Manuscripts

Bellows, James Files

Description: James "Jim" Bellows (1922-2009) worked for the Times as associate editor from 1967 to 1974. During this time he started Joyce Haber's gossip column and oversaw the launch of West magazine. Includes correspondence, article clippings, and other items. Arranged alphabetically by subject. Date range is 1960-1974.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1960-1974
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.

Employees - Bellows, James

Manuscripts

7 items: article, Among Ourselves, 10/1966, "James Bellows joins Times (as Associate Editor)"; 10/28/1966, Otis Chandler's memo on appointment of Bellows as LAT Associate Editor; article copy, New West, 1/16/1978, "What's black and blue...", on Jim Bellow's becoming editor of L.A. Herald-Examiner ; tear sheet, 8/1/1978, Esquire, "Can Jim Bellows Save...(Herald-Exam.)"; tear sheet, LAT, 11/20/1981, "Editor of Herald Examiner resigns..."; tear sheet, LAT, 7/13/1983, "Bellows will develop a TV magazine for ABC"; tear sheet, LAT, 10/13/1988, "USA Today TV sets different direction";

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Bellows, Jim

Manuscripts

Approx. 7 items: packet of items (one dated in 1969) related to the death of Maggie Savoy Bellows, Women's Editor of Los Angeles Times in the late 1960s and into 1970 ; letter, 10/1/1975, to James Bellows from Jim Bassett on Bellows "role on The Times" ; 2-pp. of "Questions for James Bellows" ; article copy from Los Angeles Times, 10/30/1966, "Bellows, N.Y. Herald Tribune Editor, will join Times Dec. 5" ; article copy, Wall St. Journal, 11/5/1975, "Perils of a paper..."

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Bellows, Jim and Keven

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Three items comprising two pages and a reprint booklet, all pertaining to both Keven Bellows and Jim Bellows, containing a letter a photocopy of an article and reprints entitled "L.A. Herald Examiner - Signs of Life" and "Paper's Plan for Revival - Be Local, Be Lively."

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Haber, Joyce

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Approx. 20 items. Subjects include: the sometimes strained relationship between Hollywood columnist Joyce Haber and LAT editors (high and low); Williams' efforts to keep Haber calm; Haber informs Williams, Jim Bellows and Rex Barley that she was offered Rona Barrett's job at ABC; alleged "scurrilous gossip" related to actress Angela Lansbury; etc.

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Taylor, Jean Sharley Files

Manuscripts

Jean Sharley Taylor (1924 - ) began work at the Times in 1971 as the women's editor. She edited the View section, and oversaw Calendar, the Book Review, and the Los Angeles Times Magazine. She was associate editor for feature sections from 1975-1989. Includes correspondence, photographs, and clippings. Date range is 1970-1989.

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Correspondence

Manuscripts

Approx. 15 items. Names appearing frequently in the correspondence of the late 1960s and early 1970s are: James Bellows ; Joyce Haber ; Charles Champlin.

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