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Editorial Reference Files

Description: Material from Ralph W. Trueblood, Managing Editor from 1926 to 1934, William Holden, Assistant Managing Editor from 1934 to 1950, and L.D. Hotchkiss, Managing Editor, Editor and Editor-in-Chief between 1934 and 1958 were combined to form this collection of editorial background material. Includes documents on a wide range of topics of interest to the editorial staff. Much of it is correspondence and memoranda from Harry Chandler and includes his comments. The collection is arranged alphabetically by either correspondent or subject. Date range is 1905-1959; bulk of the material is dated 1930-1960.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1930-1960
Call number: mssLAT
Creator: Los Angeles Times (Firm)(Opens in new tab)

Employees - Trueblood, Ralph

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Approx. 22 items: 6-pp., typed bio information and impressions of Trueblood given by co-workers, headed "Ralph Waldo Trueblood (m.e., 1926 - 1934) - [Managing Editor]; booklet, (ca. 1925), "Directions for sing the Telephotograver... News Pictures by Wire"; LAT and Among Ourselves articles by and about trueblood from 1920s - 1940s; article, Among Ourselves, 1/1945, "Editor Ralph Trueblood retires after 35 years"; two copies LAT obit, "Retired Times Editor Ralph Trueblood dies"; LAT editorial page article copy, 5/8/1954, "Passing of a great newspaperman"; article copy, Among Ourselves, 5/1949, "Men who made The Times," on Trueblood; etc.

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Day, Anthony Files

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Anthony "Tony" Day (1933-2007) was editor of the editorial pages of the Times from 1971-1989 and also worked as an editorial writer and a book reviewer. Includes photographs, biographical information, correspondence, newspaper clippings, meeting agendas, and material related to the ASNE Foundation, the Asia Society, and others. Date range is 1968-1994. NOTE: Resumes, reference letters, and contact information for references have been removed for privacy reasons.

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Los Angeles Times Editorial Policy and Content

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Correspondence, clippings, and other items related to the editorial policy of the Los Angeles Times. Correspondents and subjects include Philip Chandler; Norman Chandler; R.W. Trueblood; L.D. Hotchkiss; William Holden; Harry Carr; Grace Kingsley; Westbrook Pegler; Miles, Marvin; Gilbert espionage; Dick Hyland; L. Frank Baum; Southern Californians Inc.; Charles Owens; Sylvia Weaver; China correspondents; Irvin S. Cobb; and John Anson Ford. File of R. W. Trueblood, L. D. Hotchkiss, and William Holden.

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Bassett, James Files

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James "Jim" Bassett (1912-1978) worked for the Times and the Mirror from 1934 to 1977 as a reporter and editor. Includes correspondence, invitations, material related to his time in the Navy, and other items. Date range is 1936-1979.

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Williams, Nick B. Files

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Nick Boddie Williams (1906-1992) started at the Times in 1931 as a copy editor and held various editorial positions until 1958, when he was named executive editor, a position he held until his retirement in 1971. Includes correspondence, speeches, clippings, and assignment sheets. Date range is 1933-1981; the bulk of the material is 1958-1971.

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Reference Files

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Arranged alphabetically by subject. Includes correspondence related to her work as Editor of American Society of Newspaper Editors Bulletin in the early 1980s, newspaper sections, artists, and authors. Date range is 1970-1989.

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