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Pressmen / Union Documents

Description

Approx. 65 items, including: memos, letters, flyers and reports related to union efforts to organize pressmen at LAT and the newspaper's efforts to fend off the unions. Both sides issued carefully worded statements (or propaganda) to sway the pressmen.

Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
1962 - 1970
Call number
mssLAT
Creator
Los Angeles Times (Firm)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
The Los Angeles Times,
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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