Manuscripts

Speech file

Description: Approx. 40 items: letters, memos, notes, speech transcripts, booklets. Including: booklet, "Reflecting the Best - 1987/88 at the 92nd Street Y ; William Thomas speech texts - at Asian American Journalists Convention, 1987, at Jewish Federation Council, 1984, at Morton Newspaper Forum, 1980, Robert D. Nelson speech to The New York Investment Community, others.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1975 - 1987
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.
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Johnson, Tom - speech files

Manuscripts

Files of Tom Johnson containing speeches by various Times employees: Sales/Marketing Presentation to Times Mirror Board of Directors, January 5, 1979; Press Club Awards Speech given by Otis Chandler, March 3, 1984; Morton Forum speech sent to Laura Morgan by Don Wright, 1986; California Chicano News Media Association, circa 1987; Operation Review given by Don Wright to Times Mirror Senior Management, February 10, 1987; Executive Incentive Group Meeting remarks made by Robert F. Erburu, December 16, 1987 (2 copies); Society for Promoting Useful Knowledge (Claremont) speech, undated.

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Speeches

Manuscripts

Approx. 15 items: 7-pp. speech transcript, "...to the University of California, Berkeley," 3/14/1984, opens, "Who made Gary Hart?" ; 6-pp. speech text (and attached material), "...to the New Mexico Judicial Conclave," 6/15/1984 ; 12-pp. speech transcript, "Why Justice Black was right--an absolutist's view of the First Amendment," 6/7/1975 ; 8-pp. speech transcript, Pepperdine University--Los Angeles commencement, "remarks by Anthony Day," 4/12/1974 ; 9-pp. speech transcript, "American Jewish Committee, remarks by Anthony Day," 5/21/1975 ; 2-pp. speech text, "Remarks by Anthony Day at the dinner for Pepperdine Univ. Associates for Will and Ariel Durant," 11/8/1977 ; 9-pp. speech text, "Speech to the Caltech Y," n.d. ; 7-pp. speech text, "Community Relations Committee of the Jewish Federation Council," 1/299/1981 (two copies) ; 14-pp. speech transcript, "International Press Institute Symposium - Toronto, Canada," 11/23/1981 ; preview copy of John F. Kennedy's inauguration speech (1/20/1961), from Pierre Salinger of the Kennedy Press Office - someone (Day?) jotted stars on the sheets to "mark applause" at the time the speech was delivered.

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Speeches - Background

Manuscripts

5 items: background information on early 1980s newspaper coverage of refuseniks and Soviet Jewry in general, and copy of Thomas speech to the Jewish Federation Council, 12/16/1984.

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Speeches - Women's Coalition

Manuscripts

2 items: 3-pp. transcript of "Welcome remarks...Jim Boswell," undated, delivered to the League of Women Voters of Los Angeles County ; 14-pp. transcript of "Speech by Narda Zacchino - delivered Saturday (9/26/1987) at Women's Coalition of Orange County, Political Women III Conference

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Speeches by LA Times Executives

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"1) A memo and a five page copy of a speech given by Frank Lester at the Southern California CAMA convention, Massacre Canyon Inn, January 1969. 2) Two copies of a twenty-three page speech by Jim Bellows. One states "Los Angeles Times, March 15, 1969," and the other "AIA Speech, January 16, 1969." 3) A seven page speech by Ted Weegar to the Junior college Journalism Association, March 21, 1969 at the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim. 4) A memo from Vance Stickell and a attached fifteen page copy of a speech given by Bob Nelson at the Association of National Advertisers in Coronado, CA on March 19, 1969."

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Morton Forum

Manuscripts

A copy of the speech given at the Morton Forum.

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