehensive Income Protection Program
1971
Scope and Contents
One booklet: "Comprehensive Income Protection Plan for Employees of The Los
Angeles Times, 1971.
Box 166, Folder 13
Benefits - Income Protection Program - Times Mirror
1975
Scope and Contents
1 item: booklet, 10-pp., Times Mirror Income Protection Program (1975)
Box 166, Folder 14
Benefits - Income Protection Program - Los Angeles Times
1975
Scope and Contents
2 items: two booklets, Los Angeles Times Income Protection Program for Employees
(1975)
Box 166, Folder 15
Benefits - Executive Physical Examination Program
1964 - 1981
Scope and Contents
Booklets for "Executive Health Program" (1981) and Executive Physical Examination
Program (1964).
Box 166, Folder 16
Benefits - Sample Employee Benefits Programs Individual
Summaries
1959 - 1968
Scope and Contents
8 items: booklets, TM Co. "Employee Benefit Program," for 1959, 1961, 1962, 1964,
1965, 1966, 1967 and 1968.
Box 166, Folder 17
Benefits - Profit-Sharing Plan & Trust
1945
Scope and Contents
4 items: two copies each of different printings of "Profit-sharing Plan and Trust
(for employees of The Times-Mirror Co.), 12/1945.
Box 166, Folder 18
Benefits - Profit-sharing Trust
1957
Scope and Contents
2 items: booklet, "The Times-Mirror Company - Profit-sharing Trust" (revised
12/19/1956, issued 1957).
Box 166, Folder 19
Benefits - Profit-Sharing Trust
1962
Scope and Contents
2 items: booklet, "The Times-Mirror Company - Profit-sharing Trust" (revised
1961, issued 1962).
Box 166, Folder 20
Benefits - Profit-sharing Trust
1964
Scope and Contents
2 items: booklet, "The Times-Mirror Company - Profit-sharing Trust" (1964).
Box 166, Folder 21
Benefits - Profit-sharing Trust
1972
Scope and Contents
2 items: booklet, "The Times-Mirror Company - Profit-sharing Trust" (1972).
Box 166, Folder 22
Benefits - Profit-sharing Trust
1978
Scope and Contents
1 item: brochure, TM Co. Profit-sharing Trust, Summary Plan Description,
1978.
Box 167
Employee Relations - Publications
Box 167, Folder 1
Benefits - Retirement Plan for Employees
1938
Scope and Contents
2 items: duplicate booklets, "Retirement Plan for Employees," 1938.
Box 167, Folder 2
Benefits - Retirement Plan
1940
Scope and Contents
2 items: duplicate booklets, "Retirement Plan for Employees" (1940).
Box 167, Folder 3
Benefits - Retirement Plan
1941
Scope and Contents
2 items: duplicate booklets, "Retirement Plan for Employees."
Box 167, Folder 4
Benefits - Retirement Plan
1943
Scope and Contents
1 item: booklet, "Retirement Plan for Employees," 1943.
Box 167, Folder 5
Benefits - Retirement Plan
1945
Scope and Contents
1 item: booklet, "Retirement Plan for Employees" (1945).
Box 167, Folder 6
Benefits - Retirement Income Plan
1949
Scope and Contents
1 item: booklet, "Retirement Income Plan for Employees" (1/1949).
Box 167, Folder 7
Benefits - Retirement Plan - Publisher's Paper Co.
circa 1951
Scope and Contents
1 item: booklet, "Retirement Plan for Employees of Publisher's Paper Co."
(1951?).
Box 167, Folder 8
Benefits - Retirement Income Plan
1952
Scope and Contents
1 item: booklet, "Retirement Income Plan for Employees - Times-Mirror Co."
(1952).
Box 167, Folder 9
Benefits - Retirement Income Plan
1953
Scope and Contents
1 item: booklet, "Retirement Income Plan for Employees - Times-Mirror Co."
(1953).
Box 167, Folder 10
Benefits - Retirement Income Plan
1956
Scope and Contents
2 items: booklet, "Retirement Income Plan for Employees - Times-Mirror Co."
(1956).
Box 167, Folder 11
Benefits - Retirement Income Plan
1959
Scope and Contents
2 items: duplicate booklets, "Retirement Income Plan for Employees" (1959).
Box 167, Folder 12
Benefits - Retirement Income Plan
1960
Scope and Contents
2 items: booklet, "Retirement Income Plan for Employees - Times-Mirror Co."
(1960).
Box 167, Folder 13
Benefits - Retirement Income Plan
1963
Scope and Contents
1 item: booklet, "Retirement Income Plan for Employees - Times-Mirror Co."
(1963).
Box 167, Folder 14
Benefits - Retirement Income Plan
1964
Scope and Contents
1 item: booklet, "Retirement Income Plan for Employees - Times-Mirror Co."
(1964).
Box 167, Folder 15
Benefits - Retirement Income Plan
1970
Scope and Contents
1 item: booklet, "Retirement Income Plan for Employees - Times-Mirror Co."
(1970).
Box 167, Folder 16
Benefits - Retirement Income Plan
1971
Scope and Contents
3 items: booklets, two "Retirement Income Plan for Employees - Times-Mirror Co."
(1970) and one "Comprehensive Income Protection Plan for Employees of The Los
Angeles Times, 1971.
Box 167, Folder 17
Benefits - Retirement Income Plan - Times Mirror
1973
Scope and Contents
1 item: booklet, "Retirement Income Plan - Times-Mirror Co.," 1973.
Box 167, Folder 18
Benefits - Retirement Income Plan - Los Angeles Times
1973
Scope and Contents
2 item: booklets, "Retirement Income Plan for Employees - Los Angeles Times,"
1973.
Box 167, Folder 19
Benefits - Retirement Income Plan - Times Mirror
1978
Scope and Contents
1 item: booklet, Retirement Income Plan - Summary Plan Description, Times-Mirror
Co., 1978.
Box 167, Folder 20
Benefits - Retirement Income Plans
1982
Scope and Contents
2 items, booklets: TMC Retirement Income Plan (1982); TMC Retirement Income Plan
for Employees of The Los Angeles Times (1982).
Box 167, Folder 21
Benefits - Savings Plus Gazette
1992
Scope and Contents
2 items: single-sheet "Fund Performance Summary - Investment Fund Facts Sheet,"
4/1992 ; original of Savings Plus Gazette, Quarterly Newsletter Premier Edition,
June 1992.
Box 167, Folder 22
Benefits - LA Times Federal Credit Union
circa 1960 -
1969
Scope and Contents
1 item: "Your credit union," LAT Federal Credit Union" booklet (ca. 1960s).
Box 167, Folder 23
Benefits - LA Times Federal Credit Union
circa 1965 -
1975
Scope and Contents
2 items: LAT Federal Credit Union" booklet (late 1960s).
Box 167, Folder 24
Handbooks - Personnel and Employee Relations Policies
circa 1937
Scope and Contents
2 items: booklets, "Personnel and Employee Relations Policies of the Times-Mirror
Company" (1937?).
Box 167, Folder 25
Handbooks - Personnel and Employee Relations Policies
circa 1943
Scope and Contents
2 items: booklets, "Personnel and Employee Relations Policies of the Times-Mirror
Company" (1943?).
Box 167, Folder 26
Handbooks - Safety Rules and Regulations
circa 1950 -
1969
Scope and Contents
1 item: 31-pp. booklet, Safety Rules and Regulations (ca. 1940s & 1950s).
Box 167, Folder 27
Handbooks - Personnel Handbook
circa 1947
Scope and Contents
3 items: 25-pp. booklet, "Personnel Handbook - TM Co.
Box 167, Folder 28
Handbooks - Personnel Handbook
circa 1952
Scope and Contents
2 items: booklets, "TMC Personnel Handbooks" - 1952.
Box 167, Folder 29
Handbooks - Personnel Handbook
circa 1957
Scope and Contents
1 item: booklet, "Personnel Handbook - Times Mirror Company" (1957).
Box 167, Folder 30
Handbooks - Personnel Handbook
circa 1960
Scope and Contents
1 item: booklet, "Personnel Handbook - Times Mirror Company" (1960).
Box 167, Folder 31
Handbooks - Personnel Handbook
circa 1962
Scope and Contents
1 item: booklet, "Personnel Handbook - Times Mirror Company" (1962).
Box 167, Folder 32
Handbooks - Personnel Handbook - Los Angeles Times
circa 1967
Scope and Contents
2 items: booklet, "Personnel Handbook - Times Mirror Company" (1967).
Box 167, Folder 33
Handbooks - Personnel Handbook - Los Angeles Times
1970
Scope and Contents
1 item: booklet, "Personnel Handbook - Times Mirror Company" (1970).
Box 167, Folder 34
Handbooks - Employee Handbook - Times Mirror Communications
1971
Scope and Contents
1 item: TM Communications - Employee Handbook, 11/1971.
Box 167, Folder 35
Handbooks - Personnel Handbook - Los Angeles Times
1972
Scope and Contents
1 item: booklet, "Personnel Handbook - Times Mirror Company" (1972).
Box 167, Folder 36
Handbooks - Personnel Handbook - Los Angeles Times
1973
Scope and Contents
1 item: booklet, "Personnel Handbook - Times Mirror Company" (1973).
Box 167, Folder 37
Handbooks - Personnel Handbook - Los Angeles Times
1976
Scope and Contents
1 item: booklet, "Personnel Handbook - Times Mirror Company" (1976).
Box 167, Folder 38
Handbooks - Employee Handbook - Los Angeles Times
1986
Scope and Contents
2 items: "Los Angeles Times - Employee Handbook," 1986.
Box 168
Employee Relations - Publications
Box 168, Folder 1
Handbooks - Employee Orientation Packet
1984
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: a selection of pamphlets, booklets, forms, a 1983 Times Mirror
Annual Report, and other items for new employees.
Box 168, Folder 2
Handbooks - Correspondence Style Guide
circa 1951
Scope and Contents
1 item: approx. 30 pp. featuring examples of LAT style for correspondence, also
lists of proper terms of address, lists of technical and jargon terms used in
various departments of the newspaper.
Box 168, Folder 3
Handbooks - "Better Letters"
circa 1956
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40-pp. of example letters, tips on punctuation, spelling, how to express
numbers in writing, correct terms of address, etc.
Box 168, Folder 4
Handbooks - Times-Mirror Co. Supervisor's Handbook, 2nd
Edition
1962
Scope and Contents
Times Mirror Co. Supervisor's Handbook, 3/21/1962, with forward by publisher
Norman Chandler. Material includes information in ten tabbed sections, "Employment
Practices," "Employee Effectiveness," "Hours and Compensation," etc.
Box 168, Folder 5
Handbooks - Times-Mirror Co. Supervisor's Handbook, 2nd
Edition
1962 - 1975
Scope and Contents
Materials headed "Times-Mirror Company Supervisor's Handbook, 2nd Edition,
3/21/1962. Tab-indexed.
Box 168, Folder 6
Handbooks - Times-Mirror Co. Supervisor's Handbook, 2nd
Edition
1962 - 1972
Scope and Contents
In folder: revisions to the 1962 Supervisor's Handbook issued from 1962 up to
1972.
Box 169
Employee Relations - Publications
Box 169, Folder 1
Handbooks - Times-Mirror Co. Supervisor's Handbook, 2nd
Edition
1962 - 1976
Scope and Contents
10 tab indexed sections with titles such as "Employment Practices," "Hours and
Compensation."
Box 169, Folder 2
Handbooks - Times-Mirror Co. Supervisor's Handbook, 2nd
Edition
1962 - 1980
Scope and Contents
Materials headed "Times-Mirror Company Supervisor's Handbook, 2nd Edition,
3/21/1962. Tab-indexed. Plus revisions.
Box 169, Folder 3
Handbooks - Times-Mirror Co. Supervisor's Handbook Revisions
1964 - 1977
Scope and Contents
Approx. 60-pp. of revision material for the Supervisor's Handbook.
Box 169, Folder 4
Handbooks - Times-Mirror Co. Supervisor's Handbook Revisions
1967 - 1980
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: bulletins, memos, announcements, training information and
management information, plus periodic revisions of handbooks and manuals.
Box 169, Folder 5
Handbooks - Times-Mirror Co. Supervisor's Handbook
1980
Scope and Contents
Tabbed materials, with foreword by Tom Johnson.
Box 169, Folder 6
Miscellaneous - Times Mirror Suggestion Plan
circa 1950 -
1969
Scope and Contents
3 items: two copies of brochure "Times-Mirror Suggestion Plan" (ca. 1950s),
"Getting ahead with ideas," Times Mirror Suggestion Plan (ca. 1960s).
Box 169, Folder 7
Miscellaneous - Various Publications
circa 1950 -
1984
Scope and Contents
4 items: booklet, Work Simplification - a way of operating better, 1957 ;
pamphlet, Los Angeles Times Educational Programs, Fall 1984 ; 14-pp. booklets,
"Your rate of pay," probably from 1950s.
Corporate Bulletins
1952-1991
Scope and Contents
Correspondence from executives and other administrators to the management and
employees of Times Mirror and the Los Angeles Times. Date range is 1952-1991.
Box 170
Employee Relations - Corporate Bulletins
Box 170, Folder 1
Corporate Bulletins
1952 - 1959
Scope and Contents
Paul Bell invites all employees to annual Christmas Party, 12/22/1952 ; Norman
Chandler expresses concern over "losses by death and illness, particularly heart
attacks, in the last few months..." 9/25/1953. Norman Chandler memo on
presentation of service pins at monthly luncheons, 6/14/1955 (attached is example
of letter to be used to invite staffers) ; Norman Chandler memo on leadership and
attached sheet with essay titled "Leadership," 7/1/1955 ; memo from Raymond
Tanner, LAT Credit Union Treasurer, on changes to credit union bylaws, 12/13/1955.
1-pp. Philip Chandler memo on salaries and pay rates, 4/3/1956 ; 2-pp. Norman
Chandler memo on Times-Mirror stock sales rumors, 4/11/1956. brief Norman Chandler
memo on changes in management in the Editorial Department involving L.D. Hotchkiss
and Nick B. Williams, 8/8/1957. Overtime pay, 2/21/1958 ; the group insurance
plan, 3/21/1958 ; unemployment compensation benefits, 3/21/1958 ; wage and salary
review, 4/15/1958 ; the retirement age of 65, 6/18/1958 ; related forms. pay in
lieu of notice in case of dismissal, 1/7/1959 ; maternity leave policy, 1/21/1959
; retirement plan, 1/26/1959 ; new vacation voucher and procedure, 4/28/1959 ;
holidays for non-craft departments, 5/7/1959 ; tuition refund plan, 8/3/1959 ; the
California Fair Employment Practice Act, 10/2/1959 ; retaining back copies of The
Times in the mail room, 12/3/1959 ; sick pay, sick days, 12/23/1959 ; related
forms.
Box 170, Folder 2
Corporate Bulletins
1960 - 1964
Scope and Contents
1960 vacation announcement, 1/26/1960 ; 2-pp. Norman Chandler memo on increased
benefits, 2/18/1960 ; positions approved for four vice-presidents for TM Company
Corporate Staff, 7/7/1960 ; renaming The Mirror-News as The Los Angeles Mirror,
7/29/1960 ; issues raised by "public appearances and outside writing, radio and
television assignments undertaken by various members of our newspaper staffs,"
8/5/1960 ; 2-pp. memo on the subject of dismissals, 10/25/1960 ; memo with 5-pp.
attachment on California Fair Employment Practice Act, 11/21/1960 ; related forms.
Dedication of new auditorium at TM Square ; "Mirror subscribers to receive Sunday
Times as part of their Mirror subscription" ; approval of the appointments of Otis
Chandler and Robert M. Allen as Corporate Vice Presidents (OC assuming overall
responsibility for the newspaper division) ; general pay rate increase ; new
employee orientation ; employees with recurring credit problems - garnishments ;
antitrust laws ; initial employment applications. Appointments and promotions ;
attempts to unionize LAT ; TM stock option plan ; shareholders meeting ; employee
tickets to Rams-Redskins game ; use of the Harry Chandler Auditorium ; "rotation
assignments" ; computer composition program ; improved retirement benefits and
profit sharing ; "Everywoman's Family Circle - Fact Sheet" ; employee travel ;
payroll vouchers ; bomb threats to TM Square. Robert D. Nelson memo to "Management
Personnel" announcing change of name from "Stenographic Bureau" to "Secretarial
Services," 6/1/1964 ; cover memo and 2-pp. news release on TM acquisition of The
Sun Company of San Bernardino.
Box 170, Folder 3
Corporate Bulletins
1965 - 1969
Scope and Contents
Cover letter to "All Times employees" from Otis Chandler plus booklet on
"improved group insurance plan," 2/12/1965 ; letter to "Times employees and their
families" from Otis Chandler on $1 million TM contribution to the profit sharing
plan, 12/28/1965. Otis Chandler memo, 1/7/1966, on new secretarial assignments
within his office ; 4-pp. stapled packet on Company rate increases plus a one-page
chart comparing these rate increases with "cost of living" increases, 1960 - 1966,
5/1966 ; 5-pp. Management Conference Bulletin, 9/1966. Two memos stapled, one to
Management, one to all Times employees, announcing "22nd consecutive Annual
Company Rate Increase," 5/12/1967 ; memo from Robert Bills' Office to Blanche
Saulsberry on Desk Bulletins for Suburban Offices ; bomb threats memo from Otis
Chandler, 6/26/1967, stapled to 5-pp. Plant Security Manual. Otis Chandler cover
memo and attached news story of 2/17/1968 on changes in the top tier of TM
involving Norman Chandler, Albert Casey, Franklin Murphy and Otis Chandler ; Otis
Chandler memo, 3/7/1968, on promotions and changes at LAT ; Otis Chandler memo,
5/15/1968, on the 23rd consecutive annual rate increase for LAT-TM Press employees
(with chart). LAT Management Bulletin from Otis Chandler, 9/15/1969, on "the
proposed merger of the Times Herald Printing Company of Dallas and Times Mirror ;
Management Bulletin, 12/8/1969, from Robert D. Nelson on the promotion of James B.
Grider to the position of General Manager of Times Mirror Press as of
1/1/1970.
Box 170, Folder 4
Corporate Bulletins
1970 - 1975
Scope and Contents
Otis Chandler memo on annual rate increase, 5/20/1970 ; Chandler memo on Robert
J. Donovan promotion, 7/27/1970 ; Robert Flannes memo on new security methods,
10/7/1970 ; 2-pp. memo from Flannes on "tighter plant security measures" ; Flannes
memo on dress policy (strongly discouraging jeans at work).Red Cross Bloodmobile ;
various credit union memos ; free tickets for Times Grand Prix ; promotions in
Production ; Otis Chandler memo of 2/9/1971 (after major earthquake) reporting
that the buildings in TM Square were inspected and found safe ; wage and salary
issues ; Bulletin on appointment of William Thomas to be Executive Editor of LAT.
2-pp. Otis Chandler memo on Company (pay) Rate Increase, 5/16/1972 ; Robert
Flannes memo about an LAT news story on a complaint filed against The Times with
the Fair Employment Commission. Memos on recurring subjects such as Company Rate
Increase, profit sharing info, newsprint costs, conserving electricity, the energy
crisis, etc. ; stapled packet, approx. 20-pp., on affirmative action and equal
employment opportunities. Many memos on recurring subjects - Company Rate
Increase, reports on LAT's national ranking, parking issues, invitation to holiday
reception or luncheon ; commuter computer service ; a new layout for the paper
unveiled 12/1974. Memos on recurring subjects such as street sales, home delivery
sales & service, LAT educational programs, service awards, holiday cards &
invitations to holiday events, retirement dinner announcements, staff retirement
parties, credit union announcements.
Box 170, Folder 5
Corporate Bulletins
1976
Scope and Contents
Approx. 50 items: a collection of Management Bulletins and Employee Bulletins on
recurring subjects such as sick day policy, payroll deductions, middle management
promotions, holiday events, long term disability, flu shots, daylight savings
reminders, blood bank program, personnel survey, annual rate increase, etc. ; memo
on (upper) management promotion of James B. Grider to the position of VP of
Production effective "around mid-year 1977."
Box 170, Folder 6
Corporate Bulletins
1977
Scope and Contents
Approx. 60 items, mostly routine bulletins, some announcements of mid-level
promotions. Notable items: bulletin, 5/16/1977, announcing the appointment of Tom
Johnson to the newly-created post of President and Chief Operating Officer of The
Times ;
Box 170, Folder 7
Corporate Bulletins
1978
Scope and Contents
Approx. 50 items: a collection of routine bulletins and memos. Notable items:
Robert Flannes bulletin, 7/19/1978, describing how Otis Chandler and a teammate
did competing in the "Six Hours of Watkins Glen" road race. (not something every
employee cared about but there you have it)
Box 170, Folder 8
Corporate Bulletins
1979
Scope and Contents
Approx. 45 items: a collection of routine bulletins and memos. Notable items:
William F. Thomas bulletin of 8/8/1979, announcing that "I.A. (Bud) Lewis has
joined The Times as Times Poll Director (The Times Poll was created in 1978).
Box 170, Folder 9
Corporate Bulletins
1980
Scope and Contents
Approx. 75 items: mostly routine bulletins on periodic or annual events, some
mid-level promotion notices.
Box 170, Folder 10
Corporate Bulletins
1981
Scope and Contents
Approx. 70 items: mostly routine bulletins on periodic or annual events, some
mid-level promotion notices. Notable items: bulletin of 5/11/1981, naming James D.
Boswell as Vice President of Employee Relations.
Box 171
Employee Relations - Corporate Bulletins
Box 171, Folder 1
Corporate Bulletins
1982
Scope and Contents
Approx. 45 items, mostly routine bulletins on periodic or annual events, some
mid-level promotion notices. Notable items: bulletin of 12/22/1982, announcing the
early retirement of James B. Grider, VP - Production, and the promotion of Charles
J. Morrow to Director of Production, a newly created position.
Box 171, Folder 2
Corporate Bulletins
1983
Scope and Contents
Approx. 60 items, mostly routine bulletins on periodic or annual events, some
mid-level promotion notices. Notable items: bulletin on 9/14/1983, three senior
editors, John Foley, Dennis Britton and Noel Greenwood, were promoted to the level
of deputy managing editor ; bulletin of 9/13/1983 announcing a new training and
development program for minority journalists ; various preliminary announcements
related to the Olympic Summer Games, to be held July-Aug. 1984 in Los Angeles.
Box 171, Folder 3
Corporate Bulletins (1 of 2)
1984
Scope and Contents
Approx. 90 items, mostly routine bulletins on periodic or annual events, some
mid-level promotion notices. Notable items: 37-pp. "Olympic Arts Festival"
booklet. Split into two folders.
Box 171, Folder 4
Corporate Bulletins (2 of 2)
1984
Scope and Contents
Approx. 90 items, mostly routine bulletins on periodic or annual events, some
mid-level promotion notices. Notable items: 37-pp. "Olympic Arts Festival"
booklet. Split into two folders.
Box 171, Folder 5
Corporate Bulletins
1985
Scope and Contents
Approx. 80 items: mostly routine bulletins on periodic or annual events, some
mid-level promotion notices. Notable items: bulletin, 3/7/1985, "Willard Colston,
President, Los Angeles Times Syndicate, will be promoted to the new position of
Chairman, Los Angeles Times Syndicate, effective May 1, 1985" ; bulletin,
1/18/1985, "Jack Miles has been named Book Editor of The Times, succeeding Art
Seidenbaum, who takes over as Opinion Editor on January 28.
Box 171, Folder 6
Corporate Bulletins
1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 70 items: mostly routine bulletins on periodic or annual events, some
mid-level promotion notices. Notable items: bulletin, bulletin, 12/18/1986, "the
name of the Archives Department will be changed to The Los Angeles Times History
Center," as of 1/5/1987.
Box 171, Folder 7
Management Bulletins
1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 70 items: mostly routine bulletins on periodic or annual events, some
mid-level promotion notices. Notable items: bulletin of 11/13/1987 naming Richard
T. Schlosberg III as President and Chief Operating Officer of LAT ; bulletin of
11/17/1987 stating "Construction of our new 1400-space employee parking garage is
about to begin... Ground breaking is scheduled for Jan. 4, 1988 ; bulletin,
10/20/1987, announcing the death of Vance Stickell, the Exec. VP of Marketing, LAT
employee for 39 years.
Box 172
Employee Relations - Corporate Bulletins
Box 172, Folder 1
Employee Bulletins
1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 75 items: mostly routine bulletins on periodic or annual events, some
mid-level promotion notices. No bulletins of particular note included here.
Box 172, Folder 2
Management Bulletins
1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 70 items: mostly routine bulletins on periodic or annual events, some
mid-level promotion notices. Notable items: 3/9/1988, stapled packet, 1988
Employee Opinion Survey ;
Box 172, Folder 3
Employee Bulletins
1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 65 items: mostly routine bulletins on periodic or annual events, some
mid-level promotion notices. Noteworthy items: 2- pocket folder (white),
"Tax-Saver Accounts - Enrollment kit ; 3/11/1988, stapled packet, 1988 Employee
Survey Results ; more material related to Employee Survey ; booklet,Spring 1988,
"Professional Development Programs" ; booklet, Spring 1988, Management Skills for
Supervisors & Managers - Create your own future."
Box 172, Folder 4
Management Bulletins
1989
Scope and Contents
Approx. 80 items: mostly routine bulletins on periodic or annual events, some
mid-level promotion notices ; bulletin, 8/18/1989, "Jeffrey S. Hall, vice
president, marketing services, will be promoted to the new position of president
of the San Fernando Valley Edition," effective 8/21/1989 ; bulletin, 10/3/1989,
"Jeffrey S. Klein has been named to the new position of Assistant to the Publisher
of The Times ; original of 36-pp. "Retiree Handbook," 8/1989 ; bulletin,
11/10/1989, "After 20 years on the Los Angeles Times editorial pages...Tony Day is
taking on a new assignment....senior correspondent reporting about ideas and
ideology...." (Day was succeeded as Editorial Page Editor by Thomas Plate, whose
deputy would be Frank del Olmo.
Box 172, Folder 5
Employee Bulletins
1989
Scope and Contents
Approx.80: mostly routine bulletins on periodic or annual events, some mid-level
promotion notices ; 12-pp. booklet, "Protecting your health - with safe and
efficient computer terminal use" ; brochure, Fall 1989, "Work Smarter - The 10
Commandments of Development."
Box 172, Folder 6
Management Bulletins
1990
Scope and Contents
Approx. 55 items: mostly routine bulletins on periodic or annual events, some
mid-level promotion notices. Noteworthy bulletins: bulletin, 6/6/1990, "...The
Times is now the largest daily circulation metropolitan newspaper in the country"
; bulletin, 8/3/1990, "Times Mirror has agreed to buy a 50% interest in La
Opinion...the nation's largest Spanish-language daily..." ; bulletin, 9/4/1990,
"Dick Schlosberg, pres. and chief operating officer of The Times, has been named
group vice president, newspapers of The Times Mirror Company...leaving The Times
and taking on his new assignment at the end of the month."
Box 172, Folder 7
Employee Bulletins
1990
Scope and Contents
Approx. 60 items: mostly routine bulletins on periodic or annual events, some
mid-level promotion notices. Noteworthy bulletins: bulletin, 7/24/1990, "Tom
Johnson has resigned as chairman of The Times and a vice chairman and director of
Times Mirror to become the president and CEO of Cable News Network...effective
August 1."
Box 173
Employee Relations - Corporate Bulletins
Box 173, Folder 1
Management Bulletins
1991
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: mostly routine bulletins on periodic or annual events, some
mid-level promotion notices. Noteworthy bulletins: bulletin of 2/6/1991, "The
Times is discontinuing its afternoon edition, the P.M. Final" (due to eroding
readership) ; bulletin of 2/22/1991, "Jeff Hall is taking on a new assignment,
effective March 4, as a special assistant to Dick Schlosberg, Times Mirror group
vice president, newspapers" (Jeff Klein, previous assistant to the publisher, will
now oversee all business operations related to the Valley and Ventura
editions).
Box 173, Folder 2
Employee Bulletins
1991
Scope and Contents
Approx. 50 items (with a wider variety of informational publications than other
folders in this box) : from Jan. & Feb. several bulletins related to the Gulf
War ; bulletins show the growing awareness of the AIDS crisis ; booklet, 2/1991,
"Leave your car at home - employee transport program.
Box 173, Folder 3
Times Mirror Corporate Bulletins - January
1989
Scope and Contents
Copies of TM Personnel Review, 1/1989. Copies of bulletin announcing new hire -
Dorsey Lewis, Jr. Copies of bulletin announcing paycheck deductions related to
social security and State disability tax. Copies of bulletin announcing Weight
Watchers and family Education classes. Copies of bulletin announcing promotions of
Lawrence Higby and Narda Zacchino.
Box 173, Folder 4
Times Mirror Corporate Bulletins - February
1989
Scope and Contents
Copies of bulletin announcing LAT classes. Copies of TM Personnel Review, 2/1989.
Copies of bulletin announcing retirement of John J. McCrory.
Box 173, Folder 5
Times Mirror Corporate Bulletins - March
1989
Scope and Contents
Copies of Personnel Review, 3/1989. Copies of bulletin announcing promotions of
John F. Martin and Ellen F. Pelizza, 3/1/1989. Copies of bulletin announcing
availability of eyeglasses for VDT use. Copies of bulletin announcing federal
legislation requiring employers to test benefits annually for employee
eligibility. Copies of bulletin about the bankruptcy of the Maxicare Health Plan,
in which many LAT employees were enrolled. Copies of bulletin about a Pat Tully, a
scheduled speaker on the topic of adolescent chemical dependancy. Copies of
bulletin on "Earthquake Preparedness Month (April 1989) and giving information on
related videos and programs. Copies of bulletin on asbestos removal from the Times
Mirror building.
Box 173, Folder 6
Times Mirror Corporate Bulletins - April
1989
Scope and Contents
Copies of bulletin on Personnel Review, 4/1989. Copies of bulletin - obituary
notice for Martha J. Rosenkrans. Copies of bulletin announcing promotions of
Matthew J. Knight and Timothy S. Yamauchi. Copies of bulletin announcing two
Wellness Committee programs in April 1989. Copies of bulletin announcing
promotions of Michael I. Youchah and Gordon T. Tracey. Copies of bulletin
announcing death of TM interior designer Jan Hornbeck, 4/19/1989. Copies of
bulletin announcing scholarships for the children of TM employees. Copies of
bulletin announcing the annual meeting for Times Mirror shareholders. Copies of
bulletin announcing the availability of colorectal cancer screening kits for
employees over 40 years of age. Copies of bulletin announcing an American Lung
Assn. (anti) smoking clinic.
Box 173, Folder 7
Times Mirror Corporate Bulletins - May
1989
Scope and Contents
Copies of bulletin - Personnel Review, 5/1989. Copies of bulletin announcing a
Red Cross blood drive at Times Mirror Square. Copies of bulletin announcing the TM
10th Annual Softball Game, 5/23/1989. Copies of bulletin announcing the addition
of one more personal holiday for full-time employees.
Box 173, Folder 8
Times Mirror Corporate Bulletins - June
1989
Scope and Contents
Copies of bulletin - Personnel Review, 6/1989. Copies of bulletin, "Asbestos
removal #2," 6/3/1989. Copies of bulletin on the promotion of Jean M. Stanley.
Copies of bulletin on the promotion of O. Jean Williams. Copies of bulletin on the
6/12/1989 earthquakes, which includes an emergency preparedness survey. Copies of
bulletin on the informational program to be presented by the Big Brothers and Big
Sisters organizations. Copies of bulletin on new rules for the corporate garage.
Copies of bulletin on DASH Bus Service changes, 6/26/1989. Copies of bulletin on a
new law related to asbestos-containing construction materials. Copies of bulletin
on retiree health care and life insurance.
Box 173, Folder 9
Times Mirror Corporate Bulletins - July
1989
Scope and Contents
Copies of bulletin - Personnel Review, 7/1989. Copies of bulletin on the
celebration for the fifth anniversary of the Savings Plus Plan. Copies of bulletin
- obituary notice for Richard G. Adams, 7/14/1989. Copies of bulletin - obituary
notice for Irene F. Franklin, 7/19/1989. Copies of bulletin on LAT Health Quest's
breast cancer screenings. Copies of bulletin on sign-up for 10-week Fitness Now
classes. Copies of bulletin on new hire - casualty claims manager William
Wiegand.
Box 173, Folder 10
Times Mirror Corporate Bulletins - August
1989
Scope and Contents
Copies of bulletin - Personnel Review, 8/1989. Copies of bulletin on a "voice or
alarm communications" system then being installed around Times Mirror Square.
Bulletin on a new (Oxnard) office address for Otis Chandler, ex-publisher of LAT.
Copies of bulletin on upcoming asbestos removal work at Times Mirror building.
Copies of bulletin on TM Square phone system changes Copies of bulletin on the
death of Pat Bartley, former secretary to a TM executive. Copies of bulletin on
the hiring of three new legal counsels in TM's law department - Vivian Rattay,
William Barlow and Janette Payne. Copies of bulletin on the 44th Annual Rams
Charity Game. Copies of bulletin on Accounting Dept. members who "have augmented
their current responsibilities" - George R. Savage, T. Bernie Blegen and John F.
Martin.
Box 173, Folder 11
Times Mirror Corporate Bulletins - September
1989
Scope and Contents
Copies of bulletin on the 1991 Scholarship Program for daughters and sons of
employees of TM or TM operating units. Copies of bulletin on free influenza
immunizations for employees. Copies of bulletin on an upcoming Red Cross blood
drive to be conducted in the LAT Employee Lounge. Copies of bulletin on promotion
of T. Bernie Blegen to assistant director, financial planning and analysis. Copies
of bulletin on yoga classes to be conducted at TM Square. Copies of bulletin on
the TM baseball team schedule. Copies of bulletin on the 1989 Heart & Sole
Classic, featuring both running and bicycling events. Copies of bulletin on the
annual open enrollment period when employees may review and make changes to their
medical, dental and tax-saver accounts.
Box 173, Folder 12
Times Mirror Corporate Bulletins - October
1989
Scope and Contents
Copies of Personnel Review, 10/1989. Copies of bulletin on Jeffrey S. Klein being
named to the new position of assistant to the publisher, LAT. Copies of bulletin
on a breast health lecturer at TMS, and a breast cancer screening for female
employees. Copies of bulletin on the 1990 health care and tax-saver open
enrollment. Copies of bulletin on Rochelle W. Evans assuming the newly created
position of director, human services, TM Broadcasting. Copies of bulletin on the
minor damage to two TM subsidiaries, Matthew Bender & Co. and Zenger-Miller.
Copies of bulletin on the open enrollment period for health care and tax-saver
accounts. Copies of bulletin on the hiring of Mari R. Stanley as a staff
counsel.
Box 174
Employee Relations - Corporate Bulletins & Reports
Box 174, Folder 1
Times Mirror Corporate Bulletins - November
1989
Scope and Contents
Copies of bulletin - Personnel Review, 11/1989. Copies of bulletin on the closure
of the Herald Examiner, another long-lived L.A. newspaper. Copies of bulletin on
employee donations to the Red Cross earthquake relief effort. Copies of bulletin
on video display terminal training classes. Copies of bulletin on video display
terminal training classes - the second notice.
Box 174, Folder 2
Times Mirror Corporate Bulletins - December
1989
Scope and Contents
Copies of bulletin - Personnel Review, 12/1989. Copies of bulletin on the
Christmas food bank drive. Copies of bulletin on a Mental Health and Substance
Abuse Benefits Program for TM. Copies of bulletin on company holidays for the
upcoming year. Copies of bulletin on Health Quest classes, 12/11/1989. Copies of
bulletin on TM Toys for Tots drive of December 1989, sponsored by the U.S. Marine
Corps. Copies of bulletin on retirement of Bob Vircsik, TM manager of
architectural services. Copies of bulletin on fitness classes offered at LAT in
the 10th floor lounge. Copies of bulletin on transfer of Renee H. Miller to the
corporate risk management staff. Copies of bulletin on an extension of the Toys
for Tots drive. Copies of bulletin on LAT Employee Center placing on sale food
coupons that can be offered to the homeless in lieu of money and which can be
exchanged for meals at the Weingart Center in downtown L.A.
Box 174, Folder 3
Times Mirror Corporate Bulletins - January
1991
Scope and Contents
Copies of bulletin - Personnel Review, 1/1991. Copies of bulletin on upcoming
paychecks being subject to the 1991 deduction rates, some of which had changed
from 1990. Copies of bulletin on upcoming paychecks being subject to the 1991
deduction rates, some of which had changed from 1990, as the changes would apply
to TM employes in New York, New Jersey and Washington, DC. Copies of bulletin on
upcoming paychecks being subject to the 1991 deduction rates, some of which had
changed from 1990. Copies of bulletin on TM holidays for the upcoming year. Copies
of bulletin announcing "a television has been placed in the Green Room of the
fifth floor to keep (employees) informed about Persian Gulf events." Copies of
bulletin on the posting of wire service reports on the Persian Gulf (war)
situation and also on increased security at TM Square. Copies of bulletin on
promotion of Maxine Griggs to position of manager, corporate personnel. Copies of
bulletin on promotions of William H. Barlow, Roger D. Oglesby, Rose H. Perez and
Glen A. Smith to senior staff counsel.
Box 174, Folder 4
Times Mirror Corporate Bulletins - February
1991
Scope and Contents
Copies of bulletin - Personnel Review, 2/1991. Copies of bulletin on the TM Basic
Group Benefit Program. Copies of bulletin on the LAT Health & Fitness Program.
Copies of bulletin on LAT sponsorship of any full-time employee who enters the
L.A. Marathon (1991). Copies of bulletin announcing TM matching gifts to cover
contributions to the American Red Cross Gulf Crisis Fund. Copies of bulletin
announcing a survey related to TM Mental Health and Substance Abuse Benefits
Program (administered by Human Affairs International). Copies of bulletin
announcing upcoming classes offered by LAT - exercise, "Weight Watchers" and
another on substance abuse.
Box 174, Folder 5
Times Mirror Corporate Bulletins - March
1991
Scope and Contents
Copies of bulletin - Personnel Review - 3/1991. Copies of bulletin on promotions
of Wanda G. Davis and Mark P. Schaff in the Corporate Audit department. Copies of
bulletin on promotion of Janet Sturms in the risk management department. Copies of
bulletin (Management Bulletin) on benefits and retirement issues. Copies of
bulletin on the annual TM shareholders' meeting. Copies of bulletin on directions
for corporate employees planning to attend the annual shareholders' meeting.
Copies of bulletin on LAT programs for April 1991. Copies of bulletin - obituary
notice for Norman E. Crow, Jr.
Box 174, Folder 6
Times Mirror Corporate Bulletins - April
1991
Scope and Contents
Copies of bulletin - Personnel Review, 4/1991. Copies of bulletin on TM Savings
Plus Plan including a survey on preferred investment options for the future.
Copies of bulletin on tightening security at TMS and checking of employee ID
cards. Copies of bulletin on upcoming LAT Recycling and Conservation Fair. Copies
of bulletin on TM scholarship winners for 1991. Copies of bulletin on Federal
Express pick-ups at Times Mirror Square - times, locations, etc. Copies of
bulletin on alternative methods of transportation and copies of a booklet, "Leave
your car at home - Employee Transportation Program." Copies of bulletin on "Fiesta
Broadway," a major street fair which involved extensive street closures in
downtown L.A., and which posed challenges for LAT employees working that weekend.
Copies of bulletin on classes and programs being offered to TM and LAT employees
in the month of May 1991.
Box 174, Folder 7
Times Mirror Corporate Bulletins - May
1991
Scope and Contents
Copies of bulletin - Personnel Review, 5/1991. Copies of bulletin on LAT Federal
Credit Union new car loans. Copies of bulletin on LAT programs for June 1991.
Box 174, Folder 8
Times Mirror Corporate Bulletins - June
1991
Scope and Contents
Copies of bulletin - Personnel Review, 6/1991. Copies of bulletin on LAT Cash
Operations, 6/10/1991. Copies of bulletin on transfer of William R. Isinger from
TM Eastern Corporate Office to LAT. Copies of bulletin - obituary notice for
Richard C. Thomson. Copies of bulletin on the promotion of Gordon T. Tracey to
manager of management engineering. Copies of bulletin on the new benefit to Times
Mirror carpoolers (two or more in car) of free parking at Times Mirror Square.
Copies of bulletin on the new injury and illness prevention program for TM.
Box 174, Folder 9
Times Mirror Corporate Bulletins - July
1991
Scope and Contents
Copies of bulletin - Personnel Review, 7/1991. Copies of bulletin on the updating
of the TM Emergency Preparedness Plan using meetings and questionnaires. Copies of
bulletin on classes offered by LAT in July 1991. Copies of bulletin on the
promotion of Frank J. O'Brien to supervisor, corporate EDP audit, at a TM regional
office in NJ. Copies of bulletin on LAT programs related to employee health.
Copies of bulletin on an open house and tour to familiarize LAT employees with the
automated systems at The Times and with the computer room. Date to be 7/31/1991.
Copies of bulletin on employee briefings related to emergency preparedness. Copies
of bulletin on the availability of child care at the State Office Building at 3rd
and Spring Streets. Copies of bulletin on changes to the Savings Plus plan in
which many TM and LAT employees were enrolled.
Box 174, Folder 10
Times Mirror Corporate Bulletins - August
1991
Scope and Contents
Copies of bulletin - Personnel Review, 8/1991. Copies of bulletin on an upgrade
for the telephone system used by the employee benefits section of Employee
Relations. Copies of bulletin on TM operating units offering their products at
discounted prices to TM employees. Copies of bulletin on TM's conducting of a
ride-sharing match list survey.
Box 174, Folder 11
Times Mirror Corporate Bulletins - September
1991
Scope and Contents
Copies of bulletin - Personnel Review, 9/1991. Copies of bulletin on LAT
September programs - exercise, Weight Watchers, etc. Copies of bulletin on
meetings scheduled to explain changes to the Savings Plus program. Copies of
bulletin on applications for the Times Mirror Scholarship being available. Copies
of bulletin on the availability of employee influenza immunizations at no cost.
Copies of bulletin on the LAT History Center and the services it offered. Copies
of bulletin on two appointments of senior executives in the corporate
communications department - Martha H. Goldstein and Peter Lichtgarn. Copies of
bulletin on restricted elevator service in the Times Mirror building to enhance
security. Copies of bulletin on programs offered to employees in October 1991 -
mammography screenings and an anti-drug abuse seminar.
Box 174, Folder 12
Times Mirror Corporate Bulletins - October
1991
Scope and Contents
Copies of bulletin - Personnel Review, 10/1991. Copies of bulletin on the open
enrollment period for medical, dental, savings and long-term disability plans, and
on changes to the plans. Copies of bulletin on the promotion of George A. Boltman
to supervisor, corporate EDP audit, in the Western Regional Audit office. Copies
of bulletin on programs and special offers for the months of October and November
1991. Copies of bulletin on the deadline date for making changes to employee
Health Choice coverage or healthcare accounts. Copies of bulletin on the new "310"
telephone area code for portions of L.A. County (mainly to the west and south of
central Los Angeles.) Copies of bulletin on the revised Times Mirror jury duty
policy.
Box 174, Folder 13
Times Mirror Corporate Bulletins - November
1991
Scope and Contents
Copies of bulletin - Personnel Review, 11/1991. Copies of bulletin on employee
security precautions. Copies of bulletin on LAT programs for Nov. and Dec. 1991,
including exercise classes, a talk on stress and LAT sponsorship of runners in the
L.A. Marathon. Copies of bulletin on the holiday season Toys for Tots drive and a
food drive.
Box 174, Folder 14
Times Mirror Corporate Bulletins - December
1991
Scope and Contents
Copies of bulletin with information on proposed Corporate business hours change
and a survey to provide Human Resources with employee opinions on a change. Copies
of bulletin on the Museum of Contemporary Art (and the Temporary Contemporary on
Central Ave.) offering free admission on 12/3/1991 as part of its 5th anniversary
celebration. Copies of bulletin on Times Mirror having available complimentary
tickets to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Copies of bulletin on programs
related to "the local culmination of the Bill of Rights Bicentennial Celebration,"
on 12/12/1991, at City Hall and the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion at the Music Center.
Copies of bulletin - Personnel Review, 12/1991. Copies of bulletin and attached
survey related to commuting patterns. The survey was created by the Air Quality
Management District. Copies of bulletin with information on "Christmas Day
paychecks." Copies of bulletin listing the 1992 company holidays and their dates,
including New Year's Day, 1993.
Programs
1941-1944
Scope and Contents
Materials created and/or distributed by the Los Angeles Times or Times Mirror Co. for
training programs for managers, including "Leadership in Industry"-a publication for
industrial foremen; leadership training; affirmative action awareness; the Management
Training Program; and the Times Mirror Management Conference. Of note is the
Circulation Roadman Training Program materials used by Otis Chandler and the Ben L.
Wells leadership training and testing materials used by Norman Chandler. Date range is
1941-1944.
Box 174
Employee Relations - Corporate Bulletins & Reports
Box 174, Folder 15
Circulation Roadman Training Program
circa 1955
Scope and Contents
Times Mirror Company Supervisor's Handbook once used by Otis Chandler during his
stint in the Mirror News - Circulation Roadman Training Program.
Box 174, Folder 16
Leadership in Industry - No. 1 - 26
1953 - 1954
Scope and Contents
Issues 1 - 26 of of Leadership in Industry, a motivational series published by
Robert Palmer Corp.
Box 174, Folder 17
Leadership in Industry - No. 27 - 52
1953 - 1954
Scope and Contents
Issues 27 - 52 of of Leadership in Industry, a motivational series published by
Robert Palmer Corp. ; six issues of Foreman's Letter (National Foreman's
Institute), 1953 - 1954 ; Philip Chandler memo (12/2/1954) related to Leadership
in Industry.
Box 175
Employee Relations - Programs
Box 175, Folder 1
"Leadership"
1944 - 1945
Scope and Contents
Leadership program from Ben L. Wells & Company Sales and Leadership Training.
Includes a variety of tests analyzing personality, temperament. This copy was
Philip Chandler's.
Box 175, Folder 2
Equal Opportunity Employment Programs
1987 - 1988
Scope and Contents
4 items: information packet (in blue pocket folder) "Managing Today's diverse
workforce," Multipage document - "Statement of (LAT) Equal Employment Opportunity
Policy and Affirmative Action..." ; various memos and bulletins.
Box 175, Folder 3
Management Trainee Program Information Brochures
circa 1950 -
1969
Scope and Contents
Two brochures promoting the Management Trainee Program with Times Mirror, a
two-year training program for graduates of master's degree programs in business-
or engineering-related fields.
Box 175, Folder 4
Management Trainee Program Handbook
1959
Scope and Contents
Management Training Manual issued to Donald Bowman
Box 175, Folder 5
Management Conference Account Record
1949 - 1959
Scope and Contents
1 item: bound ledger containing document named above, including record of fees,
dues paid, etc. for the Foremen's Conference and the Management Conference.
(binding removed)
Box 175, Folder 6
Management Conference Constitutions
1964 - 1972
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: various versions of Conference Constitutions and amendments,
plus related correspondence.
Box 175, Folder 7
Management Conference Officers
1941 - 1983
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: article copy, Among Ourselves, "Foremen re-elect 'Hutch" ,"
10/1941 ; lists of Management Conference Officers from 1969 thru 1983.
Box 175, Folder 8
Management Conference Ballots
1983 - 1985
Scope and Contents
6 items: 3 copies, Management Conference Ballots, 1983 - 1984 ; 3 copies,
Management Conference Ballots, 1985 - 1986.
Box 175, Folder 9
Management Conference Speakers
1965 - 1983
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: complete lists of Conference event speakers for specified years
; supplemental list of Conference event speakers who were "Times Mirror (or) Los
Angeles Times executives", 1967 - 1977 ; supplemental list of Times Editorial
Speakers" at the Conference, 1968 - 1981 ; supplemental list of "Management
Conference Events featuring Otis Chandler, 1959 - 1983" (OC spoke 16 of those 25
years).
Box 175, Folder 10
Management Conference Bulletins
1965
Scope and Contents
8 items: monthly Management Conference Bulletins for 1965 - April, May, June,
July, August, September, October and Nov. / Dec. (combined).
Box 175, Folder 11
Management Conference Bulletins
1966
Scope and Contents
9 items: monthly Management Conference Bulletins for 1966 - March, April, June,
July, August, September, October, November and December.
Box 175, Folder 12
Management Conference Bulletins
1967
Scope and Contents
7 items: six issues of Management Conference Bulletin for 1967 - January through
June, plus two stapled originals of invitation to the 1967 Management Conference
Installation Banquet for the evening of 6/20/1967.
Box 175, Folder 13
Management Conference Bulletins
1968
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: Management Conference Bulletins for January, April, June,
September, October, and November of 1968 ; invitations to two of the monthly
meetings ; two original 29-pp. booklets containing speech transcripts for the
meeting of May 21, 1968 - one ring bound, one fixed with brads.
Box 176
Employee Relations - Programs
Box 176, Folder 1
Management Conference Bulletins
1969
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: seven monthly issues of this bulletin for 1969 - February,
March, May, June, September, October and November ; various invitations and
announcements related to Management Conference activities.
Box 176, Folder 2
Management Conference Bulletins
1970
Scope and Contents
9 items: invitation to Management Conference dinner and speech by Otis Chandler,
9/9/1970, Los Angeles Hilton ; 8 issues of Management Conference Bulletin for
1970, January through June, plus September, October and November.
Box 176, Folder 3
Management Conference Bulletins
1971
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: invitation to the Management Conference dinner and a speech by
Robert D. Nelson, VP, Times Mirror on 6/15/1971 ; 9 issues of Bulletin - January,
February, March, May, June, August, September, October and November 1971.
Box 176, Folder 4
Management Conference Bulletins
1972
Scope and Contents
Approx. 18 items: several invitation notices for Conference dinner programs,
including those featuring speeches by Otis Chandler (9/19/1972), Albert V. Casey
(11/17/1972), William Thomas and Jack Smith (2/15/1972) ; 8 Bulletins for the
months of January through June, August and November 1972 ; packet including ballot
for election of officers and exec. committee, 5/31/1972 ; 2-pp. "Proposed
constitutional and general practice changes" for the Conference's bylaws ;
miscellaneous announcements.
Box 176, Folder 5
Management Conference Bulletins
1973
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: several invitation / reservation cards for Conference dinners
during 1973 ; Bulletins for months January, March, April and June 1973 ; packet of
info for a 3/15/1973 Conference meeting on "Narcotics Awareness" presented by a
representative of the LA Police Dept.'s Narcotics Division.
Box 176, Folder 6
Management Conference Bulletins
1974
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: various announcements and invitations related to Conference
activities ; Conference Bulletins for March, May, June, September and November of
1974 ; one Bulletin with no month identified (half of first page torn off).
Box 176, Folder 7
Management Conference Bulletins
1975
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: various memos, invitations and announcements of activities of
the Conference for 1975 ; Management Conference Bulletins for January, March,
April, June, September and November of 1975.
Box 176, Folder 8
Management Conference Bulletins
1976
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: memos and invitations related to the 1976 Management
Conferences, plus copies of the Bulletins of March, May, June, September and
November 1976.
Box 176, Folder 9
Management Conference Bulletins
1977
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: memos and invitations related to the 1977 Management
Conferences, plus copies of the Bulletins of January, March, May, October and
November 1977.
Box 177
Employee Relations - Programs
Box 177, Folder 1
Management Conference Bulletins
1978
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: flyers, memos, invitations related to Management Conference for
1978, also monthly Bulletins for January, March, May, June, September and
November.
Box 177, Folder 2
Management Conference Bulletins
1979
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: flyers, memos, invitations related to Management Conference for
1979, also monthly Bulletins for January, March, May, June, September and
November.
Box 177, Folder 3
Management Conference Bulletins
1980
Scope and Contents
Approx. 18 items: flyers, memos, invitations related to Management Conference for
1980, plus monthly Bulletins for January, March, May, June, September and
November.
Box 177, Folder 4
Management Conference Bulletins
1981
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: flyers, memos, invitations related to Management Conference for
1981, plus monthly Bulletins for January, March, May, June, September and
November.
Box 177, Folder 5
Management Conference Bulletins
1982
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: flyers, memos, invitations related to Management Conference for
1982, plus monthly Bulletins for January, March, May, June, September and
November.
Box 177, Folder 6
Management Conference Bulletins
1983
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: flyers, memos, invitations related to Management Conference for
1983, plus monthly Bulletins for January, March, May, June, September and
November.
Box 177, Folder 7
Management Conference Bulletins
1984
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: flyers, memos, invitations related to Management Conference for
1984, plus monthly Bulletins for January, March, May, June, September and
November.
Box 178
Employee Relations - Programs And Reports
Box 178, Folder 1
Management Conference Bulletins
1985
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: flyers, memos, invitations related to Management Conference for
1985, plus monthly Bulletins for January, March, May, June, September and
November.
Box 178, Folder 2
Management Conference Bulletins
1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: flyers, memos, invitations related to Management Conference for
1986, plus monthly Bulletins for January, March, May, June, September and
November.
Box 178, Folder 3
Management Conference Bulletins
1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: flyers, memos, invitations related to Management Conference for
1987, plus monthly Bulletins for January, March, May, June, September and
November.
Box 178, Folder 4
Management Conference Bulletins
1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: flyers, memos, invitations related to Management Conference for
1988, plus monthly Bulletins for January, May, June, September and November.
Box 178, Folder 5
Management Conference Bulletins
1989
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: flyers, memos, invitations related to Management Conference for
1989, plus monthly Bulletins for January, March, May, September and November.
Box 178, Folder 6
Management Conference Bulletins
1990
Scope and Contents
6 items: flyers announcing the Management Conference programs and speakers for
January, March, May, June, September and November ; Management Bulletins, one each
for September and November.
Box 178, Folder 7
Management Conference Bulletins
1991
Scope and Contents
8 items: Management Conference Bulletins for September and November 1991 ;
several flyers announcing Conference events during 1991.
Box 178, Folder 8
Management Conference Bulletins
1992
Scope and Contents
7 items: flyer announcing Management Conference for 2/19/1992 (speaker David
Laventhol) ; draft, with marginal notes, of Laventhol's speech for the event ;
Management Bulletins for February, April, June, October and December
Box 178, Folder 9
Management Conference Bulletins
1993
Scope and Contents
7 items: flyers announcing conferences for 1993 ; Management Conference Bulletin
for March, 1993 ; 43-pp. transcript of Gen. Colin Powell's speech and Q&A at
March 1993 conference ; printed card - "Colin Powell's Rules."
Box 178, Folder 10
Management Conference Bulletins
1994
Scope and Contents
4 items: one copy of 2/1994 Management Conference Bulletin ; several flyers and
announcements for Conference events of 1994.
Reports
1950-1993
Scope and Contents
Reports created by Los Angeles Times and Times Mirror for distribution both
internally and externally. Topics include employment statistics, including turnover
rates; the Succession Planning Program; and results from a survey of salaries within
the newspaper industry. Date range is 1950-1993.
Box 178
Employee Relations - Programs And Reports
Box 178, Folder 11
Succession Planning Program
1977
Scope and Contents
2 items: LAT "Succession Planning Program" booklet. 17-pp. analysis of
"Succession Planning Program."
Box 178, Folder 12
Succession Planning Program
1978
Scope and Contents
2 items: LAT "Succession Planning Program" booklet. 16-pp. analysis of
"Succession Planning Program."
Box 178, Folder 13
Succession Planning Program
1979
Scope and Contents
1 item: LAT "Succession Planning Program" booklet.
Box 178, Folder 14
Succession Planning Program
1980
Scope and Contents
2 items: LAT "Succession Planning Program" booklet. 16-pp. analysis of
"Succession Planning Program."
Box 178, Folder 15
Succession Planning Program
1981
Scope and Contents
2 items: LAT "Succession Planning Program" booklet. 11-pp. analysis of the
Succession Planning Program for 1981.
Box 179
Employee Relations - Reports
Box 179, Folder 1
Succession Planning Program
1982
Scope and Contents
1 item: LAT "Succession Planning Program" booklet.
Box 179, Folder 2
Succession Planning Program
1983 - 1984
Scope and Contents
1 item: LAT "Succession Planning Program" booklet for 1983 - 1984.
Box 179, Folder 3
Labor Stability Reports
1950 - 1995
Scope and Contents
6 items:labor stability reports dated 12/31/1950 for LAT, The Mirror and Times
Mirror Press ; handwritten note (red pencil) dated 2/8 [1951?] ; memo, 2/9/1951,
"Turnover Report, month of December 1950 ; single sheet report, 7/1995, "Labor
Stability Report Statistics, culled from Labor Stability Reports (1950 -
1977).
Box 179, Folder 4
Labor Stability Reports
1951 - 1952
Scope and Contents
4 items: labor stability reports dated 12/31/195 for LAT, The Mirror and Times
Mirror Press ; memo, 2/14/1952, Turnover Report for 1951.
Box 179, Folder 5
Labor Stability Reports
1952 - 1953
Scope and Contents
5 items: labor stability reports dated 12/31/1952 for LAT, The Mirror and Times
Mirror Press ; memo, 2/14/1953, Turnover Report for 1952 ; single-sheet report,
"Terminations" - 1/1/1952 - 6/31/1952.
Box 179, Folder 6
Labor Stability Reports
1953 - 1954
Scope and Contents
8 items: labor stability reports dated 12/31/1953 for LAT, The Mirror and Times
Mirror Press ; various memos related to the previously mentioned reports.
Box 179, Folder 7
Labor Stability Reports
1954 - 1955
Scope and Contents
2 items: on one sheet, labor stability reports, month of 12/1954, for The Times,
Times Mirror Press, and The Mirror ; memo, 1/10/1955, related to the previous
reports.
Box 179, Folder 8
Labor Stability Reports
1955 - 1956
Scope and Contents
2 items: on single sheet, Monthly Labor Stability Report, 12/31/1955, for The
Times, The Mirror-Daily News and Times-Mirror Press ; memo, text report on the
numerical report mentioned above, 1/30/1956.
Box 179, Folder 9
Labor Stability Reports
1956 - 1957
Scope and Contents
2 items: on single sheet, Monthly Labor Stability Report, 12/31/1956, for The
Times, The Mirror-Daily News and Times-Mirror Press ; memo, text report on the
numerical report mentioned above, 2/4/1957.
Box 179, Folder 10
Labor Stability Reports
1957 - 1958
Scope and Contents
2 items: on single sheet, Monthly Labor Stability Report, 12/31/1957, for The
Times, The Mirror-Daily News and Times-Mirror Press ; memo, text report on the
numerical report mentioned above, 1/28/1958.
Box 179, Folder 11
Labor Stability Reports
1958 - 1959
Scope and Contents
3 items: on single sheet, Monthly Labor Stability Report, 12/31/1958, for The
Times, The Mirror-Daily News and Times-Mirror Press ; memo, two text reports on
the numerical report mentioned above, both dated 1/14/1959.
Box 179, Folder 12
Labor Stability Reports
1959 - 1960
Scope and Contents
2 items: on single sheet, Monthly Labor Stability Report, 12/31/1959, for The
Times, The Mirror-Daily News and Times-Mirror Press ; memo, a text report on the
numerical report mentioned above, dated 2/26/1960.
Box 179, Folder 13
Labor Stability Reports
1960 - 1961
Scope and Contents
7 items: six single-sheet Monthly Labor Stability Reports - Times-Mirror Co.,
Newspaper Divisions Production Departments, Newspaper Divisions Administrative and
Financial Sections, The Times, The Mirror and Times-Mirror Press ; 2-pp.
memo/report, on these reports.
Box 179, Folder 14
Labor Stability Reports
1961 - 1962
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: six single-sheet Monthly Labor Stability Reports - Times-Mirror
Co., Newspaper Divisions Production Departments, Newspaper Divisions
Administrative and Financial Sections, The Times, The Mirror and Times-Mirror
Press ; three memos related to the reports, all dated 1/22/1962.
Box 179, Folder 15
Labor Stability Reports
1962 - 1963
Scope and Contents
8 items: five single-sheet Monthly Labor Stability Reports - Times-Mirror Co.,
Newspaper Divisions Production Departments, Newspaper Divisions Administrative and
Financial Sections, The Times, Times-Mirror Press ; three memos related to the
reports, all dated 1/30/1963.
Box 179, Folder 16
Labor Stability Reports
1963 - 1964
Scope and Contents
6 items: five single-sheet Monthly Labor Stability Reports - Times-Mirror Co.,
Newspaper Divisions Production Departments, Administrative Services, The Times,
Times-Mirror Press ; one memo related to the reports, dated 2/3/1964.
Box 179, Folder 17
Labor Stability Reports
1964 - 1965
Scope and Contents
5 items: five single-sheet Monthly Labor Stability Reports - Times-Mirror Co.,
Newspaper Divisions Production Departments, Administrative Services, The Times,
Times-Mirror Press.
Box 179, Folder 18
Labor Stability Reports
1965
Scope and Contents
5 items: five single-sheet Monthly Labor Stability Reports - Times-Mirror Co.,
Newspaper Divisions Production Departments, Administrative Services, The Times,
Times-Mirror Press.
Box 179, Folder 19
Labor Stability Reports
1966
Scope and Contents
5 items: five single-sheet Monthly Labor Stability Reports - Times-Mirror Co.,
Newspaper Divisions Production Departments, Administrative Services, The
Times.
Box 179, Folder 20
Labor Stability Reports
1967
Scope and Contents
4 items: four single-sheet Monthly Labor Stability Reports - Times-Mirror Co.,
Production Departments, Administrative Services, The Times.
Box 179, Folder 21
Labor Stability Reports
1968
Scope and Contents
4 items: four single-sheet Monthly Labor Stability Reports - Times-Mirror Co.,
Production Departments, Administrative Services, The Times. 4 items: four
single-sheet Monthly Labor Stability Reports - Times-Mirror Co., Production
Departments, Administrative Services, The Times.
Box 179, Folder 22
Labor Stability Reports
1969 - 1970
Scope and Contents
Approx. 45 items: 5 Monthly Labor Stability Reports - The Times, The Times Orange
County, Times Mirror Co., Administrative, Production ; 30+ separate "Turnover"
reports on reasons employees left LAT in the time frame, compiled at the
department level, i.e. Editorial, Composing, Dispatch, etc. Reasons given for
leaving LAT include "Another job," "Health," "Maternity," "Retirement," to a total
of over a dozen.
Box 179, Folder 23
Labor Stability Reports
1970 - 1971
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: includes monthly and quarterly Labor Stability figures for 1970
; two memos, 3/9/1971, titled "Quarterly Labor Stability Report."
Box 179, Folder 24
Labor Stability Reports
1971 - 1972
Scope and Contents
Four stapled packets :three Quarterly Labor Stability Reports, one Yearly Labor
Stability Report, all for various periods in 1971 (two of the reports are dated
during 2/1972).
Box 179, Folder 25
Labor Stability Reports
1972 - 1973
Scope and Contents
3 items: Yearly Labor Stability Report, 12/31/1972 ; several related reports and
lists.
Box 179, Folder 26
Labor Stability Reports
1973 - 1974
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: Labor Stability Reports, 12/31/1973, for The Times,
Administration and Production, and several related memos and summaries, dated
during 1/1974.
Box 179, Folder 27
Labor Stability Reports
1974 - 1975
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: Yearly Labor Stability Reports, 12/31/1974, and summaries and
analysis from 1/13/1975
Box 179, Folder 28
Labor Stability Reports
1975 - 1976
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: Yearly Labor Stability Reports, 12/31/1975, and summaries and
analysis from early 1976.
Box 179, Folder 29
Labor Stability Reports
1976 - 1977
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: Yearly Labor Stability Reports, 12/31/1976 ; several related
summaries and reports (probably prepared early in 1977).
Box 179, Folder 30
Labor Stability Reports
1977 - 1978
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: Yearly Labor Stability Reports dated 12/31/1977 ; several
related summaries and reports dated 1/30/1978.
Box 179, Folder 31
Labor Stability Reports
1978 - 1979
Scope and Contents
4 items: three turnover reports for year 1978 ; 3-pp. report/analysis of these
reports.
Box 179, Folder 32
Labor Stability Reports
1979 - 1980
Scope and Contents
1 stapled packet containing Turnover Reports for 19 LAT departments. The first
3-pp. are analysis of the remainder of the material.
Box 179, Folder 33
Employee Classification Reports
1962 - 1969
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 sheets headed "Employee Classification Report - Dept by Acct by Job
Code," followed by date and other info.
Box 179, Folder 34
Employee Distribution Summaries
1970 - 1979
Scope and Contents
Approx. 45 sheets headed "Employee Distribution Summary," and providing other
info such as salary, exempt, non-exempt, part time, and temporary.
Box 180
Employee Relations - Reports
Box 180, Folder 1
Employee Distribution Summary
1980 - 1989
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 sheets, many headed "Employee Distribution Summary," and providing
other info such as salary, exempt, non-exempt, part time, and temporary.
Box 180, Folder 2
Employee Distribution Summary
1990 - 1993
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 sheets headed "Employee Distribution Summary," and providing other
info such as numbers of exempt, non-exempt, part time, and temporary
employees.
Box 180, Folder 3
National Management Salary Survey - Newspaper Industry
1963
Scope and Contents
Times Mirror Company National Management Salary Survey - Newspaper Industry, May
1963.
Box 180, Folder 4
National Management Salary Survey - Newspaper Industry
1964
Scope and Contents
Small gray binder contains above report. A list of participating newspapers is
taped on inside front cover. (Binder removed, cover retained.)
Box 180, Folder 5
National Survey of Supervisory and Management Salaries - Newspaper
Industry
1965
Scope and Contents
Small gray binder contains above report. A list of participating newspapers is
taped on inside front cover. (Binder removed, cover retained.)
Box 180, Folder 6
National Survey of Supervisory and Management Salaries - Newspaper
Industry
1966
Scope and Contents
Small black binder contains above report. A list of participating newspapers is
taped on inside front cover. (Binder removed, cover retained.)
Box 180, Folder 7
National Survey of Supervisory and Management Salaries - Newspaper
Industry
1967
Scope and Contents
Small black binder contains above report. (Binder removed, cover retained.)
Box 180, Folder 8
National Survey of Supervisory and Management Salaries - Newspaper
Industry
1968
Scope and Contents
Small booklet (blue cover) contains above report.
Box 180, Folder 9
National Survey of Supervisory and Management Salaries - Newspaper
Industry
1969
Scope and Contents
Blue cover booklet contains above report.
Box 180, Folder 10
National Survey of Supervisory and Management Salaries - Newspaper
Industry
1970
Scope and Contents
Blue booklet contains above report.
Box 180, Folder 11
National Survey of Supervisory and Management Salaries - Newspaper
Industry
1971
Scope and Contents
Green cover booklet contains above report.
Box 180, Folder 12
National Survey of Supervisory and Management Salaries - Newspaper
Industry
1972
Scope and Contents
(Light green cover) booklet contains above report.
Box 180, Folder 13
National Survey of Supervisory and Management Salaries - Newspaper
Industry
1973
Scope and Contents
Ochre cover booklet contains above report.
Box 180, Folder 14
National Survey of Management and Supervisory Compensation - Newspaper
Industry
1974
Scope and Contents
Ochre cover booklet contains above report.
Box 180, Folder 15
National Survey of Management and Supervisory Compensation - Newspaper
Industry
1975
Scope and Contents
Light red cover booklet contains above report.
Box 180, Folder 16
National Survey of Management and Supervisory Compensation - Newspaper
Industry
1976
Scope and Contents
Greenish cover booklet contains above report.
Box 180, Folder 17
National Survey of Management and Supervisory Compensation - Newspaper
Industry
1977
Scope and Contents
Blue cover booklet contains above report.
Box 180, Folder 18
National Survey of Management and Supervisory Compensation - Newspaper
Industry
1978
Scope and Contents
Light ochre cover booklet contains above report.
Box 180, Folder 19
National Survey of Management and Supervisory Compensation - Newspaper
Industry
1979
Scope and Contents
Light blue booklet contains above report. 72 American and Canadian newspapers
participated in this survey.
Box 180, Folder 20
National Survey of Management and Supervisory Compensation - Newspaper
Industry
1980
Scope and Contents
Light tan cover booklet contains above report. 81 American and Canadian
newspapers participated in this survey.
Box 180, Folder 21
National Survey of Management and Supervisory Compensation - Newspaper
Industry
1981
Scope and Contents
Green cover booklet contains above report. 79 American and Canadian newspapers
participated in this survey.
Box 180, Folder 22
National Survey of Management and Supervisory Compensation - Newspaper
Industry
1982
Scope and Contents
Blue cover booklet contains above report. 77 American and Canadian newspapers
participated in this survey.
Box 181
Employee Relations - Reports & Miscellaneous
Box 181, Folder 1
National Survey of Management and Supervisory Compensation - Newspaper
Industry
1983
Scope and Contents
A compilation of charts and lists with wide-ranging information on management and
supervisory compensation in the newspaper industry.
Box 181, Folder 2
National Survey of Management and Supervisory Compensation - Newspaper
Industry
1984
Scope and Contents
A compilation of charts and lists with wide-ranging information on management and
supervisory compensation in the newspaper industry.
Box 181, Folder 3
National Survey of Management and Supervisory Compensation - Newspaper
Industry
1985
Scope and Contents
A compilation of charts and lists with wide-ranging information on management and
supervisory compensation in the newspaper industry.
Box 181, Folder 4
National Survey of Management and Supervisory Compensation - Newspaper
Industry
1986
Scope and Contents
A compilation of charts and lists with wide-ranging information on management and
supervisory compensation in the newspaper industry.
Box 181, Folder 5
National Survey of Management and Supervisory Compensation - Newspaper
Industry
1987
Scope and Contents
A compilation of charts and lists with wide-ranging information on management and
supervisory compensation in the newspaper industry.
Box 181, Folder 6
National Survey of Management and Supervisory Compensation - Newspaper
Industry
1988
Scope and Contents
A compilation of charts and lists with wide-ranging information on management and
supervisory compensation in the newspaper industry.
Box 181, Folder 7
National Survey of Management and Supervisory Compensation - Newspaper
Industry
1989
Scope and Contents
A compilation of charts and lists with wide-ranging information on management and
supervisory compensation in the newspaper industry.
Box 181, Folder 8
National Survey of Management and Supervisory Compensation - Newspaper
Industry
1990
Scope and Contents
A compilation of charts and lists with wide-ranging information on management and
supervisory compensation in the newspaper industry.
Box 181, Folder 9
National Survey of Competitive Compensation in the Newspaper
Industry
1991
Scope and Contents
A compilation of charts and lists with wide-ranging information on management and
supervisory compensation in the newspaper industry.
Box 181, Folder 10
National Survey of Competitive Compensation in the Newspaper
Industry
1992
Scope and Contents
A compilation of charts and lists with wide-ranging information on management and
supervisory compensation in the newspaper industry.
Miscellaneous Files
1817-1980
Scope and Contents
Includes personnel files for individuals, "additional comments" from employee
surveys, information on the annual employee picnic, and reports made by Otis Chandler
and Otis Booth as part of the Management Training Program. One and a half boxes. Date
range is 1817-1980.
Box 181
Employee Relations - Reports & Miscellaneous
Box 181, Folder 11
Department Management - Corporate
circa 1972
Scope and Contents
Single typed sheet of names, headed "Corporate." Names of individuals with "mug"
shot photos in this folder are: Franklin D. Murphy (Chair. of Board), Dorothy B.
Chandler, Albert V. Casey (Pres., TM Co.), Robert F. Erburu (Sen. VP), Milton H.
Day (VP, Treasurer), Harvey V. Guttry (Controller), Chuck Redmond (Corporate Dir.
of Personnel), George C. Kuekes, John E. Flick (VP, Secretary), James W. Wallace
(Asst. Gen. Counsel, Subsid. Oper.), William A. Niese (Staff Counsel, Legal
Dept.), Peter J. Fernald (VP, Plan. & Devel.), Charles I. Schneider (VP,
Charts, Maps & Instrum.), Paul Bertness (Corp. Pub. Rel. Dir.), Walter Howiler
(Dir., Management Serv.), Stender E. Sweeney (Dir. of Finance), Ralph E.
Gentry.
Box 181, Folder 12
Department Management - Accounting
circa 1973
Scope and Contents
7 items: Single typed sheet with names of top accounting managers; six b/w
photocopies of head & shoulders photographs of Donald B. Maxwell, Clarence J.
Roeland, Colin Lindsay, J. Patrick Downey, Milton Goldwasser and Jack Nelson.
Box 181, Folder 13
Department Management - Data processing
circa 1973
Scope and Contents
8 items. Single typed sheet, names of "Data Processing" personnel; photocopies of
head & shoulders photos of Joseph Spadafora,Milton Goldwasser, Jr., Jerome
Lee, Robert L. Anderson, Dale Clanahan,Angelo Musante, Jack Nelson (whose name is
NOT on the list).
Box 181, Folder 14
Department Management - Editorial
circa 1973
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items. Single typed sheet, names of key Editorial personnel; b/w
photocopies of head & shoulders photos of William F. Thomas (2), Richard W.
Smith, Frank P. Haven (2), Anthony Day, James Bassett (2), George Cotliar, Edwin
Weegar (2), John Foley, Mark Murphy, Matt Goree, Robert Gibson, Ed Guthman, Jean
Sharley Taylor, James W. Toland, Charles Champlin, Hayden Reece, James
Bellows.
Box 181, Folder 15
Department Management - LA Times Management
circa 1973
Scope and Contents
7 items: a single typed sheet of Los Angeles Times "Management Staff" names,
including Otis Chandler, Robert D. Nelson, Robert C. Lobdell, etc. & their
administrative aides; b/w photocopies, head & shoulders shots of Otis
Chandler, Robert D. Nelson (2), Robert C. Lobdell, Vance Stickell and John C.
Darnall,.
Box 181, Folder 16
Department Management - Marketing research, Personnel, Promotion and
public relations
circa 1973
Scope and Contents
5 items. Single typed sheet, names of Marketing Research management personnel.
Photocopies of "mugs" of Charles Chidsey, Robert L. Flannes, Gordon R. Phillips
and Glenn W. Davis.
Box 181, Folder 17
Department Management - Production
circa 1973
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items. Single typed sheet with names of Production personnel and
photocopies of "mug" shots of these individuals: Charles C. Chase, James W. Lloyd,
Lon Warren, Carroll A. Reinig, John Parsons, Charles Karch, Ken Beane, Dallas
Beck, Howard Bryant, Willie Butler, James Copland, Willard Davidson, Walter Finke,
Paul Howard, Kenneth Hull, Jack Murchison, Luther Ranney, Harrison Sparks and
Wilbur Vincent.
Box 181, Folder 18
Department Management - Times Mirror Press
circa 1973
Scope and Contents
3 items. Photocopies of "mug" shots of TM Press personnel: Sam A. George, Warren
Anderson and Austin Weston
Box 181, Folder 19
Department Management - Administrative Services
circa 1973
Scope and Contents
7 items: single typed sheet naming top administrative services managers; six b/w
photocopies of head & shoulders photographs of Del C. Taylor, Louis Davis,
Robert Hynes, Inez Stafford, Loren Hibler and Morgan Brassell.
Box 181, Folder 20
Department Management - Sales
1975
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items. Name lists of personnel, accompanied by photocopies of "mug"
shots (no photos for some listed individuals). Circulation: Bert R. Tiffany,
Stephen Ratkovich, Harry L. Clarke, Paul Kleckner, William C. Booth. Classified
Advertising: Paul Mahoney, Donald Clark, Bob Mandolini, Charles McKenney, La Rue
Cangialosi. Display Advertising: Donald J. Maldonado, Thomas R. McCartin, John M.
Gall, John W. Sinkking, Warren (Phil) Magwood and Charles E. McKenney (ca. 1965).
Los Angeles Times Syndicate: Edward Grade.
Box 181, Folder 21
Personnel Files - Bradshaw, William
1936 - 1945
Scope and Contents
8 items:card reporting a change in pay rate for Bradshaw, dated 8/10/1936 ;
undated Christmas card ; letters exchanged by Bradshaw and Philip Chandle, 10/1942
; Request for Military ... Service Leave of Absence, 10/1942 ; employee
identification card ; card from "Mrs. Florence Bradshaw" to Philip Chandler,
11/10/1942 ; a Payroll Change Voucher for Bradshaw, closed out in 1945, giving
"Military Leave of Absence - 3 years, 40 days" ; personal note from Bradshaw to
"Mr. Chandler," dated 1/7/1945.
Box 181, Folder 22
Personnel Files - Dauphiny, Emily Mae
1931 - 1980
Scope and Contents
30+ items: numerous Payroll Change Vouchers, memos, employee cards, various other
personnel materials related to the long employment of Dauphiny (1931 - 1964).
Box 182
Employee Relations - Miscellaneous
Box 182, Folder 1
Personnel Files - Goldwasser, Milton
1937 - 1952
Scope and Contents
4 items: Times-Mirror Application for Employment / Notice of Employment form for
Goldwasser, dated 5/1/1937 ; three letters from Paul Bell, LAT Director of
Personnel, two addressed to Milt Goldwasser, one addressed to Mrs. Milton
Goldwasser, dated from 1950 to 1952.
Box 182, Folder 2
Personnel Files - Rose, Morris E.
1939 - 1958
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: forms and correspondence related to retirement benefits of
Morris Rose.
Box 182, Folder 3
Personnel Files - Yamada, Henry
1935 - 1980
Scope and Contents
60+ items: two photostats of Yamada's Alien Registration Card, 2/6/1942 ;
multi-page photostat of 1951 "Property Settlement Agreement ; Interlocutory
Judgment of Divorce, 1951 ; forms, memos, letters, other material related to
Yamada's work with LAT, where is was apparently a photographer.
Box 182, Folder 4
Patriotic Gratuity Applications
1917 - 1918
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: copies of forms headed "Applications for Patriotic Gratuity
authorized by Times-Mirror, 1917 - 1918 ; smaller number of letters related to
Times-Mirror employees serving in World War i.
Box 182, Folder 5
Company Picnics
1942 - 1953
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: memos, lists and other material providing information about TM
employees picnics, 1942 - 1953.
Box 182, Folder 6
Additional Comments Sheets
1951
Scope and Contents
Cover page reads "Additional comments, Times Editorial, secretaries, copy boys,
& gen. office - artists, copyreaders, photographers, reporters & writers,
all other. 1951." Typed comments likely culled from employee surveys.
Box 182, Folder 7
Management Training Reports - Otis Chandler (1 of 3)
1954
Scope and Contents
1954 manual which belonged to Otis Chandler, materials are tab indexed with
topics such as "Press Room,"Engraving Department," etc. Appears to be reports for
Management Training Program on different departments within the LA Times. Otis
Booth is listed as co-author on some reports. Split into three folders.
Box 182, Folder 8
Management Training Reports - Otis Chandler (2 of 3)
1954
Scope and Contents
1954 manual which belonged to Otis Chandler, materials are tab indexed with
topics such as "Press Room,"Engraving Department," etc. Appears to be reports for
Management Training Program on different departments within the LA Times. Otis
Booth is listed as co-author on some reports. Split into three folders.
Box 182, Folder 9
Management Training Reports - Otis Chandler (3 of 3)
1954
Scope and Contents
1954 manual which belonged to Otis Chandler, materials are tab indexed with
topics such as "Press Room,"Engraving Department," etc. Appears to be reports for
Management Training Program on different departments within the LA Times. Otis
Booth is listed as co-author on some reports. Split into three folders.
Box 182, Folder 10
Bowling Banquet Programs
1973, 1990
Scope and Contents
Program for 46th annual Los Angeles Times - Times Mirror Press bowling banquet,
held at The Odyssey in Mission Hills. Program for 63rd annual Los Angeles Times
bowling banquet, held at Luminarias in Monterey Park.
Legal Department
1911-1989
Physical Description: 6
boxes
Scope and Contents
Series includes bound briefs regarding litigation by or against the Times Mirror
Company and Chandler family members, as well as the criminal trials related to the 1910
bombing of the Los Angeles Times building. Also included are amicus curae briefs filed
on behalf of Times Mirror and other material related to legal issues. Six boxes. Date
range is 1911-1989.
Box 183, Folder 1
Times-Mirror Company v. Franchise Tax Board, CA Superior Court No.
97467
1956
Scope and Contents
Superior Court of California (Sacramento County), Times Mirror Co. vs. Franchise
Tax Board, No. 97467, Brief for Defendant
Box 183, Folder 2
Times Mirror Company v. County of Los Angeles
1960 - 1964
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: copied text of "United States v. Times Mirror Co." (civil
antitrust action against newspaper) ; copy of agreement between TM and Crown
Zellerbach Corp. ; copied material from Denver Publishing Co. v. City and County of
Denver ; correspondence related to these and other court cases.
Box 183, Folder 3
Times Mirror Company v. National Labor Relations Board, 9th Circuit No.
10123
1946
Scope and Contents
1 item: 192-pp. book (perfect binding), "In the United States Circuit Court of
Appeals for the Ninth Circuit...Times-Mirror Co. ...Petitioner No. 10123 vs.
National Labor Relations Board, Respondent."
Box 183, Folder 4
Times Mirror Company v. Superior Court and Bridges v. California, Supreme
Court 314 US 252-305
1980
Scope and Contents
4 items: 25+ pp. of US Supreme Court transcript of the two cases - Bridges vs.
California and Times Mirror vs. Superior Court ; 2-pp. LAT in-house memo, 1980 ;
booklet, "Freedom of the Press - the Anglo-American Struggle, 1644 - 1837" ; single
sheet biography of colonial printer John Peter Zenger, who was the defendant in a
pivotal libel case in 1734.
Box 183, Folder 5
Interviews for Sipple v. Times Mirror
1975
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items. Includes: three reporter's notebooks plus other handwritten notes
; one tape cassette ; several versions, both handwritten and typed, of a statement
to the press by Oliver Sipple. (In 1975 Sipple was first hailed as a hero after he
deflected a pistol being fired at President Gerald Ford, but was later closely
questioned by the press about his sexual orientation. He stated "My sexuality is a
part of my private life...")
Box 183, Folder 6
William Prentiss, Jr. v. Times-Mirror Co., 9th Circuit No. 8032
circa 1936
Scope and Contents
William Prentiss, Jr., as Receiver of The United States National Bank of Los
Angeles, a national banking association v. The Times-Mirror Company, a corporation -
Brief of Appellee. United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit,
case No. 8032.
Box 183, Folder 7
Bastanchury and Union Bank v. Times-Mirror Co., CA Supreme Court 4th Civil
No. 3279
circa 1945
Scope and Contents
Reply to Petition for Transfer and Hearing by Supreme Court. Juanita C. Bastanchury
and Elizabeth Eadington and Union Bank & Trust Company of Los Angeles v. The
Times-Mirror Company, Appeal from the Superior Court of Orange Count Hon. George K.
Scovel, Judge.
Box 183, Folder 8
Werner, Erwin P. v. Times-Mirror Company
1960 - 1961
Scope and Contents
5 items: 45+ pp. booklet (bound), Supreme Court Case, "Erwin P. Werner vs.
Times-Mirror Company" (1961) ; related notes and legal documents.
Box 183, Folder 9
FTC Update - LA Times
1982
Scope and Contents
2 items: two copies of "FTC Update" packet, containing 4-pp. memorandum to Board of
Directors from Robert Lobdell, General Counsel, Los Angeles Times. Subject is
"Status Report on the Los Angeles Times/Federal Trade Commission case - Docket No.
9103.
Box 184, Folder Bound
volumes
City of LA v. Klinker and City of LA v. Times-Mirror Company, L.A. No.
14272, 2nd Civil No. 9013
1933
Scope and Contents
"The following bound briefs are loose in box 184: 2nd Civil No. 9013 in the
District Court of Appeal State of California, City of Los Angeles v. Klinker &
City of Los Angeles v. The Times-Mirror Company, Appellant's Opening Brief (2
copies, one with loose pieces of correspondence) and Respondent's Brief L.A. No.
14272 2nd Civil No. 9013 In the Supreme Court of the State of California, City of
Los Angeles v. Klinker & City of Los Angeles v. The Times-Mirror Company,
Appellant's Reply Brief (2 copies), Petition for Rehearing, Appellant's Answer to
Petition for Rehearing "
Box 184, Folder 1
USA v. Times-Mirror Company, 9th Circuit No. 14582
1955
Scope and Contents
U.S. Court of Appeals (9th), No. 14582, Brief for Appellee & Brief for the
United States
Box 184, Folder 2
USA v. Times-Mirror Company, US District Court Civil No.
65-366-WJF
circa 1960
Scope and Contents
Defendant's Reply Brief, United States District Court Central District of
California.
Box 184, Folder 3
Material on Pressman Union & Unions in General
1988 - 1989
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: memos, proposals, reports, news articles and other material
related to labor vs. management negotiations outside of LAT ; packet, approx. 20
pp., red binder, "Union Avoidance Training Program" (n.d.)
Box 184, Folder 4
Litigation Reports and Wells Fargo Security
1988 - 1989
Scope and Contents
Two packets of miscellaneous materials on dereliction of duty by Wells Fargo
Security officers employed by LAT and materials related to report, "Outstanding
Labor Matters - Times Mirror Co." (1988) Also, correspondence regarding litigation
against Times Mirror and the LA Times.
Box 184, Folder 5
Miami Herald v. Pat Tornillo, U.S. Supreme Court No. 73-797
circa 1973
Scope and Contents
2 items: two booklets, "Supreme Court of the United States (1973) - Miami Herald
Publishing Co. vs. Pat L. Tornillo, Jr.," Amicus Curae Brief on the Merits &
Amicus Curae Brief on Jurisdiction.
Box 185
Legal - Chandler Family & Chandis Securities
Scope and Contents
The following are bound and loose in box 185: No. 12550 In the United States Court of
Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. May Chandler
Goodan, Marian Otis Chandler, Norman Chandler, Philip Chandler, Constance Chandler
Crowe, Helen Chandler Garland, and Ruth C. Williamson. Brief for the Petitioner, Brief
for the Respondents, Transcript of Record; No. 9735 United States Circuit Court of
Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, George D. Martin, Internal Revenue Agent, v. Chandis
Securities Company and H.E. Downing. Appellees' Brief (2 copies), Appellees'
Cumulative Brief (3 copies), Transcript of Record (2 copies, one with tabs); Before
the Tax Court of the United States Docket No. 3034, Trust No. 1; Harry Chandler,
Norman Chandler, and Marian Otis Chandler, trustees v. Commissioner of Internal
Revenue. Brief for Petitioner (3 copies), Reply Brief for Petitioner (3 copies);
Before the Tax Court of the United States Docket No. 3035, Trust No. 2; Marian Otis
Chandler, et. al., present trustees v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue. Brief for
Petitioner (3 copies), Reply Brief for Petitioner (3 copies); No. 8262 United States
Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Commissioner of Internal Revenue v.
Marian Otis Chandler. Brief for Petitioner, Brief for Respondent, and Transcript of
Record (2 copies).
Box 186
Legal - People Vs. Mcnamara
Box 186, Folder Bound
volumes
People vs. McNamara, Vols. 1 - 18
1911
Scope and Contents
2 items: bound volumes, "People vs. McNamara (transcripts), Vols. 1- 18, Los
Angeles County District Attorney's Office" (1911). Loose in box.
Box 187
Legal - People Vs. Mcnamara
Box 187, Folder Bound
volumes
People vs. McNamara, Vols. 19 - 38
1911
Scope and Contents
2 items: bound volumes, "People vs. McNamara (transcripts), Vols. 19 - 38, Los
Angeles County District Attorney's Office" (1911). Loose in box.
Box 188
Legal - People Vs. Schmidt
Box 188, Folder Bound
volume
People vs. Schmidt - Respondent's Brief, 1 - Facts
1917
Scope and Contents
1 item: bound volume, "People vs. Schmidt - Respondent's Brief, 1 - Facts, 1917."
Loose in box.
Marketing Research
circa 1926-1990
Physical Description: 7
boxes
Scope and Contents
The Marketing Research department started in the 1930s and was tasked with producing
information based on survey data, such as demographic information and readership
statistics, and presented internally and to the public through booklets, studies, maps,
and other research material. This series is organized by product. Date range is circa
1926-1990.
Box 190
Marketing - Handbooks And Reader Surveys
Box 190, Folder 1
Employee Handbook
1973
Scope and Contents
1 item: 30-pp. booklet (unbound, hole-punched), "Los Angeles Times Marketing
Research Department Employee Handbook." 4/1973.
Box 191
Marketing - Reader Surveys
Box 191, Folder 2
Reader Surveys - No. 58 Sunday Outdoor and Automobile Sections
1936
Scope and Contents
1 item: spiral bound booklet, " No. 58 Readership Analysis of Sunday Outdoor and
Automobile Sections of the Two Los Angeles Sunday Newspapers."
Box 191, Folder 3
Reader Surveys - Vol. I
1937
Scope and Contents
1 items: bound volume, "1937 Readership Survey Volume I"
Box 191, Folder 4
Reader Surveys - Vol. II
1937
Scope and Contents
1 items: bound volume, "1937 Readership Survey Volume II"
Box 191, Folder 5
Reader Surveys - Vol. III
1937
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: bound book, LAT "1937 Readership Survey, Vol. 3" ; single-sheet,
"Ranking and Readership of comics according to personal interview survey" ; booklet,
LAT "Circulation and Classified" ; memos and other correspondence and information
related to the surveys ; selection of letters to LAT from subscribers.
Box 191, Folder 6
Reader Surveys - Reader Interest Survey
1940
Scope and Contents
1 item, approx. 40-pp. - "Reader Interest Survey" conducted by Publication Research
Service. Includes general report and charts plus approx. 12-pp. of "Voluntary
comments by readers."
Box 191, Folder 7
Reader Surveys - Sunday Times Editorial Reader Survey
1951
Scope and Contents
1 item. "Sunday Times Editorial Readership Survey - 1951." Copy of L. D. Hotchkiss,
Editor. Tabbed report.
Box 191, Folder 8
Reader Surveys - Daily Times Editorial Reader Survey
1951 - 1952
Scope and Contents
1 item. "Daily Times Editorial Readership Survey - 1951." Copy of L. D. Hotchkiss,
Editor. Tabbed report.
Box 192, Folder 1
"The Great Southern California Market"
circa 1926
Scope and Contents
2 items: duplicate copies of a booklet, "The Great Southern California Market" (ca.
1926).
Box 192, Folder 2
"Los Angeles Advertiser Experience"
1936
Scope and Contents
2 items: spiral bound booklet, "Advertising Experience - 1936" ; booklet, "140
Interesting facts about Los Angeles County."
Box 192, Folder 3
"140 Interesting Facts"
circa 1936
Scope and Contents
1 item: booklet, "140 Interesting Facts About Los Angeles County." Number Two - The
Times Los Angeles Market Series
Box 192, Folder 4
"Drug Stores Route List - District Maps & Market Data"
1947
Scope and Contents
1 item: bound booklet (blue), "(Los Angeles County) Drug Stores - Route List,
District Maps & Market Data, file copy - Merchandising Dept. - 1947." issued in
1947. Information includes maps, store addresses, hours, personnel names, area
demographic data.
Box 192, Folder 5
Publications - "Los Angeles County Drug Stores"
1954
Scope and Contents
1 item: bound booklet (blue), "Los Angeles County Drug Stores - Route List, Area
Maps & Market Data, file copy - Merchandising Dept. - 1954," issued in 1954.
Information includes maps, store addresses, hours, personnel names, area demographic
data.
Box 192, Folder 6
Publications - "Greatest Advertising Force in Western America"
1955 - 1956
Scope and Contents
Booklet, "Greatest Advertising Force in Western America. Los Angeles Times:
America's First Newspaper" (1955). Booklet, "Survey of nurserymen in the Los Angeles
market" (1956). Booklet, "Survey of Shoppers J. J. Newberry's 5th and Broadway
Store. Conducted by Facts Consolidated and Presented by THE MIRROR. Prepared for J.
L. Packard, Manager, Newberry's 5th & Broadway Store" (circa 1955).
Box 192, Folder 7
Publications - "1959 Marketing Goals"
circa 1959
Scope and Contents
1 item: booklet, "1959 Marketing Goals...and future objectives....for the Los
Angeles Times."
Box 192, Folder 8
Publications - "Home"
circa 1960
Scope and Contents
1 item: spiral-bound booklet of approx. 30 pp., promoting the LAT magazine
supplement, Home.
Box 192, Folder 9
Publications - "Los Angeles 1965: Market and Media"
circa 1965
Scope and Contents
1 item: spiral-bound booklet, "Los Angeles 1965 - Market and Media."
Box 192, Folder 10
Publications - "Price Zone Analysis of LA Newspaper Ad. Linage"
circa 1966
Scope and Contents
1 item: booklet, "Price Zone Analysis of Los Angeles Metropolitan Newspaper
Advertising Linage July - December 1965. Prepared by the Los Angeles Times Marketing
Research Department; Data Provided by George Neustadt"
Box 193, Folder 1
Publications - "Los Angeles 1966: Market and Media"
circa 1966
Scope and Contents
1 item: booklet, "Los Angeles 1966: Market and Media."
Box 193, Folder 2
Publications - "Mass Communication on the Campus" and "Student Media
Use"
1967
Scope and Contents
2 items: 30-pp. stapled packet, (many pages missing - attached note reads: "Missing
pages are tables which we never had copied.") "Mass Communication on the Campus
(8/1967). Spiral bound booklet, "Los Angeles Times Report - Student Media Use."
Box 193, Folder 3
Publications - "Los Angeles... And The Times" and "Orange County
Edition"
circa 1967
Scope and Contents
2 items: spiral-bound booklet, "Los Angeles and The Times" ; booklet, "Los Angeles
Times Orange County Edition - Orange County's newest advertising medium."
Box 193, Folder 4
Publications - "Los Angeles 1968: Market and Media"
circa 1968
Scope and Contents
1 item. "Los Angeles 1968: Market and Media."
Box 193, Folder 5
Publications - "The Hawaii Air Travel Market"
circa 1969
Scope and Contents
1 item: booklet, "Hawaii Air Travel Market"
Box 193, Folder 6
Publications - 1970 Market Data Reports
circa 1971
Scope and Contents
3 items: booklet, "Market Data - Los Angeles Marketing Area 1970" ; booklet, "Los
Angeles 1970 Media Facts" ; spiral-bound booklet, "Los Angeles 1970 Market and
Media."
Box 193, Folder 7
Publications - "Price Zone Analysis of Retail Advertising 1970 -
1971"
circa 1971
Scope and Contents
1 item: bound booklet, "Price Zone Analysis of Retail Advertising August 1970 -
January 1971." Data provided by George Neustadt, Inc.
Box 193, Folder 8
Publications - "Recruitment Guide to Los Angeles"
1973
Scope and Contents
1 booklet: "Recruitment Guide to Los Angeles," (10/1973).
Box 193, Folder 9
Publications - Advertising Reports
circa 1975
Scope and Contents
2 items: spiral-bound booklet, "Advertising Ration - 1974" (7/1975) ; bound
booklet, "Price Zone Analysis of Retail Advertising February, 1975 - July, 1975."
Data provided by George Neustadt, Inc.
Box 194, Folder 1
Publications - Market Data Reports
1977
Scope and Contents
4 items: pamphlet, "Inequality in the Marketplace," 1977 ; pamphlet, "Los Angeles
Food Market" ; 2 maps, "Sports and Recreation Map."
Box 194, Folder 2
Publications - "Los Angeles Market and Media"
1977
Scope and Contents
2 items: booklet, "Los Angeles Market and Media (1977).
Box 194, Folder 3
Publications - Market Data Reports
1978
Scope and Contents
3 items: pamphlet, "San Diego County and the Los Angeles Times" ; booklet,
"Shopping Center Directory" ; booklet, "LAX Air Passengers."
Box 194, Folder 4
Publications - Market Data Reports - Los Angeles
1979
Scope and Contents
6 items: pamphlet, "(LAT) Adult Readership..." ; booklet, "Liquor and Los Angeles"
; booklet, "Television in Los Angeles and (LAT)" ; booklet, "Los Angeles Times
Suburban Sections" ; booklet, "Los Angeles Times Home Magazine" ; booklet, "Los
Angeles - a vintage market."
Box 194, Folder 5
Publications - Market Data Reports - San Diego and Orange
Counties
1979
Scope and Contents
2 items: booklet, "In Orange County - Quality vs. Quantity" ; booklet, "San Diego
Shopping Center Directory."
Box 194, Folder 6
Publications - Market Data Reports
1980
Scope and Contents
"Los Angeles Media Facts" ; "Los Angeles Times Gold Coast Tri-Counties" ; "Summer
Sales 1980" ; "Newspaper Readership" ; "Record/Prerecorded Tape Market" ; "New Car
Buyers" ; "Regional Shopping Centers: Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino
and Ventura Counties" ; "In Perspective: The Los Angeles Marketing Area - A Market
Profile."
Box 194, Folder 7
Publications - Market Data Reports
1980
Scope and Contents
"Los Angeles Times 9th Annual Survey of Residential Building in Southern
California" ; "The San Fernando Valley - Los Angeles Times Country" ; "A Travel
Perspective" ; "Fashion80: Los Angeles Times Fashion Market Review" ; "The Financial
World and The Los Angeles Times" ; "The Impact Medium" ; "Who Picks Up the World
Every Day?"
Box 194, Folder 8
Publications - "Los Angeles: The Market and The Media"
1981
Scope and Contents
1 item: booklet, "Los Angeles: The Market and The Media."
Box 194, Folder 9
Publications - Market Data Reports
1982
Scope and Contents
5 items: report, " The Los Angeles Marketing Area - 1981" ; booklet, "Los Angeles
Media Facts" ; booklet, "Patronage of catalog showrooms in the Los Angeles marketing
area - Consumer Trend Analysis" ; 5-pp. report headed "Pay/cable TV in Los Angeles"
; booklet, "Daily Community Newspapers and the Los Angeles Times" ; approx. 40-pp.
(3 hole punched), headed "Los Angeles Times Media Seminar."
Box 195, Folder 1
Publications - Market Data Reports
1983
Scope and Contents
"Daily Community Newspapers and the Los Angeles Times" ; "Los Angeles Times
Readership Profile in the Los Angeles Marketing Area" ; "Los Angeles: An
International Business Center" ; "Recruit Los Angeles" ; "Capture the Able-to-Buy
Audience in the South Bay Market with the Los Angeles Times" ; "The Times Provides
an Upscale Audience to San Fernando Valley Advertisers" ; "The Los Angeles Times
Provides Market-Wide Impact in Orange County" ; "The Los Angeles Times Provides
Market-Wide Impact in the Los Angeles ADI" ; "New Car Buyers in the Los Angeles
Marketing Area" ; "The Los Angeles Food Market"
Box 195, Folder 2
Publications - Market Data Reports
1983
Scope and Contents
"The Los Angeles Travel Market" ; "Los Angeles Times Home Magazine Simmons Reports"
; Comparative Populations of Portions of the Los Angeles Marketing Area and 17 Major
Cities - 1982" ; "Los Angeles Times Orange County Edition" ; "Los Angeles Times
Suburban Sections - 1983" ; "Semiannual Reports - Consumer Trend Analysis" ; "12th
Annual Survey of Residential Building in Southern California" ; "Home Improvement
Center Shopper Traffic and Duplication Consumer Trend Analysis" ; "Los Angeles Times
Home Magazine Simmons Reports - Brandy/Cognac Usage" ; "Los Angeles Garment District
Shoppers Current Public Monitor" ; "Vacation/Recreation Travel Consumer Trend
Analysis"
Box 195, Folder 3
Publications - Market Data Reports
1983
Scope and Contents
"Home Computer Systems Consumer Trend Analysis" ; "Los Angeles: A Leading Consumer
Market" ; "Major Amusement Centers or Attractions Consumer Trend Analysis" ;
"Beer/Wine/Champagne/Distilled Spirits Consumer Trend Analysis" ; "Shopping Traffic
at Major Discount Stores Consumer Trend Analysis" ; "Semiannual Reports - Consumer
Trend Analysis"
Box 195, Folder 4
Publications - Market Data Reports
1983
Scope and Contents
"Los Angeles Media Facts" ; "Consumer Purchasing Patterns of Food Processors -
Current Public Monitor" ; "The Los Angeles Marketing Area - 1982" ; "Shopping
Patterns Within Selected Ethnic Groups - Consumer Trend Analysis 1981 - 1982" ;
"Orange County Annual Report - Consumer Trend Analysis 1985" ; "Women in the
Workforce - Consumer Trend Analysis" ; "Taxable Retail Sales for Regional Shopping
Centers in Los Angeles and Orange Counties 1978 - 1982."
Box 195, Folder 5
Publications - "Response to the Starch Study "
1984
Scope and Contents
1 items: "Response to the Starch Study of the May 22, 1983 Los Angeles Times"
Box 195, Folder 6
Publications - Market Data Reports
1984
Scope and Contents
"Drugstore Patronage Consumer Trend Analysis" ; "Refrigerated/Frozen Yogurt
Consumer Trend Analysis" ; "Shopper Traffic at Specified Specialty Department Stores
Consumer Trend Analysis"
Box 195, Folder 7
Publications - Market Data Reports
1985
Scope and Contents
3 items: 2 pamphlets, "Los Angeles Media Facts" ; booklet, "In Perspective - The
Los Angeles Marketing Area - A Market Profile."
Box 195, Folder 8
Publications - "Los Angeles: The Market and The Media"
1987
Scope and Contents
1 item: booklet, "Los Angeles: The Market and The Media"
Box 195, Folder 9
Publications - Los Angeles Times Media Kit
1990
Scope and Contents
Spiral-bound booklet, "Los Angeles Times Media Kit"
Box 196
Marketing And Promotions & Public Relations
Box 196, Folder 1
Publications - "The Neustadt Red Book of Seasonal Patterns
1967"
1968
Scope and Contents
1 item: spiral bound booklet, "The Neustadt Red Book of Seasonal Patterns
1967."
Promotions & Public Relations
1921-1990
Physical Description: 16
boxes
Scope and Contents
This series combines two overlapping departments. Promotions was responsible for
advertising the Los Angeles Times and its subscriptions. Public Relations was tasked
with planning fundraising events for the Los Angeles Times non-profit, and further
promoting the Los Angeles Times. Date range is 1921-1990.
Short, Jeannine
1921-1978
Scope and Contents
Jeannine Short was Display Promotion Manager and Sales Promotion Manager during the
1960s through 1980s. These two boxes are mostly related to West magazine, special
editions, and the newly opened Orange County office. Date range is 1921-1978, bulk
1968.
Box 196
Marketing And Promotions & Public Relations
Box 196, Folder 2
WEST - prototype
1965
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: memos, prototype tear sheets, complete issue of the WEST
prototype (cover date - 9/1966), multipage packet of "promotional facts for West,"
etc.
Box 196, Folder 3
WEST - Initial promotion brochure
1965
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: correspondence and reports related to the launch of WEST
(mag.). Includes: charts of advertising rates ; news releases ; etc.
Box 196, Folder 4
WEST - Initial PR
1965
Scope and Contents
7 items: memos a tear sheet and copies of a press release related to the launch
of West (mag.).
Box 196, Folder 5
WEST - Kick-off trade ad campaign
1966
Scope and Contents
5 items: 2-pp. chart, "Closing dates WEST schedule" ; multipage report, 2 copies
"WEST Campaign Kick-off Trade Schedule" ; 6-pp. report, headed "Phase I" ; 3-pp.
report, headed "Phase III."
Box 196, Folder 6
WEST - Trade Ads
1966
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: examples of a series of ads for West -- emphasizing the buying
power of LAT readers as a group.
Box 196, Folder 7
Informational packets - TV Channels, WEST, YOU
circa 1960 -
1966
Scope and Contents
Info packet for "You" / Info packet for WEST. Light blue folder contains memos,
form letters and press releases related to the launch of TV Channels magazine, a
Sunday supplement of LAT (1960).
Box 196, Folder 8
Music Center Section (1 of 2)
1964
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: prototype of a souvenir supplement on heavy paper, "Music
Center," (12/1964) marking the opening of the downtown performing arts center ;
memos ; reports ; advertising rates and data ; etc. Split into two folders.
Box 196, Folder 9
Music Center Section (2 of 2)
1964
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: prototype of a souvenir supplement on heavy paper, "Music
Center," (12/1964) marking the opening of the downtown performing arts center ;
memos ; reports ; advertising rates and data ; etc. Split into two folders.
Box 196, Folder 10
Classified Jubilee and Mid-year scripts
1974 - 1978
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: Midyear slide presentation scripts for 1974, 1976 - 1978 ;
materials related to Classified's Jubilee promotions of 1976 and 1977 ; related
items.
Box 197
Promotions & Public Relations - Short, Jeannine
Box 197, Folder 1
Orange County - Office Opening (1 of 2)
1967 - 1968
Scope and Contents
Approx. 65 items: wide array of materials related to the startup of LAT Orange
County Plant in Costa Mesa in 1968. Included: a map ; issue of Among Ourselves
(12/1967) ; tear sheets ; reports ; promotional items ; 24-pp report, "Orange
County Section Book," containing demographic and other statistical information ;
more. Split into two folders.
Box 197, Folder 2
Orange County - Office Opening (2 of 2)
1967 - 1968
Scope and Contents
Approx. 65 items: wide array of materials related to the startup of LAT Orange
County Plant in Costa Mesa in 1968. Included: a map ; issue of Among Ourselves
(12/1967) ; tear sheets ; reports ; promotional items ; 24-pp report, "Orange
County Section Book," containing demographic and other statistical information ;
more. Split into two folders.
Box 197, Folder 3
Orange County - Historical materials
1921 - 1968
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of large segments of a book, History of Orange County, California
(1921)... ; two copies of "The New Orange County Home of the Los Angeles Times" -
which has the look of an insert to be used at the time the Orange County Plant
opened (1968).
Box 197, Folder 4
Orange County - leave-behind source material
1968
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: a wide array of material from LAT memos and bulletins to
demographic statistics and handwritten, informal notes - all related to LAT in
Orange County.
Box 197, Folder 5
Orange County - Announcement letter & card
1968
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: letters, memos, lists related to Orange County startup ;
several typed or handwritten notes - not attached to anything ; correspondence
with National Advertising and Marketing Enterprises on order of announcement
letters and reply cards for OC opening.
Box 197, Folder 6
Orange County - Sheets for Kit
1968
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: several information and promotional kits in folders headed "Los
Angeles Times Orange County Edition" ; other promotional items.
Box 197, Folder 7
Orange County - letterheads
1968
Scope and Contents
Examples of letterhead stationary and envelopes, plus an LAT "Promotion Request"
from, a mailing list and a Promotion Work Order form (filled in).
Box 197, Folder 8
Orange County - general leave-behind
1968
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: memos, article copies, supplements, tear sheets, work orders,
etc.
Box 197, Folder 9
Orange County - updating leave-behind
1969
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: work orders, notes, promotional material, Promotion requests,
etc.
Speeches by Los Angeles Times Executives
1955-1977
Scope and Contents
Typed copies of speeches given to various groups by executives of the Los Angeles
Times and Times mirror. Grouped by date. Date range is 1955-1977.
Box 198
Promotions & Public Relations - Speeches & Media Spot
Scripts
Box 198, Folder 1
Speeches by LA Times Executives
1955
Scope and Contents
"1) Frank Lester talk to Riverside Realty Board - 4 pages 2) Edward J. Reap at
California Circulation Manager's Convention Miramar Hotel, Santa Monica, CA
October 17, 1955 - 8 pages 3) Paul Bell to Industrial Counselors, Inc., Santa
Barbara, June 7, 1955 - 22 pages 4) Excerpts from Speech by L.D. Hotchkiss "Forty
Years of Journalism" - 3 pages 5) Nick B. Williams to at 4th Annual Current
Affairs Seminar' speech for October 17 - 8 pages 6) Nick B. Williams to at 4th
Annual Current Affairs Seminar' speech for October 17 - 10 pages 7) 20 page speech
about advertising with mark ups in pencil."
Box 198, Folder 2
Speeches by LA Times Executives
1957
Scope and Contents
"1) Philip Chandler to Foremen's Conference, May 31, 1957 - 4 pages plus a half
page memo 2) Philip Chandler talk [appears to be the Foremen's Conference, May 31,
1957 speech] - 16 pages"
Box 198, Folder 3
Speeches by LA Times Executives
1958
Scope and Contents
A thirteen page document by Gene Sherman entitled "Answers to Journalism
Questions." The answers contained herein were made to students questions asked at
the 11th annual Publications Roundup of East Los Angeles Junior College held
Saturday, March 22, 1958.
Box 198, Folder 4
Speeches by LA Times Executives
1962
Scope and Contents
A thirty-two page document entitled "Operations Control: Challenge for Management
and Internal Auditors." Also a note to Ed [Reap?] from Jim [Bellows?] dated
October 22, 1962
Box 198, Folder 5
Speeches by LA Times Executives
1963
Scope and Contents
"1) A one page letter to Mr. Wm. I. St. Sure from Nick B. Williams regarding
reprints of a speech given at the installation ceremonies and banquet of the
Fresno State College chapter of Sigma Delta Chi, Fresno, February, 1963. 2) A 2
page, double sided, reprint of a speech given by Nick Williams at the installation
ceremonies and banquet of the Fresno State College chapter of Sigma Delta Chi,
Fresno, February, 1963. 3) A letter to Mr. E.J. Reap from Floyd A.
Oliver,consisting of 2 copies of an outline of a speech given by Robert M. Allan,
Jr. to the Los Angeles Society of Financial Analysts, April 9, 1963. Nine pages
all together. 4) A 10 page speaking outline of a talk by Robert M. Allan, Jr.
entitled "A Program for Growth."
Box 198, Folder 6
Speeches by LA Times Executives
1965
Scope and Contents
"1) An eight page booklet entitled "What Hath Galileo Wrought?" by Irving S.
Bengelsdorf. It is a speech that was given at the Second Annual Dinner of The
Galileo Society of Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, California on December 14,
1965. 2) Six page transcript of a Bob Nichols' speech to Independent Bankers on
December 9, 1965."
Box 198, Folder 7
Speeches by LA Times Executives
1966
Scope and Contents
"1) A seventeen page transcript entitled "The Quality of our Environment:
Responsibility of the News Media" by Irving S. Bengelsdorf, which was presented at
The Conference on the Pediatric Significance of Peacetime Radioactive Fallout, San
Diego, CA, March 15, 1966. 2) A seven page transcript given by Nick B. Williams at
the Annual Ralph L. Crosman Memorial Lecture, at the University of Colorado,
Boulder, Colorado on April 15, 1966. 3) A seventeen page transcript entitled "The
Los Angeles Times and the Newspaper Industry Presentation at Times Mirror Company
Executive conference with Robert D. Nelson and Nick Williams." This speech was
given my Otis Chandler on Wednesday, May 11, 1966."
Box 198, Folder 8
Speeches by LA Times Executives
1967
Scope and Contents
"1) A letter dated August 29, 1967 to Jack Kauffman from Robert Nelson, which
includes a six page script of a mock trial the Brown-Forman group conducted during
their national sales meeting in San Diego on September 12, 1967. 2) A three page
letter dated August 22, 1967 to Jack Kauffman from Robert Nelson, regarding
questions that will be asked at the mock trial the Brown-Forman group will conduct
during their national sales meeting in San Diego on September 12, 1967. 3) A memo
to Ed Reap from Robert Brown, dated August 31, 1967 which includes a one page
revision of the script to be used at the Brown-Forman meeting. 4) A twenty-eight
page transcript of a speech given to Theta Sigma on June 19, 1967. Jim Bellows
name is written in pencil on page one."
Box 198, Folder 9
Speeches by LA Times Executives
1969
Scope and Contents
"1) A memo and a five page copy of a speech given by Frank Lester at the Southern
California CAMA convention, Massacre Canyon Inn, January 1969. 2) Two copies of a
twenty-three page speech by Jim Bellows. One states "Los Angeles Times, March 15,
1969," and the other "AIA Speech, January 16, 1969." 3) A seven page speech by Ted
Weegar to the Junior college Journalism Association, March 21, 1969 at the
Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim. 4) A memo from Vance Stickell and a attached fifteen
page copy of a speech given by Bob Nelson at the Association of National
Advertisers in Coronado, CA on March 19, 1969."
Box 198, Folder 10
Speeches by LA Times Executives
1971
Scope and Contents
A fourteen page copy of a speech entitled "Is The Goose That Lays The Golden Eggs
About To Get The Ax?" given by Robert D. Nelson at the Annual Joint Meeting of the
San Francisco Advertising Club and the San Francisco Better Business Bureau, in
San Francisco, California, on February 17, 1971.
Box 198, Folder 11
Speeches by LA Times Executives
1976
Scope and Contents
"1) A marked up sixteen page transcript of a speech given at the Management
Conference on June 15, 1976. 2) A thirteen page transcript of a speech with mark
ups in color pencil and pen. 3) An eight page speech given by Otto A. Silha at the
International Circulation Managers association Annual Meeting in Minneapolis, on
July 26, 1976. 4) A twenty-two page transcript of a speech given by Jim Bellows at
the International Newspaper Promotion Association on May 18, 1976. It has mark ups
in color pencil and pen. 5) A seven page proposed speech outline."
Box 198, Folder 12
Speeches by LA Times Executives
1977
Scope and Contents
"1) A seven page transcript of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the Arizona
Newspaper Association on Friday, January 21, 1977. 2) An eight page transcript of
a speech given to the International Newspaper Promotion Directors Association on
September 19, 1977."
Box 198, Folder 13
Speeches by LA Times Executives
undated
Scope and Contents
A seven page transcript of a speech given by Robert D. Nelson entitled " Let's
Put The Newspaper Rate Controversy in Proper Perspective."
Media Spot Scripts
1982-1989
Scope and Contents
Scripts for spots (brief 30 second commercials) on television and radio, many
providing teasers for upcoming articles. Also includes copies of the sheet music for
the songs used in the spots. Date range is 1982-1989.
Box 198
Promotions & Public Relations - Speeches & Media Spot
Scripts
Box 198, Folder 14
Media Spot Scripts - Television
1982 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: transcripts of promotional ads and holiday gift subscription
ads.
Box 198, Folder 15
Media Spot Scripts - Radio
1984
Scope and Contents
Approx. 50 items: transcripts of LAT promotional ads. Subjects include: Olympics,
Democratic convention, the Board of Supervisors, holiday-themed, etc.
Box 198, Folder 16
Media Spot Scripts - Radio (1 of 2)
1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 120 items: transcripts of LAT promotional ads. Subjects include: the
Space Shuttle, Epidemics, San Diego County coverage, Travel, Sports, undocumented
workers, religion, etc.
Box 198, Folder 17
Media Spot Scripts - Radio (2 of 2)
1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 120 items: transcripts of LAT promotional ads. Subjects include: the
Space Shuttle, Epidemics, San Diego County coverage, Travel, Sports, undocumented
workers, religion, etc.
Box 198, Folder 18
Media Spot Scripts - Radio - January
1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: transcripts of LAT promotional ads. Subjects include: Lottery
winners, Bob Hope, L.A. Marathon, the Super Bowl, John Madden, a look back at the
"Challenger" disaster (space shuttle), etc. These subjects highlight material soon
to appear in LAT.
Box 198, Folder 19
Media Spot Scripts - Radio - February
1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: transcripts of LAT promotional ads. Subjects include: NBA-great
Wilt Chamberlain, Oliver North, the Grammies, Boris Beaker (tennis), seafood,
Disney "slump", meat pies, cancer survival, etc. These subjects highlight material
soon to appear in LAT.
Box 198, Folder 20
Media Spot Scripts - Radio - March
1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: transcripts of LAT promotional ads. Subjects include: Steve
Gravy (Dodgers), Nancy Reagan, Sweet wines, Pete Rose (baseball), racism,
Chrysler, etc. These subjects highlight material soon to appear in LAT.
Box 199
Promotions & Public Relations - Media Spot Scripts
Box 199, Folder 1
Media Spot Scripts - Radio - April
1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: transcripts of LAT promotional ads. Subjects: Rob Deer
(baseball), architect Frank Gerry, Japan, yachtsman Dennis Conner, oysters, (L.A.)
freeways, etc. These subjects highlight material soon to appear in LAT.
Box 199, Folder 2
Media Spot Scripts - Radio - May
1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: transcripts of LAT promotional ads. Subjects: (Venice) summit
talks, Betty Frieda, Stanley Measlier (LAT Paris Bureau), the Get legacy, etc.
These subjects highlight material soon to appear in LAT.
Box 199, Folder 3
Media Spot Scripts - Radio - June
1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: transcripts of LAT promotional ads. Subjects: legalization of
undocumented. workers, Korea (current events), Anjelica & her father - John
Huston, Armand Hammer (tycoon), New York Mets, etc. These subjects highlight
material soon to appear in LAT.
Box 199, Folder 4
Media Spot Scripts - Radio - July
1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: transcripts of LAT promotional ads. Subjects: Latinos,
"skyrocketing" bankruptcies, boxing, Robert Bork, mutual funds, euthanasia, etc.
These subjects highlight material soon to appear in LAT.
Box 199, Folder 5
Media Spot Scripts - Radio - August
1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: transcripts of LAT promotional ads. Subjects include: health
insurance, Michael Milken, indecency, Thai food, "stir-fry," (astronaut) Mae
Jemison, etc. These subjects highlight material soon to appear in LAT.
Box 199, Folder 6
Media Spot Scripts - Radio - September
1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: transcripts of LAT promotional ads. Subjects include:
immigration / Mexico, Pope's visit to SoCal, series of ads introducing LAT staff
writers in Ventura and San Diego editions, etc. These subjects highlight material
soon to appear in LAT.
Box 199, Folder 7
Media Spot Scripts - Radio - October
1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 50 items: transcripts of LAT promotional ads. Subjects include: Hong
Kong, genes (selective breeding), recession (stock market drop of '87), Mikhail
Gorbachev, Wall Street, etc. These subjects highlight material soon to appear in
LAT.
Box 199, Folder 8
Media Spot Scripts - Radio - November
1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: transcripts of LAT promotional ads. Subjects include: "nerds,"
"quakes," Roman Polanski, (LAT) South Bay Edition, etc. These subjects highlight
material soon to appear in LAT.
Box 199, Folder 9
Media Spot Scripts - Radio - December
1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: transcripts of LAT promotional ads. Subjects include: Rose
Parade, Northrop Corp., (Jesse) Jackson, aphrodisiacs, (rogue) waves, Esalen, etc.
These subjects highlight material soon to appear in LAT.
Box 199, Folder 10
Media Spot Scripts - Radio - January
1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: transcripts of LAT promotional ads. Subjects include: Super
Bowl coverage, Robert Dole, John Elway, Michael Dukakis, etc. These subjects
highlight material soon to appear in LAT.
Box 199, Folder 11
Media Spot Scripts - Radio - February
1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: transcripts of LAT promotional ads. Subjects include: child
abuse, Lake Victoria (Africa), legumes, Winter Olympics, etc. These subjects
highlight material soon to appear in LAT.
Box 199, Folder 12
Media Spot Scripts - Radio - March
1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: transcripts of LAT promotional ads. Subjects include: artists
(of East L.A.), Martin Luther King, Jr., curry powder, pasta, "yuppies," etc.
These subjects highlight material soon to appear in LAT.
Box 199, Folder 13
Media Spot Scripts - Radio - April
1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: transcripts of LAT radio spots, featuring subjects such as
Alzheimer's, "fat kids," John Muir, The Oscars (60th anniv.), etc.
Box 199, Folder 14
Media Spot Scripts - Radio - May
1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: transcripts of LAT radio spots, featuring subjects such as
asthma, Reagan - Gorbachev Summit, illegal handguns, Jerry West, auto paint shops,
etc.
Box 199, Folder 15
Media Spot Scripts - Radio - June
1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 50 items: transcripts of LAT radio spots, featuring subjects such as Dana
Point, (youth) gangs, Wolfgang Puck, Soviet chic, etc.
Box 199, Folder 16
Media Spot Scripts - Radio - July
1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 45 items: transcripts of LAT radio spots, featuring subjects such as Merv
Griffin, 1988 Democratic National Convention, "Star Wars" missile defense, Michael
Dukakis, etc.
Box 199, Folder 17
Media Spot Scripts - Radio - August
1988
Scope and Contents
Approx.35 items: transcripts of LAT radio spots, featuring subjects such as the
Reagan Administration's record, traffic citations, ice/cream & frozen yogurt,
etc.
Box 199, Folder 18
Media Spot Scripts - Radio - September
1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: transcripts of LAT radio spots, featuring subjects such as the
Bush vs. Dukakis debate, "Tangle Towns" (LAT contest), Seoul Olympics, "America's
Cup, etc.
Box 200
Promotions & Public Relations - Media Spot Scripts &
Campaigns
Box 200, Folder 1
Media Spot Scripts - Radio - October
1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: transcripts of LAT radio spots, featuring subjects such as The
Dodgers, 1st anniversary of stock market crash of 1987, the vice-presidential
debate between Bentsen and Quayle, etc.
Box 200, Folder 2
Media Spot Scripts - Radio - November
1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 50 items: transcripts of LAT radio spots, featuring subjects such as
banking service fees, the Franco family (13 children), the LAT Orange County
Holiday Parade in Santa Ana, (1988) election results, etc.
Box 200, Folder 3
Media Spot Scripts - Radio - December
1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: transcripts of LAT radio spots, featuring subjects such as
"Gov. Deukmajian - a 3rd term?", LAT Calendar's approach to The Arts in San Diego,
"animal actors," etc.
Box 200, Folder 4
Media Spot Scripts - Radio - April
1989
Scope and Contents
Approx. 55 items: transcripts of LAT radio spots, featuring subjects such as the
Army and Navy Academy (Carlsbad), Ted Turner, House Speaker Jim Wright, Supreme
Court vote on abortion, etc.
Box 200, Folder 5
Media Spot Scripts - Radio - June
1989
Scope and Contents
Approx. 55 items: transcripts of LAT radio spots, featuring subjects such as a
proposed arts center in Sepulveda Basin, ex-pat Californians in Australia,
Margaret Thatcher's Conservative Party, etc.
Box 200, Folder 6
Media Spot Scripts - Radio - July
1989
Scope and Contents
Approx. 60 items: transcripts of LAT radio spots, featuring subjects such as
assault weapons & the NRA, variations on potato salad, unsung heroes of the
first lunar landing, picnic tips, etc.
Box 200, Folder 7
Media Spot Scripts - Sheet Music
1978 - 1979
Scope and Contents
10 items: sheet music and lyrics for various songs or jingles for broadcast
advertising. Includes: "L.A. Times vocal - 30 sec.," "L.A. Times #1," "(LAT) Disco
78," "When you pick up The Times you pick up the World," "(LAT) Disco 78," and
"The
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
(song)." Some items are dupes. Three pages of
sheet music for a song. Two titles are given on the sheets - "Top of the
World-Spring Street," "Top of the World-Madness."
Campaigns
1938-1989
Scope and Contents
Materials related to various advertising campaigns, including the campaign for the
Orange County Edition of the Los Angeles Times. Also includes issues of "Timely
Bulletin," the internal newsletters from the Promotions and Advertising Departments
discussing the advertising campaigns. Date range is 1938-1989.
Box 200
Promotions & Public Relations - Media Spot Scripts &
Campaigns
Box 200, Folder 8
Campaigns - Rack cards
1938
Scope and Contents
2 sheets of rack card material and two short notes related to use of rack cards
and outdoor posters in 1938. J.E. MacIntyre, Promotion Mgr. of LAT, is
mentioned.
Box 200, Folder 9
Campaigns - "Pick up the World"
circa 1979
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: one issue of Among Ourselves, 2/1979 ; LAT bulletins, rack
cards, envelopes, a bumper sticker, various other LAT promotional items, two
complete promotional packets (white pocket folders) with bulletins, stationary
with "Pick Up" logos, envelopes, various other promotional items.
Box 200, Folder 10
Campaigns - "Your World. It's All Here"
circa 1979
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: mailers, forms, stationary, business reply cards, etc. for LAT.
One issue of Among Ourselves, 2/1990.
Box 200, Folder 11
Campaigns - "Stay on Top of the World"
1981
Scope and Contents
3 items: three "Top of the World" envelopes.
Box 200, Folder 12
Campaigns - Orange County Edition
1977 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 50 items. Memos on: OC bicentennial (1989) ; OC journalism contest ; OC
publicity seminar ; OC community forum ; OC open house ; report (orange binder)
"(LAT) Orange County Classified...an overview" (11/14/1983) ; report (gray binder)
"(LAT) Orange County Classified...an overview" (12/20/1983) ; more.
Box 200, Folder 13
Campaigns - Orange County Edition
1987 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: wide array of memos related to on-going LAT planning for OC
Edition ; 32-pp. spiral-bound notebook stamped "Working draft" on the cover and
titled "Outlining advertising and marketing positioning for the launch of the new
Orange County Edition" ; more.
Box 200, Folder 14
Campaigns - Orange County Edition - Orange County Register
circa
1980-1989
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: four 8 x 10" glossy photos of Register billboards in OC,
recurring phrase "We know better (about OC)" ; memos and other material related to
the LAT - Register battle for readers in OC during 1980s ; tear sheet of article,
"Clash of the Titans," from feed/back, Spring 1984 ; complete specimens of
Register sections ; various LAT internal memos reflect the tension - "The Register
is going to keep the pressure on..." elsewhere referring to that paper's
"aggressiveness" ; more.
Box 201
Promotions & Public Relations - Campaigns &
Miscellaneous
Box 201, Folder 1
Campaigns - "Timely Bulletin"
1976 - 1982
Scope and Contents
Issues of "Timely Bulletin," 1976 - 1982, newsletters from Promotions and
Advertising regarding campaigns.
Box 201, Folder 2
Campaigns - "Timely Bulletin"
1976 - 1982
Scope and Contents
Issues of "Timely Bulletin," 1976 - 1982, newsletters from Promotions and
Advertising regarding campaigns.
Box 201, Folder 3
Campaigns - "Timely Bulletin"
1984 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Issues of "Timely Bulletin," 1984 - 1986, newsletters from Promotions and
Advertising regarding campaigns and several pieces of related material.
Box 201, Folder 4
Campaigns - "Timely Bulletin"
1986 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Issues of "Timely Bulletin," 1986 - 1988, newsletters from Promotions and
Advertising regarding campaigns and several pieces of related material.
Box 802
Promotional portfolios; Olympic and Valley plant openings; rack
cards
1980s-1990s
Scope and Contents
Scrapbooks of promotional campaigns, 1981 and 1983. Ventura County and Orange
County rack cards (1980s-1990s); promotional sections on openings of San Fernando
Valley plant and Olympic plant.
Box 801
Advertising and promotional portfolios; Los Angeles newspapers report; rack
cards
1960-1990s
Scope and Contents
Business report on Los Angeles region newspapers (1960); portfolios of L. A. Times
advertising campaigns (1979, 1981); rack cards (1980s-1990s).
Miscellaneous
1975-1990
Scope and Contents
Items from and to the Promotions & Public Relations department, including
correspondence related to the Summer Management Institute; material related to the Los
Angeles Times Fund; the data collected from employees of Promotions & Public
Relations in the 1985 Employee Survey; and a pop-up book from Ninth Street School,
which received support from the Los Angeles Times. Date range is 1975-1990.
Box 201
Promotions & Public Relations - Campaigns &
Miscellaneous
Box 201, Folder 5
Miscellaneous - Summer Management Institute
1988
Scope and Contents
Several examples of form letters from James Boswell to employees who attended a
"Summer Management Institute" in 1988. The letters are all dated 9/14/1988 and
thank the attendees for their "collective comments" (they probably completed a
questionnaire).
Box 201, Folder 6
Miscellaneous - United Way Campaigns
1987 - 1990
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: correspondence and memos related to United Way campaigns ; 7+
pp. spiral-bound booklet, "Building for Tomorrow - future directions for United
Way" ; set of photos taken of attendees at 1987 LAT United Way Coordinators
Luncheon ; more.
Box 201, Folder 7
Miscellaneous - Newspaper clippings - Pulitzer Prize
1984
Scope and Contents
Approx. 80 items: 1984 news clips from newspapers, in California and nationwide,
mentioning the Pulitzer Prizes won by LAT for 1983 stories. Conservation
photocopies made April 2007. Originals removed.
Box 201, Folder 8
Miscellaneous - Pop-up book from Ninth Street School
ca. 1989
Scope and Contents
1 item: art works (colored, cardboard cutouts) depicting 9th Street School and
activities of students there. Produced by 6th grade students and presented to LAT
"In appreciation for the many special programs" made possible by LAT. The art is
in a scrapbook.
Box 202
Promotions & Public Relations - Miscellaneous & Events
Box 202, Folder 1
Miscellaneous - LAT Fund - Booklet
circa 1981
Scope and Contents
Booklet titled "The Los Angeles Times Fund. Investing in the Lives of Children."
Highlights the fundraising events and funded projects of the Los Angeles Times
Fund.
Box 202, Folder 2
Miscellaneous - LAT Fund - High School Football Teams
1975 - 1981
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: lists of standout high school football players from 1975 -
1981, in following regions - "All Central City," "All San Fernando Valley," "All
Glendale-Burbank," "All San Diego County," etc. around southern California.
Box 202, Folder 3
Miscellaneous - LAT Fund - High School Boys Basketball Teams
1975 - 1982
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: lists of standout high school basketball players from 1975 -
1981, in following regions - "All Central City," "All San Fernando Valley," "All
Glendale-Burbank," "All San Diego County," etc. around southern California.
Box 202, Folder 4
Miscellaneous - 1985 Employee Opinion Survey
1986
Scope and Contents
Blue binder containing report of approx. 170-pp. - "1985 Employee Opinion
Survey." (binding removed)
Box 202, Folder 5
Miscellaneous - 1985 Employee Opinion Survey - Related
Materials
1986
Scope and Contents
3 items: 15-pp. issue of AdNotes (stapled) - published by and for...Los Angeles
Times Classified Department" ; multipage report, "Employee Survey Results,"
12/12/1985 ; approx. 30-pp., stapled and headed "Objective Methodology," with
results of the 1985 Employee Opinion Survey (paging is not consistent,
introductory material is followed by pages 23 - 46 of the report).
Events
1921-1990
Scope and Contents
Programs from various events sponsored or organized by the Los Angeles Times, often
as fundraisers for the Los Angeles Times fund. Events include track meets, the
Pan-Pacific Pentathlon, the Times Grand Prix, and plant openings. One full box of
correspondence, contracts, and other items created in the organizing and promotion of
the NFL All-Star Games and AFC-NFC Pro-Bowls, held in Los Angeles 1953-1969 and
sponsored by the Los Angeles Times. Arranged chronologically, then by event. Date
range is 1921-1990.
Box 202
Promotions & Public Relations - Miscellaneous & Events
Box 202, Folder 6
Events - Pan-Pacific Pentathlon
1928 - 1934
Scope and Contents
"Materials for Pan-Pacific Pentathlons, sponsored by Los Angeles Times and other
Western newspapers, including programs, training tips booklets, manuals, entry
blanks, bulletins, score sheets, 1928 - 1932. "
Box 202, Folder 7
Events - 19th Annual Los Angeles Open Golf Tournament.
1945
Scope and Contents
1 item: (in plastic sleeve) torn/taped copy of program for 19th Annual Los
Angeles Golf Tournament, 1945.
Box 202, Folder 8
Events - USA vs. USSR Track and Field Meet and Basketball
Game
1966, 1973
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items, including: ticket order form letter ; eight tickets ; "Press"
ribbon ; booklet - "USA vs. USSR Basketball," 4/29/1973 ; two booklets, "(LAT)
International Games," (7/23 - 24/1966) Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum." The USSR
athletes canceled their appearance on July 12, 1966 to protest the U.S. bombing of
Hanoi. British Commonwealth athletes took their place.
Box 202, Folder 9
Events - 5th Annual Los Angeles Times 500
1978
Scope and Contents
Souvenir program for 5th Annual Los Angeles Times 500 Grand National Stock Car
Race, held at Ontario Motor Speedway, Sunday, November 19. Also the program for
Warner Hodgdon 200 Grand American Stock Car Race, held Saturday, November 18.
Box 202, Folder 10
Events - Visit of People's Republic of China Delegation
1978
Scope and Contents
1 item: red-orange folder with approx. 10-pp. with lists of delegates, and
itemized agenda for the visit (8/8 - 8/11/1978). (binding removed)
Box 202, Folder 11
Events - USA vs. GDR Track & Field Meet
1983
Scope and Contents
Souvenir program for United States vs. German Democratic Republic Dual Track and
Field Meet, part of the Times/TAC International Summer Games. Held at the Los
Angeles Memorial Coliseum on June 23-25, 1983.
Box 202, Folder 12
Events - San Fernando Valley Plant Opening
1984
Scope and Contents
One press kit (silver "pocket" folder), "went out to a media list of 75...local
press (print and broadcast), trade press, national business press." Kit includes:
seven photographs of the plant, interior and exterior, plus two press releases,
one 8-pp., the other 4-pp."
Box 202, Folder 13
Events - LA Times Tournament of Champions
1984
Scope and Contents
Souvenir program for Los Angeles Times Tournament of Champions, in cooperation
with San Dimas High School, high school boys basketball tournament held at Cal
Poly Pomona and the Anaheim Convention Center in December 1984.
Box 203
Promotions & Public Relations - Events
Box 203, Folder 1
Events - U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials
1984
Scope and Contents
Souvenir programs for United States Olympic Track & Field Trials and United
States Junior National Track & Field Championships. Held at the Los Angeles
Memorial Coliseum in June 1984. Also, pre-order brochure with list of dates and
times for each event.
Box 203, Folder 2
Events - Times Indoor Games
1986 - 1989
Scope and Contents
Souvenir programs for Times/GTE 27th Annual Indoor Games, held in Inglewood on
February 21, 1986 and the 30th Annual Times/Eagle Indoor Games, held at the Great
Western Forum in Inglewood on February 17, 1989
Box 203, Folder 3
Events - Times/Rams Charity Game
1987 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Souvenir programs for the 42nd and 43rd Annual Times/Rams Charity Game. The 42nd
Annual game, played against the Seattle Seahawks, was held at Anaheim Stadium on
August 13, 1987. The 43rd Annual game, played against the San Diego Chargers, was
held at Anaheim Stadium on August 13, 1988.
Box 203, Folder 4
Events - Town Hall
1989 - 1990
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: 6-pp. of speech notes for Tom Johnson (plus "stage" directions)
to introduce Jean Sharley Taylor at the Town Hall ; multipage list of "Table
Assignments" for the Town Hall dinner ; related correspondence. 1990 dinner theme
- "Town Hall salutes family literacy" ; packet of information, including booklet,
"Voices," which documented and described the first fifty years (1938-1987) of Town
Hall of California.
Box 203, Folder 5
Events - America's Cup
1990
Scope and Contents
2 items: memo, 6/28/1990, from Phyllis Pfeiffer to Jim Boswell, et al., on
America's Cup (yacht race) ; small sheet of handwritten notes.
Box 203, Folder 6
Events - Festival Hispano
1990
Scope and Contents
2 items: letter, from Donald Beall (Chair, Festival Hispano) to David Laventhol
(Publisher, LAT), inviting him to purchase a "Golden Circle" table at the dinner,
to be held 5/5/1990-- Cinco de Mayo. Cover note to accompany previously described
letter is from Jim Boswell to "Dave" (Laventhol).
Box 203, Folder 7
Events - Fiesta Broadway
1990
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: correspondence related to LAT involvement with "Fiesta
Broadway" in late April 1990. Material on another event held a few days before--
"Miracle on Broadway" --is also in the folder.
Box 203, Folder 8
Events - Forum Suite
1990
Scope and Contents
3 items: statement from California Sports, Inc., operators of The Forum, billing
Los Angeles Times for $34,800 for seats and other privileges at The Forum ; LAT
requisition for the check ; one related brief handwritten note.
Box 203, Folder 9
Events - USA/Mobil Track & Field Championships
1990
Scope and Contents
3 items: press release related to track and field meet at Cerritos College ; two
programs for the meet, 6/14 - 6/16/1990.
Box 203, Folder 10
Events - Marlboro Cup
1990
Scope and Contents
Several pieces of correspondence and an information packet related to the 1990
Marlboro Cup soccer series.
Box 203, Folder 11
Events - U.S. Olympic Festival 1991
1989 - 1990
Scope and Contents
5 items: letter, 1/9/1990, from Elizabeth Primrose, Pres. & Exec. Dir. of the
U.S. Olympic Festival - '91, to James Boswell, on TM / LAT "potential involvement
in the 1991 U.S. Olympic Festival" ; spiral-bound booklet, "U.S. Olympic Festival
'91, issue of The Olympian (Sept.-Oct 1989), etc.
Box 203, Folder 12
Events - Miscellaneous events
1990
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items. Folder includes correspondence related to a number of special
events, including: a charity basketball tournament at The Forum (w/ Magic
Johnson's promotion company) ; the Nelson Mandela reception committee ; Mariachi
USA (at Hollywood Bowl) ; 1990 U.S. Open Badminton Championships ; the California
Cup (horse racing) ; Los Angeles Marathon ; etc.
Box 203, Folder 13
Events - Grand Prix for Sports Cars
1958 - 1959
Scope and Contents
Souvenir programs for the United States Grand Prix (Sports Cars), held at the
Riverside International Raceway in October 1958, and the United States Grand Prix
(Sports Cars), held at the Riverside International Raceway in October 1959.
Box 203, Folder 14
Events - Grand Prix for Sports Cars
1960 - 1964
Scope and Contents
Souvenir programs for the Riverside International Raceway Grand Prix for Sports
Cars, held in October 1960, the Grand Prix for Sports Cars held at the Riverside
International Raceway in October 1961, the 5th Annual Grand Prix for Sports Cars
held at the Riverside International Raceway in October 1962, the 6th Annual Los
Angeles Times Grand Prix for Sports Cars held at the Riverside International
Raceway in October 1963, and the 7th Annual Los Angeles Times Grand Prix for
Sports Cars held at the Riverside International Raceway in October 1964.
Box 204
Promotions & Public Relations - Events
Box 204, Folder 1
Events - Grand Prix for Sports Cars
1965 - 1967
Scope and Contents
Souvenir programs for the 8th Annual Los Angeles Times Grand Prix for Sports Cars
held at the Riverside International Raceway in October 1965, the 9th Annual Los
Angeles Times Grand Prix for Sports Cars held at the Riverside International
Raceway in October 1966, and the 10th Annual Los Angeles Times Grand Prix held at
the Riverside International Raceway in October 1964 (2 copies).
Box 204, Folder 2
Events - Grand Prix for Sports Cars
1968 - 1970
Scope and Contents
Souvenir programs for the 11th Annual Los Angeles Times Grand Prix held at the
Riverside International Raceway in October 1968, the 12th Annual Los Angeles Times
Grand Prix held at the Riverside International Raceway in October 1969, and the
13th Annual Los Angeles Times Grand Prix held at the Riverside International
Raceway in October 1970.
Box 204, Folder 3
Events - Grand Prix for Sports Cars
1971 - 1973
Scope and Contents
Souvenir programs for the Los Angeles Times 14th Annual Grand Prix held at the
Riverside International Raceway in October 1971, the Los Angeles Times 15th Annual
Grand Prix held at the Riverside International Raceway in October 1972, and the
16th Annual Los Angeles Times Grand Prix and International Race of Champions held
at the Riverside International Raceway in October 1970.
Box 204, Folder 4
Events - Times Grand Prix of Endurance
1983 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Souvenir programs for the Times/Dustan Grand Prix of Endurance held at the
Riverside International Raceway in April 1983 and the Times/Ford Grand Prix of
Endurance held at the Riverside International Raceway in April 1986.
Box 205
Promotions & Public Relations - Events - NFL Pro Bowl
Box 205, Folder 1
NFL Pro Bowl - Agreements and Correspondence
1953 - 1968
Scope and Contents
Approx. 55 items, including: general correspondence related to Pro Bowl Game ;
192-pp. "Agreement...between CBS Television Network and Times Mirror Co. &
Hearts Corp. ; 6-pp. letter from NFL to Los Angeles Newspaper Publishers
Association (1950) ; other legal documents related to Pro Bowl ; insurance
documents related to the Pro Bowl ; Glenn Davis' correspondence related to Pro
Bowl.
Box 205, Folder 2
NFL Pro Bowl - Correspondence
1970
Scope and Contents
4 items: list of players with positions, "Pro Bowl - 1970" ; tear sheet, article
from Broadcasting (7/20/1970), "$66 million of football on the air" ; other
correspondence related to Pro Bowl.
Box 205, Folder 3
NFL Pro Bowl - Agreements and Correspondence
1970 - 1971
Scope and Contents
Approx. 60 items, including: 8-pp. legal agreement on "The National Football
League Annual All - Star Pro Bowl Game," dated 8/14/1963, between the National
Football League and The Times Mirror Company & Hearts Publishing Company ;
various financial reports ; 6-pp. report (ca. 1970) "Background information on
conflict with NFL regarding future of all-star Pro Bowl Game" ; correspondence
between attorney Marshall Leafy (San Fan.) and Robert Lobdell (Los Angeles Times)
on agreements related to the Pro Bowl Game ; several tear sheets from magazines on
sports broadcasting rights, including "Baseball rights nudge $39 million,"
Broadcasting, 2/9/1970 ;
Box 205, Folder 4
NFL Pro Bowl - Contract Conflicts
1970
Scope and Contents
3 items: letter, 4/16/1970, 4-pp., from attorney Marshall Leafy to Los Angeles
Times' Robert Lobdell, on subject of NFL Pro-Bowl Game ; "Comments on Marshall
Leahy's letter of April 16, 1970 (dated 4/24/1970), probably out of Los Angeles
Times Legal Dept. ; "Background information on conflict with NFL regarding future
of all-star Pro Bowl Game," 6-pp.
Box 205, Folder 5
NFL Pro Bowl - Financial Papers
1951 - 1964
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: financial figures and analysis for Pro Bowl games between 1951
and 1964. The Pro Bowl was a charity event sponsored by Los Angeles Newspaper
Publishers Association. Also City of L.A. forms related to the receipts from the
games and correspondence related to the games.
Box 205, Folder 6
NFL Pro Bowl Chronological File
1963
Scope and Contents
Approx. 45 items: letters, memos, reports and other materials related to Pro Bowl
game (played 1/1964). Names in the correspondence: Pete Rozelle (Commissioner of
the National Football League), George Halas (President, Chicago Bears Football
Club), Glenn Davis (LAT), more.
Box 205, Folder 7
NFL Pro Bowl Chronological File
1964
Scope and Contents
Approx. 45 items: letters, memos, reports and other materials related to Pro Bowl
game (played 1/1965). Names in the correspondence: National Broadcasting Company ;
Pete Rozelle (Commissioner, National Football League) ; Glenn Davis (LAT) ;
Box 205, Folder 8
NFL Pro Bowl Chronological File
1965
Scope and Contents
Approx. 45 items: letters, memos, reports and other materials related to Pro Bowl
game. Names in the correspondence: National Broadcasting Company ; Pete Rozelle
(Commissioner, National Football League) ; Glenn Davis (LAT) ; William MacPhail
(VP, Sports, CBS Television Network) ; more.
Box 205, Folder 9
NFL Pro Bowl Chronological File
1966
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: letters, memos, reports and other materials related to Pro Bowl
game. Names in the correspondence include: Pete Rozelle (Commissioner, NFL) ;
Glenn Davis (LAT) ; more.
Box 205, Folder 10
NFL Pro Bowl Chronological File
1967
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: letters, memos, reports and other materials related to Pro Bowl
game. Names in the correspondence include: Pete Rozelle (Commissioner, NFL) ;
more. There is a 2-pp. letter, dated 2/13/1967, from David Brandman (Co-Game
Director) to Rams Coach George Allen, questioning a number of expenses Allen was
trying to cross-charge to game sponsors. It was felt these were personal expenses
he should pay for, especially since it was a game to raise funds for charity.
Allen's room at the Sheraton-West was paid for and he was given an additional $200
for "incidental expenses." But he then wanted to be reimbursed $155 for restaurant
charges and $55 for parking his car. Brandman points out that he could have parked
22 cars for 24-hr. at that rate.
Box 205, Folder 11
NFL Pro Bowl Chronological File
1967 - 1968
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: letters, memos, reports and other materials related to Pro Bowl
game. Names in the correspondence include: Pete Rozelle (Commissioner, NFL) ; Don
Shula (Head Coach, Baltimore Colts) ; more.
Box 205, Folder 12
NFL Pro Bowl Chronological File
1968 - 1969
Scope and Contents
Approx. 55 items: letters, memos, reports and other materials related to Pro Bowl
game. Names in the correspondence include: Pete Rozelle (Commissioner, NFL) ;
George R. Hearst, Jr. (Publisher, L.A. Herald-Examiner) ; more.
Box 205, Folder 13
NFL Pro Bowl Chronological File
1971 - 1972
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items, including: correspondence between LAT's Glenn Davis and others
involved in the planning and preparation for upcoming Pro Bowl Game. Names in the
correspondence include: Don Klosterman (GM of Baltimore Colts team) ; John McKay
(Dir. of Athletics, USC) ; Pete Rozelle (Commissioner, NFL) ; J.D. Morgan
(Athletic Dir., UCLA) ; more.
Publications
circa 1946-1989
Scope and Contents
Promotional material published by the Los Angeles Times and Mirror newspapers.
Includes "History in Headlines," pamphlets with reproductions of the front page of the
Los Angeles Times on dates with historical significance; books of facts about the Los
Angeles Times; educational items; Christmas cards; and "Frontier of Change"-a
promotional packet sent to the President/CEO/Chairman of major American corporations.
Arranged chronologically. Date range is circa 1946-1989.
Box 206
Promotions & Public Relations - Publications
Box 206, Folder 1
"The History of World War II in Headlines"
circa 1946
Scope and Contents
Two sets "The History of World War II as told in HEADLINES OF THE TIMES"
(miniature versions of Page One headlines)
Box 206, Folder 2
"History in Headlines"
1956
Scope and Contents
Three copies "History in Headlines" (ends with 1956)
Box 206, Folder 3
"History in Headlines"
1960
Scope and Contents
Three copies of "History in Headlines" (ends with 1959).
Box 206, Folder 4
"History in Headlines"
1963
Scope and Contents
Three copies of "History in Headlines" booklets from "Our 82nd Year."
Box 206, Folder 5
"History in Headlines"
circa 1965
Scope and Contents
Four copies of "History in Headlines" (ends in 1965).
Box 206, Folder 6
"History in Headlines"
circa 1969
Scope and Contents
Three copies of "History in Headlines" (ends in 1969).
Box 206, Folder 7
"History of Los Angeles Times"
circa 1940 -
1949
Scope and Contents
5 items: booklets, "History of Los Angeles Times," ca. 1940s.
Box 206, Folder 8
"History of the Los Angeles Times"
circa 1950 -
1959
Scope and Contents
5 items: booklets, "History of the Los Angeles Times," ca. 1950s.
Box 206, Folder 9
"Facts about the Los Angeles Times"
1976 - 1977
Scope and Contents
4 items: booklets, (LAT) "Facts about the Los Angeles Times," 1976 and 1977.
Box 206, Folder 10
"Facts about the Los Angeles Times"
1978
Scope and Contents
3 items: booklets, (LAT) "Facts about the Los Angeles Times," 1978.
Box 206, Folder 11
"Facts about the Los Angeles Times"
1979 - 1980
Scope and Contents
5 items: booklets, "Facts about the Los Angeles Times," 1979 - 1980.
Box 206, Folder 12
"Facts about the Los Angeles Times"
1981
Scope and Contents
4 items: booklets, (LAT) "Facts about the Los Angeles Times," 3/1981.
Box 207
Promotions & Public Relations - Publications
Box 207, Folder 1
Midwinter Number Promotion
1930
Scope and Contents
1 item: insert promoting the LAT Midwinter Number.
Box 207, Folder 2
"Poor Richard's Almanack"
1934
Scope and Contents
1 item: 3 x 5" booklet, "Poor Richard's Almanac," by Benjamin Franklin, 1934
reprint, published by LAT.
Box 207, Folder 3
"63 Years of Keeping Up With the Times"
1944
Scope and Contents
Booklet of LA Times front pages.
Box 207, Folder 4
"Your Rights, Your Future"
circa 1946
Scope and Contents
Two copies of "Your Rights, Your Future" - booklet prepared by LAT for honorably
discharged World War II -era military personnel to explain their rights and
benefits.
Box 207, Folder 5
"El Camino Real" Poststamp Book
1946
Scope and Contents
Three copies of "El Camino Real - The King's Highway" (each booklet contains
stamps to apply to specific pages).
Box 207, Folder 6
"Los Angeles Times All-Sports Almanac"
1955
Scope and Contents
1 item: one copy, "Los Angeles Times All-Sports Almanac", 1955.
Box 207, Folder 7
"What Your Newspaper Means..."
1959
Scope and Contents
Two copies of the booklet, "What Your Newspaper means to you and Your
Family."
Box 207, Folder 8
"What's in a Name?"
circa 1960 -
1969
Scope and Contents
One copy, booklet, "What's in a Name," published ca. 1960 by Mirror News.
Box 207, Folder 9
"What The Times Stands For"
circa 1970 -
1979
Scope and Contents
3 items: booklets, "What The Times stands for," ca. 1970.
Box 207, Folder 10
Dodgers and Times "A" Student Certificate
1977
Scope and Contents
Multiple copies of ticket request form and "A" student certificate. Students
receiving high grades in high school could request free tickets to a Los Angeles
Dodgers game.
Box 207, Folder 11
LA Times front page substrate
1977
Scope and Contents
3 items: one Archives Accession Record sheet naming 1) "miniature" substrate
(yellow) of front page of the LAT for Sunday (2/20/1977 ; reverse miniature of the
same page.
Box 207, Folder 12
"Los Angeles Times Information Systems"
1978
Scope and Contents
2 items: booklets, (LAT) "Information Systems," 1978.
Box 207, Folder 13
Tour Group Handouts
1979
Scope and Contents
Packet includes reprint of first day issue of LAT (12/4/1881), several historic
Page Ones.
Box 207, Folder 14
Times Christmas Cards
circa 1980 -
1989
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: reproductions of Ben Abril paintings - famous and historic
scenes in greater L.A. Also reproductions of Edouard Cortes paintings of
Paris.
Box 207, Folder 15
"Frontier of Change"
1981
Scope and Contents
Box containing form letter from Tom Johnson to (in this case) CEO of ABC Company,
R.B. Hollingsworth, touting California as an exporter of change. Several items in
the box relate to aviation developments spawned in California.
Box 208
Promotions & Public Relations - Publications
Box 208, Folder 1
"Frontier of Change"
circa 1981
Scope and Contents
Box containing form letter from Tom Johnson touting California as an exporter of
change. Booklet included in the box is "Tournament of Roses - Pasadena,
California, 1923."
Box 208, Folder 2
"Frontier of Change"
1981
Scope and Contents
Box containing form letter from Tom Johnson to (in this case) Otis Chandler,
Chairman of the Board, TM, touting California as an exporter of change. Three
booklets included in the box spotlight Pasadena's Rose Bowl, the L.A. district of
Westwood and "Westwood Hills," the last being a facsimile of an issue, circa 1935,
of a local Westwood newspaper.
Box 673
Promotions And Public Relations Oversize
1989 - 1991
Scope and Contents
Approx. 50 items: wide array of promotional items for "major promotions" - sports
hat, tee shirt, posters, rack cards, etc. Slogan for the Ventura County Edition
was "Seven Times a week." Also material related to the P.M. Final, Operation
Desert Storm/first Gulf War, Valley Edition, Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict, and
others.
Box 674
Promotions And Public Relations Oversize
1989
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: a variety of promotional items trumpeting the "faster format"
LAT, which was introduced late in 1989, including: sports hat - "Good News (LAT)"
; blue frisbee (same logo) ; tee-shirt (same logo) ; balloons ; rack cards; and
internal promotional items.
Box 675
Promotions And Public Relations Oversize
Los Angeles Times Trade Advertisements
1967
Scope and Contents
Approx. 16 items: advertisements for trade publications and magazines promoting
LAT foreign correspondents and LAT features.
Box 676
Promotions And Public Relations Oversize
circa 1940 -
1993
Scope and Contents
Illustrated and sealed City of Los Angeles Resolution in honor of the 6th annual
United States and United States of Soviet Russia Dual Track and Field Meet (1964)
; Rack cards (1978, 1980, 1990) ; Newspaper wrappers for 104th annual American
Newspaper Publishers Association convention (1990) ; Promotional folder for "The
Music Center Story" sent to Vance Stickell by Dorothy Chandler, including signed
personal note from Chandler to Stickell (1974) ; Photocopies of Newsday
advertisements (1984) ; Times-Mirror Company advertisements (1970, 1974) ; Early
drawings used for advertisements (circa 1940) ; Map of "Los Angeles Civic Center,
presented by the Los Angeles Times" (1980) ; "The Continuing Study of Newspaper
Reading Study No. 32 - The Sacramento Bee, Issue of November 19, 1940," with hand
inscription from Norman Chandler to L. D. Hotchkiss (1941) ; "The Continuing Study
of Newspaper Reading Study No. 33 - Los Angeles Times, Issue of November 26,
1940," with hand inscription from Norman Chandler to L. D. Hotchkiss (1941)
[REMOVED FOR CONSERVATION] ; "The Continuing Study of Newspaper Reading Study No.
70 - Daily News, Los Angeles, Issue of April 12, 1944" (1944) ; Sealed City of Los
Angeles resolution commending the Los Angeles Times' AIDS education, signed by Tom
Bradley (1987) ; Advertisement for Summer Times (1993) ; Sheet music and lyrics
for Los Angeles Times promotional spots (circa 1984) ; Photo collage of bus
advertisements (circa 1985) ; Illustrated and sealed City of Los Angeles
resolution in honor of the Los Angeles Times and Los Angeles Mirror News
participating in the Los Angeles Beautiful program (1958) ; Los Angeles
Times/Times Mirror Promotional Booklet paste-up (circa 1961) ; Newspaper wrapper
advertising the Sunday Times (circa 1979) ; Advertisement letter from Otis
Chandler (1979) ; Folder of ephemera for the campaign "When You Pick Up the World
You Pick Up the Times" (1979) [REMOVED FOR CONSERVATION] ; City of Los Angeles
Certificate of Appreciation signed by Gilbert W. Lindsay and packet of materials
related to the dedication of Para Los Ninos school-are child care center (1980) ;
Calendar of Home Magazine advertising deadlines and themes (1982).
Volume 38
San Diego County Edition campaign
1978
Scope and Contents
Large LAT San Diego Promotion Campaign scrapbook album chronicling a 4-week
intensive promotional push to advertise the LAT San Diego County edition,
March-April 1978.
Publishers
1859-1993
Physical Description: 87
boxes
Scope and Contents
The Publisher at the Los Angeles Times holds editorial control of the newspaper. As
Times Mirror grew, the Publisher also held a Board position at that company. Otis
Chandler was the last Publisher to be descended from the founder of the Los Angeles
Times, Harrison Gray Otis. This series is arranged chronologically by publisher and each
publisher's sub-series is divided into multiple sub-series. Date range is 1859-1993.
Otis, Harrison Gray
1859-1979
Scope and Contents
General Harrison Gray Otis (1837-1917) was born in Ohio and moved west after fighting
with the Union Army in the Civial War. In 1876, Otis moved his family to Santa
Barbara, California, where he purchased the Santa Barbara Press. From 1889-1891, Otis
was the special treasury agent for the Northern Seal Islands off Alaska. He became
editor of the Los Angeles Daily Times in 1882 and purchased the paper in 1886. In
1898, Otis volunteered to serve in the Phillippine-American War, which is when he was
appointed brigadier general. Otis remained publisher until his death. Date range is
1859-1979.
Personal Papers
1859-1938
Scope and Contents
Personal and business correspondence to associates, friends, and family. Notes
regarding the Los Angeles Times. Financial items. Land files. Photocopies of
correspondence to/from HGO held by other institutions were put at the end of the
series; when known , the owner of the original is noted in the folder record in the
database. Facsimiles may not be copied or published.
Copies of originals housed in The Huntington Library were removed. The originals
can be found in the following collections: Thomas R. Bard Papers; Clara Bradley
Burdette Papers; Henry E. Huntington Papers. Copies of originals from the following
institutions were also removed: The Bancroft Library, University of California
Berkeley; the Sherman Foundation Library, Corona Del Mar, CA; the Rutherford B.
Hayes Presidential Center, Fremont, OH; Bolton Hall Museum Archives, Little Landers
Historical Society, Tujunga, CA; and the Haynes Foundation Collection, University of
California Los Angeles. Date range is 1859-1938, with the bulk of material from
1890-1917.
Box 209
Publishers - Otis, Harrison Gray
Box 209, Folder 1
Channell, A. N. to Harrison Gray Otis
undated
Scope and Contents
Correspondence from Channell, a close friend, writing about politics.
Box 209, Folder 2
Lawrence, Harrison Gray to Harrison Gray Otis
1911 - 1912
Scope and Contents
Correspondence from Otis's nephew, including newspaper clippings and the
announcement of the death of Otis's sister Sarah.
Box 209, Folder 3
Lawrence, James A. to Harrison Gray Otis
1914
Scope and Contents
Letter from James A. Lawrence, Otis's brother-in-law, announcing the death of
Otis's nephew Harrison Gray Lawrence.
Box 209, Folder 4
Otis, Eliza Ann to Harrison Gray Otis
1879 - 1880
Scope and Contents
Correspondence from Eliza Ann Otis to her husband, Harrison Gray Otis, during
his service in the Seal Islands, Alaska.
Box 209, Folder 5
Otis, Charles to Harrison Gray Otis
1902 - 1903
Scope and Contents
Letter from Charles Otis to his uncle, Harrison Gray Otis, regarding Otis
family genealogy.
Box 209, Folder 6
Otis, Harrison Gray to J. J. Ayers
1889
Scope and Contents
One signed letter on Times-Mirror Company letterhead. Dated August 15, 1889.
Signed "The Times-Mirror Co. By H.G. Otis, Pres't."
Box 209, Folder 7
Otis, Harrison Gray to Mabel Otis Booth
1898
Scope and Contents
Typed and annotated letter to his daughter, written while at sea, August 20,
1898.
Box 209, Folder 8
Otis, Harrison Gray to Harry and Marian Chandler
1914, 1917
Scope and Contents
Original letter, typed transcriptions, and published copies of letter from
Harrison Gray Otis to Harry and Marian Chandler regarding the transfer of
ownership and control of the Los Angeles Times, dated November 12, 1914.
Published copies are from 1917.
Box 209, Folder 9
Otis, Harrison Gray to A.B. Henderson
1890
Scope and Contents
One signed letter on "The Bivuoac" stationery from Otis to General A. B.
Henderson regarding his visit to Los Angeles. Otis's praise of Henderson is
effusive. Also, Otis used a Spanish phrase.
Box 209, Folder 10
Otis, Harrison Gray to John G. Mott
1916
Scope and Contents
Correspondence from Otis to John G. Mott, representative for California at the
Republican National Convention, regarding the nomination of presidential
candidate, Theodore Roosevelt, and Mott's refusal to run for Congress.
Box 209, Folder 11
Otis, Harrison Gray to H. Z. Osborne
1886 - 1891
Scope and Contents
6 items: letters written by Harrison Gray Otis to H.Z. Osborne (6) between 1886
and 1891.
Box 209, Folder 12
Otis, Harrison Gray to Eliza Ann Otis
1859, 1879,
1898
Scope and Contents
Correspondence from Otis to his wife Eliza Ann Otis.
Box 209, Folder 13
Otis, Harrison Gray to Marian Otis
1889
Scope and Contents
Correspondence from Otis to his daughter, Marian.
Box 209, Folder 14
Otis, Harrison Gray to Kate Tannatt Woods
1906, 1983
Scope and Contents
Reply to a request for speaking at Gentlemen's Night of the New England Women's
Press Association on the topic of "Women's Work in Journalism and its
Possibilities," which includes his thoughts on the topic. Also, invoice from
bookseller from whom the item was purchased.
Box 209, Folder 15
Otis, Harrison Gray - Daily Times and Weekly Mirror
mortgage
1882
Scope and Contents
Mortgage for assets and building of the Los Angeles Daily Times and Weekly
Mirror newspapers. Also, modern transcript of the document.
Box 209, Folder 16
Otis, Harrison Gray - Ephemera
1912 - 1915
Scope and Contents
Printed holiday card. Dinner menu/program for birthday dinner in honor of
Harrison Gray Otis, held at the Hotel Alexandria.
Box 209, Folder 17
Otis, Harrison Gray - Financial Items
1867, 1872 -
1873
Scope and Contents
Checks, receipts, and other personal financial material.
Box 209, Folder 18
Otis, Harrison Gray - Los Angeles Times Memos
1895 - 1917
Scope and Contents
"Correspondence and notes made as General Manager/Publisher of the Los Angeles
Times, including pay schedules, personnel matters, union organization, newspaper
layout, and upkeep of the building. **Encapsulated with tape."
Box 209, Folder 19
Otis, Harrison Gray - Notes on Katharine Tingley Libel
Trial
circa 1902
Scope and Contents
"Notes in Otis's hand made in preparation for the trial Tingley v. Otis and the
Los Angeles Times, claiming the LA Times published libelous articles.
**Encapsulated with tape."
Box 209, Folder 20
Otis, Harrison Gray - Notes on Los Angeles Times
Composition
1882
Scope and Contents
"Clippings of headlines and other composition aspects of the Los Angeles Times,
annotated by Otis. **Encapsulated with tape."
Box 209, Folder 21
Perkins, George C. to Harrison Gray Otis
1898
Scope and Contents
Correspondence from Senator George C. Perkins of California to Otis regarding
the appointment of Otis to various federal positions.
Box 209, Folder 22
Viljoen, B.J. to Harrison Gray Otis
1916
Scope and Contents
Correspondence regarding the General Harrison Grey [sic] Otis Cup competition
for best article on irrigation presented at the International Irrigation
Congress, October 1916. Also includes copies of the top four papers.
Box 209, Folder 23
White, Stephen M. to Harrison Gray Otis
1898
Scope and Contents
Four letters from Senator Stephen M. White to Otis.
Box 209, Folder 24
The Bivouac
1916 - 1918,
1938
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and deeds pertaining to the donation of Otis's home The Bivouac
to the City of Los Angeles. Also, bound volume of color and black-and-white
images of the interior and exterior of the home.
Box 209, Folder 25
Los Angeles Typographical Union No. 174
1915
Scope and Contents
"Mr. Otis and the Los Angeles 'Times' " - printed pamphlet "Prepared by an
Authorized Publicity Committee of Los Angeles Typographical Union No. 174"
denouncing Otis's anti-labor position and the lack of union organizing at the
Los Angeles Times.
Box 209, Folder 26
San Fernando Valley Property
1905 - 1907,
1914
Scope and Contents
Correspondence about and balance sheets for property in the San Fernando Valley
owned by Otis.
Box 209, Folder 27
Society, Sons of the Revolution
1898, 1906, 1917-1918,
1980
Scope and Contents
Correspondence from Harrison Gray Otis to the Society, Sons of the Revolution.
Also, correspondence regarding the Society's arrangement of a memorial for Otis
after his death, and a letter of thanks from Marian Otis. Also, correspondence
to and from Lois Markwith and Talbert Kanigher about acquisition of the
letters.
Box 209, Folder 28
Washington County Home News
1863, 1867
Scope and Contents
Correspondence about and contract for the sale of the Washington County Home
News and its assets.
Box 209, Folder 29
Photocopies - Chandler, Harry to Harrison Gray Otis
1911
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of letter from Chandler to Otis regarding Colorado River land. MAY
NOT COPIED OR PUBLISHED.
Box 209, Folder 30
Photocopies - Durant, Thomas J. to Harrison Gray Otis
1876
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of letter from Durant recording Otis's payment of rent. MAY NOT
COPIED OR PUBLISHED.
Box 209, Folder 31
Photocopies - Otis, Eliza Ann to Harrison Gray Otis
1880
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of letter from Eliza to Otis during his service in the Seal Islands,
Alaska. MAY NOT BE COPIED OR PUBLISHED.
Box 209, Folder 32
Photocopies - Otis, Harrison Gray to Thomas R. Bard
1905
Scope and Contents
Letter to Senator Bard regarding the San Fernando Valley and the Colorado
River. MAY NOT BE COPIED OR PUBLISHED.
Box 209, Folder 33
Photocopies - Otis, Harrison Gray to O. F. Brandt
1903 - 1916
Scope and Contents
Letter and deeds regarding San Fernando Land and Water Company and the donation
of The Bivouac. MAY NOT BE COPIED OR PUBLISHED.
Box 209, Folder 34
Photocopies - Otis, Harrison Gray to May Chandler
1910
Scope and Contents
Photocopy and transcripts of letter from Otis to his step-granddaughter, May
Chandler, on her eighteenth birthday. MAY NOT BE COPIED OR PUBLISHED.
Box 209, Folder 35
Photocopies - Otis, Harrison Gray to Mrs. George G. Mullins
1898
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of letter from Otis to Mrs. George G. Mullins regarding her husband.
MAY NOT BE COPIED OR PUBLISHED.
Box 209, Folder 36
Photocopies - Otis, Harrison Gray to T. Newman
1908
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of letter from Otis to T. Newman, President of the LA County
Republican League. In 1980, original was owned by Harry Clarke, employee of the
Los Angeles Times. MAY NOT BE COPIED OR PUBLISHED.
Box 209, Folder 37
Photocopies - Otis, Harrison Gray to Eliza Ann Otis
1880
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of letter from Otis to his wife Eliza during his service in the Seal
Islands, Alaska. MAY NOT BE COPIED OR PUBLISHED.
Box 209, Folder 38
Photocopies - Otis, Harrison Gray to James M. Robinson
1898 - 1902
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of letters from Otis to James M. Robinson of San Diego, California.
As of 1988, originals were owned by Mr. Lynn Cryar of Guntersville, Alabama. MAY
NOT BE COPIED OR PUBLISHED.
Government Service
1862-1936
Scope and Contents
Items related to Otis's service to the state and federal government during the
Civil War, the Spanish American War, in the Seal Islands, and others. Organized
chronologically. Includes originals and copies of correspondence, diaries,
letterbooks, and newspaper clippings. Facsimiles may not be copied or published.
Date range is 1862-1936, with the bulk of material from 1863-1869.
Box 210
Publishers - Otis, Harrison Gray
Box 210, Folder 1
Photocopies - Otis, Harrison Gray to "Surviving Charter
Members..."
1913
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of letter from Otis to "the Surviving Charter Members of Stanton Post
No. 55, Grand Army of the Republic." MAY NOT BE COPIED OR PUBLISHED.
Box 210, Folder 2
Photocopies - Otis, Harrison Gray to Ellen Beach Yaw
1915
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of letter from Otis to Ellen Beach Yaw. In 1975, original held by the
Antonio Altamirano of Montebelloe, CA. MAY NOT BE COPIED OR PUBLISHED.
Box 210, Folder 3
Photocopies - Otis, Harrison Gray - Temporary Leave of
Absence
1887
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of documents related to the three month temporary retirement of
Otis during 1887. MAY NOT BE COPIED OR PUBLISHED.
Box 210, Folder 4
Photocopies - Otis, Stephen to Harrison Gray Otis
1859
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of letter to Otis from his father. MAY NOT BE COPIED OR
PUBLISHED.
Box 210, Folder 5
Photocopies - Republic Life Insurance Co. to Harrison Gray
Otis
1873
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of invoice to Otis for the premium on life insurance. MAY NOT BE
COPIED OR PUBLISHED.
Box 210, Folder 6
Photocopies - White, Stephen M. to Harrison Gray Otis
1895 - 1899
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of letters from Senator Stephen M. White to Otis. MAY NOT BE COPIED
OR PUBLISHED.
Box 210, Folder 7
Civil War Records - August
1863
Scope and Contents
List of stores received from Lt. W. A. Ludlum.
Box 210, Folder 8
Civil War records - September
1863
Scope and Contents
5 items: Lists of stores, envelope with notes, Quarterly Return form.
Box 210, Folder 9
Civil War records - December
1863
Scope and Contents
15 items: Lists of stores, envelope with notes, Monthly Return form, invoice of
stores form, inventories.
Box 210, Folder 10
Civil War records - January
1864
Scope and Contents
2 items: Monthly Return form and invoice form.
Box 210, Folder 11
Civil War records - February
1864
Scope and Contents
6 items: Monthly Return form, receipts of issue, invoice form, and envelopes
with notes.
Box 210, Folder 12
Civil War records - March
1864
Scope and Contents
5 items: Monthly Return form, receipts of issue, invoice form, envelopes with
notes, and form letter from the Ordnance Office.
Box 210, Folder 13
Civil War records - April
1864
Scope and Contents
7 items: Monthly Return form, receipts of issue, invoice form, envelopes with
notes, and form letter from the Ordnance Office.
Box 210, Folder 14
Civil War records - May
1864
Scope and Contents
13 items: Monthly Return form, receipts of issue, invoice form, explanation of
reasons for lost articles, envelopes with notes, and form letter from the
Ordnance Office.
Box 210, Folder 15
Civil War records - June
1864
Scope and Contents
12 items: Monthly Return form, receipts of issue, invoice form, explanation of
reasons for lost articles, envelopes with notes, and other forms.
Box 210, Folder 16
Civil War records - July
1864
Scope and Contents
34 items: Monthly Return form, receipts of issue, invoice form, explanation of
reasons for lost articles, envelopes with notes, and other forms.
Box 210, Folder 17
Civil War records - August
1864
Scope and Contents
3 items: Monthly Return form, special orders, and envelopes with notes.
Box 210, Folder 18
Civil War records - September
1864
Scope and Contents
8 items: Monthly Return form, receipts of issue, invoice form, special orders,
envelopes with notes, and other forms.
Box 210, Folder 19
Civil War records - October
1864
Scope and Contents
3 items: Monthly Return form, special orders, and envelopes with notes.
Box 210, Folder 20
Civil War records - November
1864
Scope and Contents
11 items: Monthly Return form, special orders, invoice forms, envelopes with
notes, and other forms.
Box 210, Folder 21
Civil War records - December
1864
Scope and Contents
12 items: Monthly Return form, special orders, invoice forms, envelopes with
notes, and other forms.
Box 210, Folder 22
Civil War records - January
1865
Scope and Contents
8 items: Monthly Return form, special orders, invoice forms, explanation of
reasons for lost articles, envelopes with notes, and other forms.
Box 210, Folder 23
Civil War records - February
1865
Scope and Contents
4 items: Unserviceable Ordnance Stores form, list of equipage received, and
envelopes with notes.
Box 210, Folder 24
Civil War records - March
1865
Scope and Contents
18 items: Monthly Return form, receipts of issue, invoice form, explanation of
reasons for lost articles, envelopes with notes, and form letter from the
Ordnance Office.
Box 211
Publishers - Otis, Harrison Gray
Box 211, Folder 1
Civil War records - April
1865
Scope and Contents
22 items: Monthly Return form, receipts of issue, invoice form, explanation of
reasons for lost articles, envelopes with notes, and form letter from the
Ordnance Office.
Box 211, Folder 2
Civil War records - May
1865
Scope and Contents
7 items: Monthly Return form, receipts of issue, invoice form, envelopes with
notes, and form letter from the Ordnance Office.
Box 211, Folder 3
Civil War records - June
1865
Scope and Contents
11 items: Monthly Return form, receipts of issue, invoice form, envelopes with
notes, and form letter from the Ordnance Office.
Box 211, Folder 4
Civil War records - July
1865
Scope and Contents
8 items: Monthly Return form, receipts of issue, invoice form, envelopes with
notes, and form letter from the Ordnance Office.
Box 211, Folder 5
Civil War records - Envelopes
1865
Scope and Contents
1 envelope with notes.
Box 211, Folder 6
Civil War - White, C.B. to E.M. Stanton
1866
Scope and Contents
Handwritten copy of Letter from White to Stanton, then Secretary of War,
relating Otis's military service.
Box 211, Folder 7
Civil War - "Summary of Military Services"
1869
Scope and Contents
2-page history of Otis's military service, written by himself.
Box 211, Folder 8
Civil War - Military Service Description
undated
Scope and Contents
3-page history of Otis's military service.
Box 211, Folder 9
Civil War - Photocopies - Civil War Journal
1862 - 1863
Scope and Contents
Copy of journal kept by Otis during the Civil War.
Box 211, Folder 10
Civil War - Photocopies - Military Records
1864 - 1978
Scope and Contents
Copies of military records from National Archives
Box 211, Folder 11
Civil War - Ohio House of Representatives Recommendation
1867
Scope and Contents
Handwritten resolution sent to the Governor of Ohio from the Ohio House of
Representatives recommending Harrison Gray Otis to be appointed Commissioner for
the Collection of Statistics of Deceased Ohio Soldiers. Signed by members of the
General Assembly.
Box 211, Folder 12
Seal Islands - Letter book and correspondence
1881 - 1936
Scope and Contents
Book of letters and facts about the Seal Islands, Alaska. Also, three pieces of
Seal Island letter.
Box 211, Folder 13
Tsin-Tsin - telegrams
1881 - 1936
Scope and Contents
Two telegrams - one offering Otis the position of General Consul of Tsin-Tsin.
The other a decline by Otis.
Box 211, Folder 14
Spanish American War
1898 - 1899
Scope and Contents
Linen-backed map of Philippine campaigns during the Spanish American War.
"Color Photos of America's New Possessions" - bound book of color images of the
Philippines and the Spanish American war. Published in 1899
Box 211, Folder 15
Civil War - "Harrison Gray Otis - Military Record"
undated
Scope and Contents
Four-page printed pamphlet chronicling the life of Otis.
Box 211, Folder 16
General - Military Record and Pension Papers
1863 - 1889
Scope and Contents
Envelopes, correspondence, and other documents related to Otis's military
service and federal pension.
Box 211, Folder 17
General - Military Record and Pension Papers
circa 1911
Scope and Contents
Envelopes, correspondence, and other documents related to Otis's military
service and federal pension.
Box 211, Folder 18
General - Military Record and Pension Papers
circa 1911
Scope and Contents
Envelopes, correspondence, and other documents related to Otis's military
service and federal pension.
Box 212
Publishers - Otis, Harrison Gray
Seal Islands - Letterbook/Diary
Scope and Contents
Bound journal and letterbook created by Otis while in the Seal Islands, Alaska.
NEEDS CONSERVATION. BOARDS OFF COMPLETELY. PLEASE USE WITH CAUTION.
Box 214
Publishers - Otis, Harrison Gray
Spanish American War Scrapbook
1898 - 1899
Scope and Contents
1 item: Harrison Gray Otis's Spanish American War scrapbook, 1898 - 1899.
Reference Material
1865-1979
Scope and Contents
Arranged chronologically according the Otis' life (for example, the folder about
the residence in Santa Barbara comes before the folder about The Bivuoac). Subjects
include biographical sketches and notes; early publishing positions; the attack on
Otis by Herald publisher Walter Harbison; the Katherine Tingley libel trial; and
others. Dates refer to the original print date of the news clipping or the
facsimile. Includes news clippings, correspondence, and facsimiles of news
clippings. Facsimiles may not be copied or published. Date range is 1865-1979.
Box 213
Publishers - Otis, Harrison Gray
Box 213, Folder 1
Biographical Material
1882 - 1953
Scope and Contents
Newspaper clippings, notes, and articles. FACSIMILES MAY NOT BE DUPLICATED OR
PUBLISHED.
Box 213, Folder 2
"Milestones" Autobiography
circa 1914
Scope and Contents
Typed copy and facsimile of Otis's autobiography, "Milestones." Also, typed
copy and facsimile of notes about people in "Milestones." FACSIMILES MAY NOT BE
DUPLICATED OR PUBLISHED.
Box 213, Folder 3
James Bassett's Biographical Notes
circa 1970 -
1979
Scope and Contents
Typed notes compiled by James Bassett on Otis. FACSIMILES MAY NOT BE DUPLICATED
OR PUBLISHED.
Box 213, Folder 4
Civil War - Twelfth Ohio Infantry
1995
Scope and Contents
Information on the regiment Otis was with during the Civil War. FACSIMILES MAY
NOT BE DUPLICATED OR PUBLISHED.
Box 213, Folder 5
Washington County News - Marietta, Ohio
1865, 1867,
1973
Scope and Contents
Newspaper clippings and related correspondence. FACSIMILES MAY NOT BE
DUPLICATED OR PUBLISHED.
Box 213, Folder 6
Residence in Santa Barbara, California
1954
Scope and Contents
Newspaper clipping and facsimile about Otis's residence in Santa Barbara,
California. FACSIMILES MAY NOT BE DUPLICATED OR PUBLISHED.
Box 213, Folder 7
Early visits to Los Angeles, California
1875, 1881
Scope and Contents
Facsimiles, newspaper clippings and notes. FACSIMILES MAY NOT BE DUPLICATED OR
PUBLISHED.
Box 213, Folder 8
Seal Islands, Alaska
1879, 1881 -
1882
Scope and Contents
Newspaper clippings. FACSIMILES MAY NOT BE DUPLICATED OR PUBLISHED.
Box 213, Folder 9
Writing Style in Los Angeles Times
1882, 1884
Scope and Contents
Facsimiles of newspaper clippings. FACSIMILES MAY NOT BE DUPLICATED OR
PUBLISHED.
Box 213, Folder 10
Comments on Other Newspapers
1884 -1890
Scope and Contents
Facsimiles of newspaper clippings. FACSIMILES MAY NOT BE DUPLICATED OR
PUBLISHED.
Box 213, Folder 11
Spanish American War
1898 - 1900, 1930,
1968 - 1978
Scope and Contents
Facsimiles of newspaper clippings and other articles. FACSIMILES MAY NOT BE
DUPLICATED OR PUBLISHED.
Box 213, Folder 12
Walter L. Hardison Attack
1903
Scope and Contents
Facsimiles of newspaper clippings and transcribed articles. FACSIMILES MAY NOT
BE DUPLICATED OR PUBLISHED.
Box 213, Folder 13
Katharine Tingley Libel Suit
1903 -1907,
1976
Scope and Contents
Facsimiles of newspaper clippings and other articles. FACSIMILES MAY NOT BE
DUPLICATED OR PUBLISHED.
Box 213, Folder 14
Labor
1903 - 1908,
1941
Scope and Contents
Articles and newspaper clippings. FACSIMILES MAY NOT BE DUPLICATED OR
PUBLISHED.
Box 213, Folder 15
Ownership of Los Angeles Herald
1911
Scope and Contents
Facsimiles of newspaper clippings. FACSIMILES MAY NOT BE DUPLICATED OR
PUBLISHED.
Box 213, Folder 16
The Bivouac
1913, 1917,
1954
Scope and Contents
Facsimiles of newspaper clippings and other articles. FACSIMILES MAY NOT BE
DUPLICATED OR PUBLISHED.
Box 677
Publishers - Otis, Harrison Gray
BOHEMIA: International League of Press Clubs, 1904. Presented to
Harrison Gray Otis - includes articles by H.G. Otis ("The Labor Question") and
Dorothy Dix.
1904
Scope and Contents
1 item: single volume, BOHEMIA: International League of Press Clubs - a
collection of prose and poetry by prominent writers circa 1904.
Chandler, Harry
1894-1979
Scope and Contents
Harry Chandler (1864-1944) was born in New Hampshire and moved permanently to Los
Angeles in 1885. He worked as a clerk in the circulation department of the Los Angeles
Times, as well as delivering papers. He married Ruth Chandler in 1894, two years after
his first wife died. Chandler continued to advance at the newspaper and in 1914,
Harrison Gray Otis declared his plan to give Chandler and his wife full control fo the
Los Angeles Times upon his death. Chandler was publisher of the Los Angeles times from
1917-1944. Intensely protective of his legacy, Chandler had much of his material
destroyed upon his death. Series includes reference files, arranged alphabetically by
author/subject. Facsimiles may not be copied or published. Date range is
1894-1979.
Box 215
Publishers - Chandler, Harry
Box 215, Folder 1
Biographical Material - Obituaries
1944
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: clippings of obituaries and other biographical material on
Harry Chandler, 1944. Split into two folders. FACSIMILES MAY NOT BE COPIED OR
PUBLISHED.
Box 215, Folder 2
Biographical Material - Obituaries
1944
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: clippings of obituaries and other biographical material on
Harry Chandler, 1944. Split into two folders. FACSIMILES MAY NOT BE COPIED OR
PUBLISHED.
Box 215, Folder 3
Biographical Material - Newspaper and Magazine Mentions
1894, 1899, 1917 - 1939,
1977 - 1984
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: clippings and copies of newspaper and magazine articles.
FACSIMILES MAY NOT BE COPIED OR PUBLISHED.
Box 215, Folder 4
Biographical Material - Newspaper and Magazine Articles
1923 - 1950,
1972
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: clippings and copies of articles on Harry Chandler. NOTE:
included is a complete issue of National Brain Power Monthly, 1/1923. FACSIMILES
MAY NOT BE COPIED OR PUBLISHED.
Box 215, Folder 5
Biographical Material - "As You Were Saying, a Contribution to Our
Chief"
1934
Scope and Contents
One copy (in plastic sleeve) of "As you were saying - a contribution to our Chief
(without his consent)." One hundred copies were privately printed at Times-Mirror
Press. The one in the folder is copy "20." FACSIMILES MAY NOT BE COPIED OR
PUBLISHED.
Box 215, Folder 6
Biographical Material - James Bassett's Biographical Notes
circa 1970 -
1979
Scope and Contents
A packet of rough notes (typed) on Harry Chandler's life made by Los Angeles
Times staffer James Bassett. FACSIMILES MAY NOT BE COPIED OR PUBLISHED.
Box 215, Folder 7
Biographical Material - Anecdotes
1941, 1944, 1978,
1981
Scope and Contents
5 items: collection of anecdotes related to Harry Chandler and his family.
Notable item: 2-pp. letter, 2/28/1978, to Jack Smith from H. Vernon Scott,
relating a story about Henry Huntington's announcement of his creation of the
(Henry) "Huntington Art Gallery and Library" (sic). FACSIMILES MAY NOT BE COPIED
OR PUBLISHED.
Box 215, Folder 8
Biographical Material - "Ancestry of Harry Chandler"
1990
Scope and Contents
57+ pp. spiral bound booklet, "The Ancestry of Harry Chandler" by Gwendolyn
Garland Babcock, 1990. FACSIMILES MAY NOT BE COPIED OR PUBLISHED.
Box 215, Folder 9
Articles By
1929 - 1941
Scope and Contents
9 items: copies of articles about Harry Chandler, and articles or "open letters"
by HC, 1929 - 1941. Notable items: "Our Day of Responsibility," by Harry Chandler,
Editor & Publisher, 4/23/1932. In 1932 Chandler was President of the American
Newspaper Publishers Assn. FACSIMILES MAY NOT BE COPIED OR PUBLISHED.
Box 215, Folder 10
Bank of Italy
1925
Scope and Contents
9 items: clips and correspondence related to a conspiracy case involving the Bank
of Italy, 1925. FACSIMILES MAY NOT BE COPIED OR PUBLISHED.
Box 215, Folder 11
Goat Gland Treatment
1922, 1925, 1979,
1984
Scope and Contents
5 items: articles about Dr. John R. Brinkley and his "goat gland" treatments.
FACSIMILES MAY NOT BE COPIED OR PUBLISHED.
Box 215, Folder 12
Homes
1912
Scope and Contents
2 items: article copy, Los Angeles Times, 11/24/1912, "Beautiful house of English
mansion type..." Handwritten at bottom margin of copy - "HC Hillhurst home" ; on
Craig St. Clair note paper, "Harry Chandler residences from L.A. City
Directories," followed by dates and addresses. The dates range from 1890 to 1895.
FACSIMILES MAY NOT BE COPIED OR PUBLISHED.
Box 215, Folder 13
Los Angeles Athletic Club
1932, 1944
Scope and Contents
2 items: article copy, Mercury (publ. by L.A. Athletic Club), 10/29/1930, "How
the Greater L.A.A.C. was built" ; article copy, Mercury, 1944, tribute to "Harry
Chandler." FACSIMILES MAY NOT BE COPIED OR PUBLISHED.
Box 215, Folder 14
Los Angeles Suburban Homes Company
1912, 1915
Scope and Contents
4 items: copies of press releases and "news" stories on Los Angeles Suburban
Homes Co., which profited greatly from real estate deals in the San Fernando
Valley in the 1910s. "The "Board of Control" of this syndicate were Harrison Gray
Otis, Harry Chandler, Moses Sherman, O.F. Brant, H.J. Whitley. FACSIMILES MAY NOT
BE COPIED OR PUBLISHED.
Box 215, Folder 15
Mexican Land Neutrality trial
1915 - 1917, 1966,
1971
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: article copies and other material related to activities of
Harrison Gray Otis and Harry Chandler in Baja California including vast land
holdings and, at one time, an alleged plot to wrest territory from Mexico by
force. FACSIMILES MAY NOT BE COPIED OR PUBLISHED.
Box 215, Folder 16
Otis, Harrison Gray
1905, 1911
Scope and Contents
Facsimiles of two letters from Harrison Gray Otis to Harry Chandler. FACSIMILES
MAY NOT BE COPIED OR PUBLISHED.
Box 215, Folder 17
Tejon Ranch
1911 - 1912, 1933 -
1975
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: telegrams, letters, memos and a 4-pp. document, "Report on the
Tejon Ranchos" (1912); letters, narratives and article clippings related to Tejon
Ranch, a huge land holding of a syndicate led by Harrison Gray Otis and Harry
Chandler. FACSIMILES MAY NOT BE COPIED OR PUBLISHED.
Box 215, Folder 18
Vermejo Ranch
1984
Scope and Contents
6 items: notes, letters and articles related to Vermejo Ranch, a large Harry
Chandler holding in New Mexico, up to 1984. FACSIMILES MAY NOT BE COPIED OR
PUBLISHED.
Box 215, Folder 19
Material from Sue Reeves
circa 1940 -
1949
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: notes, clippings, photos and a list of individuals sending
condolence messages after Harry Chandler's death. Reeves, Chandler's longtime
secretary, saved several greeting cards and personal notes she exchanged with
Harry Chandler and his wife. FACSIMILES MAY NOT BE COPIED OR PUBLISHED.
Box 215, Folder 20
Autograph File
1937 - 1938,
1941
Scope and Contents
Letters to Harry Chandler from prominent names or responses from Harry Chandler.
Names include Edward G. Robinson, Irvin S. Cobb, Herbert Hoover, and Secretary of
the Department of Agriculture H. A. Wallace.
Box 678
Publishers - Chandler, Harry
Box 678, Folder 1
circa 1920 -
1944
Scope and Contents
Several awards for Harry Chandler (one on a plaque) and clips of two articles
written by Harry Chandler in the 1920s ; a fragile "Los Angeles Times Scrap Book,"
containing a large number of LAT clippings and other material from the 1910s and
1920s and beyond. The clippings date from the Harry Chandler years but there is no
notation regarding who compiled the scrap book.
Chandler, Norman
1921-1973
Scope and Contents
Norman Chandler (1899-1973) was the oldest son of Harry Chandler and Publisher from
1944-1960. Norman attended Stanford, but returned home before graduating to assist his
father at the Los Angeles Times. Norman and his wife, Dorothy Buffum Chandler, were
also major supporters of the arts in Los Angeles. Series includes correspondence,
invitations, speeches and other material, arranged alphabetically by author/subject.
Facsimiles may not be copied or published. Date range is 1921-1973.
Box 216
Publishers - Chandler, Norman
Box 216, Folder 1
Advertising Climate and Projections
1960
Scope and Contents
3 items: an exchange of letters between D.J. Worthington (Cresmer & Woodward,
Inc.) and Norman Chandler on the future growth of L.A. Also in the folder is a
related memo.
Box 216, Folder 2
Allen, Walter C.
1973
Scope and Contents
1 item: letter from Judge Walter C. Allen (ret.) to Norman Chandler.
Box 216, Folder 3
Benton, William
1967
Scope and Contents
2 items: exchange of letters between William Benton (Publisher, Encyclopedia
Britannica) and Norman Chandler.
Box 216, Folder 4
Bernays, Edward L.
1960
Scope and Contents
letter, 5/19/1960, from Edward Bernays (public relations pioneer) to Norman
Chandler, with attached clipping from Peru Tribune (Indiana) titled "Nation's best
newspapers" ;
Box 216, Folder 5
Birthday Reception
1968
Scope and Contents
4 items: a set of 16 note cards with text of remarks to be delivered at NC
birthday reception (speaker - Al Casey?) in the Norman Chandler Pavilion of Times
Mirror Square ; one copy of the invitation to the reception ; two versions of the
guest list.
Box 216, Folder 6
Blethen, C.B.
1941
Scope and Contents
3 items: exchange of letters between Norman Chandler and C.B. Blethen (Publisher,
Seattle Times) ; news clip from Los Angeles Times.
Box 216, Folder 7
Bowron, Fletcher
1951, 1957
Scope and Contents
3 items: a 1951 letter from Mayor Fletcher Bowron to Norman Chandler ; clipping
from Los Angeles Times dated one week before previous letter ; 1957 letter from
attorney James C. Sheppard to Norman Chandler.
Box 216, Folder 8
Brown, Harold
1972
Scope and Contents
1 item: letter from Harold Brown (President, California Institute of Technology)
to Norman Chandler.
Box 216, Folder 9
Chandler, Otis - Appointment as Times Publisher (1 of 2)
1960
Scope and Contents
Approx. 100 items: letters of congratulations to Norman Chandler on his
retirement and the naming of Otis Chandler as Los Angeles Times publisher. Notable
names among the writers - Walter Annenberg, Frank Capra, Warren Dorn, Donald W.
Douglas, Sr., John Ferraro, J. Edgar Hoover, and more. (Split into two folders.)
J. Edgar Hoover letter removed from Autograph File and returned to Norman Chandler
papers.
Box 216, Folder 10
Chandler, Otis - Appointment as Times Publisher (2 of 2)
1960
Scope and Contents
Approx. 100 items: letters of congratulations to Norman Chandler on his
retirement and the naming of Otis Chandler as Los Angeles Times publisher. Notable
names among the writers - Walter Annenberg, Frank Capra, Warren Dorn, Donald W.
Douglas, Sr., John Ferraro, J. Edgar Hoover, and more. (Split into two folders.)
J. Edgar Hoover letter removed from Autograph File and returned to Norman Chandler
papers.
Box 216, Folder 11
Chandler, Philip
1963
Scope and Contents
2 items: exchange of letters between Norman Chandler and younger brother Philip
Chandler, who was worried about Los Angeles Times editorial policy and wanted to
"speak up" to warn Norman Chandler of "the reputation being gained by The Times."
(He was concerned that Los Angeles Times was not printing "the truth" about
Communism, etc.) FACSIMILES MAY NOT BE COPIED OR PUBLISHED.
Box 216, Folder 12
Chinese Consul General
1959
Scope and Contents
1 item: letter from Mong-ping Lee (Consul General of China) to Norman
Chandler.
Box 216, Folder 13
Doherty, Frank P.
1959
Scope and Contents
6 items: exchange of letters between Norman Chandler and Frank P. Doherty
(attorney) and other material related to judicial appointments.
Box 216, Folder 14
Dunne, Irene
1958
Scope and Contents
2 items: brief letter to Norman Chandler from (actress) Irene Dunne and attached
transcript of telegram to her from labor leader George Meany.
Box 216, Folder 15
Eisenhower, Dwight
1955, 1958,
1959
Scope and Contents
5 items: four letters from President Dwight Eisenhower to Norman Chandler,
spanning the years 1955 to 1959 ; copy of a 1959 Los Angeles Times article
mentioning Norman Chandler and Eisenhower. Original Eisenhower letters removed
from Autograph File and returned to Norman Chandler collection. FACSIMILES MAY NOT
BE COPIED OR PUBLISHED.
Box 216, Folder 16
Farmer, Zack
1960
Scope and Contents
3 items: exchange of letters between Norman Chandler and Zack Farmer (Olympics -
1932?).
Box 216, Folder 17
Freeman, Y. F.
1964
Scope and Contents
3 items: exchange of letters between Norman Chandler and Y. F. "Frank" Freeman,
Vice President of Paramount Pictures
Box 216, Folder 18
Goodan, Mary Elena
1960, 1966
Scope and Contents
4 items: two exchanges of letters, in 1960 and 1966 between Norman Chandler and
Mary Elena Goodan. Ms. Goodan was a San Marino teen who published a neighborhood
"news" sheet. In 1966 upon her high school graduation, she asked Norman Chandler
for a job.
Box 216, Folder 19
H.M. Goucha' Company
1961
Scope and Contents
1 item: letter from Norman Chandler to Robert Erving (President, H. M. Gousha'
Co.) on a corporate joint venture.
Box 216, Folder 20
Gruenther, Alfred M.
1965
Scope and Contents
2 items: exchange of letters between Norman Chandler and Gen. Alfred M.
Gruenther.
Box 216, Folder 21
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
1959
Scope and Contents
1 item: letter to Norman Chandler from Christian Clausen (Public Relations
Supervisor, Jet Propulsion Laboratories.
Box 216, Folder 22
Johnson, Lyndon B.
1964, 1973
Scope and Contents
2 items: a 1964 invitation for Mr. & Mrs. Norman Chandler to attend a White
House dinner "on the occasion of the visit of His Excellency The President of the
Philippines" (Diosdado Macapagal).
Box 216, Folder 23
Hall, Giles S., Jr.
1964
Scope and Contents
2 items: letters exchanged between Norman Chandler and Giles S. Hall (concerned
citizen) on the subject of the restoration of the Pico House hotel building.
Box 216, Folder 24
Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration
1961
Scope and Contents
2 items: exchange of letters between Norman Chandler and Henry B. Schacht
(student, Harvard University Graduate School). FACSIMILES MAY NOT BE COPIED OR
PUBLISHED.
Box 216, Folder 25
Henry, Bill
1967, 1973
Scope and Contents
4 items: 1967 exchange of letters between Bill Henry and Norman Chandler, plus a
1973 letter to Norman Chandler from members of Henry's family after his death.
Box 216, Folder 26
Hoover, Herbert
1959 - 1960
Scope and Contents
7 items: a stapled packet of four letters between Norman Chandler and
ex-president Herbert Hoover from 1945 when Hoover wrote at least two editorials
for Los Angeles Times which ran with no indication they were by Hoover. The packet
has a cover letter from 1988 written by Herb Strentz of Drake University, who
claims Hoover praised his own actions and criticized Franklin Roosevelt in an
unsigned editorial. There are also two letters to Norman Chandler from Hoover from
the 1959 - 1960 period. Original Hoover letters removed from Autograph File and
returned to Norman Chandler collection.
Box 216, Folder 27
Hopper, Hedda
1964
Scope and Contents
1 item: letter (11/5/1964), presumably from Norman Chandler to Hedda Hopper, this
copy unsigned.
Box 216, Folder 28
Kamp, Joseph P.
1958
Scope and Contents
2 items: telegram and memo, both dated 9/17/1958, and both regarding figures in a
1958 California political campaign. Public figures mentioned: Edmund ("Pat")
Brown, Norman Chandler, Nick B. Williams and Joseph P. Kamp.
Box 216, Folder 29
Kennedy, Edward
1966
Scope and Contents
1 item: note from Edward ("Ted") Kennedy to Norman Chandler, 3/16/1966.
Box 216, Folder 30
KTTV
1961
Scope and Contents
3 items: memo, letter and transcript on the subject of "Poulson-Yorty
countercharges."
Box 216, Folder 31
Kuchel, Thomas H.
1964
Scope and Contents
1 item: telegram to Senator Thomas Kuchel from Norman Chandler regarding the
Senate appropriation for "the Informational Media Guaranty Program."
Box 216, Folder 32
Kueser, Ruth Shellhorn
1971
Scope and Contents
2 items: letter, 10/18/1971, from Norman Chandler to Ruth Kueser of Redondo
Beach, who had sent in a nearly 30-year old clipping of a full-page of Los Angeles
Times headed, "A plain statement to the readers of the Los Angeles Times,"
announcing a rate increase for purchase of the newspaper and justifying it.
Box 216, Folder 33
Lewis, Jerry
1959
Scope and Contents
1 item: letter, 2/16/1959, from Jerry Lewis to Norman Chandler thanking him for
Los Angeles Times cooperation on the muscular dystrophy issue. Letter removed from
Autograph File and returned to Norman Chandler papers.
Box 216, Folder 34
Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce
1960
Scope and Contents
2 items: letter, 7/7/1960, from Harold Wright (L.A. Chamber of Commerce) to
Norman Chandler and memo from Nick Williams, 7/18/1960, both on the subject of the
preservation of Angels Flight (funicular railway) in downtown L.A.
Box 216, Folder 35
Los Angeles Newspaper Publishers Association
1962
Scope and Contents
1 item: Norman Chandler memo to Richard Robinson on Los Angeles Newspaper
Publishers Assn.
Box 216, Folder 36
Los Angeles Times 80th Anniversary
1961
Scope and Contents
Approx. 70 items: letters of congratulations on Los Angeles Times 80th
anniversary, stapled to responses.
Box 216, Folder 37
Los Angeles Times - Circulation
1949 - 1959
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: memos, letters and notes related to Los Angeles Times
circulation, 1949 - 1959.
Box 216, Folder 38
Los Angeles Times - Circulation Routes
1921
Scope and Contents
7 items: circulation routes agreement and related papers.
Box 216, Folder 39
Los Angeles Times - Editorial Policy
1960 - 1964
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: letters from various individuals and responses on the subject
of editorial policy in the period 1960 - 1964.
Box 216, Folder 40
Los Angeles Times - Employee Relations
1935, 1962
Scope and Contents
6 items: correspondence related to employee relations, various years.
Box 216, Folder 41
Manning, Timothy
1958
Scope and Contents
1 item: letter, 10/14/1958, to Norman Chandler from Bishop Timothy Manning.
Letter removed from Autograph File and returned to Norman Chandler papers.
Box 217
Publishers - Chandler, Norman
Box 217, Folder 1
McCone, John Alex
1961, 1963
Scope and Contents
2 letters from John Alex McCone (Director, CIA) to Norman Chandler.
Box 217, Folder 2
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
1962
Scope and Contents
5 items: letters exchanged between Norman Chandler and James Mead and Norma
Walter of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith. An article about Los Angeles
Times and Times Mirror had appeared in the Merrill Lynch Investor's Reader.
Box 217, Folder 3
Mirror - Formation of
1945 - 1947
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: correspondence between Norman Chandler and Virgule Pinkley
(Vice President, United Press International) who later became publisher of The
Mirror.
Box 217, Folder 4
Mirror - Opening of (1 of 2)
1948
Scope and Contents
Approx. 70 items: congratulatory letters and telegrams to Norman Chandler at the
time of the launch of The Mirror in 1948, coming from figures in the fields of
publishing, business, politics and entertainment. (Split into two folders.)
Box 217, Folder 5
Mirror - Opening of (2 of 2)
1948
Scope and Contents
Approx. 70 items: congratulatory letters and telegrams to Norman Chandler at the
time of the launch of The Mirror in 1948, coming from figures in the fields of
publishing, business, politics and entertainment. (Split into two folders.)
Box 217, Folder 6
Mirror - Correspondence
1944 - 1951
Scope and Contents
4 items: correspondence between Norman Chandler, Bud Lewis and L. D. Hotchkiss.
FACSIMILES MAY NOT BE COPIED OR PUBLISHED.
Box 217, Folder 7
Mirror - Correspondence
1952 - 1953
Scope and Contents
8 items: correspondence involving Norman Chandler, Philip Chandler, Virgil
Pinkley and others in the 1952 - 1953 period. FACSIMILES MAY NOT BE COPIED OR
PUBLISHED.
Box 217, Folder 8
Mirror - Celler Anti-trust Hearings
1962 - 1963
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: a wide array of materials related to the Emmanuel Celler
anti-trust hearings (investigating the consolidation of The Mirror into The
Times). FACSIMILES MAY NOT BE COPIED OR PUBLISHED.
Box 217, Folder 9
Mirror - Celler Anti-trust Hearings Transcript
1962
Scope and Contents
1 item: 60+ pp. transcript of (Emmanuel) Celler antitrust hearings. These
hearings investigated the consolidation of The Mirror and The Times in 1962.
Box 217, Folder 10
Moore, Richard A.
1962
Scope and Contents
1 item: letter, 9/28/1962, to Norman Chandler from Richard A. Moore, an executive
with KTTV (a Times Mirror property).
Box 217, Folder 11
Moseley, C.C.
1964
Scope and Contents
3 items: letters exchanged between Norman Chandler and C.C. Moseley in 1964. The
subject involved an election bet they had made, complete with plenty of
good-natured teasing.
Box 217, Folder 12
National Geographic Magazine
1962
Scope and Contents
5 items: correspondence between representatives of National Geographic Magazine
and Norman Chandler ; article copies from the magazine. The article was about Los
Angeles. FACSIMILES MAY NOT BE COPIED OR PUBLISHED.
Box 217, Folder 13
New Hampshire - Landaff and Lisbon
1963 - 1964
Scope and Contents
6 items: letters between Norman Chandler and Harold Pickwick and Harry Titus of
Lisbon, New Hampshire. Because that area of New Hampshire was the birthplace of
Harry Chandler (in Landaff, near Lisbon), members of the Chandler family to attend
a bicentennial fete in Lisbon.
Box 217, Folder 14
The New York Times
1946, 1964
Scope and Contents
4 items: 1946 letter from New York Times Managing Editor Edwin L. James to Norman
Chandler ; 1964 exchange of letters between Norman Chandler and Thomas Curran of
United Press Associates ; earshot from The Economist, 1/25/1964, "Off the news
stand," on the failure of the New York Times Western Edition in a showdown with
Los Angeles Times.
Box 217, Folder 15
Newspaper Publishing - Technological Developments In
1963
Scope and Contents
1 item: 24-pp. statement - "Technological developments in newspaper publishing -
Appendix B to STATEMENT BEFORE THE ANTITRUST SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE JUDICIARY
COMMITTEE [3/14/1963] by Stanford Smith, General Manager, American Newspaper
Publishers Association..."
Box 217, Folder 16
Nixon, Richard
1952 - 1953
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: letters exchanged between Norman Chandler and Richard Nixon in
the 1952 - 1964 period ; related correspondence ; stapled packet of Los Angeles
Times article copies under title "The Nixons in South America." FACSIMILES MAY NOT
BE COPIED OR PUBLISHED. Original Nixon letters removed from Autograph File and
returned to Norman Chandler papers.
Box 218
Publishers - Chandler, Norman
Box 218, Folder 1
Otis Art Institute
196
Scope and Contents
1 item: memo, 10/31/1940, from Loyal Durant Hotchkiss, Los Angeles Times Editor,
to Norman Chandler on the subject of the Otis Art Institute.
Box 218, Folder 2
Pegler, Westbrook
1944
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: a collection of letters and one Pegler column transcript. The
bulk of the material deals directly with "the discontinuance of Westbrook Pegler's
column in the Times..." but there are no letters, as such, to or from Pegler. All
the correspondence deals with reaction to Pegler's shift to a new distributor. He
had been with the Scripps - Howard syndicate, he joined King Features Syndicate in
September 1944.
Box 218, Folder 3
Peterson, T.S.
1959
Scope and Contents
1 item: letter, 10/7/1959, from T.S. "Ted" Peterson, President of Standard Oil
Company of California to Norman Chandler.
Box 218, Folder 4
Poulson, Norris
1952 - 1965
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: exchanges of letters between Norris Poulson (Congressman and
later L.A. mayor) and Norman Chandler ; 2-pp. segment from Poulson's memoirs
relating to the Chandler family.
Box 218, Folder 5
Publishers' Forest Products
1965
Scope and Contents
Approx. 16 items: correspondence between Norman Chandler and Orin Rosenberg
(Publishers' Forest Products), Sen. Thomas Kuchel, Sen. George Murphy and others
on the subject of the forest products industry.
Box 218, Folder 6
Rancho Santa Anita, Inc.
1961
Scope and Contents
2 items: 4-pp. (stapled to blue backing sheet) "Rancho Santa Anita, Inc. -
Financial Statements... (7/31/1961) ; 3-pp. letter, 8/31/1961, from F. Wesley
Davies (Rancho Santa Anita, Inc.) to Norman Chandler.
Box 218, Folder 7
Republican Finance Committee of Southern California
1948
Scope and Contents
4 items: one letter and various papers related to connection of Norman Chandler
and Times Mirror to Republican fund raising activities.
Box 218, Folder 8
Rockefeller, Nelson A.
1964
Scope and Contents
2 items: two letters, 1964, from Gov. Nelson Rockefeller of New York to Mr. and
Mrs. Norman Chandler. Letters removed from Autograph File and returned to Norman
Chandler papers.
Box 218, Folder 9
Scott, Joseph
1958
Scope and Contents
2 items: exchange of letters, 1958, between Norman Chandler and Judge A. A. Scott
of LA Superior Court on the passing of Scott's father, Joseph Scott, and a thanks
for "the beautiful editorial which appeared in your paper..."
Box 218, Folder 10
Sheldon, Willard H.
1973
Scope and Contents
1 item: brief letter from Sheldon to Norman Chandler consisting of a "get well"
message.
Box 218, Folder 11
Shippey, Lee
1959 - 1960
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: correspondence between Norman Chandler and Lee Shippey, plus a
small number of related letters, including one relating to Shippey's
autobiography, Luckiest Man Alive.
Box 218, Folder 12
Silberberg, M. B.
1964
Scope and Contents
2 items: copy of Los Angeles Times editorial of 11/8/1964, "Republicanism - the
road ahead" ; letter, 11/10/1964, from attorney M. B. Silberberg, on the recent
presidential election defeat (Goldwater) and praising the aforementioned
editorial.
Box 218, Folder 13
Singapore - Prime Minister
1967
Scope and Contents
2 items: letter, 10/31/1967, from Singapore's Prime Minister to Norman Chandler,
thanking him for hosting him at Los Angeles Country Club (plus 6 small black and
white photos) ; letter, 4/27/1971, to Norman Chandler from the Prime Minister
(name not readable but it was Lee Kuan Yew).
Box 218, Folder 14
Smog
1959 - 1960
Scope and Contents
4 items: telegram, 1/7/1959, to Norman Chandler from Harold Fitzgerald (Pontiac
Press, a Michigan newspaper) ; letter, 9/19/1960, to Norman Chandler from Will
Durant (historian) ; memo, 9/26/1960, to Norman Chandler from Nick Williams ;
letter, 10/6/1960, from Norman Chandler to Will Durant. The subject of all these
items is smog.
Box 218, Folder 15
Street, Suzanne
1962
Scope and Contents
3 items: letter, 10/11/1962, to Norman Chandler from Suzanne Street ; memo,
10/25/1962, to Norman Chandler from Marvin Reimer of Los Angeles Times (Personnel?
Legal?) ; letter, 11/2/1962, from Norman Chandler to Suzanne Street. All
correspondence deals with a request for Times' financial help for Street, whose
sister, Opal Street wrote a column for Los Angeles Times for a decade, circa 1920.
Pfaffinger Foundation had already provided some aid but Norman Chandler and Reimer
determined that nothing more would be forthcoming from Los Angeles Times.
Box 218, Folder 16
Sullivan, Joseph T. P.
1964
Scope and Contents
2 items: letter, 11/27/1964, to Norman Chandler "and Buff," from Joseph T.P.
Sullivan ; letter, 12/1/1964, to Sullivan from Norman Chandler. The letters
involve congratulations from Sullivan to the Chandlers on the opening of The Music
Center, and an invitation to attend a dinner in NYC with Sullivan, then Norman
Chandler's responses.
Box 218, Folder 17
Thornton, Charles
1964
Scope and Contents
2 items: 4-pp. memo, 4/8/1964, from Nick Williams to Otis Chandler summarizing
Los Angeles Times editorial and news policies ; letter, 4/13/1964, from Otis
Chandler to Charles B. Thornton of Litton Industries.
Box 218, Folder 18
Times Mirror Company - Acquisitions
1961 - 1966
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: letters, memos and reports related to Times Mirror acquisitions
in the time period 1961 to 1966.
Box 218, Folder 19
Times Mirror Company - Corporate Structure
1955 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: memos, letters, reports and other material related to changes
in Times Mirror Co. executive structure and other Times Mirror issues. Notable
items: multipage packet, title page headed "Norman Chandler's remarks to
Management Personnel on (2/16/1968)" ; 6-pp. speech outline, "Suggested outline of
the President's comments on Corporate Organization."
Box 218, Folder 20
Times Mirror Company - Listing on the New York Stock Exchange
1964
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: memos, letters, invitee lists, reports and other material
related to Times Mirror being listed on the New York Stock Exchange and related
festivities.
Box 218, Folder 21
Times Mirror Company - Share Increase
1961
Scope and Contents
5 items: letters from Norman Chandler to Ruth Chandler Crocker and Frank L. King
on the subject of a Times Mirror share increase in 1961 ; archiving note.
Box 218, Folder 22
Times Mirror Company - Shareholder Meeting
1968
Scope and Contents
5 items: bulletins, memos and other material related to planning for the Times
Mirror shareholders meeting in Oregon City, Oregon, 8/1968 ; 6-pp. transcript of
Norman Chandler's speech to shareholders and Oregon dignitaries at a banquet the
night before the meeting (incl. Gov. Tom McCall and Portland mayor Terry
Schrunk).
Box 218, Folder 23
University of Southern California
1965 - 1966
Scope and Contents
5 items: correspondence related to Norman Chandler being nominated, in one case,
to receive an award - Outstanding Achievement in Management from the USC School of
Business Administration and, in another case an invitation to become a member of
the University of Southern California Associates (he declined saying he was
swamped and suggested "Phil" (his brother possibly?) would be a good choice.
Box 218, Folder 24
United Republican Finance Committee
1964
Scope and Contents
4 items: three letters to Norman Chandler, and one reply, all on the topic of
fund raising for Republican candidates in the 1964 elections. The letters to
Norman Chandler all ask for donations to candidates - in LA County, Congressional
candidates in general, and Barry Goldwater.
Box 218, Folder 25
Viskniskki, Guy T.
1934 - 1935
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: collection of letters exchanged between Norman Chandler and Guy
T. Viskniskki (an efficiency expert specializing in newspapers), who was hired by
the Los Angeles Times in 1934 to streamline the operation, cut costs, etc.
Box 218, Folder 26
Williams, Nick B.
1973
Scope and Contents
2 items: letter, 1/25/1973, from Nick Williams to Norman Chandler, expressing his
admiration of him ; letter, 7/25/1973, Williams to Norman Chandler, on the subject
of great American publishers of the mid 20th century. The second letter features
Williams' thoughts on Col. McCormick (Chicago Tribune), Henry Luce (Time), the
Scripps - Howard Newspapers and The Christian Science Monitor.
Box 218, Folder 27
Speeches - Misc.
1940 - 1949
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: texts of various speeches delivered by Norman Chandler during
the decade of the 1940s. Notable items: 2-pp., "Speech at KTTV Inc. dedication,"
1949 ; remarks made on radio between halves of the Rams - Redskins Charity
Football Game, in both 1947 and 1948 ; 5-pp. speech transcript, 8/3/1948, when NC
announced the future startup of The Mirror ; 11-pp. text of NC's "Christmas 1943
(message)" ; 2-pp. "Mirror" speech at 10/1948 kickoff of that newspaper.
Box 219
Publishers - Chandler, Norman
Box 219, Folder 1
Misc.
1950 - 1959
Scope and Contents
4 items: speech transcripts of Norman Chandler for the decade of the 1950s.
Notable items: 12-pp. transcript, "(KTTV) The Television Station of Today and
Tomorrow," 1951? ; 8-pp. speech transcript, "What should we do about big labor?"
(mid-1950s) ; single page "Norman Chandler's Sports Award Dinner Speech" ;
more.
Box 219, Folder 2
Misc.
1960 - 1969
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: speeches delivered by Norman Chandler (plus a small number by
Otis Chandler and Albert Casey) from the decade of the 1960s. Notable items:
multipage transcripts of remarks by Norman Chandler, Otis Chandler and Albert
Casey at the New York Society of Security Analysts, 1/11/1966 ; multipage text of
"Auditorium Dedication" for the Harry Chandler Auditorium, 1961 ; Norman Chandler
remarks at "...seminar on California Corporations," 10/27/1965 ; selection of
Norman Chandler's speeches to Foremen's Conferences in early 1960s.
Box 219, Folder 3
Times Mirror Company Employee Christmas Messages
1940 - 1949
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: Norman's Chandler's Christmas messages to Times Mirror (and The
Times) employees and stockholders during the 1940s.
Box 219, Folder 4
Times Mirror Company Employee Christmas Messages
1950 - 1956
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: Norman Chandler's written Christmas messages and speeches
delivered to Times Mirror and Los Angeles Times employees and shareholders for the
period 1950 - 1956.
Box 219, Folder 5
Times Mirror Company Luncheon Series
1964
Scope and Contents
3 items: three speech texts on 4" x 6" in an outline format. They are identified
by handwritten notes at top margin: "Los Angeles luncheon - 6/10/1964" ; "San
Francisco luncheon - 6/18/1964" ; "Chicago luncheon - 6/29/1964."
Box 219, Folder 6
Times Mirror Company Annual Shareholder Meeting
1949-1950
Scope and Contents
1 item: 14-pp. Norman Chandler speech, titled "Sixty-Second Annual Report - Year
1948 - The Times Mirror Company." The speech was delivered at the Annual
Stockholders Meeting, 1/21/ 1949. 1 item: 10-pp. text, Norman Chandler
"Sixty-Third Annual Report - Year 1949 - The Times Mirror Company." Norman
Chandler delivered the speech at the Annual Stockholders Meeting, 4/4/1950."
Box 219, Folder 7
Times Mirror Company Annual Shareholder Meeting
1963 - 1964
Scope and Contents
1 item: packet of approx. 20-pp., including an agenda / outline for the Annual
Meeting in the Harry Chandler Auditorium, 5/14/1963, plus a script / outline of
Norman Chandler's speech for the meeting. 1 item: 27-pp. script for introduction
of officers and speech text for Norman Chandler's speech to the Annual
Shareholders Meeting, 1964.
Box 219, Folder 8
Times Mirror Company Annual Shareholder Meeting
1965
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items related to several events at the 1965 Times Mirror Annual
Shareholders' Meeting: sample invitation to dinner at the home of Otis Chandler in
San Marino, 5/21 ; invitation to luncheon at the Norman Chandler Pavilion, 5/22 ;
guest lists, menus and other related information ; 8-pp text of "Otis Chandler
remarks..." ; 38-pp. text of Norman Chandler speech.
Box 219, Folder 9
Times Mirror Company Annual Shareholder Meeting
1966
Scope and Contents
3 items: 21-pp. text headed "Opening of meeting (Norman Chandler)" ; 16-pp.
"Agenda - Organization Meeting of the Board of Directors of The Times Mirror
Company," 5/10/1966 : 53-pp. - cover sheet reads "Annual Meeting 1966."
Box 219, Folder 10
Times Mirror Company Annual Shareholder Meeting
1967
Scope and Contents
1 item: 12-pp. transcript titled "The Times Mirror Company - 1967 Annual Meeting
of the Shareholders." This packet includes the introduction of officers and the
entire text of Norman Chandler's remarks.
Box 219, Folder 11
Times Mirror Company Annual Shareholder Meeting
1968
Scope and Contents
4 items: 13-pp. "...Script - Norman Chandler: ; 7-pp. "1968 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders, Remarks by Albert V. Casey" : 25-pp. "Management Conference and
Annual Meeting Schedule," 5/20/1968 ; 2-pp. "Program - Times Mirror Annual
Meeting," 5/22/1968.
Box 679
Publishers - Chandler, Norman
Times Mirror Guest Book, events of 1956 - 1964.
1956 - 1964
Scope and Contents
One brown leatherette guest book with entries for the years 1956 - 1964.
Box 680
Publishers - Chandler, Norman
Certificates
1936, 1956 - 1958, 1960,
1966, 1973
Scope and Contents
Folder of certificates from the Board of Harbor Commissioners, the Los Angeles
Junior Chamber of Commerce, the University of Missouri School of Journalism
(including sheet of stamps), the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, the University
of Southern California School of Business Administration, the Times Mirror Board
of Directors, and the General Harrison Gray Otis Post 566 of the American Legion.
Two memorial registers for Norman Chandler's memorial service. November 1973 issue
of "Among Ourselves" with Norman Chandler on cover.
Box 681
Publishers - Chandler, Norman
Scrapbooks
1973
Scope and Contents
Three copies of a scrapbook highlighting Chandlers work at the Los Angeles Times
- one inscribed from "Mama Buff" (Dorothy Chandler) to "Harry" (likely Harry B.
Chandler, Norman's grandson); one in covered box; one disassembled.
Chandler, Otis
1940-1989
Scope and Contents
Otis Chandler (1927-2006) was the oldest son of Norman Chandler and Publisher from
1960-1980. Chandler attended Stanford and was an internationally-ranked shotputter.
The fourth and final descendant of Harrison Gray Otis to run the Los Angeles Times,
Chandler oversaw a major expansion of the paper, increasing its the profits and
reputation. Date range is 1940-1989.
Correspondence
1955-1988
Scope and Contents
Includes personal and business correspondence to/from associates, friends, and
family; arranged alphabetically by author. Date range is 1955-1988.
Box 220
Publishers - Chandler, Otis
Box 220, Folder 1
Abel, Richard F.
1977
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Lieutenant Colonel
Richard F. Abel, Public Affairs Officer of the United States Air Force.
Box 220, Folder 2
Adams, Ansel
1983
Scope and Contents
A letter to Otis Chandler from Ansel Adams.
Box 220, Folder 3
Agnew, Spiro
1968
Scope and Contents
Two letters - one from Otis Chandler to Maryland Governor Spiro Agnew and one
from Agnew to Chandler in response - regarding Agnew's visit with editorial
staff of the Los Angeles Times.
Box 220, Folder 4
Ahmanson, Howard
1967
Scope and Contents
A letter to Otis Chandler from Howard Ahmanson.
Box 220, Folder 5
AID-United Givers
1978 -1979
Scope and Contents
Seven letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Walter B. Gerken,
Chairman of the Board at Pacific Mutual. Also in this folder is a letter from
Otis Chandler to J.R. Fluor, President at United Way, Inc. and Fluor
Corporation. All letters pertain to the Times decision to continue giving money
to AID-United Givers or to the United Way.
Box 220, Folder 6
Alarcon Jr., Gabriel
1980
Scope and Contents
Three letters of correspondence and between Gabriel Alarcon, Jr. and Otis
Chandler. Also in this folder is a photograph from Alarcon to Chandler which
pictures Chandler, the former owner of El Universal Newspaper and Fulton
Freeman, the former Ambassador of the United States to Mexico (from 1964-69)
Box 220, Folder 7
Alberts, Andrea
1978
Scope and Contents
A letter from Freddie Miller to Andrea Alberts regarding her resume.
Box 220, Folder 8
Allen, Steve
1966
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Steve Allen.
Box 220, Folder 9
Alsop, Joseph
1966-1971
Scope and Contents
Four letters of correspondence between Joseph Alsop and Otis Chandler.
Box 220, Folder 10
American Newspaper Publishers Association
1979 - 1980
Scope and Contents
One letter of correspondence between Allen H. Neuharth, Chairman of the Board
at Gannett, and Otis Chandler. Other items in this folder include three memos to
and from Otis Chandler, Phillip L. Williams, Robert F. Erburu, Tom Johnson, and
Robert L. Flannes.
Box 220, Folder 11
American Press Institute
1980
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Malcolm F. Mallette, Director of
Development at the American Press Institute, and Otis Chandler.
Box 220, Folder 12
American Red Cross
1980
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Art Kross, Director of Operations at the
American Red Cross, and Otis Chandler.
Box 220, Folder 13
American Society of Newspaper Editors
1977
Scope and Contents
A letter to Otis Chandler from Gene Giancarlo, Executive Secretary of the
American Society of Newspaper Editors (ASNE). Along with the letter he sends a
copy of the September ASNE Bulletin.
Box 220, Folder 14
Anderson, Herold C.
1980
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence and between Herold C. Anderson, a foreman and
supervisor at the Daily Pilot, and Otis Chandler.
Box 220, Folder 15
Andrews, Oliver
1977 - 1978
Scope and Contents
Three letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Oliver Andrews
regarding a planter located in front of his sculpture. Also in this folder are
two notes to Freddie Miller.
Box 220, Folder 16
Anken Industries
1978
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Robert M. Verburg,
President of Anken Industries, regarding Lane Leonard, a Los Angeles Times
employee. Also in this folder is a copy of the letter Verburg sent to
Leonard.
Box 220, Folder 17
Annenberg, Walter
1966
Scope and Contents
A letter to Otis Chandler from Walter Annenberg. The stationary is from
Sunnylands, Annenberg's winter estate in Rancho Mirage, California.
Box 220, Folder 18
Aronoff, Robert L.
1977-1978
Scope and Contents
Two items of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Robert L. Aronoff
regarding a letter that Ken Levitt sent to Aronoff. The two items of
correspondence include a note to Chandler and a response letter to Aronoff.
Other items in this folder include a note to Bill [?] from Freddie Miller; the
letter that Ken Levitt sent to Aronoff; and a photocopy of the article written
by the Los Angeles Times about the fire in Levitt's apartment building.
Box 220, Folder 19
Associated Press
1980
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Keith Fuller, President and General
Manager of the Associated Press, and Otis Chandler.
Box 220, Folder 20
Associated Press Election
1965
Scope and Contents
Correspondence pertaining to the Associated Press elections. Mostly pertaining
to Otis Chandler's campaign. Items include letters, memos, telegrams, and
lists.
Box 220, Folder 21
Associated Press Election [1]
1971
Scope and Contents
Letters regarding the Associated Press elections.
Box 220, Folder 22
Associated Press Election [2]
1971
Scope and Contents
Letters regarding the Associated Press elections.
Box 220, Folder 23
Babcock, Gwen Garland
1969
Scope and Contents
A sympathy letter from Otis Chandler to Mrs. Guilford Babcock III [Gwen
Garland] regarding the death of her mother, Helen Garland.
Box 220, Folder 24
Babcock III, Mr. and Mrs. Guilford C.
1975 - 1976
Scope and Contents
Correspondence between Guilford C. Babcock III and Otis Chandler regarding the
Skymaster accident on Frasier Mountain, in which William May Garland, Jr., and
Gary Dordigan died. Most of the information if marked "Personal and
Confidential." There are also letters addressed to F. Daniel Frost and Dr. Peter
S. Bing, in which Otis Chandler is passing along to them the confidential
reports about the accident.
Box 220, Folder 25
Barrows, Jim
1978
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Jim Barrows regarding
an editorial writer position. Also in this folder is a copy of Barrows'
resume.
Box 220, Folder 26
Bassett, James
1968-1979
Scope and Contents
Correspondence between James Bassett and Otis Chandler. One of the items of
correspondence is a thank you card in response to Bassett's sympathy after
Norman Chandler died. Also included are letters sent to Mrs. Bassett, after her
husband's death and letters regarding James Bassett and the planning for Los
Angeles Times centennial and a possible book on the subject.
Box 220, Folder 27
Bates, Albert W.
1973
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Albert W. Bates,
Communications Specialist at the Office of the Postmaster General. Also in this
folder, attached to Bates' letter, is a note with a P.S. marked private and
confidential.
Box 220, Folder 28
Batten Jr., Frank
1979
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Frank Batten, Jr. of Dartmouth College,
and Otis Chandler.
Box 220, Folder 29
Beakley, Burleigh M.
1977 - 1978
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Burleigh M. Beakley, a
former contributor to Home magazine.
Box 220, Folder 30
Bell, David and Elinore
1980
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Mr. and Mrs. Bell (David and Elinore) and
Otis Chandler. Also in this folder, attached to a note from Elke Corley, is a
photocopy of the article printed by the Los Angeles Herald Examiner regarding
the death of Mr. and Mrs. Bell's son, Gary Bell, a Los Angeles Times
Pressman.
Box 220, Folder 31
Bengelsdorf, Irving S.
1967
Scope and Contents
A memo from Irving S. Bengelsdorf to Freddie Miller regarding Spaceship Earth
Theme material to be used for a speech or theme for a commencement address for
Otis Chandler.
Box 220, Folder 32
Berges, Marshall
1964-1970
Scope and Contents
Correspondence between Otis Chandler, Marshall Berges, and Donna Swayze
regarding documents that Chandler lent Berges to read. All the documents are in
this folder. Documents include speeches, memos, and newspaper clippings.
Box 220, Folder 33
Berke, Louis F.
1968
Scope and Contents
A three page letter to Louis F. Berke from Otis Chandler.
Box 220, Folder 34
Bicentennial Minute
1976
Scope and Contents
A memo from Robert L. Flannes to all Times Employees, informing them that Otis
Chandler will be featured on "Bicentennial Minute" on the CBS Television
network.
Box 220, Folder 35
Bliven, Bruce
1965
Scope and Contents
Six items of correspondence regarding Bruce Bliven's request information about
a book entitled "Madeline." Correspondents include Otis Chandler, Bruce Bliven,
Freddie Miller, Rome, and Drexanne in the office of Harrison Chandler at Times
Mirror Press.
