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Suburban Sections

Description

Approx. 30 items. Letters, memos, one handwritten list of O.C. Revenue, Expense & Profit [estimates]. Subjects include: memo with list of "new reporters"--Feb. 1957--and their salaries (of special note is the name George Cotliar); "women's news" in the Zones; extension of OC and SFV and SGV coverage, i.e. more days per week (1961); many memos related to pros and cons, costs and profits of expanding coverage and publication for OC, the Valleys, greater Long Beach, Ventura, etc.; memos and other material related specifically to OC Section going daily in October 1963; glowing letters from Pasadena City Librarian (Marjorie Donaldson) and Huntington Library's Dorothy Bowen related to coverage in Fall 1963; rental figures for various Zone offices; etc.

Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
1957 - 1969
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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