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Motion Picture Advertising

Description

Approx. 40 items - letters, memos and press releases. Notable names and items include: Vance Stickell ; Tom Johnson ; Charles Champlin ; "Personal & confidential" letter, 10/17/1980, from Jack Valenti to Tom Johnson ; 5-pp. report, "Newspapers as a medium for motion picture advertising," handwritten date 7/29/1980, to "Motion Picture Executives" from Charlie Kinsolving, NAB, etc. ; William F. Thomas. Much of the material in this folder deals with the issue of LAT's stance on accepting advertising for pornographic movies.

Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
1969 - 1985
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.
Rights
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
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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