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1984 Olympics, Part I

Description

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.

Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
1984 - 1985
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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