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Description: 7 items: LAT clip and copy, 10/21/1969, "Erburu named to new post at Times Mirror"; article copy, Publishers Weekly, photo (& caption) showing Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Erburu at Library of Congress black-tie dinner, chatting with then-Chief Justice Warren Burger. The event was "made possible with the support of the Times Mirror Company"; 2-pp. memo, 10/6/1981, from Stephen Meier to Robert Erburu on the subject of "Improving our media relations"; two reprints of a 3/8/1982 article from Broadcasting , "Times Mirror's Erburu...Gearing up for the information age"; LAT clip, 11/24/1988, "Erburu retains post as chair of regional Fed."
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1969 - 1988
Call number: mssLAT
Creator: Los Angeles Times (Firm)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: The Los Angeles Times,
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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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