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Manuscripts
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Approx. 7 items: packet of items (one dated in 1969) related to the death of Maggie Savoy Bellows, Women's Editor of Los Angeles Times in the late 1960s and into 1970 ; letter, 10/1/1975, to James Bellows from Jim Bassett on Bellows "role on The Times" ; 2-pp. of "Questions for James Bellows" ; article copy from Los Angeles Times, 10/30/1966, "Bellows, N.Y. Herald Tribune Editor, will join Times Dec. 5" ; article copy, Wall St. Journal, 11/5/1975, "Perils of a paper..."
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Approx. 15 items: tear sheet, Herald-Examiner, 4/5/1988, "L.A.Times appoints Shelby Coffey to new executive editor post"; tear sheet, NY Times, 4/6/1988, "Los Angeles Times names heir apparent to the Editor's job"; Employee Bulletin, 4/5/1988, with Tom Johnson's announcement of Coffey selection; various publications' reporting on above appointment and other career moves, incl. L.A. Weekly, The American Editor, etc; multi-page tear sheet, Esquire, 12/1988, "Shelby Coffey, Oozing Charm"; approx. 25 -pp. transcript of Coffey's remarks, including Q&A, at LAT Washington Bureau, 6/10/1988;
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James "Jim" Bellows (1922-2009) worked for the Times as associate editor from 1967 to 1974. During this time he started Joyce Haber's gossip column and oversaw the launch of West magazine. Includes correspondence, article clippings, and other items. Arranged alphabetically by subject. Date range is 1960-1974.
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Approx. 15 items: variety of tear sheets & clips of LAT articles by and about Bassett; brief from The Eight Ball, 9/1958, on Bassett's vacation, scorpion bites and state of health; from 1978, LAT obit on Bassett, Among Ourselves obit on Bassett, Jim Bishop obit / tribute column on Bassett
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4 items: ; LAT article copy, 2/1/1970, "Robert J. Donovan appointed associate editor of The Times"; Among Ourselves article, 2/1970 (same event as previous entry); tear sheet of Opinion piece, 9/21/1975, "Even in times of crisis, Americans shun extremes," by Robert J. Donovan; LAT clip, 8/21/1977, "Robert J. Donovan...retires."
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Approx. 10 items: article clip, Among Ourselves, 11/1963, "Frank Haven named Times managing editor"; bio sheet, 7/21/1964; bio sheet, 3/20/1974; several rough, undated bio sheets; 1-pp., official, Biography from the Los Angeles Times - Frank P. Haven (undated); tear sheet and one copy, LAT obit, 2/28/1995, "Frank P. Haven, ex-Times managing editor [dies]."
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