Manuscripts

Kotin, Abe

Description: Approx. 20 items: letters and copies of news stories related to LAT's educational publication, The Student Outlook, which was distributed to L.A. City School Districts in the 1960s and 1970s, plus other materials. Notable items: 21-pp. report, "In-school programs of American newspapers and a suggested approach for the Los Angeles Times," 3/1/1960 ; 8-pp. report, "Los Angeles Times School Program" (1960) ; 12-pp. issue of Times Mirror Progress, 5/1972, article on pp. 11 on Educational Services Department, headed by Abe Kotin ; issue of The Student Outlook (with "Teachers Only" insert) for 5/22/1973 ; 14-pp. transcript of "Taping with Abe Kotin, Director of Times Education Services," 10/23/1975.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1960 - 1975
Call number: mssLAT
Creator: Los Angeles Times (Firm)(Opens in new tab)
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Educational Services Department

Manuscripts

Approx. 15 items. During this time frame, LAT initiated a program of providing a publication titled Student Outlook to area high school students. It was a brief digest of news and current events. It was later proposed to expand this program into the elementary schools (5th and 6th grades). Other materials in the file include teacher evaluations of Student Outlook, and annual reports on LAT's Educational Services Dept. There is one memo (Gordon Phillips, 1964) on the Times Scholarship Program.

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Departments - Editorial - Educational Services

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3 items: article copy, Among Ourselves, 4/1961, "Times Student Outlook presents weekly reports on current events"; article copy, Among Ourselves, 9/1968, "(Dan) Moore named special assistant to (Otis) Chandler" - Moore had been director of educational services at LAT from 1961 until 1968; LAT clipping, 7/19/1975, "Daniel Moore, authority on education, dies at 51.".

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California Council for the Social Studies Annual Convention

Manuscripts

A copy of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the California Council for the Social Studies Annual Convention on March 21, 1969. Also in this folder is a memo from Abe Kotin to Dan Moore, to inform him of his impression of Otis Chandler's visit; three pieces of correspondence between Otis Chandler and different representatives of Denoyer-Geppert Company, to Abe Kotin, Editor of Student Outlook at the Los Angeles Times, regarding an upcoming meeting, material for the presentation and a response thank you letter from Otis Chandler in regards to their assistance offer.

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Educational Services Department

Manuscripts

Approx. 35 items. Subjects include: journalism instruction in schools; Times-sponsored seminars for Outstanding Teachers of English, for Honors Students (writing) and on Current Affairs; Times-published Student Outlook (a digest of news) for schools; index to the Perspective section of LAT; questionnaire for junior high and high school instructors about improvement of Student Outlook; generating LAT subscriptions among southern California college students; the College Board; etc.

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Student Outlook, Volume 22

Manuscripts

The collected issues of Student Outlook for the indicated time frame, including the 4-pp. news sheets, teacher bulletins and quiz answer sheets.

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Student Outlook, Volume 16

Manuscripts

The collected issues of Student Outlook for the indicated time frame, including the 4-pp. news sheets, teacher bulletins and quiz answer sheets.

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Kotin, Abe

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