Manuscripts

Memoranda

Description: Approx. 35 items: memos, letters, reports, legal documents and other material related to the activities of various LAT departments. Notable items: 8+ pp. report, 2/10/1976, from Donald Maxwell on Circulation ; 30-pp. legal document, "The Associates & Aldrich Company v. The TImes Mirror Company" ; packet dated 11/16/1970, on subject "Political Advertising," with attached notes and press releases ; packet dated 1/22/1974, subject "Comics - General Advertising" with figures on changed ad rates and attachments.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1969 - 1978
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.

Memoranda file

Manuscripts

Approx. 15 items: memoranda and other material related to Vance Stickell's advertising department. Notable items include: 11-pp. transcript of "Speech by Otis Chandler before the International Newspaper Advertising Executives" (an association) 1/29/1979 ; oversize sheet, "Los Angeles Times - Classified Advertising Department Organization Chart," 6/1981 ; multi-page packet, "Classifed Department's Compensation Plan," dated 1970. z

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Times - Post News Service (2 of 2)

Manuscripts

Approx. 20 items: memos, letters and reports related to the Times-Post News Service. Major items: 20+ pp. report with attachments, in dark blue binder, marked "CONFIDENTIAL," titled "Report on Staff costs, duties and organization of the Los Angeles Times / Washington Post News Service ; 8-pp. report with 10-pp. attachments, "Confidential," "...a report on News Service sales and revenue..." (5/6/1975) ; approx. 30-pp. packet related to Times-Post Executive Committee Meeting, 10/14/1974 ; etc. Split into two folders.

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Times - Post News Service (1 of 2)

Manuscripts

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Memoranda

Manuscripts

Approx. 15 items: memos and reports related to the transition from old Home magazine to new Los Angeles Times Magazine. Notable item: an approx. 50-pp. packet titled "Advertiser and Reader reactions to redisinged Sunday Magazine - (L.A.) Time Magazine prototype, Pleasrues prototype, presentation of study results, (6/18/1984), SRI international."

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Executive retreats

Manuscripts

Approx. 45 items: memos, reports, charts and other material related to planning and reporting on executive retreats, 1986. Notable (lengthy) reports: 17-pp. "Notes of Executive Retreat (10/29/1986)" ; 11-pp. "Outline of Marketing Strategy" ; 10-pp. letter/planning statement from Don Clark to Tom Johnson, dated 12/15/1986 ; 30+ pp. packet, Subject - "Marketing Strategy Meeting," 12/19/1986.

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Biographical Material

Manuscripts

Approx. 10 items: 1-pp. "Career Data - Dorothy Buffum Chandler"; 6/1972; 10-pp. stapled packet of correspondence, first sheet being a letter to Mrs. Chandler from Hardy Martel of the California Institute of Technology, with info on Mrs. Chandler and on Caltech included, all dated 1974; more bio sheets dated between 1975 and 1981; two undated bio sheets.

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