Manuscripts

Los Angeles Times - Washington Post News Service

Description: 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.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1964
Call number: mssLAT
Creator: Los Angeles Times (Firm)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: The Los Angeles Times,
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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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