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Description: 5 items. Typed drafts of three Williams' essays on Japan from 1959, one op-ed piece each from 1969, on journalism and societal change, and 1972, on how the editorial and advertising sections of a newspaper need each other but still live with a basic conflict .
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1959, 1969, 1972
Call number: mssLAT
Creator: Los Angeles Times (Firm)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: The Los Angeles Times,
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Bylines

Manuscripts

Approx. 12 items. Op-ed pieces by Williams. Subjects include: "how and why our editorial board reaches its decisions"; tolerance in America; the drive of newspapermen to "get the story"; 1961's just-after-NewYear annual appraisal of life in The Southland; "the newspaper women I know..."; etc.

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2 items. A July 1960 Williams letter to the editor of the ASNE Bulletin, in response to an article titled "Hollywood Hogwash." Also LAT op-ed piece from 12/11/1960 by Williams.

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7 items. Op-ed pieces. Subjects include: 1962, a "tremendous" year for LAT: copy editors, "The Real Gentlemen of the Press"; LAT election endorsements; the challenge of writing several columns per week; etc.

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Bylines

Manuscripts

3 items. They are op-ed pieces by Williams titled "The Liberal Establishment Press Isn't" (1/30/1972), "Crime and Violence Don't Sell Papers" (2/11/1972), and "Getting the News is Better than Merely Following It" (8/11/1972).

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Thomas, William F

Manuscripts

1 item: 42-pp. transcript (pp. 100 - 141) of interview of Bill Thomas (LAT Editor) by Marshall Berges. Notable names and subjects include: Lyndon B. Johnson ; LAT in relation to Times Mirror Corporation and other holdings (pp. 105 - 106) ; memories of backlash over a Robert Scheer article on the Jewish community that was not well received in all quarters (pp. 107 - 110+) ; wide-ranging memories of incidents and people at LAT during the 1960s and 1970s ; Thomas answers the question, "Do we need an editorial page?" (pp. 122 - 124) ; moving Conrad's cartoons to Op Ed (pp. 125 - 126) ; political polls, Mervin Field, etc. (pp. 127 - 129) ; more.

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Urban Crises

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3 items: LAT clips, op-ed articles, 8/31/1975, "Arbitration could cap those walkouts," and "Police use powerful weapon" ; LAT clip, editorial, 9/4/1975, "The New York lesson" ; article clip, Wall St. Journal, "When cops and teachers strike."

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