Manuscripts

History - Publications - "The Powers That Be" - Reviews (2 of 2)

Description: Approx. 67 items. Reviews of the 1979 book, The Powers that Be, by David Halberstam. Clippings, photocopies and reprints of reviews from Los Angeles Times, Newsweek, Time, N.Y.Times, Washington Post, Harpers, Chicago Tribune, Washington Post, New West, The Oregonian, Manchester Union Leader (New Hampshire), many other major magazines and newspapers, and many relatively small newspapers around California, the Pacific Coast states and New York City. Split into two folders.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1979
Call number: mssLAT
Creator: Los Angeles Times (Firm)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: The Los Angeles Times,
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History - Publications - "The Powers That Be" - Reviews (1 of 2)

Manuscripts

Approx. 67 items. Reviews of the 1979 book, The Powers that Be, by David Halberstam. Clippings, photocopies and reprints of reviews from Los Angeles Times, Newsweek, Time, N.Y. Times, Washington Post, Harpers, Chicago Tribune, Washington Post, New West, The Oregonian, Manchester Union Leader (New Hampshire), many other major magazines and newspapers, and many relatively small newspapers around California, the Pacific Coast states and New York City. Split into two folders.

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History - Publications - "The Powers That Be" - Interviews

Manuscripts

3 items. Three interviews with David Halberstam, author of the 1979 book, The Powers that Be, which deals, in part, with the history of the Los Angeles Times. 1) Transcript of Jess Marlow (KNBC-tv) interview of Halberstam. 2) Transcript of Michael Jackson (KABC radio) interview of Halberstam. 3) Transcript of Merv Griffin (KTTV-tv) interview of Halberstam.

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Free Press - Fair Trial (2 of 2)

Manuscripts

Approx. 95 items. Clippings from various newspapers / periodicals on trial press coverage, Calif. Superior Court documents, letters, memos, (1969 booklet) "The Editor's Right to Decide," issue of Nieman Reports of 9/1964, Bulletin of the Amer. Soc. of Newspaper Editors for 7/1/1966, W.'s correspondence with: Robert Notson (Oregonian); J. Edward Murray (Arizona Republic / Amer. Soc. of Newspaper Editors); Murray letter to Sen. Birch Bayh; many letters exchanged with members of legal profession; info. copies of many letters between other editors and attorneys, etc.; letters exchanged with editors in Spokane, San Diego, etc.

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History - Publications - "Thinking Big" Reviews

Manuscripts

Approx. 20 items. Reviews of the 1977 book, Thinking Big: the Story of the Los Angeles Times, its Publishers, and their Influence on Southern California. Clips, photocopies, and reprints from Newsday, Chicago Tribune, Baltimore Sun, N.Y. Times, Columbia Journalism Review and others, plus a memo by Robert Erburu reacting to the coverage.

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Los Angeles Times - Washington Post News Service

Manuscripts

Approx. 55 items. Subjects include: prep for start-up of the wire service; reaction of West Coast editors to the concept; assessment of the early weeks of the service; correspondence with Phil Graham, Pres. of Washington Post; text of formal announcements of the service; memos on many aspects of the operation of the news service; notice of Walter Lippman starting a column in Newsweek; etc.

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Sample Newspaper Supplements (1 of 2)

Manuscripts

Approx. 10 items: supplement prototypes from various newspapers, mid-1980s -- LAT, Washington Post, San Francisco Examiner, etc. Split into two folders.

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