Manuscripts

Rack Manufacturing Center

Description: 2 items: 2-pp. memo, 11/25/1977, from Harry Clarke to Publisher Tom Johnson, on the subject of a proposed (newspaper) rack manufacturing center ; memo, 5/3/1978, from Vance Stickell to Dick Blanpied, on the subject of the operation of the rack center.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1977 - 1978
Call number: mssLAT
Creator: Los Angeles Times (Firm)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: The Los Angeles Times,
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Departments - History Center

Manuscripts

Approx. 12 items. Materials include: 3 Management Bulletins, 1978 - 1990, on Lois Markwith's appointment as LAT Archivist, 12/1986 memo on name change from Archives Department to LAT History Center (effective (1/1987), organizational changes involving many departments including History Center; one copy of 16-pp., Times Mirror (mag.), Spring 1988; 2 copies of LAT History Center holiday greeting card (1984) by So. Calif. artist Ben Abril; one complete issue of Among Ourselves, 6/1984; one copy, "Guide to the Los Angeles Times History Center" (no date), other ephemera related to History Center.

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Information Systems - Computer Center Supervisor (8553/435)

Manuscripts

2 items: memo, 7/18/1962, to Robert Flannes on subject "Supervisory and Staff Job Evaluation for Computer Center Supervisor(Arthur Bracking) ; stapled packet, 20+ pp., on Computer Center Supervisor, Accounting Dept.

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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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Campaigns - Rack cards

Manuscripts

2 sheets of rack card material and two short notes related to use of rack cards and outdoor posters in 1938. J.E. MacIntyre, Promotion Mgr. of LAT, is mentioned.

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Advertising policy

Manuscripts

1 item: memo, 3/13/1986, from Vance Stickell to Don Wright, on the subject of "Competitor's Ads" being run in LAT.

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Circulation

Manuscripts

Approx. 40 items: collection of memos, reports, clips and other material filed by Stickell's office relating to circulation plans and operations. Major items include: 29-pp. stapled, "Circulation growth recommendations - a report prepared for Vance Stickell, Executive Vice President, Marketing by The Circulation Growth Committee" (5/14/1982) ; 9-pp. memo titled "Distribution System," from Bert Tiffany on 9/12/1978 ;6-pp. memo (plus attachaments) titled "Circulation Growth" from Tiffany dated 11/22/1985 ; more.

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