Box 220, Folder 36
Board of Directorships
1970
Scope and Contents
"A memo, with a four page photocopy of an article attached, from Otis Chandler
to James F. Chambers, Jr., Felix R. McKnight from The Dallas Times Herald,
William Attwood, David Laventhol from Newsday, Robert N. Weed, and Thomas Keevil
from Orange Coast Daily Pilot. The memo is regarding Board of Directorships in
which Chandler is asking for everyone's opinion. He originally posed the
question to Nick Williams and Bob Donovan. Their response are part of the memo.
The opinions of all the recipients of the memo are included in this folder
except for William Attwood and David Laventhol."
Box 220, Folder 37
Boccardi, Louis D.
1972
Scope and Contents
A one page letter from Louis D. Boccardi to Otis Chandler.
Box 220, Folder 38
Booth, Otis
1961
Scope and Contents
A two page memo from Otis Chandler regarding a proposed daily Times scheduled
meeting that Otis Booth would chairman.
Box 220, Folder 39
Boothe Luce, Clare
1970
Scope and Contents
Two photocopied letters of correspondence between Mrs. Clare Boothe Luce and
Otis Chandler.
Box 220, Folder 40
Bowling League Awards
1974
Scope and Contents
A memo to Otis Chandler from Robert L. Flannes, regarding the Times-Times
Mirror Press Bowling League.
Box 220, Folder 41
Brandt, Janet Leigh
1968
Scope and Contents
Handwritten letter to Otis Chandler from Janet Leigh Brandt on Share, Inc.
letterhead regarding the coverage of Share, Inc. in the Los Angeles Times.
Box 220, Folder 42
Brokaw, Tom
1979
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Tom Brokaw and Otis Chandler.
Box 220, Folder 43
Brooke, Edward W.
1966
Scope and Contents
Three letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Edward W. Brooke,
Attorney General , Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Box 220, Folder 44
Brown, Edmund G.
1966-1969
Scope and Contents
Ten letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler from Edmund G. Brown,
Governor of California, then later, attorney at the Law Offices of Ball, Hunt,
Hart and Brown.
Box 220, Folder 45
Brown, Harold
1978
Scope and Contents
Three pieces of correspondence between Harold Brown and Otis Chandler.
Box 220, Folder 46
Brown, Helen Gurley
1971
Scope and Contents
Three pieces of correspondence between Helen Gurley Brown and Otis
Chandler.
Box 220, Folder 47
Brown, Robert U.
1980
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Robert U. Brown, President and Editor of
Editor & Publisher and Otis Chandler. Also in this folder is a clipping from
Editor & Publisher.
Box 220, Folder 48
Bruns, Ken
1979
Scope and Contents
A congratulatory letter sent from Otis Chandler to Ken Bruns in the Promotion
and Public Relations department, regarding Bruns' 25th anniversary at the Los
Angeles Times.
Box 220, Folder 49
Buchwald, Art
1964-1971
Scope and Contents
Fourteen items. Eleven letters correspondence between Art Buchwald and Otis
Chandler. Two letters of correspondence between Freddie Miller and Art Buchwald.
Two of the letters from Buchwald to Chandler has a a copy of an piece Buchwald
wrote and also a memo from Nick Williams to Chandler.
Box 220, Folder 50
Buckley, Jr., William F.
1979
Scope and Contents
Three letters of correspondence between William F. Buckley, Jr. and Otis
Chandler. Also in this folder are photocopies of articles and letters that
Buckley attached to his letter in order to help set the story straight about an
article that was published in the Washington Post about his problems with the
SEC.
Box 220, Folder 51
Buffett, Warren E.
1979
Scope and Contents
A letter from Warren E. Buffett, in which he attaches a copy of Berkshire
Hathaway Inc. 1978 Annual Report To The Stockholders report.
Box 220, Folder 52
Bunche, Ralph J.
1965
Scope and Contents
Five items. Three letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Ralph J.
Bunche, Under-Secretary for Political Affairs for the United Nations
Secretariat; a letter to Frank P. Haven, Los Angeles Times Managing Editor, from
Louis B. Fleming, Los Angeles Times United Nations Bureau; and an envelope with
a note attached to it, from Fleming.
Box 220, Folder 53
Bundy, McGeorge
1966
Scope and Contents
Two items of correspondence. One letter is to Otis Chandler from McGeorge
Bundy. The other letter is address to Bundy, from Freddie Miller.
Box 221
Publishers - Chandler, Otis
Box 221, Folder 1
Bureau Chiefs
1965
Scope and Contents
Two items. A two page proposed draft of a letter to the Bureau Chiefs from Otis
Chandler; and a note attached to the draft.
Box 221, Folder 2
Bureau (Domestic)
1971-1975
Scope and Contents
Correspondence between Otis Chandler and different Los Angeles Times domestic
bureaus.
Box 221, Folder 3
Bureau (Foreign)
1971-1975
Scope and Contents
Correspondence between Otis Chandler and different Los Angeles Times foreign
bureaus.
Box 221, Folder 4
Bush, George
1980
Scope and Contents
A letter to George Bush, congratulating him on his winning the election as the
forthcoming Vice President.
Box 221, Folder 5
C.V. Mosby Company, The
1979
Scope and Contents
A letter to Robert C. Strain, President of The C.V. Mosby Company, from Otis
Chandler.
Box 221, Folder 6
Caradon, Hugh
1967
Scope and Contents
A letter to Otis Chandler from Lord Hugh Caradon, Ambassador, United Kingdom
Mission to the United States.
Box 221, Folder 7
Carlsberg, Arthur W.
1978
Scope and Contents
Five letters of correspondence between Arthur W. Carlsberg and Otis Chandler.
Also in this folder are a photocopy of the article about the SEC order against
Carlsberg firms, three memos to Bill Thomas and a letter to William H. Tilley of
Jacmar Companies, regarding Carlsberg.
Box 221, Folder 8
Carlson, Avon B.
1968
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Avon B. Carlson,
Principal of Western High School, regarding Chandler's daughter, Cathleen.
Box 221, Folder 9
Carter, Jimmy
1976-1978
Scope and Contents
Correspondence regarding Jimmy Carter. Also a guest planning sheet and
itinerary for a breakfast held in honor of Jimmy Carter.
Box 221, Folder 10
Casey, Albert V.
1979
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Albert V. Casey and Otis Chandler. Also
in this folder is a letter to Elizabeth Scott, in the office of the Chairman and
President at American Airlines, regarding the application of Frank C. Thomas
Jr.
Box 221, Folder 11
CBS Inc.
1980
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Thomas H. Wyman, President at CBS Inc.,
and Otis Chandler.
Box 221, Folder 12
CBS/Broadcast Group
1980
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Gene F. Jankowski, President at
CBS/Broadcast Group, and Otis Chandler.
Box 221, Folder 13
Chambers Jr., James F.
1978 - 1980
Scope and Contents
Five letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and James F. Chambers, Jr.
In three of the letters, Chambers is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
The Dallas Times Herald. In the other two letters, Chambers is Chief Executive
Officer of Times Herald Printing Company.
Box 221, Folder 14
Champlin, Charles
1967
Scope and Contents
Two memos of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Charles Champlin
regarding Vietnam.
Box 221, Folder 15
Chandler, Dorothy
1961-1980
Scope and Contents
Seven pieces of correspondence written by Otis Chandler to his mother, Dorothy
Chandler. One of the letters is a photocopy. Three are memos to his mother, one
with a letter attached which was address to Mrs. Norman Chandler. Also in this
folder is a letter from C.C. Moseley to Mr. and Mrs. Norman Chandler regarding
the John Birch Society. There is a handwritten note on the letter by Dorothy
Chandler.
Box 221, Folder 16
Chandler, Harrison
1970
Scope and Contents
Two pieces of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Harrison Chandler. Items
include a response letter from Otis Chandler to Harrison Chandler's note.
Harrison Chandler's note had five photocopies of Sam Yorty articles from other
newspapers and Sam Yorty's calling card attached.
Box 221, Folder 17
Chandler, Marilyn Brant
1965
Scope and Contents
Two letters and a note to Freddie Miller from Otis Chandler's wife, Marilyn
Brant Chandler. Also in this folder is the envelope in which the letter came in,
a handwritten note from Norman Brant Chandler to Otis Chandler regarding asking
Freddie about a catalog, and eight pages of instruction on maintenance of the
house, children, pets and the servants.
Box 221, Folder 18
Chandler, Norman
1958-1966
Scope and Contents
Three items. Three memos from Otis Chandler to Norman Chandler and a memo from
Otis Chandler to Norman Chandler, Mrs. Norman Chandler [Dorothy Chandler],
Philip Chandler, L.D. Hotchkiss, Omar F. Johnson, Hugh A. Lewis, R. F. Mark,
Edward J. Reap, Marvin Reimer, Fred Selzer, and Nick Williams. One of the memos
has to do with Sam Yorty and includes a copy of a letter that Yorty sent to
Norman Chandler.
Box 221, Folder 19
Chandler, Norman (Death of) - Incoming Sympathy Letters - A
1973
Scope and Contents
Eleven sympathy letters sent to Otis Chandler upon the death of his father,
Norman Chandler.
Box 221, Folder 20
Chandler, Norman (Death of) - Incoming Sympathy Letters - B
1973
Scope and Contents
Thirty-eight sympathy letters, cards and telegrams sent to Otis Chandler upon
the death of his father, Norman Chandler.
Box 221, Folder 21
Chandler, Norman (Death of) - Incoming Sympathy Letters - C
1973
Scope and Contents
Thirty-two sympathy letters and cards sent to Otis Chandler upon the death of
his father, Norman Chandler.
Box 221, Folder 22
Chandler, Norman (Death of) - Incoming Sympathy Letters - D
1973
Scope and Contents
Twenty sympathy letters, telegrams and cards sent to Otis Chandler upon the
death of his father, Norman Chandler.
Box 221, Folder 23
Chandler, Norman (Death of) - Incoming Sympathy Letters - E
1973
Scope and Contents
Nineteen sympathy letters and telegrams sent to Otis Chandler upon the death of
his father, Norman Chandler. Also included is a Certificate in Tribute from the
City of Los Angeles.
Box 221, Folder 24
Chandler, Norman (Death of) - Incoming Sympathy Letters - G
1973
Scope and Contents
Fifteen sympathy letters and cards sent to Otis Chandler upon the death of his
father, Norman Chandler.
Box 221, Folder 25
Chandler, Norman (Death of) - Incoming Sympathy Letters - H
1973 - 1974
Scope and Contents
Twenty-eight sympathy letters, telegrams and cards sent to Otis Chandler upon
the death of his father, Norman Chandler.
Box 221, Folder 26
Chandler, Norman (Death of) - Incoming Sympathy Letters - J
1973
Scope and Contents
Nine sympathy letters sent to Otis Chandler upon the death of his father,
Norman Chandler.
Box 221, Folder 27
Chandler, Norman (Death of) - Incoming Sympathy Letters - K
1973
Scope and Contents
Fifteen sympathy letters and cards sent to Otis Chandler upon the death of his
father, Norman Chandler.
Box 221, Folder 28
Chandler, Norman (Death of) - Incoming Sympathy Letters - L
1973
Scope and Contents
Nineteen sympathy letters, telegrams and cards sent to Otis Chandler upon the
death of his father, Norman Chandler.
Box 221, Folder 29
Chandler, Norman (Death of) - Incoming Sympathy Letters - M
1973
Scope and Contents
Thirty-three sympathy letters and telegrams sent to Otis Chandler upon the
death of his father, Norman Chandler. Also a card from a "Mary Jo." It was put
in here because there was no last name included in the signature.
Box 221, Folder 30
Chandler, Norman (Death of) - Incoming Sympathy Letters - N
1973 - 1974
Scope and Contents
Eleven sympathy letters and cards sent to Otis Chandler upon the death of his
father, Norman Chandler.
Box 221, Folder 31
Chandler, Norman (Death of) - Incoming Sympathy Letters - P
1973
Scope and Contents
Eighteen sympathy letters, telegrams and cards sent to Otis Chandler upon the
death of his father, Norman Chandler.
Box 221, Folder 32
Chandler, Norman (Death of) - Incoming Sympathy Letters - R
1973
Scope and Contents
One sympathy letter and a certificate holder which includes a Memorial
Resolution by Senator Alan Robbins of the California State Senate in memory of
Norman Chandler.
Box 221, Folder 33
Chandler, Norman (Death of) - Incoming Sympathy Letters - S
1973
Scope and Contents
Twenty-six sympathy letters, telegrams and cards sent to Otis Chandler upon the
death of his father, Norman Chandler.
Box 221, Folder 34
Chandler, Norman (Death of) - Incoming Sympathy Letters - T
1973
Scope and Contents
Seventeen sympathy letters, telegrams and cards sent to Otis Chandler upon the
death of his father, Norman Chandler.
Box 221, Folder 35
Chandler, Norman (Death of) - Incoming Sympathy Letters - V
1973
Scope and Contents
Four sympathy letter sent to Otis Chandler upon the death of his father, Norman
Chandler.
Box 221, Folder 36
Chandler, Norman (Death of) - Incoming Sympathy Letters - W
1973
Scope and Contents
Twenty-one sympathy letters and cards sent to Otis Chandler upon the death of
his father, Norman Chandler.
Box 222
Publishers - Chandler, Otis
Box 222, Folder 1
Chandler, Norman (Death of) - Incoming Sympathy Letters - Y
1973
Scope and Contents
Four sympathy letters sent to Otis Chandler upon the death of his father,
Norman Chandler.
Box 222, Folder 2
Chandler, Norman (Death of) - Incoming Sympathy Letters - Z
1973
Scope and Contents
Two sympathy letters sent to Otis Chandler upon the death of his father, Norman
Chandler.
Box 222, Folder 3
Chandler, Norman (Death of) - Incoming Sympathy Letters with
Responses
1973 - 1974
Scope and Contents
Letters and the responses to letters sent to Otis Chandler upon the death of
his father, Norman Chandler.
Box 222, Folder 4
Chandler, Norman (Death of) - Notes
1973
Scope and Contents
Six index cards with address and notes written on them, stating "Mrs. NC did."
Letters and the responses to letters sent to Otis Chandler upon the death of his
father, Norman Chandler.
Box 222, Folder 5
Chandler, Norman (Death of) - Outgoing Sympathy Letters
1973
Scope and Contents
A copy of the cards that were sent out by the Chandler Family in response to
the sympathy letters received regarding Norman Chandler's death.
Box 222, Folder 6
Chandler, Norman Brant
1967
Scope and Contents
A two page letter from Otis Chandler to his son Norman Brant Chandler, who was
a the time attending school in Carpinteria at Cate School.
Box 222, Folder 7
Chandler, Robert H.
1980
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence, two memos and three pages of photocopies from a
Chandler genealogy book., regarding a letter sent by Robert H. Chandler in which
he is suggesting he is related to the Chandlers and asks for assistance in his
time of need.
Box 222, Folder 8
Chaney, Jerry D.
1976
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Jerry D. Chaney,
Program Developer at the University of Wisconsin's Department of Journalism.
Box 222, Folder 9
Christopher, George
1965
Scope and Contents
A letter to Otis Chandler from George Christopher, Chairman of the Board of
Commonwealth National Bank of San Francisco.
Box 222, Folder 10
Chrysler Corporation
1980
Scope and Contents
A letter to Otis Chandler from J. Paul Bergmoser. Also in this folder are four
newspaper clippings from various newspapers regarding business and economic
coverage.
Box 222, Folder 11
Civil Rights
1970
Scope and Contents
A photocopy of a letter to Mrs. Martin Luther King, Jr. and a seven page
transcript of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the Sigma Delta Chi Annual
Convention on Thursday, November 16, 1967 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The speech
is entitled "The Greater Responsibility."
Box 222, Folder 12
Clark, Bill
1978
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Bill Clark regarding
Jeff Prugh's coverage of the Rommie Loudd story. Also in this folder is a two
page newspaper clipping.
Box 222, Folder 13
Clark, Peter B.
1978-1979
Scope and Contents
Three letters of correspondence between Peter B. Clark, President at The
Evening News Association, and Otis Chandler. Other items in this folder include
a memo to Bert Tiffany from Harry L. Clarke regarding A.B.C. [Audit Bureau of
Circulations] Rule Revision, which also includes a photocopy of the rules; and a
memo from Vance Stickell.
Box 222, Folder 14
Clark, Tom C.
1966
Scope and Contents
A letter to Otis Chandler from Tom C. Clark, Justice of the Supreme Court of
the United States.
Box 222, Folder 15
Clemens, Cyril
1973 - 1974
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Cyril Clemens, Editor
of the Mark Twain Journal, regarding being on Richard Nixon's Enemy list.
Box 222, Folder 16
CNN
1981
Scope and Contents
A one page interoffice correspondence from Elke Corley to Otis Chandler
regarding the Otis Chandler Interview CNN "Take Two" Show.
Box 222, Folder 17
Coates, Paul
1966 - 1967
Scope and Contents
Five letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Paul Coates.
Box 222, Folder 18
Coates, William K.
1978
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and William K. Coates. Also
in this folder is a photocopy of an article that Coates attached to his
letter.
Box 222, Folder 19
Colby College
1980
Scope and Contents
Two items of correspondence between Richard N. Dyer, Assistant to the President
of Colby College, and Otis Chandler.
Box 222, Folder 20
Congratulatory Letters
1980
Scope and Contents
Congratulatory letters sent to Otis Chandler upon leaving his position as
Publisher to become Chairman of the Board position.
Box 222, Folder 21
Consolidation Reports
1958-1962
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and reports regarding the consolidation of the Los Angeles Times
and Mirror-News.
Box 222, Folder 22
Cording-Humphries Films, Inc.
1979
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Joe Rotta, Marketing
Director at Cording-Humphries Films, Inc.
Box 222, Folder 23
Coro Foundation Visit
1978-1979
Scope and Contents
Six memos sent out by Freddie Miller regarding the Coro Foundation visit on
April 17, 1978. The memos were sent to the following people: Bob Lobdell, Tom
Johnson, Charlie Chase, Vance Stickell, George Cotliar, Bill Thomas, Jean
Sharley Taylor, Robert F. Erburu and Otis Chandler. Also in this folder is a
schedule for the Coro Foundation visit that was held on Wednesday, March 14,
1979
Box 222, Folder 24
Cousins, Norman
1967
Scope and Contents
A letter to Otis Chandler from Norman Cousins, Editor of the Saturday
Review.
Box 222, Folder 25
Crail, Joe
1962
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Joe Crail, President of
Coast Federal Savings and Loan Association, regarding the possibility of
purchasing his house and apologizes for his real estate agent, Chick Black for
being pushy.
Box 222, Folder 26
Cranston, Alan
1966-1967
Scope and Contents
Eight letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Alan Cranston,
Controller of the State of California and President of Homes for a Better
America, Inc. One of the letters has a five page photocopy of an article
attached to it.
Box 222, Folder 27
Crocker, Sir William Charles
1972
Scope and Contents
Two letters sent to Otis Chandler from Sir William "Bill" Charles Crocker.
Box 222, Folder 28
Cronkite Award
1986
Scope and Contents
Letters of congratulation and responses regarding Otis Chandler's winning of
the Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism and
Telecommunications.
Box 222, Folder 29
Crowe, Constance Chandler
1962
Scope and Contents
A letter from Otis Chandler to his Aunt, Mrs. Earle E. Crowe [Constance
Chandler Crowe,] wishing her a speedy recovery and hoping that problems that
confront her generation of the Chandler family can be ameliorated in the near
future.
Box 222, Folder 30
Daniels Jr., Frank
1978
Scope and Contents
A thank you letter from Otis Chandler to Frank Daniels, Jr., President and
Publisher of The News and Observer Publishing Company.
Box 222, Folder 31
Dart, Justin
1977
Scope and Contents
A congratulatory letter to Otis Chandler from Justin Dart, Chairman of Dart
Industries Inc.
Box 222, Folder 32
Davis, Edward M.
1970-1975
Scope and Contents
Four pieces of correspondence to Otis Chandler from the Los Angeles City Chief
of Police, Edward M. Davis. One is a photocopy. The other two have attachments.
One has a note attached to it. The other has a copy of a report to the Police
Commission, dated March 8, 1971 and a copy of the Commission's letter to the
City Council.
Box 222, Folder 33
Davis, Glenn W.
1961
Scope and Contents
A letter from Otis Chandler to Glenn W. Davis, Director of Special Events.
Box 222, Folder 34
Dean, Patrick
1967
Scope and Contents
A letter to Otis Chandler from Sir Patrick Dean, Ambassador, British Embassy,
Washington, D.C.
Box 222, Folder 35
Desravines, Max
1978 - 1979
Scope and Contents
A items of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Max Desravines in the
Facilities department. Items include a photograph Christmas card and a letter
from Chandler thanking Desravines for the card.
Box 222, Folder 36
DeWitt Carter Reddick Award
1982
Scope and Contents
Letters and responses regarding Otis Chandler's acceptance of the DeWitt Carter
Reddick Award at the University of Texas, Austin. Included are memos from Otis
Chandler to Board members regarding his speech and received responses.
Box 222, Folder 37
Diehl, Digby
1977
Scope and Contents
A congratulatory letter from Otis Chandler to Digby Diehl, Book Editor,
regarding his ABA's Irita Van Doren Award.
Box 222, Folder 38
Dolan, Tony
1980
Scope and Contents
Two pieces of correspondence regarding Tony Dolan. Items include a letter from
Otis Chandler and a memo from Phillip L. Williams to Otis Chandler, Robert F.
Erburu, and Dr. Franklin D. Murphy.
Box 222, Folder 39
Donovan, Robert J.
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Robert J. Donovan,
Chief of Bureau, Los Angeles Times Washington Bureau.
Box 222, Folder 40
Doris Day Pet Foundation
1978
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Barry D. Comden, Vice
President of the Doris Day Pet Foundation. Comden is Doris Day's husband. Also
in this folder is a note to Jean Sharley Taylor from Freddie Miller.
Box 222, Folder 41
Dorn, Warren M.
1972
Scope and Contents
Two pieces of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Warren M. Dorn.
Box 222, Folder 42
Dougherty, Richard
1978
Scope and Contents
A congratulatory letter sent from Otis Chandler to Richard Dougherty, Pressroom
Superintendent at the Orange County Facility. Also in this folder is a the Los
Angeles Times Management Bulletin announcing the promotion.
Box 222, Folder 43
Drake, Waldo
1978
Scope and Contents
A letter from Otis Chandler to Mrs. Waldo Drake [Mary Ann Drake] regarding the
death of her husband William Waldo Drake. Also in this folder is a "Notification
of Death" form informing Chandler of Drake's death.
Box 222, Folder 44
Duke, Angier Biddle
1964
Scope and Contents
A letter to Norman Chandler from Angier Biddle Duke, The Chief of Protocol,
Department of State, Washington. It has Otis Chandler's initial on top.
Box 222, Folder 45
Durant, Will
1968
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Freddie Miller and Will Durant. Miller
identifies herself to Durant as Otis Chandler's secretary and Mrs. Durant's
hostess at the Women of the Year Ceremony.
Box 222, Folder 46
Durham Jr., John W.
1978
Scope and Contents
A letter from Otis Chandler to John W. Durham, Jr. regarding Durham's
resume.
Box 222, Folder 47
Edelstein, Alex S.
1974
Scope and Contents
Three letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Alex S. Edelstein,
Director of the School of Communications at the University of Washington,
regarding the nomination of Ed Guthman. Also in this folder is a one page
criteria for Summa Laude Dignatus Award, that came as an attachment to one of
Edelstein's letters.
Box 222, Folder 48
Editorial Comments
1973 - 1978
Scope and Contents
Seven pieces of correspondence regarding editorial comments. Correspondents
include Governor Ronald Reagan, Mayor Tom Bradley, Harrison Chandler, George
Gutekunst, The Honorable Richard Helms, and Victor M. Carter.
Box 222, Folder 49
Education Services
1960
Scope and Contents
A two page memo between Otis Chandler and Nick Williams regarding Education
Services
Box 222, Folder 50
Eisenhower, Dwight
1960
Scope and Contents
A letter from Dwight Eisenhower to Otis Chandler regarding thanking him for his
vigorous help on the mutual security program.
Box 222, Folder 51
Elegant, Robert S.
1967
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Robert S. Elegant,
Chief of Bureau, Los Angeles Times Hong Kong Bureau.
Box 222, Folder 52
Elliott, Osborn
1980
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Osborn Elliott and Otis Chandler. Also in
this folder is a memo to Dow W. Carpenter and an copy of a speech by Osborn
Elliott.
Box 222, Folder 53
Ellison, Nancy
1983
Scope and Contents
Letters to and from Otis Chandler and Nancy Ellison regarding Ellison's
photography of Chandler as an "aging athlete."
Box 222, Folder 54
Engstead, John
1976
Scope and Contents
A letter from Freddie Miller to John Engstead in response to a letter that
Engstead wrote to Otis Chandler regarding Paul Conrad. A copy of the comic that
Engstead refers to in his letter is in this folder, along with a note to
Chandler from Freddie Miller, regarding her response letter to Engstead.
Box 222, Folder 55
Espy, Freddy
1967
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence. One is address to Otis Chandler from Freddy
Espy. The other letter is to Espy from Freddie Miller.
Box 222, Folder 56
Executive Incentive Dinner
1975
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and other items regarding the Executive Incentive meeting held
on March 6, 1975
Box 222, Folder 57
Ferguson, Richard L.
1976
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Richard L.
Ferguson.
Box 222, Folder 58
Field, Marshall
1977
Scope and Contents
A letter to Otis Chandler from Marshall Field, Publisher of the Chicago
Sun-Times and Chicago Daily News. Also in this folder is a response letter to
Field's letter from Freddie Miller.
Box 222, Folder 59
Financial Section
1960
Scope and Contents
Two pieces of correspondence which consist of an office memo and a handwritten
note. Also included is a twenty eight page report entitled "The World of Finance
as Many Newspapers See It."
Box 222, Folder 60
Flanders, James C.
1962
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and James C. Flanders,
Executive Director of Woodcraft Rangers, regarding a multipurpose exercise
machine.
Box 222, Folder 61
Ford, Gerald R.
1977 - 1979
Scope and Contents
Three letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Gerald R. Ford.
Box 222, Folder 62
Ford, John Anson
1955 - 1980
Scope and Contents
Eight pieces of correspondence between John Anson Ford and Otis Chandler.
Box 222, Folder 63
Ford, M.C.
1980
Scope and Contents
Three pieces of correspondence between Donna Swayze and M.C. Ford. The original
letter was address to Chandler, but Swayze answered on his behalf. Also M.C.
Ford refers to himself as the "Henry Ford of the China Coast."
Box 222, Folder 64
Forero, Benjamin
1979
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Benjamin Forero
regarding the development of a Spanish supplement.
Box 222, Folder 65
Foster, Robert N.
1978
Scope and Contents
A letter from Otis Chandler to Robert N. Foster, regarding a letter that Thomas
M. Self had written to Chandler. A copy of that letter is included in this
folder.
Box 222, Folder 66
Friendly, Fred W.
1980
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Fred W. Friendly, Advisor on
Communications at The Ford Foundation, and Otis Chandler.
Box 222, Folder 67
Frost, F. Daniel
1978
Scope and Contents
A letter to Otis Chandler from F. Daniel Frost regarding a Paul Conrad cartoon.
Attached to the letter is a note to Lois [Markwith] from Freddie Miller.
Box 222, Folder 68
Gabaldon, Guy
1961
Scope and Contents
A draft letter written by Freddie Miller from Norman Chandler, to Guy Gabaldon,
President of DAC [Drive Against Communism.]
Box 222, Folder 69
Gabriel, Calvin
1979
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Calvin Gabriel,
regarding the appreciation for Jack Smith's column by both Mr. Gabriel, and his
wife, Ruth Gabriel.
Box 222, Folder 70
Gallagher Report, Inc.
1978
Scope and Contents
A letter to Otis Chandler from Cynthia A. Billings, Editor and President of The
Gallagher Report Inc., requesting Chandler to write a brief note to Bernard P.
Gallagher regarding the impact of the Gallagher Report on the industry. Also in
this folder is a note from Freddie Miller advising against doing so, with a hand
written message from Chandler stating he'll pass and to make sure everyone else
passes too.
Box 222, Folder 71
Gallup Poll
1976
Scope and Contents
Two pieces of correspondence between George Gallup and Otis Chandler, which
includes a copy of confidential report entitled "National Survey of Newspaper
Readers, dated July 1976.
Box 222, Folder 72
Garcia, Robert
1978
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and the Congressman Robert
Garcia, Member of the House of Representatives.
Box 222, Folder 73
Garland II, William
1969
Scope and Contents
A sympathy letter from Otis Chandler to William Garland regarding the death of
her mother, Helen Garland.
Box 222, Folder 74
Garrahan, Mary
1967
Scope and Contents
Six items. Four letters of correspondence regarding Otis Chandler being
featured in Action Time "Man of Action" series . One letter is address to Otis
Chandler and the other three letters are correspondence between Freddie Miller
and Mary Garrahan, of Robert Snyder and Associates, Inc. The other two items in
this folder are a copy of Action Time magazine and a six page article about Otis
Chandler written for Action Time.
Box 222, Folder 75
Gavin, John
1979
Scope and Contents
Two pieces of correspondence between John Gavin and Otis Chandler, regarding a
settlement won against Joyce Haber column.
Box 222, Folder 76
Generaux, Glenn J.
1979
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Glenn J. Generaux.
Box 222, Folder 77
Gerber, Mitch
1979
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Mitch Gerber, Assistant
Editor for the Courier Express, regarding Erma Maldonado, a Times Building tour
guide.
Box 222, Folder 78
Ghorbal, Ashraf A.
1978
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and the Honorable Ashraf A.
Ghorbal, Ambassador to the United States.
Box 222, Folder 79
Giggans, Jim/KNBC News
1984
Scope and Contents
Letter from Jim Giggans and photocopy of Otis Chandler's response.
Correspondence regards Otis Chandler's interview for the news series
"Powerbrokers."
Box 222, Folder 80
Gilbert, Ed
1978
Scope and Contents
A thank you letter from Otis Chandler to Ed Gilbert in the Public Relations
Department.
Box 222, Folder 81
Gillespie Newspapers
1977 - 1978
Scope and Contents
Six letters of correspondence regarding the acquisition of the Gillespie
Newspapers: The Stamford Advocate and the Greenwich Times. Also in this folder
is a letter from Frederica [Freddie] Miller to Rebecca Leet, Press Secretary in
the Office for Senator Lowell P. Weicker Jr.
Box 222, Folder 82
Gilman, Richard
1978
Scope and Contents
A sympathy letter from Otis Chandler to Dr. Richard Gilman.
Box 222, Folder 83
Gilmer Jr., Harvey V.E.
1979
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Harvey V.E. Gilmer,
Jr., President of Premium Plastics, Inc. Also in this folder are two attachments
sent by Gilmer; a photocopy of the editorial he refers to, and a two page letter
Gilmer sent to Tony Day.
Box 222, Folder 84
Glick, Shav
1978
Scope and Contents
A congratulatory letter from Otis Chandler to Shav Glick in the Sports
department.
Box 222, Folder 85
Goldwasser Jr., Milton
1978
Scope and Contents
A congratulatory letter from Otis Chandler to Milton Goldwasser, Jr., in the
Management Services department.
Box 223
Publishers - Chandler, Otis
Box 223, Folder 1
Goldwater, Barry
1965 - 1974
Scope and Contents
Three items. A letter to Otis Chandler from Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater. A
letter to Goldwater from Freddie Miller, with an attached also written by
Miller, but address to M. Stanton, Evans, Editor of the Indianapolis News.
Box 223, Folder 2
Goldwyn, Samuel
1965
Scope and Contents
A letter to Otis Chandler from Samuel Goldwyn.
Box 223, Folder 3
Good, Frank E.
1974
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Frank E. Good, Vice
President of Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company, regarding the word
"linage." Also in this folder is a copy of the communication received by Good,
from the Times in which the word "linage" was used.
Box 223, Folder 4
Goodan, May
1980
Scope and Contents
A letter to Mrs. Roger Goodan [May Goodan] regarding her resignation from the
board.
Box 223, Folder 5
Gordon, Dudley
1972
Scope and Contents
A note card sent to Otis Chandler from Dudley Gordon regarding Gordon's book
"Charles F. Lummis" Crusader in Corduroy." Attached to the note card is a note
from Freddie Miller to Otis Chandler.
Box 223, Folder 6
Gordon, Mitchell
1974
Scope and Contents
A letter to Otis Chandler from Mitchell Gordon, of Barron's.
Box 223, Folder 7
Gordon, W. Stan
1980
Scope and Contents
Two letter of correspondence, regarding ideas for the Los Angeles Times
centennial, between W. Stan Gordon and Otis Chandler. Also in this is a letter
from Gordon to Lois Markwith and a note from Markwith to Otis Chandler, Tom
Johnson, Bill Thomas and Gordon Phillips.
Box 223, Folder 8
Gossett, William T.
1968
Scope and Contents
Letter from Gossett, President of the American Bar Association, to Otis
Chandler and Chandler's response. Correspondence regards a luncheon at the
Norman Chandler Pavilion
Box 223, Folder 9
Gottlieb, Robert
1974-1978
Scope and Contents
Letters of correspondence and photocopies of articles regarding Robert
Gottlieb's "Thinking Big" book written about the Los Angeles Times and about a
UCLA seminar he held, entitled "Greet the Press/."
Box 223, Folder 10
Graham, Katharine M.
1967-1971
Scope and Contents
Four pieces of correspondence between Katharine M. Graham and Otis
Chandler.
Box 223, Folder 11
Greenfield, James
1964
Scope and Contents
A letter of correspondence between Freddie Miller and James Greenfield,
Assistant Secretary of State, regarding the Secretary of State, Dean Rusk's
visit. Attached to the letter is a note to Freddie Miller.
Box 223, Folder 12
Gregory, John A.
1979
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and John A. Gregory,
regarding an article about air traffic control. Also in this folder is a the
clipping of the article that Gregory mentions in his letter.
Box 223, Folder 13
Griffin, Kenneth G.
1980
Scope and Contents
Two pieces of correspondence between Kenneth G. Griffin and Otis Chandler,
regarding the correct way to address the Latino community.
Box 223, Folder 14
Grimm, Clarissa
1979
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Freddie Miller and Clarissa Grimm,
regarding Grimm wanting to borrow money from Otis Chandler.
Box 223, Folder 15
Grunwald, Henry Anatole
1979
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Henry Anatole Grunwald, Corporate Editor
at Time Inc., and Otis Chandler. The letter sent to Grunwald is marked
"confidential." Also, there is a Times Mirror routing slip attached to the
letters.
Box 223, Folder 16
Gunther, Curt
1979
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Curt Gunther, regarding
photographs Gunther took for Time Magazine.
Box 223, Folder 17
Guthman, Ed
1967
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Ed Guthman.
Box 223, Folder 18
Gutierrez, Felix
1979
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Felix Gutierrez, Executive Director and
Associate Professor of Journalism at USC, and Otis Chandler.
Box 223, Folder 19
Guzy, Bob
1978
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Bob Guzy in the
Classified Office Services department.
Box 223, Folder 20
H. M. Gousha Company
1978
Scope and Contents
A thank you letter from Otis Chandler to Richard C. Thomson, President of The
H.M. Gousha Company, regarding the atlas Thomson sent him.
Box 223, Folder 21
Haack, Robert W.
1968
Scope and Contents
Letter from Robert W. Haack, President of the New York Stock Exchange, thanking
Otis Chandler for arranging a meeting.
Box 223, Folder 22
Haas, Susie
1962
Scope and Contents
A draft letter, by Freddie Miller to Susie Haas, given to Otis Chandler for
approval. There is a handwritten note to Miller from Chandler on the top right
side of the letter.
Box 223, Folder 23
Haber, Joyce
1971-1975
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Joyce Haber. Memos and
clippings regarding Joyce Haber.
Box 223, Folder 24
Haddad, Edmonde A.
1978-1980
Scope and Contents
Four letters of correspondence between Edmonde a. Haddad, Executive Director of
Los Angeles World Affairs Council, and Otis Chandler. Also in this folder are
two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Glenn S. Dumke,
Chancellor at California State University and Colleges; and a two page
biographical information sheet of Edmonde A. Haddad.
Box 223, Folder 25
Hadelman, H.R.
1971
Scope and Contents
Three letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and H.R. Hadelman [Harris
Robbins Hadelman, but publicly known as H. R. Hadelman, and informally as Bob
Hadelman,) White House Chief of Staff.
Box 223, Folder 26
Hahn, Kenneth
1974
Scope and Contents
Two pieces of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Kenneth Hahn.
Box 223, Folder 27
Halberstam, David
1976-1979
Scope and Contents
Five pieces of correspondence between Otis Chandler, Freddie Miller and David
Halberstam regarding Halberstam's book "The Powers That Be."
Box 223, Folder 28
Hale, Chester L.
1965-1968
Scope and Contents
Three letters to Freddie Miller from Chester L. and Cora J. Hale. Chester Hale
signs the letters "Smoke." One of the letters has a couple of memos and two
photographs attached to it.
Box 223, Folder 29
Hancock Award
1978
Scope and Contents
Five congratulatory letters address to Murray Seeger, Alex Auerback, Harry
Nelson, S.J. Diamond and Ronald L. Soble, for being members of the team that won
the Hancock Award.
Box 223, Folder 30
Hand, Lloyd N.
1965
Scope and Contents
Three items. Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Honorable
Lloyd N. Hand, the Chief of Protocol in the Department of State, Washing. The
third item is a response letter to Chandler from Hand's secretary Constance
Dunaway.
Box 223, Folder 31
Hart, Jack R.
1975-1978
Scope and Contents
Correspondence from, to and regarding Jack Hart, which at the time he was a
journalism professor at California and his Ph.D. candidacy In mass communication
at the University of Wisconsin. Also correspondence pertaining to his
consideration for promotion from assistant professor to associate professor.
Box 223, Folder 32
Hatfield, Mark O.
1966-1967
Scope and Contents
Five items of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Mark O. Hatfield, United
States Senator. The items include a telegram and four letters.
Box 223, Folder 33
Hays Jr., Howard H. (Tim)
1979
Scope and Contents
Two items of correspondence between Freddie Miller and Otis Chandler. Otis
Chandler wrote a note to Freddie Miller on a letter from Howard H. (Tim) Hays
Jr., Editor and Co-Publisher at Press-Enterprise Company. The letter was
addressed to Norman [B.] Chandler regarding the nomination of Otis Chandler as
California Press Association Publisher of the Year. Freddie Miller responds to
Otis Chandler in a note. Also in this folder is a letter from Norman B. Chandler
responding to Howard H. [Tim] Hays, Jr.; and a letter from Tom Johnson to Howard
H. [Tim] Hays, Jr., in which Johnson places nominates Otis Chandler for the
California Press Association's Publisher of the Year.
Box 223, Folder 34
Heacock, Roy C.
1979
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Roy C. Heacock,
regarding business reporting.
Box 223, Folder 35
Hearst, Randolph A.
1979
Scope and Contents
A letter from Randolph A. Hearst to Otis Chandler, thanking Chandler for the
editorial support of Patricia Hearst's petition to President Carter for
commutation of her sentence.
Box 223, Folder 36
Hearst Jr., William Randolph
1978
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between W.R. Hearst Jr. [William Randolph Hearst,
Jr.], Editor-In-Chief at Hearst Newspapers, and Otis Chandler, regarding the
two-part series the Los Angeles Times did on the Herald-Examiner.
Box 223, Folder 37
Heston, Charlton
1978-1980
Scope and Contents
A typed copy of a letter to a Mr. Mann from Charlton Heston. The letter is
regarding a note that Charlton Heston had written to Otis Chandler in which he
questions the syntax in one of the stories.
Box 223, Folder 38
Hewing, Warren S.
1979
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Warren S. Hewing,
regarding Clayton Moore.
Box 223, Folder 39
Heyns, Roger W.
1979
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Dr. Roger W. Heyns, President of The
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and Otis Chandler. Also in this folder is
a Newsweek clipping which was an attachment to the letter Heyns sent.
Box 223, Folder 40
Hill, Gladwin
1979
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Gladwin Hill, of The New York Times Los
Angeles Bureau, and Otis Chandler.
Box 223, Folder 41
Hill, Jessie T.
1962
Scope and Contents
A letter from Otis Chandler to Jessie T. Hill, Director of Athletics at USC
regarding the Times-Mirror allotment of Rose Bowl tickets. There is a note from
Freddie Miller to Chandler attached to the letter.
Box 223, Folder 42
Hirooka, Tomoo
1977
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and the Tomoo Hirooka,
President of The Asahi Shimbun. Also in this folder is a note from Charles C.
Chase to Freddie Miller.
Box 223, Folder 43
Hispanic Urban Center
1978
Scope and Contents
Three letters of correspondence. One letter to Otis Chandler and two letters to
Anthony Day, from Dr. Joe C. Ortega, Acting Director at the Hispanic Urban
Center. Ortega attaches to one of his letters a four page proposed reply and
includes a copy of the Los Angeles Times article he is replying to. Also in this
folder is a reply letter to Ortega from Freddie Miller; a note to Otis Chandler
from Freddie Miller; and a note to Tony Day from Otis Chandler.
Box 223, Folder 44
Hoffa, James R.
1974
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and James R. Hoffa [Jimmy
Hoffa], Director of the National Association for Justice, Inc., regarding the
usage of the phrases "ex-con" "ex-felon," etc.
Box 223, Folder 45
Holzhauser, Bill
1974
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Bill Holzhauser of WHO
(William Holzhauser Wanda Holzhauser Organization.)
Box 223, Folder 46
Hong, Jin-Ki
1979-1980
Scope and Contents
Seven letters of correspondence between Jin-Ki Hong, Publisher-President of The
Joong-ang Daily News & Tong-yang Broadcasting Corp., and Otis Chandler. Also
included in this folder is a draft of the congratulatory message to Joong-Ang; a
memo from Gordon Phillips regarding the congratulatory message for foreign
newspapers; and a note from Gordon Phillips.
Box 223, Folder 47
Hornbeck, Jan
1978-1979
Scope and Contents
Two items of correspondence between Jan Hornbeck and Otis Chandler. Items
include a Christmas card and Chandler's thank you letter.
Box 223, Folder 48
Hotchkis, Preston B.
1969
Scope and Contents
Three letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Preston B. Hotchkis,
President of Bixby Ranch Company.
Box 223, Folder 49
Howes III, Durward
1981
Scope and Contents
Two letters for correspondence between Durward Howes, III, President of B.D.
Howes and Son Jewelers, and Otis Chandler.
Box 223, Folder 50
Hull, Kenneth E.
1977
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Kenneth E. Hull, of the
Dispatch Department, regarding Hull's 30 year award.
Box 223, Folder 51
Humphrey, Hubert H.
1965-1967
Scope and Contents
Ten letters to Otis Chandler from Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey. One is
regarding President Lyndon Johnson's request for Chandler to serve on the
Federal Law Enforcement Commission.
Box 223, Folder 52
Hutchison, Glen R.
1975
Scope and Contents
Ditto of letter from Otis Chandler to Hutchison and response from Hutchison to
Otis Chandler. Correspondence in regards to Hutchinson's being ill.
Box 223, Folder 53
Inter American Press Association
1971
Scope and Contents
A form letter from the Inter American Press Association to IAPA members, with
an attached memo from Freddie Miller to Nick Williams. Also included is Nick
William's response to Freddie Miller. The response has Freddie Miller's name
crossed out and "OC" written in red ink.
Box 223, Folder 54
Investigative Reporters & Editors
1980
Scope and Contents
Six items of correspondence, and a attachment, regarding the IRA [Investigative
Reporters & Editors]. Items in this folder include a memo from Otis Chandler
to Robert W. Greene; a note from Phillip L. Williams to Otis Chandler; a note
from Otis Chandler to Phillip L. Williams, two letters from Robert W. Greene,
Assistant Managing Editor at Newsday, to Otis Chandler; and an informative
brochure about the Investigative Reporters & Editors.
Box 223, Folder 55
Irwin, Don
1975
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Don Irwin from the Los
Angeles Times Washington Bureau.
Box 223, Folder 56
Israel, Larry H.
1975-1980
Scope and Contents
Four letters of correspondence between Larry H. Israel, President at The
Washington Post Company, and Otis Chandler. One of the letters sent from Israel
is about Red Dembner and it is marked confidential.
Box 223, Folder 57
Jackson, Henry M.
1975
Scope and Contents
A thank you letter from Henry M. Jackson to Otis Chandler regarding a
luncheon.
Box 223, Folder 58
Jackson, Michael
1980
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Michael Jackson, of KABC, and Otis
Chandler.
Box 223, Folder 59
Jackson, Michael - TV Interview
1986
Scope and Contents
Memos and notes regarding Otis Chandler's interview by Michael Jackson of
KABC-TV.
Box 223, Folder 60
Janofsky, Leonard S.
1980
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Leonard S. Janofsky of Paul, Hastings,
Janofsky & Walker, and Otis Chandler.
Box 223, Folder 61
Javits, Jacob K.
1969 -1974
Scope and Contents
Three letters and a telegram to Otis Chandler from Jacob K. Javits. One of the
letters has attached a copy of Javits' 1973 Annual Report.
Box 223, Folder 62
Javits, Marion
1978
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Marion Javits [Mrs. Jacob Javits] and
Otis Chandler.
Box 223, Folder 63
Jaworski, Leon
1974
Scope and Contents
A letter from Leon Jaworski of the Watergate Special Prosecution Force, to Otis
Chandler. The letter is regarding an editorial published in the Los Angeles
Times.
Box 223, Folder 64
Jewett, Emelyn K.
1977
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Emelyn K. Jewett, President of The
Tribune Publishing Company, and Otis Chandler, regarding David Johnston's story
about Jewett. Also in this folder are two memos; one from Bill Thomas and the
other from Dennis A. Britton.
Box 223, Folder 65
Joanou, Phillip
1976
Scope and Contents
Three letters of correspondence between Phillip Joanou of Dailey &
Associates and Western States Advertising Agencies Association [WSAAA} Awards
Chairman, and Otis Chandler. Also in this folder is a memo from Freddie Miller
suggesting Vance Stickell to be nominated.
Box 223, Folder 66
John Birch Society
Scope and Contents
A two page item regarding the series of articles that were published in the Los
Angeles Times about the John Birch Society.
Box 223, Folder 67
Johnson, Lyndon B.
1967
Scope and Contents
Three items of correspondence regarding Lyndon B. Johnson. Items include a
letter to Otis Chandler, an invitation, and a RSVP card.
Box 223, Folder 68
Johnson Jr., W. Thomas
1972
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and W. Thomas Johnson, Jr.
[Tom Johnson], Executive Vice President of KTBC-TV in Austin, Texas.
Box 223, Folder 69
Johnson, Marvin A.
1978
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Marvin A. Johnson
regarding a filed grievance.
Box 223, Folder 70
Journalism School Possibilities
1966-1967
Scope and Contents
Memorandum regarding Journalism School possibilities. Included are proposals
from Stanford University, USC and Claremont Colleges. Also a letter from J.
Edward Murray in which he includes an article and a copy of a speech he gave
regarding the improvement in the education of newspapermen.
Box 223, Folder 71
Juell, Bruce
1980
Scope and Contents
Three letters of correspondence between Bruce Juell, Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer of GSC/Six Flags Corporation, and Otis Chandler. Other
items in this folder include a letter to Juell from Robert F. Erburu; a letter
to Gerald D. Reilly from Robert F. Erburu; and a press statement announcing
Juell's resignation.
Box 223, Folder 72
KABC-TV
1979 - 1980
Scope and Contents
Three letters of correspondence between John Babcock, Executive Producer of
Special Projects at KABC-TV, and Otis Chandler, regarding the series on the
Times entitled Life and Times of Citizen Chandler.
Box 223, Folder 73
Kapenstein, Ira
1966
Scope and Contents
Two items of correspondence between Freddie Miller and Ira Kapenstein, Special
Assistant to the Postmaster General.
Box 223, Folder 74
Katzenbach, Nicholas
1965-1967
Scope and Contents
Three letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and the Honorable
Nicholas Katzenbach, the Attorney General of the United States. One of the
letters has a copy of the letter attached to it along with a photocopy of a
newspaper article.
Box 223, Folder 75
Kaufman, Irving
1968
Scope and Contents
Letter from Irving Kaufman, Judge in the Second Circuit of the U. S. Court of
Appeals regarding a luncheon.
Box 223, Folder 76
Kaufman, Verna
1978
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Verna Kaufman,
regarding the effects of Proposition 13. Also in this folder are two notes of
correspondence between Freddie Miller and Jean Sharley Taylor.
Box 223, Folder 77
Kavulich, Andrew P.
1978
Scope and Contents
A letter from Otis Chandler to Andrew P. Kavulich, regarding the letter and
resume that Kavulich sent in.
Box 223, Folder 78
Kellogg, Irving
1978 - 1979
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Irving Kellogg, a CPA
at Kellogg and Andelson.
Box 223, Folder 79
Kennedy, Edward M.
1974
Scope and Contents
A thank you letter from Senator Edward M. Kennedy to Otis Chandler.
Box 223, Folder 80
Kennedy, Ethel
1966
Scope and Contents
Two items of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Ethel Kennedy (Mrs.
Robert F. Kennedy. The letter from Chandler is a sympathy letter to Ethel
Kennedy upon the death of her brother George Skakel, Jr. The other is a note
card from the Kennedys thanking him for his letter and attached is a memorial
card.
Box 223, Folder 81
Kennedy, John F.
1961
Scope and Contents
Copies of two letters of correspondence between John F. Kennedy and Otis
Chandler in regards of hopefully including the Los Angeles Times as one of the
many newspapers that the President reads on a daily basis.
Box 223, Folder 82
Kennedy, Robert F.
1966-1967
Scope and Contents
Nine items: Seven letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Robert F.
Kennedy, an invitation, and a regret letter from Freddie Miller to the
Kennedys.
Box 223, Folder 83
Kerner, Otto
1968
Scope and Contents
Letter from Otto Kerner, Judge of the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh
Circuit, regarding a presentation by Victor Palmieri.
Box 223, Folder 84
Kinney, Susan
1962
Scope and Contents
Letter from Susan Kinney, a 13 year-old girl interested in journalism schools,
and response from Otis Chandler.
Box 223, Folder 85
Kirk, Jr., Claude R.
1968
Scope and Contents
Letter from Claude R. Kirk, Jr., Governor of Florida, and response by Otis
Chandler. Correspondence is in regards to an article sent to Kirk by Chandler
and Kirk's visit to California.
Box 223, Folder 86
Kissinger, Henry A.
1974
Scope and Contents
Four pieces of correspondence between Henry Kissinger and Otis Chandler.
Box 223, Folder 87
Klein, Herbert G.
1967 -1970
Scope and Contents
Four items. Photocopies of three letters of correspondence, consisting of five
pages, between Herbert G. Klein [White House Communications Director], Frederica
[Freddie} Miller (on behalf of Otis Chandler,) and Otis Chandler, regarding a
front page story by Stu Loory about Henry Kissinger. Also a letter regarding
Klein's ASNE candidacy.
Box 223, Folder 88
Kloer, Jay
1979
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Jay Kloer, regarding
Richard Ney.
Box 223, Folder 89
Kollek, Teddy
1980
Scope and Contents
A letter from Teddy Kollek, Mayor of Jerusalem, to Otis Chandler.
Box 223, Folder 90
Kozek, R. Morris
1978 - 1979
Scope and Contents
Four letters of correspondence between R. Morris Kozek and Otis Chandler. Also
in this folder is a memo from Paul Mahoney.
Box 223, Folder 91
Kraft, Joseph
1967
Scope and Contents
Three letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Joseph Kraft.
Box 223, Folder 92
Kucera, Philip E.
1979
Scope and Contents
A memo sent from Otis Chandler to Philip E. Kucera regarding his promotion.
Also in this folder is a the Times Mirror Management Bulletin announcing the
promotion.
Box 223, Folder 93
Kuchel, Thomas H.
1966-1968
Scope and Contents
Two items of correspondence between Otis Chandler and the Honorable Thomas H.
Kuchel.
Box 223, Folder 94
Ky, Nguyen Cao
1966 - 1967
Scope and Contents
Six items of correspondence regarding Nguyen Cao Ky, the Prime Minister of
South Vietnam. A telegram from Ky's office; article from Reuters; a note from
Bob Gibson to Otis Chandler; a newspaper clipping; a note to Otis Chandler from
Freddie Miller; and a copy of a cable sent to William Tuohy from Freddie
Miller.
Box 224
Publishers - Chandler, Otis
Box 224, Folder 1
Laguna Beach Museum
1978
Scope and Contents
A thank you to Otis Chandler from the Laguna Beach Museum in regards to the
Times Mirror Foundation grant.
Box 224, Folder 2
Larroca, Raymond G.
1980
Scope and Contents
Six letters of correspondence between Raymond G. Larroca, of Miller, Cassidy,
Larroca & Lewin, and Otis Chandler. Also in this folder is a copy of a memo
to Tom Johnson from Otis Chandler; and a four page document entitled "Attachment
A To Letter of May 16, 1980." One letter from Larroca and the attachment are
marked confidential.
Box 224, Folder 3
Leary, Howard J.
1968
Scope and Contents
Correspondence between Otis Chandler and Howard Leary, New York City Police
Commissioner, regarding a luncheon with the editorial staff. Also, notes from
Freddie Miller to Otis Chandler.
Box 224, Folder 4
Lee, Jerome
1979
Scope and Contents
A congratulatory letter sent from Otis Chandler to Jerome Lee in the
Information Systems department.
Box 224, Folder 5
Lerner, Max
1969
Scope and Contents
A letter to Otis Chandler from Max Lerner of the New York Post.
Box 224, Folder 6
Lerude, Warren L.
1977
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Warren L. Lerude,
Executive Editor and Vice President of Reno Newspapers, Inc., regarding a copy
of a booklet on their Pulitzer Prize work which Ron Einstoss had asked Lerude to
forward to Chandler. Also in this folder is a thank you letter from Chandler to
Ronald H. Einstoss, Publisher of the Nevada State Journal.
Box 224, Folder 7
Lewis, Flora
1971
Scope and Contents
Four pieces of correspondence regarding Flora Lewis' column.
Box 224, Folder 8
Lichtig, Katie
1981-1988
Scope and Contents
Correspondence from and about Katie Lichtig [Chandler's Attorney's daughter],
in regards to a paper she wrote about Otis Chandler. Correspondence also
includes memos and letters from Donna Swayze, a letter to Gerald E. Lichtig
[Chandler's Attorney], a copy of the questions asked and a copy of the
paper.
Box 224, Folder 9
Lindsay, John V.
1969
Scope and Contents
A letter to Otis Chandler from John V. Lindsay, New York City Mayor.
Box 224, Folder 10
Linkletter, Art
1969
Scope and Contents
A letter from Otis Chandler to Mr. and Mrs. Art Linkletter [Lois Foerster]
regarding the death of their daughter, Diane Linkletter.
Box 224, Folder 11
Lippmann, Walter
1966
Scope and Contents
Four items of correspondence. Two are letters of correspondence between Otis
Chandler and Walter Lippmann. One is a memo to Donna Swayze from Freddie Miller.
The last items is a letter to Otis Chandler from Katharine Graham, President at
The Washington Post Company.
Box 224, Folder 12
Loeb Award
1978
Scope and Contents
Two congratulatory letters address to Robert Rosenblatt and Sam Jameson, for
being members of the team that won the Loeb Award.
Box 224, Folder 13
Logan, Bill
1976
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Bill Logan, Professor
in the Department of Communications at Pasadena City College.
Box 224, Folder 14
Los Angeles Conference on The Media and The Law
1978-1979
Scope and Contents
Items pertaining to the Los Angeles Conference on The Media and The Law, held
on Saturday, September 23, 1978. Items include photocopies of checks and
statements; event brochure; a postcard; a newsletters; conference handouts;
letterhead; RSVP card; press releases; and letters.
Box 224, Folder 15
Los Angeles Times History
1973 - 1975
Scope and Contents
Correspondence pertaining to the writing of the history of the Los Angeles
Times.
Box 224, Folder 16
Los Angeles World Affairs Council
1974 - 1976
Scope and Contents
Five letters of correspondence to Freddie Miller from Edmonde A. Haddad,
Executive Director of the Los Angles World Affairs Council. Also in this folder
is a memo to Tony Day from Freddie Miller.
Box 224, Folder 17
Lucas, Johnny
1978
Scope and Contents
A letter sent from Otis Chandler to to Johnny Lucas regarding his cartoons.
Box 224, Folder 18
Lynch, Thomas
1964
Scope and Contents
A letter Otis Chandler to the Honorable Thomas Lynch, Attorney General of
California.
Box 224, Folder 19
Lyon, Hart
1977
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Hart Lyon, Chairman of
The Broadway, regarding Senate Bill 443. Also in this folder is a note to Tony
Day from Freddie Miller.
Box 224, Folder 20
MacDonald, James C.
1973-1974
Scope and Contents
A letter sent to Otis Chandler from James C. MacDonald, Associated Professor in
the School of Journalism at Ohio State University. Also in this folder is a
response letter to MacDonald's letter from Freddie Miller.
Box 224, Folder 21
MacDonald, Lachlan
1977
Scope and Contents
A letter from Otis Chandler to Lachlan MacDonald, Director of Public Affairs at
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. Also in this folder
are four notes of correspondence between Freddie Miller, Charles Champlin, Bob
Rector, and Jean Sharley Taylor.
Box 224, Folder 22
Magnin, Edgar F.
1978 - 1980
Scope and Contents
Three letters of correspondence between Rabbi Edgar F. Magnin, D.D., and Otis
Chandler. Also in this folder is a one page biographical information about the
Rabbi and nine letters which pertain to the dinner honoring the Rabbi and
letters of tribute from people such as Carol Burnett and Mayor Tom Bradley.
Box 224, Folder 23
Magnuson, Warren G.
1966 - 1967
Scope and Contents
Two letters to Otis Chandler from Warren G. Magnuson, United States
Senator.
Box 224, Folder 24
Mann, Donald M.
1976
Scope and Contents
A letter from Otis Chandler to Donald N. Mann regarding the ABA report on fair
trial-free press.
Box 224, Folder 25
Manning, Robert
1979
Scope and Contents
Four letters of correspondence between Rabbi Edgar F. Magnin, Editor in Chief
of The Atlantic Monthly, and Otis Chandler.
Box 224, Folder 26
Marks, Leonard H.
1967
Scope and Contents
Four letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Leonard H. Marks,
Director of the United States Information Agency.
Box 224, Folder 27
Markwith, Lois
1979
Scope and Contents
A two page memo to Otis Chandler from Lois Markwith, regarding the speech
Norman Chandler made at the Biltmore luncheon, when Otis Chandler was announced
as Publisher.
Box 224, Folder 28
Marshall, Arthur K.
1978
Scope and Contents
A thank you letter sent from Otis Chandler to the Honorable Arthur K. Marshall,
Judge of the Superior Court.
Box 224, Folder 29
Martin, Ben G.
1961
Scope and Contents
A draft letter written by Freddie Miller on behalf of Otis Chandler, for Mr.
and Mrs. Ben G. Martin.
Box 224, Folder 30
Martineson, W. C.
1977
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Dr. W.C. Martineson,
President-Superintendent Elect at Merced College.
Box 224, Folder 31
Mason, Ethel
1978
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Ethel Mason. Also in
this folder is a photocopy of Mason's pay check stub that she attached to her
letter.
Box 224, Folder 32
Matthew Bender & Company Inc.
1980
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Larry Peterson, President at Matthew
Bender & Company, and Otis Chandler.
Box 224, Folder 33
McCartin, Tom
1977
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Tom McCartin, Executive
Vice President of The Dallas Times Herald.
Box 224, Folder 34
McClatchy Newspapers
1976 - 1980
Scope and Contents
Four letters of correspondence between C.K. McClatchy, Editor of McClatchy
Newspapers, and Otis Chandler.
Box 224, Folder 35
McCloskey Jr., Paul N.
1979
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Paul N. McCloskey Jr., United States
House of Representatives for California, and Otis Chandler.
Box 224, Folder 36
McClung, James C.
1977
Scope and Contents
Nine items of correspondence regarding James C. McClung, upon his retirement
from the Dallas Times Herald. Items included a memo, a note, letters and a
telegram.
Box 224, Folder 37
McClure, Warren J.
1969
Scope and Contents
Two items. A response letter, from Otis Chandler, to an Ann Landers column tear
sheet that Warren J. McClure of the Burlington Free Press sent him. McClure
wrote a note on the actual tear sheet (newspaper clipping.)
Box 224, Folder 38
McCombs, Grant W.
1977
Scope and Contents
Three letters and a card of correspondence between Otis Chandler Grant W.
McCombs. Also in this folder are two notes from Freddie Miller.
Box 224, Folder 39
McCone, John Alex
1977
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between John Alex McCone and Otis Chandler.
Box 224, Folder 40
McCulloch, Frank
1966-1972
Scope and Contents
"Thirteen pieces of correspondence. Five pieces, in regards to Frank
McCulloch's possible rehiring, were originally in a folder marked "restricted."
These are correspondence between Otis Chandler, Frank McCulloch and Freddie
[Frederica T. Miller.] Two letters regarding McCulloch taking the position. Four
letters are regarding McCulloch being in town and meeting up with Chandler. The
last two letters are correspondence between Frank McCulloch and Otis Chandler
about a missed opportunity to meet in person. "
Box 224, Folder 41
McGovern, George
1974 - 1977
Scope and Contents
Three letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and the Honorable George
McGovern of the United States Senate.
Box 224, Folder 42
McIntyre, James Francis Cardinal
1965
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence. A letter to Otis Chandler from His Eminence
James Francis Cardinal McIntyre, Archbishop of Los Angeles, and a response
letter written on behalf of Otis Chandler.
Box 224, Folder 43
McKaskle, Paul L.
1976
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Paul L. McKaskle, Dean
at the School of Law at University of San Francisco.
Box 224, Folder 44
Middleton, Drew
1966
Scope and Contents
A draft letter written by Freddie Miller on behalf of Otis Chandler to be sent
to Drew Middleton.
Box 224, Folder 45
Miller, Freddie
1961-1971
Scope and Contents
Many memos between Otis Chandler, Nick Williams, Freddie Miller and other staff
members. Some of the items included are a five page memo from Freddie Miller to
Otis Chandler, regarding Newsday's Editorials; a couple of pages from the
Larchmont Chronicle newspaper regarding the Chandler family with a note written
to Freddie Miller from Otis Chandler; a two page list of Donna Swayze and
Freddie Miller's duties; and a three page memo from Freddie Miller to Sherral
Miller and Joyce Walter
Box 224, Folder 46
Miller, John
1979
Scope and Contents
A letter from Otis Chandler to John Miller, Sunday Editor of The Toronto Star,
informing Chandler of the death of Joe Alex Morris [Jr.].
Box 224, Folder 47
Miller, Paul
1971 - 1976
Scope and Contents
Five letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Paul Miller, Chairman
and Chief Executive of Gannett Co. Inc. Also in this folder are two notes from
Freddie Miller, an RSVP, and a letter from Russell E. Ward, President of the USC
Journalism Alumni Association, regarding Miller.
Box 224, Folder 48
Mills, Billy G.
1965
Scope and Contents
A Western Union telegram to Otis Chandler from Billy G. Mills, Councilman 8th
District, urging the Times Game at the Coliseum to be canceled due to the riot
conditions.
Box 224, Folder 49
Minneapolis Star and Tribune
1978
Scope and Contents
Three letters of correspondence between Donald R. Dwight, Publisher of The
Minneapolis Star and Tribune, and Otis Chandler. Also in this folder is an
attachment that came with one of the letters.
Box 224, Folder 50
Mondale, Walter F.
1974-1980
Scope and Contents
Two thank you letters from Walter F. Mondale to Otis Chandler from the 70s.
Also two letters of correspondence between Mondale and Chandler from 1980 when
Mondale was Vice President.
Box 224, Folder 51
Moreno, Roberto L.
1977
Scope and Contents
A letter from Otis Chandler to Roberto L. Moreno, regarding Moreno's
resume.
Box 224, Folder 52
Morrow, Charles
1979
Scope and Contents
A congratulatory letter sent from Otis Chandler to Charles Morrow in the
Production Office department.
Box 224, Folder 53
Morse, Erskine V.
1978
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Erskine V. Morse,
Handley Distinguished Professor of Veterinary Medicine and Environmental Health
at Purdue University. Morse is also the son of Marian Manners aka Fleeta
Hoke.
Box 224, Folder 54
Mosk, Stanley
1978
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and the Honorable Stanley
Mosk, Justice of the Supreme Court of California. Mosk inquires about a letter
sent to Harrison Gray Otis from William McKinley, and he attaches a copy of the
letter.
Box 224, Folder 55
Moyers, Bill
1971
Scope and Contents
A copy of a thank you letter to Bill Moyers from Otis Chandler, in regards to a
book Moyers sent to Chandler.
Box 224, Folder 56
Munro, Tom
1979
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Tom Munro and Otis Chandler, regarding
indexing the newspaper.
Box 224, Folder 57
Murphy, Allen
1961
Scope and Contents
A memo from the desk of Otis Chandler to Allen Murphy,of the Display
Advertising Department.
Box 224, Folder 58
Murphy, Franklin D.
1980
Scope and Contents
A memo with an attachment, from Otis Chandler to Dr. Franklin D. Murphy, Robert
F. Erburu, and Phillip L. Williams. The memo is about media coverage of economic
issues.
Box 224, Folder 59
Murphy, George
1966-1967
Scope and Contents
Seven letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and George Murphy, United
States Senator
Box 224, Folder 60
Muskie, Edmund S.
1961
Scope and Contents
Letter from Senator Edmund S. Muskie to Nick B. Williams. Sent to Otis Chandler
with Nick Williams' handwritten notes about Muskie and Barry Goldwater.
Box 224, Folder 61
Nagano, Ann Hinsdale
1978
Scope and Contents
A letter to Otis Chandler from Ann Hinsdale Nagano, regarding a wedding
announcement. Also in this folder is a note from Freddie Miller to Otis
Chandler, and three letters of correspondence between Ann Hinsdale Nagano and
Freddie Miller.
Box 224, Folder 62
Needham, Harper & Steers Advertising, Inc.
1980
Scope and Contents
Three letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Bradley H. Roberts,
Vice Chairman of Needham, Harper & Steers Advertising, Inc.
Box 224, Folder 63
Nelson, Dorothy W.
1978 - 1979
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Dorothy W. Nelson, Dean
and Professor of Law at the Law Center at USC.
Box 224, Folder 64
Nelson, Gene E.
1979
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Gene E. Nelson [Mrs.
Robert A. Nelson], Past Regent of the San Clemente Chapter of the California
State Society Daughters American Revolution.
Box 224, Folder 65
Nenow, Helen J.
1979
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Helen J. Nenow.
Box 224, Folder 66
Neumann, Robert G.
1968
Scope and Contents
Correspondence between Robert G. Neumann, American Ambassador to Afghanistan
and Otis Chandler. Topics include having Neumann at an editorial luncheon;
hunting permits and the nature of hunting in Afghanistan; and the political
situation in Afghanistan.
Box 224, Folder 67
Newcombe, Rick
1983
Scope and Contents
Memo from Rick Newcombe and response from Otis Chandler regarding an article in
Muscle and Fitness magazine about Otis Chandler.
Box 224, Folder 68
New West Magazine
1977
Scope and Contents
A copy of a letter in which Otis Chandler was blind copied. The letter was sent
to the Editor of New West Magazine, with an attached clipping from the magazine.
The letter is about a story that New West Imagine ran about an employee of The
Los Angeles Times that accidentally spilled a cup of coffee into a computer.
Box 224, Folder 69
New York Times
1961 - 1978
Scope and Contents
Seven pieces of correspondence. Five pieces, consisting of letters, a memo and
a clipping, are in regards to the Los Angeles Edition of the New York Times. The
sixth piece is a thank you letter from Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, President and
Publisher of the New York Times, regarding the Los Angeles Times' support of the
New York Times by joining the amicus brief in the Myron Farber case. The seventh
piece is a letter from Gladwin Hil [Chief of the New York Times' Los Angeles
Bureau] to Otis Chandler mostly regarding the rudeness of a Los Angeles Times
employee, Del Taylor. Also in this folder is a clipping from the New York Times
entitled "New York Times report to readers."
Box 224, Folder 70
Newhouse, S. I.
1979
Scope and Contents
A transcript of a telegram that was sent to S.I. Newhouse, Jr. and Donald
Newhouse regarding the passing of their father, Samuel Irving Newhouse. The
telegram was signed by Otis Chandler, Franklin D. Murphy and Robert F.
Erburu.
Box 224, Folder 71
News Service
1971
Scope and Contents
Three pieces of correspondence regarding a possible lawsuit brought on by the
Chicago Tribune, due to the merger of New York Times News Service and the
Chicago Daily News Service. Two are memos addressed to Otis Chandler; one being
from Nick Williams and the other from Robert C. Lobdell. Also included is a file
copy of a conversation that Robert C. Lobdell had with Don Reuben, the Chicago
Tribune Lawyer.
Box 224, Folder 72
Newsbeat with Clete Roberts
1981
Scope and Contents
A memo from Robert L. Flannes to the Communications Group, informing them that
Otis Chandler will be interviewed by Paul Crosswhite on the "Newsbeat with Clete
Roberts" program on KCET, Channel 28, on Tuesday, December 8, 1981.
Box 225
Publishers - Chandler, Otis
Box 225, Folder 1
Newsday
1971
Scope and Contents
Ten pieces of correspondence between Otis Chandler and employees of Newsday.
The first set of letters are congratulatory and thank you letters between Otis
Chandler and Tom Darcy, Newsday's political cartoonist, regarding Darcy's award
for best cartoon from the Overseas Press Club, and Paul Conrad's recent
Pulitzer. The second set of letters are correspondence between William (Bill)
Attwood, Newsday's President and Publisher, and Otis Chandler, regarding
syndication. The last set of letters are correspondence between Otis Chandler,
Nick Thimmesch [Los Angeles Times Syndicate Columnist], Freddie [Frederica]
Miller [Otis Chandler's Secretary], and Dave Laventhol [Newsday's Editor], which
included a copy of the syndicate agreement between Nick Thimmesch and
Newsday.
Box 225, Folder 2
Newsweek Article
1966-1967
Scope and Contents
Congratulatory letters to Otis Chandler regarding the article and cover story
on him in Newsweek. Some letters have attached a copy of Otis's response.
Box 225, Folder 3
Ng'weno, Hilary B.
1978
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Hilary B. Ng'weno,
Editor/Publisher of Stellascope Limited. Also in this folder is a letter from
Jock Leslie Melville to Otis Chandler, about Ng'weno.
Box 225, Folder 4
Nixon, Richard
1960 - 1974
Scope and Contents
Twelve items. Nine pieces of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Richard
Nixon. Also included is a five page copy of the endorsement of Richard Nixon for
President, and a memo from an unknown author and a photocopy of one of the
letters. The memo is attached to a copy of an article entitled "Hazards of
Presidential Isolation," which discusses Nixon. The last item is actually a
letter address to "Buff" [Dorothy Chandler] from Richard Nixon, thanking her for
selecting his secretary, Rose Mary Woods, as one of the Women of the Year award
recipients.
Box 225, Folder 5
Nixon, Richard - 1962 Election
1962
Scope and Contents
"Seven items, all are photocopies regarding the 1962 California Governor
Election between Richard Nixon and Pat Brown, which consist of the following: A
two page complaint from a reader, S. M. Forderer, with a note attached from FM
[Freddie Miller] to Otis Chandler stating "of the now 82 letters I've read
condemning us for the outcome of the election, this one alone has a new slant
which might interest you." Also attached is a statement released by Otis
Chandler on November 7, 1962. Correspondence between Charles S. Jones. which
includes a statement released by Mr. Jones, which also includes a copy of a Los
Angeles Times Article entitled "Shell Clamis Nixon Wages Gutter Attack," which
was published on Sunday May 27, 1962."
Box 225, Folder 6
Norstad, Lauris
1963
Scope and Contents
Four items of correspondence, which include three letters and a telegram,
between Otis Chandler and General Lauris Norstad, President of Owens-Corning
Fiberglas International. Also in this folder is a two page copy of the Advance
area Visitor's Log.
Box 225, Folder 7
O'Brien, Lawrence F.
1966
Scope and Contents
Three letters of correspondence. The first is from Freddie Miller to Honorable
Lawrence F. O'Brien, United States Postmaster General. The second letter is to
Freddie Miller from Ira Kapenstein, Special Assistant to the Postmaster General.
The third is to Otis Chandler from O'Brien.
Box 225, Folder 8
O'Connor, Thomas F.
1979
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Thomas F. O'Connor.
Box 225, Folder 9
O'Malley, Walter F.
1963-1974
Scope and Contents
Four letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Walter F. O'Malley,
Campaign Chairman of People for Peter Pitchess and President of the Los Angeles
Dodgers, Inc.
Box 225, Folder 10
Orange County Satellite Plant
1964-1968
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, memoranda and photocopies of articles relating to the Orange
County Satellite Plant. Topics include news plans, chasers, satellite study
project, Orange County reception, contract agreement disputes, a reception list
and a copy of Among Ourselves.
Box 225, Folder 11
Osborne, H. Durant
1978
Scope and Contents
A letter sent from Otis Chandler to H. Durant Osborne, Suburban Editor. Also in
this folder is a letter sent out by Pat B. Anderson which announces Osborne's
retirement.
Box 225, Folder 12
Ostenson, C.B.
1976 - 1978
Scope and Contents
Four letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and C. B. Ostenson. Also
in this folder is a three page photocopy of an article from Forbes, that
Ostenson sent as an attachment to one of his letter.
Box 225, Folder 13
Ostroff, Howard
1979
Scope and Contents
A letter to Otis Chandler from Howard Ostroff. Also in this letter is a
response letter to Ostroff from Freddie Miller.
Box 225, Folder 14
Packard, David
1969
Scope and Contents
A letter from David Packard [U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense and Co-Founder of
Hewlett-Packard] to Otis Chandler in regards to their recent visit.
Box 225, Folder 15
Pan American World Airways
1973 - 1974
Scope and Contents
Five letters to Pan American World Airways from Otis Chandler. Four were
written to William T. Seawell, President and Chairman of the Board, and the
fifth letter was addressed to the Board of Directors. On of the letters to
Seawell is address marked personal and confidential.
Box 225, Folder 16
Pan Am Airlines - Moscow Flight
1968 - 1969
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: exchange of several letters between OC and Harold Gray (Board
Chair, Pan American World Airways) ; "Inaugural Flight Certificate" to "certify
that Otis Chandler flew aboard PAN AM's direct Jet Clipper Service - New York to
Moscow," 7/15/1968 ; other material related to the flight and the new service
between NYC and Moscow.
Box 225, Folder 17
Parker, W.H.
1966
Scope and Contents
A letter to Otis Chandler from W.H. Parker, Chief of Police for the City of Los
Angeles
Box 225, Folder 18
Parks, George B.
1978
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and George B. Parks. Also
in this folder is a copy of a letter that Parks sent to Coach Ray Malavasi, and
a note from Freddie Miller to Bill [Thomas.]
Box 225, Folder 19
Paschall, Robert H.
1979
Scope and Contents
A letter from Otis Chandler to Robert H. Paschall, of Robert H. Paschall &
Associates, in response to a letter Paschall sent Chandler. Also in this folder
is a note from Freddie Miller to Otis Chandler.
Box 225, Folder 20
Pauls, Rolf
1973
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Dr. Rolf Pauls, The
Ambassador of Germany. Also in this folder is a letter from Constantin von
Dziembowski.
Box 225, Folder 21
Pavlinski, Larry
1979
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Larry Pavlinski, U.S.
Department of Transportation at the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration.
Box 225, Folder 22
Payavichien, Pongsak
1980
Scope and Contents
A congratulatory letter sent from Otis Chandler to Pongsak Payavichien,
Editor-in-Chief of Matichon. Also in this folder is a letter from Gordon P. in
regards to sending the congratulatory letter.
Box 225, Folder 23
Pearson, Drew
1968
Scope and Contents
Correspondence between Drew Pearson and Otis Chandler regarding Pearson's novel
"The Senator."
Box 225, Folder 24
Peking Bureau
1971
Scope and Contents
Three items which include a letter, a rough draft of the letter and a memo
regarding asking the permission of Prime Minister Chou En-lai for the
establishment of a Peking News Bureau.
Box 225, Folder 25
Pension Increase
1978 - 1979
Scope and Contents
"Approx. 55 items: letters to Otis Chandler (and some replies) from grateful
ex-employees who had just been notified of an increase in their pension payments
"
Box 225, Folder 26
Percy, Charles H.
1965-1967
Scope and Contents
Seven letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler from Charles H. Percy,
United States Senator
Box 225, Folder 27
Phillips, Gordon
1977 - 1978
Scope and Contents
Three items of correspondence; a congratulatory letter sent from Otis Chandler
to Gordon Phillips in the Promotion and Public Relations department; and a two
page memo to Freddie Miller from Gordon Phillips, regarding the Special Cups.
Also in this folder are two Polaroid pictures of the cups and a note from
Freddie Miller to Otis Chandler.
Box 225, Folder 28
Pike, Katherine
1977
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Mrs. Thomas Pike
[Katherine Pike].
Box 225, Folder 29
Pitchess, Peter J.
1961 - 1974
Scope and Contents
Four items consisting of three letters, a memo and a two page editorial from
Sheriff Peter J. Pitchess. The editorial is attached to one of the letters and
is a rebuttal to a Los Angeles Times editorial. The memo is attached to a draft
letter written by Freddie Miller for Chandler's approval.
Box 225, Folder 30
Planning Commission
1964
Scope and Contents
A two page draft of a letter from Otis Chandler to Milton Emerson, Secretary of
the Planning Commission of the City of San Marino.
Box 225, Folder 31
Playboy Magazine
1980
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Hugh M. Hefner,
Editor-Publisher of Playboy Magazine. Also in this folder are two newspaper
clippings about the "Freedom of the Press" exhibit.
Box 225, Folder 32
Plimpton, George A.
1974
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Mrs. Thomas Pike
[Katherine Pike]. Also in this folder is a note from Freddie Miller to Otis
Chandler.
Box 225, Folder 33
Pole, Rupert
1977
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Rupert Pole, Literary
Executor of the Anais Nin Estate, regarding his wife Anais Nin and his mother
Mrs. Lloyd Wright [Helen Taggart.] Also in this folder is a are notes from Digby
Diehl to Freddie Miller and a note from Jean Sharley Taylor to Digby Diehl.
Box 225, Folder 34
Policies, News
1960-1970
Scope and Contents
Six items consisting of twenty-nine pages of correspondence about news
policies.
Box 225, Folder 35
Posner, Irina
1977 - 1978
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Irina Posner, Producer
at CBS News.
Box 225, Folder 36
Powis, Robert
1977
Scope and Contents
A letter fro Freddie Miller to Robert Powis, Chief Agent in the United States
Secret Service, regarding a letter that James W. Duncan, Employment Supervisor
for the Los Angeles Times, wrote to Janet Thompson when she inquired about a
position. Also in this folder is a copy of the letter James W. Duncan wrote to
Janet Thompson.
Box 225, Folder 37
Pressmen (1 of 2)
1963-1967
Scope and Contents
Correspondence pertaining to Union and activities and the Pressmen. which
includes copies of the agreement reached. Split into two folders.
Box 225, Folder 38
Pressmen (2 of 2)
1963-1967
Scope and Contents
Correspondence pertaining to Union and activities and the Pressmen. which
includes copies of the agreement reached. Split into two folders.
Box 225, Folder 39
Publisher's Anniversary Luncheon
1975
Scope and Contents
An itinerary for Otis Chandler's 15th Anniversary as Publisher luncheon.
Box 225, Folder 40
Pulitzer, Jr., Joseph
1966
Scope and Contents
Three letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Joseph Pulitzer, Jr.,
of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. One of the letters has a note attached to
Freddie Miller from Rex Barley.
Box 225, Folder 41
Pulliam, Russ
1978
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Russ Pulliam. Pulliam
send an attachment which consist of photocopies of articles he wrote about his
father, Eugene C. Pulliam.
Box 225, Folder 42
Rasmussen, Helen
1978
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Helen Rasmussen, in
which Rasmussen thanks Chandler for throwing annual parties for retirees.
Box 225, Folder 43
Reagan, Ronald
1966 -1967
Scope and Contents
Four letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Governor Ronald
Reagan. One of the letters has two attachments.
Box 225, Folder 44
Reasons, George
1967
Scope and Contents
Three items of correspondence between regarding George Reasons. Two are letters
to Reason from Otis Chandler, and one is a memo from UCLA.
Box 225, Folder 45
Reddin, Thomas
1967
Scope and Contents
Three letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Thomas Reddin, Los
Angeles City Police Chief.
Box 225, Folder 46
Redmond, Charles R.
1988
Scope and Contents
A Times Mirror Management Bulletin addressed to Corporate Employees, announcing
that Otis Chandler will permanently relocate his office from Times Mirror Square
to Oxnard.
Box 225, Folder 47
Rees, Thomas M.
1974
Scope and Contents
A letter from Congress member Thomas M. Rees to Otis Chandler, thanking the Los
Angeles Times for their endorsement.
Box 225, Folder 48
Renick, Leonard
1977
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Leonard Renick, of Phil
Renick Cadillac. Attached to Renick's letter three pages of signatures from
people that approved on Chandler's decision to ban pornographic advertising.
Box 225, Folder 49
Richardson, Elliot L.
1976
Scope and Contents
A letter to Otis Chandler from Elliot L. Richardson, Secretary of Commerce.
Box 225, Folder 50
Richardson, H. L. "Bill"
1978 -1979
Scope and Contents
Six letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and H.L. "Bill" Richardson,
California State Senator. Attached to one of Richardson's letters are two pages
of photocopied articles.
Box 225, Folder 51
Richelieu, Frank E.
1977
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Dr. Frank E. Richelieu,
Minister of Church of Religious Science.
Box 225, Folder 52
Ridder, Herman Henry
1966
Scope and Contents
Six letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Herman Henry Ridder,
Publisher of the Independent Press-Telegram.
Box 226
Publishers - Chandler, Otis
Box 226, Folder 1
Ridder, P. Anthony
1979
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and P. Anthony Ridder,
Publisher of the San Jose Mercury News. Attached to Ridder's letters is a two
page biography of Jim Campbell.
Box 226, Folder 2
Rimmer, Bryan
1978
Scope and Contents
A letter from Freddie Miller to Bryan Rimmer, of the Daily Mirror in
London.
Box 226, Folder 3
Rivers, L. Mendel
1966
Scope and Contents
A letter to Otis Chandler from L. Mendel Rivers, M.C., Congress of the United
States, House of Representatives.
Box 226, Folder 4
Roberts, Clete
1962
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Clete Roberts, of
KTLA-TV. Also included in this folder is a two page transcript which is one of
the subjects of the letters.
Box 226, Folder 5
Roberts, George
1980
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and George Roberts, Art
History Professor at De Anza College. Also in this folder are two letters other
letters regarding George Demont Otis. One letter is addressed to Harrison Otis
Chandler from Grace V. Hartley, of the George Demont Otis Foundation. The other
letter is a response to Hartley's letter from Lois L. Markwith.
Box 226, Folder 6
Robertson, Marilyn C.
1979
Scope and Contents
A letter to Otis Chandler from Marilyn C. Roberston regarding her late husband,
Assemblyman Alfred W. Robertson. Also in this folder is a response letter to
Mrs. Robertson from Freddie Miller.
Box 226, Folder 7
Robinson, Hugh G.
1980
Scope and Contents
Four letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Brigadier General Hugh
G. Robinson.
Box 226, Folder 8
Robinson, Julie
1979
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Julie Robinson.
Box 226, Folder 9
Robinson, Le Roy
1978
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Le Roy Robinson.
Box 226, Folder 10
Robinson, Richard S.
1979
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Richard S.
Robinson.
Box 226, Folder 11
Robowski, Helen F.
1979
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Mrs. Ernest Robowski
[Helen F. Robowski].
Box 226, Folder 12
Rockefeller, Laurence
1980
Scope and Contents
Two items of correspondence, which include a letter and a mailgram, between
Otis Chandler and Laurence Rockefeller, of Americans for the Coast.
Box 226, Folder 13
Rockefeller, Nelson A.
1964 - 1975
Scope and Contents
Ten items which include five letters from Nelson Rockefeller to Otis Chandler,
a response letter from Otis Chandler to Nelson Rockefeller, two telegrams
regarding Rockefeller and Hugh Morrow visiting the Los Angeles Times, a memo
from Freddie Miller, and a two page memo from Otis Chandler to the Times
Executives regarding how to handle any comments, questions and accusations
regarding the [Nelson A.] Rockefeller editorial.
Box 226, Folder 14
Romney, George
circa 1965
Scope and Contents
A letter to Otis Chandler from George Romney, Governor of Michigan.
Box 226, Folder 15
Rood, Rodney W.
1979
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Rodney W. Rood, Vice
President and Assistant to the Chairman at Atlantic Richfield Company.
Box 226, Folder 16
Roosevelt, Jr., Franklin D.
Scope and Contents
A letter to Otis Chandler from Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr. Attached to the
letter is a memo from Otis Chandler to Freddie Miller.
Box 226, Folder 17
Ross, Thomas B.
1980
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Thomas B. Ross,
Assistant Secretary of Defense.
Box 226, Folder 18
Rousselot, John
1961
Scope and Contents
A letter from Otis Chandler to the Honorable John Rousselot, House of
Representatives.
Box 226, Folder 19
Saeta, Philip M.
1973
Scope and Contents
Three letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Philip M. Saeta,
Judge of Municipal Courts. Also in this folder are newspaper clippings; a rough
draft of the letter sent to Saeta; and a note from Ed to Freddie Miller.
Box 226, Folder 20
Salazar, Ruben
1970
Scope and Contents
Twelve items which consist of letters and a copy of the eulogy that Otis
Chandler gave at Ruben Salazar's funeral. Most of the letters are regarding the
death of Ruben Salazar.
Box 226, Folder 21
Salinger, Pierre
1966
Scope and Contents
A letter to Otis Chandler from Pierre Salinger.
Box 226, Folder 22
Saltzman, Marvin L.
1968
Scope and Contents
Four letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Marvin L. Saltzman,
Publisher of Letters Magazine. Also in this folder is a copy of the September
1968 issue of Letters Magazine, that was sent as an attachment with one of
Saltzman's letters.
Box 226, Folder 23
San Juan, Javier
1980
Scope and Contents
Three letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Javier San Juan, of
San Miguel International. Also in this folder are attachments sent by San Juan,
which consist of a photocopy of an article, a press release, a copy of an FDA
release sent out by the Associated Press, a letter sent to all of San Miguel
imported beer distributor/wholesalers, and a page of facts about San Miguel
Beer.
Box 226, Folder 24
Sargent, Wayne
1980
Scope and Contents
A letter from Otis Chandler to Wayne Sargent, Editor of The Sun. Its is in
response to a letter that was sent to Sargent from Claudine Rich. A copy of this
letter, with a note on the bottom to Chandler from Sargent, is included in this
folder.
Box 226, Folder 25
Sarguis, Francis
1977
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Francis Sarguis, an
attorney in Santa Barbara, regarding the coverage of the Skyhorse [Paul
"Skyhorse" Durant] and Mohawk [Richard "Mohawk" Billings] case.
Box 226, Folder 26
Savage, Boyd
1978
Scope and Contents
A letter from Otis Chandler to Boyd Savage, The Los Angeles Times Automotive
Advertising Sales Manager.
Box 226, Folder 27
Saxbe, William B.
1974
Scope and Contents
A letter from William B. Saxbe to Otis Chandler regarding their brief meeting
prior to a luncheon.
Box 226, Folder 28
Scheer, Robert - Jews of Los Angeles Article Responses
1978
Scope and Contents
Letters written in response to a three part article published in the Los
Angeles Times entitled "Jews of Los Angeles" by Robert Scheer.
Box 226, Folder 29
Schiff, Dorothy
1973-1974
Scope and Contents
Four letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Dorothy Schiff,
Publisher of the New York Post. Also in this folder is a memo to William F.
Thomas from Rob Wood, regarding Schiff's letter, and a copy of the article by
Robert A. Jones that Schiff writes about.
Box 226, Folder 30
Schneider, Richard J.
1979
Scope and Contents
Three letters of correspondence with Richard J. Schneider regarding getting
Otis Chandler's signature on a awards program. Original letter was sent to Otis
Chandler, however Freddie Miller corresponded with Schneider.
Box 226, Folder 31
Schwartz, Marjorie
1979
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Marjorie Schwartz.
Box 226, Folder 32
Scranton, William W.
1980
Scope and Contents
A letter to Otis Chandler from William W. Scranton.
Box 226, Folder 33
Scripps, Charles E.
1980
Scope and Contents
Five letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Charles E. Scripps,
Chairman of the Board of Scripps-Howard Newspapers.
Box 226, Folder 34
Seacat, Ellen R.
1977
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Ellen R. Seacat.
Box 226, Folder 35
See, Henry W.
1961
Scope and Contents
A letter from Freddie Miller on Otis Chandler's behalf to Henry W. See of
BBD&O.
Box 226, Folder 36
Segerstrom, Henry T.
1977 - 1978
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Henry T. Segerstrom, of
C.J. Segerstrom & Sons.
Box 226, Folder 37
Seidenbaum, Art
1967
Scope and Contents
Three items of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Art Seidenbaum. Items
include a memo and two letters.
Box 226, Folder 38
Seldis, Mark
1978
Scope and Contents
A letter from Otis Chandler to Mark Seldis, the son of Henry J. Seldis, an art
critic for the Los Angeles Times from 1960-1978.
Box 226, Folder 39
Sell, Ted
1973
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Ted Sell, regarding his
resignation.
Box 226, Folder 40
Selzer, Carolyn
1980
Scope and Contents
A letter from Otis Chandler to Mrs. Fred C. Selzer [Carolyn Selzer].
Box 226, Folder 41
Shaw, Jay A.
1980
Scope and Contents
Correspondence between Jay A. Shaw, President and Publisher of Connecticut
Newspapers Inc. and Otis Chandler regarding speeches to be given by
Chandler.
Box 226, Folder 42
Shea, James G.
1979
Scope and Contents
A letter, with an attachment, to Otis Chandler from James G. Shea, Vice
President of Public Relations at Southern Pacific Company. The attachment is a
program from A Special Evening Honoring Joseph B. Ridder.
Box 226, Folder 43
Shepard, Clay
1978
Scope and Contents
A letters from Otis Chandler to Clay Shepard, President of The National
Management Association, Rockwell California Chapter, Space Club.
Box 226, Folder 44
Short, Robert
1983
Scope and Contents
Correspondence between Otis Chandler and Robert H. Short, Chairman, Oregon
Independent College Foundation, Inc., regarding Chandler speaking at the Annual
Donors Recognition Dinner.
Box 226, Folder 45
Showman, Sybil
1977
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Sybil Showman. Also in
this folder is a note from William F. Thomas to Otis Chandler, then it was
forwarded to Freddie Miller.
Box 226, Folder 46
Shriver, Eunice
1967
Scope and Contents
A letter from Otis Chandler to Eunice Shriver. In the salutation it states
"Eunice" but in the address it states "Mrs. Sargent Shriver.
Box 226, Folder 47
Shriver, Jr., Robert Sargent
1966
Scope and Contents
Four letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Robert Sargent
Shriver, Jr., Director, Office of Economic Opportunity.
Box 226, Folder 48
Siegal, J. L.
1973
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and J.L. Siegal, General
Manager at PSA Broadcasting, Inc. Also in this folder is a newspaper page from
the Calendar section and a letter to Jim Bellows from Aleene MacMinn.
Box 226, Folder 49
Siegel, Barry
1978
Scope and Contents
A congratulatory letter from Otis Chandler to Barry Siegel in the View
department.
Box 226, Folder 50
Silk, Arthur D.
1979
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Arthur D. Silk, M.D.,
Editor of the Bulletin of the Orange County Medical Association. Also in this
folder is a letter from Freddie Miller to Arthur D. Silk.
Box 226, Folder 51
Silverman, Fred
1978
Scope and Contents
Four letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Fred Silverman,
President and Chief Executive Officer at NBC. Also in this folder is a list of
dinner attendants, which was an attachment from one of Silverman's letters.
Box 226, Folder 52
Simons, Jr., Dolph C.
1977 - 1980
Scope and Contents
Nine letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Dolph C. Simons, Jr.,
Editor and Publisher of The Lawrence Daily Journal-World.
Box 226, Folder 53
Slayden, James B.
1977
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and James B. Slayden,
President of Robinson's.
Box 226, Folder 54
Slusser, W. Peter
1978
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and W. Peter Slusser,
Senior Vice President of Paine Webber Jackson and Curtis.
Box 226, Folder 55
Small, Jean Alice
1980
Scope and Contents
Three items of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Jean Alise Small [Mrs.
Len Small], Editor and Publisher of The Daily Journal. Items include a letter, a
copy of a telegram, and a telegram.
Box 226, Folder 56
Smith, Mrs. Richard F.
1976
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Mrs. Richard F.
Smith.
Box 226, Folder 57
Smith, Vi
1980
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence. The first is to Otis Chandler from Vi Smith,
Auction Chairman for the Orange County Professional Chapter of The Society of
Professional Journalists, Sigma Delta Chi. The other is a response letter to
Smith from Donna Swayze.
Box 226, Folder 58
Snow, Jr., Crocker
1980
Scope and Contents
A letter to Otis Chandler from Crocker Snow, Jr., Publisher and Editor-in-Chief
of WorldPaper. Also in this folder is a note from Tom Johnson regarding
Snow.
Box 226, Folder 59
Soler, Frank G.
1979
Scope and Contents
A letter to Otis Chandler from Frank G. Soler, of The Gulf Companies.
Box 226, Folder 60
Sotomayor, Frank O.
1975 -1976
Scope and Contents
Three items of correspondence, which include two letters and a memo, between
Otis Chandler and Frank O. Sotomayor, Copy Editor for The Los Angeles Times and
teacher at the Summer Program for Minority Journalists. Also in this folder are
three letters and two memos regarding the Summer Program for Minority
Journalists.
Box 226, Folder 61
Soundings
1980 - 1981
Scope and Contents
A letter to Otis Chandler from John P. Turner, Publisher of Soundings. Also in
this folder is a memo from Dow W. Carpenter, Jr. to Otis Chandler.
Box 226, Folder 62
Southern California Conference on the Media and the Law
1977
Scope and Contents
Items pertaining to the Southern California Conference on The Media and The
Law, held in Santa Barbara from February 11-13, 1977. Items include an event
brochure; six letters and a place card.
Box 226, Folder 63
Southern California Safari Club
1975
Scope and Contents
A letter to Otis Chandler from Max K. Hurlbut, President of the Southern
California Safari Club.
Box 226, Folder 64
Spivak, Lawrence E.
1966
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Lawrence E. Spivak of
Meet the Press.
Box 226, Folder 65
Sproat, Robert
1978
Scope and Contents
A congratulatory letter from Otis Chandler to Robert Sproat, of the Dallas
Times Herald.
Box 226, Folder 66
Squibb Jr., J. Donald
1977 - 1978
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and J. Donald Squibb, Jr.,
Executive Vice President of Houston National Bank.
Box 226, Folder 67
Stall, Bill
1977 - 1978
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Bill Stall, from the
Editorial Department. Other items in this folder include two letters of
correspondence between Otis Chandler and James W. Whittaker, Leader of the 1978
American K2 Expedition. Whittaker includes a brochure of the expedition with his
letter.
Box 226, Folder 68
Stanford University
1971 - 1976
Scope and Contents
Correspondence between Otis Chandler and different individuals at Stanford
University regarding a proposal for the establishment of the Chandler Center for
Professional Journalism at Stanford University and regarding the establishment
of a Professorship in the name of Harry and Norman Chandler. Items included
letters, notes memos, a formal proposal, a history of the Chandler Family and
Stanford University, a folder regarding Stanford University Professional
Journalism Fellowships,
Box 227
Publishers - Chandler, Otis
Box 227, Folder 1
Steiger, Paul
1978
Scope and Contents
A congratulatory letter from Otis Chandler to Paul Stieger in the Business and
Finance department for being part of both teams that won the Loeb Award and the
Hancock Award.
Box 227, Folder 2
Stepp, Jr., J. Edd
1979
Scope and Contents
A letter marked Confidential and Privileged sent to J. Edd Stepp, Jr., Joseph
A. Collins, and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, from Robert C. Lobdell, regarding
Federal Trade Commission v. Times Mirror. Also in this folder are copies of
articles and speeches.
Box 227, Folder 3
Sterling, J.E. Wallace
1980
Scope and Contents
A handwritten note to Otis Chandler from J.E. Wallace Sterling. Also in this
folder is a typed out copy of the note.
Box 227, Folder 4
Stingley, Jim
1979
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Jim Stingley.
Box 227, Folder 5
Stockholder Meeting Speech Responses
1969
Scope and Contents
Six letters regarding Otis Chandler's speech at the Stockholders' Meeting held
on May 28, 1969.
Box 227, Folder 6
Stone, Martin - Tribute to
1972
Scope and Contents
Six letters to Otis Chandler regarding the Tribute to Martin Stone, Chairman of
the Board of Monogram Industries, Inc., by the Frances A. Wayne Chapter of the
City of Hope. One letter is from Percy Solotoy, President of the City of Hope
Board of Trustees. The other five letters are correspondence between Otis
Chandler and Henry Gluck, President at Monogram Industries, Inc. Also in this
folder are two copies of endowment opportunities, a memo from Imogene
Butterfield to Freddie Miller, and a program of the event.
Box 227, Folder 7
Storey, Myra Rosemond
1975 - 1976
Scope and Contents
Three items of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Myra Rosemond Storey,
which included two letters and a Christmas card.
Box 227, Folder 8
Strapac, John J.
1979
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and John J. Strapac. Also
in this folder is a note from Freddie Miller to Bill.
Box 227, Folder 9
Stutsman Jr., Carl A.
1979
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Carl A. Stutsman, Jr.,
of the Law Offices of Hill, Farrer & Burrill.
Box 227, Folder 10
Sugarman, Burt
1979
Scope and Contents
A letter from Otis Chandler to Burt Sugerman.
Box 227, Folder 11
Sulzberger, Arthur Ochs
1980
Scope and Contents
Four letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Arthur Ochs
Sulzberger, Publisher of The New York Times. Also in this folder a photocopy of
an article and two letters from Elke Corley, secretary to Otis Chandler, to
Sulzberger.
Box 227, Folder 12
Sweeney, Louise
1980
Scope and Contents
A letter from Otis Chandler to Louise Sweeney.
Box 227, Folder 13
Sweet, Robert W.
1967
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence to Robert W. Sweet, Deputy Mayor of the City of
New York. One letter is from Otis Chandler and the other from Freddie
Miller.
Box 227, Folder 14
Symington, James W.
1967
Scope and Contents
Two items: the original and a photocopy of a letter sent to Otis Chandler from
James W. Symington, The Chief of Protocol, Department of State.
Box 227, Folder 15
Taublieb, Paul
1983
Scope and Contents
Correspondence between Otis Chandler and Paul Taublieb, reporter for US
magazine. Also, draft of article Taublieb wrote for US about Otis Chandler.
Box 227, Folder 16
Taylor, Stephen
1964
Scope and Contents
A three page letter from Otis Chandler to Stephen Taylor, the son of Walter
Taylor, a friend and neighbor of Chandler, regarding Taylor's request to buy
Chandler's 901 Porsche.
Box 227, Folder 17
Teper, Lonnie
1983
Scope and Contents
Correspondence between Lonnie Teper and Otis Chandler in regards to an article
Teper wrote about Chandler and submitted to Muscle and Fitness magazine.
Box 227, Folder 18
Thayer, Walter N.
1979
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Walter N. Thayer,
President of Whitney Communications Corporation.
Box 227, Folder 19
Thieriot, Mrs. Charles de Young
1977
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Mrs. Charles de Young
Thieriot [Barbara Mary Tobin]. Thieriot was the editor and publisher of the San
Francisco Chronicle.
Box 227, Folder 20
Thieriot, Richard T.
1977 - 1980
Scope and Contents
Three letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Richard T. Thieriot.
Two of the letters list Thieriot as the Editor and Publisher of the San
Francisco Chronicle. The other letter list Thieriot as President of The
Chronicle Publishing Company. Also in this folder is a response letter to
Thieriot from Freddie Miller.
Box 227, Folder 21
Thomas, Bill
1967-1978
Scope and Contents
Four memos of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Bill Thomas. One is
regarding the decline of West Magazine. The second is regarding a memo between
Thomas and Tom Johnson. A copy of that memo is attached to the Chandler/Thomas
memo. The last two are in regards to a project that Thomas and George Reasons
worked together on.
Box 227, Folder 22
Thornton, Jimmy
1979
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Jimmy Thornton, Action
Line Editor at the Evening Tribune.
Box 227, Folder 23
Time Inc.
1980
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Ralph P. Davidson, Vice
President at Time Inc. Also in this folder is a photocopy of an newspaper
article.
Box 227, Folder 24
Times Employees and Their Families
1960 - 1977
Scope and Contents
Thirty-one letters from Otis Chandler to Times Employees and their families.
One of the letters is from Norman Chandler announcing Otis Chandler as
publisher. Also in this folder is a document entitled "Personal from Otis
Chandler."
Box 227, Folder 25
Times-Mirror Report
1962
Scope and Contents
A four page report given by Otis Chandler to the Times-Mirror in January
1962.
Box 227, Folder 26
Times Newspapers Limited
1980
Scope and Contents
Three letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and M.J. Hussey
[Marmaduke James Hussey], Managing Director and Chief Executive of Times
Newspapers Limited. Also in this folder are two letters and four memos regarding
Hussey's visit.
Box 227, Folder 27
Toastmasters International
1979
Scope and Contents
A letter to Otis Chandler from Sherry Angel, Publications and Communications
Manager at Toastmasters International. Also in this folder is a one page
response from Chandler to a questionnaire that Angel sent to him.
Box 227, Folder 28
Torres, Art
1979
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Assemblyman Art
Torres.
Box 227, Folder 29
Travelers Insurance Company
1980
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Morrison H. Beach,
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Travelers Insurance
Company.
Box 227, Folder 30
Trombley, William
1978
Scope and Contents
A congratulatory letter from Otis Chandler to William Trombley in the
Metropolitan Staff.
Box 227, Folder 31
Tso, Jack B.
1978
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Jack B. Tso, Judge of
the Municipal Court.
Box 227, Folder 32
Tunney, James J.
1974
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and James J. Tunney,
Principal of Hollywood High School.
Box 227, Folder 33
Tunney, John V.
1969-1975
Scope and Contents
Five letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and California Senator
John V. Tunney. Two letters are regarding a proposed newspaper exemption
amendment to S. 408, the Fair Trade Repeal Bill. The other three letters are
regarding Tunney's Los Angeles visit.
Box 227, Folder 34
Unionamerica, Inc.
1973
Scope and Contents
Correspondence between Otis Chandler and Harry J. Volk of Unionamerica, Inc. in
regards to Otis Chandler resigning from the Board of Directors of Unionamerica,
Inc. due to Chandler being named as a defendant in an action brought in the
Federal District Court for the Northern District of California by the Securities
and Exchange Commission, relating to certain oil ventures and companies
organized by John P. Burke.
Box 227, Folder 35
Unions
Scope and Contents
A copy of Chapter 17, page 45 from James Bassett's project book Life and Times
of Los Angeles, regarding unions. Also included is a manila folder with a note
from Otis Chandler to James Bassett regarding his comments about page 45.
Box 227, Folder 36
United Nations Association of the United States of America
1979
Scope and Contents
A two page letter to Otis Chandler from Paul Jabber, Ph.D, Survey Coordinator,
and Leonard Vernon, President, of the United Nations Association of the United
States of America.
Box 227, Folder 37
United Press International
1979 -1980
Scope and Contents
Seven letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Roderick W. Beaton,
President and Chief Executive Officer of United Press International. Also in
this folder are three letters of correspondence with Edward W. Estlow, President
of Scripps-Howard Newspapers, regarding the United Press International deal; two
pages pertaining to United Press International's un-audited consolidated summary
of losses; a permit; a photocopy of rules of the California Commissioner of
Corporations; a memo from Tom Johnson and a letter to Tom Johnson from Robert E.
Page, Vice President and General Manager of United Press International.
Box 227, Folder 38
Unruh, Jess M.
1969
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Jess M. Unruh, Assembly
Democratic Leader. Unruh attached to his letter a copy of Assembly Bill 325 and
a digest of the bill.
Box 227, Folder 39
Vail, Thomas
1966 -1967
Scope and Contents
Five letters of correspondence. Two between Otis Chandler and Thomas Vail,
Publisher and Editor of The Plain Dealer. The other three between Freddie Miller
and Vail.
Box 227, Folder 40
Valenti, Jack
1964 - 1980
Scope and Contents
Five letters to Otis Chandler from Jack Valenti [Lyndon Johnson's "special
assistant" and president of the Motion Picture Association of America]. Also in
this folder is a two page photocopy of a Newsweek article dated September 22,
1980.
Box 227, Folder 41
Vietnam
1968 - 1970
Scope and Contents
Three items consisting of ten pages of photocopies of correspondence regarding
Vietnam between Otis Chandler and the Henry Kissinger, Richard Nixon, V.H.
Krulak, and Bob Gibson.
Box 227, Folder 42
Vietnam Editorial
1970
Scope and Contents
Correspondence regarding a Los Angeles Times editorial entitled "Get out of
Vietnam NOW." Many of the letters are from other newspapers across the United
States that reprinted the editorial in their own papers. Some letters have
attached a response letter from Otis Chandler.
Box 227, Folder 43
Wain, Philip
1980
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Philip Wain, President
of The Wain Foundation.
Box 227, Folder 44
Wallace, George C.
1967
Scope and Contents
Two items of correspondence regarding George C. Wallace. The items include a
note to Otis Chandler from Freddie Miller and a letter from Bill Jones to Nick
Williams regarding George C. Wallace and the The Wallace Campaign.
Box 227, Folder 45
Washington Journalism Review
1980
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Henry E. Cato, Jr., of
the Washington Journalism Review. Also in this folder is a note from Gordon
Phillips.
Box 227, Folder 46
Washington Post
1971
Scope and Contents
Three letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and both Benjamin C.
Bradlee and Gerald W. Siegel from the Washington Post, regarding the appointment
of Bill Thomas to the News Service Executive Committee in place of Bob
Donovan.
Box 227, Folder 47
Watson, Philip E.
1966
Scope and Contents
A letter to Otis Chandler from Philip E. Watson, Assessor for the County of Los
Angeles.
Box 227, Folder 48
Wayne, John
1964
Scope and Contents
Four photocopies of correspondence between Otis Chandler and John Wayne
regarding Wayne's political and social views. Wayne analyzes (and criticizes)
the Times' editorial policy. Otis Chandler also asks about good hunting spots in
Baja, which they discuss. Includes a somewhat cryptic memo from OC's assistant
Freddie Miller to OC and "RSR" about an ultra-right-wing publication called
Western Destiny [edited by Willis Carto]; the tie of this item to John Wayne is
unclear.
Box 227, Folder 49
West Magazine Discontinuation
1972
Scope and Contents
Eighteen pieces of correspondence from disappointed readers regarding the
discontinuation of West Magazine. A couple of the letters have responses from
Otis Chandler attached to them.
Box 227, Folder 50
Wetzel, Maggie
1980
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Maggie Wetzel [Mrs.
Harry H. Wetzel], Executive President of The Amazing Blue Ribbon.
Box 227, Folder 51
Weyrich, Paul M.
1978
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Paul M. Weyrich, of The
Committee for the Survival of a Free Congress.
Box 227, Folder 52
White II, Robert M.
1978 -1980
Scope and Contents
Three letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Robert M. White II,
Editor and Publisher of the Mexico Ledger. Also in this folder is a newspaper
clipping about Chandler's divorce, and another letter from White to Chandler,
but on MacArthur Memorial Foundation letterhead. In this letter he asks Chandler
to define what Duty, Honor, Country meant to him. Chandler sends his response as
an attachment to one of his letters
Box 227, Folder 53
White House Fellows Program
1978
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and other items regarding the White House Fellows Program held
on August 1, 1978.
Box 227, Folder 54
White House Investigation
1971
Scope and Contents
Four memos pertaining to the White House investigation of the Times Mirror.
Box 227, Folder 55
Widdis, Lawrence A.
1978 - 1979
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Lawrence A. Widdis.
Box 227, Folder 56
Wilchis, Frank R.
1979
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Frank R. Wilchis.
Box 227, Folder 57
Wilkinson Jr., Roy
1976
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Roy Wilkinson, Jr. Also
in this folder is a note from Freddie Miller to Otis Chandler.
Box 227, Folder 58
Willens, Harold
1980
Scope and Contents
A memo to Otis Chandler, Tom Johnson and Bill Thomas, from Harold Willens. Also
in this folder is an attachment to the letter of a photocopy of a New York Times
article written by Willens.
Box 227, Folder 59
Williams, A.R.
1977
Scope and Contents
A letter sent to Otis Chandler from A.R. Williams, recent Publisher of The
Winnipeg Tribune, regarding a possible job opportunity for his stepdaughter,
Laurel Gonzales. Also in this folder is a response letter to Williams from
Freddie Miller.
Box 227, Folder 60
Williams, Harold M.
1976
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Harold M. Williams,
Dean at the Graduate School of Management at the University of California, Los
Angeles.
Box 228
Publishers - Chandler, Otis
Box 228, Folder 1
Williams, Nick
1958-1970
Scope and Contents
Twenty-one memos of correspondence between Otis Chandler to Nick Williams
regarding topics such as the five year outlooks, objectives, sports section, a
major goof by Maggie and Jim Bellows, and his disappointment in West Magazine.
Also in this folder is a memo from Freddie Miller and a memo to Mrs. Norman
Chandler
Box 228, Folder 2
Wilson, Pete
1977
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Pete Wilson, Mayor of
San Diego. Also in this folder is a memo to Freddie Miller from Louis B.
Fleming.
Box 228, Folder 3
Wilson, William A.
1977
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and William A. Wilson,
Regent for University of California.
Box 228, Folder 4
Wirtz, W. Willard
1966
Scope and Contents
A letter to Otis Chandler from W. Willard Wirtz, of the U. S. Department of
Labor.
Box 228, Folder 5
Woman of the Year
1961 - 1971
Scope and Contents
An eight page copy of a speech given at the 11th annual Woman of the Year
awards. Also in this folder is a copy of the 1971 Woman of the Year program,
with a memo attached to from Donna Swayze to Jim [Bellows].
Box 228, Folder 6
Wood, Robert E.
1978 - 1980
Scope and Contents
Six items of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Robert E. Wood, of
Minneapolis Star and Tribune Company. In the last letter sent by Wood, he is
with Information Publishers, Inc. and attaches a copy of the press release of
his promotion to the letter.
Box 228, Folder 7
Woodcox, Pamela
1980
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Pamela Woodcox.
Box 228, Folder 8
Woods, Rose Mary
1969
Scope and Contents
Four items. Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Rose Mary
Woods, Personal Secretary to President Richard Nixon; a note from Freddie Miller
to Otis Chandler; and a newspaper clipping about Woods' appointment.
Box 228, Folder 9
Woolfall, Graham H.
1979
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Graham H. Woolfall, a
consulting architect.
Box 228, Folder 10
World Affairs Council
1973
Scope and Contents
A memo with a note attached to it of correspondence between Freddie Miller and
Tony Day regarding the entertaining of potential visitors from the World Affairs
Council.
Box 228, Folder 11
World Research, Inc.
1980
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Catriona Tudor, Editor
of World Research, Inc. Also in this folder is a note from Donna Swayze and a
three page report about World Research, Inc. put together by the San Diego
bureau.
Box 228, Folder 12
Wright, Ben G.
1979
Scope and Contents
A letter to Otis Chandler from Ben G. Wright.
Box 228, Folder 13
Wyman, Eugene L.
1966-1968
Scope and Contents
Three letters of correspondence. Two letters to Otis Chandler from Eugene L.
Wyman, of the Law Offices of Wyman, Bautzer, Finell & Rothman, in which he
forwards to Chandler a copy of a letter sent to Hedley Donovan, Editor-in-Chief
of Time Magazine, from Mayor Sam Yorty. The second letter also has a Yorty
attachment along with a photocopy of an article. The third letter is to Wyman
from Freddie Miller.
Box 228, Folder 14
Yeomans, Patricia Henry
1975 - 1978
Scope and Contents
Eleven letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Patricia Henry
Yeomans [Mrs. Ed D. Yeomans, daughter of Bill Henry]. Also in this folder are
numerous attachments that were sent by Yeomans regarding the Olympics and book
publishing.
Box 228, Folder 15
Yew, Lee Kuan
1967
Scope and Contents
A letter to Otis Chandler from Lee Kuan Yew, Prime Minister of Singapore.
Box 228, Folder 16
Yorty, Sam
1966 - 1978
Scope and Contents
Eight items of correspondence in this folder. Two letters of correspondence
between William F. Thomas [Bill Thomas] and Sam Yorty. A blind copy was sent to
Otis Chandler. Yorty complains about not getting coverage on his television show
and the fact that Otis Chandler stated that he missed him when Chandler saw him
at a dinner. A letter, with an attachment, to Otis Chandler from Sam Yorty. A
telegram to Otis Chandler from Sam Yorty. A press release two page press release
from Sam Yorty's office with an attachment of his editorial cartoon about
Chandler. A transcript of a commentary by Bill Bonds on KABC-TV. A transcript of
the program Eleventh Hour News on KNBC-TV. A memo from Otis Chandler to Norman
Chandler regarding a letter Yorty sent to Norman Chandler. The letter is
attached along with a a two page photocopy of an article.
Box 228, Folder 17
Young, A.S. Doc
1976
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and A.S. Doc Young. Also in
this folder are two notes of correspondence between Freddie Miller and William
F. Thomas.
Box 228, Folder 18
Young, Joseph
1978
Scope and Contents
A letter sent from Otis Chandler to Joseph Young in the Dispatch department,
regarding his promotion. Also in this folder is a the Los Angeles Times
Management Bulletin announcing the promotion.
Box 228, Folder 19
Young Jr., Whitney M.
1967
Scope and Contents
Five items of correspondence regarding Whitney M. Young Jr. Items include two
letters, a telegram and two notes.
Box 228, Folder 20
Young Jr., Mrs. Whitney M.
1976
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Mrs. Whitney M. Young,
Jr. [Margaret Buckner Young], regarding a Paul Conrad cartoon.
Box 228, Folder 21
Younger, Evelle J.
1974 - 1978
Scope and Contents
Correspondence between Otis Chandler and Evelle J. Younger regarding an
editorial entitled "The Only Proper Course for Reinecke" that was published in
the Los Angeles Times regarding Lt. Gov. Ed Reinecke. Also in this folder is a
letter to Missy Chandler.
Box 228, Folder 22
Yutzey, Joyce
1978
Scope and Contents
A letter to Frederica [Freddie] Miller from Joyce Yutzey, Assistant
Coordinator, Bureau of Public Affairs, Office of Public Programs.
Box 228, Folder 23
Ziff, Sid
1967
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Sid Ziff.
Box 228, Folder 24
Zimmerman, Jack
1980
Scope and Contents
Letter from Jack Zimmerman, Assistant Secretary - Treasurer for the Associated
Oregon Industries Foundation, Inc. regarding Chandler's keynote address at the
Second-Biennial Business Reporting Conference held on February 29, 1980.
Speeches
1959-1987
Scope and Contents
Speeches to various groups, including television interviews and conferences,
arranged chronologically. Date range is 1959-1987.
Box 228
Publishers - Chandler, Otis
Box 228, Folder 25
Interview
undated
Scope and Contents
This is a thirty page transcript of an interview given by Otis Chandler. The
date and the whom the interview was given to is unknown.
Box 228, Folder 26
Foremen's Conference
1959
Scope and Contents
Speech given by Otis Chandler at the Foremen's Conference on Tuesday, May 12,
1959.
Box 228, Folder 27
Publisher's Acceptance Speech
1960
Scope and Contents
Speech given by Otis Chandler at the Publisher's Acceptance on April 11,
1960.
Box 228, Folder 28
Whittier Union High School District Journalism Banquet
1960
Scope and Contents
Speech given by Otis Chandler at Whittier Union High School District Journalism
Banquet entitled "Opportunities in Today's Metropolitan Newspapers" on June 1,
1960.
Box 228, Folder 29
Foremen's Conference
1960
Scope and Contents
Speech given by Otis Chandler at the Foremen's Conference on October 21,
1960.
Box 228, Folder 30
Douglas Long Beach Management Club May Program
1961
Scope and Contents
Speech given by Otis Chandler at the Douglas Long Beach Management Club on May
17, 1961. Also in this folder is a the event's program with handwritten
notes.
Box 228, Folder 31
Junior Achievement Dinner
1961
Scope and Contents
Speech given by Otis Chandler entitled "The Challenge of No Challenge," at the
Junior Achievement Dinner on May 25, 1961.
Box 228, Folder 32
Western States Advertising Agencies Association Media Relations
Dinner
1961
Scope and Contents
Speech given by Otis Chandler at the Western States Advertising Agencies
Association Media Relations dinner on September 13, 1961. Also in this folder
are two pages of excerpt from this speech and a letter to Howard Hoover, New
York Magazine, from Otis Chandler's secretary, regarding her forwarding three
copies of the speech to him.
Box 228, Folder 33
Foremen's Conference
1961
Scope and Contents
Speech given by Otis Chandler at the Foremen's Conference on September 29,
1961, entitled "Newspaper Potpourri."
Box 228, Folder 34
Los Angeles Rotary Club Address
1961
Scope and Contents
Speech given by Otis Chandler at the Los Angeles Rotary Club on October 6,
1961, entitled "In Defense of the Nation's Press."
Box 228, Folder 35
Yale Club and USC Newspaper Day Addresses
1962
Scope and Contents
A Speech entitled "The Future of Metropolitan Newspapers in the United States"
given by Otis Chandler at both the Yale Club on March 21, 1962 and at the USC
Newspaper Day on March 31, 1962. Also in this folder is a memo which states that
this speech will be used on three different occasion because it's intended for
non-newspaper people.
Box 228, Folder 36
Newspaper Personnel Relations Convention
1962
Scope and Contents
Speech given by Otis Chandler at the Newspaper Personnel Relations Conference
in Los Angeles on June 28, 1962. Also in this folder is a clipping from the Los
Angeles Times, Part 1, Friday, June 29, 1962 entitled "Automation Necessary,
Otis Chandler Asserts," which is a short paragraph about the speech and the
conference.
Box 228, Folder 37
Sales and Marketing Executives Association Dinner
1962
Scope and Contents
Speech entitled "The Challenge of Publishing" given by Otis Chandler at the
Sales and Marketing Executives Association meeting on September 5, 1962. Also in
this folder is the Sales and Marketing Executives Association of Los Angeles'
September 1962 bulletin, which is announcing Otis Chandler's upcoming
appearance.
Box 228, Folder 38
Foremen's Conference
1962
Scope and Contents
Speech entitled "The Challenge of Publishing" given by Otis Chandler at the
Times Mirror Foremen's Conference on Friday, October 26, 1962. Also in this
folder are four pages of editing suggestions.
Box 228, Folder 39
USC Journalism Award Banquet
1962 - 1973
Scope and Contents
Two copies of Otis Chandler's acceptance speech given at the USC Journalism
Awards Banquet on Tuesday, October 30, 1962. One of the copies is incomplete.
Also included are newspaper clippings about the event, tickets and RSVP card, an
invitation, a two page fact sheet, and three letters of correspondence between
Otis Chandler and Russell E. Ward [First Vice President, USC Journalism Alumni
Association], regarding nominations for the 1973 awards. Attached to these
letters are tickets to the event and a list of past recipients.
Box 228, Folder 40
Editorial Awards Dinner
1963
Scope and Contents
A copy of Otis Chandler's speech given at the Editorial Awards Dinner on
January 30, 1963. Also included are newspaper clippings about the event; a thank
you note from a attendee; a head table seating chart; a letter from Edward J.
Reap to Ralph W. Harrison [Biltmore Hotel Banquet Manager] confirming the
banquet details; a letter sent by Ralph W. Harrison to Edward J. Reap confirming
the banquet and its menu, attached to this letter is a memo from Edward J. Reap
to Nick Williams; a letter from Nick William's to Edward J. Reap regarding the
banquet program schedule; a draft of a letter addressed to "Tom" from Otis
Chandler and Nick William's informing "Tom" about the creation of the annual Los
Angeles Times Editorial Awards; and two copies of the outline for the awards
dinner.
Box 228, Folder 41
Newspaper Personnel Relations Association Convention
1963
Scope and Contents
Copies of speeches given by Otis Chandler and Robert Nelson at the Newspaper
Personnel Relations Association in June 1963. Robert Nelson's speech is spiral
bound. Also included in this folder are two memos regarding the reading of the
speeches. One is addressed to "RLF" from "G" [George?], and the other to "George
and Spence" from "RB".
Box 228, Folder 42
Editorial Awards Dinner
1964
Scope and Contents
Copy of a speech given by Otis Chandler and by Nick Williams at the Editorial
Awards Dinner on January 29, 1964. Also included in this folder is a list of
entrants listed by entry categories; a newspaper clipping about the event; and
eight thank you letters from attendees/winners with one including a response
from Otis Chandler.
Box 228, Folder 43
American Society of Newspaper Editors Convention
1964
Scope and Contents
Copy of a speech entitled "The Future of American Newspapering" given by Otis
Chandler at the ASNE on April 17, 1964. Also included in this folder is a note
stating "Press' Competition: 6/10/64".
Box 228, Folder 44
Times Mirror Company Annual Meeting
1964
Scope and Contents
Copy of a speech given by Otis Chandler to shareholders on May 12, 1964.
Box 228, Folder 45
Production Management Conference
1964
Scope and Contents
Two copies of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the Production Management
Conference held at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles on June 8, 1964.
Box 228, Folder 46
Annual Banquet of Sigma Delta Chi - Washington Chapter
1964
Scope and Contents
Copy of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the Annual Banquet of Sigma Delta
Chi, Washington Chapter, National Press Club in Washington, D.C on June 10,
1964.
Box 228, Folder 47
San Francisco Investment Luncheon
1964
Scope and Contents
Two copies of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the San Francisco Investment
Luncheon on June 18, 1964. Also in this folder is a memo from Mrs. Norman
Chandler [Dorothy "Buff" Chandler] regarding the suggested order of appearance
of speakers for this luncheon, and a list of luncheon attendees.
Box 228, Folder 48
Association for Education in Journalism Annual Convention
1964
Scope and Contents
Copy of a speech entitled "What is the Proper role of the Large Metropolitan
Daily Newspaper in Today's Changing Environment?", given by Otis Chandler when
he accepted the Annual Citation of Merit Award which was presented by the
American Society of Journalism School Administrators at the annual convention of
the Association for Education in Journalism in Austin Texas on August 28, 1964.
Also included in this folder is a copy of The Journalism Educator quarterly
journal, which features this speech given by Otis Chandler.
Box 228, Folder 49
National Security Seminar
1964
Scope and Contents
Two copies of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the National Security Seminar,
held by the Industrial College of the Armed Forces, in San Bernardino on
November 2, 1964.
Box 228, Folder 50
Management Conference
1964
Scope and Contents
Two copies of a speech entitled "Management - Its Responsibilities and Its
Future" given by Otis Chandler at the first meeting of the new, expanded
Management Conference on November 13, 1964.
Box 229
Publishers - Chandler, Otis
Box 229, Folder 1
Publisher's Reception For New Employees
1964
Scope and Contents
Two copies of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the Publisher's Reception For
New Employees on November 24, 1964.
Box 229, Folder 2
Service Awards Program
1964
Scope and Contents
Copy of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the Service Awards Presentation on
December 4, 1964. Also in this folder is a three page script for the floor
podium.
Box 229, Folder 3
Quest Club Dinner
1965
Scope and Contents
Copy of a speech outline given by Otis Chandler at the Quest Club Dinner in
Bakersfield on March 10, 1965.
Box 229, Folder 4
Times Mirror Company Annual Meeting
1965
Scope and Contents
Copy of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the Times Mirror Company Annual
Meeting on Tuesday, May 11, 1965.
Box 229, Folder 5
Chrysler and American Motors Panel Discussion
1965
Scope and Contents
Three copies of a speech given by Otis Chandler at a meeting with Chrysler and
American Motors on June 2-3, 1965. The speeches vary a little. Also in this
folder are 3 letters. One to Lee Hills, Detroit Free Press, in regards to
obtaining back the copy of the speech that Otis Chandler had given him, since it
was the only copy which contained additions and changes made at the last minute.
The other two letters are correspondence between Otis Chandler and James S.
Lyon, Executive Vice President and General Manager of The Observer, regarding
Otis Chandler's speech and meeting.
Box 229, Folder 6
NAEA-CNAEA Convention
1965
Scope and Contents
"Seven copies of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the NAEA-CNAEA [Newspaper
Advertising Executives Association - California Newspaper Advertising Executives
Association] Convention in San Diego, California on June 24, 1965. Four of the
copies are in a form of a pamphlet. The other three are stapled copies. Also
included in this folder is a pamphlet detailing the events of the convention; a
letter from Robert C. Pace, Secretary-Treasurer of NAEA, to Vance Stickell with
a copy of the NAEA Digest attached to it; a letter from Clair B. Otis, 2nd Vice
President of NAEA, to Otis Chandler thanking him for his participation at the
convention; a letter from Clair B. Otis to Fenton Palmer, Zone Advertising
Manager for the Los Angeles Times, informing Palmer of individuals that have
been asked to be members of the Program Committee; three pages of correspondence
between Clair B. Otis and Otis Chandler pertaining to Otis Chandler being asked
to speak, Otis Chandler accepting the invitation, and Clair B. Otis thanking
Chandler for accepting; two letters of correspondence between John S. Knight,
President and Editor of the Akron Beacon Journal, regarding a request for a copy
of Otis Chandler's speech and Otis Chandler's response by sending him two
copies; a letter to Bernard P. Gallagher of The Gallagher Report Inc., from Otis
Chandler in which he sends him a copy of his speech; three pieces of
correspondence between Thomas V.H. Vail of The Plain Dealer, and Otis Chandler
regarding Otis Chandler's speech, the third piece of correspondence is actually
addressed to Charles T. Lipscomb, Jr. of the Bureau of Advertising, and that
letter has a CC to Otis Chandler; two letters of correspondence between Harold
Tucker, Vice President of Cresmer, Woodward, O'Mara & Ormsbee, Inc.,
regarding the speech; and two letters of correspondence, one from Seymour L.
Linfield of The Diebold Group, Inc., to Otis Chandler requesting a copy of the
speech, and a response from Otis Chandler's secretary RSR, sending him a copy on
Otis Chandler's behalf."
Box 229, Folder 7
Sutro & Company Seminar
1965
Scope and Contents
Copy of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the Sutro and Co. Seminar on
California Corporations in Los Angeles on Wednesday, October 27, 1965. Also in
this folder are the invitation and the program for this seminar.
Box 229, Folder 8
Standard & Poor's Business Forum
1965
Scope and Contents
Two copies of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the Standard & Poor's
Business Forum Meeting in New York City on November 17, 1965. Also in this
folder is a letter to Fred A. Stahl, President of Standard & Poor's
Corporation, from Norman Chandler regarding sets of questions that are to be
asked at the meeting, which are attached to this letter; the meeting's agenda
and another copy of the set of questions.
Box 229, Folder 9
Service Awards Program
1965
Scope and Contents
A copy of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the Service Award Program on
December 2, 1965.
Box 229, Folder 10
Ford and General Motors Panel Discussion
1965
Scope and Contents
Two copies of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the Bureau of Advertising,
American Newspaper Publishers Association Annual Detroit Automotive Meetings
with Ford Motors Company and General Motors Corp. on December 7, 1965 and
December 8, 1965. Also included in this folder is a booklet containing the
biographies of speakers and attendees.
Box 229, Folder 11
New York Society of Security Analysts Luncheon
1966
Scope and Contents
Two copies each of speeches given by Norman Chandler and Albert V. Casey at the
New York Security Analysts Luncheon on Tuesday, January 11, 1966. Also in this
folder is a memo from Dennis C. Stanfield regarding questions that will be asked
at the luncheon; a memo from Paul Bertness regarding the outline of the
luncheon; and a document entitled "Nation's Top Ten Newspapers in
Circulation."
Box 229, Folder 12
Editorial Awards Banquet
1966
Scope and Contents
Four copies of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the Editorial Awards Banquet
on Friday, January 21, 1966. Three of the copies are typed. However one of them
has hand written notes. The 4th copy is hand written. Other items in this folder
include a list of awards and honors won in 1965 by Los Angeles Times Staffers; a
memo from Freddie Miller to Otis Chandler regarding what kind of speech to give;
a copy of the banquet's schedule, and a head table seating chart.
Box 229, Folder 13
Jewish Federation Council Annual Meeting
1966
Scope and Contents
Four copies of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the Jewish Federation Council
on Sunday, January 23, 1966. Two of the copies are drafts. Attached to the draft
is a memo from Freddie Miller informing Otis Chandler on pertinent facts about
the luncheon. Other items in this folder include are a copy of the Heritage
Southwest Jewish Press and a newspaper clipping that refer to the award
presented to Otis Chandler by the Jewish Federation Council.
Box 229, Folder 14
United Civil Rights Council Annual Banquet
1966
Scope and Contents
"A copy of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the United Civil Rights Council's
annual banquet on Friday, March 25, 1966. Other items in this folder include a
memo from Freddie Miller informing Otis Chandler that he has been chosen to
receive an award from the United Civil Rights Council because of Watts coverage;
a newspaper clipping about the banquet; a brochure for the United Civil Rights
Council; and a one page summary of the United Civil Rights Council's background.
"
Box 229, Folder 15
Times Mirror Company Annual Meeting
1966
Scope and Contents
Two copies of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the Times Mirror Company
Annual Meeting on May 10, 1966. One of the copies has handwritten notes. Other
items in this folder include two invitations, one sent out by Norman Chandler
and the other by Otis Chandler; a two page check list for the meeting; an
itinerary for the meeting; a note card with the agenda of the meeting printed on
it; a fifty-three page three ring bound summary of the meeting; a seven page
document entitled "Opening of the Meeting"; two copies of a memo from Freddie
Miller to Walter Africa regarding the Annual Meeting preparations; a three page
memo from Albert V. Casey to Otis Chandler regarding the Annual Meeting and the
Executive Conference which includes the two day schedule; a one page fact sheet
for Norman Chandler with a photocopy of an article attached; a nine page fact
sheet for Otis Chandler; a memo from Freddie Miller to Otis Booth regarding the
Annual Meeting Preparation; a memo from Otis Chandler to Nick Williams regarding
the Times Mirror Company Executive Conference; six letters and three memos sent
out by Otis Chandler requesting attendance to the Annual Meeting; a page of
thirteen questions of possible floor questions asked of Otis Chandler; a two
page outline of the Report to Directors to be given by Otis Chandler; a one page
summary of what was covered in last year's speech; the first page of Otis
Chandler's speech; and a four page transcript of the article the Los Angeles
Times printed about the Annual Meeting, attached to it is a copy of the
newspaper article.
Box 229, Folder 16
Times Mirror Company Executive Conference
1966
Scope and Contents
"A copy of a speech entitled "The Los Angeles Times and the Newspaper Industry"
given by Otis Chandler at the Times Mirror Company Executive Conference on
Wednesday, May 11, 1966. Other items in this folder include are a memo from Otis
Chandler to Nick Williams regarding the conference; two list of attendees to the
Annual Meeting and the Executive Conference, one is two pages, includes titles
and has handwritten notes on the backside; an itinerary for the Executive
Conference for May 11, 1966; a four page memo from Paul Bertness to Mrs. Norman
Chandler regarding his comments on the Annual Meeting and the Executive
Conference; an itinerary for both days of the conference; a newspaper clipping
from the Wall Street Journal about the meeting; half a sheet of paper regarding
the details about transportation to the meeting; and two page yellow pad pages
with hand written notes, also attached to these pages is a piece of paper also
with handwritten notes on it. "
Box 229, Folder 17
Times Mirror Company Editorial Discussion Panel
1966
Scope and Contents
Two five page copies of a speech entitled "Our Future: Expansion and
Innovations" given by Otis Chandler at the Times Mirror Company Editorial
Discussion Panel at the Executive Conference on Thursday, May 12, 1966.
Box 229, Folder 18
American Society of Newspaper Editors Convention
1966
Scope and Contents
Copy of a speech entitled "What's Happening to Weekend Newspapers?" given by
Otis Chandler at the ASNE on May 18, 1966. Also included in this folder is a two
page itinerary; a two page attendance list; and four pages of correspondence in
which one of them has a two page photocopy of an article as an attachment.
Box 229, Folder 19
Management Conference Annual Meeting
1966
Scope and Contents
Two copies of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the Management Conference
Annual Meeting on Monday, June 6, 1966. One of the copies has red underlining
and hand written notes.
Box 229, Folder 20
Los Angeles County Commission on Human Relations Annual
Meeting
1966
Scope and Contents
Two variations of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the Los Angeles County
Commission on Human Relations on Wednesday, June 8, 1966. Attached to one of the
speeches is a fact sheet on the Los Angeles County Commission on Human
Relations. Also included in this folder is a note from "SPC" to Freddie Miller
regarding request for copies of the speech; ten letters written to Otis Chandler
commenting on his speech, two are negative, two offer suggestion on how he can
address the problems he stated in his speech and six are letters of praise,
attached to one of the praise letters is a copy of a response letter from Otis
Chandler; a program from the meeting; a copy of "News & Views on Human
Relations" the Commission on Human Relations of Los Angles County newsletter; a
one page fact sheet on the Los Angeles County Commission on Human Relations;
newspaper clippings regarding Mayor Sam Yorty's loss in the elections and his
attack on the Los Angeles Times and Otis Chandler regarding Chandler's speech;
two pieces of correspondence between Mrs. Meyer Price Stern, Chairman of the
Commission on Human Relations, and Otis Chandler, in which Stern thanks Chandler
for attending and Chandler thanks Stern for being invited; four letters of
correspondence between Rabbi Alfred Wolf and Otis Chandler regarding inviting
Chandler to be the guest speaker, accepting the invitation to be guest speaker,
and congratulations on winning the Pulitzer; attached to these last letters is a
letter from John A. Buggs, Executive Director of Los Angeles County Commission
on Human Relations, expressing his delight in Chandler accepting the invitation
to be guest speaker and he also relays information about the actual event.
Box 229, Folder 21
Publisher's Reception for New Employees
1966
Scope and Contents
Two copies of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the Publisher's Reception for
New Employees on Tuesday, June 14, 1966. One of the copies has handwritten
notes. Also included in this folder is a note from Robert L. Flannes attached to
a page recapping the attendance of the reception; a copy of the agenda; a memo
from Bob Groundwater to Otis Chandler regarding information regarding attendees
that Chandler requested; a memo from Otis Chandler to Otis Booth regarding the
details of the reception; and a memo from Rex Barley to Freddie Miller informing
Miller he will be out of town for the reception.
Box 229, Folder 22
Meet the Press Appearance
1966
Scope and Contents
A 22 page transcript from Otis Chandler's appearance on Meet the Press on July
10, 1966. Also in the folder is a transcript from a previous appearance on March
13, 1966 and a thank you letter from Lawrence E. Spivak from Meet the Press.
Box 229, Folder 23
Council for Periodical Distributors Association Annual
Convention
1966
Scope and Contents
A copy of a speech entitled "Why A Newspaper in an Electronic Era" given by
Otis Chandler at the Annual Convention of Council for Periodical Distributors
Association on Wednesday, November 2, 1966. Also included in this folder is a
memo from Freddie Miller to Paul Bertness regarding possible trade coverage of
the speech.
Box 229, Folder 24
Lovejoy Convocation (1 of 2)
1966
Scope and Contents
"(Split into two folders.) Two copies of a speech entitled "Why A Newspaper in
an Electronic Era" given by Otis Chandler at the Lovejoy Convocation on November
10, 1966. The copies vary a bit. Also included in this folder is a book entitled
"Elijah Parish Lovejoy: A Remembrance"; a letter from Dwight E. Sargent, Harvard
University Nieman Foundation for Journalism, informing Otis Chandler that he is
sending him extra copies of the issue of Nieman Reports in which his speech was
reprinted; a two page reprint of the speech from an unknown source; a three page
reprint of the speech from the Nieman Report; two newspaper clippings regarding
the event; a note from Morris Gelman, Broadcasting, sending a clipping from
their periodical; a brochure-like note from Jim Mill, Western Manager of
Advertising Age, sending clippings of the event to Otis Chandler; a letter and
clippings from Steward V. Lancaster, Executive Editor of Pace Magazine, to Otis
Chandler sending him an abridge copy of Chandler's speech; two pieces of
correspondence from Richard N. Dyer, Assistant to the President of Colby
College, one letter accepting offer of material to display and attached are
clippings about the event, and the other letter about confirming Otis Chandler's
acceptance of the award, with an attached announcement of the event; a memo from
Otis Chandler to Nick Williams regarding a write up about the award, with a copy
of the article attached; four pieces of correspondence between Freddie Miller
and Richard Dyer, Assistant to the President of Colby College, regarding
scheduling, requesting biographical material and photographs, and confirming
arrival of said items; four pieces of correspondence between Otis Chandler and
Robert E. L. Strider, President of Colby College, regarding informing Otis
Chandler of his award and the rescheduling of the original date; a poster of the
event; a page from a journal with a write up and a photograph of the event; two
pieces of correspondence between John Golenor Gavin of Constructora Palo Alto,
S.A., and Otis Chandler complimenting Chandler and the paper since he took over
and Chandler thanking him for his compliments; a copy of The Times Mirror
Company Progress; and two pieces of correspondence between Otis Chandler and
John Jewett Garland, congratulating each other on honors awarded to them around
the same time. "
Box 230
Publishers - Chandler, Otis
Box 230, Folder 1
Lovejoy Convocation (2 of 2)
1966
Scope and Contents
"(Split into two folders.) Two copies of a speech entitled "Why A Newspaper in
an Electronic Era" given by Otis Chandler at the Lovejoy Convocation on November
10, 1966. The copies vary a bit. Also included in this folder is a book entitled
"Elijah Parish Lovejoy: A Remembrance"; a letter from Dwight E. Sargent, Harvard
University Nieman Foundation for Journalism, informing Otis Chandler that he is
sending him extra copies of the issue of Nieman Reports in which his speech was
reprinted; a two page reprint of the speech from an unknown source; a three page
reprint of the speech from the Nieman Report; two newspaper clippings regarding
the event; a note from Morris Gelman, Broadcasting, sending a clipping from
their periodical; a brochure-like note from Jim Mill, Western Manager of
Advertising Age, sending clippings of the event to Otis Chandler; a letter and
clippings from Steward V. Lancaster, Executive Editor of Pace Magazine, to Otis
Chandler sending him an abridge copy of Chandler's speech; two pieces of
correspondence from Richard N. Dyer, Assistant to the President of Colby
College, one letter accepting offer of material to display and attached are
clippings about the event, and the other letter about confirming Otis Chandler's
acceptance of the award, with an attached announcement of the event; a memo from
Otis Chandler to Nick Williams regarding a write up about the award, with a copy
of the article attached; four pieces of correspondence between Freddie Miller
and Richard Dyer, Assistant to the President of Colby College, regarding
scheduling, requesting biographical material and photographs, and confirming
arrival of said items; four pieces of correspondence between Otis Chandler and
Robert E. L. Strider, President of Colby College, regarding informing Otis
Chandler of his award and the rescheduling of the original date; a poster of the
event; a page from a journal with a write up and a photograph of the event; two
pieces of correspondence between John Golenor Gavin of Constructora Palo Alto,
S.A., and Otis Chandler complimenting Chandler and the paper since he took over
and Chandler thanking him for his compliments; a copy of The Times Mirror
Company Progress; and two pieces of correspondence between Otis Chandler and
John Jewett Garland, congratulating each other on honors awarded to them around
the same time. "
Box 230, Folder 2
Southern Newspaper Publishers Association Convention
1966
Scope and Contents
A copy of a speech entitled "Why A Newspaper in an Electronic Era" given by
Otis Chandler at the Southern Newspaper Publishers Association on November 15,
1966. Also included in this folder is a clipping from the November 19, 1966 Ad
Age, which discusses Otis Chandler's speech; four pieces of correspondence
between Otis Chandler and Edward L. Gaylord, Executive Vice President of
Oklahoma Publishing Company, requesting Otis Chandler as speaker, Otis Chandler
accepting, Edward L. Gaylord thanking Otis Chandler for accepting, traveling to
make the speech, and apologizes for the turnout [three of the letters are
attached along with a memo from Freddie Miller to Otis Chandler, as a refresher
about the presentation]; a newspaper clipping regarding the speech; memos
between Otis Chandler and Nick Williams regarding ideas on what to right the
speech about; a letter to Edward L. Gaylord, Executive Vice President of
Oklahoma Publishing Company, from Freddie Miller requesting additional
information about the Southern Newspaper Publishers Association for Otis
Chandler for preparation of the speech; and a two page letter from Claude V.
Capers, Manager in the Labor Relations Department at the Southern Newspaper
Publishers Association, in which he sending the information requested.
Box 230, Folder 3
Women of the Year Awards Presentation
1966
Scope and Contents
Three copies of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the Women of the Year Awards
on Monday, December 12, 1966. One has red markings, another the last page is
missing. Also included in this folder is a list of the women being awarded.
Box 230, Folder 4
Service Awards Program
1967
Scope and Contents
Two copies of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the 1966 Service Awards
honoring three employees who have completed 45 years of service . The copies
vary a bit. Also included in this folder are invitations, one handwritten the
other printed with envelope; a three page document comparing the 1965 and 1966
ceremonies; a two page memo from Fred Cheuvront to Robert L. Flannes regarding
service anniversaries and eligible employees for the award; a one page itinerary
of the event; and three pages from the speech that announce the recipients of
the award.
Box 230, Folder 5
Publisher's Reception for New Employees
1967
Scope and Contents
Two copies of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the Publisher's Reception for
New Employees on Tuesday, January 24, 1967. One of the copies has red markings.
Also included in this folder is an agenda; a memo from Otis Chandler regarding
the reception; a list of to whom the memo is to be sent to; another copy of the
memo, however this one is addressed to Rex Barley and has a note from Otis
Chandler attached to it. Chandler is informing Barley that he is aware that he
will not be attending the reception, but he is still passing this memo along for
the information of his employees.
Box 230, Folder 6
Marlborough School Assembly Program
1967
Scope and Contents
Two copies of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the Marlborough School on
Wednesday, February 8, 1967. One of the copies has a cover sheet.
Box 230, Folder 7
San Francisco Security Analysts Presentation
1967
Scope and Contents
Copy of a speech given by Otis Chandler at before San Francisco Security
Analysts on February 21, 1967. Also in this folder a memo to Freddie Miller from
Paul N. Bertness regarding the speech; a letter from Richard A. Holman,
Publisher, The Wall Street Transcript, to Otis Chandler informing him that his
speech was selected for reprint and attached a copy of the reprint; a four page
document regarding the 1966 Highlights of the Times Mirror Company; and a copy
of a speech (in a pamphlet) given by Albert V. Casey, President, The Times
Mirror Company, entitled "The Knowledge Industry: Today and Tomorrow."
Box 230, Folder 8
Times Pressmen Address
1967
Scope and Contents
Copy of a speech given by Otis Chandler at before Times Pressmen on March 12,
1967 regarding union membership.
Box 230, Folder 9
"Just No More Please"
1967
Scope and Contents
A copy of a speech delivered by Otis Chandler in May 1967. It is unknown where
it was given.
Box 230, Folder 10
Times Mirror Company Annual Meeting
1967
Scope and Contents
Copy of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the Annual Meeting on May 9, 1967.
Also included in this folder is a three page program schedule with a note
attached to it from Paul N. Bertness to Otis Chandler; a list of questions and
answers about the Los Angeles Times; a list of questions and answers about
Publishers Paper Company; handwritten notes about satellite plants; two copies
of scripts of the meeting; a copy of the speech given by Albert V. Casey; two
copies of the invitation sent to employees that were shareholders, attached to
them is a memo from Robert L. Flannes to Management Personnel advising them to
allow employee shareholders to attend the meeting; a memo from Robert F. Erburu
regarding proxy statements, with a copy of the statement attached to the memo;
and a letter inviting Otis Chandler to the meeting sent by Norman Chandler, its
signed "Dad."
Box 230, Folder 11
Columbia University Journalism Day
1967
Scope and Contents
Material related to a acceptance speech given by Otis Chandler at the Columbia
University Graduate School of Journalism's Journalism Day Luncheon on June 5,
1967. He was presented with the Columbia Journalism Award. Items in this folder
are two copies of a press release put out by Columbia University's News Office
about the award; two items of correspondence between Grayson Kirk,President,
Columbia University, and Otis Chandler; two items of correspondence, one a
letter and the other a newspaper clipping with a message typed on it, between
Arthur S. Wenzel and Otis Chandler, Otis Chandler thanks Arthur S. Wenzel for
congratulating him on the award; four congratulatory letters to Otis Chandler
with a note attached stating that although the letters aren't initialed, they
have been read; a letter from Edward W. Barrett, Dean, Columbia University,
regarding some of the remarks Otis Chandler made and also to forward him a copy
of the citation; a letter from Otis Chandler to Edward W. Barrett, thanking him
for the award; a leaflet from the American Newspaper Publishers Association
mentioning the award; a newspaper clipping from Oakland's Tribune; a one page
fact sheet on Columbia University; a copy of a telegram from Edward W. Barrett
to Otis Chandler informing Otis Chandler of the award; two letters of
correspondence between Edward W. Barrett and Otis Chandler confirming the date
of the luncheon, attendance and the last minute details; and a letter from Mrs.
Winifred Doble, Conference Assistant to the Dean, Columbia University, to Otis
Chandler requesting names and address of people that Otis Chandler may want
present at the luncheon.
Box 230, Folder 12
San Jose State College Commencement Address
1967
Scope and Contents
Three copies of a speech entitled "The Great Race: Survival" given by Otis
Chandler at the San Jose State College Commencement on June 5, 1967. Items in
this folder are a letter to Mrs. Murial K. Lorenz, Administrative Assistant to
the President, San Jose State College, from Freddie Miller, regarding requested
reprints; a memo from Otis Chandler to Art Seidenbaum, requesting ideas for
speech; a thank you letter from Robert D. Clark, San Jose State, to Otis
Chandler; a newspaper clipping from the San Jose Mercury regarding the speech; a
letter, with an invitation attached, from George W. Milias, Chairman, California
Legislature Assembly committee on State Personnel and Veterans Affairs, to Otis
Chandler, sending his regrets on not being able to attend the reception in honor
of Otis Chandler; a thank you letter from Mrs. Murial K. Lorenz, Administrative
Assistant to the President, San Jose State College, to Freddie Miller, also
discussing the reception honoring Otis Chandler; four letters stapled together
of correspondence between Mrs. Murial K. Lorenz, Freddie Miller, Robert D.
Clark, and Otis Chandler, regarding details about Otis Chandler's biographical
information and statistics for academic regalia; a newspaper clipping from the
Oakland Tribune announcing Otis Chandler's speech; and a memo from Freddie
Miller to Irving Bengelsdorf regarding an article he wrote which is the basis of
Otis Chandler's speech.
Box 230, Folder 13
Claremont Men's College Public Affairs Forum
1967
Scope and Contents
Three copies of a speech entitled "The Credibility Gap" given by Otis Chandler
at the Claremont Men's College Public Affairs Forum on November 2, 1967. Other
items in this folder are a newspaper clipping about the speech from the
Claremont Courier; a thank you letter from George C.S. Benson, President of
Claremont Men's College; a thank you letter from Stanton P. Welsh; two letters
from Tom Skiles, Director of Public Relations at Claremont Men's College, one is
an introduction letter and the other a thank you letter; a memo from Freddie
Miller providing Otis Chandler with background information about the College;
two items of correspondence between Peggy Gonzales of the Claremont Courier, and
Otis Chandler regarding the article written about him; a letter to Freddie
Miller from Tom Skiles regarding a schedule change; two letters of
correspondence between Robert L. Emett, President of Emett & Chandler, and
Otis Chandler about possibly making an appearance at the Claremont Colleges, two
letters from W.F. Moore, Assistant to the President of Claremont Men's College,
acknowledging Otis Chandler acceptance to appear at the colleges and also
requesting a photograph and biographical information; and a pamphlet announcing
the speakers for the ninth annual offering of the Public Affairs Forum.
Box 230, Folder 14
Publisher's Reception for New Employees
1967
Scope and Contents
A copy of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the Publisher's Reception for New
Employees on Tuesday, November 7, 1967. Other items in this folder include a
transcript of the slideshow that was presented; a copy of the program sequence;
two copies of a memo sent out from Otis Chandler regarding the reception and the
list of the executives that the memo is to be sent to.
Box 230, Folder 15
Young President's Organization Meeting
1967
Scope and Contents
Items related to a speech that Otis Chandler gave at the Young President's
Organization Meeting on November 8, 1967. Items in this folder included two
copies of a memo from Freddie Miller to Otis Chandler, Nick Williams, Robert
Gibson and Ed Guthman, regarding the details of the event; the meeting notice; a
memo from Paul Bertness to Loren Hibler regarding staff duty details; two memos
of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Charles I. Schneider, regarding
praises about the event and possibility of Otis Chandler's membership; a memo
from Charles I. Schneider to Nick Williams, Bob Gibson and Ed Guthman, in
regards to pamphlets about the organization he is sending to them along with the
memo; a memo from Mrs. Norman Chandler [Dorothy "Buff" Chandler] to Charles I.
Schneider, regarding her approval of hosting a Young' President's Organization
event.
Box 230, Folder 16
Sigma Delta Chi Annual Convention
1967
Scope and Contents
Three copies of a speech, entitled "The Greater Responsibility" given by Otis
Chandler at the Sigma Delta Chi Annual Convention on Thursday, November 16,
1967. One of the copies has a cover sheet. Other items in this folder include a
bag full of newspaper clippings; a telephone message from Professor Stephen
Slingsby of Cal State College [Cal State Los Angeles]; two letters of
correspondence between John V. Lindsay and Otis Chandler, regarding thank yous
and whether a copy of the speech was sent to members of the Commission on Civil
Disorder; five letters of thank yous and praises about the speech, one letter
has attached a response from Freddie Miller; six pieces of correspondence
requesting a copy of the UCLA readership study that Otis Chandler mentioned in
his speech, two of the letters are responses to the inquiries; two letters of
correspondence with John Cowles, Jr., Editor of the Minneapolis Tribune, in
which Otis Chandler asks for a copy of the introduction that John Cowles, Jr.
wrote, and John Cowles, Jr. responds and attaches a copy of the introduction;
two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Felix R. McKnight,
Co-Publisher and Editor of the Dallas Times Herald, a piece he just wrote
regarding Otis Chandler's speech; two pieces of correspondence between Otis
Chandler and Russell E. Hurst, Executive Officer of Sigma Delta Chi, in which a
certificate of appreciation is being sent; a letter from Lyle L. Erb, Editor of
Seminar, to Otis Chandler, asking for permission to reprint the speech and
Freddie Miller responding in a separate letter stating it was fine and sent to
Lyle L. Erb a copy of the speech and a glossy photograph of Otis Chandler; two
copies of Seminar in which the speech was reprinted in; handwritten notes on a
manila folder, only half the folder is included; a letter to Leonard Inskip, of
the Minneapolis Tribune, from Freddie Miller regarding speeches, biographical
information and photographs requested; a letter from Dale A. Jensen, Chairman of
the Promotion Committee of the Sigma Delta Chi National Convention, requesting
an advanced copy of the speech, and a letter from Freddie Miller in response
stating that its not standard policy to send out advanced copies of the speech,
but that Otis Chandler would have many on hand to distribute; five letters of
correspondence between Bernie Ridder, Publisher of St. Paul Dispatch and Pioneer
Press, and Otis Chandler regarding his possible accommodations while in town; a
letter from Stuart Baird, Office of Information Services at Macalester College,
offering transportation services; two letters from Robert M. White II, Editor
and Publisher of Mexico Evening Ledger, thanking him and providing brief details
about the speech requirements; four pages of handwritten notes of the speech;
and a one page trip itinerary.
Box 230, Folder 17
Women of the Year Awards Presentation
1967
Scope and Contents
A copy of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the Women of the Year award
ceremony on December 11, 1967. Also included in this folder is a promotion
schedule; handwritten notes on a piece of paper; a two page outline of
presenters; a three page list of past women of the year who are attending the
presentation; a six page list of award winners listed by category; a note to
Freddie [Miller] listing the wives of the city official that are attending; a
nine page list of previous winners; a note to Freddie Miller with the
information on her Woman of the Year and instructions on what to do with her; a
list of the 1967 Women of the Year honorees and their hostesses; and a seating
chart listing the introducer, the honoree and their hostess.
Box 230, Folder 18
Service Awards Program
1967
Scope and Contents
A copy of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the Service Awards program on
December 13, 1967. Also included in this folder is a photocopy of a handwritten
"Actual Time" schedule for the 1966 awards; a memo from Fred Cheuvront to
Freddie Miller regarding the auditorium seating plan; a handwritten note to
Freddie Miller from Richard S. Robinson; two memos from Fred Cheuvront to Robert
L. Flannes, one regarding service awards and ceremony for executives and the
other regarding the program outline; a memo from Otis Chandler to Management
Personnel informing them of allowing awardees to leave early; a memo from Helen
Brown listing the 1968 retirements; an outlined program for the 1967 service
awards; a seating chart.
Box 230, Folder 19
Speeches By Others
1968
Scope and Contents
Three speeches delivered in 1968 by James Russell Wiggins, Sherman B.
Chickering, and Al Neuharth. The speech given by Neuharth has two letters of
correspondence attached to it between Neuharth and Otis Chandler.
Box 231
Publishers - Chandler, Otis
Box 231, Folder 1
Stanford University Distinguished Alumnus Address
1968
Scope and Contents
Three copies of a speech entitled "Can We Believe Washington" given by Otis
Chandler at the Distinguished Alumnus Lecture at Stanford University on March 4,
1968. Also included in this folder are two copies of Seminar, A Quarterly Review
for Newspapermen, which reprinted the speech; a copy of the Stanford Alumni
Almanac which includes a reprint of the speech; twenty-four original and
photocopies of newspaper clippings about the speech; a three page tentative
schedule; two copies of a two page tentative schedule revised on 2/16/68; a
dinner guest list with hand writing on it; a memo from Jeff Littleboy, Associate
Editor for News and Publication Service at Stanford University, asking for an
advance copy of the speech; a thank you letter from Clifford F. Weigle,
Executive Head at Stanford University, thanking Otis Chandler for the visit,
attached to the letter is the response letter from Otis Chandler; two letters of
correspondence between Clifford F. Weigle and Freddie Miller, regarding the
possibility of Otis Chandler holding seminars with students; three letters of
correspondence, two are from Lyle L. Erb, editor of Seminar, in which he
requests a copy of the speech and the other letter is a thank you letter, and
the third letter is Freddie Miller responding and providing a copy of the
speech; a memo from Robert C. Lobdell to Otis Chandler asking him is he is
considering publishing his speech; three congratulatory letters; nine items of
correspondence requesting copies of the speech, five letters are request, the
other four of the letters are response letters attached to the request; a thank
you letter from Ross Williams, an attorney, in regards to the receipt of a copy
of the speech; a letter from Herbert Brucker, Director of Professional
Journalism Fellowships at Stanford University, in regards to the speech topic
and he also sends him a copy of an article; thirteen letters of correspondence
between Otis Chandler, Freddie Miller and Lyle M. Nelson, Director of University
Relations at Stanford University, regarding the details of the trip and the
speech; and eight letters of correspondence to Otis Chandler, regarding the day
of the speech and his responses to them.
Box 231, Folder 2
Sutro and Company Seminar
1968
Scope and Contents
Two copies and a draft of a speech given by Otis Chandler at Sutro and Company
seminar on March 22, 1968. Also in this folder a letter from Felix Juda, of
Sutro & Co., thanking him for presenting and a response from Otis Chandler;
and a suggested outline memo from Mrs. Norman Chandler [Dorothy Chandler].
Box 231, Folder 3
Los Angeles Society of Financial Analysts Presentation
1968
Scope and Contents
Two copies and a draft of a speech given by Otis Chandler to the Los Angeles
Society of Financial Analysts on April 4, 1968. Also in this folder two letters
of correspondence between Kenneth E. Gerhardt, President of The Los Angeles
Society of Financial Analysts, and Otis Chandler in which they thank each
other.
Box 231, Folder 4
Western States Advertising Agencies Association Annual Award
Testimonial Luncheon
1968
Scope and Contents
Five copies of a speech entitled "Have I Ever Lied To You? (With Apologies To
Art Buchwald)" given by Otis Chandler to the Western States Advertising Agencies
Association on April 5, 1968. Two of the copies are reprints from California
Publisher. Also in this folder is an introduction by Vance Stickell; eight
congratulatory letters, two of them have responses from Otis Chandler; two
letters from Robert E. Brandson, President of the Western States Advertising
Agencies Association, one thanks Otis Chandler for his time and provides details
about the reception, and the other is notifying Otis Chandler that he has been
chosen as their Man of the Year; a letter to Freddie Miller from Ruth Oreck,
Executive Secretary at Western States Advertising Agencies Association,
providing information about the head table; two different copies of Westword,
the official publication of the Western States Advertising Agencies Association;
an invitation for the 1967 awards luncheon; an invitation for the awards
ceremony honoring Otis Chandler, along with a memo from John Gall to Van
Stickell listing 14 names and it also has handwritten notes. nine newspaper and
magazine clippings regarding the award; three Western Union congratulatory
telegrams; and a phone message taken by Freddie Miller.
Box 231, Folder 5
Rotary Club of Pasadena Meeting
1968
Scope and Contents
A note is in the file that states "No speech prepared. OC [Otis Chandler] spoke
ad lib with a Q & A session following." The note is signed "f" [Freddie
Miller]. Also in this file are two letters; a letter from Richard G. Davidson,
Program Chairman of the Rotary Club of Pasadena, confirming a phone conversation
regarding the speech and also requesting biographical information. The other
letter is from Freddie Miller to Richard G. Davidson, responding to his
request.
Box 231, Folder 6
Times Mirror Company Annual Meeting
1968
Scope and Contents
A copy of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the Times Mirror Company Annual
Meeting on Wednesday, May 22, 1968. Also included in this folder is an
invitation to the meeting; two copies of the official agenda; a two page check
list; three copies of a five page corporate attendance list, however one of them
has a Management Conference Agenda attached to it, and the other has the
Management Conference and Annual Meeting Schedule attached to it.; a thirteen
page meeting script; a tentative agenda for the afternoon session; a luncheon
list; a copy of the revised program; a draft copy of the remarks by Albert V.
Casey; a letter from Robert F. Erburu to Otis Chandler informing Chandler of the
meeting; a memo from Edward J. Reap to Paul Bertness regarding his absence from
the meeting and the slide show presentation; two memos from Mrs. Norman Chandler
[Dorothy "Buff" Chandler] to Richard S. Robinson regarding the Sun Company, the
Orange Coast Publishing Company and 1967 Annual Report; a one page document
regarding legalities regarding the Sun Company; and a memo from Robert D. Nelson
to Mrs. Norman Chandler [Dorothy "Buff" Chandler] regarding the 1967 Annual
Report.
Box 231, Folder 7
Management Conference Annual Banquet
1968
Scope and Contents
Two copies of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the Management Conference
Annual Banquet on Tuesday, June 11, 1968. One of the copies is underlined in red
and has hand written notes scribble on it. Also in this file is a two page copy
of the agenda and a reminder notice from Milt Goldwasser regarding Banquet
reservations.
Box 231, Folder 8
Santa Ana Chamber of Commerce Quarterly Membership Luncheon
1968
Scope and Contents
A copy of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the Santa Ana Chamber of Commerce
on Friday, June 14, 1968. Also in this file is a flyer for the luncheon; a thank
you letter from Henry T. Segerstrom, Segerstrom Industrial District; two pieces
of correspondence, the first a letter from Dom Flamm, Southern California Public
Relations Manager of Philco-Ford Corp., praising Chandler on his speech and also
forwarding him a brochure, and the second letter is Chandler's response letter
thanking Flamm for the praise and the brochure; four items which consist of
three memos or correspondence between Freddie Miller and Ted Weeger regarding
the possibility of Otis Chandler being speaker, and the fourth item is a letter
is a letter from Ben Paschall, Manager of the Santa Ana Chamber of Commerce,
thanking him accepting the invitation to be a speaker and also providing
information about the city and the organization; and two items, one is a letter
from Ben Paschall to Freddie Miller regarding the head table seating
arrangement, and the second item is the actual head of table seating arrangement
list.
Box 231, Folder 9
Meet the Press Appearance
1968
Scope and Contents
There is no copy of a speech in this file. Only correspondence regarding Otis
Chandler's appearance on Meet the Press on August 3, 1968. Six letters of
correspondence between Otis Chandler and Lawrence E. Spivak, of Meet the Press,
regarding travel arrangements and details about the program, also a letter
informing Chandler that the show was well received; a letter to Lawrence E.
Spivak from Freddie Miller, informing him where he can purchase clips which he
inquired about in a letter to Otis Chandler; two pieces of correspondence
between Otis Chandler and Henry "Hank" Rieger, Director of Press and Publicity
at the National Broadcasting Company, Inc., regarding press photos from the
show; and two pieces of correspondence between Libby Martini and Otis Chandler,
in which Libby Martini praises Otis Chandler on his appearance and he thanks
her.
Box 231, Folder 10
Publisher's Reception for New Employees
1968
Scope and Contents
Five copies of the speech given by Otis Chandler at the Publisher's Reception
for New Employees on Tuesday, September 24, 1968. They are all in different
formats and one is actually only a paragraph from the speech. Also in this
folder is a two page copy of the speech given at the November 7, 1967
Publisher's Reception. It's attached to two identical memos, that are addressed
to Dan Moore and Vance Stickell; a two page list of the number of invitations
sent out, number that accepted and the number that actually attended from each
department; an outline of the program sequence, its all marked up with red ink;
three notes; and an eight page transcript of the slide cues from the
presentation.
Box 231, Folder 11
Polytechnic School Gym Dedication
1968
Scope and Contents
A copy of the speech given by Otis Chandler at the Polytechnic School Gym
Dedication on October 11, 1968. Also in this folder is a thank you letter from
David K. Robinson, President of the Board of Trustees at Polytechnic School; a
two page memo to Dan Moore from Jan Rouse, Director of Development at
Polytechnic School, which provides further information about the gym for Otis
Chandler's speech; a thank you letter from Janet Rouse; four items of
correspondence, between James N. Gamble, Vice President of the Board of Trustees
at Polytechnic School, and Otis Chandler, which discuss the invitation to speak,
Otis Chandler's acceptance, planning details and thank yous; a page detailing
Vietnam war costs; handwritten notes about the audience on a ruled sheet of
paper; and the program of the event.
Box 231, Folder 12
Women of the Year Awards Presentation
1968
Scope and Contents
A copy of the speech given by Otis Chandler at the Women of the Year
Presentation on Monday, December 9, 1968.
Box 231, Folder 13
Service Awards Program
1968
Scope and Contents
A copy of the speech given by Otis Chandler at the 1968 Service Awards on
December 11, 1968. Also in this folder is a script of the event.
Box 231, Folder 14
Speeches By Others
1969
Scope and Contents
Two speeches delivered in 1969 by Bill Moyer and Frank Stanton. There are two
copies of Stanton's speech; one is on CBS letterhead and the other is in a
pamphlet.
Box 231, Folder 15
Editorial Awards Banquet
1969
Scope and Contents
A copy of the speech given by Otis Chandler at the Editorial Awards on February
3, 1969.
Box 231, Folder 16
David Susskind Show Appearance
1969
Scope and Contents
A copy of the transcript for the David Susskind Show in which Otis Chandler
appeared on February 16, 1969. Also in this folder are seven pieces of
correspondence: a thank you letter from Jean Kennedy, Producer of The David
Susskind Show, to Dan Moore; a thank you letter from David Susskind; a letter of
praise from Mrs. Art Buchwald [Ann Buchwald] and a response letter from Otis
Chandler; a memo from Jean Kennedy in which she is sending Otis Chandler a
photograph, and a thank you response letter to Jean Kennedy from Otis Chandler;
and a letter from Jean Kennedy in which she is sending a transcript of the
show.
Box 231, Folder 17
Colorado Press Association Convention
1969
Scope and Contents
Four copies of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the Colorado Press
Association Convention on February 21, 1969. Four of the copies are in pamphlet
form. Also in this folder are twenty-three letters of correspondence, which
included two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Palmer Hoyt,
Editor and Publisher of the Denver Post, in which Hoyt is sending Chandler tear
sheets and Chandler response with a thank you letter; two letters of
correspondence between Otis Chandler and Harold Willens, President of Factory
Equipment Supply Corporation, requesting copies of the speech and Chandler
informing him there weren't enough printed; eight letters of correspondence in
which six are inviting Otis Chandler as guest speaker and two Otis Chandler
accepts; seven letters and two note cards of correspondence, seven items in
which congratulate Otis Chandler on a great speech and two Otis Chandler
response with thank yous; a thank you letter from Ken Johnson, General Manager
of the Daily Sentinel; and a letter from Hal Hall, Owner and Manager of the Red
Mountain Lodge, in which he criticizes Otis Chandler's speech.
Box 231, Folder 18
The Times vs. Television
1969
Scope and Contents
Two items of correspondence in this folder regarding a presentation to Harrison
Chandler who was concerned that The Times was not responsive to the competition
of television news. A note to Otis Chandler from Freddie Miller and a memo from
Otis Chandler to Norman Chandler, Franklin D. Murphy, Albert V. Casey, Robert F.
Erburu, and Dennis Stanfill. Also in this folder are two copies of "The Times
vs. Television: Is The Times Obsolete?" and also a spreadsheet and two
graphs.
Box 231, Folder 19
California Council for the Social Studies Annual Convention
1969
Scope and Contents
A copy of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the California Council for the
Social Studies Annual Convention on March 21, 1969. Also in this folder is a
memo from Abe Kotin to Dan Moore, to inform him of his impression of Otis
Chandler's visit; three pieces of correspondence between Otis Chandler and
different representatives of Denoyer-Geppert Company, to Abe Kotin, Editor of
Student Outlook at the Los Angeles Times, regarding an upcoming meeting,
material for the presentation and a response thank you letter from Otis Chandler
in regards to their assistance offer.
Box 231, Folder 20
Reiss-Davis Recognition Awards Dinner
1969
Scope and Contents
Three copies of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the Reiss-Davis Recognition
Awards Dinner, hosted by the Reiss-Davis Child Guidance Clinic, on March 26,
1969. Also in this folder are two invitations to the event; a newspaper clipping
dated 03/17/07 announcing the award; a memo from Dan Moore regarding a list of
table guest; a letter from Miss Trude Feldman, on Sands of Los Angeles
letterhead, along with an attached article from the Bnai Brith Messenger, also
attached is a memo from Freddie Miller to Otis Chandler; two letters and a
telegram sending their regrets in not being able to attend the dinner; a thank
you letter from R. Stan Avery regarding the copies that were sent to him,
attached to this letter is a memo from Freddie Miller to Otis Chandler; four
congratulatory letters; thirty congratulatory letters and corresponding
responses; a copy of a letter to Jackson Long, Regional Vice President of Sales
and Service at United Air Lines, from Otis Chandler's Administrative Aide, in
which several copies of the speech are being sent as requested; two thank you
letters from Reiss-Davis Child Study Center, one having an attached response
letter from Otis Chandler; a two page letter from Leonard S. Janofsky, of the
Law Offices of Paul, Hastings, Janofsky, & Walker, to inform Chandler how
impressed he was with the speech; and three letters responding to three letters
received by Otis Chandler, in which he is informed that the Reiss-Davis Child
Guidance Clinic is asking his friend to become sponsors. In the response
letters, Chandler apologizes and informs his friends that he is not pleased with
the way that this dinner is developing.
Box 232
Publishers - Chandler, Otis
Box 232, Folder 1
University of Maryland Distinguished Lecture Series
1969
Scope and Contents
Three copies of a speech entitled "The View From A Publisher's Window" given by
Otis Chandler at the University of Maryland Distinguished Lecture Series on
April 17, 1969. One of the copies appears to be from book in which the speech
appears in Chapter Four. Also in this folder are two event programs; a
three-hole punched page with hand written notes; a letter from Ed Reap to Dick
Robinson [Richard R. Robinson] which discusses the proof of the speech from the
University of Maryland; the proof of the speech from the University of Maryland;
four items which included two letters to Otis Chandler inviting him to be
speaker, a response letter from Freddie Miller, and a telegram confirming the
receipt of Freddie Miler's letter and acceptance to be speaker; four items of
correspondence with Richard W. Lee, Chairman of the Distinguished Lecture Series
at the University of Maryland, in which he confirms time and dates with Otis
Chandler, a response letter from Freddie Miller informing Mr. Lee of other
things Chandler has scheduled that day, a letter from Richard R. Robinson to
Richard W. Lee regarding the proofs, and a letter thanking and informing Otis
Chandler how the series went; three items of correspondence between Dr. Ray E.
Hiebert, Professor and Head of the Department of Journalism at the University of
Maryland, in which he thanks Chandler for accepting the offer to be speaker,
sends him photographs of the event, and Otis Chandlers responds with a thank you
letter.
Box 232, Folder 2
Robert Finch Introduction
1969
Scope and Contents
Two copies of a introduction speech given by Otis Chandler at the American
Society of Newspaper Editors on April 18, 1969. Also in this folder is a letter
to Robert H. Finch, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, from J. Edward
Murray, Program Chairman for the American Society of Newspaper Editors, in which
he thanks Mr. Finch for his appearance and includes a hand written note to Otis
Chandler which states "Excellent job on the introduction."
Box 232, Folder 3
University of Missouri Honor Award Banquet
1969
Scope and Contents
Three copies of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the University of Missouri,
upon receiving the Honor Award for Distinguished Service in Journalism, on May
9, 1969. One of the copies has attached a sheet of paper with hand written names
and and the introduction to the speech. Also in this folder is a copy of the
University of Missouri-Columbia Bulletin which features the awards; a copy of
the weekly events booklet put out by the University of Missouri's School of
Journalism; two copies of Seminar: A Quarterly Review for Newspapermen by Copley
Newspapers, which includes a copy of the speech; two pieces of correspondence
between Lee Hills of the Detroit Free Press and Otis Chandler, in which they
copies of each other's speeches; a memo from Dan Moore to Donna Swayze regarding
information about arrival times and accommodations; three congratulatory
letters; a letter of praise from Fairfax M. Cone, a one-time medalist at the
University of Missouri; two letters of correspondence between William B.
Blankenburg, Professor at the University of Wisconsin and Freddie Miller,
regarding information on the speech; two copies of a two page letter from Earl
English, Dean of the School of Journalism at the University of Missouri,
informing Otis Chandler that he has been selected this years honoree, attached
to the original letter are three memos (two which duplicates) discussing the
time schedule; a telegram from Earl English requesting a biography of Otis
Chandler, a response letter from Freddie Miller is attached to the telegram; a
telegram from Earl English requesting acknowledgment of the letter he sent
informing Otis Chandler of being an honoree; two items of correspondence between
Freddie Miller and Earl English in which they discuss copies of the speech being
sent to the University; four letters of correspondence between Freddie Miller
and Earl English in regards to a copy of the acceptance speech that is to be
used in a bulletin, two of the letters have a copy of the acceptance speech
attached; a letter from Robert M. White, II, Editor and Publisher of the Mexico
Evening Ledger, in which he forwards to Otis Chandler a copy of the Montana
Historical Society mailing and also commends him for a job well down; three
items of correspondence, along with a copy two page copy of Otis Chandler's
itinerary, between Freddie Miller and Robert M. White II regarding Otis
Chandler's resume and the possible changes that need to be made to it; two
letters of correspondence between Robert M. White II and Otis Chandler, in which
one of the letters has attached a copy of a letter sent to Earl English and a
copy of the Otis Chandler citation.
Box 232, Folder 4
Publisher's Reception for New Employees
1969
Scope and Contents
A copy of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the Publisher's Reception for New
Employees on May 13, 1969. Also in this folder is a note from Bob Groundwater to
Dan [Moore], in regards to a draft of a memo that is going out to Otis Chandler
and his executive family; a copy of the reception's schedule; and a list of
names that Otis Chandler's memo should be distributed to.
Box 232, Folder 5
Times Mirror Company Annual Meeting
1969
Scope and Contents
Two copies of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the Times Mirror's Annual
Meeting on May 28, 1969. Also in this folder are three additional pages to the
speech which were not delivered; a memo from Robert l. Flannes, reporting
minority employment; a copy of the invitation and registration card with a note
attached from Norma A Dugan to Freddie Miller; a letter from Eugene C. Pulliam,
Publisher of the Phoenix Republic and Gazette, regarding the timeliness of the
speech topic; a memo from Freddie Miller to Paul Bertness regarding the format
of the invitation, which includes two attached examples; seven pages of possible
questions from stockholders; two pages of excerpts from the speech; two pieces
of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Harry J. Reed, Editor of The Pontiac
Press, in which Reed request a copy of the speech and Chandler sends him two
versions of the speech; a copy of the agenda; a three page story about Sam
Yorty; a note from Dennis C. Stanfill regarding questions about the profit from
the Sun Company sale; a letter from Robert F. Erburu, Vice President, General
Counsel and Secretary of Times Mirror, notifying Otis Chandler of the meeting
and also attaches a list of who will be attending the meeting and luncheon; a
memo with a six page attachment from Bert R. Tiffany to Otis Chandler, Robert D.
Nelson and Vance Stickell, regarding the circulation figures; a memo from Paul
N. Bertness to Dr. Franklin D. Murphy, in which he attaches three documents:
auditorium seating chard, program and estimated timing; and diagram of the
exhibit area; a six page document listing questions that may be asked; a copy of
the thirteen page copy of the meeting's script; a memo from Robert C. Lobdell to
Nick Williams and James Bassett, which has attached a Summons and Complaint,
regarding the case of Harry Schackman Complaint for Libel.
Box 232, Folder 6
KABC Press Conference
1969
Scope and Contents
Documents which pertain to an appearance that Otis Chandler made on KABC's
Press Conference on August 7, 1969. Items in this folder include six newspaper
clippings; a thank you letter from Robert N. Feldman, Producer at KABC-TV; a
note stating two calls came in regarding the Press Conference appearance; a note
of praise from Ann Jardine [Mrs. Sinclair Jardine]; a letter of praise from C.N.
Parker, Executive Vice President of Junior Achievement; a congratulatory letter
from Comte de Berard; a letter of praise from Frederic A. Chase, a former L.A.
Times reporter; two copies of a letter from Freddie Miller to Lynn Gates of
KABC, Channel 7, informing Gates of topics that Otis Chandler cannot discuss;
and a letter from Robert Feldman to Freddie Miller confirming Otis Chandler's
appearance.
Box 232, Folder 7
Boston Analyst's Meeting Presentation
1969
Scope and Contents
Documents which pertain to a speech that Otis Chandler gave at the Boston
Analyst's Meeting on August 25, 1969. Documents in this folder include a letter
is from Shaker A. Khayatt, of H.N. Whitney, Goadby & Company, telling Otis
Chandler what a pleasure it was seeing him and that he looks forward to seeing
him at a meeting in October; a letter in which Otis Chandler's response to the
previous letter by thanking him and apologizing for not being able to visit
Off-Network Productions; and a three page memo from Otis Booth Jr. which
provides an outline of Forest Products.
Box 232, Folder 8
New York Society of Security Analyst Presentation
1969
Scope and Contents
Documents which pertain to a speech that Otis Chandler gave at the New York
Society of Security Analyst (NYSSA) on October 2, 1969. Documents in this folder
include a letter from Richard A. Holman, Publisher of The Wall Street
Transcript, in which he notifies Otis Chandler that his speech was selected to
be reprinted; a two page list of questions from H.N. Whitney, Goadby &
Company; a page from the Standard Listed Stock Reports about Times Mirror; a
note of handwritten notes; a copy of a note from Robert Erburu addressing two
questions and answers; five pages of possible questions that may be asked at the
NYSSA; two copies of a two page outline of Otis Chandler's presentation; a
letter from Dennis C. Stanfill, Vice President, Finance and Treasurer of Times
Mirror, to James F. Chambers, Jr., President and Publisher of The Times Herald
Printing Co., regarding questions possibly asked about the loss of cigarette
advertising; a memo from Dennis C. Stanfill regarding the appearance of Alvah
Chapman and Lee Hill of Knight Newspapers attendance at the meeting; six
attached items which included a memo to Freddie Miller from Jacquiline Harris
regarding the attached documents, a program outline, Franklin D. Murphy's
presentation outline, and a three page outline of Albert V. Casey's
presentation; a page listing the 1968 Newspaper Business Total Figures; two
pieces of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Joan E. Berger, of Equity
Research Associates, Inc., in which a report she is forwarding about the Los
Angeles Times and Otis Chandler responds with a thank you letter; two pieces of
correspondence between Shaker A. Khayatt, H.N. Whitney, Goadby & Company,
and Otis Chandler, in which Khayatt praises and thanks Chandler and Chandler
responds also with praises; a two page copy of Standard & Poor's Outlook of
Opportunities in Newspaper Stocks; a two page reprint of the speech from The
Wall Street Transcript; four pages of statistics about the advertising,
newsprint consumption and and circulation; and four legal size pages of
double-sided handwritten notes with a note from Dennis C. Stanfill attached.
Box 232, Folder 9
The Adcraft Club of Detroit Luncheon
1969
Scope and Contents
Six copies of a speech that Otis Chandler gave to the Detroit Adcraft Club on
Friday, October 3, 1969. Two of the copies included an introduction. Also
included in this folder are two copies of a newspaper clippings from The Detroit
News; a copy of The Adcrafter; five pieces of correspondence between Robert D.
Nelson, Watts Wacker, Senior Vice President of D.P. Brother & Company, and
John L. Scolaro, Senior Vice President of Cresmer, Woodward, O'Mara &
Ormsbee, Inc., regarding Otis Chandler accepting the invitation to be speaker; a
belated letter of praise from Peter B. Clark, President and Publisher of The
Evening News Association; two pieces of correspondence between Lee H. Wilson,
Executive Secretary of The Adcraft Club of Detroit, and Freddie Miller,
confirming Otis Chandler's acceptance, discussion about biographical information
and accommodations; two pieces of correspondence with John L. Sterling, Vice
President of Newspaper 1, in which Sterling praises Chandler, and Chandler
responds with a thank you letter; two pieces of correspondence with Theodore H.
Mecke, Jr., Vice President of Public Affairs at Ford Motor Company,in which
Mecke praises Chandler and Chandler responds with a thank you letter; two pieces
of correspondence with John L. Scolaro, in which Scolaro forwards Chandler a
story about the speech, and Chandler responds with a thank you letter; two
pieces of correspondence with Lee H. Wilson, in which Wilson forwards a copy of
The Adcrafter, and Chandler responds with a thank you letter; two pieces of
correspondence with Susan Schneyer, Associate Producer of The Lou Gordon
Program, in which he is invited to appear, but Chandler responds with a letter
declining, also attached to these letters is memo from Gordon Phillips to
Freddie Miller with information about the show; two pieces of correspondence
with John L. Scolaro, dealing with suggestions for the speech, and Chandler
responds with a thank you letter, also attached to these letters is a note from
Don Maldonado informing that the memo came from the regular Detroit mail to the
advertising people.
Box 232, Folder 10
KNBC News Conference
1969
Scope and Contents
"Two copies of the transcript of Otis Chandler's appearance on KNBC's News
Conference on November 29, 1969. There is also a copy of a second part of the
script that was aired after the last commercial break. Also included in this
folder are a two page memo from Robert F. Erburu to Franklin D. Murphy and
Albert V. Casey, discussing the meaning of Otis Chandler's statement, right
before the show ended, in regards to newspaper's ownership of television
stations; a memo from Gordon Phillips to Edward J. Reap, presenting KNBC News
Conference's latest audience evaluation, this memo has a note attached to it; a
letter from Paul B. Sonnenthal offering advice on how to make change to
situation that Otis Chandler discussed during the interview; a note of praise
from Marty Hansen, in which he also sends a clipping from his local newspaper; a
note of praise from Mark Davidson, in which he also sends his resume; and,
thirty letters, one telegram and three notes of praise."
Box 232, Folder 11
Women of the Year Awards Presentation
1969
Scope and Contents
Three copies of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the Women of the Year Awards
on December 8, 1969. Also included in this folder is a two page program of the
event.
Box 232, Folder 12
Israel Bond Dinner
1969
Scope and Contents
A copy of an introduction given by Otis Chandler at the Israel Bond Dinner on
December 10, 1969. He served as Honorary Chairman. Also included in this folder
are three letters from Eugene L. Wyman, of the Law Offices of Wyman, Bautzer,
Finell, Rothman & Kuchel, which he thanks Chandler for consenting to be the
Honorary Chairman, sends him a copy of the invitation, and a copy of a typical
letter requesting certain individuals to serve on the dinner committee; a letter
from Otis Chandler to Eugene Wyman, informing him that Missy [Marilyn Brant
Chandler] will be attending the dinner; and a memo from Freddie Miller,
informing Chandler that he has three introductions to make at the dinner, but no
speech.
Box 232, Folder 13
Service Awards Program
1969
Scope and Contents
A copy of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the Service Awards on December 10,
1969. Also included in this folder is a two page copy of the program; a two page
memo from Fred Cheavront to Freddie Miller about the details of the ceremony; a
four page memo from Fred Cheavront to Robert L. Flannes, regarding the program
outline.
Box 232, Folder 14
Speeches By Others
1970
Scope and Contents
Three speeches delivered in 1970 by Eugene C. Pulliam, Kingman Brewster Jr.,
and John H. Colburn.
Box 232, Folder 15
Publisher's Reception for New Employees
1970
Scope and Contents
Two copies of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the Publisher's Reception for
New Employees on January 27, 1970. Also included in this folder are a two page
memo from Edward J. Reap to Richard S. Robinson, possible new and different
approaches with the presentation. Attached to this memo is a note from Richard
S. Robinson to Otis Chandler, providing a summary of the memo.
Box 232, Folder 16
Cate School Commencement Address
1970
Scope and Contents
Four copies of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the Cate School Commencement
Exercises on June 6, 1970. One of the copies includes an introduction. Other
items included in this folder are three letters of correspondence with Frederick
F. Clark, Headmaster at The Cate School, in which Clark ask Chandler to be
speaker, Chandler accepts, and Clark thanks him and sends him information; two
letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Al Neuharth, Executive Vice
President and General Manager of The Gannett Newspapers, in which Chandler sent
him a congratulatory letter on his new position, and Neuharth replies with a
thank you and a request for a copy of the speech; two letters of correspondence
between Otis Chandler and Peter McBean, in which McBean congratulates Chandler
on a great speech and also asks Chandler to make a contribution to the school,
and Chandler replies with a thank you and informs him that a contribution is not
possible at this time.
Box 232, Folder 17
Science Research Associates Tape Interview
1970
Scope and Contents
Correspondence pertaining to a tape recording Otis Chandler participated in on
June 22, 1970. The recording was part of an educational tape series called Phase
Blue created for college freshmen English classes by Science Research
Associates, Inc. Items included in this folder are a brochure of Phase Blue; a
copy of Straus Editor's Report; letters from Carroll F. Edwards, Editor at
Science Research Associates, Inc.,which are as follows: a letter requesting a
signed release regarding the remarks being used in the video; a four page letter
of sample interview questions, with a page of notes attached; and a thank you
letter.
Box 232, Folder 18
Management Conference
1970
Scope and Contents
Correspondence pertaining to a speech Otis Chandler gave at the Management
Conference on September 9, 1970. Items included in this folder is a Note to File
from JW, stating that the speech that Otis Chandler gave was "off the cuff
speech and presentation regarding his hunt in Outer Mongolia."; a thank you
letter from the Officers and the Executive Committee; a thank you letter from
Anthony Young, Jr.; and a thank you letter from Tony Young [Anthony Young, Jr.]
to Freddie Miller.
Box 232, Folder 19
Santa Monica Rotary Club Meeting
1970
Scope and Contents
Two copies of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the Santa Monica Rotary Club
on September 18, 1970. Other items included in this folder are letters from C.
Deane Funk, Publisher of the Evening Outlook, in which he request Chandler to be
a speaker, provides details, and a thank you letter for agreeing to speak; two
response letters from Otis Chandler to Deane Funk.
Box 232, Folder 20
Women of the Year Awards Presentation
1970
Scope and Contents
A copy of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the Women of the Year Awards on
December 7, 1970.
Box 232, Folder 21
Speeches By Others
1971
Scope and Contents
Two speeches delivered in 1971 by Stanley I. Tannenbaum and Joe Busch.
Box 233
Publishers - Chandler, Otis
Box 233, Folder 1
Temple Beth Am Public Affairs Program
1971
Scope and Contents
Four copies of a speech, entitled The News Media - Virtuous or Venal?, given by
Otis Chandler at the Temple Beth Am's Sights and Sounds of the '70's Series on
January 12, 1971. One of the copies includes an introduction, and the other has
cut up pages, which is explained in a "Note to File" that states that the
original copy was cut up and repasted to create two Dallas speeches that were
held on September 11, 1974, they are both contained in this folder and should
remain here, however there is a separate folder for each speech. Other items in
this folder include a thank you letter from Eugene Saber, M.D., on behalf on
himself and the members of the Temple Beth Am congregation; a copy of the Temple
Beth Am newsletter entitled "Olympian", a confirmation letter with a copy of the
brochure attached from Mrs. Jacob Pressman [Marjorie Pressman]; a thank you
letter from Rabbi Jacob Pressman, of the Temple Beth Am; three letters of
correspondence between Otis Chandler and Rabbi Pressman in which Pressman asks
Chandler to be a speaker, Chandler accepts and Pressman thanks Chandler.
Box 233, Folder 2
Service Awards Program
1971
Scope and Contents
Two copies of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the Service Awards on January
13, 1971. One of the copies includes an introduction. Other items in this folder
include a memo to Freddie Miller from Fred Cheuvront informing her of the
information he will be providing her with in the next few days; a four page memo
to Robert L. Flannes from Fred Cheuvront, which outlines the program; a two page
memo to Loren Hibler, Walt Finke and Spencer Price, regarding microphones; a
three page memo from Fred Cheuvront regarding notes to be discussed with Freddie
Miller; a four page document, one depicting the stage seating and the other
three pages are Robert J. Groundwater's script; a two page memo to Freddie
Miller from Fred Cheuvront, regarding the arrangements for the ceremony; and ten
pages of notes that helped to create the speech.
Box 233, Folder 3
Oregon Press Conference
1971
Scope and Contents
Four copies of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the Allen Memorial Lecture
before the Oregon Press Conference on February 19, 1971. Other items in this
folder include three copies of the Oregon Publisher, January, February and
March; a letter from Carl C. Webb, Manager of the Oregon Newspaper Publishers
Association Inc., requesting the title of the speech, copies of the speech and
Chandler's travel itinerary; a thank you letter from Carl C. Webb; a letter to
Freddie Miller from Carl C. Webb regarding transportation arrangements and
possible weather problems, this letter has notes attached to it of
correspondence between Freddie Miller and Donna Swayze; a pamphlet about the
Eric W. Allen Memorial Fund; a note from Freddie Miller informing Chandler of
possible activities; a letter from Freddie Miller to Carl C. Webb, in which she
forwards a photograph of Chandler; a letter to Freddie Miller from Carl C. Webb
in which Webb request biographical information, a photograph and a speech
subject; a letter from Carl C. Webb informing Chandler of his appreciation for
accepting the invitation; a letter to Carl C. Webb in which Chandler accepts the
invitation; a letter from Carl C. Webb inviting Chandler to be the lecturer; an
Oregon Press Conference leaflet; a letter from Robert W. Chandler, Editor of The
Bulletin, informing Otis Chandler that he and his wife will not be able to
attend; a letter from Robert D. Clark, President of the University of Oregon,
informing Chandler how delighted he is that he accepted the invitation to speak;
a letter from A.D. Addison, Publisher of The News-Review, requesting Chandler to
address the Roseburg Area Chamber of Commerce; a letter to A.D. Addison
informing him that the invitation is appreciated, but it will not be possible to
address the Chamber of Commerce; a letter from A.D. Addison thanking Chandler
for the consideration.
Box 233, Folder 4
Institutional Investors Conference
1971
Scope and Contents
Three copies of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the Fourth Annual
Institutional Investor Conference on March 18, 1971. These copies are printed
leaflets. Other items in this folder include a copy of a newspaper article; a
thank you letter from Heidi Fiske, Director of Conference Programming at
Institutional Investor Systems, Inc.; a letter from Richard F. Colabella,
Conference Director of Fourth Annual Institutional Investor Conference, in which
he invites Chandler to the Conference Exposition Center; a note from Sandy
Hewitt to Freddie Miller informing Miller that 2,500 copies of the speech have
been mailed out; a letter from Heidi Fiske in which she forwards Chandler the
speaker information materials; six items which included a note from Freddie
Miller; a letter from Edwin Gill of Cogan, Berlind, Weill & Levitt, Inc.
which he informs Chandler that he [Gill] has been selected as chair for the
publishing industry panel, pages one and two of the speaker information
materials, a copy of the speech, and a copy of the program; pages three and
seven through twelve.
Box 233, Folder 5
Bill Henry Room Dedication
1971
Scope and Contents
Two copies of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the dedication of the Bill
Henry Room at Occidental College on March 31, 1971. One of the copies has a hand
written introduction. Other items in this folder include a copy of the
invitation; a letter from Richard C. Gilman, President at Occidental College, in
which he informs Chandler on the details of the dedication; two letters of
praise; six items, three letters of praise which have letters of response
attached to them; a letter from Freddie Miller to Mrs. E.D. Yeomans [Pat Henry
Yeomans], in which she sends Mrs. Yeomans copies of telegrams, per Otis
Chandler's request; and two patches, one a shield with a tennis rackets and the
other are tennis rackets.
Box 233, Folder 6
American Society of Newspaper Editors Convention
1971
Scope and Contents
A transcript of President Richard Nixon's interview by six editors [in which
Otis Chandler was one of the editors] and reporters before the American Society
of Newspaper Editors on April 16, 1971. Also in this folder is a note to Erica
from Dennis stating that this transcript was sent from Associated Press.
Box 233, Folder 7
Times Mirror Board of Directors Presentation
1971
Scope and Contents
A fourteen page transcript of the Times Mirror Board of Directors Presentation
given by Otis Chandler on August 31, 1971. Also in this folder is a cut out
article entitled "The Surprising Seventies" by Peter F. Drucker.
Box 233, Folder 8
UCLA Associated Students Speaker Program
1971
Scope and Contents
A copy of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the UCLA Associated Students
Speaker Program on May 21, 1971. Other items in this folder include a copy of
the lecture series program; a note from Franklin D. Murphy providing information
about the audience; a letter from Bob Elias, Chairman of the UCLA Associated
Students Speakers Program, requesting Otis Chandler to be a speaker; two yellow
legal size pages of hand written notes; a note to Freddie Miller from Otis
Chandler asking for more information about the program; three pieces of
correspondence regarding an invitation to the Associated Students' Child Care
Center.
Box 233, Folder 9
Women of the Year Awards Presentation
1971
Scope and Contents
Two copies of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the Women of the Year Awards
on December 6, 1971. Other items in this folder include a the program and a two
page itinerary.
Box 233, Folder 10
Speeches By Others
1972
Scope and Contents
A copy of a speech delivered by Richard F. Brown in 1972. Attached to the
speech is a copy of the American Newspaper Publishers Association's Newspaper
Information Service Newsletter.
Box 233, Folder 11
Service Awards Program
1972
Scope and Contents
Two copies of a memo pertaining to a speech given by Otis Chandler at the
Service Awards on January 12, 1972. The memos are from Fred Cheuvront regarding
the outline of the ceremony. The second copy includes a memo from Freddie Miller
with nine head shots pasted on there.
Box 233, Folder 12
Stanford University Alumni Roundtable
1972
Scope and Contents
Correspondence pertaining to a speech Otis Chandler gave at the Stanford
University Alumni Roundtable on February 11, 1972. Items in this folder include
a copy of The Stanford Alumni Almanac; a reprint of the Stanford Alumni Almanac;
three items which include letter from Monitor Book Company, Inc., a tear sheet
for the publication; and a leaflet about the publication. Seven pieces of
correspondence which includes a congratulatory letter from Jack K. Horton,
Chairman of the Board of Southern California Edison Company; a telegram from
Ralph P. Davidson, Time, Inc. asking if he had any plans for dinner; a letter in
which Otis Chandler responds that that he does, but will see him at the
roundtable; a letter to Freddie Miller from Lyle M. Nelson, Chairman at Stanford
University, confirming dinner plans; a note from Freddie Miller to Otis Chandler
reminding him of the event; two letters from Della Van Heyst, Associate Director
and Editor of Stanford Alumni Almanac, one letter is an invitation to
participate and the other letters is confirmation letter.
Box 233, Folder 13
John Lawrence Statement
1972
Scope and Contents
Three items pertaining to the arrest of John Lawrence. Two copies of a
statement by Otis Chandler that was released on December 19, 1972 and a copy of
an article about the arrest.
Box 233, Folder 14
Interview with Jack R. Hart
1973
Scope and Contents
Two items. A letter to Otis Chandler from Jack Hart, Instructor in the
Department of Journalism at California State University, Northridge, and the
thirty-six page transcript of Hart's interview of Otis Chandler.
Box 233, Folder 15
Service Awards Program
1973
Scope and Contents
Two copies of a speech Otis Chandler gave at the Service Awards on January 10,
1973. The top part of the first page of one of the copies is cut off. Other
items in this folder include three pages of hand written notes; a memo from Fred
Cheuvront to Robert L. Flannes regarding Times Executives Anniversary dates; a
copy of an articled entitled Freedom of the Press: Who Cares?; and two copies of
a five page memo outlining the ceremony from Fred Cheavront to Robert L.
Flannes.
Box 233, Folder 16
Publisher's Reception for New Employees
1973
Scope and Contents
Two copies of a nine page slide presentation that was shown at the Publisher's
Reception for New Employees on March 13, 1973. Other items in this folder
include a memo from Freddie Miller in which she send Otis Chandler the updated
version of the slide presentation and an outline of his duties; and an outline
of the reception.
Box 233, Folder 17
Texaco Round Table
1973
Scope and Contents
A copy of a speech Otis Chandler gave at the Texaco Round Table on March 14,
1973. Attached to the speech is a memo from Freddie Miller which informs Otis
Chandler of the activities of the day. Other items in this folder include a
newspaper page; two thank you letters from Douglas D. Barman, Chairman at of The
Texaco Round Table, one address to Freddie Miller and the other to Otis
Chandler; a two page letter from L.R. Christy, Vice-Chairman of the Texaco Round
Table, inviting Otis Chandler to speak.
Box 233, Folder 18
Carr Van Anda Award Presentation
1973
Scope and Contents
A hand written copy of a speech Otis Chandler gave at the Carr Van Anda Awards
on March 14, 1973. Other items in this folder include the award; a note from
John R. Wilhelm, Dean of Ohio University College of Communications, in which he
forwards a copy of the June 1, 1973 Ohio University College of Communication
Commtel Newsletter; a Ohio University visitor questionnaire; a copy of the April
6, 1973 Ohio University College of Communication Commtel Newsletter; eight items
of correspondence between Freddie Miller, Otis Chandler John R. Wilhelm, in
which Chandler is informed of the award and the travel arrangements are
discussed; a letter from John R. Wilhelm confirming the date and requesting a
questionnaire to be filled out; a nine page copy of a speech by John H. Colburn,
Editor and Publisher of the Wichita (Kansas) Eagle & Beacon; a letter from
John R. Wilhelm in which he sends a copy of the student daily, The Post; and two
newspaper clippings of articles written by Susan Reimer, which have a note from
Freddie Miller attached to them in which Miller recommends to Otis Chandler to
write a letter to Susan Reimer about irresponsible reporting. This is referring
to the fact that Reimer stated in one of the articles that Chandler was a
millionaire.
Box 233, Folder 19
Times Mirror Building Dedication
1973
Scope and Contents
Three copies of a speech Otis Chandler gave at the dedication of Times Mirror
building on May 23, 1973.
Box 233, Folder 20
Speeches By Others
1974
Scope and Contents
Two speeches. One delivered by Katharine Graham in 1974 and the other by
Conductor Robert Shaw at the Memorial Concert at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion on
March 17, 1974 which was dedicated to Norman Chandler. Also in this folder is a
letter to Otis Chandler from Robert P. Keim.
Box 233, Folder 21
Institutional Investor Conference
1974
Scope and Contents
Three copies of a speech Otis Chandler gave at the Institutional Investor
Conference on March 20, 1974. One of the copies is a revised copy that was
planned on being used for print, as stated by a note attached to it from Stender
E. Sweeney, Times Mirror Company Director of Finance. Other items in this folder
include a pamphlet with notes written on the cover; a page of follow up notes
that list names and the companies the people are associated with; two thank you
letters from Otis Chandler to Gustave L. Levy of Goldman, Sachs & Co., and
to John H. Gutfreund of Salomon Brothers; a thank you letter from Heidi Fiske,
Vice President and Barbara Munder, Conference Programming Manager, of
Institutional Investor Systems, Inc.; two pieces of correspondence between Otis
Chandler and J. Kendrick Noble, Jr., vice President of Auerbach, Pollak &
Richardson, in which they discuss the turn out; two pieces of correspondence
between Otis Chandler and Sidney J. Weinberg, Jr., Partner at Goldman Sachs
& Co., in which they thank each other; two pieces of correspondence between
Otis Chandler and William Morris of Salomon Brothers.
Box 233, Folder 22
Women of the Year Awards Presentation
1974
Scope and Contents
Two copies of a speech Otis Chandler gave at the Women of the Year awards in
April, 1974. Also in this folder is a note from Freddie Miller informing him
that she did everything possible to avoid using the word "ladies" in the
speech.
Box 233, Folder 23
Pasadena City College Address
1974
Scope and Contents
A copy of a speech entitled "Is Zero The True Value?" Mrs. Otis Chandler
[Marilyn B. Chandler] gave at Pasadena City College on Saturday, May 11,
1974.
Box 233, Folder 24
Management Conference
1974
Scope and Contents
Three copies of a speech given by Otis Chandler before the Management
Conference on June 25, 1974. One of the copies has charts and reports attached
to it. Other items in this folder include a bulletin announcing the Management
Conference Officers; a fax copy of a press release regarding the Supreme Court
decision to not allow candidates the right to free reply space in newspapers in
which they were criticized; a newspaper clipping of an article entitled "For
Press and Public, a Time to Think" by William Sexton; two pieces of
correspondence between Otis Chandler and Kenneth J. Thompson, Vice President,
Los Angeles Times/Times Mirror Press, in which Thompson invites Chandler to be
speaker and Chandler response by accepting the invitation.
Box 234
Publishers - Chandler, Otis
Box 234, Folder 1
Dallas Assembly
1974
Scope and Contents
Four copies of a speech given by Otis Chandler before the Dallas Assembly on
September 11, 1974. One of the copies has a note from Freddie Miller which
states that said mention copy was the intended speech, but was revised and in
the end not given. Other items in this folder include a clipping of an article
from The Quill entitled "A Case For The Professional"; a thank you letter sent
to Alan B. Gilman, Chairman of the Board of Sanger-Harris [a department store
chain, owned by Federated Department Stores and headquartered in Dallas, Texas.
In 1987, in the face of oil-shock facing Texas, the division was merged into
Federated's Houston-based division Foley's].
Box 234, Folder 2
Young President's Organization Address
1974
Scope and Contents
Three copies of a speech given by Otis Chandler before the Young President's
Organization in Dallas, Texas on September 11, 1974. One of the copies has a
note from Freddie Miller which states that said mention copy was the intended
speech, but was revised and in the end not given. Other items in this folder
include an edited version of the speech with a note from Paul D. Quadros
attached to it; two pieces of correspondence from Alan B. Gilman, Chairman of
the Board of Sanger-Harris in which he provides Otis Chandler with information
about the two speaking engagements; a letter of apology from Emmie Ford, The
Times Herald Printing Company, for losing the speech; four thank you letters;
three pieces of correspondence, two thank you letters from Alan B. Gilman and
response from Otis Chandler. One of the thank you letters was address to James
F. Chambers, Jr.
Box 234, Folder 3
Dallas Investment Community Presentation
1974
Scope and Contents
Two copies of the remarks stated by Otis Chandler before the Dallas Investment
Community on October 24, 1974. One of the copies is contains Robert F. Erburu's
remarks.
Box 234, Folder 4
Journalism Educators and Newspaper Executives Symposium
1974
Scope and Contents
Three copies of a speech given by Otis Chandler before the Journalism Educators
and Newspaper Executives Symposium sponsored by the Western Newspaper Foundation
in Reno, Nevada on October 25, 1974. One of the copies is has hand written notes
scribbled on it in red pencil. Other items in this folder include two copies "A
Symposium Education for Newspaper Careers .....Satisfied? Proceedings"; two
pieces of correspondence between Freddie Miller and Lawrence Schneider,
Associate Professor in the Department of Journalism at California State
University, Northridge, in which Schneider request a copy of the speech and
Miller sends him one; a letter from Jim Scott, a free lance writer, requesting a
copy of the speech; a copy of the Western Newspaper Foundation; a page from
November 9, 1974 issue of Editor & Publisher, with a note from Freddie
Miller attached pointing out mistakes in the article; a newspaper clipping from
the Nevada State Journal; a three page summary of a meeting held to finalize the
Symposium; a congratulatory letter from Arthur Margosian, Dean of School of
Professional Studies at California State University, Fresno; four items which
consist of three letters from E.B. Beisner, Executive Director at Western
Newspaper Foundation, an invitation to talk and two thank you letters.
Box 234, Folder 5
Boston Security Analysts Society Luncheon
1974
Scope and Contents
Three copies of a speech given by Otis Chandler before the Boston Security
Analysts Society on October 31, 1974. One of the copies has a note from Paul D.
Quadras which states its an edited version ready to be sent out for printing.
Other items in this folder include six pages of economic data on principal
market; a one page itinerary; and a thank you letter from a Dave at The Boston
Globe.
Box 234, Folder 6
Declined Invitations
1975-1976
Scope and Contents
Four letters of correspondence pertaining to a speaking engagement at the San
Francisco Advertising Club that Otis Chandler declined in 1975. The original
invitation was sent in 1975, but some of the final correspondence was sent out
in 1976.
Box 234, Folder 7
Publisher's Reception for New Employees
1975
Scope and Contents
A copy of the slide presentation that was presented at the Publisher's
Reception for New Employees on January 14, 1975. Other items in this folder
include two copies of the seating arrangement and three copies of the
itinerary.
Box 234, Folder 8
Service Awards Program
1975
Scope and Contents
Three copies of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the Service Award Ceremony
on January 29, 1975. One of the copies has a note from Paul D. Quadras which
states its an edited version ready to be sent out for printing. Other items in
this folder include a memo from Charles C. Chase regarding employee transfers
between facilities; four pages listing employee and their years of service; a
memo from Charles C. Chase to Robert L. Flannes regarding the Orange County
Service Award program; a memo from Robert L. Flannes regarding the Orange County
Service Awards; two memos from Fred Cheuvront to Robert L. Flannes regarding the
outline/proposal; a three page memo from Fred Cheuvront to Esther Montgomery,
Projection Booth Operator, providing an outline of the ceremony.
Box 234, Folder 9
Women of the Year Awards Presentation
1975
Scope and Contents
Three copies of a speech Otis Chandler gave at the Women of the Year awards in
March 10, 1975. One of the copies is on index cards.
Box 234, Folder 10
William Allen White Foundation Annual Award Luncheon
1975
Scope and Contents
Three copies of a speech entitled "Newspapering As America Enters Its Third
Century" given by Otis Chandler at the William Allen White Foundation Annual
Award Luncheon held at the University of Kansas on April 30, 1975. Other items
in this folder include nine pages of photocopied biographical information on
William Allen White; several newspaper clippings about the award; a note from
Freddie Miller regarding the dissemination of the speech to "our top people",
two letters from Dolph C. Simons, Jr., President and Publisher of The Lawrence
Daily Journal-World, one stating how nice it was to see them and the other about
his upcoming trip to Los Angeles; a thank you letter from John Cowles, Jr.,
Chairman of the Minneapolis Star and Tribune Company; twenty-nine congratulatory
letters; three thank you letters sent out by Otis Chandler; sixteen items of
correspondence which included congratulatory letters and Otis Chandler's
response attached to them; a memo from Clark Akers to Frank Flood, with an
attached response letter from Otis Chandler; a letter from Archie R. Dykes,
Chancellor at The University of Kansas, confirming the visit and a response
letter from Otis Chandler; four different speech reprint booklets from prior
award winners.
Box 234, Folder 11
New York Society of Security Analysts Presentation
1975
Scope and Contents
Two copies of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the New York Society of
Security Analysts on June 6, 1975. One of the copies is marked up.
Box 234, Folder 12
Stern, Frank, Meyer and Fox Presentation
1975
Scope and Contents
A four page outline for a speech given by Otis Chandler to Stern, Frank, Meyer
and Fox on September 24, 1975.
Box 234, Folder 13
Joseph Benti Interview
1975
Scope and Contents
Transcripts of a long week television interview of Otis Chandler on At Ease by
Joseph Benti. The interview was aired the week of October 13, 1975, concluding
Friday, October 17, 1975 on Channel 2 KNXT TV. Five transcripts total.
Box 234, Folder 14
Sigma Delta Chi National Convention
1975
Scope and Contents
Four copies of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the Sigma Delta Chi National
Convention on November 13, 1975. Other items in this folder include a four page
copy of an article from The Quill entitled "Assemble In Philadelphia"; a letter
to Nancy Baltad from Otis Chandler, thanking her for her hospitality; a response
letter from Nancy Baltad saying the pleasure was all hers letter from Robert S.
McCord, Executive Editor at Arkansas Democrat, letting Chandler know he is going
to be the one introducing him at the dinner; a letter from George A. Stauter,
Chairman for Personnel '76 National Convention, regarding arrival plans; a thank
you note from Sherry Stern, President of USC's Sigma Delta Chi Chapter; a note
from Freddie Miller regarding hotel arrangements; four letters to Otis Chandler
and a note to Freddie Miller from Henry Rieger, Vice President of Public
Information at National Broadcasting Company, Inc., in which he invites him to
be speaker, confirms the date, and sends his regrets for not attending; a letter
from William Small, President of The Society of Professional Journalists, Sigma
Delta Chi, inviting Chandler on a walking tour; a letter from Freddie Miller to
William Small informing him that Chandler will not be able to attend the tour
due to his arrival time; a note from Nancy Baltad, Chapter Delegate of the Los
Angeles Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists and Hospitality Room
Chairman, inviting Chandler to stop by the Hospitality room that the chapter and
the LA Times are hosting; a letter to Russell E. Hurst, Executive Officer of The
Society of Professional Journalists, Sigma Delta Chi, from Freddie Miller, in
which she is sending him Chandler's biography and photograph; a letter from
Russell E. Hurst requesting Chandler's biography, photograph and itinerary;
three letters of praise, each has a thank you response letter from Otis
Chandler; a letter, with an attachment, from Walter Burroughs informing Chandler
of the compliments he's heard about the speech and also sends him a newsletter
called "Update" which thanks Chandler for the great speech; and a four page
edited copy of the speech sent out for reprint which has a note to Freddie
Miller attached to it.
Box 234, Folder 15
Declined Invitations
1976
Scope and Contents
Twenty-one items of correspondence regarding varies speaking engagements
declined by Otis Chandler in 1976.
Box 234, Folder 16
Speeches By Others
1976
Scope and Contents
Two copy of speeches. The first is a speech delivered by Tom Braden in 1976.
The other is a speech delivered by William Attwood, President and Publisher of
Newsday before The Printing & Publishing Industry Analysts on February 26,
1976.
Box 234, Folder 17
Service Awards Program
1976
Scope and Contents
A copy of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the Service Awards on January 28,
1976. Other items in this folder include a five page memo from Fred Cheuvront to
Robert L. Flannes, outlining the ceremony; a twelve page copy of the slide
presentation; a management bulletin from Robert L. Flannes informing Orange
County Management Personnel of the ceremony; a memo from Robert L. Flannes to
Otis Chandler in which Flannes attaches five pages of notes regarding Orange
County departments; a memo fro Fred Cheuvront to Freddie Miller regarding Orange
County Employee retirements.
Box 234, Folder 18
Women of the Year Awards Presentation
1976
Scope and Contents
A copy of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the Women of the Year Awards on
March 24, 1976. The speech is typed on index cards. Other items in this folder
include a four page memo which includes the timetable, program, and the seating
chart; a memo to Freddie Miller providing escorting instructions; a list of
guest for Dorothy McGuire; a information letter to Dorothy McGuire; a two page
list of hostesses; a seating chart; ten biographies pertaining to each award
recipient.
Box 234, Folder 19
Los Angeles Ad Club Luncheon
1976
Scope and Contents
Three copies of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the Los Angeles Ad Club on
March 31, 1976. One of the copies has a note from Freddie Miller attached to it
which briefs Chandler on the event. Other items in this folder include a letter
from John W. Hill of Hill and Knowlton, Inc., in which he requests a copy of the
speech; a memo from Frank Flood to Vance Stickell informing him of the meeting
and what the Ad Club is requesting; a thank you memo from Vance Stickell to Otis
Chandler, for agreeing to speak at the meeting; a letter from Miriam Austin,
Secretary to Stuart C. Brandy, Vice President and General Manager of Shoreacres
Broadcasting Company Limited, requesting a copy of the speech; a letter to
Gladys Yonich of the Los Angeles Ad Club, from Freddie Miller in which Miller is
sending Otis Chandler's biography and photograph; three letters of praise which
have attached to them Otis Chandler's thank you response letters.
Box 235
Publishers - Chandler, Otis
Box 235, Folder 1
Newspaper Forum
1976
Scope and Contents
Two items of correspondence pertaining to a speech given by Otis Chandler at
the Newspaper Forum for institutional investors in New York City on May 4,
1976.
Box 235, Folder 2
Management Conference
1976
Scope and Contents
A copy of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the Management Conference on
September 21, 1976. Also in this folder is a clipping from Among Ourselves,
regarding the speech.
Box 235, Folder 3
International Family Planning Association Conference
1976
Scope and Contents
Five copies of a speech entitled "The Politics of Population" given by Marilyn
Brant Chandler at the International Family Planning Association Conference on
October 1, 1976. One of the copies is hand written on ruled paper and two other
copies have a introduction included. Other items in this folder include a three
page article about abortion by Marilyn Brant Chandler; a letter from Meredith
Lauerhass, Co-Ordinator of IFPRA and Family Planning Centers, to Joan Luthe, in
which they discuss Mrs. Chandler being the Honorary Chairman of this committee;
three items which included a two page memo and a partial guest list for a event
held by the Family Planning Centers of Greater Los Angeles, Inc.; and a pamphlet
for the conference.
Box 235, Folder 4
Los Angeles Stockbrokers Society Luncheon
1976
Scope and Contents
Four items of correspondence pertaining to a speech given by Otis Chandler at
the Los Angeles Stockbrokers Society Luncheon on November 4, 1976. A letter of
praise from Ronald R. Richards, Assistant Vice President at Security Pacific
National Bank; a letter from Bob Dresser of Stockbrokers Society, confirming the
date and location; a response letter from Otis Chandler to Bob Dresser,
reconfirming the date and location.
Box 235, Folder 5
Executive Report KFAC Radio Interview
1976
Scope and Contents
A two page transcript of a radio interview Otis Chandler gave on Executive
Report News Show on KFAC radio on November 5, 1976.
Box 235, Folder 6
Declined Invitations
1977-1978
Scope and Contents
Fifteen items of correspondence regarding varies speaking engagements declined
by Otis Chandler in 1977. For one of the invitations, the original invitation
was sent in 1977, but some of the final correspondence was sent out in 1978.
Also, one of the invitations has clippings as an attachment.
Box 235, Folder 7
Arizona Newspaper Association Convention
1977
Scope and Contents
Three copies of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the Arizona Newspaper
Association on January 21, 1977. One of the copies does not include the
introduction and another copy has hand written notes on it. Other items in this
folder include two letters from Eugene N. Marten, Publisher of The Verde
Independent, requesting Chandler to be speaker and the other he thanks Chandler
for accepting. Attached to these two letters are notes from Freddie Miller
urging Chandler to accept. A letter of praise from Mrs. Eugene C. Pulliam [Nina
Pulliam], Publisher of the Phoenix Republic and Gazette; a letter of praise from
William J. Woestendiek, Executive Editor of The Arizona Daily Star; a memo from
Robert L. Flannes to Otis Chandler regarding Alan Moyer. Attached to this memo
is a note from Donna Swayze to Freddie Miller informing her that Chandler
already talked to Moyer and Chandler declined the speech request. A thank you
letter from Hal Marshall, Director at The University of Arizona News Bureau, and
a response thank you letter from Otis Chandler; a letter for praise from Paul A.
McKalip, Senior Editor at the Tucson Daily Citizen, and a response thank you
letter from Otis Chandler.
Box 235, Folder 8
ABC TV Interview
1977
Scope and Contents
A copy of a summary of an interview given by Otis Chandler to ABC TV in March
1977.
Box 235, Folder 9
Los Angeles World Affairs Council Luncheon
1977
Scope and Contents
Three copies of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the Los Angeles World
Affairs Council on March 8, 1977. One of the copies has hand written notes on
it. Other items in this folder include two flyers; a list of the head table; a
two page reception list; three pages of hand written notes on yellow ruled
paper; two copies of a memo from Freddie Miller providing details about the
day's schedule; a two page article from Reuters regarding the KGB Police and the
Los Angeles Times Bureau Chief; a receipt for a table of six; a letter from
Harold C. Marlowe of Hal Marlowe Agency, Inc., extending a drinks invitation; a
note card and five letters of praise; a letter from Arnold Caritan, District
Manager of the Los Angeles District Office of the Automobile Club of Southern
California, in which he forwards a picture he took with Chandler and is
requesting Chandler to sign it so he can frame it; a response letter from
Chandler to Arnold Caritan, returning the picture and informing Caritan that he
is flattered; a letter from Charles W. Gates of Kidder, Peadbody & Co.,
offering Chandler financial services and a response thank you letter from
Chandler; five items of correspondence consisting of three letters from Edmonde
A. Haddad, Executive Director of the Los Angeles World Affairs Council,
regarding details about the event and a response thank you letter from
Chandler.
Box 235, Folder 10
The Morton Newspaper Forum
1977
Scope and Contents
A copy of a speech given by Otis Chandler at The Morton Newspaper Forum on
April 28, 1977.
Box 235, Folder 11
Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on International Information and
Communications Issues
1977
Scope and Contents
Three copies of a speech given by Otis Chandler at Senate Foreign Relations
Subcommittee on International and Communications Skills on Thursday, June 9,
1977. One of the copies includes a copy from Martin P. Levin which states that
he is enclosing a proposed insert to the testimony. This proposed insert is part
of the other two copies of the speech. Other items in this folder include six
newspaper clippings and one magazine clipping; a memo from Margaret C. Brown,
United States Senate, in which she sends the hearing transcript and request
corrections; a response letter from Freddie Miller returning a copy with
corrections made; a memo from George M. Kroloff, Administrative Assistant to the
Chairman of the Committee of Foreign Relations, requesting copies of the
testimony and provides the latest agenda; a thank you letter to Freddie Miller
from George M. Kroloff; a two page letter from George McGovern, Chairman of the
Subcommittee on International Relations, providing information about the
hearings; two pages of background information about the hearings; a memo from
Freddie Miller explaining why the hearings would be a good thing to do; a three
page memo with a three page attachment, from George Kroloff regarding Chandler's
testimony that was used as part of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act; a
letter from Freddie Miller to George Kroloff, providing Chandler's correct
title; three letters of praise, which each has attached Chandler's response
thank you letter.
Box 235, Folder 12
American Newspaper Publishers Association/Research Institute
Conference
1977
Scope and Contents
Two copies of the welcoming address given by Otis Chandler at the American
Newspaper Publishers Association/Research Institute Conference on Monday, June
13, 1977. Other items in this folder include a copy of the R. I. Bulletin; a
copy of the program; two copies of the invitation and a RSVP card; a thank you
letter from Robert O. Tafel, Community Services Manager at The Saginaw News; a
thank you note card from Helene R. Foellinger, President and Publisher of
News-Sentinel; a thank you letter from John B. Lake, Publisher of the St.
Petersburg Times Evening Independent; a two page letter from Peter P. Romano,
Director in the Production Department of ANPA Research Institute, thanking for
hosting and providing information on how the event usually goes; a twenty-eight
page cocktail list; a letter to Freddie Miller from Mamie W. Harris, providing
names of individuals staying at the Disneyland Hotel and attending the
Conference; a three page photocopy of Chandler's speech; an eight page list of
attendees, the last page being a memo with additional names; a memo from Jerry
W. Friedheim, Executive Vice President and General Manager of American Newspaper
Publishers Association, providing a schedule of events; a tentative schedule of
events; three letters to Freddie Miller from Peter P. Romano regarding different
details about the event; a letter, with an attached memo, from William D.
Rinehart, Vice President/Technical of ANPA Research Institute, regarding the set
up of the reception and content of the speech; a letter from Freddie Miller to
Peter D. Romano, requesting more comp badges; a letter from Peter P. Romano
regarding complimentary invitations and two response letters from Freddie Miller
providing names in the first letter and then in the second letter, providing
additional names she had forgotten to included in the first letter.
Box 235, Folder 13
Michael Jackson KABC-AM Radio Show Interview
1977
Scope and Contents
"Three pieces of correspondence relating to an radio interview Otis Chandler
gave on the Michael Jackson Show KABC-AM on August 15, 1977. Also in his folder
is a two page transcript from an interview Paul Conrad did on the Michael
Jackson Show on August 24, 1977 in which he was asked about the Los Angeles
Times decision to ban pornographic ads. "
Box 235, Folder 14
Sigma Delta Chi - San Diego Chapter Meeting
1977
Scope and Contents
A copy of the speech given by Otis Chandler at the San Diego Chapter of Sigma
Delta Chi on Wednesday, November 2, 1977. Other items in this folder include a
note from Freddie Miller providing details about the evening; an article
regarding the Tejon Ranch comments during the speech; two copies of notes for
the speech, one is typed out the other handwritten; a thank you letter from
Ralph B. Bennett, Chief Editorial Writer of the Evening Tribune; two letters of
correspondence between Otis Chandler and Ralph B. Bennett in which Bennett is
requesting Chandler to be speaker and Chandler thanks Bennett and accepts the
invitation; two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Robert M.
Witty, Editor of the San Diego Daily Transcript, in which Witty sends the story
Chandler had requested of him, and also sends copies of his paper, Chandler
responds with a thank you letter.
Box 235, Folder 15
Management Conference
1977
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and other items pertaining to a speech Otis Chandler gave at the
Management Conference on Tuesday, November 15, 1977. A note from Freddie Miller
states there is no formal copy of the speech. Other items in this folder include
a pamphlet of the meeting; a December 1977 copy of Among Ourselves; a copy of
the Management Conference bulletin on a blue back; a letter from Chuck Morrow,
President of the Management Conference, confirming that Chandler will be the
speaker; an note from Tom Johnson to Freddie Miller informing her that he has
put it on the schedule; a photocopy of a page from the Management Conference
Buletin about Freddie Miller, and a thank you letter from Chuck Morrow.
Box 235, Folder 16
Declined Invitations
1978
Scope and Contents
Twenty-one items of correspondence regarding varies speaking engagements
declined by Otis Chandler in 1978.
Box 235, Folder 17
Service Awards Program
1978
Scope and Contents
A three page memo from Fred Cheuvront pertaining to the Service Awards held on
January 17, 1978, where Otis Chandler was a speaker. The memo are instructions
for the Projection Booth.
Box 235, Folder 18
San Marino City Club Dinner
1978
Scope and Contents
Two copies of the speech that was suppose to be given by Otis Chandler at the
San Marino City Club on Tuesday, January 17, 1978. There is a note from Freddie
Miller on one of the copies stating that Chandler decided to speak "off the
cuff" instead. Other items in this folder include a thank you letter from John
M. Podlech, a Pasadena Attorney, which he also sends a three page photocopy of a
Reader's Digest article; a letter from Lynn P. Reitnouer, President-Elect of the
San Marino City Club, providing information about the event; two letters of
correspondence between Jack D. Whitehead of Beatrice Food Co. and Otis Chandler
in which Whitehead discusses the speech's message, and Chandler responds with a
thank you letter; a newspaper clipping from the San Marino Tribune.
Box 235, Folder 19
Stanford University Communication Students Lecture
1978
Scope and Contents
Seven pieces of correspondence pertaining to a speech given by Otis Chandler to
Stanford University Communication Students on January 24, 1978. The letters deal
with agreeing upon and confirming a date.
Box 235, Folder 20
Publisher's Reception for New Employees
1978
Scope and Contents
Three pieces of correspondence pertaining to a speech given by Otis Chandler at
the Publisher's Reception for New Employees on February 14, 1978. The first item
is a note attached to the second item, a memo. The memo is from Freddie Miller
and she refers to the memo attached which she sent out over Chandler's name. The
third item is a memo sent from Bob Groundwater to Freddie Miller which is a list
seating list for the executives.
Box 235, Folder 21
Coro Foundation's Public Affairs Awards Dinner
1978
Scope and Contents
Two copies of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the Coro Foundation's Public
Affairs Awards Dinner on March 2, 1978. Other items in this folder include a
note from Freddie Miller with the names of the other recipients; a brochure of
the event; a program of the event; a phone-o-gram for Freddie Miller from Judy
Anderson of GM Public Relations requesting a copy of the speech; a note from
Freddie Miller recommending taking a table; two photographs with a note from
Andrea L. Fisher, Executive Director of the Coro Foundation; two copies of a
letter from Coro (C. Thomas Wilck, Peggy Funkhouser and Andrea L. Fisher),
providing additional information regarding the event; a note from Coro
requesting Chandler's biography; a letter to Vance L. Stickell from March Fong
EU and Thorton F. Bradshaw of Atlantic Richfield Company, in which they invite
Stickell to the event and enclose a card to return with those who commit to buy
or sell tables; the card to buy or sell tables; a thank you letter from Lloyd B.
Dennis, Chairman and President of Coro Foundation; two letters of correspondence
between Assemblyman Paul T. Bannai, Fifty-Third District California Legislature,
and Otis Chandler, in which Bannai congratulates Chandler for winning the award
and Chandler responds with a thank you letter; two letters of correspondence
between Jack Tenner of Olney, Levy, Kaplan and Tenner, and Otis Chandler in
which Tenner thanks Chandler for his contributions to the city and a great
speech, and Chandler responds by stating he appreciated the thoughtful letter
and that he states he was ill that night; a congratulatory letter from Peggy
Funkhouser, Trustee Dinner Chairman; a thank you letter from Andrea L. Fisher; a
remittance statement for the purchase of a table for 10 people at the event; a
thank you card/receipt from Coro for the purchase of the table; and three notes,
one is typed. The first note is a typed note to Bill from "NT" regarding
Egyptian Ambassador coming to Los Angeles. The second note is regarding a silver
Corvette. The third and last note has an address, an phone number and the name
Ginny Green written on it.
Box 235, Folder 22
Michael Jackson Television Show Interview
1978
Scope and Contents
A twenty-six page transcript of a KCET television interview Otis Chandler gave
on the Michael Jackson Show March 23, 1978. Other items in this folder include a
thank you letter from Mark Waxman, Executive Producer of the Michael Jackson
show and Program Director at KCET; a management bulletin providing information
about the when the show will be airing; two newspaper clippings; thirty-five
letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and varies individuals that
wrote in regarding a quote that was taken out of context; six items consisting
of four letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler, Mrs. Kurt Steinmeier
[Elizabeth Steinmeier], and Anthony Day, regarding the editorial about free
speech in Skokie; two items consisting of a a memo and an attached sheet,
regarding the CBS Broadcast; a copy of the page from the transcript that
includes the quote that was taken out of context; forty-three items of
correspondence praising Otis Chandler's appearance on the show.
Box 235, Folder 23
KCET Interview by Ann Martin
1978
Scope and Contents
Ten items pertaining to a KABC television interview of Otis Chandler by Ann
Martin held sometime in May of 1978. Items include five letters of
correspondence between Otis Chandler and regards to his appearance on the show;
a memo from Tom Giuffrida informing Chandler that Maury Povich is going to be
interviewing him; a memo with three notes attached to it, regarding scheduling
the interview.
