Manuscripts

Editorial Legal Services

Description: Approx. 10 items. Notable names and items include: Anthony Day ; William Niese ; Tom Johnson ; under cover memo dated 8/12/1988, 15-pp. speech transcript, "The case for mediation and the private mini-trial," delivered by William A. Stricklin ; under cover memo dated 7/19/1989, a "Privileged and confidential" report ; under cover memo dated 3/16/1988, a "Privileged and confidential" report ; under cover memo dated 7/1/1988, a "Privileged and confidential" report ; more.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1988 - 1989
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.

Subjects - Editorial Merit Raises

Manuscripts

2 items: copy of cover note about merit raises ; 4-pp. memo on merit raises from George Cotliar to William Thomas and Shelby Coffey III, 7/25/1988.

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San Diego - Editorial/Expansion

Manuscripts

Approx. 30 items: memos, reports and other material related to LAT's San Diego Bureau. Includes: approx. 20-pp. "draft" of "San Diego Strategic Plan," stamped "Confidential" (n.d.) ; 1/28/1988 report looking at "a different decision structure" in San Diego, and "need for...direction" ; multi-page report, 2/19/1987, on "San Diego Edition Focus Groups" ; various material on an "expanded San Diego County Edition" ; etc.

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Don Clark - Policy / Long term strategy

Manuscripts

Approx. 10 items - memos, letters and reports on policy and long term strategies within LAT. Notable names and subjects include: Don Clark "Confidential" memo to Dick Schlosberg titled "Are we going down the wrong road in Orange County?" (10/27/1988) ; newspapers and mass marketing, packet dated 2/29/1988 ; 10-pp. essay by Don Clark to Tom Johnson, 12/15/1986, answering TJ's question, "What would you do about the paper if you were king?" ; more.

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Departments - Editorial - Wire Services

Manuscripts

Approx. 20 items. Materials include: 10-pp. "booklet" (w/ paper clip), "Directions for using the Telephotograver in sending and receiving news pictures by wire" [1920s?]; 1-pp. of info. headed "Wirephoto - modern miracle," 7/15/1943; various Among Ourselves articles, 1928 - 1931, on wirephotos and wire services; news clips, 1925 - 1939 , related to wirephotos; 6-pp. headed "History" [of LAT News Bureau], provides information on that activity from beginning in 1912 to 1942; 4-pp. "Examination of news agencies," an extended set of questions on history, organization, type of services, charges, etc., offered by news agencies (a template for analysis); clips on both AP and UPI having had offices inside LAT building at one time; LAT article, 4/3/1988, "The AP - it's everywhere and powerful," by David Shaw; LAT article by Nick B. Williams, 10/7/1962, "Birth of vital new wire service" (L.A. Times - Wash. Post); other related material.

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Policy - Cost Containment Strategies

Manuscripts

Approx. 10 items. Material includes: 2 small cardboard flyers with information on LAT "Pull Together Sweepstakes Prizes"; 7/18/1988 Tom Johnson memo on "a series of steps designed to reduce expenses"; 8/11/1988 follow-up memo to previous Johnson memo by Tom Boswell announcing "Pull Together Sweepstakes" to generate cost-cutting suggestions from all LAT employees; related cost-containment memos; memo (7/18/1988) on Expense Reduction Videotape to be viewed by LAT employees; 9/19/1988 memo on "organizational changes" from Dick Schlosberg.

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Labor Stability Reports

Manuscripts

6 items:labor stability reports dated 12/31/1950 for LAT, The Mirror and Times Mirror Press ; handwritten note (red pencil) dated 2/8 [1951?] ; memo, 2/9/1951, "Turnover Report, month of December 1950 ; single sheet report, 7/1995, "Labor Stability Report Statistics, culled from Labor Stability Reports (1950 - 1977).

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