Finding aid for the Frank O. Sotomayor papers 0549
Bo Doub
USC Libraries Special Collections
2021 March
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California 90089-0189
specol@usc.edu
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Title: Frank O. Sotomayor papers
Creator:
Sotomayor, Frank
Identifier/Call Number: 0549
Physical Description:
36.27 Linear Feet
23 boxes
Date (inclusive): 1970-2016
Abstract: The papers of Frank O. Sotomayor, Pulitzer Prize-winning editor, formerly at the
Los Angeles Times; adjunct faculty member at the USC Annenberg School of Journalism; freelance writer and editor; and leader in national efforts
toward newsroom diversity and inclusive coverage of all communities. The Frank O. Sotomayor papers include correspondence,
photographs, research and subject files, collected newspapers and other publications, awards, recordings of interviews conducted
by Sotomayor, paste up boards, and some of Sotomayor's published writings.
Language of Material:
English
, Spanish; Castilian
.
Scope and Contents
The papers of Frank O. Sotomayor, Pulitzer Prize-winning editor, formerly at the
Los Angeles Times; adjunct faculty member at the USC Annenberg School of Journalism; freelance writer and editor; and leader in national efforts
toward newsroom diversity and inclusive coverage of all communities. The Frank O. Sotomayor papers include correspondence,
photographs, research and subject files, collected newspapers and other publications, awards, recordings of interviews conducted
by Sotomayor, paste up boards, and some of Sotomayor's published writings.
Conditions Governing Access
Advance notice required for access.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian.
Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended
to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Preferred Citation
[Box/folder no. or item name], Frank O. Sotomayor papers, Collection no. 0549, Boeckmann Center for Iberian and Latin American
Studies, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Frank O. Sotomayor in multiple installments from 2011 to 2016.
Other Finding Aids
Frank O. Sotomayor Collection (MS 599). Special Collections, University of Arizona Libraries. https://speccoll.library.arizona.edu/collections/frank-o-sotomayor-collection
Processing Information
The collection is unprocessed. The finding aid's box-level subrecords are titled with incomplete summaries of each box's contents.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Hispanic American journalists -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
Hispanic Americans -- California -- Archival resources
Journalists -- California -- Los Angeles -- 20th century -- Archival resources
Mexican American journalists -- California -- Archival resources
Mexican Americans -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
Correspondence
Newspapers
Periodicals
Photographs
Research (documents)
Sotomayor, Frank -- Archives
California Chicano News Media Association -- Archives
Los Angeles Times (Firm) -- Archives
Box 1
Media Diversity, photographs, Los Angeles Times, USC, NAHJ, IJJ, and other material
Box 2
IJJ, Metpro, California Chicano News Media Association (CCNMA), interviews, LA Times Latino initiative, and other material
Box 3
Pulitzer, Latino initiatives, and other material
Box 4
Harvard research files and other material
Box 5
Institute for Journalism Education (IJE) and other material
Box 6
Alice McGrath interview and other material
Box 7
United Press International plaque, collected magazines, and other material
Box 8
Los Angeles-related programs and publications
Box 9
Merigay Finnerty material
Box 10
Photographs, publications, and other material
Box 11, Box 19
Collected articles and publications relating to John F. Kennedy and family
Box 13
Los Angeles Times and
Among Ourselves
Box 14
Institute for Journalism Education (IJE), articles authored by Sotomayor, and other material
Box 15
Los Angeles Times /
Nuestro Tiempo
Box 16
Los Angeles Times paste up boards
Box 17
Los Angeles Times /
La Opinion
Box 20
Collected articles and publications relating to Richard Nixon
Box 21
Collected articles and publications relating to the Vietnam War
Box 22
Collected articles and publications relating to the O. J. Simpson murder case
Box 23
1984 Summer Olympics, Los Angeles