Box 235, Folder 24
Claremont Graduate School Commencement Address
1978
Scope and Contents
Three copies of the speech given by Otis Chandler at the Claremont Graduate
School Commencement on Saturday, May 20, 1978. Other items in this folder
include two newspaper clippings, a copy of the Summer-Spring 1978 Claremont
Graduate School Bulletin; and four letters of correspondence.
Box 236
Publishers - Chandler, Otis
Box 236, Folder 1
Bridging The Gap Luncheon
1978
Scope and Contents
Four copies of the speech given by Otis Chandler at the Bridging the Gap
Luncheon on June 17, 1978. Two of the copies included a one page introduction.
Other items in this folder include a copy of the Bridging The Gap program; an
August 25, 1978 copy of The Los Angeles Daily Journal Report; seven newspaper
clippings, a photocopy of an article with a note attached to it; and thirteen
items that consist of ten letters and two attachments, one being a newspaper
clipping along with a June 23, 1978 copy of The Los Angeles Daily Journal
Report.
Box 236, Folder 2
CBS News Special
1978
Scope and Contents
Twenty newspaper clippings about an interview that Otis Chandler gave on to CBS
News Special, which was part of an hour long report entitled "The Business of
Newspapers." Also in this folder are two letters of correspondence between Otis
Chandler and James F. Chambers , Jr., in which Chandler talks about his
disappointment with the entire program.
Box 236, Folder 3
Western Association of Game, Fish and Conservation Commissioners
Panel
1978
Scope and Contents
A copy of the notes used for a speech given by Otis Chandler at the Western
Association of Game, Fish and Conservation Commissioners Panel on July 19, 1978.
Other items in this folder include twenty-nine items that consist of seven
letters and one attachment, which is a photocopy of a newspaper clipping; and
eighteen newspaper clippings.
Box 236, Folder 4
Orange County Chamber of Commerce Economic Outlook
Conference
1978
Scope and Contents
Three copies of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the Orange County Chamber of
Commerce Economic Outlook Conference on September 21, 1978. One copy has hand
written notes and another copy includes the schedule. Other items in this folder
include a newspaper clipping; three items consisting of three Economic Outlook
Conference brochures from 1976 1977 and 1978; nine items which consist of a
note, a phone message and six letters.
Box 236, Folder 5
Management Conference
1978
Scope and Contents
Two copies of notes used for a speech given by Otis Chandler at the Management
Conference on September 25, 1978. One copy has hand written notes and another
copy includes the schedule. Other items in this folder include two copies of
personal notes; two hand written notes, and five letters.
Box 236, Folder 6
Financial Executives Institute International Conference
1978
Scope and Contents
Three copies of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the Financial Executives
Institute on October 9, 1978. One copy includes an introduction and another copy
is hand written on legal size yellow paper. Other items in this folder include a
pamphlet for the event; a one page Speaker's Questionnaire; and seven items of
correspondence which consist of on memo and six letters.
Box 236, Folder 7
Audit Bureau of Circulation Annual Conference
1978
Scope and Contents
Four copies of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the Audit Bureau of
Circulation Annual Conference on Wednesday, November 8, 1978. Two of the copies
include an introduction and hand written notes. Other items in this folder
include a program for the event; a copy of the Audit Bureau of Circulations'
News Bulletin, a page from Audit Bureau of Circulations' News Bulletin; a one
page, double sided, schedule; and eighteeen items of correspondence which
consist of one memo, one telegram and thirteen letters.
Box 236, Folder 8
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Presentation
1978
Scope and Contents
Three pages of photocopied notes used for a speech given by Otis Chandler at
the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce on November 30, 1978.
Box 236, Folder 9
Times Mirror Board of Directors Presentation
1978
Scope and Contents
A copy of the speech given by Otis Chandler at the Times Mirror Board of
Directors presentation on December 6, 1978. Also in this folder are copies of
the speeches given by Charles Chase and Tom Johnson at the presentation.
Box 236, Folder 10
National Collegiate Athletic Association Honors Luncheon
1979
Scope and Contents
"Items pertaining to a speech given by Otis Chandler at the National Collegiate
Athletic Association Honors Luncheon upon receiving the Theodore Roosevelt Award
on January 8, 1979. Items in this folder include twenty-one clippings; two
copies of the National Collegiate Athletic Association News, December and
February; a list of the College Athletics' Top Ten; the event's program; and
thirty-three items of correspondence which include three notes, one memo;
twenty-three letters, and one phone message. "
Box 236, Folder 11
International Newspaper Advertising Executives Annual
Meeting
1979
Scope and Contents
Three copies of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the International Newspaper
Advertising Executives Annual Meeting on Monday, January 29, 1979. Other items
in this folder include a page of hand written notes; a program of the event; and
twenty-two items of correspondence which include two notes (one has an
invitation attached to it), two memos, and fifteen letter (one of the letters
has two attachments.)
Box 236, Folder 12
Dallas Association of Investment Analysts Presentation
1979
Scope and Contents
Two copies of a speech given by Otis Chandler to the Dallas Association of
Investment Analysts on February 21, 1979. Other items in this folder include two
letters.
Box 236, Folder 13
Sigma Delta Chi - Dallas Chapter Address
1979
Scope and Contents
Ten items of correspondence relating to a speech given by Otis Chandler to the
Dallas Chapter of Sigma Delta Chi on February 22, 1979. These items include two
memos and five letters. One of the letters has a two page attachment.
Box 236, Folder 14
USC Journalism Students Lecture
1979
Scope and Contents
Eight items of correspondence relating to a speech given by Otis Chandler to
USC Journalism Students on March 20, 1979. These items include one memo and six
letters. One of the letters has a two pages of the Daily Trojan as an
attachment.
Box 236, Folder 15
KABC TV Series on The Times Interview
1979
Scope and Contents
"Fourteen items relating to a KABC TV series on The Times which aired in
October 1979. These items include one note, three memos, and six letters. One of
the memos has attached research regarding the Owens Valley and San Fernando.
"
Box 236, Folder 16
California Chicano News Media Association Address
1979
Scope and Contents
Two notes relating to a speech given by Otis Chandler to the California Chicano
News Media Association on November 15, 1979. One note is typed and the other is
hand written.
Box 236, Folder 17
Times Mirror Newspaper Group Meeting
1980
Scope and Contents
A four page outline of remarks made by Otis Chandler at the Times Mirror
Newspaper Group meeting on January 11, 1980.
Box 236, Folder 18
Shooting, Hunting, Outdoor Trade Show and Conference
1980
Scope and Contents
A twenty page speech given by Otis Chandler at the Shooting, Hunting, Outdoor
Trade Show and Conference on January 16, 1980. Also in this folder are 35
newspaper clippings about his speech.
Box 236, Folder 19
Freedom of the Press Exhibit
1980
Scope and Contents
A copy of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the opening of the Freedom of the
Press Exhibit on February 14, 1980. This exhibit was displayed in the Los
Angeles Times building and displayed fifteen historical papers never before
publicly seen from the Chicago Public Library's special collection. This exhibit
was presented by the Playboy Foundation and displayed papers from the trial of
John Peter Zenger. Other items in this folder include a two page press release
and four letters of correspondence, one being from Hugh Hefner.
Box 236, Folder 20
Business Reporting Conference
1980
Scope and Contents
Two copies of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the Business Reporting
Conference on February 29, 1980. Other items in this folder include a pamphlet
of the event; a four page list of Publishers Paper Company employess, the last
three pages being organizational charts; a memo and four letters, one having a
pamphlet as an attachment.
Box 236, Folder 21
Center for Integral Medicine Conference
1980
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence relating to a speech given by Otis Chandler at
the Center for Integral Medicine Conference on March 1, 1980. One of the letters
has a program proposal as an attachment.
Box 236, Folder 22
Board of Directors Meeting
1980
Scope and Contents
A copy of the remarks given by Otis Chandler at the Board of Directors meeting
on March 5, 1980. Also in the folder is a note from Donna Swayze.
Box 236, Folder 23
Editorial Awards Banquet (1 of 2)
1980
Scope and Contents
Three copies of the speech given by Otis Chandler at the Editorial Awards
Banquet on March 7, 1980. Also in the folder is a transcript of the event; a
note regarding the time capsule; and documents pertaining to timelines and
highlights of the 60s, 70s, and 1979. Split into two folders.
Box 236, Folder 24
Editorial Awards Banquet (2 of 2)
1980
Scope and Contents
Three copies of the speech given by Otis Chandler at the Editorial Awards
Banquet on March 7, 1980. Also in the folder is a transcript of the event; a
note regarding the time capsule; and documents pertaining to timelines and
highlights of the 60s, 70s, and 1979. Split into two folders.
Box 237
Publishers - Chandler, Otis
Box 237, Folder 1
Security Analysts Presentation
1980
Scope and Contents
A copy of the speech given by Otis Chandler to Security Analysts on March 14,
1980.
Box 237, Folder 2
Management Conference
1980
Scope and Contents
A copy of the speech given by Otis Chandler at the Management Conference on
March 20, 1980.
Box 237, Folder 3
Times Mirror Company Annual Meeting
1980
Scope and Contents
A copy of the speech given by Otis Chandler at the Times Mirror Annual Meeting
of Shareholders on May 28, 1980.
Box 237, Folder 4
Los Angeles Society of Financial Analysts Address
1980
Scope and Contents
A copy of the outline of the speech given by Otis Chandler at the Los Angeles
Society of Financial Analysts on June 26, 1980.
Box 237, Folder 5
Southwestern Area Commerce and Industry Association Address
1980
Scope and Contents
A letter regarding a speech to be given by Otis Chandler at the Southwestern
Area Commerce and Industry Association on October 21, 1980.
Box 237, Folder 6
President-Elect Ronald Reagan and Nancy Reagan Introduction
1980
Scope and Contents
Two copies of the introduction given by Otis Chandler for President-Elect
Ronald Reagan and his wife Nancy Reagan on December 1, 1980.
Box 237, Folder 7
Franklin Murphy Retirement Address
1980
Scope and Contents
A copy of the speech given by Otis Chandler at Franklin Murphy's Retirement on
December 19, 1980.
Box 237, Folder 8
All Saints Church Forum
1981
Scope and Contents
Ten letters regarding a speech given by Otis Chandler at the All Saints Church
Forum on January 11, 1981.
Box 237, Folder 9
Health & Fitness: The Corporate View Symposium
1981
Scope and Contents
Thirty-eight items of correspondence pertaining to a speech given by Otis
Chandler at the Health & Fitness: The Corporate View Symposium on April 23,
1981. Items in this folder include nineteen letters, some with attachments that
include a photocopy of the pamphlet, a two page itinerary of the event, a
Compufit brochure, a photocopy of an article, and both a speaker and photo
release form; four reports, one of them is a two pages; a pamphlet; six memos,
one hand written; and three hand written pages of notes.
Box 237, Folder 10
Times Mirror Company Annual Meeting
1981
Scope and Contents
Two copies of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the Annual Meeting of
Shareholders on May 27, 1981. One of the copies is a draft.
Box 237, Folder 11
Security Analysts of San Francisco Presentation
1981
Scope and Contents
A copy of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the Security Analysts of San
Francisco meeting on June 16, 1981. Other items in this folder include an
article clipping, and a letter with a Times Mirror routing slip attached to
it.
Box 237, Folder 12
Young Presidents Organization Breakfast
1981
Scope and Contents
Two outlines of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the Young Presidents
Organization Presentation Breakfast on September 9, 1981. One of the outlines is
on index cards and the other are legal size photocopies of the index cards. The
other item in this folder is a meeting notice.
Box 237, Folder 13
KNX Radio Interview
1981
Scope and Contents
A four page transcript of an interview given by Otis Chandler to Jere Laird on
KNX Radio on November 2, 1981. The transcript has a note attached to it from
Otis Chandler.
Box 237, Folder 14
USC Dinner Honoring The Los Angeles Times 100th Anniversary
1981
Scope and Contents
A two page copy of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the USC dinner honoring
the Los Angeles Times 100th Anniversary on December 3, 1981.
Box 237, Folder 15
Los Angeles Times 100th Anniversary Dinner
1981
Scope and Contents
A copy of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the Los Angeles Times 100th
Anniversary Dinner on December 4, 1981.
Box 237, Folder 16
Dewitt Carter Reddick Award and Jesse H. Jones Communication Center
Naming Address
1982
Scope and Contents
Three copies of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the University of Texas at
Austin, when he received the Dewitt Carter Reddick Award and for the naming of
the communication complex, the "Jesse H. Jones Communication Center,"on April
30, 1982. Other items in this folder included a program of the event; a copy of
Comm Council Communicator newsletter; a press release; a full edition of the On
Campus newspaper and a clipping from it; two memos and twelve letters.
Box 237, Folder 17
Times Mirror Company Annual Meeting
1982
Scope and Contents
A transcript of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the Annual Meeting of
Shareholders on May 26, 1982.
Box 237, Folder 18
Reception for Queen Beatrix
1982
Scope and Contents
Two copies of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the reception held at the
Times Mirror Square for Queen Beatrix on June 21, 1982. One of the copies is a
draft which is marked up and cut up.
Box 237, Folder 19
Management Conference
1983
Scope and Contents
Four pages of hand written notes on yellow legal size paper used for a speech
given by Otis Chandler at the Management Conference on September 29, 1983. Other
items in this folder include a pamphlet of the event; two letters; two hand
written notes on Otis Chandler's stationary; and a copy of the Management
Conference bulletin.
Box 237, Folder 20
Anti-Defamation League Luncheon
1983
Scope and Contents
Two copies of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the Anti-Demamation League
Luncheon on October 15, 1983. Other items in this folder include three
letters.
Box 237, Folder 21
Times Mirror Company Annual Meeting
1984
Scope and Contents
A copy of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the Times Mirro Company Annual
Meeting.
Box 237, Folder 22
Greater Los Angeles Press Club Annual Awards Banquet
1984
Scope and Contents
Two copies of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the Greater Los Angeles Press
Club on March 4, 1984. One of the copies has a memo attached to it. Other items
in this folder include two copies of Otis Chandler's remarks upon accepting the
Joe Quinn Award, one has hand written notes on it; a program of the event; a
newspaper clipping; a photocopy of both sides of the reservation card; eight
letters; four memos; two notes; and a one page list of table sitting
arrangements.
Box 237, Folder 23
Gordon Phillips Memorial Service
1984
Scope and Contents
A copy of the speech given by Otis Chandler at Gordon Phillips' memorial
service on April 26, 1984.
Box 237, Folder 24
American Jewish Committee Awards Dinner
1984
Scope and Contents
A copy of the speech given by Otis Chandler at the American Jewish Committee
Awards Dinner on November 29, 1984. Other items in this folder include five
letters; a memo regarding seating arrangements; a program of the event; two list
of suggestions for invitation list; a telegram; a photocopy of the invitation
and a note card announcing the guest speaker.
Box 237, Folder 25
Yad Vashem of Jerusalem and Jewish Federation Council of Greater Los
Angeles Tribute Banquet
1985
Scope and Contents
Two copies of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the Jewish Federation Council
on January 22, 1985. Other items in this folder include the invitation; a four
page press release; four letters; two copies of a statement for Israel Today;
and a note.
Box 237, Folder 26
Rochester Institute of Technology's Annual Isaiah Thomas Awards
Dinner
1985
Scope and Contents
A copy of the speech given by Otis Chandler at the Isaiah Thomas Award on April
9, 1985. Other items in this folder include a program of the event; eleven
clippings, two are photocopies; two wired articles; an itinerary; one note and
fifteen letters.
Box 237, Folder 27
Washington Bureau Address
1985
Scope and Contents
A copy of an interview transcript of Otis Chandler and Tom Johnson by the
Washington Bureau on April 11, 1985.
Box 237, Folder 28
Times Mirror Company Annual Meeting
1985
Scope and Contents
Two copies of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the Times Mirror Annual
Meeting of Shareholders on May 22, 1985.
Box 237, Folder 29
Among Ourselves
1986
Scope and Contents
An eleven page transcript of an interview of Otis Chandler by Among Ourselves.
Also in this folder is a photocopy of the actual article that appeared in the
January 1986 issue of Among Ourselves. The transcript has a memo attached to it
to Carolyn from Tom Peckham, however the year on the memo is incorrect. It
should read "1/15/86."
Box 237, Folder 30
Michael Jackson KABC Radio Show Interview
1986
Scope and Contents
An eighteen page transcript of a KABC-AM Radio interview Otis Chandler gave on
the Michael Jackson Show May 30, 1986.
Box 237, Folder 31
Walter Cronkite Awards Luncheon
1986
Scope and Contents
Three copies of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the Times Mirror Annual
Meeting of Shareholders on May 22, 1985. Other items in this folder include four
clippings; two Request for Chauffeur Service forms; a guest list; an invitatio;
two press releases; two itineraries; a program; five notes; and fourteen
letters.
Box 237, Folder 32
Sigma Delta Chi - Los Angeles Chapter Banquet
1987
Scope and Contents
Two copies of the introduction speech of Bill Thomas given by Otis Chandler at
the Sigma Delta Chi dinner on December 2, 1987. Other items in this folder
include a copy of the Sigma Delta Chi, Los Angeles Chapter newsletter; two
letters; and photocopy of the invitation and reservation card.
Reference Files
1940-1989
Scope and Contents
Articles about Otis Chandler, his wives, his children, and his business interests.
Arranged alphabetically. Date range is 1940-1989.
Box 238
Publishers - Chandler, Otis
Box 238, Folder 1
Associated Press
1974
Scope and Contents
Resolution by the Associated Press Board of Directors recognizing the service
of Otis Chandler.
Box 238, Folder 2
Birthday party - 40th
1967
Scope and Contents
Approx. 90 items: letters, notes, invitations and other material related to the
surprise 40th birthday party for Otis Chandlers organized by his (first) wife
Marilyn ("MIssy") Chandler. Notable item: the large, fold-out invitations were
illustrated with seven original Paul Conrad cartoons.
Box 238, Folder 3
Biographical Material
1950-1986
Scope and Contents
Biographical material about Otis Chandler which includes resumes, outlines, and
questionnaires.
Box 238, Folder 4
Biographical Material - Security clearance
1967 - 1976
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items; three copies "Otis Chandler Biographical Information," 9/1976
; stapled packet, 1967, including forms, letters, notes and information from
U.S. Department of Defense, TRW and the Federal Bureau of Investigation ; packet
of information on Otis Chandler relating to selective service (draft). It seems
much of this material relates to the process of obtaining a security clearance
for OC because he had been seated on the board of TRW, a corporation involved in
many defense-related activities.
Box 238, Folder 5
Articles About
1940-1949
Scope and Contents
Articles written about Otis Chandler between 1940 and 1949.
Box 238, Folder 6
Articles About
1950-1959
Scope and Contents
Articles written about Otis Chandler between 1950 and 1959.
Box 238, Folder 7
Articles About
1960
Scope and Contents
Articles written about Otis Chandler in 1960.
Box 238, Folder 8
Articles About
1961
Scope and Contents
Two articles written about Otis Chandler in 1961.
Box 238, Folder 9
Articles About
1962
Scope and Contents
Three articles written about Otis Chandler in 1962.
Box 238, Folder 10
Articles About
1964
Scope and Contents
Two articles written about Otis Chandler in 1964.
Box 238, Folder 11
Articles About
1965
Scope and Contents
An article written about Otis Chandler's home in 1965.
Box 238, Folder 12
Articles About
1966
Scope and Contents
Ten articles written about Otis Chandler in 1966.
Box 238, Folder 13
Articles About
1967
Scope and Contents
Five articles written about Otis Chandler in 1967.
Box 238, Folder 14
Articles About
1968
Scope and Contents
Three articles written about Otis Chandler in 1968.
Box 238, Folder 15
Articles About
1970
Scope and Contents
Three articles written about Otis Chandler in 1970.
Box 238, Folder 16
Articles About
1972
Scope and Contents
Nine articles written about Otis Chandler in 1972.
Box 238, Folder 17
Articles About
1973
Scope and Contents
Four articles written about Otis Chandler in 1973.
Box 238, Folder 18
Articles About
1974
Scope and Contents
Five articles written about Otis Chandler in 1974.
Box 238, Folder 19
Articles About
1975
Scope and Contents
Seven articles written about Otis Chandler in 1975.
Box 238, Folder 20
Articles About
1976
Scope and Contents
Four articles written about Otis Chandler in 1976.
Box 238, Folder 21
Articles About
1977
Scope and Contents
Ten articles written about Otis Chandler in 1977.
Box 238, Folder 22
Articles About
1978
Scope and Contents
Twenty articles written about Otis Chandler in 1978.
Box 238, Folder 23
Articles About
1979
Scope and Contents
Eleven articles written about Otis Chandler in 1979.
Box 238, Folder 24
Articles About
1980
Scope and Contents
Seventeen articles written about Otis Chandler in 1980.
Box 239
Publishers - Chandler, Otis
Box 239, Folder 1
Articles About
1981
Scope and Contents
Two articles written about Otis Chandler in 1981.
Box 239, Folder 2
Articles About
1983
Scope and Contents
Two articles written about Otis Chandler in 1983.
Box 239, Folder 3
Articles About
1984
Scope and Contents
Ten articles written about Otis Chandler in 1984.
Box 239, Folder 4
Articles About
1985
Scope and Contents
Three articles written about Otis Chandler in 1985.
Box 239, Folder 5
Articles About
1986
Scope and Contents
Two articles written about Otis Chandler in 1986.
Box 239, Folder 6
Articles About
1987
Scope and Contents
An article written about Otis Chandler in 1987.
Box 239, Folder 7
Articles About
1990
Scope and Contents
An article written about Otis Chandler in 1990.
Box 239, Folder 8
Articles About
2001
Scope and Contents
An article written about Otis Chandler in 2001.
Box 239, Folder 9
Articles About
1988
Scope and Contents
A newspaper ad for Pepperdine University, which features Otis Chandler.
Box 239, Folder 10
Articles By Otis Chandler
1955-1980
Scope and Contents
Articles written by Otis Chandler between 1955 and 1980. Also in this folder
are the following: a note from Cary Schneider to Craig St. Clair; and a memo
from Marshall Berges to Annette Lonon.
Box 239, Folder 11
Children: Chandler, Carolyn
1963-1988
Scope and Contents
Three articles and two baby annoucements about Otis Chandler's daughter,
Caroyln Chandler.
Box 239, Folder 12
Children: Chandler, Cathleen
1976
Scope and Contents
An article entitled "U.S. Students Help Out in Isolated City" which mentions
Otis Chandler's daughter, Cathleen Chandler.
Box 239, Folder 13
Children: Chandler, Harry Brant
1979
Scope and Contents
Two articles about the wedding of Otis Chandler's son, Harry Brant
Chandler.
Box 239, Folder 14
Children: Chandler, Michael Otis
1981-1989
Scope and Contents
Articles about Otis Chandler's son, Michael Otis Chandler. Most are about his
racing and his marriages.
Box 239, Folder 15
Children: Chandler, Norman Brant
1972-1981
Scope and Contents
Articles written about and written by Otis Chandler's son, Norman Brant
Chandler.
Box 239, Folder 16
Genealogy
circa 1960 -
1969
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: correspondence, questionnaires, forms, lists, charts and
other material related to assembling a Chandler Family genealogy. Assembled in
the 1960s.
Box 239, Folder 17
Geotek
1974-1977
Scope and Contents
Original and photocopies of newspaper clippings regarding Otis Chandler and his
involvement with Geotek.
Box 239, Folder 18
Media Interviews
1960-1989
Scope and Contents
One hundred twenty-nine pages of transcripts from nine different shows ranging
from 1960-1989.
Box 239, Folder 19
Mirror News: Appraisal & recommendations
circa 1960
Scope and Contents
1 item: a report of approx. 30-pp. by Otis Chandler which is an appraisal of
the financially troubled Mirror News (which ceased publication in 1962). It is
divided into a "Forward" (sic), "General Statement," "General Comments,"
"Sensationalism - Writing," "Personnel changes," "Control of feature writing,"
and more.
Box 239, Folder 20
Museum
undated
Scope and Contents
A brochure about Otis Chandler's museum, Chandler Vintage Museum of
Transportation and Wildlife.
Box 239, Folder 21
Pulitzer Prize
1969
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: clippings, reprints, congratulatory letters and telegrams
related to the Los Angeles Times winning two Pulitzers in 1969.
Box 239, Folder 22
Racing
1978 - 1979
Scope and Contents
Approx. 100 newspaper clippings about Otis Chandler's racing at the 31st annual
Watkins Glen Six Hours endurance race. Also in this folder are four memos; five
congratulatory letters, an original and photocopy of a photograph of Chandler
kneeling next to his car; and the program for the 1979 Los Angeles Times Grand
Prix Weekend races at Riverside International Raceway and the Starting
Grids.
Box 240
Publishers - Chandler, Otis
Box 240, Folder Bound
volumes
Guest book for Times Mirror Corporate
1973 - 1976
Scope and Contents
Large blue leatherette book, "Times Mirror" on cover, used as guest signature
book for visitors to the Times Mirror corporate offices and likely the
Publisher's Office. Starts with the dedication of the Times Mirror building on
May 23, 1973 and ends with Newspaper Seminar on September 17, 1976. CONSERVATION
NOTE: Paper block is separated from the binding. Please open with caution and
use book stand.
Box 240, Folder 1
Stationary - Christmas Cards
1964-1978
Scope and Contents
Christmas cards sent out by Otis Chandler, his wife and children. Some of the
cards have envelopes.
Box 240, Folder 2
Stationary - Letterhead Samples
undated
Scope and Contents
Four different samples of Otis Chandler's letterhead from the Los Angeles Times
and Times Mirror. Also in this folder are address labels. All items from Elke
Corley of the Vice Chairman's Office, 4/17/1980.
Box 240, Folder 3
Succession Planning Program
1978
Scope and Contents
A copy of the Los Angeles Times Succession Planning Program dated July
1978.
Box 240, Folder 4
Wives: Stuart, Marilyn Brant Chandler
1969-1980
Scope and Contents
Articles and newspaper clippings about Otis Chandler's first wife, Marilyn
Brant Chandler Stuart. Her birth name is Marilyn Jane Brant and was often called
by her nickname "Missy."
Box 240, Folder 5
Wives: Stuart, Marilyn Brant Chandler - Divorce
1979 - 1980
Scope and Contents
Articles and newspaper clippings about Otis Chandler and his first wife,
Marilyn Brant Chandler Stuart's divorce.
Box 240, Folder 6
Wives: Whitaker, Bettina
1981
Scope and Contents
Articles and newspaper clippings about Otis Chandler's second wife, Bettina
Whitaker. They are mostly about the marriage to Otis Chandler. Also in this
folder are a wedding announcement and invitation to the reception.
Oversize
1960-1985
Scope and Contents
Various oversize items. Date range is 1960-1985.
Box 682
Publishers - Chandler, Otis
Awards and Scrapbooks
1960, 1963, 1980, 1983
- 1985
Scope and Contents
4 large plastic sleeves containing: original newsprint of articles by Otis
Chandler written for Mirror News in the 1950s ; several commendations awarded to
Otis Chandler by the City of Los Angeles, the State of California, Jewish groups
including Yad Vashem of Jerusalem, the Jewish Federation Council and Museum of
the Holocaust and others ; an Employee Bulletin and an original copy of LAT
Morning Final for 3/6/1980, reporting that Tom Johnson would become publisher on
4/14/1980 ; large ring-bound scrapbook album regarding the acquisition of the
Denver Post, 1980. Scrapbook from Otis Chandler's office.
Johnson, Tom
1973-1990
Scope and Contents
Wyatt Tom Johnson was the first non-family publisher. He attended the University of
Georgia and Harvard Business School, and worked closely with Lyndon B. Johnson for
many years before joining the Dallas Times Herald in 1975. After serving as President
for four years, he was Publisher from 1980-1989. Series includes correspondence,
clippings, photographs, reports, speeches, and other material. Date range is
1973-1990.
Correspondence
1977-1988
Scope and Contents
Outgoing and incoming correspondence arranged chronologically. Date range is
1977-1988.
Box 241
Publishers - Johnson, Tom
Box 241, Folder 1
Complaint Letter and Response
1982
Scope and Contents
A complaint letter to the Los Angeles Times and a response letter from Tom
Johnson. Both written in elementary school English to emphasize the point of the
letters.
Box 241, Folder 2
Incoming - Congratulation Letters Received - A-C
1977
Scope and Contents
Congratulatory letters sent to Tom Johnson upon his appointment as President of
the Los Angeles Times.
Box 241, Folder 3
Incoming - Congratulation Letters Received - D-I
1977
Scope and Contents
Congratulatory letters sent to Tom Johnson upon his appointment as President of
the Los Angeles Times.
Box 241, Folder 4
Incoming - Congratulation Letters Received - J-M
1977
Scope and Contents
Congratulatory letters sent to Tom Johnson upon his appointment as President of
the Los Angeles Times.
Box 241, Folder 5
Incoming - Congratulation Letters Received - N-R
1977
Scope and Contents
Congratulatory letters sent to Tom Johnson upon his appointment as President of
the Los Angeles Times.
Box 241, Folder 6
Incoming - Congratulation Letters Received - S-Z
1977
Scope and Contents
Congratulatory letters sent to Tom Johnson upon his appointment as President of
the Los Angeles Times.
Box 242
Publishers - Johnson, Tom
Box 242, Folder 1
Incoming - Congratulation Letters Received - A-F
1980
Scope and Contents
Congratulatory letters sent to Tom Johnson upon his appointment as Publisher of
the Los Angeles Times.
Box 242, Folder 2
Incoming - Congratulation Letters Received - G-O
1980
Scope and Contents
Congratulatory letters sent to Tom Johnson upon his appointment as Publisher of
the Los Angeles Times.
Box 242, Folder 3
Incoming - Congratulation Letters Received - P-Z
1980
Scope and Contents
Congratulatory letters sent to Tom Johnson upon his appointment as Publisher of
the Los Angeles Times.
Box 242, Folder 4
Incoming - Congratulation Letter Received
1984
Scope and Contents
A congratulatory letter sent to Tom Johnson.
Box 242, Folder 5
Outgoing
June 1979
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 242, Folder 6
Outgoing
January
1980
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 242, Folder 7
Outgoing
February
1980
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 242, Folder 8
Outgoing
March 1980
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 242, Folder 9
Outgoing
April 1980
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 242, Folder 10
Outgoing
May 1980
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 243
Publishers - Johnson, Tom
Box 243, Folder 1
Outgoing
June 1980
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 243, Folder 2
Outgoing
January
1981
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 243, Folder 3
Outgoing
February
1981
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 243, Folder 4
Outgoing
March 1981
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 243, Folder 5
Outgoing
April 1981
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 243, Folder 6
Outgoing
May 1981
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 243, Folder 7
Outgoing
June 1981
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 243, Folder 8
Outgoing
July 1981
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 243, Folder 9
Outgoing
August 1981
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 244
Publishers - Johnson, Tom
Box 244, Folder 1
Outgoing
September
1981
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 244, Folder 2
Outgoing
October
1981
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 244, Folder 3
Outgoing
November
1981
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 244, Folder 4
Outgoing
December
1981
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 244, Folder 5
Outgoing
January
1982
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 244, Folder 6
Outgoing
February
1982
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 244, Folder 7
Outgoing
March 1982
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 244, Folder 8
Outgoing
April 1982
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 245
Publishers - Johnson, Tom
Box 245, Folder 1
Outgoing
May 1982
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 245, Folder 2
Outgoing
June 1982
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 245, Folder 3
Outgoing
July 1982
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 245, Folder 4
Outgoing
August 1982
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 245, Folder 5
Outgoing
September
1982
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 245, Folder 6
Outgoing
October
1982
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 245, Folder 7
Outgoing
November
1982
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 245, Folder 8
Outgoing
December
1982
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 246
Publishers - Johnson, Tom
Box 246, Folder 1
Outgoing
January
1983
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 246, Folder 2
Outgoing
February
1983
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 246, Folder 3
Outgoing
March 1983
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 246, Folder 4
Outgoing
April 1983
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 246, Folder 5
Outgoing
May 1983
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 246, Folder 6
Outgoing
June 1983
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 246, Folder 7
Outgoing
July 1983
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 246, Folder 8
Outgoing
August 1983
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 246, Folder 9
Outgoing
September
1983
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 246, Folder 10
Outgoing
October
1983
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 246, Folder 11
Outgoing
November
1983
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 246, Folder 12
Outgoing
December
1983
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 246, Folder 13
Outgoing
January
1984
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 246, Folder 14
Outgoing
February
1984
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 246, Folder 15
Outgoing
March 1984
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 247
Publishers - Johnson, Tom
Box 247, Folder 1
Outgoing
April 1984
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 247, Folder 2
Outgoing
May 1 - 9,
1984
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 247, Folder 3
Outgoing
May 10 - 31,
1984
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 247, Folder 4
Outgoing
June 1984
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 247, Folder 5
Outgoing
July 1984
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 247, Folder 6
Outgoing
August 1984
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 247, Folder 7
Outgoing
September
1984
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 247, Folder 8
Outgoing
October
1984
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 247, Folder 9
Outgoing
November
1984
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 247, Folder 10
Outgoing
December
1984
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 247, Folder 11
Outgoing
January
1985
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 247, Folder 12
Outgoing
February
1985
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 248
Publishers - Johnson, Tom
Box 248, Folder 1
Outgoing
March 1985
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 248, Folder 2
Outgoing
April 1985
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 248, Folder 3
Outgoing
May 1985
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 248, Folder 4
Outgoing
June 1985
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 248, Folder 5
Outgoing
July 1985
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 248, Folder 6
Outgoing
August 1985
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 248, Folder 7
Outgoing
September
1985
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 248, Folder 8
Outgoing
October
1985
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 248, Folder 9
Outgoing
November
1985
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 249
Publishers - Johnson, Tom
Box 249, Folder 1
Outgoing
December
1985
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 249, Folder 2
Outgoing
January
1986
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 249, Folder 3
Outgoing
February
1986
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 249, Folder 4
Outgoing
March 1986
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 249, Folder 5
Outgoing
April 1986
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 249, Folder 6
Outgoing
May 1986
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 249, Folder 7
Outgoing
June 1986
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 249, Folder 8
Outgoing
July 1986
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 249, Folder 9
Outgoing
August 1986
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 250
Publishers - Johnson, Tom
Box 250, Folder 1
Outgoing
September
1986
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 250, Folder 2
Outgoing
October
1986
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 250, Folder 3
Outgoing
November
1986
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 250, Folder 4
Outgoing
December
1986
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 250, Folder 5
Outgoing
January
1987
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 250, Folder 6
Outgoing
February
1987
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 250, Folder 7
Outgoing
March 1987
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 250, Folder 8
Outgoing
April 1987
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 250, Folder 9
Outgoing
May 1987
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 251
Publishers - Johnson, Tom
Box 251, Folder 1
Outgoing
June 1987
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 251, Folder 2
Outgoing
July 1987
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 251, Folder 3
Outgoing
August 1987
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 251, Folder 4
Outgoing
September
1987
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 251, Folder 5
Outgoing
October
1987
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 251, Folder 6
Outgoing
November
1987
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 251, Folder 7
Outgoing
December
1987
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 251, Folder 8
Outgoing
January
1988
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 251, Folder 9
Outgoing
February
1988
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 252
Publishers - Johnson, Tom
Box 252, Folder 1
Outgoing
March 1988
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 252, Folder 2
Outgoing
April 1988
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 252, Folder 3
Outgoing
May 1988
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 252, Folder 4
Outgoing
June 1988
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 252, Folder 5
Outgoing
July 1988
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 252, Folder 6
Outgoing
August 1988
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 252, Folder 7
Outgoing
September
1988
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 253
Publishers - Johnson, Tom
Box 253, Folder 1
Outgoing
October
1988
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 253, Folder 2
Outgoing
November
1988
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 253, Folder 3
Outgoing
December
1988
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 253, Folder 4
Outgoing - Christmas Letters
1980 - 1981
Scope and Contents
Christmas letters sent out by Tom Johnson.
Box 253, Folder 5
Outgoing - Congratulation Letter Responses - A-J
1977
Scope and Contents
Response to congratulatory letters sent to Tom Johnson upon his appointment as
president of the Los Angeles Times.
Box 253, Folder 6
Outgoing - Congratulation Letter Responses - K-Z
1977
Scope and Contents
Response to congratulatory letters sent to Tom Johnson upon his appointment as
president of the Los Angeles Times.
Box 253, Folder 7
Outgoing - Congratulation Letter Responses- A-K
1980
Scope and Contents
Response to congratulatory letters sent to Tom Johnson upon his appointment as
Publisher of the Los Angeles Times.
Box 253, Folder 8
Outgoing - Congratulation Letter Responses- L-Z
1980
Scope and Contents
Response to congratulatory letters sent to Tom Johnson upon his appointment as
Publisher of the Los Angeles Times.
Box 254
Publishers - Johnson, Tom
Box 254, Folder 1
Outgoing - Congratulation Letter Responses
1984
Scope and Contents
Response to congratulatory letters sent to Tom Johnson upon added duties at the
Dallas Times Herald.
Box 254, Folder 2
Outgoing - Congratulation Letter Sender Mailing List
1977
Scope and Contents
A mailing list of senders of congratulatory letters.
Box 254, Folder 3
Outgoing - Invitations and Letterhead
1980 - 1982
Scope and Contents
Tom Johnson and family invitations, and Tom Johnson letterhead.
Box 254, Folder 4
Outgoing - Lobdell, William
1987
Scope and Contents
Letters sent out by Tom Johnson to William Lobdell in response to an editorial
written by Lobdell.
Memoranda and Correspondence
1977-1988
Scope and Contents
Outgoing and incoming correspondence arranged by subject. Date range is
1977-1988.
Box 254
Publishers - Johnson, Tom
Box 254, Folder 5
Promotional Clippings
1977
Scope and Contents
Newspaper clippings, photocopies of articles, and reprints pertaining to Tom
Johnson.
Box 254, Folder 6
Associate Press
1985 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to the Associate Press.
Box 254, Folder 7
Associate Press - Miami Beach
May 1985
Scope and Contents
Memos, letters and an annual report pertaining to the Associate Press and the
meeting held in Miami Beach.
Box 254, Folder 8
Associate Press - New York
October
1985
Scope and Contents
Memos, letters, itinerary, presentation and briefing book pertaining to the
Associate Press and the meeting held in New York.
Box 254, Folder 9
Associate Press - New York
January
1986
Scope and Contents
Memos, letters, itinerary, presentation and briefing book pertaining to the
Associate Press and the meeting held in New York.
Box 254, Folder 10
Broyles, Bill
1982 - 1983
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to Bill Broyles.
Box 254, Folder 11
Butler, Patrick (Times Mirror)
1986
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to Patrick Butler.
Box 254, Folder 12
Chandler, Norman B.
1977 - 1980
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to Norman B. Chandler.
Box 255
Publishers - Johnson, Tom
Box 255, Folder 1
Chandler, Otis
1985 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to Otis Chandler.
Box 255, Folder 2
Erburu, Robert F.
1985 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to Robert F. Erburu
Box 255, Folder 3
Erburu, Robert F.
January - March
1986
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to Robert F. Erburu
Box 255, Folder 4
Erburu, Robert F.
April - June
1986
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to Robert F. Erburu
Box 255, Folder 5
Erburu, Robert F.
July - September
1986
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to Robert F. Erburu
Box 255, Folder 6
Erburu, Robert F.
October - December
1986
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to Robert F. Erburu
Box 255, Folder 7
Flick, John
1986
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to John Flick.
Box 255, Folder 8
Fraternity of Friends of the Music Center
1977 - 1985
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to the Fraternity of Friends of the Music
Center.
Box 255, Folder 9
Fraternity of Friends of the Music Center - Manatt, Charles
1979
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to the Fraternity of Friends of the Music Center
and Charles Manatt. Also included are photocopies of letters and telegrams from
Vidal Sassoon.
Box 255, Folder 10
Garwood, Judith
1985
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to Judith Garwood.
Box 255, Folder 11
Gibbs, Ellen Berland
1986
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to Ellen Berland Gibbs.
Box 255, Folder 12
Goat Man
1985
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to Goat Man aka Charles McCartney.
Box 255, Folder 13
Goldmark, Peter C.
1986
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to Peter C. Goldmark.
Box 255, Folder 14
Grant, Miriam
1986
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to Miriam Grant.
Box 255, Folder 15
"H"
1986
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to miscellaneous letters, photocopies of articles
and a newspaper in which authors or subject matters start with the letter
"H."
Box 256
Publishers - Johnson, Tom
Box 256, Folder 1
Jackson, Christopher (Christo)
1986
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to Christopher (Christo) Jackson.
Box 256, Folder 2
Jackson, Jackie
1985
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to Jackie Jackson.
Box 256, Folder 3
Michael Jackson Concert (Chuck Sullivan)
1984 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to the Michael Jackson concert and Chuck
Sullivan.
Box 256, Folder 4
Michael Jackson - Interview
1983
Scope and Contents
Memos, letters and a transcript pertaining to the KABC-AM Radio Michael Jackson
Show interview with Tom Johnson.
Box 256, Folder 5
Jacobsen, Shirley
1985 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to Shirley Jacobsen.
Box 256, Folder 6
Jerles, Billy
1984 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to Billy Jerles.
Box 256, Folder 7
Johnson, Bob
1985 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to Bob Johnson.
Box 256, Folder 8
Johnson, Edward E.
1985
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to Edward E. Johnson.
Box 256, Folder 9
Johnson, Edward E.
1986
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to Edward E. Johnson.
Box 256, Folder 10
Jones, Thomas (Northrop)
1986
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to Thomas Jones from Northrop Corporation.
Box 256, Folder 11
Junior League of Pasadena/Junior League of Los Angeles
1979 - 1981
Scope and Contents
Memos, letters and a photograph pertaining to the Junior League of
Pasadena.
Box 256, Folder 12
Kassabian, Paul
1985 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to Paul Kassabian.
Box 256, Folder 13
Katz, Judy
1985 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to Judy Katz.
Box 256, Folder 14
Kessler, Sara Lee
1982 - 1985
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to Sara Lee Kessler.
Box 256, Folder 15
John S. Knight Fellowships
1982 - 1985
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to the John S. Knight Fellowships.
Box 256, Folder 16
John S. Knight Fellowships - Board of Visitors
October
1984
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to the John S. Knight Fellowships and the Board of
Directors.
Box 256, Folder 17
John S. Knight Fellowships - Board of Visitors
May 1985
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to the John S. Knight Fellowships and the Board of
Directors.
Box 257
Publishers - Johnson, Tom
Box 257, Folder 1
John S. Knight Fellowships - Gibson, Bob
1984
Scope and Contents
"Memos and letters pertaining to the John S. Knight Fellowships and Bob Gibson.
"
Box 257, Folder 2
John S. Knight Fellowships - Search Committee
1984
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to the John S. Knight Fellowships Search
Committee.
Box 257, Folder 3
Koenenn, Connie
1986
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to Connie Koenenn.
Box 257, Folder 4
Laventhol, David
1984 - 1985
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to David Laventhol.
Box 257, Folder 5
Laventhol, David - January - March
1986
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to David Laventhol.
Box 257, Folder 6
Laventhol, David - April - June
1986
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to David Laventhol.
Box 257, Folder 7
Laventhol, David - July - September
1986
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to David Laventhol.
Box 257, Folder 8
Laventhol, David - October - December
1986
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to David Laventhol.
Box 257, Folder 9
Lee, Dean
undated
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to Dean Lee.
Box 257, Folder 10
Lee, R. Marilyn
1986
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to R. Marilyn Lee.
Box 257, Folder 11
L.A. Junior Chamber of Commerce
1977 - 1981
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to the Los Angeles Junior Chamber of Commerce.
Box 257, Folder 12
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
1985 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to the
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
.
Box 258
Publishers - Johnson, Tom
Box 258, Folder 1
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
- Comments
1985
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to comments about the
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
.
Box 258, Folder 2
Love, Ben
1984 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to Ben Love.
Box 258, Folder 3
Luncheons and Dinners
1986
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to Luncheons and Dinners.
Box 258, Folder 4
Luncheons and Dinners - Gov. Lamar Alexander Luncheon
1986
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to Governor Lamar Alexander Luncheon.
Box 258, Folder 5
Luncheons and Dinners - Howard Allen Luncheon
1986
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to Howard Allen Luncheon.
Box 258, Folder 6
Luncheons and Dinners - Book Prize Dinner
1986
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to the Book Prize dinner.
Box 258, Folder 7
Luncheons and Dinners - Harry Clarke Birthday/Retirement
Luncheon
1986
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to Harry Clarke's Birthday and Retirement
luncheon.
Box 258, Folder 8
Luncheons and Dinners - Father and Daughter Luncheon
1986
Scope and Contents
Memos, letters, negatives, name tags, proofs cards and place cards pertaining
to the Father and Daughter luncheon.
Box 258, Folder 9
Luncheons and Dinners - Joan Klunder Luncheon
1986
Scope and Contents
Memos, a photograph and letters pertaining to Joan Klunder's luncheon.
Box 258, Folder 10
Luncheons and Dinners - Knight Fellows Luncheon
1986
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to the Knight Fellows' luncheon.
Box 258, Folder 11
Luncheons and Dinners - Minority Luncheon
1986
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to the Minority luncheon.
Box 258, Folder 12
Luncheons and Dinners - Robinson's Luncheon
1986
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to the Robinson's luncheon.
Box 258, Folder 13
Luncheons and Dinners - Michael I. Sovern/Columbia University
Luncheon
1986
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to the Michael I. Sovern and Columbia University
luncheon. Also included is a Columbia University Fact Book for 1983-1984.
Box 258, Folder 14
Luncheons and Dinners - White House Fellows
October
1986
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to the White House Fellows.
Box 258, Folder 15
Luncheons and Dinners - White House Fellows
December
1986
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to the White House Fellows.
Box 258, Folder 16
Luncheons and Dinners - C.Z. Wilson Reception
1985 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to the C.Z. Wilson's reception.
Box 259
Publishers - Johnson, Tom
Box 259, Folder 1
Luncheons and Dinners - Young Presidents' Organization
1986
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to the Young Presidents' Organization.
Box 259, Folder 2
Luther, Mary Lou
1985
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to Mary Lou Luther.
Box 259, Folder 3
Maldonado, Don
1986
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to Don Maldonado.
Box 259, Folder 4
Marketing Research
1985
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to Marketing Research.
Box 259, Folder 5
Marketing Research
1986
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to Marketing Research.
Box 259, Folder 6
Marketing Research - Reports (1 of 2)
1986
Scope and Contents
Memos and reports pertaining to Marketing Research. Split into two folders.
Box 259, Folder 7
Marketing Research - Reports (2 of 2)
1986
Scope and Contents
Memos and reports pertaining to Marketing Research. Split into two folders.
Box 259, Folder 8
Marketing Research - Reports
1987
Scope and Contents
A memos and a report pertaining to Marketing Research.
Box 259, Folder 9
Maxwell, Donald S.
1986
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to Donald S. Maxwell.
Box 260
Publishers - Johnson, Tom
Box 260, Folder 1
Meier, Stephen C.
1986
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to Stephen C. Meier.
Box 260, Folder 2
Moyers, Cope
1982
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to Cope Moyers.
Box 260, Folder 3
Moyers, Kathleen Ahearne
undated
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to Kathleen Ahearne Moyers.
Box 260, Folder 4
Murphy, Franklin D.
1977 - 1979
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to Franklin D. Murphy.
Box 260, Folder 5
Murphy, Franklin D.
1980 - 1982
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to Franklin D. Murphy.
Box 260, Folder 6
Murphy, Franklin D.
1983 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to Franklin D. Murphy.
Box 260, Folder 7
"N"
1986
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to miscellaneous letters, photocopies of articles
and a newspaper in which authors or subject matters start with the letter
"N."
Box 260, Folder 8
Nassutti, Mark
1983 - 1984
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to Mark Nassutti.
Box 260, Folder 9
National Journal Acquisition
1986
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to the National Journal Acquisition.
Box 260, Folder 10
Nava, Dr. Julian
1986
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to Dr. Julian Nava. Also in folder is a 48 page
comic book entitled "The Gift" which is an illustrated history of the Statue of
Liberty.
Box 260, Folder 11
Nelson, Jack
1981 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to Jack Nelson. Also included is a tote bag.
Box 261
Publishers - Johnson, Tom
Box 261, Folder 1
Neuharth, Al
1980 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Memo, photocopies of articles and letters pertaining to Al Neuharth. Also
included is a copies of the a prototype edition of USA Today.
Box 261, Folder 2
New York Times
1978 - 1980
Scope and Contents
Memo, newspaper clippings and letters pertaining to the New York Times.
Box 261, Folder 3
New York Times
1981 - 1983
Scope and Contents
Memo, newspaper clippings, photocopies of articles, and letters pertaining to
the New York Times.
Box 261, Folder 4
New York Times
1983 - 1985
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to the New York Times.
Box 261, Folder 5
New York Times
1986
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to the New York Times.
Box 261, Folder 6
News Editing System
1981 - 1983
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to the News Editing System.
Box 261, Folder 7
Newsday
1978 - 1985
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to Newsday.
Box 261, Folder 8
Newsday
1986
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to Newsday. Also included is a Budget Report.
Box 262
Publishers - Johnson, Tom
Box 262, Folder 1
Newspaper Advertising Bureau
1984
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to the Newspaper Advertising Bureau.
Box 262, Folder 2
Newspaper Advertising Bureau - January - June
1985
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to the Newspaper Advertising Bureau.
Box 262, Folder 3
Newspaper Advertising Bureau - July - December
1985
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to the Newspaper Advertising Bureau.
Box 262, Folder 4
Newspaper Advertising Bureau
1986
Scope and Contents
Memos, a photograph, and letters pertaining to the Newspaper Advertising
Bureau.
Box 262, Folder 5
Newspaper Advertising Bureau - Detroit Meeting
March 1985
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to the Newspaper Advertising Bureau's Detroit
meeting.
Box 262, Folder 6
Newspaper Advertising Bureau - Detroit Meeting
November
1985
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to the Newspaper Advertising Bureau's Detroit
meeting.
Box 262, Folder 7
Newspaper Advertising Bureau - France Trip
1985
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to the Newspaper Advertising Bureau's France
Trip.
Box 262, Folder 8
Newspaper Advertising Bureau - Greenbrier Meeting
October
1984
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to the Newspaper Advertising Bureau's Greenbrier
Meeting.
Box 262, Folder 9
Newspaper Advertising Bureau - Miami Beach Meeting
May 1985
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to the Newspaper Advertising Bureau's Miami Beach
Meeting
Box 262, Folder 10
Newspaper Advertising Bureau - New York Meeting
January
1986
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to the Newspaper Advertising Bureau's New York
Meeting
Box 263
Publishers - Johnson, Tom
Box 263, Folder 1
Newspaper Industry
1983
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to the Newspaper Industry.
Box 263, Folder 2
Newspaper Management Committee
1985
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to the Newspaper Management Committee.
Box 263, Folder 3
Newspaper Management Committee - January - June
1986
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to the Newspaper Management Committee.
Box 263, Folder 4
Newspaper Management Committee - July - December
1986
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to the Newspaper Management Committee.
Box 263, Folder 5
Newspaper and Television Group
1979 - 1980
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to the Newspaper and Television Group.
Box 263, Folder 6
Newspaper and Television Group
1980 - 1981
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to the Newspaper and Television Group.
Box 263, Folder 7
Newsprint
1984
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to Newsprint.
Box 263, Folder 8
Newsprint
1985 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to Newsprint.
Box 263, Folder 9
Newsprint Information Committee Rebuttal
1985
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to the Newsprint Information Committee
Rebuttal.
Box 263, Folder 10
Newswires and Articles
1984 - 1985
Scope and Contents
Memos, letters and photocopies of articles pertaining to the Newswires and
Articles.
Box 264
Publishers - Johnson, Tom
Box 264, Folder 1
Niese, Bill
1979 - 1984
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters of articles pertaining to Bill Niese.
Box 264, Folder 2
Niese, Bill - January - March
1985
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters of articles pertaining to Bill Niese.
Box 264, Folder 3
Niese, Bill - April - June
1985
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters of articles pertaining to Bill Niese.
Box 264, Folder 4
Niese, Bill - July - September
1985
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters of articles pertaining to Bill Niese.
Box 264, Folder 5
Niese, Bill - October - December
1985
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters of articles pertaining to Bill Niese.
Box 264, Folder 6
Niese, Bill
1986
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters of articles pertaining to Bill Niese.
Box 264, Folder 7
Ninth Street School Pen Pal Program
1986
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters of articles pertaining to the Ninth Street School Pen Pal
Program.
Box 264, Folder 8
Nixon, Richard
1984 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters of articles pertaining to Richard Nixon.
Box 264, Folder 9
Nogales, Luis
1986
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters of articles pertaining to Luis Nogales.
Box 264, Folder 10
Publisher's Reprint Mailings - January - March
1986
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters of articles pertaining to the Publisher's Reprint
Mailings.
Box 264, Folder 11
Publisher's Reprint Mailings - April - June
1986
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters of articles pertaining to the Publisher's Reprint
Mailings.
Box 265
Publishers - Johnson, Tom
Box 265, Folder 1
Publisher's Reprint Mailings - July - September
1986
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters of articles pertaining to the Publisher's Reprint
Mailings.
Box 265, Folder 2
Publisher's Reprint Mailings - October - December
1986
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters of articles pertaining to the Publisher's Reprint
Mailings.
Box 265, Folder 3
"R"
1986
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to miscellaneous letters, photocopies of articles
and a newspaper in which authors or subject matters start with the letter
"R."
Box 265, Folder 4
Ratcliff, Marianne
1985
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to Marianne Ratcliff.
Box 265, Folder 5
Redmond, Charles
1986
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to Charles Redmond.
Box 265, Folder 6
Regency Club
1982 - 1983
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to the Regency Club. Also included is the 1983
Regency Club by-laws and membership book.
Box 265, Folder 7
Reich, Ken
1985
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to Ken Reich. Also included are the first three
(3) chapters of Reich's book.
Box 265, Folder 8
Retirees
1985 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to retirees.
Box 265, Folder 9
Retirees' Thank You Letters (1 of 2)
1986
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to letters sent by retirees in regards to the Life
and Times of Los Angeles book.
Box 265, Folder 10
Retirees' Thank You Letters (2 of 2)
1986
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to letters sent by retirees in regards to the Life
and Times of Los Angeles book.
Box 266
Publishers - Johnson, Tom
Box 266, Folder 1
Richards, Margaret
1984
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to Margaret Richards.
Box 266, Folder 2
Robinson's
1980
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to Robinson's.
Box 266, Folder 3
Rockefeller, David
1986
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to David Rockefeller.
Box 266, Folder 4
Rockefeller Foundation
1983 - 1984
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to the Rockefeller Foundation.
Box 266, Folder 5
Rockefeller Foundation - January - June
1985
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to the Rockefeller Foundation.
Box 266, Folder 6
Rockefeller Foundation - July - December
1985
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to the Rockefeller Foundation.
Box 266, Folder 7
Rockefeller Foundation - Board of Trustees Docket
1985
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to the Rockefeller Foundation Board of Trustees'
docket.
Box 266, Folder 8
Rockefeller Foundation - Quarterly Investment Review
1985
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to the Rockefeller Foundation Quarterly Investment
Review
Box 266, Folder 9
Roddy, Joe
1984
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to Joe Roddy.
Box 266, Folder 10
Rossie, Chuck
1985 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to the Chuck Rossie E&P article.
Box 266, Folder 11
San Marino City Club
1978 - 1981
Scope and Contents
A letter and membership roosters pertaining to the San Marino City Club.
Box 266, Folder 12
Sigma Nu
1978 - 1985
Scope and Contents
Memos, a membership directory and letters pertaining to Sigma Nu.
Box 266, Folder 13
Sigma Delta Chi
1978 - 1980
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to Sigma Delta Chi.
Box 267
Publishers - Johnson, Tom
Box 267, Folder 1
Simpson, James R.
1986
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to James R. Simpson.
Box 267, Folder 2
Stickell, Vance
1983
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to Vance Stickell.
Box 267, Folder 3
Stickell, Vance
1984
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to Vance Stickell.
Box 267, Folder 4
Stickell, Vance - January - March
1985
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to Vance Stickell.
Box 267, Folder 5
Stickell, Vance - April - June
1985
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to Vance Stickell.
Box 267, Folder 6
Stickell, Vance - July - September
1985
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to Vance Stickell.
Box 267, Folder 7
Stickell, Vance - October - December
1985
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to Vance Stickell.
Box 267, Folder 8
Thomas, Bill
1984
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to Bill Thomas.
Box 268
Publishers - Johnson, Tom
Box 268, Folder 1
Thomas, Bill
1985
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to Bill Thomas.
Box 268, Folder 2
Times Mirror - January - March
1986
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to the Times Mirror.
Box 268, Folder 3
Times Mirror - April - June
1986
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to the Times Mirror.
Box 268, Folder 4
Times Mirror - July - September
1986
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to the Times Mirror.
Box 268, Folder 5
Times Mirror - October - December
1986
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to the Times Mirror.
Box 269
Publishers - Johnson, Tom
Box 269, Folder 1
Trilateral Commission
1982 - 1984
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to the Trilateral Commission.
Box 269, Folder 2
Trilateral Commission
1985 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to the Trilateral Commission.
Box 269, Folder 3
Trilateral Commission - Exhibits (1 of 2)
1983 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to the Trilateral Commission exhibits. Split into
two folders.
Box 269, Folder 4
Trilateral Commission - Exhibits (2 of 2)
1983 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to the Trilateral Commission exhibits. Split into
two folders.
Box 269, Folder 5
Trilateral Commission - Tokyo (1 of 2)
April 1985
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to the Trilateral Commission held in Tokyo. Split
into two folders.
Box 269, Folder 6
Trilateral Commission - Tokyo (2 of 2)
April 1985
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to the Trilateral Commission held in Tokyo. Split
into two folders.
Box 270
Publishers - Johnson, Tom
Box 270, Folder 1
University of Texas System Cancer Center
1979
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to the University of Texas System Cancer
Center
Box 270, Folder 2
University of Texas System Cancer Center
1980
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to the University of Texas System Cancer
Center.
Box 270, Folder 3
Williams, Phillip L.
1979, 1983 -
1984
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to Phillip L. Williams.
Box 270, Folder 4
Williams, Phillip L.
1985
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to Phillip L. Williams.
Box 270, Folder 5
Williams, Phillip L.
1986
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to Phillip L. Williams.
Box 270, Folder 6
Women, Promotion and Hiring Practices
1987 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Memos and letters pertaining to policy relating to promoting and hiring
women.
Box 270, Folder 7
Memoranda
1987
Scope and Contents
Memos sent to and received from Times staff, which includes a note on Tom
Johnson's CNN stationary.
Box 270, Folder 8
Memoranda
1988
Scope and Contents
Memos sent to and received from Times staff, which include reports.
Box 270, Folder 9
Memoranda - Notices To Employees and Readers
1977 - 1989
Scope and Contents
Memos sent to employees and a one page newspaper ad put out by the Los Angeles
Times as a message to its readers and advertisers.
Box 270, Folder 10
Memoranda - Notification of Death - January - March
1980
Scope and Contents
Notification of Death forms related to employees and their relatives.
Box 270, Folder 11
Memoranda - Notification of Death - April - May
1980
Scope and Contents
Notification of Death forms related to employees and their relatives.
Box 271
Publishers - Johnson, Tom
Box 271, Folder 1
Memoranda - Notification of Death - July - September
1980
Scope and Contents
Notification of Death forms related to employees and their relatives.
Box 271, Folder 2
Memoranda - Notification of Death - October - December
1980
Scope and Contents
Notification of Death forms related to employees and their relatives.
Box 271, Folder 3
Memoranda - Olympics
1984
Scope and Contents
Memos pertaining to the 1984 Olympics.
Pornography Advertising Responses
1977-1978
Scope and Contents
In August 1977, the Los Angeles Times adopted a policy that prohibited advertising
for hardcore pornographic movies. This decision generated much debate and incoming
correspondence. Letters are arranged by opinion of the policy and chronologically.
Date range is 1977-1978.
Box 271
Publishers - Johnson, Tom
Box 271, Folder 4
Anti
July 1977
Scope and Contents
Anti-pornography advertising letters received in response the Los Angeles Times
ban on pornography advertising.
Box 271, Folder 5
Anti
August 1977
Scope and Contents
Anti-pornography advertising letters received in response the Los Angeles Times
ban on pornography advertising.
Box 271, Folder 6
Anti (1 of 3)
August 23,
1977
Scope and Contents
Anti-pornography advertising letters received in response the Los Angeles Times
ban on pornography advertising. Split into three folders.
Box 271, Folder 7
Anti (2 of 3)
August 23,
1977
Scope and Contents
Anti-pornography advertising letters received in response the Los Angeles Times
ban on pornography advertising. Split into three folders.
Box 271, Folder 8
Anti (3 of 3)
August 23,
1977
Scope and Contents
Anti-pornography advertising letters received in response the Los Angeles Times
ban on pornography advertising. Split into three folders.
Box 272
Publishers - Johnson, Tom
Box 272, Folder 1
Anti (1 of 3)
August 24,
1977
Scope and Contents
Anti-pornography advertising letters received in response the Los Angeles Times
ban on pornography advertising. Split into three folders.
Box 272, Folder 2
Anti (2 of 3)
August 24,
1977
Scope and Contents
Anti-pornography advertising letters received in response the Los Angeles Times
ban on pornography advertising. Split into three folders.
Box 272, Folder 3
Anti (3 of 3)
August 24,
1977
Scope and Contents
Anti-pornography advertising letters received in response the Los Angeles Times
ban on pornography advertising. Split into three folders.
Box 272, Folder 4
Anti (1 of 2)
August 25,
1977
Scope and Contents
Anti-pornography advertising letters received in response the Los Angeles Times
ban on pornography advertising. Split into two folders.
Box 272, Folder 5
Anti (2 of 2)
August 25,
1977
Scope and Contents
Anti-pornography advertising letters received in response the Los Angeles Times
ban on pornography advertising. Split into two folders.
Box 273
Publishers - Johnson, Tom
Box 273, Folder 1
Anti
August 26,
1977
Scope and Contents
Anti-pornography advertising letters received in response the Los Angeles Times
ban on pornography advertising.
Box 273, Folder 2
Anti
August 27,
1977
Scope and Contents
Anti-pornography advertising letters received in response the Los Angeles Times
ban on pornography advertising.
Box 273, Folder 3
Anti
August 28,
1977
Scope and Contents
Anti-pornography advertising letters received in response the Los Angeles Times
ban on pornography advertising.
Box 273, Folder 4
Anti
August 29,
1977
Scope and Contents
Anti-pornography advertising letters received in response the Los Angeles Times
ban on pornography advertising.
Box 273, Folder 5
Anti
August 30,
1977
Scope and Contents
Anti-pornography advertising letters received in response the Los Angeles Times
ban on pornography advertising.
Box 273, Folder 6
Anti
August 31,
1977
Scope and Contents
Anti-pornography advertising letters received in response the Los Angeles Times
ban on pornography advertising.
Box 273, Folder 7
Anti (1 of 2)
September 1 - 9,
1977
Scope and Contents
Anti-pornography advertising letters received in response the Los Angeles Times
ban on pornography advertising. Split into two folders.
Box 274
Publishers - Johnson, Tom
Box 274, Folder 1
Anti (2 of 2)
September 1 - 9,
1977
Scope and Contents
Anti-pornography advertising letters received in response the Los Angeles Times
ban on pornography advertising. Split into two folders.
Box 274, Folder 2
Anti
September 10 - 19,
1977
Scope and Contents
Anti-pornography advertising letters received in response the Los Angeles Times
ban on pornography advertising.
Box 274, Folder 3
Anti
September 20 - 30,
1977
Scope and Contents
Anti-pornography advertising letters received in response the Los Angeles Times
ban on pornography advertising.
Box 274, Folder 4
Anti
October 1 - 15,
1977
Scope and Contents
Anti-pornography advertising letters received in response the Los Angeles Times
ban on pornography advertising.
Box 274, Folder 5
Anti
October 16 - 31,
1977
Scope and Contents
Anti-pornography advertising letters received in response the Los Angeles Times
ban on pornography advertising.
Box 275
Publishers - Johnson, Tom
Box 275, Folder 1
Anti
November
1977
Scope and Contents
Anti-pornography advertising letters received in response the Los Angeles Times
ban on pornography advertising.
Box 275, Folder 2
Anti
December
1977
Scope and Contents
Anti-pornography advertising letters received in response the Los Angeles Times
ban on pornography advertising.
Box 275, Folder 3
Anti
1978
Scope and Contents
Anti-pornography advertising letters received in response the Los Angeles Times
ban on pornography advertising.
Box 275, Folder 4
Anti (1 of 3)
undated
Scope and Contents
Anti-pornography advertising letters received in response the Los Angeles Times
ban on pornography advertising. Split into three folders.
Box 275, Folder 5
Anti (2 of 3)
undated
Scope and Contents
Anti-pornography advertising letters received in response the Los Angeles Times
ban on pornography advertising. Split into three folders.
Box 275, Folder 6
Anti (3 of 3)
undated
Scope and Contents
Anti-pornography advertising letters received in response the Los Angeles Times
ban on pornography advertising. Split into three folders.
Box 275, Folder 7
Miscellaneous
undated
Scope and Contents
Anti-pornography advertising letters received in response the Los Angeles Times
ban on pornography advertising.
Box 275, Folder 8
Memoranda
1977
Scope and Contents
Anti-pornography advertising letters received in response the Los Angeles Times
ban on pornography advertising.
Box 276
Publishers - Johnson, Tom
Box 276, Folder 1
Pro
August 1 - 23,
1977
Scope and Contents
Pro-pornography advertising letters received in response the Los Angeles Times
ban on pornography advertising.
Box 276, Folder 2
Pro
August 24 - 31,
1977
Scope and Contents
Pro-pornography advertising letters received in response the Los Angeles Times
ban on pornography advertising.
Box 276, Folder 3
Pro
September
1977
Scope and Contents
Pro-pornography advertising letters received in response the Los Angeles Times
ban on pornography advertising.
Box 276, Folder 4
Pro
October
1977
Scope and Contents
Pro-pornography advertising letters received in response the Los Angeles Times
ban on pornography advertising.
Box 276, Folder 5
Pro
November
1977
Scope and Contents
Pro-pornography advertising letters received in response the Los Angeles Times
ban on pornography advertising.
Box 276, Folder 6
Pro
December
1977
Scope and Contents
Pro-pornography advertising letters received in response the Los Angeles Times
ban on pornography advertising.
Box 276, Folder 7
Pro
undated
Scope and Contents
Pro-pornography advertising letters received in response the Los Angeles Times
ban on pornography advertising.
Box 276, Folder 8
Warranted Personal Response
1977
Scope and Contents
Pornography advertising letters received in response the Los Angeles Times ban
on pornography advertising which warranted responses.
Other files
1973-1990
Scope and Contents
Files are organized alphabetically by subject. Includes biographical information
about and articles on Johnson, plus a folder of material about his wife. Speeches
are arranged alphabetically by organization. Date range is 1973-1990.
Box 276
Publishers - Johnson, Tom
Box 276, Folder 9
Agricultural Meeting
1974
Scope and Contents
A copy of the speech given at the Agricultural Meeting.
Box 276, Folder 10
American Advertising Federation
1982
Scope and Contents
A copy of the speech given at the American Advertising Federation in Salt Lake
City.
Box 276, Folder 11
American Motors Senior Management
1985
Scope and Contents
A copy of the speech given at the American Motors Senior Management.
Box 276, Folder 12
Atlanta Presentation
undated
Scope and Contents
A copy of the speech given at the Atlanta Presentation.
Box 276, Folder 13
Audit Bureau of Circulation
1981
Scope and Contents
A copy of the speech given at the Audit Bureau of Circulation
Box 276, Folder 14
Audit Bureau of Circulation
1981
Scope and Contents
A copy of the speech given at the Audit Bureau of Circulation. (Speeches
Produced By Caroline Hom)
Box 276, Folder 15
Bakersfield Rotary
1982
Scope and Contents
A copy of the speech given at the Bakersfield Rotary
Box 276, Folder 16
Board of Directors
1978
Scope and Contents
A copy of the speech given by Tom Johnson at the Board of Directors on December
6, 1978.
Box 276, Folder 17
Board of Directors
1980
Scope and Contents
A copy of the speech given at the Board of Directors.
Box 276, Folder 18
Branham Newspaper Sales
1976
Scope and Contents
A copy of the speech given at the Branham Newspaper Sales.
Box 276, Folder 19
Budget Remarks
1985
Scope and Contents
A copy of the speech given at the Budget Remarks.
Box 276, Folder 20
California Chicano News Media Association
1980
Scope and Contents
A copy of the speech given at the California Chicano News Media
Association.
Box 277
Publishers - Johnson, Tom
Box 277, Folder 1
California Club Tuesday Group
1980
Scope and Contents
A copy of the speech given at the California Club Tuesday Group.
Box 277, Folder 2
Charity Game
1984
Scope and Contents
A copy of the speech given at the annual Charity Game. (Speeches Produced by
Carolyn Hom)
Box 277, Folder 3
Circulation Agents and Dealers Meeting
1984
Scope and Contents
A copy of the speech given at the Circulation Agents and Dealers Meeting.
(Speeches Produced by Carolyn Hom)
Box 277, Folder 4
Citizen of the Year Award Dinner
1985
Scope and Contents
A copy of the speech given at the Citizen of the Year Award Dinner. (Speeches
Produced by Carolyn Hom)
Box 277, Folder 5
Classified Christmas Luncheon
1982
Scope and Contents
A copy of the speech given at the Classified Christmas Luncheon
Box 277, Folder 6
Classified Christmas Program
1983
Scope and Contents
A copy of the speech given at the Classified Christmas Program. (Speeches
Produced by Carolyn Hom)
Box 277, Folder 7
Co-op News Interview
1982
Scope and Contents
A two page photocopy of a Tom Johnson interview by Co-op News, which was
featured in the September 1, 1982 issue of Co-op News. Attached to this document
is a note from Tom Johnson.
Box 277, Folder 8
Coro Fellows Seminar
1978
Scope and Contents
A copy of the speech given at the Coro Fellows Seminar. Also in this folder is
a memo from Freddie Miller with an attached photocopy of a Coro brochure.
Box 277, Folder 9
Corporate Communications Meeting
1983
Scope and Contents
A copy of the speech given at the Corporate Communications Meeting. (Speeches
Produced by Carolyn Hom)
Box 277, Folder 10
Crosman Lecture, University of Colorado
1979
Scope and Contents
A copy of the speech given at the Crosman Lecture, University of Colorado
Box 277, Folder 11
D'Arcy Group Meeting
1979
Scope and Contents
A copy of the speech given at the D'Arcy Group Meeting.
Box 277, Folder 12
Dallas Federal Business Association
1975
Scope and Contents
A copy of the speech given at the Dallas Federal Business Association.
Box 277, Folder 13
Dallas Society of Security Analysts Presentation
1977
Scope and Contents
A copy of the speech given at the Dallas Society of Security Analysts
Presentation.
Box 277, Folder 14
Dallas, Department Heads/ City of
1974
Scope and Contents
A copy of the speech given to the City of Dallas Department Heads.
Box 277, Folder 15
Display Dinner
1985
Scope and Contents
A copy of the speech given at the Display Dinner.
Box 277, Folder 16
Display Remarks
undated
Scope and Contents
A copy of the speech given at the Display Dinner.
Box 277, Folder 17
East Texas State University
1974
Scope and Contents
A copy of the speech given at East Texas State University.
Box 277, Folder 18
Ebenezer United Methodist Church
1976
Scope and Contents
A copy of the speech given at the Ebenezer United Methodist Church.
Box 277, Folder 19
Editorial Awards
1980
Scope and Contents
A copy of the speech given at the Editorial Awards.
Box 277, Folder 20
Editorial Awards
1981
Scope and Contents
A copy of the speech given at the Editorial Awards.
Box 277, Folder 21
Employees Committee Luncheon
1980
Scope and Contents
A copy of the speech given at the Employees Committee Luncheon
Box 277, Folder 22
Erwin, Frank C.
1975
Scope and Contents
A copy of the speech given for Frank C. Erwin.
Box 277, Folder 23
Executive of the Year Award
1985
Scope and Contents
A copy of the speech given at the Executive of the Year Awards. (Speeches
Produced by Carolyn Hom)
Box 277, Folder 24
Executive Women International Dinner
1981
Scope and Contents
A copy of the speech given at the Executive Women International Dinner.
Box 277, Folder 25
Federal Bar Association
1977
Scope and Contents
A copy of the speech given at the Federal Bar Association.
Box 277, Folder 26
Five Year Plan Presentation, 1984 - 1988 (1 of 2)
1984
Scope and Contents
A copy of the Five Year Plan presentation for 1984 - 1988. Split into two
folders.
Box 277, Folder 27
Five Year Plan Presentation, 1984 - 1988 (2 of 2)
1984
Scope and Contents
A copy of the Five Year Plan presentation for 1984 - 1988. Split into two
folders.
Box 278
Publishers - Johnson, Tom
Box 278, Folder 1
Five Year Plan Presentation, 1986 - 1990
1986
Scope and Contents
A copy of the Five Year Plan presentation for 1986 - 1990.
Box 278, Folder 2
Five Year Plan Presentation, 1987 - 1991
1987
Scope and Contents
A copy of the Five Year Plan presentation for 1987 - 1991.
Box 278, Folder 3
Five Year Plan Presentation, 1988 - 1992
1988
Scope and Contents
A copy of the Five Year Plan presentation for 1988 - 1992.
Box 278, Folder 4
Fort Worth - Dallas Partnership
undated
Scope and Contents
A copy of the speech given at the Fort Worth - Dallas Partnership
Box 278, Folder 5
Fort Worth Jaycee
1974
Scope and Contents
A copy of the speech given at the Fort Worth Jaycee.
Box 278, Folder 6
Fort Worth Rotary Club
1974
Scope and Contents
A copy of the speech given at the Fort Worth Rotary Club.
Box 278, Folder 7
Frank E. Gannett Memorial Lecture
1981
Scope and Contents
A copy of the speech given at the Frank E. Gannett Memorial Lecture and
correspondence pertaining to the speech. (Speeches Produced by Carolyn Hom)
Box 278, Folder 8
Greater Los Angeles Press Club
1980
Scope and Contents
A copy of the speech given at the Greater Los Angeles Press Club.
Box 278, Folder 9
Greenhill Commencement Address
1979
Scope and Contents
Copies of the speech given at the Greenhill Commencement. Also included are
correspondence, pamphlets, and ideas pertaining to the speech.
Box 278, Folder 10
Greenhill Father-Son Luncheon
1977
Scope and Contents
Copies of the speech given at the Greenhill Father-Son Luncheon.
Box 278, Folder 11
Greenhill Presentation
1976
Scope and Contents
Copies of the speech given at the Greenhill Presentation.
Box 278, Folder 12
Harvard Business School
1975
Scope and Contents
Copies of the speech given at Harvard Business School.
Box 278, Folder 13
Highland Park High School Commencement
1976
Scope and Contents
Correspondence pertaining to and copies of the speech given at Highland Park
High School Commencement.
Box 278, Folder 14
Historical Society
1981
Scope and Contents
A copy of the speech given for a Historical Society. (Speeches Produced By
Caroline Hom)
Box 278, Folder 15
Holiday Toast for Management
1984
Scope and Contents
A copy of the speech given at the Holiday Toast for Management.
Box 278, Folder 16
INAME Sales Conference
1983
Scope and Contents
A copy of the speech given at the INAME Sales Conference.
Box 278, Folder 17
J.C. Penney Breakfast
undated
Scope and Contents
A copy of the speech given at the J.C. Penney Breakfast.
Box 278, Folder 18
Michael Jackson KABC-AM Radio Show Interview
1983
Scope and Contents
Two copies of a transcript pertaining to the KABC-AM Radio Michael Jackson Show
interview with Tom Johnson, on June 9, 1983. Attached to the transcripts is a
memo to the Executive Incentive Group, distributing the transcript.
Box 278, Folder 19
Jaycee Award
undated
Scope and Contents
A copy of the speech given at the Jaycee Awards.
Box 278, Folder 20
Johnson, Lady Bird Film
1981
Scope and Contents
A copy of the speech given at the Lady Bird Johnson Film.
Box 278, Folder 21
Joint Incentive Meeting
1988
Scope and Contents
A copy of the speech given at the Joint Incentive Meeting.
Box 278, Folder 22
Journalism Day
undated
Scope and Contents
A copy of the speech given at the Journalism Day.
Box 278, Folder 23
Journalism Day
1974
Scope and Contents
A copy of the speech given at the Journalism Day.
Box 279
Publishers - Johnson, Tom
Box 279, Folder 1
Journalism Day
1975
Scope and Contents
A copy of the speech given at the Journalism Day.
Box 279, Folder 2
Journalism Day
1976
Scope and Contents
A copy of the speech given at the Journalism Day.
Box 279, Folder 3
Junior League Presentation
1981
Scope and Contents
A copy of the speech given for the Junior League Presentation. (Speeches
Produced By Caroline Hom)
Box 279, Folder 4
La Costa Country Club
1984
Scope and Contents
A copy of the speech given for the La Costa Country Club. (Speeches Produced By
Caroline Hom)
Box 279, Folder 5
Library of Congress Readership Speech
1978
Scope and Contents
A copy of the speech given for the Library of Congress Readership.
Box 279, Folder 6
Los Angeles Times Centennial Lobby Exhibit
1981
Scope and Contents
A copy of the speech given for the Los Angeles Times Centennial Lobby Exhibit.
(Speeches Produced By Caroline Hom)
Box 279, Folder 7
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
Presentation
1985
Scope and Contents
A copy of the speech given for the
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
Presentation.
(Speeches Produced By Caroline Hom)
Box 279, Folder 8
Management Conference
1978
Scope and Contents
A copy of the speech given for the Management Conference.
Box 279, Folder 9
Management Conference
1979
Scope and Contents
A copy of the speech given for the Management Conference.
Box 279, Folder 10
Management Conference
1984
Scope and Contents
A copy of the speech given for the Management Conference. (Speeches Produced By
Caroline Hom)
Box 279, Folder 11
"Management Conference "
1990
Scope and Contents
A copy of the speech given for the Management Conference.
Box 279, Folder 12
Walter Mattson Introduction
1984
Scope and Contents
A copy of the speech given for the Walter Mattson Introduction (Speeches
Produced By Caroline Hom)
Box 279, Folder 13
Ralph McGill Lecture (1 of 2)
1981-1982
Scope and Contents
Different variations of a lecture given by Tom Johnson about Ralph McGill. Also
included in this folder are memos and correspondence pertaining to the lecture,
and photographs from the event. (Speeches Produced By Caroline Hom) Split into
two folders.
Box 279, Folder 14
Ralph McGill Lecture (2 of 2)
1981-1982
Scope and Contents
Different variations of a lecture given by Tom Johnson about Ralph McGill. Also
included in this folder are memos and correspondence pertaining to the lecture,
and photographs from the event. (Speeches Produced By Caroline Hom) Split into
two folders.
Box 279, Folder 15
Ralph McGill Lecture
1985
Scope and Contents
A copy of the speech given for the Ralph McGill Lecture. (Speeches Produced By
Caroline Hom)
Box 279, Folder 16
Media Seminar
1984
Scope and Contents
A copy of the speech given for the Media Seminar. (Speeches Produced By
Caroline Hom)
Box 279, Folder 17
Middle Management Incentive Group
1979
Scope and Contents
A copy of the speech given by Tom Johnson at the Middle Management Incentive
Group on January 31, 1979.
Box 279, Folder 18
Morton Forum
1978
Scope and Contents
Copies of the speech given at the Morton Forum. Also included are ideas
pertaining to the speech, a questionnaire, and a list of the dinner guest.
Box 279, Folder 19
Morton Forum
1988
Scope and Contents
A copy of the speech given at the Morton Forum.
Box 279, Folder 20
Moyers, Bill - Introduction
undated
Scope and Contents
A copy of the speech given as Bill Moyers' introduction.
Box 279, Folder 21
National Conference of Christians and Jews
1985
Scope and Contents
A copy of the speech given at the National Conference of Christians and
Jews.
Box 279, Folder 22
National Hispanic Scholarship Fund Dinner
1984
Scope and Contents
A copy of the speech given at the National Hispanic Scholarship Fund Dinner.
(Speeches Produced By Caroline Hom)
Box 279, Folder 23
Newport Harbor Art Museum
1984
Scope and Contents
A copy of the speech given at the Newport Harbor Art Museum. (Speeches Produced
By Caroline Hom)
Box 279, Folder 24
Olympic Arts Festival
1984
Scope and Contents
A copy of the speech given at the Olympic Arts Festival. (Speeches Produced By
Caroline Hom)
Box 279, Folder 25
Para Los Ninos Recognition Dinner
1985
Scope and Contents
A copy of the speech given at the Para Los Ninos Recognition Dinner. (Speeches
Produced By Caroline Hom)
Box 279, Folder 26
Polytechnic Speech
undated
Scope and Contents
A copy of the speech given at Polytechnic.
Box 279, Folder 27
Press Club Roundtable
1980
Scope and Contents
A copy of the speech given at the Press Club Roundtable.
Box 279, Folder 28
Presstime Article
1984
Scope and Contents
A copy of a speech used as a Presstime article.
Box 280
Publishers - Johnson, Tom
Box 280, Folder 1
Proposal
1974
Scope and Contents
A copy of a speech used as a proposal.
Box 280, Folder 2
Public Relations Society of America
1979
Scope and Contents
A copy of a speech given at the Public Relations Society of America.
Box 280, Folder 3
Publisher's Message
1988
Scope and Contents
A copy of a speech given at the Publisher's message.
Box 280, Folder 4
Publisher's Reception for New Employees
1984
Scope and Contents
A memo pertaining to and a copy of a speech given at the Publisher's Reception
for New Employees.
Box 280, Folder 5
Pull Together Reception
1989
Scope and Contents
A copy of a speech given at the Pull Together Reception.
Box 280, Folder 6
Readership Meeting
1979
Scope and Contents
Memos and correspondence pertaining to and a copy of a speech given at the
Readership Meeting.
Box 280, Folder 7
Reagan Economics
1981
Scope and Contents
A copy of a speech given regarding Reagan Economics.
Box 280, Folder 8
Retirants Open House and Reception
1984
Scope and Contents
A copy of a speech given at the Retirants Open House and Reception. (Speeches
Produced by Carolyn Hom)
Box 280, Folder 9
Rotary Club, Dallas
1975
Scope and Contents
A copy of a speech given at the Dallas Rotary Club.
Box 280, Folder 10
Rotary Club
1981
Scope and Contents
A copy of a speech given at the Rotary Club. (Speeches Produced by Carolyn
Hom)
Box 280, Folder 11
Safeway
undated
Scope and Contents
A copy of a speech given for Safeway.
Box 280, Folder 12
Sales Rally
1980
Scope and Contents
A copy of a speech given at the Sales Rally.
Box 280, Folder 13
Salesmanship Club
1977
Scope and Contents
Copies of a speech given at the Salesmanship Club.
Box 280, Folder 14
San Diego Ad Club
1979
Scope and Contents
Memos, clippings and copies of a speech given at the Salesmanship Club.
Box 280, Folder 15
San Fernando Division of Classified
1983
Scope and Contents
A copy of a speech given at the San Fernando Division of Classified. (Speeches
Produced by Carolyn Hom)
Box 280, Folder 16
San Fernando Valley Plant Opening
1984
Scope and Contents
A copy of a speech given at the San Fernando Valley Plant Opening. (Speeches
Produced by Carolyn Hom)
Box 280, Folder 17
San Marino City Club
1984
Scope and Contents
Copies of a speech given at the San Marino City Club. (Speeches Produced by
Carolyn Hom)
Box 280, Folder 18
Secret Service
undated
Scope and Contents
A copy of a speech given about the Secret Service.
Box 280, Folder 19
Security Analysts
1976
Scope and Contents
Copies of a speech, memos, notes and photocopies of articles pertaining to a
speech given to Security Analysts.
Box 280, Folder 20
Security Analysts
1979
Scope and Contents
Copies of a speech given to Security Analysts.
Box 280, Folder 21
Security Analysts
1982
Scope and Contents
Copies of a speech given to Security Analysts.
Box 280, Folder 22
Senior Staff
undated
Scope and Contents
Copies of a speech given to the Senior Staff.
Box 280, Folder 23
Service Awards
1979
Scope and Contents
Copies of a speech given at the Service Awards.
Box 280, Folder 24
Service Awards
1980
Scope and Contents
A copy of a speech given at the Service Awards.
Box 280, Folder 25
Service Awards
1981
Scope and Contents
A copy of a speech given at the Service Awards. (Speeches Produced by Carolyn
Hom)
Box 280, Folder 26
Service Awards, Orange County
1979
Scope and Contents
A copy of the speech given by Tom Johnson at the Orange County Service Awards
on February 12, 1979.
Box 280, Folder 27
Service Awards Presentation
1985
Scope and Contents
A copy of a speech given at the Service Awards presentation. (Speeches Produced
by Carolyn Hom)
Box 280, Folder 28
Sigma Delta Chi
1980
Scope and Contents
Copies of a speech given to Sigma Delta Chi.
Box 281
Publishers - Johnson, Tom
Box 281, Folder 1
16 Days of Glory Premiere
1985
Scope and Contents
A copy of a speech given at the 16 Days of Glory Premiere. (Speeches Produced
by Carolyn Hom)
Box 281, Folder 2
Southwest Journalism Forum
1975
Scope and Contents
Correspondence pertaining to and a copy of a speech given at the Southwest
Journalism Forum.
Box 281, Folder 3
Stanford Journalism Groups
1980
Scope and Contents
Correspondence pertaining to and a copy of a speech given at the Stanford
Journalism Groups.
Box 281, Folder 4
Vance Stickell Induction
1988
Scope and Contents
A copy of a speech given at the Vance Stickell Induction. (Speeches Produced by
Carolyn Hom)
Box 281, Folder 5
Bill Thomas Retirement
1988
Scope and Contents
A copy of a speech given at the Bill Thomas Retirement. (Speeches Produced by
Carolyn Hom)
Box 281, Folder 6
Time Capsule Ceremony
1984
Scope and Contents
A copy of a speech given at the Time Capsule Ceremony. (Speeches Produced by
Carolyn Hom)
Box 281, Folder 7
Times Centennial Dinner
1981
Scope and Contents
A copy of a speech given at the Times Centennial Dinner. (Speeches Produced by
Carolyn Hom)
Box 281, Folder 8
Times Mirror Board Meeting
1988
Scope and Contents
A copy of a speech given at the Times Mirror Board Meeting
Box 281, Folder 9
Times Mirror Communication Group
1976
Scope and Contents
Notes, speech ideas, clippings, reports, and itineraries all pertaining to a
speech given at the Times Mirror Communication Group.
Box 281, Folder 10
Times Washington Bureau Breakfast
1988
Scope and Contents
A memo pertaining to and a speech given at the Times Washington Bureau
Breakfast.
Box 281, Folder 11
Trilateral Commission
1985
Scope and Contents
A memo pertaining to and copies of a speech given at the Trilateral
Commission.
Box 281, Folder 12
Twilight Club
1978
Scope and Contents
A copy of a speech given by Tom Johnson at the Twilight Club on April 25,
1978.
Box 281, Folder 13
University Art Museum, UCSB
1984
Scope and Contents
A copy of a speech given at the University Art Museum, University of California
at Santa Barbara. (Speeches Produced by Carolyn Hom)
Box 281, Folder 14
University of Georgia
undated
Scope and Contents
A copy of a speech given at the University of Georgia.
Box 281, Folder 15
University of Georgia Commencement Address
1978
Scope and Contents
Copies of a speech given at the University of Georgia Commencement Address.
Recording of the speech on a micro cassette removed to the Audio Visual
Collection.
Box 281, Folder 16
University of Georgia Symposium
1981
Scope and Contents
Correspondence pertaining to, and a copy of a speech given at the University of
Georgia Symposium.
Box 281, Folder 17
University of Southern California
1977
Scope and Contents
A copy of a speech given at the University of Southern California.
Box 281, Folder 18
University of Southern California
1981
Scope and Contents
A copy of a speech given at the University of Southern California. (Speeches
Produced by Carolyn Hom)
Box 281, Folder 19
Unknown Groups
circa 1981
Scope and Contents
Copies of speeches given at unidentified functions and/or groups.
Box 281, Folder 20
Valley Club of San Marino
1980
Scope and Contents
A copy of a speech given to the Valley Club of San Marino.
Box 281, Folder 21
Wine Institute
1977
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, itineraries and copies of a speech all pertaining to a speech
given to the Wine Institute.
Box 281, Folder 22
Young President's Organization
1978
Scope and Contents
A copy of a speech given by Tom Johnson at the Young President's Organization
on March 1, 1978.
Box 281, Folder 23
Speeches By Others - Chandler, Otis
1974 - 1977
Scope and Contents
Copies of speeches given by Otis Chandler.
Box 281, Folder 24
Speeches By Others - Johnson, Lady Bird
1976
Scope and Contents
A copy of a speech given by Lady Bird Johnson.
Box 281, Folder 25
Speeches By Others - Kelley, Clarence M.
1976
Scope and Contents
A copy of a speech given by Clarence M. Kelley.
Box 281, Folder 26
Speeches By Others - Laventhol, David
1989
Scope and Contents
A copy of a speech given by David Laventhol, with a memo attached to it.
Box 281, Folder 27
Speeches By Others - Marbut, Robert G.
1976
Scope and Contents
A copy of a speech given by Robert G. Marbut.
Box 281, Folder 28
Speeches By Others - Shivers, Allan
1976
Scope and Contents
A copy of a speech given by Allan Shivers.
Box 281, Folder 29
Speeches By Others - Thomas, Jim
undated
Scope and Contents
A copy of a speech given by Jim Thomas.
Box 281, Folder 30
Speeches By Others - Williams, Phillip L.
1981
Scope and Contents
A copy of a speech given by Phillip L. Williams.
Box 282
Publishers - Johnson, Tom
Box 282, Folder 1
Speech Ideas
undated
Scope and Contents
Pamphlets, copies of articles and notes kept in order to provide ideas for
speech.
Box 282, Folder 2
Press Project
1980
Scope and Contents
Memoranda, reports, financial statements, and ledger pages regarding the
project to renovate and expand the Times printing plants.
Box 282, Folder 3
Chandler, Otis - Remarks
1978
Scope and Contents
"Presentation to Times Mirror Board of Directors by Otis Chandler. Wednesday,
December 6, 1978" Copies of presentation given by Otis to Times Mirror Board
regarding the Press Project.
Box 282, Folder 4
Chase, Charles - Documents from
1980
Scope and Contents
Materials prepared for the Press Project sent from Charles Chase to Tom
Johnson.
Box 282, Folder 5
Chase, Charles - Remarks
1978
Scope and Contents
"Presentation to the Board of Directors by Charles Chase. December 6, 1978"
Copies of Phase I presentation given by Otis to Times Mirror Board regarding the
Press Project's press study.
Box 282, Folder 6
Co-Generation System
1980
Scope and Contents
Memoranda about and drawing of co-generation system. Sent from Charles Chase to
Tom Johnson.
Box 282, Folder 7
Goss Products - Contract File
1978 - 1979
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, contracts, and other materials related to the Offset Press
Purchase Agreement.
Box 282, Folder 8
Goss Products - MGD Graphic
1978
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and presentation slides for presentation by MGD Graphic Systems,
selling Goss Products.
Box 282, Folder 9
Impact Analysis #2
circa 1979
Scope and Contents
"Press Project Impact on Earnings." Annotated financial data.
Box 282, Folder 10
Impact Analysis #3
circa 1979
Scope and Contents
"Press Project Impact on Earnings." Annotated financial data.
Box 282, Folder 11
Japanese Equipment Reports
1978
Scope and Contents
Memoranda and reports on Japanese presses.
Box 282, Folder 12
Johnson, Tom - Remarks
1978
Scope and Contents
"Presentation to the Board of Directors by Tom Johnson. December 6, 1978"
Copies of presentation given by Tom Johnson to Times Mirror Board regarding the
Press Project.
Box 282, Folder 13
Phase I
undated
Scope and Contents
"Phase I: Los Angeles Times Press Plan" Press Project Phase I proposal,
including financial data.
Box 282, Folder 14
Phase I Return on Investment
undated
Scope and Contents
"Phase I (Press Study) - Orange County Expansion Return on Investment"
Financial data on the return on investment of the first phase of the press
project.
Box 282, Folder 15
Phase I, II, and III OCP (Capital Only)
undated
Scope and Contents
"Phase I: Orange County Plant Expansion" Financial data on the Orange County
Plant expansion.
Box 282, Folder 16
Plant Expansion Report
1979
Scope and Contents
Financial data on the Orange County plant expansion.
Box 282, Folder 17
Presentations (1 of 4)
1978
Scope and Contents
Notes, drawings, drafts, and correspondence used to prepare for Press Project
presentations. Split into two folders.
Box 283
Publishers - Johnson, Tom
Box 283, Folder 1
Presentations (2 of 4)
1978
Scope and Contents
Notes, drawings, drafts, and correspondence used to prepare for Press Project
presentations. Split into two folders.
Box 283, Folder 2
Presentations (3 of 4)
1978
Scope and Contents
Notes, drawings, drafts, and correspondence used to prepare for Press Project
presentations. Split into two folders.
Box 283, Folder 3
Presentations (4 of 4)
1978
Scope and Contents
Notes, drawings, drafts, and correspondence used to prepare for Press Project
presentations. Split into two folders.
Box 283, Folder 4
Presentation - 1980s The Decade of Opportunity in Los
Angeles
1980
Scope and Contents
Copy of Marketing Research presentation on Los Angeles in the 1980s.
Box 283, Folder 5
Presentation Agenda
undated
Scope and Contents
Copies of agenda for presentation to Times Mirror Senior Management about the
Press Project.
Box 283, Folder 6
Presentation Agenda
1980
Scope and Contents
"Press Project Agenda January 8, 1980" Copies of agenda with names of
presenters.
Box 283, Folder 7
Presentation to Board of Directors
1980
Scope and Contents
Drafts, notes, and final script for Press Project Presentation to Times Mirror
Board of Directors, March 5, 1980.
Box 283, Folder 8
Press Study (1 of 2)
1979
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, reports, notes, and data created during the Press Study. Split
into two folders.
Box 283, Folder 9
Press Study (2 of 2)
1979
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, reports, notes, and data created during the Press Study. Split
into two folders.
Box 284
Publishers - Johnson, Tom
Box 284, Folder 1
Press Study Notes
1978 - 1979
Scope and Contents
Memoranda, reports, data, and notes regarding the Press Study.
Box 284, Folder 2
Progress Report
1980
Scope and Contents
"Progress Report - Los Angeles Times Press Project September 1, 1980" Report on
Orange County Plant expansion.
Box 284, Folder 3
Rack Manufacturing
1977
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, notes, and reports on the Los Angeles Times manufacturing
newspaper racks.
Box 284, Folder 4
Revisions
1980
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, reports, and financial data regarding a review of capital
expenditures on the Press Project.
Box 284, Folder 5
Statements
1979
Scope and Contents
Financial statements (mostly profit and loss) and notes in preparation for the
Press Project.
Box 284, Folder 6
Stretch-out
1979
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, reports, and financial data regarding offset printing and the
Press Project.
Box 284, Folder 7
Study (1 of 2)
1978
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, reports, agendas, minutes, and notes related to the Press Study
performed in preparation for the Press Project. Split into two folders.
Box 284, Folder 8
Study (2 of 2)
1978
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, reports, agendas, minutes, and notes related to the Press Study
performed in preparation for the Press Project. Split into two folders.
Box 284, Folder 9
Circulation Projections to 2000
1978
Scope and Contents
Marketing Research report on circulation growth in Southern California to the
year 2000.
Box 284, Folder 10
Administrative Services
1985
Scope and Contents
Budget reports and Variance Analysis regarding Administrative Services.
Box 284, Folder 11
Articles on Tom Johnson
1977 - 1980
Scope and Contents
Photocopies and clippings of articles about Tom Johnson.
Box 284, Folder 12
Biographical Material
1977 - 1980
Scope and Contents
Five items which consist of two different resumes, a two page biographical
sketch, a Times Mirror Management Bulletin and a head shot.
Box 284, Folder 13
Dallas Times Herald
1974 - 1975
Scope and Contents
Two items which consist of a twenty-four page memo and a two-page Executive
Goals and Performance Appraisal, dated 1975.
Box 284, Folder 14
Information Systems
1984 - 1985
Scope and Contents
Budget reports and estimates regarding Information Systems.
Box 285
Publishers - Johnson, Tom
Box 285, Folder 1
Newspaper Advertising Bureau (1 of 2)
1983
Scope and Contents
Newspaper Advertising Bureau reports and plans - Strategic Plan Update 1983 -
1985, 1983 -84 Operating Plan, Strategic Plan for 1984 - 1986. Also,
correspondence related to the Newspaper Advertising Bureau. Split into two
folders.
Box 285, Folder 2
Newspaper Advertising Bureau (2 of 2)
1983
Scope and Contents
Newspaper Advertising Bureau reports and plans - Strategic Plan Update 1983 -
1985, 1983 -84 Operating Plan, Strategic Plan for 1984 - 1986. Also,
correspondence related to the Newspaper Advertising Bureau. Split into two
folders.
Box 285, Folder 3
Purchasing
1984
Scope and Contents
Budget reports, worksheets, memos and agenda regarding purchasing department
meeting that was held on September 14, 1984.
Box 285, Folder 4
Retirement Plans
1986
Scope and Contents
A copy of the Times Mirror Retirement Plans Investment Review for August 28,
1986.
Box 285, Folder 5
Syndicate
1984
Scope and Contents
Budget reports, worksheets and agenda regarding the syndicate department budget
reports, worksheets and agenda regarding Purchasing meeting that was held on
September 14, 1984. meeting that was held on September 14, 1984.
Box 285, Folder 6
Times Mirror Board of Directors Meeting
1986
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and memos relating to the Times Mirror Board of Directors
Meeting that was held on April 30, 1986.
Box 285, Folder 7
Times Mirror Board of Directors Meeting
1986
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and memos relating to the Times Mirror Board of Directors
Meeting that was held between May 26-29, 1986 in New York.
Box 285, Folder 8
Times Mirror Board of Directors Meeting
1986
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and memos relating to the Times Mirror Board of Directors
Meeting that was held on August 28, 1986.
Box 285, Folder 9
Times Mirror Board of Directors Meeting
1986
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and memos relating to the Times Mirror Board of Directors
Meeting that was held on December 3, 1986.
Box 285, Folder 10
Times Mirror Foundation Meeting
1986
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and memos relating to the Times Mirror Foundation Meeting that
was held on July 23, 1986
Box 286
Publishers - Johnson, Tom
Times Mirror guest book
1981 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Large blue Times Mirror guest book (filled with signatures) for the period 1981
- 1986. Used as guest signature book for visitors to the the Publisher's
Office.
Box 286, Folder 1
Times Mirror Foundation Annual Meeting
1986
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and memos relating to the Times Mirror Foundation Annual Meeting
that was held on December 18, 1986.
Box 286, Folder 2
White House Fellowships
1985
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, reports, and photocopied articles about the White House Fellows
program on its 20th anniversary.
Box 286, Folder 3
Wife: Johnson, Edwina Chastain
1982
Scope and Contents
A newspaper wishing Edwina Johnson and happy 40th birthday and also a one page
newsletter from Edwina Johnson breaking down what she did to celebrate her
birthday.
Box 286, Folder 4
Tom Johnson Scrapbook
1973 - 1980
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: complete copy of Among Ourselves, 4/14/1980 ; clippings and
longer articles related to the career of Tom Johnson and other top LAT and TM
executives in the 1973 - 1980 time frame.
Laventhol, David
1972-1993
Scope and Contents
David Laventhol (1933 - ) attended Yale and the University of Minnesota. Prior to
joining Times Mirror, he was an editor at the New York Herald Tribune, the Washington
Post, and Newsday. Laventhol was President of Times Mirror from 1987-1993, Publisher
& CEO from 1989-1993, and Editor-at-Large from 1994-1998. Series include
correspondence, reports, and other material related to the Pulitzer Prize Committee,
on which Laventhol sat, arranged chronologically. Date range is 1972-1993.
Box 545
Publishers - Laventhol, David
Box 545, Folder 1
Miscellaneous correspondence
undated
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: miscellaneous memos, lists and other information related to
Pulitzer Prize competition, not dated.
Box 545, Folder 2
Correspondence
1972, 1974, 1978,
1981
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: letters, memos, press releases, meeting minutes, lists and
other material related to the Pulitzer Prize competition in 1981, with a limited
number of items from the 1970s.
Box 545, Folder 3
Correspondence
1982
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: lists, forms, letters and other materials related to the
Pulitzer Prizes, 1982. Several items of correspondence involve David Laventhol
(Publisher of Newsday, later LAT).
Box 545, Folder 4
Correspondence
1983
Scope and Contents
20+ items: letters, lists, reprints and other material related to the Pulitzer
Prizes, 1983. Notable items: complete 16-pp. reprint, "The Baby Jane Doe Story"
(Newsday, 1983) ; several items of correspondence involve David Laventhol
(Publisher of Newsday, later LAT) ;
Box 545, Folder 5
Fall Meeting
1983
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: letters, lists and other material related to the Pulitzer Prize
competition, 1983.
Box 545, Folder 6
Secretary's Report
1983
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: letters, reports, lists and other material related to the
Pulitzer Prizes, 1983. Some letters involve a fundraising drive for the Pulitzer
Prize Foundation.
Box 545, Folder 7
Correspondence
1984
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: letters, lists, reports and other material from 1984 related to
the Pulitzer Prizes.
Box 545, Folder 8
Nominations
1984
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 sheets of material under tabbed categories, all related to the
Pulitzer nominating process during 1984.
Box 545, Folder 9
Secretary's Report
1984
Scope and Contents
1 item: 39-pp. Secretary's Report ("Report of the Secretary of the Pulitzer Prize
Board, 1983 - 1984") contains letters, lists and other information related to the
Board for 1983 - 1984.
Box 545, Folder 10
Spring Meeting
1984
Scope and Contents
1 item: 40+ pp. of material related to Pulitzer Prize Spring Meeting (some
duplication of 1984 "Secretary's Report" materials.
Box 545, Folder 11
Fall Meeting
1984
Scope and Contents
1 item: 25-pp. copy of agenda and reports for Pulitzer Prize (Foundation) Fall
Meeting of 1984.
Box 545, Folder 12
Correspondence
1985
Scope and Contents
6 items: 3-pp. list of "Pulitzer Nominating Jurors in Journalism for 1985-86" ;
related letters and materials ; copy of news articles from Newsday (4/25/1985)
about their Pulitzer winners, including Murray Kempton.
Box 546
Publishers - Laventhol, David
Box 546, Folder 1
Nominations
1985
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: lists, letters, Pulitzer programs and several "Pulitzer Prize
Nominating Jury Report(s)."
Box 546, Folder 2
Secretary's Report
1985
Scope and Contents
15+ items: letters, meeting minutes, article copies and other material related to
creation of the "Secretary's Report" for the Pulitzer Prizes during 1985. David
Laventhol's (Publisher of Newsday, later LAT) name appears on several letters as
he was a member of Pulitzer committees in the time frame. Included is a copy of a
multipage essay by Leonard Levy on the experience of winning a Pulitzer Prize.
Box 546, Folder 3
Fall Meeting
1985
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: letters, lists and reports (including financial information) on
Pulitzer Prize activities, 1985.
Box 546, Folder 4
Correspondence
1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: letters, lists and elements of a report covering many aspects
of Pulitzer Prize committee work, 1986.
Box 546, Folder 5
Nominations
1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: lists of jurors, several jury reports from 1986 competitions
and other material related to that year's Pulitzer Prizes.
Box 546, Folder 6
Spring Meeting
1986
Scope and Contents
3 items: two letters related to the competition ; "Annotated Agenda - 70th Annual
Meeting of the Pulitzer Prize Board, Columbia University..." 4/14 &
4/15/1986.
Box 546, Folder 7
Secretary's Report
1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: one copy "The Pulitzer Prizes Plan of Award," with list of The
Board ; several letters ; 27-pp. "Report of the Secretary of the Pulitzer Prize
Board, 1985-86" ; 5-pp. list - "Fiction Entries - 1986 Pulitzer Prizes in
Letters."
Box 546, Folder 8
Correspondence
1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: "Plan of Award" with list of The Board ; 27-pp. "Report of the
Secretary of the Pulitzer Prize Board, 1986 - 1987" ; 4-pp. "Fiction Entries -
1987 Pulitzer Prizes in Letters" ; letters ; related material about the
competition.
Box 546, Folder 9
Nominations
1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: 3-pp. memo, "Recommendations of the Committee of Succession
Procedures" ; 5-pp. "Notes on Journalism Nominations" ; several completed
"Pulitzer Prize Nominating Jury Report" forms.
Box 546, Folder 10
Spring Meeting
1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: 32-pp. Secretary's Report with related letters and financial
data, etc.(incorporating several items) ; 5-pp. "Annotated Agenda - 71st Annual
Meeting of the Pulitzer Prize Board, Columbia University..." 4/13 & 4/14/1987
; more.
Box 546, Folder 11
Fall Meeting
1987
Scope and Contents
(Loose in folder) Contents page and 29 numbered pages of letters, reports, lists
and other material related to the Pulitzer Prize Fall Meeting, 1987.
Box 546, Folder 12
Correspondence
1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: letters, article copies, press releases and other material
related to the Pulitzer Prize competition, 1988.
Box 546, Folder 13
Nominations
1988
Scope and Contents
20+ items: 4-pp. list - "Proposed Pulitzer Nominating Jurors in Journalism for
1989" ; 7-pp. "Annotated Agenda - 72nd Annual Meeting...Pulitzer Prize Board..."
3/28 & 3/29/1988 ; letters ; meeting minutes ; several completed "Pulitzer
Prize Nominating Jury Reports," 3/1988.
Box 546, Folder 14
Spring Meeting
1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: article copies and reprints related to Pulitzer Prize
competition, 1988.
Box 547
Publishers - Laventhol, David
Box 547, Folder 1
Secretary's Report
1988
Scope and Contents
1 item: 32-pp. "Secretary's Report" for 1987-88, consisting of letters, lists,
summaries of nominated works, etc.
Box 547, Folder 2
Correspondence
1989
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: letters, lists and multipage "Minutes - Pulitzer Prize Board
Meeting" of 3/27 & 3/28/1989.
Box 547, Folder 3
Spring Board Meeting
1989
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: multipage "Secretary's Report" with dates, procedures,
announcements ; 4-pp. list of "Tentative... Pulitzer Nominating Jurors..." ;
letters ; a selection of completed "Pulitzer Prize Nominating Jury Report(s)."
Box 547, Folder 4
Fall Meeting
1989
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: letters, agendas, minutes of meetings, financial reports and
other material related to the Pulitzer Prize competition.
Box 547, Folder 5
David Carlisle Controversy
1989
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: letters, news clippings, and other material related to A
Bright, Shining Lie, by Neil Sheehan,which won the Pulitzer Prize for history in
1989. Controversy arose when African American veterans disputed accounts of their
actions during the Korean War which were used in the aforementioned book, which
was mainly about the Vietnam War.
Box 547, Folder 6
Correspondence
1990
Scope and Contents
3 items: multipage "Minutes - Pulitzer Prize Board Meeting," 4/9 & 4/10/1990
; 5-pp. "Proposed Pulitzer Prize Nominating Jurors for 1991" ; memo, 5/25/1990, to
"Members of the Pulitzer Prize Board," from Bob Christopher (Administrator,
Pulitzer Prize Board).
Box 547, Folder 7
Secretary's Report
1990
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: 5-pp. list of "Columbia Graduate School of Journalism Alumni
working for Times Mirror Company" ; 28-pp. "Report of the Secretary of the
Pulitzer Prize Board, 1989-1990" ; 4-pp. "Proposed Pulitzer Prize Nominating
Jurors in Journalism for 1991" ; single sheet, "Agenda for the Annual Spring
Meeting of the Pulitzer Prize Board" ; business card for Robert C. Christopher,
Administrator, The Pulitzer Prizes ; 7-pp. "Annotated Agenda - 74th Annual
Meeting..." 4/9/ & 4/10/1990 ; additional letters and related information.
Box 547, Folder 8
Nominations
1990
Scope and Contents
20+ items: 2-pp. "Notes on Journalism Nominations" ; 2-pp. "Category assignments
- 1990 Pulitzer Prize Nominating Jurors in Journalism" ; single sheet (yellow) of
handwritten notes of an unknown juror (?)on authors and works ; collection of
completed "Pulitzer Prize Nominating Jury Report[s]."
Box 547, Folder 9
Fall Meeting
1990
Scope and Contents
1 item: 19-pp. "Agenda - Fall Meeting of the Pulitzer Prize Board..."
11/16/1990... Journalism School, Columbia University" containing various committee
reports, lists and other information related to Pulitzer Prize competition,
1990.
Box 547, Folder 10
Correspondence
1990
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: letters. memos and other material related to the Pulitzer Prize
competition, 1990. Notable items: 66-pp. booklet, "The Pulitzer Prizes, 1917 -
1983, Columbia University... " ; 13-pp. script by Dick Leonard for the 75th Annual
Pulitzer Prize (w/ cover letter to Board Members).
Box 547, Folder 11
Secretary's Report
1991
Scope and Contents
5 items: 21-pp. "Report of the Secretary of the Pulitzer Prize Board, 1990-91
letters, lists and "Membership Resolutions" ; 7-pp. "Annotated Agenda, 75th Annual
Meeting... Pulitzer Prize Board..." 4/4 & 4/5/1991 ; three related letters,
two to David Laventhol's office.
Box 547, Folder 12
Secretary's Report
1991
Scope and Contents
2 items: contents, agenda and 27-pp. "Report of the Secretary of the Pulitzer
Prize Board, 1990-91"(clip-bound in folder) ; 66-pp. booklet, "The Pulitzer
Prizes, 1917 - 1983" (inserted into the booklet are enclosures listing the
Pulitzer Prize winners for 1984 through 1990).
Box 547, Folder 13
Journalism Jury Reports
1991
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: collection of completed "Pulitzer Prize Nominating Jury
Report(s)" for 1991 competition ; bound packet headed "Notes on Journalism
Nominations," as cover sheet for another group of completed Jury Reports with some
duplication.
Box 547, Folder 14
Correspondence
1991
Scope and Contents
6 items: program booklet, "The Pulitzer Prizes - 75th Anniversary Celebration
(9/22/1991)...Columbia University..." ; stapled packet (approx. 35 sheets), headed
"Category X Criticism," with article copies from various newspapers being
submitted for Pulitzer consideration ; list of names, addresses and phone numbers
of "The Pulitzer Prize Board" as of 3/19/1991 ; correspondence involving David
Laventhol (Times Mirror), Russell Baker (N.Y. Times), Meg Greenfield (Washington
Post) and others.
Box 548
Publishers - Laventhol, David
Box 548, Folder 1
Pulitzer Prize Dinner
1990 - 1992
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: letters, memos, menu lists, guest lists and other material
related to the Pulitzer Prize Dinners, 1990 - 1992. Names of correspondents
include: Jack Nelson (D.C. Bureau Chief), Paul Conrad (2 time Pulitzer winner),
Jim Murray (previous winner, LAT Sports).
Box 548, Folder 2
Pulitzer Finalist columns
1991 - 1993
Scope and Contents
20+ items: letters ; multipage "Minutes - Pulitzer Prize Board Meeting," 4/4
& 4/5/1991 ; collection of printouts of stories by Jesse Katz, Doug Frantz and
Murray Waas. Several of the letters are to or from David Laventhol and Russell
Baker, both of whom were Pulitzer officials.
Editors
1930-1994
Physical Description: 203
boxes
Scope and Contents
The editors on staff at the Los Angeles Times have varied duties-from teaching cooking
classes to managing the newsroom. A very small group of editors donated their papers to
the History Center. Also included is a set of subject files compiled by three editors
during the middle of the centurys. The editors are arranged alphabetically by last name.
Date range is 1930-1994.
Ainsworth, Edward Files
1930-1967
Scope and Contents
Ed Ainsworth (1902-1968) worked for the Times from 1924-1967. The collection was
given by Ainsworth's daughter Katie Ainsworth in 1981. Organized by subject and kept
in the order in which the material was received. Date range is 1930-1967.
Box 287, Folder 1
"City of Dreams"
1930, 1959
Scope and Contents
4 items: 40-pp. booklet, Memories in the City of Dreams by Ed Ainsworth, "A
tribute to Harry Chandler," 1959 ; complete (4-pp.) issue of Whizz Bang Times,
10/28/1930, a spoof of LAT featuring outrageous stories and humorous photos ;
approx. 40-pp. manuscript headed "Prelude to a Memory," which appears to be all or
part of the text of Memories in the City of Dreams (see above) - a lead article
refers to "Arry Chanslor" (with gag photo of Harry Chandler) as having "returned
from a six months' pleasure trip..." ; tear sheet from Among Ourselves, 7/1959,
pp. 3 has story ("Olvera Street book salutes Harry Chandler" ) on Ainsworth
booklet.
Box 287, Folder 2
Williams, Nick
1958 - 1961
Scope and Contents
6 items, letters, memos. Notable names and items include: Nick B. Williams ; Ed
Ainsworth ; Metropolitan Water District ; Sacramento Bee (newspaper).
Box 287, Folder 3
Poulson, Norris
1949 - 1953,
1959
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: correspondence between Ed Ainsworth and Norris Poulson (U.S.
House of Rep., later L.A. Mayor) ; mainly related to water issues ; 2-pp. tear
sheet from Congressional Record, 5/24/1949, subject also is water.
Box 287, Folder 4
Hotchkiss, L.D.
1958
Scope and Contents
2 items: program, 12/10/1958, for a tribute (dinner?) for L.D. Hotchkiss,
retiring LAT Editor-in-Chief, held at the Embassy Room of the Ambassador Hotel
with Bob Hope as Master of Ceremonies ; complete issue of The 8 Ball, a
publication of the Los Angeles Press Club, 12/1958, cover story and much of the
issue devoted to Hotchkiss.
Box 287, Folder 5
L.A. Times History
circa 1950
Scope and Contents
1 item: 44-pp. manuscript of item headed "Times History -- Ainsworth -- 1," which
later was given the official title History of the Los Angeles Times.
Box 287, Folder 6
L.A. Times History
circa 1954
Scope and Contents
6 items: two versions of booklet, History of Los Angeles Times (different cover
illustrations, one is 64-pp., the other 48-pp.) ; notes, dated 7/16/1954, on the
book project ; printouts of segments of the booklet text ; 44-pp. printed text,
pp. 1 headed "Part I -- Dim Beginnings." Spiral-bound photocopy of "History of the
Los Angeles Times" booklet (binding removed).
Box 287, Folder 7
"Enchanted Pueblo"
1959 - 1960
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items - letters, clippings, postal cards and one booklet. Notable
names and items include: 48-pp. booklet, Enchanted Pueblo by Ed Ainsworth ;
several postal cards sent to Ainsworth at LAT requesting copies of the booklet ;
selection of letters thanking Ainsworth for copies of his book (some autographed)
or requesting copies of the book ; selection of letters from political figures,
the best-known being Frank G. Bonelli, L.A. County Supervisor.
Box 287, Folder 8
"Remembering Uppie"
1967
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items - letters, memos and notes for preparation of the article,
drafts of the article. Notable names and items include: Saturday Review (literary
magazine) ; drafts and revisions of "Remembering Uppie" by Ed Ainsworth, an
article that ran in Saturday Review in 1967 ; correspondence between Ainsworth and
Norman Cousins, SR Editor and Alfred Balk, Feature Editor.
Box 287, Folder 9
Personal Papers
1947, 1948,
1949
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: memos, letters and a booklet. Notable names and items include:
96-pp. booklet, Army Relief Society - 1949 ; Frederick F. Houser (Superior Court
judge) ; Colorado River water (water issues in general) ; letters related to Santa
Cruz Island Company ; more.
Box 287, Folder 10
Among Ourselves
1931 - 1932
Scope and Contents
3 items: complete issues of the newsletter for 12/1931, 11/1932 and 12/1932.
Box 287, Folder 11
Fallbrook Case
1951 - 1953
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: correspondence related to the so-called "Fallbrook Case,"
involving water rights ; Fallbrook Utility District ; Goodwin J. Knight (Lt. Gov.,
CA) ; correspondence between William F. Knowland (U.S. Senate) and Norman Chandler
on water issues ; Richard Nixon (U.S. Senate) ; more.
Box 287, Folder 12
Interoffice
1951 - 1967
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items - letters, memos. Notable names and items include: Ezekiel
Padilla ("former Foreign Minister of Mexico") ; letter from Ainsworth to Willard
Thompson on "water and labor conditions in the... Coachella Valley" ; memo related
to interview of explorer John Goddard, at the time a Glendale resident.
Box 287, Folder 13
Lamb, Harold
1942 - 1950
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items - letters, memos, reports. Notable names and items include: Ed
Ainsworth ; Harold Lamb ; Tehran, Iran ; more.
Box 287, Folder 14
Water Issues
1949 - 1955
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items - letters, memos and one newspaper clipping. Notable names and
items include: letters between Ainsworth and attorney Charles Childers regarding
water issues ; U.S. Rep Craig Hosmer ; Upper Colorado River Project ; Imperial
Irrigation District ; other State officials and interested parties.
Box 287, Folder 15
Mead, William J.
1956 - 1958
Scope and Contents
Approx. 8 items: correspondence between Ainsworth and William J. Mead, Executive
Secretary of the Water Association of Kern County ; 18-pp. booklet, "Water
Association of Kern County...in cooperation with Farm Year, 1956 -- Water Crisis!"
; related materials.
Box 288, Folder 1
Kennedy, Harold
1960
Scope and Contents
Correspondence with Harold Kennedy and legal documents related to California
water rights.
Box 288, Folder 2
Knight, Goodwin J.
1955, 1957
Scope and Contents
5 items: letter, two letters, 9/1955, Ainsworth to Gov. Goodwin J. Knight and
reply, related to the State water plan ; letter, 2/1957, Ainsworth to Knight, on
the National Cowboy Hall of Fame ; two letters, 1957, between Ainsworth and Knight
on the San Luis Dam and Reservoir.
Box 288, Folder 3
Water - Miscellaneous
1952 - 1967
Scope and Contents
Approx. 50 items - letters, newsletters, clippings, a press release and one
article tear sheet. Notable names and items include: Harold Kennedy (County
Counsel) ; letters on salt water conversion ; materials labeled "Fallbrook Water"
(1956) that reflect "feud" between LAT and Claremont Men's College history prof.
W. Henry Cooke, including his article in Pacific Historical Review (2/1956), "The
controversy over water rights in the Santa Marguerita River" (pp. 1 - 28 ; Arthur
Breed (CA Senate) ; reprint from Congressional Record, 8/2/1955 ; Soil
Conservation Society of America ; CA Atty. Gen. Edmund G. Brown ; complete issues
of District News - Imperial Irrigation District, 3/1967 - 4/1967 ; Gov. Goodwin J.
Knight ; more.
Box 288, Folder 4
Histories
1950 - 1965
Scope and Contents
6 items: 32-pp. booklet, Five Acres of Heaven by Ed Ainsworth, 1955 ; Fall 1965
issue of Pioneer (Valley Federal Savings), "Historic Homes" ; 30+ pp. booklet, The
California Story, 1950 ; 24-pp. booklet, Fact sheets on Historic-Cultural
Monuments, Cultural Heritage Board - City of Los Angeles, 1966 ; 20-pp. booklet,
"...Bonanza IV at The Bradbury Building," 1966 ; 16-pp. booklet, Fabulous San
Fernando Valley by W.W. Robinson, ca. 1961 (published by Western Federal Saving
& Loan ; note card inviting Ed Ainsworth to a "Coffee Salute for THE NIGHT OF
TRADITION," to be held 8/25 (no year given) at the Hollywood Bowl Patio - a
handwritten note reads, "I hope you can be there! - Dorothy Chandler" ;
Box 288, Folder 5
Watts Riots
1965
Scope and Contents
3 items: 2-pp. letter from L.A. Mayor Sam Yorty to Ed Ainsworth at LAT ; 5-pp.
report, described as "the timetable of major phone calls to and from (Police Chief
Parker's) office" related to riot response ; news clipping, Santa Barbara
News-Press, 9/8/1965, "L.A. riots backlash seen as issue in governor race" ; news
clipping, LAT, 11/10/1965, "Brown offers to help L.A. in crime battle."
Bassett, James Files
1936-1979
Scope and Contents
James "Jim" Bassett (1912-1978) worked for the Times and the Mirror from 1934 to 1977
as a reporter and editor. Includes correspondence, invitations, material related to
his time in the Navy, and other items. Date range is 1936-1979.
Correspondence & Miscellaneous
1936-1978
Scope and Contents
Arranged chronologically. Date range is 1936-1978.
Box 289, Folder 1
Bassett, James - Biographical material
1961
Scope and Contents
Single sheet titled "Biography from the Los Angeles Times: James Bassett." Also
1961 memo from Otis Chandler announcing the reorganization and expansion of the
Los Angeles Times Editorial Department.
Box 289, Folder 2
Correspondence & Miscellaneous
1936 - 1949
Scope and Contents
Includes items related to death of Rudyard Kipling in 1936, assorted memos,
telegrams and business correspondence related to Bassett's work at the Times in
the period 1936 through 1949. [75+ items]
Box 289, Folder 3
Far East Trip
1940
Scope and Contents
Includes itinerary for month-long trip taken by Bassett in Aug. and Sept. of
1940. Typed journal in form of rough draft and notes. Also maps, etc.
Box 289, Folder 4
Flying Reporter Page
1941
Scope and Contents
One item - Flying Reporter brief and photos from LAT of March 9, 1941
Box 289, Folder 5
US Naval Institute
1941
Scope and Contents
Includes copy of "OPERATION ABLE: A Training Problem for COMBAT PUBLIC
INFORMATION TEAMS, VPRU 11-2," 10 + pp., legal sized (no date), "Associate
Member" certificate for USNI (2/18/1941), undated map of Japan, Korean peninsula
and portions of China. Small file, 3 items.
Box 289, Folder 6
Diary & Correspondence
1941
Scope and Contents
Includes typed diary entires with some passages removed, an article by Bassett
that ran in the Times' West magazine, Dec. 4, 1966 [25th anniv. of Pearl
Harbor], 2 pp. [apparently a fragment] under the title, "Events of December 7,
1941. The intro for the L.A. Times article reads, in part, "On the morning of
December 7, 1941, Lieutenant (j.g.) James Bassett, USNR, was aboard the heavy
cruiser Minneapolis, a few miles off Pearl Harbor, when the Japanese
attacked..."
Box 289, Folder 7
Diary - March-October
1942
Scope and Contents
Includes approximately twenty-five pages of handwritten and typed journal
entries for the period of March to October in 1942. Approximately thirty pages
of memos and reports, originally classified "CONFIDENTIAL," but with
"DECLASSIFIED" stamped on them. A six-page "History of USS Pope (DD 225),"
prepared by the Division of Naval History. There is a report (12 pp. of text) by
Captain Welford C. Blinn, USN, USS Pope, DD 225, titled "Java Sea Battle and
Prison Experiences." Texts of two Press Releases from United States Pacific
Fleet, one a radio script for Mutual Broadcasting Service (June 21, 1942) titled
"Mutual's Overseas Report, the other a speech given by Admiral Chester Nimitz at
the University of Hawaii, Oct. 21, 1942.
Box 289, Folder 8
Diary & Correspondence
1943
Scope and Contents
Contains a one-page letter addressed, "Dear Hotch" (11/11/1943), apparently
sent as a cover letter with an 8-page feature story--also in this
folder--describing the battle for Bougainville in the South Pacific.
Box 289, Folder 9
Fiction
1944
Scope and Contents
Contains one cover letter and two works of fiction based on Bassett's
experiences in the South Pacific. The cover letter is addressed to Ben Hibbs,
Editor of the Saturday Evening Post, and was written to accompany "Action in the
Slot" (37 typed pages). A second story in the folder is "Escape" (8 pages),
which is not mentioned in the cover letter.
Box 289, Folder 10
Miscellaneous Papers
1945
Scope and Contents
Includes press releases dealing with the closing months of WW II, the dropping
of the atomic bombs, and the early planning for the occupation of Japan. Also
the cover and cover story of Collier's magazine for April 28, 1945, "A Plan for
Japan," by Admiral William F. Halsey. There is also an article (from after the
time frame of WWII) from Overseas Press Bulletin, titled "Wrapup story from the
Missouri," by Min Miller. (Sept. 25, 1965)
Box 289, Folder 11
Navy Humor
1941 - 1945
Scope and Contents
Samples of Navy humor from WW II period. Includes sheets of typed song lyrics,
prose, a "Melanesian Pidgin Phrase-book and Vocabulary. Also in the folder are
humorous lists, mock press releases, etc. Most items are unofficial and undated.
There is also one article from Harper's Magazine, date unknown, titled "No News
is Bad News."
Box 289, Folder 12
Press Releases & Speeches
1941 - 1945
Scope and Contents
Includes U.S. Pacific Fleet Press Release about Japanese attack on Wake Island,
Dec. 8, 1941, a speech by Adm. Chester Nimitz, Oct. 1942, as well as radio
broadcast scripts, memos, news clippings, two b/w photos of Adm. Halsey, a
speech [by Halsey?], etc.
Box 290, Folder 1
Correspondence & Miscellaneous
1950
Scope and Contents
Includes 50+ pieces of business and personal correspondence, memos, handwritten
notes, etc.
Box 290, Folder 2
Correspondence & Miscellaneous
1951
Scope and Contents
Includes 50+ pieces of business and personal correspondence, memos, handwritten
notes, etc.
Box 290, Folder 3
Correspondence & Miscellaneous
1952
Scope and Contents
Approximately 30 items. Includes typed and handwritten correspondence, some
business-related, some personal. Some letters and telegrams related to the
Republican National Convention in Chicago in 1952. Letters from Bassett to the
editors of the S.F. Chronicle and Sacramento Bee. Many congratulatory letters
from around the country regarding Bassett's writing for the Times. Estes
Kefauver letter removed from Autograph File and returned to Bassett files.
Box 290, Folder 4
Correspondence & Miscellaneous
1952 - 1972
Scope and Contents
"Approx. 60 items. Folder includes letters, memos, luncheon programs, L.A.T.
policy statements, several very angry letters from readers who criticize the
Times' content. One writer decries "all that (the Times) is doing to destroy the
moral fiber of the nation." These letters date from 1967-68 and most are
addressed to Otis Chandler. Also in the folder are a1968 interview with Otis
Chandler conducted by Ken Green, representing Bank of America (14 pp.
transcript), several letters sharply critical of editorial cartoonist Paul
Conrad, etc. "
Box 290, Folder 5
Correspondence & Miscellaneous
1953
Scope and Contents
Approximately 40 items. Several letters were related to a radio program,
"Teen-Age Book Parade," with which Bassett was connected during the period when
he was Book Review Editor of the L.A. Times. There is in the folder at least one
book review Bassett wrote for broadcast purposes for "Teen-Age Book Parade."
There is one letter from U.S. Rep. Sam Yorty.
Box 290, Folder 6
Correspondence & Miscellaneous
1954
Scope and Contents
Approximately 12 items. A list headed "Roster of Members - Public Relations
Company 11-2, Los Angeles, CA." It lists gives the names, addresses and phone
numbers of twenty-eight former U.S. Navy officers who, as of 1954, worked at
public relations firms or as newspaper or magazine writers or editors in the
Greater L.A. area. There are two booklets published by the Republican Party.
Also various letters, memos and telegrams, mostly from the Republican National
Committee.
Box 290, Folder 7
Correspondence & Miscellaneous - Palmer, Kyle
1954
Scope and Contents
3 items: 3-pp. letter, 5/26/1954, Bassett to Palmer, reporting on events in
Washington, DC - mentioning "McCarthy...circus," Nixon (as Vice President) and
others ; 2-pp. letter, 7/21/1954, headed "Personal & Confidential," and
providing Palmer with Bassett's view from Washington, DC ; 3-pp. letter, "Kyle"
to "Jim," with more political news.
Box 290, Folder 8
Correspondence & Miscellaneous
1955
Scope and Contents
Approximately 12 items. Individual correspondence includes letters from Jerry
Wald of Columbia Pictures Corp. [V.P. of Production], Robert Hartmann (Chief of
L.A.T. Washington Bureau), and Leonard Hall (Republican National Committee).
Box 290, Folder 9
Correspondence & Miscellaneous
1956
Scope and Contents
Approximately 12 items. There is a 7-page typed review of Washington Irving's
(Knickerbocker's) History of New York, which Bassett submitted as a radio script
to Broadcast Music , Inc. (NY). Various business and personal letters are in the
folder. There is a "Citation of Meritorious Service" that was awarded to Bassett
by the American Legion "in recognition of his outstanding reporting for the Los
Angeles Mirror..."
Box 290, Folder 10
Correspondence & Miscellaneous
1957
Scope and Contents
Approximately 80 items. A number of pieces of correspondence show that Bassett
continued his book reviewing for Broadcast Music Inc. Several items show that
persons unacquainted, or only slightly acquainted with Bassett sought advice or
job referrals from him. There are copies of letters addressed to Sen. Thomas
Kuchel and Vice Pres. Nixon. Correspondence also shows that B. kept in touch
with Navy friends and associates. On the occasion of a 1957 promotion, B.
received congratulatory letters from public relations and business firms,
including AT&SF Railroad and Ice Capades Intl., and media outlets including
United Press Associations and the San Diego Union, and one Superior Court Judge,
Stanley Mosk, and Caspar Weinberger (Calif. Assembly), etc. The remainder are
various private and business communications. William P. Rogers letter removed
from Autograph File and returned to Bassett files.
Box 290, Folder 11
Correspondence & Miscellaneous
1958
Scope and Contents
Approx. 100 items. Letters show B. associated or corresponded with John
Rousselot, (Sec. of Navy) Thomas S. Gates, Jr., "Mrs. Chandler" (1958), Stewart
Alsop, and Caspar Weinberger. Continued association with Broadcast Music Inc.,
(program was "The Book Parade").Copy of Times-Mirror "Executive Incentive Plan"
in folder.
Box 291, Folder 1
Correspondence & Miscellaneous
1959
Scope and Contents
Approx. 60 items. B. corresponded with Joe Holt (U.S. Rep.), Herb Klein
(editor, San Diego Union), Ted Rogers (Independent TV), Glenard Lipscomb (U.S.
Rep), Otis Chandler (handwritten note),
Box 291, Folder 2
Correspondence - Kennedy, John F.
1959
Scope and Contents
3 letters from John F. Kennedy (U.S. Senate) to Bassett. In one letter, Kennedy
asks for B.'s advice "in your [Bassett's] capacity as a Democratic leader."
[?]
Box 291, Folder 3
Correspondence & Miscellaneous
1960 - 1969
Scope and Contents
Approximately 25 items. Folder contains telegrams, correspondence [including
letters to/from Walter Annenberg, Otis Chandler, Melvin Belli, Alan Cranston,
Thomas E. Dewey, J. Edgar Hoover, H.R. Haldeman, Hubert Humphrey, Estes
Kefauver, [actor] George Kennedy, Vance Packard, William P. Rogers, Pierre
Salinger, Harold Stassen, and Jesse Unruh. The subject matter or the letters
varies, several are congratulatory notes on the release of a film based on
Bassett's novel, In Harm's Way in 1965.
Box 291, Folder 4
Correspondence & Miscellaneous
1960
Scope and Contents
Approximately 50 items. Contains one page biographical sheet on Bassett,
letters, memos, press releases, a letter informing B. that he had been elected
to Kappa Tau Alpha [the national fraternity honoring scholarship in journalism],
various other correspondence, both personal and business in nature. Also in the
folder are an article from Newsweek titled, "Candidate Nixon's Insiders," and a
copy of a policy for Bassett from Prudential Insurance.
Box 291, Folder 5
Correspondence & Miscellaneous
1961
Scope and Contents
Approximately 120 items. Business and personal [some handwritten]
correspondence. Among the correspondents are Clark Kerr, Stanley Mosk, Thomas
Kuchel, Also included are several letters from Ted Rogers [of Ted Rogers
Associates (NYC)] that are critical of Nixon, newspaper clippings, a 4-page
Confidential memo, on brown, legal sized paper, from B. to Nick Williams on
political coverage [dated 12/19/61] and a brief article titled "Politics:
Bassett's Glossary," from Newsweek of 1/15/1962.
Box 291, Folder 6
Correspondence & Miscellaneous
1962
Scope and Contents
Approximately 40 items. Includes political, business and personal
correspondence. Among those corresponding with B. are Caspar Weinberger and Otis
Chandler. Other items include a program for the 1962 Convention of the American
Society of Newspaper Editors, the 1962 Negro Press Awards Dinner, newspaper
clippings and a reprint from the Western Political Quarterly titled "The 1962
Election in California."
Box 291, Folder 7
Correspondence & Miscellaneous - January - June
1963
Scope and Contents
Approx. 60 items. Correspondence includes both business and personal material,
individuals and entities represented include Rep. Glen(ard) Lipscomb, Rex Stout
(Authors Guild), MGM studios, etc. Also telegrams, news clippings, an
advertising booklet from an Arizona "dude" ranch, etc.
Box 291, Folder 8
Correspondence & Miscellaneous - July - December
1963
Scope and Contents
Approx. 50 items. Correspondence includes an invitation to join Town Hall
(L.A.), assorted letters, notes, memos, news clippings, a Pan American Airways
ticket booklet, etc. Individual correspondents include Sen. Hugh Scott, Sen.
Thomas Kuchel, Gov. Mark Hatfield, John Rousselot (John Birch Society), etc.
ve
Box 292, Folder 1
Correspondence & Miscellaneous
1964
Scope and Contents
Approx. 80 items. Includes business and personal letters, postcards (blank
& handwritten), photographs, a personal letter from Dist. Atty. Evelle J.
Younger. and an invitation to dinner from Kay and Paul Conrad.
Box 292, Folder 2
Correspondence & Miscellaneous
1965
Scope and Contents
Approx. 100 items. Correspondence includes a wide variety of material from
handwritten personal notes to formal business letters. Also a message from
Thompson Cigar Co. regarding a price increase, a complaint about the "left wing
slant" of cartoonist Paul Conrad, a note from Caspar Weinberger, a 19 pp. list
headed "Pacific War Correspondents - Upchuckers," telegrams, inter-office
correspondence, LAT reprints and other news clippings. There is a smaller folder
filed inside this one with materials related to the 24-day tour of Latin America
made by Nick Williams and James Bassett (May-June 1965).
Box 292, Folder 3
Correspondence & Miscellaneous - January - June
1966
Scope and Contents
Approx. 110 items. Bassett corresponded with UCLA, University of the West
Indies, the Jewish Federation-Council of Greater Los Angeles, County. Supervisor
Warren Dorn, The Greater Los Angeles Press Club, etc. Also many personal notes,
including more relating to the novel and film based on Harm's Way ; set of notes
typed on 7 sheets from a small notepad, may have been for a speech on the
subject of governing California and/or Los Angeles, n.d. ; 2-pp. memo from Nick
Williams to Bill Thomas, Bassett and others on the subject "State Department
Seminar visit."
Box 292, Folder 4
Correspondence & Miscellaneous - July - December
1966
Scope and Contents
Approx. 60 items: Bassett corresponded with UCLA, University of the West
Indies, the Jewish Federation-Council of Greater Los Angeles, County. Supervisor
Warren Dorn, The Greater Los Angeles Press Club, etc. Also many personal notes,
including more relating to the novel and film based on Harm's Way.
Box 292, Folder 5
Correspondence & Miscellaneous - January - June
1967
Scope and Contents
Approx. 65 items. Includes material related to Nick Williams-Bassett 33-day
trip to the Near East and Middle East in February and March (itineraries,
background notes, hotel bills, etc.). Also many news clippings and other
ephemera.
Box 292, Folder 6
Correspondence & Miscellaneous - July - December
1967
Scope and Contents
Approx. 65 items. Includes an invitation to the inauguration of Nixon-Agnew in
January 1969, an accusatory letter from a reader who is canceling their
subscription for various reasons, including "We think Mr. (Paul) Conrad is a
sick man," and a 1969 employee ID card for Bassett. Prominent persons in
correspondence with Bassett: McGeorge Bundy, Robert Novak (journalist), and
Caspar Weinberger.
Box 292, Folder 7
Correspondence & Miscellaneous - Editorial cartoons
1967 - 1970
Scope and Contents
8 items: letter, 9/19/1967, to Bassett from Walter Annenberg (publisher,
ambassador) praising editorial cartoonist Paul Conrad ; 4/29/1969, Bassett to
Douglas T. Moore, responding to complaint about a specific Conrad cartoon ;
letter, 5/17/1969, to Bassett from Douglas T. Moore, critical of Conrad and LAT
and attached handwritten letter, 4/21/1969, from Moore to Franklin Murphy
(Chair, TM Board) ; letter, 6/2/1970, from Bassett to Allen Mansfield (Pacific
Western Securities), responding to Mansfield's criticism of Conrad cartoons and
attached letter from Mansfield to Frank Haven, Managing Editor, LAT, attached
are two Conrad cartoons about Nixon.
Box 293, Folder 1
Correspondence & Miscellaneous - January - August
1968
Scope and Contents
Approx. 75 items. The folder contains a wide array of personal and business
correspondence. In addition, there are programs, business cards, news clippings,
a 1968 membership list for the International Press Institute, etc. There are two
smaller folders inside. They contains material related to Bassett's 1968 Far
East trip and a planned trip to Israel which was canceled. Notable names and
items include: William F. Buckley, Jr. ; (CA Lieut. Gov.) Robert Finch ;
"International Press Institute Membership List, " 7/1/1968 ; Bassett's
International vaccination booklet ; materials related to Bassett trip to Far
East, contains letters, maps and travel guides related to the Pacific,
Australia, the Philippines, etc. ; materials related to canceled trip to Israel
- containing informational material. Split into two folders.
Box 293, Folder 2
Correspondence & Miscellaneous - August - December
1968
Scope and Contents
Approx. 75 items. The folder contains a wide array of personal and business
correspondence. In addition, there are programs, business cards, news clippings,
a 1968 membership list for the International Press Institute, etc. There are two
smaller folders inside. They contains material related to Bassett's 1968 Far
East trip and a planned trip to Israel which was canceled. Notable names and
items include: William F. Buckley, Jr. ; (CA Lieut. Gov.) Robert Finch ;
"International Press Institute Membership List, " 7/1/1968 ; Bassett's
International vaccination booklet ; materials related to Bassett trip to Far
East, contains letters, maps and travel guides related to the Pacific,
Australia, the Philippines, etc. ; materials related to canceled trip to Israel
- containing informational material. Split into two folders.
Box 293, Folder 3
Correspondence & Miscellaneous - Williams, Nick B.
1968 - 1971
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items. "Letters to the editor" from a wide array of sources, but
mostly from angry readers or the mentally unbalanced. Attached to most of them
are comments by Nick Williams and/or Bassett. Also included are some clippings
from the editorial pages of LAT. William Durant letter removed from Autograph
File and returned to Bassett files.
Box 293, Folder 4
Correspondence & Miscellaneous - January - June
1969
Scope and Contents
Approx. 65 items. Includes an invitation to the inauguration of Nixon-Agnew in
January 1969, an accusatory letter from a reader who is canceling their
subscription for various reasons, including "We think Mr. (Paul) Conrad is a
sick man," and a 1969 employee ID card for Bassett. Prominent persons in
correspondence with Bassett: McGeorge Bundy, Robert Novak (journalist), and
Caspar Weinberger. Split into two folders.
Box 293, Folder 5
Correspondence & Miscellaneous - July - December
1969
Scope and Contents
Approx. 65 items. Includes an invitation to the inauguration of Nixon-Agnew in
January 1969, an accusatory letter from a reader who is canceling their
subscription for various reasons, including "We think Mr. (Paul) Conrad is a
sick man," and a 1969 employee ID card for Bassett. Prominent persons in
correspondence with Bassett: McGeorge Bundy, Robert Novak (journalist), and
Caspar Weinberger. Split into two folders.
Box 293, Folder 6
Correspondence & Miscellaneous - January - May
1970
Scope and Contents
Approx. 65 items. Folder includes letters, memos, luncheon programs, event
guest lists, communications from Bassett's insurance company, a 1970 letter from
Lawrence O'Brien, Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, and a small
number of personal letters from close friends and relatives. Split into two
folders.
Box 293, Folder 7
Correspondence & Miscellaneous - June - December
1970
Scope and Contents
Approx. 65 items. Folder includes letters, memos, luncheon programs, event
guest lists, communications from Bassett's insurance company, a 1970 letter from
Lawrence O'Brien, Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, and a small
number of personal letters from close friends and relatives. Split into two
folders.
Box 294, Folder 1
Correspondence & Miscellaneous - January - June
1971
Scope and Contents
Approx. 55 items. Folder includes congratulatory letters upon the occasion of
Bassett's January 1970 promotion to Associate Editor of the Times, several
transcripts of articles by a writer named Jack Mahon, various other professional
and personal correspondence. Walter Annenberg letter removed from Autograph File
and returned to Bassett files. Split into two folders.
Box 294, Folder 2
Correspondence & Miscellaneous - July - December
1971
Scope and Contents
Approx. 55 items. Folder includes congratulatory letters upon the occasion of
Bassett's January 1970 promotion to Associate Editor of the Times, several
transcripts of articles by a writer named Jack Mahon, various other professional
and personal correspondence. Split into two folders.
Box 294, Folder 3
Correspondence & Miscellaneous
1972
Scope and Contents
"Approx. 70 items. Includes list of 1971 articles by B. (same list in folder
titled "1971 Articles." The folder includes a report to Bill Thomas from B.
titled "Japan Really Won the War," and an article on the British justice system
pulled from Catholic Digest of Jan. 1972. Among the prominent persons Bassett
corresponded with are a Adm. B.A. Clarey, U.S. Navy, Gov. Edmund G. Brown,
August Sebastiani and Sam J. Sebastiani [of Sebastiani Vineyards], U.S. Rep. Bob
Wilson, Robert S. Elegant [journalist & author], Herbert Klein [Nixon Dir.
of Comm.], Roger Howell [of Bowdoin College], etc. "
Box 294, Folder 4
Correspondence & Miscellaneous
1973
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items. Correspondence between Lois Markwith, Times Editorial
Researcher, and Honnold Library at Claremont Colleges and Bancroft Library at UC
Berkley. Also an invitation to Nixon's 1973 inauguration, items from Evelle
Younger [CA Atty. Gen.], a Christmas card from Nick & Barbara Williams, and
the cover & related story on [Nixon secretary] Rose Mary Woods from Newsweek
of 12/10/1973.
Box 294, Folder 5
Correspondence & Miscellaneous
1974
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items. Christmas card [w/ photo] from B. daughter and "Ron,"
Invitation & Fact card for 1974 Republican Senate-House Dinner - $1,000 per
ticket, correspondence with Sam J. Sebastiani, Charles Champlin [journalist],
other personal correspondence.
Box 294, Folder 6
Correspondence & Miscellaneous
1975
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items. The folder includes business and personal correspondence with
Richard Nixon, "Missy" Chandler, Fawn Brodie [UCLA prof. & author], clipped
Times articles about Brodie, Theodore H. White [author], Gordon Pates [Managing
Editor, S.F. Chronicle], Mrs. Goodwin J. Knight, etc.
Box 294, Folder 7
Correspondence & Miscellaneous
1976
Scope and Contents
Approx. 60 items. Folder includes 37 typed pages of a manuscript. Handwritten
notation at top of page 1 appears to read, "Full text of 'War Bards'...", and a
passport-style photo of Bassett. Also included are letters and memos from/to
William Targ [Editor in Chief, G.P. Putnam Sons], David Halberstam [historian,
author], Robert Erburu [Pres., Times Mirror], John Anson Ford [County Supervisor
for 24 yrs.], greeting cards and one mildly risque drawing by cartoonist Ted
Bloodhart.
Box 294, Folder 8
Correspondence & Miscellaneous
1977
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items. Folder includes congratulatory letters and notes (some
handwritten) on the occasion of Bassett's October 1977 retirement, retirement
luncheon announcement and guest list, an Oct. 21, 1977 clipping from The Malibu
Times on his retirement, clippings from Los Angeles Times. Also correspondence
from journalist Robert Elegant and Sen. Alan Cranston.
Box 294, Folder 9
Correspondence & Miscellaneous
1978
Scope and Contents
2 items: A four-page typed letter to Bassett, dated 3/6/1978, from former
President Gerald Ford, writing that he is "concerned about the direction the
Democratic Administration is taking our country"; a clipping, dated 7/3/'78,
from the L.A. Herald-Examiner, titled "Comeback time for Dick Nixon."
Box 294, Folder 10
Correspondence & Miscellaneous
1952 - 1966
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: letters, memos, telegrams and related material. Notable names
and items include: James Bassett ; J. Edward Murray ; Glenn Dumke (Chancellor,
California State Colleges) ; Walter Annenberg (Pres., Triangle Publications) ;
Milton Senn (Anti-Defamation League...) ; more.
Box 294, Folder 11
Articles - Drafts
1966 - 1970
Scope and Contents
7 items - drafts of editorials on the following broad issues: "the Age of the
Seventies" ; pollution ; cleaning up the environment of greater Los Angeles ;
social issues - education, housing, welfare, health and crime ; governing the
cities of greater L.A. ; endorsement of Ronald Reagan for governor, 1966.
Box 294, Folder 12
Articles
1940 - 1975
Scope and Contents
File contains approximately 250 articles by Bassett for LAT and other
publications. The subject matter is wide-ranging.
Box 295, Folder 1
Articles
1971
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items. Folder contains a list, with headlines and dates, of the
twenty-nine articles Bassett wrote 1971 in his new assignment as "global
correspondent. Copies of the articles are included. Most are on newsprint, a few
are photocopies.
Box 295, Folder 2
Speeches
1966 - 1976
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items--there are duplicate copies of some speeches. The folder
contains speech manuscripts for remarks delivered at Bowdoin College, the
Federal Bar Assn., The Buckley School, a speech about the Watts Riots (1965),
remarks given at a panel discussion in Nashville, speeches at the Wilshire Bar
Assn., Historical Society of Southern California, a short speech titled "A
Five-minute History of the Los Angeles Times," etc. There are also several news
clippings related to talks by Bassett.
Box 295, Folder 3
Interview
1972
Scope and Contents
Folder contains one item--a 28 pp. typed transcript of an interview with James
Bassett, 12/18/1972. The only indication of the interviewer's identity is the
phrase "Hart Interview" written on the folder. Bassett is asked about his work
with Nixon, editorial policy, and about the personalities of high-ranking Times
people he had worked with. There are a number of comments regarding the location
on the political map of Times publishers and editors Bassett knew between the
1930s and the 1970s.
Nixon Materials
1950-1974
Scope and Contents
Bassett worked on Nixon's Vice-Presidential and Presidential campaigns of 1952,
1956, and 1960. He also worked for the Republican National Committee in 1954.
Materials include correspondence, speeches, and itineraries. Arranged
chronologically. Date range is 1950-1974.
Box 295, Folder 4
Correspondence - Nixon, Richard
1950 - 1969
Scope and Contents
Much autograph material by Nixon, some news clippings, and primarily,
correspondence between Nixon and Bassett, who were close friends. Correspondence
also includes letters from RMN's secretary, signed photos of Nixon, map of a
route he took during a worldwide trip, etc. Much of it dates to his time as a
Congressman and Vice-President. Considerable discussion of changes needed in
Republican party, issues related to international travel and journalism. There
are a number of memos and letters from Nixon during the 1960 presidential
campaign, outlining strategy, and commenting on prominent persons or situations
of that time. There are letters from Henry Cabot Lodge (sent with related
strategy material), to Billy Graham, and to Bassett asking for advice on how to
express the "opposition party viewpoint" during a 1961 speaking tour. Richard
Nixon letter dated December 28, 1954 removed from Autograph File and returned to
Bassett files.
Box 295, Folder 5
1952 Campaign - Nixon Specific (1 of 2)
1952
Scope and Contents
Includes some news photographs of the Nixons, telegrams, itineraries, (1952)
campaign speeches by Nixon, several Congressional Quarterly Weekend Reports,
news clippings, and eight check stubs - Reimbursement of expenses during the
period Aug. - Oct. 1952. The amounts of the checks ranged from $46 to $154.
Split into two folders.
Box 295, Folder 6
1952 Campaign - Nixon Specific (2 of 2)
1952
Scope and Contents
Includes some news photographs of the Nixons, telegrams, itineraries, (1952)
campaign speeches by Nixon, several Congressional Quarterly Weekend Reports,
news clippings, and eight check stubs - Reimbursement of expenses during the
period Aug. - Oct. 1952. The amounts of the checks ranged from $46 to $154.
Split into two folders.
Box 295, Folder 7
1952 Campaign (1 of 3)
1952
Scope and Contents
Includes booklet The Republican Party and the Negro: Facts for Party Speakers
and Workers; newspaper clippings, magazine clippings, itineraries, a 30-page
survey of press coverage of Richard Nixon (1952), Nixon speeches, a packet
containing an invitation to the January 1953 inauguration of Eisenhower and
Nixon, correspondence from Gladwin Hill of the New York Times to Bassett, and a
copy of Nixon speech of Sept. 23, 1952 ("The Checkers speech"). Split into three
folders.
Box 295, Folder 8
1952 Campaign (2 of 3)
1952
Scope and Contents
Includes booklet The Republican Party and the Negro: Facts for Party Speakers
and Workers; newspaper clippings, magazine clippings, itineraries, a 30-page
survey of press coverage of Richard Nixon (1952), Nixon speeches, a packet
containing an invitation to the January 1953 inauguration of Eisenhower and
Nixon, correspondence from Gladwin Hill of the New York Times to Bassett, and a
copy of Nixon speech of Sept. 23, 1952 ("The Checkers speech"). Split into three
folders.
Box 296, Folder 1
1952 Campaign (3 of 3)
1952
Scope and Contents
Includes booklet The Republican Party and the Negro: Facts for Party Speakers
and Workers; newspaper clippings, magazine clippings, itineraries, a 30-page
survey of press coverage of Richard Nixon (1952), Nixon speeches, a packet
containing an invitation to the January 1953 inauguration of Eisenhower and
Nixon, correspondence from Gladwin Hill of the New York Times to Bassett, and a
copy of Nixon speech of Sept. 23, 1952 ("The Checkers speech"). Split into three
folders.
Box 296, Folder 2
Republican National Committee
1952 - 1954
Scope and Contents
Includes news releases of the Republican National Committee, letters,
anti-Adlai Stevenson items, one copy of Congressional Quarterly Weekly Report
(July 25, 1952), several pages from U.S. News & World Report (August 22,
1952), Nixon speeches, items issued by the Nixon for Vice President
Headquarters, Many items cast Stevenson, Harry Truman and Dean Acheson in a bad
light.
Box 296, Folder 3
Eisenhower, Dwight D.
1952 - 1956
Scope and Contents
Includes three letters of appreciation to Bassett for his work as a staffer of
the Republican National Committee. The letters are dated late in the years 1952,
1954 and 1956. All three letters are signed by Dwight D. Eisenhower. Eisenhower
letter dated February 15, 1954 removed from Autograph File and returned to
Bassett files.
Box 296, Folder 4
Misc. Material
1952 - 1960
Scope and Contents
Approx. 100 items. Folder includes correspondence with Richard Nixon and other
members of the Eisenhower administration, newspaper clippings, press releases,
TIME magazine reprint on President-elect Kennedy, an issue of Congressional
Quarterly Weekly Report, other memos and notes. Dick Bergholz letter dated
August 26, 1952 removed from Autograph File and returned to Bassett files.
Box 296, Folder 5
Nixon, Richard
1953
Scope and Contents
Includes five letters. The authors and addressees are Bassett, Senator Thomas
Kuchel, William P. Rogers and Richard Nixon. In one letter Bassett expresses
some candid opinions about Goodwin Knight.
Box 296, Folder 6
Misc. Materials (1 of 2)
1954
Scope and Contents
Includes varied materials related to the 1954 national elections and Republican
and Eisenhower Administration activities. There are speech texts, programs,
letters (official and more personal), handwritten notes, telegrams, newspaper
and magazine clips, photographs, etc. There is a 30-plus page manuscript with
handwritten corrections, titled "1954: A Year in Context." It is not clear who
authored it. There are several letters from the Democratic National Committee
alleging unscrupulous tactics on the Republican side. Split into two
folders.
Box 296, Folder 7
Misc. Materials (2 of 2)
1954
Scope and Contents
Includes varied materials related to the 1954 national elections and Republican
and Eisenhower Administration activities. There are speech texts, programs,
letters (official and more personal), handwritten notes, telegrams, newspaper
and magazine clips, photographs, etc. There is a 30-plus page manuscript with
handwritten corrections, titled "1954: A Year in Context." It is not clear who
authored it. There are several letters from the Democratic National Committee
alleging unscrupulous tactics on the Republican side. Split into two
folders.
Box 297, Folder 1
Nixon Vice Presidential Campaign
1956
Scope and Contents
Includes "Nixon Traveling Staff" bios (Bassett, Herb Klein, Rose Mary Woods,
etc.), memos, a copy of 1956 Republican Platform, news releases, a copy of 1956
Republican Speaker's Handbook, speech texts, a copy of B'Nai B'rith Messenger
(Sept. 7, 1956), one "pin-up" style post card with written message sent to
Bassett by Bill Theis (Nov. 1956), etc.
Box 297, Folder 2
Nixon 1956 Campaign
1956
Scope and Contents
Includes a 1956 booklet titled, "The Second Man," (a critical look at Richard
Nixon) published by Americans for Democratic Action, memos (one angry one to
Bassett about photogs), news releases, a sheet of campaign song lyrics provided
by Womanpower for Eisenhower, telegrams, a small campaign poster, invitation
cards for the 1957 Inaugural, several Republican National Committee booklets
related to the 1956 campaign, a New Yorker article of 10/13/56, an entire issue
of Time (news magazine) for 11/12/1956, the election issue, with the cover story
"The Winners." A red binder contains "1956 Nixon Campaign Diary of James
Bassett--Aug. 31 - Sept. 24." Large file.
Box 297, Folder 3
Correspondence - Woods, Rose Mary
1956 - 1974
Scope and Contents
Includes personal greetings in the form of cards, letters and other items from
Woods (Nixon's secretary) to Bassett and his wife, "Willie," and one card,
written in 1961, to "Mrs. Chandler." Also in the file is a copy of the text of
an article Tricia Nixon Cox provided to Ladies Home Journal titled "My Father
and Watergate," in 1974. Woods letter dated January 4, 1961 removed from
Autograph File and returned to Bassett files.
Box 297, Folder 4
Misc. Materials
1957
Scope and Contents
Consists primarily of congratulatory letters and telegrams on the 1956 election
outcome. Small file -- approx. 15 items.
Box 297, Folder 5
Trip to England
1958
Scope and Contents
Includes press releases, an "Official Party List" of Nixon's party, telegrams,
invitations, programs,guest list for a dinner with the Queen, various other
guest lists, speech texts, memos, newspaper clippings, programs for dedication
of the American Memorial Chapel of St. Paul's Cathedral and a banquet at the
English-Speaking Union of the Commonwealth.
Box 297, Folder 6
Clippings from Trip to England
1958
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: newsprint clips from British and American newspapers on the
fact that, due to a "snafu" Richard Nixon needed to borrow a tuxedo to attend a
dinner with Queen Elizabeth, 11/1958.
Box 297, Folder 7
Misc. Materials
1960
Scope and Contents
100+ items, letters, press releases, schedules and other material related to
Richard Nixon and 1960 campaign. Notable names and items include: text of
"letter received air mail from St. Louis" addressed to "Mr. Vice President"
(Richard Nixon) from John F. Kennedy (Sen. John F. Kennedy) asking for an
unofficial agreement on campaign spending limits, 9/15/1960 ; 3-pp. "Draft of
suggested five-minute videotape for Mrs. Richard Nixon" [to do] - "I'm Pat
Nixon, and I would like to chat with you for a few moments about next week's
election" ; 6-pp. "Address by Henry Cabot Lodge" (GOP nominee for VP), 9/29/1960
;
Box 297, Folder 8
"The meaning of Communism..."
1960
Scope and Contents
1 item: 30-pp. manuscript of "The meaning of Communism to Americans," by
Richard Nixon. The office of Herbert A. Klein, Press Secretary of National Nixon
for President Headquarters is cited at top of pp. 1, and "For release Sunday,
Aug. 21 [1960]" also appears on front page.
Box 297, Folder 9
Misc. Materials (1 of 2)
1960
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items, letters, press releases, speech transcripts and other
material related to Richard Nixon. Notable names and items include: 18-pp.
"Script No. 9...'Richard Nixon," touts a book titled "Richard Nixon - a
Political and Personal Portrait ; Bassett correspondence with Republican
National Committee, Nixon and others ; 17-pp. "Remarks of Honorable Richard M.
Nixon, Vice President...before the American Society of Newspaper
Editors...Statler Hotel, Washington, DC...(4/18/1959)" ; Bassett - Herbert Klein
(Nixon Press Sec.) correspondence ; "Release from Office of the Vice President,"
a bio for Herbert G. Klein, 5/20/1959 ; more. Split into two folders.
Box 298, Folder 1
Misc. Materials (2 of 2)
1960
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items, letters, press releases, speech transcripts and other
material related to Richard Nixon. Notable names and items include: 18-pp.
"Script No. 9...'Richard Nixon," touts a book titled "Richard Nixon - a
Political and Personal Portrait ; Bassett correspondence with Republican
National Committee, Nixon and others ; 17-pp. "Remarks of Honorable Richard M.
Nixon, Vice President...before the American Society of Newspaper
Editors...Statler Hotel, Washington, DC...(4/18/1959)" ; Bassett - Herbert Klein
(Nixon Press Sec.) correspondence ; "Release from Office of the Vice President,"
a bio for Herbert G. Klein, 5/20/1959 ; more. Split into two folders.
Box 298, Folder 2
Misc. Materials
1960
Scope and Contents
Approx. 85 items, letters, memos, press releases, booklets, notes, and other
materials related to Richard Nixon's presidential campaign. Notable names and
items include: 63-pp. booklet, The GOP Record of Progress - Speaker's Manuel for
the Republican Record, 1953 - 1960 ; 7-pp. document, "Major differences between
the Republican and Democratic platforms of 1960," 7/28/1960 ; 8-pp. "Address by
the Vice President of the United States at the 1960 soil conservation field
days, Sioux Falls, South Dakota," 9/23/1960 ; 16-pp. booklet, "It is time to
speak up for America," a Nixon address while accepting the Republican nomination
for the presidency - 7/28/1960 ; 54-pp. booklet, The Rights of Man (The
Democratic Platform), 7/12/1960 ; multi-page yellow notepad with handwritten
notes - first line reads - "Format - a rally presentation with a serious
purpose" - dated "11/2[1960]" ; 3-pp. "Subject - Acceptance Speech" with
suggestions for "RN" (Richard Nixon) from "TR" (?) - Jim Bassett is CCed ;
more.
Box 298, Folder 3
Schedules for V.P. Richard Nixon - June - October
1960
Scope and Contents
6 items: six stapled packets of Richard Nixon campaign schedules spanning
6/1960 to 10/1960.
Box 298, Folder 4
Schedules for V.P. Richard Nixon - October - November
1960
Scope and Contents
4 items: three stapled packets and some loose papers - "Strictly confidential"
itineraries Fifth, Sixth and Seventh campaign weeks during 10/1960, plus similar
materials carrying into November. Republican National Committee &
Nixon-related materials, 1950s - 1974.
Box 298, Folder 5
Advance Man Manual for Nixon-Lodge Campaign
1960
Scope and Contents
1 item: 3-ring binder containing 33-pp. of instructions for each "Advance Man"
for the Nixon - Lodge campaign of 1960. Binder removed.
Box 298, Folder 6
Campaign Itinerary - V.P. Richard Nixon
1960
Scope and Contents
1 item: Jim Bassett's copy of "Itinerary of Vice President Richard Nixon -
Fourth campaign week" (10/1960). This is a detailed record of scheduled stops
for the campaign entourage, contact names, and other information. Some loose
sheets at back of binder - handwritten notes, typed information. Folder
removed.
Box 298, Folder 7
Planning Materials - Nixon-Lodge Campaign
1960
Scope and Contents
1 item: Gray binder containing approx. 25 sheets with campaign calendars,
travel schedules and other material related to the Nixon presidential campaign.
Some loose material in binder. Binder removed.
Box 298, Folder 8
"Inaugural Spectacle"
1961
Scope and Contents
1 item: booklet of approx. 60-pp. with photos, extended captions and the text
of John Kennedy's inaugural address.
Box 299, Folder 1
Misc. Materials
1961 - 1962
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items, letters, news clips, campaign literature and other materials
related to Richard Nixon. Notable names and items include: 10-pp. memorandum
(yellow sheets), "The Republican Party, August 1961 - November 1962...an
estimate," sent out from James Bassett's home address in Glendale, CA ;
collection of materials related to Nixon's 1962 run for governorship of CA. ;
more. George Christopher letter dated May 23, 1961 removed from Autograph File
and returned to Bassett files.
Box 299, Folder 2
Correspondence
1962
Scope and Contents
7 items. Includes a 3 page letter from Alvin Moscow, Administrative Assistant
to RN, to B., dealing with Nixon stance on Cuba, and 4 pages of Nixon / Bassett
statements regarding the Trousdale Estates house purchased by Nixon at this
time.
Literary
1958-1978
Scope and Contents
In addition to his journalism, Bassett also wrote fiction, including Harm's Way
(1962). Materials include drafts and correspondence. Arranged by title. Date range
is 1958-1978.
Box 299, Folder 3
Correspondence
1966 - 1971
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items. Correspondence with Scott Meredith Literary Agency, Simon
Schuster (Peter Schwed), Playboy (Ted Rogers), New American Library, Reader's
Digest, Los Angeles Times Syndicate, a critical note from Scott Meredith about a
book review (Mirror or Times) ran on a Evan Hunter (a.k.a. Ed McBain) novel,
etc.
Box 299, Folder 4
Favorite Son manuscript, Part I.
circa 1958
Scope and Contents
2 items: 357-pp. manuscript for novel Favorite Son (unpublished) by James
Bassett ; 8-pp. (a - h) "Synopsis of concluding chapters."
Box 299, Folder 5
Literary - Favorite Son manuscript, Part II.
circa 1958
Scope and Contents
349-pp. of manuscript (pp. 358 - 706) for Favorite Son (unpublished), by James
Bassett.
Box 299, Folder 6
The Candidate manuscript (1 of 2)
circa 1960
Scope and Contents
The brown binder contains a manuscript of approximately 200 typed pages (one
side only). Binder removed. Split into two folders.
Box 300, Folder 1
The Candidate - Synopsis
circa 1960
Scope and Contents
[The manuscript in this folder is a synopsis for The Candidate. In addition,
this binder has brief, stapled synopses for Prince and Harm's Way.
Box 300, Folder 2
Favorite Son/The Candidate - Correspondence
1958 - 1969
Scope and Contents
Approx. 50 items. Correspondence with various publishers regarding Favorite
Son/The Candidate: Doubleday & Co. (Walter Bradbury, Timothy Seldes), World
Publishing Co. (William Buckley), G.P. Putnam's Sons, Times-Mirror Syndicate,
New American Library, 4-page, largely negative critique of Favorite Son from Hy
Cohen of Delacorte Press, etc.
Box 300, Folder 3
The God Machine - Synopsis
circa 1972
Scope and Contents
4 items. Two 20 pp. manuscripts of "Synopsis of a Political Satire," one with
editing marks and corrections, the other clean with the corrections completed.
One clip each from Time magazine and Los Angeles Times.
Box 300, Folder 4
Go in Harm's Way - Manuscript Part I (1 of 2)
circa 1961
Scope and Contents
419-pp. manuscript for Go in Harm's Way (early draft of Harm's Way), ca. 1961.
Split into two folders.
Box 300, Folder 5
Go in Harm's Way - Manuscript Part I (2 of 2)
circa 1961
Scope and Contents
419-pp. manuscript for Go in Harm's Way (early draft of Harm's Way), ca. 1961.
Split into two folders.
Box 300, Folder 6
Go in Harm's Way - Manuscript Part II (1 of 2)
circa 1961
Scope and Contents
454-pp. manuscript (pp. 420 - 874, Part II titled "Two Stars), early draft of
Harm's Way, by James Bassett, ca. 1961. Split into two folders.
Box 301, Folder 1
Harm's Way - Correspondence & Misc.
1960-1962
Scope and Contents
Approx. 100 items. Business and personal correspondence related to Bassett's
novel, "Harm's Way." Correspondents include: Times-Mirror Syndicate, Rex Barley
(literary agent), Macmillan Co.(A.L. Hart, Jr.), New American Library,
McGraw-Hill Book Co., World Publishing (William Targ), Prentice-Hall Inc.,
Library Journal, Aerojet-General (George Pelletier, Pub. Rel.), Sen. Barry
Goldwater, Chuck Bailey (Look magazine), Caspar Weinberger, etc. Copies of legal
and financial documents related to the novel, many congratulatory notes from
newspaper people nationwide, newspaper clippings (ads & commentary), and
other ephemera.
Box 301, Folder 2
Harm's Way - Correspondence & Misc. - January -
September
1962
Scope and Contents
Approx. 100 items. Business and personal correspondence related to Bassett's
novel, "Harm's Way." Correspondents include: Times-Mirror Syndicate, Rex Barley
(literary agent), Macmillan Co.(A.L. Hart, Jr.), New American Library,
McGraw-Hill Book Co., World Publishing (William Targ), Prentice-Hall Inc.,
Library Journal, Aerojet-General (George Pelletier, Pub. Rel.), Sen. Barry
Goldwater, Chuck Bailey (Look magazine), Caspar Weinberger, etc. Also a
table-top ad poster for the novel, copies of legal and financial documents
related to the novel, many congratulatory notes from newspaper people
nationwide, newspaper clippings (ads & commentary), and other ephemera
Box 301, Folder 3
Harm's Way - Correspondence & Misc. - November -
December
1962
Scope and Contents
Approx. 100 items. Business and personal correspondence related to Bassett's
novel, "Harm's Way." Correspondents include: Times-Mirror Syndicate, Rex Barley
(literary agent), Macmillan Co.(A.L. Hart, Jr.), New American Library,
McGraw-Hill Book Co., World Publishing (William Targ), Prentice-Hall Inc.,
Library Journal, Aerojet-General (George Pelletier, Pub. Rel.), Sen. Barry
Goldwater, Chuck Bailey (Look magazine), Caspar Weinberger, etc. Copies of legal
and financial documents related to the novel, many congratulatory notes from
newspaper people nationwide, newspaper clippings (ads & commentary), and
other ephemera.
Box 301, Folder 4
Harm's Way - Correspondence
1963
Scope and Contents
Approx. 100 items. Individuals and entities represented in this correspondence
include: William Targ (Editor-in-Chief, World Publishing Company), New American
Library, Sen. Thomas Kuchel, and other ex-Navy personnel and business
executives. Also a Bassett schedule of book store and television appearances
promoting Harm's Way.
Box 301, Folder 5
Harm's Way - Correspondence
1964
Scope and Contents
Approx. 80 items. Correspondence related to the novel, "Harm's Way." - letters,
notes, royalty statements. The correspondence includes both personal and
business communication from: New American Library, Los Angeles Times Syndicate,
Kiwanis International (John McGehee), G.P. Putnam's Sons (William Targ), Chicago
Sun-Times (Harry Homewood), Mrs. Evelle Younger, Doubleday & Company
(Timothy Seldes, World Publishing Co., American University (Nancy Breen), Harper
& Row (M.S. Wyeth), etc. Also clippings from 1/13/'64 Daily Variety and The
Hollywood Reporter.
Box 301, Folder 6
Harm's Way - Correspondence
1965-1975
Scope and Contents
Approx. 125 items. Individuals and organizations corresponding with B. include
Paramount International Films, Pearl Harbor Survivors Assn., G.P. Putnam's Sons
(Wm. Targ), New American Library, World Publishing, Simon & Schuster, etc.
Also clips about the book/film, clips from film industry publications,
newspapers (including in U.K.), royalty statements, correspondence about
re-issue of the novel, etc.
Box 302, Folder 1
Prince - Manuscript Parts I & II
1970
Scope and Contents
212-pp. of manuscript for "Prince," by James Bassett, plus related paperwork of
Simon and Schuster publishers, 1970. In 1971 this book was published with the
title Commander Prince, USN.
Box 302, Folder 2
Prince - Manuscript Part III
1970
Scope and Contents
Pp. 213 - 413 of manuscript for Prince, by James Bassett, 1970. In 1971 this
book was published with the title Commander Prince, USN.
Box 302, Folder 3
Prince - Manuscript Parts IV & V
1970
Scope and Contents
Pp. 414 - 570 of manuscript for Prince, by James Bassett, 1970. It was
published as Commander Prince, USN, in 1971.
Box 302, Folder 4
Prince - Uncorrected Proof
1971
Scope and Contents
1 item: "advance uncorrected proofs in yellow cover from Simon & Schuster -
Prince: a novel of the Pacific War (1971).
Box 302, Folder 5
Commander Prince - Notes (1 of 2)
circa 1970
Scope and Contents
Unorganized items: Folder includes cards and sheets of paper with character
outlines and descriptions of vessels, approx. 30 pages of plot devices and
chronological layouts for segments of the novel, a 1955 National Geographic
Society map of Southeast Asia, and a detailed map of the City of Manila. Split
into two folders.
Box 302, Folder 6
Commander Prince - Notes (2 of 2)
circa 1970
Scope and Contents
Unorganized items: Folder includes cards and sheets of paper with character
outlines and descriptions of vessels, approx. 30 pages of plot devices and
chronological layouts for segments of the novel, a 1955 National Geographic
Society map of Southeast Asia, and a detailed map of the City of Manila. Split
into two folders.
Box 303, Folder 1
Commander Prince - Correspondence
1970-1975
Scope and Contents
Approx. 100 items. Individuals and entities corresponding with Bassett included
Simon & Schuster (Peter Schwed), Scott Meredith (Literary Agent), New
American Library, etc. Also in folder are synopses of segments of the book,
related planning documents and notes, newspaper clippings, royalty statements,
etc.
Box 303, Folder 2
Commander Prince - Publisher's agreement
1969
Scope and Contents
3 items. Note to B. from literary agent Scott Meredith, cover letter to
Meredith from Peter Schwed of Simon & Schuster, and three copies of the
publishing agreement for "Untitled novel about U.S. Navy in World War II."
Box 303, Folder 3
Rude Awakening - Manuscript
1978
Scope and Contents
1 item: 77-pp. manuscript, with numerous cross outs, additions and other
editing marks.
Box 303, Folder 4
Rude Awakening - Synopsis
1978
Scope and Contents
1 item: 81-pp. manuscript - "Rude Awakening," synopsis of a novel by James
Bassett.
Box 303, Folder 5
Rude Awakening - Notes
1978
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: notes, clippings and other material. Notable items include:
6-pp. booklet, "What The Times stands for," 1969 ; multi-page satiric booklet,
"The People's Choice, or, Mix your own candidate" by Andre Dugo ; newspaper and
magazine article copies on various subjects - Mormonism, the First Amendment,
Alexander Solzhenitsyn's thoughts on American hedonism, etc. ; notes, both typed
and handwritten.
Box 303, Folder 6
Rude Awakening - Notes (1 of 2)
1978
Scope and Contents
Approx. 60 items: clippings, handwritten and typed notes and other material,
including a large number of notes on small pieces of paper. Notable items
include: 50-pp. of a handwritten journal Bassett wrote at Bowdoin College in
1933 (pp.1 mentions the death of Calvin Coolidge). Split into two folders.
Box 303, Folder 7
Rude Awakening - Notes (2 of 2)
1978
Scope and Contents
Approx. 60 items: clippings, handwritten and typed notes and other material,
including a large number of notes on small pieces of paper. Notable items
include: 50-pp. of a handwritten journal Bassett wrote at Bowdoin College in
1933 (pp.1 mentions the death of Calvin Coolidge). Split into two folders.
Box 303, Folder 8
Rude Awakening - Notes
1978
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: article copies, typed and handwritten notes. Notable items
include: one faded photo of young man (prob. Bassett) and young woman on a boat
; multi-page copy of article, New York Times Magazine, 1/4/1959, "Nine tests for
the Presidential hopeful."
Box 303, Folder 9
SERUM SOB
1969
Scope and Contents
4 items. 3 pieces of correspondence. One is a letter from B. to Scott Meredith,
his literary agent, pitching a short story, and two are responses from Meredith.
Finally there is a copy of the 15 pp. manuscript of the story, "Serum-SOB."
Box 304, Folder 1
The Sky Suspended - Manuscript Ch. 1 - 5
1968
Scope and Contents
217-pp. manuscript of The Sky Suspended, a novel (published in 1968) by James
Bassett.
Box 304, Folder 2
The Sky Suspended - Manuscript Ch. 6 - 10
1968
Scope and Contents
260-pp. of manuscript of The Sky Suspended, a novel (published in 1968) by
James Bassett.
Box 304, Folder 3
The Sky Suspended - Correspondence (1 of 2)
1964 - 1975
Scope and Contents
Approx. 300 items. Includes extensive notes for the projected novel, working
title was "The Mercenary," copy of legal agreement with New American Library,
etc. Also correspondence from individuals and entities including New American
Library, Delacourt Press, World Publishing, Walter Winchell, etc. Also newspaper
clippings and ephemera. Split into two folders.
Box 304, Folder 4
The Sky Suspended - Correspondence (2 of 2)
1964 - 1975
Scope and Contents
Approx. 300 items. Includes extensive notes for the projected novel, working
title was "The Mercenary," copy of legal agreement with New American Library,
etc. Also correspondence from individuals and entities including New American
Library, Delacourt Press, World Publishing, Walter Winchell, etc. Also newspaper
clippings and ephemera. Split into two folders.
Box 304, Folder 5
Ugly Year, Lonely Man - Manuscript (1 of 2)
circa 1970
Scope and Contents
Approx. 70-pp. of a Prologue, plus 83-pp. of additional manuscript for Ugly
Year, Lonely Man - a political journal of 1954, unpublished nonfiction book by
James Bassett, written circa 1970.
Box 304, Folder 6
Ugly Year, Lonely Man - Manuscript (2 of 2)
circa 1970
Scope and Contents
Manuscript, running from pp. 84 to 275 for Ugly Year, Lonely Man - a political
journal of 1954 (nonfiction, unpublished), by James Bassett.
Box 305, Folder 1
Ugly Year, Lonely Man - Correspondence
1969 - 1974
Scope and Contents
Approx. 100 items. Individuals and entities corresponding with B. include
Delacourt Press, Scott Meredith (Literary Agent), Rex Barley, MacMillan Company,
Cowles Book Co., Doubleday & Company, etc. Also some Nixon material.
Box 305, Folder 2
War Lords - Manuscript and Correspondence
1973 - 1974
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items. Correspondence and other documents related to Bassett's
chapter on Admiral Halsey in "The War Lords."
Photographs
1950-1979
Scope and Contents
Various shots from Bassett's life, including his travels and political work. Date
range is circa 1950-1979.
Box 305, Folder 3
Photos - Singles
circa 1950 -
1979
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 photos (some dupes): some formal shots, some candid, some
humorous.
Box 305, Folder 4
Photos - Singles
circa 1960 -
1969
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: mostly posed photos of Bassett to promote his book, Harm's
Way. Also one photo of a meeting related to production of the 1964 film based on
the book. Director Otto Preminger is in this photo.
Box 305, Folder 5
Photos - Political Campaigns
circa 1950 -
1959
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: photos of Richard Nixon (Pat Nixon), his entourage, James
Bassett, Bob Hope (Dolores Hope) and his campaign plane, "Dick Nixon
Special."
Box 305, Folder 6
Photos - At work
circa 1930 -
1949
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 photographs. Notable persons, etc., in the photos: Howard Hughes ;
B. with Clark Gable ; B. speaking with Amelia Earhart ; Darryl F. Zanuck.
Box 305, Folder 7
Photos - At Work With Political Figures
circa 1930 -
1959
Scope and Contents
9 items - photographs. Notable persons in photos: Councilman Gilbert Lindsey ;
Sheriff Eugene Bicailuz ; Earl Warren ; Sen. Everett Dirksen ; James Roosevelt ;
Dwight Eisenhower ; Eleanor Roosevelt.
Box 305, Folder 8
Photos - At Work
circa 1950 -
1959
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items - photographs.
Box 305, Folder 9
Photos - Travel - General
circa 1940 -
1959
Scope and Contents
8 items - photographs. Notable persons in photos: zip.
Box 305, Folder 10
Photos - Australia trip
circa 1940 -
1949
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 photographs. Notable items and persons in photos: visit to an
Australian sheep ranch ; photos taken in Newcastle and Canberra, Australia ;
photos of Prime Minister Robert Menzies ; photos with a group of Aboriginal
Australian men.
Box 305, Folder 11
Photos - Middle East Trip
circa 1960 -
1969
Scope and Contents
9 photographs: photos of sites in Iran and Syria ; photos with Reza Pahlavi,
the Shah of Iran ; photos of Nick B. Williams.
Box 306, Folder 1
Travel - Southeast Asia
1963
Scope and Contents
50+ photographs, no caption information. Photographs are of Bassett and Nick B.
Williams in Vietnam and of airstrips, villages, villagers, South Vietnamese
officers, etc.
Box 306, Folder 2
With People - Colleagues
circa 1950 -
1959
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 photographs, some with caption information. Notable names and
subjects include: William F. Thomas ; Otis Chandler ; Nick B. Williams ; Fulton
Freeman (U.S. Ambassador to Mexico) ; Paul Coates (columnist).
Box 306, Folder 3
With People - Miscellaneous
circa 1940 -
1959
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 photographs. Notable persons or subjects: comedian Edgar Bergen ;
Municipal Judge Vaino Spencer ; comic actor Buster Keaton ; actress Vera Miles ;
Pope Pius XII [?].
Bellows, James Files
1960-1974
Scope and Contents
James "Jim" Bellows (1922-2009) worked for the Times as associate editor from 1967 to
1974. During this time he started Joyce Haber's gossip column and oversaw the launch
of West magazine. Includes correspondence, article clippings, and other items.
Arranged alphabetically by subject. Date range is 1960-1974.
Box 307, Folder 1
Adler, Jane Wilson
1967 - 1970
Scope and Contents
Forty-five items comprising of sixty-four pages pertaining to Jane Wilson Adler
consisting of article transcripts, letters and memos.
Box 307, Folder 2
Africa, Walter
1967
Scope and Contents
A one page memo from Walter Africa to Jim Bellows.
Box 307, Folder 3
Ain, Gregory
1965 - 1969
Scope and Contents
Ten items comprising of twenty-three pages pertaining to Gregory Ain consisting
of letters, memos and magazine article clippings.
Box 307, Folder 4
Alcindor, Lew
1967
Scope and Contents
A one page letter addressed to Lew Alcindor from Jim Bellows.
Box 307, Folder 5
Alexander, Jeff
undated
Scope and Contents
One item comprising of a memo and a two page article transcript.
Box 307, Folder 6
American Press Institute
1969
Scope and Contents
Five items comprising five pages and a booklet, pertaining to the American Press
Institute.
Box 307, Folder 7
American Society of Newspaper Editors (ASNE)
1972 - 1974
Scope and Contents
Eighty-three comprising one hundred forty-seven pages pertaining to the American
Society of Newspaper Editors [ASNE], containing letters and memos.
Box 307, Folder 8
Anable, Anne
1968
Scope and Contents
Fourteen items comprising of fifteen pages pertaining to Anne Anable consisting
of some letters, but mostly newspaper clippings.
Box 307, Folder 9
Anderson, Don
1969
Scope and Contents
A one page letter address to Don Anderson from James Bellows.
Box 307, Folder 10
Arlen, Walter
1964 - 1970
Scope and Contents
Five items comprising of eleven pages pertaining to Walter Arlen consisting of
letters and memos.
Box 307, Folder 11
Ashmore, Harry - Center for the Study of Democratic
Institutions
1967
Scope and Contents
Seven items comprising of thirty-one pages pertaining to Harry Ashmore and the
Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions which includes article
transcripts, letters and memos.
Box 307, Folder 12
Axthelm, Peter
1968 - 1969
Scope and Contents
Thirteen items comprising of thirty-seven pages pertaining to Peter Axthelm which
includes article transcripts, letters and memos.
Box 307, Folder 13
Bacon, Jim
1968
Scope and Contents
Two letters from James Bacon to James Bellows.
Box 307, Folder 14
Bagdikian, Ben
1969
Scope and Contents
A memo and a letter from Ben Bagdikian.
Box 307, Folder 15
Baldwin, Don - The Floridian
1968
Scope and Contents
Seven items comprising of eleven pages pertaining to Don Baldwin and The
Floridian consisting of article transcripts, letters and memos.
Box 307, Folder 16
Ball, Steve
1969
Scope and Contents
Three items comprising of twenty-one pages, consisting of a memo, a letter, and
an article transcript.
Box 307, Folder 17
Ballet
1968
Scope and Contents
A newspaper clipping from the New York Times pertaining to the Kennedy Center
picking a ballet theater.
Box 307, Folder 18
Bane, Don
1967
Scope and Contents
Three photocopies and a carbon copy of a memo to Otis Chandler from Jim Bellows
regarding the Bane-Boxer article.
Box 307, Folder 19
Banham, Reyner
1970 - 1971
Scope and Contents
Fifteen items comprising of fifty-four pages pertaining to Reyner Banham
consisting of article transcripts, letters and memos.
Box 307, Folder 20
Barclay, Gail
1968
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising of seven pages pertaining to Gail Barclay consisting of
memos, letters and article transcripts.
Box 307, Folder 21
Barley, Rex
1967 - 1971
Scope and Contents
Seventeen items comprising of twenty-five pages pertaining to Rex Barley
consisting of letters and memos.
Box 307, Folder 22
Bates, George
1968 - 1969
Scope and Contents
Five items comprising of ten pages pertaining to George Bates consisting of a
resume and letters.
Box 307, Folder 23
Beard, James
1969
Scope and Contents
One item comprising of two pages pertaining to James Beard consisting of two
letters.
Box 307, Folder 24
Beichman, Prof. Arnold
1970
Scope and Contents
One item comprising of two pages pertaining to Professor Arnold Beichman
consisting of two letters.
Box 307, Folder 25
Beitchman, Ted
1972
Scope and Contents
Two items pertaining to Ted Beitchman consisting of a memo and a letter.
Box 307, Folder 26
Bennett, Bobby
1971
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising of thirty-two pages pertaining to Bobby Bennett consisting
of an article transcripts and a letter.
Box 307, Folder 27
Bergen, Candice
1969
Scope and Contents
Two letters which consist of correspondence between Candice Bergen and James
Bellows.
Box 307, Folder 28
Berger, Reva
1968 - 1970
Scope and Contents
Fourteen items comprising of twenty-seven pages pertaining to Reva Berger which
consist of correspondence, memos and newspaper clippings.
Box 307, Folder 29
Bernstein, Stan
1968
Scope and Contents
A one page memo to Stan Bernstein from Irene Raddon.
Box 307, Folder 30
Bernstein, Theodore
1969
Scope and Contents
Four letters pertaining to Theodore Bernstein.
Box 307, Folder 31
Berry, Leonard
1969
Scope and Contents
Three letters comprising of seven pages pertaining to Leonard Berry.
Box 307, Folder 32
Berry, Warren
1970
Scope and Contents
One letter comprising of three pages pertaining to Warren Berry.
Box 307, Folder 33
Blonston, Gary
1968
Scope and Contents
Three letters comprising of five pages pertaining to Gary Blonston.
Box 307, Folder 34
Bombeck, Erma
1968
Scope and Contents
Two letters comprising of five pages pertaining to Erma Bombeck consisting of
correspondence and newspaper clippings.
Box 307, Folder 35
Bon Appetit
1971
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising four pages pertaining to Bon Appetit. Also included is a
copy of the October 1971 issue of Bon Appetit.
Box 307, Folder 36
Book Review
1972 - 1975
Scope and Contents
Nine items comprising nine memos pertaining to the Book Review section.
Box 307, Folder 37
Book World
1968 - 1969
Scope and Contents
Three items comprising four letters pertaining to Book World.
Box 308, Folder 1
Books
1966 - 1971
Scope and Contents
Forty-eight items comprising one hundred thirty-five pages containing letters,
memos, and newspaper clippings. Also included are a syndicate promotional folder
entitled "Books and their Best Seller" and copies of "Book Review."
Box 308, Folder 2
Books - Los Angeles Times' Report to Book Publishers
1966, 1968
Scope and Contents
Two reports entitled "Los Angeles Times' Report to Book Publishers."
Box 308, Folder 3
Booth, Douglas
1967
Scope and Contents
One item comprising of seven pages pertaining to Douglas Booth consisting of
correspondence and a pamphlet.
Box 308, Folder 4
Borok, Larry
1970
Scope and Contents
A letter addressed to Lawrence Borok.
Box 308, Folder 5
Boyd, Malcolm
undated
Scope and Contents
A rolodex card with Malcolm Boyd's information.
Box 308, Folder 6
Bradbury, Ray
1970 - 1971
Scope and Contents
Four letters from Ray Bradbury to Jim [James Bellows].
Box 308, Folder 7
Bradford, Christy
1971
Scope and Contents
Three letters comprising of five pages pertaining to Christy Bradford.
Box 308, Folder 8
Brammer, Bill
1967
Scope and Contents
Two telegrams pertaining to Bill Brammer.
Box 308, Folder 9
Branning, Don
1966 - 1970
Scope and Contents
Nineteen items comprising of forty pages pertaining to Don Branning consisting of
memos, letters, and newspaper clippings.
Box 308, Folder 10
Brown, Helen Gurley
1969
Scope and Contents
Two letters comprising of three pages pertaining to Helen Gurley Brown.
Box 308, Folder 11
Brown, Jim
1966 - 1968
Scope and Contents
Six items pertaining to Jim Brown consisting of newsletters, a pamphlet and a
proposal.
Box 308, Folder 12
Brown, Pat
1966 - 1967
Scope and Contents
Two items pertaining to Pat Brown consisting of a letter and a one hundred
forty-seven page report.
Box 308, Folder 13
Buck, Craig
1971 - 1973
Scope and Contents
Three letters pertaining to Craig Buck.
Box 308, Folder 14
Buck, Ron - The Factory
1968 - 1970
Scope and Contents
Four items comprising of six pages pertaining to Ron Buck and The Factory.
Box 308, Folder 15
Buckley Jr., William F.
1967 - 1969
Scope and Contents
Twenty-one items comprising of thirty pages pertaining to William F. Buckley
Jr.
Box 308, Folder 16
Burnett, Carol
1968
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising of three pages pertaining to Carol Burnett consisting of a
letter and a memo.
Box 308, Folder 17
Business Executives for Vietnam Peace
1967
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising five letters pertaining to the Business Executives for
Vietnam Peace.
Box 308, Folder 18
Caldwell, William
undated
Scope and Contents
A seven page article transcript entitled "Life in a Segregated Institution."
Box 308, Folder 19
Calendar
1960 - 1974
Scope and Contents
Twenty-six items, pertaining to the Calendar section, comprising sixty pages and
a copy of the September 25, 1960 Calendar section.
Box 308, Folder 20
Calendar - Reader's Comments
1966 - 1972
Scope and Contents
Thirty-two items comprising eight-one pages pertaining to reader's comments about
the Calendar section, containing letters, memos and also envelopes and newspaper
clippings.
Box 308, Folder 21
California State College at Los Angeles
1965 - 1969
Scope and Contents
Eight items comprising twenty-one pages pertaining to California State College at
Los Angeles, containing letters, memos, meeting minutes, a map of the campus, and
a business card.
Box 308, Folder 22
California State College at Los Angeles - Department of Journalism and
Broadcasting Advisory Committee
1967
Scope and Contents
Ten items comprising twenty-three pages pertaining to the California State
College at Los Angeles Department of Journalism and Broadcasting Advisory
Committee. Items include letters, lists, charter and by-laws, memos, brochures,
newsletters, a copy of the January 14, 1967 Cal State L.A. The Students' Voice
College Times, and faculty bulletins.
Box 308, Folder 23
Cannon, Dr. Alfred
1973
Scope and Contents
A photocopy of a letter addressed to J. Alfred Cannon, M.D. from Digby Diehl,
with a cc copy sent to James Bellows.
Box 308, Folder 24
Capote, Truman
undated
Scope and Contents
A thirty page transcript entitled "Truman Capote: Hot Shortie with Tall Cool" by
C. Robert Jennings.
Box 308, Folder 25
Carson, Ralph
1968
Scope and Contents
Three items comprising of four pages pertaining to Ralph Carson, consisting of
two letters and a memo.
Box 308, Folder 26
Carson, Rubin
1967
Scope and Contents
A two page transcript entitled "The UCLA Poll of 1967."
Box 308, Folder 27
Cartnal, Alan
1971
Scope and Contents
Fifteen items comprising of twenty-three pages pertaining to Alan Cartnal
consisting of a postcard, memos, check requests, and correspondence.
Box 308, Folder 28
Cartwright, Gary
1968
Scope and Contents
Nine items comprising of eighteen pages pertaining to Gary Cartwright, consisting
of correspondence and magazine article clippings.
Box 308, Folder 29
Censorship
1962
Scope and Contents
Two items pertaining to censorship which include a newspaper clipping and a
booklet.
Box 308, Folder 30
Champion, Hale
1967
Scope and Contents
Three items pertaining to Hale Champion, consisting of two letters and a
memo.
Box 309, Folder 1
Champlin, Chuck
1961 - 1968
Scope and Contents
Fifty-five items comprising one hundred twenty-five pages pertaining to Charles
("Chuck") Champlin, which includes letters, memos, newspaper clippings, magazine
clippings, and transcripts.
Box 309, Folder 2
Chapman, John
1968
Scope and Contents
One item comprising of two pages pertaining to John Chapman, consisting of a
letter and a memo.
Box 309, Folder 3
Charney, Nick - Psychology Today; Careers Today
1968
Scope and Contents
Four items comprising of five pages pertaining to Nick Charney, Psychology Today
and Careers Today, consisting of letters and newspaper clippings.
Box 309, Folder 4
Chicago Daily News
1969
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising four pages pertaining to the Chicago Daily News, containing
letters and an envelope.
Box 309, Folder 5
Choate, R.B. - National Institute of Public Affairs
1968
Scope and Contents
One item comprising of three pages pertaining to R.B. Choate, consisting of two
letters.
Box 309, Folder 6
Christy, Marian
1970 - 1971
Scope and Contents
Twenty-five items comprising thirty-six pages pertaining to Marian Christy,
consisting of a business card, letters, newspaper clippings, a pamphlet, memos,
photographs, and a rolodex card.
Box 309, Folder 7
Coates, Paul
1963 - 1967
Scope and Contents
Four items comprising of eight pages pertaining to Paul Coates, consisting of
letters and an envelope.
Box 309, Folder 8
Cogley, John
1967
Scope and Contents
A carbon copy of a letter addressed to John Cogley from James Bellows.
Box 309, Folder 9
Cohn, Al
1969 - 1970
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising of eight pages pertaining to Al Cohn, including letters, and
clippings and photocopies of newspaper articles.
Box 309, Folder 10
College Board Meeting
1968
Scope and Contents
Five items comprising nine pages pertaining to college board meetings, containing
memos and hand written notes.
Box 309, Folder 11
Column and Article Ideas
1974
Scope and Contents
Eleven items comprising thrity-five pages pertainig to possible article and
column ideas. Items included are letters, memos, photocopies of articles,
institutional magazines, envelopes, and newsletters.
Box 309, Folder 12
Congdon, Don - Harold Matson Company
1969
Scope and Contents
Two letters addressed to James Bellows from Don Congdon.
Box 309, Folder 13
Congressmen
undated
Scope and Contents
Two photocopies listing California Senators and Congressmen.
Box 309, Folder 14
Connelly, Dolly
1969
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising of five pages pertaining to Dolly Connelly.
Box 309, Folder 15
Connelly, Olga
1969 - 1970
Scope and Contents
Three items comprising of eleven pages pertaining to Olga Connelly.
Box 309, Folder 16
Conot, Bob
1968 - 1969
Scope and Contents
Six items comprising of twenty-three pages pertaining to Bob Conot,consisting of
letters, a change of address card, newspaper clippings, and a transcript entitled
"LAPD."
Box 309, Folder 17
Constitutional Rights Foundation
1970 - 1971
Scope and Contents
Eight items comprising twenty-one pages pertaining to the Constitutional Rights
Foundation, containing letters, memos, and newspaper clippings.
Box 309, Folder 18
Cooper, Arthur
1970 - 1974
Scope and Contents
One item comprising of twenty-five pages pertaining to Arthur Cooper, consisting
of magazine clippings, photocopies of magazine articles, and letters.
Box 309, Folder 19
Corwin, Norman
1967 - 1970
Scope and Contents
Eleven items comprising of sixteen pages pertaining to Norman Corwin, consisting
of letters, a memo and a photocopy of a newspaper article.
Box 309, Folder 20
Cosby, Bill
1967
Scope and Contents
A letter addressed to Bill Cosby from James Bellows.
Box 309, Folder 21
Cowan, Warren
1968 - 1969
Scope and Contents
Six items comprising of thirteen pages pertaining to Warren Cowen, consisting of
letters, memos and a client list from Rogers, Cowan & Brenner, Inc.
Box 309, Folder 22
Cowles, Eugene
1967 - 1968
Scope and Contents
Eight items comprising of nine pages pertaining to Eugene Cowles, consisting of
letters and memos.
Box 309, Folder 23
Cox, Dr. Harvey
1967
Scope and Contents
A carbon copy of a letter addressed to Dr. Harvey Cox from James Bellows.
Box 309, Folder 24
Cox, Kristine
1970 - 1971
Scope and Contents
Three items comprising of ten pages pertaining to Kristine Cox, consisting of
letters, an envelope and newspaper clippings.
Box 309, Folder 25
Crist, Judith
1967 - 1972
Scope and Contents
Nine items comprising of twenty pages pertaining to Judith Crist, which include
letters, memos, and photocopies of articles.
Box 309, Folder 26
Daily Pilot - Orange County
1967
Scope and Contents
A two page article clipping entitled "New Power in Publishing" pertaining to the
Daily Pilot paper of Orange County.
Box 309, Folder 27
Daniels, Derick
1966 - 1973
Scope and Contents
Six items comprising seventeen pages pertaining to Derick Daniels containing
letters and memos.
Box 309, Folder 28
Davidson, Gordon
1970 - 1973
Scope and Contents
Three items comprising of twenty-one pages pertaining to Gordon Davidson,
consisting of letters, newspaper clippings and memos.
Box 309, Folder 29
Davidson, Sid
1970
Scope and Contents
A one page memo from Sidney [Davidson] to Jim Bellows.
Box 309, Folder 30
Davis, Dr. Loyal
1967
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Dr. Loyal Davis and James Bellows.
Box 309, Folder 31
Delorme, William
1967
Scope and Contents
A one page letter from William Delorme to James Bellows.
Box 309, Folder 32
Demby, Emanuel
1972 - 1974
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising twenty-two pages pertaining to Emanuel Demby, consisting of
a cover letter, a story and a paper entitled "Understanding America" presented at
a meeting.
Box 309, Folder 33
Detzer, Karl
1967 - 1968
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising four pages of correspondence between Karl Detzer and James
Bellows
Box 309, Folder 34
Didio, Anthony
1971
Scope and Contents
Seven items pertaining to a funding program discussed between Anthony W. Didio
and James Bellows containing of a letter, a hypothetical program summary,
pamphlets, a financial analysis and program, and prospectuses.
Box 309, Folder 35
Didion, Joan and Dunne, John
1969
Scope and Contents
Two items, a letter and a note pertaining to Mr. and Mrs. John Dunne [Joan Didion
and John Dunne.]
Box 309, Folder 36
Dietz, Larry
1966 - 1971
Scope and Contents
Forty-five times comprising sixty-nine pages pertaining to Larry Dietz,
comprising of letters, memos, and both newspaper and magazine clippings.
Box 309, Folder 37
Doerge, John
1967 - 1969
Scope and Contents
Three letters comprising four pages pertaining to John Doerge.
Box 309, Folder 38
Driscoll, Thomas
1967 - 1968
Scope and Contents
Three items comprising five pages pertaining to Thomas Driscoll.
Box 309, Folder 39
Drucker, Peter F.
undated
Scope and Contents
A photocopy of a seven page article entitled "A Conversation with Peter F.
Drucker - A Job Is Only A Way To Find Out Who You Are."
Box 309, Folder 40
Drugs
1963
Scope and Contents
An eight page reprint of a March 1963 Fortune article entitled "Laws Alone Can't
Make Drugs Safe."
Box 309, Folder 41
Drummond, Bill
1970
Scope and Contents
A thirty-three page transcript of an article entitled "War and Peace in the Urban
Villages" by William J. Drummond. A handwritten date of 1/10/70 was written on the
front page
Box 309, Folder 42
Du Brow, Rick
1969 - 1970
Scope and Contents
Three letters from Rick Du Brow to James Bellows comprising four pages.
Box 309, Folder 43
Duggan, Dennis
1967 - 1970
Scope and Contents
Two letters comprising four pages of correspondence between Dennis Duggan and
James Bellows.
Box 309, Folder 44
Duke, Flourimond
1967
Scope and Contents
A carbon copy of a letter to Mr. and Mrs. Flourimond Duke from James Bellows.
Box 309, Folder 45
Duscha, Julius
1967 - 1968
Scope and Contents
Eight letters comprising eleven pages of correspondence between Julius Duscha and
James Bellows.
Box 310, Folder 1
Dutton, Walt
1970
Scope and Contents
A one page letter pertaining to Walt Dutton.
Box 310, Folder 2
Eads, Polly
1969
Scope and Contents
A one page letter from Polly Eads to James Bellows
Box 310, Folder 3
Einstein, Charles
1969
Scope and Contents
Two items containing a letter and a biography pertaining to Charles Einstein.
Box 310, Folder 4
Eisenberg, Mrs. David
1968
Scope and Contents
A photocopy of a letter addressed to Mrs. David Eisenberg from James Bellows
Box 310, Folder 5
English Teachers' Annual Seminar
1969
Scope and Contents
A one page memo pertaining to the English Teachers' Annual Seminar.
Box 310, Folder 6
Epstein, Edward
1970
Scope and Contents
Two letters, and an envelope, from Edward Epstein to James Bellows.
Box 310, Folder 7
Evergreen Review - John Lahr
1968
Scope and Contents
Three items pertaining to John Lahr and Evergreen Review, containing a memo, a
newspaper clipping and the July 1968 issue of Evergreen Review.
Box 310, Folder 8
Fain, Jim
1966 - 1968
Scope and Contents
Four letters comprising five pages pertaining to Jim Fain.
Box 310, Folder 9
Fanning, Lawrence
1966
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Lawrence Fanning and James Bellows.
Box 310, Folder 10
Fashion - Modern
1968
Scope and Contents
Two New York Times newspaper clippings pertaining to modern fashion.
Box 310, Folder 11
Fashion Editor Applicants
1968 - 1969
Scope and Contents
Twenty-four items comprising eighty-six pages pertaining to the Fashion Editor
position, containing letters, resumes, newspaper and magazine clippings,
transcripts, note cards, roladex cards, photographs and postcards.
Box 310, Folder 12
Feiffer, Jules - Complaints
1973
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: collection of letters protesting a specific Jules Feiffer
cartoon implying that returning POWs during the Vietnam war were being coached
regarding what to say to the press. A copy of the cartoon itself is included. The
standard response letter over Bellows signature began, "Thanks for sounding off on
the Feiffer cartoon...(he) exceeded the bounds of good taste in that cartoon."
Box 310, Folder 13
Felker, Clay
1967 - 1969
Scope and Contents
Thirteen items pertaining to Clay Felker containing letters, a prospectus, memos,
and a New York Magazine mailing.
Box 310, Folder 14
Feretti, Fred
1969
Scope and Contents
A memo on Jim Bellows stationary pertaining to Fred Feretti.
Box 310, Folder 15
Ferry, Ping
1969
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising four pages pertaining to Ping Ferry containing a letters and
memos.
Box 310, Folder 16
Fessier, Mike
1970
Scope and Contents
A three page letter pertaining to Mike Fessier.
Box 310, Folder 17
Financials
1967
Scope and Contents
A newspaper page from January 8, 1967 pertaining to financials.
Box 310, Folder 18
Fisher, Dr. Duke
1967
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising eight pages pertaining to Dr. Duke Fisher containing letters
and both article clippings and photocopies.
Box 310, Folder 19
Flaherty, Joe
1969 - 1970
Scope and Contents
Nine items comprising ten pages pertaining to Joe Flaherty containing letters and
memos.
Box 310, Folder 20
Flanigan, Jim
1969
Scope and Contents
Two items pertaining to Jim Flanigan containing a letter and a copy of the
December 1, 1969 issue of Forbes magazine.
Box 310, Folder 21
Fleischmann, Ernest
1970 - 1972
Scope and Contents
Three items comprising six pages pertaining to Ernest Fleischmann containing
letters, memos and a photocopy of a newspaper article.
Box 310, Folder 22
Fleming, Karl
undated
Scope and Contents
A memo pertaining to Karl Fleming.
Box 310, Folder 23
Florida Society of Newspaper Editors
1973
Scope and Contents
One item comprising three pages of correspondence pertaining to the Florida
Society of Newspaper Editors.
Box 310, Folder 24
Flynn, Patrick
1969
Scope and Contents
A one page letter from Patrick F. Flynn to James Bellows
Box 310, Folder 25
Forst, Don
1967 - 1970
Scope and Contents
Six items comprising seven pages pertaining to Don Forst containing letters and
magazine clippings.
Box 310, Folder 26
Fosburgh, Lacey
1973 - 1974
Scope and Contents
Three items comprising seven pages pertaining to Lacey Fosburgh containing
letter, an envelope, and a memo.
Box 310, Folder 27
Fowler, Will
1967 - 1970
Scope and Contents
Six items comprising twelve pages pertaining to Will Fowler containing letters,
memos and a photocopy of an article
Box 310, Folder 28
Fox, Christy
1964 - 1969
Scope and Contents
Five items comprising twenty-one pages pertaining to Christy Fox containing
letters, memos and newspaper clippings.
Box 310, Folder 29
Frazier, George
1969 - 1971
Scope and Contents
Nineteen items comprising forty-one pages pertaining to George Frazier containing
letters, envelopes, memos, photocopies of articles and newspaper clippings.
Box 310, Folder 30
Free Press and Fair Trial
1965 - 1967
Scope and Contents
Six items pertaining to the Free Press and Fair trial, containing newspaper and
magazine clippings, reprints, and newsletters.
Box 310, Folder 31
Freedland, Nat
circa 1968
Scope and Contents
Two transcripts comprising thirty-six pages written by Nathaniel Freedland
containing a note from James Bellows.
Box 310, Folder 32
Freiden, Seymour
1967 - 1970
Scope and Contents
Nine items comprising fourteen pages pertaining to Seymour Freiden containing
letters.
Box 310, Folder 33
Friendly, Ed
1969 - 1970
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising eight pages pertaining to Ed Friendly containing letters and
memos.
Box 310, Folder 34
Gallagher, Tom
1967 - 1970
Scope and Contents
Twenty-four items comprising thirty-three pages pertaining to Tom Gallagher
containing letters, memos, and a transcript of a broadcast.
Box 310, Folder 35
Gardner, Gerald
1968 - 1973
Scope and Contents
Thirteen items comprising forty-eight pages pertaining Gerald Gardner containing
letters, memos and transcripts
Box 310, Folder 36
Garrigues, George
1970
Scope and Contents
A letter from George Garrigues to James Bellows.
Box 310, Folder 37
Getty, J. Paul
1968 - 1969
Scope and Contents
Ten items comprising twenty-one pages pertaining to J. Paul Getty containing
letters and memos.
Box 310, Folder 38
Giannini, Richard
1969
Scope and Contents
Three items comprising of six pages pertaining to Richard Giannini and the
University of Florida, containing letters and a photocopy of contest rules.
Box 310, Folder 39
Giovanitti, Sarah
1970 - 1973
Scope and Contents
Eight items comprising seventeen pages pertaining to Sarah Giovanitti, containing
letters and memos.
Box 310, Folder 40
Golden, Joe
1970 - 1971
Scope and Contents
Three items comprising four pages of correspondence between Joe Golden and James
Bellows.
Box 310, Folder 41
Goldstein, Richard
1967 - 1968
Scope and Contents
Fourteen items comprising twenty-four pages pertaining to Richard Goldstein,
containing letters, memos, and both clippings and photocopies of magazine
articles.
Box 310, Folder 42
Goldwater, Barry
1967
Scope and Contents
Three items comprising five pages of correspondence between Barry Goldwater and
James Bellows
Box 310, Folder 43
Goodman, George J. W.
1967 - 1969
Scope and Contents
Twenty-six items comprising thirty-four pages pertaining to George J. W. Goodman,
containing letters and memos.
Box 310, Folder 44
Gordon, Mitchell
1971
Scope and Contents
One item comprising three pages and an envelope, from Mitchell Gordon to James
Bellows.
Box 310, Folder 45
Gottlieb, Laurie
1972
Scope and Contents
One item comprising three pages, pertaining to Laurie Gottlieb, containing
letters and a memo.
Box 310, Folder 46
Grace, Francine
1967
Scope and Contents
Four items comprising six pages pertaining to Francine Grace, containing letters,
a resume, memos, and photocopies of newspaper articles.
Box 310, Folder 47
Grade, Ed
1972 - 1973
Scope and Contents
Two items pertaining to Ed Grade, containing a letter and a memo.
Box 310, Folder 48
Grady, Billy
1968
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Billy Grady and James Bellows.
Box 311, Folder 1
Green, Maury
1970 - 1973
Scope and Contents
Six items comprising fifteen pages pertaining to Maury Green, containing letters
and memos.
Box 311, Folder 2
Greenburg, Dan
1967
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Dan Greenburg and James Bellows.
Box 311, Folder 3
Greene, Gael
1968 - 1969
Scope and Contents
Eight items comprising fourteen pages pertaining to Gael Greene, containing
letters and memos.
Box 311, Folder 4
Greensboro Daily News
1969
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising five pages pertaining to the Greensboro Daily News,
containing letters and memos.
Box 311, Folder 5
Greenson, Dr. Ralph
1967
Scope and Contents
Eight items comprising thirteen pages pertaining to Dr. Ralph Greenson,
containing letters, memos and newspaper clippings
Box 311, Folder 6
Grenier, Cynthia
1969 - 1972
Scope and Contents
Thirty-six items comprising fifty-nine pages pertaining to Cynthia Grenier,
containing letters, memos, envelopes, check request, and newspaper clippings
Box 311, Folder 7
Gruen, John
1967
Scope and Contents
A one page letter from John Gruen to James Bellows.
Box 311, Folder 8
Guenther, Wally
1970
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between Wally Guenther and James Bellows.
Box 311, Folder 9
Gustaitis, Rasa
1967 - 1970
Scope and Contents
Thirteen items comprising thirty-nine pages pertaining to Rasa Gustaitis,
containing letters, memos, and transcripts of articles.
Box 311, Folder 10
Gutierrez, Guillermo - IAPA Technical Center Inc.
1967 - 1968
Scope and Contents
Five items comprising eleven pages pertaining to Guillermo Gutierrez and IAPA,
containing letters, memos and a magazine clipping.
Box 311, Folder 11
Guzman, Dr. Ralph
1968 - 1969
Scope and Contents
Three items comprising of sixteen pages pertaining to Dr. Ralph Guzman,
containing letters and a transcript entitled "Brown Power: The Gentle
Revolutionaries."
Box 311, Folder 12
Hamill, Pete
undated
Scope and Contents
One item comprising five pages pertaining to Pete Hamill, containing memos and a
letter.
Box 311, Folder 13
Hammond, Fay
1964 - 1969
Scope and Contents
Eighteen items comprising fifty-one pages pertaining to Fay Hammond, containing
letters, memos, expense reports, and newspaper clippings.
Box 311, Folder 14
Hanna, Charlie
1968 - 1969
Scope and Contents
Seven items comprising eleven pages pertaining to Charlie Hanna, containing
letters, memos and both clippings and photocopies of newspaper articles.
Box 311, Folder 15
Harmer, Ruth
1967
Scope and Contents
Three items comprising six pages pertaining to Ruth Harmer, containing letters
and a memo.
Box 311, Folder 16
Harris, Betty
1969
Scope and Contents
A one page letter pertaining to Betty Harris, from Robert A. Poteete of
Psychology Today, to James Bellows.
Box 311, Folder 17
Louis Harris and Associates, Inc.
1969
Scope and Contents
One item comprising two letters pertaining to Louis Harris and Associates,
Inc.
Box 311, Folder 18
Hart, Jeffrey
1968
Scope and Contents
One item comprising five pages pertaining to Jeffrey Hart, containing letters and
a photocopy of an article.
Box 311, Folder 19
Hartford, Margaret
1965
Scope and Contents
Three items comprising eight pages pertaining to Margaret Harford, containing
letters, memos and newspaper clippings.
Box 311, Folder 20
Hellman, Lillian
1969
Scope and Contents
Four pages pertaining to Lillian Hellman, containing letters and a contract.
Box 311, Folder 21
Hellman, Peter
1968
Scope and Contents
A one page letter from Philip Foise to Peter Hellman.
Box 311, Folder 22
Hersh, Seymour
undated
Scope and Contents
An eight page transcript of an article entitled "For the Bulletin" by Seymour M.
Hersh.
Box 311, Folder 23
Hirsch, Dr. Werner
1967 - 1968
Scope and Contents
Three items comprising twenty-three pages pertaining to Dr. Werner Z. Hirsch,
containing letters and two copies of a transcript written by Dr. Hirsh entitled
"More Than Money Is Needed In Los Angeles."
Box 311, Folder 24
Hoffer, Eric
1967
Scope and Contents
Eight items comprising fifty-three pages pertaining to Eric Hoffer, containing
letters, an envelope, a magazine clipping, and two copies of a transcript entitled
"Eric Hoffer: The Passionate State of Mind."
Box 311, Folder 25
Horn, John
1970
Scope and Contents
A one page letter from John Horn to James Bellows
Box 311, Folder 26
Humphrey, Hal
1966 - 1967
Scope and Contents
Six items comprising fifteen pages pertaining to Hal Humphrey, containing
letters, newspaper clippings and memos.
Box 311, Folder 27
Hyams, Joe
1967 - 1970
Scope and Contents
Three items comprising four pages pertaining to Joe Hyams, containing letters and
memos.
Box 311, Folder 28
Hyde, Jack
1967
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising six pages pertaining to Jack Hyde, containing a proposed
fashion list and memos.
Box 311, Folder 29
Jacobi, Peter P.
1967
Scope and Contents
Three items comprising six pages pertaining to Peter P. Jacobi, containing
letters and a conference registration packet.
Box 311, Folder 30
James, Billy
1967 - 1969
Scope and Contents
Four items comprising seven pages pertaining to Billy James, containing letters
and a photocopy of a newspaper article.
Box 311, Folder 31
Janov, Dr. Arthur
1973
Scope and Contents
One item comprising seven pages pertaining to Dr. Arthur Janov, containing
photocopies of both a letter and an article.
Box 311, Folder 32
Jennings, C. Robert
1968 - 1970
Scope and Contents
Eleven items comprising thirty-five pages pertaining to C. Robert Jennings,
containing letters, memos, note cards and a transcript entitled "The Method Goes
To College."
Box 311, Folder 33
Jensen, Muriel
1971
Scope and Contents
One item comprising two pages pertaining to Muriel Jensen, containing
letters.
Box 311, Folder 34
Johnson, Pete
1967 - 1968
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising two pages pertaining to Pete Johnson, containing a letter
and a memo.
Box 311, Folder 35
Johnson, William Weber
1970
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising two pages pertaining to William Weber Johnson, containing
letters.
Box 311, Folder 36
Judson, Horace
1968
Scope and Contents
One time comprising a two page letter pertaining to Horace Judson.
Box 311, Folder 37
Kandel, Myron
1970
Scope and Contents
A two page newsletter entitled "The Wall Street Letter" edited by Myron
Kandel.
Box 311, Folder 38
Katzander, Shirley
1970
Scope and Contents
Three items comprising four pages pertaining to Shirley Katzander containing
letters.
Box 311, Folder 39
Kay, Jane
1967
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising five pages pertaining to Jane Kay containing letters.
Box 311, Folder 40
Keasler, John
1967 - 1969
Scope and Contents
Eleven items comprising seventeen pages pertaining to John Keasler containing
letters, and newspaper clippings.
Box 311, Folder 41
Kempton, Murray
undated
Scope and Contents
A twelve page photocopy of an article written by Murray Kempton.
Box 311, Folder 42
Kerr, Clark
1967
Scope and Contents
Three items comprising three pages pertaining to Clark Kerr, containing
letters.
Box 311, Folder 43
Keye, Paul
undated
Scope and Contents
One item comprising a letter and a fold out poster pertaining to Paul Keye.
Box 311, Folder 44
King, Larry
1967 - 1970
Scope and Contents
Twenty-one items comprising twenty-six pages pertaining to Larry King, containing
letters and a telegram.
Box 311, Folder 45
Kirshbaum, Larry
1970
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising two pages pertaining to Larry Kirshbaum, containing
letters.
Box 311, Folder 46
Kleinberg, Howard - Miami News
1967 - 1969
Scope and Contents
Seven items comprising twenty-six pages petaining to Howard Kleinberg and the
Miami News, containing letters, an article from the March 1974 issue of Miami
Magazine, and a press kit for Lion Country Safari.
Box 311, Folder 47
Knight, Arthur
1973
Scope and Contents
A two page letter pertaining to Arthur Knight.
Box 311, Folder 48
Knights, Jack
1967 - 1968
Scope and Contents
Four items comprising six pages pertaining to Jack Knights, containing
letters.
Box 311, Folder 49
Knox, Ronnie
1967 - 1969
Scope and Contents
Six items comprising eleven pages pertaining to Ronnie Knox, containing
letters.
Box 311, Folder 50
Krenzer, Jean
1967
Scope and Contents
A one page memo pertaining to Jean Krenzer.
Box 311, Folder 51
Kuchel, Thomas H.
1967
Scope and Contents
One item comprising five pages pertaining to Thomas H. Kutchel, containing a
letter and a list of questions.
Box 311, Folder 52
Kunkin, Art
1969
Scope and Contents
Three items comprising twelve pages pertaining to Art Kunkin, containing letters
and a transcript.
Box 311, Folder 53
Lambert, Tom
1973 - 1974
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising four pages pertaining to Tom Lambert, containing
letters.
Box 312, Folder 1
Lamott, Kenneth
1969
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising three pages pertaining to Kenneth Lamott, containing letters
and a copy of a newspaper article.
Box 312, Folder 2
Lapides, Ann
1972
Scope and Contents
One item comprising three pages pertaining to Ann Lapides, containing letter and
a resume.
Box 312, Folder 3
Laurents, Clyde
1967 - 1968
Scope and Contents
Six items comprising nine pages pertaining to Clyde Laurents, containing
letters.
Box 312, Folder 4
Laventhol, Dave
1969 - 1970
Scope and Contents
Five items comprising seventeen pages pertaining to Dave Laventhol, containing
letters, memos, a transcript and magazine article clippings.
Box 312, Folder 5
LeMay, General Curtis
1967
Scope and Contents
A one page letter to General Curtis LeMay from James Bellows.
Box 312, Folder 6
Lennon, John - Lyrics
1970
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising of five pages pertaining to John Lennon, containing a record
sleeve and photocopies of lyrics from the record sleeve.
Box 312, Folder 7
Letovsky, Irv
1971
Scope and Contents
Three items comprising three pages pertaining to Irv Letovsky, containing
letters.
Box 312, Folder 8
Levin, Bernard
1973 - 1974
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising six pages pertaining to Bernard Levin, containing newspaper
clippings
Box 312, Folder 9
Levinson, Richard
1968 - 1969
Scope and Contents
Four items comprising forty-one pages pertaining to Richard Levinson, containing
letters, memos and transcripts.
Box 312, Folder 10
Lewis, Milt
1967
Scope and Contents
One item comprising two pages pertaining to Milt Lewis, containing letters.
Box 312, Folder 11
Lewis, Richard Warren
1967 - 1968
Scope and Contents
Three items comprising nine pages pertaining to Richard Warren Lewis, containing
letters and a transcript.
Box 312, Folder 12
LIFE Picture Service
1970
Scope and Contents
Four items comprising eight pages pertaining to LIFE Picture Service, containing
letters, handwritten notes, and a contract.
Box 312, Folder 13
Lilly Endowment, Inc.
1974
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising seven pages and a business card, pertaining to the Lilly
Endowment, Inc., including letters and a business card.
Box 312, Folder 14
Linden, Eugene
1971
Scope and Contents
Three items comprising five pages pertaining to Eugene Linden, containing
letters.
Box 312, Folder 15
Lispi, Dan (Nyk)
1967
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising four letters of correspondence between James Bellows and Dan
(Nyk) Lispi.
Box 312, Folder 16
Lomas, Dr. Harvey D.
1967
Scope and Contents
One item comprising nineteen pages pertaining to Dr. Harvey D. Lomas, containing
letters and a transcript.
Box 312, Folder 17
Loory, Stu
1970
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising four pages pertaining to Stu Loory, containing a letter and
memos.
Box 312, Folder 18
Lord, Cindy
1969 - 1970
Scope and Contents
Five items comprising seventeen pages pertaining to Cindy Lord, containing
letters, memos, and a transcript.
Box 312, Folder 19
Lord, Sterling
1966 - 1973
Scope and Contents
Forty-four items comprising ninety-eight pages pertaining to Sterling Lord,
containing letters, memos, a rolodex card, a notecard, check request, photocopy of
an article, a photocopy of a newspaper page and a transcript.
Box 312, Folder 20
Los Angeles Times Survey
1971
Scope and Contents
A three page photocopy of a Los Angeles Times Survey entitled "Woman's
Questionnaire."
Box 312, Folder 21
Los Angeles Times/Washington Post News Service Syndicate
1968
Scope and Contents
Six items comprising twenty-three pages pertaining to the Los Angeles Times and
Washinghton Post News Service syndicates in the United States, Canada, and Outside
of outside of North America.
Box 312, Folder 22
Lowell, Jon
1967
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising four pages pertaining to Jon Lowell, containing letters.
Box 312, Folder 23
Luce, Clare Booth
1967
Scope and Contents
Three items comprising three pages pertaining to Mrs. Clare Booth Luce,
containing letters. Also, letter from Clare Booth Luce. Luce letter removed from
Autograph File and returned to Bellows file.
Box 312, Folder 24
Lundgreen, George
1967
Scope and Contents
A one page memo pertaining to George Lundgren.
Box 312, Folder 25
Luther, Joan and Bill
1968 - 1969
Scope and Contents
Four items comprising four pages pertaining to Joan and Bill [William] Luther,
containing letters.
Box 312, Folder 26
MacLeish, Archibald
1969
Scope and Contents
Three items pertaining to Archibald MacLeish, containing a copy of the June 7,
1969 Satruday Review magazine and two copies of and article which is included in
the magazine entitled "The Revolt Of The Diminished Man."
Box 312, Folder 27
Mafundi Institute
1972
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising three pages pertaining to the Mafundi Institute, containing
letters.
Box 312, Folder 28
Magnum Photos, Inc.
1968
Scope and Contents
Three items comprising three pages pertaining to Magnum Photos Inc, including
letters and a photocopy of a memo.
Box 312, Folder 29
Mahony, Patrick - Players Ring Gallery
1968
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising four pages pertaining to Patrick Mahony and the Players Ring
Gallery, containing lettes, memos and an envelope.
Box 312, Folder 30
Management Consultants - Cresap, McCormick and Paget
1968
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising five pages pertaining to management consultants, containing
letters and a job description.
Box 312, Folder 31
Mann, Jack
1971
Scope and Contents
Four items comprising eight pages pertaining to Jack Mann, containing letters and
both clippings and photocopies of clippings.
Box 312, Folder 32
Mannes, Marya
1967
Scope and Contents
Three items comprising four pages pertaining to Marya Mannes, containing letters
and a clipping.
Box 312, Folder 33
Mark, Norman
1972 - 1973
Scope and Contents
One item comprising fifteen pages pertaining to Norman Mark, containing letters
and clippings.
Box 312, Folder 34
Martin, Elliot
1968
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising two pages pertaining to Elliot Martin, containing
letters.
Box 312, Folder 35
Marx, Groucho
1967
Scope and Contents
A one page letter to Groucho Marx from James Bellows. Also, response from Marx.
Groucho Marx letter removed from Autograph File and returned to Bellows file.
Box 312, Folder 36
Mathison, Dick
1967
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising two pages pertaining to [Richard] Dick Mathison, containing
letters.
Box 312, Folder 37
Mayfield, Gary
1970 - 1972
Scope and Contents
Four items comprising seven pages pertaining to Gary Mayfield, containing letters
and memos.
Box 312, Folder 38
McBee, Susanna
1971
Scope and Contents
Three items comprising five pages pertaining to Susanna McBee, containing
letters, memos and a magazine article clipping.
Box 312, Folder 39
McCabe, Bruce
1967 - 1968
Scope and Contents
Six items comprising thirty pages pertaining to Bruce McCabe, containing letters,
memos, and both newspaper clippings and photocopies of newspaper clippings.
Box 312, Folder 40
McClellan, H.C.
1967
Scope and Contents
Three items comprising four pages pertaining to H.C. McClellan, containing
letters and a transcript.
Box 312, Folder 41
McGill, Ralph
1967
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising three pages pertaining to Ralph McGill, containing
letters.
Box 312, Folder 42
McGinniss, Joe
1969
Scope and Contents
Four items comprising four pages pertaining to Joe McGinniss, containing
letters.
Box 312, Folder 43
McLuhan, Marshall
1967 - 1970
Scope and Contents
Six items comprising sixty-six pages pertaining to Marshall McLuhan, containing
letters, memos, magazine clippings and a transcript. Transcript is in a leather
folder.
Box 312, Folder 44
McMullan, John
1967 - 1970
Scope and Contents
Seven items comprising twelve pages pertaining to John McMullan, containing
letters, memos and reprints.
Box 312, Folder 45
McNamara, Stephen - Pacific Sun
1967
Scope and Contents
One item comprising two pages pertaining to Stephen McNamara and Pacific Sun,
containing a letter and magazine article clipping.
Box 312, Folder 46
Medberry, Lynn
1968
Scope and Contents
Two item comprising five pages pertaining to Lynn Medberry, containing
letters.
Box 312, Folder 47
Miller, Bea
1968 - 1971
Scope and Contents
Eleven items comprising sixteen pages pertaining to Bea Miller, containing
letters, lists and memos.
Box 313, Folder 1
Miller, Ruth
1971
Scope and Contents
A one page letter to Mrs. Ruth Miller from James Bellows
Box 313, Folder 2
Monson, Karen
1968
Scope and Contents
One item comprising six pages pertaining to Karen Monson, containing letters and
an envelope.
Box 313, Folder 3
Montgomery, John
1967
Scope and Contents
Eight items comprising nine pages pertaining to John Montgomery, containing
letters, and an original poem, and six copies of the same poem.
Box 313, Folder 4
Moore, Marianne Craig
1967
Scope and Contents
Four items comprising five pages pertaining to Mairanne Craig Moore, containing
letters.
Box 313, Folder 5
Moynihan, Daniel P.
1967
Scope and Contents
One item compring five pages pertaining to Daniel P. Moynihan, containing an
aricle clipping from the February 3, 1967 New York Times Magazine entitled "The
Case For A Family Allowance."
Box 313, Folder 6
Mumford, Lewis
1967
Scope and Contents
A one page letter to Lewis Mumford from James Bellows.
Box 313, Folder 7
Murphy, Jeanne
1968
Scope and Contents
Five memos pertaining to Jeanne Murphy.
Box 313, Folder 8
Murphy, Mary
1969
Scope and Contents
One item comprising two pages pertaining to Mary Murphy, containing letters.
Box 313, Folder 9
Murray, Bill
1969 - 1972
Scope and Contents
Six items comprising eight pages pertaining to Bill Murray, containing
letters.
Box 313, Folder 10
Murray, J. Edward
1969 - 1972
Scope and Contents
Six items comprising twenty-two pages pertaining to Edward J. Murray, containing
letters, memos and magazine clippings.
Box 313, Folder 11
Murray, Maggie Pexton
1972
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising six pages pertaining to Maggie Pexton Murray, containing
letters.
Box 313, Folder 12
Nachman, Gerald
1970
Scope and Contents
One item comprising six pages pertaining to Gerald Nachman, containing letters, a
memo and a photocopy of a newspaper article.
