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Editorial - Lewis, Hugh A

Description: 3 items: letter, n.d., from Ticker Freeman of Sherman Oaks to Mirror "Editor" ; letter, 11/18/1958, answering previous letter, and written by Hugh A. Lewis (Editor, The Mirror), in which Lewis responds to Freeman's complaint that The Mirror, a so-called "nonpartisan" paper has endorsed only Republicans in the coming election ; rough draft of letter, 12/29/1958, from halewis (sic) to "Mr. Bresler," responding to a number of complaints about The Mirror's content.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1958
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.

Employees - Lewis, Hugh A. (Bud)

Manuscripts

Approx. 10 items: series of article copies reflecting Lewis' assignments and promotions between The Times, The Mirror News and the Herald-Examiner during the 1950s and 1960s. His obituary, which ran 8/17/1964, read in part, "Mr. Lewis, a journalist for more than 50 years, was a former publisher and editor of The Mirror News, editor at the time of his death of the Herald-Examiner and a former city editor of The Times."

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Editorial - Reprints

Manuscripts

1 item: an editorial, with masthead, map and illustrations, reprinted from Mirror-News, 1958 (no exact date).

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Articles

Manuscripts

6 items: LAT article copy, 4/23/1968, "Supreme Court upholds ruling on San Bernardino newspapers"; tear sheet, Editor & Publisher, 6/1/1968, "Newspaper groups are growing"; article clip, Among Ourselves, 8/1968?, Norman Chandler announces he will become the chairman of the Times Mirror Executive Committee"; two tear sheets, Fortune, 9/1/1968, "Times Mirror's ambitious acquirers," long article with photos; article copy, Editor & Publisher, 10/5/1968, "Times-Mirror to sell Sun papers to Gannett for cash."

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Editorial Reference Files

Manuscripts

Material from Ralph W. Trueblood, Managing Editor from 1926 to 1934, William Holden, Assistant Managing Editor from 1934 to 1950, and L.D. Hotchkiss, Managing Editor, Editor and Editor-in-Chief between 1934 and 1958 were combined to form this collection of editorial background material. Includes documents on a wide range of topics of interest to the editorial staff. Much of it is correspondence and memoranda from Harry Chandler and includes his comments. The collection is arranged alphabetically by either correspondent or subject. Date range is 1905-1959; bulk of the material is dated 1930-1960.

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Editorial

Manuscripts

4 items: 16 x 14" full color illustrated map inspired by the book "Alice in Wonderland" with "Mirror City Room" handwritten at top margin and names of about thirty staffers and locations at The Mirror hand-printed along the margins ; 3-pp. "Report on Mirror Editorial Department - 1948" ; 9-pp. "Report to Mr. Norman Chandler, Mirror Editorial - 1949" ; brief article copied from Among Ourselves, 1/1950, "Mirror adds new Southland Home section."

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Articles

Manuscripts

4 items: original and one copy, New York Times, 2/19/1984, "A Times Mirror headache"; clip, LAT, 3/28/1984, "Times Mirror loses cross-ownership issue"; tear sheet, Dun's Business Monthly, 12/1984, "Times Mirror's media blitz."

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