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Gottlieb, Robert

Description

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.

Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
1974 - 1978
Call number
mssLAT
Creator
Los Angeles Times (Firm)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
The Los Angeles Times,
Restrictions
Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
Rights
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 permission rests with the researcher.
Associated people
Bassett, James E., (1912-1978.)
Chandler, Norman, (1899-1973.)
Chandler, Otis, (1927-2006.)
Conrad, Paul, (1924-2010.)
Johnson, W. Thomas, (1941-)
Owens, Charles H.
Associated organizations
Los Angeles Times (Firm).
Los Angeles Times History Center.
Times Mirror Company.
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    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/."

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