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Description: 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.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1970-1989
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.

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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Bylines

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One item, a Williams column entitled "Reporting Public Affairs," clipped from The Bulletin of the American Society of Newspaper Editors, March 1968.

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Reference Files

Manuscripts

Articles about Otis Chandler, his wives, his children, and his business interests. Arranged alphabetically. Date range is 1940-1989.

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Editorial Reference Files

Manuscripts

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.

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Free Press - Fair Trial (1 of 2)

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Approx. 80 items: letters, memos, newspaper clippings, reports, booklets and other material related to LAT and the Free Press - Fair Trial issue during 1966. Notable items: multi-page article copied from American Bar Association Journal, 7/1966, "Libel and public men," by William O. Bertelsman ; correspondence between NBW and Robert Notson, Exec. Editor of The Oregonian (Portland) ; ongoing correspondence between NBW and J. Edward Murray, Managing Editor, Arizona Republic ; correspondence between LAT execs and American Newspaper Publishers Assn. and American Society of Newspaper Editors ; legal documents in the case of Eason Monroe vs. City of Los Angeles ; 30-pp. complete issue of Nieman Reports, 9/1964 (filed with '66 material) ; complete issue, The Bulletin of the American Society of Newspaper Editors, 7/1966 ; 12-pp. "FREE PRESS AND FAIR TRIAL - Remarks by Gene Robb, Publisher of Albany Times-Union and Knickerbocker News (6/24/1966) ; more.

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American Society of Newspaper Editors

Manuscripts

A letter to Otis Chandler from Gene Giancarlo, Executive Secretary of the American Society of Newspaper Editors (ASNE). Along with the letter he sends a copy of the September ASNE Bulletin.

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