Box 313, Folder 13
National Foundation of the Arts and the Humanities
1967
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising five pages of correspondence and memos pertaining to the
National Foundation of the Arts and the Humanities, regarding a critic training
program.
Box 313, Folder 14
National Press Photographer's Association
1967
Scope and Contents
One item comprising four pages and two pamphlets, pertaining to the National
Press Photographer's Association.
Box 313, Folder 15
Neill, Rolfe
1970 - 1974
Scope and Contents
Four items comprising five pages pertaining to Rolfe Neill, containing letters
and magazine clippings.
Box 313, Folder 16
Nesbit, Lynn
1967 - 1970
Scope and Contents
Twelve items comprising seventeen pages pertaining to Lynn Nesbit, containing
letters.
Box 313, Folder 17
Nessel, Jack
1967
Scope and Contents
Five items comprising five pages pertaining to Jack Nessel, containing
letters.
Box 313, Folder 18
New York Daily News
1967
Scope and Contents
One item comprising seven pages of newspaper cllippings pertaining to the New
York Daily News.
Box 313, Folder 19
New York Herald Tribune
1963
Scope and Contents
Twenty-one items comprising of nineteen photographs and two newspaper clippings
pertaining to the New York Herald Tribune and the 1963 strike.
Box 313, Folder 20
New York Newspaper Strike Report
circa 1963
Scope and Contents
A seventy-four page report of an article entitled "Effects of the New York
Newspaper Strike: First Report" by the News Office at Columbia University.
Box 313, Folder 21
New York Times
undated
Scope and Contents
A one page photocopy of a newspaper clipping pertaining to the New York
Times.
Box 313, Folder 22
Nieh, Doris
1967
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising five pages pertaining to Doris Nieh, containing letters.
Box 313, Folder 23
Nolan, Tom
1967
Scope and Contents
One item comprising two letters of corresondence between Tom Nolan and James
Bellows.
Box 313, Folder 24
O'Rear, Charles
1968
Scope and Contents
One item comprising three pages pertaining to Charles O'Rear, containing a letter
a memos.
Box 313, Folder 25
Ohio University
1967
Scope and Contents
Three items comprising a booklet and correspondence between James Bellows and
Harry F. Evarts, petaining to Ohio University and the School of Journalism.
Box 313, Folder 26
Oil Shale
1967
Scope and Contents
Two newspaper clippings pertaining to oil shale.
Box 313, Folder 27
Orange County Magazine
1967
Scope and Contents
One item comprising a letter and an attachment pertaining to The Orange County
Magazine.
Box 313, Folder 28
Oxford University Press
1969
Scope and Contents
Four items comprising six pages pertaining to Oxford University Press, including
letters, memos, a telegram, an invoice, and a reprint agreement.
Box 313, Folder 29
Page, Martin
1968
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising two pages pertaining to Martin Page, containing letters.
Box 313, Folder 30
Palazzo, Peter
1966 - 1968
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising two pages pertaining to Peter Palazzo, containing a letter
and a telegram
Box 313, Folder 31
Palmieri, Vic
1968
Scope and Contents
Four letters of correspondence between Vic Palmieri and James Bellows.
Box 313, Folder 32
Parshalle, Eve
1968 - 1969
Scope and Contents
Three items comprising seven pages pertaining to Eve Parshalle, containing
letters, business cards, an envelope and a flyer.
Box 313, Folder 33
Pastier, John
1971 - 1973
Scope and Contents
Seven items comprising fifteen pages pertaining to John Pastier, containing
letters, memos and both magazine article clippings and photocopies of magazine
articles.
Box 313, Folder 34
Pelletier, Michael
1970
Scope and Contents
A one page letter to Michael Pelletier from James Bellows.
Box 313, Folder 35
Penney-Missouri Awards
1967 - 1972
Scope and Contents
Thirty-eight items comprising fifty-nine pages pertaining to the Penney-Missouri
Awards, containing letters, memos, and flyers.
Box 313, Folder 36
Penthouse
1967 - 1969
Scope and Contents
Four items comprising nine pages pertaining to Penthouse, containing letters,
memos and newspaper clippings and photocopies.
Box 313, Folder 37
Persky, Mort
1967 - 1971
Scope and Contents
Twenty-two items comprising fifty-five pages pertaining to Mort Persky,
containing letters, memos, a copy of the November 16, 1969 issue of West magazine,
and magazine clippings.
Box 313, Folder 38
Phelan, Jim
1967
Scope and Contents
One item comprising two pages pertaining to Jim Phelan, containing a letter and a
memo.
Box 313, Folder 39
Pickerell, Jim
1971
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising five pages of correspondence between James H. Pickerell and
James Bellows.
Box 313, Folder 40
Pittman, Knowles
1967 - 1969
Scope and Contents
Six items comprising nine pages and a magazine, pertaining to Knowles Pittman,
containing letters, memos and a copy of the September 1967 Design & Offshore
Yachtsman magazine.
Box 313, Folder 41
Pollack, Dick - MORE
1973
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising three pages pertaining to Dick Pollack, containing a letter
and a two page newspaper clipping.
Box 313, Folder 42
Pool, Krystal
1968
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising two pages pertaining to Krystal Pool, containing
letters.
Box 313, Folder 43
Porter, Sam
1967
Scope and Contents
Three items comprising six pages pertaining to Sam Porter, containing
letters.
Box 313, Folder 44
Portis, Charles
1967 - 1968
Scope and Contents
Six items comprising seven pages pertaining to Charles Portis, containing
letters.
Box 313, Folder 45
Poteete, Robert
1966 - 1972
Scope and Contents
Three items comprising three pages pertaining to Robert Poteete, containing
letters and a memo.
Box 313, Folder 46
Powers, Chuck
1972 - 1974
Scope and Contents
Three items comprising four pages pertaining to Chuck Powers, containing
letters.
Box 314, Folder 1
Prelutsky, Burt
1966 - 1974
Scope and Contents
Forty-four items comprising eighty pages pertaining to Burt Prelutsky, containing
letters, memos, postcards, and photocopies of clippings.
Box 314, Folder 2
Press, The
undated
Scope and Contents
A newspaper clippping of a section entitled "The Press."
Box 314, Folder 3
Price, Ben
1970
Scope and Contents
One item comprising two pages of correspondence between Ben Price and James
Bellows.
Box 314, Folder 4
Price, Walter
1967
Scope and Contents
One item comprising two pages of correspondence between Walter Price and James
Bellows.
Box 314, Folder 5
Public Relations People
1968
Scope and Contents
One item comprising eight pages listing public relations people.
Box 314, Folder 6
Quick, Herman
1967
Scope and Contents
Sixteen items comprising fifty-three pages pertaining to Herman Quick, containing
letters, memos, newspaper and magazine clippings and also brochures and
photographs. Also a letter from George Ellery Hale is included.
Box 314, Folder 7
Raby, William
1967
Scope and Contents
A letter pertaining to William Raby's tax articles.
Box 314, Folder 8
Raddon, Irene
1967 - 1968
Scope and Contents
Four items comprising eight pages pertaining to Irene Raddon, containing memos
and a resume.
Box 314, Folder 9
Radio Log
1970
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising five pages pertaining to the Los Angeles Times radio
log.
Box 314, Folder 10
Rapoport, Roger
1968 - 1971
Scope and Contents
Nineteen items comprising fifty-seven pages pertaining to Roger Rapoport,
containing letters, memos, transcripts and photocopies of clippings.
Box 314, Folder 11
Reader's Comments
1972 - 1973
Scope and Contents
Twenty-four items comprising fifty-nine pages pertaining to reader's comments,
containing letters, envelopes, postcards, original and photocopies of newspaper
clippings.
Box 314, Folder 12
Reagan, Ronald
1967
Scope and Contents
Three items comprising three pages pertaining to Ronald Reagan, containing
memos.
Box 314, Folder 13
Real Estate
1963 - 1969
Scope and Contents
Thirty-two items comprising sixty-two pages pertaining to real estate, containing
letters, memos, both original and photocopies of newspaper clippiings, business
cards, and envelopes.
Box 314, Folder 14
Real, Jim
1969 - 1972
Scope and Contents
Thirty-five items comprising one hundred forty-five pages pertaining to Jim Real,
containing letters, memos, magazine clippings and transcripts.
Box 314, Folder 15
Reap, Ed
1972
Scope and Contents
A one page memo pertaining from Edward J. Reap.
Box 314, Folder 16
Reed, Rex
1968 - 1970
Scope and Contents
Fifteen items comprising thrity-four pages pertaining to Rex Reed, containing
letters, memos, transcripts and an envelope.
Box 314, Folder 17
Reeves, Dick
1966
Scope and Contents
One item comprising two memos and a newsletter pertaining to Dick Reeves.
Box 314, Folder 18
Reilly, Sue
1970 - 1971
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising three pages pertaining to Sue Reilly, containing
letters.
Box 314, Folder 19
Reinholz, Mary
1967 - 1972
Scope and Contents
Seven items comprising twenty-seven pages pertaining to Mary Reinholz, containing
letters and article transcripts.
Box 314, Folder 20
Riblett, Leonard
1968 - 1972
Scope and Contents
Sixteen items comprising forty-four pages pertaining to Leonard Riblett,
containing memos.
Box 314, Folder 21
Rickles, Nathan
1969
Scope and Contents
Two letters pertaining to Nathan Rickles.
Box 314, Folder 22
Rickman, Gregg
1969 - 1970
Scope and Contents
Six items comprising twenty-three pages pertaining to Gregg Rickman, containing
letters, memos and article transcripts.
Box 315, Folder 1
Riehman, Jim
1967 - 1970
Scope and Contents
Four items comprising seven pages pertaining to Jim Riehman, containing letters
and memos.
Box 315, Folder 2
Roberts, Francis
1968
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising four letters of correspondence between Francis Roberts and
James Bellows.
Box 315, Folder 3
Roberts, Steve
1969
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising two letters of correspondence between Steve Roberts and
James Bellows.
Box 315, Folder 4
Rockwell, John
1972
Scope and Contents
A one page carbon copy of a memo pertaining to John Rockwell.
Box 315, Folder 5
Rohner, Louise
1968
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising eleven pages pertaining to Louise Rohner, containing letters
and memos.
Box 315, Folder 6
Rollins, Bill
1969 - 1972
Scope and Contents
Four items comprising ten pages pertaining to Bill Rollins, containing
letters.
Box 315, Folder 7
Rose Bowl
1966
Scope and Contents
A one page memo pertaining to the Rose Parade and Rose Bowl.
Box 315, Folder 8
Rose, John
1969
Scope and Contents
One Item pertaining to John Rose, containing a letter, a photograph and an
envelope.
Box 315, Folder 9
Roth, Beulah
1967 - 1968
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising four letters of correspondence between Beulah Roth and James
Bellows.
Box 315, Folder 10
Rowe, Anne - Floridian
1968
Scope and Contents
Two letters from Anne Rowe to Jim Bellows .
Box 315, Folder 11
Salinger, Pierre
1967
Scope and Contents
Seven items comprising ten pages pertaining to Pierre Salinger, containing
letters and both a newspaper clipping and a photocopy of the same newspaper
clipping.
Box 315, Folder 12
Salisbury, Mike
1968 - 1974
Scope and Contents
"Twenty-three items comprising sixty-five page pertaining to Mike Salisbury,
containing letters, clippings, memos, and drawings. "
Box 315, Folder 13
Sanders, Stan
1968
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising sixteen pages pertaining to Stan Sanders, containing letters
and a transcript.
Box 315, Folder 14
Sapinsky, Joe
1967
Scope and Contents
Three items comprising five letters of correspondence between Joe Sapinsky and
James Bellows
Box 315, Folder 15
Saroyan, William
undated
Scope and Contents
A one page memo pertaining to William Saroyan
Box 315, Folder 16
Maggie Savoy Memorial Fund
1970 - 1972
Scope and Contents
Eighteen items comprising thirty-five pages pertaining to Maggie Savory Memorial
Fund, containing letters, both original and photocopies of newspaper clippings,
and memos.
Box 315, Folder 17
Schaap, Dick
1968
Scope and Contents
Twelve items comprising twelve pages pertaining to Dick Schaap, containing
letters and telegrams.
Box 315, Folder 18
Scheur, Phil
1964 - 1967
Scope and Contents
Eight items comprising forty-one pages pertaining to Phil Scheur, containing
letters, memos, and clippings from both newspapers and magazines.
Box 315, Folder 19
Schoch, Russ
1971
Scope and Contents
A one page letter pertaining to Russ Schoch.
Box 315, Folder 20
Schulberg, Bob
1969
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising seven pages of correspondence between Bob Schulberg and
James Bellows. Also included is a copy of Bob's son's, Peter Schulberg,
resume.
Box 315, Folder 21
Schulberg, Budd
1967 - 1969
Scope and Contents
Five items comprising eleven pages pertaining to Budd Schulberg, containing
letters.
Box 315, Folder 22
Schultz, Charles - Charlie Brown
1967
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising nine pages pertaining to "You're A Good Man Charlie Brown"
play, containing letters, lyrics, a program, a regret card, and photographs.
Box 315, Folder 23
Schwarz, Hank
1968
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising three pages of correspondence between Hank Schwarz and James
Bellows.
Box 315, Folder 24
Scientific American
1967
Scope and Contents
Three items comprising of three pages pertaining to Scientific American,
containing a memo and clipplings from both a newspaper and a magazine.
Box 315, Folder 25
Scott, Vernon
1968 - 1969
Scope and Contents
Three items comprising seven pages and an envelope, of correspondence between
Vernon Scott and James Bellows.
Box 315, Folder 26
Segal, Maurice
1969
Scope and Contents
One item comprising two pages pertaining to Maurice Segal, containing a letter
and a handout.
Box 315, Folder 27
Sexton, Bill
1967 - 1969
Scope and Contents
Four items comprising seven pages of correspondence between Bill Sexton and James
Bellows.
Box 315, Folder 28
Sharp, Alan
1968 - 1970
Scope and Contents
Twenty-four items comprising one hundred fifty-five pages pertaining to Alan
Sharp, containing letters, memos and article transcripts.
Box 315, Folder 29
Shayne, Bob
1968
Scope and Contents
Five items comprising eight pages pertaining to Bob Shayne, containing letters
and a memo.
Box 315, Folder 30
Shenker, Israel
undated
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising six photocopied pages of an article written by Israel
Shenker.
Box 315, Folder 31
Sheppard, Eugenia
1968
Scope and Contents
Three items comprising four letters of correspondence between Eugenia Sheppard
and James Bellows.
Box 315, Folder 32
Sheridan, Bart
1966 - 1967
Scope and Contents
Two items comrprising three pages pertaining to Bart Sheridan, containing a
letter and a resume.
Box 315, Folder 33
Sherman, Fred
1967
Scope and Contents
Three items comprising four pages of correspondence between Fred Sherman and
James Bellows.
Box 315, Folder 34
Sigma Delta Chi Professional Journalistic Society
1964
Scope and Contents
A fifty-two page directory from the Sigma Delta Chi Professional Journalistic
Society.
Box 315, Folder 35
Silverman, Harold
1969
Scope and Contents
Four items pertaining to Harold Silverman, comprising thirteen pages of
correspondence, resumes, an American Airlines newsletter, and a copy of May 1969
Rapport magazine.
Box 315, Folder 36
Simon, Norton
1968
Scope and Contents
A one page letter to Norton Simon from James Bellows
Box 315, Folder 37
Sinatra, Frank
1968
Scope and Contents
One item comprising of two newspaper clippings regarding Frank Sinatra.
Box 315, Folder 38
Slate, Joseph
1969
Scope and Contents
One item comprising two letters of correspondence between Joseph Slate and James
Bellows.
Box 315, Folder 39
Slote, Leslie
1967 - 1968
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising three letters of correspondence between Leslie Slote and
James Bellows.
Box 315, Folder 40
Smith, Liz
1968
Scope and Contents
Five items comprising five letters of correspondence between Liz Smith and James
Bellows.
Box 315, Folder 41
Smith, Richard
1971
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising four pages pertaining to Richard Smith, containing
letters.
Box 315, Folder 42
Smith, Walter
1967
Scope and Contents
A one page letter to Walter Smith from James Bellows.
Box 315, Folder 43
Snyder, Susan
1970
Scope and Contents
One item comprising three pages pertaining to Susan Snyder, containing letters
and a memo.
Box 315, Folder 44
Solotaroff, Ted
1973
Scope and Contents
A newspaper clipping regarding Ted Solotaroff entitled "Solotaroff: a literary
barometer."
Box 316, Folder 1
Sonne, Ann
1965 - 1967
Scope and Contents
Thirteen items comprising thirty-five pages pertaining to Ann Sonne, containing
letters, newspaper clippings, memos, a notecard, and a photograph.
Box 316, Folder 2
Sontag, Susan
1967
Scope and Contents
A two page newspaper clipping from the August 27, 1967 New York Times Book
Review.
Box 316, Folder 3
Special Sections
1972 - 1973
Scope and Contents
Three items comprising five pages pertaining to Special Sections department,
containing memos.
Box 316, Folder 4
Stare, Dr. Frederick
1967 - 1972
Scope and Contents
Four items comprising eight pages pertaining to Dr. Frederick Stare, containing
letters.
Box 316, Folder 5
Stearn, Jess
1968
Scope and Contents
Nine items comprising fifty pages pertaining to Jess Stearn, containing letters,
memos and article transcripts.
Box 316, Folder 6
Stebel, Sid
1969 - 1971
Scope and Contents
Thirty-eight items comprising one hundred thirty-seven pages pertaining to Sid
Stebel, containing letters, memos, and transcripts.
Box 316, Folder 7
Steinle, Peggy
1970
Scope and Contents
Six items comprising twelve pages pertaining to Peggy Steinle, containing letters
and transcripts.
Box 316, Folder 8
Stevens, Vi
undated
Scope and Contents
A page detailing Vi [Stevens] chores.
Box 316, Folder 9
Stocking, Susan
1969 - 1970
Scope and Contents
Four items comprising four pages pertaining to Susan Stocking, containing letters
and a memo.
Box 316, Folder 10
Story, Brad
1969 - 1970
Scope and Contents
Eight letters, and an envelope, of correspondence between Brad Story and James
Bellows.
Box 316, Folder 11
Straszer, Mike
1967
Scope and Contents
Three items comprising six pages pertaining to Mike Straszer, containing letters
and memos.
Box 316, Folder 12
Suburban Sections
undated
Scope and Contents
A one page memo regarding publication changes to the suburban sections.
Box 316, Folder 13
Sunday Times
1969
Scope and Contents
A one page letter to James Bellows from the Sunday Times in London.
Box 316, Folder 14
Swenson, Carl
1968 - 1972
Scope and Contents
Three items comprising fourteen pages pertaining to Carl Swenson, containing
memos, article transcripts and a newspaper clipping.
Box 316, Folder 15
Synanon
undated
Scope and Contents
A one page memo regarding Synanon.
Box 316, Folder 16
Syndicate Directory
1968
Scope and Contents
A sixty-three page directory entitled "43rd Annual Syndicate Directory."
Box 316, Folder 17
Talese, Gay
1971
Scope and Contents
A photocopy of a two page letter written by Gay Talese.
Box 316, Folder 18
Talk Shows
1970
Scope and Contents
A one page schedule of talk shows on television and radio.
Box 316, Folder 19
Tallman, Dr. Frank - UCLA
1968
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising five pages pertaining to Dr. Frank Tallman and UCLA,
containing letters and a map with directions.
Box 316, Folder 20
Tarver, Jack
1967 - 1969
Scope and Contents
Five letters comprising seven pages of correspondence between Jack Tarver and
James Bellows.
Box 316, Folder 21
Theta Sigma Phi
1968 - 1972
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising eight pages pertaining to Theta Sigma Phi, containing
letters, an invitation, memos and a check request.
Box 316, Folder 22
Thimmesch, Nick
1967 - 1969
Scope and Contents
Seventeen items comprising eighteen pages pertaining to Nick Thimmesch,
containing letters, a telegram and memos.
Box 316, Folder 23
Thomas, William - General Features Corporation
1967
Scope and Contents
A one page letter from William Thomas of General Features Corporation to James
Bellows.
Box 316, Folder 24
Tiffany, Nelson
1967
Scope and Contents
A carbon copy of a memo from Nelson Tiffany to James Bellows.
Box 316, Folder 25
Toland, Jim (1 of 2)
1967 - 1974
Scope and Contents
One hundred thirty-five items comprising two hundred ten pages pertaining to Jim
Toland, containing memos and letters. Also included are newspaper clippings, and
copies of West magazine and The Sunday Bulletin magazine. Split into two
folders.
Box 316, Folder 26
Toland, Jim (2 of 2)
1967 - 1974
Scope and Contents
One hundred thirty-five items comprising two hundred ten pages pertaining to Jim
Toland, containing memos and letters. Also included are newspaper clippings, and
copies of West magazine and The Sunday Bulletin magazine. Split into two
folders.
Box 316, Folder 27
Town Hall of California
1968 - 1969
Scope and Contents
Five items pertaining to the Town Hall of California, containing letters,
pamphlets, a list of members booklet, and a newsletter.
Box 316, Folder 28
Transport-A-Child Foundation
1968 - 1969
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising three letters pertaining to Transport-A-Child
Foundation.
Box 316, Folder 29
Trumbo, Dalton
1969
Scope and Contents
Twelve letters comprising thirty-four pages pertaining to Dalton Trumbo.
Box 316, Folder 30
Tunney, Kelly
1968 - 1971
Scope and Contents
Twenty one items comprising thirty-five pages pertaining to Kelly Tunney,
containing letters, expense reports, memos and transcripts.
Box 317, Folder 1
Ubell, Earl
1967 - 1969
Scope and Contents
Eleven items comprising fourteen pages pertaining to Earl Ubell, containing
letters and a rolodex card.
Box 317, Folder 2
UCLA
1968 - 1969
Scope and Contents
Four items comprising thirteen pages of letters and memos pertaining to UCLA.
Box 317, Folder 3
Udall, Stewart - Secretary of Interior
1967
Scope and Contents
Six items comprising seven pages pertaining to Stewart Ubell, Secretary of
Interior, containing letters.
Box 317, Folder 4
Vacation Policies
1973
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising ten pages pertaining to vacation policies.
Box 317, Folder 5
Van Breems, Arlene
1970
Scope and Contents
Seven items comprising nineteen pages pertaining to Arlene Van Breems, containing
letters, memos and newspaper clippings.
Box 317, Folder 6
Veronis, John
1968 - 1971
Scope and Contents
Ten items comprising twelve pages pertaining to John Veronis, containg letters,
transcripts and newspaper clippings.
Box 317, Folder 7
Vincent, Geoffrey
1969 - 1970
Scope and Contents
Three items comprising six pages pertaining to Geoffrey Vincent, containing
letters.
Box 317, Folder 8
Voltz, Jean
1967 - 1973
Scope and Contents
Twenty-three items comprising sixty-six pages pertaining to Jean Voltz,
containing letters, memos, newspapers pages and clippings, business cards, and
envelopes.
Box 317, Folder 9
Von Hoffman, Nicholas
1969
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising of eleven pages pertaining to Nicholas Von Hoffman,
containing a memo, a Times magazine article clipping, and a transcript.
Box 317, Folder 10
Vonnegut, Kurt
1967 - 1970
Scope and Contents
Nine items comprising fifteen pages pertaining to Kurt Vonnegut, containing
letters, memos, and both original and photocopies of clippings.
Box 317, Folder 11
Wagner, Reverend John
1967
Scope and Contents
A carbon copy of a two page letter from Reverend John Wagner to Otis
Chandler.
Box 317, Folder 12
Ware, Juanita
1969
Scope and Contents
One item comprising two pages and newspaper clippings pertaining to Juanita
Ware.
Box 317, Folder 13
Waterbury, Helen
1968
Scope and Contents
One item comprising three pages pertaining to Helen Waterbury, containing letters
and a memo.
Box 317, Folder 14
Weaver, John
1972
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising three pages pertaining to John Weaver, containing
letters.
Box 317, Folder 15
Weaver, Peter
1970 - 1972
Scope and Contents
Five items comprising seven pages pertaining to Peter Weaver, containing letters,
and also a syndicate promotional folder for "Mind Your Money."
Box 317, Folder 16
Weber, Vi
1970
Scope and Contents
One item comprising four pages pertaining to Vi Weber, containing letters and
memos.
Box 317, Folder 17
Weinberger, Casper [Cappy]
1967
Scope and Contents
Three items comprising four letters of correspondence between James Bellows and
Casper Weinberger.
Box 317, Folder 18
Weinstock, Matt
1968 - 1969
Scope and Contents
Seven items comprising fifteen pages pertaining to Matt Weinstock, containing
memos and both original and photocopies of clippings.
Box 317, Folder 19
Welles, Chris
1969 - 1970
Scope and Contents
Three items comprising eighteen pages pertaining to Chris Welles, containing
letters and a transcript of an article entitled "Columbia Pictures."
Box 317, Folder 20
Welles, Orson
1969
Scope and Contents
One item comprising twenty-three pages pertaining to Orson Welles, including a
letter, memos, a business card and a transcript.
Box 317, Folder 21
West Magazine
1970 - 1973
Scope and Contents
"Thirty-five items comprising eighty-three pages pertaining to West Magazine,
containing letters, memos, envelopes, and a copy of the January 31, 1971 issue of
West Magazine. "
Box 317, Folder 22
Weston, Doug
1968
Scope and Contents
Two letters of correspondence between James Bellows and Doug Weston, regarding
the Troubadour.
Box 317, Folder 23
Whitney, John Hay [Jock]
1966 - 1967
Scope and Contents
Four items comprising eight pages pertaining to John Hay [Jock] Whitney,
containing letters and a list of names, addresses and phone numbers.
Box 317, Folder 24
Willens, Harold
1966 - 1973
Scope and Contents
Ten items comprising twenty-four pages pertaining to Harold Willens, containing
letters.
Box 317, Folder 25
Willens, Michele
1968 - 1972
Scope and Contents
Seven items comprising twelve pages of correspondence between Michele Willens and
James Bellows. Also included is a check request.
Box 317, Folder 26
Williams, Wirt
1969
Scope and Contents
Two letters comprising three pages of correspondence between Wirt Williams and
James Bellows.
Box 317, Folder 27
Wilson, O. W.
1967
Scope and Contents
A one page letter to Mr. O.W. Wilson from James Bellows.
Box 317, Folder 28
Wise, David
1968 - 1969
Scope and Contents
Twenty-nine items comprising forty-four pages pertaining to David Wise,
containing letters, memos and a transcript.
Box 317, Folder 29
Woman Candidates
1971
Scope and Contents
Thirteen items comprising thirty-three pages pertaining to women candicates,
containing letters, memos, clippings, resumes, and a portfolio.
Box 317, Folder 30
Women's Wear Daily
1967
Scope and Contents
A two page photocopy of a clipping from Women's Wear Daily entitled "Los Angeles
Establishment."
Box 317, Folder 31
Youth
1967
Scope and Contents
Seven pages of clippings pertaining to youth.
Box 317, Folder 32
Zalaznick, Shelley
1966 - 1969
Scope and Contents
Four items comprising six pages pertaining to Shelley Zalaznick, containing
letters, memos and newspaper clippings.
Box 317, Folder 33
Zarbin, Earl
1968
Scope and Contents
One item comprising two letters pertaining to Earl Zarbin.
Box 317, Folder 34
Zion, Elsa
1967 - 1969
Scope and Contents
Fifteen items comprising twenty-four pages pertaining to Elsa Zion, containing
letters and memos.
Box 317, Folder 35
Unfiled
1967 - 1983
Scope and Contents
About fifty pages of correspondence, memoranda, and notes to/from Jim Bellows
regarding Dan Knapp, Walter Arlen, Gay Boyer, Wayne Warga, and various others.
Files for these people were never created by Bellows.
Box 318, Folder 1
Correspondence
1965 - 1967
Scope and Contents
Approx. 60 items. Names appearing frequently in the correspondence of the late
1960s and early 1970s are: James Bellows ; Joyce Haber ; Charles Champlin ; Rex
Barley (LAT Syndicate Manager).
Box 318, Folder 2
Correspondence
1968
Scope and Contents
Approx. 50 items. Names appearing frequently in the correspondence of the late
1960s and early 1970s are: James Bellows ; Joyce Haber ; Charles Champlin ; Rex
Barley (LAT Syndicate Manager).
Box 318, Folder 3
Correspondence
1969
Scope and Contents
Approx. 45 items. Names appearing frequently in the correspondence of the late
1960s and early 1970s are: James Bellows ; Joyce Haber ; Charles Champlin ; Rex
Barley (LAT Syndicate Manager).
Box 318, Folder 4
Correspondence
1970
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items. Names appearing frequently in the correspondence of the late
1960s and early 1970s are: James Bellows ; Joyce Haber ; Charles Champlin ; Rex
Barley (LAT Syndicate Manager).
Box 318, Folder 5
Correspondence
1971 - 1972
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items. Names appearing frequently in the correspondence of the late
1960s and early 1970s are: James Bellows ; Joyce Haber ; Charles Champlin ; Rex
Barley (LAT Syndicate Manager).
Box 318, Folder 6
Correspondence
1973 - 1975
Scope and Contents
Approx. 60 items. Names appearing frequently in the correspondence of the late
1960s and early 1970s are: James Bellows ; Joyce Haber ; Charles Champlin ; Rex
Barley (LAT Syndicate Manager).
Box 318, Folder 7
Correspondence
undated
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items. Names appearing frequently in the correspondence of the late
1960s and early 1970s are: James Bellows ; Joyce Haber ; Charles Champlin.
Coffey, Shelby Files
1990
Scope and Contents
Shelby Coffey III was editor and executive vice president of the Times from
1989-1997, after holding the post of deputy associate editor from 1986-1988. Contains
a fact book created for the War Desk to use during the first Gulf War (1990). All
items date from 1990.
Box 319, Folder 1
War Desk Project Fact Book, Parts 1 - 4
1990
Scope and Contents
War Desk Project Fact book in tabbed sections, Parts 1 - 4. Material was compiled
by LAT Editorial Library in 12/1990 as an aid to reporting on the Gulf crisis /
Persian Gulf War. Contains the following topics: Countries-Background, Maps,
Chronology, and Armed Forces.
Box 319, Folder 2
War Desk Project Fact Book, Parts 5 - 9
1990
Scope and Contents
War Desk Project Fact book in tabbed sections, Parts 5 - 9. Material was compiled
by LAT Editorial Library in 12/1990 as an aid to reporting on the Gulf crisis /
Persian Gulf War. Contains the following topics: Casualties, Cost, Weapons
Systems, U.N. Security Council, International Organizations.
Box 319, Folder 3
War Desk Project Fact Book, Parts 10 - 16
1990
Scope and Contents
War Desk Project Fact book in tabbed sections, Parts 10 - 16. Material was
compiled by LAT Editorial Library in 12/1990 as an aid to reporting on the Gulf
crisis / Persian Gulf War. Contains the following topics: Congress, State
Department Goals, Refugees, Oil, Human Rights, Public Opinion, and Experts/
Officials.
Day, Anthony Files
1968-1994
Scope and Contents
Anthony "Tony" Day (1933-2007) was editor of the editorial pages of the Times from
1971-1989 and also worked as an editorial writer and a book reviewer. Includes
photographs, biographical information, correspondence, newspaper clippings, meeting
agendas, and material related to the ASNE Foundation, the Asia Society, and others.
Date range is 1968-1994. NOTE: Resumes, reference letters, and contact information for
references have been removed for privacy reasons.
Files
1968-1989
Scope and Contents
Includes photographs, biographical information. Date range is 1968-1989.
Box 320, Folder 1
Biography & photographs
circa 1970 -
1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items - photos (multiples), LAT biographies (multiples).
Box 320, Folder 2
Speeches
1974 - 1984
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: 7-pp. speech transcript, "...to the University of California,
Berkeley," 3/14/1984, opens, "Who made Gary Hart?" ; 6-pp. speech text (and
attached material), "...to the New Mexico Judicial Conclave," 6/15/1984 ; 12-pp.
speech transcript, "Why Justice Black was right--an absolutist's view of the
First Amendment," 6/7/1975 ; 8-pp. speech transcript, Pepperdine University--Los
Angeles commencement, "remarks by Anthony Day," 4/12/1974 ; 9-pp. speech
transcript, "American Jewish Committee, remarks by Anthony Day," 5/21/1975 ;
2-pp. speech text, "Remarks by Anthony Day at the dinner for Pepperdine Univ.
Associates for Will and Ariel Durant," 11/8/1977 ; 9-pp. speech text, "Speech to
the Caltech Y," n.d. ; 7-pp. speech text, "Community Relations Committee of the
Jewish Federation Council," 1/299/1981 (two copies) ; 14-pp. speech transcript,
"International Press Institute Symposium - Toronto, Canada," 11/23/1981 ;
preview copy of John F. Kennedy's inauguration speech (1/20/1961), from Pierre
Salinger of the Kennedy Press Office - someone (Day?) jotted stars on the sheets
to "mark applause" at the time the speech was delivered.
Box 320, Folder 3
Photographs
circa 1980 -
1989
Scope and Contents
7 items: photographs of Anthony Day at various receptions shaking hands with
Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Dan Quayle, Robert Erburu and Day, along with
Kay Mills, being presented an award by the "Board of Fire Commissioners" ;
more.
Box 320, Folder 4
News clippings
1968 - 1985
Scope and Contents
Approx. 18 items: collection of newspaper clippings about, or related in some
way to Anthony Day ; 9-pp. speech text, "Privacy, The Media, and the First
Amendment," 2/11/1982 ; complete issue of APF Reporter, 5/1980, including
article, "Third APF Conference on Press and Government - Abscam - who got
stung?" (transcript of comments of a panel on which Anthony Day sat) ; etc.
Box 320, Folder 5
Quotes
1976 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items - clips on subjects related to newspaper column writing,
endorsements, writing of editorials and opinion pieces. The clips were taken
from New York Times, Time, The Village Voice, Herald-Examiner (L.A.) and Wall
Street Journal.
Box 320, Folder 6
Mary Ann Dolan Columns
1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: printouts of text for Mary Ann Dolan columns, 1988
(politics).
Box 320, Folder 7
Senior Writers
1986 - 1989
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: photograph (n.d.) of 24 Senior Writers of LAT (includes David
Shaw, Frank Del Olmo, Marvin Seid, Myrna Oliver, Art Seidenbaum, Anthony Day,
Bill Thomas, Jack Smith, Ann Roark, George Cotliar and Claire Spiegel ; lists of
"Past and Present Senior Writers" ; memos, agendas and reports relevant to the
group of Senior Writers.
Box 320, Folder 8
Memoranda & policy bulletins
1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 45 items: policy memos and bulletins on a wide range of subjects from
1987.
Box 320, Folder 9
Editorial Legal Services
1988 - 1989
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items. Notable names and items include: Anthony Day ; William Niese
; Tom Johnson ; under cover memo dated 8/12/1988, 15-pp. speech transcript, "The
case for mediation and the private mini-trial," delivered by William A.
Stricklin ; under cover memo dated 7/19/1989, a "Privileged and confidential"
report ; under cover memo dated 3/16/1988, a "Privileged and confidential"
report ; under cover memo dated 7/1/1988, a "Privileged and confidential" report
; more.
Box 320, Folder 10
Interoffice Memoranda
1989
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items - letters, memos, informational brochures and other material.
Notable names and items include: small number of letters to CA Assembly related
to AB 1073 (sales & use taxes on newspapers and periodicals) ; 9/1/1987 memo
from Tom Johnson on his appointment as Chairman of LAT, etc. ; memo, 6/13/1989,
on the previous day's earthquake ; packet of memos on "Code of Ethics" ; LAT
Community Relations packet (gray paper) ; compensation policies ; freelance
procedures ; more.
Box 321, Folder 1
Submission correspondence
1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 75 items: correspondence - submission letters and rejections - in 1986.
Notable names: Lee Iacocca (business mogul columnist) ; William Pfaff
(columnist) ; Anti-Defamation League.
Box 321, Folder 2
Op-Ed Correspondence
1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items - letters, handwritten notes and other material. Notable names
and items include: material on Syndicate and Features issues ; 22-pp. essay,
"Inventing our leaders," by Warren Bennis, under handwritten note from Art
Seidenbaum, 9/20(1988) ; multi-page essay, plus copied photos, "R.I.P. Ruben,"
handwritten note "rejected - 8/26/(19)88 ; multi-page packet of material on the
book, "The Power Game," by Hedrick Smith ; more.
Box 321, Folder 3
Correspondence and writings
1989
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items - letters and related material. Notable names and items
include: Robert D. Haas (Chair., Levi Strauss & Co.) ; letter from LAT
Syndicate to author Tom Clancy about doing a column (Clancy was very hot author
starting in the 1980s) ; with letter dated 8/18/1989, from Day to John Allswang,
materials related to a plagiarism charge by Allswang ; packet of materials
(6/1989) related to proposed column by Jesse Jackson ; materials related to Art
Seidenbaum's role with the Editorial Pages ; various submissions to the
Editorial Page ; more.
Box 321, Folder 4
Job applicants and resumes
1985 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: letters, resumes and selections of the writings of job
applicants who contacted Anthony Day in the period 1985 - 1987. Resumes
removed.
Box 321, Folder 5
Job applicants and resumes
1985 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 65 items - letters, memos, article copies, resumes and other material.
Notable names and items include: selected cover letters and resumes from job
seekers ; Archbishop Roger Mahony ; Robert McFarlane (Nat. Security advisor,
White House) ; Dana Rohrabacher (Reagan speech writer) ; Archbishop Timothy
Manning ; producer Norman Lear ; Anthony Lewis (N.Y. Times) ; Tom Plate (Edit.
Page Editor, New York Newsday) ; Kim Dae Jung (Korean Institute for Human
Rights) ; more. Resumes removed.
Box 321, Folder 6
Job applicants - General (1 of 2)
1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 100 items: correspondence and related material with job applicants,
1986. Split into two folders. Resumes removed.
Box 322, Folder 1
Job applicants - General (2 of 2)
1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 100 items: correspondence and related material with job applicants,
1986. Split into two folders. Resumes removed.
Box 322, Folder 2
Job applicants - General
1989
Scope and Contents
"6 items: packets of information including cover letters and/or resumes and, in
some cases, clips from job hopefuls. Resumes removed.
Box 322, Folder 3
Job applicants and resumes - Temporary Assistant Editor
1989
Scope and Contents
Approx. 6 items: memos, letters and resume material related to the temporary
assistant editor position which was posted 5/4/1989. Resumes removed.
Box 322, Folder 4
Job applicants and resumes - Editorial Page
1989
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: memos, letters and resumes related to a job opening in 1/1989
for an editorial page news editor are included here. Resumes removed.
Box 322, Folder 5
Job applicants and resumes - Letters Editor
1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: letters, resumes and selections of the writings of job
applicants who contacted Anthony Day in 1986. Resumes removed.
Box 322, Folder 6
Job applicants and resumes - Editorial writers
1986 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 50 items: letters, clippings and related materials from applicants for
Editorial Writer positions. Notable names: Susan Diamond ; Russell Baker ; more.
Resumes removed.
Box 322, Folder 7
Job applicants and resumes - Editorial Writer
1989
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: letters and resume material sent to Anthony Day at TM Square
and Davilynn Furlow at OC Edition seeking jobs as editorial writers ; 14-pp.
report, "Proposals for a renewal of American Industry - an executive summary..."
written and edited by Rick Fitch, Lesher Communications (attached to his cover
letter) ; more. Resumes removed.
Box 322, Folder 8
Job applicants and resumes - Burris, Keith
1986 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: letters, notes and examples of Keith Burris' writing sent to
Anthony Day in application for a job with LAT.
Box 322, Folder 9
Job applicants and resumes - Thompson, Morris
1980 - 1989
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: letters, resume materials and clips related to the job
application to LAT of Morris Thompson, formerly of Miami Herald, Newsday and
Washington Post. Resume removed.
Box 322, Folder 10
Job applicants and resumes - Yarrow, Andrew
1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: letters, notes and examples of Andrew Yarrow's writing sent
to Anthony Day in application for a job with LAT.
Box 323, Folder 1
Job applicants and resumes - Summer Interns
1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: correspondence with applicants for summer internships in
LAT's Editorial Pages. Resumes removed.
Box 323, Folder 2
Job applicants and resumes - Summer Interns
1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: letters, clippings and related materials from applicants for
1987 Summer Intern positions. Resumes removed.
Box 323, Folder 3
Job applicants and resumes - Summer Interns
1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 8 items: cover letters, resumes and notes related to job applications
for 1988 Summer Internships at LAT. Resumes removed.
Box 323, Folder 4
Job applicants and resumes - Summer Interns
1989
Scope and Contents
5 items: cover letters, resumes and notes related to job applications for 1989
Summer Internships. Resumes removed.
Box 323, Folder 5
Nieman Fellows
1978 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: letters, lists and other material related to Nieman
applicants, Nieman Fellow reunions, etc.
Box 323, Folder 6
Bible Verse letters
1970
Scope and Contents
Approx. 90 items: a collection of many of the letters and postcards sent to LAT
expressing dismay that the daily Bible verse ("A Bible thought for today"), a
feature of the paper for many years, had been discontinued. Also included is a
selection of the "boilerplate" responses mailed back to readers. A minister,
H.E. Fowler, 30th Street Congregational Church (L.A.) wrote: "Gentlemen, what
has caused the "Bible Verse" to be left out of the Editorial section of your
paper?"
Box 323, Folder 7
Bruckner, D.J.R.
1970 - 1972
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items, letters, clippings. Notable names and items include: long,
professional/personal letters to Day ; clippings ; brief letter to "Tony" Day,
informing him that he, Bruckner, had accepted an appointment from the University
of Chicago to be V.P. of Public Affairs, ending a six year association with
LAT.
Box 323, Folder 8
Buchwald, Art
1972
Scope and Contents
8 items - letters, memos and one column. Notable names and items include:
Anthony Day ; Art Buchwald ; William F. Thomas ; Ed Grade (LAT Syndicate
manager). Some of the letters reflect Buchwald's dissatisfaction with the
placement and staggered appearances of his columns in LAT.
Box 323, Folder 9
Congratulatory letters
1971
Scope and Contents
Approx. 55 items, letters, management bulletins and related material. Notable
names and items include: brief note from Franklin D. Murphy (Chair. and CEO of
Times Mirror) ; Ed Reinecke (CA Lt. Gov.) ; Houston Flournoy (CA Controller) ;
Meg Greenfiled (Wash. Post, Editorial Page) ; Harry Brand (20th Cent.-Fox Film
Corp.) ; more.
Box 324, Folder 1
Conrad postcard campaign
1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: small selection of 175 prefab postcards, merely signed and
mailed by like-minded citizens accusing Conrad of racism and/or anti-Semitism ;
several full-sized sheets containing the same message. Many of the postcards and
letters also have additional handwritten comments.
Box 324, Folder 2
Conrad, Paul
1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items - letters, article copies, tear sheets and other material
related to controversial Conrad cartoons on Israel and Middle East turmoil. One
letter, 12/12/1988, to The Spotlight, in Washington DC, warned that publication
to "cease distribution of...any Times' copyrighted materials..." - they had run
a Conrad cartoon four days before without permission.
Box 324, Folder 3
Conrad, Paul
1989
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items - letters and article copies related to complaints about
Conrad cartoons. The material included here mostly deals with Israel and Jews
being unhappy with Conrad's work. Notable names: Paul Conrad ; Rabbi Harvey J.
Fields (Wilshire Boulevard Temple) ; Walter A. Annenberg.
Box 324, Folder 4
Dornan, Robert and Gary Familian
1976
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items - letters, news clippings, press releases and a broadcast
media transcript related to the 1976 congressional election between Robert
Dornan and Gary Familian (Dornan won and remained in congress for 20 years).
Notable names and items include: Robert ("Bob") Dornan ; Anthony Day ; Gary
Familian ; John Van De Kamp.
Box 324, Folder 5
Elegant, Robert
1970 - 1972
Scope and Contents
Approx. 55 items, collection of letters, postcards and related materials during
Elegant's West Germany assignment for LAT . Notable names and items include:
William F. Thomas (LAT Editor) ; Anthony Day ; Walter Annenberg ; financial
spreadsheets relating to foreign correspondents.
Box 324, Folder 6
Fahey, Keith
1981 - 1984
Scope and Contents
Approx. 65 items: correspondence, clips, postcards and other material exchanged
between Glendale writer Keith Fahey and LAT staff. It seems Fahey's relationship
with Times' staffers was turbulent.
Box 324, Folder 7
Institute of Bill of Rights Law
1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 6 items: correspondence, memos and other information related to Anthony
Day's participation in a conference at College of William and Mary on "the next
term of the Supreme Court." The conference was attended mainly by journalists
and editors. Day accepted an invitation to be a panelist at the 11/1988
conference.
Box 324, Folder 8
Kissinger, Henry A.
1986 - 1989
Scope and Contents
Approx. 85 items. Letters, article clips, and other material related to
Kissinger's column for LAT. Notable names and items include: complete issue,
Times Mirror (mag.), Summer 1987, article on K., p. 3, "Wielding the Blue
Pencil" ; examples of drafts of columns, etc. ; cordial notes between Day and
Kissinger ; more.
Box 324, Folder 9
"Life in Israel" supplement
1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items - letters and related material. Notable names and items
include: A.S. Epstein (Publisher/Editor, Life in Israel & real estate exec.)
who is frequently unhappy with LAT coverage of Israeli-Palestinian conflicts ;
letters from Epstein to Tom Johnson and Ronald Reagan ; more materials related
to the larger Middle East conflict ; more.
Box 324, Folder 10
Los Angeles Watch Committee
1988
Scope and Contents
3 items: letter, 4/26/1988, from Stanley K. Sheinbaum & Jane Olson to L.A.
members of the Watch Committees on "Who comprises us" ; a form for indicating
continuing interest in membership and mailings ; 7-pp. "Los Angeles Watch
Committee Roster."
Box 324, Folder 11
Mexico - Center for Bilingual & Multicultural Studies
1987 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items - letters, brochures, travel vouchers, itineraries and other
material. Notable names and items include: correspondence with Nicholas
Thimmesch II (Network Travel Planners) for Day's trip to Cuernavaca, Mex. to
attend the Center for Bilingual & Multicultural Studies ; other material
related to the trip to Mexico ; more.
Box 324, Folder 12
Kraft, Joseph
1980 - 1981
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: letters related to LAT (Syndicate) syndication of Kraft
columns and other issues ; text copies (not newsprint) of a number of Kraft's
columns in the 1980 - 1981 time frame.
Box 324, Folder 13
Ponte, Lowell
1971 - 1973
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items, letters, article copies and related material. Notable names
and items include: Anthony Day, Lowell Ponte and Nick B. Williams.
Box 325, Folder 1
Scheer, Robert - "Jewish" series
1978
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items, letters, article copies and related material. Notable names
and items include: Harvey Schechter (Anti-Defamation League) ; Neil Reisner
article ("Being Jewish in Jewish L.A." - 6-pp.) submitted for publication in LAT
through Alvin Bronstein (2/16/1978) ; Jules Feiffer (illustrator/author) ;
10-pp. essay ("On being Jewish in Los Angeles)" submitted to LAT by Neil
Sandberg of The American Jewish Committee ; related material.
Box 325, Folder 2
"Survey of press freedom in Latin America, 1985 - 1986"
1986
Scope and Contents
1 item: 64-pp. booklet, "A survey of press freedom in Latin America, 1985 -
1986," compiled by The Council on Hemispheric Affairs and The Newspaper Guild
(AFL-CIO, CLC), 12/1986.
Box 325, Folder 3
Union Oil/Fred Hartley vs. Paul Conrad, et al. (1 of 2)
1974 - 1978
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items - a collection of legal documents and briefs related to the
lawsuit Union Oil / Fred L. Hartley vs. Paul Conrad, et al. Also memos, forms
and other items related to this case. Split into two folders.
Box 325, Folder 4
Union Oil/Fred Hartley vs. Paul Conrad, et al. (2 of 2)
1974 - 1978
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items - a collection of legal documents and briefs related to the
lawsuit Union Oil / Fred L. Hartley vs. Paul Conrad, et al. Also memos, forms
and other items related to this case. Split into two folders.
Correspondence
1985-1994
Scope and Contents
Incoming and outgoing correspondence arranged alphabetically by author or subject
within the date range. Date range is 1985-1994.
Box 325, Folder 5
A
1985 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: correspondence and related material, names starting with
"A."
Box 325, Folder 6
Armenians
1985 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: correspondence, clippings and other material related to
Armenian-American issues.
Box 325, Folder 7
Asia Society
1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: correspondence and other material related to The Asia
Society.
Box 325, Folder 8
B
1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: correspondence and related material from "B" correspondents.
Notable names: Jim Bishop, Rose Elizabeth Bird (CA Chief Justice), more.
Box 325, Folder 9
C
1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: correspondence and related material from "C" correspondents.
Notable names: Cesar Chavez (Pres., United Farm Workers), Jack Burby (LAT
Editorial Pages), Tony Coelho (US Rep., CA),
Box 325, Folder 10
Cartoonist applications
1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: correspondence and examples of the work of persons applying
to LAT for the position of editorial cartoonist. One of the rejected applicants
did go on to some degree of success in later years - Steve Greenberg.
Box 325, Folder 11
Claremont Graduate School
1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: correspondence and other materials related to the Humanities
Collegium of Claremont Graduate School.
Box 326, Folder 1
Conrad, Paul
1983 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: correspondence complaining about Conrad cartoons, and related
material reflecting depth of feeling all the way from cancelled subscriptions to
legal action.
Box 326, Folder 2
D
1985 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: correspondence and related material with "D" correspondents,
individuals and organizations. Notable names: Gray Davis (Controller, CA),
Robert Dornan (Rep., CA), Armand Deutsch.
Box 326, Folder 3
F
1985 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: correspondence with individuals and organizations under the
letter "F." Notable names: Max Frankel (NYT Exec. Editor), Bobbi Fiedler (US
Rep).
Box 326, Folder 4
G
1985 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: correspondence and related material with "G" individuals and
organizations. Notable names: Daryl Gates (LA Police Chief), John Garamendi (CA
Senate), Brad Gates (Sheriff-Coroner, Orange County).
Box 326, Folder 5
H
1985 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: correspondence and related material with "H" individuals and
organizations. Notable names: Howard Hays (Editor/Publisher, The Press-
Enterprise, Riverside).
Box 326, Folder 6
I & J
1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: correspondence and related material with "I" & "J"
individuals and organizations. Notable names: Howard Jarvis (tax reduction
activist).
Box 326, Folder 7
Johnson, Tom
1985 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: correspondence with Tom Johnson, and material related to
projects and issues Johnson was involved in at LAT, 1985 - 1986.w
Box 326, Folder 8
K
1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: correspondence and related material with "K" individuals and
organizations. Notable names: Irving R. Kaufman (Judge, US Court of Appeals,
2nd) ; Edward M. Kennedy (US Senate).
Box 326, Folder 9
Kraft, Joseph (1 of 2)
1985 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 50 items: correspondence with or related to columnist Joseph Kraft, who
died in January of 1986. Kraft was most closely associated with the Washington
Post, but his syndicated column appeared in up to 200 newspapers in the early
1980s.
Box 326, Folder 10
Kraft, Joseph (1 of 2)
1985 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 50 items: correspondence with or related to columnist Joseph Kraft, who
died in January of 1986. Kraft was most closely associated with the Washington
Post, but his syndicated column appeared in up to 200 newspapers in the early
1980s.
Box 326, Folder 11
L
1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. ?? items: correspondence and related material with "L" individuals and
organizations. Notable names: Anthony Lewis (NY Times), Los Angeles County Bar
Assn., Los Angeles World Affairs Council.
Box 327, Folder 1
Legal matters
1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: memos and other correspondence related to legal issues LAT
dealt with during 1986. Many of the memos originated in the office of Jeffrey S.
Klein (LAT Counsel)
Box 327, Folder 2
M
1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: correspondence and related material with "M" individuals and
organizations. Notable names: James McClatchy (Sacramento Bee, McClatchy
Newspapers), Franklin D. Murphy, Archbishop Roger Mahoney.
Box 327, Folder 3
N & O
1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: correspondence and related material exchanged with "N" and
"O" individuals and organizations in 1986. Notable names: National Aeronautics
and Space Administration ; Robert O'Rourke (Dir., Calif. Institute of
Technology).
Box 327, Folder 4
P
1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: correspondence and related material exchanged with "P"
individuals and organizations in 1986. Notable names: Polyconomics ("Political
and Economic Communications," Morristown, NJ).
Box 327, Folder 5
R
1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: correspondence and related material exchanged with "R"
individuals and organizations in 1986. Notable names: William Ruckelshaus
(former head of Environmental Protection Agency) ; James Reston (NY Times) ;
Mort Rosenblum (Exec. Editor, International Herald Tribune).
Box 327, Folder 6
S
1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: correspondence and related material exchanged with "S"
individuals and organizations in 1986.
Box 327, Folder 7
T, U &V
1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: correspondence and related material exchanged with "T," "U"
& "V" individuals and organizations in 1986. Notable names: John Van de Kamp
(Atty Gen, CA) ; KMEX (tv).
Box 327, Folder 8
deUriarte, Mercedes Lynn
1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: correspondence and related material related to Mercedes de
Uriarte, one-time Associate Editor of LAT's Op-Ed Page. During her employment,
she was awarded an Alicia Patterson Foundation Fellowship and left LAT for one
year. There was some controversy over her employment status when she returned,
which is reflected in letters in the folder.
Box 327, Folder 9
W
1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: correspondence and related material exchanged with "W"
individuals and organizations in 1986. Notable names: The Project on the Vietnam
Generation ; John Wheeler (Pres., Project on the Vietnam Generation) ; Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace.
Box 327, Folder 10
X, Y, Z
1986
Scope and Contents
7 items: several of these letters are on the subject of pornography.
Box 327, Folder 11
A, B, C
1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: correspondence and related material exchanged with "A," "B"
and "C" individuals and organizations in 1987. Notable names: John S. Carroll
(Editor, Lexington Herald-Leader, later Editor of LAT) ; Committee for
California Desert National Parks ; Zbigniew Brzezinski.
Box 327, Folder 12
Artukovik, Radislav
1985 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: correspondence and related material exchanged with Radislav
Artukovic (son of accused Nazi war criminal Andrija Artukovic). Other notable
names: Barney Frank (US Rep.), Paul Laxalt (US Senate).
Box 327, Folder 13
D, E, F
1986 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: correspondence and related material exchanged with "D," "E,"
and "F" individuals and organizations in 1986 - 1987. Notable names; Robert
Erburu (Chairman, TM) ; William Dannemeyer (US Rep.) ; Amnesty International USA
; Dianne Feinstein (Mayor, S. Francisco) ; Max Frankl (Exec. Editor, NYT) ;
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.
Box 328, Folder 1
G, H, I
1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: correspondence and related material exchanged with "G," "H"
and "I" individuals and organizations in 1987. Notable names: Vernon E. Jordan,
Jr. ; Donald Hodel (Sec. of the Interior) ; Keck Center for International
Strategic Studies ; Daryl F. Gates (L.A. Police Chief).
Box 328, Folder 2
J, K, L
1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: correspondence and related material exchanged with "J," K,"
"L" individuals and organizations in 1987. Notable names: Lyndon LaRouche
(controversial political activist) ; Irving R. Kaufman (U.S. Circuit Judge)
;
Box 328, Folder 3
M, Mc, N, O
1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 45 items: correspondence and related material exchanged with "M, Mc, N
and O individuals and organizations in 1987. Notable names: Washington Education
Project, Inc. ; Ralph Nader ; Archbishop Roger Mahony ; National Association for
the Advancement of Colored People ; Nicaragua.
Box 328, Folder 4
P, Q, R
1986 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: correspondence and related material exchanged with "P," "Q"
and "R" individuals and organizations in 1986 - 1987. Notable names: James
Reston (NYT columnist) ; Stanford University.
Box 328, Folder 5
S & T
1987 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: correspondence and related material exchanged with "S" and
"T" individuals and organizations in 1987 - 1988. Notable names: Skirball
Institute ; American Jewish Committee ; Republic of Singapore.
Box 328, Folder 6
U, V, W
1986 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: correspondence and related material exchanged with "U," "V"
and "W" individuals and organizations in 1986 - 1987. Notable names: Alfred Wolf
(American Jewish Committee) ; Mario Vasquez Rana (CEO of UPI) ; Center for the
Study of the Vietnam Generation.
Box 328, Folder 7
A, B, C
1988 - 1989
Scope and Contents
Approx. 50 items - letters and related material. Notable names and items
include: correspondence with the Russian Research Center, Harvard U. ; Rep. Tom
Campbell ; (Mayor) Tom Bradley ; Harvey Schechter (Anti-Defamation League) ;
more.
Box 328, Folder 8
D, E, F
1988 - 1989
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items, letters and related material. Notable names and items
include: Terry Friedman (CA Assembly) ; Fadwa El Guindi (American-Arab
Anti-Discrimination Committee-L.A.) ; more.
Box 329, Folder 1
G, H, I
1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items, letters, clippings and related material. Notable names and
items include: Health Net (HMO) ; Institute for Journalism Education ; Donald P.
Hodel (U.S. Sec. of the Interior) ; David R. Gergen ; Edmonde Haddad (Dep. Asst.
Sec. of State) ; Office of the Vice President (George H.W. Bush) ; more.
Box 329, Folder 2
G, H, I
1989
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items - letters and related material. Notable names and items
include: Joseph Ada (Gov. of Guam) ; correspondence with Daryl Gates (Chief of
LAPD) ; letter and 31-pp. "Notes for a statement by Allan Gotlieb, Ambassador of
Canada to the United States -- What I have learned about Washington," delivered
12/20/1988, at the National Press Club, Washington, DC ; more.
Box 329, Folder 3
J, K, L
1988 - 1989
Scope and Contents
Approx. 45 items - letters, related clippings and other materials. Notable
names and items include: Martin Luther King, Jr. / Drew Medical Center
(materials include 40+ pp. of signatures of persons who "wholeheartedly support"
the King / Drew School of Medicine and Science") ; 24-pp. packet of "Related
facts impacting on health care issues" - response to LAT series on King / Drew ;
flap between LAT and County Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles, 7/1989 ;
Abraham Lowenthal (USC prof.) ; The Library of America ; more.
Box 329, Folder 4
M, N, O
1988 - 1989
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items - letters and related materials. Notable names and items
include: Archbishop Roger Mahony ; William Niese ; a Media Resource Project
suggested by National Constitution Center, 1/12/1989 ; John Mack (L.A. Urban
League) ; 17-pp. transcript of speech by Archbishop Mahony, 5/16/1988, delivered
to Skirball Institute on American Values meeting at Times Mirror Building ;
more.
Box 329, Folder 5
P, Q, R, S, T
1988 - 1989
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items - letters and related material. Notable names and items
include: several letters complaining of liberal or "leftist" leanings on the
part of LAT ; Harvey Schechter (Anti-Defamation League) ; packet related to
Aurora Foundation human rights group, related to their concerns about Nguyen Chi
Thien, a poet imprisoned in Vietnam for ten years at that time ; more.
Box 329, Folder 6
U, V, W, X, Y, Z
1988 - 1989
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items - letters and related material. Notable names and items
include: Leo Cornelius (Pres., United Way) ; Stanley Diamond (Chair., U.S.
English) ; an NBC Vice Pres., Donald Zachary ; Jorge Vinuela (Consul General,
Argentina) ; letter and copy of editorial related to Armand Hammer's breaking of
a promise to the County Museum of Art ; more.
Box 329, Folder 7
Uncategorized materials
1969 - 1979
Scope and Contents
Approx. 85 items: letters, tear sheets, clips and other material related to
Anthony Day's correspondence. Notable correspondents and items include: Price
Day (Editor-in-Chief, Baltimore Sun, Tony's father) ; Jane Wyman (Campaign
Chairman, Arthritis Foundation) ; Norman Panama (screenwriter/director) ; A.
Andrew Hauk (U.S. District Judge) ; brief notes from Will and Ariel Durant
(historians) ; Donald R. Wright (Chief Justice, Cal. Supreme Ct.) ; complete
issue of The Bulletin (of ASNE), 9/1975, containing Anthony Day article, pp. 7-9
; Thomas Plate (Assoc. Edit., Herald-Examiner) ; John Mack (L.A. Urban League) ;
David Rockefeller, Jr. ; Edmund G. Brown (ex-Gov.) ; William F. Buckley, Jr.
(Editor, National Review) ; more.
Box 330, Folder 1
Untitled (1 of 2)
1980 - 1984
Scope and Contents
Approx. 95 items. Notable correspondents and items include: Alan K. Simpson
(U.S. Senate) ; Henry Kissinger ; Pete Wilson (U.S. Senate) ; William Pfaff ;
Russell Baker (N.Y. Times) ; handwritten note by Day to Chief Justice Warren
Burger, 2/27/1981 ; several letters exchanges with Edmund G. Brown (ex-Gov. of
CA) ; Daryl F. Gates (Chief of Police) ; Franklin D. Murphy ; more. Split into
two folders.
Box 330, Folder 2
Untitled (2 of 2)
1980 - 1984
Scope and Contents
Approx. 95 items. Notable correspondents and items include: Alan K. Simpson
(U.S. Senate) ; Henry Kissinger ; Pete Wilson (U.S. Senate) ; William Pfaff ;
Russell Baker (N.Y. Times) ; handwritten note by Day to Chief Justice Warren
Burger, 2/27/1981 ; several letters exchanges with Edmund G. Brown (ex-Gov. of
CA) ; Daryl F. Gates (Chief of Police) ; Franklin D. Murphy ; more. Split into
two folders.
Box 330, Folder 3
Untitled (1 of 2)
1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 65 items - letters and other material. Notable names and items include:
20-pp. booklet, "How newspapers are owned -- and does it matter?" - a lecture by
C.K. McClatchy, Chairman, McClatchy Newspapers, 1/27/1988 ; letter, 6/25/1988,
addressed to Robert Erburu, Queen Elizabeth (Gt. Brit.) and Margaret Thatcher
(PM of Gt. Brit.) protesting LAT "discrimination against Northern Irish
Protestants in coverage" ; Justice Stanley Mosk (CA Supreme Ct.) ; Otis Chandler
note to Day (11/11/1988) in which he mentions the illness of his son Norman ;
memo, "Cost containment...travel savings" - 9/1/1988 ; newspaper reader surveys
; circulation memos and information ; more cost containment material ; wide
range of memos on mundane LAT operations and policies ; Abraham Lowenthal (USC
prof.) ; more. Split into two folders.
Box 330, Folder 4
Untitled (2 of 2)
1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 65 items - letters and other material. Notable names and items include:
20-pp. booklet, "How newspapers are owned -- and does it matter?" - a lecture by
C.K. McClatchy, Chairman, McClatchy Newspapers, 1/27/1988 ; letter, 6/25/1988,
addressed to Robert Erburu, Queen Elizabeth (Gt. Brit.) and Margaret Thatcher
(PM of Gt. Brit.) protesting LAT "discrimination against Northern Irish
Protestants in coverage" ; Justice Stanley Mosk (CA Supreme Ct.) ; Otis Chandler
note to Day (11/11/1988) in which he mentions the illness of his son Norman ;
memo, "Cost containment...travel savings" - 9/1/1988 ; newspaper reader surveys
; circulation memos and information ; more cost containment material ; wide
range of memos on mundane LAT operations and policies ; Abraham Lowenthal (USC
prof.) ; more. Split into two folders.
Box 330, Folder 5
Letters received
1989 - 1995
Scope and Contents
Approx. 80 items, letters and one booklet. Notable names and items include:
Otis Chandler ; Bill Clinton ; Lawrence Wilson (Editor, Pasadena Star-News) ;
Henry Kissinger ; Cyrus Vance ; Rabbi Arthur Hertzberg ; 30-pp. booklet,
"Pursuing Distinction - five addresses by President James O. Freedman as
delivered in 1991," Dartmouth College ; Tom Plate ; more.
Box 330, Folder 6
Letters sent
1990 - 1994
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items, letters. Notable names and items include: The Nieman
Foundation ; Kip S. Thorne (Caltech) ; Gabriel Garcia Marquez (writer) ; Derek
C. Bok (Pres., Harvard University) ; more.
Meetings & Luncheons
1986-1989
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, notes, agenda, and guest lists for VIP events arranged by the
Times. Organized chronologically. Date range is 1986-1989.
Box 331, Folder 1
January - February
1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 45 items: correspondence, agendas, guest lists and other material
related to "VIP" luncheons and meetings arranged by the LAT Editorial Writers
Group during the period January through February 1986. The guests included a
wide array of local, national and international officials.
Box 331, Folder 2
March - April
1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 50 items: correspondence and agendas, guest lists and other material
related to "VIP" luncheons and meetings arranged by the LAT Editorial Writers
Group during the period April through June 1986. The guests included a wide
array of local, national and international officials. Notable names: Cesar
Chavez, Carlos Fuentes (author), Jaime (Cardinal) Sin (Archbishop of Manila),
Jerry Falwell (evangelist), Pete Wilson (US Senate).
Box 331, Folder 3
May - June
1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 50 items: correspondence and agendas, guest lists and other material
related to "VIP" luncheons and meetings arranged by the LAT Editorial Writers
Group during the period April through June 1986. The guests included a wide
array of local, national and international officials. Notable names: Cesar
Chavez, Carlos Fuentes (author), Jaime (Cardinal) Sin (Archbishop of Manila),
Jerry Falwell (evangelist), Pete Wilson (US Senate).
Box 331, Folder 4
July - September
1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 45 items: correspondence and agendas, guest lists and other material
related to "VIP" luncheons and meetings arranged by the LAT Editorial Writers
Group during the period July through September 1986. The guests included a wide
array of local, national and international officials. Notable names: William
Brock III (US Labor Secretary), Gen. Alexander Haig, John Van de Kamp (CA Atty
Gen.), Eberhard Diepgen (Mayor, West Berlin), Yitzhak Rabin (Israeli Min. of
Def.), Henry Waxman (US Rep., CA), Zbigniew Brzezinski.
Box 331, Folder 5
October
1986
Scope and Contents
50+ items: correspondence and agendas, guest lists and other material related
to "VIP" luncheons and meetings arranged by the LAT Editorial Writers Group
during the period October through December 1986. The guests included a wide
array of local, national and international officials. Notable names: US Navy
panel, including John Lehman, Jr. (Sec. of Navy), Coretta Scott King, George P.
Shultz (US Sec. of State), UA Air Force panel, including Lt. Gen. James
Abrahamson, Robert C. McFarlane (ex-Reagan advisor), Alan Cranston (US Senate),
Edward M. Kennedy (US Senate), Edward H. Martin (Vice Admiral, US Navy).
Box 331, Folder 6
November - December
1986
Scope and Contents
50+ items: correspondence and agendas, guest lists and other material related
to "VIP" luncheons and meetings arranged by the LAT Editorial Writers Group
during the period October through December 1986. The guests included a wide
array of local, national and international officials. Notable names: US Navy
panel, including John Lehman, Jr. (Sec. of Navy), Coretta Scott King, George P.
Shultz (US Sec. of State), UA Air Force panel, including Lt. Gen. James
Abrahamson, Robert C. McFarlane (ex-Reagan advisor), Alan Cranston (US Senate),
Edward M. Kennedy (US Senate), Edward H. Martin (Vice Admiral, US Navy).
Box 332, Folder 1
January - March (1 of 2)
1987
Scope and Contents
40+ items: event calendars, guest lists, program notes and other material
related to meetings and luncheons hosted by Anthony Day and the Editorial Pages
staff of LAT, January through March, 1987. Split into two folders.
Box 332, Folder 2
January - March (2 of 2)
1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 50 items: event calendars, guest lists, program notes and other
material related to meetings and luncheons hosted by Anthony Day and the
Editorial Pages staff of LAT, January through March, 1987. Split into two
folders.
Box 332, Folder 3
April - June (1 of 2)
1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 50 items: event calendars, guest lists, program notes and other
material related to meetings and luncheons hosted by Anthony Day and the
Editorial Pages staff of LAT, April through June, 1987. Split into two
folders.
Box 332, Folder 4
April - June (2 of 2)
1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 45 items: event calendars, guest lists, program notes and other
material related to meetings and luncheons hosted by Anthony Day and the
Editorial Pages staff of LAT, April through June, 1987. Notable names: Patricia
Schroeder (Rep., CO) ; Donald Hodel (Sec. of the Interior) ; Rev. Jesse Jackson
; Jeanne Kirkpatrick (former Ambassador to UN) ; Radio Marti ; Bob Martinez
(Gov., FL) ; Jeb Bush (Sec. of Commerce, FL) ; L. Paul Bremer
(Ambassador-at-Large, Counter Terrorism) ; Alan Cranston (US Senate) ; Edward M.
Kennedy (US Senate). Split into two folders.
Box 332, Folder 5
July - September (1 of 2)
1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: event calendars, guest lists, program notes and other
material related to meetings and luncheons hosted by Anthony Day and the
Editorial Pages staff of LAT, July through September, 1987. Notable names: Bui
Diem (former S. Vietnamese Ambassador to US, author) ; French delegation ; Kwang
Soo Choi (Min. of Foreign Affairs, South Korea) ; Archbishop Roger Mahony.
Box 332, Folder 6
July - September (2 of 2)
1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 55 items: event calendars, guest lists, program notes and other
material related to meetings and luncheons hosted by Anthony Day and the
Editorial Pages staff of LAT, July through September, 1987. Notable names: Paul
Simon (US Senate, pres. candidate) ; Benjamin Hooks (Exec. Dir., NAACP) ; Tom
Bradley (Mayor, L.A.) ; Joseph Biden (US Senate) ; Pete du Pont (businessman,
pres. candidate) ; Gray Davis (State Controller, CA) ; Christopher Dodd (US
Senate) ; Marvin Goldberger (Pres., Cal Tech).
Box 333, Folder 1
October - December (1 of 2)
1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 45 items: event calendars, guest lists, program notes and other
material related to meetings and luncheons hosted by Anthony Day and the
Editorial Pages staff of LAT, October through December, 1987. Notable names:
David Broder (Washington Post) ; Walter Cronkite (newsman, CBS).
Box 333, Folder 2
October - December (2 of 2)
1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: event calendars, guest lists, program notes and other
material related to meetings and luncheons hosted by Anthony Day and the
Editorial Pages staff of LAT, October through December, 1987. Notable names: The
Astronauts Memorial Foundation ; Steve Cowper (Gov., AK) ; Daryl Gates (L.A.
Police Chief).
Box 333, Folder 3
Visit by editors from the Soviet Union
1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items - letters, schedules, guest lists for "Dinner for delegation
from Union of Soviet Journalists," and other materials related to the visit by
the Soviets, 4/1988.
Box 333, Folder 4
January - March (1 of 3)
1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 65 items - letters, memos, agendas, flyers and other material. Notable
names and items include: Jack Valenti ( Pres., Motion Picture Association of
America) ; Jim Hightower (TX Comm. of Agriculture) ; Alan Greenspan (Federal
Reserve official) ; Harri Holkeri (P.M. of Finland) ; Bernard Weisberg (American
Zionist Federation) ; George J. Mitchell (U.S. Senate) ; various diplomats,
business and economic leaders, etc. attended coffees and luncheons ; Henri Sfeir
(Lebanese presidential candidate) ; Jim Wright (Speaker of the House) ; Fred
Wertheimer (Pres., Common Cause) ; more. Split into three folders.
Box 333, Folder 5
January - March (2 of 3)
1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 65 items - letters, memos, agendas, flyers and other material. Notable
names and items include: Jack Valenti ( Pres., Motion Picture Association of
America) ; Jim Hightower (TX Comm. of Agriculture) ; Alan Greenspan (Federal
Reserve official) ; Harri Holkeri (P.M. of Finland) ; Bernard Weisberg (American
Zionist Federation) ; George J. Mitchell (U.S. Senate) ; various diplomats,
business and economic leaders, etc. attended coffees and luncheons ; Henri Sfeir
(Lebanese presidential candidate) ; Jim Wright (Speaker of the House) ; Fred
Wertheimer (Pres., Common Cause) ; more. Split into three folders.
Box 333, Folder 6
January - March (6 of 3)
1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 65 items - letters, memos, agendas, flyers and other material. Notable
names and items include: Jack Valenti ( Pres., Motion Picture Association of
America) ; Jim Hightower (TX Comm. of Agriculture) ; Alan Greenspan (Federal
Reserve official) ; Harri Holkeri (P.M. of Finland) ; Bernard Weisberg (American
Zionist Federation) ; George J. Mitchell (U.S. Senate) ; various diplomats,
business and economic leaders, etc. attended coffees and luncheons ; Henri Sfeir
(Lebanese presidential candidate) ; Jim Wright (Speaker of the House) ; Fred
Wertheimer (Pres., Common Cause) ; more. Split into three folders.
Box 333, Folder 7
April - June (1 of 2)
1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 80 items - letters, memos, agendas, flyers and other material. Notable
names and items include: Karekin II (Head of Armenian Church) ; Malcolm (Steve)
Forbes, Jr. ; various diplomats, business and economic leaders, etc. ; Donald
Hodel (Sec. of the Interior) ; Ray Mabus (Gov., Mississippi) ; John Herrington
(Secretary of Energy) ; Barry Commoner (educator/ecologist) ; Bill Bradley (NJ
Senator) ; Bill Clinton (Gov., Ark.) ; Michael Eisner (CEO, Disney Co.) ; Willie
Brown (Speaker, CA Assembly) ; more. Split into two folders.
Box 333, Folder 8
April - June (2 of 2)
1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 80 items - letters, memos, agendas, flyers and other material. Notable
names and items include: Karekin II (Head of Armenian Church) ; Malcolm (Steve)
Forbes, Jr. ; various diplomats, business and economic leaders, etc. ; Donald
Hodel (Sec. of the Interior) ; Ray Mabus (Gov., Mississippi) ; John Herrington
(Secretary of Energy) ; Barry Commoner (educator/ecologist) ; Bill Bradley (NJ
Senator) ; Bill Clinton (Gov., Ark.) ; Michael Eisner (CEO, Disney Co.) ; Willie
Brown (Speaker, CA Assembly) ; more. Split into two folders.
Box 334, Folder 1
July - September (1 of 2)
1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 60 items - letters, memos, agendas, flyers and other material. Notable
names and items include: Reza Shah Pahlavi II (Shah of Iran - in exile) ; Carlos
Fuentes (novelist) ; Dennis Patrick (Chair., Fed. Communications Commission) ;
Colin Powell (Assistant to the President, Nat'l. Security Affairs) ; more. Split
into two folders.
Box 334, Folder 2
July - September (2 of 2)
1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 60 items - letters, memos, agendas, flyers and other material. Notable
names and items include: Reza Shah Pahlavi II (Shah of Iran - in exile) ; Carlos
Fuentes (novelist) ; Dennis Patrick (Chair., Fed. Communications Commission) ;
Colin Powell (Assistant to the President, Nat'l. Security Affairs) ; more. Split
into two folders.
Box 334, Folder 3
October - December (1 of 3)
1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 80 items - letters, memos, agendas, flyers and other material. Notable
names and items include: U.S. Rep. Dan Rostenkowski (Chair., House Ways &
Means Committee) ; a delegation of Chinese Mayors (People's Republic of China) ;
Ciriaco De Mita (P.M. of Italy) ; Frank Hodsoll (Chair., Nat'l Endowment for the
Arts) ; Richard Katz (CA Assembly) ; William Ruckelshaus (business exec.) ;
Howard Allen (CEO / Chair., Southern California Edison) ; Mary Robinson (later
1st woman President of Ireland) ; Pete Wilson (then U.S. Senator) ; West German
journalists ; John Herrington (U.S. Sec. of Energy) ; Al Gore, Jr. (then U.S.
Senator) ; Mario Vargas Llosa (Peruvian writer) ; Ann McLaughlin (U.S. Sec. of
Labor) ; Studs Terkel (writer) ; Frank Carlucci (U.S. Sec. of Defense) ; group
of seven journalists from Latin America ; more. Split into three folders.
Box 334, Folder 4
October - December (2 of 3)
1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 80 items - letters, memos, agendas, flyers and other material. Notable
names and items include: U.S. Rep. Dan Rostenkowski (Chair., House Ways &
Means Committee) ; a delegation of Chinese Mayors (People's Republic of China) ;
Ciriaco De Mita (P.M. of Italy) ; Frank Hodsoll (Chair., National Endowment for
the Arts) ; Richard Katz (CA Assembly) ; William Ruckelshaus (business exec.) ;
Howard Allen (CEO / Chair., Southern California Edison) ; Mary Robinson (later
1st woman President of Ireland) ; Pete Wilson (then U.S. Senator) ; West German
journalists ; John Herrington (U.S. Sec. of Energy) ; Al Gore, Jr. (then U.S.
Senator) ; Mario Vargas Llosa (Peruvian writer) ; Ann McLaughlin (U.S. Sec. of
Labor) ; Studs Terkel (writer) ; Frank Carlucci (U.S. Sec. of Defense) ; group
of seven journalists from Latin America ; more. Split into three folders.
Box 334, Folder 5
October - December (3 of 3)
1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 80 items - letters, memos, agendas, flyers and other material. Notable
names and items include: U.S. Rep. Dan Rostenkowski (Chair., House Ways &
Means Committee) ; a delegation of Chinese Mayors (People's Republic of China) ;
Ciriaco De Mita (P.M. of Italy) ; Frank Hodsoll (Chair., National Endowment for
the Arts) ; Richard Katz (CA Assembly) ; William Ruckelshaus (business exec.) ;
Howard Allen (CEO / Chair., Southern California Edison) ; Mary Robinson (later
1st woman President of Ireland) ; Pete Wilson (then U.S. Senator) ; West German
journalists ; John Herrington (U.S. Sec. of Energy) ; Al Gore, Jr. (then U.S.
Senator) ; Mario Vargas Llosa (Peruvian writer) ; Ann McLaughlin (U.S. Sec. of
Labor) ; Studs Terkel (writer) ; Frank Carlucci (U.S. Sec. of Defense) ; group
of seven journalists from Latin America ; more. Split into three folders.
Box 334, Folder 6
January - February
1989
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items - letters, memos, agendas, flyers and other material. Notable
names and items include: Admiral William J. Crowe, Jr. (Chair., Joint Chiefs of
Staff) ; Rev. Jesse Jackson ; James J. Blanchard (Gov. of Michigan) ; McGeorge
Bundy (frmr. national security advisor) ; Armand Hammer (CEO, Occidental
Petroleum Corp.) ; Richard Riordan (then Pres. of Coliseum Commission) ;
more.
Box 334, Folder 7
March
1989
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items - letters, memos, agendas, flyers and other material. Notable
names and items include: Neil Goldschmidt (Gov. of Oregon) ; Rich Capparela
(KFAC-fm) ; Rev. Jesse Jackson ; Daryl F. Gates (Chief of Police, L.A.) ;
Patricia Schroeder (Rep., Colorado) ; more.
Box 335, Folder 1
April
1989
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items - letters, memos, agendas, flyers and other material. Notable
names and items include: Howard Simons (Curator, Nieman Foundation) ; small
Soviet delegation of attorneys and writers ; Dick Thornburgh (U.S. Atty. Gen.) ;
Dr. Lew Allen (Director, Jet Prop. Laboratory) ; more.
Box 335, Folder 2
May - June (1 of 2)
1989
Scope and Contents
Approx. 75 items - letters, memos, agendas, flyers and other material. Notable
names and items include: Mario Soares (Pres. of Portugal) ; C. John Tupper
(Pres.-elect, Amer. Med. Assn.) ; Samuel Skinner (U.S. Sec. of Transportation) ;
William K. Reilly (EPA Administrator) ; Prince Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz
(Saudi Ambassador to U.S.) ; John Jacob (Pres., National Urban League) ; Lt.
Gen. Vladimir Orlov (Soviet veterans official) ; Teddy Kollek (Mayor of
Jerusalem) ; Thomas R. Pickering (U.S. Permanent Rep. to the U.N.) ; Timothy
Wirth (Senator from CO) ; Antony Acland (Brit. Ambassador to U.S.) ; Amnesty
International representative ; Samir Kafity (Episcopal Bishop of Jerusalem) ;
Issays Afeworki (Eritrean People's Liberation Front) ; L.A. Mayor Tom Bradley ;
Wolf Blitzer (Reuters news service) ; Abba Eban (Israeli diplomat) ; more. Split
in two folders.
Box 335, Folder 3
May - June (2 of 2)
1989
Scope and Contents
Approx. 75 items - letters, memos, agendas, flyers and other material. Notable
names and items include: Mario Soares (Pres. of Portugal) ; C. John Tupper
(Pres.-elect, Amer. Med. Assn.) ; Samuel Skinner (U.S. Sec. of Transportation) ;
William K. Reilly (EPA Administrator) ; Prince Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz
(Saudi Ambassador to U.S.) ; John Jacob (Pres., National Urban League) ; Lt.
Gen. Vladimir Orlov (Soviet veterans official) ; Teddy Kollek (Mayor of
Jerusalem) ; Thomas R. Pickering (U.S. Permanent Rep. to the U.N.) ; Timothy
Wirth (Senator from CO) ; Antony Acland (Brit. Ambassador to U.S.) ; Amnesty
International representative ; Samir Kafity (Episcopal Bishop of Jerusalem) ;
Issays Afeworki (Eritrean People's Liberation Front) ; L.A. Mayor Tom Bradley ;
Wolf Blitzer (Reuters news service) ; Abba Eban (Israeli diplomat) ; more. Split
in two folders.
Box 335, Folder 4
July
1989
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items - letters, memos, agendas, flyers and other material. Notable
names and items include: Lane Kirkland (Pres., AFL-CIO) ; Neil Peterson (Exec.
Dir., L.A. County Transportation Commission) ; Eric Otoo (Ambassador. of Ghana
to U.S.) ; Henry Kissinger ; James Watkins (U.S. Sec. of Energy) ; Dan Quayle
(V.P. of U.S.) ; Newt Gingrich (Republican Whip, House of Rep.) ; more.
Box 335, Folder 5
August - September
1989
Scope and Contents
Approx. 45 items - letters, memos, agendas, flyers and other material. Notable
names and items include: Bill Honig (CA Dir. of Education) ; Moshe Arens
(Israeli diplomat) ; Sec. of Defense Richard (Dick) Cheney ; William Webster
(Dir. of CIA) ; William Session (Dir., FBI) ; Gray Davis (CA politician) ;
Jonathan Pollack (RAND Corp.) ; Willie L. Brown, Jr. (Speaker CA Assembly) ;
more.
Box 335, Folder 6
October - December (1 of 2)
1989
Scope and Contents
Approx. 55 items - letters, memos, agendas, flyers and other material. Notable
names and items include: Svetlana Staradomskaya (Soviet television commentator)
; Ahmed Zaki Yamani (former OPEC Chair.) ; Yevgeniy Primakov (high-ranking
Soviet official) ; John Van de Kamp (CA Atty Gen.) ; Ambassador Paul Nitze ;
Eduardo Garrigues (Spain, Consul Gen.) ; John Slaughter (Pres., Occidental
College) ; Brian Mulroney (P.M. of Canada) ; Carlos Fuentes (writer) ; more.
Split into two folders.
Box 335, Folder 7
October - December (2 of 2)
1989
Scope and Contents
Approx. 55 items - letters, memos, agendas, flyers and other material. Notable
names and items include: Svetlana Staradomskaya (Soviet television commentator)
; Ahmed Zaki Yamani (former OPEC Chair.) ; Yevgeniy Primakov (high-ranking
Soviet official) ; John Van de Kamp (CA Atty Gen.) ; Ambassador Paul Nitze ;
Eduardo Garrigues (Spain, Consul Gen.) ; John Slaughter (Pres., Occidental
College) ; Brian Mulroney (P.M. of Canada) ; Carlos Fuentes (writer) ; more.
Split into two folders.
Associations
1976-1989
Scope and Contents
Materials related to various publishing and editorial groups, including the
American Society of Newspaper Editors, the Inter-American Press Association and the
Asia Society. Date range is 1976-1989.
Box 336, Folder 1
American Society of Newspaper Editors (1 of 2)
1985 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 60 items - letters, memos, agendas, press releases and other material.
Notable names and items include: ASNE (Amer. Society of Newspaper Editors)
material ; Lee Stinnett (Exec. Dir., ASNE) ; Kay Fanning (Editor, Christian
Science Monitor) ; Poynter Institute for Media Studies ; material related to
1985 ASNE Convention ; more. Split into two folders.
Box 336, Folder 2
American Society of Newspaper Editors (2 of 2)
1985 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 60 items - letters, memos, agendas, press releases and other material.
Notable names and items include: ASNE (Amer. Society of Newspaper Editors)
material ; Lee Stinnett (Exec. Dir., ASNE) ; Kay Fanning (Editor, Christian
Science Monitor) ; Poynter Institute for Media Studies ; material related to
1985 ASNE Convention ; more. Split into two folders.
Box 336, Folder 3
American Society of Newspaper Editors
1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items - letters, newsletters and related material. Notable names and
items include: several letters exchanged with members of Amer. Soc. of Newspaper
Editors ; ASNE forms and materials ; collections of entries for ASNE Writing
Awards in various categories (Obituaries, Spot News, Non-deadline, etc.) ;
more.
Box 336, Folder 4
American Society of Newspaper Editors (1 of 2)
1986 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx 100 items: American Society of Newspaper Editors, correspondence, memos,
miscellaneous materials, 1986 - 1988. Split into two folders.
Box 336, Folder 5
American Society of Newspaper Editors (2 of 2)
1986 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx 100 items: American Society of Newspaper Editors, correspondence, memos,
miscellaneous materials, 1986 - 1988. Split into two folders.
Box 336, Folder 6
American Society of Newspaper Editors (1 of 2)
1986 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx 100 items: American Society of Newspaper Editors, correspondence, memos,
miscellaneous materials, 1986 - 1988. ASNE #2. Split into two folders.
Box 336, Folder 7
American Society of Newspaper Editors (2 of 2)
1986 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx 100 items: American Society of Newspaper Editors, correspondence, memos,
miscellaneous materials, 1986 - 1988. ASNE #2. Split into two folders.
Box 337, Folder 1
American Society of Newspaper Editors
1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 75 items - letters, clippings and other material. Notable names and
items include: a large number of letters related to committee work for ASNE ;
letter from Earl Foell (Editor, Christian Science Monitor) ; ASNE memos ; give
and take on the Steve Twomey plagiarism issue ; under cover letter dated
4/3/1987, two copies of speech notes for "Presentation of 1987 ASNE
Distinguished Writing Awards...San Francisco..." - one is marked up with
changes, one is unmarked ; stack of letters (copies) of letters to award
winners, dated 2/25/1987 ; a collection of entries in various ASNE Award
categories ; more.
Box 337, Folder 2
American Society of Newspaper Editors Foundation
1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 50 items - letters, memos, agendas, press releases and other material.
Notable names and items include: ASNE (Amer. Society of Newspaper Editors)
material ; Lee Stinnett (Exec. Dir., ASNE) ; Board of Directors material ;
Ethics Committee material ; financial material ; "Minorities...(in the)
newsroom" information ; copy of "ASNE Membership Policy and Procedures" ; 7-pp.
"Bylaws for the American Society of Newspaper Editors" ; ANSE Membership List,
4/1/1987 ; more.
Box 337, Folder 3
American Society of Newspaper Editors Convention
1987 - 1989
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items - letters, memos, agendas and other material. Notable names
and items include: correspondence ; memos from Lee Stinnett (Exec. Dir., ASNE) ;
Board of Directors, meeting minutes, 4/7/1987 ; financial information ; list of
names for ASNE Foundation Board of Directors ; more.
Box 337, Folder 4
American Society of Newspaper Editors Foundation
1987 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items - correspondence, memos, forms and a report. Notable names and
items include: small posters announcing writing awards for 1987 to Jimmy
Breslin, Tom Shales and others ; Lee Stinnett (ASNE Exec. Dir.) ; 20+ pp.
"Center for Communication Catalogue - Video Programs and Seminar Transcripts (in
gray binder) ; more. Gray binder removed.
Box 337, Folder 5
The Asia Society (1 of 2)
1987 - 1989
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items - letters, reports, proposals, budgets, lists and other
information related to The Asia Society and its operations. Notable names and
items include: 20+ pp. proposal, "Widening the discussion on Indochina - an
international symposium on U.S.-Indochina Relations - a Proposal...to Los
Angeles Times and the Times Mirror Co.," 12/20/1988 ; 18-pp. "Proposal" under
same title as previous, dated 2/23/1989 ; correspondence from the Society to Day
; program and attached material for "The Asianization of America" luncheon, at
The Biltmore, 3/31/1987 ; other related materials. Split into two folders.
Box 337, Folder 6
The Asia Society (2 of 2)
1987 - 1989
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items - letters, reports, proposals, budgets, lists and other
information related to The Asia Society and its operations. Notable names and
items include: 20+ pp. proposal, "Widening the discussion on Indochina - an
international symposium on U.S.-Indochina Relations - a Proposal...to Los
Angeles Times and the Times Mirror Co.," 12/20/1988 ; 18-pp. "Proposal" under
same title as previous, dated 2/23/1989 ; correspondence from the Society to Day
; program and attached material for "The Asianization of America" luncheon, at
The Biltmore, 3/31/1987 ; other related materials. Split into two folders.
Box 337, Folder 7
Committee to Protect Journalists, 1987 - 1988. 7 / 8.
1988
Scope and Contents
7 items: letters, newsletters, press releases and a booklet. Notable names and
items include: 5-pp. newsletter, Backgrounder, Number three (5/23/1988) ; 50-pp.
booklet, Attacks on The Press - 1987, a Worldwide Survey (3/1988) ; more.
Box 337, Folder 8
Inter American Press Association (1 of 2)
1985 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items - letters, reports, forms, clippings and other material.
Notable names and items include: 32-pp. bulletin (on blue paper), IPI Report,
(International. Press Institute) 12/1987 ; correspondence of Day and other
prominent journalists (Ben Bradlee and Meg Greenfield of Washington Post, among
others) ; several items of IAPA material in bilingual format ; multi-page IAPA
"Conclusions," of 3/1987 San Antonio meeting ; multi-page "Attendance list" for
"Midyear Meeting - San Antonio" (3/1987) ; material on the Patricia Lara case,
in which US authorities denied Lara, a reporter, admittance to the US claiming
she was a radical with ties to the Cuban secret police ; approx. 50-pp. "Report
of the Committee on Freedom of the Press and Information," (3/1987) San Antonio
; "Resolutions" and "Conclusion" from previous meeting ; multi-page
"Conclusions" from 9/1986 General Assembly in Vancouver, B.C. ; 80-pp. booklet,
To License a Journalist - a landmark decision in the Schmidt Case (the opinion
of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights)," 1986 ; more. Split into two
folders.
Box 338, Folder 1
Inter American Press Association (2 of 2)
1985 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items - letters, reports, forms, clippings and other material.
Notable names and items include: 32-pp. bulletin (on blue paper), IPI Report,
(International. Press Institute) 12/1987 ; correspondence of Day and other
prominent journalists (Ben Bradlee and Meg Greenfield of Washington Post, among
others) ; several items of IAPA material in bilingual format ; multi-page IAPA
"Conclusions," of 3/1987 San Antonio meeting ; multi-page "Attendance list" for
"Midyear Meeting - San Antonio" (3/1987) ; material on the Patricia Lara case,
in which US authorities denied Lara, a reporter, admittance to the US claiming
she was a radical with ties to the Cuban secret police ; approx. 50-pp. "Report
of the Committee on Freedom of the Press and Information," (3/1987) San Antonio
; "Resolutions" and "Conclusion" from previous meeting ; multi-page
"Conclusions" from 9/1986 General Assembly in Vancouver, B.C. ; 80-pp. booklet,
To License a Journalist - a landmark decision in the Schmidt Case (the opinion
of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights)," 1986 ; more. Split into two
folders.
Box 338, Folder 2
Inter American Press Association - XLIII General Assembly
1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items - maps, reports, memos, article copies, newsletters and other
material. Notable names and items include: two large, folded maps of Santiago,
Chile ; 30+ pp. "Report of the Committee on Freedom of the Press and Information
- Country-by-Country," General Assembly, Santiago, Chile, 11/1987 ; shorter
report related to previous Santiago Gen. Assembly. - "Conclusions" ; 2-pp.
speech transcript, 7/30/1987, "comments... by Dr. German E. Ornes during meeting
of the Committee on the Future" ; "Report on the United States to the Freedom of
Information Committee, Inter American Press Assn., San Antonio, Texas" (3/1987)
; information booklet, 11/1987, for 43rd Gen. Assembly, IAPA ; 6-pp. - "Notes
from the IAPA Future Committee Meeting in Miami..." (7/30/1987) ; 16-pp.
"Background Notes" from U.S. Dept. of State on Argentina and Brazil, 6/1986 ;
15-pp. (IAPA) XLIII General Assembly, Santiago, Chile, 11/1987 - "Resolutions" ;
more.
Box 338, Folder 3
IAPA - Committee for Freedom of the Press (1 of 2)
1984 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items - letters, reports, forms, clippings and other material.
Notable names and items include: 36-pp. packet, "The Reporters Committee for
Freedom of the Press - The Reagan Administration and the News Media," 3/1986 ;
Inter American Press Association (IAPA) press releases on various subjects ; 30+
pp. stapled packet, "(IAPA) Midyear Meeting...Panama" (3/1985) - Report on the
Committee of Freedom of the Press and Information ; multi-page "Midyear
Meeting...Panama (3/1985), "Resolutions" ; multi-page "General Assembly...1984 -
Attendance List" (Cent. & South American journalists) ; array of
informational booklets on IAPA ; multi-page reports for General Assembly,
Cartagena, "Resolutions" and "Conclusions," 10/1985. Split into two folders.
Box 338, Folder 4
IAPA - Committee for Freedom of the Press (2 of 2)
1984 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items - letters, reports, forms, clippings and other material.
Notable names and items include: 36-pp. packet, "The Reporters Committee for
Freedom of the Press - The Reagan Administration and the News Media," 3/1986 ;
Inter American Press Association (IAPA) press releases on various subjects ; 30+
pp. stapled packet, "(IAPA) Midyear Meeting...Panama" (3/1985) - Report on the
Committee of Freedom of the Press and Information ; multi-page "Midyear
Meeting...Panama (3/1985), "Resolutions" ; multi-page "General Assembly...1984 -
Attendance List" (Cent. & South American journalists) ; array of
informational booklets on IAPA ; multi-page reports for General Assembly,
Cartagena, "Resolutions" and "Conclusions," 10/1985. Split into two folders.
Box 338, Folder 5
IAPA - Committee for Freedom of the Press - Reports
1985 - 1988
Scope and Contents
7 items: 4-pp. "Report to the Freedom of Information Committee of (IAPA) on the
United States, Cartagena, Columbia (10/1985) ; 2-pp. "Report to the Freedom of
Information Committee of (IAPA) on the United States, Salvador, Brazil" (1986)
;2-pp. "Report on the United States to the Freedom of Information Committee
(IAPA), Vancouver, B.C. (9/1986) ; 3-pp. "Report on the United States to the
Freedom of Information Committee, (IAPA) - San Antonio, TX (3/1987) ; 3-pp.
"Report on the United States to the Freedom of Information Committee (IAPA),
Santiago de Chile" (11/1987) ; 4-pp. "Report on the United States....Santo
Domingo" (3/1988) ; 3-pp. "Report on the United States... Salt Lake City"
(10/1988).
Box 338, Folder 6
IAPA - Committee for Freedom of the Press
1988 - 1989
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: 20+ pp. "Report of the Committee on Freedom of the Press and
Information..." Midyear Meeting, Asuncion, Paraguay, 4/1989 ; IAPA memos ; 2-pp.
General Assembly "Conclusions," 10/1988 ; article copies from various
publications on press freedom in Latin America ; more.
Box 338, Folder 7
IAPA - Committee on the Future of IAPA
1986 - 1989
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: multi-page "Recommendations of the Committee..." (1/6/1989,
cover letter 1/30/1989) ; multi-page (in green binder) "...preliminary report on
the surveys..." ; 52-pp. "The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press - the
Reagan Administration & the News Media" (3/1987) ; more.
Box 339, Folder 1
IAPA - Committee on the Future of IAPA
1988 - 1989
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items - 20-pp. packet (green tinted binder) including two reports -
"Changes in IAPA for consideration by the Committee on the Future..." and "The
current IAPA technical center and a proposal..." ; 19-pp. booklet, "Charter,
bylaws and rules" (10/1983) ; multi-page IAPA report - "Resolutions," XLIV Gen.
Assembly., Salt Lake City, 10/1988 ; multi-page IAPA reports - "Midyear Meeting
- Resolutions" and "Conclusions," Asuncion, Paraguay, 4/1989 ; two reports, in
yellow tinted binder (19-pp.), cover sheet headed - "To the Committee on the
Future" - "IAPA Action Plan Survey, 1988," and "Informal meetings with IAPA
members, Assembly, 1988" ; associated forms and materials.
Box 339, Folder 2
International Press Institute
1986 - 1989
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: letters, agendas, financial info, and other items related to
the activities of the International Press Institute.
Box 339, Folder 3
The North American Institute
1989
Scope and Contents
4 items - 4-pp. list of addresses for North American Institute - Santa Fe
participants, June meeting 1989 ; 5-pp. report, dated 8/16/1989, on the June
1989 meeting ; related materials.
Box 339, Folder 4
Trilateral Commission (1 of 2)
1976, 1981 -
1982
Scope and Contents
Approx. 60 items - letters, memos, clippings and a booklet. Notable names and
items include: maps of Tokyo and Kyoto ; other tourist info. ; "thank you"
letters to various Japanese journalists and business people who hosted him
during his visit to Japan ; "Program for the Fourth Japan-EC-U.S. Editors
Symposium," 10/1982 ; communications with Mike Mansfield, Ambassador to Japan ;
2-pp. letter from Day to Sam Jameson, LAT Tokyo Bureau, asking for advice on
what to see in do in a short visit to "get a better understanding of Japan"
(7/28/1982) ; George Chaplin (Editor-in-Chief, Honolulu Advertiser) ;
correspondence with various editors in Japan ; Lee Stinnett (ASNE) ;
correspondence with US editors related to the Symposium ; 24-pp. booklet, The
United States and Japan - a Wingspread Conference of editors ...convened
by...the International Press Institute (1976) ; more. Split into two
folders.
Box 339, Folder 5
Trilateral Commission (2 of 2)
1976, 1981 -
1982
Scope and Contents
Approx. 60 items - letters, memos, clippings and a booklet. Notable names and
items include: maps of Tokyo and Kyoto ; other tourist info. ; "thank you"
letters to various Japanese journalists and business people who hosted him
during his visit to Japan ; "Program for the Fourth Japan-EC-U.S. Editors
Symposium," 10/1982 ; communications with Mike Mansfield, Ambassador to Japan ;
2-pp. letter from Day to Sam Jameson, LAT Tokyo Bureau, asking for advice on
what to see in do in a short visit to "get a better understanding of Japan"
(7/28/1982) ; George Chaplin (Editor-in-Chief, Honolulu Advertiser) ;
correspondence with various editors in Japan ; Lee Stinnett (ASNE) ;
correspondence with US editors related to the Symposium ; 24-pp. booklet, The
United States and Japan - a Wingspread Conference of editors ...convened
by...the International Press Institute (1976) ; more. Split into two
folders.
Box 339, Folder 6
Trilateral Commission - San Francisco Meeting
1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items - letters, memos, a program agenda, a booklet. Notable names
and items include: multi-page booklet, "The Trilateral Commission" (list of
Japanese, European and North American members - as of 2/15/1987) ; tabbed 82-pp.
booklet, "The Trilateral Commission - San Francisco Plenary" (3/1987) ;
correspondence involving Anthony Day and other materials.
Box 339, Folder 7
World Press Freedom Committee (1 of 2)
1982 - 1989
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items. Booklets, pamphlets, newsletters and other material related
to activities of World Press Freedom Committee. Notable items include: 153-pp.
booklet, The Media Crisis...a continuing challenge (1982) ; pamphlet,
"Challenging the Censors," (1987) ; 42-pp. booklet, Licensing of Journalists
violates Human Rights, (1986) ; 29-pp. booklet, staple-bound, "Killed, wounded,
jailed, expelled (instances involving journalists during 1984)", prepared 4/1985
by ASNE. Split into two folders.
Box 339, Folder 8
World Press Freedom Committee (2 of 2)
1982 - 1989
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items. Booklets, pamphlets, newsletters and other material related
to activities of World Press Freedom Committee. Notable items include: 153-pp.
booklet, The Media Crisis...a continuing challenge (1982) ; pamphlet,
"Challenging the Censors," (1987) ; 42-pp. booklet, Licensing of Journalists
violates Human Rights, (1986) ; 29-pp. booklet, staple-bound, "Killed, wounded,
jailed, expelled (instances involving journalists during 1984)", prepared 4/1985
by ASNE. Split into two folders.
Miscellaneous
1985
Scope and Contents
Dated around 1985.
Rolodex phone-number file
circa 1980 -
1989
Scope and Contents
Rolodex phone number file, presumed to be Anthony Day's.
Foley, John Files
1974-1989
Scope and Contents
John Foley was Assistant Managing Editor in charge of special projects, including the
redesign of the Times during the 1970s and 1980s. Includes files related to the
redesign and the implementation of Videotex. Date range is 1974-1989.
Box 341
Editors - Foley, John & Henry, Bill
Box 341, Folder 1
Videotex
circa 1980 -
1989
Scope and Contents
64 item pertaining to the implementation and the content of Videotex America.
Items include correspondence, memoranda and product information pamphlets.
Box 341, Folder 2
Design Memos
circa 1980 -
1989
Scope and Contents
97 item pertaining to the redesign of the Los Angeles Times newspaper. Items
include correspondence and memoranda.
Box 341, Folder 3
Design Letters
circa 1980 -
1989
Scope and Contents
120 item pertaining to the redesign of the Los Angeles Times newspaper. Items
include correspondence, memoranda, articles, reviews and proposals.
Box 341, Folder 4
Arnholm, Ronald/Agate Type
1985
Scope and Contents
37 items pertaining to new stock table type. Items include memoranda and
correspondence to and from Ronald Arnholm.
Box 341, Folder 5
Design Contracts
1974 - 1984
Scope and Contents
75 items pertaining to the redesign of the Los Angeles Times. Items include
proposals, consultant contracts and memoranda to the staff regarding changes.
Box 341, Folder 6
"Best of The Times" Saturation Program
1980
Scope and Contents
81 items pertaining to the development and deployment Best of The Times. Items
include memoranda, correspondence, surveys, and maps.
Henry, Bill Files
1939-1957
Scope and Contents
William "Bill" Henry (1890-1970) was a sports writer and editor, working at the Times
from 1912 until his death in 1970. He was best known for his weekly column, "By the
Way," which ran from 1939 to 1971. Includes correspondence and items related to the
Sports Headliners banquet. Date range is 1939-1957.
Box 341
Editors - Foley, John & Henry, Bill
Box 341, Folder 7
Correspondence (1 of 3)
1940 - 1943,
1957
Scope and Contents
100+ items - letters, clippings, memos, telegrams, etc. Notable names and items
(alphabetized) include: many letters exchanged with military representatives
relating to entertaining or honoring those serving in the military (much of this
material dates from World War II time frame) ; letters from those showing
appreciation for Henry's columns about their "pet" organizations (Henry was also
Sports Editor at one time) ; letters exchanged with actor C. Aubrey Smith relating
to the situation in England prior to U.S. entry into WW II ; exchange of letters
with Joe Smith, Managing Editor of San Quentin News, "published weekly by the
inmates..." ; exchange of letters with Pete Smith of Academy of Motion Picture
Arts and Sciences ; Adela Rogers St. Johns ; collection of letters exchanged with
representatives of various activities at Stanford University ; more. Split into
three folders.
Box 341, Folder 8
Correspondence (2 of 3)
1940 - 1943,
1957
Scope and Contents
100+ items - letters, clippings, memos, telegrams, etc. Notable names and items
(alphabetized) include: many letters exchanged with military representatives
relating to entertaining or honoring those serving in the military (much of this
material dates from World War II time frame) ; letters from those showing
appreciation for Henry's columns about their "pet" organizations (Henry was also
Sports Editor at one time) ; letters exchanged with actor C. Aubrey Smith relating
to the situation in England prior to U.S. entry into WW II ; exchange of letters
with Joe Smith, Managing Editor of San Quentin News, "published weekly by the
inmates..." ; exchange of letters with Pete Smith of Academy of Motion Picture
Arts and Sciences ; Adela Rogers St. Johns ; collection of letters exchanged with
representatives of various activities at Stanford University ; more. Split into
three folders.
Box 341, Folder 9
Correspondence (3 of 3)
1940 - 1943,
1957
Scope and Contents
100+ items - letters, clippings, memos, telegrams, etc. Notable names and items
(alphabetized) include: many letters exchanged with military representatives
relating to entertaining or honoring those serving in the military (much of this
material dates from World War II time frame) ; letters from those showing
appreciation for Henry's columns about their "pet" organizations (Henry was also
Sports Editor at one time) ; letters exchanged with actor C. Aubrey Smith relating
to the situation in England prior to U.S. entry into WW II ; exchange of letters
with Joe Smith, Managing Editor of San Quentin News, "published weekly by the
inmates..." ; exchange of letters with Pete Smith of Academy of Motion Picture
Arts and Sciences ; Adela Rogers St. Johns ; collection of letters exchanged with
representatives of various activities at Stanford University ; more. Split into
three folders.
Box 341, Folder 10
Sports Headliners Banquet
1939
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: letter, 12/21/1939, to Norman Chandler from a representative
(signature unreadable) of the Huntington Beach Scientific Angler's Club praising a
"Distance Fly and Bait Champion," R.G. "Dick Miller, and recommending him for
honors ; a "Place card" list for the banquet ; a collection of very rough
handwritten notes apparently related to the banquet.
Box 341, Folder 11
Sports Headliners Banquet
1940
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items:"working copies" of typed and handwritten notes and lists of
contact persons at radio networks and film companies. Lots of cross-outs, mark-ups
and checkmarks.
Hoke, Fleeta Files
1931-1970
Scope and Contents
Fleeta Hoke (1901-1995), better known as "Marian Manners," was the earliest food
editor of the Times. From 1939 to 1964, Hoke edited the food articles and demonstrated
recipes and cooking techniques at the Times's "College of Cookery." Includes recipe
cards, correspondence, photographs, publications, and objects. Date range is
1931-1970s.
Box 342, Folder 1
Recipe for "American Hash"
undated
Scope and Contents
single sheet of handwritten notes, headed "Recipe of Wm. Allen White's," and
opening with a pithy quote attributed to White about hash, followed by a recipe
(colorful prose, short on measurements).
Box 342, Folder 2
Reader correspondence
1957 - 1958
Scope and Contents
Approx. 90 items: letters, handwritten and typed and postcards addressed to
Marian Manners or the Home Economics Department of LAT. An attached note (probably
written by Fleeta Hoke) describes the folder material as "a collection of letters
selected during 1957 and 1958 from the many thousands we received and answered by
personal letter..."
Box 342, Folder 3
Reader correspondence
1957 - 1958
Scope and Contents
Approx. 90 items: letters, handwritten and typed and postcards addressed to
Marian Manners or the Home Economics Department of LAT. An attached note (probably
written by Fleeta Hoke) describes the folder material as "a collection of letters
selected during 1957 and 1958 from the many thousands we received and answered by
personal letter..."
Box 342, Folder 4
Special letters from readers
1957 - 1962
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: letters from readers, some sending recipes or requesting
recipes, some just praising the Food Section . Among the more amusing letters
(possibly one reason Hoke's staff saved them) are those asking "Marian Manners"
how to get rid of bugs. One letter asks for a menu to feed 100 "important people
connected with business." The writer, "Mrs. Hohm," explains that "they will
arrive... drink for about two hours," then "it is very necessary that they are
completely overwhelmed with my food."
Box 342, Folder 5
Advertiser correspondence
1952 - 1958
Scope and Contents
Approx. 90 items: correspondence between "Marian Manners" or other LAT
representatives, and advertising agencies or companies associated with products
used in cookery or "homemaking."
Box 342, Folder 6
Advertiser correspondence
1954 - 1956
Scope and Contents
Approx. 80 items: correspondence, the bulk of it addressed to "Marian Manners,"
from representatives of manufacturers of food products and household appliances.
Among these manufacturers: H.J. Heinz Co. ; Norris-Thermador Corp. ; California
& Hawaiian Sugar Refining Corp. ; Ralston Purina Co. ; Miller Brewing Co. ;
Scott Paper Co. ; Quaker Oats Co. ; California Prune Advisory Board ; The Salt
Institute.
Box 342, Folder 7
Advertiser correspondence (1 of 2)
1957 - 1960
Scope and Contents
Approx. 125 items: correspondence with LAT and "Marian Manners" (Fleeta Hoke).
Prominent manufacturers in the correspondence include: Procter & Gamble Co. ;
Campbell Sales Co. ; H.J. Heinz Co. ; General Mills, Inc. ; J. Walter Thompson Co.
; Dole Hawaiian Pineapple Co. ; National Can Co. ; General Foods Kitchens ; Dow
Chemical Co. Split into two folders.
Box 343, Folder 1
Advertiser correspondence (2 of 2)
1957 - 1960
Scope and Contents
Approx. 125 items: correspondence with LAT and "Marian Manners" (Fleeta Hoke).
Prominent manufacturers in the correspondence include: Procter & Gamble Co. ;
Campbell Sales Co. ; H.J. Heinz Co. ; General Mills, Inc. ; J. Walter Thompson Co.
; Dole Hawaiian Pineapple Co. ; National Can Co. ; General Foods Kitchens ; Dow
Chemical Co. Split into two folders.
Box 343, Folder 2
Internal Correspondence
1939 - 1964
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: memos, photos and other materials - "Marian Manners" / Fleeta
Hoke mementos.
Box 343, Folder 3
Internal Correspondence
1953 - 1959
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: letters, memos and a "Home Economics Questionnaire."
Box 343, Folder 4
Personnel
1955 - 1963
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: a strange assortment of items in a folder originally marked
"Office Personnel." It is possible this was the folder's second use and the
labeling was not updated. There are letters, memos and other material clearly
related to LAT issues and "Marian Manners," but also speeches, press releases and
other materials not directly related to LAT Home Economics' office personnel.
Box 343, Folder 5
Activities and Events
1949 - 1963
Scope and Contents
Approx. 50 items: photographs, letters, flyers and other material related to
"outside activities and events" in which Fleeta Hoke ("Marian Manners")
participated in as an LAT representative.
Box 343, Folder 6
"Bess Meals" Menu Booklets
circa 1936
Scope and Contents
4 items - small, staple-bound booklets (12-15 pp.): three are Bess Meals menu
booklets (n.d., probably late 1930s) ; one is Your Kitchen - a booklet of menus,
recipes... (1939). All were published by "General Electric Appliance Dealers of
Southern California."
Box 343, Folder 7
"American Cookery"
1941
Scope and Contents
2 items: two complete issues (each approx. 60 pp.), perfect binding, American
Cookery, January and March, 1941.
Box 343, Folder 8
"California Home Economist"
1947 - 1948
Scope and Contents
7 items: three complete issues of California Home Economist, 11/1947, 2/1948 and
5/1948 ; two complete issues of California Home Economics News Letter, 1/1947 and
5/1947 ; related booklets.
Box 343, Folder 9
Home Economics
1954 - 1959
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: memos, clippings and reports related to the field of home
economics ; complete issue, 2/1958, Journal of Home Economics.
Box 344, Folder 1
Judging
1955 - 1957
Scope and Contents
8 items: selection of photos of Fleeta Hoke ("Marian Manners") with contestants
of the "Mrs. America" contest (some may be "Mrs. California" preliminaries) ;
letter, 7/23/1957, to "Marian Manners" from Pillsbury Mills, Inc., in which that
company invites Miss Manners to be a judge of the Pillsbury Bake-Off in Los
Angeles, 10/12 - 10/15/1957 ; the decorative Pillsbury "Judge" ribbon used by
Manners at that competition.
Box 344, Folder 2
Food Editors Conference - Lipton Hall Dinner
1956
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: press releases, news clippings and a menu package for "Dinner
at Lipton Hall."
Box 344, Folder 3
Miscellaneous Material
circa 1950 -
1959
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: transcripts of columns written by "Marian Manners" (Hoke),
menus collected in foreign countries while traveling in the role of "Marian
Manners," several related photos.
Box 344, Folder 4
Miscellaneous Personal Materials
circa 1950 -
1959
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: clippings, letters, two KLM (airline) menu booklets, and
related material. Notable item: booklet, approx. 35 pages., staple bound, "College
of Wartime Cookery - Recipe Collection..." presented by "Marian Manners." (Marian
Manners was a pseudonym for Fleeta Hoke, LAT Food Editor.)
Box 344, Folder 5
HOME Magazine - California Regional Foods
1957
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: memos, notes, articles and recipes related to California
Regional Foods-themed issue of Home magazine, which eventually ran with LAT on
10/20/1957.
Box 344, Folder 6
Food Prices
1958 - 1960
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: several copies of newspaper columns relating to food prices and
materials produced by the National Association of Food Chains and Super Market
Institute.
Box 344, Folder 7
Diet Series
1959
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: columns, lists, memos, and correspondence to "Marian Manners"
from American Institute of Baking.
Box 344, Folder 8
History
1949 (&
1970s)
Scope and Contents
6 items: 5-pp. handwritten inventory of materials relating to "Marian Manners,"
the Times College of Cookery, etc. ; two copies of article copied from Among
Ourselves, 12/1978, "In Times Past," giving a brief history of Fleeta Hoke (aka
"Marian Manners"), director of the Times Home Economics Department and the "star"
of the Times College of Cookery ; other materials related to the Los Angeles Times
Cooking School.
Box 344, Folder 9
Report Letters to Accounts
1955
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: memos, lists, notes and other related to product demonstrations
at the College of Cookery (featuring "Marian Manners.")
Box 344, Folder 10
Report Letters to Accounts (Dupes)
1955
Scope and Contents
Approx. 90 items: copies of letters, with opening sentences such as, "You will be
interested to know that Marian Manners, Los Angeles Times Food Editor, featured
[product name] today at her 'live' cooking school presented in the Times fifth
floor auditorium." Products ranged from canned fruits and vegetables to snack
foods to soft drinks and cleansers. These letters were sent during February and
March of 1955.
Box 345, Folder 1
Report Letters to Accounts (Dupes)
1955
Scope and Contents
Approx. 95 items: copies of letters, with descriptions of "Stage display and
presentation," "Action demonstrations," and "Marian Manners recommendations"
regarding the products. The accounts (advertisers) were thus informed that the
Times had been featuring their products in the high profile program for
"homemakers." These letters were sent during April, May and June of 1955.
Box 345, Folder 2
Program Planning
1955
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: memos, product lists, recipes, information on upcoming programs
featuring "Marian Manners" and the College of Cookery.
Box 345, Folder 3
Wartime Cookery
1942 - 1945
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: photos (many with captions affixed) ; article copies ; several
printed "Recipes by Marian Manners" ; three booklets - "College of Wartime Cookery
- Recipe Collection..." , "Victory Meat Extenders," (from National Live Stock and
Meat Board) and "69 Ration Recipes for Meat," from Armour and Company.
Box 345, Folder 4
Recipes and Photographs
1950 - 1955
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: photographs of Fleeta Hoke posed with products, on-stage at the
College of Cookery, etc. ; recipe printouts ; etc.
Box 345, Folder 5
Course Packet - October - December
1951
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: program sheets for weekly "College of Cookery - name lists of
"Marian Manners" and her staff, a list of appliances featured, and recipes.
Box 345, Folder 6
Course Packet - February - May
1952
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: program sheets for weekly "College of Cookery - name lists of
"Marian Manners" and her staff, a list of appliances featured, and recipes.
Box 345, Folder 7
Course Packet - October - November
1952
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: program sheets for weekly "College of Cookery - name lists of
"Marian Manners" and her staff, a list of appliances featured, and recipes.
Box 345, Folder 8
Course Packet - February - May
1953
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: program sheets for weekly "College of Cookery - name lists of
"Marian Manners" and her staff, a list of appliances featured, and recipes.
Box 345, Folder 9
Course Packet - October - December
1953
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: program sheets for weekly "College of Cookery - name lists of
"Marian Manners" and her staff, a list of appliances featured, and recipes.
Box 345, Folder 10
Course Packet - October - December
1954
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: program sheets for weekly "College of Cookery - name lists of
"Marian Manners" and her staff, a list of appliances featured, and recipes.
Box 346, Folder 1
Course Packet - February - June
1955
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: program sheets for weekly "College of Cookery - name lists of
"Marian Manners" and her staff, a list of appliances featured, and recipes.
Box 346, Folder 2
Course Packet - November - December
1955
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: program sheets for weekly "College of Cookery - name lists of
"Marian Manners" and her staff, a list of appliances featured, and recipes.
Box 346, Folder 3
Course Packet - January - June
1959
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: program sheets for weekly "College of Cookery - name lists of
"Marian Manners" and her staff, a list of appliances featured, and recipes.
Box 346, Folder 4
College of Cookery By Mail
1956
Scope and Contents
Approx. 8 items: a collection of LAT "College of Cookery" bulletins. Index is
labeled Spring 1956.
Box 346, Folder 5
Stationery
undated
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: sheets of LAT Home Economics Department stationary - three
different styles.
Box 346, Folder 6
Recipe and Course Packets
circa 1948 -
1952
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: Home Economics Department bulletins from 1940s into 1950s.
These consist of recipes and other information about food preparation.
Box 346, Folder 7
Newsletters
circa 1950 -
1959
Scope and Contents
Newsletters, mostly undated, consisting of recipes.
Box 346, Folder 8
Newsletters
circa 1950 -
1959
Scope and Contents
Newsletters, mostly undated, consisting of recipes.
Box 347, Folder 1
With Friends and Celebrities
circa 1930 -
1959
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: photos from throughout Fleeta Hoke's 25 years with LAT.
Celebrities in this group of photos include: entertainer Pinky Lee ; actress Zasu
Pitts ; Jimmy Durante ; actor William Bendix.
Box 347, Folder 2
Singles & misc.
1939 - 1959
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: photos of Fleeta Hoke, misc. related photos.
Box 347, Folder 3
With Others
circa 1940 -
1959
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: photos of Fleeta Hoke with other people - some are of groups,
some are "two shots."
Box 347, Folder 4
Travel
circa 1950 -
1959
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: photos of Fleeta Hoke in Denmark, Brazil, etc. Also one photo
of Hoke with Effiom Odok, "from the Gold Coast of Africa," although it is not made
clear if the two are then in Africa or the USA.
Box 347, Folder 5
Published Photos
1947 - 1955
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: a selection of miscellaneous photos that differ from most in
the Hoke collection, in that they have detailed captions, not just a date
stamp.
Box 347, Folder 6
College of Cookery
1943 - 1955
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: photos of food preparation and presentation (some including
Hoke).
Box 347, Folder 7
College of Cookery
circa 1950 -
1959
Scope and Contents
Approx. 65 items: photographs of Fleeta Hoke and her assistants on stage at the
Times College of Cookery.
Box 347, Folder 8
Posed with Food Products
1950 - 1954
Scope and Contents
100+ items: photos of Hoke posed with food items - canned meat, vegetable or
fruit, bags of sugar, soft drinks, etc.
Box 348, Folder 1
Posed with Food Products
1950 - 1954
Scope and Contents
100+ items: photos of Hoke posed with food items - canned meat, vegetable or
fruit, bags of sugar, soft drinks, etc.
Box 348, Folder 2
Posed with Food Products
1950 - 1954
Scope and Contents
100+ items: photos of Hoke posed with food items - canned meat, vegetable or
fruit, bags of sugar, soft drinks, etc.
Box 348, Folder 3
Posed with Food Products
1950 - 1954
Scope and Contents
100+ items: photos of Hoke posed with food items - canned meat, vegetable or
fruit, bags of sugar, soft drinks, etc.
Box 348, Folder 4
Posed with Produce
1951 - 1953
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: photos of Fleeta Hoke posed with apples, lemons, potatoes and
other produce.
Box 348, Folder 5
Posed with Alcohol
1950 - 1954
Scope and Contents
Approx. 45 items: photos of Fleeta Hoke (as "Marian Manners") posed with various
brands of beer, wine and liquor products. Some of the brands here have all but
disappeared in fifty years - "Country Club Stout," "Eastside" (lager), "Regal
Pale" (ale), etc.
Box 348, Folder 6
Posed with Household Products
1950 - 1954
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: photos of Fleeta Hoke posed with "Pine Sol," "Bon Ami," "Snowy
Bleach" and other household products.
Box 348, Folder 7
Posed with Household Products
1950 - 1954
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: photos of Fleeta Hoke posed with cleansers, paper goods and
other household products.
Cookbooks
1951 - 1957
Scope and Contents
4 items: The Cokesbury Dinner and Banquet Book, 1953 ; Presbyterian Guild Cook
Book, 1951 ; (The) Guild's Favorite Recipe Book, 1957 (published by Los Angeles
Chapter, California Guild) ; A Pot of Gold, 1956.
Recipe Cards
1931 - 1954
Scope and Contents
Approx. three hundred 3 x 5" index cards with clipped recipes on newsprint
affixed to them. The dates written or stamped on the cards range from 1931 to
1954.
Other items
undated, 1944
Scope and Contents
Photograph of Times staffers on College of Cookery stage; Fleeta Hoke is in the
center wearing chef's hat. Black and white skirt apron with drawings of poodle
hairstyles.
Palmer, Kyle Files
1936-1949
Scope and Contents
Kyle Palmer (1892-1962) started at the Times in 1920 and was the political editor
from 1939-1961. He was a well-known Republican "kingmaker" in the state of California.
One scrapbook of articles by Kyle Palmer. Date range is 1936-1949.
Box 684
Editors - Palmer, Kyle
1936 - 1949
Scope and Contents
One large green scrapbook and three companion folders. The material includes
newsprint clippings of articles by Kyle Palmer. The subject matter of the clips is
World War II and politics. Palmer was the "Political Editor" of LAT during that time
frame.
Taylor, Jean Sharley Files
1970-1989
Scope and Contents
Jean Sharley Taylor (1924 - ) began work at the Times in 1971 as the women's editor.
She edited the View section, and oversaw Calendar, the Book Review, and the
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
. She was associate editor for feature sections from 1975-1989.
Includes correspondence, photographs, and clippings. Date range is 1970-1989.
Memoranda and Correspondence
1978-1989
Scope and Contents
Organized chronologically or by correspondent, including Shelby Coffey, Tom
Johnson, and other editors. Date range is 1978-1989.
Box 351
Editors - Taylor, Jean Sharley
Box 351, Folder 1
Correspondence
1979
Scope and Contents
Correspondence to and from Jean Sharley Taylor.
Box 351, Folder 2
Correspondence
1980
Scope and Contents
Correspondence to and from Jean Sharley Taylor.
Box 351, Folder 3
Correspondence - January - March
1981
Scope and Contents
Correspondence to and from Jean Sharley Taylor.
Box 351, Folder 4
Correspondence - April - June
1981
Scope and Contents
Correspondence to and from Jean Sharley Taylor.
Box 351, Folder 5
Correspondence - July - September
1981
Scope and Contents
Correspondence to and from Jean Sharley Taylor.
Box 351, Folder 6
Correspondence - October - December
1981
Scope and Contents
Correspondence to and from Jean Sharley Taylor.
Box 351, Folder 7
Correspondence - January - June
1982
Scope and Contents
Correspondence to and from Jean Sharley Taylor.
Box 352
Editors - Taylor, Jean Sharley
Box 352, Folder 1
Correspondence - July - December
1982
Scope and Contents
Correspondence to and from Jean Sharley Taylor.
Box 352, Folder 2
Correspondence
1983
Scope and Contents
Correspondence to and from Jean Sharley Taylor.
Box 352, Folder 3
Correspondence - January - June
1984
Scope and Contents
Correspondence to and from Jean Sharley Taylor.
Box 352, Folder 4
Correspondence - July - December
1984
Scope and Contents
Correspondence to and from Jean Sharley Taylor.
Box 352, Folder 5
Correspondence - January - June
1985
Scope and Contents
Correspondence to and from Jean Sharley Taylor.
Box 352, Folder 6
Correspondence - July - December
1985
Scope and Contents
Correspondence to and from Jean Sharley Taylor.
Box 353
Editors - Taylor, Jean Sharley
Box 353, Folder 1
Correspondence (1 of 2)
1986
Scope and Contents
Correspondence to and from Jean Sharley Taylor. Split into two folders.
Box 353, Folder 2
Correspondence (2 of 2)
1986
Scope and Contents
Correspondence to and from Jean Sharley Taylor. Split into two folders.
Box 353, Folder 3
Correspondence - January - June
1987
Scope and Contents
Correspondence to and from Jean Sharley Taylor.
Box 353, Folder 4
Correspondence - July - December
1987
Scope and Contents
Correspondence to and from Jean Sharley Taylor.
Box 353, Folder 5
Correspondence - January - June
1988
Scope and Contents
Correspondence to and from Jean Sharley Taylor.
Box 353, Folder 6
Correspondence- July - December
1988
Scope and Contents
Correspondence to and from Jean Sharley Taylor.
Box 353, Folder 7
Correspondence
1989
Scope and Contents
Correspondence to and from Jean Sharley Taylor.
Box 354
Editors - Taylor, Jean Sharley
Box 354, Folder 1
Memoranda
1978
Scope and Contents
Memoranda to and from Jean Sharley Taylor.
Box 354, Folder 2
Memoranda - January - June
1979
Scope and Contents
Memoranda to and from Jean Sharley Taylor.
Box 354, Folder 3
Memoranda - July - December
1979
Scope and Contents
Memoranda to and from Jean Sharley Taylor.
Box 354, Folder 4
Memoranda - January - March
1980
Scope and Contents
Memoranda to and from Jean Sharley Taylor.
Box 354, Folder 5
Memoranda - April - June
1980
Scope and Contents
Memoranda to and from Jean Sharley Taylor.
Box 354, Folder 6
Memoranda - July - September
1980
Scope and Contents
Memoranda to and from Jean Sharley Taylor.
Box 354, Folder 7
Memoranda - October - December
1980
Scope and Contents
Memoranda to and from Jean Sharley Taylor.
Box 355
Editors - Taylor, Jean Sharley
Box 355, Folder 1
Memoranda
1981
Scope and Contents
Memoranda pertaining to Jean Sharley Taylor.
Box 355, Folder 2
Memoranda
1982
Scope and Contents
Memoranda pertaining to Jean Sharley Taylor.
Box 355, Folder 3
Memoranda
1984
Scope and Contents
Memoranda pertaining to Jean Sharley Taylor.
Box 355, Folder 4
Memoranda
1985
Scope and Contents
Memoranda pertaining to Jean Sharley Taylor.
Box 355, Folder 5
Memoranda
1986
Scope and Contents
Memoranda pertaining to Jean Sharley Taylor.
Box 355, Folder 6
Memoranda
1987
Scope and Contents
Memoranda pertaining to Jean Sharley Taylor.
Box 355, Folder 7
Memoranda - January - June
1988
Scope and Contents
Memoranda pertaining to Jean Sharley Taylor.
Box 355, Folder 8
Memoranda - July - September
1988
Scope and Contents
Memoranda pertaining to Jean Sharley Taylor.
Box 355, Folder 9
Memoranda - October - December
1988
Scope and Contents
Memoranda to and from Jean Sharley Taylor.
Box 355, Folder 10
Memoranda - Brownell, John/Alpert, Don/Epstein, Bob
1988
Scope and Contents
Memoranda to and from John Brownell; also Don Alpert and Bob Epstein.
Box 356
Editors - Taylor, Jean Sharley
Box 356, Folder 1
Memoranda - Coffey, Shelby
1988
Scope and Contents
Memoranda to and from Shelby Coffey.
Box 356, Folder 2
Memoranda - Coffey, Shelby
1989
Scope and Contents
Memoranda to and from Shelby Coffey.
Box 356, Folder 3
Memoranda - Editors
1989
Scope and Contents
Memoranda to and from Editors.
Box 356, Folder 4
Memoranda - Johnson, Tom
1980
Scope and Contents
Memoranda to and from Tom Johnson.
Box 356, Folder 5
Memoranda - Johnson, Tom
1981
Scope and Contents
Memoranda to and from Tom Johnson.
Box 356, Folder 6
Memoranda - Johnson, Tom
1982
Scope and Contents
Memoranda to and from Tom Johnson.
Box 356, Folder 7
Memoranda - Johnson, Tom
1983
Scope and Contents
Memoranda to and from Tom Johnson.
Box 356, Folder 8
Memoranda - Johnson, Tom
1984
Scope and Contents
Memoranda to and from Tom Johnson.
Box 356, Folder 9
Memoranda - Johnson, Tom
1986 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Memoranda to and from Tom Johnson.
Box 356, Folder 10
Memoranda - Staff (1 of 2)
1989
Scope and Contents
Memoranda to and from Staff. Split into two folders.
Box 356, Folder 11
Memoranda - Staff (2 of 2)
1989
Scope and Contents
Memoranda to and from Staff. Split into two folders.
Box 356, Folder 12
Memoranda - Thomas, Bill
undated
Scope and Contents
Memoranda to and from Bill Thomas.
Box 356, Folder 13
Memoranda - Thomas, Bill
1978
Scope and Contents
Memoranda to and from Bill Thomas.
Box 357
Editors - Taylor, Jean Sharley
Box 357, Folder 1
Memoranda - Thomas, Bill
1979
Scope and Contents
Memoranda to and from Bill Thomas.
Box 357, Folder 2
Memoranda - Thomas, Bill
1980
Scope and Contents
Memoranda to and from Bill Thomas.
Box 357, Folder 3
Memoranda - Thomas, Bill
1981
Scope and Contents
Memoranda to and from Bill Thomas.
Box 357, Folder 4
Memoranda - Thomas, Bill
1982
Scope and Contents
Memoranda to and from Bill Thomas.
Box 357, Folder 5
Memoranda - Thomas, Bill
1983
Scope and Contents
Memoranda to and from Bill Thomas.
Box 357, Folder 6
Memoranda - Thomas, Bill
1984
Scope and Contents
Memoranda to and from Bill Thomas.
Box 357, Folder 7
Memoranda - Thomas, Bill
1985
Scope and Contents
Memoranda to and from Bill Thomas.
Box 357, Folder 8
Memoranda - Thomas, Bill
1986
Scope and Contents
Memoranda to and from Bill Thomas.
Box 357, Folder 9
Memoranda - Thomas, Bill
1987
Scope and Contents
Memoranda to and from Bill Thomas.
Box 357, Folder 10
Memoranda - Thomas, Bill
1988
Scope and Contents
Memoranda to and from Bill Thomas.
Box 357, Folder 11
Staff Evaluations
1989
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of staff evaluations.
Box 357, Folder 12
Suggestion Evaluations (Cost Containment)
1988
Scope and Contents
Memoranda and evaluations on cost containment.
Reference Files
1970-1989
Scope and Contents
Arranged alphabetically by subject. Includes correspondence related to her work as
Editor of American Society of Newspaper Editors Bulletin in the early 1980s,
newspaper sections, artists, and authors. Date range is 1970-1989.
Box 358
Editors - Taylor, Jean Sharley
Box 358, Folder 1
Abby
1984 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Eleven items comprising 28 pages pertaining to Dear Abby, containing letters,
memos and both original and photocopies of newspaper clippings.
Box 358, Folder 2
Abrams, Gary
1981 - 1984
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising a letter and a memo pertaining to Gary Abrams.
Box 358, Folder 3
Academy Awards
1980 - 1985
Scope and Contents
Ten items comprising fourteen pages pertaining to the Academy Awards,
containing letters and memos.
Box 358, Folder 4
Affirmative Action
1987 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Five items comprising sixty-seven pages pertaining to Affirmative Action,
containing memos, reports and policies.
Box 358, Folder 5
Alcohol and Drugs
1985
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising eighteen pages pertaining to alcohol and drugs, containing
letters and memos.
Box 358, Folder 6
Alien
1980
Scope and Contents
Thirteen items comprising thirty-three pages pertaining to Alien the movie,
containing letters, and memos.
Box 358, Folder 7
Alpert, Don
1979 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Forty-six items comprising eighty-one pages pertaining to Don Alpert,
containing letters, memos, envelopes, and photocopies of newspaper
clippings.
Box 358, Folder 8
American Booksellers Association - Book Review
1979
Scope and Contents
Four items comprising nine pages pertaining to the American Booksellers
Association and book reviews.
Box 358, Folder 9
American Society of Newspaper Editors - July/August Bulletin (1 of
2)
1981
Scope and Contents
"Seventy-five items comprising two hundred thirty pages pertaining to the
American Society of Newspapers Editors, containing letters, photographs,
transcripts of articles, photocopies of magazine articles, and memos. Split into
two folders. "
Box 358, Folder 10
American Society of Newspaper Editors - July/August Bulletin (2 of
2)
1981
Scope and Contents
"Seventy-five items comprising two hundred thirty pages pertaining to the
American Society of Newspapers Editors, containing letters, photographs,
transcripts of articles, photocopies of magazine articles, and memos. Split into
two folders. "
Box 358, Folder 11
American Society of Newspaper Editors (1 of 2)
1982
Scope and Contents
Thirty-five items comprising fifty-four pages pertaining to the American
Society of Newspapers Editors, containing letters, check stubs, photocopies of
checks and check stubs, memos, programs, flyers, receipts, check request, maps,
Chicago visitor information guides, booklets, magazines, and conference
information. Split into two folders.
Box 358, Folder 12
American Society of Newspaper Editors (2 of 2)
1982
Scope and Contents
Thirty-five items comprising fifty-four pages pertaining to the American
Society of Newspapers Editors, containing letters, check stubs, photocopies of
checks and check stubs, memos, programs, flyers, receipts, check request, maps,
Chicago visitor information guides, booklets, magazines, and conference
information. Split into two folders.
Box 358, Folder 13
American Society of Newspaper Editors - Bulletin
1982
Scope and Contents
Fourteen items comprising thirty-one pages pertaining to the American Society
of Newspapers Editors' bulletin, containing letters and memos.
Box 358, Folder 14
American Society of Newspaper Editors
1983
Scope and Contents
Twenty items comprising twenty-eight pages pertaining to the American Society
of Newspapers Editors, containing letters, check requests, photocopies of check,
an invitation, memos, and conference information.
Box 359
Editors - Taylor, Jean Sharley
Box 359, Folder 1
American Society of Newspaper Editors
1984
Scope and Contents
Twenty-three items comprising thirty-three pages pertaining to the American
Society of Newspapers Editors, containing letters, pamphlets, brochures,
newspaper clippings, memos, flyers, and conference information.
Box 359, Folder 2
American Society of Newspaper Editors
1985
Scope and Contents
Twenty-five items comprising fifty-five pages pertaining to the American
Society of Newspapers Editors, containing letters, check stubs, photocopies of
checks and check stubs, memos, programs, flyers, receipts, check request, and
conference information.
Box 359, Folder 3
American Society of Newspaper Editors
1986
Scope and Contents
Three items comprising seventeen pages pertaining to the American Society of
Newspapers Editors, containing letters, memos, receipts, attendance list, check
request, and conference information.
Box 359, Folder 4
American Society of Newspaper Editors
1987
Scope and Contents
Eight items comprising twenty-two pages pertaining to the American Society of
Newspapers Editors, containing letters, receipts, Fairmont hotel directory,
check request, and conference information.
Box 359, Folder 5
American Society of Newspaper Editors (1 of 2)
1988
Scope and Contents
Thirty items comprising seventy-nine pages pertaining to the American Society
of Newspapers Editors, containing letters, flyers, receipts, brochure,
invitations, envelopes, photocopies of articles, and conference information
material. Split into two folders.
Box 359, Folder 6
American Society of Newspaper Editors (2 of 2)
1988
Scope and Contents
Thirty items comprising seventy-nine pages pertaining to the American Society
of Newspapers Editors, containing letters, flyers, receipts, brochure,
invitations, envelopes, photocopies of articles, and conference information
material. Split into two folders.
Box 359, Folder 7
American Society of Newspaper Editors
1989
Scope and Contents
Three items comprising ten pages pertaining to the American Society of
Newspapers Editors, containing letters, photocopies of checks, and both original
and photocopies of check stubs.
Box 359, Folder 8
American Society of Newspaper Editors - Credibility
Committee
1984 - 1985
Scope and Contents
Twenty-three items comprising one hundred forty-six pages pertaining to the
American Society of Newspapers Editors, containing letters, questionnaires, and
original and photocopies of articles.
Box 359, Folder 9
Andrews, Colman
1984
Scope and Contents
Six items comprising fourteen pages pertaining to Colman Andrews, containing
memos and letters.
Box 359, Folder 10
Appraisal Forms - Editorial Department
1989
Scope and Contents
Two copies of a three page Editorial Department Performance Appraisal form.
Box 359, Folder 11
Appraisals
1983
Scope and Contents
Ten items comprising a memo and nine Editorial Department Performance
appraisals.
Box 359, Folder 12
Arizona Republic
1985
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising five pages pertaining to the Arizona Republic, containing
letters and a memo.
Box 359, Folder 13
Asher, Gerald
1984 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Thirty-one pages pertaining to Gerald Asher, containing a biography and
photocopies of his articles.
Box 359, Folder 14
Awards - Staff
1986
Scope and Contents
One item comprising of two pages pertaining to L.A. Press Club Awards.
Box 359, Folder 15
Babcock, Marilyn
1987
Scope and Contents
A one page memo pertaining to Marilyn Babcock.
Box 360
Editors - Taylor, Jean Sharley
Box 360, Folder 1
Balsley, Betsy
1978 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Forty-three items comprising eighty pages pertaining to Betsy Balsley,
containing letters, memos, photocopies of articles, and flyers.
Box 360, Folder 2
Balzer, Bob
1987 - 1988
Scope and Contents
"Six items comprising thirty-six pages pertaining to Bob Balzer, containing a
copy of the April 19, 1997
Los
Angeles
Times
magazine
, photocopies of articles
from that magazine, transcripts of articles, memos, letters, and newsletters.
"
Box 360, Folder 3
Barnes, Dick - Real Estate Editor
undated
Scope and Contents
A one page memo pertaining to Dick Barnes.
Box 360, Folder 4
Basque Bash Historical Society
1980 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Fourteen items comprising forty-three pages pertaining to the Basque Bash
Historical Society, containing programs, letters, memos, and photocopies of
menus.
Box 360, Folder 5
Begelman, David
1978 - 1979
Scope and Contents
Forty-three items comprising one hundred thirty-eight pages pertaining to David
Begelman, containing letters, photocopies of articles, memos, reprint, both
original and photocopies of newspaper and magazine articles, and transcripts of
articles.
Box 360, Folder 6
Beigel, Greta
1988
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising four pages pertaining to Greta Beigel, containing doctor's
notes, memos, and stock requisition forms.
Box 360, Folder 7
Bellows, Jim and Keven
1978
Scope and Contents
Three items comprising two pages and a reprint booklet, all pertaining to both
Keven Bellows and Jim Bellows, containing a letter a photocopy of an article and
reprints entitled "L.A. Herald Examiner - Signs of Life" and "Paper's Plan for
Revival - Be Local, Be Lively."
Box 360, Folder 8
Berger, Dan
1987 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Four items comprising four pages pertaining to Dan Berger, containing memos,
letters and a resume.
Box 360, Folder 9
Berges, Marshall
1978 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Twelve items comprising twenty-three pages, containing letters, and memos.
Box 360, Folder 10
Berman, Art - View Editor
1982 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Eighty-eight items comprising one hundred eighty-one pages pertaining to Art
Berman, containing memos, photocopies of articles, letters, and resumes.
Box 360, Folder 11
Bernheimer, Martin (1 of 2)
1977 - 1986
Scope and Contents
One hundred thirty items comprising two hundred sixty pages pertaining to
Martin Bernheimer, containing original and photocopies of clippings, letters,
memos, receipts, and contact sheets. Split into two folders.
Box 361
Editors - Taylor, Jean Sharley
Box 361, Folder 1
Bernheimer, Martin (2 of 2)
1977 - 1986
Scope and Contents
One hundred thirty items comprising two hundred sixty pages pertaining to
Martin Bernheimer, containing original and photocopies of clippings, letters,
memos, receipts, and contact sheets. Split into two folders.
Box 361, Folder 2
Beyette, Beverly
1975 - 1980
Scope and Contents
Five items comprising eleven pages pertaining to Beverly Beyette, containing
memoranda, letters and a resume.
Box 361, Folder 3
Blair, Kim
1980 - 1984
Scope and Contents
Five items comprising fifteen pages pertaining to Kim Blair, containing
letters, benefit requests and an envelope.
Box 361, Folder 4
Bloom, Judith
1985
Scope and Contents
A one page memo pertaining to Judith Bloom.
Box 361, Folder 5
Blume, Dave
1983
Scope and Contents
A two page photocopy of a newspaper clipping pertaining to Dave Blume.
Box 361, Folder 6
Boesch, Charles
1977 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Thirty-one items comprising sixty pages pertaining to Charles Boesch containing
memos.
Box 361, Folder 7
Bombeck, Erma
1985 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Three items comprising five pages pertaining to Erma Bombeck, containing memos,
letters and a biography.
Box 361, Folder 8
Book Prizes
1979 - 1981
Scope and Contents
Twenty-one items comprising ninety-five pages pertaining to the Los Angeles
Times Book Prizes, containing letters, memos, invitations, information folder,
photographs, stationary, envelopes, and photocopies of clippings.
Box 361, Folder 9
Book Prizes
1984
Scope and Contents
Four items comprising seven pages pertaining to the 1984 book prizes,
containing an invitation and memos.
Box 361, Folder 10
Book Prizes
1985
Scope and Contents
Four items comprising five pages pertaining to the 1985 book prizes, containing
a photocopy of an article, transcript of a speech and memos.
Box 361, Folder 11
Book Prizes
1987
Scope and Contents
Five items comprising thirty pages pertaining to the 1987 book prizes,
containing transcript, letters, memos, invitation, press release, and
biographies.
Box 361, Folder 12
Book Program
1981 - 1985
Scope and Contents
Sixteen items comprising fifty pages pertaining to the book program, containing
letters, memos, and photocopies of clippings.
Box 361, Folder 13
Book Review
1975 - 1976
Scope and Contents
Fifty-two items comprising one hundred eleven pages pertaining to the 1975 Book
Review section, containing clippings, letters, memos, a booklet entitled "An
Introduction to Association of American Publishers, Inc.," and reprints.
Box 361, Folder 14
Book Review
1977
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising two pages pertaining to the 1977 Book Review section,
containing a memo and a profit and loss report.
Box 361, Folder 15
Book Review
1978 - 1979
Scope and Contents
Twenty-four items comprising fifty-four pages pertaining to the 1978 Book
Review section, containing memos, letters, and reprints.
Box 361, Folder 16
Book Review
1980 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Thirty-one items comprising fifty-nine pages pertaining to the Book Review
section, containing reports, statistics, letters, memos, clippings, a May 24,
1981 copy of the Los Angeles Times Book Review section, and an April 26, 1981
copy of the Herald Examiner Book section.
Box 362
Editors - Taylor, Jean Sharley
Box 362, Folder 1
Boswell, James D.
1981 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Fourteen items comprising forty-six pages pertaining to James Boswell,
containing memos and letters.
Box 362, Folder 2
Brenneman, Susan
1988
Scope and Contents
A one page memo pertaining to Susan Brenneman.
Box 362, Folder 3
Boyer, Peter
1981 - 1983
Scope and Contents
Eight items comprising fourteen pages pertaining to Peter Boyer, containing
memos, letters, photocopies of newspaper clippings, and a resume.
Box 362, Folder 4
Brauchli, Christopher
1987
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising five pages pertaining to Christopher Brauchli, containing
letters and memos.
Box 362, Folder 5
Britton, Dennis
undated
Scope and Contents
A memo from Dennis A. Britton to Jean Sharley Taylor.
Box 362, Folder 6
Brownell, John
1986 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Eleven items comprising twenty-five pages pertaining to John Brownell,
containing memos, letters, and article transcript.
Box 362, Folder 7
Broyles, Sybil
undated
Scope and Contents
A two page resume pertaining to Sybil Broyles.
Box 362, Folder 8
Bruns, Ken
1983
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising four pages of memos pertaining to Ken Bruns.
Box 362, Folder 9
Buchen, Charlotte
1979
Scope and Contents
Three items comprising thirteen pages pertaining to Charlotte Buchen,
containing a note card, memos, photocopies of clippings, and letters.
Box 362, Folder 10
Buchwald, Art
1982
Scope and Contents
Four items comprising fourteen pages pertaining to Art Buchwald, containing
article transcripts, memos, and letters.
Box 362, Folder 11
Budget Cut Memos
1980 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Nine items comprising nineteen pages pertaining to budget cuts, containing
memos and budget figures.
Box 362, Folder 12
Burgess, Don
1985 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Nine items comprising ten pages pertaining to Don Burgess, containing calendar
pages, check request, photocopy of an invitation, memos, and letters.
Box 362, Folder 13
Buscaglia, Dr. Leo
1984 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Five items comprising six pages pertaining to Dr. Leo Buscaglia, containing
letters, his biography, and a promotional folder for the column.
Box 362, Folder 14
Calendar Section - Sunday Edition
1978 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Thirty-six items comprising seventy-one pages pertaining to the Sunday Edition
of the Calendar Section of the Los Angeles Times, containing memos, letters,
original and photocopies of clippings, and an envelope.
Box 362, Folder 15
Calendar Section - Color
1981 - 1983
Scope and Contents
Twenty-five items comprising forty-four pages pertaining to the color and the
Calendar Section of the Los Angeles Times, containing memos and letters.
Box 362, Folder 16
Calendar Section
1977 - 1980
Scope and Contents
Fifty-four items comprising one hundred eight pages pertaining to the Calendar
Section of the Los Angeles Times, containing memos, letters, original and
photocopies of clippings, and an envelope.
Box 362, Folder 17
Campbell, Don
1979 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Thirty-eight items comprising eighty-four pages pertaining to Don Campbell,
containing memos, letters, original and photocopies of clippings, and article
transcripts.
Box 362, Folder 18
Cariaga, Dan
1979 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Five items comprising nine pages pertaining to Dan Cariaga, containing memo,
letters, and newspaper clippings.
Box 362, Folder 19
Caswell, Tom
1983 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising four pages pertaining to Tom Caswell, containing memos and
letters.
Box 362, Folder 20
Caulfield, Deborah
1981 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Twelve items comprising sixty-seven pages pertaining to Deborah Caulfield,
containing memos, letters, photocopies of clippings, and transcripts.
Box 363
Editors - Taylor, Jean Sharley
Box 363, Folder 1
Champlin, Charles - 1979
1979 - 1981
Scope and Contents
Forty-nine items comprising one hundred thirty-four pages pertaining to Charles
Champlin, containing memos, letters, and photocopies of articles.
Box 363, Folder 2
Champlin, Charles (1 of 2)
1981 - 1986
Scope and Contents
One hundred seven items comprising two hundred forty-two pages pertaining to
Charles Champlin, containing letters, memos, an envelope, transcripts, and
photocopies of clippings. Split into two folders.
Box 363, Folder 3
Champlin, Charles (2 of 2)
1981 - 1986
Scope and Contents
One hundred seven items comprising two hundred forty-two pages pertaining to
Charles Champlin, containing letters, memos, an envelope, transcripts, and
photocopies of clippings. Split into two folders.
Box 363, Folder 4
Chandler, Bettina
1979 - 1982
Scope and Contents
Three items comprising two pages and a note card, pertaining to Bettina
Chandler containing memos and a note card.
Box 363, Folder 5
Chandler, Norman
1980 - 1985
Scope and Contents
Twenty-one items comprising twenty-eight pages pertaining to Norman Chandler,
containing photocopies of articles, memos, and letters.
Box 363, Folder 6
Chandler, Otis
1979 - 1985
Scope and Contents
Fifteen items comprising twenty-four pages pertaining to Otis Chandler,
containing a booklet, memos, letters, a copy of the November 1978 The Executive
magazine, and a copy of the Chandler Family Tree from 1836-1979.
Box 363, Folder 7
Christon, Larry
1978 - 1985
Scope and Contents
Six items comprising twenty-one pages pertaining to Larry Christon, containing
memos, and letters.
Box 363, Folder 8
Christy, Sister Mary Rose
1985 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Four items comprising ten pages pertaining to Sister Mary Rose Christy,
containing an invitation, memos, a resume, and a biographical sketch.
Box 363, Folder 9
Chroman, Nate
1987 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Nine items comprising forty-two pages pertaining to Nate Chroman, containing
letters and memos.
Box 363, Folder 10
Citizen Bee Education Project
1988
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising two information packets, an invitation and a memo,
pertaining to the Citizen Bee Education Project. One folder has information on
the Close Up Foundation and the other folder contains information on the Los
Angeles Times in Education programs.
Box 363, Folder 11
Coffey III, Shelby
1986 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Nine pages comprising eleven pages pertaining to Shelby Coffey, III, containing
resumes, letters, and memos.
Box 363, Folder 12
Coffey Speculation
1986
Scope and Contents
Eight items comprising fifteen pages pertaining to speculation of Shelby
Coffey, III working at the Los Angeles Times, containing memos, letters,
original and photocopies of newspaper clippings.
Box 364
Editors - Taylor, Jean Sharley
Box 364, Folder 1
Color Committee (1 of 2)
1983 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Fifty-five items comprising one hundred ninety-seven pages pertaining to the
Color Committee, containing memos, letters, an envelope, and brochures. Split
into two folders.
Box 364, Folder 2
Color Committee (2 of 2)
1983 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Fifty-five items comprising one hundred ninety-seven pages pertaining to the
Color Committee, containing memos, letters, an envelope, and brochures. Split
into two folders.
Box 364, Folder 3
Colston, Willard
1979 - 1983
Scope and Contents
Five items comprising twenty-one pages pertaining to Willard Colston,
containing memos, letters, and photocopies of clippings.
Box 364, Folder 4
Company Rate Increase
1981 - 1985
Scope and Contents
Three items comprising five pages pertaining to company rate increases,
containing memos and guidelines.
Box 364, Folder 5
Conrad, Paul
1986
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising four pages pertaining to Paul Conrad, containing
memos.
Box 364, Folder 6
Contests
1977 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Twenty-five items comprising one hundred twenty-seven pages pertaining to
different contests, containing letters, memos, and flyers.
Box 364, Folder 7
Cost Containment Guidelines for Travel Savings
1988
Scope and Contents
One item comprising nine pages pertaining to cost containment guidelines for
travel savings, containing memos and guidelines.
Box 364, Folder 8
Cotliar, George
1980 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Sixteen items comprising forty-two pages pertaining to George Cotliar,
containing memos, photocopies of articles, and letters.
Box 364, Folder 9
Coyote Editing System
1982 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Forty-four items comprising one hundred thirty-five pages pertaining to the
Coyote Editing System, containing memos, resumes, and reports.
Box 364, Folder 10
Coyote Editing System - Meeting RSVPs
1982 - 1983
Scope and Contents
Twenty-six items comprising sixty pages pertaining to the Coyote editing system
meeting RSVPs, containing memos and schedules.
Box 364, Folder 11
Crafts, Fred
1983
Scope and Contents
Four items comprising twenty pages pertaining to Fred Crafts, containing memo,
letters, and photocopies of articles.
Box 364, Folder 12
Crook, David
1980 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Thirteen items comprising one hundred ninety-nine pages pertaining to David
Crook, containing memos, letters, original and photocopies of articles.
Box 365
Editors - Taylor, Jean Sharley
Box 365, Folder 1
Cuniberti, Betty
1979 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Three items comprising ninety pages pertaining to Betty Cuniberti, containing
letters, memos, and photocopies of articles.
Box 365, Folder 2
D'Angona, John
1985
Scope and Contents
One item comprising six pages pertaining to John D'Angona, containing a memo
and an Editorial Department Performance Appraisal.
Box 365, Folder 3
Day, Tony
1980 - 1984
Scope and Contents
Six items comprising sixteen pages pertaining to Tony Day, containing memos,
photocopies of articles, a statement transcript, and a thank you card.
Box 365, Folder 4
De Bergh, Karla
undated
Scope and Contents
A two page resume pertaining to Karla De Bergh.
Box 365, Folder 5
De Wolfe, Evie
1981 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Twenty-one items comprising forty-eight pages pertaining to Evie De Wolfe,
containing letters, memos, and performance appraisals.
Box 365, Folder 6
Dean, Paul
1977 - 1985
Scope and Contents
Twenty items comprising seventy-one pages pertaining to Paul Dean, containing
memos, photocopies of articles, and letters.
Box 365, Folder 7
Deane, Donna
1987
Scope and Contents
One item comprising of two memos pertaining to Donna Deane.
Box 365, Folder 8
Del Olmo, Frank
1981
Scope and Contents
One page memo pertaining to Jean Sharley Taylor from Frank Del Olmo, regarding
Anthony Quinn honors.
Box 365, Folder 9
Design
1981
Scope and Contents
One item comprising fifty-one pages pertaining to the design of the Los Angeles
Times, containing a memo, a copy of Design and Style Guidelines, and transcripts
of articles.
Box 365, Folder 10
Desser, Lou
1978 - 1984
Scope and Contents
Four items comprising eight pages pertaining to Lou Desser, containing memos,
an envelope, and photocopies of articles.
Box 365, Folder 11
DeVoss, David
1985 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Nine items comprising thirty-five pages pertaining to David DeVoss, containing
memos, letters, and photocopies of articles.
Box 365, Folder 12
Dirlam, Sharon
1981 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Seven items comprising eleven pages pertaining to Sharon Dirlam, containing
letters, memos, and a performance appraisal.
Box 365, Folder 13
Dix, John
1980
Scope and Contents
One item comprising three memos pertaining to John Dix.
Box 365, Folder 14
Dolan, Mary Anne
1980
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising fifteen pages pertaining to Mary Anne Dolan, containing
memos and letters.
Box 365, Folder 15
Dosti, Rose
1980 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Six items comprising fourteen pages pertaining to Rose Dosti, containing memos,
photocopies of articles and letters.
Box 365, Folder 16
Drake, Sylvie
1978 - 1985
Scope and Contents
Thirteen items comprising thirty-four pages pertaining to Rose Dosti,
containing letters, memos, and both original and photocopies of clippings.
Box 365, Folder 17
Dreyfuss, John
1978 - 1985
Scope and Contents
Sixty items comprising one hundred two pages pertaining to John Dreyfuss,
containing letters, memos, a copy of the October 1982 L.A. Architect magazine
and both original and photocopies of clippings.
Box 365, Folder 18
Duckworth, Nancy
undated
Scope and Contents
One items comprising a two page memo pertaining to Nancy Duckworth.
Box 365, Folder 19
Duncan, Jim
1979 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Four items comprising seven pages pertaining to Jim Duncan, containing letters
and memos.
Box 365, Folder 20
Durkin, Tom
1981 - 1983
Scope and Contents
Thirteen items comprising twenty-six pages pertaining to Tom Durkin, containing
memos, letters, photocopies of articles, an envelope and a resume.
Box 365, Folder 21
Duty, Juana
1983 - 1984
Scope and Contents
Six items comprising six pages pertaining to Juana Duty, containing memos and
letters.
Box 365, Folder 22
Dwan, Lois (1 of 2)
1978 - 1984
Scope and Contents
Sixty items comprising two hundred three pages pertaining to Lois Dwan,
containing memos, cards, original and photocopies of clippings, invitation,
letters, car accident reports. Split into two folders.
Box 366
Editors - Taylor, Jean Sharley
Box 366, Folder 1
Dwan, Lois (2 of 2)
1978 - 1984
Scope and Contents
Sixty items comprising two hundred three pages pertaining to Lois Dwan,
containing memos, cards, original and photocopies of clippings, invitation,
letters, car accident reports. Split into two folders.
Box 366, Folder 2
E.T.
1985
Scope and Contents
Seven items comprising thirteen pages pertaining to E.T., containing memos,
letters and newspaper pages.
Box 366, Folder 3
Eder, Richard
1982 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Thirty-six items comprising sixty-four pages pertaining to Richard Eder,
containing memos, and letters.
Box 366, Folder 4
Editorial Changes - Monthly Reviews
1982
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising three memos pertaining to monthly reviews of editorial
changes.
Box 366, Folder 5
Editorial Section - Aide Job Description
1980
Scope and Contents
A page detailing the job description for an Editorial Section Aide. Also
provides the job description for Sports Department Aide.
Box 366, Folder 6
Electronic Newspapers
1979
Scope and Contents
One item comprising seven pages of clippings, both original and photocopies,
pertaining to electronic newspapers.
Box 366, Folder 7
Electronic Publishing
1985
Scope and Contents
One item comprising of a memo with a memo attached to it, pertaining to
electronic publishing.
Box 366, Folder 8
Electronic Publishing - Research Project
1980 - 1981
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising five pages of memos pertaining to the electronic
publishing research project.
Box 366, Folder 9
Employee Bulletins
1988 - 1989
Scope and Contents
One hundred forty-nine items comprising one hundred ninety-three pages
pertaining to employee bulletins, containing memos, pamphlets, lists, and
bulletins.
Box 366, Folder 10
Employee Bulletins
1988
Scope and Contents
One hundred sixty items comprising one hundred eighty-three pages pertaining to
employee bulletins, containing memos, a menu, and bulletins.
Box 367
Editors - Taylor, Jean Sharley
Box 367, Folder 1
Employee Bulletins (1 of 2)
1988
Scope and Contents
One hundred seventy-nine items comprising two hundred nine pages pertaining to
employee bulletins, containing memos and bulletins. Split into two folders.
Box 367, Folder 2
Employee Bulletins (2 of 2)
1988
Scope and Contents
One hundred seventy-nine items comprising two hundred nine pages pertaining to
employee bulletins, containing memos and bulletins. Split into two folders.
Box 367, Folder 3
Employee Counseling
1983
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising three pages pertaining to employee counselling, containing
memos and a flyer.
Box 367, Folder 4
Epstein, Robert - Executive Arts Editor (1 of 2)
1981 - 1987
Scope and Contents
One hundred eleven items comprising two hundred seventy pages pertaining to
Robert Epstein, comprising memos, letters, photocopies and originals of
clippings, brochures, envelopes, and postcards. Split into two folders.
Box 367, Folder 5
Epstein, Robert - Executive Arts Editor (2 of 2)
1981 - 1987
Scope and Contents
One hundred eleven items comprising two hundred seventy pages pertaining to
Robert Epstein, comprising memos, letters, photocopies and originals of
clippings, brochures, envelopes, and postcards. Split into two folders.
Box 367, Folder 6
Equal Rights Amendment
1979 - 1982
Scope and Contents
Three items comprising twelve pages pertaining to the equal rights amendment,
containing letters, memos and a transcript.
Box 367, Folder 7
Erburu, Robert F.
1985
Scope and Contents
One item comprising twenty-two pages pertaining to Robert F. Erburu, containing
memos and a presentation transcript.
Box 367, Folder 8
Fashion
1982 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Twenty items comprising thirty-two pages pertaining to fashion, containing
memos and letters.
Box 367, Folder 9
Fashion '78 Section - Comments
1978
Scope and Contents
Eighteen items comprising twenty-one pages pertaining to the Fashion '78
section of the Los Angeles times, containing memos, letters, and clippings.
Box 367, Folder 10
Fashion '78 Section - Costs/Budget
1978
Scope and Contents
Forty-three items comprising forty-four pages pertaining to the Fashion '78
Section costs and budget, containing memos.
Box 367, Folder 11
Fashion '78 Section - Memos
1978
Scope and Contents
Thirty-four items comprising sixty-two pages pertaining to the Fashion '78
section, containing memos, letters, and photocopies and original of
clippings.
Box 368
Editors - Taylor, Jean Sharley
Box 368, Folder 1
Fashion '78 Section - Promotion
1978
Scope and Contents
"Six items comprising five pages pertaining to the Fashion '78 section
promotional items, containing calendars, bulletins, press releases and a sample
wrapper. "
Box 368, Folder 2
Fashion '79 Section
1979 - 1980
Scope and Contents
Fifteen items comprising twenty-two pages pertaining to the Fashion '79
section, containing memos and letters.
Box 368, Folder 3
Fashion '79 Section - Costs/Budgets
1979 - 1980
Scope and Contents
Thirty-eight items comprising forty-eight memos pertaining to the Fashion '79
section.
Box 368, Folder 4
Fashion '81 Section
1981
Scope and Contents
Two memos pertaining to the Fashion '81 section.
Box 368, Folder 5
Fashion Applicants
1985 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Five items comprising six pages pertaining to Fashion Applicants, containing
letters and memos.
Box 368, Folder 6
Feather, Leonard
1980
Scope and Contents
Two memos pertaining to Leonard Feather.
Box 368, Folder 7
Fellenzer, Jeff C.
1987
Scope and Contents
Four items comprising five pages pertaining to Jeff c. Fellenzer, containing
memos and a resume.
Box 368, Folder 8
Festival Magazine
1984
Scope and Contents
A copy of the April 15, 1984 Festival magazine.
Box 368, Folder 9
Fetherling, Dale
1982 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Three items comprising sixteen pages pertaining to Dale Fetherling, containing
memos, letters and photocopies of clippings.
Box 368, Folder 10
Finney, Ron
1980 - 1984
Scope and Contents
Fourteen items comprising thirty pages pertaining to Ron Finney, containing
memos, a resume, envelopes, and original and photocopies of clippings.
Box 368, Folder 11
Foley, John
1978 - 1983
Scope and Contents
Four items comprising seven items pertaining to John Foley, containing letters
and memos.
Box 368, Folder 12
Folkart, Burt - Obituary Page
1979
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising three pages pertaining to Burt Folkart and the Obituary
page, containing memos.
Box 368, Folder 13
Food Section
1978 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Twenty-two items comprising thirty-nine pages pertaining to the Food Section,
containing memos, letters, clippings, and article transcripts.
Box 368, Folder 14
Fox, David
1983 - 1989
Scope and Contents
Eleven items comprising twenty-one pages pertaining to David Fox, containing
memos, letters, and a resume.
Box 368, Folder 15
Freelance Guidelines
1981 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Fourteen items comprising one hundred sixty-nine pages pertaining to freelance
guidelines, containing memos and a list of names and addresses of
freelancers.
Box 368, Folder 16
Freelance Policy
1979 - 1981
Scope and Contents
Four items comprising twenty-seven pages pertaining to freelance policy,
containing letters, memos, and photocopies of clippings.
Box 368, Folder 17
Friendly, David
1985 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Four items comprising six items pertaining to David Friendly, containing
letters and memos.
Box 368, Folder 18
Garcia, Elizabeth
1985 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Four items comprising eleven pages pertaining to Elizabeth Garcia, containing
letters and memos.
Box 368, Folder 19
Garden Show
1983 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Four items comprising ten pages pertaining to the garden show, containing
slides, memos, letters, and photocopies of clippings.
Box 368, Folder 20
Gendel, Morgan
1984 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Six items comprising ten pages pertaining to the Morgan Gendel, containing,
memos, letters, resumes and photocopies of clippings.
Box 368, Folder 21
Ghost Director (1 of 2)
1983 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Thirty-one items comprising two hundred thirteen pages pertaining to the topic
of ghost directors, containing letters, memos, photocopies of clippings,
transcripts and biographies. Split into two folders.
Box 369
Editors - Taylor, Jean Sharley
Box 369, Folder 1
Ghost Director (2 of 2)
1983 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Thirty-one items comprising two hundred thirteen pages pertaining to the topic
of ghost directors, containing letters, memos, photocopies of clippings,
transcripts and biographies. Split into two folders.
Box 369, Folder 2
Gibbs, Sunny
1987
Scope and Contents
Five items comprising eleven pages pertaining to Sunny Gibbs, containing
letters and memos.
Box 369, Folder 3
Gindick, Tia
1981 - 1985
Scope and Contents
Five items comprising eleven pages pertaining to Tia Gindick, containing
letters, clippings and memos.
Box 369, Folder 4
Goldstein, Patrick
1984
Scope and Contents
One item comprising seventeen pages pertaining to Patrick Goldstein, containing
letters, an envelope, photocopies of clippings and memos.
Box 369, Folder 5
Goodwin, Betty
1984 - 1985
Scope and Contents
Three items comprising four pages pertaining to Betty Goodwin, containing
letters and memos.
Box 369, Folder 6
Gormley, Myra Vanderpool (1 of 2)
1983 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Twenty-five items comprising two hundred three pages pertaining to Myra
Vanderpool Gormley, containing memos, reprints, original and photocopies of
articles, and a transcript of Gormley's book "Family Diseases: Are you at Risk?"
Split into two folders.
Box 369, Folder 7
Gormley, Myra Vanderpool (2 of 2)
1983 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Twenty-five items comprising two hundred three pages pertaining to Myra
Vanderpool Gormley, containing memos, reprints, original and photocopies of
articles, and a transcript of Gormley's book "Family Diseases: Are you at Risk?"
Split into two folders.
Box 369, Folder 8
Gormley, Myra Vanderpool - Book Foreword
1989
Scope and Contents
Four items comprising fourteen pages pertaining to Myra Vanderpool Gormley,
containing memos and transcripts for the foreword of Gormley's book "Family
Diseases: Are you at Risk?"
Box 369, Folder 9
Grant, Lee
1981 - 1985
Scope and Contents
Six items comprising fourteen pages pertaining to Lee Grant, containing
letters, memos, travel requisitions, and an envelope.
Box 369, Folder 10
Gray, Virginia
1982
Scope and Contents
A one page memo to Jean Sharley Taylor from Virginia Gray.
Box 369, Folder 11
Greenberg, Nikki
1987 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Three items comprising four pages pertaining to Nikki Greenberg, containing a
letter, a resume and a memo.
Box 369, Folder 12
Greenwood, Noel
1984 - 1986
Scope and Contents
One item comprising two page memo pertaining to Noel Greenwood.
Box 369, Folder 13
Gross, Linden
1984 - 1985
Scope and Contents
Eight items comprising thirty pages pertaining to Linden Gross memos, article
transcripts, an envelope, resumes, letters, and photocopies of clippings.
Box 369, Folder 14
Guenther, Wally (1 of 2)
1980 - 1989
Scope and Contents
Eighty items comprising one hundred ninety pages pertaining to Wally Guenther
containing memos, letters, an envelope, and photocopies of clippings. Split into
two folders.
Box 369, Folder 15
Guenther, Wally (2 of 2)
1980 - 1989
Scope and Contents
Eighty items comprising one hundred ninety pages pertaining to Wally Guenther
containing memos, letters, an envelope, and photocopies of clippings. Split into
two folders.
Box 369, Folder 16
Hain, Herb
1980 - 1984
Scope and Contents
Six items comprising nine pages pertaining to Herb Hain containing memos,
letters, and photocopies of clippings.
Box 369, Folder 17
Hansen, Barbara
1978 - 1985
Scope and Contents
Six items comprising eight pages pertaining to Barbara Hansen, containing
memos, newsletters, a resume and letters.
Box 370
Editors - Taylor, Jean Sharley
Box 370, Folder 1
Harris, Ron
1984
Scope and Contents
A photocopy of a memo from Jean Sharley Taylor to Ron Harris.
Box 370, Folder 2
Hartford Courant [The]
1981
Scope and Contents
Ten items comprising twenty-seven pages pertaining to The Hartford Courant,
containing memos and letters.
Box 370, Folder 3
Hendrix, Kathleen
1979 - 1985
Scope and Contents
Twenty-five items comprising seventy-nine pages pertaining to Kathleen Hendrix,
containing memos, letters, and photocopies of clippings.
Box 370, Folder 4
Herald Examiner
1978 - 1985
Scope and Contents
Eight items comprising fourteen pages pertaining to the Herald Examiner,
containing memos, letters, newsletters, and both original and photocopies of
clippings.
Box 370, Folder 5
Hilburn, Bob
1978 - 1984
Scope and Contents
"Eighteen items comprising thirty-nine pages pertaining to Bob Hilburn,
containing letters, cards, original and photocopies of clippings, and memos.
"
Box 370, Folder 6
Hillier, Bevis (1 of 2)
1983 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Eighty-four items comprising one hundred ninety pages pertaining to Bevis
Hillier, containing memos, letters, travel documents, a flyer, original and
photocopies of clippings, and a copy of September 21, 1986
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
. Split into two folders.
Box 370, Folder 7
Hillier, Bevis (2 of 2)
1983 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Eighty-four items comprising one hundred ninety pages pertaining to Bevis
Hillier, containing memos, letters, travel documents, a flyer, original and
photocopies of clippings, and a copy of September 21, 1986
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
. Split into two folders.
Box 370, Folder 8
Hintz, Christle
1980 - 1982
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising seven pages pertaining to Christle Hintz, containing
letters and a proposal.
Box 370, Folder 9
Hiring and Development
1988
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising seven pages of memos pertaining to hiring and
development.
Box 370, Folder 10
Hispanic
1981
Scope and Contents
One item comprising a memo, with a post it note, attached to a clipping
pertaining to Hispanics.
Box 370, Folder 11
Holley, Fred
1978 - 1981
Scope and Contents
Eleven items comprising twenty-eight pages pertaining to Fred Holley,
containing memo, photocopies of clippings, and letters.
Box 370, Folder 12
Hom, Carolyn
1980 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Three items comprising sixteen pages pertaining to Carolyn Hom, containing
memo, photocopies of clippings, an article transcript and letters.
Box 370, Folder 13
Home Magazine
1976
Scope and Contents
Eleven items comprising thirty-two pages pertaining to the Home Magazine,
containing schedules, memos and letters.
Box 370, Folder 14
Home Magazine
1977 - 1979
Scope and Contents
Twenty five items comprising seventy-six pages pertaining to the Home Magazine,
containing advertising supplements, memos and letters.
Box 371
Editors - Taylor, Jean Sharley
Box 371, Folder 1
Home Magazine (1 of 2)
1980 - 1983
Scope and Contents
Fifty-three items comprising one hundred sixty-five pages pertaining to the
Home Magazine, containing memos, marketing material, letters, photocopies of
clippings, and envelopes. Split into two folders.
Box 371, Folder 2
Home Magazine (2 of 2)
1980 - 1983
Scope and Contents
Fifty-three items comprising one hundred sixty-five pages pertaining to the
Home Magazine, containing memos, marketing material, letters, photocopies of
clippings, and envelopes. Split into two folders.
Box 371, Folder 3
Home Magazine - Olympics
1982 - 1983
Scope and Contents
Three items comprising twenty pages pertaining to the Olympics and Home
Magazine, containing memos and letters.
Box 371, Folder 4
Homeless
1986
Scope and Contents
Two memos pertaining to the homeless.
Box 371, Folder 5
Hopwood, Charlotte
1982
Scope and Contents
A one page memo pertaining to Charlotte Hopwood.
Box 371, Folder 6
Horn, John
1987
Scope and Contents
A one page letter to Jean Sharley Taylor from John Horn.
Box 371, Folder 7
Horowitz, Joy
1979 - 1982
Scope and Contents
Ten items comprising thirty-nine pages pertaining to Joy Horowitz, containing
memos, original and photocopies of clippings, and letters.
Box 371, Folder 8
Hughes, Betty
1987
Scope and Contents
Six items comprising six pages pertaining to Betty Hughes, containing memos and
clippings.
Box 371, Folder 9
Hulse, Jerry - Legion of Honor Award
1986 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Seventeen items comprising fifty pages pertaining to Jerry Hulse, containing
memos, letters, biographies, and photocopies of clippings.
Box 371, Folder 10
Hulse, Jerry
1983 - 1989
Scope and Contents
Eighty-nine items comprising one hundred sixty-five pages pertaining to Jerry
Hulse, containing memos, letters, a card, and photocopies of clippings.
Box 371, Folder 11
Hulse, Jerry (1 of 2)
1975 - 1988
Scope and Contents
One hundred thirty-one items comprising two hundred thirty-six pages pertaining
to Jerry Hulse, containing memos, letters, legal documents, a resume, an
envelope, and original and photocopies of clippings. Split into two folders.
Box 371, Folder 12
Hulse, Jerry (2 of 2)
1975 - 1988
Scope and Contents
One hundred thirty-one items comprising two hundred thirty-six pages pertaining
to Jerry Hulse, containing memos, letters, legal documents, a resume, an
envelope, and original and photocopies of clippings. Split into two folders.
Box 371, Folder 13
Hunt, Dennis
undated
Scope and Contents
A one page letter pertaining to Dennis Hunt.
Box 371, Folder 14
Hutchinson, Frazella
undated
Scope and Contents
A one page memo to Jean Sharley Taylor from Frazella Hutchinson.
Box 372
Editors - Taylor, Jean Sharley
Box 372, Folder 1
Internship
1979 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Twenty-two items comprising forty-four pages pertaining to internships,
containing letters, envelopes, and photocopies of clippings.
Box 372, Folder 2
Investment In Excellence Seminar
1985
Scope and Contents
One item comprising eleven pages containing a one page memo and an eleven page
photocopy of an article, pertaining to Investment In Excellence Seminar.
Box 372, Folder 3
Isenberg, Barbara
1977 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Thirty-nine items comprising sixty-six pages pertaining to the Barbara
Isenberg, containing memos, pamphlets, letters, envelopes, photocopies of
clippings, and note cards.
Box 372, Folder 4
Jacobs, Jody
1981 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Forty-four items comprising ninety-three pages pertaining to the Barbara
Isenberg, containing memos, letters, original and photocopies of clippings, and
envelopes.
Box 372, Folder 5
James, Sandra
undated
Scope and Contents
A one page memo pertaining to Sandra James.
Box 372, Folder 6
Jenkins, Kathie
1984
Scope and Contents
A one page letter pertaining to Kathie Jenkins.
Box 372, Folder 7
Johnson, Beverly
1978
Scope and Contents
Three items comprising three pages pertaining to Beverly Johnson, containing a
letter, a note card and a memo.
Box 372, Folder 8
Johnson, Tom (1 of 2)
1978 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Seventy-eight items comprising two hundred thirty-seven pages pertaining to Tom
Johnson, containing letters, memos, photocopies of clippings, envelopes,
invitations, pamphlets, resumes, note cards, and a conference information
packet. Split into two folders.
Box 372, Folder 9
Johnson, Tom (2 of 2)
1978 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Seventy-eight items comprising two hundred thirty-seven pages pertaining to Tom
Johnson, containing letters, memos, photocopies of clippings, envelopes,
invitations, pamphlets, resumes, note cards, and a conference information
packet. Split into two folders.
Box 372, Folder 10
Johnson, Vic
1981 - 1982
Scope and Contents
Three items comprising six pages pertaining to Vic Johnson, containing proofs,
negatives, and memos.
Box 372, Folder 11
Johnston, David
1984 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Fifteen items comprising thirty-six pages pertaining to David Johnston,
containing newsletter, letters, and photocopies of clippings.
Box 372, Folder 12
Jones, Georgia
1980
Scope and Contents
One item comprising fifteen pages pertaining to Georgia Jones, containing a
letter, a resume, and photocopies of clippings.
Box 372, Folder 13
Justice, Bobbie
1979 - 1982
Scope and Contents
Six items comprising thirteen pages pertaining to Bobbie Justice, containing an
envelope, memos, and letters.
Box 372, Folder 14
Kadonaga, Cynthia
1980 - 1985
Scope and Contents
Ten items comprising 9 pages pertaining to Cynthia Kadonaga, containing a
resume, letters, and note cards.
Box 372, Folder 15
Kelker, Marilyn
1978 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Three items comprising four memos pertaining to Marilyn Kelker.
Box 372, Folder 16
Kelley, George
1988
Scope and Contents
A one page memo from George Kelley to Jean Sharley Taylor.
Box 372, Folder 17
Keyes, Con
1977 - 1979
Scope and Contents
Six items comprising nine pages pertaining to Con Keyes, containing memos and
press releases.
Box 372, Folder 18
Kinchen, Dave
1980 - 1982
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising six pages pertaining to Dave Kinchen, containing a check
request and memos.
Box 373
Editors - Taylor, Jean Sharley
Box 373, Folder 1
Kirsch, Bob
1977 - 1980
Scope and Contents
Twenty items comprising eighty-five pages pertaining to Bob Kirsch, containing
photocopies of clippings, notes, letters, and a booklet.
Box 373, Folder 2
Kishiyama, Dave
1979 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Twelve items comprising thirty-three pages pertaining to Dave Kishiyama,
containing flyers, notes, letters, and a pamphlet.
Box 373, Folder 3
Kitchen, Dave
1989
Scope and Contents
One item comprising a three memo pertaining to Dave Kitchen.
Box 373, Folder 4
Kitchen, JoEllen
1984 - 1985
Scope and Contents
Five items comprising eleven pages pertaining to JoEllen Kitchen, containing
memos and letters.
Box 373, Folder 5
Klein, Jeff
1984 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Thirty-five items comprising one hundred seventy-one pages pertaining to Jeff
Klein, containing memos, photocopies of clippings, and letters.
Box 373, Folder 6
Klunder, Joan
1980 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Three items comprising eight pages pertaining to Joan Klunder, containing memos
and letters.
Box 373, Folder 7
Knoedelseder, Bill
1983 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Six items comprising sixty-seven pages pertaining to Bill Knoedelseder,
containing memos, legals documents, and letters.
Box 373, Folder 8
Koenenn, Connie (1 of 2)
1979 - 1987
Scope and Contents
One hundred twenty-three items comprising two hundred eighty-one pages
pertaining to Connie Koenenn, containing memos, a resume, original and
photocopies of clippings, envelopes, reprints, and letters. Split into two
folders.
Box 373, Folder 9
Koenenn, Connie (2 of 2)
1979 - 1987
Scope and Contents
One hundred twenty-three items comprising two hundred eighty-one pages
pertaining to Connie Koenenn, containing memos, a resume, original and
photocopies of clippings, envelopes, reprints, and letters. Split into two
folders.
Box 373, Folder 10
Krier, Beth Ann
1984
Scope and Contents
Sixteen items comprising thirty-three pages pertaining to Beth Ann Krier,
containing memos, receipts, original and photocopies of clippings, and
letters.
Box 373, Folder 11
L.A. Live
1984
Scope and Contents
A one page memo pertaining to L.A. Live.
Box 373, Folder 12
Landers, Ann
1987
Scope and Contents
Five items comprising seven pages pertaining to Ann Landers, containing memos
and letters.
Box 373, Folder 13
Larsen, Dave
1982 - 1985
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising two pages pertaining to Dave Larsen, containing a memo and
a letter.
Box 373, Folder 14
Lawrence, John
1982 - 1985
Scope and Contents
Three items comprising six pages pertaining to John Lawrence, containing memos,
a resume, photocopies of an article, and letters.
Box 373, Folder 15
League of Women Voters
1982
Scope and Contents
Eight items comprising nineteen pages pertaining to the League of Woman Voters,
containing memos, letters, and envelopes.
Box 374
Editors - Taylor, Jean Sharley
Box 374, Folder 1
Letofsky, Irv
1977 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Eighty items comprising one hundred sixty-four pages pertaining to Irv
Letofsky, containing letters, memos, envelopes, resumes, and article
transcripts.
Box 374, Folder 2
Letofsky, Irv (1 of 2)
1979 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Seventy-five items comprising two hundred one pages pertaining to Irv Letofsky,
containing legal documents, memos, letters, and both original and photocopies of
articles. Split into two folders.
Box 374, Folder 3
Letofsky, Irv (2 of 2)
1979 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Seventy-five items comprising two hundred one pages pertaining to Irv Letofsky,
containing legal documents, memos, letters, and both original and photocopies of
articles. Split into two folders.
Box 374, Folder 4
Levine, Bettijane
1984 - 1989
Scope and Contents
Fourteen items comprising twenty-four pages pertaining to Bettijane Levine,
containing memos and letters.
Box 374, Folder 5
Library Staff (1 of 2)
1980 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Thirty-one items comprising one hundred eighty-eight pages pertaining to the
library staff, containing newsletters, memos, subscription lists, policies,
periodical lists, and letters. Split into two folders.
Box 374, Folder 6
Library Staff (2 of 2)
1980 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Thirty-one items comprising one hundred eighty-eight pages pertaining to the
library staff, containing newsletters, memos, subscription lists, policies,
periodical lists, and letters. Split into two folders.
Box 374, Folder 7
Linan, Steve
1986
Scope and Contents
One item comprising a two page memo pertaining to Steve Linan.
Box 374, Folder 8
Lindsay, Colin
1984 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising five pages pertaining to Colin Lindsay, containing letters
and memos.
Box 374, Folder 9
Lindsay, John
1989
Scope and Contents
A one page memo pertaining to John Lindsay.
Box 374, Folder 10
Lobdell, Bob
1977 - 1984
Scope and Contents
Six items comprising twenty-three pages pertaining to Bob Lobdell, containing
memos, letters and photocopies of clippings.
Box 374, Folder 11
London, Michael
1985
Scope and Contents
A one page memo from Michael London to Jean Sharley Taylor.
Box 374, Folder 12
Lopez, Gloria (1 of 4)
1979 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Ninety-three items comprising one hundred eighty-nine pages pertaining Gloria
Lopez, containing memos, letters, envelopes, and photocopies of clippings. Split
into two folders.
Box 375
Editors - Taylor, Jean Sharley
Box 375, Folder 1
Lopez, Gloria (2 of 4)
1979 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Ninety-three items comprising one hundred eighty-nine pages pertaining Gloria
Lopez, containing memos, letters, envelopes, and photocopies of clippings. Split
into two folders.
Box 375, Folder 2
Lopez, Gloria (3 of 4)
1979 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Ninety-three items comprising one hundred eighty-nine pages pertaining Gloria
Lopez, containing memos, letters, envelopes, and photocopies of clippings.
Box 375, Folder 3
Lopez, Gloria (4 of 4)
1979 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Ninety-three items comprising one hundred eighty-nine pages pertaining Gloria
Lopez, containing memos, letters, envelopes, and photocopies of clippings. Split
into two folders.
Box 375, Folder 4
Los Angeles Times Fund (1 of 2)
1981 - 1984
Scope and Contents
Twenty-three items comprising sixty-nine pages pertaining the Los Angeles Times
Fund, containing memos, letters, bound financial statement reports, memos,
photocopies of clippings, and a conference program. Split into two folders.
Box 375, Folder 5
Los Angeles Times Fund (2 of 2)
1981 - 1984
Scope and Contents
Twenty-three items comprising sixty-nine pages pertaining the Los Angeles Times
Fund, containing memos, letters, bound financial statement reports, memos,
photocopies of clippings, and a conference program. Split into two folders.
Box 375, Folder 6
Los Angeles Times Fund
1985 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Twenty-two items comprising eighty pages pertaining the Los Angeles Times Fund,
containing memos, letters, bound financial statement reports, memos, photocopies
of clippings, and a conference program.
Box 376
Editors - Taylor, Jean Sharley
Box 376, Folder 1
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
- 1985 - 1st Quarter
(January-March)
1985
Scope and Contents
Thirty-five items comprising eighty pages pertaining the
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
from January 1985 - March of 1985, containing memos, a promotional
folder and letters.
Box 376, Folder 2
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
- 1985 - 2nd Quarter (April -
June)
1985
Scope and Contents
Fifty-four items comprising one hundred thirty-three pages pertaining the
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
from April 1985 - June of 1985, containing memos, note
cards, marketing research, receipts, photocopies of clippings and letters.
Box 376, Folder 3
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
- 1985 - 3rd Quarter (July - September) (1
of 2)
1985
Scope and Contents
Seventy-two items comprising two hundred thirty-one pages pertaining the
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
from July 1985 - September of 1985, containing memos,
marketing material, article transcripts, receipts, itineraries, travel
requisitions, and letters. Split into two folders.
Box 376, Folder 4
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
- 1985 - 3rd Quarter (July - September) (2
of 2)
1985
Scope and Contents
Seventy-two items comprising two hundred thirty-one pages pertaining the
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
from July 1985 - September of 1985, containing memos,
marketing material, article transcripts, receipts, itineraries, travel
requisitions, and letters. Split into two folders.
Box 376, Folder 5
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
- 1985 - 4th Quarter (October -
December)
1985
Scope and Contents
Thirty-seven items comprising ninety-six pages pertaining the
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
from October 1985 - December of 1985, containing memos, a copy of the
December 29, 1985 issue of the
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
, photocopies of
clippings, and letters.
Box 376, Folder 6
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
- 1986
1986
Scope and Contents
Thirty-five items comprising one hundred three pages pertaining the
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
in 1986, containing memos, photocopies of clippings, and
letters.
Box 376, Folder 7
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
- 1987
1987
Scope and Contents
Four items comprising seven pages pertaining the
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
in
1987, containing memos and letters.
Box 376, Folder 8
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
- Application Correspondence
1984 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Seventeen items comprising sixty-two pages of correspondence applications for
the
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
, containing letters, memos, and resumes.
Box 377
Editors - Taylor, Jean Sharley
Box 377, Folder 1
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
- Art Staff
1985
Scope and Contents
Three items comprising six pages pertaining to the
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
Art Staff, containing an envelope, letters, memos, and a resume.
Box 377, Folder 2
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
- Associate Editor Applications
1982 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Fourteen items comprising eighty-four pages pertaining to Associate Editor
applications for the
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
, containing letters, memos,
resumes, and a March 4, 1985 copy of Adweek Magazine.
Box 377, Folder 3
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
- Budget 1986
1986
Scope and Contents
Seven items comprising fourteen pages pertaining to the 1986
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
budget, containing memos and reports.
Box 377, Folder 4
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
- Business Manager
1985
Scope and Contents
One item comprising four pages of memos pertaining to the
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
business manager.
Box 377, Folder 5
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
- Comments
1985
Scope and Contents
"Forty-four items comprising sixty pages of memos pertaining to the comments
about the
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
, containing note cards, photocopies of
clippings, letters, envelopes and memos."
Box 377, Folder 6
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
- Comments/Negative
1985 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Twenty-seven items comprising fifty-two pages pertaining to negative comments
about the
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
, containing note cards, original and
photocopies of clippings, letters, envelopes and memos.
Box 377, Folder 7
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
- Committee
1985
Scope and Contents
Three items comprising five pages of memos pertaining to the
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
.
Box 377, Folder 8
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
- Communications Group
1986
Scope and Contents
A one page memo pertaining to the
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine's
committee
group.
Box 377, Folder 9
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
- Editorial and Arts Awards -
1988
1988
Scope and Contents
One item comprising four pages pertaining to the
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine's
1988 Editorial and Arts Awards.
Box 377, Folder 10
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
- Focus Groups
1985
Scope and Contents
One item comprising three pages pertaining to focus groups for the
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
.
Box 377, Folder 11
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
- Gossip/Press
1985 - 1986
Scope and Contents
One hundred eleven items comprising forty-seven pages pertaining to gossip and
press about the
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
, containing the Summer 1986 edition
of Style trade magazine, photocopies of clippings, memos, and letters.
Box 377, Folder 12
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
- Hall's Editorial Analysis
1986 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Three items comprising twenty-five pages pertaining to the Hall's Editorial
Analysis of the
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
, containing photocopies of clippings,
memos, and reports.
Box 377, Folder 13
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
- Ideas
1986
Scope and Contents
Three items comprising fourteen pages pertaining to the ideas for the
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
, containing memos, and reports.
Box 377, Folder 14
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
- Magazine Project Memos/Research (1 of
2)
1982 - 1984
Scope and Contents
Twenty-nine items comprising one hundred seventy-nine pages of memos, letters,
reports, and research pertaining to the change from Home Magazine to
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
. Split into two folders.
Box 377, Folder 15
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
- Magazine Project Memos/Research (2 of
2)
1982 - 1984
Scope and Contents
Twenty-nine items comprising one hundred seventy-nine pages of memos, letters,
reports, and research pertaining to the change from Home Magazine to
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
. Split into two folders.
Box 377, Folder 16
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
- Memos
1984 - 1985
Scope and Contents
Twenty-four items comprising forty-seven pages of memos pertaining to the
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
,
Box 378
Editors - Taylor, Jean Sharley
Box 378, Folder 1
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
- Operating Statements
1985 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Eighty-nine items comprising one hundred four pages of operating statements
pertaining to the
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
.
Box 378, Folder 2
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
- Page Sizes
1985 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Nine memos pertaining to the page sizes for the
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
.
Box 378, Folder 3
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
- Photography
1985 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Three items comprising eight pages pertaining photography for the
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
, containing memos, letters and photocopies of receipts.
Box 378, Folder 4
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
- Positions (New)
1986
Scope and Contents
Five items comprising thirty-four pages pertaining new positions being created
for the
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
, containing memos, letters and photocopies of
clippings.
Box 378, Folder 5
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
- Progress Report - 1989
1989
Scope and Contents
Fifteen items comprising forty-eight pages pertaining progress reports about
the
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
.
Box 378, Folder 6
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
- Prototype (Pleasures)7
1982 -1984
Scope and Contents
Forty items comprising one hundred fifty-three pages pertaining to the
prototype of the
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
, containing memos, letters, and
original and photocopies of clippings.
Box 378, Folder 7
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
- Prototype (Pleasures) -
Magazines
1983 - 1984
Scope and Contents
Twelve items pertaining to the prototype of the
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
,
containing photograph draft covers and prototypes of the magazine with both the
"Pleasures" and "
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
" titles.
Box 378, Folder 8
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
- Prototype Study
1984
Scope and Contents
A one hundred sixty-three page report entitled "A Study of a Prototype to
Replace Home Magazine:
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
; In Depth Trade Interviews;
Subscriber Reactions.
Box 378, Folder 9
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
- Quality Assurance Position
1983 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising eight pages pertaining to the Quality Assurance position
for the
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
, containing memos and job description.
Box 378, Folder 10
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
- Reservations
1986
Scope and Contents
One item comprising three pages pertaining to magazine reservations for the
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
.
Box 378, Folder 11
Love Is - Comic Strip
1975 - 1982
Scope and Contents
Forty-three items comprising fifty-three pages pertaining the "Love Is" comic
strip, containing memos, stickers, clippings, promotional material, envelopes,
and letters.
Box 378, Folder 12
Luann - Comic Strip
1985
Scope and Contents
Three items comprising six pages pertaining the "Luann" comic strip, containing
memos, clippings, and letters. Also included is a letter signed by Greg Evans,
the creator of the strip.
Box 379
Editors - Taylor, Jean Sharley
Box 379, Folder 1
Luncheons
1975
Scope and Contents
Thirty-four items comprising forty-three pages pertaining the 1975 Luncheon,
containing memos, letters, and both original and photocopies of programs.
Box 379, Folder 2
Luncheons
1976
Scope and Contents
Forty items comprising forty-five pages pertaining the 1976 Luncheon,
containing memos, letters and both original and photocopies of programs.
Box 379, Folder 3
Luncheons
1977
Scope and Contents
"Sixteen items comprising sixteen pages pertaining the 1977 Luncheon,
containing memos, letters, photocopies of clippings, and original and
photocopies of programs.
Box 379, Folder 4
Luncheons
1978
Scope and Contents
Forty items comprising sixty-two pages pertaining the 1978 Luncheon, containing
memos, letters, photocopies of clippings, and original and photocopies of
programs.
Box 379, Folder 5
Luncheons
1979
Scope and Contents
Thirty-six items comprising forty-two pages pertaining the 1979 Luncheon,
containing memos, letters, and original and photocopies of programs.
Box 379, Folder 6
Luncheons (1 of 2)
1981 - 1989
Scope and Contents
One hundred twenty-one items comprising one hundred fifty-nine pages pertaining
the Luncheons, containing memos, clippings, and letters. Split into two
folders.
Box 379, Folder 7
Luncheons (2 of 2)
1981 - 1989
Scope and Contents
One hundred twenty-one items comprising one hundred fifty-nine pages pertaining
the Luncheons, containing memos, clippings, and letters. Split into two
folders.
Box 379, Folder 8
Luther, Joan
1980 - 1983
Scope and Contents
Four items comprising seven pages pertaining to Joan Luther, containing letters
and memos.
Box 379, Folder 9
Luther, Marylou (1 of 2)
1975 - 1986
Scope and Contents
One hundred twenty-three items comprising two hundred fifteen pages pertaining
to Marylou Luther, containing letters, memos, original and photocopies of
clippings, a card, car accident reports, and envelopes. Split into two
folders.
Box 379, Folder 10
Luther, Marylou (2 of 2)
1975 - 1986
Scope and Contents
One hundred twenty-three items comprising two hundred fifteen pages pertaining
to Marylou Luther, containing letters, memos, original and photocopies of
clippings, a card, car accident reports, and envelopes. Split into two
folders.
Box 379, Folder 11
MacMinn, Aleene
1979 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Forty-one items comprising eighty pages pertaining Aleene MacMinn, containing
memos, letters, and cards.
Box 379, Folder 12
Mail Bag Installation
1989
Scope and Contents
Thirteen items comprising thirty-seven pages pertaining to mail bag
installation, containing memos,and distribution lists.
Box 380
Editors - Taylor, Jean Sharley
Box 380, Folder 1
Mair, George
1977 - 1985
Scope and Contents
Thirteen items comprising thirty-seven pages pertaining to George Mair,
containing memos, letters, cards, and envelopes.
Box 380, Folder 2
Maldonado, Don
1980
Scope and Contents
A one page memo from Jean Sharley Taylor to Don Maldonado.
Box 380, Folder 3
Mall, Janice
1981
Scope and Contents
A two page letter pertaining to Janice Mall.
Box 380, Folder 4
Management Conference
1984 - 1985
Scope and Contents
Three items comprising seven pages pertaining to the management conference,
containing conference information.
Box 380, Folder 5
Mann, Roderick
1977 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Fifty-one items comprising eighty pages pertaining to Roderick Mann, containing
letters, memos, residency documentation, and clippings.
Box 380, Folder 6
Margulies, Lee
1978 - 1983
Scope and Contents
Ten items comprising forty-four pages pertaining to Lee Margulies, containing
letters, memos, and photocopies of clippings.
Box 380, Folder 7
Martinez, Al
1981
Scope and Contents
A one page photocopy of a two page memo pertaining to Al Martinez.
Box 380, Folder 8
Mathews, Jack
1985 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Four items comprising sixteen pages pertaining to Jack Mathews, containing
letters, memos, a resume, and photocopies of clippings.
Box 380, Folder 9
Matsuda, Craig
1988
Scope and Contents
A one page memo pertaining to Craig Matsuda.
Box 380, Folder 10
Maxwell, Beatrice
1983
Scope and Contents
A one page vita pertaining to Beatrice Maxwell.
Box 380, Folder 11
McDougal, Dennis
1984 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Ten items comprising twenty-one pages pertaining to Dennis McDougal, containing
letters, memos, an award certificate, a resume, and photocopies of
clippings.
Box 380, Folder 12
Mead, Tyra
1985 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Five items comprising nine pages pertaining to Tyra Mead, containing letters,
memos, and resume.
Box 380, Folder 13
Mehren, Elizabeth
1981 - 1984
Scope and Contents
Thirteen items comprising thirty pages pertaining to Elizabeth Mehren,
containing letters, memos, photocopies of clippings, an article transcript,
check requisition, and envelopes.
Box 380, Folder 14
Merit Requests
1977 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Twenty-nine items comprising thirty-six pages pertaining to Elizabeth Mehren,
containing letters, memos, and envelopes.
Box 380, Folder 15
Message Center
1979 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Thirteen items comprising sixteen pages pertaining to the message center,
containing lists and memos.
Box 380, Folder 16
Michel, Don
1985
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising seven pages pertaining to Don Michel, containing letters
and memos.
Box 380, Folder 17
Michaelson, Judy
1983
Scope and Contents
Six items comprising twelve pages pertaining to Judy Michaelson, containing
letters, photocopies of clippings, and memos.
Box 380, Folder 18
Miles, Jack
1985 - 1989
Scope and Contents
Fifty-two items comprising one hundred twenty-six pages pertaining to Jack
Miles, containing letters, both original and photocopies of clippings, and
memos.
Box 380, Folder 19
Mills, Kay
1979 - 1983
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising three pages pertaining to Kay Mills, containing letters
and memos.
Box 380, Folder 20
Morley, Alison
1987
Scope and Contents
Thirteen items comprising twenty-six pages pertaining to Alison Morley,
containing letters and memos.
Box 380, Folder 21
Mount, John
1981 - 1985
Scope and Contents
Seven items comprising sixty-three pages pertaining to John Mount, containing
letters, photocopies of clippings, and memos.
Box 380, Folder 22
Muchnic, Suzanne
1977 - 1981
Scope and Contents
Twelve items comprising twenty-one pages pertaining to Suzanne Muchnic,
containing letters, photocopies of clippings, an article transcript and
memos.
Box 380, Folder 23
Murphy, Dr. Franklin
1983
Scope and Contents
One item comprising four pages pertaining to Dr. Franklin Murphy, containing
letters, photocopies of clippings, and memos.
Box 380, Folder 24
Murphy, Maureen
1979 - 1981
Scope and Contents
Three items comprising four pages pertaining to Maureen Murphy, containing
letters and memos.
Box 381
Editors - Taylor, Jean Sharley
Box 381, Folder 1
Murray, Carolyn
1977 - 1983
Scope and Contents
Fifty items comprising ninety-two pages pertaining to Carolyn Murray,
containing letters, an advertising supplement, a card, a rate card, clippings,
and memos.
Box 381, Folder 2
Murray, J. Edward
1987
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising fifteen pages pertaining to J. Edward Murray, containing a
questionnaire and letters.
Box 381, Folder 3
Music Center - Expansion
1982 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising seven pages pertaining to the Music Center expansion,
containing a memo, letters, a press release and bound proposal.
Box 381, Folder 4
Music Center - Special Section, 1984
1982 - 1983
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising five pages of memos pertaining to a special section for
the Music Center's 20th anniversary.
Box 381, Folder 5
Myers, David W.
1987 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising two memos pertaining to David W. Myers.
Box 381, Folder 6
NASA - Journalist in Space Project
1986
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising nine pages pertaining to NASA's Journalist in Space
project, containing a press release and an application.
Box 381, Folder 7
Newspaper Graphics/Design Changeover
1980
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising two pages pertaining to the Los Angeles Times' graphic and
design changeover, containing a memo and samples.
Box 381, Folder 8
Nickols, John
1987
Scope and Contents
A one page memo from John Nickols, regarding threatening phone calls.
Box 381, Folder 9
Niese, William
1986 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising four pages pertaining to William Niese, containing memos
and letters.
Box 381, Folder 10
Njeri, Itabari N.
1986 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Two memos pertaining to Itabari N. Njeri.
Box 381, Folder 11
O'Toole, Frank
1981 - 1984
Scope and Contents
Three items comprising six pages pertaining to Frank O'Toole, containing
memos.
Box 381, Folder 12
Oates, Marylouise
1979 -1989
Scope and Contents
Seventeen items comprising twenty-three pages pertaining to Marylouise Oates,
containing letters, envelopes, and memos.
Box 381, Folder 13
Obituary Page
1979 - 1980
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising four pages pertaining to the obituary page, containing
memos.
Box 381, Folder 14
Ochoa, Laurie
1988
Scope and Contents
A one page memo pertaining to Laurie Ochoa.
Box 381, Folder 15
Office Systems
1983 - 1984
Scope and Contents
Three items comprising ten pages pertaining to the office systems, containing
memos.
Box 381, Folder 16
Olympic Arts Festival Roto
1983 - 1984
Scope and Contents
Twelve items comprising twenty-five pages pertaining to the Olympic Arts
Festival Rotogravure, containing letters, memos, a meeting agenda, and
photocopies of clippings.
Box 381, Folder 17
Olympics Coverage
1982 - 1984
Scope and Contents
Fifty-five items comprising one hundred nine pages pertaining to Olympics
coverage, containing letters, memos, and photocopies of clippings.
Box 381, Folder 18
Operating Statements (1 of 2)
1984 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Two hundred fourteen items comprising two hundred forty-eight pages, containing
operating statements and memos. Split into two folders.
Box 381, Folder 19
Operating Statements (2 of 2)
1984 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Two hundred fourteen items comprising two hundred forty-eight pages, containing
operating statements and memos. Split into two folders.
Box 382
Editors - Taylor, Jean Sharley
Box 382, Folder 1
Orange County
1981 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Eleven items comprising twenty-eight pages pertaining to Orange County,
containing letters, clippings, and memos.
Box 382, Folder 2
Orange County Magazine
1986
Scope and Contents
A one page memo pertaining to the Orange County Magazine
Box 382, Folder 3
Overend, Bill
1977 - 1980
Scope and Contents
Seven items comprising eighteen pages pertaining to Bill Overend, containing
memos, letters, and original and photocopies of clippings.
Box 382, Folder 4
Parachini, Allan
1979 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Eighteen items comprising thirty-eight pages pertaining to Allan Parachini,
containing letters, memos, and photocopies of clippings.
Box 382, Folder 5
Parking
1988
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising five pages of memos pertaining to parking.
Box 382, Folder 6
Parrish, Michael
1979 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Thirty-two items comprising one hundred thirty-four pages pertaining to Michael
Parrish, containing original and photocopies of clippings, memos, and
letters.
Box 382, Folder 7
Part IIs [
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
]
1987
Scope and Contents
Eight items comprising eleven pages pertaining to the Part IIs of the
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
, containing memos, a promotional brochure, and
letters.
Box 382, Folder 8
Part-Timers Salary Scale
1987
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising twenty-two pages pertaining to the part-timers salary
scale, containing memos and rate scales.
Box 382, Folder 9
Patman, Jean
1987
Scope and Contents
A one page memo pertaining to Jean Patman.
Box 382, Folder 10
Payroll
1983
Scope and Contents
One item comprising two memos pertaining to payroll.
Box 382, Folder 11
Peck, Stacey
1979 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Eight items comprising eighteen pages pertaining to Stacey Peck, containing
memos, letters, and photocopies of clippings.
Box 382, Folder 12
Peeples, Bill
1978 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Ten items comprising twenty-seven pages pertaining to Bill Peeples, containing
memos, letters, and photocopies of clippings.
Box 382, Folder 13
Personnel
1984 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Four items comprising twenty-two pages pertaining to personnel, containing
memos and photocopies of clippings.
Box 382, Folder 14
Picasso Dining Room
1985
Scope and Contents
A one page memo pertaining to the Picasso dining room.
Box 382, Folder 15
Pisano, Jane
1984
Scope and Contents
Three items comprising letters and memos pertaining to Jane Pisano.
Box 382, Folder 16
Pollock, Dale
1979 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Twenty items comprising ninety pages pertaining to Dale Pollock, containing
memos, letters, a reprint, photocopies of articles, legal documents, and a
resume.
Box 382, Folder 17
Powers, Carol
1986
Scope and Contents
One item comprising seven pages pertaining to Carol Powers, containing memos,
letters, and a resume.
Box 382, Folder 18
Powers, Marge
1978
Scope and Contents
One page biographical sheet pertaining to Marge Powers.
Box 382, Folder 19
Preston, Cheryl
1979 - 1981
Scope and Contents
Three items comprising five pages pertaining to Cheryl Preston, containing
memos and a letter.
Box 382, Folder 20
Project - Hollywood Photograph Exhibit
1978 - 1980
Scope and Contents
Forty-four items comprising ninety-nine pages pertaining to Hollywood
photograph exhibit project, containing memos, photocopies of clippings, an
exhibit catalogue, and letters.
Box 382, Folder 21
Pulitzer Prize
1980 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Fifteen items comprising twenty-two pages pertaining to the Pulitzer Prize,
containing letters, memos, and an invitation.
Box 382, Folder 22
Puzo, Daniel P.
1978 - 1982
Scope and Contents
Seven items comprising eight pages pertaining to Daniel P. Puzo, containing
letters and memos.
Box 382, Folder 23
Raksin, Alex
1988
Scope and Contents
A four page memo pertaining to Alex Raksin.
Box 382, Folder 24
Randall, Stephen
undated
Scope and Contents
A two page resume for Stephen Randall.
Box 383
Editors - Taylor, Jean Sharley
Box 383, Folder 1
Ratios
1984
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising five pages pertaining to rations, containing memos and
worksheets.
Box 383, Folder 2
Real Estate
1976 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Thirteen items comprising twenty-three pages pertaining to real estate,
containing memos, letters, and photocopies of clippings.
Box 383, Folder 3
Recruitment Guidelines
1987
Scope and Contents
One item comprising two memos pertaining to recruitment guidelines.
Box 383, Folder 4
Rector, Bob
1976 - 1983
Scope and Contents
"Ninety-eight items comprising two hundred thirty-five pages pertaining to Bob
Rector, containing letters, memos, article transcripts, a pamphlet, and
photocopies of clippings."
Box 383, Folder 5
Rednapp, Terry
1977 - 1984
Scope and Contents
Fifty-nine item comprising eighty-eight pages pertaining to Terry Rednapp,
containing memos, letters, and clippings.
Box 383, Folder 6
Reichl, Ruth
1982 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Seven item comprising twenty-eight pages pertaining to Ruth Reichl, containing
memos, letters, photocopies of clippings, a resume, and a radio show
transcript.
Box 383, Folder 7
Reischel, Diane
1985 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Six item comprising nine pages pertaining to Diane Reischel, containing memos,
letters, and photocopies of clippings.
Box 383, Folder 8
Rick, Annette
1985
Scope and Contents
A one page letter pertaining to Annette Rick.
Box 383, Folder 9
Riley, John
1985
Scope and Contents
Three items comprising four pages pertaining to John Riley, containing letters
and a memo.
Box 383, Folder 10
Rinaldi, Angela
1986
Scope and Contents
One item comprising two memos pertaining to Angela Rinaldi.
Box 383, Folder 11
Rose, George
1980
Scope and Contents
Eleven items comprising eleven pages pertaining to George Rose, containing
memos, letters and photocopies of clippings.
Box 383, Folder 12
Rosenberg, Howard
1978 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Thirty-three items comprising seventy-one pages pertaining to Howard Rosenberg,
containing memos, letters, photograph, and both original and photocopies of
clippings.
Box 383, Folder 13
Rosenfield, Paul
1979 - 1984
Scope and Contents
Eleven items comprising twelve pages pertaining to Paul Rosenfield, containing
memos and note cards.
Box 383, Folder 14
Rourke, Mary
1984 - 1985
Scope and Contents
Four items comprising nine pages pertaining to Mary Rourke, containing memos
and letters.
Box 383, Folder 15
Ryon, Ruth
1981 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Two memos pertaining to Ruth Ryon.
Box 383, Folder 16
Saltzman, Barbara
1979 - 1982
Scope and Contents
Five items comprising nine pages pertaining to Barbara Saltzman, containing a
note card and memos.
Box 383, Folder 17
Sanabria, Gricel
1981 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Four items comprising five pages pertaining to Gricel Sanabria, containing
letters and memos.
Box 383, Folder 18
Sanderson, Jim
1978 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Seventeen items comprising fifty-nine pages pertaining to Jim Sanderson,
containing letters and memos.
Box 383, Folder 19
Sauceda, Catherine
1981 - 1985
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising a memo and an insurance form, pertaining to Catherine
Sauceda.
Box 383, Folder 20
Schaff, Miv
1978 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Seventeen items comprising thirty pages pertaining to Miv Schaff, containing
letters and memos.
Box 383, Folder 21
Schlosberg III, Richard T.
1987
Scope and Contents
One item comprising a two page memo pertaining to Richard T. Schlosberg,
III.
Box 384
Editors - Taylor, Jean Sharley
Box 384, Folder 1
Schwartz, Lou
1986
Scope and Contents
A one page memo pertaining to Lou Schwartz.
Box 384, Folder 2
Scott, Bev
1980 - 1983
Scope and Contents
Three items comprising six pages pertaining to Bev Scott, containing a memo and
lists of names.
Box 384, Folder 3
Security
1981 - 1982
Scope and Contents
Twenty-seven items comprising forty-five pages pertaining to security,
containing a memos, visitor logs, photographs, and letters.
Box 384, Folder 4
See, Carolyn
1984 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Six items comprising thirteen pages pertaining to Carolyn See, containing a
memos, letters, a postcard, photocopies of clippings, envelopes, and note
cards.
Box 384, Folder 5
Segal, Lewis
1978 - 1984
Scope and Contents
Twelve items comprising twenty-four pages pertaining to Lewis Segal, containing
a memos, letters, photocopies of clippings, envelopes, and a pamphlet.
Box 384, Folder 6
Senior Writer's Group
1981 - 1982
Scope and Contents
Fifteen items comprising one hundred thirty-six pages pertaining to the 1981 -
1982 Senior Writer's Group, containing a memos, letters, photocopies of
clippings, a pamphlet, agendas, and article transcripts
Box 384, Folder 7
Senior Writer's Group
1983
Scope and Contents
Eleven items comprising one hundred sixteen pages pertaining to the 1983 Senior
Writer's Group, containing a memos, letters, photocopies of clippings, agendas,
and article transcripts
Box 384, Folder 8
Senior Writer's Group
1984
Scope and Contents
Eleven items comprising eighty pages pertaining to the 1984 Senior Writer's
Group, containing a memos, letters, photocopies of clippings, agendas, and
article transcripts
Box 384, Folder 9
Senior Writer's Group
1985
Scope and Contents
Nineteen items comprising one hundred two pages pertaining to the 1985 Senior
Writer's Group, containing a memos, letters, photocopies of clippings, agendas,
and article transcripts
Box 384, Folder 10
Senior Writer's Group
1986
Scope and Contents
Nine items comprising ninety-one pages pertaining to the 1986 Senior Writer's
Group, containing a memos, letters, photocopies of clippings, agendas, and
article transcripts
Box 385
Editors - Taylor, Jean Sharley
Box 385, Folder 1
Senior Writer's Group - January - June
1987
Scope and Contents
Seven items comprising one hundred eighteen pages pertaining to the January -
June, 1987 Senior Writer's Group, containing a memos, letters, photocopies of
clippings, agendas, and article transcripts
Box 385, Folder 2
Senior Writer's Group - July - December
1987
Scope and Contents
Five items comprising one hundred thirteen pages pertaining to the July -
December,1987 Senior Writer's Group, containing a memos, letters, photocopies of
clippings, agendas, and article transcripts
Box 385, Folder 3
Senior Writer's Group, 1988
1988
Scope and Contents
Five items comprising ninety-one pages pertaining to the 1988 Senior Writer's
Group, containing a memos, letters, photocopies of clippings, agendas, and
article transcripts.
Box 385, Folder 4
Senior Writer's Group, 1989
1989
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising eleven pages pertaining to the 1989 Senior Writer's Group,
containing agendas and article transcripts
Box 385, Folder 5
Shaffer, Paul
1985 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Ten items comprising twenty-two pages pertaining to Paul Shaffer, containing
memos, letters, and photocopies of clippings.
Box 385, Folder 6
Sharbutt, Jay
1983 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Five items comprising twenty pages pertaining to Jay Sharbutt, containing
memos, letters, and original clippings.
Box 385, Folder 7
Shaw, David
1982 - 1984
Scope and Contents
Six items comprising fourteen pages pertaining to David Shaw, containing memos,
letters, and photocopies of clippings.
Box 385, Folder 8
Shaw, Valerie
1980 - 1985
Scope and Contents
Thirteen items comprising forty pages pertaining to Valerie Shaw, containing
memos, letters, and a note card.
Box 385, Folder 9
Shaw, Valerie - Lawsuit
1981 - 1982
Scope and Contents
Seven items comprising thirty-nine pages pertaining to Valerie Shaw, containing
memos, letters, and legal documents.
Box 385, Folder 10
Shear, David
1984
Scope and Contents
A one page performance appraisal form pertaining to David Shear.
Box 385, Folder 11
Sheinwold, Alfred
1983
Scope and Contents
A one page letter pertaining to Alfred Sheinwold.
Box 385, Folder 12
Shuster, Al
1978
Scope and Contents
A one page letter pertaining to Al Shuster.
Box 385, Folder 13
Simross, Lynn
1981 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Eleven items comprising sixteen pages pertaining to Lynn Simross, containing
memos, letters and photocopies of clippings.
Box 385, Folder 14
Sims, Judith
undated
Scope and Contents
One item comprising of a note and a resume pertaining to Judith Sims.
Box 385, Folder 15
Sipchen, Bob
1987
Scope and Contents
A one page memo pertaining to Bob Sipchen.
Box 385, Folder 16
Smaus, Bob
1983 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Eight items comprising fifteen pages pertaining to Bob Smaus, containing
letters, memos, and original clippings.
Box 386
Editors - Taylor, Jean Sharley
Box 386, Folder 1
Smith, Dave
1982 - 1984
Scope and Contents
Eighty-nine items comprising two hundred pages pertaining to Dave Smith,
containing letters, memos, and photocopies of clippings.
Box 386, Folder 2
Smith, Jack
1979 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Seventeen items comprising thirty-two pages pertaining to Jack Smith,
containing memos and letters.
Box 386, Folder 3
Smith, Matthew
1985
Scope and Contents
Four items comprising seven pages pertaining to Matthew Smith, containing
letters, memos, a resume, and photocopies of clippings.
Box 386, Folder 4
Smog Alert Procedures
1981 - 1982
Scope and Contents
Six items comprising forty-five pages pertaining to the smog alert procedures,
containing memos and forms.
Box 386, Folder 5
Smoking Policy
1987
Scope and Contents
Three items comprising twenty-one pages pertaining to the smoking policy,
containing memos and a Request for Smoking Ban petition.
Box 386, Folder 6
Sokolowski, Greg
1985
Scope and Contents
A one page memo pertaining to Greg Sokolowski.
Box 386, Folder 7
Spatz, Diane
1983 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Eleven items comprising nineteen pages pertaining to Diane Spatz, containing
letters and memos.
Box 386, Folder 8
Special Sections - Values
1982
Scope and Contents
Seven items comprising seventeen pages of memos regarding values pertaining to
Special Sections.
Box 386, Folder 9
Staff
1986 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Three items comprising fifteen pages pertaining to staff, containing memos and
reports.
Box 386, Folder 10
Staff Policy - TV/Cable Appearances
1981 - 1983
Scope and Contents
Four items comprising eleven pages pertaining to staff, containing memos and
letters.
Box 386, Folder 11
Starrels, Josine Ianco
1978
Scope and Contents
A two page letter pertaining to Josine Ianco Starrels.
Box 386, Folder 12
Stein, Jeannine
1986
Scope and Contents
A one page memo pertaining to Jeannine Stein.
Box 386, Folder 13
Steward, Missy Chandler
undated
Scope and Contents
One item comprising thirty-eight pages, containing a memo from Missy Chandler
Steward attached to a transcript of a Jean Sharley Taylor interview.
Box 386, Folder 14
Stickell, Vance
1979 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Twenty items comprising thirty pages pertaining to Vance Stickell, containing
letters, memos and original clippings.
Box 386, Folder 15
Stillwell, Jefferson G.
undated
Scope and Contents
One item comprising a foldered two page resume pertaining to Jefferson G.
Stillwell.
Box 386, Folder 16
Stone, Gene
undated
Scope and Contents
A one page resume pertaining to Gene Stone.
Box 386, Folder 17
Strutton, Larry
1984
Scope and Contents
A two page memo pertaining to Larry Strutton.
Box 386, Folder 18
Stumbo, Bella
1970
Scope and Contents
One item comprising four pages pertaining to Bella Stumbo, containing a letter
and a resume.
Box 386, Folder 19
Stylebook/Style and Usage Report
1978 - 1984
Scope and Contents
Twenty-eight items comprising thirty-eight pages pertaining to the Los Angeles
Times Stylebook and style and usage report, containing memos, reports, and a
1964 Style Guide booklet.
Box 386, Folder 20
Sullivan, Dan (1 of 2)
1977 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Eighty-three items comprising two hundred twelve pages pertaining to Dan
Sullivan, containing memos, photocopies of clippings, letters, envelopes, and a
card. Split into two folders.
Box 387
Editors - Taylor, Jean Sharley
Box 387, Folder 1
Sullivan, Dan (2 of 2)
1977 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Eighty-three items comprising two hundred twelve pages pertaining to Dan
Sullivan, containing memos, photocopies of clippings, letters, envelopes, and a
card. Split into two folders.
Box 387, Folder 2
Summer Camp Fund
1985
Scope and Contents
A one page memo pertaining to the Summer Camp fund.
Box 387, Folder 3
Sunday Edition - Calendar Section
1988
Scope and Contents
Four items comprising four pages pertaining to the Sunday Calendar, containing
memos and story proofs.
Box 387, Folder 4
Surace, Cecily
1979 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Seven items comprising four pages pertaining to Cecily Surace, containing memos
and letters.
Box 387, Folder 5
Syndicate
1978 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Nineteen items comprising sixty pages pertaining to the Syndicate, containing
memos, letters and reprints.
Box 387, Folder 6
Taylor, Clarke
1986
Scope and Contents
Three items comprising six pages pertaining to Clarke Taylor, containing memos
and letters.
Box 387, Folder 7
Technical and Office Rate Schedule Chart
1979
Scope and Contents
One item comprising three pages pertaining to the Los Angeles Times technical
and office rate schedule charts.
Box 387, Folder 8
Telecommunications
1986
Scope and Contents
Four items comprising twenty-six pages pertaining to telecommunications,
containing memos.
Box 387, Folder 9
Television - Cable (Total Video)
1981 - 1982
Scope and Contents
Twelve items comprising twenty-six pages pertaining to Total Vision television
and cable, containing memos, letters and both original and photocopies of
clippings.
Box 387, Folder 10
Television - Cable Magazine
1985 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Seventeen items comprising fifty-six pages pertaining to television and the
cable magazine, containing memos, letters and photocopies of clippings.
Box 387, Folder 11
Television Grids
1983
Scope and Contents
Nine items comprising thirteen pages pertaining to television grids, containing
memos, letters and photocopies of clippings.
Box 387, Folder 12
Television Times - Contracts
1979 - 1982
Scope and Contents
Four items comprising eighteen pages pertaining to the Television Times
contracts, containing memos, letters and contracts.
Box 387, Folder 13
Television Times - Equipment
1979 - 1981
Scope and Contents
Twenty-four items comprising forty-six pages pertaining to the Television Times
equipment, containing memos, letters and contracts.
Box 387, Folder 14
Television Times - Operating Statement
1985 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Sixty-three pages of operating statements.
Box 387, Folder 15
Tew, Nancy
1979 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Forty-six items comprising one hundred twenty-six pages pertaining to Nancy
Tew, containing letters, memos, and photocopies of clippings.
Box 387, Folder 16
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
1981 - 1982
Scope and Contents
Twenty-seven items comprising one hundred three pages pertaining to the Texas
Chainsaw Massacre, containing transcripts, memos, photocopies of clippings, and
letters.
Box 387, Folder 17
Thomas, Kevin
1978 - 1981
Scope and Contents
Nine items comprising seventeen pages pertaining to Kevin Thomas, containing a
postcard, memos, photocopies of clippings, and itineraries.
Box 388
Editors - Taylor, Jean Sharley
Box 388, Folder 1
Thompson, Zan
1984
Scope and Contents
Seven items comprising fourteen pages pertaining to Zan Thompson, containing
letters, memos, envelopes, and original clippings.
Box 388, Folder 2
Tickets
1980 - 1982
Scope and Contents
Seven items comprising eight pages of memos pertaining to tickets.
Box 388, Folder 3
Times Books to be Published
1978 - 1982
Scope and Contents
Twenty-two items comprising sixty-three pages pertaining to Times books to be
published, containing letters, memos, and resumes.
Box 388, Folder 4
Times Mirror - Annual Reports
1985
Scope and Contents
Three items comprising fourteen pages pertaining to Times Mirror annual
reports, containing letters, memos, and speech transcripts.
Box 388, Folder 5
Times Mirror Officers
1985 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Three items comprising eleven pages pertaining to Times Mirror officers,
containing lists of names and photocopies of clippings.
Box 388, Folder 6
Torrez, Frank
1984
Scope and Contents
A one page performance appraisal pertaining to Frank Torrez.
Box 388, Folder 7
Travel Office Accounting Department
1983
Scope and Contents
Six items comprising ten pages pertaining to the Travel Office Accounting
Department, containing memos, and policy and information forms.
Box 388, Folder 8
Travel Section
1979 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Six items comprising forty pages pertaining to the Travel Section, containing
memos, letters, and photocopies of clippings.
Box 388, Folder 9
Tsujimoto, Lauren
1986
Scope and Contents
Four items comprising six pages pertaining to Lauren Tsujimoto, containing
memos, letters, and a resume.
Box 388, Folder 10
Tucker, Robin
1981 - 1987
Scope and Contents
"Two items comprising four pages pertaining to Robin Tucker, containing a memo,
a letter, and a resume.
Box 388, Folder 11
Turk, Rose-Marie
1985
Scope and Contents
A one page letter from Rose-Marie Turk to Jean Sharley Taylor.
Box 388, Folder 12
Turpin, Dick
1977 - 1989
Scope and Contents
Seventy-five items comprising one hundred forty-nine pages pertaining to Dick
Turpin, containing memos, letters, both original and photocopies of clippings, a
brochure, an envelope, and a resume.
Box 388, Folder 13
Union Rescue Mission
1988
Scope and Contents
An information packet about the Union Rescue Mission.
Box 388, Folder 14
Uriarte, Mercedes de
1984
Scope and Contents
Fourteen items comprising twenty eight pages pertaining to Mercedes de Uriarte,
containing memos, letters and story transcripts.
Box 388, Folder 15
Vacation Schedules, 1989
1989
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising eighteen pages of memos pertaining to the 1989 vacation
schedules.
Box 388, Folder 16
Valenti, Mike
1981
Scope and Contents
One item comprising four pages pertaining to Mike Valenti, containing memos and
job descriptions.
Box 388, Folder 17
Valle, Victor
1988
Scope and Contents
One item comprising a memo pertaining to Victor Valle.
Box 388, Folder 18
VaSalle, Linda
1987
Scope and Contents
One item comprising a three page memo pertaining to Linda VaSalle.
Box 388, Folder 19
Vaughan, Marilou
1985 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Four items comprising a fourteen pages pertaining to Marilou Vaughan,
containing resumes, letters and memos.
Box 388, Folder 20
Venant, Elizabeth O'Bryan
1982 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Sixty-five items comprising a one hundred twelve pages pertaining to Elizabeth
O'Bryan Venant, containing resumes, letters, photocopies of clippings, and
memos.
Box 388, Folder 21
Video Pilot Programs - Responses
1988
Scope and Contents
Three items comprising fourteen pages pertaining to the Video Pilot program
responses, containing forms and memos.
Box 388, Folder 22
Videotex and Precursor Databases
1981 - 1982
Scope and Contents
Nine items comprising forty-three pages pertaining to the Videotex service and
precursor databases, containing mostly memos.
Box 389
Editors - Taylor, Jean Sharley
Box 389, Folder 1
View Section
1978 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Forty-one items comprising one hundred fifty-two pages pertaining to the View
Section, containing memos, letters, postcards, an information packet, reprints,
an envelope, photographs, and photocopies of clippings.
Box 389, Folder 2
View Section - Fashion/You Letters Re: Revision
1982
Scope and Contents
Thirty-seven items comprising sixty-five pages pertaining to the View Section,
containing memos, letters, clippings and cards.
Box 389, Folder 3
View Section - Saturday Edition
1984 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Twenty-six items comprising forty-two pages pertaining to the View Section's
Saturday Edition, containing memos and letters.
Box 389, Folder 4
View Section - Space
1979 - 1982
Scope and Contents
Eleven items comprising sixty-five pages pertaining to space in the View
Section, containing memos and letters.
Box 389, Folder 5
Vills, Ursula
1985 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Five items comprising five pages pertaining to Ursula Vills, containing memos
and letters.
Box 389, Folder 6
Vitucci, Ernie
1983 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Five items comprising eight pages pertaining to Ernie Vitucci, containing memos
and letters.
Box 389, Folder 7
Ward, Leslie
1988
Scope and Contents
A one page memo pertaining to Leslie Ward.
Box 389, Folder 8
Warga, Wayne
1978 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Forty items comprising sixty-seven pages pertaining to Wayne Warga, containing
memos, invitations, photocopies of clippings and letters.
Box 389, Folder 9
White House Fellows
1987 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Fifty-four items comprising eighty-one pages pertaining to the White House
Fellows, containing memos, invitations, photocopies of clippings, information
packets, and letters.
Box 389, Folder 10
Williams, Phil
undated
Scope and Contents
One items comprising a two page memo pertaining to Phil Williams.
Box 389, Folder 11
Wilson, Bill
1977 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Forty-nine items comprising at one hundred one pages pertaining to Bill Wilson,
containing, letters, memos, and both original and photocopies of clippings.
Box 390
Editors - Taylor, Jean Sharley
Box 390, Folder 1
Wilson, Jim
1980 - 1983
Scope and Contents
Eleven items comprising at fourteen pages pertaining to Jim Wilson, containing,
letters, memos, and spreadsheets
Box 390, Folder 2
Wilson, John
1978 - 1981
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising at twenty-two pages pertaining to John Wilson, containing,
letters, memos, and postcards.
