Manuscripts

Departments - Information systems - Telecommunications group

Description: Approx. 15 items. Materials include: article copy, Among Ourselves, 12/1956, "Call The Times--byword of curious public"; copy of Al Martinez column, 2/16/1987, "Sorry, wrong number," (on the aggravations of complicated "voice terminals" replacing telephones; Management Bulletins, Employee Bulletins and inter-office correspondence, 1987 - 1989, related to new telephone "upgrades."
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1956 - 1989
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.

Departments - Information systems - Personnel

Manuscripts

9 items. Materials include: Management Bulletins, 1983 - 1990, on subjects such as organizational changes, appointments, promotions in Information Systems.

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Departments - Marketing Research - Personnel

Manuscripts

6 items. Materials include: 5 Management Bulletins, 1987 - 1989, on hirings, promotions and appointments in Marketing Research; article copy, Among Ourselves, 8/1989, " (Robert) Cohen New Director of Marketing Strategy."

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Departments - Employee Relations - Affirmative Action

Manuscripts

Approx. 10 items. LAT Management Bulletins from Otis Chandler (1973), and Tom Johnson (1987); 4-pp. "Affirmative Action Plan" (1973); copy of "Newspeak" column, L.A. Weekly, 8/1987, alleging that LAT was "male-dominated" and that the female staffers were unhappy; copy of editorial, 2/3/1977, L.A. Sentinel, "A time to fight," implying that LAT (unnamed) had too few black staffers and management people; 3-pp. report, "Affirmative Action Activities"; etc.

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Departments - Employee Relations - Security Services

Manuscripts

10 items. Materials include: copy of AP news brief [date is illegible, 1970?], "Bomb found in L.A. Times lobby"; Management Bulletins and Employee Bulletins related to photo IDs for employees, assault & rape prevention, description of security measures being taken at Times Mirror Square and in the parking facilities, informational meetings related to Pope John Paul II's 1987 visit to L.A.,etc.

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Departments - Information Systems

Manuscripts

Approx. 12 items. Materials include: memo, 3/25/1977, reading, in part, "Effective today, the name of the Data Processing Department has been changed to Information Systems Department"; two LAT brochures, "Information Systems," (3/1978); memo, 9/17/1975, "Organizational Changes" (on name changes w/i Systems & Programming department; tabloid-sized issue, 12/6/1975, The Pac-Times Presenter, a joint publication of Pacific Telephone and LAT, describing the development of "a complete telecommunications system" by PacTel for LAT; article, Among Ourselves, 12/1949 (copy), "Tabulating Department's Mechanical Brains know all the answers"; article copy, 10/1977, Among Ourselves, "New Computer Center in Service"; booklet, 24-pp., 11/1961, The Corner Cut, L.A. Chapter National Machine Accountants Association, lead article, "History in Headlines," on LAT; Information Systems bulletin, 3-pp., 6/13/1989, "Personal Computer Security," 10-pp. sheaf, "Information Systems Bulletin--In-house personal computer software training"; 2-pp. memo, "Communications Services," 9/11/1990; memo, 11/7/1990, "Special Services Mail."

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Information Systems - Telecommunications Manager (8561)

Manuscripts

Approx. 12 items: forms and various descriptions related to the position of Telecommunications Manager.

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Departments - Information systems - Telecommunications group

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