Manuscripts
Chronological File - February
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Chronological File - October
Manuscripts
Approx. 75 items. Letters and memos. Subjects include: responses to readers' concerns about comic strips and the Sports section; responses to letters about columnist Paul Coates; Williams briefly explains to a reader why LAT endorsed Cranston for Senator; Matt Weinstock; urging readers to read the daily (Page 1) Column 1 story; editorial-like articles in other sections beyond the opinion section; William's critique of West magazine (issue of 10/20/1968); editorials being aimed at "the white middle class," because they are LAT's "basic audience"; addressing complaints on a "lack of 'community news'" and "too much society news"; Williams' is not thrilled about King Features Syndicate comic strip, "Boner's Ark"; note to Jim Murray on 8th anniversary of his joining LAT; editorial department heads meetings; letter to Irving Kaufman, U.S. Circuit Judge; penciled notes on "Craig St. Clair" notepaper; etc.
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Chronological File - April
Manuscripts
Approx. 35 items. Letters, memos. Subjects and correspondents include: (4/29/'71) letter to W. Robert Walton of Universal Press Syndicate indicating that if "the price is right," NBW will order the strip "Doonesbury" for LAT; (4/29/'71) reply to Mrs. Dana Smith of Pasadena, who wrote criticizing LAT features such as Drew Pearson's columns, as well as cartoons by Interlandi and Conrad; staff vacancies; (4/7/'71) letter to Tom Simmons, Editor, Dallas Morning News, in which NBW does some politicking for ASNE elections; etc.
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Chronological File - January
Manuscripts
Approx. 65 items. Letters and memos. Subjects include: notepad sheet with printed name "Craig St. Clair" has penciled notes about content; reassures a reader that "Brenda Starr" (comic strip) is still around; letter to Harry Rowan, Pres. of Rand Corp.; letter to Herbert Brucker, Dir. of Professional Journalism Fellowships at Stanford; brief letter to Wadih Dib, Consul of Lebanon in L.A.; response to a Mr. Hershberg on his claim that LAT coverage of military action along the Israel-Jordan border was biased or "color(ed)"; many notes related to business/social relations with other journalists and business or academic persons; response to a reader who objected to seeing an ad soliciting funds for politico Edward Kennedy; Williams places an order with The New Republic to use that publication's "TRB" column; the Sirhan Sirhan trial; yet again a reader condemns Paul Conrad, and Williams replies that Conrad is "a loveable Iowan, a proud father...and (is) kind to old ladies" and more (1/24/1969); full-page response (1/24/1969) to Rabbi Stephen Weisberg assuring him LAT has no bias in the Israeli-Arab conflict; letter to Cober Gallery NYC purchasing a painting; Otis Chandler and other publishers appear on (David) Susskind's TV program; etc.
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Chronological File - January - March
Manuscripts
Approx. 60 items. Letters and memos. Subjects and correspondents include: two letters of 3/23, one to Libby Afflerbach, Editor, The Daily Skiff (Texas Christian U.), suggesting she contact LAT Editor William Thomas during her post-graduation job hunt, "just for the hell of it," and one to Thomas describing Afflerbach as "serious, aggressive in an un-repulsive way, alert mind...(not) a sexpot type...I'd guess she had potential"; more regrets sent for invitations to speak, etc., because of the "short notice" nature of NBW tasks for Otis Chandler; 16-pp. text (orange paper clip) for NBW Walter Humphrey Memorial Address, delivered at Texas Christian U. on topic of press freedom; (2/23) 2-pp. memo to Otis Chandler on "Associated Press rates"; letter to James Tilford of Florida refuting Tilford's assertion that major US newspapers "work together" to shape political opinions--NBW says "It just ain't so"; (2/15) memo to Otis C. on the "Ditchley Conference on the Pacific and East Asia"; more short, chatty letters to readers: (2/3) letter to reader John Daly on "what is news, what constitutes advertising?" and on junkets, freeloading and "favors" in the news game; (1/20) 3-pp. letter to Rivian Taylor, Asso. Editor of The Daily Trojan at USC, critiquing a special edition of that student publication; (1/19) letter to Earl Foell, Editor, Christian Science Monitor; etc.
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Chronological File - February
Manuscripts
Approx. 90 items. Letters, memos. Subjects and correspondents include: (2/25/71) lighthearted note to Paul Bovarnick of Claremont Men's College, on LAT vs. NY Times; memo to Otis Chandler on efforts to "wrench our Editorial Library into the 20th Century"; letter to David Riley of Claremont MC on the The Christian Science Monitor newspaper; (2/24/71) letter to Chester Gould, cartoonist of "Dick Tracy"; (2/24/71) memo to Otis Chandler - "the major political parties...(are now) gearing their national nominating conventions to television"; flap about Dr. Frederick Stare and his LAT column; more "Conrad serves a useful purpose" letters; (1/23/71) memo on upcoming visit to LAT of Sec. of Labor James Hodgson; exchange with Supervisor Warren Dorn on coverage of Rams and pro football; letter (2/11/71) to David Laventhol, Newsday Editor, about writer Hannah Achtenberg; etc.
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Chronological File - February
Manuscripts
Approx. 60 items. Letters & memos. Subjects include: Eric Hoffer's retirement; (2/27/'70) letter to regular complainer, NBW writes-- "as you go along, you're beginning to get a little vulgar. Your (recent) letter sounds like you might be fresh out of one of our campus riots"; due to budget, NBW instructs editors to "restrict...the use of part-time and temporary people"; (2/27/1970) trial of Chicago Seven; (2/27/1970) letter to Herbert Klein, (Nixon) White House Comm. Director, on "the flow of information to the public (on Vietnam war-related issues)" ; 2-pp. memo to Otis C. on "minimum space requests"; in editorial pages, fashioning key sentences or even key phrases from many letters on an issue into a sort of article/sidebar and calling it "something like: The Public Speaks Out..."; on 2/11/1970 NBW responds to a reader who claims LAT has "been taken in by the marijuana movement."
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