Manuscripts

Departments - Promotion and Public Relations - Demonstration House

Description: Approx. 30 items. Materials include: items related to commemoration of the life and career of Lion Feuchtwanger, a "German-Jewish writer" - article copy, Toronto Globe & Mail, 6/2/1988, "Second coming of a literary lion," UCLA newsletter (ca. 1977); 1990 letter and invitation related to California Institute for European-American Relations, maps to Institute location; USC News and Features, 12/17/1987, "USC receives grant from Weingart Foundation for new teaching library"; several LAT article copies from 1927 - 1928 on "Demonstration House"; items on Villa Aurora, Pacific Palisades home of Lion and Marta Feuchtwanger, incl. 12/28/1987 LAT tear sheet, "Germans push for preservation of Villa Aurora"; clippings from 1980s on the elderly Marta Feuchtwanger, who died in 1987 at age 96; related material.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1927, 1928, 1987 - 1990
Call number: mssLAT
Creator: Los Angeles Times (Firm)

Departments - Promotion and Public Relations - Tours Of Los Angeles Times

Manuscripts

7 items: 2 sheet, article, "The Old Guard...the latest new printing press is viewed by throngs of invited guests," copied from Sunday Times, 7/14/1895; 2 sheets, article copied from LAT, 12/5/1912, "New Times building is happily dedicated"; 2-pp. article + photos copied from Among Ourselves, 4/1950; 2 copies of (LAT) "Lobby Exhibit & Tours," (ca. 1993); (in plastic sleeve) tear sheet, Downtown News, 5/25/1987, "The Downtown Lunchbox - the Belly of the Beast," by Riva Rothschild, a humorous spin on a tour of the LAT building.

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Departments - Promotion and Public Relations - Contests

Manuscripts

Approx. 10 items. Materials include: copies of LAT clips, 1922, 1926 - "New 'idea contest' for motion picture subjects started by De Mille and The Times," ""Winners in Times-De Mille film contest are announced"; 4-pp. News Release, 11/12/1987, "Times sponsors 'Write Stuff' contest at Dorothy Kirby Center"; photo & caption, ca. 1920, "Hoisting the prize autos to (2nd fl.) of The Times building"; article copy, "Start today in great popularity campaign," ca. 1920; tear sheet for 1989 "Tangle Towns" contest; clips of other contests, 1904, 1926.

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Departments - Promotion and Public Relations - Classified Advertising Promotion

Manuscripts

2 items: glossy black LAT logo folder containing example of LAT "Timely Bulletin," several sheets with copies of LAT classified ads of various kinds, sample of Sunday comics pages headed with ad for Times Classifieds, etc. (all 1980); single page flyer, headed "Announce your good news today!" - providing info for LAT employees who wish to use free LAT classified space to announce births, engagements, weddings, anniversaries, reunions, etc. (1987-1988)

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Departments - Promotion and Public Relations

Manuscripts

Approx. 10 items: clipping, LAT, 1/17/1926, "Words of fire blaze in skies...Read The Times appears in huge electric letters"; article copy, Among Ourselves, 5/1964, "Promotion, research win 3 E&P awards"; clip, 1/14/1980, M.A.C. Western Advertising News, "L.A. Times uncorks consumer effort"; dupe of previous article in ADWEEK / West; copy of ad from Advertising Age, 8/16/1984, "Which newspaper provided...the best coverage of the Democratic Nat. Convention? - The L.A. Times..."; packet of AIDS coverage material in plastic sleeve - form letter signed by Tom Johnson, 2/17/1987, reprint from Among Ourselves - "Misconceptions about AIDS...", 8-pp. reprint of The Surgeon General's Report on (AIDS) 12/7/1986; Management Bulletin, 11/2/1988 memo on changes in various departments, including JoEllen Kitchen appointment as Director of Public Relations; 2 copies of brochure, "How to get your press release into the right hands at the Los Angeles Times," 3/1990.

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Departments - Promotion and Public Relations - Among Ourselves

Manuscripts

3 items: multi-page packet, "Summary of [answers to] questions on Among Ourselves." which analyses responses to an employee questionnaire (150 participants) on in-house newsletter, ca. 1929; article copy, Among Ourselves, 7/1940, "Picnic voted best ever -- [LAT] barbecue attendance, fun, food stupendous"; LAT article copy, 4/26/1950, "Prize awarded Times-Mirror employee paper."

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Departments - Promotion and Public Relations - Cooking Classes

Manuscripts

2 items: article copy, 3/1949, Among Ourselves, Cookery class attendance up"; 7-pp. newsletter, 4/14/1954, "Marian Manners - (LAT) College of Cookery," features recipes.

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