Box 390, Folder 3
Wilson, Paula Poindexter
1987
Scope and Contents
Three items comprising eighteen pages pertaining to Paula Poindexter- Wilson,
containing memos and photocopies of clippings.
Box 390, Folder 4
Wire/News Service
1985
Scope and Contents
Four items comprising eleven pages pertaining to the wire/news service,
containing memos and letters.
Box 390, Folder 5
Work, Robert
1981 - 1982
Scope and Contents
Two items comprising four pages of memos pertaining to Robert Work.
Box 390, Folder 6
Wright, Don
1982 - 1984
Scope and Contents
Six items comprising twenty-four pages pertaining to Don Wright, containing
letters, memos, and photocopies of clippings.
Box 390, Folder 7
Wyeth, Brent
1979 - 1985
Scope and Contents
Twelve items comprising twenty pages of memos pertaining to Brent Wyeth.
Box 390, Folder 8
Wylie, Frank
1982
Scope and Contents
Three items comprising eight pages pertaining to Frank Wylie, containing
letters and memos.
Box 390, Folder 9
Yankelovich Monitor
1981 - 1985
Scope and Contents
Nine items comprising eighty-two pages pertaining to the Yankelovich Monitor,
containing letters, reports and memos.
Box 390, Folder 10
You Magazine
undated
Scope and Contents
Fifty items comprising ninety-eight pages pertaining to You Magazine,
containing letters, both original and photocopies of clippings, and memos.
Box 390, Folder 11
You Magazine - Comments
1976 - 1981
Scope and Contents
Forty items comprising fifty-one pages pertaining to comments about You
Magazine, containing letters and memos.
Box 390, Folder 12
You Magazine - Correspondence
1976 - 1977
Scope and Contents
Twenty-one items comprising forty-five pages pertaining to correspondence about
You Magazine, containing letters, photocopies of clippings, and memos.
Box 390, Folder 13
You Magazine - Marketing Research
1978 - 1980
Scope and Contents
Nine items comprising one hundred thirty-seven pages pertaining to You Magazine
marketing research, containing letters and memos.
Box 390, Folder 14
You Magazine - Memos
1976 - 1978
Scope and Contents
Fourteen items comprising twenty-one pages pertaining to memos about You
Magazine, containing letters and memos.
Box 390, Folder 15
Zimmerman, Martin
1986
Scope and Contents
A one page memo pertaining to Martin Zimmerman.
Thomas, William F. Files
1962-1993
Scope and Contents
William "Bill" Thomas (1928-2014) was appointed by Otis Chandler to be the seventh
executive editor of the Times in 1971 and stayed in that position until his retirement
in 1989. He started at the Times in 1962 as an assistant city editor and the
metropolitan editor. Includes correspondence, internal memoranda, policies, press
releases, speeches, strategic plans, clippings, scrapbooks, and photographs. Date
range is 1962-1993.
General Correspondence
1962-1993
Scope and Contents
Arranged alphabetically by author/subject. Date range is 1962-1993.
Box 391
Editors - Thomas, William F.
Box 391, Folder 1
A
1972 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 60 items: correspondence from a wide range of persons on a range of
subjects. Some complain of LAT stories, some are invitations to appear or speak,
some are in part, personal.
Box 391, Folder 2
ABC-TV Series on Los Angeles Times
1979
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: correspondence related to 1979 Otis Chandler interview with
KABC-tv and a series of news reports on KABC focusing on LAT, not only, as John
Babcock, an executive producer for the station said, "accomplishments... (but)
more sensitive areas...such as conflict of interest."
Box 391, Folder 3
American Press Institute
1970 - 1985
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: correspondence related to American Press Institute
activities, including meetings and seminars.
Box 391, Folder 4
American Newspaper Publishers Association
1978 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: correspondence and booklets related to ANPA and that
organization's activities.
Box 391, Folder 5
American Society of Newspaper Editors
1981 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 95 items: correspondence and reports related to ASNE and that
organization's activities. Copies of ASNE magazine, The Bulletin, for 9/1982 and
10/1984.
Box 391, Folder 6
American Society of Newspaper Editors
1977 - 1981
Scope and Contents
Approx. 75 items: correspondence, surveys and reports related to ASNE and that
organization's activities. Copy of ASNE magazine, The Bulletin, for May/June
1977. Material on the 1977 convention in Honolulu.
Box 391, Folder 7
American Society of Newspaper Editors
1971 - 1976
Scope and Contents
Approx.45 items: correspondence, reports and booklets related to ASNE and that
organization's activities. Copy of ASNE magazine, The Bulletin, for 4/1975. Two
copies of booklet, "Who's doing what to whom and why?" - remarks of Arthur
Taylor, President CBS Inc. before the Financial Executives Institute, New
Orleans, LA, 10/21/1975.
Box 392
Editors - Thomas, William F.
Box 392, Folder 1
ASNE - International Communication Committee
1978 - 1980
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: correspondence and reports related to the ASNE International
Communication Committee, 1978 - 1980.
Box 392, Folder 2
ASNE - Nominations Committee
1980
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: correspondence and other materials related to the ASNE
Nominations Committee, 1980.
Box 392, Folder 3
ASNE - Nominations Committee
1981
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: correspondence and other materials related to the ASNE
Nominations Committee, 1981.
Box 392, Folder 4
ASNE - Ethics Committee
1983 - 1985
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: correspondence and other materials related to the ASNE Ethics
Committee, 1983 - 1985.
Box 392, Folder 5
ASNE - Awards Committee
1977 - 1980
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: correspondence and other materials related to the ASNE Awards
Committee, 1977 - 1980.
Box 392, Folder 6
Anti-Defamation League
1978 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: correspondence and other materials related to the
Anti-Defamation League. There are numerous letters between Harvey Schechter,
Regional Director of ADL on LAT coverage of Israel, the Middle East and the
Jewish community of greater Los Angeles. Sometimes these letters are friendly,
sometimes less so.
Box 392, Folder 7
Associated Press
1971 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 60 items: correspondence and other materials between Thomas, as well as
Otis Chandler, Tom Johnson and others, with individuals at Associated Press.
Box 392, Folder 8
B
1979 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 80 items: correspondence Thomas and ABC News, Steven Brill of American
Lawyer, columnist Art Buchwald and others. Related materials.
Box 393
Editors - Thomas, William F.
Box 393, Folder 1
B
1973 - 1978
Scope and Contents
Approx. 70 items: correspondence with various journalists including William F.
Buckley (National Review), Norm Boris (Detroit News), and Lew Wasserman,
executive at MCA Inc. Related materials.
Box 393, Folder 2
Book Projects - Times/Abrams
1979 - 1981
Scope and Contents
7 items: correspondence related to LAT - Abrams book projects, 1979 - 1981.
Box 393, Folder 3
Books
1979 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 55 items: correspondence and reports related to LAT book projects.
Box 393, Folder 4
Books - Bicentennial Book
1979 - 1980
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: correspondence related to Los Angeles 200 - a Bicentennial
Celebration. Persons and entities represented in the correspondence includes
Harry N. Abrams, Inc., the LAT Syndicate, Art Seidenbaum, etc. Book was authored
by Seidenbaum and John Malmin.
Box 393, Folder 5
Books - Capra Contracts
1980 - 1981
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: correspondence related to contracts between LAT and Capra
Press.
Box 393, Folder 6
Books - Cookbooks
1978 - 1982
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: correspondence Harry N. Abrams, Inc. and LAT related to the
publishing of cookbooks.
Box 393, Folder 7
Books - Front Pages
1980 - 1982
Scope and Contents
Approx. 45 items: correspondence and reports related to LAT book project,
"Front Pages."
Box 393, Folder 8
Books - Gardening book
1983
Scope and Contents
4 items: correspondence (mostly memos) related to the Arboretum Garden Expo and
a garden book.
Box 393, Folder 9
Books - Guidebook
1980
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: correspondence and brief reports related to guidebook
project.
Box 393, Folder 10
Books - Home book
1979 - 1985
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: correspondence and reports related to the LAT "California
Home Book" project.
Box 394
Editors - Thomas, William F.
Box 394, Folder 1
Books - Los Angeles Times history by Marshall Berges
1979 - 1984
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: correspondence related to The Life and Times of Los Angeles
by Marshall Berges.
Box 394, Folder 2
Books - Olympic books
1982 - 1985
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: memos and longer correspondence on the run-up to the 1984
L.A. Olympics and the publication of two Olympics related books.
Box 394, Folder 3
Books - Quick books
1979 - 1981
Scope and Contents
7 items: correspondence related to various book projects--on Iranian hostage
crisis, LAT front pages, Mexico, etc.
Box 394, Folder 4
Books - Restaurant Guide - Lois Dwan
1983 - 1984
Scope and Contents
5 items: correspondence related to LAT "Guide to Dining out in L.A." (Lois
Dwan).
Box 394, Folder 5
Books - Sports Pages
1983
Scope and Contents
4 items: memos and promotion for book, "Sports Pages of the Los Angeles
Times."
Box 394, Folder 6
Brookings Institution
1977 - 1983
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: correspondence related to Brookings Institution programs for
journalists. Materials are dated between 1977 and 1983.
Box 394, Folder 7
C
1974 - 1980
Scope and Contents
Approx. 90 items: correspondence between Thomas and politicians, judges,
journalists, publishers, etc.
Box 394, Folder 8
C (1 of 2)
1981 - 1983
Scope and Contents
Approx. 75 items: correspondence with persons or organizations starting with
letter "C." Split into two folders.
Box 394, Folder 9
C (2 of 2)
1981 - 1983
Scope and Contents
Approx. 75 items: correspondence with persons or organizations starting with
letter "C." Split into two folders.
Box 394, Folder 10
C
1984 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 80 items: correspondence with persons or organizations starting with
letter "C." Also one complete issue of The Center Magazine, Nov / Dec 1984.
Box 395
Editors - Thomas, William F.
Box 395, Folder 1
California Magazine
1982 - 1984
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: correspondence related to California (magazine) and a feud of
sorts that existed between LAT and that magazine in the time frame of the early
1980s.
Box 395, Folder 2
California Newspaper Publishers Association
1972 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: correspondence related to California Newspaper Publishers
Assn.
Box 395, Folder 3
California Society of Newspaper Editors
1982 - 1983
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: correspondence related to CSNE.
Box 395, Folder 4
Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions
1982 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: correspondence between Thomas and CSDI and two complete
issues of The Center Magazine. (one is from 1982, the other 1985.
Box 395, Folder 5
Mrs. Norman Chandler
1966 - 1971
Scope and Contents
Approx. 45 items: correspondence involving Dorothy Chandler, much of it related
to The Music Center performances and personnel, news clippings, a program from
the memorial service for husband Norman Chandler in 1973.
Box 395, Folder 6
Norman Chandler schedule
1980
Scope and Contents
1 item: 3-pp. typed schedule headed "Norman Chandler Schedule," covering March
through early November. The year is not included. Events mentioned include "ANPA
Convention," 4/19-27, "Republican National Convention in Detroit," 7/14-18,
"Democratic National Convention in New York," 8/11-14
Box 395, Folder 7
Otis Chandler (1 of 2)
1977 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 50 items: correspondence and other materials related to LAT Publisher
(& Chairman) Otis Chandler. Included are speech transcripts, news clips,
analysis of what other sources have written about Otis Chandler. Complete text
of Mr. Chandler's speech before the Arizona Newspapers Association, 1/21/1977.
Also "Memories of Otis," essays written for an OC testimonial by Jack Smith and
Jim Murray. Split into two folders.
Box 395, Folder 8
Otis Chandler (2 of 2)
1977 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 50 items: correspondence and other materials related to LAT Publisher
(& Chairman) Otis Chandler. Included are speech transcripts, news clips,
analysis of what other sources have written about Otis Chandler. Complete text
of Mr. Chandler's speech before the Arizona Newspapers Association, 1/21/1977.
Also "Memories of Otis," essays written for an OC testimonial by Jack Smith and
Jim Murray. Split into two folders.
Box 395, Folder 9
Otis Chandler
1971 - 1975
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: correspondence between Otis Chandler and business associates
(Nick Williams, William F. Thomas, etc. Includes two copies of a 5-pp. "Harry
and Marian Otis Chandler Family" (a list of names), 3-pp. "Otis Chandler
Biographical Information" from 12/1971.
Box 395, Folder 10
Otis Chandler
1964 - 1970
Scope and Contents
Approx. 85 items: correspondence between Otis Chandler and business associates,
principally Editor Nick Williams. Includes one long letter to Katherine Graham
of the Washington Post (3/25/1965). Complete issue of Michigan Business Review
of 3/1965, which features an article by Otis Chandler titled "The Outlook for
Newspapers."
Box 396
Editors - Thomas, William F.
Box 396, Folder 1
Circulation Department
1978 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: reports, correspondence, memos and notes related to
circulation, including subjects such as circulation numbers, contests, reader
complaints, etc.
Box 396, Folder 2
Circulation Department
1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 8 items: reports, charts and other materials related to Circulation
marketing strategies and circulation numbers.
Box 396, Folder 3
Clips - The Times in The Times
1971 - 1984
Scope and Contents
Approx. 70 items: clips and tear sheets of LAT stories in which LAT is featured
or mentioned. Articles cover a range of subjects from journalism in general to
promotions or appointments of LAT personnel.
Box 396, Folder 4
Columbia University/Columbia Journalism Review
1979 - 1983
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: correspondence and clips from CJR related to interactions
between that magazine and LAT.
Box 396, Folder 5
Contributions & Donations
1977 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: correspondence related to contributions, donations and grants
given by LAT in the 1977 - 1988 time frame.
Box 396, Folder 6
D
1971 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 75 items: correspondence to or from persons or organizations starting
with the letter "D." Significant individual correspondents include: Mary Ann
Dolan (L.A. Herald-Examiner), John Gregory Dunne (writer), Lt. Gov. Mervyn
Dymally, etc.
Box 396, Folder 7
Daily News (formerly Valley News)
1979, 1983
Scope and Contents
4 items: articles and correspondence related to the start-up (1979) of The
Valley News (soon to be renamed The Daily News) as a "news" paper as opposed to
a free "shopper." Other materials are related to The Daily News' pretensions as
a competitor of LAT and Herald-Examiner.
Box 397
Editors - Thomas, William F.
Box 397, Folder 1
Data banks
1979
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: interoffice memos and correspondence related to LAT
investigating the area of data banks of information and published materials.
This was at the opening of "the digital age."
Box 397, Folder 2
Display Advertising
1968 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: correspondence, clips and other material related to display
advertising, including sales numbers, even a controversy begun by the running of
a paid ad. Also a complete advertising supplement, 4/19/1988, "Koreatown
News."
Box 397, Folder 3
Drug Testing Program
1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: memos,correspondence and reports related to the LAT Drug
Testing Program, 1986.
Box 397, Folder 4
Dues and membership
1979 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: memos,correspondence and reports related to dues and
memberships in the period 1979 - 1988.
Box 397, Folder 5
E
1971 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 50 items: correspondence between William Thomas and the East-West
Center, Supervisor Edmund Edelman, Rupert Pennant-Rea (editor of The Economist),
Robert Epstein, etc.
Box 397, Folder 6
Emergency Procedures
1978 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: memos, reports and other material related to Earthquake
Preparedness and Emergency Preparedness in general. Complete issue of Times
Mirror magazine for Fall 1987, including an article on the 10/1/1987 earthquake
and its effect at LAT.
Box 397, Folder 7
Bob Erburu
1986 - 1987
Scope and Contents
2 items: cover note (1987) and memo (1986) from Tom Johnson to Bill Thomas
relating to the Federal Reserve Board of San Francisco. Erburu is carbon copied
on the memo.
Box 397, Folder 8
Executive Committee - November
1988
Scope and Contents
1 item: agenda and materials presented at "Executive Committee Meeting" of
11/29/1988. Approx. 50-pp. Tabbed sections include "Period 10 Results,"
"Editorial Update," "Adv. Market Share," "Financial Outlook," "Orange County"
and "Appendix."
Box 397, Folder 9
Executive Committee - October
1988
Scope and Contents
1 item: agenda and materials presented at "Executive Committee Meeting,"
10/18/1988 (with Dave Laventhol). Approx. 20-pp. Tabbed sections are: "Ninth
period and third quarter results," "Preliminary results, weeks 40-41," "Forecast
No. 3," "Other topics" and "Appendix."
Box 397, Folder 10
Executive Committee - September
1988
Scope and Contents
2 items: agenda and materials presented at "Executive Committee Meeting,"
8-9/1988. Approx. 40-pp. Tabbed sections are: "Period 8 results," "Period 9
update," "Cost containment update," Other projects" and "Appendix." Separate
packet of 9 sheets related to Exec. Incentive meeting of 9/22/1988.
Box 398
Editors - Thomas, William F.
Box 398, Folder 1
Executive Committee - July
1988
Scope and Contents
1 item: agenda and materials presented at "Executive Committee Meeting,"
7/26/1988. Approx. 50-pp. Tabbed sections include: "6th Perfomorance Results,"
"7th Performance Update," "Circulation Performance Trends," "News Interest/Comm.
Involvement," "Cost Containment Communications," "Other Topics" and
"Appendix."
Box 398, Folder 2
Executive Committee - June
1988
Scope and Contents
2 items: agenda and other material for "Executive Committee Meeting with Dave
Laventhol," 6/2/1988. Tabbed sections include: "Preliminary 5th Period Results,"
"Running Forecast," " Staffing,"Other Disc. Topics" and "Appendix." Second
smaller packet headed "Editorial Department 1988 Unbudgeted Activity."
Box 398, Folder 3
Executive Committee - April
1988
Scope and Contents
1 item: agenda and other material headed "Executive Committee Meeting with Dave
Laventhol," 4/18/1988
Box 398, Folder 4
Executive Committee - February
1988
Scope and Contents
1 item: agenda and other material headed "Executive Committee Meeting with Dave
Laventhol," 2/25/1988. (? placed by date in pencil - it is dupe of date on I / 7
/ 11)
Box 398, Folder 5
Executive Committee - February
1987 - 1988
Scope and Contents
1 item: agenda and other material headed "Executive Committee Meeting with Dave
Laventhol," 2/25/1988.
Box 398, Folder 6
F (1 of 2)
1972 - 1982
Scope and Contents
Approx. 75 items: correspondence to or from persons or organizations starting
with the letter "F." Split into two folders.
Box 398, Folder 7
F (2 of 2)
1972 - 1982
Scope and Contents
Approx. 75 items: correspondence to or from persons or organizations starting
with the letter "F." Split into two folders.
Box 398, Folder 8
Facilities
1985, 1988
Scope and Contents
7 items: correspondence related to Facilities department.
Box 398, Folder 9
FBI
1978 - 1979
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: the bulk of the material is correspondence between William
Thomas and various FBI agents connected to the L.A. office of the FBI during the
late 1970s. Two earlier letters, stapled to later material are of interest. One,
dated 9/28/1966, was a US Government memo about Thomas having given a speech
critical of the FBI. The other, dated 10/5/1966, was to J. Edgar Hoover, FBI
Director, also critical of Thomas' speech.
Box 398, Folder 10
Fair Employment Practices Committee
1978 - 1979
Scope and Contents
2 items: memo, 1/10/1973, from Robert Lobdell to William F. Thomas related to
the "current general FEPC investigation at the Los Angeles Times ; 8-pp. report
headed "History of Los Angeles Times Equal Employment Opportunity Policy and
Practices."
Box 398, Folder 11
Freedom of Information
1981 - 1985
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: memos and correspondence related to the federal Freedom of
Information Act.
Box 398, Folder 12
Ford Foundation
1975 - 1981
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: memos, correspondence, booklets and other material related to
the Ford Foundation. Included are several pieces of correspondence between
William F. Thomas (LAT) and Fred Friendly (Ford Foundation). Also a 95-pp.Ford
Foundation Report (blue cover), The Seminars on Media and Society, 1974 -
1980.
Box 399
Editors - Thomas, William F.
Box 399, Folder 1
F
1983
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: typed or written questions posed by employees through the FYI
program. Many are basically complaints along the lines of "I don't like this
situation. Why did LAT do this?" A smaller number praise the newspaper.
Box 399, Folder 2
G
1984 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items:correspondence to and from individuals and organizations
starting with "G." Booklets in the folder include: 7-pp. "Occasional Paper No.
1, The Mass Media and Public Trust, Remarks by Robert MacNiel at Columbia
University, 3/13/1985 ; 20-pp., (brown cover) "The Gannett Center for Media
Studies is dedicated..." - attached memo dated 12/11/1985 ; 24-pp. (white cover,
blue illustration.) The Gannett Center for Media Studies, 8/1986.
Box 399, Folder 3
G
1975 - 1983
Scope and Contents
Approx. 65 items: memos, letters and reports related to individuals and
organizations starting with "G." At least one letter to Katharine Graham,
Publisher of The Washington Post.
Box 399, Folder 4
G
1971 - 1977
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: letters, brochures and other material related to
correspondents with names starting with "G." Items of special interest: 25-pp.
report (brown spiral-bound cover) "Confidential Report to Client Newspapers of
the Gallup Poll on The Credibility of the Press & Higher Circulation Prices"
; copy of 7-pp. article from The Review of Southern California Journalism,
Winter 1974, "The Forgotten History of the Los Angeles Times," by Robert
Gottlieb (highly critical) ; exchange of letters between William Thomas and Mrs.
James (Lois) Garner on LAT coverage of 1972 presidential campaign ; (form)
letter from Sen. Barry Goldwater to William Thomas.
Box 399, Folder 5
Gridiron Club
1975 - 1982
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: letters and clippings related to the Gridiron Club
(prestigious journalism organization). Includes 5-pp. tear sheet from Washington
Journalism Review, 4/1985, "White Tie and Hallowed Nonsense - the Gridiron Club
turns 100," by Robert J. Donovan.
Box 399, Folder 6
H
1981 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 45 items: letters, brochures, news clippings and related material for
individuals and organizations starting with "H." Among the prominent persons in
the correspondence are Armand Hammer and Alexander Haig.
Box 399, Folder 7
H
1972 - 1980
Scope and Contents
Approx. 75 items: letters, article copies, tear sheets related to individuals
and organizations starting with "H."
Box 399, Folder 8
Herald Examiner
1966 - 1982
Scope and Contents
Approx. 60 items: memos, letters, tear sheets, etc. related to persons and
organizations starting with letter "H." Much of the material in this folder is
related to the Herald-Examiner. Included is a 7-pp. profile of Mary Ann Dolan,
Editor of the Herald-Examiner, from the 6/1982 issue of Washington Journalism
Review. The article, written by Dallas writer Dennis Holder, is not totally
friendly: "Dolan's philosophy...is to have her fingers in everything and her
thumb on everybody."
Box 400
Editors - Thomas, William F.
Box 400, Folder 1
I
1973 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 60 items: memos, letters, tear sheets, including correspondence with
International Children's School, Inter American Press Assn., and the Consulate
General of India.
Box 400, Folder 2
International Press Institute
1977 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 55 items: memos, letters, clippings and programs related to
International Press Institute. Folder includes 63-pp. booklet, International
Press Institute Membership List (1/1980).
Box 400, Folder 3
Information Systems
1978 - 1993
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: reports, memos and other material on LAT Information Systems
and the Steering Committee for IS. Includes bound report, approx. 30-pp., headed
"Information Systems Steering Committee," and dated 7/28/1983.
Box 400, Folder 4
Information Systems
1984 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: reports, memos and other material on LAT Information Systems.
Several major bound reports on various aspects of IS: "...Business Impact
assessment of...disruption in computer support" (1984) ;" "Computer Problem
escalation procedures" (1987) ; Multi-page proposal from Arthur D. Little, Inc.
(1984).
Box 400, Folder 5
Interviews - Tapings
1973 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: memos, letters, article copies, interview transcripts.
Box 400, Folder 6
J
1973 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: memos, letters, related to persons or organizations starting
with "J." Includes multiple sheet information packet titled "Journalist in
Space," produced by NASA (Nat. Aeronautics and Space Administration) and ASJMC
(Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication), 1985.
Box 400, Folder 7
Jewish Community
1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: memos, letters, clippings related to persons, groups or
organizations starting with letter "J." Much of the material here deals with
complaints about Paul Conrad cartoons and reaction to them. Most of the protests
came from supporters of Israel who believed LAT's coverage and Conrad's cartoons
were biased in favor of the Palestinians in the Israeli-Palestinian
conflict.
Box 400, Folder 8
Tom Johnson memos
1983 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: memos, letters, and transcripts of remarks and speeches at
LAT and Times Mirror meetings. Includes transcripts of executives including Tom
Johnson, Robert Erburu, Jack Nelson, David Laventhol (breakfast meeting with
Times Mirror executives, 9/30/1987.
Box 401
Editors - Thomas, William F.
Box 401, Folder 1
Tom Johnson memos
1980 - 1983
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: memos, letters, transcripts, other material related to LAT
Publisher Tom Johnson. Includes TJ resume (ca. 1979), speech transcript at
California Roundtable (9/3/1981), William Thomas' 12/23/1981 statement related
to X-rated film advertising, transcript of Tom Johnson interview with Michael
Jackson on KABC radio, 7/18/1983, etc.
Box 401, Folder 2
Tom Johnson memos
1977 - 1980
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: memos, letters, transcripts, other material related to LAT
Publisher Tom Johnson. Included: approx. 20-pp. transcript of "Otis Chandler and
Tom Johnson (on panel with others) at Wash. Buro," 4/11/1985 ; copy, 3-pp.
article from New West, 12/5/1977, "Crown prince of the Press" ; copy, LAT
article, 3/6/1980, "Tom Johnson to be Publisher of The Times" ; packet of 1979
reports headed "New systems and plans and their effect on manning" ; other
reports.
Box 401, Folder 3
K
1972 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 80 items: memos, letters, transcripts, other material related to
persons, groups or organizations starting with letter "K." Includes
correspondence with: (White House Dir. of Comm.) Herbert Klein ; Judge Irving R.
Kaufman ; (Sec. of State) Henry Kissinger ; Clayton Kirkpatrick (Editor, Chicago
Tribune).
Box 401, Folder 4
L
1978 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 60 items: memos, letters, transcripts, other material related to
persons, groups and organizations starting with letter "L." Includes
correspondence with: Norman Lear ; League of United Latin American Citizens ;
David Lehrer (Anti-Defamation League), others.
Box 401, Folder 5
L
1971 - 1976
Scope and Contents
Approx. 50 items: memos, letters, clippings, related to persons, groups or
organizations starting with the letter "L." Includes: an extended exchange of
letters (1972 - 1973) with Almena Lomax, an African-American woman (with S.F.
Examiner at the time) expressing chagrin that LAT would not offer her a job ;
multi-page tear sheet of LAT, 12/14/1976, with news stories about influence of
the Long Beach Independent, Press-Telegram in Long Beach city politics ; letters
related to charges and counter-charges between the two newspapers ; more.
Box 401, Folder 6
La Opinion
1982 - 1984
Scope and Contents
6 items: memos and letters related to joint ventures between LAT and La
Opinion.
Box 401, Folder 7
Los Angeles Magazine
1980 - 1987
Scope and Contents
8 items: collection of articles about LAT and the Chandlers copied from Los
Angeles magazine, two by Bob Gottlieb. General tone is mildly critical, somewhat
sarcastic.
Box 401, Folder 8
Los Angeles Police Department
1978 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: memos, letters, reports, transcript of lawsuit "Los Angeles
Police Protective League v. Darryl F. Gates(LAPD Chief)," news clip copies.
Box 402
Editors - Thomas, William F.
Box 402, Folder 1
Los Angeles Police Department - Edward M. Davis
1969 - 1976
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: letters and other material related to Edward M. Davis, (LAPD
Chief). Includes: exchange of letters between Davis and Robert Welch, founder of
The John Birch Society ; transcript of Davis statements on L.A. area television
and radio programs ; letters between Davis and William Thomas (LAT Editor) ;
more.
Box 402, Folder 2
Los Angeles Bicentennial
1979 - 1981
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: memos, letters and other material related to the Bicentennial
of the City of Los Angeles. Includes: letter from New York Public Library
requesting a special City Centennial Edition of LAT ; a multi-page "Bicentennial
Community Calendar" ; material on planning for LAT book and other publications
related to the Bicentennial ; more.
Box 402, Folder 3
Los Angeles Times Poll (reprints)
1979 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: memos and letters related to LAT Poll and reprints of some
Poll articles. Includes:approx. 10 reprints of Poll articles from 1988.
Box 402, Folder 4
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
1979 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 55 items: correspondence, memos, information packages and other
material related to LAT Syndicate and arranging new "talent" for the Syndicate.
Names occurring in the items include: Joseph Kraft, Henry Kissinger, Georgie
Anne Geyer, etc.
Box 402, Folder 5
Luncheons
1979
Scope and Contents
1 item: correspondence, memo, William Thomas to Phillip Williams, information
on a list of possible LAT luncheon speakers. Most prominent on the list - Paul
Volcker and Martin Feldstein.
Box 402, Folder 6
M
1980 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 45 items: correspondence, memos and other material related to persons,
groups or organizations starting with letter "M." Includes material related to:
Mexican American Opportunity Foundation ; Edwin Meese III (White House advisor)
; Justice Stanley Mosk (Calif. Supreme Court). Also a booklet titled 1983 MMI
(Modern Media Institute) Catalogue and Schedule of Classes.
Box 402, Folder 7
M
1975 - 1980
Scope and Contents
Approx. 65 items: correspondence, memos and other material related to persons,
groups or organizations starting with the letter "M." Includes these prominent
persons and others: Cardinal Timothy Manning ; Stanley Mosk (Judge) ; Daniel
Moynihan (Ambassador).
Box 402, Folder 8
Mc
1972 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: correspondence, memos and other material related to persons,
groups or organizations starting with the letters "Mc." Includes: C.K. McClatchy
(Pres. of McClatchy Newspapers) ; Paul N. McCloskey, Jr. (U.S. Rep.), etc.
Box 402, Folder 9
Media coverage
1974 - 1975
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: letters, clippings and LAT reprints on media coverage in the
period 1974 - 1975. Most (if not all) of this material relates to LAT staff
writer David Shaw being assigned to write media criticism for the paper.
Box 402, Folder 10
Marketing Research Department
1970 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: memos and reports related to marketing issues. Includes major
reports on following subjects: illiteracy ; LAT vs. Orange County Register -
Advertising Linage ; "A day in the life of the Los Angeles Times" - a readership
study (1970+) ; "Times Reader Panel #111," 1976 (readers rated the Book Review
section) 19-pp. ; 16-pp. ; "Continuing Home Audit Supplemental Questionnaire,"
3-4/1971 ;
Box 403
Editors - Thomas, William F.
Box 403, Folder 1
Minority Journalism
1978 - 1982
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: letters, memos and reports related to persons, groups or
organizations starting with the letter "M." Names include: Media Institute for
Minorities ; other groups related to minority journalism.
Box 403, Folder 2
Minority Journalists
1978 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: letters, memos and reports related to persons, groups or
organizations connected to minority journalism and / or starting with the letter
"M." Names include: Media Institute for Minorities ; other groups related to
minority journalism. Names include: National Hispanic Media (conferences) ;
Institute for Journalism Education (UC Berkeley) ;
Box 403, Folder 3
Dr. Franklin Murphy
1969 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: letters, memos and notes related to Dr. Franklin Murphy.
Box 403, Folder 4
N (1 of 2)
1972 - 1981
Scope and Contents
Approx. 90 items: letters, memos notes,and clippings related to persons, groups
or organizations starting with the letter "N." Includes: Native American Press
Association ; Julian Nava ; Benjamin Hooks ; Stansfield Turner. Split into two
folders.
Box 403, Folder 5
N (2 of 2)
1972 - 1981
Scope and Contents
Approx. 90 items: letters, memos notes,and clippings related to persons, groups
or organizations starting with the letter "N." Includes: Native American Press
Association ; Julian Nava ; Benjamin Hooks ; Stansfield Turner. Split into two
folders.
Box 403, Folder 6
National Edition
1980 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: letters, memos and reports related to LAT's National Edition.
Included: discussion of the launch and operation of the LAT National
Edition.
Box 403, Folder 7
National News Council
1980 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 55 items: letters, memos and clippings reports related to the
activities of the National News Council.
Box 403, Folder 8
Newsday
1970 - 1982
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: letters, memos and clippings related to Newsday, the (TM)
newspaper on Long Island, NY.
Box 404
Editors - Thomas, William F.
Box 404, Folder 1
Newspaper Fund
1978 - 1981
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: letters, memos and reports related to the Newspaper Fund,
1978 - 1981.
Box 404, Folder 2
Northwestern University - Medill School of Journalism (1 of
2)
1973 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 50 items: letters, memos, reports and booklets related to Northwestern
University and Medill School of Journalism. Items include: 64-pp. booklet,
Northwestern Now (4/1984) ; selection of informational booklets on Medill
School. Split into two folders.
Box 404, Folder 3
Northwestern University - Medill School of Journalism (2 of
2)
1973 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 50 items: letters, memos, reports and booklets related to Northwestern
University and Medill School of Journalism. Items include: 64-pp. booklet,
Northwestern Now (4/1984) ; selection of informational booklets on Medill
School. Split into two folders.
Box 404, Folder 4
O
1974 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 45 items: letters, memos, notes, clippings and other material related
to correspondent persons, groups or organizations starting with letter "O."
Included: Opinion Research Corp. ; Overseas Development Council.
Box 404, Folder 5
Orange Coast Daily Pilot
1971 - 1972
Scope and Contents
7 items: letters and a report titled "Orange Coast Daily Pilot - Sunday Edition
Study," 12/16/1971. Stamped "Confidential, Please." The letters are between
Thomas Keevil, Editor Daily Pilot, and Nick B. Williams of LAT.
Box 404, Folder 6
P
1971 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 70 items: letters, memos and reports related to persons, groups or
organizations starting with letter "P." Includes: Thomas Plate, Editorial Page
Editor, Newsday ; Peter J. Pitchess, Sheriff of Los Angeles County.
Box 404, Folder 7
Packaging Study
1988
Scope and Contents
1 item: "cover" memo from Jim Shaffer to the Executive Committee attached to
4-pp. "Packaging Study," 9/22/1988.
Box 404, Folder 8
Pagination
1983 - 1985
Scope and Contents
3 items: memos from Ted Weegar and Wil Locke on the pagination project at
LAT.
Box 404, Folder 9
Pfaffinger Foundation
1985 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: letters, memos, reports related to Pfaffinger Foundation.
Bulkiest reports include: multi-page "Proposed Pfaffinger Foundation Scholarship
Program (1988) ; 7-pp. report, headed "Foundation Cases," 4/14/1986, explaining
cases of assistance involving large expenditures (example: 43 yr-old woman went
on disability after 3 yrs. of employment - over the next 5 yrs received $102,000
from Pfaffinger Foundation) ; various Foundation audits from 1985 ; 18-pp.
bylaws Pfaffinger Foundation ; 5-pp. "Audited Financial Statements--Pfaffinger
Foundation," 12/31/1984 ; 22-pp. Agenda and financial report to Board of
Trustees, 5/10/1985 ; etc.
Box 405
Editors - Thomas, William F.
Box 405, Folder 1
Pfaffinger Foundation
1975 - 1984
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: letters, memos, reports related to Pfaffinger Foundation.
Bulkier items include: 32-pp. Agenda and reports to the Board, 12/14/1984 ;
17-pp. Agenda and reports to the Board, 12/9/1983 ; 21-pp. Agenda and reports to
the Board, 9/2/1983 ; approx. 10-pp. Minutes of the Foundation, 4/29/1983 ;
multi-page Agenda and reports to the Board, 4/8/1983 ; 34-pp. Agenda and reports
to the Board, 12/13/1982 ; etc.
Box 405, Folder 2
Picasso Room
1988
Scope and Contents
3 items: letters, memos and notes related to Picasso Room (executive dining),
1988. (The internal politics of who is eligible to use the executive dining
areas (Picasso Room, Tamayo Room) and who is not are reflected in these
items.)
Box 405, Folder 3
Policy and Procedure Manual
1987
Scope and Contents
3 items: "cover" memo reading in part - "Enclosed is a copy of our Policy and
Procedure Manual..." ; approx. 40-pp. manual with tabbed sections including
"Introduction," "Contents," "Policies" and Appendices 1 through 9 ; 2-pp.
"Hardship Withdrawal Advance Agreement."
Box 405, Folder 4
Pope visit
1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: letters, memos, news releases and other information related
to the 1987 visit to Los Angeles by Pope John Paul II. Includes one letter from
William Thomas to Archbishop Roger Mahony.
Box 405, Folder 5
Press Project
1979
Scope and Contents
8 items: memos and presentations related to the Press Project of 1979. Several
of the presentation packets have a 1986 date written on them.
Box 405, Folder 6
Press - Public
1984
Scope and Contents
7 items: memos, clippings and one speech transcript on the general topics of
the relationship of the Press with the public, and the public's perception of
the Press. Some items: multi-page article copy, Time, 4/30/1984, "The Ten Best
U.S. Dailies" ; 7-pp. transcript of speech (unclear if Tom Johnson gave the
speech), attached memo, 5/18/1984 ; 6-pp. transcript of speech given by Herbert
Schmertz, VP, Mobil Corp., "The Press and the Public" ; etc.
Box 405, Folder 7
Promotion/Public Relations
1982 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: memos, notes and reports related to LAT promotion and public
relations. Items: 13-pp. booklet, "Los Angeles Times in Education [1987] ;
material on the 1986 Times Mirror Annual Report ; multi-page packet on "Public
Relations Information Desk" ; etc.
Box 405, Folder 8
Promotion Department
1978 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: memos, notes and transcripts of presentations related to LAT
Promotion Department. Items: large packet of material (approx. 20-pp.) headed
"Presentation to the Board of Directors - by Charles Chase" 12/6/1978 ; etc.
Box 405, Folder 9
Pulitzer
1966 - 1983
Scope and Contents
Approx. 60 items: memos, letters and other material related to the Pulitzer
Prizes. Items include: letters, memos, news clips, lists of recommendations,
entrants and winners of the Pulitzer Prizes.
Box 405, Folder 10
Pulitzer
1984
Scope and Contents
Approx. 50 items: memos, letters and other material related to the Pulitzer
Prizes. Items include: list of couples attending "Pulitzer dinner at Chasen's
(1984) ; booklet, "Recognition that endures..." ad / promo Medallic Art Co.
[1984] ; complete issue, Among Ourselves, 5/1984 ; LAT tear sheets for
4/17/1984, headline "Times wins 2 Pulitzers: public service, Conrad" ; many
letters of congratulations to William Thomas, LAT Editor, on the occasion of
Pulitzer victories.
Box 406
Editors - Thomas, William F.
Box 406, Folder 1
Pulitzer
1984 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: memos, letters and other material related to the Pulitzer
Prizes. Items include: lists of recommendations and winners for Pulitzer Prizes
; 1985 Pulitzer entries list for LAT ; 1984 Pulitzer entries list for LAT ;
etc.
Box 406, Folder 2
Questionnaires
1982 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 75 items: letters, notes, questionnaires from the time frame 1984 -
1988. Most of the material is letters asking Mr. Thomas (or someone at LAT) to
complete a questionnaire. The most frequent response is a (form) letter which
began "We here at The Times try always to cooperated with research efforts...but
many unfortunately would require more time than any of us can spare." A small
collection of the questionnaires is included in the folder. Most of the requests
come from university students and professors.
Box 406, Folder 3
Questionnaires
1972 - 1981
Scope and Contents
Approx. 75 items: letters, notes, questionnaires from the time frame 1972 -
1981. Most of the material is letters asking Mr. Thomas (or someone at LAT) to
complete a questionnaire. The most frequent response is a (form) letter which
began "We here at The Times try always to cooperated with research efforts...but
many unfortunately would require more time than any of us can spare." A small
collection of the questionnaires is included in the folder. Most of the requests
come from university students and professors.
Box 406, Folder 4
R
1971 - 1985
Scope and Contents
Approx. 70 items: letters, notes, and other material related to persons, groups
or organizations starting with the letter "R."
Box 406, Folder 5
R
1974 - 1984
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: memos, charts and reports related to the ratio of advertising
to news in LAT.
Box 406, Folder 6
Reading Lab
1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 6 items (several large packets with multiple items): spiral-bound
booklet, "Selected Writings - Students of the Los Angeles Times Reading Lab" ;
24-pp. booklet, "Partners in Community Progress - IBM and Southern California" ;
packet (orange & white cover) "The Los Angeles Times Reading Lab."
Box 407
Editors - Thomas, William F.
Box 407, Folder 1
Repackaging Project
1984
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: memos, reports and tear sheets related to the LAT repackaging
and reorganization project. One item: 11-pp. "overview" by Noel Greenwood
(8/15/1984) on "why I think we should reorganize the Metro section this fall as
proposed by George Cotliar."
Box 407, Folder 2
Reuters
1972 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: letters, memos, reports and other material on the wire
service, Reuters.
Box 407, Folder 3
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
1973 - 1983
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: letters, memos, and other material related to The Reporters
Committee for Freedom of the Press. Most of these items are letters between Jack
Landau, Exec. Director of The Committee, and William Thomas (LAT). Folder
includes complete issue of The News Media and the Law, 5-6/1979.
Box 407, Folder 4
S
1982 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 60 items: letters, memos, tear sheets and other material related to
persons, groups and organizations starting with letter "S." Among the prominent
persons in the correspondence: Frank Sinatra ; Sid Sheinberg (Pres., MCA) ;
letter from Embassy of South Africa ; memo (6/30/1988) from Tom Johnson to
William Thomas which opens - "Frank Mankiewicz, former press secretary to Robert
Kennedy and a long-time acquaintance, called today on behalf of the Church of
Scientology...I was floored."
Box 407, Folder 5
S (1 of 2)
1972 - 1981
Scope and Contents
Approx. 95 items: letters, memos, other materials related to persons, groups
and organizations starting with letter "S."Includes: Bill Stout (KNXT-tv) ;
Dennis Stanfill (Chairman, Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp.). Split into two
folders.
Box 407, Folder 6
S (2 of 2)
1972 - 1981
Scope and Contents
Approx. 95 items: letters, memos, other materials related to persons, groups
and organizations starting with letter "S."Includes: Bill Stout (KNXT-tv) ;
Dennis Stanfill (Chairman, Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp.). Split into two
folders.
Box 407, Folder 7
Standard Advertising Units (SAU)
1984
Scope and Contents
3 items: two memos on LAT's adoption of Standard Advertising Units ; booklet,
"Los Angeles Times - SAU - Standard Advertising Units" (7/2/1984).
Box 407, Folder 8
Dick Schlosberg
1987 - 1988
Scope and Contents
2 items: Tom Johnson memo, 11/13/1987, announcing that "...Schlosberg will
become president and chief operating officer of the Los Angeles Times on
(1/1/1988" ; Dick Schlosberg memo, 5/15/1988, on "Telephone usage
guidelines."
Box 407, Folder 9
Security
1986 - 1987
Scope and Contents
3 items: memos related to security issues involving mail deliveries and parking
lots.
Box 407, Folder 10
Jim Shaffer
1984 - 1986
Scope and Contents
3 items: Shaffer's 4-pp. report, 6/8/1984, subject - "Proposed Planning
Retreat" ; Shaffer's 16-pp. report, 10/29/1985, subject - "The Future of The
Times" ; 11-pp. transcript of "Jim Shaffer's remarks for Five year Plan
presentation to Management Group" (6/1986).
Box 408
Editors - Thomas, William F.
Box 408, Folder 1
Smog - Emergency plans (1 of 2)
1978 - 1983
Scope and Contents
Approx. 60 items: memos, notes, forms and other material related to smog plans.
Split into two folders.
Box 408, Folder 2
Smog - Emergency plans (2 of 2)
1978 - 1983
Scope and Contents
Approx. 60 items: memos, notes, forms and other material related to smog plans.
Split into two folders.
Box 408, Folder 3
Speech file
1975 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: letters, memos, notes, speech transcripts, booklets.
Including: booklet, "Reflecting the Best - 1987/88 at the 92nd Street Y ;
William Thomas speech texts - at Asian American Journalists Convention, 1987, at
Jewish Federation Council, 1984, at Morton Newspaper Forum, 1980, Robert D.
Nelson speech to The New York Investment Community, others.
Box 408, Folder 4
Speech file
1968 - 1972
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: letters, memos, notes, speech transcripts, booklets.
Including: Nick Williams speech to Twilight Club, 10/30/1972, "After the
election," William Thomas Commencement Address , Delta College (MI), 4/28/1968,
several reprints from LAT of Thomas' speeches (1968, 1972), etc.
Box 408, Folder 5
Speeches - Classified Advertising Breakfast
1972
Scope and Contents
3 items: two reprints from LAT and one, spiral-bound copy (possibly Thomas'
copy) of speech, "Warts and all, our cause is your cause," (presented to an
audience of jurists)
Box 408, Folder 6
Speeches - Statement, Judiciary Committee, California State
Assembly
1973, 1974
Scope and Contents
5 items: Statement of William F. Thomas before Judiciary Committee, California
State Assembly ; address to U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Constitutional Rights ;
copy of article, Fortune, 6/1974, "Must business fight the Press?" ; 2 copies
"Statement of Robert S. Warren (Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher) before U.S. Senate
Subcommittee on Constitutional Rights."
Box 408, Folder 7
Speeches - 1978 Region 11 SPJ-SDX Conference
1978
Scope and Contents
2 items: two copies, 12-pp., "1978 Region 11 SPJ-SPX Conference Speech - Costa
Mesa, California," 4/22/1978 by William F. Thomas, Executive Vice President and
Editor, Los Angeles Times. One copy is spiral-bound (with speaker notations),
one is stapled.
Box 408, Folder 8
Speeches - Greater Los Angeles Press Club 8-Ball Final
Annual
1977
Scope and Contents
5 items: Thomas speech to Cosmopolitan Club, Santa Barbara, CA., 3/20/1975 ;
LAT version of Cosmo speech, 3/30/1975 ; another version presented at "8-Ball
Final annual publication of Greater Los Angeles Press Club, 9/23/1977 ; two
letters related to the speech and another copy.
Box 408, Folder 9
Speeches - Pepperdine Commencement
1973
Scope and Contents
4 items:four copies of commencement speech, "A sense of context" (two are
reprint booklets), which Thomas delivered at Pepperdine University (Malibu),
12/13/1973.
Box 409
Editors - Thomas, William F.
Box 409, Folder 1
Speeches - Cosmopolitan Club Meeting
1975
Scope and Contents
3 items: two copies (speaker's copy, blue, spiral bound) of Thomas speech to
Cosmopolitan Club of Santa Barbara, 3/20/1975 ; Certificate of Appreciation from
Cosmopolitan Club.
Box 409, Folder 2
Speeches - Management Conference
1974
Scope and Contents
2 items: two copies of Thomas speech to the Management Conference,
9/24/1974.
Box 409, Folder 3
Speeches - Atlanta
1974
Scope and Contents
One copy of speech delivered in Atlanta [4/1974].
Box 409, Folder 4
Speeches - Los Angeles Bar Association
1978
Scope and Contents
3 items: three copies of speech Thomas presented to Los Angeles Bar Assn.,
4/27/1978.
Box 409, Folder 5
Speeches - Background
1982 - 1986
Scope and Contents
5 items: background information on early 1980s newspaper coverage of refuseniks
and Soviet Jewry in general, and copy of Thomas speech to the Jewish Federation
Council, 12/16/1984.
Box 409, Folder 6
Statements to Media and the Public (1 of 2)
1963 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 70 items: memos, letters, tear sheets, interview transcripts and other
material related to interface between the press and the public and press
concerns with litigation. Split into two folders.
Box 409, Folder 7
Statements to Media and the Public (2 of 2)
1963 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 70 items: memos, letters, tear sheets, interview transcripts and other
material related to interface between the press and the public and press
concerns with litigation. Split into two folders.
Box 409, Folder 8
Strategic Planning/Executive Retreat (1 of 2)
1986 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Split into two folders. Approx. 10 items: memos, charts and reports related to
LAT strategic planning ; materials specifically prepared for LAT Senior
Management Santa Barbara Retreat - 1/21/1988.
Box 409, Folder 9
Strategic Planning/Executive Retreat (2 of 2)
1986 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Split into two folders. Approx. 17 items: memos, reports, etc., related to
strategic planning.
Box 409, Folder 10
Strategic Planning Committee
1983 - 1985
Scope and Contents
Approx.10 items: memos, reports and other material related to the Strategic
Planning Committee.
Box 410
Editors - Thomas, William F.
Box 410, Folder 1
Vance Stickell
1969 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: memos, letters, tear sheets, motes and other material related
to LAT Exec. VP of Marketing Vance Stickell and his career.
Box 410, Folder 2
Larry Strutton
1985 - 1987
Scope and Contents
6 items: memos, materials related to application process for Larry Strutton at
Lakeside Golf Cub, Hollywood.
Box 410, Folder 3
Suggestions
1972 - 1982
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: memos, forms and other material related to the employee
suggestions for improvements at LAT. Included are a wide range of suggestions
from employees in various departments.
Box 410, Folder 4
T
1970 - 1984
Scope and Contents
Approx. 65 items: memos, letters, tear sheets and article copies related to
correspondence with persons, groups and organizations starting with letter
"T."
Box 410, Folder 5
Telephone Systems
1978 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: memos, reports, surveys and booklets related to the telephone
system at LAT and changes to that system.
Box 410, Folder 6
Times and Times-Mirror Procedure on Stories
1962 - 1968
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: memos relating to procedures when LAT, Times Mirror or a
member of the Chandler family will be mentioned in an LAT article.
Box 410, Folder 7
Times Funds Annual Meeting
1987 - 1988
Scope and Contents
2 items: two bound reports, 40 to 50 pages each, "Los Angeles Times Fund Annual
Meeting" materials for 10/2/1987 and 10/11/1988 meetings.
Box 410, Folder 8
Times Funds
1985 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: memos, letters and reports related to Los Angeles Times Fund
planning and annual meetings. Includes the Fund's annual meeting report for
10/3/1986.
Box 411
Editors - Thomas, William F.
Box 411, Folder 1
Times Funds (1 of 2)
1981 - 1984
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: memos, letters and reports related to Los Angeles Times Fund
planning and annual meetings. Includes the Fund's annual meeting report for
1982, 1983 and 1984. Split into two folders.
Box 411, Folder 2
Times Funds (2 of 2)
1981 - 1984
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: memos, letters and reports related to Los Angeles Times Fund
planning and annual meetings. Includes the Fund's annual meeting report for
1982, 1983 and 1984. Split into two folders.
Box 411, Folder 3
Times - Post News Service
1987 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: memos, letters and reports related to related to the
operations of the L.A. Times - Washington Post News Service.
Box 411, Folder 4
Times - Post News Service
1984 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: memos, letters and reports related to related to the
operations of the L.A. Times - Washington Post News Service. Bulkiest item is
report of approximately 50 pages in black binder, "Proposal for a National
Communications Consortium."
Box 411, Folder 5
Times - Post News Service
1976 - 1983
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: memos, letters and reports related to related to the
operations of the L.A. Times - Washington Post News Service. Bulkiest items are
two reports - the LAT - WP News Service Board meetings of 5/2/1983 and
11/16/1983.
Box 411, Folder 6
Times - Post News Service
1985
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: memos, reports and charts related to the operations of the
L.A. Times - Washington Post News Service.
Box 411, Folder 7
Times - Post News Service - June - December (1 of 2)
1982
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: memos, reports and charts related to the operations of the
L.A. Times - Washington Post News Service. Includes a sizable black folder with
"Bill Thomas" on front label - agenda and reports on budgets, sales,
promotions,etc., inside ; another black folder labeled with Bill Thomas mailing
address and the word "CONFIDENTIAL" ; more. Split into two folders.
Box 411, Folder 8
Times - Post News Service - June - December (2 of 2)
1982
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: memos, reports and charts related to the operations of the
L.A. Times - Washington Post News Service. Includes a sizable black folder with
"Bill Thomas" on front label - agenda and reports on budgets, sales,
promotions,etc., inside ; another black folder labeled with Bill Thomas mailing
address and the word "CONFIDENTIAL" ; more. Split into two folders.
Box 412
Editors - Thomas, William F.
Box 412, Folder 1
Times - Post News Service - January - March (1 of 2)
1982
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: memos, reports and charts related to the operations of the
L.A. Times - Washington Post News Service. Bound in folder - 1981 Board of
Directors Meeting agenda and reports. Split into two folders.
Box 412, Folder 2
Times - Post News Service - January - March (2 of 2)
1982
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: memos, reports and charts related to the operations of the
L.A. Times - Washington Post News Service. Bound in folder - 1981 Board of
Directors Meeting agenda and reports. Split into two folders.
Box 412, Folder 3
Times - Post News Service
1981 - 1982
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: memos, reports and charts related to the operations of the
L.A. Times - Washington Post News Service.
Box 412, Folder 4
Times - Post News Service
1980 - 1981
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: memos, reports, charts and article copies related to the
operations of the L.A. Times - Washington Post News Service.
Box 412, Folder 5
Times - Post News Service
1980
Scope and Contents
Approx. 18 items: memos, reports, charts and article copies related to the
operations of the L.A. Times - Washington Post News Service.
Box 412, Folder 6
Times - Post News Service (1 of 2)
1979
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: memos, reports, charts and article copies related to the
operations of the L.A. Times - Washington Post News Service. Split into two
folders.
Box 412, Folder 7
Times - Post News Service (2 of 2)
1979
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: memos, reports, charts and article copies related to the
operations of the L.A. Times - Washington Post News Service. Split into two
folders.
Box 413
Editors - Thomas, William F.
Box 413, Folder 1
Times - Post News Service
1977 - 1980
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: memos, reports, charts related to the operations of the L.A.
Times - Washington Post News Service.
Box 413, Folder 2
Times - Post News Service
1978
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: memos, reports, charts related to the operations of the
Times-Post News Service. Includes: spiral-bound booklet, "Review of the Los
Angeles Times / Washington Post News Service. Final Report" (3/27/1978).
Box 413, Folder 3
Times - Post News Service
1976
Scope and Contents
"Approx. 25 items: memos, letters and reports related to the Times-Post News
Service. Much of the correspondence involves Ben Bradlee, Post Editor, and
Robert Lobdell or William Thomas of Los Angeles Times. Katherine Graham and
David Frost are also among the addressees. "
Box 413, Folder 4
Times - Post News Service (1 of 2)
1973 - 1974
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: memos, letters and reports related to the Times-Post News
Service. Major items: 20+ pp. report with attachments, in dark blue binder,
marked "CONFIDENTIAL," titled "Report on Staff costs, duties and organization of
the Los Angeles Times / Washington Post News Service ; 8-pp. report with 10-pp.
attachments, "Confidential," "...a report on News Service sales and revenue..."
(5/6/1975) ; approx. 30-pp. packet related to Times-Post Executive Committee
Meeting, 10/14/1974 ; etc. Split into two folders.
Box 413, Folder 5
Times - Post News Service (2 of 2)
1973 - 1974
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: memos, letters and reports related to the Times-Post News
Service. Major items: 20+ pp. report with attachments, in dark blue binder,
marked "CONFIDENTIAL," titled "Report on Staff costs, duties and organization of
the Los Angeles Times / Washington Post News Service ; 8-pp. report with 10-pp.
attachments, "Confidential," "...a report on News Service sales and revenue..."
(5/6/1975) ; approx. 30-pp. packet related to Times-Post Executive Committee
Meeting, 10/14/1974 ; etc. Split into two folders.
Box 413, Folder 6
Times - Post News Service (1 of 2)
1973 - 1974
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: memos, letters and reports related to the Times-Post News
Service. Some correspondence with Ben Bradlee, Washington Post Editor. Split
into two folders.
Box 413, Folder 7
Times - Post News Service (2 of 2)
1973 - 1974
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: memos, letters and reports related to the Times-Post News
Service. Some correspondence with Ben Bradlee, Washington Post Editor. Split
into two folders.
Box 414
Editors - Thomas, William F.
Box 414, Folder 1
U
1964 - 1975
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: memos, letters and reports related to persons, groups and
organizations starting with letter "U." Persons, groups and organizations in the
correspondence include: University of California, Los Angeles ; United Negro
College Fund ; Peter Ueberroth, head of the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing
Committee ; University of Southern California.
Box 414, Folder 2
United Press International (UPI)
1981 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 50 items: memos, letters and reports related to persons, groups and
organizations starting with letter "U." Persons, groups and organizations in the
correspondence include: United Press International ; commemorative booklet, "UPI
- the first 75 years covering the World" ; etc.
Box 414, Folder 3
United Press International (UPI)
1964 - 1980
Scope and Contents
Approx. 70 items: memos, letters, reports and news clippings related to United
Press International and relationship with LAT. Nick Williams and Otis Chandler
are in this correspondence frequently.
Box 414, Folder 4
University of Southern California (USC)
1972 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 55 items: memos, letters, reports and ephemera related to the
University of Southern California and its relations with LAT. Significant items:
(cardinal-colored) USC folder with "Center for International Journalism, 1986 -
87 Annual Report ; booklets for the 26th and 28th Annual Distinguished
Achievement in Journalism Awards Dinner ; etc.
Box 414, Folder 5
V
1972 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: memos, letters, reports related to persons, groups and
organizations starting with letter "V." At least one item is from Ben Bradlee of
the Washington Post to William Thomas of LAT.
Box 414, Folder 6
Video Communications Program
1986 - 1988
Scope and Contents
6 items: memos, notes, reports related to LAT Video Communications Program.
Items include memos introducing the Video Communication Program (1986) and memos
and notes on videotape made to introduce LAT personnel to new president, Dick
Schlosberg and to new Exec. Editor Shelby Coffey (1988).
Box 414, Folder 7
Videotex
1982 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: memos, letters, reports related to LAT Videotex operations.
Major items: memo/report headed "Videotex Support" (1/20/1984) from Don Wright
to Tom Johnson ; white folder titled simply "Times Mirror Videotex Services" ;
109-pp. spiral-bound booklet, "Newspapers and Videotex - Times Mirror Videotex
Services" ; etc.
Box 415
Editors - Thomas, William F.
Box 415, Folder 1
Videotex
1980 - 1983
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: memos, letters, reports clippings and booklets related to LAT
Videotex operations. Major items: brown folder, "Experiments in Mass Electronic
Publishing--an update" ; multi-page information packet in white folder, labeled
"Times Mirror Videotex Services."
Box 415, Folder 2
Visitors
1977 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 50 items: memos, letters, reports and other material related to LAT
visitors. Major items: approx. 50-pp. booklet, "Assignment USA."
Box 415, Folder 3
Visitors - VIP Letters
1983 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: letters from various visitors to LAT - most in journalism or
politics. Included are letters from: Rupert Pennant-Rea (Editor, The Economist)
; Alistair Cooke (BBC) ; George P. Shultz (Sec. of State) ; Peter V. Ueberroth
(Commissioner of Baseball) ; Elizabeth H. Dole (Sec. of Transportation) ;
Alexander Haig (ex-Sec. of State).
Box 415, Folder 4
Visitors - Foreign
1976 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 55 items: letters, memos, notes, reports and newspaper tear sheets and
clips. Includes: correspondence with representatives of The Times of India,
Singapore News & Publications, University of Melbourne and other entities
around the world regarding visits and exchanges with newspapers and
universities.
Box 415, Folder 5
Visitors - Foreign
1967 - 1975
Scope and Contents
Approx. 75 items: letters, memos, notes, reports related to visiting
journalists from foreign nations.
Box 416
Editors - Thomas, William F.
Box 416, Folder 1
W
1982 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 65 items: letters, memos, notes, reports related to persons, groups and
organizations starting with letter "W." Includes: approx. 20-pp. of material
sent by Univ. of Missouri School of Journalism, "Taking Stock - Women in the
News Media..." ; materials from World Press Institute ; materials from World
Economic Forum; more.
Box 416, Folder 2
W
1972 - 1981
Scope and Contents
Approx. 65 items: letters, memos, notes, reports related to persons, groups and
organizations starting with letter "W." Includes: correspondence with Harold
Willens (anti-nuke activist) ; lists of LAT Women of the Year awards, 1950 -
1975 ; more.
Box 416, Folder 3
Western Edition (1 of 2)
1986 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 8 items: memos and reports related to LAT's Western Edition, 1986 -
1988. Includes:approx. 40-pp. spiral-bound booklet, "CONFIDENTIAL - Los Angeles
Times Regional Edition Task Force (5/3/1988) ; 82-pp. spiral-bound booklet,
"Western Edition - Opinion Leader Interviews, Analysis of Findings (7-8 / 1988)
; other materials related to Western Edition. Split into two folders.
Box 416, Folder 4
Western Edition (2 of 2)
1986 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 8 items: memos and reports related to LAT's Western Edition, 1986 -
1988. Includes:approx. 40-pp. spiral-bound booklet, "CONFIDENTIAL - Los Angeles
Times Regional Edition Task Force (5/3/1988) ; 82-pp. spiral-bound booklet,
"Western Edition - Opinion Leader Interviews, Analysis of Findings (7-8 / 1988)
; other materials related to Western Edition. Split into two folders.
Box 416, Folder 5
The White House
1976 - 1982
Scope and Contents
5 items: several letters to William Thomas on White House stationary from
various "special assistants" ; tear sheet from NY Times on Carter Administration
appointees (12/24/1976) ; approx. 10-pp. copied from New West, 4/26/1976, "The
76 people shaping California's future."
Box 416, Folder 6
Nick B. Williams
1964 - 1970
Scope and Contents
Approx. 65 items: wide range of material to and from Nick Williams from
informal notes and squiggles and handwritten personal letters to a 20-pp.
report, "Southern California's Water - past, present and future," by Joseph
Jensen, Chairman, Board of Directors, Metropolitan Water District of Southern
California ; more.
Box 416, Folder 7
WorldPaper
1979 - 1982
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: memos, letters, news clips and other material related to
WorldPaper, an innovative news outlet designed to be a "global community
newspaper," according to Crocker Snow (Publisher. & Editor).
Box 417
Editors - Thomas, William F.
Box 417, Folder 1
Don Wright
1982 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: memos, letters and reports to and from Times Mirror executive
Don Wright on a wide variety of subjects.
Box 417, Folder 2
X,Y,Z
1972 - 1982
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: memos and letters related to persons, groups and
organizations starting with letters X, Y or Z.
Box 417, Folder 3
Zoning Committee
1988
Scope and Contents
5 items: memos, charts and reports related to LAT zoning strategy and zoning
committee.
Editorial Files
1963-1988
Scope and Contents
Arranged alphabetically by subject. Date range is 1963-1988.
Box 417
Editors - Thomas, William F.
Box 417, Folder 4
Advertising Ratios
1976 - 1988
Scope and Contents
35 items: memos, charts and reports related to LAT advertising ratios for the
period 1976 - 1988. Major items: 14-pp. "Recap sheet - 1982 Linage & Revenue
Report... ; multi-page report, "Quantitative Analysis of the content of morning,
evening and Sunday newspapers for the year - 1982" ; multi-page report,
"Quantitative Analysis of the content of morning, evening and Sunday newspapers
for the year - 1983."
Box 417, Folder 5
Archives
1980 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: memos, notes, letters and reports related to LAT Archives.
Includes: material related to Archives Advisory Committee (ca. 1983) ; time
capsule to be opened in 2081 ; packet including guidelines for records retention
; "LAT Masthead History" (1986) ; etc.
Box 417, Folder 6
Bernstein, Harry
1977 - 1979
Scope and Contents
5 items: notes, letters to and from Harry Bernstein, a press release and a
booklet titled "Industrial Democracy in 12 Nations."
Box 417, Folder 7
Boesch, Charles
1979 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: memos from Charles Boesch to William Thomas ; other
information related to editorial accounting practices.
Box 417, Folder 8
Book Prizes - Los Angeles Times
1984 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: memos, letters, press releases, charts, lists and other
information about the LAT Book Prizes, 1984 - 1988.
Box 417, Folder 9
Book Prizes - Los Angeles Times
1980 - 1983
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: memos, letters, press releases, charts, lists and promotional
items related to the LAT Book Prizes, 1980 - 1983.
Box 418
Editors - Thomas, William F.
Box 418, Folder 1
Book Review
1982 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: memos, letters, notes, and other material related to Book
Review Section. Includes example issues of Newsday "Books," Washington Post
"Book World" and Philadelphia Inquirer "Books / Leisure" sections from 1982-83.
Includes some memos from Jack Miles, Book Review Editor, to other LAT
personnel.
Box 418, Folder 2
Book Review - American Booksellers Association
1977 - 1982
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: memos, letters, notes, and other material related to Book
Review Section. Includes: many pieces of correspondence between B.R. Editor Art
Seidenbaum and others ; two "specimen" sections of Washington Post Book World
from 1977 - 1978.
Box 418, Folder 3
Business
1968 - 1984
Scope and Contents
Approx. 50 items: memos, letters, tear sheets and other material related to LAT
Business section operations and refinements.
Box 418, Folder 4
Calendar
1978 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: memos, letters and reports related to operations and
refinements of the LAT Calendar section.
Box 418, Folder 5
Central City Zone
1987
Scope and Contents
1 item: memo, 7/2/1987, from Bob Rawitch to Bill Thomas on subject - "Central
City coverage."
Box 418, Folder 6
Clippings
1978 - 1982
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: clippings, tear sheets and promotional items about LAT
writers and their accomplishments. Many of the clips are original newsprint
clips mounted on sheets of paper (and "yellowing").
Box 418, Folder 7
Coffey, Shelby
1987 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: memos, transcripts, tear sheets and article copies related to
Editor Shelby Coffey, 1987 - 1988. Includes: approx. 25-pp. transcript of
Q&A with Coffey, headed "Bureau Breakfast with Shelby Coffey," (6/10/1988) ;
numerous news clips and copies on the selection of Coffey as Executive Editor of
LAT ; etc.
Box 419
Editors - Thomas, William F.
Box 419, Folder 1
Color Project
1983 - 1984
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: memos and reports related to LAT Color Project, 1983 - 1984.
Includes approx. 15-pp. report headed "Los Angeles Times Subscribers Response to
Editorial Color," by Lieberman Research.
Box 419, Folder 2
CompuServe - July - October
1982
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: material related to activities involving CompuServe and
newspapers. Included are: major report (40+ pp.) by Associated Press on the
"Associated Press/Newspaper/CompuServe Experiment" (10/8/1982) ; other reports
on newspaper-CompuServe cooperative efforts ; statistical charts ; more.
Box 419, Folder 3
CompuServe - January - May
1982
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: material related to activities involving CompuServe steering
committee at LAT. Includes: 20-pp. + report, "CompuServe Steering Committee
Meeting" (5/24/1982) ; 12-pp. + report headed "CompuServe Agreement" (4/27/1982)
;16-pp. + report headed "CompuServe" (12/8/1981) ; more.
Box 419, Folder 4
CompuServe
1980 - 1981
Scope and Contents
6 items: material related to agreement between LAT and CompuServe. Includes:
approx. two copies of 24-pp. document titled "Los Angeles Times - CompuServe
Newspaper Information Provider Agreement" (one copy has approx. 10-pp. of
attached supplemental material ; more.
Box 419, Folder 5
Conflict of Interest Policy
1982 - 1984
Scope and Contents
7 items: material related to conflict of interest issues and journalistic
ethics.
Box 419, Folder 6
Contests and Awards
1987 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: letters, memos and other materials documenting awards won by
LAT staffers including Al Martinez, Jim Murray, Robert A. Jones in the 1987 -
1988 time frame.
Box 419, Folder 7
Contests and Awards
1983 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 45 items: letters, memos, article copies and tear sheets related to
awards won by LAT staffers. Organization giving awards include: Sigma Delta Chi
; American Society of Newspaper Editors ; Overseas Press Club ; more.
Box 420
Editors - Thomas, William F.
Box 420, Folder 1
Contests and Awards
1978 - 1982
Scope and Contents
Approx. 80 items: letters, memos, article copies and tear sheets related to
awards won by LAT staffers. Organizations in the correspondence include:
Pulitzer (Prize) Committee ; Sigma Delta Chi.
Box 420, Folder 2
Contests and Awards
1967 - 1977
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: letters, memos and promotional materials related to awards
won by LAT staffers.
Box 420, Folder 3
Conventions and Campaigns
1984
Scope and Contents
6 items: letters, memos and one TV news transcript. The transcript is from CBS
Morning News for 7/20/1984. KCBS Media Critic Ron Powers gives his assessment of
coverage of the Democratic National Convention by LAT, Washington Post and N.Y.
Times. "So, the final rankings? The L.A. Times first by a wide margin, the
Washington Post second, and the New York Times third."
Box 420, Folder 4
Correspondence - Former Employees
1984 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 45 items: examples of correspondence with former (and retired)
employees, including Cecil Smith, Marshall Berges, Mary Lou Luther, Steve
Wasserman at New Republic (who later returned to LAT), James Flanigan (to
Forbes, then back to LAT) and others.
Box 420, Folder 5
Correspondence - Former Employees
1971 - 1983
Scope and Contents
Approx. 80 items: examples of correspondence with former (and retired
)employees, including Robert J. Donovan, Wayne Warga, William Stall, Edwin
Guthman, more. Also in the folder is a 40-pp. booklet, "Ruben Salazar: a
selection of columns...(LAT)."
Box 420, Folder 6
Conrad, Paul
1963 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 75 items: a large selection of outraged letters spawned by Conrad
cartoons over almost 25 years. Those outraged included a group of Hollywood High
School students (who urged Conrad's firing), LAPD Chief Daryl Gates, and more.
Memos and notes in-house on controversies swirling around Conrad. Also in the
folder:a letter from the Society of Professional Journalists notifying Conrad
that he had won the Sigma Delta Chi award for 1981 ; specimens of the form
letter about freedom to express opinions, etc, more personalized responses to
some letters ; one original copy of Iowa Alumni Review, 12/1963, with article
written by Conrad - "The Ticklish Art," pp. 5-6, two of Conrad's "Favorite
Cartoons," pp. 12 and a brief profile (with photo of Conrad) pp. 14-15 ; article
copied from University (mag.) Fall 1983, "If it stinks, stir it," (an interview
with Conrad).
Box 421
Editors - Thomas, William F.
Box 421, Folder 1
Correspondence - Staff
1985 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 65 items: letters and memos related to employment and on-the-job issues
to and from staffers. Includes: several instances of writer Ken Reich upsetting
his superiors and being difficult generally (Reich was reportedly "urged" toward
early retirement after another incident, ca. 2004) ; more.
Box 421, Folder 2
Correspondence - Staff
1983 - 1984
Scope and Contents
Approx. 70 items: letters and memos related to a wide range of job and, in a
few instances, personal issues.
Box 421, Folder 3
Correspondence - Staff
1975 - 1982
Scope and Contents
Approx. 85 items: letters and memos related to a wide range of job and, in a
few instances, personal issues.
Box 421, Folder 4
Correspondence - General
1972 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 60 items: letters, memos and a few tear sheets related to
correspondence and LAT writers.
Box 421, Folder 5
Day, Tony
1976 - 1984
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: memos, notes and other material, most originating with Tony
Day.
Box 421, Folder 6
Deadlines
1984
Scope and Contents
3 items: memos and reports.
Box 421, Folder 7
Del Olmo, Frank
1978 - 1979
Scope and Contents
7 items: correspondence to, from, and about Frank Del Olmo and activities of
the Institute for Journalism Education and the California Chicano News Media
Association.
Box 421, Folder 8
Eder, Richard
1982 - 1985
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: memos and letters to, from and about Richard Eder, his
hiring, his activities as they relate to LAT.
Box 421, Folder 9
Editorial Remodeling
1974 - 1981
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 - 30 items: memos, letters, plans and sketches related to the
remodeling of Editorial department ca. 1980.
Box 422
Editors - Thomas, William F.
Box 422, Folder 1
Educational Services
1967 - 1982
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: memos, letters, notes and an informational packet related to
the LAT Educational Services Department. Two of the issues are cooperation
between LAT and public schools and exposure of school-age children to the
benefits of reading a newspaper.
Box 422, Folder 2
Election coverage
1988
Scope and Contents
3 items: two memos related to LAT coverage of the 1988 national elections ; one
letter from Norman C. Miller of LAT (Legal?) to John Miller, Director of Flight
Operations, American Trans Air, related to injuries suffered by newspeople
boarding a charter flight - one of those injured was LAT staffer John
Balzar.
Box 422, Folder 3
Fashion Department
1969 - 1982
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: letters, memos and reports related to Fashion Dept. and plans
for instituting color into Fashion pages. Green-hued folder contains info packet
for new feature - "Clotheslines by Marylou" - from LAT Syndicate.
Box 422, Folder 4
Food Section
1983
Scope and Contents
1 item: memo from Betsy Balsley, Food Editor, to William Thomas, related to the
new (in 1983) test kitchen.
Box 422, Folder 5
Foreign Desk
1982 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 60 items: memos, letters and other materials related to operation of
the Foreign Desk. Much of this material is correspondence attempting to gain
accreditation for LAT journalists in the Soviet Union, eastern Europe, and
elsewhere. Other items are related to personnel changes into and out of the
Foreign Desk.
Box 422, Folder 6
Foreign Desk (1 of 2)
1969 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 55 items: memos, letters, reports and lists related to the LAT Foreign
Desk and its correspondents. Much of the material is in a "folder within a
folder," labeled "WFT, South Africa Trip" (1/1987). Split into two folders.
Box 422, Folder 7
Foreign Desk (2 of 2)
1969 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 55 items: memos, letters, reports and lists related to the LAT Foreign
Desk and its correspondents. Much of the material is in a "folder within a
folder," labeled "WFT, South Africa Trip" (1/1987). Split into two folders.
Box 422, Folder 8
Graphics
1980 - 1983
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: memos, letters, reports and other material related to the
Graphics section of LAT. Included: a copy of an article from Communication Arts
(5-6 / 1982), on Sheila Levrant de Bretteville, who did a re-design of LAT's
layout ; a folder within the folder is titled "Reader Reaction," an contains a
small number of reader letters commenting on a 1980 "re-do."
Box 422, Folder 9
Home Magazine/Carolyn Murray
1982 - 1983
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: memos, letters, reports and an information packet related to
consumer survey. Includes: material on Sunday magazines in general and the Home
magazine project in particular ; series of reports under the heading "Supporting
data for this HOME Magazine Communications Meeting...", 3/1/1983 (in black
binder) ; red two-pocket folder with reports on "Media Issues - a consumer
values perspective ; etc.
Box 422, Folder 10
Home Magazine/Carolyn Murray
1979 - 1983
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: memos, letters, reports and other material. Includes: 20-pp.
promotional booklet - "Los Angeles Times Home Magazine" - for LAT Display
Advertising Department ; (in black binder) multi-page report, "Home Magazine
Marketing Study (1970 - 1981) ; etc.
Box 423
Editors - Thomas, William F.
Box 423, Folder 1
Illegal Aliens
1977 - 1978
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: cover letters and 9-pp. paper prepared by Coalition of
Mexicanos / Latinos against Defamation, which states that (p. 1) "Chicanos
wonder about the objectivity of the Los Angeles Times..." ; a selection of LAT
stories from 1977 and 1978 on the illegal alien issue in California and
nationwide.
Box 423, Folder 2
Interlandi
1963 - 1968
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: several examples of Interlandi cartoons, several irate
letters from readers, and several responses to these readers by then-Editor Nick
B. Williams.
Box 423, Folder 3
Internship Program
1983 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: memos, letters, Internship guidelines and other material
related to LAT's internship programs in the mid-1980s.
Box 423, Folder 4
Jacobs, Jody
1978
Scope and Contents
5 items: memos, notes, letters and an article copy related to "society" writer
Jody Jacobs. Includes a small envelope with CONFIDENTIAL notes to Bill Thomas
from Jean Sharley Taylor about what she feels are Jacobs often careless work
habits.
Box 423, Folder 5
Latinos/Misc.
1980 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: memos, letters, and other material related to coverage of
Latinos by LAT. Includes: "Draft" of a 6-pp. report titled "Proposal for an
eight-part documentary film series based on the Pulitzer Award winning series of
articles by the Los Angeles Times" (1982) ; 11-pp. report titled "A content
analysis of the Latino coverage in the Los Angeles Times and La Opinion"
(11/1982) ; 10-pp. + report in spiral binding, "Evaluation of strategy options
for addressing the Latino market," prepared by The Boston Consulting Group,
6/1981 ; etc.
Box 423, Folder 6
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
1986 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: memos, letters, reports and other material on LAT Mag.
Includes: memo regarding an award received by LAT from the National Women's
Political Caucus (article was on presidential campaign of Rep. Patricia
Schroeder) ; LAT staffer Linda Matthews winning recognition via the Unity Award
in Media from Univ. of Missouri ; 5/5/1987 memo from Pat LoVerme to Tom Johnson
on "
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
trends," with approx. 12 attached pp. of charts
and stats.
Box 423, Folder 7
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
1984 - 1985
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: memos, letters, reports and other material on LAT Mag.
Includes: memo & report from Laura Morgan, Public Relations, on LAT Mag.,
9/16/1985, with attached 7-pp. of "Media questions and answers" at the time LAT
ceased publishing Home magazine ; 4-pp. article copied from Washington
Journalism Review, 4/1985, "The new
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
" ; memo,
7/5/1984, from Alan Parachini to Jean Sharley Taylor with attached 3-pp. of
"story / profile ideas" ; 30-plus pp. (black clip) headed "Advertiser and Reader
reactions to redesigned Sunday Magazine," 6/18/1984.
Box 423, Folder 8
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
1983 - 1984
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: memos, letters, reports and other material on LAT Mag.
Includes three major reports: "Focus group summaries for Pleasures [magazine],
approx. 15-pp., 12/29/1983 - stamped "Confidential" ; approx. 20-pp. packet of
1/1984 comments from (reader) questionnaires about Pleasures magazine, a
prototype product ; 37-pp. statistical report, "Subscriber's evaluation of the
Pleasures prototype."
Box 423, Folder 9
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
1988
Scope and Contents
3 items and related memos: major report, approx. 100-pp., reflecting reader
reaction to LAT Magazine content, 10/1988 ; two shorter report (about 8-pp.
each) headed "(LAT Mag.) Comments from Market Planning Interviews,"
11/3/1987.
Box 424
Editors - Thomas, William F.
Box 424, Folder 1
Library
1983 - 1985
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: memos, letters and reports, most related to implementing a
full-text (electronic) storage and retrieval system for LAT.
Box 424, Folder 2
Library (1 of 2)
1980 - 1983
Scope and Contents
Approx. 55 items: memos, letters and reports, most related to implementing a
full-text (electronic) storage and retrieval system for LAT. Major items: 46-pp.
spiral-bound booklet, "Editorial Library User Survey" (by Cecily Surace),
11/1980 ; 33-pp. report headed "Editorial Library Indexing Policy," (Surace)
12/10/1980. Spilt into two folders.
Box 424, Folder 3
Library (2 of 2)
1980 - 1983
Scope and Contents
Approx. 55 items: memos, letters and reports, most related to implementing a
full-text (electronic) storage and retrieval system for LAT. Major items: 46-pp.
spiral-bound booklet, "Editorial Library User Survey" (by Cecily Surace),
11/1980 ; 33-pp. report headed "Editorial Library Indexing Policy," (Surace)
12/10/1980. Spilt into two folders.
Box 424, Folder 4
Library (1 of 2)
1973 - 1979
Scope and Contents
Approx. 65 items: memos, letters and reports, related to Editorial Library
operations and its interface with Editorial at large. Items include: 39+ pp.
report titled "A management and functional review of the Los Angeles Times
Library" ; many memos and other material related to upgrading the library and
its staff ; etc. Split into two folders.
Box 424, Folder 5
Library (2 of 2)
1973 - 1979
Scope and Contents
Approx. 65 items: memos, letters and reports, related to Editorial Library
operations and its interface with Editorial at large. Items include: 39+ pp.
report titled "A management and functional review of the Los Angeles Times
Library" ; many memos and other material related to upgrading the library and
its staff ; etc. Split into two folders.
Box 424, Folder 6
Editorial Library Subscriptions
1980 - 1982
Scope and Contents
Approx. 8 items: memos, letters and reports, related to Editorial Library
reference services and to the issue of Library periodical subscriptions.
Box 424, Folder 7
Marketing Report
1975 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 45 items: memos and reports consisting of numeric charts. These are
headed "Los Angeles Times Staffing Report. They cover period from 1975 to
1988.
Box 425
Editors - Thomas, William F.
Box 425, Folder 1
Media Representative
1980 - 1981
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: memos, letters and resumes related to position of Media
Representative.
Box 425, Folder 2
Memos - Editorial
1981 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 55 items: memos on various subjects, many addresses to "All staff," or
"Staff memo." Subjects include: hiring and development ; retraction demands ;
political coverage ; etc.
Box 425, Folder 3
Memos - Editorial
1965 - 1980
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: memos on various subjects, from time frame 1965 - 1980.
Included: 12-pp. memorandum prepared by Richard Rhodes after interviewing LAT
staffer Stuart Loory, who was arrested during the Democratic National Convention
of summer 1968 as he was covering an anti-war protest led by activist Dick
Gregory ; packet of material headed "Loory's story on President's State of the
World message of 2/26/1971 ; etc.
Box 425, Folder 4
METPRO
1985 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: memos, letters and reports on the operation of METPRO
(Minority Editorial Training program) at LAT. This program was instituted to
facilitate the entry of minority and women staffers into the newspaper industry.
Trainees participated in a one-year internship with the paper.
Box 425, Folder 5
METPRO
1982 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: memos, letters and reports on the operation of METPRO
(Minority Editorial Training program) at LAT. This program was instituted to
facilitate the entry of minority and women staffers into the newspaper industry.
Trainees participated in a one-year internship with the paper.
Box 425, Folder 6
METPRO
1976 - 1981
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: memos, letters and reports on the operation of METPRO
(Minority Editorial Training program) at LAT. This program was instituted to
facilitate the entry of minority and women staffers into the newspaper industry.
Trainees participated in a one-year internship with the paper. Also included in
a black binder: 94-pp. report, "The Earthquake Plan for the Los Angeles Times -
Metropolitan (3/1986).
Box 426
Editors - Thomas, William F.
Box 426, Folder 1
Minority/EEO
1987 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: memos, letters and reports related to equal employment
opportunities at Los Angeles Times. Includes: (Times Mirror) Equal Employment
Opportunity Report - 1987 ; (Times Mirror) Equal Employment Opportunity Report -
1988 ; materials related to a sort of ethnic "census" conducted at LAT ca.
1987.
Box 426, Folder 2
Minority/EEO
1984 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: memos, letters and reports related to equal employment
opportunities at Los Angeles Times. Includes: (Times Mirror) Equal Employment
Opportunity Report - 1983, 1984, 1985 and 1986. Also related memos and staff
(ethnic) census material for the period.
Box 426, Folder 3
Minority/EEO
1981 - 1983
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: memos, letters and reports related to equal employment
opportunities at Los Angeles Times.
Box 426, Folder 4
Moscow Bureau
1963 - 1964
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: memos, letters and reports related to LAT Moscow Bureau. Some
issues covered are requests to open a Moscow Bureau and later, requests for
visas for staffers.
Box 426, Folder 5
Murphy, Mark
1971 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: memos, letters and one Management Bulletin. The
correspondence is related to the potential re-hiring of Mark Murphy who worked
with LAT (1963-1984) then left to enter television as Managing Editor of
KNXT-tv, Los Angeles. He expressed interest in returning in 1987.
Box 426, Folder 6
Murray, Jim
1979 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 17 items: notes, letters, tear sheets and article copies. Selection of
Murray columns from the time frame 1979 - 1987. Among the items: column on the
death of Murray's wife, Gerry ; material related to his selection and induction
to the Baseball Hall of Fame ; 9-pp. copied from magazine article titled "King
of the Sports Page," by Rick Reilly (date and name of mag. uncertain) ; etc.
Box 426, Folder 7
National
1977 - 1984
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: notes, memos, letters and other material related to operation
of National desk.
Box 426, Folder 8
News Editing System
1984 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: notes, memos, letters and reports related to the news editing
system at LAT. Includes 17-pp. information packet titled "Information Systems
Department Computer Problem Escalation Procedures." (revision of 4/25/1985).
Box 426, Folder 9
News Editing System
1971 - 1983
Scope and Contents
Approx. 45 items: notes, memos, letters and reports related to the news editing
system at LAT. ("Coyote" word processing terminals)
Box 427
Editors - Thomas, William F.
Box 427, Folder 1
News Editing System
1983
Scope and Contents
Approx. 50 items: notes, memos, letters and reports related to the news editing
system at LAT. ("Coyote" word processing terminals).
Box 427, Folder 2
News Editing System (1 of 2)
1980 - 1982
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: notes, memos, letters and reports related to the news editing
system at LAT. Split into two folders.
Box 427, Folder 3
News Editing System (2 of 2)
1980 - 1982
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: notes, memos, letters and reports related to the news editing
system at LAT. Split into two folders.
Box 427, Folder 4
News Editing System
1977 - 1980
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: memos, letters and reports related to the news editing system
at LAT. Includes a packet headed "Editing System Cutbacks," 25+ pp., including
one chapter from a longer report, "Toward a model for video display terminal
decision making" (p. 185-206).
Box 427, Folder 5
News Editing System - Survey of Coyote-related Ailments
1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: memos, letters and other material related to ailments
resulting from sustained use of Coyote terminals for word processing.
Box 427, Folder 6
News Editing System - Request for Proposal
1979
Scope and Contents
4 items: three memos and one copy of document titled "Definition of
requirements, Los Angeles Times News Editing System." The document is also
termed a "request for proposal" in the accompanying memos.
Box 427, Folder 7
News Holes
1987
Scope and Contents
1 item: memo, 6/26/1987, subject - "Part I News Holes," from John Foley to Bill
Thomas.
Box 427, Folder 8
Newsprint Conservation Contingency Plan
1980
Scope and Contents
5 items: memos related to the LAT newsprint conservation contingency plan,
1980.
Box 427, Folder 9
Obit. Page
1979 - 1984
Scope and Contents
7 items: memos related to LAT obituary pages. Also a number of lists of obits
completed within certain years, with name of staff writer and year
published.
Box 427, Folder 10
Objectives
1974 - 1978
Scope and Contents
4 items: memos and reports related to LAT objectives. Major item here is a
report (approx. 10-pp.) from Herb Lubalin Associates NYC), including "Critique
& Recommendations (for) Los Angeles Times" and "Proposal for the Redesign of
the Los Angeles Times," (9/14/1978).
Box 427, Folder 11
Ombudsman
1983
Scope and Contents
7 items: letters, reports and news clips. Several of the letters are from
persons wishing to apply for position of LAT ombudsman. Includes 3-pp. article
from Presstime, 7/1983, "Ombudsmen serve less than 2 percent of dailies.
Box 427, Folder 12
Opinion
1984 - 1985
Scope and Contents
3 items: letter, memo, list of LAT articles written by Lally Weymouth (1983 -
1985) and list of contributing editors for Opinion (ca. 1984).
Box 427, Folder 13
Orange County
1987 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: memos, lists and reports. The memos deal with the "direction"
of the O.C. Edition, union agitation, a marketing campaign, etc. The longer
reports include: multi-page report on "Proposed Orange County Promotion
Campaign" ; 6-pp. "...Update on staff changes in Orange County during past
several months" (12/3/1987) ; approx. 10-pp. "Comments concerning the Orange
County Briefing" (11/6/1987) by Ernie Vitucci ; 36-pp. report, "Direction
statement for Advertising Agency."
Box 428
Editors - Thomas, William F.
Box 428, Folder 1
Orange County
1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: memos, lists and reports. The major reports include: 15-pp.
update & report headed "Orange County Update," 8/20/1987 ; 8-pp.
"...estimated schedule of publication for Orange County LIFE," 7/28/1987 ; 9-pp.
report on "Orange County Centennial Programs," 8/6/1987 ; other reports on
Orange County Production, circulation, etc.
Box 428, Folder 2
Orange County
1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: memos, lists, reports and tear sheets. Materials include: OC
budget reports ; OC "new programs" ; various responses to a question posed by
Tom Johnson - "What would you do with The Times (changes) if you were King?",
more.
Box 428, Folder 3
Orange County
1981 - 1985
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: memos, notes, charts and reports related to OC Edition
operations. Major reports: 11-pp. "Summary of Orange County 11/14/(19)83
presentation" from Narda Zacchino ; 20+ pp. of charts on reader habits ; 10-pp.
report "Newsday cable television operation," 10/3/1983 ; approx. 20-pp. report,
"Summary of product changes in Orange County," 3/17/1983 ; more.
Box 428, Folder 4
Orange County
1967 - 1981
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: notes, memos, reports and other materials related to
operation of Orange County edition. Major items include: 29-pp. report, "Orange
County Plant Activity Report" by James N. Isaacs, 2/9/1968 ; 8-pp. report, on
"our competitors in Orange County" ; 30+ pp. report, "The Saga of Orange
County," text and instructions for slide presentation ; etc.
Box 428, Folder 5
Orange County
1982 - 1984
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: notes, reports and other materials related mostly to story
ideas and in-progress projects. Also includes several letters from Latino
leaders around Southern California, generally praising the Latino series,
published in summer 1983.
Box 428, Folder 6
Orange County
1986 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: collection of "Project List(s)" for various dates in 1986 -
1988, which sketch out stories that are in the process of being prepared ;
32-pp. spiral-bound booklet, "Orange County Performance Assessment (LAT) Senior
Management Update (10/5/1988) ; more.
Box 429
Editors - Thomas, William F.
Box 429, Folder 1
Photo
1979 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: notes, letters and forms related to operation of LAT Photo
department. Subjects include: purchase agreements ; license agreements ;
freelance "photogs" and LAT ; letters from three photographers to William Thomas
expressing discomfort that major opportunities had recently been missed (early
1986), and Thomas' response to one, Patrick Downs ; photos from other sources ;
etc.
Box 429, Folder 2
Polls and Surveys
1976 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: notes, letters and forms related to polls and surveys. Items
include: 25-pp. booklet, "Trends and attitudes toward television and other media
- a twenty-four year review" (1983) ; exchanges of letters with important
editors of major newspapers, including Ben Bradlee (Wash. Post) and A.M.
Rosenthal (N.Y. Times) ; 25-pp. questionnaire titled "A Reagan Retrospective,"
used in 1982 ; many pieces of correspondence, a brown folder and a booklet on
TELACU ; etc. (TELACU officials objected to methods used by LAT staffers in
preparing a series on TELACU.
Box 429, Folder 3
Polls and Surveys
1969 - 1981
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: notes, letters and reprints of LAT Poll stories. Includes:
35-pp. questionnaire, "Political elites and the public - Los Angeles Times Poll
No. 44 ; etc.
Box 429, Folder 4
Promotion
1977 - 1980
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: notes, memos, letters and reports related to Promotion at
LAT. Includes: multi-page list from 1977 of "daily delivery candidates" (movers
and shakers who, it is suggested, should receive a copy of LAT each day, gratis)
; other material related to Promotion.
Box 429, Folder 5
Real Estate Section
1967 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: notes, memos, letters and reports related to the LAT Real
Estate section, 1967 - 1988. Includes: 6-pp. report, John Lindsay to Shelby
Coffey III on "Sunday Real Estate Project" w/ attached sheet on figures on 10
years of "Real Estate Linage ; info packet on banquet (12/3/1987) honoring LAT's
Dick Turpin put on by Society for Marketing Professional Services ; memos from
1978 on expansion of Real Estate section ; material from 1967 on "zoning" the
Real Estate section ; more.
Box 429, Folder 6
Recommendations
1977 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 75 items: notes, memos, letters and reports related to various
fellowships and grants, such the Nieman, Guggenheim, Michigan Journalism
Fellows, John S. Knight fellowships (Stanford), White House Fellowships, etc.
There are items here on dozens of LAT staffers.
Box 429, Folder 7
Retirement notes and extensions of dates
1976 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 70 items: memos and other material related to retirements. Sometimes,
biographical material is included, in most cases just a memo regarding specific
retirement dates.
Box 429, Folder 8
Sacramento Bureau
1979 - 1981
Scope and Contents
6 items: memos and other material related to LAT Sacramento Bureau. Several
items deal with an exchange of accusations of poor journalism between Robert
Fairbanks, LAT Sacramento Bureau chief and the editor of New West magazine in
1979. A 1981 memo is from Charles Boesch to Bill Thomas on the subject of
"Moving Sacramento Bureau."
Box 430
Editors - Thomas, William F.
Box 430, Folder 1
San Diego - Editorial/Expansion
1985 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: memos, reports and other material related to LAT's San Diego
Bureau. Includes: approx. 20-pp. "draft" of "San Diego Strategic Plan," stamped
"Confidential" (n.d.) ; 1/28/1988 report looking at "a different decision
structure" in San Diego, and "need for...direction" ; multi-page report,
2/19/1987, on "San Diego Edition Focus Groups" ; various material on an
"expanded San Diego County Edition" ; etc.
Box 430, Folder 2
San Diego - Expansion of Edition
1983 - 1985
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 - 20 items: memos, reports and other material on San Diego Bureau,
especially expansion of the bureau. Includes: approx. 40-pp. report, "San Diego
County and The Los Angeles Times," with projections, survey results, etc. ;
multi-page report with several financial and ad linage charts titled "San Diego
Strategic Planning Data," 1/4/1985 ; reprint of speech (11/11/1983), "The Times
in San Diego - the first 5 years," delivered at UC San Diego by Dale Fetherling,
Editor, San Diego Edition ; lists of "San Diego Staff" ; approx. 20-pp. report,
"San Diego Subcommittee Recommendations," 3/3/1983 ;
Box 430, Folder 3
San Diego - Office / Survey / Operations
1978 - 1982
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: memos, reports, spiral-bound booklets and other material on
San Diego Edition. Includes: material on office space and relocation ; the San
Diego "Southland" page ; 17-pp. spiral-bound booklet, "San Diego - Today and
Tomorrow" ; "San Diego Stop Survey" of persons who canceled their LAT San Diego
Edition delivery ; operational issues ; etc.
Box 430, Folder 4
San Diego - Operations / Edition / Surveys
1978
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: memos, reports, press releases, and other material related to
LAT San Diego Edition operations and surveys. Included: multi-page article to
appear in Progress magazine, "San Diego has everything -- including Los Angeles
Times" ; 15-pp. report from HRI (Harbicht Research Inc.) titled "Initial
reaction to San Diego Edition of Los Angeles Times" ; etc.
Box 430, Folder 5
San Francisco Letters
1979 - 1980
Scope and Contents
3 items: correspondence involving William Endicott of LAT's San Francisco
Bureau, 1979 - 1980.
Box 430, Folder 6
Saturday Paper
1986
Scope and Contents
3 items: handwritten note to "Bill" (Thomas) and "George" (Cotliar?) on "Friday
in Metro" ; report (3/24/1986) from David Rosenzweig on "Saturday Page Three" ;
memo (4/24/1986), Jean Sharley Taylor to Bill Thomas on "Saturday View."
Box 430, Folder 7
Scheer, Robert
1976 - 1984
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: memos, letters, clippings, tear sheets and other material
related to journalist Robert Scheer. Includes: clips of articles by Scheer ;
letters to Scheer from prominent persons including Richard Nixon, Edward
Kennedy, Abbott Washburn (FCC Commissioner), Harold Willens (peace activist) ;
KCET-tv transcript of discussion by Scheer and other observers ; tear sheet from
L.A. Weekly, "The Life and L.A. Times of Robert Scheer" ; complete issue
(2/24/1978) Heritage - Southwest Jewish Press ; LAT reprint - (11/11/1979)
"Illegal aliens...endless cycle of..." ; article tear sheets from New West and
Time with articles on Scheer ; etc.
Box 430, Folder 8
Science/Health
1982
Scope and Contents
4 items: memos, notes and reports related to science and health coverage.
Box 430, Folder 9
Search Warrants
1980
Scope and Contents
4 items: note, memos and a report on search warrant policy and procedure.
Box 431
Editors - Thomas, William F.
Box 431, Folder 1
Shaw, David
1977 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: memos, letters, speech transcripts, clippings and other
material related to LAT staffer David Shaw, the sometimes controversial LAT
media critic. (Shaw died in 2005) Prominent names among the letters: Warren
Christopher, Robert Lawrence Balzer, Sen. Alan Cranston. Other items: 30-pp.
David Shaw speech transcript, at Univ. of Hawaii, 3/8/1983 ; 11-pp. speech
transcript, remarks by Joel Strasser at Intl. Conference on Energy Use
Management, Tucson, 10/25/1977 ; 48-pp. booklet produced by National News
Council, An Open Press, which has a long article in it by Shaw, "Scoop - rush to
judgement in the newsroom" ; etc. Examples of letters praising Shaw are
included.
Box 431, Folder 2
Shaw, David
1975 - 1977
Scope and Contents
Approx. 55 items: memos, letters, speech transcripts, clippings and other
material related to LAT staffer David Shaw, the sometimes controversial LAT
media critic. Prominent names among the correspondents: A.M. Rosenthal (Editor -
NY Times), Katharine Graham (Publ., Wash. Post) - also copy of New York (mag)
article by Shaw (11/15/1976), complete issue of Quill (2/1977) with a Shaw
article, many more examples of his work and reaction--pro and con.
Box 431, Folder 3
Siegel, Barry
1978 - 1979
Scope and Contents
4 items related to projects of LAT staffer Barry Siegel.
Box 431, Folder 4
Space Requirements
1963 - 1970
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: memos, reports, charts and other material related to issue of
"minimum space requirements" in the pages of LAT.
Box 431, Folder 5
Special Sections
1963 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: memos, reports, tear sheets, etc. related to LAT Special
Sections. Includes: 8-pp. report from Bob Rawitch to Shelby Coffey and Bill
Thomas, subject "Special Sections Study" (7/10/1988) ; 6-pp. memo, "Book Review
Special Section," 11/12/1970, from Digby Diehl ; complete 1964 advertising
supplement, "Desert World" ; complete 1963 section, "South Coast World ;
more.
Box 431, Folder 6
Sports
1969 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 60 items: memos, reports, tear sheets, lists and other material related
to LAT Sports section and its coverage. Includes: stinging 4-pp. memo from
Sports Editor Bill Dwyre to his staff on "Sports Section Errors" (3/16/1984) ;
memo and package, "Proposal for Monday Special Sports Section" (9/21/1984) ;
collection of USA Today Sports sections (3/1983) ; other issues - "outside
writing, Olympics planning, etc.
Box 431, Folder 7
Staffing Needs
1986 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: memos, reports, tear sheets, lists and other material related
to staffing. Includes: list of staffing numbers headed "Editorial Department"
(10/1988) ; material on a 5-year plan issued in 1985 ;
Box 432
Editors - Thomas, William F.
Box 432, Folder 1
Stylebook/Replies to Readers
1978 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: memos, letters, reports, lists and other material related to
stylebook issues and replies to readers. Included: much material to and from
Fred Holley, for years the compiler of the LAT Stylebook ; material on dealings
with New American Library, which published a number of books for the LAT
Syndicate ; some interesting "word" trivia ; copy of the legal agreement between
New American Library and LAT for publishing The Los Angeles Times Style Book,
edited by Fred Holley ; more.
Box 432, Folder 2
Suburban Sections
1977 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: memos, reports, lists, charts and other material related to
LAT Suburban Sections. Includes: 14-pp. booklet w/ added inserts, "Market
Profile - Los Angeles...17 economic areas" ; numerous items on producing,
marketing and improving the LAT Suburban Sections.
Box 432, Folder 3
Suburban Sections - San Fernando Valley expansion
1979 - 1982
Scope and Contents
Approx. 45 items: memos, letters, reports, lists, related to operation of the
Suburban Sections. Includes: five year plans ; budgets ; Section Editors
Conference material ; circulation ; expenses ; more.
Box 432, Folder 4
Suburban Sections
1965 - 1980
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: memos, letters, reports, lists, related to operation of the
Suburban Sections. Includes: many financial statements for the various sections
for the time frame ; 5/9/1980 memo from Angelo Musante as cover for "Analysis of
the Lieberman Research...(LAT) Subscriber Survey (11/1976) ; more.
Box 432, Folder 5
T.V. Times and Radio
1968 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 55 items: memos, letters, reports, lists, related to T.V. Times (and
radio). Includes:complete issue of TV Plus, the TV listings booklet for Newsday
(8/30/1987) ; collection of memos and other material on LAT's TV listings
booklet and ideas for improving it.
Box 433
Editors - Thomas, William F.
Box 433, Folder 1
Taylor, Jean Sharley
1975 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 50 items: memos and letters of Jean Sharley Taylor and other materials
related to her work at LAT. Includes: memos, letters and clips on staffing and
staff changes, security (including crank caller scare) and honors for
Taylor.
Box 433, Folder 2
Thompson, Zan
1975 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: notes, letters and clips related to LAT staffer Zan Thompson.
Includes: many notes and letters praising her work ; more.
Box 433, Folder 3
Travel Section/William Trombley
1979 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: notes, memos and letters related to the Travel Section. NOTE:
it is unclear why a 10-pp. report from Bill Trombley to Bill Thomas and Tony Day
is lumped with the Travel material. Trombley's report is on (L.A. Board of
Education's) desegregation plan.
Box 433, Folder 4
Valley Section (1 of 2)
1982 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: notes, letters, memos, reports and other material related to
the Valley Section. Includes: a collection of memos on operation of, and changes
to the Valley Section ; promotion of the Valley Section ; 20-pp. report (large
font) headed "COMPARATIVE DEMOGRAPHICS - AGE -- EDUCATION -- ETHNIC," which
includes info in both charts and text ; spiral-bound booklet titled "San
Fernando Valley - Display Advertising Department ; more. Split into two
folders.
Box 433, Folder 5
Valley Section (2 of 2)
1982 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: notes, letters, memos, reports and other material related to
the Valley Section. Includes: a collection of memos on operation of, and changes
to the Valley Section ; promotion of the Valley Section ; 20-pp. report (large
font) headed "COMPARATIVE DEMOGRAPHICS - AGE -- EDUCATION -- ETHNIC," which
includes info in both charts and text ; spiral-bound booklet titled "San
Fernando Valley - Display Advertising Department ; more. Split into two
folders.
Box 433, Folder 6
View Section
1971 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: notes, letters, memos, reports and clips related to LAT View
Section. Includes: copy of feature story from Chicago Journalism Review by Alan
Parachini, "Tribune orders reporters to reveal sources in libel case" ; clips of
several wedding announcements as they appeared in View.
Box 433, Folder 7
Washington Bureau
1965 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 45 items: notes, letters, memos, reports and clips related to the LAT
Washington Bureau. Includes: material on the operations, reorganization, and
profile of the bureau ; 7-pp. article copied from WJR (Washington Journalism
Review), 12/1983, on Jack Nelson, Bureau Chief ; lease agreement (1978) for the
Washington Bureau's offices ; more.
Box 433, Folder 8
W, X, Y, Z
1970 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 50 items: notes, letters, memos, reports and clips on a VARIETY of
subjects. NOTE: this folder may have been mislabeled. When opened 3/24/2006 for
cataloging purposes, the top letter dealt with weather forecasting, all else in
the folder seemed a grab-bag of subjects.
Outgoing Correspondence
1971-1988
Scope and Contents
Arranged in reverse chronological order. Date range is 1971-1988.
Box 434
Editors - Thomas, William F.
Box 434, Folder 1
Outgoing Correspondence
1988
Scope and Contents
Approx.200 items: folder contains correspondence--memos and letters--from
Thomas' last year as LAT Editor, a position he held from 1971 until 1988.
Includes: a cross-section of a typical years' correspondence, plus material
related to his approaching retirement.
Box 434, Folder 2
Outgoing Correspondence
1987
Scope and Contents
Approx.220 items: folder contains Thomas' correspondence from year 1987.
Includes: a cross-section of a typical years' correspondence.
Box 434, Folder 3
Outgoing Correspondence
1986
Scope and Contents
Approx.200 items: folder contains Thomas' correspondence from year 1986.
Includes: a cross-section of a typical years' correspondence.
Box 434, Folder 4
Outgoing Correspondence (1 of 2)
1985
Scope and Contents
Approx. 300 items: folder contains Thomas' correspondence from year 1985.
Includes: a cross-section of a typical years' correspondence. Split into two
folders.
Box 434, Folder 5
Outgoing Correspondence (2 of 2)
1985
Scope and Contents
Approx. 300 items: folder contains Thomas' correspondence from year 1985.
Includes: a cross-section of a typical years' correspondence. Split into two
folders.
Box 434, Folder 6
Outgoing Correspondence (1 of 2)
1984
Scope and Contents
Approx. 350 items: folder contains Thomas' correspondence from year 1984.
Includes: a cross-section of a typical years' correspondence. Split into two
folders.
Box 435
Editors - Thomas, William F.
Box 435, Folder 1
Outgoing Correspondence (2 of 2)
1984
Scope and Contents
Approx. 350 items: folder contains Thomas' correspondence from year 1984.
Includes: a cross-section of a typical years' correspondence. Split into two
folders.
Box 435, Folder 2
Outgoing Correspondence (1 of 3)
1983
Scope and Contents
500 items: correspondence from Thomas on wide range of subjects. Split into
three folders.
Box 435, Folder 3
Outgoing Correspondence (2 of 3)
1983
Scope and Contents
500 items: correspondence from Thomas on wide range of subjects. Split into
three folders.
Box 435, Folder 4
Outgoing Correspondence (3 of 3)
1983
Scope and Contents
500 items: correspondence from Thomas on wide range of subjects. Split into
three folders.
Box 435, Folder 5
Outgoing Correspondence (1 of 2)
1982
Scope and Contents
Approx. 250 items: correspondence from Thomas to awards committees, job
applicants, irate readers, about story ideas, and a wide range of other issues
confronting a newspaper's top editor. Split into two folders.
Box 435, Folder 6
Outgoing Correspondence (2 of 2)
1982
Scope and Contents
Approx. 250 items: correspondence from Thomas to awards committees, job
applicants, irate readers, about story ideas, and a wide range of other issues
confronting a newspaper's top editor. Split into two folders.
Box 435, Folder 7
Outgoing Correspondence (1 of 2)
1981
Scope and Contents
Approx. 300 items: correspondence from Thomas on a wide range of issues
confronting a newspaper's top editor. Also transcripts of telegrams,
presentation transcripts, agenda for meetings, lists of LAT Editorial Awards,
more. Split into two folders.
Box 436
Editors - Thomas, William F.
Box 436, Folder 1
Outgoing Correspondence (2 of 2)
1981
Scope and Contents
Approx. 300 items: correspondence from Thomas on a wide range of issues
confronting a newspaper's top editor. Also transcripts of telegrams,
presentation transcripts, agenda for meetings, lists of LAT Editorial Awards,
more. Split into two folders.
Box 436, Folder 2
Outgoing Correspondence (1 of 2)
1980
Scope and Contents
Approx. 300 items: correspondence from Thomas on a wide range of issues
confronting a newspaper's top editor. Also replies to irate readers, job
applicants, a five-year plan, Awards Banquet invitations, agenda for Senior
Writers luncheon meeting, more. Split into two folders.
Box 436, Folder 3
Outgoing Correspondence (2 of 2)
1980
Scope and Contents
Approx. 300 items: correspondence from Thomas on a wide range of issues
confronting a newspaper's top editor. Also replies to irate readers, job
applicants, a five-year plan, Awards Banquet invitations, agenda for Senior
Writers luncheon meeting, more. Split into two folders.
Box 436, Folder 4
Outgoing Correspondence (1 of 2)
1979
Scope and Contents
Approx. 300 items: correspondence from Thomas on a wide range of issues
confronting a newspaper's top editor. Also replies to irate readers, job
applicants, Awards Banquet invitations, agenda of meetings, more. Split into two
folders.
Box 436, Folder 5
Outgoing Correspondence (2 of 2)
1979
Scope and Contents
Approx. 300 items: correspondence from Thomas on a wide range of issues
confronting a newspaper's top editor. Also replies to irate readers, job
applicants, Awards Banquet invitations, agenda of meetings, more. Split into two
folders.
Box 436, Folder 6
Outgoing Correspondence (1 of 2)
1978
Scope and Contents
Approx. 320 items: folder contains Thomas' correspondence from year 1978.
Includes: a cross-section of a typical years' correspondence. The bulk of the
material consists of routine replies along the lines "I have forwarded your
letter to (the department / editor) most likely to be interested." Split into
two folders.
Box 436, Folder 7
Outgoing Correspondence (2 of 2)
1978
Scope and Contents
Approx. 320 items: folder contains Thomas' correspondence from year 1978.
Includes: a cross-section of a typical years' correspondence. The bulk of the
material consists of routine replies along the lines "I have forwarded your
letter to (the department / editor) most likely to be interested." Split into
two folders.
Box 436, Folder 8
Outgoing Correspondence
1977
Scope and Contents
Approx. 300 items: folder contains Thomas' correspondence from year 1977.
Includes: a cross-section of a typical years' correspondence. The bulk of the
material consists of routine replies along the lines "I have forwarded your
letter to (the department / editor) most likely to be interested." Split into
two folders.
Box 437
Editors - Thomas, William F.
Box 437, Folder 1
Outgoing Correspondence
1976
Scope and Contents
Approx. 230 items: folder contains Thomas' correspondence from year 1976.
Includes: a cross-section of a typical years' correspondence. Some of the
material consists of routine replies along the lines "I have forwarded your
letter to (the department / editor) most likely to be interested," the rest is
responses to specific criticisms of LAT or replies to acquaintances.
Box 437, Folder 2
Outgoing Correspondence
1975
Scope and Contents
Approx. 150 items: folder contains Thomas' correspondence from year 1975.
Includes: a cross-section of a typical year's replies to his mail.
Box 437, Folder 3
Outgoing Correspondence
1974
Scope and Contents
Approx. 130 items: folder contains Thomas' correspondence from year 1974.
Includes: a cross-section of a typical year's replies to his mail. Most of the
correspondents are readers who wish to praise or blame the newspaper, or ask for
a job.
Box 437, Folder 4
Outgoing Correspondence
1973
Scope and Contents
Approx. 65 items: folder contains Thomas' correspondence from year 1973.
Includes: a cross-section of a typical year's replies to his mail. Most of the
correspondents are readers who wish to praise or blame the newspaper, or ask for
a job. Includes letters to senators Thomas Eagleton (3-pp., 3/7/1973) and Sam
Ervin, related to Thomas' testimony before a senate subcommittee, and to "shield
law" legislation.
Box 437, Folder 5
Outgoing Correspondence
1972
Scope and Contents
Approx. 60 items: folder contains Thomas' correspondence from year 1972.
Includes: a cross-section of a typical year's replies to his mail. Included is a
4-pp. transcript which seems to be of Thomas' testimony - it opens "My name is
William F. Thomas," and deals with confidential sources of information provided
to newspaper reporters. This may have been Thomas appearance before a Senate
Subcommittee discussing shield laws.
Box 437, Folder 6
Outgoing Correspondence
1971
Scope and Contents
Approx. 70 items: folder contains Thomas' correspondence from year 1972.
Includes: a cross-section of a typical year's replies to his mail.
Other files
1962-1988
Scope and Contents
Includes correspondence, reports, speeches, and materials related to the 1984
Olympics. Arranged alphabetically by subject where possible. Date range is
1962-1988.
Box 437
Editors - Thomas, William F.
Box 437, Folder 7
A-B
1975 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 130 items: letters, clips and reports to and from William F. Thomas.
Includes letters from Thomas to readers about the fact that LAT sponsored no
"pen pal" club, did not publish reader poetry, etc.
Box 437, Folder 8
C-D
1975 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 110 items: letters, clips and reports to and from William F. Thomas.
Includes: letters from political alarmists ; material on a symposium titled "The
Media and Children's Issues" (related to publication - Children's Express) ;
letters from those who wish to improve LAT ; letters of praise for LAT ;
more.
Box 438
Editors - Thomas, William F.
Box 438, Folder 1
E - F
1977 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 95 items: letters, clips and other material related to correspondents
with names starting with E and F.
Box 438, Folder 2
G - K
1978 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 100 items: letters, clips, reports and other material related to
correspondents with names starting with G through K. The items cover a wide
range of subjects.
Box 438, Folder 3
L
1979 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 120 items: letters, memos, clips, and other material related to
correspondents with names starting with L. The items cover a wide range of
subjects.
Box 438, Folder 4
M - N
1977 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 80 items: letters, memos, clips, and other material related to
correspondents with names starting with M and N. The material covers a wide
range of subjects. Many of the letters come from aspiring journalists who want a
job, want something they have written published, etc.
Box 438, Folder 5
O - Q
1975 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 50 items: letters, memos, clips, and material related to correspondence
with readers with names starting with O - Q. Includes a wide range of
subjects.
Box 439
Editors - Thomas, William F.
Box 439, Folder 1
R
1976 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 90 items: letters, memos, clips, and material related to correspondence
with readers with names starting with R. Includes a wide range of subjects:
pitches for (amateurish) comic strips ; complaints about allegedly left-leaning
columnists ; letter from an activist inmate at Oregon State Penitentiary
(7/14/1980) ; letter (9/1/2/1978) from LAT Archivist Lois Markwith mentioning
that "most of Harry Chandler's correspondence was destroyed after his death" ;
more.
Box 439, Folder 2
S
1977 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 85 items: letters, memos, clips, and material related to correspondence
with readers with names starting with S. Includes: many letters criticizing LAT,
somewhat fewer praising LAT (critics seem to write more readily, always) ;
replies to readers from Fred Holley (LAT "style" maven) ; letters asking Thomas
or LAT for consideration of a piece of writing or for a job ; students wanting
help on papers ; more.
Box 439, Folder 3
T - V
1971 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 100 items: letters, memos, clips, and material related to
correspondence with persons whose names start with T - V. Includes: 23-pp.
reprint of LAT profile of Jesse Jackson (12/16/1987) attached to Thomas' letter
to Loren Trippeer, 9/15/1988 ; correspondence with Carlos Tunnermann, Ambassador
of Nicaragua (ca. 1987) ; collection of letters to Thomas, condemning him for
various imagined errors or misdeeds, or claiming to have known him in high
school ; more.
Box 439, Folder 4
W (1 of 2)
1972 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 75 items: letters, reprints clippings and other materials related
correspondence with persons with names beginning with W. Includes: collection of
letters critical of Thomas or LAT, more than one dealing with what comics are
run or not run ; collection of letters taking exception to statements made in
LAT ; one letter (12/5/1985) begins, "I am a freelance journalist...on the
skids. I hope you'll give me a job..." ; another, "I recognize you as a great
editor, I feel that I am a great journalist..." ; many letters are from a Barry
Winningham, who wrote bizarre letters to Thomas for several years ; letters to
Thomas from fringe organizations (or individuals) offering him awards, etc. ;
more. Split into two folders.
Box 439, Folder 5
W (2 of 2)
1972 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 75 items: letters, reprints clippings and other materials related
correspondence with persons with names beginning with W. Includes: collection of
letters critical of Thomas or LAT, more than one dealing with what comics are
run or not run ; collection of letters taking exception to statements made in
LAT ; one letter (12/5/1985) begins, "I am a freelance journalist...on the
skids. I hope you'll give me a job..." ; another, "I recognize you as a great
editor, I feel that I am a great journalist..." ; many letters are from a Barry
Winningham, who wrote bizarre letters to Thomas for several years ; letters to
Thomas from fringe organizations (or individuals) offering him awards, etc. ;
more. Split into two folders.
Box 439, Folder 6
X - Z; Scientology file
1973 - 1983
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: letters, reprints, memos clippings and other materials
related to correspondence with persons with names starting with X - Z, and
correspondence dealing with Scientology. Includes: letter from Evelle Younger
(8/8/1975), Calif. Attorney General. ; collected correspondence with Church of
Scientology and/or supporters of Scientology taking exception to LAT coverage of
the organization ; correspondence with Canadian law firm hired by Scientology,
Leibel & Leibel ; more.
Box 439, Folder 7
Nuts, Crazies and Threats
1976 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 60 items: letters, memos, legal documents and other material related to
communications from mentally unbalanced persons. Includes: example - "God... has
commanded me to (communicate) with you. God says, and I quote....." - followed
by an earthquake prediction ; (9/16/1977) a brief, typed letter is signed
"Almighty God" ; series of letters from someone obsessed with "actor" Johnny
Weissmuller ("Tarzan") ; more. Some of the items are threatening to LAT ("scum
like you") and others are nonsensical rants.
Box 440
Editors - Thomas, William F.
Box 440, Folder 1
Letters
1972 - 1974
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: the material seems to be, in general, not highly sensitive --
at least 30-plus years later. Subjects include salary surveys, notes among
top-level management (short, long, handwritten, typed), minority employees at
LAT, security for families of Times executives, several items related to a
controversial Mike Royko article (syndicated) that was highly critical of big
business in America.
Box 440, Folder 2
Securities and Exchange Commission
1972 - 1974
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: memos, reports, legal documents, and other material related
to the Securities and Exchange Commission. Includes: material related to the
GeoTek case ; "Otis Chandler v. SEC ; editorial improvements ; 9-pp. document
titled "Memorandum regarding my involvement with Mr. Jack P. Burke" (by Otis
Chandler), 8/11/1972 ; more.
Box 440, Folder 3
Letters / Caucus / Committee R & D / Reporters
1971 - 1982
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: memos, reports, legal documents, and other material related
to the Editorial Women's Caucus, Committee [for] R & D, etc.
Box 440, Folder 4
Miscellaneous correspondence (1 of 2)
1977 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 70 items: notes, memos, letters, clips on a variety of subjects.
Includes: 10-pp. copied from The New Yorker, "Letter from Los Angeles," by Joan
Didion ; letter from Police Chief Ed Davis to Otis Chandler, canceling his
subscription and offering the opinion that "the soul of your paper is sick" ;
letter from ex-gov. Edmund G. Brown (7/31/1981) ; letter to Thomas from Harry
Scott, President of Bohemian Club, San Francisco (7/2/1987) ; 17-pp. "Los
Angeles Times strategies for the Seventies" ; discussion of the Dallas Times
Herald ; Robert Hilburn's thoughts on LAT pop music coverage (4/2/1979) ; more.
Split into two folders.
Box 440, Folder 5
Memorandum for the Record
1975
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: collection of "Memorandum for the Record," CONFIDENTIAL.
Box 440, Folder 6
Miscellaneous correspondence (2 of 2)
1977 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 70 items: notes, memos, letters, clips on a variety of subjects.
Includes: 10-pp. copied from The New Yorker, "Letter from Los Angeles," by Joan
Didion ; letter from Police Chief Ed Davis to Otis Chandler, canceling his
subscription and offering the opinion that "the soul of your paper is sick" ;
letter from ex-gov. Edmund G. Brown (7/31/1981) ; letter to Thomas from Harry
Scott, President of Bohemian Club, San Francisco (7/2/1987) ; 17-pp. "Los
Angeles Times strategies for the Seventies" ; discussion of the Dallas Times
Herald ; Robert Hilburn's thoughts on LAT pop music coverage (4/2/1979) ; more.
Split into two folders.
Box 440, Folder 7
Financial reports / Plans / Strategies / Programs
1977 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: memos, charts and reports. Includes these subjects: editorial
expansion and improvement ; proposed Saturday View Section (1982) ; Sports
section comparisons (1983) ; magazines ; more.
Box 441
Editors - Thomas, William F.
Box 441, Folder 1
Financial information / Private communication
1980 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: memos, charts and reports. Includes: 6-pp. memo from Thomas
to Tom Johnson, 5/17/1982, begins, "our goal over the coming years..." ; charts
showing financial impact of "Proposed expansion" ; report, 7/16/1985,
"Washington Bureau pay" ; several reports on LAT compensation measured against
newspaper industry ; large packet headed "Budget Narratives - William F. Thomas"
(1988 budget) ; more.
Box 441, Folder 2
Archival information / Retirement proceedings
1985 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx.12 items: notes, memos, and reports. Includes: farewell messages on the
occasion of Thomas' 1988 retirement ; multi-page report on "the Bill Endicott
affair" (Endicott's daughter was employed by the office of Assembly Speaker
Willie Brown while Endicott was LAT Sacramento Bureau Chief) ; transcripts of
remarks given at Metro's retirement dinner for Thomas (11/1988) - speakers
included Charles Hillinger, Jack Smith, Dick Bergholz ; humorous commentary to
accompany slide show at time of Thomas' retirement (12/14/1988) ; more.
Box 441, Folder 3
Free Press: Fair Trial, Book Notes, Best of Times
1970 - 1980
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items, including: correspondence with legislators on shield laws ;
30-pp. - "Statement of William F. Thomas...Robert S. Warren...John
Lawrence...and Jack Nelson" on subject of press freedom (n.d.) ; 12-pp. of
materials headed "Los Angeles Times Centennial Book status" (12/7/1979), letters
and details of the agreement with Abrams (publishers) ; packets on LAT Cookbook
and Home Book (also 1979) ; more.
Box 441, Folder 4
Miscellaneous Correspondence A - H
1976 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 75 items. Includes: note and attached collection of jokes from Milton
Berle ; correspondence with Querencia Productions ; many letters criticizing
LAT, mostly on political grounds ; some letters praising LAT's coverage of the
news ; correspondence (1983) in which Hustler publisher Larry Flynt offers a
free subscription of his porn magazine to Thomas, who declines ;across-the-board
collection of letters ranging from thoughtful and eloquent to angry and
extreme.
Box 441, Folder 5
Miscellaneous Correspondence H - W
1976 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 75 items. Includes: many letters criticizing LAT, mostly on political
grounds ; some letters praising LAT's coverage of the news ; across-the-board
collection of letters ranging from thoughtful and eloquent to angry and
extreme.
Box 441, Folder 6
Correspondence, Speeches, Articles, Format change responses (1 of
2)
1965 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 45 items, including: correspondence with Robert Healy, Boston Globe,
and Fred Friendly, Ford Foundation ; several Thomas speech transcripts,
including one to Cosmopolitan Club (Santa Barbara) on 3/20/1975 ; letters, cards
and notes criticizing various aspects of LAT ; letter of congratulations (1971)
to Thomas from Police Chief Ed Davis on the occasion of Thomas' becoming Editor
of LAT ; 4-pp. memo from Frank Haven to Nick Williams (1965) giving his thoughts
on the new "City" Editor, William Thomas - plus thumbnail evaluations of LAT
staffers Jack Smith, Chuck Hillinger, Harry Bernstein, etc. (Note: Thomas became
City Editor just a few weeks before the Watts riots of August, 1965). Split into
two folders.
Box 442
Editors - Thomas, William F.
Box 442, Folder 1
Correspondence, Speeches, Articles, Format change responses (2 of
2)
1965 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 45 items, including: correspondence with Robert Healy, Boston Globe,
and Fred Friendly, Ford Foundation ; several Thomas speech transcripts,
including one to Cosmopolitan Club (Santa Barbara) on 3/20/1975 ; letters, cards
and notes criticizing various aspects of LAT ; letter of congratulations (1971)
to Thomas from Police Chief Ed Davis on the occasion of Thomas' becoming Editor
of LAT ; 4-pp. memo from Frank Haven to Nick Williams (1965) giving his thoughts
on the new "City" Editor, William Thomas - plus thumbnail evaluations of LAT
staffers Jack Smith, Chuck Hillinger, Harry Bernstein, etc. (Note: Thomas became
City Editor just a few weeks before the Watts riots of August, 1965). Split into
two folders.
Box 442, Folder 2
Champion - Tuck Media Awards (Dartmouth College)
1979 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 50 items, including: collection of correspondence and other material
related to the Champion Media Awards, given by the Tuck School of Business
Administration ; entry lists, lists of winners, etc. ; more.
Box 442, Folder 3
Five-Year Plans / Narratives & Backup, Part I
1970 - 1985
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items, including: two drafts of "1985 Budget / Editorial Department
prepared by (Thomas)" ; 20+ pp. "Budget Narrative / Editorial Department
(Thomas, 11/3/1983)" ; "Editorial Department Budget Presentation (11/8/1982)" ;
ditto 1981 ; material related to 1972 budget ; "Editorial Department Five Year
Plan Narrative (5/5/1983)" ; "Display Five Year Plan (1985) " ; Editorial
Systems' 5-Year Plan (1985) ; memos and other material related to 5-year plans
in this time frame.
Box 442, Folder 4
Five-Year Plans / Narratives & Backup, Part II
1978 - 1984
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items, including: 5-year plans generated during the time frame ;
discussion of departmental issues related to these 5-year plans ; memos on
marketing areas for LAT ; 21-pp. booklet, "Los Angeles Times Suburban Editions,"
7/1981 ; more.
Box 442, Folder 5
1984 Olympics, Part I
1984 - 1985
Scope and Contents
Approx. 50 items, including: memos, notes, letters, clippings and reports, all
related to LAT coverage of the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. Includes:
congratulatory messages (and Thomas' replies) from Harold Willens, Fred Taylor
(Editor, Wall St. Journal), Otis Chandler's letter to Sports Editor Bill Dwyre,
clip of Newsweek sidebar, "Hometown paper [LAT] makes good", material related to
flap when LAT appeared to nod to Taiwanese, upsetting Peiking government, letter
from Peter Ueberroth to Thomas (8/3/1984) with congrats and more, ticket lists
and issues, more.
Box 443
Editors - Thomas, William F.
Box 443, Folder 1
1984 Olympics, Part II
1984
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items, including: memos, notes, letters, clippings and reports, all
related to LAT coverage of 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. Includes: memo and
guest list related to "Santa Barbara Party" (7/21/1984) ; 3-pp. Bill Dwyre memo
attached to multi-page "Olympic Schedule" (for 7/29 - 8/12/1984) ; ticket lists
and related memos ; more.
Box 443, Folder 2
1984 Olympics, Part III
1983 - 1984
Scope and Contents
Approx. 45 items, including: memos, notes, letters, clippings and reports, all
related to LAT coverage of 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. Includes: material on
free tickets and "face-value" tickets for Olympic events ; guest lists ; expense
lists ; Thomas correspondence with Peter Ueberroth ; materials on various
aspects of LAT Olympic coverage ; 20-pp. set of reprints from LAT, 1/29/1984, on
subject of steroid use and abuse ; 35+ pp. of list of "Possible invitees to
Olympic Art Festival Events (2/1/1984) ; more.
Box 443, Folder 3
1984 Olympics, Part IV
1982 - 1983
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items, including: memos, notes, letters, clippings and reports, all
related to LAT coverage of 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. Includes: Olympic
planning ; Olympic housing ; coverage ; photo pool agreement ; Olympic Arts
festival ;
Box 443, Folder 4
1984 Olympics, Part V
1979 - 1984
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items, including: memos, letters, clippings and reports, all related
to LAT coverage of 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. Includes: 37-pp. booklet (2
cps.) "Olympic Arts Festival" ; 138-pp. magazine, "Festival - an Olympic
Celebration of the Arts" ; 96-pp. booklet, "Olympic Arts Festival" ; more.
Box 443, Folder 5
Women of the Year (1 of 2)
1963 - 1976
Scope and Contents
Approx. 70 items, including: memos, letters, event programs and transcripts of
remarks made by presenters at the awards ceremonies. Includes: event program
booklets for 1963, 1964,1965, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1975, 1976 (which includes list
of awardees) ; more. Split into two folders.
Box 443, Folder 6
Women of the Year (2 of 2)
1963 - 1976
Scope and Contents
Approx. 70 items, including: memos, letters, event programs and transcripts of
remarks made by presenters at the awards ceremonies. Includes: event program
booklets for 1963, 1964,1965, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1975, 1976 (which includes list
of awardees) ; more. Split into two folders.
Box 444
Editors - Thomas, William F.
Box 444, Folder 1
Pressmen / Union Documents
1962 - 1970
Scope and Contents
Approx. 65 items, including: memos, letters, flyers and reports related to
union efforts to organize pressmen at LAT and the newspaper's efforts to fend
off the unions. Both sides issued carefully worded statements (or propaganda) to
sway the pressmen.
Box 444, Folder 2
Los Angeles Times Centennial
1979 - 1981
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items, including: memos, letters, reports and other material related
to the planning of and celebration of the LAT Centennial. Material related to
Councilman John Ferraro and his introduction of a City resolution "honoring the
Los Angeles Times on the occasion of its 100th birthday."
Box 444, Folder 3
Field Research Corporation
1963 - 1972
Scope and Contents
Approx. 70 items, including: memos, letters, reports and other material related
to public opinion surveys and research projects in which LAT and Field Research
cooperated.
Box 444, Folder 4
Haven, Frank
1966 - 1971
Scope and Contents
Approx. 55 items, including: memos, letters and reports to and from Frank Haven
in the 1966 - 1971 time frame. Haven was a managing editor with LAT circa 1960s.
(He started as a copy editor in 1941.)
Box 444, Folder 5
Pfaffinger Foundation
1975 - 1977
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items, including: memos, letters and reports related to Pfaffinger
Foundation activities. Collection of "thumbnail" descriptions of grant
recipients, i.e. Hospital Charity Fund, Daniel Freeman Memorial Hospital, United
Way, Foothill Free Clinic (Pasadena), etc.
Box 444, Folder 6
The Sun Company
1964 - 1968
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items, including: memos, tear sheets, meeting agendas, and "The Sun
Company 1966 Executive Incentive Plan."
Box 444, Folder 7
Seldis, Henry
1962 - 1969
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items, including: memos, letters, charts and other materials related
to one-time LAT Art Editor Henry Seldis. Mr. Seldis was not universally popular
with gallery owners and others in the southern California art community. The
correspondence reflects this fact.
Box 444, Folder 8
Nelson, Robert D.
1967 - 1971
Scope and Contents
Approx. 45 items, including: memos, letters, notes, charts and other material
related to General Manager Robert Nelson. Much of the material in the file
consists of memos to or from Nelson.
Box 445
Editors - Thomas, William F.
Box 445, Folder 1
Jim Toland/Sunday Dept. & Home Magazine
1966 - 1971
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items, including: memos, letters and notes related to Home magazine
Editor Jim Toland. Subjects include: mentions of store names in editorial
content ; issue of Toland successor at Home ; discontinuing Robert Balzer's wine
column ; "pages per issue" issue ; Home mag. image ; more.
Box 445, Folder 2
WFT Hosted Lunches
1984 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Materials related to events hosted by William F. Thomas at TM Square (most were
held in the Norman Chandler Pavilion). National and international dignitaries
were guests at these events.
Box 445, Folder 3
WFT Hosted Lunches (1 of 2)
1981 - 1983
Scope and Contents
Materials related to events hosted by William F. Thomas at TM Square (most were
held in the Norman Chandler Pavilion. National and international dignitaries
were guests at these events. Split into two folders.
Box 445, Folder 4
WFT Hosted Lunches (2 of 2)
1981 - 1983
Scope and Contents
Materials related to events hosted by William F. Thomas at TM Square (most were
held in the Norman Chandler Pavilion. National and international dignitaries
were guests at these events. Split into two folders.
Box 445, Folder 5
WFT Hosted Lunches
1979 - 1980
Scope and Contents
Approx. 55 items, including: planning materials, guest lists and other items
related to Thomas' hosted lunches at Times Mirror Square (Director's Suite and
Norman Chandler Pavilion). Notable names on the guest lists: Charles E. Young
(UCLA Chancellor), Milton Berle, Tom Lasorda (Dodgers' manager), Peter
Ueberroth, Mike Curb (CA Lt. Gov.), Vernon Jordan (Urban League), Shimon Peres
(Israeli politician), William Webster (FBI), Warren Christopher (Dep. Sec, State
Dept.), Ed Asner, Fred Friendly (Ford Foundation), "Jerry" Brown (CA Gov.).
more.
Box 445, Folder 6
WFT Hosted Lunches
1977 - 1978
Scope and Contents
Approx. 50 items, including: planning materials, guest lists and other items
related to Thomas' hosted lunches at Times Mirror Square (Director's Suite and
Norman Chandler Pavilion). Notable names on the guest lists: William Webster
(FBI), Rose Bird (Chief Just., CA Supreme Ct.), Warren Christopher (Dpt. Sec. of
State), George Meany (Pres. - AFL-CIO), Tom Lasorda (Dodgers manager), Lane
Kirkland (AFL-CIO), Nguyen Cao Ky (ex-Vietnam Prime Minister), Abba Eban
(Israel), Simcha Dinitz (Israeli Ambassador to U.S.), more.
Box 445, Folder 7
WFT Hosted Lunches
1973 - 1977
Scope and Contents
Approx. 50 items, including: planning materials, guest lists and other items
related to Thomas' hosted lunches at Times Mirror Square (Director's Suite,
Tamayo Room and Norman Chandler Pavilion). Notable names on the guest lists: Ed
Davis (L.A. Police Chief), Walter F. Mondale, Jimmy Carter, Fred Friendly (Ford
Foundation), Frank Church (U.S. Senate), Robert Strauss (Democratic Nat.
Chair.), Ed Edelman (County Supervisor), Warren Christopher, James Schlesinger
(Defense Sec.), Robert Byrd (U.S. Senate), Ronald Reagan, more.
Box 446
Editors - Thomas, William F.
"Editorial Product Improvements - 1986"
1986
Scope and Contents
Thick notebook titled "Editorial Product Improvements 1986" consisting of
photocopies of newspaper articles, many of which pertain to journalistic topics
and practices -- some within The Times, and others relating to other papers,
both Southern Californian and national ones. Broken down by periods. Contains
reporting by other papers on The Times' practices as well.
Box 683
Editors - Thomas, William F.
Scrapbooks
1980, 1981
Scope and Contents
Photo scrapbook of three-day event, "Nominating a President: The Process and
The Press," prepared for William F. Thomas, Editor (in Chief) of LAT. Event
sponsored by the Los Angeles Times and The Institute of Politics/Harvard,
2/1980. Scrapbook contains photos (many with captions identifying people) of the
roundtable discussions held at the Institute of Politics of Harvard University,
2/1 = 2/3/1980. Multiple photos of Otis Chandler, William F. Thomas and Jack
Nelson (DC bureau chief). Also in photos - Tom Johnson and Gov. Michael Dukakis
(MA). Placard from "all us guys" facetiously commending Bill Thomas for lowering
the Editorial Department's expense budget, signed by Vance Stickell, Bert
Tiffany, and others.
Williams, Nick B. Files
1958-1971
Scope and Contents
Nick Boddie Williams (1906-1992) started at the Times in 1931 as a copy editor and
held various editorial positions until 1958, when he was named executive editor, a
position he held until his retirement in 1971. Includes correspondence, speeches,
clippings, and assignment sheets. Date range is 1933-1981; the bulk of the material is
1958-1971.
Subject Files
1958-1971
Scope and Contents
Includes correspondence, clippings, and annotated reports. Arranged alphabetically.
Date range is 1933-1979; the bulk of the material is 1958-1971.
Box 447
Editors - Williams, Nick B.
Box 447, Folder 1
A - Miscellaneous Correspondence
1959 - 1973
Scope and Contents
Approx. 75 items. Includes a wide variety of business and personal
correspondence. Prominent persons in correspondence with Williams: Joseph Alsop
(journalist), Walter Annenberg (businessman & philanthropist), Elizabeth
Arden, and others. Elizabeth Arden letter removed from Autograph File and
returned to Williams Subject Files.
Box 447, Folder 2
Ainsworth, Ed
1958, 1960
Scope and Contents
5 items. A note from Williams to Ainsworth on "the immense amount of Southern
California coastline ...used with extreme rarity for Marine tactical exercises.
(Is) the nation getting the best use out of that much coastline?"; (Ainsworth-)
"Times' Principles" - 6 pp., two versions; a letter from Ainsworth to Williams
and Norman [Chandler] on "the water situation" in Southern California; a 9/1960
memo to Williams from Ainsworth on Prop. 1 (water, again).
Box 447, Folder 3
American Institute for Political Communication
1964 - 1966
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items. Includes a 3 pp. typed statement about The Institute for
Political Communication titled "An Analysis of Its Organization, Objectives, and
the Reasons for Its Creation," signed by Edward M. Glick (Director), November
1964. Other documents relating to this group, are "Bylaws," (10 pp.) dated April
1965, a May 1965 "Status Report," as well as assorted correspondence from the
organization and between Williams and Glick. The largest item is an 87 pp. study
(plus appendices) published by the Institute in 1966 titled "The Federal
Government-Daily Press Relationship." Many items have marginalia.
Box 447, Folder 4
American Press Institute
1964 - 1965
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items. Significant items: 9 pp. American Press Institute Annual
Report for 1964; 13 pp. (same title) for 1965; a 1964 booklet titled "API Asks
Your Help. Also many pieces of correspondence between Williams and J. Montgomery
Curtis, Director of API. Additional ephemera.
Box 447, Folder 5
American Society of Newspaper Editors
1965 - 1966
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items. Includes seven issues of The Bulletin of the American Society
of Newspaper Editors (ASNE), material related to Williams itinerary for the ASNE
Meeting of April 1965, many pieces of correspondence between Williams and other
members of the Society.
Box 447, Folder 6
Anti-Inflation Campaign
1959
Scope and Contents
8 items. Memos, letters and newspaper clippings related to anti-inflation
campaigns presented by Los Angeles Times (June-July 1959) and Chicago Tribune
(dates?)
Box 447, Folder 7
Asian Newspapers - The Straits Times Press (M) Limited
1967
Scope and Contents
5 items. Letters and inter-office memos related to, as Otis Chandler states in
a memo, "the idea of buying an English-language newspaper in Asia." Also the
Annual Report for The Straits Times Press (M) Limited (1966). Opinions are given
on Asian business people and on the value of having a monopoly in a newspaper
market.
Box 447, Folder 8
Associated Press
1959 - 1969
Scope and Contents
Approx. 80 items. Letters, memos and other material related to Associated
Press. Subjects include the nomination of Otis Chandler to sit on the AP Board
of Directors, and the rising cost of communications for news media, etc.
Box 447, Folder 9
B - Miscellaneous Correspondence
1959 - 1969
Scope and Contents
Approx. 80 items. Includes correspondence with other newspaper execs,
inter-office memos, letters to the editor, etc. Subjects include: the
relationship between the editorial and advertising departments; the issue if
morality in cinema; reporting of Errol Flynn's lifestyle; L.A. Philharmonic
concerts for young people; controversy surrounding boxer Muhammed Ali;
anti-Communists; the John Birch Society.
Box 448
Editors - Williams, Nick B.
Box 448, Folder 1
B - Miscellaneous Correspondence (1 of 2)
1970 - 1973
Scope and Contents
Approx. 100 items. The folder includes letters critical of Times articles and
editorials, a series of letters between Williams and William F. Buckley, Jr., a
series of letters between Williams and Tillman Sherron Jackson (Pres., Baptist
Foundation of America) and many clippings from the newspaper. Other subjects
include: the Los Angeles County Art Museum; personal greetings from old friends
and business associates, etc. Split into two folders.
Box 448, Folder 2
B - Miscellaneous Correspondence (2 of 2)
1970 - 1973
Scope and Contents
Approx. 100 items. The folder includes letters critical of Times articles and
editorials, a series of letters between Williams and William F. Buckley, Jr., a
series of letters between Williams and Tillman Sherron Jackson (Pres., Baptist
Foundation of America) and many clippings from the newspaper. Other subjects
include: the Los Angeles County Art Museum; personal greetings from old friends
and business associates, etc. Split into two folders.
Box 448, Folder 3
Beadle, William N.
1933, 1942, 1961,
1969
Scope and Contents
5 items. Most of the material in this folder relates to the Palm Springs Aerial
Tramway and the Mount San Jacinto area. One letter from Williams to William N.
Beadle deals with the Mt. Washington area of New Hampshire, and development of
tramways and ski lifts there.
Box 448, Folder 4
Berlin Crisis Survey
1961
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items. Responses to a survey letter from Williams on "what course of
action this country should pursue" in the Berlin crisis. In his letter Williams
explained the survey thus: "The Times...is conducting a highly selective mail
poll on the same question among the leading educators, clergymen, government
officials, general businessmen and defense contractors of the Los Angeles area."
Correspondents included: C. Rhodes MacBride (General Dynamics Corp.), Franklin
D. Murphy (University of California), Arthur G. Coons (Occidental College),
Charles S. Casassa (Loyola University, L.A.), Bishop Gerald Kennedy (Methodist
leader), Edgar F. Magnin (Wilshire Blvd. Temple), Edmund G. Brown (CA Governor),
Stanley Mosk (CA Atty. Gen.), Ernest Debs (Chairman, L.A. County Supervisors),
Peter J. Pitchess (L.A. County Sheriff), William H. Parker (L.A. Police Chief),
Donald W. Douglas, Jr. (Douglas Aircraft), Leonard Firestone (Firestone Tire
& Rubber), etc.
Box 448, Folder 5
Book Review Section
1957, 1970
Scope and Contents
3 items. A 1957 letter from Williams to Francis Ludlow, Editor of The Retail
Bookseller, informing Ludlow that the Times did, in fact, run a monthly list of
nationwide bestselling books; a 1957 memo from Robert Kirsch (Book Review
Editor) to Williams on the subject of "new features"; a 1970 letter from
Williams to Mrs. Morton Fassberg of Encino, responding to her letter about a
review written by Max Rafferty.
Box 448, Folder 6
Brown, Edmund G.
1961
Scope and Contents
Three letters from California Governor Edmund G. Brown.
Box 448, Folder 7
Bruckner, Don
1970 - 1971
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items. Inter-office memos, letters, and articles clipped from the
paper. Subjects include the Pentagon Papers, column writing, and the work of
Joseph Alsop. There is one letter from Otis Chandler to Bruckner.
Box 448, Folder 8
C - Miscellaneous Correspondence
1961 - 1969
Scope and Contents
Approx. 75 items. Letters (friendly and adversarial), memos, newspaper
clippings. Included are letters from Williams to the American Press Institute,
the New York Times (Turner Catledge), Los Angeles County Young Republicans,
Pitzer College (Mary Ann Callan), Mrs. Otis ("Missy") Chandler, columnist Paul
Coates, Dr. Clifford B. Cherry (wrote to object to reporting of his wife's
suicide) etc. Subjects include Times' reportage, the new movie ratings system
(1968), the Clean Air Council, etc.
Box 448, Folder 9
C - Miscellaneous Correspondence
1970 - 1971
Scope and Contents
Approx. 50 items. Letters, hand-written notes, newspaper clippings, etc.
Subjects include racial & ethnic terms as used in the paper, the (Sharon)
Tate murders, the My Lai incident, etc. There are a number of 1971 items related
to Williams' retirement.
Box 448, Folder 10
California State Assembly
1961
Scope and Contents
5 items: letters to Williams from California Assemblymen Don A. Allen, Sr.,
Howard J. Thelin and Jerome Waldie.
Box 448, Folder 11
Canada Trip - American Society of Newspaper Editors
1966
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items. LAT memos, correspondence with Canadian political and
business leaders, itineraries and other items related to the May 1966 Canadian
trip of Williams, James Bassett, and Louis Fleming (LAT United Nations
Correspondent).
Box 448, Folder 12
Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions - seminar
1967
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items. Seminar topic: Public Affairs Journalism. Folder includes LAT
memos, correspondence between Williams and The Center relating to his attendance
at the seminar. Also papers presented by Williams, Ben Bradlee, and Michael
Pulitzer. Otis Chandler, Fred Friendly and others also spoke to the
attendees.
Box 448, Folder 13
Chandler, Dorothy B.
1957 - 1973
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items. Memos, handwritten notes, clippings from LAT, and an
illuminating personal letter Williams wrote to Mrs. Chandler after his
retirement.
Box 448, Folder 14
Chandler, Norman
1958 - 1963
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items. Subjects include: real estate coverage; carbon copy (no
signature) of a 9/1963 letter to the editor about the "high-flying" Las Vegas
lifestyle, and mentioning Frank Sinatra, the Mafia, Peter Lawford, JFK and "Bob"
Kennedy, burglary at Norman Chandler's home, a Williams memo to Norman Chandler
about Barry Goldwater and the gold standard, etc.
Box 448, Folder 15
Chandler, Otis
1960 - 1979
Scope and Contents
Approx. 120 items. Subjects include: rearranging sections within the Sunday
paper (June 20, 1960); news policy; expenses of Travel editor Jerry Hulse;
questionable editorial cartoons (esp. Conrad); racial strife; correspondence
with editors around the USA; Chandler letter to Williams on expansion into OC
and San Diego county; etc.
Box 449
Editors - Williams, Nick B.
Box 449, Folder 1
Chandler, Philip
1959 - 1961
Scope and Contents
6 items. Subjects include: Philip Chandler letter to Williams questioning "why
we publish certain things" and closing with "the last thing I want to see is a
change in [LAT] policy from conservatism to liberalism."; additional memos and
letters on the subject of whose political and social thought should be in the
pages of LAT and whose should not.
Box 449, Folder 2
Charities
1960
Scope and Contents
5 items. Cover letter and financial report of the Los Angeles Mirror [sic]
Charities for 1960. Cover letter and balance sheet/statement of income &
expenses for Los Angeles Times Charities showing results for the 5 months ending
10/31/1960. Also the 1960 Camp Fund Report.
Box 449, Folder 3
Civil Defense Special Section
1961
Scope and Contents
4 items. Multi-page report, with many illustrations, titled "We Can Protect
Against the Blast and Fire of 100-Megaton Bombs!" Letter to Williams on Civil
Defense (report and letter both by Carl E. Hendel, Univ. of California. Also,
Williams reply to Hendel and a letter from U.S. Office of Civil and Defense
Mobilization, praising LAT civil defense special section.
Box 449, Folder 4
Clay, Grady
1965 - 1966
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items. Three multi-page reports by Clay. Titles are "Industry vs.
the American Landscape," "Contemporary Pressures on Urban Land Values," and "The
State of Urban Design Reporting." Also a series of letters in which the Times
discussed the possibility of Clay joining the newspaper as Environmental Editor.
Clay ultimately turned down the offer.
Box 449, Folder 5
Cold War Council
1962 - 1963
Scope and Contents
8 items. Correspondence and ephemera related to the Cold War Council. Also
17-pp. report by Henry Mayers, Chairman of the Cold War Council, titled
"Non-military and non-economic Aspects of the World Crisis."
Box 449, Folder 6
Computers
1963 - 1966
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items. Memos and other correspondence discussing the (early) stages
of the computer revolution and data retrieval breakthroughs and their
applications to newspaper work. Also a packet of information and advertising
from an organization called Deadline Data, "source for International Reference,"
and several articles on computer developments from various publications.
Box 449, Folder 7
Conrad, Paul
1969, 1971
Scope and Contents
4 items. Includes communiques between Marketing Research and Carolyn Miller of
Arcadia (she had strong anti-Conrad sentiments to express), then between
Williams and Miller. Also a copy of a letter from Williams to Mrs. B.J. Carroll
of Newport Beach. Carroll had also obviously taken strong exception to one or
more Conrad cartoons, and Williams was defending him as "a social critic."
Box 449, Folder 8
Customhouse in Los Angeles
1961 - 1962
Scope and Contents
Approx. 50 items. Correspondence, memos and U.S. government publications
related to the relocation of the U.S. Customs House from downtown Los Angeles to
the Los Angeles harbor area.
Box 449, Folder 9
D - Miscellaneous Correspondence
1958 - 1971
Scope and Contents
Approx. 70 items. Subjects include: a contract with Dow Jones News Service;
Spiro Agnew; California Redwoods; hiring and relocation of Anthony Day from
Philadelphia Bulletin; coverage of the Reagan vs. Unruh gubernatorial election;
singer/actor Bobby Darin in war of words with LAT columnist Joyce Haber,
including a letter by Darin to Williams (Israel and two bottles of scotch were
involved); preparation (business and private) for a NYC visit by Williams and
his wife; letter from Walt Disney regarding Disneyland; letter from Everett
McKinley Dirksen; etc. Disney and Dirksen letters removed from Autograph File
and returned to Williams Subject File.
Box 449, Folder 10
Dallas Times Herald
1971 - 1973
Scope and Contents
Approx. 55 items. Subjects include: memos between Williams and Otis Chandler on
the Dallas Times Herald operations; what should be modified about operations of
Times Herald (and Dallas News); correspondence between Williams and Felix
McKnight, Editor (& Co-Publisher); etc.
Box 449, Folder 11
Display Advertising - Vance Stickell
1963 - 1965
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items. Subjects include: the intersection of news and advertising;
advertising ratios in the paper; avoidance of lending television or radio the
newspaper's prestige by giving too much news coverage to them; fashion coverage
and advertising; etc. Business concerns mentioned by name include Chun King
(Chinese food) and May Co.
Box 449, Folder 12
Doherty, Frank P.
1960, 1967
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items. Subjects include: reapportionment of the State Senate; 1967
riots in Detroit and, more generally, crime and "the dispossessed," and race
relations in the USA; etc. Doherty stands for clamping down hard on civil
unrest, Williams suggests that some attention should be given to the root causes
of unrest.
Box 449, Folder 13
Donovan, Robert
1964 - 1965
Scope and Contents
3 items. Subjects include: "the future of the Republican Party (if) Goldwater
loses"; the Warren Commission Report; reporting of vacations and sick leave.
Approx. 12 items. Subjects include: reapportionment of the State Senate; 1967
riots in Detroit and, more generally, crime and "the dispossessed," and race
relations in the USA; etc. Doherty stands for clamping down hard on civil
unrest, Williams suggests that some attention should be given to the root causes
of unrest.
Box 449, Folder 14
Drake, Waldo
1956 - 1960
Scope and Contents
Approx. 60 items. Subjects include: editorial policy on Red China; Italy,
US-Italy military linkage; stories on Spain; stories on African nations and
discussion of priorities in reporting from Africa; US defense strategy; "the
current mess in Lebanon (1958); "pieces on the Russian trip; discussion of and
decision that Drake would cover NATO meetings instead of wedding of :Princess
Margaret; etc.
Box 449, Folder 15
E - Miscellaneous Correspondence
1960, 1968 -
1971
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items. Subjects include: moral values in motion pictures &
indecency in advertising; "the red-neck tradition" in Southern politics (in
letter to E. Etheridge, June 1969); the deal to reprint articles from The
Economist; an opinion survey published in Editor & Publisher rating opinion
writers, including LAT's, on ideology; Williams reaction to American Center for
Education's (previously mentioned) survey alleged that 18% of LAT columnist were
"radical liberal" and another 32% were "extreme liberal; etc.
Box 450
Editors - Williams, Nick B.
Box 450, Folder 1
Editorial Auditor
1961 - 1962,
1966
Scope and Contents
6 items. Memos regarding hiring, promotions or pay for Ray Kendall (music
staff), Ayn Rand, William Frye, Hall Syndicate (for Feiffer), the Home Line
column, Natl. Newspaper Syndicate's "Josephine" comic.
Box 450, Folder 2
Editorial Awards Dinner (1 of 2)
1962 - 1967
Scope and Contents
Approx. 100 items. Initial memos discussing the start-up of an annual Editorial
Awards program. The 1st Annual Awards dinner was in January 1963. Later memos on
categories, etc. Also entry forms, examples of invitations, programs, guest
lists, lists of entrants, examples of letters to winners, etc. Split into two
folders.
Box 450, Folder 3
Editorial Awards Dinner (2 of 2)
1962 - 1967
Scope and Contents
Approx. 100 items. Initial memos discussing the start-up of an annual Editorial
Awards program. The 1st Annual Awards dinner was in January 1963. Later memos on
categories, etc. Also entry forms, examples of invitations, programs, guest
lists, lists of entrants, examples of letters to winners, etc. Split into two
folders.
Box 450, Folder 4
Editorial Budget
1957 - 1958,
1966
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items. Memos, lists, charts and spreadsheets related to the
editorial budgets for the specified years.
Box 450, Folder 5
Editorial Bulletins
1959 - 1962
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items. Subjects include: reorganization of Editorial; anti-trust
laws; the Midwinter Edition; purchase of the editorial cartoon "Herblock";
experiments with electric typewriters that produced copy and punched tape; press
run times; news coverage policies; etc.
Box 450, Folder 6
Editorial Capital Expenditures
1963 - 1964
Scope and Contents
5 items. Recommendations, costs and rationale for capital expenditures in the
1963-1964 time frame.
Box 450, Folder 7
Editorial Cartoons
1961, 1967 -
1968
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items. Includes a "Confidential Questionnaire for Association of
American Editorial Cartoonists. Also in the file are some letters to the Editor.
One handwritten letter is an angry response to Times' coverage of Governor
Reagan, alleging it to be "totally unfair and unjustified," and referring to
Publisher Otis Chandler as "the young character running the Times." (Mr.
Chandler was 40 at the time) In the same time frame, 1967, Walter Annenberg sent
a note to James Bassett calling cartoonist Conrad--the target of much
controversy--"talented," and expressing "enthusiastic admiration" for him.
Correspondence discussing editorial cartoons and readership in more general
terms.
Box 450, Folder 8
Editorial Mail
1961 - 1962
Scope and Contents
4 items. Cover letter and list with total numbers of letters addressed to "Dear
Abby," Art Buchwald, Barry Goldwater and other columnists and features for the
entire year of 1961. Cover letter and report with mail check on letters
addressed to the various departments of Editorial done in Feb. and March of
1962.
Box 450, Folder 9
Editorial Objectives
1958 - 1969
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items. Memos and other material related to changes, goals
performance plans and objectives for Editorial. Guiding this process were Otis
Chandler, Nick Williams, Frank Haven, Frank McCulloch, and others. Also included
is the 1/15/1961 article written by Nick Williams on the new Times format.
Box 450, Folder 10
Editorial Research & Development Committee
1968, 1971
Scope and Contents
6 items. File contains 10-pp., 1968 item titled "Research and Development
Committee - Key Projects Status Report." Also a list of Committee discussion
topics (1971), and related material.
Box 450, Folder 11
Editorial Reports
1957 - 1965
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items. Reports and evaluation of Editorial performance in the time
frame.
Box 450, Folder 12
Editorial Space Requirements (News Hole)
1961
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items. Included are lists, charts and reports related to: average
daily space allotments; daily production flow; etc.
Box 451
Editors - Williams, Nick B.
Box 451, Folder 1
Editorial Staff Policies/Relations
1957 - 1971
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items. Subjects include: the Editorial telephone switchboard
operations; Employee Opinion Survey & reaction to it (1958); Times pay rates
compared to other major newspapers; Editorial budget (for 1969); gifts to
Editorial staffers; etc.
Box 451, Folder 2
Editorial Staff - Recruiting and Keeping
1962
Scope and Contents
6 items. File contains 17 pp. report titled "Tomorrow's Editors: A report on
the status of journalism education..." 2 pp. memo headed "Personnel" from Frank
McCulloch to Williams (with margin notes) on topic of attracting and keeping
talented staffers. A considerable amount of discussion concerning the role of
editorial work and the value of staffers educates as journalists. Also a few
other memos, including one headed "Ideas on Editorial Recruitment." Undated memo
to Otis Chandler notes "Newspapers are now attracting by far the best all-around
talent they ever attracted. This used to be a business for showoffs, crackpots
and drunks, with an occasional brilliant reporter. It isn't that way now.
Box 451, Folder 3
Editorial Staff Memoranda - Reporters' Notes
1959 - 1962
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items. Subjects include: teamster involvement at the
Herald-Examiner; proposed Exhibition-Convention facility and sites under
consideration; coverage of various newspapers of the Riverside and Imperial
county region; expected suspension of publication by L.A. Examiner; possibility
of Fox Hills Country Club being taken over by L.A. as municipal golf courses;
flap over Emily Phillips, an anti-communist activist; memo on possible profile
on O.W. "Dick" Richard, a successful Newport Beach supermarket owner,
wheeler-dealer and community activist; etc.
Box 451, Folder 4
Educational Services Department
1958 - 1964
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items. During this time frame, LAT initiated a program of providing
a publication titled Student Outlook to area high school students. It was a
brief digest of news and current events. It was later proposed to expand this
program into the elementary schools (5th and 6th grades). Other materials in the
file include teacher evaluations of Student Outlook, and annual reports on LAT's
Educational Services Dept. There is one memo (Gordon Phillips, 1964) on the
Times Scholarship Program.
Box 451, Folder 5
Educational Services Department
1965 - 1968
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items. Subjects include: journalism instruction in schools;
Times-sponsored seminars for Outstanding Teachers of English, for Honors
Students (writing) and on Current Affairs; Times-published Student Outlook (a
digest of news) for schools; index to the Perspective section of LAT;
questionnaire for junior high and high school instructors about improvement of
Student Outlook; generating LAT subscriptions among southern California college
students; the College Board; etc.
Box 451, Folder 6
Educational Services - College Board Transcripts
1968
Scope and Contents
Approx. 5 items. Multi-page transcriptions of college students' comments of the
news and Opinion-Perspective sections of LAT. Another package of comments from
six students ("two girls and four boys") on the layout and content of LAT. Along
with these items are related memos.
Box 451, Folder 7
European Trip
1963
Scope and Contents
Approx. 55 items. Subjects include: memos discussing and planning the upcoming
trip. Nick Williams and James Bassett spent between Sept. 28 and Oct. 20 in
Western Europe, Otis Chandler joined them from Oct. 2 until Oct. 11. Also
itineraries, programs, and letters of appreciation to/from the Times party and
to/from European political leaders, etc. Also in the file are hard copies of
Nick Williams articles with European datelines published during the trip.
Box 451, Folder 8
Executive Dining Room
1962 - 1973
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items. File includes a range of memos, lists and announcements
related to the establishment and use of the Times' executive dining room (a.k.a.
Picasso Room). Some specific subjects are initial list of those eligible,
subsequent expanded lists (1962-63), prices, rules related to use of the
facility.
Box 451, Folder 9
F - Miscellaneous Correspondence
1960 - 1962
Scope and Contents
6 items. Subjects include: preview editions; an exchange of letters with
Fallbrook Public Utility District on water supplies and costs; etc.
Box 452
Editors - Williams, Nick B.
Box 452, Folder 1
F - Misc. Correspondence
1967 - 1969
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items. Subject include: an exchange of letters with the publisher's
office at Scientific American; exchange of letters with editor Cecil Grahame of
Food Service Magazine; a letter to Roger Freeman of The Hoover Institution in
which Williams describes his own politics as "slightly right of the current
center (1969); exchange of letters with John Freeman, British ambassador to the
US; several newspaper clippings on the appointment of Freeman to assist Pres.
Nixon on economic affairs; exchange of letters between Williams and John Anson
Ford; "Personal and Confidential" letter from F. Daniel Frost of Gibson, Dunn
& Crutcher law firm on the tax reform law; angry letter from the Gen. Mgr.
of the Florida Citrus Commission protesting material that appeared in LAT story
(West Magazine) making reference to frozen orange juice concentrate produced in
Florida. There is a clipping of the story in question.
Box 452, Folder 2
F - Misc. Correspondence
1970 - 1971
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items. Subjects include: literacy tests for voters; Sen. George
Murphy and conflict of interest; recycling of solid wastes; several letters
congratulating Williams on his retirement; etc.
Box 452, Folder 3
Family Section
1961 - 1962
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items. Subjects include: changes for the Fashion Department; fashion
industry coverage; the Food section; etc.
Box 452, Folder 4
Financial Section (Editorial)
1962
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items. Subjects include: letter to Otis Chandler from California
Savings and Loan League exec. VP.; investors' forum; content of Financial pages
(memo to Bob Nichols from Williams); reorganization of Financial; okay from
Williams to Frank McCulloch to pick up a financial wire service from AP;
Box 452, Folder 5
5 Year Forecast
1970
Scope and Contents
A five page editorial outlook dated April 7, 1970 with a note from Albert V.
Casey attached to it. The note is addressed to Nick Williams and is dated April
27, 1970. Includes doodle at bottom of first page (ostensibly by Williams) in
pencil.
Box 452, Folder 6
Format Change
1966
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items. File contains a selection of "pro" and "con" letters and
postcards responding to the format change instituted in February 1966 and a
selection of Williams' responses to these communications. Readers' opinions
ranged from "new format terrific" to "What have you done to our newspaper?"
Box 452, Folder 7
G - Miscellaneous Correspondence
1958 - 1971
Scope and Contents
Approx. 45 items. Subjects include: furor over columnist Morrie Ryskind's
criticisms of LAT and AP; the William Wieland case; Khrushchev visit to USA;
exchange of letters with Barry Goldwater encouraging him to continue his column
for the LA Times Syndicate; dropping of "Dick Tracy" comic from the Times &
extended exchange with Chester Gould, creator of the comic; exchange of letters
between J.J. McClellan, a V.P. of Facelle Co., and Williams, after the company
accused the Times story "Grocery Shelf Psychology" of being "biased and
inaccurate"; the films of John Wayne--good and bad; etc. Aug. 13, 1965 letter to
Wes Gallagher notes that the LAT "is under constant and frequently outrageous
attack by some elements of the extreme right."
Box 452, Folder 8
Goldwater, Barry
1959 - 1961
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items from Senator Goldwater to Nick Williams. Subjects include
editorials in the Los Angeles Times and congressional hearings. Correspondence
removed from Autograph File and returned to Williams Subject Files.
Box 452, Folder 9
H - Miscellaneous Correspondence
1959 - 1971
Scope and Contents
Approx. 75 items. Memos, letters, handwritten notes, clippings. Subjects
include: identifying criminal suspects by racial description in LAT; "the
general idea of an association of newspapers for the purpose of acquiring
original material directly"; Hillinger story on Hutterites and discussion that
followed; correspondence between Williams and Sam Hurst, Dean of Architecture,
USC; letters from Hairway, a company claiming to be able to reverse male-pattern
baldness; (3/10/'70) relations between LAPD and the "Negro community"; Armand
Hammer and Occidental Petroleum; correspondence with W. Averell Harriman;
correspondence between Williams (and others) and J. Edgar Hoover of the FBI;
letter from Oveta Culp Hobby letter; etc. Oveta Culp Hobby letter removed from
Autograph File and returned to Williams Subject Files.
Box 452, Folder 10
H - Miscellaneous Correspondence
1971 - 1972
Scope and Contents
Approx. 65 items. Subjects include: a 3-pp. Williams letter responding to Edwin
Haroldsen, Chairman-elect of Comm. Dept., Brigham Young U., who asked W. to
"indicate your own background and how you've been able to advance in the
profession [of journalism]"; Williams response to letter from mayor of San Dimas
explaining LAT decision to close its Pomona office; Williams response to a
Claremont Men's College professor who had written alleging "sensationalism" in
LAT coverage; letter from an executive of Horton & Converse (pharmacies)
claiming LAT had run a damaging article; letters of congratulations to both
Williams and William Thomas on retirement and promotion respectively; LAT
staffers Champlin and Seidenbaum on KCET's "Citywatchers"; etc.
Box 452, Folder 11
Haber, Joyce
1968 - 1969
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items. Subjects include: the sometimes strained relationship between
Hollywood columnist Joyce Haber and LAT editors (high and low); Williams'
efforts to keep Haber calm; Haber informs Williams, Jim Bellows and Rex Barley
that she was offered Rona Barrett's job at ABC; alleged "scurrilous gossip"
related to actress Angela Lansbury; etc.
Box 452, Folder 12
Harris, Kirby
1961 - 1963
Scope and Contents
Approx. 45 items. Subjects include: a long series of letters from, early on,
Kirby Harris, and later letters, typed and handwritten, mostly from Mrs.
(Lorraine) Harris. It seems Mrs. Harris was trying to get chummy with (Otis
Chandler and later) Williams. While her letters become increasingly personal,
Williams remained professional. Earlier the topics were from the news, later she
told of her activities. She eventually sent a photo of herself to him. [?]
Box 453
Editors - Williams, Nick B.
Box 453, Folder 1
Hartmann, Robert T.
1959 - 1965
Scope and Contents
Approx. 65 items. Subjects include: Frank Haven evaluating writing and
management skills of several DC staffers; angry letters from readers on LAT
stories of the time frame (including one accusing the JFK administration of
working to make the US a part of the "one-world socialist-communist state";
itinerary for Otis Chandler, Hartmann and Williams on a S.E. Asia trip, Jan.
15-30, 1962; discussion of and planning for operations at Washington, DC,
bureau; correspondence related to Hartmann's resignation in 1964.
Box 453, Folder 2
Haven, Frank
1961
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items. Subjects include: a smog series; Haven's 1961 Objectives;
reform of the Electoral College; serialization in LAT of John Gunther's book,
Inside Europe Today; review of policies on long-distance toll calls; etc.
Box 453, Folder 3
Haven, Frank
1962
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items. Memos and letters. Subjects include: balance in the Opinion
section; news stories mentioning members of the Chandler family or details of
Times-Mirror's corporate operations; press run changes, timing of various
editions; changes to Fashion and Family sections; allegations of Lyndon Johnson
"swinging" work to Texas firms; reduced travel budgets; stories on thalidomide
the death of Marilyn Monroe; continuation of Ayn Rand column; automated Western
Union copy; upgrading the three news desks and the copy desk; out-of-state
election coverage; brief profiles of "men in the news"; etc.
Box 453, Folder 4
Haven, Frank
1963
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items. Memos , letters, one news paper clipping. Subjects include:
libel; reportage from Vietnam; Eric Sevareid essay on daily newspapers as "a
needle shower of unrelated facts"; Robert Hartmann's high expense account
totals; photos of Chandler family members at newsworthy events; staffers'
appearances on television and radio programs; living allowances for
international correspondents; itinerary for European trip of Williams, Otis
Chandler and James Bassett; start of Orange County section; Olympic Games
coverage; sending Gene Sherman to London; etc.
Box 453, Folder 5
Haven, Frank
1964
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items. Memos, letters, newspaper clippings. Subjects include:
relationship with KTTV; visit of Israeli Prime Minister Levi Eshkol; staffing of
the picture desk; "manpower" shortage of City Desk; new 3-desk news system; L.A.
Beautiful; promotion of Grand Prix races; broad objectives for 1965; 1965
retirements; etc.
Box 453, Folder 6
Haven, Frank
1965
Scope and Contents
Approx. 45 items. Memos, letters and newspaper clippings. Subjects include: the
"lost" Father Coffield story; new format for Metro; several new comics; L.A.
visits by foreign and domestic correspondents; travel schedule for Williams and
James Bassett related to their May-June 1965 trip to Mexico and South America;
need to boost staff numbers (April 28, 1965); Sacramento task force; series on
outside interests of State legislators; serialization of books by former
president Eisenhower and Theodore White; end of Gene Sherman's foreign
assignment; series on "the younger set"; series on major resort areas of the
West; Jerry Hulse -- is it "necessary for him to travel constantly"[?] ;
Box 453, Folder 7
Haven, Frank
1966
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items. Memos and letters. Subjects include: work by Leonard Feather
(jazz critic); Sheinwold on Bridge; staffers writing books (on their own time);
crime in L.A. and the nation; "Viewpoint of the Times" essays; John Steinbeck
writing on Vietnam; etc.
Box 453, Folder 8
Haven, Frank
1967 - 1968
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items. Subjects include: Discussion of "Orange County Notes" page;
use of Chandler family and corporate staff names in news stories; coverage of
surfing; discussion of retractions; replacement of retirees; payroll procedures;
Times staffers and outside writing/television appearances; a "massive assault
on...Pulitzer Prizes"; co-operation with KTLA; competition with television
generally; etc.
Box 453, Folder 9
Haven, Frank
1969 - 1971
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items. Subjects include: "healing the racial breech [sic]" while
also reporting "the nastier bits" about Black militants; pro sports teams
"paying the way" for Times reporters; Entertainment & Sports departments
spending too much time "rustling" free passes to events; development of Page 1,
Column 1 stories; status of metropolitan coverage (1970); "Interpretation /
Opinion"; sports coverage; charity drives; financial conflict of interest of
writers or editors; staff vacancies; Orange County coverage; etc.
Box 453, Folder 10
Hebert, Ray
1960
Scope and Contents
3 items--memos. Subjects include: "Charles Luckman's Parking Study"; Board of
Supervisors' Civic Center Parking Committee; Luckman suggests a Civic Center
Parking Authority; etc.
Box 453, Folder 11
Henry, Bill
1959 - 1970
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items. Subjects include: coverage of U.S.-Russian (Soviet)
relations; Henry's accomplishments; letter to Henry from Williams on physical
ailments of Times editors "Hotch" [Hotchkiss], "Kyle" [probably Palmer], and
James Bassett; a 1970 letter from Patricia Henry Yeomans (Bill Henry's daughter)
to Richard Nixon, nominating Bill Henry to receive a medal from him; 4 pp.
titled, "Bill Henry - Humanitarian," outlining his lifetime accomplishments; a 2
pp. tribute to Norman Chandler by Henry titled "One In a Million"; etc. Also,
other letters from Bill Henry dated February and March 1961. Henry letters from
1961 removed from Autograph File and returned to Williams Subject Files.
Box 453, Folder 12
Hosken, Franziska (Architecture Critic)
1966
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items. Subjects include: letters from Mrs. Hosken attempting to
interest The Times in her writing; letters to Hosken--polite refusals; a memo
from Williams to the editor of Landscape Architecture including the comment, "I
didn't find much spark in her copy."; letters of recommendation for Hosken
addressed to the Times from individuals both in and out of journalism; etc.
Box 453, Folder 13
I - Miscellaneous Correspondence
1965 - 1970
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items. Subjects include: elimination of a "universal" copy desk and
adoption of a 3-desk news complex--metropolitan, national and international; a
full-time correspondent in Israel; payments to freelancers; Interplay: a Review
of European/American Affairs; Arthur Imparato (fashion); The Image (magazine);
discussions with Prime Minister Meir and Ambassador Rabin of Israel; imported
oil controversy; etc.
Box 453, Folder 14
Interlandi
1960, 1967
Scope and Contents
Correspondence between cartoonist Interlandi and Nick Williams, including an
original cartoon that the Los Angeles Times declined to publish. Correspondence
removed from Autograph File and returned to Williams Subject Files.
Box 453, Folder 15
International Press Institute
1964 - 1971
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items. Several publications of IPI are in folder: 1965, 1968
Membership List(s), booklet titled "Two Years in Africa: a report on IPI's
training in Africa, Constitution of IPI." Subjects of correspondence include:
IPI editor asks Williams about racial problems in Times' circulation area, about
number of "Negro" reporters, about mentions of race in crime stories; libel
laws; Otis Chandler instructs Williams to cancel LAT membership in IPI;
reporters as opposed to specialists; etc.
Box 453, Folder 16
J - Miscellaneous Correspondence
1969 - 1971
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items. Subjects include: correspondence with (Eliot) Janeway
Publishing & Research Corp.; LAT endorsement of Barry Goldwater in 1964; Tom
Bradley's political career; unfunny comics; United Jewish Welfare Fund; angry
letter from George Jessel; etc.
Box 454
Editors - Williams, Nick B.
Box 454, Folder 1
John Birch Society - Editorial Background
1961 - 1962
Scope and Contents
Approx. 90 items. In a 2 pp. cover letter, related to submission of a series of
articles and a front page editorial (1961) on the John Birch Society, Williams
refers to the doctrines of the Birch Society as "shallow fanaticism," and "a
subversive attack upon the spirit as well as the Constitution." Other items
include: a tally of reader responses to The Times' stand; various communications
from those on both sides of the JBS question; complaints and subscription
cancellation letters; bulletin of JBS for November 1964, titled "Now Will You
Join the John Birch Society?" In this time frame, reader reaction to the
newspaper's stance on JBS showed opposition to be slightly in the majority.
Box 454, Folder 2
John Birch Society - Newspaper Industry Correspondence
1961 - 1964
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items. Subjects include: correspondence between Williams and other
U.S. editors; memo (June 15, 1964) describing tactics of John Rousselot in
dealing with anti-JBS members of a Monrovia audience; Robert Notson, Editor of
The Oregonian, wrote to Williams, "Otis Chandler's statement (condemning JBS)
was forthright and courageous....I thought I would not see the day when
conservatives attacked the Times." The letters filed here show strong support
for The Times stance.
Box 454, Folder 3
Johnson, Lyndon B.
1960 - 1961
Scope and Contents
4 items. Two exchanges of letters between LBJ and Williams. The first deals
with an editorial LAT ran on narcotics traffic, the second requests that
Williams send copies of stories, editorials and cartoons relating to LBJ's VP
candidacy in 1960. Also, letters from LBJ. LBJ letters dated 1961 removed from
Autograph File and returned to Williams Subject Files.
Box 454, Folder 4
K - Miscellaneous Correspondence
1960 - 1969
Scope and Contents
Approx. 50 items. Includes letters from Sen. Estes Kefauver and US Court of
Appeals Judge Irving Kaufman. Subjects overall include: foreign policy coverage;
an interesting letter about Richard Nixon from Edwin Knopf of Pacific Palisades
who writes (1961), "Nixon simply doesn't like people....(his has) a smile
without mirth and eyes that have no kindness." memo on Times book coverage;
assassination of JFK and aftermath; a segment of Congressional Record (4/1968);
etc.
Box 454, Folder 5
K - Miscellaneous Correspondence
1970 - 1971
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items. Memos, letters, clippings. Subjects include: exchange of
letters between Williams and Herbert Klein, (Nixon) White House Communications
Director, both prior to and following Williams retirement; unhappy letter from
KHJ-TV; Birch-type attitudes in Southland; etc., etc.
Box 454, Folder 6
Kendall, Raymond
1962
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items. Memos, letters, handwritten notes, program for a symposium
titled "Our Renaissance in [Classical] Music." The subject is, in most cases,
the status of classical music performance and coverage of it in The Times.
Box 454, Folder 7
Kienholz Exhibit, Los Angeles County Museum of Art
1966
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items. Memos, letters, handwritten notes, newspaper clippings. The
subject of these was the Edward Kienholz exhibit at the County Art Museum.
Sexual subject matter and obscene images in the show ignited a controversy.
Politicians--Warren Dorn, Kenneth Hahn, etc.--announced their stance on the
show. Readers around the region sent in letters. Nick Williams wrote an article
[included here] titled "Surveying the Kienholz Row."
Box 454, Folder 8
L - Miscellaneous Correspondence
1958 - 1969
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items. Memos, letters, newspaper clippings. Subjects include:
Proposition A (1959); objections to Moiseyev Dancers' appearance at Shrine
Auditorium; racial discrimination by some Long Beach State College sororities;
alleged "libelous" statements about Rep. James Utt by columnist Paul Coates;
exchange of letters between Williams and Sterling Lord Agency regarding series
of 10 columns by James Simon Kunen, described by Lord as "hitchhiking
revolutionary bard and author of The Strawberry Statement; departure of Fay
Hammond, arrival of new Fashion editor Mary Lou Luther; essay by Art Kunkin,
Editor/Publisher of the Los Angeles Free Press; exchange of letters with Los
Angeles County Commission Against Indecent Literature; etc.
Box 454, Folder 9
L - Miscellaneous Correspondence
1970 - 1971
Scope and Contents
Approx. 45 items. Memos and letters. Subjects include: agreement with LIFE
Picture Service; Williams' meeting with Western Developers Council; discussions
with California Trial Lawyers Assn. about "no-fault insurance; Chicano
Moratorium (1971); letter of reaction from Judge Charles Loring following
publication of editorial titled "Court Gags Jeopardize Public Rights";
commercial interests and "news" scoops; etc.
Box 454, Folder 10
Lake Isabella, Kern River, Kernville, CA
1963
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items. Material in this file reflects unhappiness on the part of the
Kernville Chamber of Commerce and others for material appearing in LAT that was
believed to be misleading or incorrect about the Lake Isabella area and
businesses there. The furor was generated by a July 1963 Lake Isabella Special
Section.
Box 455
Editors - Williams, Nick B.
Box 455, Folder 1
Latin American Trip
1964 - 1965
Scope and Contents
Approx. 70 items. Memos, letters, newspaper clippings. Subjects include: letter
to George Nathanson of LAT Mexico Bureau about upcoming Latin American trip of
Williams, Otis Chandler and James Bassett; several pieces of correspondence
related to plans and goals for the trip; itineraries and guest lists; "Brief
Sketches of Persons to be Interviewed"; copies of letters of appreciation sent
following the trip; newspaper clippings about the trip; etc. / The trip was
originally planned for Feb. 1965, eventually kicked off in late May that year.
The trip extended from May 23 until June 16.s / Also in the file is 3 pages of
biographical material on General Robert W. Porter, Jr.
Box 455, Folder 2
Libel Cases
1960, 1962,
1969
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items. Subjects include: the "death" of Wyndham Mooring; quoting
testimony in depositions; reference to Whitcomb Motor Hotel as "dreary,
run-down"; demand for correction from attorney for O.H. English (bookmaking
raid); material defining and discussing libel; correspondence from Mae Murray;
etc. Mae Murray correspondence removed from Autograph File and returned to
Williams Subject files.
Box 455, Folder 3
Libel Cases - Coates, Paul
1962
Scope and Contents
6 items. Material in file deals with demand by an attorney for Wesley A. Swift
of Lancaster, that LAT retract statements made about Swift by columnist Paul
Coates (5/13/1962). The Times investigated Swift further and obtained a
Sheriff's Dept. memo linking "Rev. Smith" to "anti-Jew, anti-Commie, anti-Negro
propaganda," and past involvement with the KKK. The last dated item in the file
is a memo from 6/4/1962. It is to Frank McCulloch from Richard G. Adams
(presumably of LAT Legal Dept.) and states that "since Swift is a hatemonger,
The Times will not retract. The demand is to be ignored."
Box 455, Folder 4
Libel Cases - The Detroit Free Press
1962
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items. The material deals with a line in a LAT story that "the
venerable Detroit Free Press is due for closing one day soon." Following a
letter from Lee Hills, VP and Executive Editor of The Free Press, Nick Williams
responded, "Herewith the apology and retraction which we ran last Sunday. I want
to repeat that I am personally embarrassed that the rumor ever appeared in The
Times."
Box 455, Folder 5
Libel Cases - Greenberg, Carl - John Birch Society
1962
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items. Material includes: a small, spiral-bound notebook with notes
& quotes; newspaper clippings; memos and letters; an Oct. 15, 1962, news
release from Committee to Re-elect Governor Brown. A representative of the John
Birch Society demanded a retraction for publication by LAT of a statement of
Gov. Edmund. Brown regarding the JBS. There seems to be at least two Greenberg
stories mentioned here that JBS took exception to.
Box 455, Folder 6
Libel Cases - Johnson, Beverly - Home Magazine
1962
Scope and Contents
8 items. Material includes; a copy of the article which drew unhappy response
from the owner of a home featured in a Home magazine article, Dr. Charles Wahl,
a psychiatrist; a series of letters from Wahl to LAT; the response to Wahl from
Williams; advisory memos to Williams (interoffice); a memo to Williams from Bob
Sirois of Legal Dept., reading in part, "the doctor has no cause of action
against The Times."
Box 455, Folder 7
Libel Cases - Olender, Ben - Beatnik story
1962
Scope and Contents
6 items. Material includes: tear sheets of two stories ("Beatniks stay in
'pads', tourist novelty gone." and "Few Beatniks develop...real art talents");
letter to "Editor", from Howard Holtzman, an attorney representing an artist
named Taki Camille, who objected to, as she alleged, being characterized as a
beatnik; a photo of "Taki" working on one of her sculptures (taken by Olender);
note from Lawrence Lipton to Don Neff (LAT) saying that Lipton would, if the
case went to court, support The Times, the writer (Neff) and the photographer
(Olender); etc.
Box 455, Folder 8
Libel Cases - Pearson, Drew
1962
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items. Material relates to a demand for retraction by Frank "One
Eye" Dragna through his San Diego attorney, Rock Zaitzow. Certain pieces of
information were provided, including "mug shots" of Dragna and some of his
associates. Interoffice memos and notes from columnist Drew Pearson are in the
file. In the end, the Times did print a correction stating that some claims in
the article were found to be unsubstantiated. There was also a small number of
items related to another complaint involving Abundavita Corp., actor Bob
Cummings and right-winger Rev. Billy J. Hargis.
Box 455, Folder 9
Libel Cases - Reese, Hayden - Article on Twin Lakes, San Fernando
Valley
1962
Scope and Contents
8 items. Material includes clipping of LAT San Fernando Valley (Sect. K) for
9/20/1962. Story title is "Twin Lakes Holds Firm Against Modernization." Also
letter of complaint about the article and in-house memos related to the
situation, and a memo to Williams from Richard Adams recommending "that the
newspaper...not publish a retraction..."
Box 455, Folder 10
Libel Cases - Valley Paper Company
1962
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items. Material relates to the response of Valley Paper Co.
(Holyoke, MA) to a story on 9/17/1962 mentioning the company. Representatives of
the company took exception to statements made in the article. One element of the
controversy dealt with an early "secret" marriage of John F. Kennedy.
Box 455, Folder 11
Liquor Legislation - Press releases, notes
1959
Scope and Contents
Approx. 16 items. Material relates to State legislation on liquor sales within
1.5 miles of colleges and veterans hospitals. Gov. Edmund Brown, John Anson
Ford, Dorothy Buffum Chandler all took a position. Memos, letters, (formal)
newsletters, newspaper clippings.
Box 455, Folder 12
Los Angeles City Government
1960
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items. Subjects include: letters from Police Chief W.H. Parker and
Mayor Norris Poulson; guest list of a business conference at Soboba Hot Springs
called by Mayor Poulson; LAT memos and reports on taxes, municipal services,
etc.; a report titled "The St. Louis Story" on a 1954 meeting of businesspersons
in St. Louis sponsored by Civic Progress, a community organization of 21
members--"movers and shakers"--chaired by August Busch, Pres. of Anheuser-Busch
brewing.
Box 455, Folder 13
Los Angeles County Medical Association
1968
Scope and Contents
6 items. The file includes: a long letter from Williams to Robert T. Hood,
Editor of The Bulletin (of the L.A. County Med. Assn.) reacting to an article in
The Bulletin (1/18/1968) criticizing the American press in general; a tear sheet
of the article, actually the text of a speech by Dr. Jean Crum; LAT memo to
Williams indicating that Hood was "an extreme right winger"; a Williams letter
to Hood; a contrite response to Williams' letter to Hood; a "reply" by Dr. Crum
which ran in The Bulletin (2/15/1968).
Box 455, Folder 14
Los Angeles Harbor Scandal
1967 - 1968
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items. Material includes: several transcripts of news programs from
Radio TV Reports; a statement by attorney Grant B. Cooper on the drowning death
of his client, Harbor Commission Pres. Pietro Di Carlo; demand by George D.
Watson for multiple retractions/corrections related to LAT stories of October
1967; copy of KNXT (TV) editorial on "The Times Harbor Department Story," which
notes "the Times has performed a public service in the best tradition of
journalism"; items related to the Times-(Mayor Sam)Yorty "feud"; transcript of
Yorty press conference; reaction, in the form of another KNXT broadcast, from a
member of the Board of Harbor Commissioners.
Box 455, Folder 15
Los Angeles Times - Washington Post News Service
1962
Scope and Contents
Approx. 55 items. Subjects include: prep for start-up of the wire service;
reaction of West Coast editors to the concept; assessment of the early weeks of
the service; correspondence with Phil Graham, Pres. of Washington Post; text of
formal announcements of the service; memos on many aspects of the operation of
the news service; notice of Walter Lippman starting a column in Newsweek;
etc.
Box 456
Editors - Williams, Nick B.
Box 456, Folder 1
Los Angeles Times - Washington Post News Service
1963
Scope and Contents
Approx. 65 items. Subjects include: wire reports and LAT memos on the
operations of various national news services such as AP, UPI and NY Herald
Tribune; memo from Fran Kent to Williams suggesting a "reexamination of the
duties and responsibilities of the (newsservice) editor" three months into the
project ; memo from Phil Graham (Wash. Post) to Otis Chandler, Williams, et.
al., suggesting a meeting in Wash.; memos on the subjects for discussion at the
Jan. 1963 meetings between LAT and Wash. Post execs; "Progress Report: the First
Six Months" (on the Times-Post Newsservice); further memos on the ups and downs
of the newsservice and on its operations; etc.
Box 456, Folder 2
Los Angeles Times - Washington Post News Service
1964
Scope and Contents
Approx. 65 items. Subjects include: Minutes of the Jan. 1964 Meeting of the
Exec. Comm. of LAT-Wash. Post News Service (incl. election of Katherine Graham
to the Board replacing her late husband, Phillip Graham; multi-page Rex Barley
(Syndicate) report on his two and one half week trip to Asia; correspondence
between Williams and "Kay" Graham, and between W. and Robert Keith of WP;
preparations for '64 Pres. campaign coverage; news release on the opening of a
nightly high speed file to Europe; etc.
Box 456, Folder 3
Los Angeles Times - Washington Post News Service
1965
Scope and Contents
Approx. 75 items. Subject include: correspondence, meeting minutes and reports
sent to members of the Executive Committee; a copy of the Memorandum of
Agreement (from 1962) when the News Service was set up; 2-pp. list of clients in
United States, Canada, & "Outside North America" (no date on the item);
further material on Exec Comm. meetings and operations of the News Service;
etc.
Box 456, Folder 4
Los Angeles Times - Washington Post News Service
1966
Scope and Contents
Approx. 65 items. Subjects include: spreadsheet for 1966 LAT-WP News Service
projected budget; list of clients (not dated); discussions via memo and letter
of operations and clients; etc.
Box 456, Folder 5
Los Angeles Times - Washington Post News Service
1967
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items. Subjects include: contract renewals; staffing; Rex Barley
trip to Europe; planning and Board meetings; operations in London; News Service
"Weekly Log," dated 7/12/1967; further memos and reports on operations; etc.
Box 456, Folder 6
Los Angeles Times - Washington Post News Service
1969 - 1971
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items. Subjects include: letters to/from Washington Post's Katherine
Graham and Bee Bradlee; joint distribution announced for news services of NY
Times, Chicago Daily News and Chicago Sun-Times; Exec. Comm. meeting minutes for
April 16, 1971; report on News Service rates; salary list for News Service; 1972
annual budget; report on "amalgamating our service in Europe with the Guardian
and/or Financial Times; Exec. Comm. meeting minutes for Nov. 8,1971; other
material on News Service operations.
Box 457
Editors - Williams, Nick B.
Box 457, Folder 1
Los Angeles Times - Washington Post News Service
1972
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items. Subjects include: "wire-sharing" with AP; writer Nicholas von
Hoffman; proposed terms of agreement with Agence France Presse and other
materials; Executive Committee Meeting minutes (4/21/1972); results of LAT-WPost
News Service questionnaire on client usage of various features and request for
feedback on the service; 4-pp. report to Bill Thomas and Ben Bradlee headed
:Private and Confidential," about the news service operation in Europe; writer
David Broder; Executive Committee Meeting minutes (11/10/1972 & 12/7/1972);
information on the finalized agreement between Agence France Presse and LAT-WP
News Service; etc.
Box 457, Folder 2
Mc/Mac - Miscellaneous Correspondence
1961, 1967 -
1971
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items. Subjects include: 1967 letter from Williams to McCall's
editor nominating Dorothy Chandler for McCall's Women of Achievement list;
letter from Williams to Wm. McLean, Chair of Texas State Board of Insurance
(apparently an out-of-touch personal friend); exchange of letters between
Williams and Raymond McKelvey of Occidental College PoliSci Dept.; sociable
notes sent to academics and journalists around the nation; questionnaire on
rules regarding the use of advance business information; response to "angry
subscriber" in which Williams defends cartoons of Conrad and Interlandi;
etc.
Box 457, Folder 3
McCulloch, Frank
1961 - 1968
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items. Subject include: exchange of letters between Frank McCulloch
and a U. of Iowa journalism prof. on news coverage of airliner crashes; Bircher
John Rousselot alleges that he and Robert Oppenheimer were being considered as
advisors to the U.S. delegation to the United Nations; Cecil Smith column on the
sale of KTTV (a Times Mirror holding); McCulloch memo to Williams and Otis
Chandler on the potential for expanding subscriber base in San Diego area
8/21/1961); two copies of a 5-pp., July 1, 1963, report by McCulloch on a
Columbia U. Seminar on "Effective Community Reporting"; Oct. 14, 1963,
resignation letter from Frank McCulloch to Otis Chandler; personal letter to
Williams from McCulloch (Feb. 16, 1964) after the later had taken up his new
post with Time Inc. in Southeast Asia; correspondence with Raymond McKelvey,
Political Science prof. at Occidental College; Williams' business (also
personal) letter to Frank McCulloch in 1968 when LAT wanted to lure him back
from Time, Inc.--dated Nov. 27, 1968, begins with word "Dammit" (also is stapled
inside larger stack of correspondence); full-page tear sheet of July 15, 1963,
LAT Sports section with handwritten message on it; etc.
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.
Box 462
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.
Box 463
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.
Box 464
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.
Box 465
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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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).
"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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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.
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."
Box 586, Folder 2
Marshall Berges' Notes and Correspondence
1980 - 1983
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, notes, and other general material to and from Marshall Berges
during his work on the history of the Los Angeles Times. Includes a copy of a
letter written by Berges to advertise the book to subscribers of the Los Angeles
Times.
Box 586, Folder 3
Marshall Berges' Notes and Correspondence
1984
Scope and Contents
"Correspondence, notes, and other general material to and from Marshall Berges
during his work on the history of the Los Angeles Times. Includes many letters
back and forth with Otis Chandler regarding comments on drafts and marketing
appearances. REMOVED TO AUDIO-VISUAL BOXES: one cassette tape labeled "Community
Viewpoint: Marshall Berges 5/13/84 6:30 am KFI Radio."
Box 586, Folder 4
Marshall Berges' Notes and Correspondence
1985 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, notes, and other general material to and from Marshall Berges
during his work on the history of the Los Angeles Times. Includes correspondence
between Otis Chandler and Mildred Berges - wife of Marshall - after Marshall's
death.
Box 586, Folder 5
Preliminaries
circa 1977
Scope and Contents
Title page, table of contents, dedication, and acknowledgments for James
Bassett's "The Life and Times of Los Angeles."
Box 586, Folder 6
Prologue
1977
Scope and Contents
5 items. Two are brief typed notes regarding page numbering and footnotes. Three
are a rough, a corrected version and a final version of the Prologue.
Box 586, Folder 7
Chapter One
circa 1977
Scope and Contents
Folder contains a yellow draft copy, with corrections and marks, a white revision
copy, with corrections and marks, and a clean final copy of Chapter One.
Box 586, Folder 8
Chapter Two
circa 1977
Scope and Contents
Folder contains a yellow draft copy, with corrections and marks, a white revision
copy, with corrections and marks, and a clean final copy of Chapter Two.
Box 586, Folder 9
Chapter Three
circa 1977
Scope and Contents
Folder contains a yellow draft copy, with corrections and marks, a white revision
copy, with corrections and marks, and a clean final copy of Chapter Three.
Box 586, Folder 10
Chapter Four
circa 1977
Scope and Contents
Folder contains a yellow draft copy, with corrections and marks, a white revision
copy, with corrections and marks, and a clean final copy of Chapter Four.
Box 586, Folder 11
Chapter Five
circa 1977
Scope and Contents
Folder contains a yellow draft copy, with corrections and marks, a white revision
copy, with corrections and marks, and a clean final copy of Chapter Five.
Box 587
Histories And Outside Publications - Life And Times Of Los
Angeles
Box 587, Folder 1
Chapter Six
circa 1977
Scope and Contents
Folder contains a yellow draft copy, with corrections and marks, a white revision
copy, with corrections and marks, and a clean final copy of Chapter Six.
Box 587, Folder 2
Chapter Seven
circa 1977
Scope and Contents
Folder contains a yellow draft copy, with corrections and marks, a white revision
copy, with corrections and marks, and a clean final copy of Chapter Seven.
Box 587, Folder 3
Chapter Eight
circa 1977
Scope and Contents
Folder contains a yellow draft copy, with corrections and marks, a white revision
copy, with corrections and marks, and a clean final copy of Chapter Eight.
Box 587, Folder 4
Chapter Nine
circa 1977
Scope and Contents
Folder contains a yellow draft copy, with corrections and marks, a white revision
copy, with corrections and marks, and a clean final copy of Chapter Nine.
Box 587, Folder 5
Chapter Ten
circa 1977
Scope and Contents
Folder contains a yellow draft copy, with corrections and marks, a white revision
copy, with corrections and marks, and a clean final copy of Chapter Ten.
Box 587, Folder 6
Chapter Eleven
circa 1977
Scope and Contents
Folder contains a yellow draft copy, with corrections and marks, a white revision
copy, with corrections and marks, and a clean final copy of Chapter Eleven.
Box 587, Folder 7
Chapter Twelve
circa 1977
Scope and Contents
Folder contains a yellow draft copy, with corrections and marks, a white revision
copy, with corrections and marks, and a clean final copy of Chapter Twelve.
Box 588
Histories And Outside Publications - Life And Times Of Los
Angeles
Box 588, Folder 1
Chapter Thirteen
circa 1977
Scope and Contents
Folder contains a yellow draft copy, with corrections and marks, a white revision
copy, with corrections and marks, and a clean final copy of Chapter Thirteen.
Box 588, Folder 2
Chapter Fourteen
circa 1977
Scope and Contents
Draft of manuscript by Marshall Berges, titled "Los Angeles Times Book Project."
Draft is not complete and includes editing and proofreading notes in pencil. At
the end of the draft is a lengthy outline with samples of future chapters. Split
into five folders.
Box 588, Folder 3
Chapter Fifteen
circa 1977
Scope and Contents
Draft of manuscript by Marshall Berges, titled "Los Angeles Times Book Project."
Draft is not complete and includes editing and proofreading notes in pencil. At
the end of the draft is a lengthy outline with samples of future chapters. Split
into five folders.
Box 588, Folder 4
Chapter Sixteen
circa 1977
Scope and Contents
Draft of manuscript by Marshall Berges, titled "Los Angeles Times Book Project."
Draft is not complete and includes editing and proofreading notes in pencil. At
the end of the draft is a lengthy outline with samples of future chapters. Split
into five folders.
Box 588, Folder 5
Chapter Seventeen
circa 1977
Scope and Contents
Draft of manuscript by Marshall Berges, titled "Los Angeles Times Book Project."
Draft is not complete and includes editing and proofreading notes in pencil. At
the end of the draft is a lengthy outline with samples of future chapters. Split
into five folders.
Box 588, Folder 6
Chapter Eighteen
circa 1977
Scope and Contents
Draft of manuscript by Marshall Berges, titled "Los Angeles Times Book Project."
Draft is not complete and includes editing and proofreading notes in pencil. At
the end of the draft is a lengthy outline with samples of future chapters. Split
into five folders.
Box 589
Histories And Outside Publications - Life And Times Of Los
Angeles
Box 589, Folder 1
Chapter Nineteen
circa 1977
Scope and Contents
Draft of manuscript by Marshall Berges, titled "Los Angeles Times Book Project."
Draft is not complete and includes editing and proofreading notes in pencil. At
the end of the draft is a lengthy outline with samples of future chapters. Split
into five folders.
Box 589, Folder 2
Chapter Twenty
circa 1977
Scope and Contents
Draft of manuscript by Marshall Berges, titled "Los Angeles Times Book Project."
Draft is not complete and includes editing and proofreading notes in pencil. At
the end of the draft is a lengthy outline with samples of future chapters. Split
into five folders.
Box 589, Folder 3
Chapter Twenty One
circa 1977
Scope and Contents
Draft of manuscript by Marshall Berges, titled "Los Angeles Times Book Project."
Draft is not complete and includes editing and proofreading notes in pencil. At
the end of the draft is a lengthy outline with samples of future chapters. Split
into five folders.
Box 589, Folder 4
Chapter Twenty Two
1977
Scope and Contents
Draft of manuscript by Marshall Berges, titled "Los Angeles Times Book Project."
Draft is not complete and includes editing and proofreading notes in pencil. At
the end of the draft is a lengthy outline with samples of future chapters. Split
into five folders.
Box 589, Folder 5
Chapter Twenty Three
circa 1977
Scope and Contents
Draft of manuscript by Marshall Berges, titled "Los Angeles Times Book Project."
Draft is not complete and includes editing and proofreading notes in pencil. At
the end of the draft is a lengthy outline with samples of future chapters. Split
into five folders.
Box 589, Folder 6
Chapter Twenty Four
circa 1977
Scope and Contents
Draft of manuscript by Marshall Berges, titled "Los Angeles Times Book Project."
Draft is not complete and includes editing and proofreading notes in pencil. At
the end of the draft is a lengthy outline with samples of future chapters. Split
into five folders.
Box 590
Histories And Outside Publications - Life And Times Of Los
Angeles
Box 590, Folder 1
Chapter Twenty Five
circa 1977
Scope and Contents
Draft of manuscript by Marshall Berges, titled "Los Angeles Times Book Project."
Draft is not complete and includes editing and proofreading notes in pencil. At
the end of the draft is a lengthy outline with samples of future chapters. Split
into five folders.
Box 590, Folder 2
Chapter Twenty Six
circa 1977
Scope and Contents
Draft of manuscript by Marshall Berges, titled "Los Angeles Times Book Project."
Draft is not complete and includes editing and proofreading notes in pencil. At
the end of the draft is a lengthy outline with samples of future chapters. Split
into five folders.
Box 590, Folder 3
Notes and References
circa 1977
Scope and Contents
Draft of manuscript by Marshall Berges, titled "Los Angeles Times Book Project."
Draft is not complete and includes editing and proofreading notes in pencil. At
the end of the draft is a lengthy outline with samples of future chapters. Split
into five folders.
Box 590, Folder 4
Notes and Synopsis
circa 1977
Scope and Contents
Draft of manuscript by Marshall Berges, titled "Los Angeles Times Book Project."
Draft is not complete and includes editing and proofreading notes in pencil. At
the end of the draft is a lengthy outline with samples of future chapters. Split
into five folders.
Box 590, Folder 5
Synopsis - Outline
circa 1977
Scope and Contents
Draft of manuscript by Marshall Berges, titled "Los Angeles Times Book Project."
Draft is not complete and includes editing and proofreading notes in pencil. At
the end of the draft is a lengthy outline with samples of future chapters. Split
into five folders.
Box 590, Folder 6
Preliminaries - Chapter Five
circa 1977
Scope and Contents
Draft of manuscript by Marshall Berges, titled "Los Angeles Times Book Project."
Draft is not complete and includes editing and proofreading notes in pencil. At
the end of the draft is a lengthy outline with samples of future chapters. Split
into five folders.
Box 590, Folder 7
Chapter Six - Chapter Eleven
circa 1977
Scope and Contents
Draft of manuscript by Marshall Berges, titled "Los Angeles Times Book Project."
Draft is not complete and includes editing and proofreading notes in pencil. At
the end of the draft is a lengthy outline with samples of future chapters. Split
into five folders.
Box 591
Histories And Outside Publications - Life And Times Of Los
Angeles
Box 591, Folder 1
Chapter Twelve - Chapter Fifteen
circa 1977
Scope and Contents
Draft of manuscript by Marshall Berges, titled "Los Angeles Times Book Project."
Draft is not complete and includes editing and proofreading notes in pencil. At
the end of the draft is a lengthy outline with samples of future chapters. Split
into five folders.
Box 591, Folder 2
Chapter Sixteen - Chapter Eighteen
circa 1977
Scope and Contents
Draft of manuscript by Marshall Berges, titled "Los Angeles Times Book Project."
Draft is not complete and includes editing and proofreading notes in pencil. At
the end of the draft is a lengthy outline with samples of future chapters. Split
into five folders.
Box 591, Folder 3
Chapter Nineteen - Chapter Twenty Two
circa 1977
Scope and Contents
Draft of manuscript by Marshall Berges, titled "Los Angeles Times Book Project."
Draft is not complete and includes editing and proofreading notes in pencil. At
the end of the draft is a lengthy outline with samples of future chapters. Split
into five folders.
Box 591, Folder 4
Chapter Twenty Three - Chapter Twenty Five
circa 1977
Scope and Contents
Draft of manuscript by Marshall Berges, titled "Los Angeles Times Book Project."
Draft is not complete and includes editing and proofreading notes in pencil. At
the end of the draft is a lengthy outline with samples of future chapters. Split
into five folders.
Box 591, Folder 5
Chapter Twenty Six - End
circa 1977
Scope and Contents
Draft of manuscript by Marshall Berges, titled "Los Angeles Times Book Project."
Draft is not complete and includes editing and proofreading notes in pencil. At
the end of the draft is a lengthy outline with samples of future chapters. Split
into five folders.
Other Manuscripts
1982-1983
Scope and Contents
Drafts of Marshall Berges's three unpublished works about the Times: "Working at the
Times," "Los Angeles Times Book Project," and "Framed in Thunderbolts: A Portrait of
Otis Chandler and the Press." "Framed in Thunderbolts" appears to be an earlier
version of the "Los Angeles Times Book Project." Date range is circa 1982-1983.
Box 591
Histories And Outside Publications - Life And Times Of Los
Angeles
Box 591, Folder 6
Preliminaries - Part Three
circa 1982
Scope and Contents
Draft of manuscript by Marshall Berges about the first four publishers of the
Times and his personal experiences, titled "Working at the Times." Draft appears
to be complete.
Box 591, Folder 7
Part Four, Chapter 8 - 17
circa 1982
Scope and Contents
Draft of manuscript by Marshall Berges about the first four publishers of the
Times and his personal experiences, titled "Working at the Times." Draft appears
to be complete.
Box 591, Folder 8
Part Four, Chapter 18 - end
circa 1982
Scope and Contents
Draft of manuscript by Marshall Berges about the first four publishers of the
Times and his personal experiences, titled "Working at the Times." Draft appears
to be complete.
Box 592
Histories And Outside Publications - Los Angeles Times Book
Project
Box 592, Folder 1
Preliminaries - Chapter Eight
circa 1983
Scope and Contents
Draft of manuscript by Marshall Berges, titled "Los Angeles Times Book Project."
Draft is not complete and includes editing and proofreading notes in pencil. At
the end of the draft is a lengthy outline with samples of future chapters. Split
into five folders.
Box 592, Folder 2
Chapter Nine - Chapter Fourteen
circa 1983
Scope and Contents
Draft of manuscript by Marshall Berges, titled "Los Angeles Times Book Project."
Draft is not complete and includes editing and proofreading notes in pencil. At
the end of the draft is a lengthy outline with samples of future chapters. Split
into five folders.
Box 592, Folder 3
Chapter Fifteen - Chapter Nineteen
circa 1983
Scope and Contents
Draft of manuscript by Marshall Berges, titled "Los Angeles Times Book Project."
Draft is not complete and includes editing and proofreading notes in pencil. At
the end of the draft is a lengthy outline with samples of future chapters. Split
into five folders.
Box 592, Folder 4
Chapter Twenty - Chapter Twenty Three
circa 1983
Scope and Contents
Draft of manuscript by Marshall Berges, titled "Los Angeles Times Book Project."
Draft is not complete and includes editing and proofreading notes in pencil. At
the end of the draft is a lengthy outline with samples of future chapters. Split
into five folders.
Box 592, Folder 5
Chapter Twenty Four - Outline
circa 1983
Scope and Contents
Draft of manuscript by Marshall Berges, titled "Los Angeles Times Book Project."
Draft is not complete and includes editing and proofreading notes in pencil. At
the end of the draft is a lengthy outline with samples of future chapters. Split
into five folders.
Box 592, Folder 6
Preliminaries - Chapter Seven
circa 1983
Scope and Contents
Draft of manuscript by Marshall Berges, titled "Framed in Thunderbolts: A
Portrait of Otis Chandler and The Press." Appears to be a complete draft of
earlier version titled "Los Angeles Times Book Project." Split into seven folders.
Also, memo from Martin P. Levin to Otis Chandler.
Box 593
Histories And Outside Publications - Framed In Thunderbolts
Box 593, Folder 1
Chapter Eight - Chapter Thirteen
circa 1983
Scope and Contents
Draft of manuscript by Marshall Berges, titled "Framed in Thunderbolts: A
Portrait of Otis Chandler and The Press." Appears to be a complete draft of
earlier version titled "Los Angeles Times Book Project." Split into seven
folders.
Box 593, Folder 2
Chapter Fourteen - Chapter Nineteen
circa 1983
Scope and Contents
Draft of manuscript by Marshall Berges, titled "Framed in Thunderbolts: A
Portrait of Otis Chandler and The Press." Appears to be a complete draft of
earlier version titled "Los Angeles Times Book Project." Split into seven
folders.
Box 593, Folder 3
Chapter Twenty - Chapter Twenty Three
circa 1983
Scope and Contents
Draft of manuscript by Marshall Berges, titled "Framed in Thunderbolts: A
Portrait of Otis Chandler and The Press." Appears to be a complete draft of
earlier version titled "Los Angeles Times Book Project." Split into seven
folders.
Box 593, Folder 4
Chapter Twenty Four - Chapter Twenty Nine
circa 1983
Scope and Contents
Draft of manuscript by Marshall Berges, titled "Framed in Thunderbolts: A
Portrait of Otis Chandler and The Press." Appears to be a complete draft of
earlier version titled "Los Angeles Times Book Project." Split into seven
folders.
Box 593, Folder 5
Chapter Thirty - Chapter Thirty Six
circa 1983
Scope and Contents
Draft of manuscript by Marshall Berges, titled "Framed in Thunderbolts: A
Portrait of Otis Chandler and The Press." Appears to be a complete draft of
earlier version titled "Los Angeles Times Book Project." Split into seven
folders.
Box 593, Folder 6
Chapter Thirty Seven - End
circa 1983
Scope and Contents
Draft of manuscript by Marshall Berges, titled "Framed in Thunderbolts: A
Portrait of Otis Chandler and The Press." Appears to be a complete draft of
earlier version titled "Los Angeles Times Book Project." Split into seven
folders.
Reference Material
1876-2002
Physical Description: 1
unit(76 boxes, 2 bound
volumes)
Scope and Contents
These are the History Center's subject files (secondary source material, notes,
ephemera, and related material). Organized alphabetically by subject. Date range is
1876-2002.
Los Angeles Times
1881-2002
Scope and Contents
Subject files specifically related to the Times. Date range is 1881-2002.
Box 594
Reference File - Los Angeles Times
Box 594, Folder 1
Anniversaries, 1881 - 1931
1881 - 1931
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items. Materials include: photocopies of portions of LAT editions from
December 4 of various years, including the first day of publication in 1881, also
1884, 1885, 1889, 1891, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1902, 1906, 1910, 1920, 1921, 1924, and
a "Fiftieth Anniversary Edition" of 1931.
Box 594, Folder 2
Anniversaries, 1932 - 1981
1932 - 1981
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items. Material includes clippings and photocopies of LAT "birthday"
articles from various years, including 1941, 1956 (75th), 1959, and text of speech
given by U.S. Sen. William F. Knowland at LAT 75th Anniversary luncheon,
12/4/1956. Also in the folder is one copy of "Some Famous Firsts in Los Angeles,"
an insert published by LAT in 1956.
Box 594, Folder 3
Articles index, 1881 - 1898
1881 - 1898
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 photocopied sheets. Notecard entries with dates of articles related to
LAT events, facts and statistics from the period 1881 - 1898.
Box 594, Folder 4
Articles index, 1881 - 1899
1881 - 1899
Scope and Contents
7 items. Sheets with photocopied or typed index information on newspaper stories
mentioning The Daily Times or "The Mirror. Also photocopies (6-pp.) of Part II of
Los Angeles Sunday Times for July 2, 1893, featuring a long article titled "Making
a Modern Newspaper," which is about LAT personnel and operations.
Box 594, Folder 5
Articles on, 1900 - 1909
1900 - 1909
Scope and Contents
14 items. Articles about "General [Harrison Gray] Otis" and/or his newspapers,
most from a publication called Graphic. Many of these are highly critical of Otis
and his newspapers. Also several similar articles from The Evening News. Political
(and personal) barbs fly. All materials are dated in 1906.
Box 594, Folder 6
Articles on, 1910 - 1919
1910 - 1919
Scope and Contents
8 items. Most items are photocopies of newspaper clippings with LAT as the
subject. Some are identified as being from LAT, others are not. Also, protected in
a plastic sleeve, a 1918 pamphlet, "Greetings from the Los Angeles Times," which
offered a "Prospectus: the Los Angeles Times for 1918."
Box 594, Folder 7
Articles on, 1920 - 1929
1920 - 1929
Scope and Contents
4 items. Two LAT articles clipped from the newspaper. Also an ad headed Los
Angeles Times is Overwhelmingly First," and an essay titled "Why The Times is
First." identified as having won a $1000 prize for author Berthelot Wood. It is
unclear who sponsored the contest.
Box 594, Folder 8
Articles on, 1930 - 1939
1930 - 1939
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items. Several articles from Among Ourselves (LAT in-house newsletter)
and an article from Editor & Publisher (an original and a copy). Also several
articles clipped from LAT.
Box 594, Folder 9
Articles on, 1940 - 1949
1940 - 1949
Scope and Contents
6 items: newspaper clips (generally praising LAT).
Box 594, Folder 10
Articles on, 1950 - 1959
1950 - 1959
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items. Magazine and newspaper clippings on various subjects: regular,
same-day delivery of LAT to Sondrestrom Air Base, Greenland in 1958; LAT editorial
titled, "...Innuendo Not News"; LAT report on "sane elder citizens" being
committed to State mental hospitals; complete issue of Time (mag.) for 7/15/1957,
featuring cover story on the history of Los Angeles and The Times; second copy of
same cover story clipped out; issue of Los Angeles Underground, with cover story
titled, "Bonelli's 'Billion Dollar Blackjack - The story of corruption and the Los
Angeles Times'"; etc. Issue of The Southland Almanac ((2/1954) in plastic sleeve
(with card reading, "Article[s] about L.A. Times - Pg. 2, 4 and 5. All material is
negative towards LAT ).
Box 594, Folder 11
Articles on, 1960
1960
Scope and Contents
3 items: Clipping of UPI story of 4/11/1960, headlined "Times Listed Among 10 Top
Papers"; two copies of Business Week story of 11/19/1960, titled "Los Angeles
Times revises its image to reach changing market" (one tear sheet, one
photocopy).
Box 594, Folder 12
Articles on, 1961 - 1965
1961 - 1965
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items. Two articles critical of LAT: "Fought Ceaselessly for Freedom,"
The Register, 12/8/1961; "Chandler's Los Angeles Times Publishes some Dirty
Books," The Californian, 3/1961. Also clippings reflecting LAT's prominence in the
newspaper field: several articles by Norman Chandler and Otis Chandler, including
two copies (tear sheets) of "An Octogenarian and Still More Growth Ahead," by Otis
Chandler, 12/3/1961. One clipping of Newsweek article, "Away with Trivia," (on LAT
efforts to balance its political/social coverage) 10/30/1961. 1 item. Clipping
from LAT of 4/14/1962, headlined "Corman Lauds Times' Fair Political Coverage: Van
Nuys Democrat refutes charge that Republican news is frozen out of papers." 3
items. Clipping from Time (mag.), 11/29/1963, LAT quoted in article - "Covering
the Tragedy" (Kennedy assassination); clipping from The California Publisher,
6/1963, article titled "Timesmen Travel Far to Get News"; clipping from The
California Publisher, 12/1963, article titled "Safety Important at L.A. Times." 1
item. Clipping from Time (mag.), 1/10/1964, with segment about LAT in longer
article with brief "biographies" of major papers across U.S. 6 items. Five tear
sheet copies of Saturday Review article (6/12/1965), title "The New Look at The
Times" (2 have mag. cover attached); one tear sheet copy of article from The
Quill, 10/1965, title "L.A. Times -- A 'How' Story of Journalism."
Box 594, Folder 13
Articles on, 1966 - 1969
1966 - 1969
Scope and Contents
3 items. Two copies (1 tear sheet, 2 reprints) of article from Los Angeles
Magazine, title "The Changing Direction of The Times. Also, one tear sheet copy of
Time (mag.) article titled "Enterprise in Los Angeles," on LAT coverage of Watts
riots, the resulting Pulitzer, Otis Chandler and the philosophical evolution of
LAT. Attached to the Time article is a humorous note, hand-written by Otis
Chandler. 7 items. Two tear sheets of Newsweek article, "How to Build an Empire"
(1/2/1967) about LAT and the Chandlers--attached is color cover photo of Otis
Chandler. One tear sheet and two photocopies of Saturday Review article
(9/23/1967), "New Winds in the South, New Splash in the North, in part, about LAT.
4 items. Photocopy of chapter titled "The Times: Los Angeles and New York," from
The Elite Press by John C. Merrill, 1968. Photocopy of chapter titled "Expanding
Empire of a Newspaper," from Los Angeles--a Profile, by W.W. Robinson. Complete
issue of The Nation, 1/15/1968, containing article "Los Angeles Times: Most Likely
to Succeed," by Phil Kirby, and a tear sheet of same article. 5 items. Two copies
of Harper's Magazine article of 12/1969, titled "The Los Angeles Times," by John
Corry. Two news clippings, one titled "Pulitzer Prize Winner Pays Tribute to
Times," the other "How Soviet Journalists Rate U.S. Newspapers." Clipping from
L.A. Free Press, dated only "1969," titled "Los Angeles Times as Underground,"
giving the leftist newspaper's reaction to "the L.A. Times editorial of June 1st."
The writer concludes, "Considerable changes must have taken place in the editorial
offices of the Times...(noting) the increased liberal format of the new L.A.
Times."
Box 594, Folder 14
Articles on, 1970 - 1974
1970 - 1974
Scope and Contents
7 items. Police Chief Edward M. Davis accused LAT of "attempting to generate and
contrive news"; survey of newspaper publishers rates LAT second nationally (after
NY Times); Saturday Review article praises "the Los Angeles Times, whose rise in
both quantity and quality of news coverage during the last decade has been
spectacular"; tear sheet of Los Angeles (mag) article titled "Is Los Angeles a
three-newspaper kind of town?"; 27-pp. photocopy of manuscript titled "The Los
Angeles Times: powerful voice in west coast journalism," by John Poppy; article
from New York (mag) titled "Will Big Otis try to cross the East River?" by Edwin
Diamond; etc. 9 items. Articles from various sources on the rise of LAT (since
1960) and leadership of Otis Chandler, from Editor & Publisher, Chicago
Journalism Review, Business Week, and two foreign language publications (Russian?
- Polish?). 3 items. Complete issue of The Bulletin (ASNE) 2/1973 - "Special
Issue: The press under fire," includes essay by William F. Thomas, Editor, LAT,
titled "How did we get into this terrible fix"; AP brief headlined "Times Brushes
off Newsprint Strike"; AP article headlined "Sources dwindling," on confidential
news sources and the courts. Approx. 12 items. Several news clippings from papers
in Chicago, Santa Barbara, etc., reporting "war of words" between Union Oil Pres.
Fred Hartley and LAT, NY Times and Wash. Post; Rex Reed column in Beverly Hills
Discloser, titled "...Dull Editor runs The Times"; two copies of reprint from
Advertising Age, "L.A. Times: Giant in big media jungle"; two Time (mag) articles
mentioning LAT; complete Winter 1974 issue of The Review of Southern California
Journalism, including articles titled "The forgotten history of the Los Angeles
Times," "The frame-up of Mooney and Billings" and "The book the L.A. Times tried
to kill."
Box 594, Folder 15
Articles on, 1975 - 1978
1975 - 1978
Scope and Contents
6 items. Three reprints from Advertising Age of article (11/17) titled "L.A.
Times: Giant in big media jungle"; article from Cal. State L.A.'s University
Times, "Author plans expose of L.A. Times"; article from L.A. Free Press,
11/7-13/1975), "At the Times: speak your mind and lose your job"; memo from Robert
Flannes to Otis Chandler on Robert Gottlieb lecturing at UCLA, and being highly
critical of LAT, with attached page from UCLA class catalog. 1 item: article copy,
2-pp., U.K. Press Gazette, "Innovate to invigorate," by Douglas Brown, reports on
LAT's circulation and editorial success of the 1960s and 1970s. Approx. 15 items.
Major article from Los Angeles (mag), 12/1977, "The changing of the guard," about
Otis Chandler, the "easing out" of Dorothy "Buffy" Chandler, and emergence of Tom
Johnson (20 + pp. - photocopies); article from Fortune (6/1977) titled "The big
play in newspaper stocks may be over"; text of interview with Robert Gottlieb and
Irene Wolt (given here as Wolfe), authors of Thinking Big (a critical history of
LAT), aired on KCOP-tv in 12/1977; NY Times article, "Coast paper (LAT) defends
stand on land law"; complete issue of The Green Banner (Amer. Linen Supply Co.)
5/1977, including the article, "Interesting Customer...Los Angeles Times"; Los
Angeles (mag) 3/1977), "Can the Times ad censors cope with the new morality?";
other clippings on porn movie ads being banned from LAT; two articles on Rupert
Murdoch vs. Otis Chandler feud; etc. Approx. 10 items. Long article on LAT from
Los Angeles (mag) titled "Changing of the Guard." (It is labeled "1978" on the
margin, elsewhere same article labeled "Dec. 1977). Also "Invasion of the Copy
Snatchers," from California (mag), 7/1978, on LAT expanding into San Diego market.
Article from Human Behavior, "Inside the Front Page," on LAT, Wash. Post, etc.
Article from Spotlight, 7/3/1978, "Managing News, Not Reporting..." on LAT.
Several clippings of brief articles on the newspaper industry in general and LAT
in particular.
Box 594, Folder 16
Articles on, 1979
1979
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items. Two complete copies of The Atlantic Monthly, 4/1979. including
the long article "The California Dynasty," by David Halberstam; article from
Esquire, 4/10/1979, "Mr. Otis Regrets," critical of LAT; article from California
Journal, 4/1979, "The Los Angeles Times: catching up with the Times" (on the Eula
Love case); photocopy from Harper's, 6/1979, "Bound to Sell," article critical of
David Halberstam's book, The Powers That Be; another article critical of
Halberstam book from Business Week; article from Columbia Journalism Review,
Jan.-Feb./1979, "The demographic dilemma"; several clippings of brief articles
mentioning LAT.
Box 595
Reference File - Los Angeles Times
Box 595, Folder 1
Articles on, 1980 - 1983
1980 - 1983
Scope and Contents
Approx. Long article from Reader ("Los Angeles' Free Weekly"), 8/8/1980, "Inking
Big: the story of Los Angeles's Two Daily Newspapers"; two copies (tear sheet
& photocopy) of article from Newsweek, 9/22/1980, "Fat Times in Los Angeles";
tear sheet of "Our 20th Anniversary Celebration" from Los Angeles (mag), 7/1980,
which contains mentions of LAT; also from Los Angeles, (12/1980) "They're all
coming together--toward The Times"; several shorter articles, some on 1980
presidential elections. 5 items. Two tear sheets of long article from Los Angeles
(mag) of 11/1981, "The Gray Lady of Spring Street Hits 100"; article from
Advertising Age, 11/23/1981; reprinted text of speech by Jack Smith at LAT
Centennial Dinner, 12/4/1981, "Our City, Our Times"; etc. 4 items. One complete
copy of California (mag) of 10/1982, with major article on LAT, "Paper Giant:
thick, rich, and slightly oppressive..."; tear sheet of previous article ; tear
sheet of Washington Journalism Review, July-Aug. 1982, "The L.A. Times Reaches for
the Top"; tear sheet from Media International, 12/1982, showing chart, "The
World's 20 most reliable business journals (English language)," with LAT at #19. 5
items: multi-page tear sheet from feed/back, Fall 1983, "Framed," by Betty Medsger
; single tear sheet from feed/back, Fall 1983, "The night the lights went out in
L.A." ; single tear sheet from Editor & Publisher, 1/29/1983,"Improved news
product seen as ad growth key" ; single tear sheet from Adweek, 1/31/1983, "L.A.
Times Chief Bullish on Newspapers in '83" ; multi-page tear sheet from feed/back,
Fall 1983, "To code or not to code."
Box 595, Folder 2
Articles on, 1984 - 1988
1984 - 1988
Scope and Contents
5 items. Articles from: Interior Design, 3/1984, "The Los Angeles Times";
(periodical unknown) "Times vs. Times: Report from L.A."; Advertising Age, 11/30,
"How three suburban newspapers have grown..." (headline & article incomplete);
tear sheet of Time (mag), 4/30, "The Ten Best U.S. Dailies," which has segment on
LAT, plus photocopy of same article. 1 item. Tear sheet of long article from
Downtown News, 11/18/1985, "The Los Angeles Times: Heartbeat of the City for 104
years." 6 items. Four articles from L.A. Weekly: 10/3, "Drug Mania: an open letter
to L.A. Times staffers"; 10/17, "The L.A. Times Urine Fund," on drug testing at
LAT; 11/14, brief on firing of staffer Ron Harris for interview with Essence in
which he discussed sexual technique; 10/3, brief on new LAT editor Shelby Coffey.
Article from New Republic, 8/11, "And the L.A. Intellectual?", on lack of
intellectual life in L.A. Finally, clipping of long letter to LAT with headline,
"Likes and Dislikes from a Reader of The Times." 7 items. Two copies (1 tear
sheet, 1 photocopy) of Los Angeles (mag) article, 9/1987, "'Gray Lady' at
Crossroads" - about LAT. Article from Editor & Publisher, 8/15, "Promotion
priorities questioned," on women and a "glass ceiling" at LAT. Brief from Los
Angeles, 7/1987, "Half a Rim Shot for the Times?" Another "glass ceiling" brief
from L.A. Weekly, 8/7. Finally, Jack Smith essay, "What's News?" from 12/13
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
. 6 items: Comments by LAT Publisher Tom Johnson on "The
Next 25 Years," Los Angeles (mag), 1/1988; Los Angeles, 4/1988, "Real Power [in
L.A.]; Avenue Magazine, 10/1988, "Stop the Presses"; Downtown News, 12/12, "N.Y.
Times should stay with strengths"; brief from Los Angeles (mag), 12/1988,
"Changing Times"; multiple reprints of USA Today article, 12/9, "L.A. Times wraps
itself in late news."
Box 595, Folder 3
"Articles on, 1989 - 1992 "
1989 - 1992
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items. Several news clippings on women in media jobs--hiring,
promotions, salaries. Two copies--1 tear sheet, 1 photocopied--of long Wall St.
Journal article, "Illusory Monopoly," on LAT. Clips on Times executives Norman
Chandler, Tom Johnson, David Laventhol, Shelby Coffey. NY Times article, "Soul
Searching at Los Angeles Times," 8/10, on LAT "killing" a negative story about
Mayor Tom Bradley. Long article from L.A. Business, 4/1989, on L.A. Daily News
"taking on" LAT. 7 items. Several news clips on LAT circulation and Times Mirror
profits. Photocopied article from Smart (mag) on LAT Editor Shelby Coffey.
Multi-page photocopy of article from New Yorker, "Letter from Los Angeles," on the
history of the Los Angeles Times and the Chandler family. 4 items: long article
from L.A. Weekly, 8/9, "Times A-Changing--veteran reporters sent down to the
sticks"; article from California (mag), 5/1991, "L.A.'s Troubled Times--when a bad
month happens to a good paper"; article from Time (mag), 4/15, "Hello, Sweetheart!
Get Me Remake," on David Laventhol, Shelby Coffey and a "refurbished" LAT; Time
article, 2/11, mentioning LAT. 2 items: Article tear sheet from Los Angeles
Magazine (date ?), highly critical of LAT; article from USA Today Money section,
3/13, "Turbulent Times in L.A.--Suddenly, costs, morale are problems."
Box 595, Folder 4
Articles on, 1993 - 1995
1993 - 1995
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items. Several articles, various publications, on LAT's alleged
struggles of the early 1990s--David Laventhol, Shelby Coffey, and Richard
Schlossberg are mentioned. Article from L.A. Weekly, 9/3, "Palace Coup--How
corporate managers wrested control of the Times from Otis Chandler"; letter to
L.A. Weekly by Otis Chandler 10/8, criticizing the "errors...and wrong
conclusions" of previous Charles Rappleye story ("Palace Coup") on LAT; article
from Frontiers (gay newsmag.), 10/8/1993, "Gay Life at the West's Largest
Newspaper." 3 items: article from Columbia Journalism Review, Nov-Dec/1994, "Are
New Ideas Killing the L.A. Times?"; clipping from LAT (date?), "Times Mirror shows
old rules may no longer apply"; article from Grunion Gazette (Long Beach), 9/8,
"From the Publisher's Notebook." 1 item. New York Times article (photocopy), "A
family struggle for the soul of Times Mirror," 11/27/1995. Personal names: Otis
Chandler, Robert Erburu, Mark Willes, Shelby Coffey III, Philip Chandler.
Box 595, Folder 5
Awards
1952 - 1995
Scope and Contents
Approx. 65 items: material related to a wide range of awards presented to Los
Angeles Times. Among the more prominent awards are those from the Pulitzer Prizes,
the Society of Professional Journalists (Sigma Delta Chi), Overseas Press Club,
George Polk Awards and Korn / Ferry International Journalism Awards. Several
lists, created in the 1950s to mid-1990s time frame, and included in the
folder.
Box 595, Folder 6
Awards - Book Awards
1980 - 1994
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: reviews, announcements, lists, invitations, programs on the Los
Angeles Times Book Prizes, 1980 - 1994, and related material. (most but not all
years are represented) A creme colored folder is included with lists, brief bios
of authors, etc., for the 1981 awards.
Box 595, Folder 7
Awards - Contest Reports.
1992 - 1993
Scope and Contents
8 items. Material includes: LAT "Inter-Office Correspondence" providing contest
reports and announcements of staffers (writers, editors, photographers) who had
won awards or contest prizes. The memos are dated 1992 - 1993.
