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Miscellaneous correspondence

Description

Approx. 45 items: packet under date 9/10/1982, on Lois Dwan's style of restaurant reviews ; memo, 12/14/1970, from Franklin Murphy on "inside(r trading) information" ; reprint, 6/1986, of a Sales and Marketing Management article, "America's best sales forces," which named Times Mirror's sales force #1 nationwide in the "Publishing & Printing" category ; packet, 12/5/1979, on subject of "Ad stacking" ; memo, 6/25/1986, from Stickell announcing the end of "a relationship with Farmer's Market (3rd & Fairfax)... that has existed for over fifty years" ; 2-pp. handwritten letter of appreciation (10/9/1986) from Harry Clarke (Ad. Sales) at the time of his retirement.

Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
1967 - 1986
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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