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Polls and Surveys

Description

Approx. 35 items: notes, letters and forms related to polls and surveys. Items include: 25-pp. booklet, "Trends and attitudes toward television and other media - a twenty-four year review" (1983) ; exchanges of letters with important editors of major newspapers, including Ben Bradlee (Wash. Post) and A.M. Rosenthal (N.Y. Times) ; 25-pp. questionnaire titled "A Reagan Retrospective," used in 1982 ; many pieces of correspondence, a brown folder and a booklet on TELACU ; etc. (TELACU officials objected to methods used by LAT staffers in preparing a series on TELACU.

Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
1976 - 1988
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.
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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