Box 595, Folder 8
Awards - President's Environment and Conservation Challenge
1991
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: Los Angeles Times was a winner in the first year of The
President's Environmental and Conservation Challenge Awards, this file chronicles
that event and contains news briefs and articles about the other 1991 winners as
well.
Box 595, Folder 9
Awards - Pulitzer Prizes
1957 - 1995
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: original, Columbia Library Columns, 5/1957, with list of
Pulitzer Prize winners; exchange of letters on LAT's John Birch Society series
(1961), from John Hohenberg of the Pulitzer Prize Advisory Board, and response
from the office of Norman Chandler; approx. 15-pp. stapled stack, "A complete
record of Pulitzer Prize winners, 1917 - 1991"; LAT Fact Sheet, 4/18/1995, "Los
Angeles Times Pulitzer Prizes"; related items.
Box 595, Folder 10
Awards - Pulitzer Prize, 1942
1938 - 1942
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: 35-pp. printout off Lexis-Nexis, material from US Supreme Court
and California Supreme Court; 3-pp. descriptions of "Awards of the Pulitzer Prizes
and Traveling Scholarships"; collection of LAT stories on the lead-up to the
"Contempt Trial"; collection of LAT articles related to LAT receiving a Pulitzer
Prize in 1942, including the headlines "Tribute Paid 'Times' by American
Press...great newspapers, wire associations and men in public life send
congratulatory messages" (5/7/1942) and "Prize emblem sent to 'Times' "; teletype
printout, 5/4/1942, reading in part, that LAT had earlier "instituted litigation
which produced a Supreme Court opinion last December upholding the right of
newspapers to publish criticism of judicial opinion, even in cases still pending,
unless the comment would cause 'extremely serious' evil"; The "Contempt Case"
began in 1938, and lasted nearly four years.
Box 596
Reference File - Los Angeles Times
Box 596, Folder 1
Awards - Pulitzer Prize 1946 - Bruce Russell
1946
Scope and Contents
2 items: LAT article copy, 5/7/1946, "Pulitzer Prize Awarded to 'Times'
cartoonist"; LAT article copy, 5/8/1946, "Bruce Russell wins the Pulitzer
Prize."
Box 596, Folder 2
Awards - Pulitzer Prize 1955 - John L. Gaunt
1955, 1962
Scope and Contents
7 items: two photocopies (in two sizes) of the certificate for John Gaunt's
Pulitzer Prize for News Photography; three LAT article copies--4/4/, 5/3,
5/10/1955--on various prizes Gaunt won for "Tragedy in the Surf (a.k.a. "Tragedy
in the Sea"); two copies, Among Ourselves article, 6/1955, "Gaunt wins third
Pulitzer for Times";
Box 596, Folder 3
Awards - Pulitzer Prize 1960 - Gene Sherman
1960 - 1961
Scope and Contents
3 items: UPI article copy, 5/3/1960, "Pulitzer public service prize awarded to
The Times"; Among Ourselves article copy, 6/1960, "Pulitzer Prize awarded
Times...Gene Sherman's articles on narcotics traffic honored"; LAT article copy
(Nick B. Williams column), 2/19/1961, "A little luck helps."
Box 596, Folder 4
Awards - Pulitzer Prize 1969 - William Tuohy and Gold Medal
1969, 1991
Scope and Contents
9 items: 2-pp. press release, from Columbia Univ., "Pulitzer Prizes --
1969...International Reporting Award to William Tuohy (LAT) - Few correspondents
have seen and written more about the war in Vietnam than William Tuohy...";
article copy, Among Ourselves, 5/1969, "Times wins two Pulitzer Prizes"; LAT
article copy, "Times honored with two Pulitzer Prizes...expose' of wrongdoing in
City government, coverage of Viet war earn coveted awards"; tear sheet, Editor
& Publisher, 5/10/1969, "Pulitzer medal for public service is awarded to Los
Angeles Times"; letter from The White House, signed "Dick," 5/13/1969,
congratulating Otis Chandler on the Pulitzer award; related items and dupes.
Box 596, Folder 5
Awards - Pulitzer Prize 1971 - Paul Conrad
1964, 1971
Scope and Contents
7 items: Among Ourselves article copy, 5/1964, "Paul Conrad wins Pulitzer Prize";
copies (and dupes) of AP, LAT and Among Ourselves stories about Paul Conrad
winning his second Pulitzer for Editorial cartooning in 5/1971; LAT article copy,
5/9/1971, "Conrad honored."
Box 596, Folder 6
Awards - Pulitzer Prize 1976 - Phil Kerby
1975 - 1976
Scope and Contents
9 items: Management Bulletin, 5/3/1976, announces Phil Kerby's being awarded a
Pulitzer Prize for distinguished editorial writing; LAT article copy, 5/4/1976,
"Times editorial writer awarded Pulitzer Prize"; LAT article copy, 5/4/1976,
"Kerby's Pulitzer caps a career to be prized"; dupes of previous stories; tear
sheet and copy, Among Ourselves, 6/1976, "Phil Kerby's Pulitzer - coveted award
caps 45-year news career"; sturdy folder containing 8 editorials by Kerby from LAT
during 1975 (for which he won Prize), with an introduction by Otis Chandler; flyer
from same time frame, "Phil Kerby worries about freedom. Everybody's."
Box 596, Folder 7
Awards - Pulitzer Prize 1978 - Gaylord Shaw
1978
Scope and Contents
3 items: LAT article copy, 4/18/1978, "Times' Gaylord Shaw wins Pulitzer for
series on dams"; article copy, Among Ourselves, 5/1978, "Gaylord Shaw's
determination wins Pulitzer Prize"; poster (1978), "How does a reporter win the
Pulitzer Prize for national reporting? Like this..." - this text is next to photo
of Gaylord Shaw.
Box 596, Folder 8
Awards - Pulitzer Prize 1982 - Martin Bernheimer
1982
Scope and Contents
3 items: letter copy, 4/14/1982, from Otis Chandler to Dan Fisher related to
Pulitzer selections of 1978; letter copy, 4/19/1982, from Martin Bernheimer to
William Thomas, Editor of The Times, related to receiving the Prize and, as
Bernheimer writes, being "touched, delighted, flattered and, yes, embarrassed" by
the way LAT made a big event of it; article copy, Among Ourselves, 5/1982, "Martin
Bernheimer wins Pulitzer."
Box 596, Folder 9
Awards - Pulitzer Prize 1984 - Paul Conrad and Latino series
1983 - 1984
Scope and Contents
4 items: paperbound book - 9" x 12", Southern California's Latino Community, a
series of articles reprinted from LAT, 1983;, LAT article copy, 5/1984, "Times
wins 2 Pulitzers...public service, Conrad"; article copy, Among Ourselves, 5/1984,
"Times wins two Pulitzers"; full-page ad from LAT, 6/10/1984, headed "The
Pulitzers are the Gold Medals of our business -- Times Mirror."
Box 596, Folder 10
Awards - Pulitzer Prize 1985 - Howard Rosenberg
1984 - 1985
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: LAT clips and copies, Among Ourselves article on Howard
Rosenberg's winning of the 1985 Pulitzer Prize for Criticism; list, headed
"Pulitzer entries...Criticism...Howard Rosenberg"; full-page from LAT (purchased
by the Orange County Register) congratulating Rosenberg on his award; a follow-up
column by Rosenberg a few days later describing the experience of winning the
Pulitzer Prize and his reactions; related material.
Box 596, Folder 11
Awards - Pulitzer Prize 1987 - Richard Eder and Michael Parks
1987
Scope and Contents
3 items: LAT article copy, 4/17/1987, "Times wins 2 Pulitzers for foreign
reports, criticism"; Among Ourselves article copy, 5/1987, "The Times wins 2
Pulitzers...Michael Parks honored for foreign coverage, Richard Eder for
criticism"; full-page LAT ad, 4/17/1987, "Winning Times Two," related to Pulitzer
wins.
Box 596, Folder 12
Awards - Pulitzer Prize 1990 - Jim Murray
1990
Scope and Contents
2 items: LAT article reprinted from Lexis-Nexis, 5-pp., "Times Jim Murray wins
Pulitzer for commentary," 4/13/1990; tear sheet from Among Ourselves, 4/1990, "Jim
Murray wins Pulitzer Prize."
Box 596, Folder 13
Awards - Pulitzer Prize 1991 - David Shaw
1991
Scope and Contents
1 item: 5-pp. printout from Lexis-Nexis of LAT article of 4/10/1991, "Times
reporter Shaw wins Pulitzer Prize for Criticism..."
Box 596, Folder 14
Awards - Second Baptist Church
1975
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: letter, 4/24/1975, from Thomas Kilgore, Jr. (Pastor, 2nd
Baptist Church) to Otis Chandler informing him that Los Angeles Times would be
recognized with the church's Decade Award ; LAT article copy, 5/10/1975, "L.A.
church to note 90th birthday" ; the award medal in plastic sleeve ; plastic sleeve
containing 90th Anniversary Dinner program, the Award Certificate (dated
5/13/1975), 2-pp. list of recipients and presenters, letter to Robert Flannes from
the church, LAT memo from Flannes to William F. Thomas ; letter, 5/15/1975, from
Flannes to Dr. Thomas Kilgore, Jr., expressing thanks for the award ; photo &
caption copied from Among Ourselves, 7/1975, "Robert L. Flannes... at Second
Baptist Church (Awards Banquet)" ; more. Note on original folder: "From Robert
Flannes file."
Box 596, Folder 15
Banners
1881 - 1994
Scope and Contents
Copies of mastheads and banners for Los Angeles Times newspaper. Banners date
from 1881 - 1994.
Box 596, Folder 16
Buildings - Eagle
1891 - 1998
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items. Material on the Times Eagle, its creator, Gutzon Borglum, Mt.
Rushmore monument (which Borglum also sculpted), 3-pp. biography of Borglum,
events in the "history" of the sculpted eagle, several photocopies of LAT articles
mentioning the eagle.
Box 596, Folder 17
Buildings - First
1928, 1929,
1961
Scope and Contents
5 items. Several pages copied from "History of Los Angeles Times" (appears to be
an in-house publication); 2 copies of an article titled "Our Original Home--the
Cradle of The Times"; a reminiscence by an early LAT employee titled "Looking
Backward" (previous two items from Among Ourselves); segment copied from William
Andrew Spalding--Los Angeles Newspaperman, a book with material on the early
history of LAT.
Box 596, Folder 18
Buildings - Second
1886 - 1888, 1893, 1895,
1928 - 1929, 1970, 1979
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items. Articles on the new Times building constructed in 1887.
Articles have been copied from LAT and Among Ourselves. One additional article is
from Civic Center News (11/13/1979), and is an interview with Ernest Lindner,
"descended from a family closely identified with the history of printing and
typesetting in Los Angeles."
Box 596, Folder 19
Buildings - Second - Bombing - Accounts
1910, 1915, 1986 - 1988,
1990,
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items. Subjects relate to the 1910 bombing of LAT building: 14-pp.
report on the bombing and the circumstances surrounding it (with covering note by
Durham J. "Durrie" Monsma; 3-pp. letter (7/8/1957) to LAT "Editor" from "Ernest
Rhoads, Ex-Battalion Chief," L.A. Fire Dept., who not only fought the fire caused
by the bombing, but spoke in person to "Tom [J.B.] McNamara" decades later in
prison, and asked him, "Would you do it again?" The letter provides the answer and
more details; several accounts of the bombing written in later years; lists of
news clippings and editorials related to the bombing and trial; 12+ pp. headed
"James B. and John J. McNamara - Papers, 1905-1961"; 30-pp. "Special Report," by
"H.G. Otis," dated 10/31/1910 (30 days after bombing), "Our Sad Misfortune: the
dynamiting and destruction of the Times Building."
Box 596, Folder 20
Buildings - Second - Bombing - Caplan, David Trial
1916
Scope and Contents
Approx. 38 items. Clips of news stories related to the trial of David Caplan,
"charged with murder in connection with the bombing of the original Times
building."
Box 596, Folder 21
Buildings - Second - Bombing - Clippings
1910 - 1911
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items. Articles about the bombing and the resulting trial, photocopied
or clipped from: LAT; Oakland Tribune; The Pacific Printer; L.A. Examiner. Also
LAT prepared chronologies included.
Box 596, Folder 22
Buildings - Second - Bombing - Clippings
1912 - 1916
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items. News clippings from LAT on persons involved in bombing
trial:McNamara, Darrow, Schmidt, McManigal, Clancy, Ironworkers union, Gompers,
etc.
Box 597
Reference File - Los Angeles Times
Box 597, Folder 1
Buildings - Second - Bombing - Darrow, Clarence
1907 - 1975
Scope and Contents
8 items. Material related to attorney Clarence Darrow and his involvement in the
LAT bombing trial in 1911. Items include: sheet headed "DK/8/78 - Los Angeles
Times, Bombing of: - Clarence Darrow 1) Los Angeles Times Clippings"; 61-pp.
booklet, "The Darrow Bribery Trial" (1956); 1987 Reference Request form, LAT
Archives, for two clippings; "Portion of Henry Fonda performance of 'Clarence
Darrow' - 1975"; various newspaper clippings mentioning Darrow;etc.
Box 597, Folder 2
Buildings - Second - Bombing - Lawler, Oscar.
1959 - 1978
Scope and Contents
3 items: sheet with "DK/8/78" at top, with info about the other items; 50-pp.
(89-138) transcription from Oscar Lawler Oral History. labeled "Chapter X:
McNamara and Clarence Darrow Trials" (according to the UCLA online catalog, the
oral history with Oscar Lawler was taped in 1959 and 1960); newspaper clipping of
1/4/1966, obituary of "Oscar Lawler, 90...Played prominent role in Investigation
of 1910 Bombing of The Times Building."
Box 597, Folder 3
Buildings - Second - Bombing - Legal Documents
circa 1911,
1967
Scope and Contents
7 items. Some of the items in this folder are quite yellowed and beginning to
crumble, especially a stapled copy of "Plea and answer of J.J. McNamara." Also
"People vs. M.A. Schmidt," material related to the trial from County Archives,
including "Report of the Mayor's Committee," copy of J.B. McNamara's handwritten
confession, letter from General Secretary of the United Shoeworkers of America to
Gov. Hyram Johnson, General (Harrison Gray) Otis, and to the McNamara brothers.
The letter refers to "the unspeakable General Otis of Los Angeles." A 1967 cover
letter from C.J. Hyans to Carl Greenberg of LAT, attached to a 1950 letter from
attorney Joseph Scott to Hyans. The older letter deals with the bombing and
trial.
Box 597, Folder 4
Buildings - Second - Bombing - McNamara, James and John
undated
Scope and Contents
1 item. 41-pp. manuscript , "James and his brother John: a portrait of the
McNamaras in their time," by Thomas Connors. No date on the manuscript, but one
source citation dates from 1991. COPYRIGHT TO THIS PIECE IS OWNED BY THOMAS
CONNORS. PLEASE CONTACT THE CURATOR FOR MORE DETAILS REGARDING PERMISSION TO
PUBLISH.
Box 597, Folder 5
Buildings - Second - Bombing - Publications
1911 - 1994
Scope and Contents
Approx. 22 items. Articles related to the 1910 bombing of the Los Angeles Times
building. Articles copied or clipped from the following magazines: Westways;
American History Illustrated; Southern California Quarterly (Spring 1988) - 2
articles, "The McNamara Case: A Window on Class Antagonism in the Progressive
Era," and "The Fall of Job Harriman's Socialist Party: Violence, Gender and
Politics in Los Angeles, 1911"; Labor History; Time; Sunday News; True-The Men's
Magazine; Saturday Evening Post; Hampton's Magazine; L.A. Times; San Francisco
Examiner; others.
Box 597, Folder 6
Buildings - Third
1911 - 1973
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items. Photocopied material, most of it from the pages of LAT, related
to the location, construction and opening of the third LAT building in 1912 -
about two years after the bombing destroyed the former building. Also, two copies
of a brochure - "Los Angeles Times: Announcing the Opening of the Rebuilt and
Restored Times Building," produced in 1912.
Box 597, Folder 7
Buildings - Third - Plaques
undated
Scope and Contents
1 item. Photocopied sheet, "from LAT Fact Book announcing the opening of the
rebuilt and restored Times Bldg. (1911-12) 3rd 1938." The copied entry begins with
the heading "The Tablets and Their Legends."
Box 597, Folder 8
Buildings - Fourth
1934 - 1984
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items. Materials include: 5 copies in plastic sleeves, Editor &
Publisher article reprint, 8/10/1935, "Los Angeles Times New $4,000,000 Home
Combines Beauty and Efficiency"; photocopy of article from Advertising Age,
1/30/1984, "By their buildings shall ye know them: behind every newspaper home
office is a bit of history"; 1-pp. report, "The Globe," with detailed description
of the construction and design of the globe, including the metals, paints, and
lacquers used in the project; 1-pp. report (dated 5/29/1980) based on information
provided by Mary Sheridan of Los Angeles, who had been in charge of a
"rejuvenation" done on the glove in the early 1960s; brief booklet, "The Murals of
The Times," w/ illustrations of two sections of Lobby mural, 8 graphs of text;
various "Among Ourselves" articles on Globe Lobby (various years); artist's
rendering of 1935 LAT building; 2 copies of a 2-pp. description of the 1934 laying
of the cornerstone for the building; various text items related to cornerstone
laying; material related to selection of items to place in the cornerstone; 2
copies of illustrated cross-section/chart of departments and activities in various
sections of building; 2-pp. "Transcription of a record[ing] made at the laying of
the cornerstone of the Los Angeles Times [building] in 1934"; etc. Reprints of
"Editor and Publisher" article moved to Reference File - Oversize.
Box 597, Folder 9
Buildings - Fourth - Earlier Buildings on Property
1935, 1970
Scope and Contents
2 items: 6-pp. photocopied from Sixty Years in Southern California, 1853 - 1913,
by Harris Newmark; 3-pp. from The City That Grew, Boyle Workman, as told to
Caroline Walker. Both works contain information on history of the downtown Los
Angeles area, specifically the blocks around 1st and Spring.
Box 597, Folder 10
Buildings - Fourth - Barber Shop
1953
Scope and Contents
1 item. Clip from "Among Ourselves" (8/1953), "Fifth Chandler gets shorn in 'clip
joint'" - on Otis Chandler's 2 year-old son, Norman, becoming the 5th generation
of the Chandlers to have haircut from barber Sam David, who had a shop in the
Times building.
Box 597, Folder 11
Buildings - Fourth - Globe
1935, 1980 -
1981
Scope and Contents
6 items. Materials include: 1-pp. report, "The Globe," with detailed description
of the construction and design of the globe, including the metals, paints, and
lacquers used in the project; 1-pp. report (dated 5/29/1980) based on information
provided by Mary Sheridan of Los Angeles, who had been in charge of a
"rejuvenation" done on the glove in the early 1960s; 1-pp. report titled "Facts
about the Los Angeles Times Globe (no date); "Among Ourselves" clip, 5/1981, on
LAT "Superwalk" fundraiser for March of Dimes; 1-pp. photocopy from Editor &
Publisher, 8/10/1935, describing new LAT building (poorly cropped - no title or
author seen); booklet, "The Murals of The Times," with illustrations of the Globe
in the lobby, the south and north sections of mural, eight paragraphs of text.
Box 597, Folder 12
Buildings - Fourth - Interiors
1984
Scope and Contents
1 item. Article from Interior Design, 3/1984, "The Los Angeles Times: Charles
Kratka Associates consolidates the editorial department's various branches into a
single newsroom facility."
Box 597, Folder 13
Buildings - Fourth - Lobby
1933 - 1999
Scope and Contents
Approx. 16 items. Materials include: Event sheet for Lobby Re-opening, January
25, 1999; 2 "Lobby Exhibit & Tours" booklets (1981); exchange of memos
(9/4/1981) between Lois Markwith & Franklin D. Murphy, information related to
Shakespeare quote (and other inscriptions ?) used in lobby decor; memo from
Markwith to Robert Flannes (11/1981); other correspondence related to determining
origin of the quotations; LAT story 10/17/1934 on carved inscriptions at LAT
building; letter (4/1/1981) from Mary Sheridan, designer, about complete
refurbishment of the Globe; 1962 LAT Women of the Year entry for Mary Sheridan;
blueprint copy, "Details Main Lobby Plans & Elevations & Miscellaneous
Scale Details," (9/22/1933); blueprint, "Main Lobby Remodeling, Times Mirror
Company (4/25/1961); etc. Both blueprint copies moved to Reference File -
Oversize. 2 photographs: "Magic Stylus" exhibit display in the lobby, undated?
Box 597, Folder 14
Buildings - Fourth - Murals
1934 - 1990
Scope and Contents
Approx 10 items: collection of articles on restoration of the murals in the LAT
"Globe" Lobby. Among the publications represented are Los Angeles Conservancy,
Society of Architectural Historians News, etc.
Box 598
Reference File - Los Angeles Times
Box 598, Folder 1
Buildings - Fourth - Mural Restoration - Logs and Memos
1989 - 1990
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: project logs, memos and other material related to the
restoration of the Ballin murals in LAT Globe Lobby.
Box 598, Folder 2
Buildings - Fourth - Mural Restoration - Conservator
Information
1989 - 1990
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: letters, invoices, other material related to the consulting and
other work of conservators Scott Haskins, Rosamond Westmoreland and Tanya
Thompson.
Box 598, Folder 3
Buildings - Fourth - Mural Restoration - Fine Art Conservation
Laboratories
1990
Scope and Contents
1 item: "documentation packet for the Globe Lobby mural project..." - includes
letters, project proposal, financial bid, conservation treatment summary - approx.
15 pp. plus plastic sheets with b/w photos and photographic slides enclosed. The
packet was prepared by Scott Haskins of Fine Art Conservation Laboratories.
Binding removed.
Box 598, Folder 4
Buildings - Fourth - Mural Restoration - Reception
1989 - 1990
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: several versions of guest list for mural reception - "a
celebration of rediscovery," according to the invitation ; 5-pp. text of "David
Laventhol remarks" for delivery at the reception ; memos and other material
related to the planning for the reception of 5/30/1990.
Box 598, Folder 5
Buildings - Cannon
1898
Scope and Contents
2 items: copy of undated article in LAT with headline "Fine piece of ordnance
presented to The Times; copy of article (5/15/1898) with headlines "Times War
Whistle Code" and below that, "Sky Rocket Signal Service," the later related to
"six rockets of red to indicate an American victory" being fired from the roof of
the Times Building.
Box 598, Folder 6
Buildings - History
undated, 1928 -
1929
Scope and Contents
7 items: biographical info on Merrell Gage, sculptor, "north side of Times
Building"; original and 1 copy of "Homes of the Times," 6 typed sheets; 1-sheet
(half size) with info. about moving a plaque within the building, that showed "all
the World [War] I names"; two Among Ourselves articles, "Our original home --the
cradle of The Times" (6/1929) and "Looking Backward" (11/1928); "O/C notes on
first four Times Mirror headquarters," 4-pp. on green paper.
Box 598, Folder 7
Buildings - Off-site
1958, 1989 -
1990
Scope and Contents
4 items: "Extra" - a mock-up of an LAT front page for 4/21/1989 with two articles
about LAT Public Information staff; Management Bulletin, 4/13/1989, on departments
relocated to the Powell Building; Employee Bulletin, 11/8/1990; on Powell Building
structure having "asbestos-containing construction materials" in it; Photocopy of
clipping from LAT dated 2/2/1958. Headline is "Service garage project construction
furthered."
Box 598, Folder 8
Buildings - Olympic Plant.
1986 - 1990
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items. Materials include: clippings and photocopies of articles from
LAT and Among Ourselves; announcements of groundbreakings, building openings and
tours of the facility; entire LAT Front Page section (in plastic sleeve),
3/6/1990, bearing headline, "Olympic Plant Dedicated"; 3 copies of 1990 booklet
about the plant.
Box 598, Folder 9
Buildings - Orange County Facility
1968 - 1975
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items. Materials include: 2 copies of a tabloid-sized newsprint
section (undated) titled "The New Orange County Home of The Los Angeles Times;
management bulletins; reports and memos about the (Orange County) Satellite Plant;
two photocopied Editor & Publisher articles on LAT Orange County plant
(3/1/1969 & 6/6/1970) - headlines "New concept in expansion..." and "How Los
Angeles Times produces satellite paper"; article from Printing Production
magazine, 8/1968, "Satellite plant pioneers"; other magazine clippings, including
LAT and Among Ourselves; Management Conference Bulletin about a tour and barbecue
dinner at the Orange County Satellite Facility; etc.
Box 598, Folder 10
Buildings - Parking Structures
1988 - 1989
Scope and Contents
9 items: clipping, Downtown News, 12/12/1988, "Times opens parking structure"
(213 S. Spring); LAT clipping (photocopy), "Broadway building losing skylights and
top floors" (9/?/1970); letter from Tom Johnson to Carolyn Strickler of LAT
History Center, inviting her to ceremony marking completion of 213 S. Spring
parking structure; memo announcing opening ceremony for "213" garage on 12/9/1988;
LAT article (2 photocopies), 11/1972, "Times Mirror Square garage slated for
January opening" (2nd & Broadway facility); 7 copied sheets with historic
photos of downtown L.A.; photocopy of LAT article, 1/21/1988, "(Parking garage)
builders dig up a piece of L.A.'s Jewish history"; Downtown News article
(1/30/1989), on LAT "213" parking structure's sculpted murals.
Box 598, Folder 11
Buildings - San Fernando Valley Facility
1980 - 1984
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items. Materials include: general information on San Fernando Valley
Plant; Editor & Publisher articles on planning and design of the plant, and on
the ground-breaking; LAT articles on the new plant; etc.
Box 598, Folder 12
Buildings - Times Mirror Square - Historic Maps.
1887, 1936
Scope and Contents
3 items. Two maps (photocopies) of LAT location and surrounding area from 1880s,
identifying street names and businesses; similar map with notation 1936-HS441.
Box 598, Folder 13
Buildings - Times Mirror Square - List of Plans
undated
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 printed sheets laid out in columns/rows with column headings such as
"Proj.," "Preparer," and "Description," and phrases such as "Duct layout" and
Concrete framing plan" under "Description." Dates entered range from 1930s to
1980s.
Box 599
Reference File - Los Angeles Times
Box 599, Folder 1
Departments - Accounting, Credit and Finance
1928, 1931,
1949
Scope and Contents
3 items: (4-sheets) photocopied photo essay from Among Ourselves, 12/1949,
"Tabulating Dept.'s Mechanical Brains Know All the Answers"; clipped article,
Among Ourselves, 6/1931, "A Machine Almost Human"; (2-sheets) cover and article,
Among Ourselves, 11/1928, "Travails of a Treasurer."
Box 599, Folder 2
Departments - Accounting, Credit and Finance - Bulletins
1986 - 1987
Scope and Contents
17 items. Bulletins addressed to "Management Personnel," subjects include
announcement of promotions of employees, travel policies, requisition information,
telephone service evaluations, etc.
Box 599, Folder 3
Departments - Accounting, Credit and Finance - Chart of
Accounts
1965, 1967
Scope and Contents
3 items: "Chart of Accounts - Times-Mirror Company...April 30, 1965" (91 pp.);
"General Features Corporation -- Chart of Features Numbers" (8/4/1967); form
headed "Transmittal Sheet" (no date).
Box 599, Folder 4
Departments - Accounting, Credit and Finance - Chart of
Accounts
1976
Scope and Contents
1 item: "Chart of Accounts," effective 1/1/1976, (151 pp.)
Box 599, Folder 5
Departments - Accounting, Credit and Finance - Micrographics and
records
1958, 1965
Scope and Contents
10 items: series of memos and reports, 1958-1965, related to "beginnings of
microfilming & rudimentary records management system," per attached note; LAT
Microfilm Editions price list, 1901-1971; (4 copies) ad/order form for LAT
Microfilm Editions, "Missing Something," ca. 1979; (4 copies) ad/info booklet,
"(LAT) Microfilm Editions," ca. 1979.
Box 599, Folder 6
Departments - Accounting, Credit and Finance - Payroll
1987 - 1989
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: LAT forms--time cards, vacation vouchers, Report of Absence;
card with "Information on 1988 payroll tax rates..."; bulletins on 1987 and 1988
payroll tax rates; LAT informational flyers on "direct deposit" and "Free
Checking," etc.
Box 599, Folder 7
Departments - Accounting, Credit and Finance - Personnel
1983 - 1990
Scope and Contents
12 "Management Bulletin(s)" with information on personnel transfers and
promotions.
Box 599, Folder 8
Departments - Accounting, Credit and Finance - Personnel - Management
Bios
1971 - 1979
Scope and Contents
Approx. 75 items. Bio reports include the following information: department,
name, date of birth, education, previous work experience, positions held in
company, company development, date of preparation.
Box 599, Folder 9
Departments - Accounting, Credit and Finance - Receipts
1932, 1934,
1962
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items. Materials include a stack of invoice forms from 1932 to
Times-Mirror Co. and LAT from Steel Furniture Manufacturing Co. of Baldwin Park,
CA; informal inventory of "Number of typewriters in Editorial Depts";
"Requisition...for Supplies" form (1962); blueprint (no date) "Front elevation of
typewriter stand"; stack of correspondence from office furniture providers on
topic of typewriter stands (1934); (2 copies) Times-Mirror Co. "Specifications for
typewriter stands (1934); legal-sized sheet headed "Schedule 'A' - Office
furniture and equipment...to be furnished...(by) Metal Office Furniture Company,
Grand Rapids, Mich.," etc.
Box 599, Folder 10
Departments - Accounting, Credit and Finance - Reports
1937
Scope and Contents
3 items, stapled together: 2 letters from the California Division of Labor
Statistics and Law Enforcement to Times-Mirror Co. (1937); one "Volume of
Employment - Manufacturing" form from (Calif.) Department of Industrial Relations,
with entries made for June - December, 1937.
Box 599, Folder 11
Departments - Accounting, Credit and Finance - Travel Reimbursement
Policy
1988
Scope and Contents
1 item: LAT "Travel & Entertainment Guide - Policy for reimbursable business
expenses" (6/1/1988), 62 pp.
Box 599, Folder 12
Departments - Administrative Services
1958, 1983 -
1990
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items. Most items are LAT "Management Bulletins" or "Employee
Bulletins," 1983 - 1990. Also a 1958 Philip Chandler memo on LAT mail procedures
and mail costs, and 1989 LAT flyer, "The Case of the Relocated Departments," to
explain (with humor) how to find departments that had been relocated across Spring
St. from Times Mirror Square (text, map and illustrations).
Box 599, Folder 13
Departments - Administrative Services - Personnel
1983, 1987
Scope and Contents
2 items: "Management Bulletin," 11/4/1983, "Elizabeth L. Chapman has been
promoted to... Secretarial Services Supervisor in the Admin. Services Department";
"Management Bulletin," 5/27/1987, announcing "the promotion of Betty Chapman
to...Support Services Manager."
Box 599, Folder 14
Departments - Administrative Services - Personnel - Bios
1973 - 1979
Scope and Contents
Approx. 65 items. Material consists of personnel bios for administrative services
personnel dated 1973-1979.
Box 599, Folder 15
Departments - Administrative Services - Purchasing
1988, 1990
Scope and Contents
2 items: Employee Bulletin, 12/2/1988, regarding "Federal Express...is offering
substantial discounts to Times employees who sign up for a Federal Express Card";
Management Bulletin, 11/19/1990, "inventory for Shipping & Receiving/Stockroom
will be held November 26 - 29, 1990."
Box 599, Folder 16
Departments - Administrative Services - Purchasing Policies &
Procedure
1988 - 1990
Scope and Contents
Item: one copy, unbound, "Purchasing Policies and Procedures," 154 pp. (1988,
1989,1990)
Box 599, Folder 17
Departments - Administrative Services - Voicemail systems
1995
Scope and Contents
1 item: 1/9/1995 memo on subject of "Audix Upgrade," reading in part, "January 29
we will be replacing the Audix voice mail system at Times Mirror Square and the
Olympic Facility with a new 'Intuity' voice mail system."
Box 600
Reference File - Los Angeles Times
Box 600, Folder 1
Departments - Advertising
1929 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: 4" x 7" 3-ring notebook with title page reading, "Los Angeles
Times: Dominating newspaper in America's 4th largest market"; sheet titled
"Summary -- all advertising (Morning and Sunday total)," covering years 1966 -
1974; blue, spiral-bound booklet, "Advertising Ratios, 1961," (10 pp., binding
removed); multi-page reports with cover page reading "Advertising Ratios, 1958,"
and "Advertising Rations, 1959"; various clips on LAT ranking in ad linage; ad
marketing reports with info on 1930s through 1970s; report headed "Top Ten
newspapers in total advertising linage" (1968-1969); special section of Sales and
Marketing Management, 6/1986, which ranked Times Mirror #1 in the Publishing &
Printing category of "America's Best Sales Forces"; other clips and information
relating to LAT advertising and newspaper advertising in general. Notebook removed
to Reference File - Oversize.
Box 600, Folder 2
Departments - Advertising - Linage - Southern California newspaper
comparisons
1960 - 1983
Scope and Contents
9 items: "Media Records, Linage Analysis" (1980 vs. 1981) for 7 Southern
California newspapers; five separate reports, "Media Records, Linage Analysis,"
cover 1982 vs. 1983 [reports range from 8 to 20 pp.]; two columnar reports give
"Total Advertising Linage - Los Angeles Newspapers (LAT, Examiner, Herald-Express,
etc.) from 1930 - 1960
Box 600, Folder 3
Departments - Advertising - Linage - Top newspaper
comparisons
1950 - 1985
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items. Materials include: 2-pp. report, "1st Ten Leaders in each major
classification of newspaper advertising in the U.S., first 11 months, 1981"; "1st
Ten Leaders in each major classification of newspaper advertising in the U.S.,
first 11 months, 1974"; [ditto] 1972; more material, various combinations of data,
LAT vs. national competitors, 1950s,1960s, 1970s, and up to 1985.
Box 600, Folder 4
Departments - Advertising - Linage - Miscellaneous sources
1927-1983
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items. Material includes: memos containing data on "media records
linage"; data on LAT total advertising linage, 1948-1960; photocopies of LAT
stories (and other sources) on the paper's top rankings in ad linage from 1920s
through 1960s; detailed memo (7-pp.) on "Rate Analysis," dated 10/14/1981'; 11-pp.
report headed "Full run classified comparison - versus prior year [1982-1983, some
1970s and 1960s data incl.]; etc.
Box 600, Folder 5
Departments - Advertising - Linage - Marketing Research
reports.
1980 - 1984
Scope and Contents
Material includes: year-by-year comparisons of LAT Advertising Linage 1972 -
1983, 1967 - 1984, and 1969 - 1979
Box 600, Folder 6
Departments - Advertising - Revenue
1993
Scope and Contents
4 items. Material includes: 1-pp. columnar report, "History of Classified
Performance," 1973-1993; (Display) Net Revenue, 1980-1992; 1-pp., Display Advert.
- Total Net Revenue, 1983-1992; Classified Advert., revenues, 1983-1992.
Box 600, Folder 7
Departments - Circulation
circa 1908 -
1994
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items. Material includes: 3-pp. report in clear plastic sleeve, "Times
circulation in the early years" (date of 1908 or after indicated); photocopy of
Among Ourselves article, "Those Glorious Old Days," 10/1928; adv. flyers, 1981,
for LAT-published book, Los Angeles 200: a Bicentennial Celebration, & mail
order forms in plastic sleeve; 1 copy, LAT "Circulation Sales Manual" (1932); six
reproductions of 1912 LAT promo. post cards; spiral-bound circulation sale
booklet, "Good News for Southern California" (ca. 1966); employee bulletins/news
releases on to circulation. sales; labor flyer of OC picketers, 10/30/1975, headed
"(LAT) seizes power and control -- HELP STOP THE TAKEOVER; various circulation.
promo materials; L.A. Business Journal article, 9/5/1994, "...Times continues to
dominate the war of words." 1 photograph: snapshot of a man and woman at the
circulation desk, undated.
Box 600, Folder 8
Departments - Circulation - Articles
1928 - 1975
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items. Material includes: Among Ourselves and LAT articles (and ads)
announcing circulation achievements or promoting circulation;
Box 600, Folder 9
Departments - Circulation - Accounts
1977
Scope and Contents
Item is 100+ pp., "Circulation Project Committee Progress Report" (by J.G.
Vermuelen, 12/22/1977). Page 1 reads in part, "A project committee was formed
during March, 1977...to identify and resolve circulation problems with the primary
goals of: reducing costs and increasing revenue; improving customer service; and
improving the circulation billing system.
Box 600, Folder 10
Departments - Circulation - Best of the Times
1982
Scope and Contents
1 item: tear sheet of article, Editor & Publisher, 10/16/1982, "The hows and
whys of marriage mail [shared mail]."
Box 600, Folder 11
Departments - Circulation - California Circulation Managers
Association
1941, 1942,
1945
Scope and Contents
3 items : 32-pp. booklet, "California Circulation Managers' Association, 23rd
Annual Convention," Hotel Biltmore, Los Angeles, CA., 1941; 32-pp. booklet,
"California Circulation Managers' Association, 24th Annual Convention," Hotel Mark
Hopkins, San Francisco, CA, 1942; 7-pp. program, stapled to cardboard backing,
"California Circulation Managers' Association, 27th Annual Convention, 1945.
Box 600, Folder 12
Departments - Circulation - Carriers
1946 - 1987,
1995
Scope and Contents
150 + items. Material includes: "news" briefs and longer articles about benefits
of beings an LAT delivery person - parties, summer camp, visiting Washington, DC
(and meeting VP Nixon), scholarships, other financial incentives, etc. Several
clips on newsboys (virtually all were male in the time frame) who did something
notable, such as rescuing a 12-year old playmate from a cave-in, 1 item. Example
of a card sent out by circulation carriers to subscribers on their route at
Holiday season. Illustration on the front shows Santa Claus, with a big sack of
LAT driving an off-road vehicle with oversized tires, etc.
Box 600, Folder 13
Departments - Circulation - Dealers
1938, 1948,
1950
Scope and Contents
3 items, stapled: 3-pp. "Dealer's Agreement" (canceled 1950); 2-pp. "Cash Bond
Agreement" (canceled 1950); 1948 letter from R.F. Marx, LAT Circulation Manager,
to Ernest Barber (a dealer) informing him of a price increase for LAT copies
furnished, other details.
Box 600, Folder 14
Departments - Circulation - Delivery wagons
1927, 1990
Scope and Contents
5 items: note from Robert Erburu to Carolyn Strickler (2/12/1990) asking to
retrieve a "Times four-wheel wagon that...I kept in my office until it was
remodeled in 1986...the wagon was sent to the Archives"; Carolyn Strickler reply
to Mr. Erburu (2/21/1990), reading in part, "...we do indeed have it. Just let me
know when you want us to bring it up"; copy of photo and article, "And we all
ride," from Among Ourselves, 7/1927; additional photocopies of photos of LAT
4-wheeled wagons of the 1920s. The wagons are now a collector's item. The logo
"Buy the Los Angeles Times from me" was painted on the side of the wagons.
Box 601
Reference File - Los Angeles Times
Box 601, Folder 1
Departments - Circulation - Audit Bureau of Circulation
1959, 1961,
1994
Scope and Contents
5 + items (one edge water-damaged on entire stack, no text lost): 4 Audit Reports
(by Audit Bureau of Circulations) "for 12 months ending March 31, 1959," for
Herald & Express (L.A.), Examiner (L.A.), Mirror News (L.A.), and Times
(L.A.); additional 10-pp. with columns of figures related to circulation for the
same newspapers. Audit Bureau of Circulations, "Newspaper Publisher's Statement -
for 6 months ended Sept. 30, 1994 - Los Angeles Times." Report provides
information on total circulation, and on many different aspects of the newspaper's
sales, promotion, marketing and distribution.
Box 601, Folder 2
Departments - Circulation - Suburban Sections.
1971, 1980,
1987
Scope and Contents
4 items: 4 reports, all titled "Circulation History of the Los Angeles Times
Suburban Sections." date of issue is not readily apparent on all of them. One
appears to date from 5/1971, another circa 1980, the other, of which there are 2
copies, is dated 8/1987. They feature circulation. figures with some description
of local areas covered.
Box 601, Folder 3
Departments - Circulation - ABC Southern California Newspaper
Comparison
1962 - 1982
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 sheets of information, in various combinations of circulation
information for all southern California newspaper, from very small ones (Tulare
Advance-Register, circulation. 5,200, 3/31/'65) to LAT (circulation. 830,000,
3/31/'65). 1 other item in folder--LAT "Timely Bulletin: total circulation and
subscription /copy cost of Southern California ABC newspapers," publication date
2/1977. All compiled by the Audit Bureau of Circulations.
Box 601, Folder 4
Departments - Circulation - ABC Top 30 Newspaper Comparison
1954 - 1982
Scope and Contents
40 + reports, in various combinations, of circulation figures for the Top 30
national newspapers, morning, evening, Sunday, etc. All compiled by the Audit
Bureau of Circulations.
Box 601, Folder 5
Departments - Circulation - Marketing Research Reports
1970 - 1994
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: many loose, 1-pp. reports on circulation; 10-pp. report, "L.A.
Times Net Paid Circulation, 1960-1989"; 10-pp. report, "L.A. Times Net Paid
Circulation, 1955-1983"; 10-pp. report, "L.A. Times Net Paid Circulation"; 9-pp.
report, "L.A. Times Net Paid Circulation, 1976-1980 and Jan. - Sept. 1981"; 9-pp.
report, "(LAT) Net Paid Circulation, - 1981-1984 and Jan. - Sept. 1985"; 10-pp.
report, "LAT) Net Paid Circulation, 1955-1984"; 10-pp. report, "LAT) Net Paid
Circulation, 1959-1988"; (incomplete) "L.A. Times Net Paid Circulation," -
1955-1979 and Jan. - March 1980"; 5-pp. report, LAT, "Circulation and
Classified,"Circulation Gains and Losses since 1931"; 10-pp. report, title
handwritten at top of page 1 - "Street Sale Circe. Stats, selected months,
1990-94." Compiled by Marketing Research department.
Box 601, Folder 6
Departments - Circulation - Miscellaneous Sources
1960 - 1994
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items. Material includes: small booklet, staple-bound, "What has
happened to Times circulation during the last five years?" - aimed at advertisers;
photo-text essay from Among Ourselves, 11/1951, "Handling largest daily, Sunday
circulation in the West"; AO article, 7/1960, "Circulation of Times 'Way Out
Front"; various in-house reports on LAT circulation compared to Herald, Examiner,
Daily News, Mirror, etc.; 1/1/1910 LAT ad touting circulation achievements
1900-1910, "Largest daily and Sunday newspaper published in California,"
"Independent, progressive, trustworthy, fearless"; LAT article, 10/30/1984, "Daily
News, La Opinion lead area papers in circulation growth..."; (LAT) Circulation
History, Daily 1887-1993, Sunday 1895-1993; 4 "Employee Bulletin(s)" 1990-91, all
about circulation gains.
Box 601, Folder 7
Departments - Circulation - Incentive programs
1959, 1979
Scope and Contents
Thin, black, 3-hole binder containing a number of responses to requests for
description and explanation of circulation sales incentive plans used by other
major newspapers around the United States. Responses were received from Dallas
Morning News, Gannett Newspapers, New Orleans Times-Picayune, Des Moines Register.
Information packet (stapled), 12-pp., "Pick up the world-Travel Adventures." Page
1 reads, in part, "Get ready for the time of your life... by participating in the
L.A. Times Circulation Department's 1979 travel incentive program, you could soon
be enjoying eight fabulous days in lively Mexico, unspoiled Maui or aboard a
(cruise) to the Mexican Riviera. (This is) the finest travel package The Times has
ever offered to its home delivery agents and dealers." [The remaining pages
describe an ideal vacation for each of the three options.] Binding on 1959
publication removed.
Box 601, Folder 8
Departments - Circulation - Personnel
1978 - 1989
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: approx. 20 "Management Bulletin(s)," 1983-1989, over the
signatures of Don Wright, Tom Johnson, Jim Boswell and Dick Schlosberg, the
bulletins deal with promotions, transfers and organizational changes within
Circulation Department, usually including some professional information on the
individuals involved; 3 memos from Bert Tiffany to Circulation Account Clerks
(1978-1979) on jobs being phased out by a computerized system, explaining that LAT
would try to relocate personnel and/or offer a bonus to stay until the
changeover.
Box 601, Folder 9
Departments - Circulation - Personnel - Bios
1963 - 1964
Scope and Contents
Personnel biographical reports include the following information: department,
name, date of birth, education, previous work experience, positions held in
company, company development, date of preparation. Sheets dated 1963 - 1964
Box 602
Reference File - Los Angeles Times
Box 602, Folder 1
Departments - Circulation - Personnel - Bios (1 of 2)
1970 - 1979
Scope and Contents
100 + items. Personnel biographical reports include the following information:
department, name, date of birth, education, previous work experience, positions
held in company, company development, date of preparation. Split into two
folders
Box 602, Folder 2
Departments - Circulation - Personnel - Bios (2 of 2)
1970 - 1979
Scope and Contents
100 + items. Personnel biographical reports include the following information:
department, name, date of birth, education, previous work experience, positions
held in company, company development, date of preparation. Split into two
folders
Box 602, Folder 3
Departments - Circulation - Subscriber comments
1919, 1978
Scope and Contents
2 items: letter, 1/13/1919, from Lina Grey (and husband Zane Grey) to Gordon Ray
Young, LAT columnist, praising his work for the paper; letter, 10/17/1978, from
Cary Grant to Gordon Phillips, LAT Public relations, complaint about condition in
which his LAT arrived on his driveway.
Box 602, Folder 4
Departments - Circulation - Subscription rates
1932 - 1995
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items. Material includes: 1-pp. numerical report, "Statement of rates
and circulation year by year from 1911 to 1932. All records (pre-1911) destroyed
by explosion on Oct. 1, 1910"; various charts of subscription rates throughout
20th century; misc. items related to subscription prices.
Box 602, Folder 5
Departments - Circulation - Subscription receipts
1887 - 1989
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: samples of subscription receipts from two centuries. Samples
are dated 1887, 1891, 1893, 1895, 1896, 1898, 1903, 1976, 1981, 1987, 1989. One
receipt is initialed by Harry Chandler.
Box 602, Folder 6
Departments - Circulation - Report
1930, 1934
Scope and Contents
3 items: 2-pp. report, "Street Sales and Special Editions," 1/22/1930; 60-pp.
report, "The Circulation Department," (date 5/1934 indicated in pencil, p. 1);
1-pp. letter addressed to "Mr. Marx," and signed "RMS," (8/4/1934) offers
circulation numbers for ?
Box 602, Folder 7
Departments - Circulation - Berliner research report on
circulation
1938
Scope and Contents
"1 item. 48-pp. "A Berliner Research Report on Newspaper Circulation (#4549),"
1938. Prepared by J.J. Berliner & Staff, New York, NY. The report is divided
into ten major parts: I. How a wholesaler uses [an] assembly line... II.
Mechanization of newspaper mailing III. Ways to meet high costs IV. Newspapers'
productive circulation areas to be determined by new trading region analysis V.
Street sales can be boosted profitably VI. Mail circulation can be expanded VII.
Special offers boost sales VIII. Sunday and Daily newspapers; a study of their
differences IX. Community store delivers the papers X. What is circulation
expense? "
Box 602, Folder 8
Departments - Classified Advertising
1963 - 1983
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: article copy, Among Ourselves, 11/1963, "Classified computer
system gets under way"; tear sheet article, The Reader, 6/4/1982, :Lost--Million
Lines from Times Class."; various memos dealing with classifieds; personnel
policies; rate guidelines; more material on automation of classified dept.,
12/1978; 4-pp. script for slide show--headed "FYI"--on the history of classified
advertising in general, and specifically the history of ads in LAT; 12-sheet issue
of Ad Notes, published "by and for" the (LAT) Classified Ad staff, 5/19/1983;
invitations to - 1974 Classified Christmas & Awards Breakfast, 1977 Classified
Christmas & Awards Program, Classified's Christmas and Awards Program
Box 602, Folder 9
Departments - Classified Advertising - Articles
1931 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items. Material includes: articles from Among Ourselves and LAT on
history of ads in LAT, ad milestones, automation in advertising,; singles ads in
LAT, 1986.
Box 602, Folder 10
Departments - Classified Advertising - Cangelosi, La Rue -
File
1967
Scope and Contents
Approx. 45 items. Material includes: 3 copies organizational chart of dept.; list
of personnel names, job titles, with phone extension, and extensions of other
dept. activities; historical material on LAT; policy statements; stats on
telephone sales and total class. ad. linage for 1940s, 1950s, 1960s; standards of
excellence; classified copy regulations; etc.
Box 602, Folder 11
Departments - Classified Advertising - Jubilee edition.
1956, 1957
Scope and Contents
4 items. Material includes: 2 photocopies, Page 1 of 1/8/1956 LAT Classified
Diamond Jubilee Edition; photocopy of news brief, LAT 1/8/1956, "Largest
classified section published in Times today"; photocopy of news brief, LAT 1/1957,
"Big Jubilee classified pages today."
Box 602, Folder 12
Departments - Classified Advertising - Orientation/Interview
materials
circa 1955
Scope and Contents
4 items: 16-pp. report, "What a new salesperson should know about classified
advertising: A. History B. Readership C. Ready-made market"; 5-pp. of questions,
"Interview for applicant," prepared by KLEIN INSTITUTE FOR APTITUDE TESTING (2
copies); 7-pp. script, "Keeping abreast of The Times....for sales success".
Box 602, Folder 13
Departments - Classified Advertising - Personnel
1983 - 1989
Scope and Contents
9 items. Material includes: 9 "Management Bulletin(s)." The bulletins give the
names of personnel promoted or transferred, and in some cases, professional bio
material on them.
Box 603
Reference File - Los Angeles Times
Box 603, Folder 1
Departments - Classified Advertising - Personnel - Bios
1958 - 1972
Scope and Contents
Approx. 100 items. Personnel biographical forms including name, address, marital
status, no. of children, hobbies, education, military service, present job,
Times-Mirror Co. employment record, previous employment. Includes tabs reading:
Auto, HW; Real Estate; Mdse; Secty & Clks.; Vol.
Box 603, Folder 2
Departments - Classified Advertising - Personnel - Bios
1958 - 1972
Scope and Contents
Approx. 90 items. Personnel biographical forms including name, address, marital
status, no. of children, hobbies, education, military service, present job,
Times-Mirror Co. employment record, previous employment. Includes tabs reading:
Front counter, National, San Fernando, Outside Sales Serv. Center,Outside Secty.,
Westside.
Box 603, Folder 3
Departments - Classified Advertising - Personnel - Bios
1958 - 1972
Scope and Contents
Approx. 95 items. Personnel biographical forms including name, address, marital
status, no. of children, hobbies, education, military service, present job,
Times-Mirror Co. employment record, previous employment. Includes tabs reading:
Central, Auto. Executives, PBX, Admin. Office, Copy Desk, San Gabriel, Sub.
Secty's, Orange County.
Box 603, Folder 4
Departments - Classified Advertising - Personnel - Bios
1958 - 1972
Scope and Contents
Approx. 95 items. Personnel bio forms including name, address, marital status,
no. of children, hobbies, education, military service, present job, Times-Mirror
Co. employment record, previous employment. Includes tabs reading: Sub. Secty's,
San Gabriel, Orange County.
Box 603, Folder 5
Departments - Classified Advertising - Personnel - Bios
1971 - 1979
Scope and Contents
Approx. 100 items. 1-pp. personnel bios, include name, date of birth, education,
previous work experience, positions held in company, company development and date
of preparation (of bio). Some duplicates included.
Box 604
Reference Files - Los Angeles Times
Box 604, Folder 1
Departments - Classified Advertising - Promotion samples
1938 - 1987
Scope and Contents
9 items. Material includes: advertisement/application form for accident insurance
"for Los Angeles Times readers..." (1987); flyer with info. on "new extended Times
Classified hours" (1987); tear sheet of ad, "We've put on a new face!" (1983); LAT
classified's promo, "Perhaps Dick Tracy can solve...the mystery of the missing
circulation." (ca. 1949); tear sheet of LAT ad, "the classified advertising
picture for 10 months of 1938..."; booklet, "Your guide to Los Angeles Area
streets and recreation" (1966); 2 other tear sheets of ads, 1966-1969; ad/poster,
"Jubilee 1984 (1/1/1984) - unfolds to approx. 2' x 3';
Box 604, Folder 2
Departments - Classified Advertising - Real Estate contest
1966
Scope and Contents
4 items. 4 examples of "Real Estate Contest Special" (mock-up oversized LAT Pg.
1). Material includes: "Real estate drive begins" (5/6/1966); 2 copies, "Real
estate drive generates interest" (5/13/1966); "Campaign covers most of state"
(5/27/1966).
Box 604, Folder 3
Departments - Classified Advertising - Receipts/Order Forms
1917 - 1980
Scope and Contents
3 plastic sleeves, 4 items. Material includes: example of "Adv. Form 1," dated
8/31/1917; tear sheet of ad for "A 5-way service for placing classified ads" (ca.
1932); computer data card as invoice (1980?); LAT memo from Judy Anderson to Lois
Markwith, 10/27/1980.
Box 604, Folder 4
Departments - Classified Advertising - Report to advertisers
1966
Scope and Contents
1 item. 16-pp. booklet, "Times Classified - 1966 Report to Advertisers." Features
line graphs, bar graphs, lists and text explaining the advantages of advertising
in LAT.
Box 604, Folder 5
Departments - Classified Advertising - Sales Training
circa 1955,
1987
Scope and Contents
3 items, each stapled. Material includes: 7-pp. essay headed "Frank Lester," with
"Classified Advertising, ca. 1950s" penciled in; 7-pp. slide show script, headed
"Keeping abreast of The Times.... for sales success"; 13-pp. essay, "Hiring and
Training," by Mildred Renstrom, "rec'd from John Archer, Class. Adv. Telephone
Sales" penciled in" - date penciled in looks like "3/23/'87," but the sheaf looks
older.
Box 604, Folder 6
Departments - Classified Advertising - Telephone sales
1959
Scope and Contents
2 items. 2 copies of 15-pp. report, "Telephone sales - Los Angeles Times
Classified Advertising Department," plus example of organizational chart for
Class. Adv. Dept., and forms titled "telephone sales applicant appraisal sheet,"
"personal counseling chart," "individual sales performance record," "individual
sales report," etc.
Box 604, Folder 7
Departments - Classified Advertising - Writing contest
1942
Scope and Contents
3 items. Three oversized sheets showing the entries that won 1st, 2nd, and 3rd
Prizes and Honorable Mention in "Times Classified Dept. Ad-writing Contest,
6/1942.
Box 604, Folder 8
Departments - Communications
1994
Scope and Contents
2 items: 22-pp. booklet, "How to get your press release into the right hands at
the Los Angeles Times"; memo from Michele Biagioni to Diane Abney, 6/7/1994,
related to set-up plan for a "Meet the Critic" program featuring Kenneth Turan on
6/21/1994.
Box 604, Folder 9
Departments - Creative Services
1990, 1993
Scope and Contents
2 items: Management Bulletin, 4/17/1990, from Jim Boswell to Management
Personnel, on "completion of the restructuring of the Creative Services
Department" (promotions, etc.); 6-pp. tear sheet from Publish magazine, 5/1993,
"Changing with The Times," by Gene Gable, on LAT Creative Services Dept.
Box 604, Folder 10
Departments - Development
1985, 1987
Scope and Contents
2 items: Management Bulletin, 12/20/1985, from Don Wright to "Management
Personnel," related to promotion of Willard Colston to new position of Director of
Development for LAT; order form, 2/1987, headed "Add to your collection of Los
Angeles Times Books."
Box 604, Folder 11
Departments - Display Advertising
1928 - 1989
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items. Materials include: articles from Among Ourselves; 4/28/1989
Management Bulletin on reorganization of Display Advertising; undated "Review of
the (LAT) Selective Saturation Program"; (LAT) Display Advertising Dept. -
"Functional" Organization Chart - 1958"; "Orange County 10 Year Forecast,
1970-1980"; LAT Display Ad Depth Chart, 2 cps. (1979); LAT Retail Display
Rates...1973-1982; reports on ad linage; article, Los Angeles magazine, 3/1977,
"Can the 'Times' ad censors cope with the new morality?"; 46-pp. "Guide to the
(LAT) Display Advertising Department [w/ employee photos]." 3/22/1985; February
1989 edition of "Display Advertising Digest;" etc.
Box 604, Folder 12
Departments - Display Advertising - Brainstorming Report
1974
Scope and Contents
3 items, stapled in one stack. Material includes: 35-pp. report titled, "Display
Department Brainstorming," addressing questions such as "Where is The Times now? -
What trends do you see? - What is our mission?"; two long memos from Jim Hunkins
to Phil Magwood (all 1974).
Box 604, Folder 13
Departments - Display Advertising - Personnel
1983 - 1990
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: Management Bulletins on promotions, transfers, organizational
changes and announcements within Display Advertising.
Box 604, Folder 14
Departments - Display Advertising - Personnel - Bios
1975 - 1978
Scope and Contents
Approx. 75 items. Material includes: personnel biographies for display
advertising employees, giving name, date of birth, education, previous work
experience, positions held in company, company development, date of bio
preparation.
Box 604, Folder 15
Departments - Display Advertising - Policy
1977 - 1994
Scope and Contents
5 items. Material includes: three articles from LAT [one with Otis Chandler
byline] tracing, over approx. 6 months, LAT rejection of ads for porno films, a
lawsuit by representatives of the "adult" film industry, and a judge's dismissal
of the suit (1977-1978); transcript of 3/30/1978 news report on KHJ-tv on the
judge's ruling; article, 9/5/1994, "L.A. Times gives cold shoulder to 'adult
cabaret' category advertising."
Box 604, Folder 16
Departments - Display Advertising - Promotion
1981 - 1988
Scope and Contents
6 items. Materials include: 20-pp. promotional booklet on LAT Home Magazine
(1982); promo flyer (1984) for Home magazine reprints on '84 Olympics; 5 sheets
(stapled) with financial figures - "Home Magazine offers national advertisers a
better advertising value than California Magazine"; promotional packet in folder,
"International Opportunities in the Los Angeles Times" (1984); info packet in
folder, "(LAT) Television Times," 1981; ad for "Nuestro Tiempo" clipped from
9/12/1988 LAT.
Box 604, Folder 17
Departments - Display Advertising - Sales training
circa 1955
Scope and Contents
4 items. Material includes 2 to 10 page transcripts and reports. Headings are:
"Handling objections"; [untitled] "Now that we have considered..."; "Creative
selling clinic"; "Addendum."
Box 604, Folder 18
Departments - Display Advertising - Samples
1881 - 1900
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items. photocopied ads from LAT a wide variety of goods and services
for the period 1881-1900.
Box 605
Reference Files - Los Angeles Times
Box 605, Folder 1
Departments - Display Advertising - Samples
1900 - 1949
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items. Photocopied ads from LAT featuring a wide variety of rentals,
goods and services for the period 1900-1949.
Box 605, Folder 2
Departments - Display Advertising - Samples
1950 - 1958
Scope and Contents
Approx. 45 items. Photocopied ads from LAT a wide variety of goods and services
for the period 1950 - 1958.
Box 605, Folder 3
Departments - Editorial - Automation
circa 1982
Scope and Contents
1 item: 13-pp. monograph, "The newsroom before and after computers -- the
Locke-NES Monster," by Wilson R. Locke, Times Systems Editor.
Box 605, Folder 4
Departments - Editorial - Books by Staff Writers
1989
Scope and Contents
1 item: tear sheet from Library Journal, 5/1/1989, brief review of Selling Out:
How we are letting Japan buy our land, our industries, our financial institutions,
and our future, by Douglas Frantz and Catherine Collins. (Frantz was an LAT
staffer)
Box 605, Folder 5
Departments - Editorial - Book Review Section
1970 - 1990
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: brief, Editor & Publisher, 6/6/1970, "L.A. Times adds tab
devoted to books"; form letter from Digby Diehl, 3/1977, with 5-pp. "Reviewer's
Guide" for submissions to LAT Book Review;LAT article,12/11/1985, by David Shaw,
"Reviewing Books-it's haphazard" (2 other articles in Shaw series on book review
sections, one on NYT, the other on Wash. Post; sampling of Pg. 1 of LAT Book
Review; related articles.
Box 605, Folder 6
Departments - Editorial - Business Section
1961
Scope and Contents
2 items: tear sheet of Nick B. Williams column, 9/17/1961, "Watch our finance
section grow!"; copy of brief article explaining "Expanded financial, business
coverage in today's Times," no byline, no date. Includes Predecessor Sections.
Box 605, Folder 7
Departments - Editorial - Calendar Section
1960 - 1994
Scope and Contents
5 items. Materials include: LAT memo (8/22/1960) from Edw. Reap, Promotion, to
James Toland, Sunday Editorial, on the soon to be published "first issue of the
new entertainment tabloid CALENDAR..."; copy of article from Among Ourselves,
10/1966, "Calendar has new look, new columnist"; tear sheet of "Calendar -
Letters" for 6/28/1987, featuring a selection of letters critical of the
"Calendar" section; 3-pp. report headed "Sunday Calendar Redesign," 7/1994;
article copied from Lifestyle Media-Relations Reporter, 9/5/1994, "Los Angeles
Times Calendar Eds: Home Entertainment, Family Fun," mentions staffers Sherry
Stern, Susan Freudenheim, Anne Hurley and John Lindsay.
Box 605, Folder 8
Departments - Editorial - Carrier Pigeon Service
1981 - 1985
Scope and Contents
4 items. Materials include: article copied from Among Ourselves, 2/1981,
"Wireless gave news to Catalina"; photographic image (on heavy paper) and
photocopy of an illustration showing a horse-drawn wagon bearing the logo, "The
Times Catalina Island Service," (from AO, no date seen); pp. 18-39 copied from
booklet "Winged Mail: from Avalon to Bunker Hill [1894-1898]," by Anna Marie
Hager, publ. by Dawson's Book Shop, 1985.
Box 605, Folder 9
Departments - Editorial - City Desk
undated
Scope and Contents
1 item: 3-pp. letter from Chick Galloway to Bill Thomas, later shared with
"Claude." The subject is the screening of calls to the City Desk. Galloway writes
that it was true that the screener "should be an amateur psychologist, an
information bureau, and possess the skin of an alligator." The letter also details
a number of interesting stories related to screening calls from the public at the
news desk of a major newspaper. Galloway considered this task to be something of
an art form.
Box 605, Folder 10
Departments - Editorial - Color Photographs
1954 - 1955
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items. Color photographs run in LAT 1954 - 1955 -- sports action, TV
stars, stills from motion pictures.
Box 605, Folder 11
Departments - Editorial - Columns - Features
1924 - 1989
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items. Materials include: copy of LAT article (7/20/1941), "'Front
door ballot box' starts in Times next Sunday," asking for public opinion on
issues, plus 6 sheets of "Forum" questions with the dates they ran in LAT; copies
of 5 "Dear Abby" columns, or LAT articles mentioning "Dear Abby" (1962); LAT
article copy, 1/17/1926, "Politeness reporter is arrested four times...", LAT
staffer say that, generally, LA traffic officers are more polite than those in
Chicago and elsewhere; tear sheet, LAT 9/7/1989, "Genetic maps leading us into
unknown..."; copy of LAT crossword puzzle, 11/27/1924.
Box 605, Folder 12
Departments - Editorial - Columnists
1961, 1981,
1988
Scope and Contents
4 items. Material includes: tear sheet, a brief from ADWEEK/West, 11/16/1981, on
LAT joining with CompuServe in a "test program in which highlights (from LAT) are
programmed for access by home computer users" (program partner was CompuServe);
1-pp. (undated), headed "Famous columnists," lists Charles Lummis, Harry Carr,
Bill Henry, Ed Ainsworth and Kyle Palmer; Front page announcement, 10/29/1961, "*
noted columnists join Sunday Times feature parade"; copy of The Wine Investor,
1/18/1988, article, "L.A. Times labors mightily and produces a...Danberger?"
(article is very critical of LAT and their selection of new wine columnist, Dan
Berger.
Box 605, Folder 13
Departments - Editorial - Comics
1971 - 1975
Scope and Contents
8 items: tear sheets of comic strips through the years ; letters and articles
about the history and social ramifications of comic strips ; memos and press
releases about LAT policies relating to comic strips. Specific strips discussed in
detail include "Doonesbury" and "Little Orphan Annie." This is a 9/19/1971 column
by Nick B. Williams headed "The Editor who dropped Little Orphan Annie."
Box 605, Folder 14
Departments - Editorial - Computer Systems
1995
Scope and Contents
1 item: article copy from Editor & Publisher, 6/10/1995, "L.A. Times replaces
Coyotes with Decade," by Roger S. Peterson.
Box 605, Folder 15
Departments - Editorial - Editorial Awards
1966 - 1995
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items. Materials include: 8 programs from LAT Editorial Awards
Banquet, 2 cps. of 18th Annual (1978), 3 cps. of 20th Annual (1980), 1 cp. 21st
Annual (1981), 1 cp. of 25th Annual (1985), 1 cp. 33rd Annual (1993); list of 1982
Winners; 2 cps. of "Transcript of the Twenty-Seventh Annual (LAT) Editorial
Awards"; 5-pp. set of material headed, "Editorial Contests - April - June 1990";
transcripts of the 30th and 33rd Annual Editorial Awards"; Among Ourselves
articles, 2/1966 and 4/1989, both on Editorial Awards of those years.
Box 605, Folder 16
Departments - Editorial - Editorial Content
1973
Scope and Contents
1 item. 3-pp. transcript of Radio TV Reports, Inc., from a KNBC-tv "Sunday"
(news) program of 7/8/1973. Kelly Lange and Tom Snyder interview of Robert Thorn,
an official of the Atomic Energy Commission, dealing in part with AEC defense
against allegations made in LAT article by Lee Dye.
Box 605, Folder 17
Departments - Editorial - Editorial Coverage - Ethnic
Minorities
1990, 1992
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items. Material includes: 4 clear plastic sleeves containing tear
sheets of a series of articles by David Shaw on the coverage of ethnic minorities
by newspapers in general, and LAT specifically (12/1990); one tear sheet,
5/26/1992), "Times coverage of LAPD, Minority areas," by David Shaw.
Box 605, Folder 18
Departments - Editorial - Editorial Coverage - Movies
1928 - 1990
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items. Material includes: copies of articles from Among Ourselves
(various years) relating to motion picture news; excerpts from books, Thinking Big
and Hedda and Loulla; 2 memos from 1990 (to Ron Iori) with LAT Calendar section
history info.; etc.
Box 605, Folder 19
Departments - Editorial - Editorial Development Department
1993
Scope and Contents
1item: 3-pp. "Los Angeles Times Technology Fair" memo (6/24/1993), addressed to
"All hands." Two forms are attached to the memo - "Editorial Development
Volunteer" and "Proposal for Editorial Development Project."
Box 605, Folder 20
Departments - Editorial - "Editorial Excellence"
1969
Scope and Contents
1 item: approx. 130-pp. transcript (from Tapes I, II and III), "Los Angeles Times
Executive Conference - Editorial Excellence (5/17/1969)." The Conference seminar
was conducted at Times Mirror Square. The transcript was labeled "Confidential." A
list appears on the first page with names of the top ranking editors--Nick B.
Williams, Frank Haven, James Bassett, James Bellows, William F. Thomas, etc.--and
executives--Otis Chandler, Robert Flannes, Robert D. Nelson, etc.-- who
participated.
Box 606
Reference Files - Los Angeles Times
Box 606, Folder 1
Departments - Editorial - Editorial policy, 1881 - 1959
1914 - 1976
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items. Material includes: tear sheet, 3/9/1937, 3 photos/captions
allegedly showing that (L.A.) Examiner retouched and used LAT photo of wounded DA
Fitts, "Here is a study of pictorial journalism"; stack of approx. 15 typed,
photocopied sheets describing LAT's coverage of nation and world in editorials
(1939-40); 13-pp. report, typed on yellow paper, gives headlines and summary of
editorials, headed "Pre-WW2 (Asia, Europe) 1926-38 - HC-NC (& LEAGUE
failures)"; single sheet, typed, "The Times' Creed," calls for "the loyalty of
every Phalanx member [all staffers]"; copy of brief editorial, 6/23/1932,
headline, "Things aren't so bad when...", opening with "Daily we see or hear about
some kindly deed"; clips of editorials related to LAT policy toward
Spanish-speaking Angelenos, tobacco--how harmful?, increase in crime, Gen. Otis'
"carefully-wrought instructions" to "Mr. and Mrs. Harry Chandler" about how to
conduct LAT operation "after his demise" (1917); a 1929 thesis presented at
Claremont Colleges, "Los Angeles Times and Public Opinion," which points up the
ultra-conservative viewpoint of LAT editorial policy; 3/24/1976 info sheet [LAT
Editorial Policy] on LAT daily column, "Information," which appeared in the 1910s,
and which was a mouthpiece for the anti-union stance of the paper; 28-pp. (yellow
sheets) headed, "Times & opposition papers (SG chronology)," beginning in
1881, running to 1914; plastic bag containing several copies of editorials,
1919-1934, on the subjects "hard liquor advertising," the Lindbergh kidnapping,"
"the press and the public," and "yellow journalism."
Box 606, Folder 2
Departments - Editorial - Editorial policy, 1960 - 1991
1960 - 1991
Scope and Contents
Approx. 50 items. Material includes: packet of correspondence (stapled), 1966,
between Philip Corwin of Barron's Weekly, and Otis Chandler, Nick Williams, Robert
Nelson and others at LAT, related to Corwin's research for a story on the
newspaper industry; article, The Certified News, 12/1966, article, The Review (of
So. Cal. Journalism), "One of the world's great {good} newspapers"; 6-pp. report
(several versions), "Basic Times Editorial Page Policies," 1964 - edited by Nick
Williams; summary of 1962 series growing out of California's achieving No. 1
ranking in population among the 50 states--stories were written on religion, real
estate, government, social welfare, labor, transportation, agriculture, sports,
etc.; 2 cps. of 1961 booklet containing two essays, "A Statement of Principle," by
Norman Chandler, and "An Octogenarian and Still More Growth Ahead"; various LAT
articles dealing with press freedom, etc.; multi-page info. packet headed "Jan.
1991 - re: Persian Gulf War"; "OC's (Otis Chandler) comments - Oct. 12, 1961,"
specifying "Those against us..." and "Things in our favor..."; 8/9/1982, "On
Editorial Policy," by Tom Johnson; LAT tear sheet, 8/2/1976, "The ups and downs of
a bail bondsman," by Al Martinez, which has had all the quoted profanity/obscenity
underlined (but w/o comment); articles, LAT and others, on newspaper editorial
policy; columns by Nick B. Williams, 9/26/1971, "They don't horsewhip editors, do
they?" (plus other columns) and James Bassett (no date), "The battle of the
analysts"; LAT article on staffer jailed briefly for refusal to answer a question
in court, (1987); tear sheet from The Review, 12/1972, "It can happen here; ask
Bill Farr"; duplicate material.
Box 606, Folder 3
Departments - Editorial - Editors
1971 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items. Material includes: various chronological listings of LAT
Editors; tear sheet of Among Ourselves, 6/1974, with photo essay, "The Senior
Editors"; "Newspeak" column from L.A. Weekly (sarcastic coverage of other L.A.
publications), 8/7-13/1987; 2-pp. (yellow) sheets with info on editor chrono.,
plus additional info on Harry Andrews, Leroy Mosher and Charles Lummis; dupes of
some of above items; article, Time (mag), 6/28/1971, "Chandler's Change of Heart,"
on last minute switch by Otis Chandler in placing William F. Thomas into top
Editor position instead of an earlier choice, Robert J. Donovan; article,
Newsweek, 9/6/1971 (same topic as Time article; LAT article, undated, "Cotliar to
replace Haven as Times Managing Editor."
Box 606, Folder 4
Departments - Editorial - Educational Services
1961, 1968,
1975
Scope and Contents
3 items: article copy, Among Ourselves, 4/1961, "Times Student Outlook presents
weekly reports on current events"; article copy, Among Ourselves, 9/1968, "(Dan)
Moore named special assistant to (Otis) Chandler" - Moore had been director of
educational services at LAT from 1961 until 1968; LAT clipping, 7/19/1975, "Daniel
Moore, authority on education, dies at 51.".
Box 606, Folder 5
Departments - Editorial - Extra Editions
1942 - 1986
Scope and Contents
2 items: 2-pp. list of "Los Angeles Times Extra Editions" (Note included - "This
is not necessarily a complete list), 2/1884 - 1/1986, with 31 "Extra" (banner)
headlines over a period of 102 years, for example, December 8, 1941, "IT'S WAR!";
graphic example (2 cps), "L.A. AREA RAIDED!," 2/25/1942 - Jap Planes Peril Santa
Monica, Seal Beach..."
Box 606, Folder 6
Departments - Editorial - Family Section
1957
Scope and Contents
2 items: copy of Page 1, 9/15/1957, with announcement at top, "New Family Section
to make debut in Times next Sunday"; copy of "Younger Set" page, from Pt. 1 of
LAT, 9/21/1957, featuring articles of interest to teens, etc.
Box 606, Folder 7
Departments - Editorial - Fashion Section
1978
Scope and Contents
1 item: copy of brief, Among Ourselves, 2/1978, "Fashion 78 brings a new
dimension to Friday's Times."
Box 606, Folder 8
Departments - Editorial - Food Section
1931, 1962,
1963
Scope and Contents
6 items. Material includes: note on blue card, "Cookbooks in file cabinet in
reception room"; Pg. 1 of Food Section, 8/29/1963, lead story headline, "Labor Day
work savers"; 2-pp. news release, "Times introduces redesigned food section";
copy, Among Ourselves, 10/1931, of (first page only) article, "New demonstration
kitchen for cooking class," note attached, "see...AO for rest of article"; Pg. 1,
LAT Food Section, 4/5/1962, copies, Pg. 1, Pt. 1 announcement and Pg. 1 of "FOOO
for the Family" section, 4/5/1962.
Box 606, Folder 9
Departments - Editorial - History
1928 - 1976
Scope and Contents
7 items: several Among Ourselves "hark back" articles ; three chronologies, one
1959 - 1962, one 1960 - 1966, another 1960 to 1974, highlighting LAT history.
Box 606, Folder 10
Departments - Editorial - Home Magazine
1959 - 1961
Scope and Contents
2 items: 21-pp. report on "1959 Home Magazine Survey," in blue spiral-bound
folder ; article copy, 1/29/1961, "The culmination of a year's work," by Nick B.
Williams, which describes the process of preparing an issue of Home magazine.
Box 606, Folder 11
Departments - Editorial - Editorial Library
1954 - 1992
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items. Materials include: article copy, Among Ourselves, 4/1960,
"Times, Mirror news libraries are key information centers"; 1-pp., copied from a
history of LAT, the writer seems to be Harrison Gray Otis, because, in referring
to the aftermath of the 1910 explosion and fire at LAT, the text reads, "I have
been gradually collecting books...for a reference library, and...am keeping them
at 'The Bivouac' [Otis's home on Wilshire Blvd.], (rather than) the temporary
editorial rooms of The Times."; 3-pp. memo, 2/23/1954, "Defendant's pre-trial
memorandum - The Times-Mirror Co. vs. U.S. of America"; 46-pp. spiral-bound
report, "Editorial Library - User Survey," by Cecily J. Surace, 11/1980; 19-pp.
report by graduate students in library / information science (Livia Di Mare/Glenn
Johnson-Grau) on the Edit. Lib., 1992, recounting the history, services,
resources, and research practices, and describing departments within the library;
articles on the library from AO, 1927, 1976; info on LAT database's availability
on Nexis; 11-pp. booklet, 12/1982, "Guide to the (LAT) Editorial Library"; article
copy, CD-ROM Professional (mag), "Searching Los Angeles Times DIALOG OnDisc: The
Times Editorial Library Experience," by Dorothy Ingebretsen and Steven Tice; plus
assorted brief reports on aspects of the library.
Box 606, Folder 12
Departments - Editorial - Editorial Library - Guide to
Databases
1987 - 1992
Scope and Contents
3 items: 91-pp. (unbound) Guide to databases in the Los Angeles Times Editorial
Library, 9/1987, Revision #6; info sheet, 5/1990, 87 - 1992"Dialog OnDisc - Los
Angeles Times"; 1 copy, 2/1992, "Library Update" newsletter, "Times Database will
soon move in-house."
Box 606, Folder 13
Departments - Editorial - Editorial Library - Method used for
clippings
1949
Scope and Contents
Several long sheets of heavy paper are folded into the folder. They are covered
with articles clipped from LAT, mostly in 1949. These clips are a sample of
clippings on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, saved here to provide a
sample of how clippings were stored. Subject terms are underlined in red, then the
clips were glued onto the sheet. Clips could also be folded and inserted in small
envelopes specifically for that purpose, then filed alphabetically.
Box 606, Folder 14
Departments - Editorial - Editorial Library - Negative index
1940 - 1979
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 sheets. Photocopies of index cards with info on LAT photographic
negative collection - subject name, date of photograph, serial number for locating
negatives in collection, and phrase describing the photograph. Material from
1940s, 1950s, etc. Index is incomplete.
Box 607
Reference Files - Los Angeles Times
Box 607, Folder 1
Departments - Editorial - Editorial Library - Newsletters
1979 - 1993
Scope and Contents
Approx. 70 items: various versions, dated between 1979 and 1993, of a newsletter
put out by the Editorial Library. It was headed with several different names over
the years, including Information Notes, Editorial Library Information Notes,
Editorial Library - New Library Materials, Flash - from Editorial Library, and New
Resources - Los Angeles Times Editorial Library. The last two included
bibliographic cites for newly acquired books and other materials.
Box 607, Folder 2
Departments - Editorial - Lifestyle Section
1900 - 1994
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items. Materials include: copied examples of LAT "Society" page, 1910
- 1940 (at least one prior to 1900); 1-pp. chronology which opens, "Here's a
history of The Times "features" sections..."; clip, Among Ourselves, 10/1976, YOU
debuts in The Times; 6-pp. typed, [by Nick B. Williams? - 1961] analysis of
progress of "Family" section; 3-pp. memo, Dick Dunkel to Nick Williams,
10/13/1961, subject "Family Section Fashions; clip from Los Angeles magazine,
?/1966, "The new girls of Section IV," on Maggie Bellows and Joyce Haber taking on
re-vamp of 'Section IV'"; copy of brief, 6/4/1994, Editor & Publisher, "(LAT)
improves its lifestyle section"; analysis of LAT "women's pages" over the decades
from various sources, including "25 Years of women's pages in L.A.," by academic
Dorothy Stotsenberg (UCLA); other related memos.
Box 607, Folder 3
Departments - Editorial -
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
1985 - 1995
Scope and Contents
4 items: article copy, Buzz, 3/1995, "Crossing the Line," criticizes LAT ;
article copy, Buzz, 4/1995, "Lindsay hop," critical specifically of LAT Magazine
Editorial Director John Lindsay (Note: one of the major reasons for the existence
of Buzz seemed to be to pester LAT) ; brief article copy, Los Angeles (mag),
1/1987, "16 Editors in search of a Magazine" ; article copy, Writer's Digest, (ca.
1985), "Breaking new ground" (on LAT Mag).
Box 607, Folder 4
Departments - Editorial - METPRO/Minority Training Program
1984 - 1994
Scope and Contents
9 items: Materials include: booklets and information sheets related to Minority
Editorial Training Program - METPRO / Reporting, METPRO / Editing, 1984-1994; LAT
News Release - "Special Section Profiles 12 Black Journalists," 2/23/1990; 2
articles from Among Ourselves, "(19)94 METPRO class joins The Times" (1984), "Ron
Harris to direct minority program," (1994); white envelope containing 2 photos of
METPRO "Class of '92."
Box 607, Folder 5
Departments - Editorial - Mirror Newsletter
1994 - 1995
Scope and Contents
6 items: six examples of LAT Hiring & Development Newsletter, "Mirror."
Headlines/subjects: 8/1994, "The Voices of Unity '94," on diversity in the
newsroom and coverage of people of color; 11/1994, "A challenge for news editors,"
pagination; 1/1995, "A Team Effort," on coverage of the Orange County fiscal
crisis; 3/1995, "Foreign put to test by quake," on earthquake in Japan; 4/1995,
"The MetPro Experience; 5/1995, "Loosening Lips - the art of the interview."
Box 607, Folder 6
Departments - Editorial - Murchison Letters
1888, 1889, 1945,
1965
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items. Material includes: reproductions of letters exchanged between
Charles Murchison, ex-British citizen, (in reality, George Osgoodby, a Calif.
Republican) and Lionel Sackville-West, British Minister to the U.S., who was urged
to state a preference for one U.S. Presidential candidate over another, resulting
in a voter reaction that was credited with the defeat of Grover Cleveland in a
re-election bid; tear sheet (no date) of article from the Historical Society of
Southern California, "The Murchison Letter Incident"; related articles from LAT,
1888; 10/22/1956, article from LAT, "Bulganin action recalls historic letter
of..."
Box 607, Folder 7
Departments - Editorial - News Bureaus - Domestic
1960 - 1969,
1980
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: LAT clip, 2/10/1963, "Times opening Wall St. Bureau, broadens
financial news coverage"; handwritten list - bureau locations, start dates,
staffers; articles>, Among Ourselves, 11/1928, "Our Washington Bureau"; AO,
10/1965, "Zeman heads Times bureau in Sacramento"; AO, 4/1966, "Times bureau in
New York opens May 1"; Editor & Publisher, 8/16/1980, "New bureau offices
visited by Carter"; tear sheet & copy, Women's Wear Daily, 8/4/1980, "Eye"
(name dropping column) - described cocktail party to open DC bureau; article,
Wash. Post, 8/1/1980, "The best of Times, all night long"; etc.
Box 607, Folder 8
Departments - Editorial - News Bureaus - Foreign
1960, 1993
Scope and Contents
2 items: 1-pp. list, "Opened in 1960," followed by eighteen city names -
"Bangkok...Beirut...", etc.; 1-pp. list, "Los Angeles Times Bureaus" ("as of Sept.
1993" added later) - California, Domestic and Foreign bureaus are given, and
"Total - 41...Domestic 14...Foreign 27."
Box 607, Folder 9
Departments - Editorial - News Bureaus - Washington D.C.
1969 - 1995
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items. Material includes: 28-pp. transcript, dated 2/17/1981, of
remarks by Robert M. Garrick, to a breakfast meeting with LAT Wash. Bureau; LAT
article by Jack Nelson, 2/18/1981, "High Reagan aide (Garrick) backs off issuing
of leases to drill for oil in protected regions off California coast"; 2 cps.,
list, dated 7/6/1977, but titled "1972 Washington Bureau"; article, 3/15/1969,
"Kraslow-Loory peace mission rates prize"; clippings, various publications, on
staff cuts initiated by Mark Willes, 1995; etc.
Box 607, Folder 10
Departments - Editorial - News linage
1954 - 1984
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items. Material includes: single-page reports from Media Records, each
year 1954 - 1967, headed "Ten Leading Newspapers in Lines of News" (or a variation
of that); single-page report, "Top Ten Newspapers in News Linage - 1978"; list for
1968; 6-pp. report, "Top Ten Newspapers Linage Comparison (Full Run and Part-Run
Combined) January - June 1984."
Box 607, Folder 11
Departments - Editorial - Nuestro Tiempo
1989
Scope and Contents
2 items: News Release, 2/9/1989, "Times begins publishing monthly bilingual news
section"; complete LAT section, "Nuestro Tiempo," for 2/9/1989.
Box 607, Folder 12
Departments - Editorial - Opinion Section
1949, 1972-1974, 1988 -
1990, 1994
Scope and Contents
2 items: reproduction of Opinion Page One for 1/31/1988, with headline "GLASNOST
- Truth helps, truth hurts"; article, Editor & Publisher, 5/21/1994,
"Expression by Advertisement," explaining a criticism State Sen. Tom Hayden had
regarding LAT; various issues of Among Ourselves from 1949, 1974, etc., showcasing
articles on the philosophy and operation of LAT Editorial Pages. Oversize pencil
and pen drawing of Editorial page eagle logo remove to Reference File - Oversize
box.
Box 607, Folder 13
Departments - Editorial - P.M. final edition
1989, 1991
Scope and Contents
4 items. Materials include: news release, 2/13/1989, "Times begins publication of
new P.M. Final Edition"; article, Among Ourselves, 3/1989, "P.M. Final makes debut
- real estate remodeled; 1 complete copy of P.M. Final, 2/13/1989; Management
Bulletin, 2/6/1991, headed, "The Times is discontinuing its afternoon edition, the
P.M. Final."
Box 607, Folder 14
Departments - Editorial - Pages
1989
Scope and Contents
1 item: tear sheet of 3/29/1989 Editorial Page complete with the logo, the
Masthead, "Letters to The Times" and the day's editorials.
Box 607, Folder 15
Departments - Editorial - Personnel
1944, 1959, 1971 -
1995
Scope and Contents
Materials include: 6-pp., in list form, headed "Staff - 1944," giving section
names, personnel names and area of responsibility/job name; memo, 3/30/1959, from
Nick Williams, being a general announcement of Taylor Trumbo's promotion to
Managing Editor, and Chester Hale's promotion to City Editor; typed note--unsigned
and unadressed--gives "ethnic breakdown of the editorial staffers," 5/12/1977.
Management Bulletins, News Releases dated between 1983 and 1990; two copies of a
1995 LAT clip headlined "Clayton, Del Olmo, Plate get new Times assignments."
(Janet Clayton, Frank Del Olmo, Thomas Plate); cover letter from "No Greater
Love," an organization "providing...care for children of Americans who have given
their lives in service to our country or in the pursuit of peace." The bulletins
are announcements of promotions, appointments and organizational changes.
Box 608
Reference Files - Los Angeles Times
Box 608, Folder 1
Departments - Editorial - Personnel Bios
1973 - 1978
Scope and Contents
Approx. 85 items. Personnel biographical forms providing name, date of birth,
education, previous work experience, positions held in company, company
development (workshops, seminars, etc), date of preparation. Some dupes
included.
Box 608, Folder 2
Departments - Editorial - Photography
1892, 1964, 1980,
1988
Scope and Contents
5 items. Materials include: LAT Part III, 10/21/1892, several pp. copied to show
layout of text headlined "The Great Fair -- World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago,
October, 1892 - Views of the Principal Buildings," also the photos, which were the
first halftone engravings {photos} ever in LAT; letter from Lois Markwith, LAT
Archivist, to a Colonel Esau, of US Army War College, dated 1/16/1980, explaining
the circumstances surrounding the earliest photographs to appear in LAT; photo
from Among Ourselves, 6/1964, caption, "Famous Photo - Times photog Bill Murphy
shows (his 1958 photo) of the late President Kennedy" - photo selected to be on a
commemorative stamp of JFK; Summer 1988 issue of Panorama (LAT retiree
newsletter), lead story, "Veteran Photographer (Murphy) Remembers 'Working the
Street'."
Box 608, Folder 3
Departments - Editorial - Political cartoons
1911
Scope and Contents
1 item: cartoon, probably from 1911, captioned, "Oh well, there'll be enough
votes to elect Alexander without mine." Presumably deals with the mayoral election
pitting Socialist Job Harriman against LAT-backed George Alexander.
Box 608, Folder 4
Departments - Editorial - Political conventions
1988
Scope and Contents
2 items: 17-pp. booklet, "Democratic Convention Guide - Election '88" (LAT);
17-pp. booklet, "Republican Convention Guide - Election '88" (LAT).
Box 608, Folder 5
Departments - Editorial - Readers Service Department
1961
Scope and Contents
1 item: announcement, 6/15/1961, begins, "Effective Monday, June 19, the Readers
Service department will be discontinued..."
Box 608, Folder 6
Departments - Editorial - Real Estate Section
1901, 1975, 1989,
1994
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items. Materials include: LAT clip, 9/10/1989, to give example of
"Home Price Guide" feature; LAT clip, 2/26/1989, "Expanded section, new editor
(Dick Barnes) to debut"; packet (clipped) of several items related to the
"doodles" President Franklin Roosevelt did during his presidency that decades
later were used as a "guide" to the design of a Naval Medical Center in Maryland
(includes 4 glossy photos of Roosevelt), received from Dick Turpin of Real Estate
Section in 1975; several LAT articles on re-vamp of Real Estate section,
1989-1990; 10-pp. booklet, (LAT 23rd) Annual Survey of Residential Builders in
Southern California (1994). copy of 1st Real Estate Section (Pt. 2, Pg. 1),
6/23/1901, "House and Lot - The Times Weekly Review of Real Estate and
Building."
Box 608, Folder 7
Departments - Editorial - Reports
1949 - 1965
Scope and Contents
Yearly review and reports on the editorial department dated 1949 - 1959, 1965;
Bulletin from Richard G. Adams calling for annual reports; Report on news desk
policies from 1962.
Box 608, Folder 8
Departments - Editorial - Sections and Features
1897 - 1992
Scope and Contents
14 items. Materials include: 13-pp. chronology, headed "Editorial Changes,"
running from 4/24/1960, "Opinion Section stared...", to 5/1974, "News Bureau is
established in Cairo...", and 6/1974, "Paul Steiger wins the ...Loeb Award"
(Financial journalism); 6-pp. (stapled) headed, "Today's metropolitan newspaper
must compete successfully with other media," followed by listing of "Editorial
Improvements" running from 1960 to 1966, bureau openings, news additions to LAT
editorial staff, innovations; 2-pp. with listing of "Sections of the Times,"
giving dates various sections started, and more in-depth info for Obituary Page,
the Tuesday Business Section, and Focus; article, Among Ourselves, 1929, "How we
have grown!"; two copies of 12-pp. booklet titled "Daily and Sunday Features
published in the Los Angeles Times ("1959" added in pencil on the unbound copy),
the spiral-bound copy (with cover) is dated 1/1/1962 (binding removed) ; 1-pp.
chronology for "Los Angeles Times Illustrated Weekly Magazine," 1897 - 1934; 1-pp.
chronology headed "Home Magazine started," running from 1940 - 1972; article,
Among Ourselves, 5/1960, "Sunday Times Given Attractive New Look"; 3-pp. of
material from Los Angeles Sunday Times of 12/5/1897, including the cover of the
"Illustrated Magazine Section"; 2-pp. "Fact sheet" on Voices section (start-up was
9/1992) including bio info for editors Judy Dugan and Dean Wakefield, and
description of features appearing in the section; 2-pp. "fact sheet" for City
Times section (start-up 1992), including general description and brief
professional bios on the entire staff of the section; 2-pp. chronology of "LAT
Sunday Supplements," by Craig St. Clair (1991).
Box 608, Folder 9
Departments - Editorial - Senior Writers
1973 - 1977
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items. One 1973 memo from William Thomas announcing the Senior Writers
program. Series of Agendas providing advance information on subject for
meetings.
Box 608, Folder 10
Departments - Editorial - Spanish Language Column
1922, 1932,
1933
Scope and Contents
4 items. Examples of Spanish-language material in LAT - 1922, 1932,1933.
Alternately titled "The World's News in Spanish" and "Noticias en Espanol." Notes
by Lois Markwith, LAT Archivist, attached to two of the copies.
Box 608, Folder 11
Departments - Editorial - Special Editions
1898 - 1974
Scope and Contents
9 items. Materials include: reprint of LAT front page, 2/25/1942, "EXTRA! L.A.
AREA RAIDED!"; copy of brief from L.A. Express, 5/20/1906, critical of H.G. Otis
and LAT; 1-pp. chronology, "Midwinter and other special numbers" - 1885 -
1898;clips from AO, 1928; copy of complete Midwinter Number, 1/1/1900; 2-pp. memo,
dated 10/4/1961, about "demise" of the Midwinter Number, and start-up, "early next
year," of feature to be called "Outlook & Review," - "it will concern itself
with business and financial conditions in the Pacific Southwest"; memo dated
12/18/1961, on upcoming January 2 "Tournament of Roses Edition"; undated
Editorial, "To our Eastern 'Midwinter' readers"; copy of article from News
Chronicle (Thousand Oaks) 3/27/1974, byline Bob Baker, "Yesterday via old
newspaper."
Box 608, Folder 12
Departments - Editorial - Sports Section
1939 - 1995
Scope and Contents
9 items. Materials include: AP story, 4/20/1939, "Daro's payoff to sports scribes
bared"; copy of article, 8/1980, Los Angeles (mag), "Read all about 'em, sports
fans -- inside the Times' highly touted sports section..."; Among Ourselves,
8/1974, "It no longer is just fun-and-games"; LAT clip, 2/12/1961, "Members of the
All-Star team"; pg. 1 of the first ever separate LAT Sports section, 7/9/1956, two
related copied sheets; LAT Sports-related briefs and memos.
Box 608, Folder 13
Departments - Editorial - Television Magazine
1957, 1960
Scope and Contents
5 items. Materials include: copy of article announcing new magazine, "TV Times,",
pg. 1, 2/24/1957, "Television-radio weekly magazine to begin next Sunday"; copies
of covers for first issue of "TV Times," 1957 (pic of Shelley Fabares) and "TV
Channels," 1960 (pic of Fred MacMurray); copy of article announcing "TV Channels,"
9/18/1960, "Times' new TV magazine to make debut next Sunday"; Among Ourselves
article copy, 9/1960, "Times plans new national TV magazine."
Box 608, Folder 14
Departments - Editorial - View Section
1944, 1975,
1979
Scope and Contents
3 items. Materials include: 3-pp. (small tan-colored sheets) random info and
notes, typed 1944, on "Junior Times" and "Home Service," LAT sections that existed
in 1891; memo from Tom Johnson to Exec. Comm. Group, 12/18/1979, opens "...proceed
on plans to split our Daily VIEW section into two parts, VIEW and an
arts-entertainment section, effective Jan. 21"; tear sheet, Among Ourselves,
2/1975, "A paper needs more than hard news: specialized sections are the
answer."
Box 608, Folder 15
Departments - Editorial - West Magazine
1965 - 1972
Scope and Contents
5 items: articles about LAT's West magazine.
Box 608, Folder 16
Departments - Editorial - Wire Services
1925 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items. Materials include: 10-pp. "booklet" (w/ paper clip),
"Directions for using the Telephotograver in sending and receiving news pictures
by wire" [1920s?]; 1-pp. of info. headed "Wirephoto - modern miracle," 7/15/1943;
various Among Ourselves articles, 1928 - 1931, on wirephotos and wire services;
news clips, 1925 - 1939 , related to wirephotos; 6-pp. headed "History" [of LAT
News Bureau], provides information on that activity from beginning in 1912 to
1942; 4-pp. "Examination of news agencies," an extended set of questions on
history, organization, type of services, charges, etc., offered by news agencies
(a template for analysis); clips on both AP and UPI having had offices inside LAT
building at one time; LAT article, 4/3/1988, "The AP - it's everywhere and
powerful," by David Shaw; LAT article by Nick B. Williams, 10/7/1962, "Birth of
vital new wire service" (L.A. Times - Wash. Post); other related material.
Box 608, Folder 17
Departments - Editorial - You Section
1976
Scope and Contents
6 items. Materials include: two promo/marketing packets (in red folders)
announcing "You," a new tabloid-sized section to be inside LAT every Tuesday; LAT
clip, 9/19/1976, "New weekly magazine to appear in Times Oct. 5," describes YOU
(tab.) as being designed to provide readers with information on "where to find
bargains, how to manage personal finances, how to find interesting...places to
go," etc.; clip from Advertising Age, 10/4/1976, on LAT's new YOU; copy of article
from New West, 9/27/1976, "YOU can always get what you want"; clip, Advertising
Age, 9/6/1976, mentioning YOU.
Box 608, Folder 18
Departments - Educational Programs (1 of 3)
1985 - 1990
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items. Materials include: various booklets and packets of printed
material promoting The Times in Education; form letters over Don Wright's
signature; booklet, "Presidential Election '88, with tips on using the newspaper
to research candidates; booklet featuring LAT in Education "A+ Essay Contest
Winners," 5/26/1988; 48-pp. trade paperback-sized booklet, "Teaching English as a
second language with the Los Angeles Times," 1989; promo packet, "California
Citizen Bee," 1989; stapled collection of editorial cartoons, "Conrad on the
campaigns" (1988); tear sheet LAT article, 3/16/1989, "Young people read, but
papers aren't No. 1 choice"; photocopies of articles on Times in Education from
LAT, San Bernardino Sun, South China Morning Post, Hong Kong Standard. Split into
three folders.
Box 609
Reference Files - Los Angeles Times
Box 609, Folder 1
Departments - Educational Programs (2 of 3)
1985 - 1990
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items. Materials include: various booklets and packets of printed
material promoting The Times in Education; form letters over Don Wright's
signature; booklet, "Presidential Election '88, with tips on using the newspaper
to research candidates; booklet featuring LAT in Education "A+ Essay Contest
Winners," 5/26/1988; 48-pp. trade paperback-sized booklet, "Teaching English as a
second language with the Los Angeles Times," 1989; promo packet, "California
Citizen Bee," 1989; stapled collection of editorial cartoons, "Conrad on the
campaigns" (1988); tear sheet LAT article, 3/16/1989, "Young people read, but
papers aren't No. 1 choice"; photocopies of articles on Times in Education from
LAT, San Bernardino Sun, South China Morning Post, Hong Kong Standard. Split into
three folders.
Box 609, Folder 2
Departments - Educational Programs (3 of 3)
1985 - 1990
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items. Materials include: various booklets and packets of printed
material promoting The Times in Education; form letters over Don Wright's
signature; booklet, "Presidential Election '88, with tips on using the newspaper
to research candidates; booklet featuring LAT in Education "A+ Essay Contest
Winners," 5/26/1988; 48-pp. trade paperback-sized booklet, "Teaching English as a
second language with the Los Angeles Times," 1989; promo packet, "California
Citizen Bee," 1989; stapled collection of editorial cartoons, "Conrad on the
campaigns" (1988); tear sheet LAT article, 3/16/1989, "Young people read, but
papers aren't No. 1 choice"; photocopies of articles on Times in Education from
LAT, San Bernardino Sun, South China Morning Post, Hong Kong Standard. Split into
three folders.
Box 609, Folder 3
Departments - Employee Relations - Advertising campaigns
1989
Scope and Contents
3 items: recruitment flyers, "Information Gathering gains momentum," "L.A. Times
unleashes giant!" and "The News is Spreading - we deliver great MIS careers."
Box 609, Folder 4
Departments - Employee Relations - Affirmative Action
1973 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items. LAT Management Bulletins from Otis Chandler (1973), and Tom
Johnson (1987); 4-pp. "Affirmative Action Plan" (1973); copy of "Newspeak" column,
L.A. Weekly, 8/1987, alleging that LAT was "male-dominated" and that the female
staffers were unhappy; copy of editorial, 2/3/1977, L.A. Sentinel, "A time to
fight," implying that LAT (unnamed) had too few black staffers and management
people; 3-pp. report, "Affirmative Action Activities"; etc.
Box 609, Folder 5
Departments - Employee Relations - Alliance of Businesses for Childcare
Development
1990
Scope and Contents
3 items: 2 Employee Bulletins, 3/8/1990 and 8/14/1990, on child care; 1
Management Bulletin, 8/13/1990, on child care.
Box 609, Folder 6
Departments - Employee Relations - Articles
1928 - 1990
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items. Material includes: copies of Among Ourselves clippings from
late 1920s onward; LAT clips on subject of unions, LAT employee "census" counts;
1987 memo to LAT employees on availability of radon testing kits; booklet, "A
report to the employees of the Times-Mirror Company" (1957); 6-pp. report, "Times
Mirror / LAT info for Employees, ca. 1964"; memos and other info., 1988, on
Temporary Help Agencies; 2/1/1989 clip from LAT, "20 at Times Costa Mesa plant
charged with drug sales"; LAT Performance Appraisal Form, 1/1985; 14-pp. LAT
"Employee Handbook, 1990"; etc.
Box 609, Folder 7
Departments - Employee Relations - Cafeteria
1966 - 1989
Scope and Contents
8 items: samples of flyers announcing Thanksgiving or Christmas meals in the
employee cafeteria, ca. 1980s; invitation to dedication of Employee Center (1966);
original of Among Ourselves "Employee Center Issue," 9/14/1966;, AO article,
10/1966, "Employee Center Opening Hailed"; etc.
Box 609, Folder 8
Departments - Employee Relations - Comparison Survey
circa 1990
Scope and Contents
4 items: two copies of 2-pp. list, "1990 Top Minimum Weekly Wage for Reporters";
two copies of 3-pp. of printout material on health benefits, etc., at various
newspapers.
Box 609, Folder 9
Departments - Employee Relations - Company sponsored events
1983 - 1990
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items. Materials include: approx. 15 Employee Bulletins, 1983 - 1990,
announcing fund-raising events, food drives, career fairs, etc.; 3 Management
Bulletins, 1986 - 1990, announcing an employee appreciation day related to
circulation gains, LAT Service Awards, etc.; info related to PLUS, LAT's substance
abuse education program; LAT Employees Dugout Derby Contest, 1990
Box 609, Folder 10
Departments - Employee Relations - Credit Union
1935 - 1990
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items. Materials include memos to Credit Union members on loans,
dividends, policy changes, operating hours, etc. The dates range from 1979 - 1990.
A copy of one much earlier memo is included. The date is 7/12/1935, and it reads
in part, "All employees are invited to attend a meeting...to organize...the Times
Federal Credit Union." Also 1 copy of an informational booklet (green) - "Los
Angeles Times Federal Credit Union."
Box 609, Folder 11
Departments - Employee Relations - Employee and management
bulletins
1983 - 1990
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items. Materials include: bulletins for LAT staffer on blood drives,
drug / alcohol abuse, direct deposit of paychecks, sick time, stress reduction;
time off for voting, holidays, ride-share project, etc.
Box 609, Folder 12
Departments - Employee Relations - Educational Programs
1984 - 1993
Scope and Contents
9 items: 3 booklets (Winter, Spring and Summer, 1984) describing LAT Educational
Programs; a booklet (Fall 1991) for LAT Professional Development Programs;
booklet, LAT Training & Development 1993 Spring Catalog; booklet, LAT Educ.
Programs, Fall 1986; booklet, "Personal Enrichment Classes - Spring '88; booklet,
"Management Skills for Supervisors & Managers," Spring 1988."
Box 609, Folder 13
Departments - Employee Relations - Educational Program - Reading
Lab
1988 - 1990
Scope and Contents
6 items: Management Bulletin, 7/25/1988, on LAT Reading Lab; Management Bulletin,
2/17/1989, on LAT Reading Lab one-year anniversary; flyer / poster for Reading
Lab; informational packet w/ folder; copy of brief, Editor & Publisher,
3/3/1990, Los Angeles Times unveils mobile reading lab"; etc.
Box 609, Folder 14
Departments - Employee Relations - Educational Program - We
Care
1987 - 1990
Scope and Contents
3 items: three staff bulletins, 1987 - 1990, related to the "We Care" (mentoring)
program. The program is described as follows in one memo: "We plan to work with
(high schools) through a variety of methods including visiting classrooms,
speaking to student tour groups and hosting general discussion sessions after work
hours..."
Box 609, Folder 15
Departments - Employee Relations - Election Day Notices
1990
Scope and Contents
1 item: Management Bulletin, 10/26/1990, reminding employers to display a notice
"advising employees of their rights to time off [to vote] on Election Day."
Box 609, Folder 16
Departments - Employee Relations - Employee Benefits
1960 - 1999
Scope and Contents
Approx. 75 items: memos, reports, booklets and forms related to employee
benefits.
Box 610
Reference Files - Los Angeles Times
Box 610, Folder 1
Departments - Employee Relations - Employee Center
1979 - 1989
Scope and Contents
3 items: reprint from RM, 1/1979, The IRC - a tool for growth"; two Employee
Bulletins, 9/1/1988, on Employee Center hours, and 12/19/1989, on food coupons to
give to the homeless, redeemable at the Weingart Center in downtown L.A..
Box 610, Folder 2
Departments - Employee Relations - Employee Clubs and
Organizations
1934 - 1989
Scope and Contents
9 items: 3 programs for LAT Bowling League banquets, 17th (1944), 26th (1953) and
27th (1954); LAT tear sheet, 5/6/1934, "Times old timers," with group photo and
name list of long-time employees; "1958 Times-Mirror Softball League Circulation
Statistics"; description of three 1958 TM Softball League Playoff games; one
Management Bulletin, 10/30/1989.
Box 610, Folder 3
Departments - Employee Relations - Employee Compensation
1928 - 1990
Scope and Contents
Approx. 45 items. Materials include: copy of Among Ourselves article, 11/1928,
"Looking Backward," by Claude Luce, in which he reports that as a 16-year-old, he
"drew down" $4 per week: various Employee and Management Bulletins on subjects
such as company (pay) rate increases, tax issues, sick days, 4 copies of "Job
Evaluation Plan - Technical and Office Occupations," (T-M Co.) 1953; ditto, 1945;
15-pp. booklet (green), "Your rate of pay," (T-M Co.); LAT National Survey of
Management and Supervisory Compensation, Newspaper Industry, 9/1989; 10-pp.
report, "Guide and Procedures for the Administration of Executive Base Salaries -
The Times-Mirror Company, August 1958; chart, ca. 1989, "Los Angeles Times Company
Rate Increase vs. Consumer Price Index.
Box 610, Folder 4
Departments - Employee Relations - Employee Contributions
1987 - 1990
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items. Materials include: memos and forms related to employee
contributions (United Way, etc.)
Box 610, Folder 5
Departments - Employee Relations - Employee Counseling
Service
1983 - 1988
Scope and Contents
4 items: two Bulletins, 9/15/1983, on Employee Counseling Service, 9/12/1988, on
Parenting Classes; flyer, 9/1987, a schedule of Employee Counseling Service
locations and hours; flyer (undated) "Introducing The Times' Employee Counseling
Service counselors -- they're here to help you."
Box 610, Folder 6
Departments - Employee Relations - Employee Opinion Survey
1944 - 1990
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items. Materials include: memos and other information about LAT
personnel surveys conducted during the 1940s, 1950s, 1970s, etc.; a copy of a 1944
survey and resulting data; a copy of a 1949 survey and resulting data; some
analysis of these surveys; three copies of 1976 LAT Personnel Survey results; one
copy of results of 1957 survey; one copy of results of 1962 survey related to
in-house newsletter, Among Ourselves; two copies of 1965 Personnel Survey (white
copy with "Harrison Chandler" signature, white copy with "Otis Chandler"
signature; memos and other material related to 1985 and 1987 Employee Surveys;
1988 questionnaire on ride-sharing; one copy of results of 1988 Employee Survey;
material related to 1990 Employee Survey; etc.
Box 610, Folder 7
Departments - Employee Relations - Fitness Centers
1989 - 1990
Scope and Contents
5 items. Materials include: memos and other information on start-up of fitness
centers at Olympic plant, Orange County plant and San Fernando Valley plant;
etc.
Box 610, Folder 8
Departments - Employee Relations - FYI
1983
Scope and Contents
4 items: 1 copy, Management Bulletin, 3/1/1983, on new employee bulletin - FYI;
two copies Employee Bulletin, 3/2/1983, on FYI; memo on FYI relating to employee
feedback on an LAT drug & alcohol rehab program.
Box 610, Folder 9
Departments - Employee Relations - Health Action
1987
Scope and Contents
One copy of LAT publication, HealthAction, 10/1987.
Box 610, Folder 10
Departments - Employee Relations - Health Benefits Task Force
Report
1990
Scope and Contents
One copy (approx. 150 unbound sheets) of "Recommendations of Health Benefits Task
Force, Los Angeles Times, 10/1990.
Box 610, Folder 11
Departments - Employee Relations - Health Quest
1989 - 1992
Scope and Contents
Approx. 50 items: Health Quest newsletters and Health Choice '93 newsletters and
related memos, 1989 - 1992.
Box 610, Folder 12
Departments - Employee Relations - Labor
1973 - 1977,
1990
Scope and Contents
6 items. Materials include: clipping (in plastic bag), Los Angeles Citizen,
11/23/1973, "We do not patronize," followed by a list of goods and services to
boycott, which includes LAT; clipping (in plastic bag), Los Angeles Times,
11/6/1990, "Strikebound Daily News sales lagging"; copy of LAT brief, 10/27/1990,
"Union seeks vote by Times press operators"; tear sheet, The Review (of Southern
California Journalism), 5/1974, "The Times versus the Newspaper Guild"; flyer,
(1977), Unemployed Workers Organizing Committee, headed "Stop the cuts in
unemployment benefits"; clipping, LAT, 11/6/1990, "N.Y. Post did right with
unions."
Box 610, Folder 13
Departments - Employee Relations - Learning center
1991
Scope and Contents
2 items: two copies of brochure, "Get a mental workout at The Times Learning
Center," 9/1991.
Box 610, Folder 14
Departments - Employee Relations - Medical
1962 - 1990
Scope and Contents
Approx. 65 items. Materials include: 1-pp. chronology of LAT Medical Dept.
compiled by Myrtle Montgomery, LAT staffer, in 1966; memos announcing LAT
sponsored 5 and 10-K runs, health screenings, alcohol & drug counseling, flu
immunizations, blood drives, LAT booklet (undated, ca. 1990), "Health and safety
information on alcohol and drug abuse"; etc.
Box 610, Folder 15
Departments - Employee Relations - Military Service Policy
1990
Scope and Contents
1 item: Management Bulletin, 12/24/1990, subject is pay and benefits policies for
employees called to active military service as a result of the "threat of war in
the Middle East."
Box 610, Folder 16
Departments - Employee Relations - Orientations
1989
Scope and Contents
3 items: Management Bulletin, 2/24/1989, subject is "a major change in the Times
employee orientation program"; booklet, ca. 1989, The Times Orientation";
double-sided sheet headed "Welcome to The Times - Supervisor's Orientation
Checklist."
Box 611
Reference Files - Los Angeles Times
Box 611, Folder 1
Departments - Employee Relations - Panorama
1988 - 1991
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: all items are complete issues of Panorama ("published for Los
Angeles Times Retirees). In some cases there are duplicate issues for same date.
Dates include: Spring 1988, Summer 1988, Fall 1988, Winter 1989, Spring 1989,
Summer 1989, Fall 1989, Winter 1990, Summer 1991.
Box 611, Folder 2
Departments - Employee Relations - Parking Facilities
1987, 1990
Scope and Contents
6 items: 5 Employee Bulletins, 1987, 1990, subjects are related to various
parking structures and parking arrangements for LAT employees; 2-pp. (blue)
questionnaire on employee hours and commuter / parking arrangements.
Box 611, Folder 3
Departments - Employee Relations - Personnel
1984 - 1990
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items. Materials include: 35+ Management Bulletins, 1984 - 1990,
subjects include new hires, transfers and promotions of LAT staff; flyer (green),
"Season's Greetings - Employee Relations, 1986"; flyer, undated, "Meet Adrien
Arnold -- new Times Equal Employment Opportunity Coordinator," includes more info
on Ms. Arnold and her position. (includes photograph)
Box 611, Folder 4
Departments - Employee Relations - Personnel - Bios
1974 - 1979
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items. Personnel Dept. biographical forms, including name, date of
birth, education, previous work experience, positions held in company, company
development. Completed between 1974 - 1979. Some duplicates.
Box 611, Folder 5
Departments - Employee Relations - Personnel - Company wide
1966, 1988,
1990
Scope and Contents
3 items: 1-pp., bar chart, "Times-Mirror Company Personnel Growth -- showing
number of Potential Cafeteria Users, 1950 - 1966"; article clipping, LAT,
7/31/1988, "Firms ask that workers waive job security"; Employee Bulletin,
5/2/1990, subject is availability of registration forms and absentee ballots for
June 1990 Primary Election at Employee Center or Employee Relations Depts. at
Orange County and San Fernando plant.
Box 611, Folder 6
Departments - Employee Relations - Profit Sharing
1973
Scope and Contents
1 item: clipping, Among Ourselves, 4/1973, "1972 Profit-Sharing Allocation Sets
Record."
Box 611, Folder 7
Departments - Employee Relations - Quarter Century Club
1963 - 1977
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items. Materials include: examples of letters of invitation /
solicitation of donation for annual dinners of "Quarter Century Club," 1963 - 1977
(most held at "Hill's Code 7" downtown, or Old Virginia Restaurant in South
Pasadena); several photographs of celebrants (active and retired staffers who
worked the composing room); tear sheet of Op-Ed pages of LAT, 11/10/1969 (the
marked article does not appear to have any connection to Quarter Century
Club).
Box 611, Folder 8
Departments - Employee Relations - Retirement Programs
1991
Scope and Contents
1 item: 2-pp. memo, 8/26/1991, subject is a voluntary retirement program being
offered by LAT.
Box 611, Folder 9
Departments - Employee Relations - Safety and Environmental
Affairs
1987 - 1990
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items. Materials include: Employee & Management Bulletins on
earthquake response, memos / brochures on Fire Prevention Week, removal of
asbestos construction materials, safety and rape awareness, etc.; 10-pp. Red Cross
booklet, "Employee Earthquake Preparedness..."; (approx.) 15-pp. packet of
"Emergency Preparedness Information; etc.
Box 611, Folder 10
Departments - Employee Relations - Saving Plus Plan
1991
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items. Materials include: three 1991 brochures from The American Fund
Group (investment plan); three LAT memos related to Savings Plus Plan, 1991; two
Saving Plus Plan booklets, both 15-pp., titled "Investment Alternatives," and
"Highlights"; various Savings Plus fact sheets and forms.
Box 611, Folder 11
Departments - Employee Relations - Scholarship Program
1975 - 1990
Scope and Contents
7 items: Employee Bulletins, 1975 - 1990. Subjects include information about
applications for the Merit Scholarship, announcement of winners, etc.
Box 611, Folder 12
Departments - Employee Relations - Security Services
1970s, 1983 -
1989
Scope and Contents
10 items. Materials include: copy of AP news brief [date is illegible, 1970?],
"Bomb found in L.A. Times lobby"; Management Bulletins and Employee Bulletins
related to photo IDs for employees, assault & rape prevention, description of
security measures being taken at Times Mirror Square and in the parking
facilities, informational meetings related to Pope John Paul II's 1987 visit to
L.A.,etc.
Box 611, Folder 13
Departments - Employee Relations - Service Awards
1981 - 1990
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items. Materials include: 6 Management Bulletins, 1987 - 1990, related
to LAT service awards and service anniversaries; 22-pp. transcript of 1981 Service
Award program remarks, 2/17/1981, by Tom Johnson (LAT Publisher), which take the
form of a quick history of LAT and its previous publishers; 2 copies, (blue)
program booklet for LAT Service Awards Presentation, 1981; LAT event name badge of
"Carolyn Strickler - Archives - 5 Years"; copy of invitation and other items
related to 1985 LAT Service Awards, held January 1986; 1989, 1990 LAT Service
Awards folders, containing gift catalogs showing gifts available for various
service anniversaries
Box 611, Folder 14
Departments - Employee Relations - Smoking Policy
1987, 1989
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items. Materials include: Management Bulletins and Employee Bulletins
related to LAT smoking policies, specific subjects include secondary smoke (i.e.
effects of smoke on non-smokers), assistance to stop smoking, information on
smoking and non-smoking areas in buildings, formal LAT Smoking Policy, etc.
Box 611, Folder 15
Departments - Employee Relations - Staffing
1993
Scope and Contents
1 item: line chart showing "Los Angeles Times Staffing (FTEs) [Full-time
employees]." The chart covers the time frame 1950 - 1993. The 1950 total was
approximately 1,800, staffing rose until about 1989, when the newspaper had
approx. 8,500 FTEs, then began to descend
Box 611, Folder 16
Departments - Employee Relations - Suggestion Program
1957 - 1984
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items. Materials include: booklet, ca. 1985, "Los Angeles Times
Suggestion System"; booklet (blue), "Getting ahead with ideas," (ca. 1965); in
1957 employee Maxine Caywood wrote a letter suggesting a bridge column be added to
LAT. The suggestion was rejected, and Caywood was informed in a letter form Spence
Price of the Suggestion Committee; memo on cost containment, 1988, and a flyer for
the "Pull Together Sweepstakes (related to cost containment); an example of the
"What is your suggestion?" form (in triplicate); other memos and material on the
suggestion system.
Box 611, Folder 17
Departments - Employee Relations - TEAMS Program
1980 - 1989
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items. Materials include: 4 "Process Flow Charts," 1984, for TEAM
activities; "The Quality Circle - what you should know about it," booklet, revised
edition 1983; TEAM lapel button; 1980 "Policies & Procedures - Quality Circles
Program, dbl.-sided sheet; 5 Management Bulletins, 1985 - 1988, on TEAMS-related
issues; 9-pp. report, "Accountables' Status Report Presentation," 8/17/1989; LAT
memo, 9/7/1989, from "The Accountables" to various section heads, thanking them
for time spent with the touring Accountables.
Box 611, Folder 18
Departments - Employee Relations - Times Mutual Benefit
Association
1927 - 1932
Scope and Contents
approx. 15 items. Materials include: one small sheet of heavy paper with notes
beginning, "4 yrs. 10 mos. disability"; one Commercial Casualty insurance policy,
1932; one Prudential Insurance policy, 1932; (previous two in manila folder);
several copies of Among Ourselves articles on The Times' Mutual Benefit Assn.,
1927 - 1932; one copy booklet, "Constitution and By-Laws - Times Mutual Benefit
Association," 1928; one copy booklet, "Constitution and By-Laws - Times Mutual
Benefit Association," 1932.
Box 611, Folder 19
Departments - Employee Relations - Transportation
1990
Scope and Contents
1 item: Employee Bulletin, 7/3/1990, on CALTRANS project using TV monitors to
inform commuters about traffic conditions and an announcement on Metro "Blue Line"
service beginning.
Box 611, Folder 20
Departments - Employee Relations - Tuition Reimbursement
Program
1990
Scope and Contents
1 item: Employee Bulletin, 3/28/1990, on The Times Tuition Reimbursement Program,
which covered up to 90% of tuition, books and fees for job-related college
classes.
Box 612
Reference Files - Los Angeles Times
Box 612, Folder 1
Departments - Employee Relations - Training and Development (1 of
2)
1985 - 1993
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: booklets, memos and articles related to LAT training and
development activities, 1980s - 1993. Split into two folders.
Box 612, Folder 2
Departments - Employee Relations - Training and Development (2 of
2)
1985 - 1993
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: booklets, memos and articles related to LAT training and
development activities, 1980s - 1993. Split into two folders.
Box 612, Folder 3
Departments - Employee Relations - Union Campaign - 1944
1943 - 1944
Scope and Contents
9 items. Materials include: several copied LAT articles, 1943 - 1944, and one
L.A. Citizen article on union campaign for start-up of union of pressmen at LAT;
two letters, both over Philip Chandler signature, related to retroactive pay and
wage adjustments for LAT press room employees, etc.
Box 612, Folder 4
Departments - Employee Relations - Union Campaign - 1956
1956
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items. Materials include: form letter, 8//1/1956, "To all Times-Mirror
stereotype employees and their families," urging these employees to vote "No" on
joining a union; letter 8/2/1956, to "All division and department heads" (attached
to previous letter) providing information about the polling of LAT employees;
article copy, LAT, 8/4/1956, "Stereotypers at Times-Mirror turn down union in
election"; letter, 8/21/1956, by Norman Chandler, "To all Times-Mirror
stereotypers and members of their families," thanking them for rejecting the
union; related items.
Box 612, Folder 5
Departments - Employee Relations - Union Campaign - 1957
1957
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items. Materials include: memos, form letters and news reports related
to the National Labor Relations Board-sponsored election, in which the employees
were asked to accept or reject unionizing. The LAT pressmen voted on 2/28, the
results were released 3/2/1957. The L.A. Mirror-News story carried the headline,
"Times-Mirror pressmen reject union, 247-104." A number of persuasive memos
distributed to the pressmen in the weeks leading up to the vote are also in the
file.
Box 612, Folder 6
Departments - Employee Relations - Union Campaign - 1959
1958, 1959
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items. Materials include: memos and form letters from LAT / Norman
Chandler to pressmen asking them, as one letter puts it, "whether you desire
to...deal directly with your company as you have in the past, or whether you wish
to entrust your future welfare to the domination and control of an impersonal
union shop." The vote by the pressmen was on 4/16/1959. A story in the 4/17/1959
L.A. Mirror-News was headlined, "Pressmen at Times again refuse union." The vote
was 218 to 112.
Box 612, Folder 7
Departments - Employee Relations - Union Campaign - 1961
1961
Scope and Contents
Approx. 18 items. Materials include: LAT memos and form letters to staffers in
the stereotype department who would be voting on unionization on 4/6/1961. A copy
of LAT story of 4/8/1961, "Times stereotypers again reject union." Other
materials.
Box 612, Folder 8
Departments - Employee Relations - Union Campaign - 1962
1962
Scope and Contents
Approx. 45 items. Materials include: memos, form letters and other LAT tactics to
persuade pressmen to reject unionization in 1962. One item, a mock-up of a
newspaper is labeled "Los Angeles Times PRESSMAN," 4/9/1962, with Pg.1 headline,
"Union is seeking control of Times pressroom jobs." The election was held 4/13,
and an LAT story for 4/15/1962 ran the headline "Pressmen vote for union in Times
election." The National Labor Relations Board sponsored the election. The LAT
pressmen had rejected the union's representation in 1944, 1957 and 1959.
Box 612, Folder 9
Departments - Employee Relations - Union Campaign - 1963
1963
Scope and Contents
Approx. 45 items. Materials include: LAT materials--memos, open letters,
flyers--aimed at discouraging pressroom employees from supporting union
representation. An LAT article (copy in folder) for 6/29/1963 was headlined
"Pressmen vote against union at L.A. Times." The story read, in part, "Pressmen at
(LAT) have voted 202 to 187 against the AFL-CIO International Printing Pressmen
and Assistant's Union Local 18 as their bargaining agent....The pressmen voted for
the union in an NLRB election in April, 1962, but 58 subsequent negotiation
meetings failed to bring about a contract agreement...In April the pressroom
employees petitioned the NLRB for a new election..."
Box 612, Folder 10
Departments - Employee Relations - Union Campaign - 1967
1967
Scope and Contents
Approx. 50 items. Materials include: two booklets, "Know the Facts," and "Just
the Facts," providing financial data designed to convince pressmen to support LAT
in the election; memos, form letters, flyers, cartoon strips, etc. in support of
LAT being union-free; copies of two LAT news brief, 3/18/1967, "Union chosen agent
by Times pressmen," and "Pressmen at Times OK union pact."
Box 612, Folder 11
Departments - Employee Relations - Union Campaign - 1970
1970
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items. Materials include: memos, form letters, cover letters, etc.,
from the period of time leading up to the 1970 pressmen's vote at LAT. The vote
was conducted on 7/9/1970. The result of the vote was decertification of the
pressman's union at LAT. The news brief that ran 7/10/1970 had the headline:
"Times pressmen vote to leave union, 213 to 134."
Box 612, Folder 12
Departments - Employee Relations - Union Campaign - 1991
1991
Scope and Contents
6 items. Materials include: two editions of a so-called "Times Union Bulletin"
headed "UPDATE," (one undated, the other 12/5/1991), the Dec. 5 issue refers to
Publisher David Laventhol as "the bald-headed race track tout from Long Island...
foisted upon us two years ago," continuing to remark that he "more closely
approximates Attila the Hun than Tom Johnson or Otis Chandler,"; pre-election memo
to "All pressroom employees," 11/13/1991; memo, 11/27/1991, to "Management
personnel"; two flyers from Los Angeles Newspaper Guild, including union
registration cards to fill out and mail.
Box 613
Reference Files - Los Angeles Times
Box 613, Folder 1
Departments - Employee Relations - Union Campaign - 1993
1993
Scope and Contents
1 item: flyer [8/1993], from Hotel Employees & Restaurant Employees Union,
Local 11, AFL-CIO, headed "Save our jobs!," it reads in part, "In these times of
economic instability, L.A. Times is turning its back on the [cafeteria] workers
who have served them for 30 years."
Box 613, Folder 2
Departments - Employee Relations - Union Campaign -
Miscellaneous
1953 - 1995
Scope and Contents
8 items. Materials include: copy of LAT editorial, 8/14/1953, "The AFL boycott
[of LAT] is not news"; 3 LAT news stories, 1953, "Unions hit jobless pay
chiseling," 1957, (Norman) Chandler cites big labor threat," 1960, "Labor group
pledges fight for principles"; 2-pp. report, ca. 1971, w/ "Chronological Summary
of NLRB [Nat. Labor Relations Board] elections at the Los Angeles Times"; 9-pp.
report, ca. 1971, "Los Angeles Times NLRB Elections"; two 1995 flyers by Justice
for Janitors union (SEIU Local 399), urging the public to call either Shelby
Coffey or Metro Building Maintenance , new janitorial service for LAT, to question
them about "job security and justice in the workplace."
Box 613, Folder 3
Departments - Employee Relations - Union Contract
1967
Scope and Contents
One copy of the entire pressroom contract: "Agreement between The Times Mirror
Company and International Printing Pressmen & Assistants' Union of North
America, AFL-CIO, and its subordinate union, L.A. Newspaper Web Printing
Pressmen's Union No. 18." (dated 8/7/1967)
Box 613, Folder 4
Departments - Employee Relations - Update
1991
Scope and Contents
2 items: Management Bulletin, 9/26/1991, on "a new employee publication--Update,
a timely periodic report on developments affecting our working lives"; one issue
of Update, 10/24/1991, including "Message from the Publisher," by David Laventhol,
and company news briefs such as "Circulation - still Number One," "Sexual
Harassment Policy," "Staffing Update," etc.
Box 613, Folder 5
Departments - Employee Relations - Vacation Policy
1987 - 1989
Scope and Contents
7 items: LAT bulletins and memos - 6/29/1987, on new paycheck format showing
unused vacation days / personal days; 6/30/1987, on new vacation policy, 7/2/1987,
on vacation policy, as well as several more on same subject from 1988 and
1989.
Box 613, Folder 6
Departments - Employee Relations - Voluntary Separation
Program
1992
Scope and Contents
2 items: "Special Voluntary Separation Program," in plain white folder (nothing
printed on outside), 11/9/1992, including a 29-pp. information booklet and related
materials; one copy, "Separation Program Bulletin, 12/23/1992.
Box 613, Folder 7
Departments - History Center
1978 - 1990
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items. Materials include: 3 Management Bulletins, 1978 - 1990, on Lois
Markwith's appointment as LAT Archivist, 12/1986 memo on name change from Archives
Department to LAT History Center (effective (1/1987), organizational changes
involving many departments including History Center; one copy of 16-pp., Times
Mirror (mag.), Spring 1988; 2 copies of LAT History Center holiday greeting card
(1984) by So. Calif. artist Ben Abril; one complete issue of Among Ourselves,
6/1984; one copy, "Guide to the Los Angeles Times History Center" (no date), other
ephemera related to History Center.
Box 613, Folder 8
Departments - Information Systems
1949 - 1990
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items. Materials include: memo, 3/25/1977, reading, in part,
"Effective today, the name of the Data Processing Department has been changed to
Information Systems Department"; two LAT brochures, "Information Systems,"
(3/1978); memo, 9/17/1975, "Organizational Changes" (on name changes w/i Systems
& Programming department; tabloid-sized issue, 12/6/1975, The Pac-Times
Presenter, a joint publication of Pacific Telephone and LAT, describing the
development of "a complete telecommunications system" by PacTel for LAT; article,
Among Ourselves, 12/1949 (copy), "Tabulating Department's Mechanical Brains know
all the answers"; article copy, 10/1977, Among Ourselves, "New Computer Center in
Service"; booklet, 24-pp., 11/1961, The Corner Cut, L.A. Chapter National Machine
Accountants Association, lead article, "History in Headlines," on LAT; Information
Systems bulletin, 3-pp., 6/13/1989, "Personal Computer Security," 10-pp. sheaf,
"Information Systems Bulletin--In-house personal computer software training";
2-pp. memo, "Communications Services," 9/11/1990; memo, 11/7/1990, "Special
Services Mail."
Box 613, Folder 9
Departments - Information systems - Long Range Plan
1984
Scope and Contents
1 item: one copy, unbound, 138-pp., "Information Systems Department - Long Range
Plan, June 1984 (Company - Confidential)
Box 613, Folder 10
Departments - Information systems - Personnel
1983 - 1990
Scope and Contents
9 items. Materials include: Management Bulletins, 1983 - 1990, on subjects such
as organizational changes, appointments, promotions in Information Systems.
Box 613, Folder 11
Departments - Information systems - Personnel - Bios
1971 - 1979
Scope and Contents
Personnel Dept. biographical forms, including name, date of birth, education,
previous work experience, positions held in company, company development.
Completed between 1971 - 1979.
Box 613, Folder 12
Departments - Information systems - Telecommunications group
1956 - 1989
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items. Materials include: article copy, Among Ourselves, 12/1956,
"Call The Times--byword of curious public"; copy of Al Martinez column, 2/16/1987,
"Sorry, wrong number," (on the aggravations of complicated "voice terminals"
replacing telephones; Management Bulletins, Employee Bulletins and inter-office
correspondence, 1987 - 1989, related to new telephone "upgrades."
Box 613, Folder 13
Departments - Legal - Federal Trade Commission Case
1977 - 1982
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: clip, 8/18/1977, LAT, "FTC accuses Times of ad discrimination";
Wall St. Journal clip (same date), rate structure at (LAT) attacked"; several
teletype tear sheets, 9/25/1981, sample headline, "Times Mirror to seek dismissal
of FTC complaint"; LAT clip, 9/26/1981, "FTC tentatively approves Times ad
discount accord"; article copy, AdWeek, 10/5/1981"; LAT ad run in Editor &
Publisher, 7/24/1982, "A special message to our friends--thank you!...On August
17, 1977, the (FTC) filed charges against the (LAT).....on July 7, 1982, the FTC
unanimously voted to dismiss the charges..."; etc.
Box 613, Folder 14
Departments - Legal - Personnel
1990
Scope and Contents
1 item: copy LAT article, 9/14/1990, "Los Angeles Times names 2 senior Vice
Presidents" (Lawrence M. Higby, William A. Niese)
Box 613, Folder 15
Departments - Management Services
circa 1989
Scope and Contents
2 items: 1-pp. of background information (including names of dept. managers) on
Management Services Dept, which existed from late 1950s to 1980s; business card
for "H. Gene Mestel - Industrial Engineer - Management Services Department
(LAT)."
Box 613, Folder 16
Departments - Marketing
1988 - 1989
Scope and Contents
3 Management Bulletins, 1988 - 1989. Subjects are related to organizational
changes in Marketing. Jeffrey S. Hall and Lawrence M. Higby are mentioned.
Box 613, Folder 17
Departments - Marketing Research (1 of 2)
1950 - 1995
Scope and Contents
Approx. 23 items. Materials include: 7-pp. report, "Time line and description of
past and current ethnic-related projects, The Los Angeles Times," (time line
covers 1922 - 1988); 2 versions of 1-pp. "Marketing Research Report Summary";
30-pp. Los Angeles Times Marketing Research Department Employee Handbook," 4/1973;
2-pp. report, "The Many Faces of Marketing Research," (1973); 3-pp. memo/report,
"Readership of Free Newspapers," 8/8/1962; 13-pp. report, "Profile of Readers,"
(Newspaper Audience Characteristics), 4/1964; 5-pp. "October 1965 TV Report";
1/31/1950 LAT clipping, "Times-Mirror research work told to planners"; 13-pp. Los
Angeles Times Marketing Research" (history, leadership, organization, etc.),
1/1982; 26-pp. booklet, Los Angeles Media Facts, 1986"; 10-pp. segment of employee
handbook on "Marketing Research Department," 4/1973; 11/1987 questionnaire to LAT
readers regarding their opinion of LAT Magazine; booklet, 3/1977, "Dynamic /
Diverse - Los Angeles and Orange County Market"; 13-pp. booklet, "1977 Report to
Times Classified Advertisers"; (10/1976) 17-pp. "Los Angeles Recruitment Guide";
full-color cover, HOME (mag) - 13-pp., 10/1976; 10-pp. spiral-bound booklet, "Los
Angeles Times Net Paid Circulation," 1988; 2 copies, The Market and the Media,
1987; 10-pp. info packet, titled "1995 Gallup Los Angeles Media Study"; related
marketing research materials. Binding removed. Split into two folders.
Box 613, Folder 18
Departments - Marketing Research (2 of 2)
1950 - 1995
Scope and Contents
Approx. 23 items. Materials include: 7-pp. report, "Time line and description of
past and current ethnic-related projects, The Los Angeles Times," (time line
covers 1922 - 1988); 2 versions of 1-pp. "Marketing Research Report Summary";
30-pp. Los Angeles Times Marketing Research Department Employee Handbook," 4/1973;
2-pp. report, "The Many Faces of Marketing Research," (1973); 3-pp. memo/report,
"Readership of Free Newspapers," 8/8/1962; 13-pp. report, "Profile of Readers,"
(Newspaper Audience Characteristics), 4/1964; 5-pp. "October 1965 TV Report";
1/31/1950 LAT clipping, "Times-Mirror research work told to planners"; 13-pp. Los
Angeles Times Marketing Research" (history, leadership, organization, etc.),
1/1982; 26-pp. booklet, Los Angeles Media Facts, 1986"; 10-pp. segment of employee
handbook on "Marketing Research Department," 4/1973; 11/1987 questionnaire to LAT
readers regarding their opinion of LAT Magazine; booklet, 3/1977, "Dynamic /
Diverse - Los Angeles and Orange County Market"; 13-pp. booklet, "1977 Report to
Times Classified Advertisers"; (10/1976) 17-pp. "Los Angeles Recruitment Guide";
full-color cover, HOME (mag) - 13-pp., 10/1976; 10-pp. spiral-bound booklet, "Los
Angeles Times Net Paid Circulation," 1988; 2 copies, The Market and the Media,
1987; 10-pp. info packet, titled "1995 Gallup Los Angeles Media Study"; related
marketing research materials. Binding removed. Split into two folders.
Box 614
Reference Files - Los Angeles Times
Box 614, Folder 1
Departments - Marketing Research - McKinsey report 1988
1989, 1995
Scope and Contents
2 items: 35-pp. report, "Meeting Reader Needs: interpreting the boundary - market
research results," 10/1988 (with attached note to Craig [St. Clair] from Dennis
Driscoll); 35-pp. plus report, "Primary focus on circulation."
Box 614, Folder 2
Departments - Marketing Research - Personnel
1987 - 1989
Scope and Contents
6 items. Materials include: 5 Management Bulletins, 1987 - 1989, on hirings,
promotions and appointments in Marketing Research; article copy, Among Ourselves,
8/1989, " (Robert) Cohen New Director of Marketing Strategy."
Box 614, Folder 3
Departments - Marketing Research - Personnel - Bios
1975 - 1979
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: marketing research personnel biographical forms, the completed
forms include name, date of birth, education, previous work experience, positions
held in company, company development, date of preparation. Some duplicates.
Box 614, Folder 4
Departments - Marketing Research - Publications
1990
Scope and Contents
2 items: contact information for L.A. County Public Libraries, public libraries
in Orange County, college & university libraries in Sou. Calif., municipal
public libraries in L.A. County, and LAT Marketing Research Publications list;
newsletter - 2-pp., "Media Watch," from LAT Marketing Research Dept.,
12/3/1990.Approx. 30 items. Originals of issues of Three Minutes for the following
months or seasons: January (2), February, May, June, July, Autumn (2), November
(2) and December 1932 ; January, February, March, April, Summer, Autumn and
November 1933 ; Summer 1934 ; Spring, May, November (2) and December (3) 1935 ;
Spring (2) and May (2) 1936 ; one copy of a 1935 publication titled The Three
Circles, "published in the interest of good printing and good advertising by Evans
- Winter - Hebb Inc., of Detroit.
Box 614, Folder 5
Departments - Marketing Research - Publications - FYI
1982 - 1984
Scope and Contents
Approx. 18 items. issues of FYI - produced by LAT Marketing Research between
4/1982 and 4/1984. FYI featured population data, income data, education data,
purchase intentions, consumer habits by age group, and other demographic and
statistical data for the LAT marketing region and nationwide.
Box 614, Folder 6
Departments - Pfaffinger Foundation
1945 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: article copies, booklets, a speech transcript and other
information related to the Pfaffinger Foundation. Notable items include: two
(dupes) booklets, "Pfaffinger Foundation," with info on the activity ; 7-pp.
speech transcript, (for Omar Johnson), year "1965" is jotted at top margin ; news
articles on charitable activities of PF.
Box 614, Folder 7
Departments - Presentations and Sales Development
1987 - 1990
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items. Materials include: various memos and correspondence related to
the "Message from the Publisher" videotape, 1987 (of Tom Johnson); multi-section
"Presentations and Sales Development - Year to Date Report, 7/20/1987; selection
of Presentations Update(s), fairly complete collection monthly from late 1988
through 1990.
Box 614, Folder 8
Departments - Operations
1986 - 1990
Scope and Contents
5 items: five LAT Bulletins on promotions, transfers and organizational changes
in Operations.
Box 614, Folder 9
Departments - Production
1927 - 1990
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items. Materials include: 1-pp. (photos) illustrated instructions,
"How to make a pressman's hat': several Among Ourselves articles(1927, 1928, 1967)
on various aspects of Production; 12-pp. report, "(LAT) Production Department
Information," (rev. 2/1972)8-pp. report, "(LAT) Orange County Facility Production
Department Information," (rev. 2/1972); two Bulletins, 1985, 1990, on promotions
and organizational changes; tear sheet, Editor & Publisher, 3/15/1980, "2nd
Satellite Plant-Expansion at L.A. Times set at $215 million"; etc.
Box 614, Folder 10
Departments - Production - Automation
1964 - 1976
Scope and Contents
Approx. 45 items. Materials include: various memos, employee bulletins, media
articles, and Among Ourselves coverage of innovations in the production department
of LAT, including high speed photo-composition equipment.
Box 614, Folder 11
Departments - Production - Automation - Articles
1960 - 1980
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items. Materials include: Among Ourselves article copies, 1960 - 1980,
on various aspects of automating the Production Department; tear sheet, Editor
& Publisher, 10/6/1973, "Recyclable plastic printing plate invented by L.A.
Times."
Box 614, Folder 12
Departments - Production - Composing
1945 - 1983
Scope and Contents
7 items: 2 brief, handwritten notes on slips of paper; 2 copies of single sheet
headed "Stars & Daggers," explaining the meanings of icons used as designators
for various LAT editions--a second copy has some notations; 20-pp.report titled "A
multiprogrammed teleprocessing system for computer typesetting," with several
attached flowcharts, lists and tables (ca. 1967); 2-pp. copied pages, headed
"Reasons for a new composing room," the date 5/26/1945 and the typed name (?) "al
tennyson" are at the bottom; single sheet with both typed and handwritten
material, 12/7/1983, headed "Press --- C --- West Line."
Box 614, Folder 13
Departments - Production - Composing Room Museum
1977 - 1991
Scope and Contents
3 items. Materials include: 3-pp. list, "Composing Room Inventory, undated; 8-pp.
handwritten list, headed "A corner of the composing room, 1884 - 1974," 7/25/1991;
article copy, Among Ourselves, 7/1977, photo caption begins - "A corner of the
Composing Room--about the way it looked from 1881 to 1974, when The Times
converted to 100% photocomposition--is now open."
Box 614, Folder 14
Departments - Production - Production
1963
Scope and Contents
1 item: article copy, Among Ourselves, 1/1963, "Quality with speed keynote of
engraving."
Box 614, Folder 15
Departments - Production - Production - Format and Style
Changes
1914 - 1989
Scope and Contents
6 items. Materials include: brief copied from New York (mag), 11/13/1989, "L.A.
Times look riles staffers"; article copy, Among Ourselves, 1/1966, "Greater
readability - Times to introduce 6-column format on all clear pages"; tear sheet,
newspaper?, scribbled date appears to be from 1941 or 1947, "[LAT] Has best front
page, finest type display, is university finding"; LAT article copy, 10/23/1886,
"The Times in its new dress" (on new typeface and new machinery); LAT tear sheet,
7/7/1980, (ad) headed "Times Change"; copy of Pg. 1 Masthead for 2/22/1914.
Box 614, Folder 16
Departments - Production - Production - Ink
1992
Scope and Contents
2 item: undated, 1-pp. report by Dan Lewis, "Ink storage at Times Mirror Square";
1-pp. memo, 7/22/1992, "Re- The Times conversion to soy-based ink," addressed to
"Laura," appears to be signed "Tim."
Box 614, Folder 17
Departments - Production - Production - Newsprint
1949 - 1977
Scope and Contents
4 items: article copy, Among Ourselves, 9/1949, "How newsprint reaches the
press"; newsletter, 10/19/1973, "Keeping up with The Times" on production
processes; tear sheet, Winston-Salem Journal (NC), 11/27/1974, "Paper cost is
dilemma"; personnel bio, dated 8/15/1977, for newsprint handler Leonard Schneider
(incl. photo);
Box 614, Folder 18
Departments - Production - Production - Newsprint Shortage
1974 - 1975
Scope and Contents
3 items: tear sheet, Among Ourselves, 8/1974, "World faces newsprint pinch,
Chandler says"; tear sheet, Among Ourselves, 11/1974, "Times' new format begins in
January..."; tear sheet, Wall Street Journal, 3/25/1975, "Newspapers shrink page
size as cost of newsprint soars."
Box 614, Folder 19
Departments - Production - Production - Personnel
1982 - 1990
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items. Materials include: Management Bulletins, 1982 - 1990, subjects
are promotions, transfers, retirements and organizational changes in the
Production Dept.
Box 614, Folder 20
Departments - Production - Production - Personnel Record
1967
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items. Materials include: personnel records for various divisions of
Production, such as Engraving, Pressroom, Production Office, Stereotype, Composing
Room, Mailroom, etc. giving quarterly personnel counts during 1967.
Box 614, Folder 21
Departments - Production - Production - Personnel - Bios -
General
1975 - 1978
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items. Materials include: personnel biographical forms, which record
name, date of birth, education, previous work experience, positions held in
company, company development and date of (bio) preparation.
Box 614, Folder 22
Departments - Production - Production - Personnel - Bios -
Composing
1973 - 1979
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: Production (composing) personnel biographical forms including
name, date of birth, education, previous work experience, positions held in
company, company development and small photo of employee.
Box 614, Folder 23
Departments - Production - Production - Personnel - Bios -
Dispatch
1973 - 1979
Scope and Contents
9 items: personnel biographical forms, Dispatch Office, forms include name, date
of birth, education, previous work experience, positions held in company, company
development and date of (bio) preparation.
Box 614, Folder 24
Departments - Production - Production - Personnel - Bios -
Electrical
1975 - 1979
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: personnel biographical forms, Electrical division, forms
include name, date of birth, education, previous work experience, positions held
in company, company development and date of (bio) preparation.
Box 615
Reference Files - Los Angeles Times
Box 615, Folder 1
Departments - Production - Production - Personnel - Bios - Engine
Room
1975, 1977
Scope and Contents
4 items: personnel bios, with small photo - form includes name, date of birth,
education, previous work experience, positions held in company, company
development and date of (bio) preparation.
Box 615, Folder 2
Departments - Production - Production - Personnel - Bios -
Garage
1973 - 1977
Scope and Contents
4 items: personnel bios, Production garage, form includes name, date of birth,
education, previous work experience, positions held in company, company
development and date of (bio) preparation.
Box 615, Folder 3
Departments - Production - Production - Personnel - Bios - Machine
Shop
1975 - 1978
Scope and Contents
7 items: personnel bios for Production Machine Shop, form includes name, date of
birth, education, previous work experience, positions held in company, company
development and date of (bio) preparation.
Box 615, Folder 4
Departments - Production - Production - Personnel - Bios - Mail
Room
1973 - 1978
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: personnel bios, Production, Mail Room, form includes name, date
of birth, education, previous work experience, positions held in company, company
development and date of (bio) preparation.
Box 615, Folder 5
Departments - Production - Production - Personnel - Bios -
Platemaking
1971 - 1979
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: personnel bios, Production, Platemaking, form includes name,
date of birth, education, previous work experience, positions held in company,
company development and date of (bio) preparation.
Box 615, Folder 6
Departments - Production - Production - Personnel - Bios -
Pressroom
1973 - 1978
Scope and Contents
Approx. 50 items: personnel bios, form includes name, date of birth, education,
previous work experience, positions held in company, company development and date
of (bio) preparation; one Management Bulletin, 10/11/1990, on Paul Gledhill,
Production VP, leaving LAT to become Operations VP at Rocky Mountain News.
Box 615, Folder 7
Departments - Production - Pressroom
1888 - 1991
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: several copies of LAT articles on the presses themselves, from
as early as 1888 and 1895, with others from early years of the 1900s; tear sheet,
LAT, 4/20/1984, "Pressing on..."; text of Editor & Publisher article,
2/25/1961, "Press layout (at LAT / Mirror) has value of $15 million"; article,
Civic Center News, 11/13/1979, "Collecting rare antique presses," other brief
article on press innovations; 2 artist's renderings of new presses installed 1983
at "The Square"; Employee Bulletin, 9/30/1991, on "the older presses in Times
Mirror Square will be dismantled..."; sheets recording "web breaks" for periods in
1989; 2-pp. obituary of Charles Potter, founder of the Potter Printing Press Co.,
Inland Printer, 1/1900; etc.
Box 615, Folder 8
Departments - Production - Pressroom - Determination of Manning
Requirements, Vol. I
1967
Scope and Contents
2 items: 25-pp. report, clipped, "Volume I - Determination of manning
requirements, Los Angeles Times main press room - black and white presses,"
6/28/1967; 15-pp. report, "Volume I - Determination of manning requirements - Los
Angeles Times color press," 7/11/1967.
Box 615, Folder 9
Departments - Production - Pressroom - Determination of Manning
Requirements, Vol. II
1967
Scope and Contents
2 items: cover letter for Press Room Manning Study, Vol. I I [2] from C.M.
Brassell to Otis Booth, 7/10/1967; 180-pp. report, "Volume I I [2] - Determination
of manning requirements - Los Angeles Times main press room, black and white
presses."
Box 615, Folder 10
Departments - Production - Pressroom - Policies and Practices
1970
Box 615, Folder 11
Departments - Production - Pressroom - Policies and Practices
Reports
1980s
Scope and Contents
6 items: 33-pp. report, "Pressroom policies & practices (preface)," draft,
8/1/1983; 25-pp. report, "Pressroom practices and policies (first draft)
8/28/1985; segments of various reports, loose.
Box 615, Folder 12
Departments - Production - Pressroom - Union
1967 - 1968
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: memos and other correspondence between LAT staffers, and
correspondence between LAT and International Printing Pressmen & Assistants'
Union of North America; material related to the contract between LAT and IPPAU;
materials related to Pressroom schedules; a grievance filed by a Mr. Salazar
against a pressroom supervisor (Mr. Ferry).
Box 615, Folder 13
Departments - Production - Transportation
1950 - 1993
Scope and Contents
Copies of articles from Among Ourselves; Memoirs of the early days of the
transportation department by John R. Shepperd, dated 1982 ; correspondence
regarding use of Pacific Electric Railway in transporting papers ; Management
Bulletins regarding the Fleet Operations department ; memo regarding the use of
propane in paper distribution.
Box 615, Folder 14
Departments - Promotion
1989 - ca.
2001
Scope and Contents
3 items: 3 Sprint / LAT calling cards (30 min. free long distance) "Mister,
here's a real paper - Los Angeles Times"; 1 Management Bulletin, 4/4/1989, on
promotion of Susan McRae to Director of Promotion; copy of LAT article, 2/9/1990,
"Disney orders theatres to drop on-screen ads."
Box 615, Folder 15
Departments - Promotion - Billboards
1948
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: copies of billboard illustrations used in a 1948 billboard
"teaser" campaign.
Box 615, Folder 16
Departments - Promotion - Personnel - Bios
1973 - 1979
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: Personnel bios, Promotion Dept., 1973 - 1979. Forms include
name, date of birth, education, previous work experience, positions held in
company, company development, date of preparation.
Box 615, Folder 17
Departments - Promotion and Public Relations
1926 - 1990
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: clipping, LAT, 1/17/1926, "Words of fire blaze in skies...Read
The Times appears in huge electric letters"; article copy, Among Ourselves,
5/1964, "Promotion, research win 3 E&P awards"; clip, 1/14/1980, M.A.C.
Western Advertising News, "L.A. Times uncorks consumer effort"; dupe of previous
article in ADWEEK / West; copy of ad from Advertising Age, 8/16/1984, "Which
newspaper provided...the best coverage of the Democratic Nat. Convention? - The
L.A. Times..."; packet of AIDS coverage material in plastic sleeve - form letter
signed by Tom Johnson, 2/17/1987, reprint from Among Ourselves - "Misconceptions
about AIDS...", 8-pp. reprint of The Surgeon General's Report on (AIDS) 12/7/1986;
Management Bulletin, 11/2/1988 memo on changes in various departments, including
JoEllen Kitchen appointment as Director of Public Relations; 2 copies of brochure,
"How to get your press release into the right hands at the Los Angeles Times,"
3/1990.
Box 615, Folder 18
Departments - Promotion and Public Relations - Adopt A School
Program
1987
Scope and Contents
1 item: 16-pp. spiral-bound yearbook, "PUMAS - 9th Street School" (1987).
Box 615, Folder 19
Departments - Promotion and Public Relations - Among
Ourselves
1929 - 1950
Scope and Contents
3 items: multi-page packet, "Summary of [answers to] questions on Among
Ourselves." which analyses responses to an employee questionnaire (150
participants) on in-house newsletter, ca. 1929; article copy, Among Ourselves,
7/1940, "Picnic voted best ever -- [LAT] barbecue attendance, fun, food
stupendous"; LAT article copy, 4/26/1950, "Prize awarded Times-Mirror employee
paper."
Box 615, Folder 20
Departments - Promotion and Public Relations - Bilingual Literacy
Line
1994
Scope and Contents
2 items: two copies of 3-pp. LAT News Release, 9/7/1994, "(LAT) and County of Los
Angeles Public Library launch bilingual literacy line for Southern
California."
Box 615, Folder 21
Departments - Promotion and Public Relations - Christmas
Cards
1986
Scope and Contents
2 items: two examples of LAT "Holiday" (Christmas) cards, one from 1986, the
other undated.
Box 615, Folder 22
Departments - Promotion and Public Relations - Circulation Subscriber
Mailings
1985 - 1991
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items. Materials include: a wide variety of "business reply mail"
cards, brochures, flyers, etc., promoting various LAT products, from the daily
& Sunday newspapers, to cookbooks, collections of Conrad cartoons, LAT ad
clippings, and "Update - a subscriber's guide to recent improvements and new
features in The Times."
Box 616
Reference Files - Los Angeles Times
Box 616, Folder 1
Departments - Promotion and Public Relations - Classified Advertising
Promotion
1980, 1987 -
1988
Scope and Contents
2 items: glossy black LAT logo folder containing example of LAT "Timely
Bulletin," several sheets with copies of LAT classified ads of various kinds,
sample of Sunday comics pages headed with ad for Times Classifieds, etc. (all
1980); single page flyer, headed "Announce your good news today!" - providing info
for LAT employees who wish to use free LAT classified space to announce births,
engagements, weddings, anniversaries, reunions, etc. (1987-1988)
Box 616, Folder 2
Departments - Promotion and Public Relations - Contests
1922 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items. Materials include: copies of LAT clips, 1922, 1926 - "New 'idea
contest' for motion picture subjects started by De Mille and The Times," ""Winners
in Times-De Mille film contest are announced"; 4-pp. News Release, 11/12/1987,
"Times sponsors 'Write Stuff' contest at Dorothy Kirby Center"; photo &
caption, ca. 1920, "Hoisting the prize autos to (2nd fl.) of The Times building";
article copy, "Start today in great popularity campaign," ca. 1920; tear sheet for
1989 "Tangle Towns" contest; clips of other contests, 1904, 1926.
Box 616, Folder 3
Departments - Promotion and Public Relations - Cooking
Classes
1949 - 1954
Scope and Contents
2 items: article copy, 3/1949, Among Ourselves, Cookery class attendance up";
7-pp. newsletter, 4/14/1954, "Marian Manners - (LAT) College of Cookery," features
recipes.
Box 616, Folder 4
Departments - Promotion and Public Relations - Demonstration
House
1927, 1928, 1987 -
1990
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items. Materials include: items related to commemoration of the life
and career of Lion Feuchtwanger, a "German-Jewish writer" - article copy, Toronto
Globe & Mail, 6/2/1988, "Second coming of a literary lion," UCLA newsletter
(ca. 1977); 1990 letter and invitation related to California Institute for
European-American Relations, maps to Institute location; USC News and Features,
12/17/1987, "USC receives grant from Weingart Foundation for new teaching
library"; several LAT article copies from 1927 - 1928 on "Demonstration House";
items on Villa Aurora, Pacific Palisades home of Lion and Marta Feuchtwanger,
incl. 12/28/1987 LAT tear sheet, "Germans push for preservation of Villa Aurora";
clippings from 1980s on the elderly Marta Feuchtwanger, who died in 1987 at age
96; related material.
Box 616, Folder 5
Departments - Promotion and Public Relations - Direct Response Television
Campaign
1990
Scope and Contents
1 item: single sheet, "Timely Bulletin," 10/16/1990, "Direct Response Television
Campaign Underway."
Box 616, Folder 6
Departments - Promotion and Public Relations - Disaster Relief
Campaigns
1929 - 1939
Scope and Contents
1 item: 7-pp. of aging, crumbling paper, an introductory sheet headed "Reference
Room," explains that LAT, ca. 1930, "started funds for disaster sufferers,"
specifically those affected by a Mississippi flood, Florida-Puerto Rico hurricane
(1928), the drought of 1931, St. Francis-Santa Clara Valley (flood), Mid-West
cyclone (1925), etc.
Box 616, Folder 7
Departments - Promotion and Public Relations - Event
Invitations
1991
Scope and Contents
2 items: a selection of promotional materials for "Baseball '91," a luncheon and
panel discussion - brochure and parking instructions / map, flyer / poster.
Box 616, Folder 8
Departments - Promotion and Public Relations - Golf
Tournament
1945
Scope and Contents
2 items: 8-pp. program, "19th Los Angeles Open Golf Tournament," $13,333.33 All
War Bond Purse, Jan. 5-8, 1945, Riviera Country Club, Prize money guarantor - LAT;
handwritten note from "Vance Stickell" notepad, related to "the size of the
purse..."
Box 616, Folder 9
Departments - Promotion and Public Relations - History
1901 - 1959
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: 2 LAT article copies related to LAT train / Pan-American
Exposition train travel promo (1901); copy of ad headed "The Times and Sunset
Magazine," (early 1900s issue); clippings on LAT involvement in Red Cross drives,
war bond sales, etc.; 3-pp. report, "(LAT) civic activities and history since
1900," ca. 1960; info (on tiny slip of brown paper) on "Premiums with The Times
included shotguns (1891)...copies of the poems of Eliza A. Otis...a sewing machine
(1886)...The Times Almanac"; 2-pp. copies of Times-Mirror Co. "Promotion
Department Expense[s] for...1920"; copies of Among Ourselves articles related to
Promotion / Public Relations departments from 1930, 1956 and 1958; 2-pp. report,
4/29/1959, "Survey of Times-Mirror Company Public Service Activities," added in
handwritten note - "Charities - Public Service."
Box 616, Folder 10
Departments - Promotion and Public Relations - Junior Club
1929, 1983
Scope and Contents
3 items: page copied from Among Ourselves, ca. 1929, featuring article, "Times
Junior Club"; examples of LAT Junior Club membership cards, filled out in 1929 and
1930; 2-pp. handwritten letter, 11/1983, to Lois Markwith, LAT Archivist, from
Jonathan Raymond Bishop (the 1929 cardholder), related to being a member of Junior
club, saving the membership card, a brief sketch of his life and experiences,
etc.
Box 616, Folder 11
Departments - Promotion and Public Relations - Junior
Olympics
1931, 1934
Scope and Contents
2 items: official LAT certificate, to John F. Ness, "cited...for meritorious
service in the promotion and conduct of the 1931 Junior Olympic Games of Southern
California"; 23-pp.booklet, "1934 Training Tips, Seventh Annual Junior Pentathlon
- sponsored since 1928 in...Southern California by the Los Angeles Times."
Box 616, Folder 12
Departments - Promotion and Public Relations - Los Angeles Times
Advertising
1887 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: various LAT promos and announcements on features of the
newspaper, most from around 1900 to the 1940s; ads for premiums given with
subscriptions, including a sewing machine.
Box 616, Folder 13
Departments - Promotion and Public Relations - Los Angeles Times
Charities
1940 - 1989
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items. Materials include: memos, Employee Bulletins, clips from LAT
and Among Ourselves, etc., on Rams Charity Games, Camp Funds, support of Boy's
Clubs, Times Programs in general, 1940s - 1980s; 9-pp. report, including history
and operations, of "Los Angeles Times Boys' Club"; 6-pp. stapled, 9/24/1958, info
on Times Charities; several "Balance Sheet" reports for the late 1950s, into the
1960s; clipping of LAT promo on Boys' Club as it appeared in Western Advertising,
8/1954, "Eddie Garcia is learning to swim"; an original issue, and a photocopy of
"Souvenir Program - GOLDEN GLOVES Amateur Boxing Tournament" (2/9-11/1949),
proceeds to LAT Charities, sponsors of Times' Boys Clubs.
Box 616, Folder 14
Departments - Promotion and Public Relations - Los Angeles Times
Fund
1984, 1994
Scope and Contents
8 items: three versions of the LAT Fund brochure, 1984, 1994, with one undated
(ca. 1990); several memos and bulletins, 1962 - 1990, on LAT fund raising events;
multi-page report, LAT "Summer Camp Fund Five-Year Financial Summary" (materials
produced in 1993).
Box 616, Folder 15
Departments - Promotion and Public Relations - Los Angeles Times Fund -
Correspondence
1961 - 1972
Scope and Contents
7 items: handwritten note, 12/30/1992, from Danette Powell to Craig (St. Clair),
attached to 6 letters which had accompanied checks written to the Times Camp Fund.
Contributions were made by Richard Nixon (1961), Elvis Presley (1962), Charles M.
Schulz (1965), Cary Grant (1965), Tony Curtis (1965) and Mary Pickford Rogers
(1972).
Box 616, Folder 16
Departments - Promotion and Public Relations - Marathon
1931
Scope and Contents
1 item: article copy from LAT, 6/7/1931, "Runners on edge for Third Times
Marathon to be staged next Saturday... Chaca favored in lengthy gallop."
Box 616, Folder 17
Departments - Promotion and Public Relations - Oratorical
Contest
1924 - 1932
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items. Materials include: 4 booklets for the National Oratorical
Contest (the 3rd, 5th, 7th & 9th) and the International Oratorical Contest
(the 1st, 3rd, 5th & 7th), held concurrently in 1926, 1928, 1930 and 1932;
single sheets of empty stationary with logos and mastheads for Los Angeles
Newsboys' Club , (City of Los Angeles) Department of Playground and Recreation,
and Los Angeles Times Playground Aircraft League; map of USA with oratorical
contest finalists names and hometown, titled "National Final Meeting"; article
copied, LAT 2/3/1924, "National Oratorical Contest on the Federal Constitution";
complete issue, The National Oratorical Contest News, 1/9/1928.
Box 616, Folder 18
Departments - Promotion and Public Relations - Personnel
1958 - 1990
Scope and Contents
7 items: 3-pp. (Times-Mirror Company) "Executive Position Description - Public
Relations Director," 3/1958; five Management Bulletins, 1985 - 1990, on hirings,
promotions and other organizational changes in Promotion and Public Relations
Department; 1-pp. map/chart of seating and office assignments for Promotion-Public
Relations, 11/19/1986.
Box 616, Folder 19
Departments - Promotion and Public Relations - Promotional Items -
Early
circa 1900 -
1955
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items. Materials include: 2.5" x 3.5" booklet, "Who's Who and What's
What in Sports (LAT); (in plastic sleeve) pink & blue satin cloth imprinted
with H.G.O. picture and new building, dedicated 10-1-1912; (in plastic sleeve)
envelope postmarked 1955, with note, "Enclosed badges for your historical
collection," from Viola Hill of Claremont - two cloth badges reading, "The Times -
San Joaquin Valley Homesteaders' Excursion, date ?; (in plastic sleeve) match book
with logo "Times rental ads bring tenants quickly"; (in paper envelope) "The
History of World War II as told in Headlines of The Times" - miniature versions of
LAT page One through WW II; various other examples of LAT ephemera, "Bride's
needle case, bookmark, napkins printed with words "The Times" or "The Mirror."
Box 616, Folder 20
Departments - Promotion and Public Relations - Promotional
Items
circa 1960 -
1979
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items. Materials include: 8.5" x 11" booklet, "What your newspaper
means to you and your family" (ca. 1962); info packet (inside paper envelope)
copies of historical page ones, etc.; miniature "plates" for "Walk on Moon," 1969,
and 1984 Olympics Special Sections; other LAT ephemera.
Box 616, Folder 21
Departments - Promotion and Public Relations - Public Information
Bureau
1912, 1990,
1991
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of newspaper advertisement for "Free Information Bureau" ; Sheet of
statistics from the public information service ; text of recorded message for the
Los Angeles Times Public Information Service after it switched to a 900 telephone
service ; Form letter in response to a written inquiry after the Public
Information Service switched from free to a paying service.
Box 616, Folder 22
Departments - Promotion and Public Relations - Recycling
Program
circa 1992
Scope and Contents
3 items: three copies of "Facts about The Times Recycling Program," (1992?)
provides facts about the program and recycling tips.
Box 616, Folder 23
Departments - Promotion and Public Relations - Speakers
Bureau
1960
Scope and Contents
4 items: memo, 8/5/1960, from Norman Chandler to "Department Heads," on the scope
and operations of the LAT Speakers' Bureau; memo, 8/1960, from Ed Reap to
"Department Heads," citing the earlier Chandler memo, and describing the general
policies of the bureau; two forms used by the Speakers' Bureau ca. 1960.
Box 616, Folder 24
Departments - Promotion and Public Relations - Special Events
1958, 1983 -
1991
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items. Materials include: LAT clips, 7/1958, on U.S. Grand Prix,
Management Bulletins and Employee Bulletins, 1983 - 1989, on LAT sponsored events,
the Times/Nissan Grand Prix, the LAT/Budweiser 500, Times/TAC International Summer
Games, LAT/Datsun Grand Prix of EnduranceCountryFest '88 and Times Ram Charity
Game; brochure for Times/Eagle Indoor Games, 1990; 3-pp. "Tentative 1991 Special
Events Calendar."
Box 616, Folder 25
Departments - Promotion and Public Relations - Tours Of Los Angeles
Times
1895, 1912, 1950,
1987
Scope and Contents
7 items: 2 sheet, article, "The Old Guard...the latest new printing press is
viewed by throngs of invited guests," copied from Sunday Times, 7/14/1895; 2
sheets, article copied from LAT, 12/5/1912, "New Times building is happily
dedicated"; 2-pp. article + photos copied from Among Ourselves, 4/1950; 2 copies
of (LAT) "Lobby Exhibit & Tours," (ca. 1993); (in plastic sleeve) tear sheet,
Downtown News, 5/25/1987, "The Downtown Lunchbox - the Belly of the Beast," by
Riva Rothschild, a humorous spin on a tour of the LAT building.
Box 616, Folder 26
Departments - Public Relations
1990
Scope and Contents
4 items: flyer inviting staff to PR's "Open Office Party," bidding "a fond
farewell to JoEllen Kitchen," 7/6/1990; Bulletin, 1/29/1990, to "Times Employees,"
"Poster contest for employees children!"; 7/6/1990, informal memo from "Jo
Kitchen" to the "Kids in P.R." on her last day on the job - "Keep up the good
work"; memo, 7/7/1990, "To the Public Relations Staff," thanking them for the
send-off party and gift.
Box 617
Reference Files - Los Angeles Times
Box 617, Folder 1
Departments - Technical Services/Operations Planning
1986
Scope and Contents
1 item: Management Bulletin announcing establishment of Technical
Services/Operations Planning department.
Box 617, Folder 2
Employees - Adams, Richard G.
1941 - 1989
Scope and Contents
6 items: article/photo copy, Among Ourselves, 10/1941, 4 grafs on Richard Adams,
attorney on LAT staff; article/photo, Among Ourselves, 5/1944, "One Man's Job -
Dick Adams"; Adams' story updated in AO, same column, 10/1959; copy of LAT obit
for Adams, 7/14/1989; memo following obit publication - provides corrected
information for, as memo states, "obit contains incorrect information..."
Box 617, Folder 3
Employees - Ainsworth, Ed
1962, 1967 -
1968
Scope and Contents
5 items: letter (in plastic sleeve), 2/9/1962, from Allan Hancock to Ed
Ainsworth, thanking him for a copy of The California I Love by Leo Carrillo (in
collaboration with Ainsworth); article copy from "Keeping up with The Times,"
6/2/1967, on Ed Ainsworth; copy of Ainsworth's final LAT column ("On the Move"),
6/6/1967, "Time arrives for farewell";copy of LAT obit, "Ed Ainsworth, retired
Times columnist, dies in San Diego"; clip of Among Ourselves obit, 7/1968, "Death
takes Ed Ainsworth, Timesman for 43 years."
Box 617, Folder 4
Employees - Anderson, Warren C.
1965, 1969
Scope and Contents
3 items: brief bio sheet, headed with name "Warren C. Anderson, undated; sheet
headed "Biographical Information" - "Warren C. Anderson," 4/8/1965; small slip of
paper, "American Trade Press Clipping Bureau," stamped 1/1969, relevant text,
"Warren C. Anderson has been appointed financial manager...of Times Mirror
Press."
Box 617, Folder 5
Employees - Andreson, John
1961 - 1972
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: several versions of Andreson bio with personal and professional
information; 3-pp. article, "Written by Tom Giuffrida for Among Ourselves, but not
used"; various tear sheets and article copies related to Andreson's LAT career and
outside activities.
Box 617, Folder 6
Employees - Andrews, Harry.
1922, 1926,
1948
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items. Materials include: various bios of Andrews prepared by LAT;
four sheets copied from LAT History by Ed Ainsworth; pages copied from The
Times-Mirror Company, 19th Annual Report; copy of 1922 article upon occasion of
Andrews' being hospitalized for an operation; copy of 1926 obit and columns
memorializing Andrews; copy of 1948 LAT article ("personality sketch") of
Andrews.
Box 617, Folder 7
Employees - Armstrong, Robert B.
1948
Scope and Contents
1 item: "Men who made The Times," a "personality sketch" on Robert B. Armstrong
from Among Ourselves, 8/1948.
Box 617, Folder 8
Employees - Barley, Rex E.
1971
Scope and Contents
1 item:clipping, LAT obit of Rex. E. Barley, 6/2/1971.
Box 617, Folder 9
Employees - Barnes, Dick
1989
Scope and Contents
Clipping with mention of Dick Barnes move to editor of the Los Angeles Times Real
Estate section.
Box 617, Folder 10
Employees - Bassett, James
1958 - 1978
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: variety of tear sheets & clips of LAT articles by and about
Bassett; brief from The Eight Ball, 9/1958, on Bassett's vacation, scorpion bites
and state of health; from 1978, LAT obit on Bassett, Among Ourselves obit on
Bassett, Jim Bishop obit / tribute column on Bassett
Box 617, Folder 11
Employees - Baum, Jacob
1949
Scope and Contents
1 item: clipping, Among Ourselves, 7/1949, "Men who made The Times" column on
Jacob Baum.
Box 617, Folder 12
Employees - Bell, Paul
1956
Scope and Contents
Memorial clippings from the Los Angeles Times and Among Ourselves
Box 617, Folder 13
Employees - Bellows, James
1966 - 1988
Scope and Contents
7 items: article, Among Ourselves, 10/1966, "James Bellows joins Times (as
Associate Editor)"; 10/28/1966, Otis Chandler's memo on appointment of Bellows as
LAT Associate Editor; article copy, New West, 1/16/1978, "What's black and
blue...", on Jim Bellow's becoming editor of L.A. Herald-Examiner ; tear sheet,
8/1/1978, Esquire, "Can Jim Bellows Save...(Herald-Exam.)"; tear sheet, LAT,
11/20/1981, "Editor of Herald Examiner resigns..."; tear sheet, LAT, 7/13/1983,
"Bellows will develop a TV magazine for ABC"; tear sheet, LAT, 10/13/1988, "USA
Today TV sets different direction";
Box 617, Folder 14
Employees - Berges, Marshall
1988
Scope and Contents
3 items: tear sheet and copy of LAT obit for Marshall Berges, 9/21/1988;
(attached to obit copy) "Notification of Death from Employees Committee," date of
death, 9/18/1988.
Box 617, Folder 15
Employees - Bergholz, Richard
1983
Scope and Contents
2 item: tear sheet, LAT, 6/12/1983, brief in "Newsmakers," - "Departing political
writer hears form the President" ; portrait photo of Bergholz.
Box 617, Folder 16
Employees - Berman, Arthur
undated
Scope and Contents
Resume-style biography of Arthur Berman, including personal details and awards
received.
Box 617, Folder 17
Employees - Bernheimer, Martin
1965 - 1974
Scope and Contents
5 items: memo, 6/24/1965, from Nick Williams to Otis Chandler, happily announces
that Martin Bernheimer has been hired as Times [classical] Music Critic; (attached
to previous item) 2-pp. bio by Charles Champlin of Bernheimer, dated
6/19/1965;official LAT Biography for Martin Bernheimer, prepared ca. 1971;
original of "ASCAP Deems Taylor Award," presented to Martin Bernheimer and LAT,
3/12/1974 ; two portrait photos of Bernheimer.
Box 617, Folder 18
Employees - Birmingham, Matthew T. Jr.
1970, 1974
Scope and Contents
3 items: 2 clippings of news briefs, 9/1970, both deal with elevation of Matthew
T. Birmingham to VP of Times Mirror; 1-pp. info sheet, 1974, providing career
details.
Box 617, Folder 19
Employees - Blake, Gene
undated
Scope and Contents
1 item: single sheet headed "Gene Blake - Biographical Sketch," providing
professional and personal information. Sheet is undated.
Box 617, Folder 20
Employees - Booth, Franklin Otis
1968
Scope and Contents
3 items: LAT clipping, 2/29/1968, "Otis Booth Jr. Named VP of Times Mirror"
(mounted on sheet of paper); clipping, 8/1968, Western Printer & Lithographer,
"Otis Booth, Jr., named"; 2-pp. "Biographical Data" for Franklin Otis Booth, Jr. -
personal and professional information, dated 5/1972.
Box 617, Folder 21
Employees - Boswell, James - Speeches Prepared by Carolyn Hom
1984
Scope and Contents
5 items: 24-pp. speech manuscript, undated, pp. 1 headed with "Boswell - ANPA"
[American Newspaper Publishers Association]; 3 versions of speech manuscript
headed "Communications - a two-way street" (also "Boswell - ANPA), dated 5/2/1984
(one copy has "slide changes marked"); 4-pp. speech manuscript, 7/12/1984, "Script
for Royal Opera of Covent Garden Luncheon."
Box 617, Folder 22
Employees - Bridges, Tom
1944
Scope and Contents
1 item: LAT clip, 9/7/1944, "Reporter in clown suit plays circus matinee," LAT
writer Bridges takes the role of a circus clown for one afternoon.
Box 617, Folder 23
Employees - Brisco, Bob
1995
Scope and Contents
1 item: LAT Employee Bulletin announcing Brisco's promotion to vice president of
advertising marketing and strategic planning.
Box 617, Folder 24
Employees - Britton, Dennis A.
undated
Scope and Contents
1 item: LAT clip, no date, Times Washington Editor to head National staff"
(subject - Dennis Britton).
Box 617, Folder 25
Employees - Browne, Rick
1971 - 1972
Scope and Contents
4 items: one article, bylined "Rick Browne - Times Staff Photographer,"
2/10/1971, "Young Chicano's death described"; three 1972 LAT articles naming Rick
Browne as an award winner, "Three Times Photographers win awards," "Six Times men
win journalism awards" and "5 awards won by Timesmen."
Box 617, Folder 26
Employees - Brownell, John
1990
Scope and Contents
3 items: plain white sheet of heavy paper, with John Brownell's signature and the
dates "June 16, 1956 - June 9, 1990" printed on it; copy of LAT obit, 6/10/1990,
"John Brownell, Times news executive, dies"; Management Bulletin, 6/13/1990,
announcing a Memorial Mass for Brownell at St. Vibiana's Cathedral, set for June
18 at 10:00 a.m.
Box 617, Folder 27
Employees - Buchwald, Art
1949 - 1971
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: several LAT clips about syndicated columnist Art Buchwald,
whose column (has) appeared in LAT for many years, including news briefs and a
letter to the Editor in which B. jokingly complains that cartoonist Paul Conrad is
stealing his ideas.
Box 617, Folder 28
Employees - Buck, Dr. Wayne
1983
Scope and Contents
1 item: Management Bulletin, 11/18,1983, announcing that Dr. Buck would be
assuming the post of Times Mirror Medical Director, in addition to being Medical
Director of LAT.
Box 617, Folder 29
Employees - Burba, James F.
1947 - 1948
Scope and Contents
4 items: clipping (source unknown), dated 10/31/1947, with bio info on Burba; 3
clippings from 7/1948, related to Burba's death, one on the fatal heart attack,
one on the upcoming funeral, a final one reporting on the memorial services.
Box 617, Folder 30
Employees - Bursiek, Paul G.
1976
Scope and Contents
Two versions of biographical information sheet for Paul G. Bursiek, Jr. (born
4/9/1940, with TM from 1974 - )
Box 617, Folder 31
Employees - Callan, Mary Ann
1954 - 1965
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: news clips about Mary Ann Callan, awards, promotions, and a
letter to the editor mentioning an article she wrote.
Box 617, Folder 32
Employees - Calvert, Paul
1971
Scope and Contents
1 item: obit,Among Ourselves, 11/1971, "Paul Calvert, retired photo chief,
dies."
Box 617, Folder 33
Employees - Cameron, Tom
1967, 1982
Scope and Contents
2 items: copy of program, "Tom Cameron - Testimonial Dinner," 1/24/1967, Statler
Hilton Hotel, L.A., on the occasion of his retirement; tear sheet, LAT, 9/19/1982,
"Former Real Estate editor, show director mourned."
Box 617, Folder 34
Employees - Carlova, John
1963
Scope and Contents
1 item: LAT clip, 9/19/1963, from Art Ryon's column, reading in part, "John
Carlova (editorial page staffer)...has finally Clicked Big with one of his books,
and is off to New York."
Box 617, Folder 35
Employees - Carr, Harry
1910 - 1979
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: a selection of Harry Carr columns from the 1920s and 1930s;
letters written by Carr; correspondence about Carr after his death. Carr's column
went by the name "The Lancer" for a number of years. Included in this folder is a
definitive profile of Carr which appeared in the "Men who made The Times" column
of Among Ourselves, 3/1948.
Box 617, Folder 36
Employees - Carr, Harry - Will Rogers Memorial Booklet
1935, 1987
Scope and Contents
4 items: (in plastic sleeve) cardboard box with label on top reading "To Will
Rogers: Vaya Con Dios," by Harry Carr; (in plastic sleeve) a copy of To Will
Rogers: Vaya Con Dios, with a interwoven twine binding; brief letter, addressed
"Dear Myra," from Carolyn Strickler, 5/13/1987, thanking her for the donation of
the Harry Carr tribute to Will Rogers; LAT Certificate of Gift, to Myra Sawyer,
(for the Will Rogers Tribute book mentioned above), 5/16/1987.
Box 617, Folder 37
Employees - Casey, Albert
1960 - 1989
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: 1-pp. "Biographical Data," on Casey, 2/1974; various LAT clips
from 1960s, 1970s and 1980s on the occasions of Casey's promotions at TM, and
American Airlines; LAT obit of Eleanor Casey (wife), 11/30/1989; clips on Casey's
tenure with First Republic Bank and the U.S. Postal Service; cover story and
sidebar on Casey, Forbes, 11/15/1974; letter, 2/16/1971, from Casey to the Editor
of Printing Management (mag), protesting "wrong impressions" he believed an
article on his role with Times Mirror created;
Box 617, Folder 38
Employees - Champlin, Charles
1975, 1980
Scope and Contents
4 items: Film review, LAT, 12/28/1975, (with note attached), of "Lucky Lady," by
Charles Champlin; clipping, 11/8/1980, "Film reviewer Champlin named Times Book
Critic," attached to two photocopies of same.
Box 617, Folder 39
Employees - Chandler, Robert W.
1960
Scope and Contents
3 items: clippings and copies from L.A. Mirror News, 3/15/1960, "Mirror News
Manager appointed," on the appointment of Robert Chandler to be general manager of
that newspaper.
Box 617, Folder 40
Employees - Chandler, Russell
1974 - 1983
Scope and Contents
Clippings, mostly of readers' responses to Russell Chandler's column on
religion.
Box 617, Folder 41
Employees - Chantiles, Nicholas
1968
Scope and Contents
1 item: single-sheet Biography of Nicholas G. Chantiles, providing professional
and personal information, dated 6/19/1968.
Box 617, Folder 42
Employees - Chapin, Will
1899 - 1948
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: LAT article (several copies) 5/26/1937, "Friends greet Will
Chapin, cartoonist, on [80th] birthday"; a selection of undated copies of his
illustrations; correspondence between Douglas Dodds of Walnut Creek, CA. and LAT
writer Ruth Ryon, related to Chapin's works of sculpture; unbound proofs for
Cartoons by Will E. Chapin, a collection of approx. 90 Chapin illustrations
(published 1899); article copy, Among Ourselves, 5/1948, "personality sketch" on
Chapin for the occasional column "The Men who made The Times."
Box 617, Folder 43
Employees - Chase, Charles
1982, 1983
Scope and Contents
3 items: text of interview with Charles Chase, Vice President, Production (LAT),
15-pp., undated ; LAT clip, 11/1/1983, "Times names Charles Chase Executive VP";
5-pp. letter from Tom Johnson to "Charlie" Chase, 4/10/1982, on the occasion of
his 45th Anniversary at The Times, which serves as both a review of his LAT career
and a personal bio.
Box 618
Reference Files - Los Angeles Times
Box 618, Folder 1
Employees - Chidsey, Charles W. Jr
1977
Scope and Contents
4 items: several versions of "Biography of Charles W. Chidsey, Jr. - Director of
Marketing Research," a rough draft, a final (single-sheet) version, and two copies
on LAT letterhead.
Box 618, Folder 2
Employees - Cimons, Marlene
1983
Scope and Contents
1 item: tear sheet of LAT article, 9/27/1983, "How and when to bring out the
monster when you run." The writer is Marlene Cimons, and she describes training
for and running the Oregon Track Club-Nike Marathon in Eugene, OR.
Box 618, Folder 3
Employees - Coates, Paul
1957 - 1968
Box 618, Folder 4
Employees - Coffey, Shelby
1986 - 1995
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: tear sheet, Herald-Examiner, 4/5/1988, "L.A.Times appoints
Shelby Coffey to new executive editor post"; tear sheet, NY Times, 4/6/1988, "Los
Angeles Times names heir apparent to the Editor's job"; Employee Bulletin,
4/5/1988, with Tom Johnson's announcement of Coffey selection; various
publications' reporting on above appointment and other career moves, incl. L.A.
Weekly, The American Editor, etc; multi-page tear sheet, Esquire, 12/1988, "Shelby
Coffey, Oozing Charm"; approx. 25 -pp. transcript of Coffey's remarks, including
Q&A, at LAT Washington Bureau, 6/10/1988;
Box 618, Folder 5
Employees - Coffin, Jarvis
1994
Scope and Contents
1 item: LAT News Release, 8/12/1994, [Jarvis] "Coffin named Times National
Advertising Director..."
Box 618, Folder 6
Employees - Cohan, Charles C.
undated
Scope and Contents
1 item. Undated, single-sheet biography, headed "Charles C. Cohan: Real Estate
Editor.
Box 618, Folder 7
Employees - Cohen, Jerry
1983
Scope and Contents
2 items: two LAT article copies, both 6/12/1983, both Jerry Cohen bylines - "Good
times rolled--so did Grange," and "A ghost story for all ages" - both on football
legend "Red" Grange.
Box 618, Folder 8
Employees - Comier, Don
1967, 1969,
1972
Scope and Contents
4 items: four LAT clippings, 1967 - 1972, all of them about awards won by Comier
and other staff photographers.
Box 618, Folder 9
Employees - Conn, Ed
1994
Scope and Contents
1 item: 2-pp. LAT News Release, 12/27/1994, "Conn named western advertising
manager."
Box 618, Folder 10
Employees - Cornell, John
1984 - 1991
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: a selection of Cornell columns from The Lens (Pasadena-based
magazine of arts & entertainment).
Box 618, Folder 11
Employees - Cotliar, George
1982
Scope and Contents
1 item: single-sheet, "Biography from the Los Angeles Times," for George Cotliar,
Managing Editor, 5/1982.
Box 618, Folder 12
Employees - Cowling, Mike
1994
Scope and Contents
1 item: copy of Mike Cowling column in Editor & Publisher, "Advice to those
who contemplate leaving newspapers to teach",: 12/31/1994.
Box 618, Folder 13
Employees - Cowper, George
1941
Scope and Contents
1 item: LAT clipping, 2/6/1941, "Times romance will lead to alter," describing
the upcoming "newspaper wedding" of George T. Cowper, or the insurance department,
and "vivacious" secretary Catherine Mueller. The article closes with, "Miss
Mueller...(has) resigned her position with The Times."
Box 618, Folder 14
Employees - Cox, Bruce Hackler
1948 - 1961
Scope and Contents
7 items: varied LAT clips on activities of staff photographer Bruce Cox--nearly
being drowned on assignment during a Benedict Canyon flood in 1952, a 1958
"navigation" of the L.A. River with writer Charles Hillinger, as well as briefs on
his 1948 and 1957 marriages, etc.
Box 618, Folder 15
Employees - Crabill, Simeon "Sim"
1927, 1938,
1949
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items. Material includes LAT clips on the deaths and memorial services
for Della C. Crabill (wife of Sim Crabill), who died in 1927, and S.W. "Sim"
Crabill, who died in 1938. Also included is a "Men who made The Times" column from
Among Ourselves, 8/1949, about S.W. Crabill.
Box 618, Folder 16
Employees - Craig, Buford
1960
Scope and Contents
1 item: LAT clip, 3/31/1960, "Carver Award of Merit given to Timesman," reading
in part, "Buford Craig, Times editorial page staff member was presented the George
Washington Carver Memorial Institute's Supreme Award of Merit... yesterday in
recognition of his "outstanding contributions to better race relations....The
award was presented by (U)SC president Norman Topping acting in behalf of the
institute."
Box 618, Folder 17
Employees - Craven, Earl
1956 - 1957
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: obits and notices of memorial services for Earl E. Raven and
his wife, May W. Craven (all 1956), an appreciation of E.E. Craven, who had been
an assistant managing editor (1/10/1956), plus an LAT clip (1957) on the marriage
of Carl Craven (brother of E.E.), former voice teacher and operatic tenor.
Box 618, Folder 18
Employees - Crowe, Earl
1984
Scope and Contents
1 item: biographical information sheet headed "Earl Crowe...for reference only in
The Times morgue," dated 12/4/1984.
Box 618, Folder 19
Employees - Cugat, Xavier
1928, 1953,
1990
Scope and Contents
3 items: copy of a page of illustrations, 5/20/1928, created by musician (and
cartoonist) Xavier Cugat for LAT under the pen name "De Bru"; LAT article copy,
6/15/1953, "Cugat recalls his days as cartoonist for Times"; tear sheet of the
lengthy obituary for Cugat, LAT, 10/28/1990,
Box 618, Folder 20
Employees - Davis, Glenn W.
1954 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: copies of cover and a single page from Elizabeth Taylor - a
biography in photographs, with photo and text related to brief dating relationship
between Taylor and Glenn Davis; article copy, Among Ourselves, 8/1954, "Glenn
Davis has new role in gridiron classic"; various items of correspondence related
to Davis' - incl. "Mayor's Certificate of Appreciation" signed by Mayor Yorty,
1964; various information sheets on Davis; tear sheet, Civic Center / Downtown
News, 9/9/1980, "Bird's eye view of the Claremont Comet" (Glenn Davis); Metro.
News section, LAT, 6/19/1960, "Schissler to resign as Times' events director -
Glenn Davis, star of gridiron, will take over..."; article copy, Weekend Desert
Post, 6/26/1987, "Mr. Outside (Glenn Davis) still known as one of Army's best";
LAT tear sheet, 11/20/1983, "The glory of yesterday," article on Glenn Davis and
his teammate at West Point, Felix Blanchard.
Box 618, Folder 21
Employees - Day, Anthony
1969, 1973
Scope and Contents
3 items: undated Q&A with Anthony Day, 17-pp. transcript; article copy, Among
Ourselves, 11/1969, "Anthony Day named Times' chief editorial writer"; 3-pp.
transcript of remarks to American Civil Liberties Union by Anthony Day,
12/8/1973.
Box 618, Folder 22
Employees - Dodge, Arthur "Boss"
1949
Scope and Contents
1 item: article copy, Among Ourselves, 4/1949, "Men who made The Times," about
Arthur Dodge.
Box 618, Folder 23
Employees - Donovan, Robert J.
1970 - 1977
Scope and Contents
4 items: ; LAT article copy, 2/1/1970, "Robert J. Donovan appointed associate
editor of The Times"; Among Ourselves article, 2/1970 (same event as previous
entry); tear sheet of Opinion piece, 9/21/1975, "Even in times of crisis,
Americans shun extremes," by Robert J. Donovan; LAT clip, 8/21/1977, "Robert J.
Donovan...retires."
Box 618, Folder 24
Employees - Dosti, Rose
1986 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: LAT clips from 1987 and 1988, on the Billionaire Boys Club
murder case. Arben Dosti, son of Times writer Rose Dosti, was one of several young
men convicted in those years of murder; tear sheet, Los Angeles (mag), 5/1986,
"The Deadly Pied Piper of Beverly Hills"; tear sheet, L.A. Weekly, 7/25/1986,
"Inside the Billionaire Boys Club."
Box 618, Folder 25
Employees - Downing, H. E.
1946, 1949
Scope and Contents
4 items: 2 copies, Among Ourselves, 1/1949, "Men who made The Times," on H.E.
Downing; rough draft of Downing bio, 5-pp. on yellow paper w/ corrections; article
copy, Among Ourselves, 1/1946, "Downing, McBride retire after long service with
firm."
Box 618, Folder 26
Employees - Downing, H. E. - Office Communications
1930 - 1937
Scope and Contents
Mr. Downing made it mandatory that all employees in his department subscribe to
the newspaper at home. There are a number of very colorful memos written by him to
staffers who wavered from his intense loyalty to the newspaper.
Box 618, Folder 27
Employees - Drake, Waldo
1940s - 1991
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: LAT clips from 1940s and 1950s on Drake's exploits both in the
Navy and as a correspondent for LAT (in plastic sleeve); multi-page packet, red
paper clip, article, "The War Correspondent," being pitched to LAT in 1991 by
"writer-photographer" Jack Birns; two versions of a Waldo Drake LAT bio (1962);
article copy, Among Ourselves, 8/1962, "Waldo Drake, man of many parts, gets ready
for leisure viewing."
Box 618, Folder 28
Employees - Drake Waldo - Newspaper Copy
1957 - 1960
Scope and Contents
Approx. 65 items: duplicate copies of stories written by LAT foreign
correspondent Waldo Drake. Handwritten notations at the top margin of each stapled
set read "Duplicate. Original mailed....(followed by a date)." The datelines
include locations in Europe, the Soviet Union and Africa.
Box 618, Folder 29
Employees - Durling, E. V.
1938, 1957,
1990
Scope and Contents
3 items: envelope / letter dated 5/9/1938, from E.V. Durling, LAT columnist, to
Mrs. Leo Rottanzi (prev. two items, plus a 1990 note related to them, are in
plastic sleeve); copy LAT obit, 9/14/1957, "E.V. Durling, former Times columnist,
dies."
Box 618, Folder 30
Employees - Dyer, Bravin
1983
Scope and Contents
1 item: LAT clip, obit dated 9/1/1983, "Ex-Times writer Braven Dyer dies."
Box 618, Folder 31
Employees - Dwan, Lois
1974
Scope and Contents
1 item: 2-pp., "Lois Dwan - Biography," source - Tarcher/Gousha Guides, stamped
11/14/1974
Box 619
Reference Files - Los Angeles Times
Box 619, Folder 1
Employees - Eaton, William J.
1983
Scope and Contents
1 item: LAT Biography for William J. Eaton, dated 9/1983, handwritten note,
"Currently Moscow Bureau Chief."
Box 619, Folder 2
Employees - Elegant, Robert.
1990
Scope and Contents
1 item: tear sheet, LAT, 4/22/1990, "Author Robert Elegant fulfills his destiny,"
describes his writing career and his home, a "handsome 300-year old Manor
House...just outside the city (of London)."
Box 619, Folder 3
Employees - Etzen Stanley B.
1968 - 1969
Scope and Contents
6 items: several bio sheets on Stanley Etzen, dated 1968 and after. Two copies of
a 1969 clip from Diamond Bar - Walnut Valley Bulletin and one from Inland Printer
/ American Lithographer, 1969, on Etzen's appointment as marketing manager of
Times Mirror Press.
Box 619, Folder 4
Employees - Farr, Bill
1981, 1987
Scope and Contents
3 items: article, published obituary, and press release on his death.
Box 619, Folder 5
Employees - Feather, Leonard
1994
Scope and Contents
1 item: LAT article copy, 9/24/1994, "Leonard Feather built a life on his
passion: jazz," an appreciation that appeared in Calendar section just after his
death. The article was by Charles Champlin.
Box 619, Folder 6
Employees - Felton, Priscilla
1975
Scope and Contents
1 item: tear sheet, Editor & Publisher, 9/13/1975, "Priscilla Felton moves
west as syndicate business manager," was published at the time she assumed a newly
created job in L.A. with the Times Syndicate.
Box 619, Folder 7
Employees - Finley, Harold M.
1941
Scope and Contents
1 item: LAT tear sheet, 12/4/1941, "Big story wins a job," describes how a
freelance story pitched to LAT won Finley a staff writing job in 1909.
Box 619, Folder 8
Employees - Finley, Mark
1991
Scope and Contents
2 items stapled together: letter, 4/9/1991, from Mark Finley of MA., addressed to
"Dear LA Times Archives," offering to provide some historical information on LAT
(he was communications consultant in L.A. ca. the 1930s; 1-pp. copied from
Variety's 75th Anniversary Edition, article titled "Birth of TV in Hollywood," in
which Finley is mentioned.(undated).
Box 619, Folder 9
Employees - Fisher, Dan
1974 - 1984
Scope and Contents
2 items: copy of "Biography from the Los Angeles Times - Dan Fisher," dated
11/1974; same title as previous, dated 12/1984.
Box 619, Folder 10
Employees - Flannes, Robert
1982
Scope and Contents
4 items: three copies of "Biography from the Los Angeles Times - Robert L.
Flannes," one draft and two dated 2/1982; two clips of a 9/15/1982 "Personal" ad
in classified, (at the time of Flannes retirement) "To my many friends at The
Times, thank you."
Box 619, Folder 11
Employees - Fleming, Louis B.
1967
Scope and Contents
5 items: copy of ad, with cover sheet, dated 1967, photo of Louis Fleming sitting
in a large conference room (alone), caption - "The Man: Fleming at the United
Nations"; two copies of "Biography - Louis B. Fleming, undated; 15-pp. Q&A
with Fleming, undated.
Box 619, Folder 12
Employees - Foisie, Jack
1966 - 1979
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: several photographs of Foisie - some are formal portraits,
others are informal views - including one with President Gaafar Numeiry of Sudan
(military regime, 1966 - 1985); article copy, LAT, 2/1/1966, "Times writer in
Saigon suspended for 30 days"; reprint of LAT article, 7/31/1966, "A reporter's
farewell to Vietnam"; exchange of letters betw. Foisie and Julian Merris, Jr., of
Ventura, in 10/1979, when Foisie was at Johannesberg Bureau; exchange of letters
betw. Foisie and friends "Jack and Mickey" (also 1979).
Box 619, Folder 13
Employees - Foley, John
undated
Scope and Contents
1 item: 11-p. Q&A with John Foley, undated. Opens, "I'm the Assistant
Managing Editor, I deal mainly with special projects."
Box 619, Folder 14
Employees - Foster, Jesse R.
1984
Scope and Contents
1 item: Management Bulletin, 7/17/1984, reading in part, "Jesse R. Foster,
currently Director of Financial Planning for the Times Mirror Co., has been
appointed as an Asst. Controller for the Los Angeles Times, effective July 30,
1984."
Box 619, Folder 15
Employees - Fox, Christy
1975
Scope and Contents
2 items: two Biography packets on Fox, both 3-pp.. One is undated, the other
dated 1975.
Box 619, Folder 16
Employees - Frampton, Mary
undated
Scope and Contents
1 item: Biography from the Los Angeles Times, Mary Frampton - (LAT) Staff
Photographer (ca. 1976)
Box 619, Folder 17
Employees - French, Oliver
1945, 1988
Scope and Contents
3 items: 2-pp. bio [1945], Oliver French - Editor, Sunday Art Dept.; Interoffice
Correspondence, 6/7/1988; notes on the LAT career of French; covering note for
previous, also dated 6/7/1988, from Robert Bills to Carolyn [Strickler].
Box 619, Folder 18
Employees - Galvez, Jose
1984
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: Galvez started with LAT in 1980. In 1984, an exhibition of his
work was featured at the Plaza de la Raza Cultural Center (in Lincoln Park). This
collection of memos and clips from local newspapers and newsletters covers the
recognition Galvez was receiving at Plaza de la Raza, which was part of the larger
Olympic Festival during Summer '84.
Box 619, Folder 19
Employees - Gatherer, James
1960
Scope and Contents
2 items: article copy, Among Ourselves, 3/1960, "One man's job -- Jim Gatherer";
clip, undated, photo of "Jim" Gatherer with a stack of mail, caption - "What's in
a name?'
Box 619, Folder 20
Employees - George, Samuel
1969
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: several sheets of biographical material on Mr. George, undated;
several clippings related to appointments or promotions of Mr. George (1969);
several copies,duped clips when George was promoted to President of Times Mirror
Press, 10/3/1969, etc.; 1-pp. headed "Samuel A. George - Biography," dated
10/19/1972.
Box 619, Folder 21
Employees - Gingold, Howard
undated
Scope and Contents
1 item: 1-pp. headed "gingold - biog." - provides background information of
general assignment reporter Howard Gingold, started with LAT 3/1960.
Box 619, Folder 22
Employees - Goff, Tom
1985
Scope and Contents
1 item: LAT clip, 6/18/1985, "Veteran Times reporter Tom Goff dies."
Box 619, Folder 23
Employees - Goldberg, Albert
1990
Scope and Contents
2 item: LAT clip, obit, 2/6/1990, "Albert Goldberg...former Times music critic";
LAT clip, 2/6/1990, "Albert Goldberg - an appreciation."
Box 619, Folder 24
Employees - Greenburg, Carl
1973, 1984
Scope and Contents
2 items: program for Carl Greenberg's retirement dinner in 1973 (guests included
Otis Chandler, former Gov. Edmund G. Brown, Gov. Ronald Reagan, Mayor Tom Bradley,
Bob Hope, several senators, etc.; LAT clip, 11/14/1984, "Retired Times political
writer Greenberg dies."
Box 619, Folder 25
Employees - Greenwood, Noel E.
1981
Scope and Contents
1 item: LAT clip, 1/25/1981, "Noel Greenwood selected as Times' Metropolitan
Editor."
Box 619, Folder 26
Employees - Grider, James B.
1969 - 1983
Scope and Contents
7 items: single sheet of informal, handwritten notes headed "Grider"; Management
Bulletin, 12/8/1969, "James G. Grider...has accepted the position of General
Manager of Times Mirror Press"; various 1976 memos and bulletins on a Grider
transfer/promotion; 1-pp. "Biography...Los Angeles Times," 8/1977, on James B.
Grider; LAT flyer announcing "Jim Grider Retirement Dinner," 3/21/1983, L.A. Music
Center - Blue Ribbon Room.
Box 619, Folder 27
Employees - Guttry, Harvey V. Jr.
1968 - 1969
Scope and Contents
4 items: two 1969 clips, Burbank News and Glendale News Press, "Glendalian named
Assistant Controller (of Times Mirror)"; two clips (dupes) of LAT Business &
People brief, 12/10/1969, "Harvey V. Guttry Jr. has been elected controller of
Times Mirror."
Box 619, Folder 28
Employees - Haber, Joyce
1974, 1993
Scope and Contents
2 items: tear sheet, Time (mag) 6/3/1974, A guide to syndicated survivors (incl.
Haber); article copy, Los Angeles (mag) 12/1993, "The rise and fall of the last
gossip queen."
Box 619, Folder 29
Employees - Hale, Chester L. "Smokey"
1970
Scope and Contents
1 item: copy of LAT obit, 10/18/1970, "Chester Hale, ex-editor, dies at 68."
Box 619, Folder 30
Employees - Hall, Chapin
1937 - 1943
Scope and Contents
7 items: single-sheet, "Obituary for W.R. Farrell, by Chapin Hall," stamped
1/7/1937; Among Ourselves, brief bio in "Strictly Confidential" column, 4/1942;
LAT obit, 1943, "Chapin Hall dies suddenly"; tribute LAT, 7/13/1943, "Chapin Hall,
newspaperman to the last"; 2 copies, Among Ourselves, "Men who made The Times,
11/1948, on Chapin Hall; 3-pp. rough draft for 1943 tribute after Chapin's
death.
Box 619, Folder 31
Employees - Hall, Jeffrey
1988 - 1989
Scope and Contents
4 items: 2-pp. LAT News Release, 9/20/1988, "Hall named vice president, marketing
services"; Management Bulletin, 1/12/1989, Hall makes announcement on Kenneth
Bruns; Management Bulletin, 8/18/1989, "Jeffrey S. Hall, vice president, will be
promoted to the new position of president of the San Fernando Valley Edition....he
will retain the title of vice president of The Times"; 6-pp. Display Advertising
Digest (LAT, 6/1989, "Jeff Hall talks about marketing services."
Box 619, Folder 32
Employees - Hallner, Marian
1939 - 1990
Scope and Contents
7 items: three brief letters, 1939 - 1949, from Norman Chandler to Marian
Hallner, expressing appreciation for her work with the Employee Committee; letter,
3/23/1951, N. Chandler to Hallner, expressing surprise that Hallner had declined
to accept the chairperson post of the Times-Mirror Employees Committee; letter,
4/13/1967, from James Isaacs, LAT Controller, to Marian Hallner, Credit Dept.,
congratulating her on completion of a Management Workshop; letter, 7/11/1968, from
N. Chandler to M. Hallner, related to her early retirement "on doctor's orders";
single sheet of Hallner employee data, printed out ca. 1990.
Box 619, Folder 33
Employees - Hamilton, Peggy
1922 - 1984
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: various pieces of memorabilia and ephemera related to the
career of Hollywood clothing designer Peggy Hamilton, 1894 - 1984. The collection
includes a tear sheet article, Long Beach Sunday Telegram, 4/9/1922, "Peggy
Hamilton's noted dress show coming next week"; original of program for "Fashion
Promenade and Tea Dansants - under the personal direction of PEGGY HAMILTON,
5/13/1925 (at L.A. Biltmore); single sheet of info, stapled to (pink) program for
"Pageant of Jewels," L.A. Biltmore, 5/13/1930, directed by Peggy Hamilton; photo
& caption, Sports Illustrated, 1/9/1956, "Peggy Hamilton's living room," reads
attached card; a sheaf of sheet music; several pieces of handwritten
correspondence by Hamilton; LAT obit, 2/27/1984, Los Angeles style-setter Peggy
Hamilton dies at 90."
Box 619, Folder 34
Employees - Hanson, Chester G. "Chick"
1949 - 1976
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: 2-pp. "Memo to Hotchkiss...", undated, note written at top -
"Personal & private," related to some complaints Hanson had with co-workers
and itemizing his expanse account; copies of clips, 1949 - 1955, mentioning
Hanson; letter to editor of LAT, 11/24/1962, written by Hanson; typed note to Jim
Bassett at LAT, 1/31/1973; LAT clip, 12/14/1976, "Chester G. Hanson, 86, former
newsman, dies."
Box 619, Folder 35
Employees - Hartmann, Robert T.
1980 - 1994
Scope and Contents
2 items: 5-pp. "Biographical Information" for Robert T. Hartmann, stapled to
multi-page list of "Series Descriptions" for the Hartmann Papers, ca. 1980;
letter, 6/17/1994, from Nancy Mirshah (archivist) of Gerald R. Ford Library in
Michigan, to LAT Library, w/ cover note.
Box 619, Folder 36
Employees - Hateley, B. J.
1988
Scope and Contents
1 item: single sheet, Management Conference Spotlight, 5/1988, on "training and
development manager B.J. Hateley..."
Box 619, Folder 37
Employees - Haven, Frank
1963 - 1995
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: article clip, Among Ourselves, 11/1963, "Frank Haven named
Times managing editor"; bio sheet, 7/21/1964; bio sheet, 3/20/1974; several rough,
undated bio sheets; 1-pp., official, Biography from the Los Angeles Times - Frank
P. Haven (undated); tear sheet and one copy, LAT obit, 2/28/1995, "Frank P. Haven,
ex-Times managing editor [dies]."
Box 619, Folder 38
Employees - Hayden, Charles F.
1948
Scope and Contents
1 item: Among Ourselves clip, 9/1948, "Men who made The Times" column on Charles
F. Hayden.
Box 619, Folder 39
Employees - Hazen, Earl
1953
Scope and Contents
1 item: Among Ourselves clip, 4/1953, "Three T-M newsmen on mend after crash" -
the headline neglects the death in the plane crash of "Earl Hazen, 28-year-old
Mirror police reporter of Glendale..."
Box 619, Folder 40
Employees - Hazlett, Bill
1983
Scope and Contents
1 item: tear sheet, The Eight Ball, 9/1983, in "--30--" column (obits), Bill
Hazlett, LAT staff writer, 52, died of "an apparent heart attack."
Box 619, Folder 41
Employees - Hebert, Ray
1962
Scope and Contents
1 item: bio sheet (rough draft), 1962, for Ray Hebert, LAT "urban plans"
editor.
Box 619, Folder 42
Employees - Henry, Bill
1928 - 1970
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: clips, memorabilia, correspondence, etc. Highlights: Bill Henry
bio (in plastic sleeve), dated 10/22/1928; 2 program booklets for Henry's memorial
(he passed on in 1970); scrapbook in white folder labeled "The Opening of the Bill
Henry Room (Occidental College), 1971; copy of LAT obit, 4/14/1970, "Bill Henry,
Times columnist for 30 years, dies at age 79"; copy of LAT sidebar following
Henry' death, "Text of Nixon note to Mrs. Bill Henry," in which Nixon praised
Henry as "a man deeply dedicated to his profession..."
Box 619, Folder 43
Employees - Herrell, Leone E.
undated
Scope and Contents
1 item: undated "Biographical Sketch," for Leone E. Herrell, "Assistant Club
Editor" handwritten at top of sheet.
Box 619, Folder 44
Employees - Hirschfeld, Mary S.
1974
Scope and Contents
1 item: Management Bulletin, 12/4/1974, "Mary S. Hirschfeld has been appointed
Administrator, Equal Employment Opportunity Programs (Times Mirror)..."
Box 619, Folder 45
Employees - Hogue, S. Fred
1941, 1948
Scope and Contents
2 items: LAT obit copy, 6/28/1941, "S. Fred Hogue of 'Times' dies"; Among
Ourselves article copy, 12/1948, "Men who made The Times," on S. Fred Hogue.
Box 619, Folder 46
Employees - Hoke, Fleeta Louise
1995
Scope and Contents
1 item: LAT obit copy, 4/13/1995, "Fleeta Louise Hoke, 94, Retired Times food
editor."
Box 619, Folder 47
Employees - Holden, William T.
1941 - 1970
Scope and Contents
5 items: Among Ourselves article copy, 5/1941, brief bio, William T. Holden;
half-sheet, brief bio, 2/8/1950; Among Ourselves article copy, 5/1950, "Bill
Holden to retire - succeeded by [Nick] Williams"; dupe of previous; LAT obit clip,
12/25/1970, "William T. Holden - ex-Times executive."
Box 619, Folder 48
Employees - Hopper, Hedda
1938 - 1966
Scope and Contents
4 items: LAT article copy, 2/14/1938 [Valentine's Day], "Hedda Hopper's
Hollywood" (1st-ever column for LAT); another 1938 column; LAT article copy,
"Hedda Hopper's Hollywood," 12/28/1941; LAT obit, 2/2/1966, "Hedda Hopper dies at
75, ending movie era.
Box 619, Folder 49
Employees - Horne, Richard
1985
Scope and Contents
Management Bulletin regarding Richard Horne's promotion to Capital Planning
Manager.
Box 619, Folder 50
Employees - Hotchkiss, L.D.
1957 - 1964
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: two 20 page copies of bio notes (ca. 1965), headed "L.D. (Loyal
Durand) Hotchkiss..."; draft of retirement story, 1957; several newspaper clips
from time of his retirement (in plastic sleeve); two copies article, ASNE
Bulletin, 2/1957, "All he needs to be a tiger is a set of stripes," profile of
Hotchkiss; LAT article copy, 12/11/1958, "1000 pay tribute to L.D. Hotchkiss,
retiring Editor in Chief of Times"; two copies of illustration, "Mr. Hotchkiss
goes to Washington"; original tear sheet and copy, LAT obit, 4/17/1964, "L.D.
Hotchkiss, retired editor of Times, dies."
Box 619, Folder 51
Employees - Hotchkiss, L.D. - Editorials
1948, 1950,
1958
Scope and Contents
5 items: LAT clips, editorial page pieces by Hotchkiss, from the years, and on
the subjects given in "Folder Title."
Box 619, Folder 52
Employees - Hotchkiss, L.D. - Editorials - Communism
1948 - 1951
Scope and Contents
4 items: four LAT editorial page clips by Hotchkiss, on the subject of communism
and the "Cold War."
Box 619, Folder 53
Employees - Hotchkiss, L.D. - Editorials - L. A.
1948, 1953,
1958
Scope and Contents
4 items: four Hotchkiss editorials on subjects given in "Folder Title."
Box 619, Folder 54
Employees - Hotchkiss, L.D. - Editorials - Newspapers
1941 - 1958
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: 1 copy, 20-pp. bio material & co-worker interview
transcripts; approx. 20-pp. of text, beginning, "I would like to discuss with you
...some of the current criticism directed at the daily press in this country";
5-pp. text by Hotchkiss on the occasion of LAT 75th Anniversary; 4-pp. copied from
ASNE Bulletin, 6/1/1957, "The 'full text' is still with us," featuring a quote
from Hotchkiss; other ASNE Bulletins from 1950s, in which Hotchkiss is mentioned;
tear sheet of 1951 article at the time of William Randolph Hearst's death; a
selection of opinion pieces (1940s-1950s) by Hotchkiss; a profile (1948) of LAT
staffer Tim Turner, "an 18th century liberal."
Box 619, Folder 55
Employees - Hotchkiss, L.D. - Editorials - Politics
1952 - 1960
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: Hotchkiss articles on the subjects listed above, between the
years 1952 and 1960. In addition, there is one article copy from ASNE Bulletin,
1/1952, "Are we being shouted into a war?' features several Editors-in-Chief
responding to the title question, one is Hotchkiss.
Box 620
Reference Files - Los Angeles Times
Box 620, Folder 1
Employees - Hulse, Jerry
1987 - 2002
Scope and Contents
4 items: copy LAT article, 6/28/1987, "French President honors Times Travel
Editor Hulse"; clip LAT ad, 7/14/1987, "The Latest Legionnaire," citing Hulse'
winning of the Legion of Honor award (and pointing out "there's only one place to
find him - Los Angeles Times)"; clip of LAT article, "Hulse receives legion of
honor"; LAT obit tear sheet, 1/26/2002, "Jerry Hulse, 77 - Times Travel
Editor."
Box 620, Folder 2
Employees - Humphrey, Hal
1968
Scope and Contents
1 item: LAT obit copy, 12/31/1968, "TV columnist Hal Humphrey dies at 56 after
heart attack."
Box 620, Folder 3
Employees - Hutchinson, Glen R.
1934, 1978
Scope and Contents
3 items: one T-M business card for "Glen R. Hutchinson, Production Manager,
Newspaper Division..."; tear sheet of photo & caption for "Times old timers,"
LAT, 5/6/1934; 2-pp. handwritten letter from Mrs. Glen R. Hutchinson to Lois
Markwith (LAT Archivist), 9/4/1978.
Box 620, Folder 4
Employees - Isenberg, Steven L.
1990 - 1992
Scope and Contents
3 items: Management Bulletin, 9/12/1990, which opens, "Steven L. Isenberg,
associate publisher of Newsday, will join (LAT) as executive vice president,
marketing, effective 1/1/1991"; LAT clip, 9/13/1990, (same story as previous);
article copy, AdWeek, 5/4/1992, "Return of the Native....Steve Isenberg has come
back to...Los Angeles."
Box 620, Folder 5
Employees - Isinger, Bill
1995
Scope and Contents
2 items: two memos, both 2/1995, from Dick Schlosberg to Combined Incentive
Groups, on Bill Isinger's heart attack, a subsequent operation, and his
recovery.
Box 620, Folder 6
Employees - Jacobs, Jody
1974 - 1975
Scope and Contents
4 items: LAT tear sheet, 6/20/1974, "Eyeball to eyeball with Rex Reed," by
Jacobs; clip from Los Angeles (mag), 1/1975, on Frank Sinatra feud with LAT; clip
from Los Angeles (mag), 2/1975, brief in "What's Up" column providing more on
Frank Sinatra feud with LAT; LAT tear sheet of Jody Jacobs last column for the
paper (date not included).
Box 620, Folder 7
Employees - Jewell, Lynne
1994
Scope and Contents
1 item: LAT News Release, 12/28/1994, "L.A. Times names Jewell Valley/Ventura
Editions Public Relations Manager."
Box 620, Folder 8
Employees - Jones, Cleaves
1946 - 1951
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: copies of a selection of articles written by Jones, an LAT
political reporter and later editorial writer. He wrote on National and
International affairs. The file includes a copy of the LAT obit for Jones,
8/18/1951.
Box 620, Folder 9
Employees - Jones, Isabel Morse
undated
Scope and Contents
1 item: 2-pp. of biographical material, written by Jones herself, headed "Isabel
Morse Jones - Music Editor. It provides information on her life and career.
Box 620, Folder 10
Employees - Jordan - Smith, Paul
1927, 1971
Scope and Contents
13 item: Selection of material by and about Jordan-Smith; news article copy,
8/14/1927, "Pavel Jerdanowitch is Paul Jordan Smith"; other material on "art hoax"
(a prank) of 1927 in which Jordan-Smith was a key player; rough draft of obit,
7/23/1970; LAT obit copy, "Ex-Times book editor Paul Jordan-Smith dies"; etc.
Box 620, Folder 11
Employees - Kaplan, Sam Hall
1990
Scope and Contents
1 item: Downtown News article copy, 5/28/1990, "Design curmudgeon won't take it
anymore--after many feuds, Kaplan takes leave." [Kaplan was taking a six-month
sabbatical, after which "he could retire early...or return to The Times."]
Box 620, Folder 12
Employees - Kardell, Benjamin F.
1934, 1938
Scope and Contents
6 items: two oversized sheets of sturdy paper headed "To a man who has the
respect of all...may your retirement be a long and happy one," covered with the
signatures of co-workers (1934); four clips related to obituary material or news
briefs on the memorial services (1938).
Box 620, Folder 13
Employees - Kelly, Florence Finch
1939
Scope and Contents
1 item: six legal-size sheets copied from the book Flowing Stream, the story of
fifty-six years in American newspaper life, by Florence Finch Kelly, 1939. Finch
wrote for The Times around 1900.
Box 620, Folder 14
Employees - Kerby, Phil
circa 1964
Scope and Contents
1 item: 37-pp. transcript of interview, headed "L.A. Times" -- Phil Kerby --
R#1." Undated, from internal evidence, it seems likely the interview took place
during the early to mid-1960s.
Box 620, Folder 15
Employees - Kingsley, Grace
1962
Scope and Contents
1 item: LAT obit copy, 10/10/1962, "Grace Kingsley, pioneer film editor,
dies."
Box 620, Folder 16
Employees - Kirsch, Robert
1980
Scope and Contents
2 items: LAT obit, 8/17/1980, and "in memoriam" article, 8/19/1980, on Robert
Kirsch.
Box 620, Folder 17
Employees - Klein, Jeffrey
1990, 1994
Scope and Contents
2 items: 2-pp. LAT bio on Jeffrey S. Klein, 3/1990; invitation (w/ envelope) for
a testimonial dinner honoring Klein, given by the Anti-Defamation League, San
Fernando Valley Division, 11/3/1994. In 1994, Klein was President, LAT Valley and
Ventura County Editions.
Box 620, Folder 18
Employees - Klunder, Jack
1988
Scope and Contents
1 item: 1-pp. article, LAT Management Conference Bulletin, 5/1988, "Circulation's
Jack Klunder," is a profile.
Box 620, Folder 19
Employees - Kruis, Herbert G.
1968 - 1969
Scope and Contents
9 items: undated 1-pp. TM bio form; marked-up copy of memo, 7/15/1968,
"Responsibility Reassignment" of Herbert Kruis to be accounting manager; two other
9/1968 memos announcing the appointment of Kruis as corporate accounting manager;
1-pp. TM "Biography" for Kruis, 10/1968; three different news releases on 12/1969
appointment of Kruis to be assistant controller of Times Mirror.
Box 620, Folder 20
Employees - LaBran, Renee
1994
Scope and Contents
1 item: 1-pp. LAT News Release, 12/6/1994, "Renee LaBran named director of
planning and advertising marketing."
Box 620, Folder 21
Employees - Laro, Arthur
1960
Scope and Contents
4 items: two newspaper clips on the appointment of Arthur Laro to be Executive
Editor of The Mirror News (both from 3/1960); additional copy a news brief on the
same event, 3/15/1960, "Noted editor to join Mirror"; Mirror News reprint,
4/18/1960, "New team--with the arrival today of Arthur Laro...our new management
team...is complete."
Box 620, Folder 22
Employees - Lawrence, John F.
1972
Scope and Contents
2 items: 6-pp. transcript, headed "L.A. Times -- John Lawrence -- R#9," undated,
is an interview with John Lawrence, one-time LAT Washington Bureau chief; copy of
AP clip, 12/19/1972, "L.A. Times man in contempt," when U.S. District Judge John
Sirica found Lawrence in contempt of court for refusing to turn over the tape of
an interview related to the Watergate case.
Box 620, Folder 23
Employees - Lee, Walt
1940 - 1980
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: single sheet of copies of clips on Walt Lee from the 1940s and
1950s; 3-pp. (cover & article), Western Treasures, 4/1973, "Walt Lee - dean of
ghost town painters"; tear sheet, Antelope Valley Press, 3/20/1979, "Recorder of
desert's many moods turns 91"; several 1980 clippings, Daily Ledger-Gazette
(Lancaster), 3/1980, incl. an obit and a tribute to artist Walt Lee; 1-pp.
"Notification of Death" (LAT form), 3/13/1980, for Walt Lee (Start date -
11/16/1942, Retirement date - 3/21/1953, d.o.d. 3/12/1980, age - 91; copy of
undated photo; note, 1982, written to Lois Markwith, LAT Archivist, from Phyllis
Hicks, - "came across these articles on Walt Lee...of any use to you [?]
Box 620, Folder 24
Employees - Leimert, Lucille
circa 1946
Scope and Contents
1 item: 2-pp. biographical information, headed "Memo - Ed Strong. Lucille
Leimert, Columnist and feature writer." Leimert wrote it, opening with, "I have
been writing for The Times about six years..."
Box 620, Folder 25
Employees - Lester, Frank
circa 1965
Scope and Contents
1 item: official LAT bio of Bert R. Tiffany, no date (dates given in text of bio
range from 1939 to 1964.
Box 620, Folder 26
Employees - Lewis, Daniel
1995
Scope and Contents
1 item: single-page satire of Among Ourselves, dated 11/1995, commemorating the
"downsizing" (i.e. closing) of the LAT History Center. The satirical treatment of
the event features several photos and articles in which Lewis is mentioned, the
lead story is "Center experiences turnaround of historical proportions." One blunt
comment attributed to Lewis is "Those fat cats on Spring Street
can...(deleted)"
Box 620, Folder 27
Employees - Lewis, Hugh A. (Bud)
1957
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: series of article copies reflecting Lewis' assignments and
promotions between The Times, The Mirror News and the Herald-Examiner during the
1950s and 1960s. His obituary, which ran 8/17/1964, read in part, "Mr. Lewis, a
journalist for more than 50 years, was a former publisher and editor of The Mirror
News, editor at the time of his death of the Herald-Examiner and a former city
editor of The Times."
Box 620, Folder 28
Employees - Lindsay, John P.
1987
Scope and Contents
1 item: LAT clipping, 2/5/1987, "Lindsay named projects editor."
Box 620, Folder 29
Employees - Lowry, Paul
1931
Scope and Contents
1 item: article copy, LAT, Pg. 1, Sports, 5/14/1931, "Rabbit Punches by Paul
Lowry" (column).
Box 620, Folder 30
Employees - Lummis, Charles (1 of 3)
1886 - 1989
Scope and Contents
Approx. 55 items: a partial list of folder contents is headed "LM 8/78...FOLDER
9C.6 CONTAINS...", this provides the titles and sources article tear sheets and
copies. Some items not included on the list are: reprint of "Song of the
Southwest," by Lawrence Clark Powell, Westways, 1/1973; numerous clippings from
LAT and Among Ourselves about Lummis; several essays by Lummis; original of
Harvard Alumni Bulletin, 10/14/1967, cover story is "The West's Incomparable 'Don
Carlos'," pp. 16-23; original of Southern California Heritage (publ. by Historical
Soc. of So. Cal.), 5/1985, "Charles F. Lummis Centennial - The Celebration";
Copies of the Foreword, Introduction, cover and several chapters of Charles F.
Lummis - Crusader in Corduroy, by Dudley Gordon, who was duly written about in LAT
by his neighbor, Jack Smith; discussions of Lummis' writings by Lawrence Clark
Powell, Kevin Starr, and others; original of Charles F. Lummis - the Centennial
Exhibition, publ. in 1985 by LAT, Times Mirror, and Calif. Council for the
Humanities; tear sheet, Westways, 1/1970, "California Classics Reread - The Land
of Sunshine,' by Lawrence Clark Powell. Split into three folders.
Box 620, Folder 31
Employees - Lummis, Charles (2 of 3)
1886 - 1989
Scope and Contents
Approx. 55 items: a partial list of folder contents is headed "LM 8/78...FOLDER
9C.6 CONTAINS...", this provides the titles and sources article tear sheets and
copies. Some items not included on the list are: reprint of "Song of the
Southwest," by Lawrence Clark Powell, Westways, 1/1973; numerous clippings from
LAT and Among Ourselves about Lummis; several essays by Lummis; original of
Harvard Alumni Bulletin, 10/14/1967, cover story is "The West's Incomparable 'Don
Carlos'," pp. 16-23; original of Southern California Heritage (publ. by Historical
Soc. of So. Cal.), 5/1985, "Charles F. Lummis Centennial - The Celebration";
Copies of the Foreword, Introduction, cover and several chapters of Charles F.
Lummis - Crusader in Corduroy, by Dudley Gordon, who was duly written about in LAT
by his neighbor, Jack Smith; discussions of Lummis' writings by Lawrence Clark
Powell, Kevin Starr, and others; original of Charles F. Lummis - the Centennial
Exhibition, publ. in 1985 by LAT, Times Mirror, and Calif. Council for the
Humanities; tear sheet, Westways, 1/1970, "California Classics Reread - The Land
of Sunshine,' by Lawrence Clark Powell. Split into three folders.
Box 620, Folder 32
Employees - Lummis, Charles (3 of 3)
1886 - 1989
Scope and Contents
Approx. 55 items: a partial list of folder contents is headed "LM 8/78...FOLDER
9C.6 CONTAINS...", this provides the titles and sources article tear sheets and
copies. Some items not included on the list are: reprint of "Song of the
Southwest," by Lawrence Clark Powell, Westways, 1/1973; numerous clippings from
LAT and Among Ourselves about Lummis; several essays by Lummis; original of
Harvard Alumni Bulletin, 10/14/1967, cover story is "The West's Incomparable 'Don
Carlos'," pp. 16-23; original of Southern California Heritage (publ. by Historical
Soc. of So. Cal.), 5/1985, "Charles F. Lummis Centennial - The Celebration";
Copies of the Foreword, Introduction, cover and several chapters of Charles F.
Lummis - Crusader in Corduroy, by Dudley Gordon, who was duly written about in LAT
by his neighbor, Jack Smith; discussions of Lummis' writings by Lawrence Clark
Powell, Kevin Starr, and others; original of Charles F. Lummis - the Centennial
Exhibition, publ. in 1985 by LAT, Times Mirror, and Calif. Council for the
Humanities; tear sheet, Westways, 1/1970, "California Classics Reread - The Land
of Sunshine,' by Lawrence Clark Powell. Split into three folders.
Box 621
Reference Files - Los Angeles Times
Box 621, Folder 1
Employees - McCartin, Thomas
1976
Scope and Contents
1 item: article copy, Editor & Publisher, 10/2/1976, "Washington Post ad
chief joins Dallas Times-Herald," on Thomas R. McCartin.
Box 621, Folder 2
Employees - McClure, Michael D.
circa 1970
Scope and Contents
1 item: Times Mirror Press bio, 1-pp., on Michael McClure.
Box 621, Folder 3
Employees - McKenney, Charles
undated
Scope and Contents
1 item: bio sheet on Charles "Chuck" McKenney (a sales manager), undated.
Box 621, Folder 4
Employees - MacFarland, Albert
1911
Scope and Contents
2 items: copies of two LAT pieces related to Albert MacFarland, an obit,
2/19/1911, "Falls asleep - life passes," and an appreciation in LAT, 2/21/1911,
"The final parting."
Box 621, Folder 5
Employees - Mahoney, Paul
1977
Scope and Contents
3 copies of Biography from the Los Angeles Times for Paul Mahoney, 7/1977.
Box 621, Folder 6
Employees - Maldonado, Donald J.
1965, 1989
Scope and Contents
3 items: LAT biography for "Donald J. Maldonado, Director of Display
Advertising"; Management Bulletin, 2/10/1989, "Don Maldonado, vice president of
display advertising, has announced that he has elected early retirement effective
March 1, 1989"; article copy, Among Ourselves, 3/1989, The Times grabbed Maldonado
even before final exams."
Box 621, Folder 7
Employees - Mann, James
1978
Scope and Contents
1 item: single-sheet, Biography from the Los Angeles Times on James Mann,
7/1978.
Box 621, Folder 8
Employees - Marshall, Tyler
1983
Scope and Contents
1 item: single-sheet Biography from the Los Angeles Times for Tyler Marshall,
9/1983.z
Box 621, Folder 9
Employees - Martinez, Al
1988
Scope and Contents
2 items: tear sheet that includes an ad / blurb for Al Martinez column,
10/11/1988; tear sheet of ad / blurb for Martinez Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday
column in LAT, 11/6/1988.
Box 621, Folder 10
Employees - Marx, Ray
1951
Scope and Contents
1 item: original, "Newspaperboy Program, Certificate of Merit, (from)
International Circulation Managers' Association... awarded to Ray F. Marx,"
6/1951.
Box 621, Folder 11
Employees - Maxwell, Donald
1977 - 1980
Scope and Contents
4 items: Management Bulletin, 7/29/1977, "Donald S. Maxwell, Controller of The
Times, has been named Vice President and Controller of The Times effective
(8/1/1977)"; "Los Angeles Times Organizational Chart," 8/1/1977; article copy,
Editor & Publisher, 10/25/1980, "L.A. Times exec to be elected head of INCFO";
tear sheet, Editor & Publisher, 11/15/1980, "Editors opt for same voting hours
nationwide."
Box 621, Folder 12
Employees - Meadows, Mike
1995
Scope and Contents
1 item: article copy, Editor & Publisher, 2/25/1995, "Staged photos,"
includes the incident in which Meadows, an LAT photog, was fired for shooting a
staged photo during a fire in Altadena.
Box 621, Folder 13
Employees - Melkerson, Jon
1986
Scope and Contents
1 item: Management Bulletin, 6/11/1986, "...Jon E. Melkerson has joined The Times
as Asst. to the Executive V.P. , Operations."
Box 621, Folder 14
Employees - Miles, Jack
1985
Scope and Contents
1 item: Management Bulletin, 1/18/1985, "Jack Miles has been named Book Editor of
The Times..."
