Manuscripts

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Description: 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.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1971 - 1976
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.

Photo

Manuscripts

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.

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Employees - Hallner, Marian

Manuscripts

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.

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Departments - Legal - Federal Trade Commission Case

Manuscripts

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.

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"Contempt" Case

Manuscripts

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.

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Subjects - Labor - Local 10N

Manuscripts

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.

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Chronological File - July

Manuscripts

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.

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