Manuscripts

Anniversaries, 1881 - 1931

Description: Approx. 20 items. Materials include: photocopies of portions of LAT editions from December 4 of various years, including the first day of publication in 1881, also 1884, 1885, 1889, 1891, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1902, 1906, 1910, 1920, 1921, 1924, and a "Fiftieth Anniversary Edition" of 1931.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1881 - 1931
Call number: mssLAT
Creator: Los Angeles Times (Firm)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: The Los Angeles Times,
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Anniversaries, 1932 - 1981

Manuscripts

Approx. 12 items. Material includes clippings and photocopies of LAT "birthday" articles from various years, including 1941, 1956 (75th), 1959, and text of speech given by U.S. Sen. William F. Knowland at LAT 75th Anniversary luncheon, 12/4/1956. Also in the folder is one copy of "Some Famous Firsts in Los Angeles," an insert published by LAT in 1956.

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Foreign Countries - Panama (Panama Canal)

Manuscripts

5 items: original booklet, undated, "Souvenir and log of my voyage," presented by Panama Mail S.S. Co. (ca. 1935); illustrated aerial view of Panama Canal by Charles H. Owens of the LAT Art Staff, undated; 10-pp. report on "Panama ... Crossroads of the Hemisphere," prepared by Middle America Information Bureau / United Fruit Co., 1/25/1946; original book, The Panama Canal - Fiftieth Anniversary, prepared by The Panama Canal Co., 1964; brochure, "Current Foreign Policy" (Dept. of State) , 10/1972.

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Departments - Accounting, Credit and Finance - Micrographics and records

Manuscripts

10 items: series of memos and reports, 1958-1965, related to "beginnings of microfilming & rudimentary records management system," per attached note; LAT Microfilm Editions price list, 1901-1971; (4 copies) ad/order form for LAT Microfilm Editions, "Missing Something," ca. 1979; (4 copies) ad/info booklet, "(LAT) Microfilm Editions," ca. 1979.

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Transportation - Automobiles

Manuscripts

Approx. 45 items: a collection of text and photo material, most of it from American Automobile Association and LAT, related to the early decades of automobile travel in Southern California. Notable items: LAT article copy, 4/25/1899, "A horseless carriage...the first automobile arrives in Los Angeles..." ; 18-pp. manuscript, headed "Ocean to ocean highway trip" ("1912" added later) ; complete issue of Westways - 12/1950, "in observance of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Automobile Club of Southern California" ; article tear sheet, Terra (mag), Summer 1973, "The Memorial Day run in Los Angeles," on the appearance of the first automobile in this City and its inventor, James P. Erie ; article tear sheet, Westways, 6/1975, "The first 75 years...a photographic essay...featuring the auto" ; LAT article tear sheet, ?/?/1986, "Autos...100 year-old love affair rolls on," by Steve Harvey.

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Suburban Sections - Orange County Edition

Manuscripts

Approx. 50 items. Materials include: chronology, 1954-1990, of "LAT in Orange County," compiled by Craig St. Clair (2/27/1991); photocopy of Pg. 1 of OC Edition (3/19/1968); hardcopies of Editorial Pages of Home and OC editions, 3/19/1968); various promo. materials for OC Edition; news brief mentioning LAT OC Edition, Editor & Publisher (5/18/1968); "management bulletins," 1984-85, related to OC assignments; marketing research materials; hardcopy of 3/1983 issue of Among Ourselves on OC plant's 15th anniversary; Among Ourselves article, 2/1968, on Costa Mesa plant opening; 2-pp. report by Craig St. Clair, "L.A. Times in Orange County, 1881-1900; article from feed/back, Spring 1984, "Clash of the Titans-competition...in Orange County; LAT marketing research spiral-bound booklet, "Orange County--a market in transition," ca. 1980; Time article, 3/29/1968, mentioning LAT and OC.

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Media Spot Scripts - Radio - September

Manuscripts

Approx. 30 items: transcripts of LAT promotional ads. Subjects include: immigration / Mexico, Pope's visit to SoCal, series of ads introducing LAT staff writers in Ventura and San Diego editions, etc. These subjects highlight material soon to appear in LAT.

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