Box 621, Folder 15
Employees - Miles, Marvin
1940 - 1995
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: LAT article copy, 10/8/1953, "Times man flies faster than
sound," on Miles being the first newspaper reporter to be a passenger on an Air
Force jet when the sound barrier was broken; single-sheet bio, headed "Marvin
Miles," and stamped 1/21/1960; duplicate of previous bio, stapled to other bios
dated 1948, 1950 and 1959. three articles about Miles as Times Aviation Editor
(1950s); handwritten note by "DL" (Dan Lewis), presumably about Miles - "Died
5/3/1994, according to Linda Munoz in Records," note dated 4/3/1995.
Box 621, Folder 16
Employees - Miller, Freddie
1978
Scope and Contents
2 items: 4-pp. stapled, no addressee, no sender, dated 4/1978, with sections
headed "Mail," "Telephones," "Files," "Newspapers and Magazines," "Recepting," and
"Entertaining" - this appears to be instructions from Ms. Miller to her
assistants; copy of Management Conference Bulletin, no date, "Spotlights...Freddie
Miller."
Box 621, Folder 17
Employees - Millier, Arthur
1973 - 1975
Scope and Contents
6 items: undated bio sheet, headed "Arthur Millier - Art Editor; LAT article copy
and attached invitation to a showing of Millier's etchings, no year seen; 9-pp.
(auto)biography of Millier, 5/1973, "notes for Jim Bassett's history of LAT";
2-pp.letter, 6/27/1973, from Millier to "Jim" (Bassett?) related to Millier's
memories of the past at LAT; clip, Long Beach Independent, 3/31/1975, "Arthur
Miller (sic), 81, former art critic for the Los Angeles Times and a respected
artist himself, died Sunday in Hackensack, N.J."
Box 621, Folder 18
Employees - Mills, Kay
1988
Scope and Contents
1 item: LAT tear sheet, 7/10/1988, "Reporting What they are, being what they
report." The article is a book review of Mills' book, A Place in the News.
Box 621, Folder 19
Employees - Moon, Herbert N.
1968
Scope and Contents
2 items: a Times Mirror bio sheet completed in pencil by Moon, undated; official,
typed TM Biography for Moon, 7/1968.
Box 621, Folder 20
Employees - Moore, Zeanette
1945
Scope and Contents
1 item: single-sheet, 8/28/1945, "Assistant Fashion Editor," describing Moore
first five years at LAT - "Moore came The Times in 1940, while a junior at
Occidental College...from then until her graduation, she worked (part-time) doing
the column representing her school." Later she began to assist the fashion and
society desks.
Box 621, Folder 21
Employees - Monfort, Ray A
1947 - 1949
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: copies of LAT articles on the activities of The Times
television and radio chief engineer, Ray Monfort.
Box 621, Folder 22
Employees - Morris, Joe Alex, Jr.
1965 - 1979
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: a collection of articles written during the days and weeks
following the death of Morris' (2/9/1979) as he observed fighting in Tehran during
the Iranian revolution. Among the publications represented are LAT, Wash. Post,
and Among Ourselves. Also in the file are a single-sheet bio of Morris for LAT
"Beirut Bureau." Finally, there is an original of the booklet, "A Tribute to Joe
Alex Morris, Jr.," which includes a tribute story on Morris by William Touhy,
several of Morris' articles from the 1960s and 1970s, plus an editorial page piece
in memory of Morris..
Box 621, Folder 23
Employees - Mosher, Leroy
1904, 1931,
1978
Scope and Contents
6 items: article copy, L.A. Daily Times, 2/24/1904, "Lay down on sands to die --
Suicide of L.E. Mosher at Santa Monica"; same day, Editorial, "The stranded
bugle"; article copy, Among Ourselves, 8/1931, "A literary heritage," about Mosher
and his relationship to HGO -- Note, this article refers to Mosher as having
"passed away" twenty-seven years before; 3-pp. yellow sheets, "Jim Bassett written
history notes on Mosher" ; 3-pp. of "Leroy E. Mosher" bio notes, many facts about
his LAT career plus quotes from co-workers, incl. HGO.
Box 621, Folder 24
Employees - Mount, John F.
1984
Scope and Contents
1 item: Management Bulletin, 12/21/1984, "John F. Mount...who has been acting
department head, will be promoted to Director of Marketing Research."
Box 621, Folder 25
Employees - Murphy, Mark
1970, 1977
Scope and Contents
3 items: LAT clip, undated - ca. 1970, "Mark Murphy appointed Times Metropolitan
Editor"; single-sheet, "Biography from the Los Angeles Times," for Mark Murphy,
7/1977 (started at LAT in 1964); 24-pp. transcript of interview, headed "L.A.
Times -- Mark Murphy -- Tape R#12 and R#13."
Box 621, Folder 26
Employees - Murphy, William
1972 - 1988
Scope and Contents
2 items: 3-pp. typed, headed "Bill Murphy notes re possible features," with
entries dated from 12/1972; original copy of "Panorama," an LAT retiree
newsletter, Summer 1988.
Box 621, Folder 27
Employees - Murray, Jim
1962 - 1999
Scope and Contents
Approx. 45 items: assortment of bio material, clips by and about Murray, ephemera
related to honors Murray was given, incl. tear sheet and two booklets, "A man of
his words," produced for Murray's Memorial Service at Dodger Stadium, 9/26/1998,
and a program for the unveiling ceremony for a bronze plaque of Murray,
11/19/1999.
Box 621, Folder 28
Employees - Musante, Angelo J.
1977 - 1981
Scope and Contents
6 items: four versions of LAT bios for Musante, two undated, with a 8/1977
version and a 6/1981 version (3 dupes of this one).
Box 621, Folder 29
Employees - Nathan, Albert
1944 - 1945
Scope and Contents
5 items: several clippings from LAT related to the death, at 52, of Albert
Nathan, including two copies of 4/5/1945 obit, a tribute piece from the same day,
and other clips.
Box 621, Folder 30
Employees - Neff, Don
undated
Scope and Contents
1 item: single-sheet bio, headed "To Smoke..."Re Neff biography," -- "Don Neff
joined The Times in April, 1961, after working more than three years in the
Hollywood bureau of United Press International..."
Box 621, Folder 31
Employees - Nelson, Harry
undated, 1977
Scope and Contents
2 items: undated, single-sheet bio for Harry Nelson, beginning "Nelson has been
medical editor of the Los Angeles Times since December 1958..."; LAT tear sheet,
9/5/1977, promotional ad for LAT headed "Signs of The Times," with text segment
mentioning "Times medical writer Harry Nelson..."
Box 621, Folder 32
Employees - Nelson, Jack
1974 - 1977
Scope and Contents
5 items: single yellow sheet, undated, headed "Jack Nelson questions," related to
Watergate and coverage of Wash., DC in general since 1970; article copy,
11/20/1974, on Nelson taking charge at DC bureau; tear sheet, "Keeping up with The
Times, 3/7/1975, on addition of Oswald Johnson, Jr., and Gaylord Shaw to the DC
bureau staff; tear sheet, Newsweek, 1/24/1977, "Media insiders," which is, in
part, about Nelson; 1982 tear sheet, publ. unknwn, "Movers & shakers" column
brief on Nelson.
Box 621, Folder 33
Employees - Nelson, Robert D.
1976
Scope and Contents
4 items: letter, 5/7/1976, "From the desk of...June Duff," addressed to "John,"
pitching an article or news release she had written; copy of press release, Amer.
Marketing Assn., 5/1976, on Robert D. Nelson receiving the 1976 Marketer of the
Year Award from the L.A. Chapter of the Amer. Marketing Assn.; official Biography
from the Los Angeles Times for Nelson, 7/1976, Nelson was, at that time, exec. VP
and GM of LAT, plus a VP of Times Mirror Co.; 9-pp. transcript of undated
interview headed "L.A. Times -- Bob Nelson -- R#10."
Box 621, Folder 34
Employees - Ness, John F.
1930
Scope and Contents
1 item: signed copy of "Assignment of Contract," in which John F. Ness and Sally
M. Ness sold a lot in L.A. County to Boyd Comstock, on 1/31/1930.
Box 621, Folder 35
Employees - Obatala, J. K.
1974 - 1975
Scope and Contents
2 items: article tear sheet, San Bernardino Sun-Telegram, 4/2/1975, "Editor urges
fellow blacks to develop 'inner selves'," written when Obatala spoke to students
at the University of Redlands; article copy, 6/3/1976?, Los Angeles Sentinel,
"Times opinion editor sought."
Box 621, Folder 36
Employees - Oglesby, Roger
1994 - 1995
Scope and Contents
2 items: Times Mirror news release, 9/28/1994, "Oglesby named president, CEO of
CNN Newspapers"; article copy, The Morning Call (Allentown, PA), 4/26/1995, "Call
names L.A. newsman to fill top editorial post."
Box 621, Folder 37
Employees - Osborne, Hank
1987
Scope and Contents
1 item: LAT clipping, 12/15/1987, obit - "Hank Osborne - ex-City Editor of The
Times and L.A. Mirror."
Box 621, Folder 38
Employees - Owens, Charles
1942 - 1989
Scope and Contents
5 items: article copy, Among Ourselves, 12/1942, "Strictly Confidential"
(thumbnail bios), incl. one on Owens; article copy, Among Ourselves, 12/1955,
"Charlie Owens sees own work each day"; LAT obit copy, 3/4/1958, "Charles Owens,
retired artist of Times, dies"; Among Ourselves article copy (3 or 4/1958), Artist
Charles Owens ends sketching saga"; 2-pp. letter to Editor, 7/31/1989, from John
Spriggs, with questions about Owens' pictorial map of the Panama Canal."
Box 621, Folder 39
Employees - Page, Clete
1986
Scope and Contents
1 item: Management Bulletin, 6/17/1986, "Clete Page...has been promoted to the
new position of Fleet Operations Manager, effective June 16, 1986."
Box 621, Folder 40
Employees - Palmer, Kyle
1956 - 1962
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: a selection of LAT clippings by and about Palmer; copy of
American Legion Resolution, 5/17/1957, commending Palmer for "good citizenship and
patriotism"; a number of editorial and opinion pieces authored by Palmer; LAT
editorial, 4/20/1960, "Au revoir to the Good Shepherd," is a farewell upon
Palmer's retirement; LAT obit, several pieces from 4/1962, including Palmer's obit
and news story about his funeral, "Cardinal presides at rites for Kyle Palmer -
Richard Nixon among pallbearers at funeral of retired Times political editor."
Box 621, Folder 41
Employees - Palmer, Kyle - Interview
1962
Scope and Contents
1 item: 94-pp. transcript of "Interview of Kyle Palmer by Robert L. Knutson,"
recorded Jan. - Mar. 1962. Palmer's 40-yr. long career with LAT (beginning in
1920) included political coverage, editorial writing, and much more. He became a
powerful individual with the resources of the LAT behind him. He was known as "the
Little Governor" in the days before television, to give an indication of his
influence. He could make or break the political career of almost anyone. There are
many underscorings in red ink, plus some marginal notes
Box 621, Folder 42
Employees - Park, Joseph
1945 - 1969
Scope and Contents
8 items: Among Ourselves clip, ca. 1945, a brief on Park's career at LAT; typed
note, stamped 8/13/1957, presumably from Park, asks for a correction to "my
obituary," concerning info about his son, Don Paul Park: 2 copies of Indianapolis
News article ("Ringside in Hoosierland") on Park, 10/27/1969 (bio sheet dated 1952
stapled to one of them; LAT obit copy, 12/17/1969, "Joseph Park, ex-labor editor
of Times, dies"; clip of letter to editor in memory of Park and dupe of 1952 bio
sheet together in plastic sleeve.
Box 621, Folder 43
Employees - Parks, Michael.
1973 - 1987
Scope and Contents
3 items: business card for Michael Parks while he was LAT Moscow Correspondent,
ca. 1973; single-sheet Biography from the Los Angeles Times for Parks, 9/1980;
stack of LAT articles, printed off Nexis, dated 12/1986 through 1/1987, about the
expelling of Michael Parks and other journalists from S. Africa - that
government's decision was reversed 1/1987; .
Box 621, Folder 44
Employees - Parrish, Michael
1985
Scope and Contents
1 item: Management Bulletin, 11/1/1985, "Michael Parrish has been named (LAT)
Magazine Editor."
Box 621, Folder 45
Employees - Paulson, David L.
1979
Scope and Contents
1 item: Biography from the Los Angeles Times for David L. Paulson, 3/1979.
Box 621, Folder 46
Employees - Pegler, Westbrook
1944
Scope and Contents
1 item: "Notice," run in LAT 9/7/1944, "Westbrook Pegler will cease writing for
The Times Sept. 9. (This) is NOT the result of any disagreement between him and
this newspaper....The Times wishes Mr. Pegler well."--Norman Chandler
Box 621, Folder 47
Employees - Pfaffinger, Frank X.
1927 - 1948
Scope and Contents
8 items: photo & article copy, undated, "Handsome double dwelling (of) F.X.
Pfaffinger at Nos. 219-221 North Hope St"; LAT article copy, 3/26/1927, "Forty
years of service celebrated (Pfaffinger"; LAT article copy, 3/27/1937, Honor given
Pfaffinger"; LAT obit copy, 2/5/1940, "Pfaffinger, treasurer of Times, dies";
article copy, Among Ourselves, 2/1940, "Frank Pfaffinger known as friend-in-need
to coworkers"; article copies (2), Among Ourselves, 7/1948, "Men who made The
Times," on Pfaffinger; "keepsake" book, "Perpetual Membership in the Marianist
Spiritual Alliance," conferred on Pfaffinger, undated.
Box 622
Reference Files - Los Angeles Times
Box 622, Folder 1
Employees - Phillips, Gordon R.
1984
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: brown folder w/ pockets contains items related to an LAT
memorial service for Phillips, who was killed in a traffic accident in 4/1984; LAT
obit, 4/24/1984, "Gordon Phillips, 'Voice of Times,' killed in accident";
Management and Employee Bulletins related to Phillips death; several copies of an
enclosure card reading, "GORDON R. PHILLIIPS, April 22, 1922 - April 23, 1984."
Included is a list of LAT "Radio commercials as recorded by Gordon Phillips --
1962 - 1984."
Box 622, Folder 2
Employees - Pinkley, Virgil
1935 - 1957
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: a selection of dispatches (copies on thin paper) by and about
Pinkley during his years with United Press (1940s); LAT profit sharing and other
financial paperwork from the 1950s; etc.
Box 622, Folder 3
Employees - Poindexter-Wilson, Paula
1983, 1986
Scope and Contents
2 items: Management Bulletin, 9/1/1983, "Effective...Sept. 5, Paula Poindexter
will be appointed to the newly-created position of Special Projects Manager...";
Management Bulletin, 2/4/1986, "Paula Poindexter-Wilson (now) reports to Willard
Colston, Dir. of Development."
Box 622, Folder 4
Employees - Polyzoides, Adamantios
undated, 1969
Scope and Contents
3 items: 2-pp. bio, headed "University of Southern California....POLYZOIDES,"
(ca. 1943); attached to the bio is a copy of a photo of Polyzoides; LAT obit copy,
6/24/1969, "Dr. Polyzoides, former world analyst, dies."
Box 622, Folder 5
Employees - Pomerantz, Leonard
1986
Scope and Contents
1 item: Management Bulletin, 8/4/1986, "...Leonard Pomerantz will succeed Glen
Peters as Retail Advertising Manager."
Box 622, Folder 6
Employees - Quardos, Paul
1978
Scope and Contents
1 item: Times Mirror News (release), 6/7/1978, "Paul D. Quardos has been elected
assistant treasurer of Times Mirror by the Company's Board of Directors."
Box 622, Folder 7
Employees - Reasons, George
1979
Scope and Contents
1 item: single-sheet Biography from the Los Angeles Times, 12/1979, "George
Reasons - Investigative Writer."
Box 622, Folder 8
Employees - Reeves, Sue
1988
Scope and Contents
1 item: Notification of Death, from Employees Committee...", Susanna Reeves,
d.o.d. 8/31/1988.
Box 622, Folder 9
Employees - Rochlen, A. M. "Rocky"
1968 - 1969
Scope and Contents
2 items: two LAT article copies on single-sheet, "A.M. Rochlen retires from
Douglas posts," 1968, and "A.M. Rochlen, 78, dies after long illness," 1969.
Box 622, Folder 10
Employees - Rogers, Arthur
1960s
Scope and Contents
1 item: single-sheet, headed "Autobiography - Arthur (Art) Rogers, L.A. Times
Staff Photographer." (ca. 1960s)
Box 622, Folder 11
Employees - Rosenberg, Howard
1980 - 1992
Scope and Contents
3 items: article tear sheet, Los Angeles (mag), 9/1980, "The Times Token Crank";
single-sheet (LAT) Biography, 5/1991, "Howard Rosenberg - Television Critic";
article copy, 12/1992, Emmy (mag), "The Rosenberg Rap - Times critic... swears he
lauds TV as much as he lashes it. So why do readers belabor the barbs?"
Box 622, Folder 12
Employees - Russell, Bruce
1940 - 1963
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: several examples of Russell's editorial art, Soviet Bear vs.
American Eagle (plus photo of artist working on the illustration), original and
two copies of caricature of Franklin Roosevelt, 1940; LAT clip, 1/9/1943, "Bruce
Russell's works displayed"; plastic sleeve contains more illustrations from 1950s;
poster showing Russell's "Barbed wire cutters," and used to promote National
Foreign Language Week in 4/1962; LAT obit, 12/19/1963, "Bruce Russell, noted Times
cartoonist, dies."
Box 622, Folder 13
Employees - Salazar, Ruben
1962 - 1970
Scope and Contents
Approx. 60 items: a large selection (some duplication) of the writings of Salazar
and writings about him following his death at 42 during a protest of the Vietnam
War in East Los Angeles in 1970; 1985 tribute to Salazar by Frank Del Olmo. Two
stapled-bound booklets are in the folder: "Ruben Salazar - a selection of columns
reprinted from the Los Angeles Times" (1970), program and booklet for 19th Annual
Ruben Salazar Memorial Scholarship Awards Dinner, 5/4/1989.
Box 622, Folder 14
Employees - Saldana, Lupi
circa 1974
Scope and Contents
1 item: article tear sheet, no date (ca. 1974), "Lupi Saldana, Outdoorsman."
Publication may be "CT."
Box 622, Folder 15
Employees - Schallert, Edwin
circa 1956 -
1968
Scope and Contents
3 items: single-sheet LAT bio headed "Edwin Schallert - Editor, Drama Dept.";
5-pp. collection of bio info. incl. photo, more LAT bio material and a segment
headed, "Color biography for KTTV"; LAT obit, 9/29/1968, "Ex-Times drama critic
Edwin Schallert dies."
Box 622, Folder 16
Employees - Scheer, Robert
1976 - 1995
Scope and Contents
2 items: copy of brief, New West, 12/6/1976, "The new left never paid like this";
article copy, Buzz, 6/1995, "Scheer madness."
Box 622, Folder 17
Employees - Scheuer, Philip
1940s - 1985
Scope and Contents
4 items: 5-pp. bio packet, incl. photos, copies of clips by and about Scheuer,
dated 3/2/1950; 2-pp. bio info, headed "Philip K. Scheuer - Assistant Editor,
Drama Department," undated, written in first-person;LAT obit tear sheet,
2/19/1985, "Philip Scheuer, ex-Times film critic, dies"; LAT tear sheet,
2/23/1985, "Scheuer...aisle seat on history" (an appreciation by Charles
Champlin).
Box 622, Folder 18
Employees - Schlosberg, Richard T.
1990
Scope and Contents
3 items: Management Bulletin, 9/4/1990, "Dick Schlosberg, president and chief
operating officer of The Times, has been named group vice president, newspapers of
the Times Mirror Company....Dick will oversee the Times Mirror eastern
newspapers...."; LAT article copy, 9/5/1990, "Schlossberg to run eastern
newspapers for Times Mirror" ; LAT biography for Schlosberg, 10/1996.
Box 622, Folder 19
Employees - Schneider, Charles I.
1981
Scope and Contents
5 items: two copies of a cover letter and two copies of a 10-pp. speech Charles
Schneider was to give in Beverly Hills (the speech is clearly geared to a group
promoting small business), cover letter date is 12/11/1981; 7-pp. speech, also
aimed at small business owners or a small business interest group, no attribution
or date.
Box 622, Folder 20
Employees - Schultz, James Willard
1987
Scope and Contents
3 items: copies of cover and 6 pp. of text from The Life and Times of James
Willard Schultz (Apikuni) by Warren L. Hanna; copy of entry on James Willard
Schultz (1859 - 1947) from Who Was Who in America; LAT memo, 11/12/1987, to
Carolyn Strickler (LAT archivist) from Jack Miles (Book Review Editor) explaining
that Schultz was a Times staffer "from 1907 to about 1913," and providing other
info.
Box 622, Folder 21
Employees - Scott, John L.
circa 1945
Scope and Contents
1 item: single-sheet of bio info., headed "John L. Scott, Drama Writer,"
undated.
Box 622, Folder 22
Employees - Seidenbaum, Art
1964 - 1990
Scope and Contents
8 items: copy of 1964 LAT ad featuring photo of Seidenbaum, and caption "he
offers you an aisle seat on the performance of tomorrow"; copy of NYT (?) review
of Seidenbaum's book, "This is California - please keep out" (1975); article copy,
Santa Barbara News Press, 5/3/1975, "Seidenbaum personifies 'California Runaways'
"; single-sheet Biography from the Los Angeles Times, "Art Seidenbaum," 10/1976; ;
LAT Biography, 2/ 1985 (plus another Biography version; LAT obit clip, 7/26/1990,
"Art Seidenbaum - Times Columnist, writer and editor"; LAT clip, 7/26/1990, "An
appreciation - Enduring memories of longtime colleague Art Seidenbaum" by Charles
Champlin.
Box 622, Folder 23
Employees - Seldis, Henry J.
1975
Scope and Contents
1 item: 3-pp. "Biography from the Los Angeles Times, Henry J. Seldis...Art
Editor." Bio is dated 2/1975. Seldis joined LAT in 1958.
Box 622, Folder 24
Employees - Sell, Ted
1989
Scope and Contents
1 item: LAT obit, 5/7/1989, "Ted Sell, 60 - veteran news correspondent."
Box 622, Folder 25
Employees - Shaffer, James B.
1983, 1989
Scope and Contents
3 items: 2-pp. professional resume for James B. Shaffer and cover note from S. to
Lois Markwith (ca. 1982); Guest List for luncheon, 1/7/1983, Shaffer was guest of
honor; Management Bulletin, 9/26/1989, opens - "Jim Shaffer, v.p., finance and
planning, has announced that he will leave The Times to join Sun-Times Co. as
v.p., effective October 16."
Box 622, Folder 26
Employees - Shaw, David
1975 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: large selection of articles by and about David Shaw, a writer
who, in the words of LAT co-worker Doug Shuit, "loves the spotlight and fights
hard not to let it elude him," some of Shaw's internal LAT memos and
correspondence with people at other newspapers, attorneys, and his own editors; in
a 1975 response to a critical letter by a Mr. Parsons, Shaw offers that, as a
media critic, "I will be criticized no matter what I do," and adds, "I have long
since become inured to criticism"; 18-pp. text of Shaw's speech to the Los Angeles
Times Management Conference (1/6/1988); etc.
Box 622, Folder 27
Employees - Sherman, Gene
1944 - 1963
Scope and Contents
4 items: LAT clip, 7/23/1944, "Gene Sherman to cover Pacific for The Times"; Copy
of LAT editorial, 7/19/1959, "A start on narcotic control"; 10-pp. reprint
package, "Mexican monkey on our back," a series of 8 articles by Gene Sherman on
narcotics traffic; single-sheet bio, "Biography -- Gene Sherman (ca. 1963).
Box 622, Folder 28
Employees - Shippey, Lee
1952 - 1969
Scope and Contents
3 items: single-sheet bio, "LEE SHIPPEY - Columnist"; article copy, Frontier
(mag), 5/1952, "Columnist candidate"; copy of LAT obit, 12/31/1969, "Lee Shippey,
retired Times columnist, dies." Shippey has been refereed to as a "human interest"
columnist.
Box 622, Folder 29
Employees - Shirley, Bill
undated
Scope and Contents
2 item: single-sheet Biography from the Los Angeles Times, undated, "William E.
Shirley...Sports Editor; 10-pp. transcript of undated interview, "L.A. Times --
Bill Shirley -- R#9 and R#10." The interview opens: "I'm responsible for the
Sports Department. (In) newspaper parlance I'd be Managing Editor of the Sports
Department. I'm responsible for approximately 32, 33 people..."
Box 622, Folder 30
Employees - Shuster, Alvin
1980, 1995
Scope and Contents
2 items: LAT clip, ca. 1980, "Shuster assistant editor of Times editorial pages";
article copy, 3-pp., IPI Report, 5/1995, "They shoot journalists, don't they."
Box 622, Folder 31
Employees - Sinkking, Bill
1971
Scope and Contents
3 items: three versions of a Bill Sinkking bio for LAT, ca. 1970s.
Box 622, Folder 32
Employees - Snyder, John L.
1989
Scope and Contents
1 item: article tear sheet, Office Systems Management, #, 1989, "John L. Snyder,
Micrographics & Records Manager for the Los Angeles Times."
Box 622, Folder 33
Employees - Spaulding, W. A.
1902 - 1978
Scope and Contents
8 items: 10-pp. memoir by Spaulding, "How the trouble commenced," on "the rupture
between The Times and the Typographical Union..."; article copy, Among Ourselves,
2/1949, "Men who made The Times," on Spaulding; related info on Spaulding with LAT
and as local historian.
Box 622, Folder 34
Employees - Stangland, Enoch W. "Blondie"
1981
Scope and Contents
2 items: cover note and 2-pp. tear sheet, "A tribute to Blondie," 1981,
publication unknown. Enoch Stangland, nickname "Blondie," lived to be 97 and
worked for LAT for 44 years. He was 27 at the time of the 1910 bombing at The
Times building.
Box 622, Folder 35
Employees - Steiger, Paul E.
1974
Scope and Contents
1 item: clip, Fresno Bee, 9/17/1974, "SEC head praises newspaper financial
writers for exposes."
Box 623
Reference Files - Los Angeles Times
Box 623, Folder 1
Employees - Stickell, Vance
1985 - 1988
Scope and Contents
20 items: selection of clippings on Stickell; copies of LAT obit, 10/20/1987,
"Vance L. Stickell, executive VP of Marketing for The Times, dies"; two copies of
program for "Retailer of the Year" awards for 1985 at Cal. State Los Angeles;
17-pp. transcript of interview, "L.A. Times -- Vance Stickell -- R#6"; booklet,
"Advertising Hall of Fame, Luncheon Honoring...Vance Stickell (et al), March 29,
1988, Waldolf-Astoria Hotel, New York City."
Box 623, Folder 2
Employees - Street, Opal
1949
Scope and Contents
1 item: LAT obit clip, 5/24/1949, "Opal Street, original 'Peg o' Los Angeles'
writer, dies."
Box 623, Folder 3
Employees - Strutton, Larry
1983
Scope and Contents
1 item: Management Bulletin, 10/31/1983, reads in part, "Larry Strutton,
Executive Vice Pres. for the Detroit Free Press, will join The Times as Vice
Pres., Operations, effective (11/14/1983)."
Box 623, Folder 4
Employees - Stump, Wayne C.
undated
Scope and Contents
1 item: single-sheet LAT bio, undated, for Wayne C. Stump.
Box 623, Folder 5
Employees - Sutton, Milo
1988
Scope and Contents
1 item: tear sheet, (LAT) Management Conference Bulletin, 5/1988, "Special
Projects' Milo Sutton (a profile).
Box 623, Folder 6
Employees - Sweeny, Joan
undated
Scope and Contents
1 item: single-sheet, Biography from the Los Angeles Times, on Joan Sweeney,
undated, joined LAT in 1971.
Box 623, Folder 7
Employees - Taylor, Delmar C.
1977
Scope and Contents
2 items: two versions, possibly a rough draft and a final draft, of "Biography
from the Los Angeles Times," on Delmar C. Taylor, Director of Administrative
Services, 7/1977.
Box 623, Folder 8
Employees - Taylor, Jean Sharley
1974 - 1989
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: two informal notes betw. Taylor and "Jim" (Bassett?); clip,
N.Y. Daily News, 12/15/1974, "Changing of the guard," a piece critical of LAT and
Taylor--Rex Reed's?; 2-pp. copy of "Private" letter from "Chuck" (Champlin?) to
"Rex" (Reed?) setting him straight about Jean Taylor--"far from the militant and
ambitious liberationist you make her out to be"; Management Bulletin, 12/19/1974,
reads in part, "Taylor has been named an associate editor of The Times"; various
media clips on Taylor from late 1970s; 20-pp. transcript of interview, "L.A. Times
-- Jean Sharley Taylor -- R#7", undated; LAT Biography, 9/1988," Taylor joined LAT
in 1971; LAT clip, 5/2/1989, "Jean Taylor retires as Times associate editor";
invitation, 1989, "Please join us at a reception marking the retirement of ...Jean
Sharley Taylor"; etc.
Box 623, Folder 9
Employees - Tennyson, Al -- Autobiography
1983
Scope and Contents
2 items: cover letter with autobiography, from Tennyson to Lois Markwith, LAT
Archivist, 12/14/1983; 83-pp. manuscript (plus 14-pp. Addendum), "An expose' of
newspapering -- really a homespun autobiography..." titled, The Prevailing Spirit,
by A. Tennyson.
Box 623, Folder 10
Employees - Tennyson, Alfred
1940s - 1960s
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: various pieces of correspondence betw. Tennyson and Lois
Markwith, LAT Archivist; several copies of Al Tennyson articles from The Pacific
Printer and Publisher, early 1950s; 3-pp. of informal memoirs signed "Al.
Tennyson"; 2-pp. report, "Reasons for a new composing room," on oversized, sturdy
paper, and signed "al tennyson"; multi-page, text & photo essay from Amer.
Newspaper Publishers Assn., Mechanical Bulletin, 2/28/1950, "Composing Room
short-cuts." Tennyson was clearly a vital cog in the smooth operation of the
composing room. He retired 1/1/1968, after a 47-year association with LAT, and
consulted for some time after that.
Box 623, Folder 11
Employees - Tew, Nancy
1988
Scope and Contents
1 item: (LAT) Management Conference Bulletin, 5/1988, "Editorial's Nancy
Tew."
Box 623, Folder 12
Employees - Thomas, William
1971 - 1989
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: collection of correspondence and other material on Robert
Gottlieb's controversial (at LAT) book on LAT (mid-1970s); LAT reprint, article
from 1/1/1989, "Good writing, long stories and freedom," by David Shaw, on the
legacy of Thomas at the time of his retirement as Exec. VP and Editor of the
paper: tear sheet of previous article; additional stories on the accomplishments
of Thomas and The Times during his tenure; selection of LAT and Among Ourselves
articles on Thomas from 1960s and 1970s; 11-pp. transcript of interview, "L.A.
Times -- Bill Thomas -- R#11"; other materials.
Box 623, Folder 13
Employees - Tiffany, Bert R.
undated
Scope and Contents
2 items: two versions of a Bert Tiffany bio, one a rough draft, another an
official one. Both are undated. Tiffany joined LAT in 1956.
Box 623, Folder 14
Employees - Torgerson, Dial
1983
Scope and Contents
6 items: LAT article, 6/22/1983, "2 U.S. journalists killed in Honduras - L.A.
Times' Torgerson and free-lancer die in grenade attack..."; LAT article,
6/23/1983, "Road led to a nowhere village - and to death"; article copy,
6/23/1983, "Torgerson's legacy..."; article copy, Among Ourselves, 7/1983, "Dial
Torgerson - 1928 - 1983"; tear sheet and copy of "Letters to the Editor" on
Torgerson, 6/27/1983.
Box 623, Folder 15
Employees - Treanor, Tom
1941 - 1981
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: collection of Treanor articles from LAT in early years of World
War II (1941 - 1942) when he wrote a column, "The Home Front"; collection of
articles by Treanor from the European Theatre of war (1943 - 1944); material
related to Treanor's death near the battle front, 8/1944; 10-pp. essay,
"Assignment's End," by Charles C. Shaw (CBS Correspondent & colleague of
Treanor); original of Spring 1981 Media History Digest, article titled "Death in
the Afternoon," also by Shaw, is about Treanor's death; etc.
Box 623, Folder 16
Employees - Treller, Harry
undated
Scope and Contents
2 items: two versions of Treller's Times Mirror Press biography, a rough draft
and a final version, both undated. Treller joined TMP in 1951.
Box 623, Folder 17
Employees - Trueblood, Ralph
circa 1923 -
1954
Scope and Contents
Approx. 22 items: 6-pp., typed bio information and impressions of Trueblood given
by co-workers, headed "Ralph Waldo Trueblood (m.e., 1926 - 1934) - [Managing
Editor]; booklet, (ca. 1925), "Directions for sing the Telephotograver... News
Pictures by Wire"; LAT and Among Ourselves articles by and about trueblood from
1920s - 1940s; article, Among Ourselves, 1/1945, "Editor Ralph Trueblood retires
after 35 years"; two copies LAT obit, "Retired Times Editor Ralph Trueblood dies";
LAT editorial page article copy, 5/8/1954, "Passing of a great newspaperman";
article copy, Among Ourselves, 5/1949, "Men who made The Times," on Trueblood;
etc.
Box 623, Folder 18
Employees - Trumbo, Taylor
1959 - 1987
Scope and Contents
5 items: LAT article copy, 3/31/1959, "Taylor Trumbo new managing Editor of
Times"; 8-pp. letter from Trueblood to Robert Gottlieb (who was writing Thinking
Big, the Story of the Los Angeles Times...) containing memories of his years with
LAT; article copy, (Honolulu) Star-Bulletin & Advertiser, 6/20/1982, "Road to
Siberia led to Paradise, warm memories" on Trueblood's life experiences; LAT obit
clip, "Georgia Fifield, ex-radio actress" (T's wife); LAT obit copy, "Z.T. Trumbo,
ex-managing Editor of The Times, dies at 85."
Box 623, Folder 19
Employees - Tuohy, William
1981
Scope and Contents
1 item: single-sheet Biography from the Los Angeles Times, 8/1981, on "William
Tuohy, London Bureau Chief (later Bonn Bureau Chief).
Box 623, Folder 20
Employees - Turner, Tim
1935 - 1961
Scope and Contents
15 items: a collection of LAT writings by and about Timothy Turner, 1930s -
1940s; extended excerpt copied from Turner's 1935 book, Bullets, Bottles and
Gardenias: LAT tear sheet, Sunday Magazine, 3/15/1936, "Now, what about this--Mr.
Turner?"; LAT article copy, 8/23/1948, "An 18th century liberal -- his profile,"
on Turner, written by L.D. Hotchkiss; LAT obit copy, 4/9/1961, "Tim Turner, former
Times reporter, dies" (75).
Box 623, Folder 21
Employees - Turpin, Dick
1967 - 1989
Scope and Contents
4 items: LAT article copy, 7/30/1967, "Turpin named to editorship in real
estate"; 2-pp. Biography from the Los Angeles Times - Dick Turpin" (ca. 1980); LAT
article copy, 2/26/1989, "Expanded section, new editor to debut," at time of
Turpin retirement; LAT tear sheet, 2/26/1989, "Dick Turpin - A fond look back at
when L.A. grew up."
Box 623, Folder 22
Employees - Viskniskki, Guy T.
1934 - 1949
Scope and Contents
6 items: several small pieces of paper with typed or handwritten snippets on
Viskniskki; full-page ad, LAT, 9/30/1934, paid for and signed by G.T. Viskniskki,
headed "The Ninth Commandment -- and Mr. Upton Sinclair" (this takes the form of
an "open letter" to Sinclair; article copies (2), 2/21/1935, "Guard freedom,
inland editors told at parley" - 9/8/1949, "Viskniskki, newspaper expert,
dies."
Box 623, Folder 23
Employees - Von Blon, John
1948
Scope and Contents
1 item: Among Ourselves article copy, 6/1948, "Men who made The Times," on John
Von Blon.
Box 623, Folder 24
Employees - Vonier, Chester
undated
Scope and Contents
2 items: 5-pp. (stapled) manuscript, including poetry segments, which begins,
"The purpose of this meeting is to honor Chester Vonier and to commend his spirit
to that mystery from whence it came"; a typed half-sheet of paper with more poetry
on it. Both items undated.
Box 623, Folder 25
Employees - Wald, Richard C.
undated
Scope and Contents
1 item: a Times Mirror Biography for Richard C. Wald.
Box 623, Folder 26
Employees - Walsh, Harold
undated
Scope and Contents
1 item: a rough draft of "Harold Walsh -- biographical data." Undated.
Box 623, Folder 27
Employees - Warnack, James M.
1958
Scope and Contents
1 item: LAT obit clip, 1/1/1958, "James M. Warnack, 74, veteran of Times,
dies."
Box 623, Folder 28
Employees - Weegar, Ted
1986
Scope and Contents
2 items: LAT obit clip, 9/2/1986, "Edwin (Ted) Weegar, Asst. Managing Editor of
Times, dies" (65); 2-pp. News from the Los Angeles Times, 9/2/1986, slightly
modified version of previous obit.
Box 623, Folder 29
Employees - Weinstock, Matt
1970
Scope and Contents
2 items: LAT obit copy, 1/10/1970, "Matt Weinstock...newsman..." (66); article
copy, Among Ourselves, 1/1970, "Readers express regret at Matt Weinstock
death."
Box 623, Folder 30
Employees - Westcott, Russell K.
1929
Scope and Contents
1 item: article (clip?), Among Ourselves, 4/1929, "Old-timers on The Times,"
about Russell Westcott.
Box 624
Reference Files - Los Angeles Times
Box 624, Folder 1
Employees - Whitaker, Alma
1931 - 1957
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: two samples of Alma Whitaker's "Sugar and Spice" column, from
1931 and 1936; a 1941 sample of W's writing; LAT, 12/4/1941, "Feminine reporter
takes baby along," memories of W's early days at LAT (original & copy in
plastic sleeve); Among Ourselves, 2 copies, 6/1949, "Women who made The Times,"
about Whitaker; (orig. & copy in plastic sleeve) LAT obit, "Alma Whitaker,
retired Times columnist, dies"; article copy, Among Ourselves, 1/1957, "Alma
Whitaker lived by wit, good humor"; article tear sheet, date / publication
unknown, "Veteran Newshens made history" (on Whitaker and other women journalists
in L.A. during early decades of 20th century).
Box 624, Folder 2
Employees - White, Art
1980
Scope and Contents
1 item: LAT clip, 4/8/1980, "Art White, Bernardi aide, apparent suicide
victim."
Box 624, Folder 3
Employees - White, Robert P.
undated
Scope and Contents
1 item: single-sheet bio, "Robert P. White...The Sunday Editor," (joined LAT
1925, bio ca. 1948).
Box 624, Folder 4
Employees - Williams, Cora May
1936, 1946
Scope and Contents
2 items: 2-pp. copied, title page and Foreward, from The Little Book of Fifty
Sonnets, by Cora M. Williams, 1936; incl. author autograph; LAT obit, 3/12/1946,
"Cora Williams funeral set."
Box 624, Folder 5
Employees - Williams, Cora Young
1937, 1950
Scope and Contents
2 items: LAT article copy, 6/26/1937, "Oldtimers gather," reading in part, "Cora
Williams, former society editor of The Times...married into 'Who's Who' "; LAT
obit copy, 11/1/1950, "Cora Young Williams rites set tomorrow."
Box 624, Folder 6
Employees - Williams, Harry A.
1948
Scope and Contents
1 item: article copy, Among Ourselves, 10/1948, "Men who made The Times," on
Harry Williams' career with LAT, which began in 1913, running until 1932. He
principally covered sports but also politics.
Box 624, Folder 7
Employees - Williams, Nick B.
1962 - 1992
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: in "Tribute to a renown...Editor, Nick B. Williams," at the
time of his death, LAT columnist Jack Smith wrote that, "turned the Los Angeles
Times from a biased, provincial, Republican newspaper, into one of the country's
two or three best"; program booklet for "The Nick B. Williams Luncheon Party,"
Levy's Grill, 2/20/1959; 3-pp. transcript of speech at Women's Lawyers Club
(1959), titled "Court News Policy," on the topic of a free press; selection of
Williams' writings for a variety of publications--California Publisher, The Quill,
California Parent -Teacher, etc. ;brief copy, Among Ourselves, 7/1948, on W's
career, mentioning his fiction writing; single-page bio ; W's tear sheets, 1959 -
1971, from LAT; LAT clip, 10/28/1981, "Ex-Editor of Times receives press award":
LAT Editorial, 7/2/1992, "In Memory of Nick B. Williams," which closes, "Nick
Williams mark on The Times is indelible." Williams was with LAT for forty years,
retiring in 1971, and after that working as a consultant for Otis Chandler.
Box 624, Folder 8
Employees - Williams, Phillip L.
1974 - 1986
Scope and Contents
4 item: single-sheet TM bio for Phillip L. Williams, 2/1974; media inquiry,
6/11/1982, questions from Rocky Mountain Business Journal on TM's overall
newspaper strategy, the sheet has handwritten notes on it; 13-pp. transcript of a
Williams speech at Amer. Society of Newspaper Editors, Chicago, 5/7/1982, "The
Future of Newspapers as a Business"; 2-pp. bio, 10/22/1986, W's started with Times
Mirror in 1969.
Box 624, Folder 9
Employees - Wilson, Bess M.
undated
Scope and Contents
1 item: single-sheet, "Biography of Bess M. Wilson," "Club Editor" written at top
margin, undated. "Mrs. Wilson came to Los Angeles in...1938 and became a member of
The Times staff in February, 1939."
Box 624, Folder 10
Employees - Wilson, James Stewart
1995
Scope and Contents
1 item: reprint of LAT obit, 4/30/1995, "James S. Wilson...ex-photo editor of The
Times, author."
Box 624, Folder 11
Employees - Wright, Donald F.
1984 - 1990
Scope and Contents
5 items: memos and other correspondence, plus transcript of a "Publishers' Panel"
discussion, conducted at the INPA / West convention in Newport Beach, 10/8/1984;
10-pp. transcript of speech manuscript of Wright at the Production Supervisors
Awards Dinners, 2/1985, cover letter and 2-pp. speech manuscript for Wright to
present at Centennial Dinner for the 2nd Baptist Church, 2/22/1985 (he was
accepting an award for LAT), plus related correspondence;Management Bulletin,
9/4/1990, related material, same date, on Wright is stapled behind this; LAT
article copy, 9/5/1990, "Schlosberg to run eastern papers for Times Mirror," which
contains material on Wright deep in the story.
Box 624, Folder 12
Employees - Wright, Willard Huntington
1910 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: article copy, Smart Set, 3/1913, "Los Angeles -- the chemically
pure," by Willard Huntington Wright; a selection of Wright's writing for LAT circa
1910 (he began reviewing books in 1907); selection of writings about Wright and
his pseudonym, "S.S. Van Dine" from the 1930s, when he was engaged in writing a
series of popular mystery novels; LAT obit copy, 4/13/1939, "Death comes to Van
Dine"; article copy, Among Ourselves, 4/1948, "Men who made The Times"; two
copies, LAT article (West mag), "Los Angeles and the library hatchet men"; Jack
Smith column, LAT, 11/4/1974, "Comeuppance for a critic"; a copy of a journal,
Manuscripts, Spring 1983, containing the essay, "In search of S.S. Van Dine," pp.
89-100; cover note from author John Cornell attached to copy of 2-pp. article from
The Lens, 10/1988, "Famous put-down of our area 75 years ago..."; 3-pp. of copies
of index cards (LAT?) on "Wright, Willard Huntington"; related material.
Box 624, Folder 13
Employees - Yaro, Boris
1984
Scope and Contents
1 item: single-sheet, Biography from the Los Angeles Times, "Boris Yaro - Staff
writer/Photographer," 3/1984.
Box 624, Folder 14
Employees - Zacchino Narda
1992
Scope and Contents
1 item: single-sheet LAT Biography, "Narda Zacchino - Associate Editor,"
6/1992.
Box 624, Folder 15
Employees - Zimmerman, Paul
1968 - 1984
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: transcription (1/3 page) of Who's Who in America entry for Paul
Bechler ZIMMERMAN, vol. 35, 1968-69; various memos and promotions background
material related to sports events in L.A., 1973 - 1974; four single-sheet bios,
dated 1974, 1978, 1981, 1982; typed note from "Zim" to "Will," 3/21/1984, and
other material related to previously mentioned bios;
Box 624, Folder 16
Finances - Financial Condition
1961 - 1966,
1993
Scope and Contents
2 items. A cover sheet headed "Los Angeles Times, Profit Analysis, 1961 - 1966."
4-pp. report titled "An Overview of The Times' business conditions and strategic
objectives" (2 / 1993).
Box 624, Folder 17
Finances - Net Revenues
circa 1993,
1995
Scope and Contents
2 items. LAT "Net Revenues" line chart for period 1950 - 1992. Also LAT news
clipping (2/3/1995), "Times Mirror earnings climb sharply in 1994."
Box 624, Folder 18
History - Original Clip File
1928 - 1978
Scope and Contents
Clippings, chronologies, and notes about the history of the Los Angeles
Times.
Box 624, Folder 19
History - Research notes
undated
Scope and Contents
3 items. 1) A brown, spiral-bound address/telephone book with a tab reading "L.A.
Times Streamlined." 2) 2-pp. vitae for Harrison Gray Otis, Harry Chandler, Marian
Otis Chandler and Norman Chandler 3) Material titled "Copy Sweeteners," consists
of 5 typed pages of material on Harrison Gray Otis, Harry Chandler, Norman
Chandler and events in LAT history.
Box 624, Folder 20
History - Chronologies/Milestones
circa 1986 -
1993
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items. [Materials compiled between 1987 and 1993] Subjects include:
"Major Events in Recent Los Angeles Times History," multi-page lists of LAT events
and accomplishments, dated 12/92, 2/93, etc. Other document titles include
"Technological Milestones," "Highlights of 1992," "Recent (also "Major...")
Changes at the Los Angeles Times," a history of "LAT Sunday Supplements," "Some
LAT Firsts,"L.A.T. Timeline, 1960-1980," etc.
Box 624, Folder 21
History - Comments About
1984,
1986-1987
Scope and Contents
2 items. One photocopied letter to the editor (humorous), headlined "What The
Times will be like by the year 2001," (dated only "Spring 1984). Transcript of
Alistair Cooke's "Letter from America" program on the BBC (12/12/1986) which have
several sentences of praise for LAT. Attached on top of Cooke's comments is a memo
from Tom Johnson to LAT's Executive Incentive Group (2/6/1987) with the notation,
"High praise from Alistair Cooke."
Box 624, Folder 22
History - Employee reminiscences
1928-1944
Scope and Contents
8 items, some duplicates. Material includes: 1944 LAT article (2 copies)
"Employee of 63 years ago tells of early Times' days; Among Ourselves article
(1/1929), 2 copies, "We are mellowing"; other Among Ourselves articles from 1928
and 1931; original and 1 copy of; etc. 11/30/1937 column, "What Goes On?" by
Chapin Hall; etc.
Box 624, Folder 23
History - Facts About
1993
Scope and Contents
1 item. 5-pp. "Los Angeles Times FACT SHEET" (2/1993) - with "General Facts about
the Los Angeles Times," with segments on Editorial, Circulation/Marketing, and
Operations.
Box 624, Folder 24
History - Key Historic Facts
1993
Scope and Contents
File contains a single-page printout titled "Key Historical Facts - Los Angeles
Times." [This is a somewhat misleading title given that the material on the sheet
consists of annual income and expense dollar figures for the period 1980 through
1993, with categories such as "Income Statement," "Expenses/Total Op. Rev.,"
"Newsprint," and "Avg . Salary/FTE."]
Box 624, Folder 25
History - Firsts
1950, 1960,
1975
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items. Laminated reproductions of LAT TV Mag. cover, TV and radio
listings inside, plus examples of Page One from of Outlook, Opinion, Calendar and
Book Review sections.
Box 624, Folder 26
History - Interviews Regarding
1975, 1979
Scope and Contents
5 items. 3 broadcast interviews on L.A. area TV stations (10/21/1975), with Otis
Chandler, with Robert Gottlieb (later authored Thinking Big, a history of LAT, and
with a group of independent newspaper dealers angry at LAT; interview of LAT
staffer Art Seidenbaum (misspelled on transcript) by Michael Jackson of KABC-radio
(10/16/1975); Tom Brokaw interview of David Halberstam on KNBC-tv (5-3-1979).
Box 625
Reference Files - Los Angeles Times
Box 625, Folder 1
History - Papers
1941, 1977, 1980 -
1983
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items. File material includes: a plastic sleeve with LAT clippings
with bylines of L.D. Hotchkiss, Managing Editor, Harry Chandler, Chairman of the
Board, T-M Co., Harry Bowling and others; an essay titled "1781-1908, Los Angeles
and The Times," "From Fief to Empire," [Chptr. 12 of a book]; various lists and
essays with titles such as "History of the Los Angeles Times," a spiral-bound,
36-pp. term paper by David Frenznick, CSUN, titled "Dynasty: the Story of the
Chandler Family, Publishers of the Los Angeles Times." Other items include
"Five-minute History of the Los Angeles Times by James Bassett; (6/6/1978) "From
the Files of The Times," etc.
Box 625, Folder 2
History - Publications - "In Times Past"
1979 - 1981
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items. Photocopies of articles from the LAT employee newsletter,
"Among Ourselves" and some items from column titled "In Times Past." Events
reported include: "Aeroplane Delivers Times" (1911) - "the first time newspapers
had been delivered by aeroplane"; "Widowed Grandmother Wins Times Model Home";
"Conrad Exhibit now on Display at County Museum" (1979); "Times helped organize
the fight for transcontinental highway" (from a 1979 issue on a 1912 event); "A
Photographic Romp through the 1950s"; etc.
Box 625, Folder 3
History - Publications - "Profile Of A Newspaper"
1981, 1987,
1988
Scope and Contents
3 items. Three printings of "Los Angeles Times: Profile of a Newspaper." The
content is duplicated in each, the printing runs were 8/1981, 12/1987 and 10/1988.
Three main sections - "A History of The Times," "The Making of a Newspaper," and
"Careers at The Times."
Box 625, Folder 4
History - Publications - "Thinking Big" Reviews
1977 - 1978
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items. Reviews of the 1977 book, Thinking Big: the Story of the Los
Angeles Times, its Publishers, and their Influence on Southern California. Clips,
photocopies, and reprints from Newsday, Chicago Tribune, Baltimore Sun, N.Y.
Times, Columbia Journalism Review and others, plus a memo by Robert Erburu
reacting to the coverage.
Box 625, Folder 5
History - Publications - "The Powers That Be" - Interviews
1979
Scope and Contents
3 items. Three interviews with David Halberstam, author of the 1979 book, The
Powers that Be, which deals, in part, with the history of the Los Angeles Times.
1) Transcript of Jess Marlow (KNBC-tv) interview of Halberstam. 2) Transcript of
Michael Jackson (KABC radio) interview of Halberstam. 3) Transcript of Merv
Griffin (KTTV-tv) interview of Halberstam.
Box 625, Folder 6
History - Publications - "The Powers That Be" - Reviews (1 of
2)
1979
Scope and Contents
Approx. 67 items. Reviews of the 1979 book, The Powers that Be, by David
Halberstam. Clippings, photocopies and reprints of reviews from Los Angeles Times,
Newsweek, Time, N.Y. Times, Washington Post, Harpers, Chicago Tribune, Washington
Post, New West, The Oregonian, Manchester Union Leader (New Hampshire), many other
major magazines and newspapers, and many relatively small newspapers around
California, the Pacific Coast states and New York City. Split into two
folders.
Box 625, Folder 7
History - Publications - "The Powers That Be" - Reviews (2 of
2)
1979
Scope and Contents
Approx. 67 items. Reviews of the 1979 book, The Powers that Be, by David
Halberstam. Clippings, photocopies and reprints of reviews from Los Angeles Times,
Newsweek, Time, N.Y.Times, Washington Post, Harpers, Chicago Tribune, Washington
Post, New West, The Oregonian, Manchester Union Leader (New Hampshire), many other
major magazines and newspapers, and many relatively small newspapers around
California, the Pacific Coast states and New York City. Split into two
folders.
Box 625, Folder 8
Letterhead Samples
1913, 1919, 1980, 1987 -
1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 26 items. Several duplicate examples of LAT stationary and envelopes with
letterhead. Also, a 1987 letter regarding the finding of a specimen of 1913 LAT
letterhead, which is attached. 5 copies of a form letter from Times-Mirror to LAT,
dated 3/12/1919, with instructions regarding use of uniform letter formats across
all departments. Also one business card for "LaRue Prior - Assistant Manager,
Telephone Sales Division..."
Box 625, Folder 9
Management Conference
1994 - 1995
Scope and Contents
2 items. Two issues of Management Conference newsletter. Lead stories: "Jellison
speaks at breakfast session" (6/1994), about speech to Management Conference
audience by Jerald Jellison, professor of social psychology at UCLA; "Mentor Night
looks at Multimedia," about an event at Harry Chandler Auditorium (2/1995).
Box 625, Folder 10
Management Staff
1973 - 1994
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: a selection of Management Bulletins, 1973 - 1991; LAT clip,
"Schlosberg named President of The Times," various Employee bulletins, press
releases and LAT clippings on high-level promotions and transfers in LAT; lists of
key personnel; "Executives of the Los Angeles Times" (7/29/1994).
Box 625, Folder 11
Management Staff - Boyce, H.H.
1886 - 1889
Scope and Contents
8 sheets of legal-size paper with clippings pasted on them. Clippings all seem to
be from LAT, though only one actually has logo included. Subjects include: "a new
daily paper, called the Tribune"; H.H. Boyce files a libel suit against LAT; LAT
"sets a trap" and the Tribune falls for the hoax; testimony from the trial,
etc.
Box 625, Folder 12
Management Staff - Chronology
1955 - 1974
Scope and Contents
Material includes charts giving personnel names, job titles, and relevant
dates.
Box 625, Folder 13
Management Staff - Executive Lists
1995
Scope and Contents
1 item. 7-pp. list of "Executives of the Los Angeles Times."
Box 625, Folder 14
Management Staff - The Phalanx
1908, 1988
Scope and Contents
2 items: 4 sheets, with two elements--listing personnel of "The Times Phalanx-the
organization as it stood in November, 1908," with Harrison Gray Otis, Harry
Chandler, Marian Otis Chandler, etc., and three pages copied from the TM Co.'s
19th Annual Report, 1904 - 05; summaries, 7-pp. item titled "Summaries of key
Times people for Dick Schlosberg," (printed 9/7/1988), giving brief [and glowing]
biographies of LAT publishers up to Otis Chandler, plus editors, marketing execs.,
etc.
Box 625, Folder 15
Mastheads
1882 - 1991
Scope and Contents
Many examples of the masthead segment from a span of years, including several
pre-1900 examples.
Box 626
Reference Files - Los Angeles Times
Box 626, Folder 1
Nominating A President
1980
Scope and Contents
11 sheets of heavy, hole-punched divider paper with newspaper clippings mounted
w/ glue. Publications include Harvard Gazette, Harvard Crimson, Boston Globe, The
Real Paper, (Kennedy School of Government) Update, Kennedy School Bulletin, all
clips from 1980.
Box 626, Folder 2
Organization Charts
1947
Scope and Contents
3 items: 1-pp. memo from Philip Chandler, "Sent to all department heads,"
2/7/1947, opens, "The need for (a company) organizational chart ...has become
increasingly apparent..."; two versions of an LAT organizational chart as of
1947.
Box 626, Folder 3
Organization Charts
1953
Scope and Contents
4 items: several versions of 1953 LAT organization chart, one with photos of
departmental executives next to their title.z
Box 626, Folder 4
Organization Charts
1958
Scope and Contents
7 items: Norman Chandler memo of 3/14/1955, but with both his name and the date
crossed out (?), in which it is announced that McKinsey & Company will be
studying company organization; various charts of Times Mirror and Mirror-News
organization, some dated 4/1958, one "ca. 1950s."
Box 626, Folder 5
Organization Charts
1959
Scope and Contents
1 item: "the Times Mirror Company Top Management Organization Chart,"
12/1959.
Box 626, Folder 6
Organization Charts
circa 1960
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: several versions of an organization chart for LAT Editorial
Department, from hand-drawn, rough drafts to formal, final versions - all undated
except for "1960s" jotted at the edge of one version.
Box 626, Folder 7
Organization Charts
1960
Scope and Contents
1 copy of chart titled "Times Editorial Department, Organization Chart, "7/1960"
jotted in lower right corner.
Box 626, Folder 8
Organization Charts
1961
Scope and Contents
4 items: organization charts, all dated between 3/1961 and 7/1961, two for The
Mirror Editorial Dept., one each for Times Mirror Company corporate organization
and "Accounting Dept."
Box 626, Folder 9
Organization Charts
1962
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: or. chart, Times Mirror News Division, 2/9/1962 (master &
one copy); Otis Chandler memo to "Management Personnel," 2/23/1962, plus
"Newspaper Division and Times" org. chart, same date; dupe of previous chart; same
title as previous, dated 4/2/1962; "Editorial Organization Chart, 4/6/1962; 2-pp.
memo from Vance Stickell to "Display Advertising...various Times Department Heads"
on "Display Advertising Organizational Structure, 4/24/1962; "Times Display
Advertising Organizational Chart," (on sturdy paper) 4/24/1962; "Editorial
Organizational Chart," 10/1962. a
Box 626, Folder 10
Organization Charts
1963
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: various versions of an "Editorial Organization Chart, including
"Day," Night," "Editorial Pages" and "Sunday - Sections," also the overall
Editorial organization headed by Nick B. Williams, dated 2/1963 through
12/1963.
Box 626, Folder 11
Organization Charts
1964
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: versions of organization charts for Editorial, the Los Angeles
Times Division, and Los Angeles Times itself,
Box 626, Folder 12
Organization Charts
1965
Scope and Contents
6 items: one org. chart for LAT overall, headed by Otis Chandler, on oversize,
heavy paper, plus a copy of same; several from the year for Editorial, headed by
Nick B. Williams.
Box 626, Folder 13
Organization Charts
1966
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: org. charts for various LAT activities, including Editorial,
Composing Room, Dispatch, Data Processing, Personnel, Display Advertising, LAT
overall, dates range from 2/1966 to 6/1966.
Box 626, Folder 14
Organization Charts
1967
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: org. charts dated 3/1967 through 8/1967, of Los Angeles Times
overall and Editorial Department.
Box 626, Folder 15
Organization Charts
1968
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: dated 1/1968 through 11/1968, including org charts for LAT
at-large, the Editorial Department, TM Newspapers Group, plus an Otis Chandler
memo of 10/15/1968, on "restructuring of The Times functional organization."
Box 626, Folder 16
Organization Charts
1968
Scope and Contents
6 items: org. charts for Los Angeles Times overall (headed by Otis Chandler), an
Editorial Dept. "Master" Chart, and several Editorial Department general org.
charts; LAT memo, from Otis Chandler to "Management Personnel," on transfer to the
Corporate Staff of Dan Moore to "head a pilot program in educational materials
development." All materials dated 5/1969 or 6/1969.
Box 626, Folder 17
Organization Charts
1970
Scope and Contents
9 items: various org. charts for LAT overall and Editorial Department
specifically, dated 3/1970 through 6/1970; Otis Chandler memo, 7/27/1970, on
"Robert J. Donovan...named an associate editor of The Times...has moved to Los
Angeles and is now engaged full time in his new assignment."
Box 626, Folder 18
Organization Charts
1971
Scope and Contents
1 item: "Los Angeles Times - Editorial Department Organization Chart 'C' -
Positions Reporting to the Associate Editor," 1/4/1971.
Box 626, Folder 19
Organization Charts
1972
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items. Materials are from the entire year 1972: including: org. charts
for Editorial Department and a few handwritten notes by Robert Flannes.
Box 626, Folder 20
Organization Charts
1973
Scope and Contents
6 items: various org. charts for Editorial Department, dated 1/1973 through
6/1973.
Box 626, Folder 21
Organization Charts
1974
Scope and Contents
2 items: a 2/1974 org chart for LAT, a 8/5/1974 org chart for Editorial
Department
Box 626, Folder 22
Organization Charts
1975
Scope and Contents
6 items: dated 3/1975 through 6/1975, org charts for LAT, the Editorial
Department and for the "soft" news sections (Home Magazine, Entertainment, View,
Fashion, Food, etc.) under Jean Sharley Taylor.
Box 626, Folder 23
Organization Charts
1976
Scope and Contents
5 items: all items are org charts for Editorial Department, all dated
6/1/1976
Box 626, Folder 24
Organization Charts
1977
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: org charts dated 3/1977 through 6/1977, for LAT overall, for
Editorial, Accounting, the Orange County facility, Information Systems, Promotion
& Public Relations, LAT Syndicate, Classified Advertising, Display
Advertising, Marketing Research, Production, Composing Room, the Garage, Mailroom,
Platemaking, Pressroom, Production Service and Transportation; original pp. from
Among Ourselves, 9/1977, a full-page "Los Angeles Times Organization Chart."
Box 626, Folder 25
Organization Charts
1978
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: org charts, dated during month of 6/1978, for LAT overall,
Editorial Department, the Garage, Mailroom and Production Services.
Box 626, Folder 26
Organization Charts
1979
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: org charts, dated 3/1979 through 8/1979, of LAT overall,
Pressroom, Platemaking, Finance, Transportation, Information Systems, Marketing,
Operations, Personnel, Promotions & Public Relations, Purchasing, Syndicate,
Production, Composing Room, Dispatch, Orange County Facility, Accounting,
Administrative Services, Circulation, Classified Advertising and Display
Advertising.
Box 626, Folder 27
Organization Charts
1980
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: org charts dated between 4/1980 and 8/1980, on LAT overall,
Orange County facility, Administrative Services, Personnel, the Syndicate, Promo.
& Public Relations, Information Systems, Purchasing, Finance, Accounting ,
Circulation, Classified Advertising, Display Advertising, Marketing, Editorial,
Production, Composing Room, Mailroom, Pressroom Transportation, Dispatch, and
Platemaking.
Box 626, Folder 28
Organization Charts
1981
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: org charts dated between 7/1981 and 12/1981 on LAT overall,
Personnel, Classified Advertising, Display Adv., Marketing Research, Orange County
facility, (all major departments). Also a small number of memos on related
subjects.
Box 626, Folder 29
Organization Charts
1982
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: org charts dated between 6/1982 and 9/1982, on LAT overall,
Orange County facility, Administrative Services, Personnel, the Syndicate, Promo.
& Public Relations, Information Systems, Purchasing, Finance, Accounting ,
Circulation, Classified Advertising, Display Advertising, Marketing, Editorial,
Production, Composing Room, Mailroom, Pressroom Transportation, Dispatch, and
Platemaking.
Box 626, Folder 30
Organization Charts
1983
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: org charts, dated 7/1983 through 8/1983, on LAT overall, Orange
County facility, Administrative Services, Personnel, the Syndicate, Promo. &
Public Relations, Information Systems, Purchasing, Finance, Accounting ,
Circulation, Classified Advertising, Display Advertising, Marketing, Editorial,
Production, Composing Room, Mailroom, Pressroom Transportation, Dispatch, and
Platemaking.
Box 626, Folder 31
Organization Charts
1984
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: org charts on LAT overall, Orange County facility,
Administrative Services, Personnel, the Syndicate, Promo. & Public Relations,
Information Systems, Purchasing, Finance, Accounting , Circulation, Classified
Advertising, Display Advertising, Marketing, Editorial, Production, Composing
Room, Mailroom, Pressroom Transportation, Dispatch, and Platemaking. Also a memo
from Mike Valenti to supervisory personnel on the organization charts, all of
which are dated 1/1984.
Box 626, Folder 32
Organization Charts
1985
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: org charts, all dated 6/1985, for LAT, Accounting, Admin.
Services, Circulation, Classified & Display Advertising, Editorial Charts A, B
& C, Employee Relations, Information Systems, Marketing Research, L.A.
Production, O.C. Production, San Fernando Production, Promotion & Public
Relations, the LAT Syndicate. List obtained from Mike Valenti memo of
7/24/1985.
Box 626, Folder 33
Organization Charts
1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: org charts, dated 6/1986 and 10/1986, for LAT, Accounting,
Admin. Services, Circulation, Classified & Display Advertising, Editorial
Charts A, B & C, Employee Relations, Information Systems, Marketing Research,
L.A. Production, O.C. Production, San Fernando Production, Promotion & Public
Relations, the LAT Syndicate. Also the Mike Valenti memos related to these sets of
charts.
Box 626, Folder 34
Organization Charts
1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 45 items: org charts, dated 3/1987 and 9/1987 for LAT, Accounting, Admin.
Services, Circulation, Classified & Display Advertising, Editorial Charts A, B
& C, Employee Relations, Information Systems, Marketing Research, L.A.
Production, O.C. Production, San Fernando Production, Promotion & Public
Relations, the LAT Syndicate. Also the Mike Valenti memos related to these sets of
charts.
Box 627
Reference Files - Los Angeles Times
Box 627, Folder 1
Organization Charts
1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: org charts, dated 3/1988 and 6/1988, for LAT, Accounting,
Admin. Services, Circulation, Classified & Display Advertising, Editorial,
Employee Relations, Information Systems, Marketing Research, L.A. Production, O.C.
Production, San Fernando Production, Promotion & Public Relations, the LAT
Syndicate. Also a 6/10/1988 memo from Sherral Miller & Sylvia Fong related to
the 6/1988 charts.
Box 627, Folder 2
Organization Charts
1989
Scope and Contents
Approx. 45 items: org charts, dated 3/1989 and 10/1989, for Editorial,
administrative and support departments of LAT. Also memo from Compensation
Section, dated 3/27/1989, related to personnel changes reflected on the
charts.
Box 627, Folder 3
Organization Charts
1991
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: org charts, dated 9/1991, on LAT overall, and on various
departments within the organization, including Creative Services.
Box 627, Folder 4
Organization Charts
1992
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: org charts, all dated 9/1992, on LAT overall, Publisher's
Staff, Administration, Operations, Creative Services, et al.
Box 627, Folder 5
Organization Charts
1993
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: org charts, dated 7/1993 and 9/1993, for Editorial and many
support departments at LAT.
Box 627, Folder 6
Ownership
1881 - 1886, 1889, 1941,
1975, 1980 - 1981
Scope and Contents
15 items, some duplicates. Clippings from LAT and San Diego Union with
biographical information on Thomas Gardiner and Nathan Cole, 1881 founders of LAT.
Also, a 1981 letter from Lawrence Barker, Jr., (grandson of Nathan Cole, Jr.) of
San Francisco, to Mr. & Mrs. F. Daniel Frost of Pasadena, CA; single typed
sheet with historical information on The Weekly Mirror (a precursor of LAT), on
Times Mirror Co., The Evening Express, The Times Publishing Co., Jesse Yarnell,
T.J. Caystile, Nathan Cole, Jr., Thomas Gardiner, S.J. Mathes and the firm of
Yarnell, Caystile & Mathes; Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation
- 9/30/1980; items marking other important milestones in publication and ownership
of the newspaper; organizational chart, 1873 - 1954; obit clipping (1941) on Helen
Caystile Duncan, "daughter of the late Thomas J. Caystile, onetime co-owner of the
old Los Angeles Mirror and later of The Times."
Box 627, Folder 7
Parody Issues
1987
Scope and Contents
1 item. Under LAT masthead for 9/17/1987, a single-sheet parody issue related to
Pope's visit to Los Angeles. Headlines include "Pope says things and waves a lot
to lots of people," "Pope says more things, waves to more people," and "After
talking, waving, Pope gets a headache." "Text" of stories consists of "Blah blah
blah woop woop diddy," repeated over and over.
Box 627, Folder 8
Policy
1957 - 1995
Scope and Contents
8 items. Materials include: "Draft" Mission statement for LAT, dated 6/20/1989;
1957 memo from Norman Chandler to Department Heads on policy planning; complete
Rotogravure Supplement; LAT - "Four Key Strategic Objectives" (11/1993); a
12-6-'93 NYT story about LAT - "Reporter (Michael Hiltzik) disciplined for reading
his co-workers' electronic mail"; 1975 memo on LAT "Conflict of Interest" policy;
1995 memo on "Alcohol and Drug Policy"; undated 5-pp. LAT "Alcohol & Drug
Policy."
Box 627, Folder 9
Policy - Cost Containment Strategies
1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items. Material includes: 2 small cardboard flyers with information on
LAT "Pull Together Sweepstakes Prizes"; 7/18/1988 Tom Johnson memo on "a series of
steps designed to reduce expenses"; 8/11/1988 follow-up memo to previous Johnson
memo by Tom Boswell announcing "Pull Together Sweepstakes" to generate
cost-cutting suggestions from all LAT employees; related cost-containment memos;
memo (7/18/1988) on Expense Reduction Videotape to be viewed by LAT employees;
9/19/1988 memo on "organizational changes" from Dick Schlosberg.
Box 627, Folder 10
Postcard Collection
1915
Scope and Contents
25+ items. Postcards with photos and illustrations relating to the Los Angeles
Times, mostly interiors and exteriors of the various Times buildings, mostly
undated but one postcard postmarked 1915.
Box 627, Folder 11
Radio/TV Coverage - Transcripts
1961
Scope and Contents
4 items. Three transcripts dated in March 1961, are from KCOP-TV broadcasts by
Cal Tinney and Tom Duggan. Tinney praised LAT series on the John Birch Society,
Duggan was critical of the same series. One more KCOP-TV transcript of June 1961,
has Duggan again criticizing LAT on the subject of the United Nations.
Box 627, Folder 12
Radio/TV Coverage - Transcripts
1969
Scope and Contents
One item. Transcript from KTTV-tv broadcast of "The George Putnam News"
(2/17/1969). Putnam's "One Reporter's Opinion" delivered a heated criticism of
LAT's Page One, Column One article of the previous Sunday.
"Marxist-Communist-Atheist Dorothy Healey" is condemned by Putnam, along with The
Times.
Box 627, Folder 13
Radio/TV Coverage - Transcripts
1973
Scope and Contents
3 items. Transcript from KMPC-radio, 3/26, in which on-air reporter (Fred?)
Hessler is critical of LAT staffers Dwight Chapin and Jeff Prugh. Bill Walton and
UCLA coach John Wooden are also mentioned. Transcript (4/17) of interview from
KABC-tv in which Ralph Story talks to Milt Kahn, who is critical LAT and
Herald-Examiner sports coverage. Transcript from KCOP-tv news (12/27) which reads,
in part, "Former County Administrator Baldo M. Kristovitch sued the Los Angeles
Times for $2 million libel damages today, over a 1972 letter to the editor." Otis
Chandler and Melvin Waters (letter writer) are also mentioned. A photocopy of the
original letter is attached.
Box 627, Folder 14
Radio/TV Coverage - Transcripts
1974
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items, some duplicates. Several examples of LAT 30-second "radio
continuity" (ads). Several transcripts on various subjects: the firing of Joyce
Haber (Charles Champlin is mentioned) reported on KNBC-tv; a gay protest at LAT
building, reported by KFWB-radio (multi-page stack, dated 10/22-- Reverend Robert
Serico/Sirocco interviewed several times; 2 copies of KNBC-tv interview (12/26) of
Jean Sharley Taylor, new Associate Editor of LAT; transcript of KFI "Talk Radio"
from 8/1 of "caller" criticizing Dorothy Chandler and the County Supervisors--"she
got the supervisors to award her $100,000 of taxpayers' money to celebrate the
10th Anniversary of the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion."
Box 627, Folder 15
Radio/TV Coverage - Transcripts
1975
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items. Reports from various broadcast media outlets (KNXT-tv, KNBC-tv,
KHJ-tv, KNX-radio) on topics including: the LAT Charity Game; 4-part interview of
Otis Chandler (2 sets) by Joseph Benti (10/13-10/17); Benti interview with Robert
Gottlieb, author of Thinking Big, a book critical of LAT; Michael Jackson radio
interview of Art Seidenbaum (spelled Sidenbaum in transcript); Councilman Joel
Wachs guests on "The Tommy Hawkins Show" (KHJ-tv).
Box 627, Folder 16
Radio/TV Coverage - Transcripts
1976
Scope and Contents
5 items. Transcripts from various broadcast media outlets: KFWB-radio; KNBC-tv;
KNXT-tv; KPOL-radio. Subjects included: new Times security system penetrated by
LAPD officer (implied that Chief Ed Davis sent him to do it); interview with
Lowell Thomas, Jr., Lt. Governor of Alaska; excerpt of Warren Olney and Jess
Marlow interview with Police Chief Ed Davis; news brief on Los Angeles Magazine
publishing a story on Marilyn Chandler (Otis' wife) and the fact that she was on
the payroll of Howard Hughes' Summa Corp.
Box 627, Folder 17
Radio/TV Coverage - Transcripts
1977
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items, with some duplicates. Transcripts from various broadcast media
outlets in L.A. Subjects include: KNBC-tv sports commentator Stu Nahan criticizes
LAT sports coverage; KFWB-radio's Gary Franklin interviews Police Chief Ed Davis,
who is critical of a report LAT ran on the LAPD; KHJ-tv interviewer with Robert
Gottlieb and Irene Wolt, authors of Thinking Big, a book critical of LAT; KHJ-tv
interview with Walter Ownbey, Commander of the L.A. Cnty. Sheriff's Department
Homicide Division; a "60 Minutes" segment, narrated by Dan Rather, on prostitution
and vice in Rock Springs, WY. Bill Stout and Connie Chung report on a busing plan
for Los Angeles area schools.
Box 627, Folder 18
Radio/TV Coverage - Transcripts
1978
Scope and Contents
Approx. 11 items. Subjects include: LAT opening a San Diego bureau; LAT's new
fashion section, "Fashion '78"; KNBC-tv reporter Kelly Lange, LAT staffer Barry
Siegel, and Dr. Neil Sandberg discuss the policies of private clubs in L.A. area,
"who gets in and who doesn't and why," and the relatively positive record of
Riviera Country Club; KNXT-tv's Connie Chung and Bill Stout comment on "The David
Begelman Financial Affair"; KNX-radio brief on death of LAT art critic Henry
Seldis, of an apparent overdose of prescription drugs; etc.
Box 627, Folder 19
Radio/TV Coverage - Transcripts
1979
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items. 3 examples of 60-sec. LAT "Radio Continuity" (ads); Transcripts
on various subjects, including: failed talks between USA and Mexico on sale of
natural gas to USA; Michael Jackson (KABC-radio) interview with LAT staffer David
Shaw, in part on Shaw's articles on LAT errors in coverage; about a dozen
transcripts reporting LAT's refusal to run comic strip "Doonesbury"; Jess Marlow
(KNBC-tv) interview of David Halberstam, author of The Powers that Be, a book
which generally praised (Otis C.-era) LAT;KABC-tv reporters comment on Howard
Rosenberg's LAT article criticizing the station's coverage of the Guyana People's
Temple tragedy (2 copies).
Box 627, Folder 20
Radio/TV Coverage - Transcripts
1980
Scope and Contents
9 items. Transcripts on various subjects, including: KNBC-tv report on labor
troubles, financial troubles and more at L.A. Herald-Examiner; several briefs from
area broadcast news outlets on Otis Chandler's leaving LAT publisher post;
KFWB-radio news report on heavy rains in Mandeville Cyn.; two KNXT-tv reports on
skullduggery among some realtors (esp. in SFValley); KNXT-tv's Bill Stout
presenting his "Turkey of the Month" award to Otis Chandler for comments made
about gun ownership.
Box 627, Folder 21
Radio/TV Coverage - Transcripts
1981
Scope and Contents
7 items. Transcripts on various subjects, including: George Nicolaw (KNX-radio)
reads an editorial congratulating LAT on its 100th Anniversary; George Putnam's
(KIEV-radio) take on LAT's 100th; Rams owner Dominic Frontiere speaks of "punching
out" LAT Sports Editor Bill Dwyre (KABC-radio); KABC-radio's Michael Jackson
interview of Hearst Corp.'s Frank Dale on acquisition of thirty additional
newspapers by his group; two copies of Michael Jackson interview with James
Cleaver, Exec. Editor of L.A. Sentinel (L.A.'s principle Black-owned
newspaper).
Box 627, Folder 22
Radio/TV Coverage - Transcripts
1982
Scope and Contents
5 items. Transcripts on the following subjects: Sky Valley Airlines (KNBC-tv
report); KABC-tv's Bruce Herschenson comments on LAT's, specifically TV critic
Howard Rosenberg's, "disregard of accuracy"; blurry or faint print in LAT;
problems between LAT and Chicano Studies profs at CSULA (2 items).
Box 627, Folder 23
Radio/TV Coverage - Transcripts
1983
Scope and Contents
9 items. Transcripts on various topics, including: Bruce Herschenson (KABC-radio)
savages LAT -"inaccurate...misinformation....Robots and computers....the L.A.
Times has reached that point"; David Reavill reports on Times Mirror earnings,
mentioning newsprint costs and TM's lumber mills; several briefs on downtown area
blackout (10/1983) during which LAT printed Herald-Examiner and La Opinion; long
Michael Jackson interview (KABC-radio) with Robert Rawitch, Suburban Editor of
LAT;
Box 627, Folder 24
Radio/TV Coverage - Transcripts
1984
Scope and Contents
2 items. Transcripts from KCBS-tv (7/20) of Media Critic Ron Powers report
ranking LAT the winner in performance among major newspapers' coverage of 1984
Democratic National Convention, and a cover letter by Tom Johnson for LAT
staff.
Box 627, Folder 25
Radio/TV Coverage - Transcripts
1993
Scope and Contents
1 item: three-page transcript of NPR story about Los Angeles Times buyout
program.
Box 627, Folder 26
Radio/TV Coverage - Broadcast Media Report
1993
Scope and Contents
2 items: two copies, of LAT Broadcast Media Reports, week of 11/14/1993 (5-pp.)
and 11/21/1993 (4-pp).
Box 627, Folder 27
Radio/TV Coverage - Broadcast Media Report
1994
Scope and Contents
3 items: Broadcast Media Reports noting mentions of the Los Angeles Times in
various broadcast media for the weeks of February 27, March 6, and March 13,
1994.
Box 627, Folder 28
Radio/TV Coverage - Broadcast Media Report
1996
Scope and Contents
6 items (stapled packets). Multi sheet stacks of reports from Video Monitoring
Services of America. A memo included in the file states that the reports cover the
period from October 4 - November 5. As of this review, only reports for 10/24
through 11/5 were found. These reports provide the name of each program ("The News
With Brian Williams"), the outlet (MSNBC Cable...), the date and time of the LAT
mention, plus some details on what was said, and/or shown.
Box 628
Reference Files - Los Angeles Times
Box 628, Folder 1
Rankings
1960, 1987
Scope and Contents
2 items: clipping of 4/2/1960 Editor & Publisher magazine article consisting
of LAT in "Nation's ...15 superior newspapers"; 5/14/1987 Tom Johnson memo
(5/14/1987) mentioning a 4-28-1987 article in Adweek which "ranked the Los Angeles
Times as the second best newspaper in the United States" behind only NYT.
Box 628, Folder 2
Recycling Programs
1990
Scope and Contents
1 item. 3-pp. memo, "Facts about The Times' recycling programs." There is a
penciled-in notation reading, "rec'd 11/6/1990," at bottom of first page.
Box 628, Folder 3
Reductions under Mark Willes
1995
Scope and Contents
Approx. 50 items. Material includes: news stories from local and national media
on July 1995 LAT layoffs of hundreds of employees; in-depth interviews by Warren
Olney of Nat. Public Radio with Laura Morgan (LAT Dir. of Comm.), Kevin Starr
(historian, California State Librarian), Charles Rapley (Editor, L.A. Weekly),
Lawrence Dietz (historian, author), and Joe Scott (journalist, political
consultant), etc.; July 1995 news stories from NY Times, Wall St. Journal, (L.A.)
Daily News, The Hollywood Reporter, Editor & Publisher, L.A. Business Journal,
L.A. Reader, Chicago Tribune, Time magazine; LAT News Release (7/21/1995)
announces "...Section Changes, Staff Reductions."
Box 628, Folder 4
Relocations and Possible Moves
1994 - 1995
Scope and Contents
7 items. Materials include: memos, news clippings and a questionnaire related to
possible relocations of staff and/or departments from Times Mirror Square (L.A.
Downtown).
Box 628, Folder 5
Reorganizations and Shakeups
1997
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items. Material includes: numerous newspaper, journal and broadcast
media reports on the resignation of LAT Editor Shelby Coffey, the elevation of
Michael Parks and the ongoing efforts of CEO Mark Willes to reshape the newspaper
company. Articles from Boston Globe, N.Y. Times, Washington Post, Wall St.
Journal, L.A. Weekly, KNX Radio (Los Angeles), Chicago Tribune, etc.
Box 628, Folder 6
Reports on - Unpublished (1 of 2)
1954 - 1995
Scope and Contents
10 items. The file includes: "The Times Today," a script for a documentary film
on LAT (1977); a statistical study of LAT Editorials (1954-55); "General
Observations (on LAT)..." (1964) deals with "Reasons for Times Success," and other
sections devoted to operational issues in editorial, advertising, sales, etc; two
copies of "Los Angeles...and the Times (1966), an informational/ promotional
booklet; "Business Briefing--an overview of business conditions at The Times and
Times Mirror (1995); etc. Split into two folders.
Box 628, Folder 7
Reports on - Unpublished (2 of 2)
1954 - 1995
Scope and Contents
10 items. The file includes: "The Times Today," a script for a documentary film
on LAT (1977); a statistical study of LAT Editorials (1954-55); "General
Observations (on LAT)..." (1964) deals with "Reasons for Times Success," and other
sections devoted to operational issues in editorial, advertising, sales, etc; two
copies of "Los Angeles...and the Times (1966), an informational/ promotional
booklet; "Business Briefing--an overview of business conditions at The Times and
Times Mirror (1995); etc. Split into two folders.
Box 628, Folder 8
Suburban Agencies
1931, 1982
Scope and Contents
4 items. Material includes a 12/1931 brief from "Among Ourselves," "Lookit! Our
First Suburban Agency"; exchange of letters in 1982 between Darrell Kunitomi of
LAT and Bernice Donnally and Gordon Hall, both of Ventura, related to an historic
photo of a "Times Office, " and LAT efforts to determine where and when the photo
was taken.
Box 628, Folder 9
Suburban Sections (Zones) (1 of 2)
circa 1950 -
1993
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items. Materials include: 44-pp. spiral-bound report by Ron Haggart,
Canadian author of uncertain affiliation, "The Los Angeles Times and the Suburbs,"
April 1967; various clippings/copies of suburban section and "Among Ourselves"
stories; large packet (50+ pp.) of charts and analysis of LAT, OC edition, and
suburban editions operations; assorted maps, charts and statistical information
related to these operations, from the 1950s to the 1970s; copy of article from
American Journalism Review, 11/1993, "A Zone of Their Own" on the new zoned
section covering "central city"; three-pp. report,"Development of (LAT) Zone
Sections and Editions," in the form of a chronology; two-pp. report titled
"Westside Section History" (3/31/88); article, probably from "Among Ourselves"
newsletter, titled "Zone offices pull together a decentralized area," (no date
seen). Split into two folders.
Box 628, Folder 10
Suburban Sections (Zones) (2 of 2)
circa 1950 -
1993
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items. Materials include: 44-pp. spiral-bound report by Ron Haggart,
Canadian author of uncertain affiliation, "The Los Angeles Times and the Suburbs,"
April 1967; various clippings/copies of suburban section and "Among Ourselves"
stories; large packet (50+ pp.) of charts and analysis of LAT, OC edition, and
suburban editions operations; assorted maps, charts and statistical information
related to these operations, from the 1950s to the 1970s; copy of article from
American Journalism Review, 11/1993, "A Zone of Their Own" on the new zoned
section covering "central city"; three-pp. report,"Development of (LAT) Zone
Sections and Editions," in the form of a chronology; two-pp. report titled
"Westside Section History" (3/31/88); article, probably from "Among Ourselves"
newsletter, titled "Zone offices pull together a decentralized area," (no date
seen). Split into two folders.
Box 628, Folder 11
Suburban Sections - Orange County Edition
1954 - 1990
Scope and Contents
Approx. 50 items. Materials include: chronology, 1954-1990, of "LAT in Orange
County," compiled by Craig St. Clair (2/27/1991); photocopy of Pg. 1 of OC Edition
(3/19/1968); hardcopies of Editorial Pages of Home and OC editions, 3/19/1968);
various promo. materials for OC Edition; news brief mentioning LAT OC Edition,
Editor & Publisher (5/18/1968); "management bulletins," 1984-85, related to OC
assignments; marketing research materials; hardcopy of 3/1983 issue of Among
Ourselves on OC plant's 15th anniversary; Among Ourselves article, 2/1968, on
Costa Mesa plant opening; 2-pp. report by Craig St. Clair, "L.A. Times in Orange
County, 1881-1900; article from feed/back, Spring 1984, "Clash of the
Titans-competition...in Orange County; LAT marketing research spiral-bound
booklet, "Orange County--a market in transition," ca. 1980; Time article,
3/29/1968, mentioning LAT and OC.
Box 629, Folder 1
Suburban sections - San Diego County Edition
1978, 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items. Material related to the LAT San Diego County Edition startup.
Includes: marketing research packages; articles from LAT, "Among Ourselves," San
Diego Magazine and Time; LAT-produced "San Diego County has everything!"
labels/bumper stickers, a guide to the S.D. Edition titled "Taking a closer look
at The Times," ; clips from various San Diego County newspapers reporting and
commenting on the startup of an LAT San Diego Edition in early 1978. Photocopied
example of the San Diego County page(s), 4/6/1978. article from California
magazine (7/1978) titled "Invasion of the Copy Snatchers"; handwritten note from
Robert L. Flannes to Otis Chandler (2/15/1978).
Box 629, Folder 2
Suburban sections - San Fernando Valley Edition
1973 - 1993
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items. Materials include: LAT-produced information and PR brochures
related to SFV Edition; marketing booklet, 12/1990, titled "Los Angeles Times
Valley Edition"; clips from LAT and "Among Ourselves" on SFV Edition; news
release, 4/19/1993, on "EXPANDED, REDESIGNED VALLEY EDITION...; a "Valley Edition
History" by Craig St. Clair (4/20/1993), etc.
Box 629, Folder 3
Suburban sections - Ventura County Edition
1990
Scope and Contents
1 item. Small ad booklet titled "Monday...Tuesday...[etc.]," announcing the daily
Ventura County Edition (1990).
Mirror
1948-1988
Scope and Contents
The Mirror was the Times afternoon edition first published in 1948. Date range is
1948-1988.
Box 629, Folder 4
Advertising - Contracts
1952 - 1960
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items - letters, memos, "Retail Advertising Contract" cards.
Box 629, Folder 5
Advertising - Linage
1956 - 1960
Scope and Contents
8 items: statistical reports -- "Comparative profit and loss by weeks, 1956 and
1957," "Percentage of advertising to total space by weeks, 1956 and 1957,"
"Advertising linage and revenue by weeks, 1957," etc. ; article copy from Among
Ourselves, 3/1960, on gains in advertising linage in Mirror News ; more.
Box 629, Folder 6
Anniversaries
1949, 1988
Scope and Contents
3 items: letter, 11/1/1949, from Norman Chandler to "Fellow Employees" of
Times-Mirror, noting that "October 11th (was) the first anniversary of the birth
of The Mirror," and praising that publication ; two invitations to "Mirror 40th
Reunion," which was scheduled for 10/9/1988, at Hollywood Studio Museum, one is
clean, one has the handwritten note, "C.S. - Sure hope you make it. - Best, Delmar
(Watson).
Box 629, Folder 7
Articles on
1948 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: newsletters, clippings, article copies, and related material on
The Mirror and milestones in its history. An article copy about The Mirror from
The American Mercury (mag.), 1/1953, is included. "Sex, slaughter &
liberalism," by Joseph Stocker ran on pp. 34 - 41 (last page missing here). There
are also articles about the newspapers founding, early success, etc.
Box 629, Folder 8
Awards
1951, 1957
Scope and Contents
3 items: brief article copied from Among Ourselves, 4/1951, "Mirror again garners
award as top tabloid" ; two versions of a "City of Los Angeles Resolution,"
10/31/1957, showing the City's appreciation for the role The Mirror-News and
Sports Editor Sid Ziff played in the successful campaign to relocate The Dodgers
professional baseball team to Los Angeles from Brooklyn.
Box 629, Folder 9
Building
1948 - 1953
Scope and Contents
8 items: two copies of a booklet, "In commemoration of the historic landmarks
that once occupied the present site of the Los Angeles Mirror" (1949) ; collected
articles from various publications on the history of the site of The Mirror
building, the dedication of the building (1948) ; more.
Box 629, Folder 10
Circulation
1957, 1961
Scope and Contents
2 items: 2 spreadsheets, a circulation numbers for "Mirror-News Regular and Zone
Editions..." (9/19/1957) ; clip from Among Ourselves, 7/1961, "Brightening view of
Mirror circulation."
Box 629, Folder 11
Classified advertising
1949
Scope and Contents
1 item: article copy from Among Ourselves, 2/1949, "Mirror to open new classified
ad department."
Box 629, Folder 12
Consolidation with Los Angeles Times
1962 - 1963
Scope and Contents
Approx. 45 items: memos, letters, a wide range of newspaper and magazine articles
and other material related directly of indirectly to the consolidation of The
Mirror with The Times and, in some cases, material about the closing of The
Examiner (within days of the Mirror's demise).
Box 629, Folder 13
Consolidation with Los Angeles Times - Memoranda
1962
Scope and Contents
1 item: memo from Robert Flannes to Otis Chandler on the "number of employees
involved in consolidation of the two newspapers."
Box 629, Folder 14
Consolidation with Los Angeles Times - Statements
1962
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: 5-pp. speech text, Otis Chandler's "speech after consolidation
of The Mirror into The Times" ; packet of 20+ pp. - title on cover sheet,
"Statement of Norman Chandler, Chairman of the Board and President of the Times
Mirror Company, before the Antitrust Subcommittee of the House Committee on the
Judiciary (3/15/1963), Washington, DC" ; various memos to all employees and to
supervisors preparing them for the unwanted news that The Mirror was being closed
down.
Box 629, Folder 15
Daily News purchase
1954
Scope and Contents
4 items: two versions of an announcement, n.d., which opened, "Today the
Times-Mirror Company concluded an agreement with Clinton D. McKinnon...Editor and
Publisher of the Daily News," and went on to explain TM's motives and plans
related to the purchase ; 5-pp. packet under the heading "Suggested statement,"
with two versions of a statement by Clinton D. McKinnon, Editor and Publisher of
the Daily News.
Box 629, Folder 16
Editorial
1948 - 1950
Scope and Contents
4 items: 16 x 14" full color illustrated map inspired by the book "Alice in
Wonderland" with "Mirror City Room" handwritten at top margin and names of about
thirty staffers and locations at The Mirror hand-printed along the margins ; 3-pp.
"Report on Mirror Editorial Department - 1948" ; 9-pp. "Report to Mr. Norman
Chandler, Mirror Editorial - 1949" ; brief article copied from Among Ourselves,
1/1950, "Mirror adds new Southland Home section."
Box 629, Folder 17
Editorial - Lewis, Hugh A.
1958
Scope and Contents
3 items: letter, n.d., from Ticker Freeman of Sherman Oaks to Mirror "Editor" ;
letter, 11/18/1958, answering previous letter, and written by Hugh A. Lewis
(Editor, The Mirror), in which Lewis responds to Freeman's complaint that The
Mirror, a so-called "nonpartisan" paper has endorsed only Republicans in the
coming election ; rough draft of letter, 12/29/1958, from halewis (sic) to "Mr.
Bresler," responding to a number of complaints about The Mirror's content.
Box 629, Folder 18
Editorial - Hank Osborne
ca. 1954
Scope and Contents
Approx. 8 items: long, informal memos from Osborne to "Ed," "Ritz," "Tom," etc.
Some seem to be notes on various news stories being passed along.
Box 629, Folder 19
Editorial - Reprints
1958
Scope and Contents
1 item: an editorial, with masthead, map and illustrations, reprinted from
Mirror-News, 1958 (no exact date).
Box 629, Folder 20
History
1949 - 1976
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items - letters, memos, reports, article copies and other material.
Notable names and items include: 4-pp. letter to James Bassett (LAT) from J.
Edward Murray (Daily Camera, Boulder, CO, newspaper) giving Murray's memories of
"how and why The Mirror [was] started" ; various reports with titles such as "Saga
of the Los Angeles Mirror," "Pioneering a metropolitan daily," "approx. 10-pp.
report on the cornerstone ceremony 10/11/1948, which opens "Guests of honor began
arriving..." ; 15-pp. report (blue binder) titled "A history of changes in The
Mirror as announced in Among Ourselves or indicated on personnel records" ;
more.
Box 629, Folder 21
Letterheads
undated, 1981,
1988
Scope and Contents
Three plastic sleeves with examples of stationary, envelopes and business cards
for The Mirror and Mirror-News, circa 1950s.
Box 629, Folder 22
Memoranda and bulletins
1955 - 1957
Scope and Contents
5 items: three examples of the "Mirror-News memo," which served to give kudos to
staffers for a job well done ; 3-pp. press release, "Mirror subscribers to receive
Sunday Times as a regular part of their Mirror subscription" ; 2-pp. letter,
11/27/1957, from L.D. Hotchkiss (LAT Editor) to Robert T. Hartmann (LAT Washington
DC Bureau Chief).
Box 629, Folder 23
Organization charts
1957 - 1958
Scope and Contents
8 items: organizational charts of Times-Mirror, the Mirror-News Division,
Mirror-News Editorial, T-M Co. - all divisions, etc.
Box 629, Folder 24
Personnel
1988
Scope and Contents
1 item : LAT clipping, 12/13/1988, "Aviation writer Donald Dwiggins dies."
Dwiggins was aviation editor of the Mirror News and later a freelance writer.
Box 630, Folder 1
Promotional booklets
1949 - 1961
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: flyer (green) for "Outdoor Guide and Sportsmen's Show Edition,"
4/5/1961 ; 34-pp. booklet, "Sales smoke in the Booming West," ca. 1959 ; 10 small
booklets, shaped like The Mirror's building, ca. 1949 ; "L.A.T. Archives Accession
Record" sheet, 12/13/1979, two items listed but "booklets dated Wed. (5/25/1949)
are missing.
Box 630, Folder 2
Special Executive Committee
1957
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: reports, meeting agendas, minutes of meetings, "Editorial
Suggestions," memos and other material related to the work of a Special Executive
Committee, 1957.
Box 630, Folder 3
Standard vs. Tabloid Format
1952-1953
Scope and Contents
Reports and correspondence about modifying the format of the Mirror.
Box 630, Folder 4
Suburban Sections
1957
Scope and Contents
Two extended reports (blue binders) on many aspects of Mirror-News' three daily
Zone Sections, dated 10/7/1957.
Mirror & Examiner
1962
Scope and Contents
In 1962, both the now Mirror-News and the Hearst-owned Herald-Examiner ceased
publication. All dated 1962.
Box 630, Folder 5
Clippings about Closing (1 of 3)
1962
Scope and Contents
Approx. 90 items: newspaper clippings, mostly from small papers, many of them
weeklies, commenting on "newspaper deaths" in general and in particular on the
closing of the Los Angeles Examiner (which merged with the Herald) and the Los
Angeles Mirror (which merged with The Times). Among the publications collected
here are California Bowling News (Glendale), Citizen News (Hollywood), Mackay
Miner (Mackay, ID), Crestline Courier, Redondo Beach Reflex, and even the Wall St.
Journal. Some criticized LAT who they felt was gobbling up the smaller
competition. Others, like the Highland Park News-Herald, said that this meant "the
future belongs to the suburbs," which was, Highland Park being a suburb of L.A., a
self-serving message. Split into three folders.
Box 630, Folder 6
Clippings about Closing (2 of 3)
1962
Scope and Contents
Approx. 90 items: newspaper clippings, mostly from small papers, many of them
weeklies, commenting on "newspaper deaths" in general and in particular on the
closing of the Los Angeles Examiner (which merged with the Herald) and the Los
Angeles Mirror (which merged with The Times). Among the publications collected
here are California Bowling News (Glendale), Citizen News (Hollywood), Mackay
Miner (Mackay, ID), Crestline Courier, Redondo Beach Reflex, and even the Wall St.
Journal. Some criticized LAT who they felt was gobbling up the smaller
competition. Others, like the Highland Park News-Herald, said that this meant "the
future belongs to the suburbs," which was, Highland Park being a suburb of L.A., a
self-serving message. Split into three folders.
Box 630, Folder 7
Clippings about Closing (3 of 3)
1962
Scope and Contents
Approx. 90 items: newspaper clippings, mostly from small papers, many of them
weeklies, commenting on "newspaper deaths" in general and in particular on the
closing of the Los Angeles Examiner (which merged with the Herald) and the Los
Angeles Mirror (which merged with The Times). Among the publications collected
here are California Bowling News (Glendale), Citizen News (Hollywood), Mackay
Miner (Mackay, ID), Crestline Courier, Redondo Beach Reflex, and even the Wall St.
Journal. Some criticized LAT who they felt was gobbling up the smaller
competition. Others, like the Highland Park News-Herald, said that this meant "the
future belongs to the suburbs," which was, Highland Park being a suburb of L.A., a
self-serving message. Split into three folders.
Box 631
Reference Files - Mirror & Examiner
Box 631, Folder 1
Clippings about Closing (1 of 3)
1962
Scope and Contents
Approx. 85 items: newspaper clippings, mostly from small papers, many of them
weeklies, commenting on "newspaper deaths" in general and in particular on the
closing of the Los Angeles Examiner (which merged with the Herald) and the Los
Angeles Mirror (which merged with The Times). Folder contains some transcripts
from broadcast news programs related to the newspaper closings. Some papers put
forward the opinion that Americans lost some of their "freedom of choice" when a
small paper folded or was subsumed by a larger one. (Anaheim Gazette) Split into
three folders.
Box 631, Folder 2
Clippings about Closing (2 of 3)
1962
Scope and Contents
Approx. 85 items: newspaper clippings, mostly from small papers, many of them
weeklies, commenting on "newspaper deaths" in general and in particular on the
closing of the Los Angeles Examiner (which merged with the Herald) and the Los
Angeles Mirror (which merged with The Times). Folder contains some transcripts
from broadcast news programs related to the newspaper closings. Some papers put
forward the opinion that Americans lost some of their "freedom of choice" when a
small paper folded or was subsumed by a larger one. (Anaheim Gazette) Split into
three folders.
Box 631, Folder 3
Clippings about Closing (3 of 3)
1962
Scope and Contents
Approx. 85 items: newspaper clippings, mostly from small papers, many of them
weeklies, commenting on "newspaper deaths" in general and in particular on the
closing of the Los Angeles Examiner (which merged with the Herald) and the Los
Angeles Mirror (which merged with The Times). Folder contains some transcripts
from broadcast news programs related to the newspaper closings. Some papers put
forward the opinion that Americans lost some of their "freedom of choice" when a
small paper folded or was subsumed by a larger one. (Anaheim Gazette) Split into
three folders.
Times Mirror
1884-1993
Scope and Contents
Files on the corporate body that owned the Times. Date range is 1884-1993.
Box 632
Reference Files - Times Mirror
Box 632, Folder 1
Advertising
1973
Scope and Contents
2 items: full-page ad, in Wall Street Journal, 4/17/1973, headed "Times Mirror is
a newspaper company, right? (Yes, and much more," etc.; poster, undated, prepared
by Chiat/Day Advertising, headed "Times has changed," with text and graphics on
other TM holdings.
Box 632, Folder 2
Art Collection
1977
Scope and Contents
1 item: 6-pp. list, headed simply, "Times Mirror," providing the location of
works or art in Times Mirror Square, the name of the work, and the name of the
artist, dated 3/1977.
Box 632, Folder 3
Articles
1884, 1951, 1954,
1956
Scope and Contents
4 items: copy of brief in Los Angeles Daily Times, 12/21/1884, (near bottom of
sheet, marked with yellow lines - "Articles of incorporation have been filed by
the Times-Mirror Company dated October 6, 1884..."; clips copied, including "Long
Beach shows gains," dates not included; Newsweek article tear sheet, 4/30/1956,
"Those tireless Chandlers"; article copy, Among Ourselves, 12/1956, "A look at the
company's future."
Box 632, Folder 4
Articles
1960
Scope and Contents
2 items, LAT article copies: 4/20/1960, "Times-Mirror acting to accelerate
program"; 10/26/1960, "Times-Mirror Co. wins annual report award."
Box 632, Folder 5
Articles
1961 - 1962
Scope and Contents
4 items: reprint from Traders Graphic, 8/1961, "Keeping up with The Times"; one
tear sheet & one copy, LAT article, 1/21/1962, "Times-Mirror Co. streamlines
top management to match growth"; article tear sheet, Investor's Reader,
11/21/1962, pp. 7-10, "Publishing - Times-Mirror Circulation."
Box 632, Folder 6
Articles
1963
Scope and Contents
4 items: LAT article copy, 1/15/1963, "Times Mirror agrees to sell station KTTV";
article copy, Cleveland Plain Dealer, 8/16/1963, "Times Mirror to buy World
Publishing"; LAT article copy, 8/16/1963, "Major Times Mirror acquisition
planned"; photo & long caption tear sheet, Cleveland Plain Dealer, 12/13/1963,
"(Times Mirror) gains World for $12 million."
Box 632, Folder 7
Articles
1964
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: article tear sheets - Business Week, 3/14/1964, p. 72, "A
publishing giant takes a long step - the Chandlers of Los Angeles...are
diversifying"; news clip, 4/25/1964, "Times Mirror applies for NYSE listing"; news
clip, 5/1/1964, "Times Mirror will be listed on NYSE in May"; tear sheet and copy,
5/22/1964, "Chandler of the Los Angeles Times"; article copy, Forbes, 6/19/1964,
"The big board's first newspaper"; several copies, LAT, 5/28/1964, "Times Mirror
goes on N.Y. Exchange"; tear sheet, Investor's Reader, 6/17/1964, "Publishing -
Times Mirror transition"; United Business Service - Special Study, 6/22/1964 (pp.
246), "Publishers rising in popularity"; tear sheet, Times Mirror Progress,
10/1964, "Times Mirror announces two new acquisitions."
Box 632, Folder 8
Articles
1965
Scope and Contents
5 items: article copy + cover note from Dennis Stanfill to Otis Chandler, Forbes,
9/1/1965, "Stock analysis - 81 years young (Times Mirror Co.)"; tear sheet + three
copies of Wall Street Journal article, 10/13/1965, "A family empire - Times Mirror
builds on newspaper base, makes diversity pay."
Box 632, Folder 9
Articles
1966
Scope and Contents
2 items: LAT tear sheet, 2/24/1966, "Chandler announces Casey as Times Mirror
president"; Pacific Coast Comment, 5/12/1966, "The Times Mirror Company (61-1/8),
Highlights of the Annual Meeting
Box 632, Folder 10
Articles
1967
Scope and Contents
6 items: 1/17/1967 issue, Southern California Business, "Times Mirror Co. growth
parallels that of L.A. area"; two copies, LAT article, 9/24/1967, "Summary of U.S.
suit against Times Mirror"; article copy, Wall St. Journal, 10/24/1967, "Book
publisher offers warning to the trade"; cover and one tear sheet, Forbes,
11/1/1967, "Perils of diversification" (on Times Mirror).
Box 632, Folder 11
Articles
1968
Scope and Contents
6 items: LAT article copy, 4/23/1968, "Supreme Court upholds ruling on San
Bernardino newspapers"; tear sheet, Editor & Publisher, 6/1/1968, "Newspaper
groups are growing"; article clip, Among Ourselves, 8/1968?, Norman Chandler
announces he will become the chairman of the Times Mirror Executive Committee";
two tear sheets, Fortune, 9/1/1968, "Times Mirror's ambitious acquirers," long
article with photos; article copy, Editor & Publisher, 10/5/1968,
"Times-Mirror to sell Sun papers to Gannett for cash."
Box 632, Folder 12
Articles
1970
Scope and Contents
6 items: tear sheet, Newsweek, 5/25/1970, "Newsday notice"; article, Highway News
Bulletin, June-July 1970, "On its way...beautiful Downtown L.A."; LAT article
copy, 7/2/1970, "Times Mirror completes Dallas merger"; tear sheet, California
Business, 8/4/1970, "The new Times Mirror layout (p. 12); tear sheet, Editor &
Publisher, 10/17/1970, "Newsday has plans only for Long Island"; cover + tear
sheet, Business Week, 12/26/1970, on Times Mirror, "They found newspapers best
after all."
Box 632, Folder 13
Articles
1971
Scope and Contents
1 item: tear sheet, Editor & Publisher, 7/17/1971, "Half of nation's dailies
now in group ownerships."
Box 632, Folder 14
Articles
1972
Scope and Contents
2 items: copy, Fortune, 5/1972, "The 500 Largest Industrials" (rank ordered);
flyer / ad, "Times Mirror 1972 income and revenues reach all-time highs."
Box 632, Folder 15
Articles
1973
Scope and Contents
5 items: article copy, The Review, 4/1973, "Newsday -- Will The Times make it
just another fat tabloid?"; tear sheet, full-page ad, Wall St. Journal, 5/10/1973,
"Look who's come calling at our front door...at Times Mirror, corporate
responsibility means respect for the environment"; full-page ad, Wall St. Journal,
10/23/1973, "Take a card...any card ...Times Mirror"; clip copy, Wall St. Journal,
"Times Mirror expects fourth quarter profit..."; tear sheet, Editor &
Publisher, 12/29/1973, "Group publishers weigh the future."
Box 632, Folder 16
Articles
1974
Scope and Contents
1 item: tear sheet, Wall Street Journal, "8/1/1974, "Pumped up profits...bloated
by inflation."
Box 632, Folder 17
Articles
1975
Scope and Contents
1 item: tear sheet, Miami Herald, 2/19/1975, "Publishing firm finds a
buyer..."
Box 632, Folder 18
Articles
1976
Scope and Contents
7 items: LAT clip, 4/7/1976, "Times Mirror ad revenue up..."; LAT clip,
8/11/1976, "Earnings jump 94% in quarter at Times Mirror"; tear sheet, Time,
9/27/1976, "Dixie's best dailies," segment on Dallas Times Herald ; (in plastic
sleeve) series of clippings, LAT and Wall St. Journal, late Oct. 1976, ending with
"Booth (Newspapers) decides to accept Newhouse's offer" over Times Mirror's; tear
sheet, Newsweek, 11/8/1976, "Newhouse marches on."
Box 632, Folder 19
Articles
1977
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: LAT tear sheet, 1/9/1977, "Bidding sends prices higher in
newspaper acquisition binge"; article copy, New York Times, 2/15/1977, "More
newspapers change hands, with the role of chains increasing"; four reprints from
Business Week, 2/21/1977, "The big money hunts for independent newspapers" (incl.
Otis Chandler of Times Mirror); photocopy of previous article; article copy,
Columbia Journalism Review, 3/1988, "Newspaper mergers -- the final phase"; clip,
(Hollywood) Variety, 9/30/1977, "Rupert Murdoch plays 'would you believe?' ";
clip, (New York) Variety, 10/12/1977, "Literati," on the war of words between
Murdoch and Otis Chandler; clip, Advertising Age, 12/5/1977, "Times Mirror tells
'Penthouse' role."
Box 632, Folder 20
Articles
1978
Scope and Contents
1 item: tear sheet, The Executive, 11/1978, "Times Mirror Company's Otis
Chandler."
Box 632, Folder 21
Articles
1980
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: LAT article copy, 3/11/1980, "Times Mirror names 5 senior vice
presidents"; WSJ, same day, same topic; LAT clips in plastic sleeve, same as
previous story; LAT clip, 3/6/1980, "Two (Tomas Rivera, Alfred E. Osborne, Jr.)
named directors of Times Mirror Co."; LAT clip (in sleeve), 3/28/1980, "FCC
approves Times Mirror purchase of 5 TV stations"; article copy, Financial World,
6/15/1980, "Digestion time--has Times Mirror bitten off more than it can chew?
Don't bet on it"; LAT tear sheet, 10/23/1980, "Times Mirror agrees to buy Denver
Post"; article copy, Time, 11/3/1980, "Thunder in the Rockies"; LAT clip,
11/5/1980, "Times Mirror profits decline - firm seeking cable TV system; tear
sheet, Women's Wear Daily, 12/3/1980, "A sign of The Times," photo essay on
reception given at TM Square by Buff Chandler; Wash. Post covered the same party;
Beverly Hills People ditto; article copy, Herald Examiner, 12/5/1980, Ben Stein's
column, "Mr. Reagan - your real friends don't eat veal piccata"; related notes and
clips.
Box 632, Folder 22
Articles
1981
Scope and Contents
2 items: original of a Merrill Lynch stock guide, Fall 1981, Investments for a
Changing Economy...3 newspaper stocks to buy (incl. Times Mirror); article copy,
Advertising Age / Section 2, 12/7/1981, "100 Leading Media Companies," incl. Times
Mirror.
Box 632, Folder 23
Articles
1983
Scope and Contents
3 items: 4-pp. copied from an encyclopedia of corporations (?), ca. 1983, entry
for Times Mirror Co.; LAT clip, 11/8/1983, "Times Mirror agrees to sell New
American Library"; 2 sheets copied from Newsweek, 12/26/1983, Losing the two-front
war."
Box 632, Folder 24
Articles
1984
Scope and Contents
4 items: original and one copy, New York Times, 2/19/1984, "A Times Mirror
headache"; clip, LAT, 3/28/1984, "Times Mirror loses cross-ownership issue"; tear
sheet, Dun's Business Monthly, 12/1984, "Times Mirror's media blitz."
Box 632, Folder 25
Articles
1985
Scope and Contents
6 items - clips in plastic sleeves; LAT clip, 2/13/1985, "Times Mirror profits
hit record $232 million in '84' "; LAT clip, 3/7/1985, "Times Mirror names Erburu
chairman to succeed Otis Chandler"; LAT clip, 3/23/1985, "Gannett bids for 13.8%
of Cowles," TM mentioned; LAT clip, 5/23/1985, "Times Mirror cautious on plans for
media purchases"; LAT clip, 7/2/1985, "Times Mirror considering reincorporation";
3-pp. article copy, Business Week, 11/4/1985, "Times Mirror wakes up with a
throbbing hangover...paying dearly for ill-advised diversification."
Box 632, Folder 26
Articles
1987
Scope and Contents
5 items: LAT clip, 2/12/1987, "Times Mirror profit rises..."; two tear sheets,
Los Angeles (mag), 7/1987 showing TM as #2 on Fortune's "15 richest publishing
companies in the US" and 8/1987 showing TM at #1 on list of the "12 biggest
stockholders in the city (L.A.)"; LAT copy, 7/23/1987, "Times Mirror operating
profit up 20% in quarter"; LAT copy, 7/24/1987, Times Mirror operating income
jumps,,"
Box 632, Folder 27
Articles
1988
Scope and Contents
5 items: two USA Today article copies, 1/5/1988, " 'L.A. Times publisher hunts
for next boss," and "Media giant fortifies its empire"; LAT clip, 2/10/1988,
"Times Mirror profit falls as revenue hits record"; LAT clip, 5/4/1988, "Times
Mirror expects increased '88 earnings"; LAT clip, 7/28/1988, "Newspapers cut back
as advertising slips and paper cost rises"; LAT clip, 10/27/1988, "Times Mirror
stock jumps on speculation of buyout."
Box 632, Folder 28
Articles
1989
Scope and Contents
4 items: LAT copy, 4/28/1989, "Court rejects argument by mass media in libel
case"; Wall Street Journal tear sheet, 6/23/1989, "A brave new world...steams of
1s and 0s"; LAT article copy, "Times Mirror settles pension suit in Dallas"; LAT
article copy, "Times Mirror profit up 7.6% in 2nd quarter."
Box 632, Folder 29
Articles
1990
Scope and Contents
4 items: LAT clip, 2/8/1990, "Times Mirror profit dips...ad slump in east
blamed"; LAT clip, 8/3/1990, "Times Mirror buys 50% stake in La Opinion"; tear
sheet, La Opinion, 10/15/1990, "La Opinion--shooting for the big time"; LAT clip,
10/25/1990, "Times Mirror's income down 40% in quarter."
Box 632, Folder 30
Articles
1993
Scope and Contents
1 item: article copy, New York Times, 12/6/1993, "Times Mirror's family ties
fade."
Box 632, Folder 31
Articles
1986
Scope and Contents
10 items: LAT clip, 2/28/1986, "Times Mirror to end its Gateway Videotex
Service"; original + two copies, Wall Street Journal, 3/4/1986, "Times Mirror
shrinks operations in major shift"; LAT clip, 5/1/1986, "Times Mirror restructures
- new president is appointed"; LAT clip, 5/23/1986, "Times Mirror cautious on
plans for Media Purchases"; LAT clip, 5/29/1986, Times Mirror to purchase Sun
papers in Baltimore"; LAT clip, 6/27/1986, "Times Mirror to sell Dallas newspaper
for $110 million"; LAT clip, 7/24/1986, "Sale of assets helps push Times Mirror
net up 114%"; tear sheet, cover + 4 sheet article, Forbes, 10/20/1986, "The
Chandler's stewards."
Box 632, Folder 32
Articles - "Times Mirror in the News"
1965 - 1969
Scope and Contents
Approx. 50 sheets headed "Times Mirror in the News," and the TM logo, with three
to eight news briefs reprinted on them. Samples: San Bernardino Telegram,
10/27/1965, "L.A. Times to acquire book firm"; Lincoln Heights Bulletin News,
3/17/1966, "Boys' Club honors Norman Chandler"; Wall Street Journal, 9/16/1969,
"Times Mirror proposal to buy Times Herald of Dallas moves ahead."
Box 632, Folder 33
Articles - Listing
1970
Scope and Contents
1 item: 3-pp. listing of articles in business magazines, Wall St. Journal, Time,
Harper's and other publications related to LAT, TM and / or the Chandler family,
1956 - 1970.
Box 632, Folder 34
Block Survey
1915
Scope and Contents
1 item: tract map titled "Map of Block 2, Ords Survey, compiled by W.D. Reyburn,
1915." (This is the block, between 1st and 2nd Streets, and between Broadway and
Spring St., where Times Mirror Square would stand two decades later.)
Box 632, Folder 35
Board of Directors - Adams, Richard G.
1941, 1944, 1958,
1992
Scope and Contents
4 items: copy, brief profile of Adams, Among Ourselves, 10/1941; article copy,
Among Ourselves, 5/1944, "One man's job"; copy, Among Ourselves, 1958?, "One man's
job"; info sheet, ca. 1992, died 7/13/1989.
Box 632, Folder 36
Board of Directors - Aston, James W.
1970
Scope and Contents
7 items: news clippings and correspondence related to the election of James W.
Aston to the Times Mirror board of directors. All material is dated between 8/1970
and 9/1970. At that time Aston was Chairman and CEO of Republic National Bank of
Dallas.
Box 632, Folder 37
Board of Directors - Atwood, J. L.
1964 - 1970
Scope and Contents
8 items: 2-pp. bio, ca. 1964, for "J.L. Atwood, Chief Exec. Officer, North
American-Rockwell Corp."; 4-pp. list of "Special Honors" and "memberships," 1967;
three clippings on the same event, 5/1969, "J.L. Atwood elected to auto board";
cover letter and 3-pp. news release from North American Rockwell on retirement of
J.L. Atwood, 2/19/1970; 4-pp. listing of "Special Honors" and "Memberships" of
Atwood, 2/1970; 2-pp. of "Biographical Data" for Atwood, 8/1970.
Box 632, Folder 38
Board of Directors - Bing, Peter S.
1988
Scope and Contents
1 item: single-sheet TM bio, 2/1988, for Dr. Peter S. Bing, who "has been a board
member since 1973..."
Box 632, Folder 39
Board of Directors - Booth, Mabel Otis
1955
Scope and Contents
1 item: LAT clip, 3/25/1955, "Mrs. Franklin Booth, Gen. Otis daughter, dies."
Mabel Otis Booth had been a director of The Times from 1917 until her death.
Box 632, Folder 40
Board of Directors - Brown, Harold T.
1971
Scope and Contents
2 items: 2-pp. bio, headed "Harold Brown," stamped 4/1971, Brown was president of
CalTech from 2/1969; LAT clip, 9/2/1971, "Times Mirror elects CalTech chief to
board."
Box 632, Folder 41
Board of Directors - Chambers, James F.
1969 - 1971
Scope and Contents
7 items: article copy (1969?), "Times Mirror, Dallas Times Herald merger";
several news clippings from various papers, 5/1970, "Times Mirror Co. elects
Chambers"; ; 2-pp. "Biographical data," on Chambers, 2/1971.
Box 632, Folder 42
Board of Directors - Chandler, Harrison
1968 - 1985
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: several news clips, 1968 - 1969; 2 info sheets for Martha Marsh
Chandler (Mrs. Harrison Chandler), 1968; 2-pp. "Biographical Data" for Harrison
Chandler, 8/1970; LAT obit, 4/29/1985, one tear sheet & one copy, "Harrison
Chandler, 82, printing executive, dies."
Box 632, Folder 43
Board of Directors - Chandler, Philip
1968
Scope and Contents
1 item: LAT obit copy, 5/23/1968, "Philip Chandler, 61, businessman and
philanthropist, dies";
Box 632, Folder 44
Board of Directors - Cosgrove, C. B.
1956
Scope and Contents
1 item: LAT obit copy, 6/21/1956, "T.B. Cosgrove claimed by death - attorney and
Times director succumbs at 74."
Box 632, Folder 45
Board of Directors - Day, Milton
undated
Scope and Contents
1item: single-sheet, "Bio Material - Milton H. Day," undated, 1970s?. (born
1/23/1913)
Box 632, Folder 46
Board of Directors - Dillingham, Lowell S.
1968 - 1969
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: LAT article copy, 3/20/1968, "Dillingham predicts economic boom
to sweep Pacific region"; LAT article copy, 3/24/1968, "Ominous note on cars,
man," mentions that Dillingham was a "third generation member of the pioneer
Hawaiian family"; two telegrams (one several hundred words long), 8/1969, from PR
office at Dillingham Corp. to PR office at Times Mirror; several bus. news clips
from 8/1969 to 9/1969 on Dillingham, age 58, being elected a director of Times
Mirror.
Box 632, Folder 47
Board of Directors - Frost, F. Daniel
1967
Scope and Contents
1 item: copy of Wall St. Journal brief, 5/17/1967, "Who's News," reading "F.
Daniel Frost, a senior partner in the Los Angeles law firm of Gibson, Dunn &
Crutcher, was named a director of (Times Mirror Co.)."
Box 632, Folder 48
Board of Directors - Lobdell, Robert
1986
Scope and Contents
1 item: Management Bulletin, 1/8/1986, "Robert C. Lobdell, vice president and
assistant to the senior vice president and general counsel, has elected to take
early retirement effective January 1..."
Box 632, Folder 49
Conflict of Interest Policy
undated
Scope and Contents
1 item: 5-pp. stapled, headed "Conflict of Interest Policy Guide," undated.
Box 632, Folder 50
Corporate Building
1958 - 1978
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: LAT clip copy, 8/13/1958, on planting of trees at Times Mirror
Square; 18-pp. "invitation list for opening of Times Mirror Corporate offices in
New York," revised list, 5/11/1964; LAT clip copy, 5/29/1969, "Times Mirror to
build 6-story addition to downtown square"; more clips on previous story; tear
sheet, 6/1973, Progress, "Cornerstones of the West," on LAT buildings over the
years; related brochures and other ephemera about TMS from 1970s; complete issue
of Progress, 6/1973, reprint (2 cps.) from Interiors, 7/1974, "an atrium at the
top," on TM's exec offices; tear sheet, 4/11/1978, Civic Center News, "The
metamorphosis of First and Spring."
Box 633
Reference Files - Times Mirror
Box 633, Folder 1
Corporate Building - Picasso Room
1962
Scope and Contents
5 items: small booklet w/ green cover, "Times-Mirror Executive Dining Room," date
9/18/1962 is written in at top of cover; single-sheet memo, "News from (LAT), on
seminar for the Newspaper Food Editors and Writers Assn., Oct. 7, (year not
given); three complete recipes for Picasso Room dishes, "Four-way Bean Salad,"
"Shrimp Salad," and "Horseradish Beef Salad."
Box 633, Folder 2
Executives and Directors
1940 - 1971
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: LAT article copies, 1940 - 1971, detailing promotions,
elections and hirings of executives. Among the prominent names: Otis Chandler,
Norman Chandler, Dorothy B. Chandler; Otis Booth, Jr., Walter Annenberg, Harold
Brown (Caltech).
Box 633, Folder 3
Financial Condition - Clippings
1946 - 1959
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: LAT clip copies on profit sharing, stock value and
shareholders' meetings in the period 1950 - 1959.
Box 633, Folder 4
Financial Condition - Clippings
1960 - 1969
Scope and Contents
Approx. 65 items: LAT clips for decade of 1960s, most stories dealing with stock
price gains.
Box 633, Folder 5
Financial Condition - Clippings
1970 - 1979
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: LAT and Wall Street Journal clip copies, 1970 - 1979, plus
several copies of TM stock share certificates.
Box 633, Folder 6
Foundation
1975 - 1990
Scope and Contents
4 items: LAT clip, 6/10/1975, "Chandlers, Foundation set up Stanford
professorship"; Bill of Rights in Action, Fall 1987 (complete issue), plus cover
note on "mentions" of LAT in the publication from Juli Kinrich to Craig [St.
Clair]; brief clip, Downtown News, 12/12/1988, "Times Mirror drops dance gallery";
article copy, Woodbury University Continuum, Summer 1990, with cover note to
Carolyn Strickler from Michele Biagioni, title, "Times Library dedication reflects
longtime relationship."
Box 633, Folder 7
Histories
1953 - 1992
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: a collection of operational (and some financial) historical
information on LAT and TM. Many items are a portion of one sheet, odds and ends
cobbled together over the decades, but several are more substantial. Among these:
two speech transcripts, one from 1953, the other from 1954; 10-pp.
"History...("approx. 1957" is written in at top) - may have been given as slide
show, i.e. "Here is a blown-up photo of the first issue of The Times"; two-sheet
copy of handwritten note from Otis Chandler to Robert ("Bob") Erburu, stapled on
top of 16-pp. speech transcript that Mr. Erburu delivered in 1976 before the Assn
of American Publishers, "Why diversify - a retrospective"; 29-pp. video script,
"Welcome to Times Mirror," dated 1/28/1988; flyer, 1991, for "Robert F. Erburu's
30th Anniversary with Times Mirror -- August 21, 1991," with facts and figures
related to the 30 yr. period; 15-pp. "Times Mirror - Chronology: 1959 - 1992."
Box 633, Folder 8
Legal
1911, 1938, 1941 -
1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: collection of article copies dealing with LAT and TM
involvement in legal cases, and court rulings, 1930s - 1970s; lists of LAT
retractions, 1974 - 1980, 16-pp.; 2-pp. memo, 3/2/1981, "Final disposition of
libel cases"; 33-pp. copy of document (handwritten date added - "Feb 1981
edition," Page 1, "Introduction," which begins "This memorandum summarizes recent
developments in the law affecting the publication of news and commentary";
etc.
Box 633, Folder 9
Legal - Celler Anti-trust Hearings
1963
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: clips and copies of articles from LAT, New York Times, Editor
& Publisher, and other source, during the House (of Reps) anti-trust
subcommittee hearings chaired by Rep. Emmanuel Celler (D-N.Y.), which opened
hearings in mid-March, 1963; related material.
Box 633, Folder 10
Logos
1991
Scope and Contents
1 item: 2-pp. memo, 7/3/1991, subject is "a brief chronology of Times Mirror
logos. Craig St. Clair of the History Center produced the memo. Among other
things, his research found that the original Times Mirror Company logo was created
in 1884 when the company was incorporated. Between 1962 and 1991, three logos were
used, each included a depiction of an eagle and the letters "T M."
Box 633, Folder 11
Organizational Charts
1959 - 1997
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: 7-pp. report, 1959, "The Times Mirror Company Top Management
Organizational Chart and Position Description Summaries," Vance Stickell's name is
written in on title page; 20+-pp. report, 1960, "Organization of Executive
Functions - The Times Mirror Company," with several organizational charts; various
lists of committees, officers and directors, early 1960s; 4-pp. report,
"Observations concerning management changes," ca. 1980; collection of
organizational charts, 1960 - 1964; single-sheet, "Chronology of Times Mirror
Chairmen of the Board" (ca. 1997), ending with "Mark Willes...1996 - "; assorted
related material.
Box 633, Folder 12
Organizational Charts - Executive Functions
1960
Scope and Contents
1 item: 20-pp. report, including two charts, one showing organization of
Newspaper Divisions, the other organization of Corporate Executive functions of
The Times - Mirror Company.
Box 633, Folder 13
Organizational Charts - Top Management
1956 - 1960
Scope and Contents
Approx. 7 items: (TM) Top Management Organizational Chart and Position
Description Summaries with several pages of descriptions of executive positions;
5-pp. headed "Summary Review of the Steps to Planning Executive Incentive
Compensation - The Times Mirror Company; several related reports; oversize sheet,
"Continuing Performance Review - Suggested Tentative Schedule of Performance
Meetings; a report on the meetings.
Box 633, Folder 14
Pamphlets
1964 - 1988
Scope and Contents
6 items: approx. 70-pp. booklet (no title) with lists of company officers, brief
bios for them, and other information, alphabetically from Matthew Bender & Co.
through World Publishing Co., stamp dated 5/13/1964; 19-pp. spiral-bound booklet,
Times Mirror and the Newspaper Industry, ca. 1971; brochure, ca. 1973, Times
Mirror - Operations and Results, with text and financial figures; brochure,
undated (1970s?), Times Mirror Directory of Operations; brochure, ca. 1979, Times
Mirror - Operations and Results; Employee Bulletin, 3/30/1988.
Box 633, Folder 15
Property
1936 - 1966
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: a collection of articles tracing the buying and selling of
property by Times Mirror Co., and the removal of buildings to make way for
expansion of existing facilities, adding of parking facilities, etc. Locations
mentioned include the Hellman Building, the city of Calexico, Costa Mesa, Long
Beach, Florentine Gardens and lots adjoining Times Mirror Square in downtown Los
Angeles.
Box 633, Folder 16
Public Relations
1951 - 1970
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items. Collection of LAT article copies related to TM public relations
activities: 1951, "Bloodmobile unit visits Times-Mirror"; 1955, Times-Mirror Co.
among donors of scholarships";: 1955, "...cancer parley series set..."; 1956,
"Drive seeks $36,000 for diabetes aid"; 1957, "...Oxy students win Times-Mirror
grants"; 1959, "$400,000 fund given to Caltech"; 1960, "Times-Mirror Co. gives
$25,000..."; 1961, "Fund aids faculty salaries"; 1962, "Heirs of Harry Chandler
give Stanford $100,000"; 1962, "Private gifts to pay for art museum galleries";
1968, "10 outstanding youths will get awards May 18"; 1970, clip on art student
scholarships from TM and others.
Box 633, Folder 17
Reports on
1957 - 1966
Scope and Contents
9 items: undated, 6-pp. report, opening with "In connection with our listing on
the New York Stock Exchange..."; booklet, 1957 - A Report to the Employees of The
Times-Mirror Company"; booklet, 10/1963, "The Times Mirror Company - Analysis,"
produced by Emanuel, Deetjen & Co.; 3-pp. report, ca. 1964, "Releases by the
financial community regarding its appraisal of Times Mirror Company"; 28-pp.
report, 2/1964, "Organization of Corporate Functions - The Times Mirror Company";
6-pp. report, "Organization of Corporate Functions - The Times Mirror Company,
4/1964;single-sheet of figures, "Times Mirror Co, Price Earnings Ratio, 1953 -
1964"; 15-pp. booklet, "For Institutional Investors - a study of The Times Mirror
Co.," ca.1964; 20-pp. report, "The Times Mirror Company (TMS)," produced by Equity
Research Associates, 9/30/1966.
Box 633, Folder 18
Scholarships
1988
Scope and Contents
1 item: 3-pp. Management Bulletin, 4/21/1988, on the 1988 Times Mirror
Scholarships.
Box 633, Folder 19
Service Awards
1974
Scope and Contents
1 item: program / booklet for the Times Mirror Service Awards - 1974. The booklet
includes photos and text segments on Dorothy B. Chandler and Franklin D. Murphy,
among others.
Box 633, Folder 20
Shareholder Meetings
1975, 1988 -
1989
Scope and Contents
3 items: 9-pp. transcript headed "Times Mirror Share Holders [sic] Meeting,"
dated 3/28/1975, "Questions from Shareholders," answers are made by Franklin
Murphy and Otis Chandler; Employee Bulletin, 4/28/1988, giving the date and other
info on TM shareholders annual meeting, 5/3/1988; Employee Bulletin, 4/26/1989,
giving the date and other info on TM shareholders annual meeting, 5/2/1989.
Box 633, Folder 21
Stock Certificates
undated, 1964
Scope and Contents
4 items: three specimens of Times Mirror stock certificates; reproduction of LAT
brief, mounted on heavy cardboard, "Times Mirror applies for NYSE listing."
Chandler, Dorothy
1921-1997
Scope and Contents
Files on Dorothy Buffum Chandler (1901-1997), philanthropist and wife of Norman
Chandler, third publisher of the Times. Date range is 1921-1997.
Box 634
Reference Files - Chandler, Dorothy
Box 634, Folder 1
Buffum Family
1935 - 1968
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: 1-pp. bio info, 7/10/1947, on Mrs. Charles Abel (Fern) Buffum,
mother of Dorothy Buffum Chandler; 6-pp. article copy, Orange County Illustrated,
10/1967, "The exciting story of Buffum's"; assorted news clips on members of the
Buffum family and on the Buffum department store chain, 1935 - 1968.
Box 634, Folder 2
Biographical Material
1972 - 1981
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: 1-pp. "Career Data - Dorothy Buffum Chandler"; 6/1972; 10-pp.
stapled packet of correspondence, first sheet being a letter to Mrs. Chandler from
Hardy Martel of the California Institute of Technology, with info on Mrs. Chandler
and on Caltech included, all dated 1974; more bio sheets dated between 1975 and
1981; two undated bio sheets.
Box 634, Folder 3
Articles
1951 - 1957
Scope and Contents
8 items: LAT article copy, 12/30/1951, "Mrs. Norman Chandler comes to Bowl
rescue"; two article copies, from 7/1952, columns by Dorothy Chandler, "Convention
Chatter," being a combination of gossip and convention news bites; two article
copies from 4/1955, "Board names Mrs. Chandler," and "Mrs. Chandler heads planning
for auditorium"; LAT and Mirror-News tear sheets, in plastic sleeves, 1/11/1956,
reporting on Dorothy Chandler's speech to an audience of TM's women employees
(subject - status of Russian women); article copy, 6/12/1956, "Survey outlines
auditorium plan"; other undated clips.
Box 634, Folder 4
Articles
1961 - 1969
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: collection of clips, copies and tear sheets reflecting Dorothy
Chandler's leadership in the movement to build The Music Center and chronicling
the many awards given her; complete issue of Time (magazine), 12/18/1964,
including multi-page article on "Buff" Chandler and the birth of the Los Angeles
Music Center; tear sheet from "W" (magazine) date 3/21/1975, with article "The
Pride and the Power - a talk with Dorothy Chandler of the Los Angeles Times"; tear
sheet, 7/23/1979, People Magazine, "L.A. society is an odd mix of old and new,
ruled by money and the mighty Buff"; related material.
Box 634, Folder 5
Articles (1 of 2)
1970 - 1979
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: articles about Dorothy Chandler from LAT, Journal, Fortune, Los
Angeles (magazine), Westways, New West, People and other publications; 8-pp.
booklet, "Humanitarian Award (presentation banquet) - Dorothy Buffum Chandler,"
for Variety Clubs International Annual Convention, 5/31/1974; complete issue, The
Barker (Variety Clubs International.), 2/1974, pp. 4, "Humanitarian Award to Mrs.
Chandler," handwritten note from Editor Charles Gnaegy inside mag ; complete
issue, PSA - the California Magazine, 6/1974, segment of cover story, pp. 60, on
Dorothy Buffum Chandler; complete issue, Westways, 2/1975, pp. 18, "Soul of the
[Music] Center - ...Dorothy Chandler...did her city proud." Split into two
folders.
Box 634, Folder 6
Articles (2 of 2)
1970 - 1979
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: articles about Dorothy Chandler from LAT, Journal, Fortune, Los
Angeles (magazine), Westways, New West, People and other publications; 8-pp.
booklet, "Humanitarian Award (presentation banquet) - Dorothy Buffum Chandler,"
for Variety Clubs International Annual Convention, 5/31/1974; complete issue, The
Barker (Variety Clubs International.), 2/1974, pp. 4, "Humanitarian Award to Mrs.
Chandler," handwritten note from Editor Charles Gnaegy inside mag ; complete
issue, PSA - the California Magazine, 6/1974, segment of cover story, pp. 60, on
Dorothy Buffum Chandler; complete issue, Westways, 2/1975, pp. 18, "Soul of the
[Music] Center - ...Dorothy Chandler...did her city proud." Split into two
folders.
Box 634, Folder 7
Articles
1980 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 18 items. among the major articles are: tear sheet, Los Angeles
(magazine), 11/1980, "The Music Center takes off its white gloves"; 2 tear sheets
of article, "W" (magazine), 9/9/1983, "Buff Chandler...the right person at the
right time"; complete copy, L.A. Edition (Greater Los Angeles Visitors &
Convention Bureau), Fall/Winter 1984; "Spotlight - Dorothy Buffum Chandler";
related notes, letters, etc. (1980 - 1986)
Box 634, Folder 8
Articles
1997
Scope and Contents
LAT article copy, 7/13/1997, "Will power ...Dorothy Buffum Chandler...had the
audacity to..."
Box 634, Folder 9
Correspondence
1921, 1957 -
1997
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: 10-pp. "Civic Auditorium memorandum, 12/9/1957, from Ed
Ainsworth to Mrs. Chandler, on "creation of an Auditorium - Music Center
facility..."; telegram, 10/31/1958, from Marion Davies to Mr. & Mrs. Norman
Chandler congratulating them for editorial on gubernatorial campaign; letter,
12/2/1958, from Dorothy Chandler to Davies, thanking her; series of 7 letters,
1962 - 1963, between Thomas M. Storke (1876 - 1971), Santa Barbara News-Press
Publisher, and Dorothy Chandler, headed "Strictly private and confidential"; copy
of letter, 6/18/1968, from John Anson Ford to Dr. [Franklin] Murphy on working
with Dorothy Chandler and other members of the family; article copy, Among
Ourselves, 7/1968, "Death takes Ed Ainsworth, Timesman for 43 years"; transcribed
version of a handwritten, 2-pp. letter from Nick Williams to "Mrs. C" at the time
of his retirement and after his wife's death, 1/25/1973; 1-pp. Times Mirror bio on
Mrs. Chandler; related items, including private letters, cards and notes, many
with revealing marginalia. 3 items: glossy reproduction of page from Los Angeles
Sunday Times, 9/11/1921, photos & captions for "Shakespeare Revival - 'A
Midsummer Night's Dream' " stapled to letter, 1/4/1960, to "Mrs. Norman Chandler,"
from Lenore Greenfield on the photostat (mentioned above) advertising the
Hollywood Bowl production of Shakespeare's comedy; 3-pp. letter from "DBC" to
"Miss Lawson," 2/27,1961, on the subject of "factors that restrict women's place
in management." Times Mirror Management Bulletin, 1/14/1976, to "Management
Personnel," opens "One February 1, 1976, Dorothy B. Chandler is retiring from
Times Mirror..."
Box 634, Folder 10
Speeches
1956
Scope and Contents
5 items: decorative card (flowers & "merci beaucoup" on front), dated
1/11/1956, to "Mrs. Chandler" from "Mary Ann," who writes of "the wonderful
experience of hearing your speech...you were as warm and forthright (speaking to
400) as in a small group"; brief letter, 1/11, to "Mrs. NC [Norman Chandler]" from
"mb", refers to "your excellent talk"; decorative card, 1/11/1956, from "Gladys
Tyson" to "My dear Mrs. Chandler," thanking her for "the wonderful talk"; brief
note (same date as previous?), Josephine Ferguson, thanking Mrs. Chandler for
"Sharing with us your experiences and impressions of Russia"; 4-pp. handwritten
letter, dated 10/31 (year not given), headed "En route Prague to Vienna - out from
the Iron Curtain -- Dear Hotch and Bud," giving her impressions of traveling in
eastern Europe. Home-made greeting card on large sheet of blue construction paper.
Signed by approximately one hundred women (probably sent following Mrs. Chandler's
speech to 400 women employees of Times Mirror, 1/1956). Mounted on the blue sheet
is a smaller white (now yellowed) sheet with decorative illustrations along the
left margin and verses of poetry above the closing phrase, (from) "All your girls
in Classified..."
Box 634, Folder 11
Miscellaneous
1965 - 1976
Scope and Contents
Approx. 75 items: assorted memos, charts, press releases, reports, photographs,
etc. (most material is duplicated in other files), related to Dorothy B. Chandler;
3 copies of the "Humanitarian Award" booklet, for "Dorothy Buffum Chandler,
Variety Clubs Int'l., 47th Annual Convention," 5/31/1974; "Humanitarian Award
Presentation Banquet" booklets for award winners Welthy Honsinger Fisher (1971),
Danny Kaye (1972), and Billy Butlin.
Box 634, Folder 12
Death
1963, 1997
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: article copy, Los Angeles (magazine), 8/1997, "The Power that
Was - Dorothy "Buff" Chandler 1901 - 1997"; 4-pp. Times Mirror news release,
7/6/1997, "Dorothy Buffum Chandler dies at 96"; LAT memo, 7/6/1997, by Richard T.
Schlosberg III, on "Dorothy Chandler's contributions to the institutions of Los
Angeles..."; LAT Communications Department news release, 7/6/1997, on passing of
Mrs. Chandler; clipping from LAT, 7/8/1997, of Paul Conrad's drawing in tribute of
Mrs. Chandler; copy of N.Y. Times obit, 7/8/1997, "Dorothy Chandler, 96, dies ...
arts patron in Los Angeles"; transcripts of broadcast reports of Mrs. Chandler's
death; LAT tear sheet, 7/7/1997, "Dorothy Chandler, cultural leader, dies";
negative of photo portrait of Mrs. Chandler, taken on 2/6/1963 (in plastic
sleeve).
Conrad, Paul
1964-1994
Scope and Contents
Files on Paul Conrad (1924-2010), Pulitzer Prize-winning artist best known for his
editorial cartoonist for the Times from 1964-1993. Date range is 1964-1994.
Box 635
Reference Files - Murphy, Franklin D.
Box 635, Folder 1
Biographical Material
1974 - 1979,
1986
Scope and Contents
Seven items consisting of resumes, quotes and an syndicate promotional
folder.
Box 635, Folder 2
Articles
1964, 1968 - 1980, 1986
- 1989, 1993 - 1994
Scope and Contents
Fifty articles from various magazines and newspapers regarding Paul Conrad.
Mostly consisting of photocopies, however some originals are also included.
Box 635, Folder 3
Speeches
1971, 1980
Scope and Contents
Three speeches comprising of twenty-four pages.
Erburu, Robert F.
1969-1994
Scope and Contents
Files on Robert F. Erburu (1931-2014), general counsel, chief executive, and chairman
of Times Mirror. Date range is 1969-1994.
Box 635
Reference Files - Murphy, Franklin D.
Box 635, Folder 4
Biographical Material
1974 - 1987
Scope and Contents
7 items: copy of sheet with handwritten note - "RFE sig. for our files," and
below that, handwritten - "Bob Erburu"; TM bio, single-sheet, "Robert F. Erburu,
President, Member - Bd. of Directors," 3/1974; 2-pp. TM "Biographical Data for Mr.
Erburu, 8/1981; bio forms supplied by Who's Who in California, copies, completed
by Mr. Erburu in 1982 and 1983; 2-pp. "Biographical Data, ca. 1986; 2-pp.
biographical essay on Mr. Erburu, dated 1/5/1987.
Box 635, Folder 5
Articles
1969 - 1988
Scope and Contents
7 items: LAT clip and copy, 10/21/1969, "Erburu named to new post at Times
Mirror"; article copy, Publishers Weekly, photo (& caption) showing Mr. and
Mrs. Robert F. Erburu at Library of Congress black-tie dinner, chatting with
then-Chief Justice Warren Burger. The event was "made possible with the support of
the Times Mirror Company"; 2-pp. memo, 10/6/1981, from Stephen Meier to Robert
Erburu on the subject of "Improving our media relations"; two reprints of a
3/8/1982 article from Broadcasting , "Times Mirror's Erburu...Gearing up for the
information age"; LAT clip, 11/24/1988, "Erburu retains post as chair of regional
Fed."
Box 635, Folder 6
Interviews
undated
Scope and Contents
3 items: two copies of 25-pp. text of interview with Mr. Erburu, one with
handwritten notes between the typed lines and some lines crossed out (this one
designated "Draft") ; 5-pp. handwritten on lined paper, headed "Interview File...
Daniel Nossiter -- Barron's," with a rough transcript of questions by Nossiter and
answers by Erburu.
Box 635, Folder 7
Speeches
1974 - 1985
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items. Not all of these rough drafts and speeches are dated. Among
those that are dated, and / or identified by title and location: "Remarks to the
New York Printing & Publishing Analysts," 6/25/1974; "Remarks of Robert F.
Erburu before Annual Meeting of Independent College Funds of America -- Rancho
Mirage (CA)," 3/7/1981; Speech...(4/28/1981), Ninth Annual Telecommunications
Policy Research Conference, Annapolis Hilton Hotel (MD?); LAT / Times Mirror Press
Conference, 6/30/1981 - "Remarks by Robert F. Erburu, President and CEO, Times
Mirror"; YPO Speech (Young Presidents Organization), speech text dated 11/16/1981;
"Liberal learning...the pleasures of the voyage," remarks at the Golden Circle /
Trojan Assembly Dinner, The Times Mirror Co., 1/19/1988; (TM) Board of Directors'
Meeting, 3/1/1989; "RFE (Bob Erburu) Remarks - Caltech Dedication," 10/19/1994.
(check folders #3 & 4)
Box 635, Folder 8
Speeches
1986 - 1994
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items. Not all of these rough drafts and speeches are dated. Among
those that are dated, and / or identified by title and location: "Remarks to the
New York Printing & Publishing Analysts," 6/25/1974; "Remarks of Robert F.
Erburu before Annual Meeting of Independent College Funds of America -- Rancho
Mirage (CA)," 3/7/1981; Speech...(4/28/1981), Ninth Annual Telecommunications
Policy Research Conference, Annapolis Hilton Hotel (MD?); LAT / Times Mirror Press
Conference, 6/30/1981 - "Remarks by Robert F. Erburu, President and CEO, Times
Mirror"; YPO Speech (Young Presidents Organization), speech text dated 11/16/1981;
"Liberal learning...the pleasures of the voyage," remarks at the Golden Circle /
Trojan Assembly Dinner, The Times Mirror Co., 1/19/1988; (TM) Board of Directors'
Meeting, 3/1/1989; "RFE (Bob Erburu) Remarks - Caltech Dedication,"
10/19/1994.
Laventhol, David
1989-1994
Scope and Contents
Files on David Laventhol (1933-), publisher of the Times from 1989-1993. Date range
is 1989-1994.
Box 635
Reference Files - Murphy, Franklin D.
Box 635, Folder 9
Articles
1989 - 1994
Scope and Contents
6 items: LAT clip, 9/1/1989, "David Laventhol named Publisher of The Times" ;
article from Manhattan, inc (mag), 2/1990, a profile of Laventhol, "The quiet
newspaper warrior, pp. 82 ; tear sheet from Los Angeles (mag), "The 30 Most
Powerful People in Los Angeles," with Laventhol at #3 ; 15-pp. article copied from
Buzz (mag), 2/1994, "Who was David Laventhol?" with introductory blurb describing
Laventhol as having "the manners of a recluse and the soul of a salesman" ; 9-pp.
packet with LAT, L.A. Daily News, N.Y. Times, Wall Street Journal and O.C.
Register articles of 12/3/1993 on the resignation (citing illness) of Laventhol ;
American Society of Newspaper Editors press release, ?/1994, "ASNE announces two
new $10,000 prizes for deadline reporting," Laventhol mentioned etc.
Box 635, Folder 10
Memos and Speeches
1989 - 1994
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: Laventhol's Employee Bulletin at the time of the closing of the
Herald Examiner (11/2/1989) - "We have been competitors for over a century and yet
have always been colleagues...sharing the same goal of a well-informed community"
; 12-pp. packet including "Remarks of David Laventhol (11/30/1989) to
Japanese-speaking group (business, governmental?) in Los Angeles, providing some
history of The Times, its role in "the Pacific Basin," and commenting "on the
deteriorating relations between the United States and Japan" ; 13-pp. packet,
"Times Mirror at the Morton Media Forum," 4/27/1990; several circulation memos;
several memos on hirings and promotions, and other issues; etc.
Murphy, Franklin D.
1965-1994
Scope and Contents
Files on Franklin Murphy (1916-1994) and his wife, Judith. Franklin was chairman and
CEO of Times Mirror from 1968-1980 and a director from 1980-1986. Date range is
1965-1994.
Box 635
Reference Files - Murphy, Franklin D.
Box 635, Folder 11
Biographical Material
1968 - 1982
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: packet with cover letter from Murphy to Otis Chandler,
4/9/1968, includes 3 copies of a UCLA biography of Dr. Murphy; 1-pp. copy of
"Biographical Data" for Judith Joyce Harris Murphy (Mrs. Franklin D. Murphy); 2
sheets (torn from?) Current Biography, 3/1971, entry for "Franklin D(avid)
Murphy"; 2-pp. of bio info for "Dr. Franklin D. Murphy - to be honored as E.P.A.
Executive of the Year (1977); 4-pp. TM Biographical Data for Dr. Murphy, 1/1980;
6-pp. "Franklin D. Murphy - Biography," 1980; 4-pp.TM Biographical Data on Murphy,
8/1982; 8.5" x 11" program booklet, Third Annual Armand Hammer Award -- 1982,
produced for the award luncheon by the Cultural Commission (8/24/1982); booklet,
produced by the University of Kansas, Our Amazing Chancellors (late 1960s ?),
which includes a segment on Dr. Murphy.
Box 635, Folder 12
Articles
1965, 1968 -
1969
Scope and Contents
Approx. 45 items: two LAT reprints, "Chancellor (Murphy) views future of restless
students," from 1/24/1965, and "Frank Murphy...UCLA man in motion"; large number
of news clips and magazine articles from 1968 reporting Dr. Franklin D. Murphy's
exit from the post of UCLA chancellor to become chairman of the board and CEO of
Times Mirror on 9/1/1968; more clips from 11/1968 on rumors that Murphy would
leave TM and join President Nixon's cabinet. A collection of clips on Franklin D.
Murphy as he closed out his job as chancellor of UCLA and joined Times Mirror,
looking at his activities, his style, his accomplishments; tear sheet of LAT's
West (mag.) - cover story on UCLA.
Box 635, Folder 13
Articles
1970 - 1979
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: collection of both briefs and longer articles on Franklin
Murphy, chairman of TM board, from various news sources, many of them in Kansas,
Missouri, Michigan and elsewhere in the Midwest, on the activities,
accomplishments and other bio info on Murphy; article copy, "Kansas City Star.
1971," is handwritten at margin, "Forty Years Ago," a column devoted to reviewing
events of 4 decades past, reminds readers that in 1931, at age 15, Murphy was an
"all-star" quarterback for Pembroke (H.S.); clip, Daily Pennsylvanian, 9/28/1971,
"Franklin Murphy...Univ. trustee who fits many different roles"; cover letter (for
previous item) from U. of Penn., for two copies of the article; tear sheet, Los
Angeles (mag), "Chatting with Franklin Murphy in the Executive Suite at (LAT)"; a
UCLA NEWSLETTER, 5/1977, on Murphy's choice as "1977 Executive of the Year";
several other briefs on Murphy's activities.
Box 635, Folder 14
Articles
1982 - 1987
Scope and Contents
5 items: LAT clip, photo & caption, 9/27/1982, "Gala honors contributors to
Honor"; cover and 9-pp. article copy, Directors & Boards, Fall 1982, "Starting
corporate life at the top" (Murphy); LAT clip, 11/24/1982, "Franklin Murphy
Library dedicated"; tear sheet of major article, Lawrence (KS) Journal-World,
11/18/1984, "Dr. Murphy's Law," focusing on the former Kansas U. chancellor; LAT
clip, 12/11/1987, with photo of Murphy with actor Vincent Price & caption,
"International art fair gala...color it successful."
Box 636
Reference Files - Murphy, Franklin D.
Box 636, Folder 1
Interviews
1969
Scope and Contents
8 items: five 2-pp. transcripts, dated 7/21/1969 through 7/25/1969, of an
interview of Dr. Franklin Murphy broadcast on the "Tom Reddin News" program on
KTLA-tv, Los Angeles; single yellow sheet, only pp. 1 is in the file, it is a
Murphy interview text ending in mid-sentence, no date, no indication of
interviewing person or entity; 5-pp. interview transcript, no date, no names;
11-pp. interview transcript, no date, no names.
Box 636, Folder 2
Speeches and Articles
1968 - 1980
Scope and Contents
7 items: 12-pp. speech text, "The state of the university," a commencement
address by Chancellor Murphy at UCLA, 6/14/1968; 4-pp. text, headed "Shareholder
Meeting, 1969," and "Following Dr. Murphy's talk" (there was a question and answer
session); booklet, text of an address in 1971 to the 25th National Conference of
the American Society of Corporate Secretaries, titled "Over 50 looks at under 30";
6-pp. transcript of "Address to Shareholders" at TM Annual Meeting, 5/26/1976;
38-pp. transcript of Dr. Murphy's speech at Times Mirror Luncheon, 3/27/1979
(incl. intro by Ellen Sacher of Paine Webber, et al.), with handwritten notes in
pencil making changes; 9-pp. text headed "Draft #3 [Franklin D. Murphy speech,
1980] to TM meeting; 3-pp. stapled, no date, no heading, and pages are numbered 4
o 6;booklet, "Pluralism...Hallmark of American Society," being "Remarks by Dr.
Franklin D. Murphy, Chairman of the Board, Times Mirror," upon the occasion of the
10th anniversary of Richard Gilman as president of Occidental College; 3-pp.
reprint from Financial Executive, 10/1975, "Government, education and the
economy," by Dr. Franklin D. Murphy, Chairman and CEO of The Times Mirror Co.
Box 636, Folder 3
Death
1994
Scope and Contents
3 items: LAT obit copy, 6/17/1994, "Franklin D. Murphy dies...L.A. civic,
business leader"; LAT article copy (2), 6/17/1994, "Franklin D. Murphy...a
civilizing force for the city."
Box 636, Folder 4
Biographical Material
1968 - 1969
Scope and Contents
6 items: single-sheet, "Biographical Sketch, Mrs. Franklin D. Murphy, undated;
1-pp. "Judith Joyce Harris Murphy (Mrs. Franklin D. Murphy, Biographical Data,"
9/1968; 1-pp. "Judith Joyce Harris Murphy (Mrs. Franklin D. Murphy), Biographical
Data," 11/1968; article copy, Wilshire Citizen, 1/30/1969, "BH women to chair YWCA
Ball"; another 1-pp. Bio on Mrs. Murphy, 4/1969; LAT clip, 9/22/1976, "Murphy and
Jones nuptial vows read," on the marriage of Franklin Lee Murphy, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Franklin D. Murphy.
Schlosberg, Richard T. III
1993-1997
Scope and Contents
Files on Richard Schlosberg (1944-), publisher of the Times and CEO of Times Mirror
from 1994-1997. Date range is 1993-1997.
Box 636
Reference Files - Murphy, Franklin D.
Box 636, Folder 5
Articles
1993, 1997
Scope and Contents
2 items: LAT article [late 1993], "Schlosberg is named new Times Publisher"; LAT
tear sheet (pp. 1 & jumps), 9/13/1997, "Mark Willes is named Publisher of The
Times."
Box 636, Folder 6
Speeches
1994
Scope and Contents
1 item: 6-pp. headed "Richard T. Schlosberg Remarks -- Los Angeles Times
Management Conference," 2/1/1994.
Willes, Mark H.
1995-1997
Scope and Contents
Files on Mark Willes (1941-), CEO of Times Mirror from 1995-2000 and publisher from
1997-2000. Date range is 1995, 1997.
Box 636
Reference Files - Murphy, Franklin D.
Box 636, Folder 7
Articles
1995, 1997
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: packet of LAT memos, 5/2/1995, plus a news release with bio
info on Mark Willes and Robert Erburu; article copy, Editor & Publisher,
5/13/1995, "Willes to succeed Erburu as CEO of Times Mirror Co."; column copy,
Boston Globe, 5/1995, "News ways to satisfy your appetite," by Mike Barnacle;
article copy, 5/8/1995, "CEO Willes touts brand new ways at (TM)"; article copy,
Advertising Age, 6/5/1995, "Times Mirror shifts course," with cover note from
Laura Morgan; article copy, AdWeek, 6/26/1995, "Times Mirror tries to deliver its
future"; article copy, Wall St. Journal, 7/17/1995, "New York paper's end is...the
beginning for Times Mirror CEO...Mark Willes mulls changes in executive ranks and
at Los Angeles Times"; LAT article copy, "7/19/1995, "Los Angeles Times to reduce
its work force by 700 in 1995"; article copy, (L.A.) Daily News, "L.A. Times to
cut 470 positions - profits trail industry average"; Wall St. Journal and New York
Times articles, same day, same story; article copy, American Journalism Review,
7-8/1995, "General Mills gift to journalism"; a collection of news articles, 9/12
- 9/19, during 1997, on Mark Willes being named LAT publisher (replacing Richard
Schlosberg), from publications and services such as AP, Reuter, Dow Jones, N.Y.
Times, Denver Post, Washington Post, Newsday, Hartford Courant, Orange County
Register, Chicago Tribune, Wall Street Journal, et al.
Pamphlet Collection
1895-1989
Scope and Contents
A collection of promotional and historical pamphlets and ephemera on Southern
California. Organized alphabetically by city. Date range is 1895-1989.
Box 637
Reference Files - Pamphlet Collection
Box 637, Folder 1
Arcadia
1976
Scope and Contents
1 item: booklet, "Historic Santa Anita - the development of the land (L.A. State
& County Arboretum), c. 1970.
Box 637, Folder 2
Beverly Hills
1934, 1938
Scope and Contents
3 items: two booklets, "The Ranch of the Gathering of the Waters" [a history of
Beverly Hills], 1934 ; booklet, "Beverly Hills - a calendar of events in the
making of a city," 1938.
Box 637, Folder 3
Burbank
1927
Scope and Contents
1 item: booklet, "Rancho de Los Santos - the Story of Burbank" (1927).
Box 637, Folder 4
California
1926, circa 1920, 1928,
1960, 1971
Scope and Contents
7 items: small pamphlet (5 x 5") with cover photo of a group of men and women
gathering poppies in the San Gabriel Mountain foothills of Altadena, 1971 ;
pamphlet, "California, 1826 - 1926," 1926 ; pamphlet, "California's Capitals,"
1928 ; booklet, felt covers, "Early California," (Compliments of Hotel
Huntington), circa 1920 ; booklet, "Patterns on the Land: Geographical, Historical
and Political Maps of California" by Robert W. Durenberger, 1960.
Box 637, Folder 5
Catalina Island
1941
Scope and Contents
2 items: two booklets, "The Island of Santa Catalina" (1941).
Box 637, Folder 6
Claremont
1964
Scope and Contents
1 item: booklet, "Claremont - profile of a city" (1964).
Box 637, Folder 7
Corona
undated
Scope and Contents
2 items: pamphlets, "Corona Public Library Heritage Room" and "Corona Historic
Preservation Society presents a walking tour of historic Corona homes" (n.d.).
Box 637, Folder 8
Dominguez Rancho
1976
Scope and Contents
1 item: booklet, "Reminiscences of the Dominguez Ranch and the Carson Family - an
oral history by John Victor Carson" (interviewed 1972, published 1976).
Box 637, Folder 9
Fontana
circa 1927
Scope and Contents
1 item: booklet, "Fontana - the story of a real success" (c. 1927).
Box 637, Folder 10
Glendale
1924, 1927,
1989
Scope and Contents
5 items: pamphlets, two editions, 1924 and 1927, "First of the Ranchos - the
story of Glendale" ; pamphlet, "Glendale - a calendar of events..." ; two
pamphlets from Glendale Historical Society, "The Doctor's House" (n.d.) and
"Historic sites in Glendale, California," 1989.
Box 637, Folder 11
Highland Park
1923
Scope and Contents
1 item: pamphlet: "The Five Friendly Valleys - the story of Greater Highland
Park," Security Trust & Savings Bank, 1923.
Box 637, Folder 12
Hollywood
1922, 1926, 1948, circa
1950
Scope and Contents
4 items: two editions, 1920s, "In the valley of the Cahuengas - the story of
Hollywood" ; pamphlet, 1920s, "Hollywood, California" ; pamphlet, "Glamorous
Hollywood," 1950s ; pamphlet, "The Story of Rancho La Brea," Title Insurance and
Trust Company, 1948.
Box 637, Folder 13
Inglewood
1942, 1955
Scope and Contents
3 items: pamphlets, two 1955 editions and one 1942 edition of "Inglewood - a
calendar of events in the making of a city."
Box 637, Folder 14
Long Beach
1925, 1954,
1987
Scope and Contents
4 items: booklet, "Ranchos of the Sunset," Security Trust & Savings Bank,
1925 ; two copies of booklet, "Long Beach - a calendar of events in the making of
a city," Title Insurance and Trust Co., 1954 ; booklet, "The Bixby Land Company -
a continuing family endeavor," Historical Society of Southern California,
c.1988.
Box 637, Folder 15
Los Angeles - City
1934, 1950, 1968, 1981,
1982
Scope and Contents
"Do You Remember? Reminiscences of Days Gone By 1894 to 1934," pamphlet of Harry
Maidenberg's memories of early downtown Los Angeles, including business names and
addresses, 1934; "What to See and Do in Downtown Los Angeles" courtesy of the
Downtown Business Men's Association, pamphlet includes map with point-of-interest
locations, undated; "The City of Los Angeles: The First 100 Years," year book with
photographs and historical facts about Los Angeles 1850 -1950, 1950; "Mayors of
Los Angeles," booklet prepared by the Municipal Arts Department, includes brief
biographies and images of the mayors of Los Angeles, 1968; "200 Treasures of
Metropolitan Los Angeles," booklet prepared by the Automobile Club of Southern
California (AAA) in honor of the Los Angeles Bicentennial, two copies, 1981; "An
1886 CHINESE Labor Boycott in Los Angeles," booklet "prepared as a keepsake for
the Roxburghe and Zamorano Clubs," 1982.
Box 638
Reference Files - Pamphlet Collection
Box 638, Folder 1
Los Angeles - County
1895, 1909, 1915, 1926,
1928
Scope and Contents
"The Official Program for the Fiesta de Los Angeles for 1895," cover missing and
corners torn, includes photographs of Los Angeles and its surrounding communities,
drawings of the floats, and many advertisements, 1895; "The Los Angeles Tourist: A
Book for the Traveler and Pleasure Seeker," Volume I, number 4, likely published
by the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce," October 1909; "Los Angeles City and
County, Exposition Number," issued by the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, revised
for the Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco, 1915; "Since You Were Here
Before: A Souvenir of the Fifty-Second Annual Convention of the American Bankers
Association," prepared and printed by the Security Trust & Savings Bank, Los
Angeles, 1926; "Los Angeles County California," issued by the Los Angeles Chamber
of Commerce, 1928
Box 638, Folder 2
Los Angeles - County
1929, circa 1931, circa
1934, circa 1938
Scope and Contents
"La Reina: Los Angeles in Three Centuries, A Volume Commemorating the Fortieth
Anniversary of the Founding of the Security Trust & Savings Bank of Los
Angeles," includes a pasted-in card announcing the consolidation of Security Trust
& Savings and Los Angeles - First National Trust & Savings Bank, 1929;
"Los Angeles County - California," pamphlet with statistics and map of Los Angeles
area, circa 1931; "The Romance of the Ranchos," published by the Title Insurance
and Trust Company, includes fold-out map of early ranchos, circa 1934; "Los
Angeles County, California," pamphlet with statistics and photographs, circa
1938.
Box 638, Folder 3
Los Angeles - County
1939, 1961, 1973, circa
1982, 1988
Scope and Contents
"Los Angeles County California," booklet "published by the Board of supervisors
of Los Angeles County and circulated by the Los Angeles County Chamber of
Commerce," includes stern warning to "the mere job seeker," 1939; "Then and Now:
100 Landmarks within 50 miles of Los Angeles Civic Center," booklet "published by
the Board of supervisors of Los Angeles County and circulated by the Los Angeles
County Chamber of Commerce," 1939; "Los Angeles, 1900 - 1961," published by the
History Division, Los Angeles County Museum, 1961; "The End of An Era: Los Angeles
County's Old Hall of Records 1911 - 1973," published by the Los Angeles County
Board of Supervisors, 1973; "Los Angeles Telephone Co. Los Angeles Exchange,"
reproduction of 1882 phone list, circa 1982; "The Historians of Los Angeles,"
keepsake booklet created for the Historical Society of Southern California Gala,
written and signed by Doyce B. Nunis, Jr.,1988.
Box 638, Folder 4
Monterey Park
1976
Scope and Contents
1 item: booklet, "The History of Monterey Park," Monterey Park Bicentennial
Committee / Monterey Park Progress, 1976.
Box 638, Folder 5
Montrose
circa 1913
Scope and Contents
1 item: booklet (cover detached), "(About) Montrose," Holmes-Walton Co. (real
estate agents), c.1913.
Box 638, Folder 6
Ojai
circa 1922
Scope and Contents
1 item: brochure, "Let's go to the Ojai...Map of roads and trails," c. 1922.
Box 638, Folder 7
Orange County
1952, 1955,
1959
Scope and Contents
3 items: booklets, three editions of "Old Spanish & Mexican Ranchos of Orange
County," 1952, 1955 and 1959. The later two include a colored map of the
ranchos.
Box 638, Folder 8
Pasadena
1949, 1952 - 1955, 1969,
circa 1977
Scope and Contents
9 items: booklets and pamphlets, four copies (1949 and 1955 printings), "Pasadena
- a calendar of events in the making of a city" ; booklet, two copies, "Valley of
the Hahamog-na - Pasadena through two centuries," 1952 ; brochure, "Ten Tours of
Pasadena" (1980s?) ; booklet, "Pasadena Pioneer Pictorial," 1954 ; booklet,
"Pasadena - two centuries of growth," by Andrew Rolle, 1969.
Box 638, Folder 9
Pomona
1936
Scope and Contents
1 item: booklet, "Pomona," 1936 (Title Guarantee and Trust Co.).
Box 638, Folder 10
Redlands
circa 1975,
1982
Scope and Contents
4 items: booklet, "A selective bibliography of...materials in The Heritage
Collection of the A.K. Smiley Public Library," Redlands, CA., 1975 ; booklet,
"Redlands turn of the century homes," Redlands Chamber of Commerce, c. 1980 ;
brochure, "Preserving a heritage - Redlands," Redlands Area Historical Society, c.
1980 ; booklet, "The Lincoln Memorial Shrine Golden Jubilee..." by Larry E.
Burgess, 1982.
Box 639
Reference Files - Pamphlet Collection
Box 639, Folder 1
Riverside County
1940, 1957
Scope and Contents
2 items: booklet, "Handbook of the Mission Inn - Riverside, California," 1940 ;
booklet, "The Story of Riverside County," 1957.
Box 639, Folder 2
San Diego County
1935, 1969,
1977
Scope and Contents
2 items: booklet, "History of Julian," Julian Historical Society, 1969 ; booklet,
"Portrait of a Boom Town - San Diego in the 1880s," Copley Books, 1977 ; booklet,
"California Pacific International Exposition Official Guide," 1935,
Box 639, Folder 3
San Fernando Valley
1951, 1960, 1967,
1988
Scope and Contents
6 items: booklet, "San Fernando Valley - a calendar of events," 1951 ; booklet,
"The growth and economic stature of the San Fernando Valley," Security First
National Bank, 1960 ; two copies of "The story of the San Fernando Valley," Title
Insurance & Trust, 1961 ; booklet, "Fabulous San Fernando Valley," Western
Federal Savings, n.d. ; booklet, "Early Images of the San Fernando Valley,"
California State University, Northridge, 1988.
Box 639, Folder 4
San Gabriel
1924
Scope and Contents
1 item: booklet, a program for "The Mission Play, by John Steven McGroarty,"
1924.
Box 639, Folder 5
San Luis Obispo County
1957
Scope and Contents
1 item: booklet, "The Story of San Luis Obispo County," published by the Title
Insurance & Trust Company, 1957.
Box 639, Folder 6
San Marino
1977
Scope and Contents
1 item: booklet, "San Marino - from Ranch to City," San Marino Historical
Society, 1977.
Box 639, Folder 7
San Pedro/Wilmington
1937, 1980, 1984,
1987
Scope and Contents
4 items: pamphlet, "San Pedro and Wilmington - a calendar of events in the making
of two cities and the Los Angeles Harbor," 1937 ; booklet, "The Miracle of a Muddy
Tideflat," Junior League of Los Angeles, 1980 ; pamphlet, "The Watson Land Company
- a 75th Anniversary Salute," 1987; booklet, "The General Phineas Banning
Residence Museum," published by Friends of Banning Park, 1984.
Box 639, Folder 8
Santa Anita
circa 1936
Scope and Contents
1 item: booklet, "The Romance of Rancho Santa Anita," Rancho Santa Anita Inc.
(real estate agents), 1940s.
Box 639, Folder 9
Santa Barbara
1925, circa 1930, circa
1950
Scope and Contents
3 items: booklet, "Santa Barbara," by John Steven McGroarty, compliments of
Southern Pacific Lines, 1925 ; booklet, "Facts behind the fame of Santa Barbara
and Santa Barbara County," 1950 ; booklet, "Historic Adobes of Santa Barbara,
Calif.," 1950s?
Box 639, Folder 10
Santa Monica
1959, 1982
Scope and Contents
2 items: booklet, "Santa Monica - a calendar of events in the making of a city,"
1959 ; booklet (spiral bound) "A datebook for the Westsiders of Los Angeles -
1982."
Box 639, Folder 11
Southern California
1935, 1965
Scope and Contents
2 items: booklet "Official Tourist Guide to Southern California," published by
the All-Year Club of Southern California, 1935; booklet, "The Changing Scene: A
100-Year-Picture-History of Southern California," published by the Pioneer Savings
& Loan Association, 1965.
Box 639, Folder 12
Tulare County and Visalia
1952, 1955
Scope and Contents
2 items: booklets: "The story of Tulare County and Visalia," 1952 and 1955.
Box 639, Folder 13
Ventura County
1955
Scope and Contents
1 item: booklet, "The Story of Ventura County," 1955.
Box 639, Folder 14
Whittier
1955, 1957,
1962
Scope and Contents
3 items: three booklets, 1955, 1957 and 1962 printings of "Whittier - a calendar
of events in the making of a city."
General Reference
1876-1993
Scope and Contents
Files on subjects not directly related to the Times. Date range is 1876-1993.
Box 640
Reference Files - General
Box 640, Folder 1
Aerospace
1945 - 1970
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: LAT clips, 1945 - 1970, on aerospace endeavors, including
articles on Robert Goddard and Charles A. Lindbergh; reprint of LAT article,
3/19/1970, "Aerospace cuts...new jobless - the highly paid out on streets."
Box 640, Folder 2
Agriculture
1893 - 1978
Scope and Contents
9 items: two LAT articles copied, 5/10/1893, "Orange growers - another
meeting..." and "Co-operation among orange growers"; LAT article copy, 6/16/1894,
"Producers, consumers and middlemen (on Orange-growers Assn.); LAT article copy,
"Two blades of grass"; LAT article copy, 5/24/1922, "Sour grapes," original of
Handbook of the Mission Inn, Riverside, California, 1940; LAT article copy,
10/7/1943, "Fifty-year fruit record reviewed"; original booklet, (Los Angeles
County Agricultural Commissioner, Crop Report - 1969; original copy Sunkist Fresh
Citrus Handbook, 1978.
Box 640, Folder 3
Agriculture - Egg farms
1985
Scope and Contents
1 item: LAT article copy, 11/29/1985, "Bird of Paradise was a hen in colony
founder's Eden." (story of egg farms in SFV, ca. 1925)
Box 640, Folder 4
Alaska
1923
Scope and Contents
1 item: LAT article copy, 6/14/1923, "Alaska - President Harding's contemplated
visit to Alaska will naturally draw attention to the great Territory..."
Box 640, Folder 5
Animals
1916, 1985
Scope and Contents
2 items: LAT article copy, 1/1/1916, "The new wild animal center of the World,"
on Griffith Park Zoo, etc.; LAT clip, 11/17/1985, "Big birds & passing
fancies," on Edwin Cawston's Ostrich Farm, at one time located in South Pasadena
(ca. 1910s, 1920s).
Box 640, Folder 6
Architecture and Historic Preservation - Los Angeles
1967 - 1993
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: article tear sheets and copies from LAT, Sunset, Westways, L.A.
Herald-Examiner, Downtown News, Los Angeles (mag), and others. Material mostly
written between 1960s and 1990s but examining the Los Angeles lifestyles of
earlier decades. Highlights: original of house sales booklet, The New Spanish
Bungalow, 1923; multi-page tear sheet, L.A. Herald-Examiner, 12/31/1967, "The Los
Angeles that Was"; typed list (7-pp.) of 145 "Historic-Cultural Monuments" in City
of Los Angeles, as of 1975; 2 copies of a postcard featuring Dominguez Adobe
Rancho San Pedro labeled "Historic Preservation" postmarked "first day of issue
Sep 16, 1984".
Box 640, Folder 7
Art - Murals, Title Guarantee Building
1986
Scope and Contents
1 item: copy of booklet, Mural Paintings in the Title Guarantee Building,
received by LAT 10/29/1986.
Box 640, Folder 8
Arts - Los Angeles Grand Opera Association
1973
Scope and Contents
1 item: pp. 261 through 302 torn out from the journal of The Historical Society
of Southern California quarterly, volume LV, number 3, Fall 1973, "Los Angeles
Grand Opera Association: The Formative Years, 1924 - 1926."
Box 640, Folder 9
Aviation
1911 - 1977
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: clips and copies of articles from LAT (incl. some from early in
1900s), Westways,Terra (County Natural Hist. Museum), etc.; seven LAT "Skyways"
columns by Jim Basset from the late 1930s; Pan Am Press Kit, 1977, commemorating
the airline's 50th anniversary, incl. glossy 8" x 10" photos, historical info and
press releases; related material.
Box 640, Folder 10
Baldwin Hills
1985
Scope and Contents
1 item: LAT clip, 7/3/1985, "Baldwin Hills tragedies...First came the flood, now
the fire."
Box 640, Folder 11
Banks - Bank Holidays 1933
1933
Scope and Contents
3 items: three LAT article copies, "Let's not get rattled," 3/3/1933; "Roosevelt
sworn into office...", 3/5/1933; "Banks to reopen today by order of Roosevelt,"
3/11/1933.
Box 640, Folder 12
Banks - Los Angeles
1921 - 1956
Scope and Contents
7 items: "keepsake"-type booklet, The Farmer's & Merchants National Bank of
Los Angeles...Fifty Years of Banking Service, 1921; advert. / greeting card, "Life
more abundant," from Bank of Italy National Trust and Savings Association, 1927;
brochure, "President's Statement," from The First National Bank of Los Angeles -
Pacific Southwest Bank, First Securities Co., 8/9/1927; 1-pp. letter (no
signature, subsequent pages may be missing), to Don Taylor of LAT, on
Security-First National Bank of Los Angeles letterhead, with historical
"information about the second home of the Farmers & Merchants Bank," dated
10/24/1956; pp. 336 - 341 copied from a book titled A Mirror for Californians
[Oliver Carlson, 1941]; two undated ads (ca. 1925) for Citizens...Bank of Los
Angeles.
Box 640, Folder 13
Broadcasting
1961 - 1985
Scope and Contents
4 items: 2 reports from Press Dept., National Broadcasting Co., 24-.pp.,"The
History of NBC - 35 Years of Broadcasting Leadership," 11/30/1961 and 21-pp., "NBC
Highlights, 1926 - 1961"; LAT editorial copy, "Television and Culture," 1/29/1962;
LAT tear sheet, 5/15/1985, "Familiar faces honor KTLA founder," on the history of
KTLA, the first commercial TV station (1947) in the West.
Box 640, Folder 14
California
1895 - 1973
Scope and Contents
6 items: 6-pp. copied from California Tourist..."information (for) those people
who wish to learn more about the Golden State," 1895; pp. 1 - 63 copied from
Inside the U.S.A., by John Gunther, 1947; article copy, Holiday, 10/1965, pp. 59 -
74, (California) "The Three Californias"; article copy, Holiday, 10/1965, pp. 20,
26 - 33, "Go West, young writer"; related lists, etc.
Box 640, Folder 15
California - Growth
1946 - 1981
Scope and Contents
9 items: LAT clips and tear sheets, 1946 - 1981, related to California population
growth and the attendant changes in the state; staple-bound, 53-pp. booklet,
California...Promise and Problems," articles reprinted from LAT, 1962 - 1963.
Box 640, Folder 16
California - History
1882, 1936, 1975 - 1976,
1979, 1984
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: miscellaneous historical articles, reproductions of early maps,
lists of state governors, various events, a glossary of California (place) names,
related items; multiple pages copied from California - a remarkable state's life
history by John W. Caughey, 1970; copy of multi-page article, American Heritage,
6-7-/1979, pp. 63 - 77, "To a distant and perilous service"; complete issue of
Westways, 7/1976, w/ notecard, "Westways issue entirely dedicated to
California...(incl.) early California...early Los Angeles"; 9 black and white
postcards featuring historic images of the city of Corona, California circa
1890-1930.
Box 641
Reference Files - General
Box 641, Folder 1
California - Northern vs. Southern
1906 - 1977
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: various chronologies recording dates of newspaper articles from
both L.A. and San Francisco related to the often rocky relationship between the
two cities and between northern and southern California; clips and copies from
newspapers in both cities; 4-pp. reprint featuring stories from San Francisco,
dated 4/19/1906, and headed "The Call=Chronicle=Examiner," all under the banner
headline "Earthquake and fire...San Francisco in ruins"; transcription of S.F.
Call editorial of 11/21/1908, "San Francisco does not forget," responding to
alleged slurs by Harrison Gray Otis in LAT; 3-pp. chronology, headed "SO. CAL. vs.
NO. CAL., 1881 - [1911] ; memo with attached clips, on LAT coverage of the point
in the early 1960s when California became the most populous state in the
union.
Box 641, Folder 2
California Committee for the Promotion of History
1986
Scope and Contents
1 item: Registration form / schedule of...events for "CCPH (California Committee
for the Promotion of History) Sixth Annual Conference" (10/17/1986 - 10/19/1986)
in Bakersfield, CA.
Box 641, Folder 3
Catalina Island
1985 - 1987
Scope and Contents
5 items: brochure, "The History of Santa Catalina Island, Catalina Museum
Society, 6/1985; "Welcome to The Wrigley Memorial and Botanical Garden," Wrigley
Memorial Garden Foundation, 8/1985; "Santa Catalina Island Fact Sheet," Santa
Catalina Island Co., 6/1986; Avalon / Santa Catalina Island maps, "Compliments of
The Visitor's Information Center and Santa Catalina Island Company, 10/1987;
undated, Catalina Conservancy - Information Sheet; brochure, Santa Catalina
Island's Casino Building, 1989.
Box 641, Folder 4
Chronologies (General Reference)
1989
Scope and Contents
1 item: original, 8-pp. from The Wall Street Journal Centennial Edition,
6/23/1989, with charts, graphs, a 1889 - 1989 timeline with related articles. (in
a plastic sleeve)
Box 641, Folder 5
Churches - Los Angeles
1927 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: undated booklet with information on First Congregational Church
of Los Angeles; undated brochure, "Reflections on Religious Architecture...five
landmark churches & synagogues in the Mid-Wilshire Corridor"; copies of two
1920s LAT articles on churches; original of "The Salvation Army - Auxiliary
Notes," 12/1927; booklet, Windows of Immanuel - Immanuel Presbyterian Church, 1975
; brochure, "Welcome to the First Baptist Church of Los Angeles," ca. 1985;
multi-page report from Myrna Saxe (art & architecture conservator) plus LAT
clip, both related to decorated sandstone blocks, part of the first L.A.
synagogue, unearthed after being buried near the intersection of Broadway and 2nd
streets from 1895 until 1988.
Box 641, Folder 6
Civil Defense
1951 - 1972
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: clips and copies of articles from LAT, other newspapers and
Time (mag) related to "cold war" civil defense concerns of the 1950s and 1960s.
Many of the articles are clustered in the year 1961, during which interest in both
public and private fallout (bomb) shelters seemed to have reached a peak.
Box 641, Folder 7
Civil Disobedience - Campus Unrest
1968 - 1970
Scope and Contents
5 items: LAT editorial copy, "Dissent on the campuses," 9/29/1968; LAT editorial
copy, "Verdict in the Valley State Case," 11/20/1969; LAT article copy, "Kent
State...the lessons of Orangeburg were ignored," 5/10/1970; LAT editorial copy,
"College unrest and the public," 6/21/1970; LAT article copy, "Study of a college
massacre," 10/23/1970.
Box 641, Folder 8
Civil Rights
1963 - 1975
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: a collection of articles, opinion pieces, and letters to the
Editor on the subjects of civil rights legislation, race relations and law
enforcement, discrimination against individuals for country club memberships
(Joseph Wambaught), etc.
Box 641, Folder 9
Civil Rights - American Civil Liberties Union
1973 - 1974
Scope and Contents
4 items: booklet, Fifty Years of the American Civil Liberties Union, 1973; LAT
article clip, 12/9/1973, "Lear, Cronkite, Times honored" ; LAT editorial clip,
7/14/1974, "The ACLU...destination unknown" ; LAT clip, 7/21/1974, "Letters to The
Times," on the earlier ACLU editorial.
Box 641, Folder 10
Civil Rights - School Integration
1961 - 1972
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: LAT article and editorial page copies and LAT reprints, 1961 -
1972, related to racial prejudice, school integration, busing to achieve racially
mixed schools, etc.
Box 641, Folder 11
Colleges - California Institute of Technology
1922, 1928,
1966
Scope and Contents
4 items: LAT article copy, 8/6/1922, "Great scientific discovery goal of
remarkable Pasadena experiments...Dr. Millikan's attempt to 'smash the atom...";
LAT article copy, 4/30/1928, "The busy electron...new discoveries...(Dr.
Millikan)"; booklet, Facts about Caltech, 6/1966; booklet, California Institute of
Technology Quarterly, Fall 1966.
Box 641, Folder 12
Colleges - Otis Art Institute of Parsons School of Design
1916, 1940, 1981, 1987,
1988
Scope and Contents
5 items: transcribed article from San Francisco Chronicle, 12/24/1916, "Harrison
Gray Otis gives home to Los Angeles County as art gallery"; catalog for Otis Art
Institute, 1940 - 1941; LAT tear sheet, 4/19/1981, "Otis / Parsons...color it
solvent"; LAT tear sheet, 11/5/1987, "The big picture improves at Otis / Parsons
art school"; LAT article copy, 9/11/1988, "First expansion in 30 years under way
at art institute"; postcard featuring an illustration of the Bivouac labeled,
"Residence of Genl. Otis, Los Angeles, Cal."
Box 641, Folder 13
Colleges - University of California
1946 - 1969
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: LAT editorials and articles on issues confronting the
University of California campuses and the university community in relation to the
general public; 78-pp. book, William Andrews Clark Memorial Library - Report of
the First Decade, 1934 - 1944 (1946) ; two multi-page excerpts from The Year of
the Oath, by George R. Stewart, 1950; reprint from The Library Quarterly, 4/1950,
"From private collection to public institution...Clark Memorial Library"; booklet,
(Clark Library) Report of the Second Decade, 1945 - 1955," publ. 1956; related
material.
Box 641, Folder 14
Colleges - University of Southern California
1930
Scope and Contents
1 item: LAT article copy, "The University of Southern California, (the)
University Library," by Charlotte Brown, Librarian, 5/31/1930.
Box 641, Folder 15
Commerce and Industry (1 of 2)
1913 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: article clips and copies from LAT, Downtown News, informal
multi-page reports, some undated and with no attribution, ephemera related to
commerce and industry in greater Los Angeles; (in plastic sleeve) very early LAT
clips on the subjects, 1913 - 1932; investment letter (ad) for James R. Miller
& Company, 1934; complete issue, Pacific Business, 3-4/1975; complete issue,
Counter Talk (May Co.), 6/4/1976; booklet, Pacific Lighting Corp. - A Century of
Commitment, 1886 - 1986; booklet, From Agriculture to Aerospace (L.A. Area Chamber
of Commerce), 1988. Split into two folders.
Box 641, Folder 16
Commerce and Industry (2 of 2)
1913 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: article clips and copies from LAT, Downtown News, informal
multi-page reports, some undated and with no attribution, ephemera related to
commerce and industry in greater Los Angeles; (in plastic sleeve) very early LAT
clips on the subjects, 1913 - 1932; investment letter (ad) for James R. Miller
& Company, 1934; complete issue, Pacific Business, 3-4/1975; complete issue,
Counter Talk (May Co.), 6/4/1976; booklet, Pacific Lighting Corp. - A Century of
Commitment, 1886 - 1986; booklet, From Agriculture to Aerospace (L.A. Area Chamber
of Commerce), 1988. Split into two folders.
Box 641, Folder 17
Communications - Carrier Pigeon Service to Santa Catalina
Island
1986
Scope and Contents
1 item: tear sheet of Jack Smith's column,
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
, 2/23/1986,
"Wings across the water," on the carrier pigeon mail service from Avalon, Catalina
Island, to Los Angeles, between 1894 and 1902.
Box 642
Reference Files - General
Box 642, Folder 1
Communism
1926 - 1962
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: LAT news stories and editorials on the activities of communists
in Los Angeles, 1926 - 1962.
Box 642, Folder 2
Communism - Hollywood
1940 - 1976
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: article and editorial clips and copies from LAT (one from Santa
Monica Evening Outlook) on Communist activities in America; also material on the
House Committee on Un-American Activities, including stories on actors and other
film people being called to testify, including "The Hollywood Ten"; copies of pp.
172 - 193 from the book, Hollywood on Trial, by Gordon Kahn, 1948
Box 642, Folder 3
Community Associations - Town Hall
1987
Scope and Contents
2 items: complete copy of Voices, publ. by Town Hall of California (1987); note
to Carolyn Strickler, LAT History Center, from Stender Sweeney, a program that
"went very well."
Box 642, Folder 4
Crime - Assassinations
1981
Scope and Contents
3 items: LAT article, 3/31/1981, "10 of nation's presidents targets of
assassination attempts," (one tear sheet, one copy); LAT article tear sheet,
4/17/1981, "The shootings of the presidents...history's footnotes detail changes
in medical technology."
Box 642, Folder 5
Crime - Capital Punishment
1971
Scope and Contents
1 item: LAT article copy (partial), 4/20/1971, "Gas chamber kept ready to resume
execution orders."
Box 642, Folder 6
Crime - Gun Control
1968, 1970
Scope and Contents
5 items. Four items are reprints of LAT editorials: "Guns...public demands
action," 6/17/1968; "The great American slaughter," 6/27/1968; "Guns laws...the
public loses," 7/10/1968; "Support your local police," 11/16/1970; one Conrad
editorial cartoon, showing handgun with smoke issuing from its barrel, with the
caption, "Cautuion...owning may be hazardous to everyone's health,"
11/16/1970.
Box 642, Folder 7
Crime - Los Angeles
1924 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: LAT news stories and editorials , 1924 - 1933, on gangsters,
gambling, etc., in Los Angeles and nationwide; copied booklet, Ghouls Guide to Los
Angeles, date unknown (1954>); 17-pp. copied From a Reporter's Notebook, "The
Black Dahlia...1947 - 1987," by Will Fowler.
Box 642, Folder 8
Crime - Violence, 1960s
1973
Scope and Contents
2 items: LAT tear sheets, Pts. I & II of "Children of the Decade," including
"Violence...just another facet of life?' 11/22/1973, and "Violence and Youth...an
adult view," 11/23/1973, both articles by Bella Stumbo, LAT Staff Writer.
Box 642, Folder 9
Daylight Savings Time
1930
Scope and Contents
1 item: LAT article copy, "Daylight savings's drawbacks far outweighs its
benefits," 9/28/1930.
Box 642, Folder 10
Depression.
1931 - 1936
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: LAT article copies - one packet in plastic sleeve focuses on
"Stock Market Crash, 1929," another on "Depression, 1931 - 1933," with subjects
such as "jobless wanderers," camps for transients, "bonus" armies, etc. Other
clips are from as late as 1936.
Box 642, Folder 11
Devil's Gate Dam
1919
Scope and Contents
1 item: LAT news clip copy, 3/1/1919, "Devil's Gate Dam," explaining the need for
the dam and the fact that it was "the first large place of work...to be undertaken
by the (County) Flood Control Commission."
Box 642, Folder 12
Earthquakes
1933 - 1976
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items. LAT news stories and other material on: the 1933 Long Beach
earthquake--"Scores perish in Southland quake," 3/11/1933 ; the Northridge
earthquake, 1971; earthquake prediction; earthquake preparation; etc.
Box 642, Folder 13
Environment
1895 - 1974
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: two very early clips on the environment, 1895 and 1901; two
batches of article copies in plastic sleeves, labeled 1923 - 1929 and 1930 - 1934
; approx. 20 reprints of LAT articles and editorials on subjects relating to the
environment (ecology) written between 1968 and 1974; other LAT article copies,
some by Times Science Writer Irving Bengelsdorf, written between 1969 and
1971.
Box 642, Folder 14
Environment - Smog - Correspondence and Press Releases
1954 - 1973
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: letters, journal articles and other materials related to the
air pollution (smog) problem in southern California, incl. at least two letters
addressed to Gov. Goodwin Knight. Some specific documents: pp. 6 - 83 of a
California State report [title page missing] on the general topic of "Air
Pollution Control," the fragment begins with "Chapter II - Attempts to abate..."
(ca. 1954); 11-pp., incl. Title page, table of contents, and Chpt. 1 of The
history, legal and administrative aspects of air pollution control in the County
of Los Angeles, submitted to the L.A. County Board of Supervisors, 5/9/1954
Box 642, Folder 15
Environment - Smog - Clippings
1947 - 1976
Scope and Contents
Approx. 65 items: approx. 10 reprints of LAT editorials, 1969 - 1976, on topic of
smog ; article copies, LAT, Westways, Southern California Quarterly, & other
sources, on contribution to smog by industry, autos, buses, and on possible
solutions to the serious air pollution problems of southern California. Also
included is a booklet of LAT reprints from 1/8/1961, "Where we stand on Smog
problem, what's been done, what's ahead."
Box 642, Folder 16
Erotica
1929, 1930
Scope and Contents
5 items: five booklets, printed ca. 1930 [?}, featuring mild (by 21st century
standards) nude photos and text. Each item, in a plastic sleeve, has a note in the
sleeve reading in part, "Purchased Jan. 1985." Among the titles, Pictorial French
Follies (& Fiction), Scanty Washing and Nudisme et Paysages.
Box 642, Folder 17
Ethnic Groups - American Indians
1886 - 1973
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: a collection of LAT article clips and copies on various aspects
of American Indians. The earliest examples are from 1886, 1888, and 1889,
exhibiting a wide range of attitudes towards "the indian problem." Also a 1973
"rereading" and fresh review, by Robert Kirsch, of the novel Ramona (1885) and a
6-pp. excerpt copied from West of the West, by Robert Kirsch and William S.
Murphy.
Box 643
Reference Files - General
Box 643, Folder 1
Ethnic Groups - Blacks
1890 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: collection of LAT editorial copies, and additional citations
for material on Blacks in American society relating to civil rights, incl. voting
rights, and other issues, 1890 - 1987; complete issue of Los Angeles County Museum
of Natural History Quarterly, Winter 1969 - 70, includes article "Los Angeles
Black Heritage"; tear sheet, Westways, 5/1975, "Ralph Bunche...the early years";
article copy, L.A. Historical Society Newsletter, 7/1988, "Black Angelenos...the
Afro-American in Los Angeles, 1850 - 1950."
Box 643, Folder 2
Ethnic Groups - Chinese
1881 - 1993
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: LAT copies, news clips, feature stories and editorials, on the
Chinese community and their interaction with other citizens of Los Angeles;
complete issue, Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History Quarterly, Fall 1967,
including article, "The Chinese in Los Angeles"; 2-pp. copied from L.A. City
Historical Society Newsletter, 3/1988, "Bing cherries, Pebble Beach and Lotus";
tear sheet, (L.A.) Downtown News, 6/6/1988, cover story on Chinatown.
Box 643, Folder 3
Ethnic Groups - Hispanics
1930 - 1984
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: major item, pp. 189 - 259 copied from book, North from Mexico,
by Carey McWilliams, 1961; LAT clips & copies (plus one from Wall St. J.) on
Hispanics in southern Cal. and USA.
Box 643, Folder 4
Ethnic Groups - Japanese
1905 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: major item - pp. 6 - 68 of a monograph written at Whittier
College by Dorothy Sheets, 7/1943, "Anti- Japanese agitation in California -
studied at three periods of crisis" ; LAT clips & copies, articles on Japanese
- Americans in the USA during the entire 20th century, plus World War II
issues.
Box 643, Folder 5
Ethnic Groups - Jews
1893 - 1985
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: LAT clips and copies, 1893 - 1985, news stories, columns and
editorials on the Jewish community in Los Angeles; brochure, "The Jews of Los
Angeles," 1981, the main section of the brochure is "Los Angeles Jewry - a
chronology" [1840 - 1981] ; pp. 1 - 38 of March / April 1986 issue of The
Californians - the Magazine of California History [ pp. 1-38 featured articles on
the history of California Jewry.
Box 643, Folder 6
Floods
1992
Scope and Contents
1 item: copy of "info box," 2/13/1992, "Back in Time," two photos and timeline,
with descriptions of destruction, fatalities, etc., for five major L.A. areas
floods, 1914 - 1978.
Box 643, Folder 7
Foreign Countries - Chile
1965, 1972
Scope and Contents
2 items: LAT editorial copy, "New victory for reform in Chile," 3/9/1965 ; LAT
editorial copy, "Don't give Allende an excuse," 7/17/1972.
Box 643, Folder 8
Foreign Countries - China
1930
Scope and Contents
2 items: LAT editorial, 8/10/1930, "The sick man among nations"; LAT editorial,
11/23/1930, "A problem for civilization."
Box 643, Folder 9
Foreign Countries - Europe
1925 - 1933
Scope and Contents
6 items. LAT editorials: 11/29/1925, "The United States of Europe"; 12/10/1925,
"Mussolini our eulogist"; 12/24/1925, "Italy as an empire"; 3/30/1927, "Europe in
the remaking"; 4/2/1927, "International spite fences." LAT interview, "A notable
interview (of Englebert Dollfuss).
Box 643, Folder 10
Foreign Countries - Germany
1915 - 1933
Scope and Contents
8 items: LAT editorials, 9/15/1915, "Kipling's unfairness"; 2/25/1916, "Germany's
untenable demand"; 2/24/1916, "America's acute quandary with Germany"; 9/14/1922,
"Germany's fiat money"; 8/30/1924, "Germany's bitter-enders"; 9/3/1933, "New Nazi
persecution"; 11/27/1933, "The Nazis and Einstein"; LAT book review, "Is Hitler's
book Aryan? or inflated hot-Aryan? German's book bristles with prejudices but
lacks coherence and logic in English version."j
Box 643, Folder 11
Foreign Countries - Laos
1955 - 1961
Scope and Contents
5 items, all LAT editorials and opinion pieces: 5/5/1955, "The Reds call an end
run through Laos"; 5/5/1955, "The risk of the build-up policy in Laos"; 1/6/1961,
"The alternative to preparedness"; 1/23/1961, "Tiny Laos...why its sudden
importance"; 3/27/1961, "The limited choice in Laos."
Box 643, Folder 12
Foreign Countries - Mexico
1902 - 1984
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: LAT articles, features and editorials on the people, politics
and lifestyles of Mexico; 3-pp. timeline, titled [on 3rd sheet] "Mexican Border
War - 1916," mentioning Woodrow Wilson, Francisco "Pancho" Villa and Gen. John J.
Pershing; 6-pp. (442 - 447) copied from book Yellowlegs, by Richard Wormser
(1966).
Box 643, Folder 13
Foreign Countries - Nicaragua
1927
Scope and Contents
1 item: LAT editorial, 7/21/1927, "Policing Nicaragua."
Box 643, Folder 14
Foreign Countries - Panama (Panama Canal)
circa 1935 -
1972
Scope and Contents
5 items: original booklet, undated, "Souvenir and log of my voyage," presented by
Panama Mail S.S. Co. (ca. 1935); illustrated aerial view of Panama Canal by
Charles H. Owens of the LAT Art Staff, undated; 10-pp. report on "Panama ...
Crossroads of the Hemisphere," prepared by Middle America Information Bureau /
United Fruit Co., 1/25/1946; original book, The Panama Canal - Fiftieth
Anniversary, prepared by The Panama Canal Co., 1964; brochure, "Current Foreign
Policy" (Dept. of State) , 10/1972.
Box 643, Folder 15
Foreign Countries - Philippines
1931, 1933
Scope and Contents
2 items. LAT editorials: 8/6/1931, "Independence, new style"; 1/12/1933,
"Philippine independence."
Box 643, Folder 16
Foreign Countries - USSR
1904 - 1933
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: (all LAT editorials) 2/7/1904, "A friend in need"; 3/13/1904,
"[For Russia -- again, why?"; 5/10/1904, "Where the line is drawn"; 5/12/1904,
"What a Japanese victory [in Russo-Japanese war] would mean"; 7/17/1904, "Russia
our friend"; 3/5/1905, "Russia's faithless masters"; 6/14/1905, "Los Angeles the
place (the Russian cause)"; 4/27/1907, "Experience vs. speculation," 7/31/1927,
"Those Russian loans"; 11/18/1933, "Russia is recognized."
Box 643, Folder 17
Foreign Countries - Vietnam
1961 - 1974
Scope and Contents
Approx. 60 items: copies, tear sheets and reprints of LAT news stories and
editorials on the Vietnam conflict. They trace the evolution of U.S. involvement
from a scattering of advisors in the early 1960s, through the negotiations, to the
pullout of the mid 1970s. A sampling of headlines: 12/18/1961, "The deepening war
in Vietnam"; 2/20/1966, "Vietnam... a complicated crisis"; 6/7/1970, "Get out of
Vietnam NOW."
Box 643, Folder 18
Forest Lawn
1924 - 1925
Scope and Contents
2 items. Copies of LAT news stories: 12/9/1924, "Marble of Carrera to grace
park"; 11/30/1925, "Statue of Moses copied...Forest Lawn Park at Glendale to get
only full-size reproduction of Michaelangelo work."
Box 643, Folder 19
Gambling
1933
Scope and Contents
1 item: copy of LAT news story, 11/27/1933, "Gambling wave sweeps over city and
county."
Box 644
Reference Files - General
Box 644, Folder 1
Gilmore Adobe
circa 1980
Scope and Contents
1 item: printed flyer, ca. 1980s, "Gilmore Adobe," 5 grafs of printed history of
the adobe.
Box 644, Folder 2
Glendale
1932 - 1983
Scope and Contents
5 items: two sheets copied from Thomas Guide (street maps) showing portions of
Glendale and focusing on Grand Central Air Terminal; 3 sheets copied from Los
Angeles in 7 Days, by Lanier Bartlett & Virginia Stivers Bartlett, 1932; LAT
article copy, "Postscript...famous no longer take wing from Grand Central
Airport," 6/12/1978 ; 5 sheets copied from "A candidate looks at Glendale..."
(1983), 4 pp. of history information and a "open letter" to Glendale citizens from
"Sonny" Sardo, candidate for Glendale City Council.
Box 644, Folder 3
Government Assistance - Los Angeles County Relief
1933 - 1964
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: collection of LAT editorials and news stories [news with "spin"
at times] on aspects of County relief funds and how they were spent. Subjects
include Federal work camps during the Depression, taxpayer's "revolts,"
objectionable amounts being spent for relief in the County, etc. Some examples
from the 1930s illustrate the "yellow journalism" of the era.
Box 644, Folder 4
Government Assistance - Medicare
1961 - 1969
Scope and Contents
8 items: a collection of LAT editorials, 1961 - 1969, on the subjects of medical
waste, the American Medical Assn., Medicare, etc.
Box 644, Folder 5
Government Assistance - Welfare
1934 - 1939, 1960,
1976
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: pp. 303 - 324 copied from book, A Mirror for Californians, by
Oliver Carlson, 1941, a chapter titled "Revolt of the Aged"; tear sheets from
Historical Society of Southern California Quarterly, pp. 303 - 318, "State welfare
administration in California, 1930 - 1945"; no date seen; a 3-pp. vote analysis
chart for the California General Election of 11/1938; a selection of LAT articles,
charts and ephemera related to the "ham and eggs" $30 per week pension plan
proposed by liberal political forces in California in the late 1930s.
Box 644, Folder 6
Government Assistance - Welfare - George McLain
1942 - 1954
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: tear sheets and copies of LAT editorials and news stories
related to the activities of pension activist George H. McLain between 1942 and
1954. Also in the folder is an article copy from Frontier (mag), 4/1951, "Lobbyist
for the aged," pp. 5-9. LAT was critical of McLain. A 1954 editorial was headed
"Pension grab is with us again."
Box 644, Folder 7
Government Assistance - Welfare - Thesis
1953
Scope and Contents
1 item: a portion (pp. 11 - 82) of a thesis written at the University of Redlands
by George V. Erickson (Thesis title above), date of thesis not apparent, first
sheet headed "Chapter Two - Historical Development of Pension Movements, 1931 -
1941...'Townsendism'."
Box 644, Folder 8
Hollywood
1924 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items. Includes: a selection of LAT articles and other information
about the community of Hollywood and, from 1911 on, the development of the film
industry in Hollywood; Thomas Guide map of Hollywood area streets, stapled to
"Chronology of development in Hollywood" (1-pp.), running from 1790 to 1925;
spiral-bound, 35-pp. booklet, Hollywood - Historical Survey (Community
Redevelopment Agency, City of Los Angeles), includes history, a complete timeline
to 1978, charts, etc., 8/1985.
Box 644, Folder 9
Hollywood Palladium
1940 - 1987
Scope and Contents
3 items: LAT article copy, 6/11/1940, "Dance Palace work begun....Ceremony marks
start of great entertainment center"; tear sheet, Los Angeles (mag), 1/1987, "A
sentimental journey at the Palladium"; LAT tear sheet, 1/12/1987, "A sentimental
journey to the Hollywood Palladium's past," on a reunion of sorts hosted by Mel
Torme with the Dorsey Orchestra.
Box 644, Folder 10
Hospitals - Los Angeles
1985
Scope and Contents
2 items: LAT article clip, 9/20/1985, "L.A.'s French Hospital, founded by
pioneers, to mark 125th year"; article tear sheet, Downtown News, 9/23/1985,
"After 125 years, vive l ' hospital."
Box 644, Folder 11
Hotels - Los Angeles
1882 - 1982
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: material on the Nadeau Hotel / Nadeau Block (constructed in
1882); original program, "Fifth Annual Dominos Dinner Dance, 'Cocoanut Grove,' The
Ambassador, Los Angeles," 4/22/1935 ; LAT article copy, 1/13/1936, "Rediscovering
Los Angeles," on the United States Hotel, built in 1866 ; two LAT article copies
on the razing of the Bella Union Hotel (a.k.a. St. Charles Hotel), 1940; brochure,
"The Biltmore Hotel..." ca. 1975; luncheon menu / program, Hotel Bonaventure 5th
anniversary, 3/3/1982.
Box 644, Folder 12
Illegal Aliens
1968 - 1972
Scope and Contents
5 items. LAT editorials and "op-ed" pieces: 2/6/1968, "Let's put local people to
work"; 4/24/1970, "The 'wetback' problem has more than just one side"; 4/27/1970,
"Correct the 'wetback' injustice"; 11/3/1971, "Penalty for hiring illegal aliens";
5/4/1972, "The aliens...why are they illegal."
Box 644, Folder 13
Immigration
1923 - 1928
Scope and Contents
3 items. LAT editorials: 10/13/1923, "Selective immigration"; 8/8/1927, "Revolt
of the domestics"; 2/18/1928, "Hands off!"
Box 644, Folder 14
Imperial Valley
1901 - 1941
Scope and Contents
9 items: LAT article, 4/17/1901, "Salton Desert soon to be converted into fertile
farms"; LAT article copy, 12/21/1905, "The clouds over Imperial," on the canal
ruptures that led to the creation of the Salton Sea; copies of selected pages of A
History of Imperial Valley, by Otto ?, no date seen; 2-pp. citations from LAT for
Niland, CA., 1914 - 1921; LAT article copy, 5/21/1940, "Imperial's courage" ; LAT
brief copy, 3/28/1941, "First cantaloupes sell for $1 each."
Box 644, Folder 15
Journalism (1 of 2)
1950 - 1989
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: collection of book excerpts, newspaper and magazine articles,
flyers, monographs, etc. Notable items: booklet, University of Wisconsin - Alumni
Directory of the School of Journalism, 12/1950 ; approx. 30-pp. copied from a
Thesis presented at USC for a Political Science M.A., title "The World as seen
through Los Angeles editorials, 1939-40 and 1954-55" by Clifford Gewecke, Jr.,
1/1956 (includes Title pages, Table of Contents, Chpt. 1, "Problems and
procedures," Chpt. VI, "Summary and conclusions," and a Bibliography ; booklet, A
comparative analysis of foreign news in newspapers of the United States and South
America by James W. Markham, Penn. State, 1959 ; 37-pp. Thesis presented at Cal.
State Fullerton for M.A. in Communications, "California journalism 1850 - 1920...
an annotated bibliography with index" by Joanne Ashley Newman, 1976 ; cover and
article copied from The Quill, 4/1982, "John Naisbitt...Tomorrow's news today"
(Note - cover caricature is of Otis Chandler & Katherine Graham) ; 12-pp.
program / booklet, Urban Archives Center (Cal State Northridge), First Amendment
Exhibit, 1987; issue of newsletter, Collections (from Urban Archives Center,
above), "Exhibit on First Amendment continuing in Oviatt Library." Split into two
folders.
Box 644, Folder 16
Journalism (2 of 2)
1950 - 1989
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: collection of book excerpts, newspaper and magazine articles,
flyers, monographs, etc. Notable items: booklet, University of Wisconsin - Alumni
Directory of the School of Journalism, 12/1950 ; approx. 30-pp. copied from a
Thesis presented at USC for a Political Science M.A., title "The World as seen
through Los Angeles editorials, 1939-40 and 1954-55" by Clifford Gewecke, Jr.,
1/1956 (includes Title pages, Table of Contents, Chpt. 1, "Problems and
procedures," Chpt. VI, "Summary and conclusions," and a Bibliography ; booklet, A
comparative analysis of foreign news in newspapers of the United States and South
America by James W. Markham, Penn. State, 1959 ; 37-pp. Thesis presented at Cal.
State Fullerton for M.A. in Communications, "California journalism 1850 - 1920...
an annotated bibliography with index" by Joanne Ashley Newman, 1976 ; cover and
article copied from The Quill, 4/1982, "John Naisbitt...Tomorrow's news today"
(Note - cover caricature is of Otis Chandler & Katherine Graham) ; 12-pp.
program / booklet, Urban Archives Center (Cal State Northridge), First Amendment
Exhibit, 1987; issue of newsletter, Collections (from Urban Archives Center,
above), "Exhibit on First Amendment continuing in Oviatt Library." Split into two
folders.
Box 645
Reference Files - General
Box 645, Folder 1
John Birch Society
1960 - 1962
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: collection of materials from LAT, The Christian Century, and
the John Birch Society, related to the beliefs and activities of the Society. Some
of the major items: spiral-bound book, The Blue Book of the John Birch Society,
4th printing, 1961; booklet, The John Birch Society - Bulletin, 4/1/1961 ;
booklet, Editorial Research Reports, 5/10/1961, "Secret societies and political
action....Secrecy aspects of John Birch Society" (by Helen B. Shaffer) ; etc.
Box 645, Folder 2
La Fiesta De Los Angeles
1931
Scope and Contents
1 item: original of "La Fiesta de Los Angeles, Official Program," date "1931"
penciled in at top of cover.
Box 645, Folder 3
Labor
1929 - 1984
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: stapled, multi-page reprint from LAT headed, "Lest we
forget...The Forty-year war for a Free City," originally published during the
month of 10/1929 ; article tear sheet, The American West, 3/1970, "The case of the
very American militants" ; approx. 15-pp., interview of Seth Brown (labor rep.) by
Dr. Corrine Gilb, material headed "The Los Angeles Times and the I.T.U. Local 174
(typographical union), 5/1957; cover and articles copied from The Californians,
7/1984, several articles on labor agitation in L.A. area, especially San Pedro in
1920s; 60-pp. copied from a book, Los Angeles, by Morrow Mayo in 1932.
Box 645, Folder 4
Labor - Mexican Farm Labor
1942 - 1970
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: collection of LAT editorials and news articles--1942 - 1970--on
Mexican farm workers, labor leader Cesar Chavez, union tactics, union-business
relations, boycotts, strikes, etc.
Box 645, Folder 5
Labor Clippings
1883 - 1909
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: collection of LAT articles and material from other sources on
the relations [antipathy) between labor and the "open shop" LAT of the era. Of
note are: 16 yellow sheets with a chronology of LAT articles, with quotes,
relating to labor activities, strikes, etc.; a copy of a reprinted letter, 1892,
from M.H. de Young of San Francisco to Harrison Gray Otis; related material.
Box 645, Folder 6
Labor Clippings
1910 - 1929
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: LAT clips and copies, reports and timelines on labor issues in
Los Angeles, California and the nation. Items of note: 16-pp. (yellow sheets)
headed "SG Chron labor 1911-33 (post-bombing), appears to be headlines and quotes
from news stories and editorial comments; 3-pp. stapled, "S.F. Chronicle"
(9/9/1914), "Otis tells of the open shop...Los Angeles publisher takes stand..." ;
14-pp. copy of Thesis presented to Claremont Colleges, 1929, by John Homer
Williams, "The Los Angeles Times and Public Opinion" ; booklet reprinted from LAT
material originally published 10/1/1929 (the 19th anniversary of the Times
Building bombing), titled "Lest we forget...the Forty-year war for a Free City, a
history of the open shop in Los Angeles."
Box 645, Folder 7
Labor Clippings
1930 - 1979
Scope and Contents
30-plus items: clips and copies of news stories and editorial from LAT,
California Labor-Herald, Liberty (mag) Los Angeles Guildsman, Business Week
etc.
Box 645, Folder 8
Labor Clippings
1986 - 1988
Scope and Contents
3 items inb plastic sleeve. LAT clips: two columns by Harry Bernstein, 9/24/1986,
" 'Right to work" and 11/24/1987, "Union-bashing is a bad habit that smart
executives quit"; clip, letters page, 5/2/1988, "Workers and capitalism."
Box 645, Folder 9
Libraries - Los Angeles (1 of 2)
1921 - 1993
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: copy of LAT editorial, 8/3/1921, "The New Library" ; 49-pp.
booklet, "Los Angeles Public Library - Central Building," 1927 ; 64-pp. booklet,
"Los Angeles Public Library Branches," 1928 ; 78-pp. booklet, "Los Angeles Public
Library - 1936" ; 9-pp. transcript of "Broadcast by Mayor Fletcher Bowron and
Harold L. Hamill, City Librarian, Station KMPC," 10/12/1947 ; 108-pp. (plus
Appendix) booklet, "Organization, Administration, and Management of the Los
Angeles Public Library - Volume (3), Central Library," 1/1950 ; two 1986
newsletters with articles on the fires ; brochure, "Building, Art and Text - the
Los Angeles Central Library," 9/1993 ; related materials. Split into two
folders.
Box 645, Folder 10
Libraries - Los Angeles (2 of 2)
1921 - 1993
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: copy of LAT editorial, 8/3/1921, "The New Library" ; 49-pp.
booklet, "Los Angeles Public Library - Central Building," 1927 ; 64-pp. booklet,
"Los Angeles Public Library Branches," 1928 ; 78-pp. booklet, "Los Angeles Public
Library - 1936" ; 9-pp. transcript of "Broadcast by Mayor Fletcher Bowron and
Harold L. Hamill, City Librarian, Station KMPC," 10/12/1947 ; 108-pp. (plus
Appendix) booklet, "Organization, Administration, and Management of the Los
Angeles Public Library - Volume (3), Central Library," 1/1950 ; two 1986
newsletters with articles on the fires ; brochure, "Building, Art and Text - the
Los Angeles Central Library," 9/1993 ; postcard sending holiday greetings from the
Security Pacific Photograph Collection postmarked 1985; related materials. Split
into two folders.
Box 646
Reference Files - General
Box 646, Folder 1
Libraries - Los Angeles Central Library Fire
1986 - 1989
Scope and Contents
Approx. 45 items: folder contains dozens of LAT clips related to the two 1986
fires at the Central Library, the aftermath, and efforts to save books, operate
interim library locations and return to normal operations. Also included are
several items related to the "Save the Books Campaign" that was organized.
Box 646, Folder 2
Los Angeles - Anniversaries - Bicentennial
1980 - 1981
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: L.A.'s the Place Master Calendar, 9/1980 - 9/1981 ; several
issues of the Los Angeles Bicentennial Bulletins, from Publications Dept. of Auto
Club of Southern California ; large stapled stack of legal size sheets, with info
and dates, top sheet headed "LA 200 Bicentennial Committee...ACKNOWLEGEMENTS" ;
folder of promo. material for LA / ACCESS, The Official Los Angeles Guidebook,
published in 1980 in preparation for the 200th ; related materials.
Box 646, Folder 3
Los Angeles - Anniversaries - Bicentennial - Clippings
1980 - 1981
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: collection of LAT clips ; complete issue, Civic Center News,
9/2/1980 ; complete issue, California Historical Courier, 10/1980 ; complete
issue, Southern California Business, 12/17/1980 ; complete issue, Civic Center
News, 9/1/1981 ; Section One of Reader, 9/4/1981 ; booklet from Auto. Club of
Southern California, 200 Treasures of Metropolitan Los Angeles, 1980 ; related
material.
Box 646, Folder 4
Los Angeles - Anniversaries - Centennial
1881
Scope and Contents
8 items: seven sets of copied material, Los Angeles Herald stories from first
week of 9/1881 (three months prior to the L.A. Times' debut) noting the city's
centennial ; copy of Lee Shippey's LAT column of 6/10/1931, on upcoming "La Fiesta
de Los Angeles."
Box 646, Folder 5
Los Angeles - Bridges
1986
Scope and Contents
1 item: copied from Southern California Quarterly, Winter 1986, article, "The Los
Angeles River Bridges...a study in the bridge as a civic monument," cover and
"Contributors" page.
Box 646, Folder 6
Los Angeles - City Department of Water and Power (1 of 2)
1984 - 1989
Scope and Contents
20+ items: collection made up largely of brochures and booklets produced by L.A.
City Dept. of Water & Power describing the Department's facilities and plans..
Brochures and booklets with the following titles: "William Mulholland," "Castaic
Power Plant," "Mono Basin," "Along the Owens River," and others, including undated
reports. Split into two folders.
Box 646, Folder 7
Los Angeles - City Department of Water and Power (2 of 2)
1984 - 1989
Scope and Contents
20+ items: collection made up largely of materials--brochures and
booklets--produced by L.A. City Dept. of Water & Power describing the
Department's facilities and plans.. Brochures and booklets with the following
titles: "William Mulholland," "Castaic Power Plant," "Mono Basin," "Along the
Owens River," and others, including undated reports. Split into two folders.
Box 646, Folder 8
Los Angeles - City Government
1931 - 1989
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: LAT article copy, 6/10/1931, "Fifth official city flag
proposed" ; LAT editorial, 9/14/1964, "Time for a charter change?" ; LAT edit.,
10/25/1966, "Reforming Los Angeles' City Charter" ; LAT edit., 11/21/1969,
"Charter reform debate" ; LAT edit., 2/23/1970, "Hollywood faces...harsh facts" ;
a 1973 exchange of letters betw. Samuel Leask, ex-City Administrative Officer and
James Bassett of LAT ; article copy, Los Angeles (mag), 12/1980, "His dishonor,
the Mayor" (on A.C. Harper, L.A. mayor 1906 - 1909) ; LAT tear sheet, articles on
new City Council District (1st), 1/18/1987 ; LAT article tear sheet, list &
brief bio sketch of L.A. mayors, 1850 to 1988, 9/6/1988 ; article copy, Times
Mirror (mag), Summer 1989, "A tale of two cities" (L.A. and N.Y.).
Box 646, Folder 9
Los Angeles - City Halls
1924 - 1986
Scope and Contents
7 items: commemorative booklet, Corner-stone laying - Los Angeles City Hall,
6/22/1927 ; article copy, California History, 9/1987, "El Portugese...Don Antonio
Rocha, California's first Portugese sailor ; white folder, with pocket containing
booklets, brochures and other material relating to Project Restore (L.A.), 1990 ;
tear sheet, Downtown News, 10/27/1986, "New clothes for City Hall"; etc.
Box 647
Reference Files - General
Box 647, Folder 1
Los Angeles - City Planning
1912 - 1981
Scope and Contents
Approx. 45 items: clips and copies of LAT editorials and news stories on city
planning and urban renewal, especially in the central city area, 1912 to the
1970s. Notable items: booklet, Annual Report - Board of City Planning
Commissioners, Los Angeles, 1934-35 ; booklet, A Report to Honorable Fletcher
Bowron, Mayor of Los Angeles (City Planning Commission), 12/4/1942 ; 48-pp.
booklet, Accomplishments - City Planning Commission, 1957; 18-pp. booklet, City
Charter - excerpts relating to City Planning, 1959 ; booklet of LAT reprints,
originally published during 4/1966, "Urban renewal...salvation or new blight?";
undated brochure (ca. 1990), Central City West, produced by Center City West
Associates.
Box 647, Folder 2
Los Angeles - Critics
1913 - 1978
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: selected Jack Smith columns (1970s), and other LAT materials on
the lifestyles of Los Angeles ; a 1974 New Yorker review of "Earthquake," a film
in which L.A. is destroyed ; 2-pp.(yellow sheets) about L.A. transcribed from
Alistair Cooke's book, America, 1973 ; 2 copies of article from Smart Set (mag),
3/1913, "Los Angeles -- the chemically pure, by Willard Huntington Wright (S.S.
Van Dine) ; related material.
Box 647, Folder 3
Los Angeles - Cultural Resources
1990
Scope and Contents
1 item: booklet, "excerpted from the upcoming book...Exploring Cultural Resources
in Los Angeles, "to be published Fall 1990" by Los Angeles Times Books.
Box 647, Folder 4
Los Angeles - Firsts
1986
Scope and Contents
2 items: one original tear sheet, one copy of article, Los Angeles (mag),
"Firsts!," a compendium of a variety of firsts in the history of Los Angeles. Date
- ca. 1980.
Box 647, Folder 5
Los Angeles - Growth (1 of 2)
1919 - 1984
Scope and Contents
40-plus items: collection of clips, tear sheets and copies of material from LAT,
Downtown News, and other sources on many aspects of the city's growth from its
founding in 1781 into the 1980s. The materials range from population charts, to
historical information and discussions of city planning to straight promotion of
L.A.. Split into two folders.
Box 647, Folder 6
Los Angeles - Growth (2 of 2)
1919 - 1984
Scope and Contents
40-plus items: collection of clips, tear sheets and copies of material from LAT,
Downtown News, and other sources on many aspects of the city's growth from its
founding in 1781 into the 1980s. The materials range from population charts, to
historical information and discussions of city planning to straight promotion of
L.A. Split into two folders.
Box 647, Folder 7
Los Angeles - Health
1918
Scope and Contents
3 items. All three are LAT article copies, Page One news stories about the
influenza epidemic of 1918: 10/11/1918, entire front page of newspaper is devoted
to the influenza scare ; 11/4/1918, "Defy 'flu' rule...arrested" - some Christian
Scientists refused to obey the City's order ; 12/2/1918, "Funless season ends
today...influenza ban to be lifted" ;
Box 647, Folder 8
Los Angeles - History - General
1932 - 1989
Scope and Contents
25 + items: pp. 32 - 45 of (an unidentified) book, several pages headed, "History
-- a brief summary of Los Angeles," followed by "Chronological Review," a
fact-filled timeline of the L.A. area 1542 - 1938; a collection of William S.
Murphy columns, "Then....and Now," written on local history in 1972-73 ; tear
sheet of Los Angeles (mag) article, ?/1990, "My, how we've changed"; a map with
differently shaded areas shows "How the City grew," 1989 ; 11-pp. cover and
article, copied from Mankind - the Magazine of Popular History, date unknown, more
timelines, profiles of long-time residents, multi-page Life Magazine article, "Los
Angeles is the damnedest place..." ; related material.
Box 647, Folder 9
Los Angeles - History - 1781 - 1848
1936 - 1983
Scope and Contents
7 items: 3-pp. copied from a magazine (?), "Where the padres erred," 5/31/1936 ;
4 sheets torn from Museum Alliance Quarterly, Summer 1967, "Tracking the founders
of Los Angeles" ; tear sheets, Historical Society of Southern California
Quarterly, Spring 1973, "Los Angeles, California... the question of the city's
original Spanish name"; map of "The Old Spanish and Mexican Ranchos," copied from
Los Angeles - the epic of a city, 1974 ; LAT clip, 9/4/1975, "L.A.'s founders
should be honored for what they were--a racial mix"; tear sheets, Westways,
7/1976, "The Founding forty-four" (on the founders of L.A.) ; LAT clip, 9/16/1983,
"Mexico's day little noticed."
Box 647, Folder 10
Los Angeles - History - 1848 - 1870
1936 - 1983
Scope and Contents
7 items: 2-pp. from unknown source, first page headed, "Section 12 - Violence in
the South" (on a legendary gunfight in 1865 Los Angeles" ; LAT columns, news
stories and extraneous material from other sources on the first two decades of
California as US territory; 10-pp. copied from American Heritage, 8/1958, "Baghdad
by the freeway," by Remi Nadeau.
Box 647, Folder 11
Los Angeles - History - 1870 - 1899
1878 - 1979
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: material copied from various sources, Historical Society of
Southern California Quarterly, books, LAT, Civic Center News, etc., from the 1880s
until 1970s, on the history of the 1870 - 1899 time frame. Notable items: 8-pp.
packet, articles on L.A. history presented by the "Amelia Street School Pals," who
attended the school in the 1890s, first page is headed, "Do you remember...";
21-pp. copied from (see last sheet) History and Reminiscences - Los Angeles City
and County, California, 1929 ; 24-pp. (yellow sheets) of comments and quotes from
LAT and book sources, with sketchy citations ; a copy of an 1878 "Distance Table"
showing the Southern Pacific rail routes in the Los Angeles region ; etc.
Box 647, Folder 12
Los Angeles - History - 1900 - 1920
1952 - 1977
Scope and Contents
7 items. LAT articles and other materials about the time frame 1900 to 1920: LAT
feature, 11/13/1952, "Downtown life in 1912 and after"; two 1952 letters to LAT on
life in L.A. in 1912 ; LAT editorial piece, 1/3/1955, "Great dreams backed by
action"; title page and 4-pp. of text from A Backward Glance...Los Angeles 1901 -
1915 by Robert Cowan, Torrey Press, 1969 ; LAT feature, 5/14/1973, "L.A. in
1913...a million miles away from it all" ; LAT article, 7/17/1977, "The Los
Angeles pseudo-seduction of Henry James," on James' 1905 visit to L.A.
Box 647, Folder 13
Los Angeles - Los Angeles Times Clippings on
1881 - 1899
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: a selection of LAT articles and letters to the editor on
tourism, land booms, water availability, climate and other subjects, often
featuring the strong strain of boosterism present in LAT coverage of the time.
Box 647, Folder 14
Los Angeles - Los Angeles Times Clippings on
1900 - 1919
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: LAT article copies, 1900 - 1919, on such subjects as retail
prices--using ads to record them--real estate, crime, culture and tamale
vendors.
Box 648
Reference Files - General
Box 648, Folder 1
Los Angeles - Maps
1910 - 1970
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: a collection of maps of Los Angeles and southern California.
Notable: 11/1910, "Van Nuys - Lankershim Lands / Los Angeles Suburban Homes Co." ;
map, dated 12/31/1924, titled "Relation of Downtown Section of Major Traffic
Street...(L.A.) ; 1923 Edition, "Los Angeles - Pasadena - Glendale - the Harbor,"
from Security Trust & Savings Bank ; "Gillespie's Guide and Atlas of Los
Angeles and 79 surrounding towns," [1926] ; "Los Angeles and Vicinity," Automobile
Club of Southern California, 1937 ; "Southern California's Sunshine Empire &
the Golden Coast," Roads to Romance Assn., Inc., 1957 ; etc.
Box 648, Folder 2
Los Angeles - Name
1973, 1985
Scope and Contents
2 items: cover letter, sent to Carolyn Strickler, LAT Archivist, from Jean Bruce
Poole, Curator, El Pueblo de Los Angeles State Historic Park,12/31/1985
(referencing next entry) ; article copy, 7-pp., Historical Society of Southern
California Quarterly, Spring 1973, "Los Angeles, California...the question of the
City's original Spanish name."
Box 648, Folder 3
Los Angeles - Neighborhoods
1966 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items. Brochures, booklets and articles on the history and
architecture of various neighborhoods. Designated neighborhoods and year of
publication, if found: "New arrivals upgrade....Fremont Place, Hancock Park,
Windsor Square...", 3/9/1980 ; Windsor Square - Hancock Park Historical Society,
1981 ; Greater Rancho La Brea (booklets - green), 1984 ; "The Miracle Mile - an
historical tour" (L.A. Conservancy), 1984 ; "Lafayette Square ," historical /
architectural information undated) ; "The Better City and its finer suburbs" -
title of 1909 publ. used as front page for "Alvarado Terrace House Tour," L.A.
Conservancy, 1982 ; "Now & Then in Historic West Adams, 1987 ; related
materials.
Box 648, Folder 4
Los Angeles - Overviews (1 of 2)
1910 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: eclectic mix of LAT clip, magazine and journal article copies
or tear sheets, plus a few promo. booklets. Of note: 5-pp. article, Sunset
Magazine, 1/1910, "Los Angeles--a sketch," by Harrison Gray Otis ; article,
Saturday Evening Post, 10/18/1950, "Los Angeles in fact and dream"; booklet,
"Dynamic Los Angeles County," 1938, published by (L.A. County) Board of
Supervisors ; approx. 20-pp. article, Life (mag), "Los Angeles is the damnedest
place" ; pp. 124-135 from book, Fabulous Boulevard (Ralph Hancock), 1949 ; approx.
10-pp. from Holiday (mag), 1/1950, "Los Angeles--typically American and
prodigiously proud" ; 3 sheets cpd. from Frontier (mag), "Los Angeles" ; original
Fall 1955 issue, Los Angeles County Museum Quarterly ; approx. 20-pp. from U.S.
News & World Report, 9/6/1955, "A city--200 miles long!" ; 7-pp.,Holiday
(mag), 10/1965, "Mining-camp megalopolis" ; 9-pp. from Playboy, 5/1972, "In search
of Los Angeles" ; article, Pacific Historical Review, 11/1975, on L.A.'s growth in
the 1920s ; cover & article, Travel & Leisure, 10/1978, "L.A. through the
Looking Glass" ; approx. 12-pp. from Atlantic Monthly, 1/1988, "Los Angeles comes
of age" ; etc. Split into two folders.
Box 648, Folder 5
Los Angeles - Overviews (2 of 2)
1910 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: eclectic mix of LAT clip, magazine and journal article copies
or tear sheets, plus a few promo. booklets. Of note: 5-pp. article, Sunset
Magazine, 1/1910, "Los Angeles--a sketch," by Harrison Gray Otis ; article,
Saturday Evening Post, 10/18/1950, "Los Angeles in fact and dream"; booklet,
"Dynamic Los Angeles County," 1938, published by (L.A. County) Board of
Supervisors ; approx. 20-pp. article, Life (mag), "Los Angeles is the damnedest
place" ; pp. 124-135 from book, Fabulous Boulevard (Ralph Hancock), 1949 ; approx.
