Manuscripts

Ford, Gerald R

Description: Approx. 25 items: collection of LAT clips (in plastic sleeve) on Nixon resignation, Ford's presidency and events within that time frame. Also in the file is a tear sheet of Time (mag) article, 11/4/1974, "The Pendulum Problem" on analysis of the "honeymoon" period of Ford's tenure, especially a major Page One article by David Shaw of LAT.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1973 - 1975
Call number: mssLAT
Creator: Los Angeles Times (Firm)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: The Los Angeles Times,
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"Articles on, 1989 - 1992 "

Manuscripts

Approx. 12 items. Several news clippings on women in media jobs--hiring, promotions, salaries. Two copies--1 tear sheet, 1 photocopied--of long Wall St. Journal article, "Illusory Monopoly," on LAT. Clips on Times executives Norman Chandler, Tom Johnson, David Laventhol, Shelby Coffey. NY Times article, "Soul Searching at Los Angeles Times," 8/10, on LAT "killing" a negative story about Mayor Tom Bradley. Long article from L.A. Business, 4/1989, on L.A. Daily News "taking on" LAT. 7 items. Several news clips on LAT circulation and Times Mirror profits. Photocopied article from Smart (mag) on LAT Editor Shelby Coffey. Multi-page photocopy of article from New Yorker, "Letter from Los Angeles," on the history of the Los Angeles Times and the Chandler family. 4 items: long article from L.A. Weekly, 8/9, "Times A-Changing--veteran reporters sent down to the sticks"; article from California (mag), 5/1991, "L.A.'s Troubled Times--when a bad month happens to a good paper"; article from Time (mag), 4/15, "Hello, Sweetheart! Get Me Remake," on David Laventhol, Shelby Coffey and a "refurbished" LAT; Time article, 2/11, mentioning LAT. 2 items: Article tear sheet from Los Angeles Magazine (date ?), highly critical of LAT; article from USA Today Money section, 3/13, "Turbulent Times in L.A.--Suddenly, costs, morale are problems."

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Watergate

Manuscripts

Approx. 25 items: LAT editorials and news stories, other material from news magazines, etc. Notable items: LAT editorial, 5/10/1974, "The President should be impeached" ; booklet of reprints from LAT, 5/1974, "The White House vs. Television News" ; complete issue of Newsweek (mag), 8/19/1974, "Special Issue" on Nixon resignation and Ford's taking office as President.

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Articles

Manuscripts

Approx. 20 items: LAT article copy, 3/11/1980, "Times Mirror names 5 senior vice presidents"; WSJ, same day, same topic; LAT clips in plastic sleeve, same as previous story; LAT clip, 3/6/1980, "Two (Tomas Rivera, Alfred E. Osborne, Jr.) named directors of Times Mirror Co."; LAT clip (in sleeve), 3/28/1980, "FCC approves Times Mirror purchase of 5 TV stations"; article copy, Financial World, 6/15/1980, "Digestion time--has Times Mirror bitten off more than it can chew? Don't bet on it"; LAT tear sheet, 10/23/1980, "Times Mirror agrees to buy Denver Post"; article copy, Time, 11/3/1980, "Thunder in the Rockies"; LAT clip, 11/5/1980, "Times Mirror profits decline - firm seeking cable TV system; tear sheet, Women's Wear Daily, 12/3/1980, "A sign of The Times," photo essay on reception given at TM Square by Buff Chandler; Wash. Post covered the same party; Beverly Hills People ditto; article copy, Herald Examiner, 12/5/1980, Ben Stein's column, "Mr. Reagan - your real friends don't eat veal piccata"; related notes and clips.

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Employees - Drake, Waldo

Manuscripts

Approx. 20 items: LAT clips from 1940s and 1950s on Drake's exploits both in the Navy and as a correspondent for LAT (in plastic sleeve); multi-page packet, red paper clip, article, "The War Correspondent," being pitched to LAT in 1991 by "writer-photographer" Jack Birns; two versions of a Waldo Drake LAT bio (1962); article copy, Among Ourselves, 8/1962, "Waldo Drake, man of many parts, gets ready for leisure viewing."

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Kissinger, Henry A

Manuscripts

Approx. 85 items. Letters, article clips, and other material related to Kissinger's column for LAT. Notable names and items include: complete issue, Times Mirror (mag.), Summer 1987, article on K., p. 3, "Wielding the Blue Pencil" ; examples of drafts of columns, etc. ; cordial notes between Day and Kissinger ; more.

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Employees - Hotchkiss, L.D

Manuscripts

Approx. 15 items: two 20 page copies of bio notes (ca. 1965), headed "L.D. (Loyal Durand) Hotchkiss..."; draft of retirement story, 1957; several newspaper clips from time of his retirement (in plastic sleeve); two copies article, ASNE Bulletin, 2/1957, "All he needs to be a tiger is a set of stripes," profile of Hotchkiss; LAT article copy, 12/11/1958, "1000 pay tribute to L.D. Hotchkiss, retiring Editor in Chief of Times"; two copies of illustration, "Mr. Hotchkiss goes to Washington"; original tear sheet and copy, LAT obit, 4/17/1964, "L.D. Hotchkiss, retired editor of Times, dies."

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