10-pp. from Holiday (mag), 1/1950, "Los Angeles--typically American and
prodigiously proud" ; 3 sheets cpd. from Frontier (mag), "Los Angeles" ; original
Fall 1955 issue, Los Angeles County Museum Quarterly ; approx. 20-pp. from U.S.
News & World Report, 9/6/1955, "A city--200 miles long!" ; 7-pp.,Holiday
(mag), 10/1965, "Mining-camp megalopolis" ; 9-pp. from Playboy, 5/1972, "In search
of Los Angeles" ; article, Pacific Historical Review, 11/1975, on L.A.'s growth in
the 1920s ; cover & article, Travel & Leisure, 10/1978, "L.A. through the
Looking Glass" ; approx. 12-pp. from Atlantic Monthly, 1/1988, "Los Angeles comes
of age" ; etc. Split into two folders.
Box 648, Folder 6
Los Angeles - People
1985
Scope and Contents
1 item: 4-pp. tear sheet from Los Angeles (mag), 4/1985, "The 50 Richest People
in Los Angeles."
Box 648, Folder 7
Los Angeles - Prophecies
1901 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: 4-pp. (onionskin paper) identified as "HGO (Harrison Gray Otis)
prophesies on Los Angeles...", 1901 - 1905 ; booklet, Southern California, A.D.
2000, reprints of 1966 LAT stories ; tear sheets from Los Angeles (mag), "Where
we're going - The next 25 Years," interviews with L.A.'s "prime shakers," 1988 ; a
selection of LAT articles spanning nearly the entire 20th century, from the humor
of Jack Smith to the
Box 648, Folder 8
Los Angeles - Real Estate
1913 - 1976
Scope and Contents
4 items: ad from LAT, "I need the 5 best salesmen in the City..." 3/6/1913, for
Van Nuys - Lankershim Lands ; LAT ad, for San Fernando Mission Land Co., 4/3/1913
; LAT editorial, "End of a racket," 8/7/1931 ; 2-pp. with report and timeline of a
1913 real estate scandal involving Los Angeles Investment Co., and its president,
Charles A. Elder, sent in-house in LAT, 1976.
Box 648, Folder 9
Los Angeles - Streets - Broadway
1931 - 1987
Scope and Contents
2 items: article copy, Among Ourselves, 12/1931, a history of LAT, including
(most importantly for this file) a photograph titled, "When Broadway was in its
infancy," taken ca. 1890, with the LAT building in the background ; tear sheet of
Metro section Pg. 1, 11/20/1987, featuring a story with headline, "Broadway
glory...the hope is alive"; 3 postcards circa 1920s-1950s with views of
Broadway.
Box 648, Folder 10
Los Angeles - Streets - Names (1 of 2)
1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 150 sheets: "Photocopies made from original card(s)...located in Bureau
of Engineering, Dept. of Public Works, Room 755, City Hall, 200 North Spring St."
The "Inclusive dates" are indicated as "1850 - 1974." Sub-group is given as "Los
Angeles Street Names." Received by LAT 7/21/1988. Information on each form
includes street name, year [of surveying or paving?] and, under "Remarks," a
reason for the name, and sometimes a description of the terrain or mention of
landmarks, etc. Split into two folders.
Box 648, Folder 11
Los Angeles - Streets - Names (2 of 2)
1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 150 sheets: "Photocopies made from original card(s)...located in Bureau
of Engineering, Dept. of Public Works, Room 755, City Hall, 200 North Spring St."
The "Inclusive dates" are indicated as "1850 - 1974." Sub-group is given as "Los
Angeles Street Names." Received by LAT 7/21/1988. Information on each form
includes street name, year [of surveying or paving?] and, under "Remarks," a
reason for the name, and sometimes a description of the terrain or mention of
landmarks, etc. Split into two folders.
Box 649
Reference Files - General
Box 649, Folder 1
Los Angeles - Streets - Obsolete
1982, 1989
Scope and Contents
Approx. 100 sheets. Photocopied sheets containing information from the Bureau of
Engineering, Dept. of Public Works. Cover sheet reads: "Obsolete Streets" (1974),
"Prepared from the Street name card file of Index to Records Section, Bureau of
Engineering. Compiled in 1980 - 1981..." Also, newspaper clipping from the Los
Angeles Times about street names.
Box 649, Folder 2
Los Angeles - Streets - Sunset Boulevard
1988
Scope and Contents
2 items: clip from LAT, 12/18/1988, photos (2) and brief essay on Sunset Blvd.
with headline, "Street of Contrasts in a Changing L.A." and referral to Page 20,
where the story "Sunset Boulevard...epitome of L.A." was also clipped.
Box 649, Folder 3
Los Angeles - Streets - Western Avenue
1924 - 1985
Scope and Contents
approx. 10 items: several pieces of promotional material published in 1924 in
preparation for the opening of Western Avenue (early in 1925) and the touting of
the street as a scenic drive ; article copy, San Pedro News-Pilot, 6/21/1958,
"Western Avenue bypass link completion, opening predicted before end of year" ;
series of Metro stories from July and August, 1985, on the history and development
of Western Ave.
Box 649, Folder 4
Los Angeles - Streets - Wilshire Boulevard
1924
Scope and Contents
2 items: street map (with street widths and block lengths, in feet) titled
"Robinson Plan for the development of Wilshire Boulevard between Park View and
Figueroa Streets," no date ; LAT editorial, 3/29/1924, "Widening Wilshire
Boulevard."
Box 649, Folder 5
Los Angeles - Tourism
1901 - 1976
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: copies of LAT clips--editorials, ads and promotions--1901 -
1919, related to tourism and real estate ; booklet, undated, "10 Fun auto trips
with a day's drive of Los Angeles," prepared by American Petroleum Institute and
presented by LAT ; copy LAT editorial, "The cliché that never dies," 1/2/1962 ;
1976 Art Seidenbaum column, "Tourist industry lacks industry."
Box 649, Folder 6
Los Angeles - Utilities
1919 - 1960
Scope and Contents
4 items: small packet (in plastic sleeve) of Edison pension and benefit fund
information, 1919 - 1928 ; copy of LAT editorial, 5/2/1933, "The Political Power
Bureau," on L.A. Bureau of Power and Light ; brochure, 8/1937, "Electric Rates,"
from L.A. Bureau of Power and Light ; 30-pp. booklet (8 x 11"), "Water and Power -
59th Annual Report, 1959-1960, Board of Water and Power Commissioners, City of Los
Angeles."
Box 649, Folder 7
Los Angeles - Weather
1935
Scope and Contents
1 item: large, fold-out chart, "Rainfall Chart of Los Angeles County -
Compliments of Security First National Bank (of L.A.)," 1935 edition.
Box 649, Folder 8
Los Angeles Civic Center
1901 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: a collection of clips and copies from LAT, Downtown News and
Civic Center News, on the selection of sites, planning, construction and usage of
buildings, parking structures and surrounding landscaping in the civic center
area; complete issue of Civic Center News, 11/14/1972, front page stories include
(Hall of) "Records to be razed," and "Criminal Courts building dedicated"; tear
sheet, Civic Center News, 3/12/1974, "Civic Center Exhibit opens this week"; more
tear sheets, Downtown News, 1987, on civic centers changes.
Box 649, Folder 9
Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Agency (1 of 2)
1984 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: two large packets of informational materials, both produced by
the Community Redevelopment Agency - City of Los Angeles (tucked in the folder
pockets are a selection of brochures, flyers, reprints of LAT articles, etc.;
several brochures for "South Park," a plan for an upscale residential area
immediately adjacent to Downtown ; 8-pp. tabloid size newspaper, "Palaces of
Finance - A walking tour of the Spring Street Historic District" (Los Angeles
Conservancy & Spring Street Assn.) ; etc. Split into two folders.
Box 649, Folder 10
Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Agency (2 of 2)
1984 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: two large packets of informational materials, both produced by
the Community Redevelopment Agency - City of Los Angeles (tucked in the folder
pockets are a selection of brochures, flyers, reprints of LAT articles, etc.;
several brochures for "South Park," a plan for an upscale residential area
immediately adjacent to Downtown ; 8-pp. tabloid size newspaper, "Palaces of
Finance - A walking tour of the Spring Street Historic District" (Los Angeles
Conservancy & Spring Street Assn.) ; etc. Split into two folders.
Box 649, Folder 11
Los Angeles Conservancy
1979 - 1990
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: four original examples of the Los Angeles Conservancy
newsletter (1987 - 1990); brochure, "Streamline Los Angeles," photos of Streamline
Modern architecture ; tabloid size newspaper, "Palaces of Finance - A walking tour
of the Spring Street Historic District (L.A. Conservancy & Spring Street
Assn.) various Conservancy walking tour brochures, undated, for "Broadway Historic
Theater District," "Seventh Street - Mecca for Merchants," "Pershing Square
Landmarks," "The Miracle Mile," Hollywood Boulevard, etc.
Box 650
Reference Files - General
Box 650, Folder 1
Los Angeles County - Government
1939 - 1988
Scope and Contents
7 items: orig. booklet, Historical Murals in the Los Angeles County Hall of
Records Board of Supervisors Hearing Room, "a Federal art project of the Works
Progress Administration...", 1939 ; orig. booklet, Los Angeles County Government
(1964) ; tear sheets, Los Angeles (mag), articles on Sheriff Peter Pitchess and on
the five County Supervisors ; orig. complete issue of newsletter, "Associated
Historical Societies of Los Angeles County," 1/1988 ; related materials.
Box 650, Folder 2
Los Angeles County - Government - Corruption
1956
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: a collection of transcripts of broadcaster George Putnam's
television programs (KTTV - 1956) in which he targeted corruption in local
government; several memos [LAT?] from the same year summarizing Putnam programs,
signed "thrasher" or "Zurlinden."
Box 650, Folder 3
Los Angeles County - Growth
1932 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: orig. 84-pp. booklet, Zoning Atlas - Los Angeles, 1932 ;
several population reports, U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Los Angeles...area, 1944 ;
5-pp. copied from The Researcher (L.A. Chamber of Commerce) on "Growth of the
Western Metropolis (L.A.), 1/1959 ; 6-pp. report by James Bassett to Nick
Williams, "Urban problems of the Los Angeles area," 1/17/1969 ; related LAT clips,
memos, and "Dwelling Units and Population" reports from the Regional Planning
Commission.
Box 650, Folder 4
Los Angeles County - Health Services
1988
Scope and Contents
1 item: article copy, Associated Historical Societies of Los Angeles County
newsletter, 4/1988, "History of L.A. County...Dept. of Health Services."
Box 650, Folder 5
Los Angeles County - Hospitals
1936, 1988
Scope and Contents
2 items: 4-pp. "The History of Los Angeles County General Hospital," issued
1/1/1936 ; single-sheet, copied from Associated Historical Societies
newsletter,4/1988, "The French Hospital."
Box 650, Folder 6
Los Angeles County - Libraries
1961
Scope and Contents
1 item: 1-pp. copied from pamphlet "Los Angeles 1900 - 1961" (L.A. County Museum,
1961), "Los Angeles County Library."
Box 650, Folder 7
Los Angeles County - Sheriffs
1981
Scope and Contents
1 item: 96-pp. copied from Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department -
Commemorative Book, 1850 - 1981 (published by Sheriff's Relief Assn. of Los
Angeles County).
Box 650, Folder 8
Los Angeles Fire Department
1964 - 1986
Scope and Contents
4 items: undated brochure, produced by El Pueblo de los Angeles State Historic
Park, with information about the early days of the Los Angeles Fire Dept., and
especially Fire House No. 1, built at the Plaza in 1884; article copy, Westways,
3/1964, "The company that went to blazes"; article copy, Westways, 10/1974, "The
hottest club in town"; LAT clip, 8/21/1986, "Fire Dept. steams into its 100th
year."
Box 650, Folder 9
Los Angeles Harbor
1882 - 19
Scope and Contents
Approx. 55 items: large selection of LAT stories, from 1880s, 1890s, 1900s up to
1980, on the controversy over the proposed location of the harbor, planning for
the harbor, building it, and operation of the completed harbor; book and journal
excerpts on the harbor; article tear sheet from American West, 1/1969, "The
Million-dollar mud flat"; two major articles on L.A. Harbor from "The Quarterly of
the Historical Society of Southern California, one from 3/1945, another from
Spring 1973; pp. 107 - 127 copied from Los Angeles, by Morrow Mayo, 1932; 4-pp.
chronology of how Harrison Gray Otis militated for the San Pedro Harbor location
both in private correspondence and in the pages of LAT; a second chronology (on
yellow sheets) which largely parallels the previous mentioned one; related
material.
Box 650, Folder 10
Los Angeles Plaza and Olvera Street
1939 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: 8-pp. (stapled) on L.A. history which begins, "Our city's
beginnings go back to 1769," which was the year explorer Portola and his
expedition camped on the river very near present-day downtown ; newspapers and
magazine article copies, brochures, maps and other ephemera ; original issue of
Terra, Natural History Magazine of the West, Winter 1981, featuring article, "Los
Angeles Plaza--living symbol of our past" (pp. 14) ; etc.
Box 650, Folder 11
Los Angeles Police Department
1888 - 1974
Scope and Contents
9 items: two LAT clips from 10/1888 on police corruption ; 6-pp. POLICE
DEPARTMENT...Annual report of W.A. Hammel, Chief of Police (1904) ; tear sheet
from Daily Police Bulletin, 1/21/1929 ; copies of three 1960 LAT editorials,
"Anarchy protects no one," 4/21, "Undermining the police force," 7/19, "The bright
badge of the LAPD" ; LAT editorial, "Treading the volcano's crust," 7/23/1970 ;
LAT editorial, "Who is betraying the students?", 12/13/1974.
Box 650, Folder 12
Mass Media
1969 - 1997
Scope and Contents
5 items. Notable items include: 6-pp. article copy, Business Week, 3/27/1971,
"The TV networks shrug off new competition" ; 7-pp. article copy, The Atlantic,
7/1969, "The American media baronies, a modest Atlantic Atlas" ; LAT "Update,"
article - "Schlosberg to retire... Willes to become Times publisher" ; more (some
stapled packets seem illogically grouped).
Box 650, Folder 13
Media Companies
1964 - 1977
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: brief profiles of LAT, along with other media companies from
Time (1964), Business Week (3/1971), Editor & Publisher (4/1971), etc. Major
items: 12-pp. copied from The Atlantic, 7/1969, "The American Media Baronies..." ;
pp. 54-58, copied from Saturday Review, 2/13/1971, "What is black and white and
the tenth largest industry in the country?" ; booklet, "An extended view of public
attitudes toward television and other mass media 1959-1971," Roper Organization,
6/1971 ; booklet, "Summary of Operating Results - Major Publicly held newspaper
companies, 1966-1970," (reprint from Editor & Publisher, 7/17/1971) ; complete
issue, Finance--the Magazine of Money, 4/1973 ; reprint from Time (mag), 7/8/1974,
"The Press...fair of foul," (incl. two articles) ; 12-part series reprinted from
The Washington Post, "The Newspaper Business," orig. published beginning 7/24/1977
; complete issue, Columbia Journalism Review, "Supermarketing the newspaper,"
9/1977.
Box 651
Reference Files - General
Box 651, Folder 1
Memorials - Fort Moore Pioneer Memorial
1956 - 1975
Scope and Contents
3 items: article copy, Westways, 9/1956, "New flag over Fort Moore" ; copied
booklet, "Fort Moore Pioneer Memorial - Dedication Ceremonies," 7/3/1958 ; article
copy, Civic Center News, 3/25/1975, "Ft. Moore fountain cleaned, now
operational."
Box 651, Folder 2
Miracle Mile, Los Angeles
1938 - 1987
Scope and Contents
4 items on "The Miracle Mile" : transcript of article from National Real Estate
Journal, 5/1938, "Barley fields 15 years ago -- now a shopping center of
incredible value" ; transcript of article from Freehold - the Magazine of Real
Estate, 3/15/1940, "Back door parking for shoppers in Los Angeles" ; transcript of
article from Men's Wear, 9/8/1944, "Miracle Mile" ; LAT clip, "1929 Art Deco
landmark in tug of war..." 10/21/1987.
Box 651, Folder 3
Missions - California
1925 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: booklets, brochures, flyers and other ephemera relating to the
twenty-one Spanish (Franciscan) Missions of California, founded between 1969 and
1824. Also included is a program, ca. 1925, titled "The Mission Play," by John
Steven McGroarty, "presented in the Mission Playhouse at Old San Gabriel Mission,
California."
Box 651, Folder 4
Morality
1917 - 1930
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: LAT editorials and "news" stories on subjects such as graft,
the Charleston (dance craze), smut, "the exploitation of nudity," etc.
Box 651, Folder 5
Motion Picture Industry - Clippings (1 of 2)
1902 - 1961
Scope and Contents
Approx. 70 items: selection of LAT clips, many as early as the 1910s, on film
studios, filmmaking and the on and off-screen behavior of actors and actresses,
plus information from other sources. Split into two folders.
Box 651, Folder 6
Motion Picture Industry - Clippings (2 of 2)
1902 - 1961
Scope and Contents
Approx. 70 items: selection of LAT clips, many as early as the 1910s, on film
studios, filmmaking and the on and off-screen behavior of actors and actresses,
plus information from other sources. Split into two folders.
Box 651, Folder 7
Motion Picture Industry - Miscellaneous
1930 - 1969
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items. A collection of varied materials on southern California's
motion picture industry: Notable items: 49-pp. monograph, ca. 1930, "Amazing
career of the Warner Brothers..." by Esther Hamilton ; copied book excerpt, Los
Angeles - City of Dreams, by Harry Carr, 1935, Chptr. XXII, "The Studios" ;
approx. 16-pp. copied from "How the Screen found its Voice," 1946, Chpt. One, "Out
of the laboratory" ; book excerpt, "Hollywood...the toll of the frenzied Forties,"
Our Times, 1957 ; book excerpt, Introduction to Hollywood in the Forties, 1968 ;
book excerpt, The Parade's gone by, 1969.
Box 651, Folder 8
Museums - Southern California
1915 - 1987
Scope and Contents
6 items: booklet, Guide to the Exhibit of Fossil Animals from Rancho La Brea,
L.A. County Museum of History, Science & Art, 4/1915 ; booklet, Notes on the
Pleistocene fossils obtained from Rancho La Brea asphalt pits, L.A. Museum of
History, Science and Art, 11/1926 ; booklet, History of Puppetry, Los Angeles
County Museum, 1959 ; booklet, Los Angeles County Museum - 50th Anniversary, 1910
- 1960 ; tear sheet, Los Angeles Free Press, 4/18/1975, "Freedom to ignore vs.
responsibility" ; tear sheet, LAT, 3/27/1987, "Money shortage closes Southwest
Museum library"; 4 postcards featuring the First Interstate Bank Athletic
Foundation Sports Museum, 1985; postcard featuring Kimberly Crest House and
Gardens in Redlands, CA.
Box 651, Folder 9
Newspaper Publisher Associations
1938 - 1990
Scope and Contents
9 items: reports, LAT clips, and other material on newspaper operations locally
and nationwide during the mid and late 20th century. Notable items: tear sheets
from CNPA Magazine (Calif. Newspaper Publishers Assn.), 8/1938, "Success marks
first year of editorial association" ; speech transcript, delivered at California
Newspaper Publishers Assn. meeting, San Francisco, 2/6/1959, "The newspaper of
1970," by J. Edward Murray ; booklet, "75th Anniversary, American Newspaper
Publishers Assn., 1887-1962" (A brief history) ; multi-page listing, "CNPA Daily
Newspapers - (award) Winners, 1981."
Box 651, Folder 10
Newspapers - Advertisement Examples
1881 - 1911
Scope and Contents
5 items: all are examples of advertising that ran in LAT during its first thirty
years of existence, 1881 - 1911. Major ads collected are for a lumber yard, fur
sales, real estate and men's suits.
Box 651, Folder 11
Newspapers - California
1963 - 1994
Scope and Contents
4 items: tear sheet, California Publisher, 2/1963, "California newspaper history
shows patterns of courage and leadership" ; article copy, The Californians, 9
& 10/1983, "The rise of the McClatchys and other California newspaper
dynasties" ; clip from Fedco Reporter, 8/1994, "California's first newspaper" ;
5-pp. copied from California Almanac (year not seen), "Chptr. 20 -
Communications," including a listing of "Newspapers issued since the 1800s."
Box 651, Folder 12
Newspapers - Daily News
1924 - 1990
Scope and Contents
Approx. 45 items: selection of newspaper stories, from LAT and other area
newspapers, as diverse as California Publisher and Temple City Times, on the
history and final closing of the Daily News (L.A.) in 1954. Notable items:
original letter, 7/18/1924, from Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr. to Cordelia St. Clair
of Hollywood, on subject of common stock in the newspaper ; article copy, Frontier
(mag), 2/1955, "The Daily News and why it died" ; article copy, Journalism
Quarterly, Winter 1970, "No news today...how Los Angeles lost a daily" ; original
tear sheet and one copy, Westways, 12/1974, "Daily News folds! ; LAT tear sheet,
12/26/1984, featuring article on Daily News by Patt Morrison, "After 30 years, an
EXTRA!" ; LAT tear sheet, 12/11/1985, "Jack Kent Cooke buys Daily News for $176
million" ; ?/1986 tear sheet, Los Angeles (mag), "The Return of Jack Kent Cooke" ;
LAT clip, 8/21/1990, "Editorial employees picket Daily News."
Box 651, Folder 13
Newspapers - Long Beach Independent Press-Telegram
1975 - 1976
Scope and Contents
2 items: 1975 advertisement for Independent Press-Telegram (Long Beach), headed
"Suburban papers...many thrive" ; tear sheet, Time (mag), 12/27/1976, "California
split...dog bites dog."
Box 651, Folder 14
Newspapers - Los Angeles
1886 - 1985
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: a selection of lists and chronologies providing bits of history
on newspapers in Los Angeles back to Los Angeles Star (1851). Notable items: LAT
clip, 12/4/1886, "Directory of Southern California newspapers" ; tear sheet, LAT
Sunday Magazine, 9/4/1932, "The Newspapers of Los Angeles--their trials and
tragedies" ; article copy, Time (mag), 1/12/1962, "Death in Los Angeles [of two
newspapers]" ; copies, pp. 435 - 458, Journal of the West, 10/1963, "Newspapers of
Los Angeles...the first 50 years" ; article copy, Los Angeles (mag), "The city's
changing newspaper world" ; 6-pp. of charts, headed "Los Angeles Metropolitan
Newspapers Weekday Circulation History, 1914 - 1970," statistics for 7 Los Angeles
newspapers - The Times, Examiner, Herald, Express, Daily News, Evening News, and
Record ; tear sheet, (Santa Monica) Evening Outlook, 10/13/1975, "Evening Outlook
is 100 today" ; complete issue, The Reader, 8/8/1980, "The story of Los Angeles's
two daily newspapers--Inking Big" ; tear sheet, The Reader, 11/27/1981, "This
Sentinel [Black-owned newspaper] does more than stand guard" ; LAT tear sheet,
7/1/1985, "It's the Law! Daily Journal checks the pulse of L.A.'s legal
community," a story on a paper that began publishing in L.A. in 1888.
Box 651, Folder 15
Newspapers - Los Angeles Evening Herald Express
1936 - 1962
Scope and Contents
8 items: news stories--both LAT and Herald Express copies--on issues related to
the Herald Express, such as price increases, strikes, clashes with public
officials, etc., over the time frame indicated. Also a couple of "history" columns
from 1944 and 1945 - "Early Days in Los Angeles."
Box 651, Folder 16
Newspapers - Los Angeles Evening News
1936
Scope and Contents
2 items: article copy (1936?), Post-Record, editorial by "Manchester Boddy,
Publisher," "Pos-Record moves forward" ; editorial copy, LAT?, 10/11/1936, "It was
not always thus," on newspapers and politics in Los Angeles at that time.
Box 651, Folder 17
Newspapers - Los Angeles Examiner
1923 - 1972
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: articles on strikes, journalistic practices at the paper, the
final closing down of the paper, etc.
Box 652
Reference Files - General
Box 652, Folder 1
Newspapers - Los Angeles Examiner/ Mirror Closing
1962
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items. Commentary and news from various sources on the 1962 closing of
the Examiner and the Mirror. Sources include: Editor & Publisher, The Eight
Ball, Clete Roberts Reports (KTLA-tv), Virgil Pinkley (KABC), The Quill, and The
California Publisher..
Box 652, Folder 2
Newspapers - Los Angeles Express
1922 - 1931
Scope and Contents
7 items: most article and announcement copies deal with ownership transfers and
other operating issues related to the Los Angeles Express, a very early L.A.
newspaper (1871).
Box 652, Folder 3
Newspapers - Los Angeles Herald
1891, 1956
Scope and Contents
2 items: tear sheet (torn in half as well), The Rural Californian, ?/1891, "The
Herald and its editors" ; 9-pp. including cover, Eight Ball Final, 1956, "The day
the Herald moved."
Box 652, Folder 4
Newspapers - Los Angeles Herald-Examiner
1964 - 1989
Scope and Contents
30+ items: collection of news stories, commentary, bulletins, and other items
related to the operations and finally, the closing of the Herald - Examiner in
1989. Notable: full page tear sheet, Her-Ex, 12/2/1972, "ON STRIKE" is the banner
headline ; a number of items are duplicated in other files ; LAT Employee
Bulletin, 11/2/1989, from David Laventhol, which reads in part, "the Herald -
Examiner is being closed....This...can only bring sadness to all Southern
Californians, and to all of us at The Times in particular."
Box 652, Folder 5
Newspapers - Los Angeles Herald-Examiner - Strikes
1962 - 1989
Scope and Contents
50+ items: selection of LAT news stories on strikes at the Herald-Examiner, the
closing down of the Herald-Examiner, etc. ; tear sheet, Los Angeles (mag), 1/1968,
"Where does the Herald-Examiner go from here?" ; article copy, Los Angeles (mag),
?/1977, "The Her-Ex...George Hearst's secret money-making machine? ; tear sheet,
Downtown News, 11/18/1985, "Herald Examiner Building--Mr. Hearst's First Castle" ;
multiple tear sheets, LAT, 11/2/1989, incl. pg. 1 story, "Herald Examiner will
halt publishing today" and editorial headlined "End of the Herald-Examiner."
Box 652, Folder 6
Newspapers - Los Angeles Tribune
1911, 1914
Scope and Contents
4 items: three article copies, The Pacific Printer, 7/1911, "Los Angeles
newspaper warfare results in new morning paper," 8/1911, "The Los Angeles Tribune,
Independent, Progressive," 9/1911, column, "With the Editors and Publishers," on
the newspaper "wars" in Los Angeles ; article copy, Los Angeles Tribune,
12/18/1914, "Article in Times act of cruelty, court says."
Box 652, Folder 7
Newspapers - Miscellaneous
1938 - 1990
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: selected clips, copies, etc, from LAT, from magazines and from
other newspapers on the newspaper "scene" in Los Angeles. Notable items: chapter
copied from book, Jazz Journalism...story of the tabloid newspapers, 1938 ; 17-pp.
report (plus charts) from Princeton U. (in green folder), The Public appraises the
newspaper [1958] ; article copied from Saturday Review, 5/13/1961, "Rating the
American newspaper" ; reprint from Journalism Quarterly, Summer 1961, "The
changing Sunday U.S. newspaper" ; 16-pp. report, William Hachten, U. of Wisconsin,
8/1961, "The future of Sunday newspapers" ; tear sheet, Newsweek, 11/29/1965,
"What's wrong with newspapers?" ; complete issue, Rand Research Review, Spring
1985, cover story, "High technology and the newspaper industry" ; tear sheet,
Forbes, 2/20/1989, "Are newspapers losing their audience? / Citizen Kane meets
Adam Smith" ; tear sheet, Wall Street Journal, 6/23/1989, major article on that
newspaper's Centennial, "One newspaper's century ...the inside story"; postcard of
the Newsboy Fountain in Great Barrington, MA erected by William L. Brown (held
controlling interest in the New York Daily News), 1985.
Box 652, Folder 8
Newspapers - The New York Times
1960 - 1985
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: collection of article copies on NY Times' attempts, in the
1960s, to "invade" California with a Western Edition. Notable items: copy AP
story, 10/21/1961, "New York Times plans to print L.A. edition" ; advertisement,
5/1/1962, headed "Starting this Fall...The New York Times / Western Edition" ;
tear sheet, Saturday Review, 11/10/1962, "Is a national newspaper possible?" ;
copy UPI story, "N.Y. Times to discontinue its western edition" ; 3-pp. summary of
"(CONFIDENTIAL) Hill interview...re NY Times 3/9/73."/
Box 652, Folder 9
Newspapers - The News in the Megalopolis
1967
Scope and Contents
1 item: photocopies of introductory material, title page and pp. 1 - 113 (of 200+
pp.) from The News in Megalopolis, by Jack Lyle, 1967.
Box 652, Folder 10
Newspapers - Oakland Tribune
1951 - 1966
Scope and Contents
6 items, including: 3-pp. (undated report or transcript of article? - on green
paper) headed "The Harry Chandler - Joseph R. Knowland loan" ; LAT article copy ?,
4/23/1951, "U.S. business good, publishers report...MacArthur [firing by Truman]
is biggest story, say newspaper executives in N.Y." ; LAT ? article copy,
2/2/1966, "Death takes Joseph R. Knowland."
Box 652, Folder 11
Newspapers - Orange County
1980
Scope and Contents
2 items: 4-pp. copied from a book, title not recorded, from chapter "Early
newspapers in Santa Ana" ; 8-pp. copied from Legacy--the Orange County Story,"
Box 652, Folder 12
Newspapers - Sacramento Bee
1940 - 1975
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: a collection of editorials on various issues including several
on California water rights, the potential recklessness of presidential candidate
Barry Goldwater (1964), a Vietnam pullout (1970), and "China's attempt to curb sex
activity.
Box 652, Folder 13
Newspapers - Santa Barbara Press
1876 - 1974
Scope and Contents
8 items: copies of notices published in the Santa Barbara Press when Harrison
Gray Otis assumed ownership of that newspaper in 1876, and when he relinquished
control of it in 1880 ; pp. 1-21 of Noticias, 1/1974?, including an article titled
"Santa Barbara journalists, 1855-1973" ; letter copy, 1/7/1974, on letterhead of
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, from F. Daniel Frost to Otis Chandler.
Box 652, Folder 14
Orange County (California)
1882 - 1989
Scope and Contents
Approx. 22 items: collection of news, historical and promotional material on
Orange County's history, the Irvine Ranch and on the county's centennial in 1989.
Notable items: reprint, (L.A. Times) West Magazine, 12/31/1967, "Color the
California revolution Orange" ; tear sheet, LAT "Outlook" section, 8/4/1968, pp. 1
story, "83,000-acre Irvine Ranch comes into the 20th century" ; four complete
issues of Sherman Library & Gardens Newsletter, dated between 1980 and 1986 ;
three 1988 brochures produced by County of Orange, "Heritage Hill Historical
Park," "Historic George Key Ranch," and "Ramon Peralta Adobe - 1871" ; brochure,
"Orange County Centennial, 1889-1989."
Box 652, Folder 15
Parades
1985
Scope and Contents
1 item: booklet, official program, "The Ninth Occasional PASADENA DOO DAH
PARADE," dated 12/1/1985.
Box 652, Folder 16
Parking Lots
1988
Scope and Contents
1 item: LAT clip, Jack Smith's column for 8/23/1988, "The Father of Los Angeles'
parking lots."
Box 652, Folder 17
Parks - Griffith Park
1934 - 1967
Scope and Contents
6 items: original brochure, "Corner Stone Laying - Griffith Observatory, Griffith
Park (7/12/1934) ; memo from "Meredith" (staff writer) to "Mr. Hawke" (editor)
defending an element that had been included in a story about the ceremony related
to laying observatory cornerstone ; booklet, Griffith Observatory and Planetarium,
Los Angeles, 5/1939 ; bio sheet (on onionskin paper), dated 10/20/1938, headed
"Van M. Griffith" ; LAT article copy, 12/26/1967, "Donated in 1896, Griffith
Park--the City's biggest Christmas gift."
Box 652, Folder 18
Parks - Pershing Square
1986
Scope and Contents
2 items: tear sheet of two articles in Downtown News, 9/1/1986, "The bad boys
arrive" (Pershing Square designers), "Democracy in Pershing Square" (editorial) ;
LAT clip, Sam Hall Kaplan (architecture critic) column for 9/2/1986, "New hope for
historic Pershing Square."
Box 653
Reference Files - General
Box 653, Folder 1
Parks - Southern California
1905 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 18 items: a selection of clips and copies of articles from LAT and other
publications on Barnsdall Park, Central Park (Pershing Square), Descanso Gardens,
Exposition Park, Westlake Park, William S. Hart Park, etc. Also in folder are City
of Los Angeles Recreation & Parks Annual Reports for 1964-65, 1966-1967, 1970,
a Progress Report for 1959, a postcard featuring Mission Bay Park in San Diego,
and a 39-pp. "Recommendation for 1970 Bond Program (stamped received 9/25/1969)
and other material.
Box 653, Folder 2
Pasadena
1988 - 1994
Scope and Contents
3 items: complete issues, The Bungalow Reader (newsletter of Pasadena Urban
Conservation Office), Fall 1988 and Spring/Summer 1989 ; article copy, Pasadena
Star-News, 7/19/1994, "Historic Pasadena Star-News building may be put up for
sale."
Box 653, Folder 3
Petroleum Industry
1894 - 1985
Box 653, Folder 4
Politics - Analyses
1952 - 1968
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: Editor & Publisher articles on press support for
presidential candidates for 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964 and 1968 ; articles discussing
stance of some editors relating to candidates.
Box 653, Folder 5
Politics - California
1913 - 1973
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: selection of clips and copies of material from LAT and
elsewhere on California politics. Notable items: charts published by AP, "Governor
vote" (Regan over Unruh, 1970) and "U.S. Senate Race" (Tunney over Murphy, 1970) ;
sheaf of papers, clipped, headed "Talk...6/9/66," appears to be typed-up notes -
facts and stats and political musings, no name or initials ; sheaf of small (4" x
5") sheets headed "Talk," and dated 6/27/66, musings about the political scene, no
name or initials ; sheaf of papers, typed and handwritten, headed "Palm Springs -
10/11/66," thoughts about California's "odd gyrations ; 31-pp. "Bowdoin Speech"
transcript, delivered 10/1966, attached note from Editor Nick Williams reads in
part, "To Jim Bassett...damn good summation of Loco Californico" ; 19-pp.
transcript headed "By Carl Greenberg, Times Political Writer," describes the
political game in California from "The Roaring '20s" through the 1960s, dated
2/2/1973,
Box 653, Folder 6
Politics - California Republican Assembly
1935 - 1970
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: news stories and letters to the editor related to Republican
activities, voting trends and party policies in California.
Box 653, Folder 7
Politics - California State Legislature
1965 - 1976
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: staple-bound booklet with ten articles, both political
commentary and editorials, on California State Legislature, pay raises and
conflict of interest for lawmakers, all 1965 ; several editorials on updating the
State Constitution, 1966 ; LAT editorial, "Ethics in the State Senate, 6/26/1969 ;
other clips with commentary through 1976.
Box 653, Folder 8
Politics - Los Angeles City
1911 - 1978
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: clips and copies from LAT and other L.A. media on L.A. mayors,
city government, relations between the Press and politics locally, journalism's
influence on public opinion, etc. Notable items: pp. 33 - 47 from "Los Angeles
Times and Public Opinion," a 1929 thesis written at Claremont Colleges by John
Homer Williams ; pp. 207 - 228, copied from book The Fragmented Metropolis, L.A. -
1850 - 1930, by Robert Fogelson, 1967 ; 58-pp. college (?) paper, written for a
Political Science class (1971), "The role and influence of the Los Angeles Times
in City politics...", by Rich Wiseman.
Box 653, Folder 9
Politics - Los Angeles City - Clippings
1920 - 1933
Scope and Contents
Approx. 60 items: selection of LAT news stories and editorials on city politics,
1920 - 1933, focusing on elections, mayors, mayoral candidates, and other city
officeholders.
Box 653, Folder 10
Politics - Los Angeles County
1932 - 1972
Scope and Contents
4 items: clip, 1932 LAT article, "(Eugene) Biscailuz swamps five opponents" ;
copy LAT editorial, 7/17/1934, "Beauties of the recall" ; LAT letter-to-editor
clip, "A fine series of articles" ; LAT article clip, 12/3/1972, "Committee of
25--L.A.'s super government?"
Box 653, Folder 11
Politics - National
1909 - 1981
Scope and Contents
Approximately 45 items: selection of newspaper clips, tear sheets, copies and
other material related to national politics. Some of the figures represented here
are Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, William H. Taft, on through to Richard
Nixon. For most of its pre-1960 existence the papers editorial AND news polities
were strongly dictated by first Harrison Gray Otis, later by Harry Chandler and
those who agreed with them.
Box 653, Folder 12
Politics - National - Nick Williams Editorials
1960 - 1964
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: the bulk of these clips are related to the 1960 presidential
campaign. One clip, from 1964, deals with the Republican National Convention of
that year.
Box 653, Folder 13
Politics - Nazi Party
1933 - 1934
Scope and Contents
2 items: LAT editorial copy, 9/13/1933, "The silver shirts" - on William Pelley
of N. Carolina ; LAT editorial copy, 1/17/1934, "Nazis in America" - "The danger
is not...that the Nazis will take over this country as that they will foment
hatreds..."
Box 654
Reference Files - General
Box 654, Folder 1
Politics - Republican Party
1934 - 1960
Scope and Contents
3 items: LAT editorial copy, 7/16/1934, "Militant young Republicans," on a voter
registration drive spearheaded by the L.A. County Republican Assembly ; 9" x 12"
paperbound book, 1856 - 1956, 100 Years - Peace, Progress, Prosperity - Centennial
Republican National Convention, San Francisco, 8/1956 ; 9" x 12" paperbound book,
Republican National Convention - Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of Abraham
Lincoln's nomination, Chicago, 7/1960.
Box 654, Folder 2
Politics - Socialist Party
1921, 1944
Scope and Contents
4 items: booklet, A short treatise on Propaganda & Objections to Socialist
Party, by Paul G. Lewis, 1921 ; three handbills for the Socialist Labor Party,
printed in 1944.
Box 654, Folder 3
Politics - Unamerican Activities Committee
1938 - 1976
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: a selection of articles, almost all LAT and almost all
editorial page pieces, are related to a range of threats, real or imagined, to the
sovereignty of the USA, from Japanese and German spies (World War Two era) to
communism and its agents (1950 and beyond).
Box 654, Folder 4
Press - Freedom of - Clippings
1941 - 1977
Scope and Contents
Approx. 50 items: LAT clips and reprints plus tear sheets from Time and Wall St.
Journal on press freedom. Notable items: complete issue, The Review of Southern
California Journalism, 12/1972, lead story - "It can happen here - ask Bill Farr"
(the LAT reporter jailed for refusing to reveal a source to a judge) ; reprint,
Time, 7/8/1974, "The Press..fair of foul" ; LAT, bound reprints, 4/1976, series
title, "Free trial and free press...on a collision course."
Box 654, Folder 5
Press - Freedom of - Speeches
1942 - 1977
Scope and Contents
5 items: 105-pp. booklet, Freedom of the Press - what it is, how it was obtained,
how it can be retained, Newspaper-Radio Committee, 3/1942 ; reprint, Southern
California Law Review, 3/1942, "Freedom of the Press in prospect and retrospect"
by Leon R. Yankwich ; 12-pp. speech notes - Federal Bar Assn. ("Bassett" added at
top margin in red ink) ; 7-pp. "Statement of William F. Thomas, Editor, Los
Angeles Times, before United States Senate Subcommittee on Constitutional Rights,"
2/27/1973 ; multi-;age speech notes, headed "Sigma Delta Chi Sp... - Santa Ana" -
6/3/1977.
Box 654, Folder 6
Press - Role of
1955 - 1976
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: selected articles from Newsweek, New York (mag), The Bulletin
(ASNE), The Journal 5 (British journalism mag.) and LAT news stories and
editorials on the role of the Press. Of note: booklet, transcript of "A lecture by
Wes Gallagher (Gen. Mgr. of AP) - The Press-Enterprise Lecture Series, 1/15/1968,
"Truth is in the eye of the beholder."
Box 654, Folder 7
Printing - History of
1988
Scope and Contents
2 items: complete issue, California Chronicle, 6/1988 ; article copy, LAT,
6/26/1988, "Los Angeles Bibliophilia remembered," review of Fine Printing - the
Los Angeles Tradition, by Ward Ritchie.
Box 654, Folder 8
Prisons - Los Angeles
1907
Scope and Contents
1 item: LAT article copy, 7/4/1907, "Horribly foul are jail pens...prisoners
tortured by heat and noxious odors," on findings of a tour of City Jail by "Police
Surgeon Quint."
Box 654, Folder 9
Prohibition
1905 - 1933
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: selection of LAT news stories and editorials on the issue of
alcohol prohibition and the specific period of federal Prohibition, the Volstead
Act (1920 - 1933) ; many clips on Mabel Walker Willebrandt, U.S. Asst. Atty. Gen.,
due to her role in enforcing Prohibition (several on her secret divorce) ; 3-pp.
biography on Willebrandt ; related material.
Box 654, Folder 10
Race Relations
1943 - 1972
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: selection of LAT clips and copies, 1960s, on various aspects of
race relations ; 16-pp. headed "Racial attitudes of The Times (1881 -- )," a
listing of article headlines or descriptions of articles dealing with race
relations, with year and date, ending in 1943, marginal notes were added later
indicating which racial group was mentioned in each article, i.e. "Negro," "KKK"
[?], "Jap." ;5-pp. of tear sheets from Stanford Today, internal evidence suggests
a 1967 date, "Jim Crow journalism" ; tear sheets of four articles from The
Bulletin (ASNE), more than one issue has been used, only date seen is 1/1968.
Box 654, Folder 11
Race Relations - Clippings (1 of 2)
1962 - 1963
Scope and Contents
160+ items: selection of LAT clips (and a few copies) of news stories and
editorial pieces on many aspects of race relations in California and nationally,
including racial tensions, picketing, riots, school registration of Blacks, Black
Muslims, and other aspects. Also in the folder is a flyer announcing - "Freedom
Rally...your chance to help Birmingham, Sunday May 26 - 3:p.m., Wrigley Field -
Free admission > Hear Rev. M.L. King." The articles range in length from 100 word
briefs to long feature stories. Split into two folders.
Box 655
Reference Files - General
Box 655, Folder 1
Race Relations - Ku Klux Klan
1921 - 1928, 1965 -
1966
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: LAT editorials (strongly anti-Klan) and news stories from the
1920s on the arrival of the Klan in Los Angeles area ; LAT news stories from the
1960s on the Klan.
Box 655, Folder 2
Race Relations - Paul Weeks Articles
1961 - 1965
Scope and Contents
Approx. 45 items: Weeks covered race relations issues for LAT in the early
1960s.
Box 655, Folder 3
Ranches/Ranchos
1985, 1987
Scope and Contents
2 items: article copy, Sherman Library & Gardens Newsletter, Summer 1985,
"The Tejon Ranch" ; article copy, The Lens, 7/1987, "50 Years (and more) of
Arcadia County Park Recalled."
Box 655, Folder 4
Ranchos - Rancho Dominguez (San Pedro)
1891 - 1989
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items, all but two are photographs, copies of photos, or negatives.
Two sheets are headed "A synopsis of 200 years of Rancho Dominguez History" and
"Captions" related to photos of the area that was once Rancho Dominguez. Many of
the photos show the George Carson home, and Carson family members during period
around 1890, others show laborers at work in the fields and with the livestock of
Rancho Dominguez. Two photos show developments at the location into the 1970s (?),
including Homestead Business Park.
Box 655, Folder 5
Religion
1911, 1975
Scope and Contents
6 items: article copy, 1911, editorial headed "Co-operative production," on
Mormons social program ; several articles circa 1975, illustrating the tension
between local Catholic church officials and LAT ; letter copy, 3/24/1975, from
Religion writer John Dart to "Jim" (Bassett?), in which Dart describes a brief
introduction to Cardinal James McIntyre that ended badly ; several items on
"celibacy crisis" of Catholic church ; etc.
Box 655, Folder 6
Restaurants - Los Angeles Landmarks
1985
Scope and Contents
2 items: tear sheet, Downtown News, 11/18/1985, "Landmark Restaurants" (Clifton's
Cafeteria, Marcus Steak House, Little Joe's, Philippe's) ; handwritten note,
"(for) Redwood Restaurant - see Times Mirror Sq. Building file."
Box 655, Folder 7
Saint Francis Dam Disaster
1928, 1988
Scope and Contents
2 items::extensive article copies (incl. Page One) from LAT of 3/14/1928, "200
dead, 300 missing," from day after St. Francis Dam disaster ; LAT clip copies of
3/22/1928, including Water Board demanding Grand Jury investigation and William
Mulholland testimony before the Coroner's Jury (he hinted that the dam may have
been dynamited) ; issue of Los Angeles City Historical Society Newsletter, 3/1988,
"1928 St. Francis Dam Disaster."
Box 655, Folder 8
San Fernando Valley
1883 - 1990
Scope and Contents
50+ items: large collection of LAT articles and material from books and magazines
including Travel & Leisure, Westways, California Historical Society Quarterly,
etc., on the history of San Fernando Valley, land and water deals, etc. Notable
items: 25-pp. copied from book, History of the San Fernando Valley, Frank Keffer,
1934 ; tear sheet, Westways, 4/1963, "Wheat ruled the Valley" ; tear sheet,
Westways, 5/1963, "The Men who opened the Valley" ; 24-pp. copied from The
California Historical Society Quarterly, 3/1968, incl. article, "Pioneering land
development in the Californias..." with material on Harrison Gray Otis and Harry
Chandler ; tear sheets from Westways, 4/1974, "A. Workman's Ranch," includes
information of early Valley pioneers including Isaac Lankershim and Isaac Van Nuys
; tear sheet, Travel & Leisure, 8/1976, "The Valley" ; 14-pp. sheets copied
from The San Fernando Valley, book, ca. 1976.
Box 655, Folder 9
San Francisco
1933
Scope and Contents
3 items: booklet of reprints from San Francisco News, 1920s(?) "Old San
Francisco--a Beautiful, Romantic, Historic Picture Story of 'The City' -reprinted
from The News" ; copy of editorial cartoon, LAT, 8/10/1933, "Wake up, Miss Los
Angeles!" ; handwritten note - "See 'Labor' for edit. on S.F. vs. L.A. in labor
8/30/33..."
Box 655, Folder 10
San Jose - Lynching
1933
Scope and Contents
3 items: three LAT clip copies, one editorial, two news stories, 11/28/1933, "two
kidnap and murder suspects were taken from a San Jose jail by a very large mob,
and hanged, the controversy was increased when Gov. James Rolph praised the
lynching as a "lesson to the nation" that California would not tolerate similar
crimes.
Box 655, Folder 11
Santa Anita
1916, 1933
Scope and Contents
2 items: booklet, Santa Anita Rancho - Los Angeles County, California - Anita M.
Baldwin (ca. 1916) ; article copied from LAT of 4/5/1936, "Lucky Baldwin barony is
sold for homesites," is the lead story.
Box 655, Folder 12
Santa Barbara
1926, 1929
Scope and Contents
2 booklets (fragile collector's items) protected in plastic sleeve: Santa Barbara
perpetuates the romance..." 1926 ; The Santa Barbara County Court House, 1929,
sponsored by the County Board of Supervisors.
Box 655, Folder 13
Sawtelle
1963
Scope and Contents
1 item: LAT article copy, "Police seizure of City Hall starts Sawtelle on exit
path," the article describes the 1918 takeover of small town of Sawtelle by
"imperial" Los Angeles.
Box 655, Folder 14
Schools
1919 - 1973
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: 7-pp. typed "Notes taken during an interview with Mrs. Jones at
her home in Sierra Madre" - 8/18/1925, it appears Jones was a high ranking
administrator who first came to the L.A. Public Schools in 1875 ; from LAT,
8/29/1937, "Outline map showing locations of School Sites in Los Angeles City
School Districts" ; booklet, History of Los Angeles High School, 1873 - 1938" ;
49-pp. stapled booklet, Pioneer and early public schools of California and of Los
Angeles (1948) ; booklet, Public Education in Los Angeles County, California,
3/1952 ; booklet, Los Angeles High School Centennial Celebration (1873 -
1973).
Box 655, Folder 15
Science.
1930 - 1931
Scope and Contents
4 items: LAT article copy, "Rocket travel prospect told," 7/27/1930 ; LAT article
copy, "Crowds acclaim Einstein on arrival in California...scientist feted at San
Diego and then goes by car to Pasadena," 1/1/1931" ; LAT article copy, "Atomic
motion proof detailed," 10/18/1931 ; undated, Human rocket rides visioned."
Box 655, Folder 16
Scopes Trial
1925
Scope and Contents
4 items, all LAT article copies: "Courts to test right of state to bar
Darwinism," 5/14/1925 ; "Monkey business" (editorial), 5/19/1925 ; "Faith and
evolution" (editorial), 7/14/1925 ; "Much ado about little" (editorial),
7/23/1925.
Box 655, Folder 17
Secret Six (Los Angeles)
1934 - 1935
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: originals and copies of several items related to the "Secret
Six" organization of the mid-1930s. Notable items: two issues, 3/9 and 3/20, 1935,
of The Unemployed Vigilante (Civil Service Assn.) including Pg. 1 stories on "The
Secret Six" ; one issue, 3/30/1935, of The Equalizer ; 5-pp. (onionskin ppr)
"Statement to the newspapers and public of Los Angeles City and County, from The
Secret Six, outlining their aims and goals ; related letters and information.
Box 655, Folder 18
Shipwrecks
1923
Scope and Contents
1 item: series of stories copied from LAT of 9/10/1923, two on SS Cuba, a Pacific
Mail Line vessel that ran aground off San Miguel Island and a number of other
vessels (U.S. Navy) that crashed off Santa Barbara County in attempting to go to
the aid of the Cuba.
Box 655, Folder 19
South Pasadena
1955
Scope and Contents
1 item: tear sheet of full page article, photos and text, Los Angeles Herald
& Express, 2/12/1955, "South Pasadena built beauty in lean Nineties."
Box 655, Folder 20
Space Program
1958 - 1975
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: a selection of editorials from 1958 to 1975, spanning the early
space efforts of unmanned vehicles such as Explorer, through the Apollo landings
on the Moon, to the 1975 outer space link-up of two space vehicles, one American
(Apollo), the other Soviet (Soyuz).
Box 656
Reference Files - General
Box 656, Folder 1
Sports
1921 - 1988
Scope and Contents
7 items: LAT clips on the evolution of sports coverage in Southern California ;
magazine and newspaper articles on sports in Los Angeles during the 19th and 20th
centuries from The Californians (7/1988), Downtown News (4/6/1987), Newsday, Long
Island, NY (3/17/1975). Notable: a 1921 LAT article copy about a Jack Dempsey
boxing match.
Box 656, Folder 2
Sports - Horse Racing
1909 - 1976
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: LAT articles, material prepared by Arcadia Chamber of Commerce
(late 1930s), brief notes with information on turf activities, etc. Notable items:
two 1938 brochures produced by California Anti-racing Assn., "Who beats the
pari-mutuel machine?" and "Turf gambling" ; an Arcadia Chamber of Commerce 1-pp.
report, dated 5/10/1939, and addressed to "the Chambers of Commerce of Southern
California" containing positive material on horse racing, summarized with the
quote - "A canvass of Arcadia business men has been made (revealing) that 95%
believe Santa Anita is a benefit to Arcadia and the surrounding community..." ;
2-pp. chronology headed "The Times and Horse-racing," dated 10/25/1976, featuring
headlines and quotes from LAT editorials expressing opposition to horse racing,
1932 - 1935 ; related material.
Box 656, Folder 3
Sports - 1932 Olympics
1932 - 1984
Scope and Contents
7 items: 2-pp. report, titled "Chronological development of the building of the
Los Angeles Memorial Colosseum [sic] and the funding of the Games of the Xth
Olympiad" ; LAT article copy, 4/29/1932, "Let's blow our horn" (Olympic Games in
L.A.) ; original program, "Fifty Years of Olympic Gold, 1932 - 1982" (American
Lung Assn.) ; two issues of You (TransAmerica Occidental Life newsletter), May and
June 1983 - both issues have an article on the 1984 L.A. Olympics ; LAT article
copy, 12/10/1983, "Rookie wins '32 Olympics for L.A." ; LAT tear sheet, 6/4/1984,
"The '32 Olympics...a view of the way they were."
Box 656, Folder 4
Sports - 1976 Olympics
1976
Scope and Contents
1 item: LAT editorial (O.C.), "Canada dishonors itself," on Canada's government
causing problems for athletes from Taiwan on political issues.
Box 656, Folder 5
Sports - 1984 Olympics
1984
Scope and Contents
2 items: LAT clip, 10/4/1984, "And now, Coliseum gets the bronze...(designated)
as National, State Historic Landmark" ; single sheet (attached note to C.
Strickler, 11/1/1984) with illustrations and text describing a Times Mirror
commemorative enamel pin that was planned, but never produced.
Box 656, Folder 6
Sports - Los Angeles Dodgers - Chavez Ravine
1957 - 1980
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: LAT news stories and editorials and other materials on the
campaign to bring pro baseball to L.A. in the form of the Dodgers, the evictions
from Chavez Ravine, the stadium, etc. Also in the folder are a number of Dodger
promotional items and materials on Dodger baseball in L.A., and a 1980 All-Star
Game souvenir booklet (game played at Dodger Stadium).
Box 656, Folder 7
Southern California - Growth
1930 - 1960
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: subjects include, real estate booms, increase in automobile
ownership, the change from a generally rural area to a sprawling urban
"megalopolis,forecasts for the future," etc. Notable items: several lengthy
journal articles on the land "boom" of the late 1880s ; booklet, Dollars and
census, from Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, 1932 ; booklet, From Rural to Urban,
The Haynes Foundation, 1947 ; booklet, The Cost of Metropolitan Growth, 1959 ;
booklet, The Southern California Metropolis - 1980, predictions about 1980 from
Southern California Research Council, appears to be from ca.1960.
Box 656, Folder 8
Southern California - Tourism
1919 - 1961
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: LAT clips and promotional materials--booklets, brochures,
annual reports, charts, maps--all boosting tourism in Southern California. Notable
items: booklet (in Spanish), "Revista Grafica - Condado de Los Angeles..." 1945 -
inside is a sheaf of stapled papers with an English translation of the Spanish
& Portugese material ; booklet w/ map, "Official All-Year Club Sight-seeing
Map - Southern California," 1956 ; brochure, "15 Guide-Yourself Trips by Public
Transportation," 1956.
Box 656, Folder 9
Stadiums - Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1969
Scope and Contents
Cover and 14-pp. stapled report, "Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum - Brief history
& listing of Commissioners, 1933 - 1969." Also, five tickets to the December
16, 1979 Los Angeles Rams football game in the Coliseum - the final game played by
the Rams in that stadium.
Box 656, Folder 10
Theaters - Hollywood Bowl
1919 - 1924
Scope and Contents
4 items, LAT clips and copies: 6/27/1919, "To make Los Angeles west's
Oberammergau" ; 10/24/1920, "World art center for Hollywood Canyon...Virginal
canyon to be transformed into international shrine of arts" ; 4/19/1924, passage
circled in red, "The services at the Hollywood Bowl will be open at 5:15 o'clock,
just as the sun begins to peep over the hills." ; 4/20/1924, "Multitudes bow down
at cross of risen savior...Hollywood Bowl sees thousands in obeisance."
Box 656, Folder 11
Theaters - Los Angeles
1910 - 1991
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: a selection of clips on the history, operation or restoration
of classic theaters in Los Angeles. Notable items: small theater "programme,"
7/1910, "Olympic Theatre - Main St. between 4th & 6th" ; booklet, Los Angeles
Philharmonic Orchestra - Symphony Magazine, 3/1962 ; tear sheet, Westways, 7/1961,
"Theaters under the stars" ; reprint from Southern California Quarterly, 9/1965,
"Requiem for the Los Angeles Philharmonic Auditorium" ; tear sheet, LAT?, 1967?,
"Movie theaters seemed like palaces back in 1917" ; clip, Downtown News,
12/2/1985, "Some old Playbills, a few gags, the B&Ws" ; LAT reprint, from
5/14/1981 edition, "Theater in Los Angeles...the roots run deep" ; gold folder w/
sunburst on cover, contains promotional material and news clips on the
refurbishment of the Mayan Theater and adjacent entertainment venues, 1991.
Box 656, Folder 12
Theaters - Music Center of Los Angeles County
1945 - 1990
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: selected clips from LAT, Downtown News, Time (magazine),
various brochures and booklets. Notable items: 10-pp. report from (LAT staffer) Ed
Ainsworth to "Mrs. [Dorothy] Chandler," 12/9/1957, "Civic Auditorium Memorandum" ;
brochure, (8/1963?) "An invitation to become a founder of The Music Center - a
living memorial to peace" ; brochure, "Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra - The
Music Center...1964-1965 Inaugural Season" ; cover & article tear sheets,
Time, 12/18/1964, story on The Music Center and Dorothy Chandler ; souvenir
booklet, The Music Center, 1968 ; 2 copies of booklet, LA Edition - Fall/Winter
1984, with articles on The Music Center and on Dorothy Chandler ; LAT tear sheets,
5/10/1987, Calendar cover story, "The Music Center - What lies ahead?"
Box 656, Folder 13
Theaters - Orange County
1986
Scope and Contents
1 item: LAT clip, 9/30/1986, "Orange County opens arts center to
fanfare...$70.7-million complex in Costa Mesa marks beginning of a new cultural
era..."
Box 656, Folder 14
Tournament of Roses Parade
1981
Scope and Contents
3 items: "92nd Tournament of Roses - The Great Outdoors" (1981 Official Parade
Souvenir Program).
Box 657
Reference Files - General
Box 657, Folder 1
Trade Associations - California State Chamber of Commerce
1958
Scope and Contents
1 item: complete issue, California--Magazine of the Pacific, 10/1958.
Box 657, Folder 2
Trade Associations - Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce
1888 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: various clips and copies of LAT material and Chamber of
Commerce material. Notable items: copy of the 1888 Constitution & By-laws of
the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce ; article copy, Southern California Quarterly
[1956?], "The Chamber of Commerce Cornerstones...milestones in Los Angeles
History" ; booklet, No Little Plans--the story of the Los Angeles Chamber of
Commerce, 9/1956 ; booklet, Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce--Publications /
Information Services, undated ; spiral-bound booklet, Home Savings of America
Tower, 1988 Centennial Calendar.
Box 657, Folder 3
Trade Associations - Merchants and Manufacturers Association
1897 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: selected brochures, booklets, annual reports and promotional
materials prepared by the Merchants and Manufacturers Association. Of note: single
sheet, headed "Directors Meeting," 3/19/1897 ; (this and all items to follow are
booklets) Fiftieth Annual Report, 1946 ; 51st Annual Report, 1947 ; Sixty-Second
Annual Report, 1958 ; Sixty-Third Annual Report, 1959 ; M&M - 65th Annual
Report, 1961 ; 68th Year of Service - Merchants & Manufacturers Association,
1964 ; The Merchants and Manufacturers Association Celebrating 90 Years of
Service, 1986.
Box 657, Folder 4
Trade Associations - Spring Street Association
1985 - 1987
Scope and Contents
3 items: booklet, Spring Street Association - St. Patrick's Day Parade &
Festival (3/1985) ; sheaf of papers bound with plastic marginal clip, "The Great
White Way of Los Angeles," [1986?] ; green folder w/ pockets containing
promotional materials for Spring St. Assn., 1987.
Box 657, Folder 5
Transportation - Angels Flight
1950 - 1992
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: selection of materials--LAT clips, book excerpts, brochures--on
Angels Flight funicular railway in downtown Los Angeles, both prior to 1969, when
the line was dismantled, and during the 1970s, 1980s and early 1990s, reflecting
plans to recreate the system. A wealth of information on Angels Flight, Bunker
Hill (at the top of the line) and Downtown L.A. (at the bottom of the line).
Notable: 12-pp. complete issue of Pacific Railway Journal, cover story, "Angels
Flight Railway," 2/1958.
Box 657, Folder 6
Transportation - Automobiles
1899 - 1986
Scope and Contents
Approx. 45 items: a collection of text and photo material, most of it from
American Automobile Association and LAT, related to the early decades of
automobile travel in Southern California. Notable items: LAT article copy,
4/25/1899, "A horseless carriage...the first automobile arrives in Los Angeles..."
; 18-pp. manuscript, headed "Ocean to ocean highway trip" ("1912" added later) ;
complete issue of Westways - 12/1950, "in observance of the Fiftieth Anniversary
of the Automobile Club of Southern California" ; article tear sheet, Terra (mag),
Summer 1973, "The Memorial Day run in Los Angeles," on the appearance of the first
automobile in this City and its inventor, James P. Erie ; article tear sheet,
Westways, 6/1975, "The first 75 years...a photographic essay...featuring the auto"
; LAT article tear sheet, ?/?/1986, "Autos...100 year-old love affair rolls on,"
by Steve Harvey.
Box 657, Folder 7
Transportation - Clippings
1937 - 1989
Scope and Contents
Approx. 70 items. Representative headlines from LAT editorials and news stories:
"Subway, elevated or what?" 7/18/1937 ; "Is L.A. missing the train?" 5/30/1965 ;
"We must have rapid transit," 12/19/1965 ; "Transit...we must not delay,"
2/21/1966 ; "Planning could get us places," 9/2/1970 ; "What next for transit?"
6/14/1976."
Box 657, Folder 8
Transportation - Cycling
1959 - 1990
Scope and Contents
2 items: article copy, Long Beach Press Telegram, "The Great Cycleway,"
12/27/1959 ; LAT clip, 11/6/1990, "Only in L.A.," mentioning both the 1900 Dobbins
Elevated Cycleway (Pasadena) and the proposed but never built West L.A.
Veloway.
Box 657, Folder 9
Transportation - Diamond Lanes
1976
Scope and Contents
6 items: LAT news stories, and letters-to-the-editor regarding the pros and cons
of diamond lanes.
Box 657, Folder 10
Transportation - Freeways
1940 - 1986
Scope and Contents
15 items: selected LAT news stories, columns and editorials on the planning,
construction and operation of the Los Angeles freeway system. Notable items:
booklet, Parkway transit lines in the Los Angeles Central Business District, ca.
1945 ; multi-page copy, Targets ahead! Second of a series (from) the Los Angeles
Chamber of Commerce -- Expressways...new roads for a new city, 1947 ;
15-pp.booklet, a preprint from California Highways and Public Works, 9/1954,
"Hollywood Freeway.
Box 657, Folder 11
Transportation - Highways
1900 - 1940
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: selection of LAT, Automobile Club and other sources, with
information on planning, construction and operation of highways within California
and beyond. Notable item: 10-pp. stapled "pamphlet," "Distribution of California
Highway Revenues," 3/21/1938, by J. Allen Davis.
Box 658
Reference Files - General
Box 658, Folder 1
Transportation - Pacific Electric Interurbans
1935 - 1987
Scope and Contents
6 items: 1935 brochure with price lists, time schedules and description of the
"Mt. Lowe Famous Mile High Mountain Railway trip" ; undated newspaper article
clip, "All areas of city served by big red, yellow cars" ; LAT tear sheet,
7/22/1973, "L.A.'s Big Red Cars--they went places" ; clip, Wall St. Journal,
8/14/1974, "In the Good Old Days, U.S. commuters were better off than now" ; LAT
clip, 11/11/1975, Art Seidenbaum's column with headline "Fare of yesterday," on
the Pacific Electric Railway; ; LAT clip, 10/15/1984, "Our cable car climbed
halfway to the stars, too," on the Mt. Lowe spur of Pacific Electric ; letter
copy, 3/16/1987, from David M. Callahan of Los Angeles to Evelyn Wolfe of LAT Real
Estate section about "Pacific Electric's 1200 mile system..."
Box 658, Folder 2
Transportation - Railroads
1885 - 1985
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: collection of LAT clips and copies on the operations of
railroads in Southern California, especially the Southern Pacific. Notable items:
two "Santa Fe System Bulletins" (3/1928 & 6/1929) ; 10-pp. excerpt from The
Big Four, by Oscar Lewis, 1938 ; 16-pp. booklet, Railroads and Railroad Wages -
1938 ; flyer advertising "1984 Railroad Calendars," from Golden West Books.
Box 658, Folder 3
Transportation - Rapid Transit District
1980 - 1992
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: LAT clips and flyers, bulletins, brochures, etc., from the
transportation agencies involved in mass transport in L.A. County, especially
Southern California Rapid Transit District, including 1980s planning and the 1986
groundbreaking for the first Metro Rail line. Notable items: several Los Angeles
County Transportation Commission newsletters, 1988 - 1989 ; 10.5 x 14" booklet,
Metro Rail - the First Phase...getting to know Metro Rail, from RTD ; brochure,
ca.1990, The Metro Blue Line, Long Beach to Los Angeles Rail Service (English /
Espanol).
Box 658, Folder 4
Transportation - Reports and Interviews
1973 - 1974
Scope and Contents
3 items: 23-pp. (pink sheets) headed "Taping with Neil Petree on (3/20/1973)" ;
12-pp. (green sheets) headed "Tape #3 with Asa V. Call on 4/2/1973, on the
development of transportation in Southern California, the Automobile Club, the
freeway system, etc. ; spiral-bound booklet, Evaluation--transit systems
proposals, Southern California Rapid Transit District & Orange County Transit
District (prepared for The California Legislature), 5/31/1974 (binding
removed).
Box 658, Folder 5
Transportation - Southern Pacific Railroad
1933 - 1981
Scope and Contents
5 items: 105-pp. (clipped but appears incomplete) title - "Historical Outline -
Southern Pacific Company" (3/1933, noted on p. 2) ; booklet, Seventy-Five years of
Progress, by Erle Heath, 12/1945 ; tear sheet, Sunset, 8/1953, "The Main Line,"
(SP ad) ; complete issue, Southern Pacific Bulletin, 8/1955 ; brochure for
"Railfair Sacramento 1981 - California State Railroad Museum, May 2 to 10,
1981.
Box 658, Folder 6
Transportation - Streets Railways
1889 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: photocopy of 1889 event -- opening of cable car line to Boyle
Heights ; photocopy of 1902 scene -- a horse-drawn trolley in Echo Park, 1902 ;
LAT article copy, 6/9/1889, opening of Los Angele Cable Railway ; LAT article
copy, 12/16/1911, "Links of Steel to a new city," on Pacific Electric line to Van
Nuys ; LAT clips from 1930, 1933 on various aspects of street railway operations ;
four 1988 flyers related to the history of rail / streetcar service in Los
Angeles, 1880s to 1960s ; article copy, Southern California Quarterly, Fall 1987,
"America's electric railway beginnings ... trolleys and daft dummies in Los
Angeles."
Box 658, Folder 7
Transportation - Union Station
1914 - 1989
Scope and Contents
40+ items: 14-pp. booklet, Joint Passenger Station, etc., etc.... (ca. 1921) ;
oversize folded sheet, plans titled "Union Passenger Terminal at the Plaza"
(L.A.), 3/1926 ; oversize folded sheet labeled "L.A. Union Depot Plans (9/1933) ;
oversize, L.A. Union Passenger Terminal Map" - 9/13/1934 ; booklet, Railroads
Build the Nation, 1869 - 1939, Union Station Celebration Committee, 1939.
Box 658, Folder 8
Unidentified Flying Objects
1947 - 1969
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: LAT copies, news stories, editorials and report on a (George)
Gallup Poll done in 1947 related to reports of unidentified flying objects.
Box 658, Folder 9
Urban Crises
1975
Scope and Contents
3 items: LAT clips, op-ed articles, 8/31/1975, "Arbitration could cap those
walkouts," and "Police use powerful weapon" ; LAT clip, editorial, 9/4/1975, "The
New York lesson" ; article clip, Wall St. Journal, "When cops and teachers
strike."
Box 658, Folder 10
Urban Growth
1950, 1958
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: LAT column copy, 3/26/1950, "A suburb is nothing if its City
withers" ; copies of a multi-part LAT series, "Exploding Metropolis,"which ran in
11/1958, with daily headlines such as "Life changes in America's cities," "Slum
problems worse...all big cities affected" and "Subdivision's march blights green
areas." Also included is a memo dated 10/20/1958, from Nick B. Williams to Taylor
Trumbo of the City Desk related to the series being prepared (see entry
above).
Box 658, Folder 11
Utopian Communities
1992
Scope and Contents
2 items: two articles clipped from Antelope Valley Press, 7/9/1992, "Authors
relate story of colorful Llano history," and "Authors chronicle [socialist]
colony's battles." The articles relate the research and writing of a book, Bread
and Hyacinths: the Rise and Fall of Utopian Los Angeles, including a desert
community called "Llano," which Harrison Gray Otis is accused of trying to crush
with his powerful influence.
Box 658, Folder 12
Venice (California)
1985 (on
1935)
Scope and Contents
1 item: 10-pp. article tear sheet from Los Angeles (mag), 6/1985, "The Summer of
'35." This article discusses Venice beach and other 1930s attractions.
Box 658, Folder 13
Water - Articles and Pamphlets (1 of 2)
1929 - 1980
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: a selection of book excerpts, journal articles, brochures,
etc., related to the issue of water in Los Angeles and Southern California, from
Spanish era into the 20th century. Notable items: 6-pp. of thesis written for
Claremont College, 1929, by John Homer Williams, "Los Angeles Times and public
opinion" ; article tear sheet, The American West, 3/1968, "Water, land, and people
in the Great Valley [California's Central Valley]" by Paul S. Taylor ; two L.A.
Dept. of Water & Power brochures, 1971 and 1972 ; 12-pp. booklet (w/ 2 maps),
"From Pueblo to Metropolis - water and power in the story of Los Angeles," 1971? ;
tear sheets, Southern California Quarterly, Spring 1973, "Shaping California water
law, 1781 to 1928." Split into two folders.
Box 659
Reference Files - General
Box 659, Folder 1
Water - Articles and Pamphlets (2 of 2)
1929 - 1980
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: a selection of book excerpts, journal articles, brochures,
etc., related to the issue of water in Los Angeles and Southern California, from
Spanish era into the 20th century. Notable items: 6-pp. of thesis written for
Claremont College, 1929, by John Homer Williams, "Los Angeles Times and public
opinion" ; article tear sheet, The American West, 3/1968, "Water, land, and people
in the Great Valley [California's Central Valley]" by Paul S. Taylor ; two L.A.
Dept. of Water & Power brochures, 1971 and 1972 ; 12-pp. booklet (w/ 2 maps),
"From Pueblo to Metropolis - water and power in the story of Los Angeles," 1971? ;
tear sheets, Southern California Quarterly, Spring 1973, "Shaping California water
law, 1781 to 1928." Split into two folders.
Box 659, Folder 2
Water - Board of Commissioners of Water Department
1903 - 1907, 1925,
1978
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: selected copies of minutes for meetings of the Board of Water
Commissioners, City of Los Angeles for the period 1903 - 1907. Notable items:
copies of correspondence involving William Mulholland, Fred Eaton, F.P. Flint,
James P. Vroman and others in the same time frame ; 5-pp. copied from "Water
Commissioners' Report for the Year ending November 30, 1905," by William
Mulholland, et al.
Box 659, Folder 3
Water - Clippings
1883 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items. LAT features, news stories and editorials on water, irrigation,
water bonds, etc., from 1880s to 1970s. Notable items: brochure, "Water from the
North," prepared by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California,"
8/1972 ; 6-pp. article tear sheet, Westways, 7/1974, "Driving down the River," by
Jack Smith.
Box 659, Folder 4
Water - Colorado River
1903 - 1973
Scope and Contents
35+ items: collection of maps, booklets, brochures, and LAT news stories and
editorials, plus some undated material. Notable items: stapled booklet, American
Society of Civil Engineers, 1924, "The Colorado River problem" ; original booklet,
Colorado River Fact-finding Committee of Utah, 4/20/1928, "Colorado River
Development - Economic Necessity vs. Political Expediency" ; 24-pp. booklet,
(Central Arizona Project) "The Nation's most fantastic project," 1949 ; booklet,
"California's stake in the Colorado River" (Colorado River Board of California) ,
1962 ; etc.
Box 659, Folder 5
Water - Colorado River Aqueduct
1926 - 1969
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items, a large proportion of them produced by the Metropolitan Water
District of Southern California. Notable items: booklet, "Facts - Colorado River
Aqueduct" (MWDSC), 8/1931 ; booklet, "Water for Thirteen Cities in the
Metropolitan..." (MWDSC), 1935 ; news release from Rep. Norris Poulson, "Arizona
scheme threatens reclamation appropriations..." (1949) ; booklet, Colorado River
Aqueduct, 10/1950, (MWDSC) ; pp. 81-86 of a transcript labeled "oral history" with
a report on Colorado River Water by Clayburn C. Elder, Hydroelectric Engineer,
UCLA, 1969 ; booklet, "Water from the Colorado River" (MWDSC), 8/1931 ; etc.
Box 659, Folder 6
Water - Colorado River Aqueduct
1931 - 1973
Scope and Contents
8 items, booklets, brochures, and other materials: booklet, "Water from the
Colorado River" (MWDSC), 8/1931 ; booklet, "Colorado River Aqueduct" (MWDSC),
3/1935 ; stapled report, Plan for a celebration in Los Angeles to commemorate the
Four Hundred Anniversary of the discovery of the Colorado River," prepared by
several water agencies, including MWDSC, 3/5/1940 ; article tear sheet, California
- magazine of the Pacific, 3/1949, "The fight for Colorado River water" ; booklet,
"San Diego's quest for water" (MWDSC), 1947 ; booklet, "California's stake in the
Colorado River" prepared by the Colorado River Board of California, 1954 ;
complete issue, Byjac News (Borg-Warner Corp., 5/1960, "Colorado River Aqueduct
completed."
Box 659, Folder 7
Water - Fallbrook
1951 - 1961
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: LAT clips and copies over a ten year period recording the legal
battle between the San Diego County town of Fallbrook and the U.S. government over
water rights - LAT originally broke the story.
Box 659, Folder 8
Water - Feather River Project
1955 - 1973
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: a selection of LAT editorials, a news story and a Westways tear
sheet, on the Feather River Project, a plan to bring northern California water to
the southern counties of the state. The project lasted from the 1940s into the
1970s.
Box 659, Folder 9
Water - Hoover Dam
1926 - 1985
Scope and Contents
30+ items: selection of LAT editorials, news stories, and material from other
sources, on Hoover Dam. Notable items: letter copy, 6/1/1926, from Sen. Hiram
Johnson to Franklin Hichborn of San Francisco, mentioning Harry Chandler's
"assault upon me," and his push for an "entirely different scheme for the control
of the Colorado River" ; a reproduction of Boulder Dam bill (H.R. 5773) passed by
House of Representative," the booklet is 22-pp. ; several tear sheets. The
Bulletin (S. Fran.), month of 6/1928, articles on dam plans, with criticism of
Sen. Hiram Johnson ; original preprint, The Magazine of Wall Street, 1/12/1929,
"What Boulder Dam really means to the nation" ; undated brochure, "Boulder Canyon
Dam," describing "Eighth Wonder of the World," prepared by National Bank of
Commerce ; map, Department of the Interior, "Boulder Canyon Reservoir Site," 1930
; map/informational brochure, "Hoover Dam," 1931, produced by Union Pacific System
; 30+ pp. booklet, "White Gold - the Story of Hoover Dam," 1931, produced by
American Steel & Wire Co. ; LAT tear sheet, 9/22/1985, ""50-year-old Hoover
Dam fulfills a massive promise."
Box 660
Reference Files - General
Box 660, Folder 1
Water - Los Angeles Aqueduct - Articles and Pamphlets
1909 - 1988
Scope and Contents
approx. 20 items: collection of material on above topic including some major
articles. Among the significant articles with sources and dates: Sunset, 12/1909,
"Water for Millions--building the great aqueduct...to supply Los Angeles" ;
personal account of Jack Heyser, 1939, "Los Angeles City Fathers go water
hunting...the birth of the Owens River Aqueduct" ; American Heritage, 12/1961,
"The Water War" ; Historical Society of Southern California Quarterly, 3/1963,
"Myth-making in the Los Angeles Area" ; California Historical Quarterly, "The
politics of California water-- Owens Valley and the Los Angeles Aqueduct,
1900-1927" ; California History, 9/1986, "Picnic at Alabama Gates...the Owens
Valley Rebellion, 1904-1927" ; Historical Society of Southern California, Fall
1988, "The Los Angeles Aqueduct -- 1913 -1988, A 75th Anniversary Tribute."
Box 660, Folder 2
Water - Los Angeles Aqueduct - Clippings
1904 - 1992
Scope and Contents
50+ items: material from across several decades, from LAT, memos, letters and two
issues of Heritage (a publication of Southern California Library for Social
Studies & Research) from 1991 and 1992, on the aqueduct from the Owens Valley
along the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada to Los Angeles/San Fernando Valley.
Includes some material on the film Chinatown, starring Jack Nicholson, the plot of
which owed a great deal to actual events between 1905 and the 1920s. Some persons
in The Times hierarchy stood to profit from the water plan and the newspaper
pushed it strongly.
Box 660, Folder 3
Water - Reports (1 of 2)
1931 - 1972
Scope and Contents
4 items: 15-pp. bound report, MWDSC - Need for action on the Metropolitan Water
District Aqueduct Project, by F.E. Weymouth, 8/1/1931 ; 21-pp. bound report, The
proposed Metropolitan Water District Bond Issue, by F.E. Weymouth, 8/3/1931 ;
52-pp. bound report, California Legislature Joint Interim Committee on Water
Problems, 1941 - 1942, Data information and itinerary covering inspection of water
problems in Southern California, 2/2 - 2/9, 1942, No. IV ; 88-pp. bound booklet,
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California - Official Statement
$100,000,000 Series E Waterworks Bonds..., 2/8/1972. Split into two folders.
Box 660, Folder 4
Water - Reports (2 of 2)
1931 - 1972
Scope and Contents
4 items: 15-pp. bound report, MWDSC - Need for action on the Metropolitan Water
District Aqueduct Project, by F.E. Weymouth, 8/1/1931 ; 21-pp. bound report, The
proposed Metropolitan Water District Bond Issue, by F.E. Weymouth, 8/3/1931 ;
52-pp. bound report, California Legislature Joint Interim Committee on Water
Problems, 1941 - 1942, Data information and itinerary covering inspection of water
problems in Southern California, 2/2 - 2/9, 1942, No. IV ; 88-pp. bound booklet,
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California - Official Statement
$100,000,000 Series E Waterworks Bonds..., 2/8/1972. Split into two folders.
Box 660, Folder 5
Watergate.
1969 - 1974
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: LAT editorials and news stories, other material from news
magazines, etc. Notable items: LAT editorial, 5/10/1974, "The President should be
impeached" ; booklet of reprints from LAT, 5/1974, "The White House vs. Television
News" ; complete issue of Newsweek (mag), 8/19/1974, "Special Issue" on Nixon
resignation and Ford's taking office as President.
Box 660, Folder 6
Watts Riots
1965 - 1976
Scope and Contents
25+ items: news stories from August, 1965, when the riots were in progress ;
booklet of reprints from LAT, run in 10/1965, "The View from Watts."
Box 660, Folder 7
Wilmington Drum Barracks
1965
Scope and Contents
1 item: LAT column, 9/7/1965, "Drum Barracks role recognized."
Box 660, Folder 8
Women
1893 - 1986
Scope and Contents
30+ items: LAT articles on "firsts" achieved by Los Angeles and California women
; 1893 LAT editorial, "The Nude in Life," on subject of modesty and morals ; 5-pp.
chronological list of LAT stories dealing with women (incl. many poems by Mrs.
H.G. Otis ; 11-pp. report (connected possibly to USC) on women's achievements in
and around Los Angeles, and the information covers the period up to the 1970s ;
article copy, Westways, 1/1974, "Magic in Los Angeles."
Box 661
Reference Files - General
Box 661, Folder 1
World Affairs
1931, 1975
Scope and Contents
3 items: LAT editorial, 9/23/1931, "The Sterling Crisis" ; LAT editorial,
5/16/1975, "Pirates take note" ; tear sheet, Time (mag), 8/4/1975, "A star-studded
summit spectacular."
Box 661, Folder 2
World Affairs - League of Nations
1917 - 1975
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items. A selection of editorials and news stories on the League of
Nations, including: editorial, 7/17/1917, "A needed League of Peace" ; editorial,
2/5/1933, "Fourteen years later," a summing up of the pros and cons of the League
of Nations ; Santa Monica Outlook, 1/23/1975, "Ford signs treaty proposed in 1925
(at the time of Pres. Coolidge and the League of Nations).
Box 661, Folder 3
World Affairs - United Nations
1945 - 1966
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: a selection of LAT editorials on the United Nations, from early
ones such as "First step to World security" run on 6/27/1945, to those written in
the following two decades on issues such as Red Chinese membership, etc.
Box 661, Folder 4
World Affairs - World Court
1923 - 1932
Scope and Contents
6 items: editorials on US support for the World Court--LAT generally seemed to
support it.
Box 661, Folder 5
World War I
1917 - 1919,
1976
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: plastic sleeve containing news stories and editorials on World
War I and American participation in that conflict ; 103-pp. copy of a Stanford
University thesis, 1953, "The California Press and the World War--March 1, 1917 -
May 20, 1917" ; other material on LAT coverage of WW i.
Box 661, Folder 6
World War II
1933 - 1941
Scope and Contents
Approx. 45 items: LAT editorials and news stories covering the period from the
early 1930s, when German and Japanese aggression against both neighbouring
countries and their own citizens came to light, also material on many aspects of
the lead-in to World War II for the USA.
Box 661, Folder 7
World War II
1941 - 1945,
1979
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: LAT editorials and news stories on various wartime issues,
starting with the February 1942 "air raid" on Los Angeles which turned out to be a
false alarm, ending with last year of war ; LAT front page, 2/26/1942, "Army says
alarm real...Roaring guns mark blackout" ; Los Angeles (mag) story about "1941," a
Steven Spielberg film about the previously mentioned air raid - article ran
11/1979.
Box 661, Folder 8
World War II - Censorship
1942
Scope and Contents
2 items: LAT announcement on withholding information on President Roosevelt's
wartime movements, 10/2/1942 ; LAT editorial, 10/2/1942, "President's tour,"
related to announcement above.
Box 661, Folder 9
World War II - Fifth Column
1938 - 1940
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: reports, memos and letters on the subject of Nazi "fifth
columnists," Japanese subversives in the US and those seeking to undermine the US
government.
Box 661, Folder 10
World War II - Japanese Relocation
1942 - 1944
Scope and Contents
Approx. 75 items: LAT news stories and editorials, letters, memos and other
material on the Federal Military Zones created along US coast, Japanese-Americans
being sent to internment camps, justifications of these, plus calls for
recognition of the civil rights of Japanese-Americans.
Box 661, Folder 11
World War II - Japanese Relocation - Kyle Palmer Articles
1942
Scope and Contents
8 items (most from 1942). LAT tear sheets, headlines and ledes ; 3/11/1942,
"Hawaii Japs may be moved to mainland" ; 2/18/?, U.S. acts to end Jap peril here"
; 2/20/1942, "President orders Japanese moved" ; etc.
Box 661, Folder 12
World War II - Japanese Surrender
1945, 1976
Scope and Contents
4 items: LAT article, 3/3/1945, "Backbone of Japan's air power shattered" ; LAT
headlines, 8/15/1945, "PEACE! VICTORY! Japs accept Allied terms..." ; two copies
of 3-pp. chrono list of "Stories on formal Japanese surrender, 1945," list
prepared 8/23/1976.
People
1893-1994
Scope and Contents
Files on people not directly related to the Times. Date range is 1893-1994.
Box 662, Folder 1
Los Angeles Natives
1989
Scope and Contents
1 item: LAT column, "Only in L.A," 9/28/1989.
Box 662, Folder 2
Agnew, Spiro
1968
Scope and Contents
8 items: LAT news stories and editorials, all 1968, the year Agnew was chosen as
Nixon's v.p. running-mate. Headlines include: "Agnew picked ...to promote unity,"
8/9/1968 ; "Reaction to choice of Agnew," 8/18/1968 ; "No crowds at airport...L.A.
silence greets Agnew," 9/20/1968.
Box 662, Folder 3
Anthony, Susan B.
1906
Scope and Contents
1 item: LAT news brief on Susan B. Anthony, 4/14/1906, "Why she never
married...Anthony did not want to become a either a drudge or a doll."
Box 662, Folder 4
Apablasa Family
1933 - 1985
Scope and Contents
8 items: collection of LAT material and other memorabilia related to the Apablasa
family, L.A. pioneers. One photocopy showing family home on the current site of
Union Station ; LAT obits for John Apablasa, age 75, 11/2/1949, C.J. Apablasa,
83?, 7/11/1960, and Salvador Apablasa, 75, 3/22/1985 ; etc.
Box 662, Folder 5
Ballin, Hugo
1935 - 1979
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: 20+ pp. copied from the book, The Murals of Griffith
Observatory, which the author dedicated to the memory of muralist Hugo Ballin ;
LAT articles and obits on Hugo Ballin and his wife, Mabel Ballin, an actress.
Box 662, Folder 6
Barnes, Florence (Pancho) Lowe
1929 - 1966
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items, a collection of LAT clip copies, mostly from 1929-1932,
1952-1954 and the 1960s, on "Pancho" Barnes. She is refereed to in stories (ca.
1930) as a "San Marino aviatrix," she later (ca. 1952) brought suit against the
Air Force for damaging her business (bar, hotel, etc) in the Mojave Desert near
Edwards Air Force Base, and in the 1960s she made peace with the Air Force but
also ran into trouble with the Courts on her own.
Box 662, Folder 7
Beesemyer, Gilbert H
1930
Scope and Contents
2 items: LAT article copy, 12/13/1930, "Beesemeyer aides seized as fraud quiz
widens" ; LAT article copies, 12/13/1930, "How he plundered company and tried to
make restitution related by Beesemyer....Dramatic story recited of swindle
detection."
Box 662, Folder 8
Bonelli, William G.
1939 - 1970
Scope and Contents
Approx. 60 items: William G. Bonelli was a long-time member of State Board of
Equalization and rabid LAT and Chandler-hater (see other Bonelli file). This
collection includes editorials and news copies from the 1930s until Bonelli's 1970
death. Material is mostly from LAT, with additional items from the L.A. tabloid,
The Mirror.
Box 662, Folder 9
Bonelli, William - Correspondence
1953 - 1989
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: In 1953, The Mirror exposed William Bonelli's Mafia connections
and involvement in racketeering. In 1954, Bonelli, long-time member of the State
Board of Equalization, authored a book, Billion Dollar Blackjack - the story of
corruption and the Los Angeles Times. As the title suggests, this book was a
strong condemnation of LAT and the Chandlers (publishers). Later Bonelli brought a
lawsuit against The Mirror, another Chandler-owned newspaper, for "certain false
published statements." This collection includes memos, letters, legal documents,
press releases, etc. Also included is a complete copy of Los Angeles Underground
(1954?), which reprinted the entire aforementioned book because, as the issue
says, it was "suppressed in Los Angeles."
Box 662, Folder 10
Borough, Reuben W.
1967
Scope and Contents
2 items: 16-pp. manuscript (1967), "Reform in City Hall (1938-1953)" by Reuben W.
Borough, which examines the years that Fletcher Bowrron was L.A. mayor ; letter,
dated 8/21/1967, from Reuben Borough to "Editors, West, Los Angeles Times..." -
offering his writings to LAT for publication.
Box 662, Folder 11
Bosworth, Mrs Hobart
1970 - 1990
Scope and Contents
4 items: 2-pp. - "Info. about Mrs. Hobart Bosworth" (1990), apparently typed up
by an aide to Editor James Boswell, in which it is noted she was the widow of a
pioneer L.A. actor / filmmaker, in L.A. from 1908 on, Hobart Bosworth ; excerpt
from Los Angeles - a City Apart, (1981), featuring Bosworth ; excerpt from El
Pueblo Grande (1973) on Bosworth ; excerpt from History of the American Film
Industry (1970) featuring Bosworth.
Box 662, Folder 12
Bowron, Fletcher - Clippings
1938 - 1974
Scope and Contents
50+ items: LAT news stories and editorials on Fletcher Bowron and his service to
L.A. as mayor, and later as judge, including everything from feuds with LAT to
endorsements of him by LAT and back to feuding. Notable among these items is one
letter, 1974, from Albine Bowron, the mayor's widow, to James Bassett, a
high-ranking LAT editor, and another, 1974, from Mayor Tom Bradley (L.A.) to
retired Chief Justice Earl Warren.
Box 662, Folder 13
Bowron, Fletcher - Correspondence
1938 - 1956
Scope and Contents
7 items: letter, 9/7/1938, "Bowron for Mayor" flyer, to "Members of the Police
and Fire Departments, City of Los Angeles" ; copy of "Recall Petition" aimed at
Bowron (1939), mentioning "his demoralizing influence on all who come in contact
with him" - the origin of this recall is not recorded ; booklet, "Mayor's Message
(with) 1946 - 47 Proposed Budget, City of Los Angeles, Honorable Fletcher Bowron,
Mayor" ; 7-pp. transcript of "Broadcast by Mayor Fletcher Bowron -- Station KFI" -
1/6/1952 ; 7-pp. transcript of "Broadcast (by Bowron)" - 6/15/1952 ; letter,
12/20/1956, from Fletcher Bowron to Kyle Palmer, LAT Political Editor, thanking
him for the fact that LAT had given him "fair treatment... as a candidate for
election as Judge of the Superior Court," since, but this is not mentioned, LAT
had often attacked him in the past ; 6-pp. list of "Signers of the nominating
petition for the re-election of...Bowron, filed February 5 (1942, 1944?),"
followed by alphabetical list of names.
Box 662, Folder 14
Bradley, Tom
1963 - 1980
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: LAT news stories and editorials, internal LAT reports, about
the career and life of Tom Bradley, mayor of L.A. from 1973 until 1993. LAT
opinion on Bradley seemed to be mixed.
Box 662, Folder 15
Brant, O. F.
1922
Scope and Contents
1 item: LAT appreciation / obituary for O.F. Brant, of Title Insurance &
Trust Co., written by Harry Chandler.
Box 662, Folder 16
Bridges, Harry
1986
Scope and Contents
2 items: LAT clip, 2/6/1986, "Labor chief Bridges will be feted" ; LAT clip,
2/11/1986, "A legend of the sea" (labor pioneer Harry Bridges). Both clips in
plastic sleeve.
Box 662, Folder 17
Brown, Edmund G. (Pat)
1946 - 1962
Scope and Contents
Approx. 70 items: LAT news stories and editorial commentary on Edmund ("Pat")
Brown, governor of California from 1958 to 1966.
Box 662, Folder 18
Brown, Edmund G. Jr (Jerry)
1969 - 1976
Scope and Contents
50+ items: news stories and editorials following the political career of the
young governor "Jerry" Brown, in the 1970s. LAT's editorial assessment of Jerry
Brown's 1976 run for the Democratic presidential nomination was "Too high, Too
soon."
Box 662, Folder 19
Browning, Peaches
1930
Scope and Contents
1 item: LAT clip copy, 12/28/1930, " 'Peaches' begins divorce
action...millionaire to be accused of unfaithfulness," on the marriage and pending
divorce of Frances "Peaches" Browning, 19, from real estate magnate Edward W.
Browning, 55.
Box 662, Folder 20
Burdette, Reverend Robert J.
1909 - 1949
Scope and Contents
3 items: copy of two pages from "Lummis' Out West, 4/1909, Vol. XXX, entry on
Robert J. Burdette ; undated clip from unknown newspaper, "Book of Memoirs tells
life of service...Cllara B. Burdette writes chapter in Pasadena history" ; article
copy, Among Ourselves, 3/1949, "Bob Burdette."
Box 662, Folder 21
Byrd, Admiral Richard E.
1929
Scope and Contents
1 item: LAT news story copy, 2/21/1929, "Vast lands claimed for United States by
Byrd...flights reveal area never before viewed by Antarctic explorers...two ranges
discovered."
Box 663, Folder 1
Call, Asa V.
1942 - 1973
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: LAT clips follow the career and political activism of Asa Call,
insurance company executive, one-time president of Automobile Club of Southern
California and powerful businessman, from the 1940s into the 1970s. Among these
items are transcripts of taped interviews with Mr. Call: 21-pp., 3/22/1973 ;
12-pp., 4/2/1973.
Box 663, Folder 2
Carter, Jimmy
1976
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: LAT news stories and editorials from 1976, following the
presidential campaign of Jimmy Carter, who won the election of 11/1976.
Biographical material on Carter, some analysis pieces on the brief presidency of
Gerald Ford.
Box 663, Folder 3
Chandler, Raymond
1963
Scope and Contents
1 item: 30-pp. excerpt (Chpt. 3 - "The Novelist") from Down these mean streets a
man must go, by Philip Durham, 1963, a book on Raymond Chandler and his
writings.
Box 663, Folder 4
Chaplin, Charles (Charlie)
1920s - 1939
Scope and Contents
Approx. 70 items: dozens of clips of news briefs and stories on comic actor and
filmmaker Charlie Chaplin, most of these from the 1920s and 1930s. Notable items:
two oversized sheets from some unknown newsprint publication, including article
titled "What Charlie Chaplin's wife told...surprising story of...domestic life
with the famous film comedian (and the) recent divorce" ; 11-pp. staple-bound
booklet, Short History of Charles Chaplin, dated 8/1/1939.
Box 663, Folder 5
Churchill, Winston
1946, 1976
Scope and Contents
1 item: single-sheet, headed "Churchill's 'Cold War' Speech," dated 10/25/1976,
describes the circumstances surrounding the speech and the content of the speech
itself, delivered in March of 1946.
Box 663, Folder 6
Clark, David H.
1931
Scope and Contents
1 item: LAT news article, 8/2/1931, "Clark's dramatic murder trial begins
tomorrow."
Box 663, Folder 7
Clinton, Clifford
1938, 1941
Scope and Contents
8 items: LAT clips, from 1938, when Clifford Clinton, businessman, grand jury
member and all-around activist, was a key player in the recall of Mayor Frank
Shaw, and other issues. Included is an excerpt (pp. 299-307) from The American
Mercury (mag), 3/1941, headed "A new boss takes Los Angeles," with a summary as
follows - "The cafeteria king-maker who captured the city now seems headed for
trouble."
Box 663, Folder 8
Coolidge, Calvin
1924 - 1927
Scope and Contents
5 items: LAT "news" stories and editorials, on the nomination of Coolidge for
president and acts while in office. One 1924 story, exact date not seen, is not so
much news as an attack on Hiram Johnson, an opponent of Coolidge. The LAT - Hiram
Johnson feud spanned two publishers--Harrison Gray Otis and Harry Chandler.
Box 663, Folder 9
Cornero, Tony
1939 - 1946
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: LAT clips on the operation of gambling ships off L.A. County
coast by Cornero in 1930s and 1940s. Included is a segment (pp. 76-83) copied from
the book Warren, the man, the court, the era, by John D. Weaver, 1968.
Box 663, Folder 10
Darrow, Clarence
1987
Scope and Contents
1 item: "Calendar" page of the newsletter of the L.A. County Museum of Natural
History, April - May 1987, featuring information about the one-may play, Clarence
Darrow, being performed in the Jean Delacour Auditorium.
Box 663, Folder 11
Davis, Ed
1973 - 1975
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: news stories, editorials and letters to the editor, LAT and
Santa Monica Evening Outlook, on the career of controversial Chief of Police Ed
Davis.
Box 663, Folder 12
Davis, James E.
1926 - 1949
Scope and Contents
50+ items: collection of LAT news stories and editorials on police career of
James E. Davis, Chief of Police for L.A. from 1926 until 1938. Davis retired from
the LAPD in 1938. Material includes obituary for Davis, who died of a stroke in
Montana in 1949 and a 2-pp. "Davis Index -- from 1926 to 1938," with dates and
descriptions of stories on the Police Chief.
Box 663, Folder 13
De Neve, Don Felipe
1930 - 1934
Scope and Contents
4 items: photograph of hands holding open an original manuscript, Carta
Executoria (1638), "a petition of the De Neves then resident in Spain...." - more
information about the family on two typed sheets, one date 1934. On the reverse of
the photo is the following - "De Neve coast of arms as seen in old manuscript."
Also a booklet, dated 1930, "Don Felipe de Neve," by Orra Eugene Monnette."
Box 663, Folder 14
De Valera, Edward
1919
Scope and Contents
4 items: LAT editorials and news stories, 10/29/1919, "No welcome for the
disloyal" ; 11/19/1919, "The Sinn Fein Question" ; 11/20/1919, "De Valera meeting
called off" ; 11/24/1919, "De Valera is heard by many."
Box 663, Folder 15
Debs, Eugene V.
1918
Scope and Contents
1 item: copy of LAT editorial, 9/16/1918, "Debs, the persistent rebel."
Box 663, Folder 16
Del Valle Grady, Lucretia
1986
Scope and Contents
1 item: article tear sheet, The Californians," 3/1986, "The last of the
senoritas." Del Valle Grady was descended from a rancho family of Ventura County,
was an actress and later political activist.
Box 663, Folder 17
Dentzel, Carl S.
1980
Scope and Contents
1 item: LAT obit clip on Carl S. Dentzel, 67, "Museum Director ascribed American
culture to Indians," 8/26/1980.
Box 663, Folder 18
Dietrich, Noah
1962
Scope and Contents
1 item: transcript copy, STEELE vs. LITTON INDUSTRIES...Deposition of Noah
Dietrich, taken Thursday, November 29, 1962," California Superior Court.
Box 663, Folder 19
Douglas, Donald
1928 - 1975
Scope and Contents
7 items: photograph, LAT Archives, note on reverse reads, "Lieut. Ross McBride
& Donald Douglas ; 3-pp. of reminiscences, delivered in first-person, on
Donald Douglas ; single-sheet headed "About Donald Douglas (1972), sounding like
an introduction at a dinner or such ; tear sheet, Santa Monica Evening Outlook,
5/17/1975, "Douglas shapes SM, aircraft industry" ; other compilations of facts on
Douglas.
Box 663, Folder 20
Douglas, Helen Gahagan
1940 - 1970
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items. LAT news stories - headlines and dates include: "Actress
defends migrants before Congressional hearing," 9/25/1940 ; Mrs. Douglas' view on
Reds challenged," 8/30/1950 ; "Nixon gave her pink tint, Mrs. Douglas says,"
9/21/1956 ; "Old Nixon foe (Douglas) still works against him," 10/19/1970. Also in
the file is the original of a 10/25/1950 letter from Henry Rich of David S.
Hillman Advertising, who had Douglas as a client, to the Advertising Dept. of LAT,
indicating his appreciation for the "wonderful cooperation...in placing
advertising, in spite of the fact that, editorially, LAT opposed her election.
Box 663, Folder 21
Dymally, Mervyn M.
1975
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items. LAT clips, news stories and editorials, all from 7/1975, in
which LAT reveals the findings of a "three-month investigation by The Times"
accusing Dymally of extensive wrong-doing ; 5-pp. letter from Dymally, dated
7/21/1975, accusing LAT of "violat(ing) many of the basic rules of fair reporting,
specifically in a 7/3 article ; 13-pp. document, "Analysis of Article written by
Times Staffers Mike Goodman, David Rosenzweig - about the Urban Affairs Institute
and Lieutenant Governor Mervyn M. Dymally's Involvement in that Institute
(7/3/1975) ; LAT editorial, 7/28/1975, "The Dymally dispute."
Box 663, Folder 22
Earl, E. T.
1905 - 1919
Scope and Contents
5 items. LAT editorials and an obit on E.T. Earl ; "The town bull's bitter dose,"
5/20/1905 ; "A venomous insect," 7/26/1913 ; "Caught with the goods," 8/14/1913 ;
"Mr. E.T. Earl and his complaints," (obit) "E.T. Earl dies suddenly,"
1/3/1919.
Box 663, Folder 23
Edison, Thomas
1903, 1931
Scope and Contents
3 items: Kansas City Journal editorial, 1/13/1903, "Edison's view of future" ;
tear sheet, unidentified newspaper, "Thomas A. Edison dies peacefully after
gallant battle..." ; Los Angeles Examiner, 10/18/1931, "World leaders hail
electric wizard as greatest inventor," plus related stories.
Box 663, Folder 24
Eisenhower, Dwight D.
1947 - 1969,
1976
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items. LAT news stories and many editorials, 1947 - 1969 and obituary,
plus 2 legal-size sheets, dated 8/2/1976, comprised of a chronological listing of
news stories and editorials about Eisenhower.
Box 664, Folder 1
Fitts, Buron
1930 - 1973
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items. LAT news stories and editorials, a partial biography,
single-sheet, titled "Buron Fitts - the Man," and other biographical materials. An
LAT story, 3/30/1973, gives the details of his apparent suicide - "Former Dist.
Atty. Buron Fitts found shot to death at home" in Three Rivers, CA. Also an
8/8/1930 letter from Fitts to the "Fitts-for-Governor" Headquarters, reading in
part, "I do not want to end this campaign heavily in debt...I am not financially
able to assume the burden."
Box 664, Folder 2
Fitzgerald, F. Scott
1940 - 1978
Scope and Contents
2 items: LAT editorial at the time of Fitzgerald's death, 12/24/1940 ; booklet,
F. Scott Fitzgerald in Minnesota - his homes and haunts, 1978.
Box 664, Folder 3
Flanagan, Charles
1961 - 1967
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items. LAT briefs and news stories on Flanagan. Representative
headlines: "Yorty names four (incl. Flanagan) to Planning Commission (1961) ;
"City planner tells Jury of $1,000 bribe offer" (1962) ; "Planning Commissioner's
(Flanagan) votes aid friends" (1967) ; "Flanagan praised by Yorty, called zoning
scapegoat" (1967) ; "Times seeks to crush commissions--Yorty" (1967) ; more.
Box 664, Folder 4
Ford, Gerald R.
1973 - 1975
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: collection of LAT clips (in plastic sleeve) on Nixon
resignation, Ford's presidency and events within that time frame. Also in the file
is a tear sheet of Time (mag) article, 11/4/1974, "The Pendulum Problem" on
analysis of the "honeymoon" period of Ford's tenure, especially a major Page One
article by David Shaw of LAT.
Box 664, Folder 5
Garland, William May
1933 - 1983
Scope and Contents
6 items: two copies of transcript headed "Story of the origin of the Xth Olympiad
held in Los Angeles, California, in 1932, as written by William May Garland, one
is 33 pp., the other ends with pp. 28, ; letter, 6/6/1983, to Lois Markwith, LAT
Archivist, from Lee Whitney, Editor of You (mag) ; LAT sports tear sheets for
12/10/1983, and misc. copies of same.
Box 664, Folder 6
Goldwater, Barry
1964 - 1966
Scope and Contents
30+ items: LAT clips (and a few other items) following the ups and downs of Barry
Goldwater's 1964 primary races, the Republican nomination for president in the
summer of that year, and the final campaign and defeat. Notable item: a 5/20/1964
letter from Edwin McDowell of the Arizona Republic, to James Bassett, Director of
LAT Editorial Page, expressing "disappoin(ment) that the conservative
Times...decided to support Rockefeller in preference to Goldwater."
Box 664, Folder 7
Gompers, Samuel
1915
Scope and Contents
1 item: LAT clip copy, editorial, "Exit Gompers," 11/29/1915, critical of
Gompers, his visit to Los Angeles and, in passing, critical of Hiram Johnson.
Box 664, Folder 8
Gottlieb, Robert
1974 - 1978
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: clips from LAT, University Times (Cal. St.), The Quill, Weekly
News, correspondence, flyers, transcripts of conversations and other material
related to author Robert Gottlieb, who's "unauthorized" book about LAT, Thinking
Big, was highly critical of the newspaper. Gottlieb taught for UCLA extension,
weaving his thoughts on LAT into his lectures.
Box 664, Folder 9
Griffith, D.W.
1930 - 1976
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items. A collection of LAT material on Griffith, including
appreciations and other features and the 1948 article at the time of his
death.
Box 664, Folder 10
Griffith, Griffith J.
1903 - 1934
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: LAT clip copies on Griffith's philanthropy (donated the land
for vast Griffith Park), his business dealings, an attempt on his wife's
life--which is went to prison for--and his eventual work for penal reform. Also
included is a chapter (pp. 119-134) from the book, Take the Witness (1934),
focusing on Griffith's personal history.
Box 664, Folder 11
Harding, Warren G.
1923
Scope and Contents
5 items: LAT editorials and news stories from July and August of 1923, on his
final tour of Alaska and the Pacific coast, his sudden illness and death in San
Francisco. The front page headline for 8/3/1923 has been copied - "Harding's death
stuns nation...President Coolidge sworn in."
Box 664, Folder 12
Harlow, Jean
1934
Scope and Contents
1 item: LAT news photo clip (1930s?) of Jean Harlow in a come-hither pose, with a
caption ("Platinum blonde") that indicates she discourages other women from
bleaching their hair blonde.
Box 664, Folder 13
Harris, Emil
1973
Scope and Contents
1 item: tear sheets of article from Historical Society of Southern California
Quarterly, Summer 1973, "Emil Harris - Los Angeles Jewish Police Chief."
Box 664, Folder 14
Haskell, Arnold D.
1977
Scope and Contents
1 item: obituary, ca. 1977, "Arnold D. Haskell, pioneer Southland developer,
dies."
Box 664, Folder 15
Haynes, John Randolph
1920 - 1937
Scope and Contents
7 items: paid advertisement, The Zelzah Tribune, 4/29/1921, critical of
appointment of Haynes to the Board of Public Service ; LAT editorial copy,
7/6/1927, "The unfortunate Dr. Haynes" ; Pasadena Star-News, 8/27/1930, "...Haynes
secured to speak here on Labor Day" ; 5-pp. "Dr. John Randolph Haynes - Genealogy
& Biography" ; obituary, 10/31/1937, "Dr. Haynes loses fight for life."
Box 664, Folder 16
Hearst, Patricia
1975
Scope and Contents
2 items: LAT coverage of the Patricia Hearst kidnapping and aftermath. Article
tear sheets: LAT, 6/15/1975, "Hunt for Patty...FBI never really close" ; LAT tear
sheet, 7/7/1975, "(With Patty) From L.A. to Hong Kong--and beyond" and related
story "Hoax...a risk that haunts newspapers." Both sets of tear sheets in plastic
sleeve.
Box 664, Folder 17
Hearst, William Randolph
1901 - 1975
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: LAT news stories and editorials, many bashing publishing
competitor Hearst, in-house material ; 7-pp. transcript copied from LAT,
11/2/1906, on the occasion of a speech by Sec. of State Elihu Root (with the
blessing of T. Roosevelt) denouncing Hearst's political ambitions ; segment, pp.
257 - 279, copied from Bring on the Empty Horses, a chapter titled "The Enchanted
Hill," a memoir by David Niven involving friendship with Marion Davies and visits
to San Simeon, Heart's "castle" on the central California coast.
Box 664, Folder 18
Hellman, Isaias W.
1956
Scope and Contents
3-pp. typed biographical information, in alphabetical order, on Isaias W. Hellman
(1842 - 1920). Info revised 3/1956.
Box 664, Folder 19
Hickman, William Edward
1927 - 1928
Scope and Contents
3 items: LAT editorials, "The end of the trail," 12/23/1927 ; "Make an example,"
12/28/1927 ; "Give 'em what they want," 3/4/1928. The Times seemed to have
determined guilt. "The sob-sister brigade may be expected to come forward with the
usual pleas based on the prisoner's youth...Hickman is neither crazy nor a
boy..."
Box 664, Folder 20
Hoffa, Jimmy
1961 - 1962
Scope and Contents
2 items: LAT editorial, "Jimmy Hoffa's road to power," 3/2/1961 ; LAT editorial,
"A crisis of a free society," 12/27/1962.
Box 664, Folder 21
Hoover, Herbert
1918 - 1994
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: LAT news stories and editorials related to Hoover and the 1920s
and the years of his presidency, 1929-1933. Also: 16-pp. chronology from 1928
through 1934, of Hoover-related news, compiled sometime after 12/1934, headed "New
Deal - Hoover..." ; article copied from Tempo Journal, 5/1994, "When the three
musketeers of engineering (Hoover, Honnold and Harvey Mudd) came to
Claremont."
Box 664, Folder 22
Howard, J.L. (Jack)
1936
Scope and Contents
2 items: clip envelope with typed and written notations - "Howard, J.L.
(Jack)...Pasadena murder case...Los Angeles Evening Herald & Express,
6/25/(19)36 - No L.A. Times clips ; Herald & Express, 6/25/1936, "How Cooley
murder was solved."
Box 664, Folder 23
Huntington, Henry E.
1905
Scope and Contents
3 items: LAT editorial, "Huntington and his work," 5/7/1905 ; LAT photo &
caption (ca. 1906), "One historic group," which includes Henry E. Huntington,
LAT's Harry Chandler, Rev. Robert Burdette and others ; LAT article copy,
"Huntington Library...greatest private book collection in the world...is given to
the public by California magnate...fine paintings to follow," 9/16/1919.
Box 664, Folder 24
Hynes, William
1928 - 1952
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: several pieces of correspondence and information sheets (on
onionskin paper) containing "Confidential" material with a confusing array of
claims related to Hynes, that is was a communist, an anti-communist, a loyal
American, a subversive, while also serving on the Los Angeles Police Department ;
LAT clips of news stories on his activities of the 1930s and 1940s, including the
allegation, in Ken (mag), 6/22/1939, that "Hynes, acting Captain of the Los
Angeles Police, was supplying confidential information to Italian agents..."
Included is LAT obit , "W.F. Hynes, noted foe of Reds, dies" (age 55), 5/18/1952.
Also a copy of a letter from Philip Connelly of Los Angeles Industrial Union
Council to Mayor Fletcher Bowron on the subject of Hynes' alleged contacts with
the Axis Powers, and 3-pp. dossier for Hynes headed "Confidential," no address
given and signed simply "J."
Box 665, Folder 1
Ickes, Harold L.
1933
Scope and Contents
1 item: complete original issue, Time (mag), 7/24/1933, cover photo and cover
story on Harold Ickes, "Billions for building," in which it is reported that
"President Roosevelt made Secretary Ickes Administrator of Public Works, put him
in complete command of that phase of the National Recovery Act."
Box 665, Folder 2
Johnson, Hiram (1 of 2)
1910 - 1976
Scope and Contents
Approx. 60 items: collection of news stories and editorials on political career
of Hiram Johnson, who was involved in a decades-long feud with first H.G. Otis,
later Harry Chandler. LAT reports and comments on Johnson were uniformly negative,
or LAT ignored him. Notable items: 6 sheets torn from Historical Society of
Southern California Quarterly (1950s?), "Hiram Johnson and World War I...a
Progressive in transition" ; 3-pp. copied from Current Biography, 1941, entry for
Hiram (Warren) Johnson ; LAT obit, 8/7/1945, "The death of Hiram Johnson," is not
kind to the deceased but, as LAT put it, "it would be hypocritical to forget or
retract..." ; letter copy, 8/19/1940, from LAT's Kyle Palmer to Sen. Hiram
Johnson, on Palmer/LAT endorsement of Johnson for Senate, "an editorial which...I
never thought [I would] either write or read."
Box 665, Folder 3
Johnson, Hiram (2 of 2)
1949
Scope and Contents
1 item: 153-pp. manuscript copy, "Hiram Johnson's campaign for the governorship
of California, 1910 - A thesis submitted to the Department of History and the
Committee on Graduate Study of Stanford University in partial fulfillment of the
requirements for the degree of Master of Arts by George Wallace Milias" (8/1949)
;
Box 665, Folder 4
Jolson, Al
1929 - 1938,
1981
Scope and Contents
4 items: 1-pp. typed memo to "City Editor" from Frank Howe, dated 1/4/(19)29,
which opens, "I suggest you keep an eye on Al Jolson and his bride...Ruby
Keeler...for matrimonial difficulties" ; half-sheet typed note, dated 6/1930, to
"City Editor," featuring the gossip that "one of our men found a man other than Al
Jolson in her compartment on the Chief [passenger train?] last Wednesday night,"
Keeler offered the explanation that she had a cinder in her eye and the husband of
another actress was attempting to remove it....Trib city ed. has information from
a good source that divorce is in the offing" ; original Western Union telegram,
9/15/1938, to City Editor LAT, from Al Jolson, reading in part, "In my opinion
this (is) not time for a recall...it would be best to keep Mayor Shaw in office
until his term expires..." ; a small sheet with a 1981 note about Jolson's
File.
Box 665, Folder 5
Judd, Winnie Ruth
1931
Scope and Contents
2 items: LAT article copy, Pg. 1, 10/20/1931, "Bodies of two murdered women hid
in luggage" ; LAT editorial, 10/28/1931, "The Judd Case."
Box 665, Folder 6
Julian, C.C.
1923 - 1930
Scope and Contents
Approx. 35 items: LAT news stories and editorials on the businessman and stock
promoter C.C. Julian through the mid and late 1920s, ending with 1930. LAT "news"
and editorials can both be described as anti-Julian. Also in the file is a 5-pp.
segment from a Claremont College thesis submitted in 1929 by John Homer Williams,
titled "Attitude toward C.C. Julian," which opens "The Times, one observes, gives
special attention to those whom it dislikes. Care is taken to see that publicity
given them is of an unfavorable character. C.C. Julian offers a case in
point."
Box 665, Folder 7
Kaufmann, Gordon
1935 - 1968
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: LAT news stories on the career of architect Gordon Kaufmann.
Notable items: LAT article copy, 9/14/1938, "Medal for Times building design
presented [to Kaufmann] at meeting" ; LAT article copy, 1/21/1948, "G.B. Kaufmann
elected Boy Scout area chief" ; LAT obit copy, 3/2/1949, "Gordon B. Kaufmann, 61,
famous architect, dies." (folder includes LAT obit on widow Elsie Kaufmann,
6/10/1968)
Box 665, Folder 8
Kegley, Carl S.
1933 - 1968
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: 2-pp. "KEGLEY INDEX -- from 1933 to date [1968]" - a chrono.
summary of collected articles ; LAT news story copy, 9/21/1933, "Fitts [D.A.]
clashes on crime drive...denunciation of Minute Men interrupted by Kegley" ; LAT
article, 3/22/1968, "City attorney (Kegley) agrees to draft 'unconstitutional'
ordinance," for San Clemente.
Box 665, Folder 9
Kennedy, Robert F.
1968 - 1969
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: LAT news stories and editorials, most of them from June 1968,
and related material from the aftermath of the assassination of Robert Kennedy.
Notable items: LAT editorial, 6/6/1968 (while R. Kennedy lay in the hospital on
the verge of death), "Robert Kennedy's message" ; 7-pp. typed, addressed to "Jim
Bassett," opens "Some thoughts on the Alarcon order..." (fair trial vs. free
press) as it related to Sirhan Sirhan trial ; LAT news story tear sheet,
2/14/1969, "Sirhan's motion for mistrial denied as prosecution opens."
Box 665, Folder 10
Klein, Herb
1972 - 1974
Scope and Contents
9 items: collection of LAT news stories and other material related to Herbert
Klein, Director of Communications for the Nixon administration between 1/1969 and
6/1973. Notable items: 5-pp. copy of "Biography of Herbert George Klein," with
11/6/1972 date stamped on it, and note "Library--pls file for Klein biography"
handwritten ; LAT news story copy, 6/6/1973, "Klein quits as press director" ; LAT
news story copy, 10/17/1974, "Klein supports Ford's giving Nixon a pardon."
Box 665, Folder 11
Knight, Goodwin J.
1954 - 1970
Scope and Contents
4 items: LAT editorial, 8/25/1954 (during K.'s governorship), "The Governor ties
his own hands" ; 2-pp. typed, headed "Goodwin J. Knight - a biographical sketch,"
5/1/1958 ; LAT politcal column by James Bassett, "7/2/1961, "Could a Knight-Nixon
deal win for both?" ; LAT obit copy, 5/23/1970, "Goodwin Knight, state's 31st
governor, dies of pneumonia."
Box 665, Folder 12
Knowland, William
1945 - 1976
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: LAT articles and other material related to William F. Knowland,
U.S. Senator, one-time gubernatorial candidate, later Oakland Tribune publisher.
Notable items: LAT editorial copy, 8/15/1945, "The naming of Sen. Knowland" ;
article tear sheet, California - the Magazine of the Pacific, 12/1950, "The
shifting sands of American foreign policy" by William F. Knowland ; 22-pp. copy of
manuscript of speech delivered 10/17/1961, to Freedom Club of Los Angeles, title
"1961 - the Year of Decision" (on "China/Russia") ; 20-pp. transcript of "Taping
with Senator William F. Knowland on June 12, 1973" ; LAT article 2/24/1974, on
"William F. Knowland...ex-Senator," which opens with "William Fife
Knowland...killed himself Saturday with a single bullet wound in the temple,
authorities said..."
Box 665, Folder 13
Kuchel, Thomas
1952 - 1977
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: LAT articles, correspondence, and other material related to the
political career of Kuchel. Notable items: LAT editorial copy, 12/23/1952, "An
excellent choice for Senator," when Gov. Warren chose Kuchel to replace Richard
Nixon as U.S. Senator to replace Richard Nixon, who was elected vice-president ;
LAT news analysis, 3/21/1976, "The rise and fall of Thomas H. Kuchel" ; LAT news
analysis, 1/10/1977, "Former Sen. Kuchel takes report of demise in stride."
Box 665, Folder 14
Kynette, Earle
1938
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: LAT article copies following the indictment and conviction of
Earle Kynette, an L.A. Police Department captain for the killing of private
detective Harry Raymond by bombing.
Box 665, Folder 15
La Follete, Robert M.
1924 - 1925
Scope and Contents
3 items. LAT clippings illustrating the heavy-handed "spin" in stories about
politicians who disagreed with the heads of LAT: editorial, 9/18/1924, "Shall we
commit national suicide?" (by supporting La Follette) ; news story, 10/19/1924,
"La Follette...who he is, what he has done," includes references to La Follette as
"traitor," "radical" and "foe of the constitution" ; in his obit, 6/19/1925, LAT's
most generous comment was that La Follette "will probably be remembered as a
sincere advocate of many false policies."
Box 665, Folder 16
Lankershim, James
1931
Scope and Contents
1 item: partial copy (first part) of news story run 10/17/1931, at the time of
James Boon Lankershim, "retired capitalist and rancher who inherited from his
father vast land holdings in the San Fernando Valley.
Box 665, Folder 17
Lincoln, Abraham
1909
Scope and Contents
Various items copied from microfilm for 2/12/1909, the 100th anniversary of
Lincoln's birth. Materials include: poem, "Lincoln--man of the people," by Edwin
Markham ; "Abraham Lincoln's address at Gettysburg" ; "Lincoln--the man of mercy"
; "Lincoln--story teller," etc.
Box 665, Folder 18
Lindsay, Ben
1923 - 1943,
1973
Scope and Contents
8 items: LAT news stories and other items related to the controversial career of
Judge Ben Lindsay. Notable items: 5-pp. copied from a 1929 thesis for Claremont
Colleges, segment titled "Attitude on marriage," featuring material on Judge
Lindsay ; LAT obit, 3/27/1943, "Ben Lindsay, jurist, dies" ; article torn from
Southern California Quarterly, Winter 1973, "The story of Judge Ben Lindsay."
Box 665, Folder 19
Lindsay, Gilbert
1969
Scope and Contents
3 items: clip of editorial, Los Angeles Sentinel, 6/5/1969, "Lindsay - an
expendable luxury" ; original letter, from Herman Hill to "Jim" Bassett, calling
attention to the previously mentioned editorial critical of Lindsay ; original
letter, from James Bassett, to Herman Hill, replying to the editorial and letter,
in part, "...most enlightening...I tend to agree with its points."
Box 665, Folder 20
Lothrop, Gloria
1988
Scope and Contents
1 item: complete issue of California Chronicle, newsletter of the Calif.
Historical Society. Article on CHS Board Member Gloria Lothrop, historian and
author. [Also in this issue is an article on Martin Ridge]
Box 665, Folder 21
MacArthur, Douglas
1945
Scope and Contents
Approx. 8 items: LAT clips and tear sheets from the weeks immediately following
the Japanese surrender of August, 1945. Articles deal with the activities of Gen.
Douglas MacArthur, and one on Gen. Jonathan Wainwright, which mentions
MacArthur.
Box 665, Folder 22
McAfee, Guy
1931 - 1960
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: LAT news story, 5/28/1931, "M'Afee reveals political pact..." ;
LAT news story, 6/1/1939, "Gamblers go to Las Vega...McAfee says he's through in
Los Angeles..." ; LAT obit, 2/21/1960, "Guy McAfee, big time gambling figure,
dies," ; more, including McAfee tax troubles.
Box 665, Folder 23
McGroarty, John Steven
1910 - 1974
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: photocopy, "Holiday greetings -- 1910, from Gen. Harrison Gray
Otis...to his friend John S. McGroarty" ; 14-pp. handwritten manuscript for his
LAT Sunday Magazine column of 9/8/1935 ; copy of McGroarty's biographical info
compiled from Who's Who in America, Congressional Record, etc. ; LAT obit copy,
8/7/1944, "Death takes McGroarty, poet laureate" ; article copy, Among Ourselves,
2/1948, "Men who made The Times - John Steven McGroarty" ; 2-pp. letter copy, to
Otis Chandler from Viola Carlson, President, Friends of McGroarty Cultural Arts
Center, 4/19/1974.
Box 666, Folder 1
McKinley , William
1896, 1901
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: LAT material from both 1896, when McKinley was initially
elected President, and from 1901, covering the assassination attempt, his 8-day
hospitalization, and his death on 9/14/1901.
Box 666, Folder 2
McPherson, Aimee Semple
1926 - 1988
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: LAT, 5/19/1926, report of evalgelist Aimee Semple McPherson
disappearing off Venice Beach, headline "...M'Pherson believed bathing victim,"
and her later reappearance and evidence that she may have been in a love tryst
with an unemployed radio station operator, Kenneth Ormiston. After McPherson
resurfaced, 6/23/1926, claiming abduction (a ransom letter had been delivered to
Angeles Temple, Aimee's headquarters), she and her mother are subpoenaed to appear
before the Grand Jury. In 9/1926. complaints including corruption of public
morals, obstruction of justice and conspiracy were brought against McPherson, her
alleged paramour, and others. The convoluted case moves through the legal system,
but in 1/1927, it is dismissed as it was believed it would be impossible to
convict. Also notable: excerpts from a 1959 book, The Vanishing Evangelist, by
Robert Steele and Lately Thomas ; complete issue of Journal of the West , 4/1988,
incl. "West of Eden...Pioneer media evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson in Los
Angeles," pp. 50-59.
Box 666, Folder 3
McWilliams, Carey
1931 - 1975
Scope and Contents
6 items: undated note (no year), from Harry Carr to Carey McWilliams on a
writings about L.A. ; letter copy, 6/6/1931, from Carr to McWilliams related to Mc
writing for LAT ; letter copy, 6/29/1931, same writers, same subject ; letter
copy, 10/20/1931, same writers, same subject ; 3-pp. letter, 9/8/1975, from Carey
McWilliams to James Bassett of LAT, relating some of M's experiences working for
LAT in the 1920s ; LAT brief copy, "Newsmakers...Carey McWilliams has resigned as
editor of The Nation (after 20 years)..."
Box 666, Folder 4
Mason, Biddy
1976, 1989
Scope and Contents
2 items: clip copy, North Torrance Breeze, 8/11/1976, "Biddy Mason salute slated"
; LAT tear sheet, 11/17/1989, "A lot of history...Parking structure houses
memorial to L.A. pioneer."
Box 666, Folder 5
Mencken, H.L.
1956
Scope and Contents
1 item: LAT editorial copy, 1/31/1956, "Light as a feather, deadly as an ax," a
tribute to Menkin at the time of his death.
Box 666, Folder 6
Monroe, Marilyn
1962
Scope and Contents
2 items: 2-pp. press release, 11/12/1962, produced by Eros (mag) announcing "the
last nude photographs of Marilyn Monroe to be published in Eros Quarterly ;
approx. 16 pp. from Autumn 1962 issue of Eros, none of them nude photos.
Box 666, Folder 7
Mooney, Tom
1930 - 1932
Scope and Contents
3 items, LAT editorial copies: 12/3/1930, "The last word on Billings" ;
12/3/1931, "Walker on Mooney" ; 4/22/1932, "The Mooney Decision." All three deal
with convicted bomber Tom Mooney.
Box 666, Folder 8
Morgan, Julia
1985 - 1986
Scope and Contents
2 items: tear sheet, pp. 60 - 71, Smithsonian, 12/1985, "A tycoon's castle was
his petite architect's castle" ; complete issue, California Historian, 3/1986,
including article, pp. 29, "Guide to Julia Morgan Collection issued."
Box 666, Folder 9
Mulholland, William
1914 - 1992
Scope and Contents
9 items: 1-pp. transcript, letter from Moses H. Sherman to William Mulholland,
2/16/(19)14, related to M. accepting a smaller salary than the one offered ; 8
sheets, copied from Public Service (L.A. City bulletin), 6/1920, "A brief
historical sketch of the growth of the Los Angeles City Water Department by Wm.
Mulholland" ; 2-pp. report copy, undated, by Mulholland, relating to a electric
power bond issue (ca. 1910) ; 6-pp. copy of report signed by Mulholland, addressed
to the Public Service Board, 8/1/1924 ; copy, info. sheet headed "Mr. Voter - do
you know..." (ca. 1920) ; LAT editorial copy, 2/15/1927, "William Mulholland," in
praise of the then 71 year-old Mulholland ; 3-pp. biography of M., dated
11/21/1934 ; original booklet, "William Mulholland - Father of the Los Angeles
Municipal Water System (1939) ; LAT brief copy, 11/11/1992, "Holland's design not
to blame in dam collapse."
Box 666, Folder 10
Mussolini, Benito
1926
Scope and Contents
1 item: LAT editorial copy, "Riding to a fall," regarding Mussolini's
dictatorship in 1926.
Box 666, Folder 11
Negri, Pola
1987
Scope and Contents
2 items: tear sheet, long LAT obit, 8/3/1987, "Pola Negri, 'Vamp' of silent
films, dies" ; LAT tear sheets, 8/9/1987, "Legendary vamp takes a final bow," plus
sidebar.
Box 666, Folder 12
Nixon, Richard M. - Clippings
1929, 1945 -
1950
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: LAT news stories, columns and editorials about the activities
of Richard Nixon in 1945 through 1950. There is also one clip, dated 3/28/1929,
"Whittier picks best orators...Richard Nixon wins first in elimination," which
opens: "In the local finals of the National Oratorical Contest at Whittier Union
High School Richard Nixon, 16 years of age, a junior, won first place in a field
of eighteen."
Box 666, Folder 13
Nixon, Richard M. - Clippings
1951 - 1958
Scope and Contents
100+ items: columns, news stories and editorials from LAT in the time period 1951
- 1955, plus later articles from periodicals and books on Nixon in the 1951-1955
period. Among the later: article copy, Frontier (mag), 4/1962, "The Crisis Nixon
forgot...what the memorist didn't remember about the strings he pulled for Ike
while pledged to Warren" ; 4-pp. (pp. 140-143) copied from The Palace Guard, by
Dan Rather & Gary Paul Gate; Collection of copies of LAT news stories and
editorials from the 1956 - 1958 time frame. Also two similar items from (Los
Angeles) Mirror News, 12/4/1958.
Box 666, Folder 14
Nixon, Richard M. - Clippings
1959 - 1961
Scope and Contents
Approx. 100+ items: LAT editorials and news stories plus transcripts of broadcast
media related to Nixon's activities in 1959. Some look at his chances for the
presidency in 1960, others at those situations that might thrust him into the
presidency (the death of Eisenhower while in office) ; LAT news stories,
editorials, profiles and other material on Nixon during the presidential campaign
year of 1960, and a smaller number of in-house memos ; LAT news stories about
Nixon as well as copies of the columns he wrote for the newspaper during 1961,
commenting on national and international affairs in his capacity as ex-Vice
President of the United States. Also included are a smaller number of in-house
memos related to columnist Nixon.
Box 666, Folder 15
Nixon, Richard M. - Clippings
1963 - 1964,
1974
Scope and Contents
Approx. 75 items: LAT news stories and other material on ex-Vice President
Richard Nixon in the 1963 - 1964 time frame. Also in this folder are several LAT
editorials and columns on Nixon from 1974 [?] including the editorial published
8/7/1974, "The President should resign," in which LAT wrote: "We ourselves
especially feel the betrayal of Mr. Nixon. This newspaper has supported
him...through a political career (and) more often cheered than criticized. As
recently as 1972 we supported his bid for reelection....(We) must now conclude
that he is at the end of the political road." Also tear sheets of article,
Historical Society of Southern California (Quarterly), date unknown, " 'Rabbits
and radicals' - Richard Nixon's 1946 campaign against Jerry Voorhis" ; LAT news
stories about Nixon as well as copies of the columns he wrote for the newspaper
during 1961, commenting on national and international affairs in his capacity as
ex-Vice President of the United States. Also included are a smaller number of
in-house memos related to columnist Nixon.
Box 666, Folder 16
Northrop, John K.
circa 1950
Scope and Contents
1 item: 1-pp. info sheet (undated - probably after 1945) headed "About Jack
Northrop." He was a pioneer in aviation manufacturing and founder of Northrop
Corporation in 1939.
Box 666, Folder 17
Ogden, Lionel Edward
1980
Scope and Contents
1 item: LAT brief obit clip, "Former owner of Casa Pacifica" - Casa Pacifica was
commonly known as "The Western White House" during Nixon's presidency.
Box 666, Folder 18
Olson, Culbert
1938
Scope and Contents
2 items: internal LAT note on "Olson Editorials - Nov. 1938" ; pp. 1, 4 and 5 of
"Radio Broadcast by Senator Culbert L. Olson," on KOB, San Diego, 10/27/1938.
Box 666, Folder 19
O'Melveny, Henry
1941
Scope and Contents
1 item: LAT article copy, 4/15/1941, "O'Melveny's memoirs of own career depict
pueblo days of Los Angeles." The article relates some of O'Melveny's memories as
far back as the 1880s.
Box 667, Folder 1
Pantages, Alexander
1929
Scope and Contents
1 item: LAT editorial copy, 10/29/1929, "The Pantages verdict."
Box 667, Folder 2
Parrot, Kent
1925 - 1956
Scope and Contents
7 items: LAT news stories and editorials about a man The Times refereed to in his
obituary as "a political wire-puller." Notable items: 1925 flyer critical of
Parrot, Mayor George Cryer and John R. Haynes ; news story copy, 1/27/1929,
"Parrot quits Mayor Cryer" ; news copy, "6/23/1936, "Kent Parrot held liquor
reins, witness charges" ; obit copy, "Kent Parrot , political power here in '20s,
dies."
Box 667, Folder 3
Pegler, Westbrook
1940 - 1944
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: ih-house correspondence related to Pegler ; flyers and booklets
prepared by National Maritime Union of America, criticizing Pegler's writings ;
letter copy, 5/25/1943, from Franklin Roosevelt to Joseph Curran, Pres., National
Maritime Union ; Notice run in LAT, 9/7/1944, opens "Westbrook Pegler will cease
writing for The Times Sept. 9 ... His departure, however, is NOT the result of any
disagreement between him and this newspaper," and closes "The Times wishes Mr.
Pegler well (the complete notice runs approx. 400 words of explanation). Pegler's
attitudes were considered by some to be right-wing, even to the degree that he
sympathized with Nazism.
Box 667, Folder 4
Petree, Neil
1946, 1950
Scope and Contents
2 items: original booklet, Traffic - Los Angeles' No. 1 problem and its solution,
an address by Neil Petree, Chairman, Metropolitan Traffic and Transit Committee,
Chairman, Board of Directors, Downtown Business Mens' Assn., presented at The Los
Angeles Chapter of American Institute of Banking, 5/17/1946 ; LAT clip,
10/26/1950, "Petree speaks for committee opposing recall."
Box 667, Folder 5
Phillips, Clara
1922
Scope and Contents
1 item: LAT clip copy, Page One portions of two stories on the conviction of
Clara Phillips for the murder of another woman, 11/17/1922, "I don't know whether
I killed her, but it..." and "Slayer to ask another trial." (jumps are
missing)
Box 667, Folder 6
Pico, Pio
1963 - 1988
Scope and Contents
5 items: article copy, Journal of the West, 7/1963, pp. 281-304, "Pio Pico
Mansion...Fact, fiction and supposition" ; LAT article copy, 5/31/1970, visible
headline on the jump "Two Picos generations apart" ; LAT article copy, 8/6/1974,
"Pio Pico dies...grandson of last Mexican governor of California" ; tear sheet,
(L.A.) Daily News, 1/16/1982, "Be it ever so humble, there's no place like her
adobe" (story is specifically about the ANDRES PICO adobe - Pio's brother) ; LAT
tear sheet, 10/2/1983, "Pio Pico lives on in California folklore" ; LAT tear
sheet, 7/31/1988, "History lesson with putty knife...chipping away at Pico
Hacienda."
Box 667, Folder 7
Poulson, Norris
1952 - 1977
Scope and Contents
5 items: extended excerpts from Poulson's "memoirs" (looks more polished than
typical "oral history" as it is listed on folder), including 60+ pages with some
duplication - subjects include "First Mayorality Campaign" and "The Dodgers and
Chavez Ravine" ; letter copy, 12/26/1952, from Norman Chandler to Norris Poulson,
urging P. to run for mayor of L.A. ; letter copy, 8/29/1963, letter copy,
8/29/1963, from Walter O'Malley to Norris Poulson, friendly letter ; original
brief letter, 7/10/1975, from Alan Williams, Dir. of Public Relations,
Metropolitan Water district of Southern California, to James Bassett, LAT, opens
"Here's the Norrie Poulson transcript...I found his recollections to
be...accurate..." ; 2-pp. original letter, 2/21/1977, Norris Poulson to James
Bassett, LAT, pointing out and highlighting some elements of the memoirs, esp.
pages mentioning Norman Chandler.
Box 667, Folder 8
Poulson, Norris
1944 - 1973
Scope and Contents
60+ items: LAT news stories and editorials, following the political career of
Norris Poulson from the 1940s to 1960. Notable items: LAT editorial copy,
10/31/1944, "Reps. Poulson and Hinshaw deserve re-election" ; 2-pp. memo to "Mayor
Poulson" from George Herbert (an aide?) on "the concession matter" involving a
"Mr. Semenenko" and the Airports Commission and a possible investigation by The
Examiner or other Hearst newspaper ; LAT article copy, 5/4/1960, "Poulson won't
seek re-election" ; LAT tear sheet, 5/28/1973, "Norris Poulson...alive,
well..."
Box 667, Folder 9
Quinn, Joseph
1979
Scope and Contents
1 item: LAT tear sheet, 1/17/1979, "Reunion at Quinn services...2 generations of
politicians attend rites," which read in part, "[the late] Dep. Mayor Joseph M.
Quinn...had great influence in his 12 years at City Hall under Mayor Yorty, and as
owner of City News Service...Quinn, who suffered from a heart ailment, died
Saturday at 66."
Box 667, Folder 10
Reagan, Ronald
1957 - 1980
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: ; LAT editorial copy, "California - Man vs. Image," a strongly
stated plea to Californians to "understand where reality ends and fantasy begins,"
asking them to reject the smooth, photogenic Reagan, and to re-elect Edmund Brown
as governor, who had, LAT stated, governed the state "honestly, intelligently and
compassionately" ; complete original issue, The Nation, 6/22/1974, focus = "The
Reagan Years" ; LAT tear sheet, 12/3/1980, "700 attend the Reagan's social
appearance in L.A." ; more.
Box 667, Folder 11
Richardson, James
1954
Scope and Contents
3 excerpts copied from For the Life of Me: Memoirs of a City Editor by James N.
Richardson, 1954. These excerpts total 16 pps. and provide a glimpse behind the
scenes of the Los Angeles Herald of the 1920s through the 1940s.
Box 667, Folder 12
Rochester, George
1926 - 1965
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: LAT news copy, 5/21/1936, "Rochester to be Fitts
opponent...former state senator enters primary race for office of district
attorney" ; LAT news copy, 5/18/1938, "Gambling ship raid ruled legal by Webb" ;
LAT news copy, 1/4/1965, "Study group suggests ways to speed justice," reads in
part, "the blue-ribbon commission of 12 judges and lawyers [is] headed by attorney
George W. Rochester..." ; more.
Box 667, Folder 13
Rodia, Simon
1961
Scope and Contents
1 item: LAT clip copy, 11/5/1961, "Simon Rodia still shuns L.A." - column by Matt
Weinstock tells of the time when the reclusive Rodia agreed to speak to students
at UC Berkeley about his creation of the Watts Towers. Rodia was born in Italy in
1879, and died in Martinez, CA, in 1965.
Box 667, Folder 14
Rogers, Earl
1920 - 1922
Scope and Contents
2 items: LAT news copy, 4/10/1920, "To keep Earl Rogers jailed...complaint after
complaint filed against lawyer" ; LAT obit copy, 2/24/1922, "Plan rites for Earl
Rogers...noted criminal lawyer died in uptown hotel.:
Box 667, Folder 15
Rogers, Will
1936
Scope and Contents
1 item: LAT editorial copy, 11/4/1936, "Will Rogers," a tribune to the humorist
who had been killed in a plane crash in Alaska in 1935.
Box 667, Folder 16
Roosevelt, Eleanor
1962
Scope and Contents
1 item: LAT editorial copy, 11/9/1962, "Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt [Eleanor],"
reads in part, "it does not follow that (her) influence was wholly good...
Box 667, Folder 17
Roosevelt, Franklin D.
1932 - 1945
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items: LAT news tear sheet, 3/6/1933, "Roosevelt closes all
banks...Congress meets Thursday" ; LAT editorial copy, 9/15/1940, "Are we still a
democracy," LAT uses the word "dictatorship" in reference to FDR's seeking of a
third term" ; LAT Page One copy, LAT editorial copy, 11/6/1940, "Mr. Roosevelt
wins again" ; LAT Page One copy, 4/13/1945, "President Roosevelt dies...Harry S.
Truman sworn in..." ; more.
Box 667, Folder 18
Roosevelt, Theodore
1910 - 1916
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items: LAT news stories, cartoons and editorials (copies), many of
them critical of Roosevelt's 3rd party run for president in 1912 (Bull Moose
Party). The last item chronologically is an editorial, 6/27/1916, "Roosevelt's
return," which states "The Times has no apologies to offer for criticism of Col.
Roosevelt it has deemed its duty...to print," but nevertheless welcomes him back
into the Republican Party for the 1916 campaign.
Box 667, Folder 19
Sacco, Nicola and Bartolomeo Vanzetti
1927
Scope and Contents
4 items. LAT editorials and one news story: 4/15/1927, "The Sacco-Vanzetti Case"
; 8/6/1927, "The Sacco-Vanzetti Decision" ; news story copy, 8/11/1927, "Sacco and
Vanzetti given respite of twelve days" ; 8/24/1927, "Nests of vipers."
Box 667, Folder 20
St. Johns, Adela Rogers
1975 - 1988
Scope and Contents
3 items: 1-pp. (yellow) info. sheet on "St. Johns, Adela Rogers" ; LAT
coversheet, 2/16/1975, "Home Q&A - Adela Rogers St. John" ; LAT tear sheet,
8/11/1988, "Writer Adela Rogers St. Johns dies at 94."
Box 667, Folder 21
Samish, Artie
1949 - 1971
Scope and Contents
Approx. 15 items: article copy, Collier's, 8/13/1949, "Artie Samish runs an
invincible lobby that dominates the politics of The Golden State" ; article copy,
Newsweek, 8/22/1949, "The lobbyist has nine lives" ; article copy, Frontier,
11/15/1949, "What's wrong with Artie" ; selected chapters (approx. 50 pp.) copied
from book, The Secret Boss of California by Samish & Thomas, 1971 ; LAT obit
(AP) clip, ?/?/1974, "Arthur Samish, once-powerful lobbyist in legislature,
dies."
Box 667, Folder 22
Scott, Joseph
1915, 1958
Scope and Contents
2 items: LAT news copy, 7/20/1915, "Lawyer gets jury verdict" ; LAT editorial
copy, 3/26/1958, "Joseph Scott - pillar of the community."
Box 667, Folder 23
Shaw, Frank - Clippings
1932 - 1970
Scope and Contents
100+ items: dozens of news stories and editorials (from LAT perspective), most
grouped chronologically, on the political career of Frank Shaw, including his
being recalled by voters in 1938 (charged with corruption) during his second term
as mayor ; 3-pp. chronology & summary headed "Shaw Index - from 1936 to date"
[index runs to 1970] ; lengthy Liberty (mag) article copy, 11/11/1939, "The lid
off L.A." ; LAT obit copy, 1/25/1958, "Ex-mayor Frank Shaw dies at 80" ; more.
Box 667, Folder 24
Shaw, Frank - Correspondence
1937 - 1975
Scope and Contents
4 items: 4-pp. copied, apparently from longer work (pp. 130-133), headed "Angel
City in turmoil," 1937 ; 5-pp. copied, headed (1937 Grand Jury) To the Superior
Court of the County of Los Angeles" ; 42-pp. copies of report, (one on white
paper, one on yellow sheets), "CONDENSED REPORT ON THE SHAW ADMINISTRATION - How
it started, prospered, fell," 9/5/1974.
Box 667, Folder 25
Shaw, George Bernard
1921
Scope and Contents
1 item. LAT editorial copy, 7/5/1921, headline is fuzzy, but the message is
clear. The entire article is harsh criticism of G.B. Shaw, including the passage,
"No other living writer is perhaps so afflicted with malignant egotism."
Box 668, Folder 1
Shaw, Joseph E.
1936 - 1965
Scope and Contents
Approx. 30 items: dozens of copies of news stories and editorials mentioning
Joseph E. Shaw, Mayor Frank Shaw's brother and secretary. When his brother was
recalled by voters in 1938, Joseph Shaw faced legal problems of his own. Joseph
died in 1965 at age 76 (obit in folder).
Box 668, Folder 2
Shuler, Robert
1920 - 1965
Scope and Contents
Approx. 25 items. A sampling of headlines from LAT news stories and editorials:
9/19/1929, "Shuler radio gossiping scored by grand jury...charges (made) based on
mere hearsay injuring innocent persons" ; 12/28/1930, "Shuler radio battle opens
here on January 8...Radio Commission to decide if pastor must get off the air" ;
6/22/1953, "Dr. Bob Shuler Sr. ends pastorate...veteran fundamentalist gives
farewell sermon at Trinity Methodist Church" ; 9/12/1965, "Rev. Shuler
dies...former prohibitionist."
Box 668, Folder 3
Sinclair, Upton (1 of 2)
1920 - 1974
Scope and Contents
Approx. 80 items: dozens of copies of LAT news stories and editorials hostile to
Sinclair and his message (especially during Harry Chandler era) ; several extended
segments copied from Sinclair's book, I, Candidate for Governor and how I got
Licked, 1935 ; segment copied from Rebel at Large, by George Creel, 1947 ;
complete original issue, Southern California Quarterly, Winter 1974 - issue
devoted to material on Sinclair ; LAT obit copy, 11/26/1968, "Upton Sinclair, 90,
noted author, dies." Split into two folders.
Box 668, Folder 4
Sinclair, Upton (2 of 2)
1920 - 1974
Scope and Contents
Approx. 80 items: dozens of copies of LAT news stories and editorials hostile to
Sinclair and his message (especially during Harry Chandler era) ; several extended
segments copied from Sinclair's book, I, Candidate for Governor and how I got
Licked, 1935 ; segment copied from Rebel at Large, by George Creel, 1947 ;
complete original issue, Southern California Quarterly, Winter 1974 - issue
devoted to material on Sinclair ; LAT obit copy, 11/26/1968, "Upton Sinclair, 90,
noted author, dies." Split into two folders.
Box 668, Folder 5
Stanford, Leland
1933
Scope and Contents
1 item: 81-pp. copy (perfect binding with plastic cover and paper backing) of The
Political Career of Leland Stanford, a thesis presented to the Dept. of History,
University of Southern California (for M.A. degree) by Margaret Holt Mudgett,
1/9/1933. Stanford (1824-1893) was president of the Central Pacific Railroad and
one-time governor of California.
Box 668, Folder 6
Steinbeck, John
1939 - 1940
Scope and Contents
2 items: LAT news story copy, 7/9/1939, " 'Grapes of Wrath' author guards self
from threats at Moody Gulch...Dust Bowl book brings trouble" ; LAT editorial copy,
4/1/1940, "One for Steinbeck," seeks to undermine one premise of Steinbeck's book,
that San Joaguin Valley landowners lured Dust Bowl migrants to obtain a cheap
labor pool.
Box 668, Folder 7
Stimson, Marshall
1966
Scope and Contents
2 items: LAT oibt copy, 12/28/1951, "Marshall Stimson, lawyer, dies at 75" ; a
major portion of Stimson's posthumously published autobiography, Fun, Fights and
Fiestas in Old Los Angeles, 1966. The copy of the manuscript begins with pp. 147
(Chapter 13) and runs to the end of the book, pp. 322.
Box 668, Folder 8
Storke, Thomas M.
1961
Scope and Contents
1 item: LAT editorial copy, 11/7/1961, "Honor to a true Conservative," reading in
part, "The honored conservative is Thomas M. Storke, 84, editor-publisher of the
Santa Barbara News-Press. He (has) received the 1961 Lauterbach Award of the
Nieman Foundation at Harvard University for his vigorous insistence that 'public
issues be discussed with decency and sanity'." LAT described how he stood up
against influential Santa Barbara residents who supported the John Birch
Society.
Box 668, Folder 9
Sulzberger, Arthur "Punch"
1974
Scope and Contents
1 item. Article tear sheet, New York (mag), 5/6/1974, "Punch Sulzberger: the
evolution of a pleasant young man." Profile of Arthur O. Sulzberger, publisher of
the New York Times.
Box 668, Folder 10
Taft, Robert
1951 - 1953
Scope and Contents
Approx. 40 items: collection of LAT news stories and editorial article copies on
Sen. Robert A. Taft, his activities and his prospects for the Republican
presidential nomination in 1952. Includes a selection of the "By the Way...with
Bill Henry" columns.
Box 668, Folder 11
Taft, William Howard
1911
Scope and Contents
1 item: LAT editorial copy, 10/11/1911, "Taft and Pinchot," mainly a criticism of
Gofford Pinchot, a prominent conservationist of the time.
Box 668, Folder 12
Trumbo, Dalton
1969
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: includes correspondence between entertainer and social critic
Steve Allen and screenwriter Dalton Trumbo. The letters begin with a controversy
over an American Civil Liberties Union fundraising party to be held at the home of
Trumbo. Steve Allen, an influential liberal in Hollywood, felt it was an
inappropriate choice of location based on issues that are explained in his
letters. As the correspondence stretches across May, June, July and into
August,many sarcastic and humorous exchanges take place. It is not clear how
copies of these letters came into the possession of James Bellows of LAT.
Box 668, Folder 13
Turner, Lana
1958
Scope and Contents
1 item: 63-pp. transcript of testimony by Mickey Cohen, Lana Turner and others on
the stabbing death of John Stompanato, Jr. in 1958 (the packet has stamped date in
April 1958, but this may be incorrect. Some sources give stabbing date as being in
June 1958.
Box 668, Folder 14
Underwood, Agnes
1949 - 1984
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: copy of review of Underwood's 1949 book, Newspaperwoman -
source unknown ; several segments copied from that book ; LAT article copy,
1/20/1961, "Mrs. City Editor, Aggie Underwood" ; LAT, 7/8/1984, Jack Smith's
column, a tribute to Underwood, with whom Smith worked for in the early 1950s.
Box 668, Folder 15
Viereck, George S.
1916
Scope and Contents
1 item: LAT editorial copy, 4/22/1916, "The treason of Viereck," aimed at a man
who, according to LAT, is a "foreign-paid, anti-American propagan(dist)."
Box 668, Folder 16
Villa, Pancho
1916
Scope and Contents
Approx. 12 items: 1-pp. (yellow) index, headed "Pancho Villa--Print outs,"
listing dates (between 3/10/1916 and 6/23/1916) of copies of LAT news stories and
editorials on Villa.
Box 668, Folder 17
Warren, Earl - Clippings
1938 - 1943
Scope and Contents
100+ items: LAT news stories and editorial copies on the activities and career of
Earl Warren. During the 1938 - 1943 time frame, Warren was District Attorney of
Alameda County, later Attorney General and Governor of California.
Box 668, Folder 18
Warren, Earl - Clippings
1943 - 1947
Scope and Contents
100+ items: LAT news stories and editorial copies on the activities and career of
Earl Warren during the 1943 - 1947 time frame, when Warren was governor of
California.
Box 669, Folder 1
Warren, Earl - Clippings
1948 - 1950
Scope and Contents
100+ items: LAT news stories and editorial copies on the activities and career of
Earl Warren during the 1948 - 1950 time frame, when Warren was governor of
California. Also included, lengthy excerpt (pp. 164-200) copied from Warren - the
man, the court, the era, by John D. Weaver, 1968.
Box 669, Folder 2
Warren, Earl - Clippings
1951 - 1956
Scope and Contents
100+ items: LAT news stories and editorial copies on the activities and career of
Earl Warren during the 1951 - 1956 time frame. Warren was governor of California
from 1947 until 1953, when he was named to the United States Supreme Court.
Box 669, Folder 3
Warren, Earl - Clippings
1959 - 1975
Scope and Contents
Approx. 90 items: LAT news stories and editorial copies on the activities and
career of Earl Warren during the 1959 - 1975 time frame. Warren was Chief Justice
of the Supreme Court from 1953 until 1969, when he retired. The folder also
contains these items: Page One LAT obit copy, 7/10/1974, "Earl Warren, 83, Chief
Justice for 16 years, dies" ; clip, 7/16/1974, Santa Monica Outlook
[conservative], He seized Golden Chance to become liberal hero," closes with the
phrase "here was a great American" ; original 55-pp.booklet, In Memoriam -
Honorable Earl Warren, Chief Justice , Supreme Court of the United States,
5/27/1975, text of tributes and testimonials to the memory of Justice Warren.
Box 669, Folder 4
Werner, Pete and Helen
1933 - 1949
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: LAT news stories and editorial copies from the 1930s and 1940s
on the activities of one-time City Atty. Pete Werner and wife Helen (described as
a "political queen of the 1920s" in L.A.), transcripts of hearings, other
information. Notable items: LAT obit copy, 5/11/1947, "Helen Werner, political
'queen' of 20s, dies" ; 25-pp. transcript (on onionskin paper), from Dist. Court
of Appeal of State of California, 2nd Appellate Dist., Div. Two, "Edwin P. Werner,
Plaintiff and Appellant, vs. Southern California Associated Newspapers...Defendant
and Respondent," filed 6/2/1949.
Box 669, Folder 5
West, Nathaniel
1940
Scope and Contents
1 item: LAT news story copy, 12/23/1940, "Scenario writer and wife killed in auto
collision," article provides some details.
Box 669, Folder 6
White, Stephen M.
1893 - 1943
Scope and Contents
Approx. 20 items: collection of LAT news stories and editorial copies on the
career of U.S. Senator Stephen M. White, born in San Francisco, 1853, died in Los
Angeles, 1901. Notable items: excerpt copied from book, Take the Witness, by
Alfred Cohn & Joe Chisholm, 1943 ; a selection of tributes to White from
2/1901 ; LAT obit, 2/22/1901, "Senator White's career closed...death claims the
distinguished lawyer and statesman--tributes of respect from all sections."
Box 669, Folder 7
Wilshire, Gaylord
1981
Scope and Contents
1 item: LAT clip, Jack Smith's column for 3/26/1981, "The boulevard of token
dreams." (about Gaylord Wilshire's contributions to the history of Los
Angeles)
Box 669, Folder 8
Wilson, Woodrow
1912 - 1928
Scope and Contents
Approx. 10 items. Copies of LAT news stories and editorials including: Page One
of edition of 11/6/1912, "Wilson and Marshall win on a landslide" ; 2/4/1924,
"Woodrow Wilson's life ends..." ; editorial - 2/7/1924, "The Wilson Legend."
Box 669, Folder 9
Yaw, Ellen Beach
1904 - 1947
Scope and Contents
8 items: Includes a 2-pp. descriptive index of LAT items between 1896 and 1910.
Also: LAT news story, 3/5/1904, "Ellen Beach Yaw is still girlish" ; article copy,
Out West (mag) 10/1912, "California's sweetest singer" ; LAT obit, 9/10/1947,
"Ellen Beach Yaw, renowned singer of early 1900s, dies (at 78)."
Box 669, Folder 10
Yorty, Sam (1 of 2)
1938 - 1973
Scope and Contents
Approx. 100 items: LAT news stories, editorials and other material on Sam Yorty,
long-time mayor of Los Angeles and unsuccessful candidate for various other
offices. Yorty first appeared in stories in the 1930s as a State Assemblyman,
later served in the U.S. House, and in City politics, rising to the Mayorship.
Also recorded here are the feuds between LAT (esp. Otis C.) and Yorty, campaigns
pitting Yorty against Tom Bradley, etc. Split into two folders.
Box 669, Folder 11
Yorty, Sam (2 of 2)
1938 - 1973
Scope and Contents
Approx. 100 items: LAT news stories, editorials and other material on Sam Yorty,
long-time mayor of Los Angeles and unsuccessful candidate for various other
offices. Yorty first appeared in stories in the 1930s as a State Assemblyman,
later served in the U.S. House, and in City politics, rising to the Mayorship.
Also recorded here are the feuds between LAT (esp. Otis C.) and Yorty, campaigns
pitting Yorty against Tom Bradley, etc. Split into two folders.
Oversize
1933-1981
Scope and Contents
Oversize items, including notebooks, blueprints, and a special copy of Among
Ourselves. Date range is 1933-1981.
Volume 60
New Los Angeles Plat Book
1935
Scope and Contents
The New Los Angeles Plat Book including restrictions, Realty Map and Service Co.,
Los Angeles: maps of Los Angeles showing land divisions, complete with street index,
1935.
Box 715
Reference Files - Oversized
1933-1981
Scope and Contents
4" x 7" 3-ring notebook with title page reading, "Los Angeles Times: Dominating
newspaper in America's 4th largest market," 1933; oversize pencil and pen drawing of
Editorial page eagle logo; reprints of "Editor and Publisher" article about LAT
building, 1935; blueprint copy, "Details Main Lobby Plans & Elevations &
Miscellaneous Scale Details," (9/22/1933); blueprint, "Main Lobby Remodeling, Times
Mirror Company (4/25/1961); Los Angeles Times - The First 100 Years - A Special
Edition of Among Ourselves (2 copies), December 1981. Also a spiral bound book:
Times Mirror Planning and Development, master plan, March 1968, by architect William
L. Pereira.
Los Angeles Times History Center
1970-1990
Physical Description: 6
boxes
Scope and Contents
Administrative files of the History Center and its staff. Includes job descriptions,
forms, correspondence, reports, budgets, and other administrative material. Date range
is 1899-1997. Bulk is from the 1970s-1990s.
Box 716
Los Angeles Times History Center
Box 716, Folder 1
Overall Objectives
1969, 1982-1983
Scope and Contents
Reports and interoffice correspondence from 1982-1983 regarding short and long term
goals and objectives for the Archives, primarily from Lois Markwith to Jim Boswell.
Also includes Data Processing Department organization papers from 1969.
Box 716, Folder 2
Objectives - 1990
1981-1991
Scope and Contents
History Center project schedules and objectives charts, Strategic Long-range
Planning booklet from the Society of American Archivists, and an annual report from
the Chase Manhattan Archives (most likely used as reference).
Box 716, Folder 3
Policy
1983-1990
Scope and Contents
History Center project schedules and objectives charts; overviews of the programs
and services offered by the center.
Box 716, Folder 4
Objectives - Long Range
1988-1992
Scope and Contents
History Center project schedules and objectives charts.
Box 716, Folder 5
History Center Goals
1994-1995
Scope and Contents
History Center 1995 goals and objectives in interoffice correspondence between Dan
Lewis and Laura Morgan in various stages of revision; copies of History Center
guides and newsletters outlining archival resources (reference materials,
publishers' papers, business and editorial departments' records, and special
materials), access, and characteristics for archival records.
Box 716, Folder 6
Operations Manual
1979-1987
Scope and Contents
Article "Put it in Writing: Developing an effective staff and policy manual" by
Charles F. Bryan, Jr.; notes on procedures manual; notes and outlines of access
policy; notes and outlines of book processing; notes and outlines of photo
processing.
Box 716, Folder 7
Mission Statement
1983, 1990
Scope and Contents
Draft and final versions of the History Center Mission Statement, 1990; mission
statement, guidelines for evaluating records for retention, and guidelines and
goals, 1983.
Box 716, Folder 8
Mission Statements - samples
1980-1984
Scope and Contents
Sample mission statements from other companies.
Box 716, Folder 9
History Center Guidelines
1995-1996
Scope and Contents
New plans and guidelines for History Center operations (implemented after the
reversal of the decision to close the center).
Box 716, Folder 10
Initial proposal to Otis Chandler
1972-1978
Scope and Contents
Memos and reports leading up to and including the proposal to establish historian
and/or company archivist positions and appropriate related departments (proposal
approved by Otis Chandler in 1978).
Box 716, Folder 11
Department mandate by Otis Chandler
1978
Scope and Contents
Handwritten statement of purpose; copies of Otis Chandler's Times Mirror management
bulletin announcing the appointment of Lois Markwith as Archivist for the Times (and
thus the establishment of the Times Archives).
Box 716, Folder 12
Reporting relationships
1978-1990
Scope and Contents
Memos and bulletins concerning various instances of reorganization and the
reporting relationships affected by them between 1978-1990.
Box 716, Folder 13
Reports - Jeff Klein
1990
Scope and Contents
History Center status reports from 1990, including mission statement, projects,
budget, and service requests.
Box 716, Folder 14
Highlights - 1993
1993-1994
Scope and Contents
History Center report (with drafts) on the highlights of 1993, including editorial
and operations/administration updates.
Box 716, Folder 15
Monthly Reports
1994-1995
Scope and Contents
Monthly reports from Dan Lewis to Laura Morgan detailing both internal and external
requests for information from the History Center, along with comments on the months
activities.
Box 716, Folder 16
Budget - supplies/Eastman Company information
1988
Scope and Contents
Promotional materials for office supplier Eastman Company along with a list of
prices for the Los Angeles Times and an update regarding delivery procedures for
supplies.
Box 716, Folder 17
Budget - programs proposed 1989
1988-1990
Scope and Contents
Budgetary papers for projects proposed along with costs, including staffing,
supplies, and exhibits for the year 1989.
Box 716, Folder 18
Budget - programs proposed 1990
1989-1990
Scope and Contents
Budgetary papers for projects proposed along with costs, including staffing,
supplies, and exhibits for the year 1990.
Box 716, Folder 19
Budget Materials
1993-1995
Scope and Contents
Budget materials, including spreadsheets, schedules, and lists of expenses.
Box 716, Folder 20
Job descriptions
1978-1990
Scope and Contents
"Job descriptions for the Los Angeles Times positions of Historian and Archivist.
Personnel papers for LA Times archivists Lois Markwith and Craig St. Clair removed
11/19/12 in accordance with personnel privacy policies - CMD. "
Box 716, Folder 21
Staff Objectives
1984-1988
Scope and Contents
Notes, staffing proposal for a History Center clerk, memo regarding pay increases,
and a rate schedule.
Box 716, Folder 22
Staffing
1990
Scope and Contents
Notes and a staffing proposal for a History Center clerk.
Box 716, Folder 23
Administration
1995
Scope and Contents
History Center Historian; tongue-in-cheek memo regarding "cereal king taking over"
the Times Mirror; letter concerning cooperation between the History Center and The
Newseum; Communications department summaries of projects; telephone extension
directory, 1995. Performance evaluations for Dan Lewis removed 12/19/12 due to
personnel privacy policies - CMD
Box 717
Los Angeles Times History Center
Box 717, Folder 1
Lunches
1980-1985
Scope and Contents
Spreadsheets detailing Archives special lunches, dinners, and events (visitors) as
well as field trips to other businesses and institutions.
Box 717, Folder 2
Management conference
1989-1990
Scope and Contents
2 letters regarding automatic payroll deduction for Los Angeles Times Management
Conference membership fee; request for participation in a survey regarding the
Management Conference.
Box 717, Folder 3
Graphic aids
undated
Scope and Contents
4 translucent plastic rulers with various shape and angle guides.
Box 717, Folder 4
Communications objectives with other departments
1986
Scope and Contents
List of Archives objectives for communication with other departments.
Box 717, Folder 5
Inter-office memos
1984-1990
Scope and Contents
Various interoffice memoranda from the period 1984-1990.
Box 717, Folder 6
Correspondence regarding requests
1984
Scope and Contents
Outgoing correspondence regarding archives requests from outside sources in
1984.
Box 717, Folder 7
Correspondence (external)
1984
Scope and Contents
Incoming and outgoing correspondence regarding archives requests from outside
sources from 1985-1989.
Box 717, Folder 8
Otis Chandler memos and correspondence
1988-1989
Scope and Contents
Incoming and outgoing correspondence primarily between Otis Chandler and Carolyn
Strickler, mainly regarding the transfer of his files to the archives, and her
research into Harry Chandler's association with the controversial Human Betterment
Foundation.
Box 717, Folder 9
Larry Dietz
1988-1989
Scope and Contents
Miscellaneous papers from the files of Larry Dietz, including notes,
correspondence, copies of articles, and a large map facsimile of Los Angeles in
1884.
Box 717, Folder 10
Exhibit memoranda
1991-1992
Scope and Contents
Interoffice correspondence and memoranda regarding the Times Globe lobby exhibit,
including various drafts of the exhibit letter and a list of tentative exhibit
elements.
Box 717, Folder 11
Correspondence
1991
Scope and Contents
Incoming and outgoing correspondence primarily to and from Craig St. Clair, Los
Angeles Times Company Historian. Most of the letters concern requests for
information in the archives. Two copies of a resume and one item of personal
correspondence removed 11/191/2 in accordance with personnel privacy policies -
CMD.
Box 717, Folder 12
Laura Morgan memoranda
1991-1994
Scope and Contents
Miscellaneous papers of Laura Morgan, including article drafts, notes, memoranda,
and incoming and outgoing interoffice correspondence.
Box 717, Folder 13
Memos
1994-1995
Scope and Contents
Miscellaneous interoffice memos and correspondence relating to the History Center
and the Communications department.
Box 717, Folder 14
Times Mirror memos
1994-1995
Scope and Contents
Interoffice correspondence regarding Mark Willes' appointment as president and CEO
of Times Mirror, 1995; two lists of contacts and phone numbers at Times Mirror, 1994
and 1995.
Box 717, Folder 15
Correspondence (external)
1994
Scope and Contents
Incoming and outgoing correspondence of the History Center for the year 1994,
primarily deals with research and information requests.
Box 717, Folder 16
Correspondence (external)
1995
Scope and Contents
Incoming and outgoing correspondence of the History Center for the year 1995,
primarily deals with research and information requests.
Box 717, Folder 17
History Center closing
1995
Scope and Contents
Correspondence regarding the closing of the Los Angeles Times History Center,
including draft and final versions of the collection description, discussion of the
deed of gift and transfer of material to the Huntington Library, and letters from
the City of Los Angeles and the Society of California Archivists lamenting the
closure of the Center.
Box 717, Folder 18
Los Angeles Times first edition correspondence
1981-1990
Scope and Contents
Correspondence to and from Lois Markwith between various parties who thought they
were in possession of original copies of the Los Angeles Times first issue.
Box 718
Los Angeles Times History Center
Box 718, Folder 1
Lobby exhibit timeline extension
1980-1989
Scope and Contents
Papers relating to the Times lobby exhibit timeline 5 year/10 year extension plan,
including logs, memoranda, correspondence, and clippings, and photographs. The file
was divided into the following sections: Compressing lobby timeline/reasons not to,
Graphics and captions to be replaced, Project logs, Memos, Program description,
Proposals, Time schedules, Planning phase I, Design phase II, Design production III,
Construction phase IV, Opening day/receptions V, and Costs.
Box 718, Folder 2
Exhibit project- permanent display
1988
Scope and Contents
Project log for "LAT Orange County Exhibit Project" along with typed and
handwritten notes on ideas.
Box 718, Folder 3
Exhibit programs - Times South
1983-1984
Scope and Contents
Project logs, notes, budget breakdowns, and correspondence relating to the Times
South Lobby exhibit project.
Box 718, Folder 4
Exhibit program - traveling exhibits
1987-1989
Scope and Contents
Papers relating to the Times traveling exhibit program, divided into project logs,
memos, exhibit firms, frame companies, and purchase requests/capital expense
categories. Also includes color photographs of the exhibits and a sample plate the
reads, "Materials compiled from the Los Angeles Times History Center."
Box 718, Folder 5
Exhibits (internal) objectives
1987-1988
Scope and Contents
List of in-house exhibits; black and white photocopies of Times exhibit
photographs; 3 articles clipped from History News: How to design museum exhibitions
that work," The best laid plans of mice and museums," and "Artifacts as historical
objects."
Box 718, Folder 6
Exhibit ideas - 3rd floor corridor
1985
Scope and Contents
Service request form from the Metro department requesting material for the third
floor exhibit.
Box 718, Folder 7
Exhibit program - type styles, sizes
1987
Scope and Contents
Large folded graph paper sheet entitled Carolyn's Exhibit Design Kit; paper mock-up
of an exhibit plate/label; examples of exhibit label text with various sizes and
wordings; photocopied information on planning labels for an exhibit.
Box 718, Folder 8
Exhibit maintenance
1989
Scope and Contents
Papers related to exhibit maintenance for the year 1989, including materials and
price lists, notes, work orders, and invoices. The papers were divided into the
following sections: LAT work orders, Outside work orders, and Blank forms.
Box 718, Folder 9
Exhibit maintenance
1990
Scope and Contents
Order confirmation form from Greyhound Exhibitgroup Inc. for the Pulitzer Prize
panel addition to the Times exhibit.
Box 718, Folder 10
Supplier: Color House
1986
Scope and Contents
Letter and color advertisement flier from Color House thanking patrons for their
support and mentioning their selection as the 1986 Professional Color Lab of the
Year.
Box 718, Folder 11
Composing Room Museum
1990
Scope and Contents
Time schedule and project log for the Composing Room Museum project.
Box 718, Folder 12
Exhibit firms general information
1985-1989
Scope and Contents
Notes, brochures, clippings, and advertisements for various exhibit vendors.
Box 718, Folder 13
Exhibitgroup, Inc.
1986-1987
Scope and Contents
Brochures, correspondence, product samples, and advertisements from Exhibitgroup,
Inc.
Box 718, Folder 14
Department Histories program
1990
Scope and Contents
Project log with status and remarks for the department histories program.
Box 718, Folder 15
Regulations for use objectives
undated
Scope and Contents
Printed copy of an agreement letter template by Carolyn Strickler for use of the
History Center archives; blank objectives chart.
Box 718, Folder 16
Appraisal guidelines
1973-1982
Scope and Contents
Articles, notes, and booklets regarding archival appraisal and accessioning; letter
from Otis Chandler to the Library of Congress expressing his desire to contribute
his papers to the Los Angeles Times' own archives.
Box 718, Folder 17
Examples - appraisal policies
1958, 1976-1987
Scope and Contents
Articles and examples of appraisal policies from other institutions, as well as
appraisal guides and guidelines for retention in the Los Angeles Times' own
archives.
Box 718, Folder 18
Access objectives
1982-1984
Scope and Contents
Charts comparing Society of American Archivists business archives guidelines with
the Los Angeles Times archives; project log for establishing processing procedures
for all holdings; project log for surveys of key departments.
Box 718, Folder 19
Access restricted list
1986-1987
Scope and Contents
Lists of restricted files in the Los Angeles Times archives.
Box 718, Folder 20
Appraisal guidelines and fact sheet
1977-1984
Scope and Contents
Notes and typed draft of History Center guidelines for identifying archival
records; examples of corporate procedures from other companies (Coca-Cola and Chase
Manhattan Bank).
Box 718, Folder 21
Processing and preservation objectives
1982-1985
Scope and Contents
8 x 10" negative with adhesive issues and a torn envelope with a note that reads,
"reason why we use archival quality protectors"; copy of article "An Analysis of
Processing Procedures: The Adaptable Approach" by Slotkin and Lynch; blank
objectives log; notes filed under the heading "card indexing items to enter."
Box 718, Folder 22
Nitrate negatives duplication project
1986
Scope and Contents
Copy of "A short guide to nitrate negatives: history, care, and duplication," by
Steven Puglia of the Northeast Document Conservation Center.
Box 718, Folder 23
Processing logs
1982-1986
Scope and Contents
Conservation self-study questionnaire; Los Angeles Times Archives inventory of
processed, semi-processed, and processed holdings as of April 1983; dozens of
processing project logs,1982-1986.
Box 718, Folder 24
Acquisitions objectives
1986-1989
Scope and Contents
Letter from Dan Strehl of the Los Angeles Public Library to Carolyn Strickler
offering deaccessioned issues of the Times for sale to the archives with notes on
what was purchased, 1986; sample note of file receipt acknowledgment, 1989;
handwritten notes on acquisitions policy clipped to a letter from John Rothman of
the new York Times archives to Carolyn concerning the policies of both companies,
1987.
Box 718, Folder 25
Inventory/ unaccessioned records - Wilcox building basement
1986
Scope and Contents
Memo to Otis Chandler from Carolyn Strickler regarding accounting records in the
Wilcox building basement requesting to accession them into the archives; records
survey of the Wilcox basement items.
Box 719
Los Angeles Times History Center
Box 719, Folder 1
Loans - outgoing
1994-1995
Scope and Contents
Spreadsheet of outgoing loans to the L.A. Municipal Art Gallery along with loan
agreement form and a letter regarding the loans, 1994; correspondence, proof of
insurance, loan agreement, and photocopy of the item for the loan of an Ansel Adams
letter to The Friends of Photography, 1995.
Box 719, Folder 2
Loans - incoming
1992
Scope and Contents
Loan agreement for a Kodak 127mm lens for the display case in the third floor hall,
loan period 2 years.
Box 719, Folder 3
Calendar of events - John Dreyfuss project
1987
Scope and Contents
Service request form for John Dreyfuss, View writer, for archives materials.
Box 719, Folder 4
"Now and Then" pieces - Metro section
1987
Scope and Contents
Archives project log for "Now and Then" pieces in the metro section for Carol
Shirley and Russ Devito, mentions a search for photos.
Box 719, Folder 5
Senior management group presentation
1930s, 1987
Scope and Contents
Folder of ideas and points to make for a meeting with senior management, including
a handwritten note regarding the meeting, two articles regarding archives resource
allocation and the study of history, and a packet of photocopies of Horace Ellsworth
Downing's 1930s correspondence from the archives.
Box 719, Folder 6
Slide presentations
undated
Scope and Contents
Notes for a presentation made about the archives to Times staff members.
Box 719, Folder 7
Slide presentation LAT/ LA history
1981
Scope and Contents
Notes, a booklet on making a slide show for your historical society, project log
for LA History slide show, manuscript "On Turning 100"; printed copy of the slide
presentation talk on the history of the Times and the history of the city of Los
Angeles.
Box 719, Folder 8
Special programs - Guided Tours of Times Past
1984-1988
Scope and Contents
Map and guide for San Francisco Labor and History Tour; service request and article
for Times ideas for participation in the Pasadena Children's Museum; project logs
for Guided Tours of Times Past; note thanking Carolyn [Strickler] for the walking
history tour she gave.
Box 719, Folder 9
Special project - Los Angeles Historic Trails
1988
Scope and Contents
Handwritten note with ideas for a self-guided tour of downtown Los Angeles with
kiosk displays; a news clipping on "Power of the Place" efforts to commemorate Los
Angeles historical sites with meaning to minorities.
Box 719, Folder 10
Special project - Mrs. Hobart Bosworth
1940, 1957,
1990
Scope and Contents
Notes, project log, and photocopies of news articles for a project on Mrs. Hobart
Bosworth.
Box 719, Folder 11
Special projects - Hollywood cemetery
1939, 1945,
1983-1988
Scope and Contents
Papers related to two issues with related to the Hollywood Cemetery: 1. Notice of
purported shifting of the Eliza Otis obelisk, with ensuing legal advisement
correspondence, 1983; 4 x 6" color photographs of the obelisk, 19. 2. Vandalizing of
the bronze eagle on the 1910 bombing victim memorial, including correspondence,
lists of contacts, project logs, and photographs (both photocopies and prints,
including 2 black and white prints from the archives dated 1945 and 1939 of the
intact eagle monument, and Polaroids of the bird after its wings were stolen in
1987), map of the cemetery, news clippings on the decline of the cemetery's upkeep,
and information from vendors amassed while researching repair or replacement of the
statue.
Box 719, Folder 12
Educational Services projects
1987
Scope and Contents
Project log for Educational Services department projects utilizing History Center
materials.
Box 719, Folder 13
Oral History outside services
1983-1985
Scope and Contents
Brochures advertising transcription and binding services, forms, guidelines,
instructions, and a bibliography on oral history from other companies and
institutions, including the San Diego Historical Society, California State
University Fullerton, Southwest Oral History Association, and University of
California Los Angeles.
Box 719, Folder 14
Southwest Oral History Association survey and guide
1985-1986
Scope and Contents
Correspondence from the Southwest Oral History Association requesting participation
in their guide to oral history collections; notes.
Box 719, Folder 15
Oral History report
1984-1988
Scope and Contents
Articles on effective writing, notes, memoranda, budget breakdown, and reports on
the requirements and feasibility of starting an oral history program at the Los
Angeles Times.
Box 719, Folder 16
Oral History - video tape
1986-1988
Scope and Contents
Articles on video oral histories, notes, memoranda, and reports from a committee on
the way video could be utilized at the Los Angeles Times and what equipment would be
necessary.
Box 719, Folder 17
Oral history programs
1986-1989
Scope and Contents
Articles, essays, overviews, notes, news clippings, correspondence, and a project
log for reference in researching the feasibility of an oral history program at the
Times.
Box 719, Folder 18
Promotion department request - calendar idea
1899-1906, 1987,
1990
Scope and Contents
In-house service request from Susan McRae, Director of Promotion for use of
original issues of Sunday magazine for calendar to help kick off up-sized Times
Sunday magazine, 1990; photocopies of Times Mirror annual reports for background
material, 1899-1906; Los Angeles magazine article on the size-up of
Los
Angeles
Times
magazine
, 1987.
Box 719, Folder 19
Promotion department request - N.A.B.J. Convention
1990
Scope and Contents
Project log, notes, and copy of the finished product for the Promotion department's
special feature in the Times for the National Association of Black Journalists
Convention in Los Angeles, 1990.
Box 719, Folder 20
Marketing ideas
1983-1988
Scope and Contents
Project logs, correspondence, notes, advertisements, articles, news clippings, and
examples of potential merchandising and marketing ideas, including a 18 x 36" fabric
example printed with a page of the Los Angeles Sunday Times fashion page from June
29, 1924.
Box 719, Folder 21
Orientations of the History Center
1985-1990
Scope and Contents
Materials for staff orientations of the History Center and its functions and
services, including lists of orientations, examples, and memos.
Box 719, Folder 22
Presentations
undated
Scope and Contents
Blank project log forms for presentations to various groups.
Box 719, Folder 23
Brochure requests
1987
Scope and Contents
Internal brochure distribution list; list of outside brochure requests; management
bulletin announcing Milo Sutton's appointment to the position of Marketing Manager,
Special Projects.
Box 719, Folder 24
KCET history project
1990
Scope and Contents
Papers relating to the KCET history project, including an In-house services request
for photographic prints, correspondence, notes, and photocopies of the photographs
they planned to use from the archive.
Box 719, Folder 25
Panorama project
1988-1989
Scope and Contents
Requests for photos made by Tom Peckham for the Remember When feature for the Times
retiree publication, Panorama, 1988; notes, 1988; copies of the resulting Panorama
articles, 1988-1989.
Box 720
Los Angeles Times History Center
Box 720, Folder 1
Newsletter about the department
1982-1989
Scope and Contents
Project logs, notes, drafts for a History Center newsletter; examples of
newsletters from many other departments, companies and institutions.
Box 720, Folder 2
History Center newsletter
1991
Scope and Contents
3 copies of the September 1991 History Center newsletter.
Box 720, Folder 3
History Center newsletter #2
1993
Scope and Contents
Memo to staff and from Craig St. Clair; 3 copies of a newsletter on identifying and
transferring records to the History Center.
Box 720, Folder 4
Publications - brochure
1979-1987
Scope and Contents
Drafts and text samples for the History Center brochure; sample fliers and
brochures from many other departments, companies and institutions.
Box 720, Folder 5
History Center brochure
1977-1989
Scope and Contents
Drafts, correspondence, notes, project logs and samples for the creation of the
History Center brochure. Material was divided into the following sections: project
schedule, general introduction to History Center, acquisitions program, rough
drafts, artwork/ photos, format/ approach, type samples, and background
information.
Box 720, Folder 6
Panorama retiree publication
1988
Scope and Contents
Panorama Spring 1988 (first issue); Panorama Summer 1988 issue.
Box 720, Folder 7
Newspaper Guild drive
1993
Scope and Contents
Flier/article from the Los Angeles Newspaper Guild about cutbacks and layoffs at
the Times with handwritten notes refuting many of the claims; list of Guild
represented newspapers; anti-union memo entitled "What the Guild Won't Tell You"
originally stamped CONFIDENTIAL.
Box 720, Folder 8
Miscellaneous internal materials
1990-1995
Scope and Contents
Miscellaneous internal materials, including brochures, fliers, booklets,
interoffice correspondence, phone lists, forms, and reports.
Box 721
Los Angeles Times History Center
Box 721, Folder 1
Times Building 1935
1931-1983
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of articles and photographs concerning the Times building at 202 W.
First Street.
Box 721, Folder 2
Broadway Building
1960, 1978,
1990
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of articles and photographs concerning the Broadway building at 130 S.
Broadway.
Box 721, Folder 3
Times Mirror Building
1969, 1972,
1990
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of articles and photographs concerning the Times Mirror Building (also
referred to as the Chandler Building) at 220 W. First Street.
Box 721, Folder 4
Times Building South (Mirror Building 1947)
1947-1987
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of articles concerning the Times South building at 145 S. Spring
Street; pair of negatives on Pulitzer prize winners, 1983 and 1987.
Box 721, Folder 5
Adjacent buildings used by Times Mirror
1971, 1989
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of articles concerning buildings used by Times Mirror: the Wilcox
Building on the corner of 2nd and Spring Street and the Powell Building at 130 W.
1st Street.
Box 721, Folder 6
Parking garages
1967-1990
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of articles concerning the parking garage buildings of Times
Mirror.
Box 721, Folder 7
Los Angeles Times Globe Lobby
1981-1990
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of articles concerning the Globe Lobby of the Times Building.
Box 721, Folder 8
Newspapers of Los Angeles
1963, 1991,
1995
Scope and Contents
Correspondence from Dan Lewis regarding past newspapers in Los Angeles with list,
1995; article "Newspapers of Los Angeles: The First Fifty Years 1851-1900" by Henry
Winfred Splitter, 1963; book Untapped Sources America's Newspaper Archives and
Histories by Jon Vanden Heuvel, 1991.
Box 721, Folder 9
Historic newspaper resources
1986
Scope and Contents
Inventory/price list for Richard W. Spellman's stock of old and rare historical
newspapers, 1986.
Box 721, Folder 10
Extra editions from 1884-1986
undated
Scope and Contents
List of Los Angeles Times extra editions with dates and headlines from 1884-1986
(not exhaustive).
Box 721, Folder 11
Banner headlines from 1988-1997
1997
Scope and Contents
List of Los Angeles Times banner headlines with dates and wording from
1988-1997.
Box 721, Folder 12
Los Angeles Times Centennial
1980-1981
Scope and Contents
Papers related to the Los Angeles Times Centennial: interoffice correspondence,
list of anniversary plans, page from January 12, 1981 commemorative issue, and
mentions of the Centennial in Among Ourselves.
Box 721, Folder 13
Background and history of Times Mirror Square
1977, 1993-1994
Scope and Contents
Papers related to building and construction details of Times Mirror square and its
structures, including memoranda, fact sheets, write-ups, articles, and maps.
Box 721, Folder 14
"Did You Know?" columns from Among Ourselves
1993-1996
Scope and Contents
Collection of "Did You Know?" columns from Among Ourselves.
Box 721, Folder 15
Historical vignettes
1986-1993
Scope and Contents
Historical vignettes on various topics and episodes in the history of Times Mirror
prepared between 1986-1993.
Box 721, Folder 16
Harry Chandler photo request
1996
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and invoicing for photo reproductions requested by Harry Chandler
(15 prints and negatives made); black and white photocopies of the images he
requested.
Box 721, Folder 17
Composing room research
1996
Scope and Contents
Interoffice correspondence regarding photographs requested by Jim Angius (in TRG)
for a training room display; black and white photocopies of the 19 images
requested.
Box 721, Folder 18
Los Angeles Conservancy issues
1994-1995
Scope and Contents
4 issues of the Los Angeles Conservancy News, 1994-1995.
Box 721, Folder 19
Inter American Press Association conference
1996
Scope and Contents
E-mails and information regarding the 1996 Inter American Press Association
conference, and the subsequent lack of an article about it in Among Ourselves.
Box 721, Folder 20
Historical societies
1991-1996
Scope and Contents
List of historical societies from Mary Ellen House to Michele Biagioni, 1996;
California Council for the Promotion of History membership roster, 1994-1995; The
Historical Society of Southern California: A Centennial History 1891-1991 by Jane
Apostol, 1991.
Box 721, Folder 21
Hollywood Online
1996
Scope and Contents
Article and press release regarding Times Mirror's acquisition of Hollywood Online
(www.hollywood.com).
Box 721, Folder 22
Inside Times Mirror
1996
Scope and Contents
E-mail from Michelle Cullinan, Times Mirror Webmaster, requesting "tidbits about
your internet sites to publish in an ongoing technology section in Inside Times
Mirror" to encourage employees to visit company sites besides their own.
Box 722
Los Angeles Times History Center
Box 722, Folder 1
Facilities program
1978-1990
Scope and Contents
Notes, memoranda, articles, diagrams, and projects logs on space requests and
allocation for the History Center relocation. Papers were divided in the following
sections: project log, memos, floor plans/ samples, programs/ LAT, references -
external, requirements, schedules and timetables.
Box 722, Folder 2
Facilities - Underground Vaults and Storage, Inc.
1989
Scope and Contents
Correspondence to Carolyn Strickler from Underground Vaults and Storage, Inc. with
advertisement brochures and fliers enclosed.
Box 722, Folder 3
Facilities - equipment/ furniture to purchase
circa 1990
Scope and Contents
Flier from Melmat, Inc. advertising their Lok Box wood crate storage.
Box 722, Folder 4
Facilities - repairs and equipment
1986-1988
Scope and Contents
Work orders and requisitions for office equipment repair or acquisition (printer
troubleshooting, shelving purchase, etc.).
Box 722, Folder 5
Facilities objectives
circa 1988
Scope and Contents
Goals chart with Society of American Archivists' recommendations for business
archives facilities listed with the short and long term goals of the History Center
for facilities.
Box 722, Folder 6
Facilities
1982-1985
Scope and Contents
Floor plans, project logs for storage rearrangement, guidelines for records
retention, and storage area evaluations for the various archives storage facilities
at the Los Angeles Times.
Box 722, Folder 7
LAT/ Red Cross disaster program
1986-1987
Scope and Contents
Informational and advertisement brochures, clippings, and booklets on disaster and
earthquake preparedness planning, papers relating to the Society of American
Archivists disaster planning workshop.
Box 722, Folder 8
Blank forms
undated
Scope and Contents
Blank forms, form letters, and lists: sources of archival supplies; service request
tally sheets; service requests; time schedules; trip calendars; telephone charges;
permissions to access records; condition surveys; photo releases; oral history
interview forms; overdue notices; objectives; history center closed memo; meeting
agendas; reference requests; activities charts; processing forms; destruction
authority labels; inventories for unaccessioned items; inventory of restricted
items; inventory sheets; restrictions authorizations; records access logs; accession
logs; authorization for transfer of records; certificate of gift; budgets;
worksheets for photo/slide/graphics requests; type samples; year project schedules;
project logs; monthly activities; time schedules.
Los Angeles Times Addenda
1961-2001
Physical Description: 1
unit(13 boxes, 7 bound
volumes)
Scope and Contents
The Los Angeles Times Addenda series numbers 14 boxes and contains annual and interim
reports, press releases, executive rosters and guest books, and speeches by Times
executives. It was added to the collection in 2008 and primarily reflects the activities
of the Times and its executives circa 1980-2000. Annual reports from 1944-1989 were
interfiled into existing Business Department Annual Report files. Duplicates in excess
of 3 copies were deaccessioned. Includes media for select speeches (3.5" floppy discs
and cassette tape recordings). Date range is 1961-2001.
Box 723
LAT Addenda - Annual Reports
Box 723, Folder 1
Times Mirror Company interim reports
1961
Scope and Contents
"Interim Report to Shareholders Forty Weeks Ending October 8, 1961" brochures, (3
copies); photocopy of "Interim Report to Shareholders Twenty-eight Weeks Ending July
16, 1961."
Box 723, Folder 2
Times Mirror Company interim reports
1962
Scope and Contents
Brochures: "Interim Report to Shareholders Twelve Weeks Ending March 25, 1962" (2
copies); "Interim Report to Shareholders Twenty-eight Weeks Ending July 15, 1962" (2
copies); "Interim Report to Shareholders Forty Weeks Ending October 7, 1962" (1
copy).
Box 723, Folder 3
Times Mirror Company interim reports
1963
Scope and Contents
3 brochures: "Interim Report to Shareholders Twelve Weeks Ended March 24, 1963";
"Interim Report to Shareholders Twenty-eight Weeks Ended July 14, 1963"; "Interim
Report to Shareholders Forty Weeks Ended October 6, 1963".
Box 723, Folder 4
Times Mirror Company interim reports
1964
Scope and Contents
"Interim Report to Shareowners Twelve Weeks Ended March 22, 1964" (3 copies);
"Interim Report to Shareowners Twenty-eight Weeks Ended July 12, 1964" (3 copies);
"Interim Report to Shareowners Forty Weeks Ended October 4, 1964" (3 copies); "A
report on The Times Mirror Company" by Blythe & Co., Inc.
Box 723, Folder 5
Times Mirror Company interim reports
1965
Scope and Contents
"Interim Report to Shareowners Twelve Weeks Ended March 21, 1965" (3 copies);
"Interim Report to Shareowners Twenty-eight Weeks Ended July 11, 1965" (3 copies);
"Interim Report to Shareowners Forty Weeks Ended October 3, 1965" (3 copies).
Box 723, Folder 6
Times Mirror Company interim reports
1966
Scope and Contents
"Interim Report to Shareowners Twenty-eight Weeks Ended July 10, 1966" (3 copies);
"Interim Report to Shareowners Forty Weeks Ended October 2, 1966" (3 copies).
Box 723, Folder 7
Times Mirror Company interim reports
1967
Scope and Contents
"The Times Mirror Company Interim Report Twelve Weeks Ended March 26, 1967" (3
copies); "The Times Mirror Company Interim Report Twenty-eight Weeks Ended July 16,
1967" (3 copies); "The Times Mirror Company Interim Report Forty Weeks Ended October
8, 1967" (3 copies).
Box 723, Folder 8
Times Mirror Company interim reports
1968
Scope and Contents
"Times Mirror 1968 Interim Report Twelve Weeks Ended March 24" (3 copies); "Times
Mirror 1968 Interim Report Twenty-eight Weeks Ended July 14" (3 copies); "Times
Mirror 1968 Interim Report Forty Weeks Ended October 6" (3 copies).
Box 723, Folder 9
Times Mirror Company interim reports
1969
Scope and Contents
"Times Mirror 1969 Interim Report Twelve Weeks Ended March 23" (3 copies); "Times
Mirror 1969 Interim Report Twenty-eight Weeks Ended July 13" (3 copies); "Times
Mirror 1969 Interim Report Forty Weeks Ended October 5" (3 copies); single-sheet,
"Agenda for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders" - Times Mirror.
Box 723, Folder 10
Times Mirror Company interim reports
1970
Scope and Contents
"Times Mirror 1970 Interim Report Twelve Weeks Ended March 22" (3 copies); "Times
Mirror 1970 Interim Report Twenty-eight Weeks Ended July 12" (3 copies); "Times
Mirror 1970 Interim Report Forty Weeks Ended October 4" (3 copies).
Box 723, Folder 11
Times Mirror Company interim reports
1971
Scope and Contents
"Times Mirror Interim Report 1971 Twelve Weeks Ended March 21, 1971" (3 copies);
"Times Mirror Interim Report 1971 Twenty-eight Weeks Ended July 11, 1971" (3
copies); "Times Mirror Interim Report 1971 Forty Weeks Ended October 3, 1971" (3
copies).
Box 723, Folder 12
Times Mirror Company securities report
1972
Scope and Contents
Securities and Exchange Commission Form 10-K Annual Report, 1972.
Box 723, Folder 13
Times Mirror Company securities report
1974
Scope and Contents
Securities and Exchange Commission Form 10-K Annual Report, 1974.
Box 723, Folder 14
Times Mirror Company securities report
1974
Scope and Contents
Securities and Exchange Commission Form 10-K Annual Report, 1974.
Box 723, Folder 15
Times Mirror Company reports
1976
Scope and Contents
92-page bound copy of the "Times Mirror Company Factbook" for the year 1976;
Securities and Exchange Commission Form 10-K Annual Report, 1976.
Box 723, Folder 16
Times Mirror Company reports
1977
Scope and Contents
104-page bound copy of the "Times Mirror Company Factbook" for the year 1977; two
copies of Securities and Exchange Commission Form 10-K Annual Report, 1977.
Box 724
LAT Addenda - Annual Reports
Box 724, Folder 1
Times Mirror Company reports
1978
Scope and Contents
106-page bound copy of the "Times Mirror Company Factbook" for the year 1978;
Securities and Exchange Commission Form 10-K Annual Report, 1978; Times Mirror 1978
Annual Meeting of Shareholders brochure.
Box 724, Folder 2
Times Mirror Company reports
1979
Scope and Contents
Securities and Exchange Commission Form 10-K Annual Report, 1978 (2 copies);
Prospectus report, first page of which begins, "Prospectus $100,000,000 The Times
Mirror Company 9 5/8% notes due 1986..." dated September 12, 1979.
Box 724, Folder 3
Times Mirror Company interim reports
1981
Scope and Contents
"Times Mirror 1981 Third Quarter Interim Report Third Quarter Ended September 27,
1981" (3 copies).
Box 724, Folder 4
Times Mirror Company reports
1982
Scope and Contents
80-page "Times Mirror Company Factbook" for the year 1982 (3 copies); "Times Mirror
1982 First Quarter Interim Report First Quarter Ended April 4, 1982" (3 copies);
"Times Mirror 1982 Second Quarter Interim Report Second Quarter Ended July 4, 1982"
(3 copies); "Times Mirror 1982 Third Quarter Interim Report Third Quarter Ended
October 3, 1982" (3 copies).
Box 724, Folder 5
Times Mirror Company reports
1983
Scope and Contents
Times Mirror 1983 Annual Meeting of Shareholders brochure; 80-page "Times Mirror
Factbook 1983" (2 copies); "Times Mirror 1983 First Quarter Interim Report First
Quarter Ended April 3, 1983" (3 copies); "Times Mirror 1983 Second Quarter Interim
Report Second Quarter Ended July 3, 1983" (2 copies); "Times Mirror 1983 Third
Quarter Interim Report Third Quarter Ended October 2, 1983" (3 copies).
Box 724, Folder 6
Times Mirror Company media reports
1982-1984
Scope and Contents
2 folders: "Times Mirror Cable Television" folder containing facts and figures
sheets, "Dimension" Cable Services Guide March 1983, and Times Mirror Cable
Television glossy ad booklet; "Times Mirror Videotex Services" folder containing
news releases (including three 8 x 10" black and white photographs), glossy Gateway
ad booklet, system configuration sheet, and "Gallery" quarterly update booklet.
Box 724, Folder 7
Times Mirror Company reports
1983
Scope and Contents
Times Mirror 1984 Annual Meeting of Shareholders brochure (3 copies); The Times
Mirror Company Operations and Results (3 copies); "Times Mirror 1984 First Quarter
Interim Report First Quarter Ended April 1, 1984" (3 copies); "Times Mirror 1984
Second Quarter Interim Report Second Quarter Ended July 1, 1984" (3 copies); "Times
Mirror 1984 Third Quarter Interim Report Third Quarter Ended September 30, 1984" (3
copies).
Box 725
LAT Addenda - Annual Reports
Box 725, Folder 1
Times Mirror Company Factbook
1984
Scope and Contents
84-page "Times Mirror Factbook" for the year 1984.
Box 725, Folder 2
Times Mirror Company reports
1985
Scope and Contents
Times Mirror 1985 Annual Meeting of Shareholders brochure (3 copies); "Times Mirror
1985 Interim Report First Quarter Ended March 31, 1985" (3 copies); "Times Mirror
1985 Interim Report Second Quarter Ended June 30, 1985" (3 copies); "Times Mirror
1985 Interim Report Third Quarter Ended September 29, 1985" (3 copies).
Box 725, Folder 3
Times Mirror Company interim reports
1986
Scope and Contents
"Times Mirror 1986 Interim Report and Annual Meeting of Shareholders First Quarter
Ended March 30, 1986" (3 copies); "Times Mirror 1986 Interim Report Second Quarter
Ended June 29, 1986" (3 copies); "Times Mirror 1986 Interim Report Third Quarter
Ended September 28, 1986" (3 copies).
Box 725, Folder 4
Times Mirror Company interim reports
1987
Scope and Contents
"Times Mirror 1987 First Quarter and Annual Meeting Report First Quarter Ended
March 29, 1987" (3 copies); "Times Mirror 1987 Interim Report Second Quarter Ended
June 28, 1987" (3 copies); "Times Mirror 1987 Interim Report Third Quarter Ended
September 27, 1987" (3 copies).
Box 725, Folder 5
Times Mirror Company interim reports
1988
Scope and Contents
"Times Mirror 1988 Interim Report and Annual Meeting of Shareholders First Quarter
Ended March 27, 1988" (2 copies); "Times Mirror 1988 Interim Report Second Quarter
Ended June 26, 1988" (3 copies); "Times Mirror 1988 Interim Report Third Quarter
Ended September 25, 1988" (2 copies).
Box 725, Folder 6
Times Mirror Company interim reports
1989
Scope and Contents
"Times Mirror 1989 Interim Report and Annual Meeting of Shareholders First Quarter
Ended April 2, 1989" (3 copies); "Times Mirror 1989 Interim Report Second Quarter
Ended July 2, 1989" (3 copies); "Times Mirror 1989 Interim Report Third Quarter
Ended October 1, 1989" (3 copies).
Box 725, Folder 7
Times Mirror Company interim reports
1990
Scope and Contents
"Times Mirror 1990 Interim Report and Annual Meeting of Shareholders First Quarter
Ended April 1, 1990" (3 copies); "Times Mirror 1990 Interim Report Second Quarter
Ended July 1, 1990" (3 copies); "Times Mirror 1990 Interim Report Third Quarter
Ended September 30, 1990" (3 copies).
Box 726
LAT Addenda - Annual Reports
Box 726, Folder 1
Times Mirror Company annual report
1990
Scope and Contents
2 items: two original copies of the 52-pp. Times Mirror Annual Report for year
ending December 31, 1990.
Box 726, Folder 2
Times Mirror Company annual report
1991
Scope and Contents
1 item: original copy of 38-pp. Times Mirror Annual Report for year ending December
31, 1991.
Box 726, Folder 3
Times Mirror Company reports
1991
Scope and Contents
"Times Mirror 1991 Interim Report and Annual Meeting of Shareholders First Quarter
Ended March 31, 1991" (3 copies); "Times Mirror 1991 Interim Report Second Quarter
Ended June 30, 1991" (3 copies); "Times Mirror 1991 Interim Report Third Quarter
Ended September 29, 1991" (3 copies); glossy color "About Times Mirror" 1985-1989
summary brochure (3 copies); glossy color "About Times Mirror" 1988-1990 summary
brochure (3 copies).
Box 726, Folder 4
Times Mirror Company annual reports
1991
Scope and Contents
5 items: two originals of 36-pp. Times Mirror Annual Report for year ending
December 31, 1992 entitled "Building Future Value"; Times Mirror Corporate Profile
(3 copies).
Box 726, Folder 5
Times Mirror Company interim reports
1992
Scope and Contents
"Times Mirror Interim Report and Annual Meeting of Shareholders First Quarter Ended
March 29, 1992" (2 copies); "Times Mirror Interim Report Third Quarter Ended
September 27, 1992" (3 copies); "Times Mirror Operations and Results" brochure.
Box 726, Folder 6
Times Mirror Company annual report
1993
Scope and Contents
1 item: original of 44-pp. Times Mirror Annual Report for year ending December 31,
1993. Report is titled "Times Mirror: Information partner of choice, today and
tomorrow..."
Box 726, Folder 7
Times Mirror Company interim reports
1993
Scope and Contents
"Times Mirror Interim Report and Annual Meeting of Shareholders First Quarter Ended
March 28, 1993" (2 copies); "Times Mirror Interim Report Second Quarter Ended June
27, 1993" (3 copies); "Times Mirror Corporate Profile" brochure (3 copies).
Box 726, Folder 8
Times Mirror Company annual report
1994
Scope and Contents
2 items: two originals of 44-pp. Times Mirror Annual Report for year ending
December 31, 1994. Report is titled "Times Mirror - the information partner of
choice."
Box 726, Folder 9
Times Mirror Company interim reports
1994
Scope and Contents
"Times Mirror Interim Report and Annual Meeting of Shareholders First Quarter Ended
March 28, 1994" (3 copies); "Times Mirror Interim Report Second Quarter Ended June
26, 1994" (3 copies); "Times Mirror Interim Report Third Quarter Ended September 25,
1994" (3 copies).
Box 726, Folder 10
Times Mirror Company annual report
1995
Scope and Contents
2 items: two originals of 50-pp. Times Mirror Annual Report for year ending
December 31, 1995.
Box 726, Folder 11
Times Mirror Company interim reports
1995
Scope and Contents
"Times Mirror Interim Report and Annual Meeting of Shareholders First Quarter Ended
March 31, 1995" (3 copies); "Times Mirror Interim Report Third Quarter Ended
September 30, 1995" (3 copies).
Box 726, Folder 12
Times Mirror Company annual reports
1996
Scope and Contents
Original 60-pp. Times Mirror Annual Report for year ending December 31, 1996
entitled "Truth Understanding Performance" (3 copies); Times Mirror Corporate
Profile.
Box 727
LAT Addenda - Annual Reports
Box 727, Folder 1
Times Mirror Company interim reports
1996
Scope and Contents
Times Mirror 1996 Mid-Year Report (3 copies); Times Mirror 1996 Corporate Profile
(3 copies).
Box 727, Folder 2
Times Mirror Company annual reports
1997
Scope and Contents
Original 68-pp. Times Mirror Annual Report for year ending December 31, 1997
entitled "Becoming a Newspaper Company Again: A Journalistic View" (3 copies); Times
Mirror remarks by Mark H. Willes from the May 8, 1997 annual shareholders meeting;
Securities and Exchange Commission Form 10-K Annual Report for 1997.
Box 727, Folder 3
Times Mirror Company interim reports
1997
Scope and Contents
Times Mirror 1997 Mid-Year Report (3 copies); Times Mirror 1997 Corporate Profile
(3 copies).
Box 727, Folder 4
Times Mirror Company annual reports
1998
Scope and Contents
Original 36-pp. Times Mirror Annual Report for year ending December 31, 1998
entitled "The Challenge of Growth: A Journalistic View" (3 copies); Securities and
Exchange Commission Form 10-K Annual Report for 1998 (2 copies).
Box 727, Folder 5
Times Mirror Company interim reports
1998
Scope and Contents
Times Mirror 1998 Mid-Year Report (3 copies); Times Mirror 1998 Corporate Profile
(3 copies); Securities and Exchange Commission Form 10-Q Quarterly Report period
ended March 31, 1998; Securities and Exchange Commission Form 10-Q Quarterly Report
period ended June 30, 1998 (2 copies); Securities and Exchange Commission Form 10-Q
Quarterly Report period ended September 30, 1998.
Box 727, Folder 6
Times Mirror Company annual reports
1999
Scope and Contents
Original 40-pp. Times Mirror Annual Report for year ending December 31, 1999
entitled "Confident" (3 copies); Securities and Exchange Commission Form 10-K Annual
Report for 1999 (3 copies); letter dated March 23, 2000 from Mark H. Willes
regarding 1999 that begins, "To our shareholders: In 1999 Times Mirror had an
excellent year..."
Box 727, Folder 7
Times Mirror Company interim reports
1999
Scope and Contents
Times Mirror 1999 Mid-Year Report (3 copies); Times Mirror 1999 Corporate Profile
(3 copies); Securities and Exchange Commission Form 10-Q Quarterly Report period
ended March 31, 1999; Securities and Exchange Commission Form 10-Q Quarterly Report
period ended June 30, 1999 (2 copies); Times Mirror Notice of Annual Meeting and
Proxy Statement dated March 26, 1999 (3 copies).
Box 727, Folder 8
Notice of Special Meeting of Stockholders
2000
Scope and Contents
Notice of special meeting of stockholders regarding the merger of Times Mirror into
Tribune dated May 5, 2000 (3 copies).
Box 728
LAT Addenda - Press Releases
Box 728, Folder 1
Times Mirror press releases
1991
Scope and Contents
Times Mirror press releases for the year 1991, with comprehensive list of titles
and dates.
Box 728, Folder 2
Times Mirror press releases
1992
Scope and Contents
Times Mirror press releases for the year 1992, with comprehensive list of titles
and dates.
Box 728, Folder 3
Times Mirror press releases
1993
Scope and Contents
Times Mirror press releases for the year 1993, with comprehensive list of titles
and dates.
Box 728, Folder 4
Times Mirror press releases
1994
Scope and Contents
Times Mirror press releases for the year 1994, with comprehensive list of titles
and dates.
Box 728, Folder 5
Times Mirror press releases
1995
Scope and Contents
Times Mirror press releases for January - June 1995, with comprehensive list of
titles and dates for the year.
Box 728, Folder 6
Times Mirror press releases
1995
Scope and Contents
Times Mirror press releases for July - December 1995.
Box 728, Folder 7
Times Mirror press releases
1996
Scope and Contents
Times Mirror press releases for January - June 1996, with comprehensive list of
titles and dates for the year.
Box 729
LAT Addenda - Press Releases
Box 729, Folder 1
Times Mirror press releases
1996
Scope and Contents
Times Mirror press releases for July - December 1996.
Box 729, Folder 2
Times Mirror press releases
1997
Scope and Contents
Times Mirror press releases for January - June 1997, with comprehensive list of
titles and dates for the year.
Box 729, Folder 3
Times Mirror press releases
1997
Scope and Contents
Times Mirror press releases for July - December 1997.
Box 729, Folder 4
Times Mirror press releases
1998
Scope and Contents
Times Mirror press releases for January - June 1998, with comprehensive list of
titles and dates for the year.
Box 729, Folder 5
Times Mirror press releases
1998
Scope and Contents
Times Mirror press releases for July - December 1998.
Box 729, Folder 6
Times Mirror press releases
1999
Scope and Contents
Times Mirror press releases for January - June 1999, with comprehensive list of
titles and dates for the year.
Box 729, Folder 7
Times Mirror press releases
1999
Scope and Contents
Times Mirror press releases for July - December 1999.
Box 729, Folder 8
Times Mirror press releases
2000
Scope and Contents
Times Mirror press releases for the year 2000 (January-April), with comprehensive
list of titles and dates for the year.
Box 729, Folder 9
Miscellaneous booklets
1998, 2001
Scope and Contents
"Pulitzer Prizes Awarded to Times Mirror Newspapers" 16-pp. booklet that lists
prizes through 1998, message from Mark Willes on p. 2 (3 copies), 1998; Winter 2001
edition of Leadership Directories: Who's Who in the Leadership of the United States,
2001. (Inside Times Mirror May 1998 issue removed to oversize.)
Box 730
LAT Addenda - Rosters And Guestbooks
Franklin Murphy memorial guest books
1994
Scope and Contents
Two guest books from the Franklin D. Murphy memorial (boxed, bound in green
leather), held at the UCLA Wight Art Gallery, June 30, 1994. Small envelope with
ribbon enclosed in one of the books.
Box 730, Folder 1
circa 1980
Scope and Contents
Newsprint and Forest Products subsections from Times Mirror Executive Roster binder
containing lists of executives for the Times Mirror Company's divisions and
subsidiaries. This copy of the Executive Roster binder and its remaining subsections
were deaccessioned due to mold 12/19/12 - CMD.
Box 730, Folder 2
1987
Scope and Contents
Times Mirror Executive Roster containing lists of executives for the Times Mirror
Company and its divisions and subsidiaries, 1987.
Box 730, Folder 3
1990
Scope and Contents
Times Mirror Executive Roster containing lists of executives for the Times Mirror
Company and its divisions and subsidiaries, 1990.
Box 730, Folder 4
1982
Scope and Contents
Staple-bound Times Mirror telephone directory booklet, 1982.
Box 731, Folder 1
Johnson, Tom - speech files
1979-1987
Scope and Contents
Files of Tom Johnson containing speeches by various Times employees:
Sales/Marketing Presentation to Times Mirror Board of Directors, January 5, 1979;
Press Club Awards Speech given by Otis Chandler, March 3, 1984; Morton Forum speech
sent to Laura Morgan by Don Wright, 1986; California Chicano News Media Association,
circa 1987; Operation Review given by Don Wright to Times Mirror Senior Management,
February 10, 1987; Executive Incentive Group Meeting remarks made by Robert F.
Erburu, December 16, 1987 (2 copies); Society for Promoting Useful Knowledge
(Claremont) speech, undated.
Box 731, Folder 2
Johnson, Tom - speech files
1988
Scope and Contents
Files of Tom Johnson: Management Conference remarks by Tom Johnson, "1988: A Year
of Investment in Excellence," June 28, 1988; "The Global Assault on Press Freedom"
booklet, February 1988; International Newspaper Marketing Association speech by Reg
Murphy, May 25, 1988.
Box 731, Folder 3
Laventhol, David - speech files
1989
Scope and Contents
Files of David Laventhol containing speeches by various Times employees: Draft of
Management Conference remarks by Dave Laventhol, January 3, 1989; Introduction of
Art Buchwald at the Ides of March Fundraising Dinner, March 1, 1989; Remarks to be
given by Shelby Coffey (not used) at the 1988 Editorial Awards, March 10, 1989;
Presentation for Combined Incentive Groups remarks by Tom Johnson, "1989 LAT
Accomplishments," August 1, 1989; Japanese group remarks of David Laventhol (2
copies: draft 3 and draft 5) for November 30, 1989; Paine Webber remarks by David
Laventhol, December 12, 1989.
Box 731, Folder 4
Laventhol, David
1990
Scope and Contents
Management Conference remarks (plus draft and reference information), January 23,
1990; Ad Club remarks, October 24, 1990; Movie Industry Luncheon remarks, November
1, 1990; Paine Webber Conference remarks, December 11, 1990.
Box 731, Folder 5
Laventhol, David
1991
Scope and Contents
Morton Forum remarks, April 26, 1991; Town Hall remarks "Behind the Year's Biggest
Stories," October 26, 1991; "The Times of 1991" speech, November 13, 1991; Paine
Webber Conference remarks (1 copy of Laventhol remarks, 1 copy of full presentation
by Laventhol and Robert F. Erburu with staff memo), December 10, 1991; 26th Annual
Retiree Reception and Open House remarks, December 12, 1991.
Box 731, Folder 6
Laventhol, David
1992
Scope and Contents
Executive Incentive Group, January 10, 1992; Management Conference remarks,
February 19, 1992; Executive/Middle Management Meeting remarks, September 8, 1992;
Paine Webber Outlook for Media Conference remarks (3 copies), December 8, 1992.
Box 731, Folder 7
Los Angeles Times Communication Package
1992
Scope and Contents
Los Angeles Times Communications Package for the Combined Incentive Meeting,
October 12, 1992, Jesse Foster and Lucy Yee's names are written in pencil on front
page.
Box 731, Folder 8
Coffey, Shelby
1993
Scope and Contents
Riverside Press-Enterprise Lecture "Newspaper in the 90s" (2 copies) February 3,
1993; 31st Annual Editorial Awards remarks (2 versions), March 19, 1993; Bear
Stearns Seventh Media and Communications Conference Future of News Panel, October
27, 1993.
Box 731, Folder 9
Coffey, Shelby
1994
Scope and Contents
32nd Annual Editorial Awards Ceremony remarks, March 11, 1994.
Box 731, Folder 10
Coffey, Shelby
1995
Scope and Contents
National Press Foundation acceptance remarks, February 23, 1995; NDN/RAND
Conference welcome remarks, June 13-14, 1995.
Box 732, Folder 1
Schlosberg, Richard T.
1990-1993
Scope and Contents
International Newspaper Advertising and Marketing Executives Conference speech
"Management's Mission in the '90s," January 8, 1990; Paine Webber Media Conference
remarks (1 copy with Robert Erburu, Dick Schlosberg, and Curtis Hessler's remarks, 1
copy with Scholsberg's remarks and several news clippings), December 7, 1993.
Box 732, Folder 2
Schlosberg, Richard T.
1995
Scope and Contents
Speech to New York investment community, February 1995; RTS Address at Employee
Recognition Event, February 28, 1995; Paine Webber Media Conference presentation
made by Mark Willes, Tom Unterman, Kathryn Downing, and Dick Schlosberg, December 7,
1995.
Box 732, Folder 3
Schlosberg, Richard T.
1996
Scope and Contents
Service Award Dinner comments (2 copies), April 8, 1996; Service Award Ceremony
comments, April 12, 1996; RTS introduction of Hillary Rodham Clinton for Management
Conference meeting, September 26, 1996, Paine Webber 24th Annual Media Conference
speech, delivered in New York, NY December 11, 1996.
Box 732, Folder 4
Schlosberg, Richard T.
1997
Scope and Contents
Times Mirror Innovation Meeting presentation, March 18, 1997; Service Award Dinner
comments, April 7, 1997; 50th World Newspaper Congress in Amsterdam speech with Mark
Willes, June 3, 1997; Central City Association of Los Angeles luncheon address, June
19, 1997; Los Angeles Times 1997 Three-Year Strategic Plan presentation,
undated.
Box 732, Folder 5
Willes, Mark - Management Conference 1995
1995
Scope and Contents
Los Angeles Times Management Conference remarks, November 29, 1995;
November/December 1995 Among Ourselves issue with highlighted article about Willes'
November 29th speech.
Box 732, Folder 6
Willes, Mark - NENA speech 1996
1995-1996
Scope and Contents
New England Newspaper Association speech, March 11, 1996; reference materials and
correspondence related to the speech.
Box 732, Folder 7
Willes, Mark - Paine Webber 1996
1996
Scope and Contents
Paine Webber 24th Annual Media Conference speech, delivered in New York, NY
December 9-13, 1996.
Box 732, Folder 8
Willes, Mark - Annual Meeting of Shareholders 1997
1997
Scope and Contents
Annual Meeting of Shareholders speech (copy marked with pen and pencil), May 8,
1997.
Box 732, Folder 9
Willes, Mark - World Newspaper Congress Amsterdam 1997
1997
Scope and Contents
World Newspaper Congress speech with Dick Schlosberg given in Amsterdam (includes
several copies both with and without information about visuals), June 3, 1997.
Box 732, Folder 10
Willes, Mark - BYU Speech 1997
1997
Scope and Contents
Speech for Brigham Young University Department of Communication (includes several
copies of the speech, research material, and office correspondence), September 11,
1997.
Box 733, Folder 1
Willes, Mark - Paine Webber 1997
1997-1998
Scope and Contents
Office correspondence and material from the Paine Webber Media Outlook Conference,
December 10, 1997.
Box 733, Folder 2
Willes, Mark - ASNE Speech 1998
1998
Scope and Contents
American Society of News Editors Speech (copies, drafts, research material,
inter-office correspondence), April 3, 1998.
Box 733, Folder 3
Willes, Mark - ASNE Speech 1998
1998
Scope and Contents
American Society of News Editors speech (copies, drafts, research material,
inter-office correspondence), April 3, 1998.
Box 733, Folder 4
Willes, Mark - Columbia University Speech 1998
1998
Scope and Contents
Unused Columbia University speech honoring David Laventhol (drafts, research
material, inter-office correspondence), 1998.
Box 733, Folder 5
Willes, Mark - miscellaneous speeches 1998
1998
Scope and Contents
Newspaper Association of America speech, April 21, 1998; Los Angeles Town Hall
speech "The Public Responsibility of a Newspaper," September 23, 1998. 2 cassette
tapes of the Los Angeles Town Hall speech removed to be stored with media 1/7/13 -
CMD
Box 733, Folder 6
Willes, Mark - IPI speech 1999
1999
Scope and Contents
Speech for the International Press Institute World Congress presented in Taiwan
(including drafts, inter-office correspondence, and final copies with photocopied
slide images), May 19, 1999.
Box 733, Folder 7
Willes, Mark - miscellaneous speeches 1999
1999
Scope and Contents
USC Scripter Awards speech, March 1999; American Society of News Editors speech
given in San Francisco, April 15, 1999; Annual Shareholders Meeting remarks, May 6,
1999; Announcement of Kathryn Downing's appointment as publisher (Willes with
Kathryn Downing and Michael Parks), June 3, 1999; Reading By 9 campaign launch
speech, June 14, 1999. 3.5" floppy disc of the USC Scripter Awards speech and 3.5"
floppy and cassette tape of the Kathryn Downing appointment speech removed to be
stored with media 1/7/13 - CMD
Box 734, Folder 1
Downing, Kathryn - Management Group meeting
1998
Scope and Contents
Management group meeting interview, 1998.
Box 734, Folder 2
Downing, Kathryn - Management Conference
1998
Scope and Contents
Management Conference speech, October 28, 1998.
Box 734, Folder 3
Downing, Kathryn - AAF speech
1998
Scope and Contents
Address to American Advertising Federation (papers include drafts, notes, and
research materials), November 6, 1998.
Box 734, Folder 4
Downing, Kathryn - American Inns of Court
1999
Scope and Contents
American Inns of Court speech given in Long Beach, CA (papers include drafts,
notes, and research materials), January 20, 1999.
Box 734, Folder 5
Downing, Kathryn - Real Estate Trends keynote address 1999
1998-1999
Scope and Contents
Real Estate Trends Conference keynote address (papers include drafts, notes, and
research materials), January 26, 1999.
Box 734, Folder 6
Downing, Kathryn - CLRE speech
1999
Scope and Contents
Citizenship & Law-Related Education Center speech (drafts, notes, and research
materials, including a special reprint section of the Los Angeles Times "Reading by
9 Vol. 1"), speech delivered March 11, 1999.
Box 734, Folder 7
Downing, Kathryn - Conference Board speech
1999
Scope and Contents
Conference Board speech (drafts, notes, copies of Powerpoint slides, and research
materials) given in San Francisco, CA, May 7, 1999.
Box 734, Folder 8
Downing, Kathryn - MCG meetings 1999
1999
Scope and Contents
Speeches from Los Angeles Times Management Communications Group meetings on May 24,
June 29, and July 29, 1999. Removed 1/8/13 to be stored with media separately: May
24, 1999 - 3.5" floppy disc and cassette tape; June 29, 1999 - cassette tape; July
29, 1999 - 3.5" floppy disc and cassette tape. CMD
Box 734, Folder 9
Downing, Kathryn - miscellaneous speeches 2000
2000
Scope and Contents
Three speeches with notes, correspondence, and/or research materials accompanying
them: Introduction speech for Viacom's Sumner Redstone, January 10, 2000; Remarks to
Twilight Club at Annandale Golf Club, January 25, 2000; "The Value of Newspapers,"
January 31, 2000.
Box 735
LAT Addenda - Speeches
1998-1999
Scope and Contents
Cassette tapes and 3.5" floppy discs of various speeches by Mark Willes and Kathryn
Downing. 3.5" floppy discs: Willes' USC Scripter Awards speech, March 1999; Downing's
MCG (management communications group) meeting remarks May 24, 1999; Willes'
announcement of Downing's publisher appointment, June 3, 1999; Downing's MCG meeting
remarks July 29, 1999. Cassette tapes: Willes' "The Public Responsibility of a
Newspaper" September 23, 1998 (2 copies); Downing's MCG meeting remarks May 24, 1999;
Willes' announcement of Downing's publisher appointment, June 3, 1999; Downing's MCG
meeting remarks June 29, 1999; Downing's MCG meeting remarks July 29, 1999.
Box 736
LAT Addenda - Oversize
1975, 1995-1998
Scope and Contents
Internal Times Mirror newsletters, including: Progress Vol. 13, First Quarter 1975;
Inside Times Mirror December 1995, February 1996, April/May 1996, June 1996,
July/August 1996, October 1996, January/February 1997, Special Edition March 1997,
July/August 1997, September/October 1997, May 1998.
Volume 61
Executive Roster (binder)
1975-1982
Scope and Contents
Times Mirror Executive Roster binder containing lists of executives for the Times
Mirror Company and its divisions and subsidiaries.
Volume 62, Volume 63
Executive Roster (binder)
1977-1982
Scope and Contents
Times Mirror Executive Roster binder containing lists of executives for the Times
Mirror Company and its divisions and subsidiaries.
Volume 64
Executive Roster (binder)
1979-1982
Scope and Contents
Times Mirror Executive Roster binder containing lists of executives for the Times
Mirror Company and its divisions and subsidiaries.
Volume 65
Guest Book (bound volume)
1986-1989
Scope and Contents
Bound blue Times Mirror guest book, March 11, 1986 - June 27, 1989. Event names and
dates are written at the top of each page, with the signatures of the attendees
below.
Volume 66
Guest Book (bound volume)
1989-1994
Scope and Contents
Bound blue Times Mirror guest book, July 6 1989 - May 12, 1994. Event names and dates
are written at the top of each page, with the signatures of the attendees below.
Volume 67
Guest Book (bound volume)
1991-1992
Scope and Contents
Bound blue Times Mirror guest book, February 4, 1991 - November 17, 1992. Event names
and dates are written at the top of each page, with the signatures of the attendees
below.
Kitchen, JoEllen Addenda
1980-1992
Physical Description: Seven boxes and three rolled
posters
Scope and Contents
JoEllen Kitchen served as the head of Promotion and Public Relations for the Times
through the 1980-1995. The addenda was donated by Kitchen and added to the Los Angeles
Times records July 5, 2012. The series numbers 7 boxes and includes department budget
planning, correspondence, promotional materials, trade ads, artwork, clippings, 1984
Olympics memorabilia, and other miscellany related to the departments she worked in.
Date range is 1980-1992.
Box 737, Folder 1
Bonus Incentive Plans
1983-1989
Scope and Contents
Bonus incentive plans for the years 1983-1989 outlining executive incentive
programs.
Box 737, Folder 2
Los Angeles Times labels
undated
Scope and Contents
Sheets of blank Los Angeles Times self-stick address printer labels.
Box 737, Folder 3
Personnel
1981-1989
Scope and Contents
Personnel files, including goals and evaluations for JoEllen Kitchen, assessments
for staffing, and correspondence.
Box 737, Folder 4
Community Relations
1982-1989
Scope and Contents
Community relations planning files, including correspondence, notes, and memos
related to programming, staffing, and events for community outreach.
Box 737, Folder 5
Budget
1981-1989
Scope and Contents
One of two folders containing budget materials for the Promotion and Public
Relations departments. Items include 5-year planning, correspondence, budget
projections, staffing needs, and advertising sheets to assist in budget
planning.
Box 737, Folder 6
Budget
1985-1986
Scope and Contents
Two of two folders containing budget materials for the Promotion and Public
Relations departments. Items include advertising proposals, correspondence, budget
projections, staffing needs, notes, and proposed community relations activities.
Box 738, Folder 1
Television - analyses
1985-1992
Scope and Contents
Television advertising analyses and correspondence, 1985-1992.
Box 738, Folder 2
Television - contracts
1984-1986
Scope and Contents
Television advertising contracts and trade agreements, 1984-1986.
Box 738, Folder 3
Television - schedules
1984-1986
Scope and Contents
Television advertising schedules, 1984-1986.
Box 738, Folder 4
Radio - analyses
1984-1986
Scope and Contents
Radio advertising analyses, notes, and correspondence, 1984-1986.
Box 738, Folder 5
Radio - information sheets
1985-1986
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of pages titled "L.A. Times/Radio" with information fields like
station, format, contact, etc. filled in for individual radio stations,
1985-1986.
Box 738, Folder 6
Radio - contracts
1984-1986
Scope and Contents
Radio advertising contracts and trade agreements, 1984-1986.
Box 738, Folder 7
Radio - schedules
1984-1986
Scope and Contents
Radio advertising schedules, 1984-1986.
Box 738, Folder 8
Outdoor advertising
1981-1986
Scope and Contents
Outdoor advertising papers, including bus shelter, billboards, and others. Papers
include rates, budgets, schedules, analyses, and demographic studies as well as
promotional materials for various advertising companies, 1981-1986.
Box 738, Folder 9
Awards and contests
1981-1989
Scope and Contents
Entries, correspondence, clippings, and memos regarding various media awards and
contests entered by the Los Angeles Times Promotions and Public Relations
departments, 1981-1989.
Box 739, Folder 1
Los Angeles Times Centennial special pages
1981
Scope and Contents
Special commemorative newspaper pages from the Los Angeles Times Centennial
celebration (originals plus 2 reduced-size photocopies), 1981.
Box 739, Folder 2
Trade Ads
1981
Scope and Contents
Trade ads file including memos, correspondence, contracts, schedules and trade
advertisements, 1981.
Box 739, Folder 3
Trade Ads
1982
Scope and Contents
Trade ads file including date-ran checklist and trade advertisements, 1982.
Box 739, Folder 4
Trade Ads
1983
Scope and Contents
Trade ads file including date-ran checklist and trade advertisements, 1983.
Box 739, Folder 5
Trade Ads
1984
Scope and Contents
Trade advertisements with notes and correspondence, 1984.
Box 739, Folder 6
Trade Ad artwork
undated
Scope and Contents
Trade advertisement artwork, both copies and original drawings and tracings.
Box 739, Folder 7
Trade ads -
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
1984-1989
Scope and Contents
Trade advertisements, brochures, and correspondence for
Los
Angeles
Times
Magazine
,
1984-9.
Box 739, Folder 8
Trade ads - Los Angeles Times classifieds
1987-1989
Scope and Contents
Color trade advertisement brochures for the Los Angeles Times classified ads,
1987-1989.
Box 739, Folder 9
Trade ads - LA Times various editions
1986-1992
Scope and Contents
Color trade advertisement brochures and fliers for various Los Angeles Times
editions, 1986-1992.
Box 739, Folder 10
Trade ads - miscellaneous
1980-1992
Scope and Contents
Miscellaneous trade advertisements: Chicago Today and Chicago Tribune fold-out;
"Rethinking America's War on Drugs" media learning brochure; "Catholic Connections
to Media Literacy" brochure, 1992; Chicago Tribune Magazine brochure, 1980.
Box 740
Kitchen Addenda
1981
Scope and Contents
Small Los Angeles Times promotional items: "Los Angeles Times Classified Advertising
1881-1981" notepad holder; a miniature billboard that reads "Jo Congratulations. We
knew you'd make it!" with 9 small Times billboard ads; 5 small cardboard bus cutouts
with Times ads on the back of each.
Box 741
Kitchen Addenda
1984
Scope and Contents
1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympics promotional items: flashlight for use in the light
show of the closing ceremonies with instruction sheet and bag enclosure; Times Mirror
hospitality suite ticket; tickets to 5 events and bus passes; fireworks salute flier;
two small plastic flags (one American, one Olympic logo) on wood dowels; program for
the Huntington Times Mirror Gala Dinner; 11x14" color photograph of the opening
ceremonies.
Box 742
Kitchen Addenda - Oversize
1984, undated
Scope and Contents
Oversize advertisements and promotional items: orange plastic stunt card from the
Olympics, 1984; large unbound scrapbook pages containing correspondence, trade ads,
promotional materials, pages from the Los Angeles Times, and a special centennial
issue of "Among Ourselves"; ads, artwork, and stand cards.
Box 743, Box 744
Kitchen Addenda - Rolodex/ phone number card file
before 1992
Scope and Contents
A few hundred 3 x 5-inch cards with names, notes, references and other information.
The telephone cards presumably were made by JoEllen Kitchen while working at the Los
Angeles Times.