Manuscripts

Suburban Sections (Zones) (2 of 2)

Description: Approx. 25 items. Materials include: 44-pp. spiral-bound report by Ron Haggart, Canadian author of uncertain affiliation, "The Los Angeles Times and the Suburbs," April 1967; various clippings/copies of suburban section and "Among Ourselves" stories; large packet (50+ pp.) of charts and analysis of LAT, OC edition, and suburban editions operations; assorted maps, charts and statistical information related to these operations, from the 1950s to the 1970s; copy of article from American Journalism Review, 11/1993, "A Zone of Their Own" on the new zoned section covering "central city"; three-pp. report,"Development of (LAT) Zone Sections and Editions," in the form of a chronology; two-pp. report titled "Westside Section History" (3/31/88); article, probably from "Among Ourselves" newsletter, titled "Zone offices pull together a decentralized area," (no date seen). Split into two folders.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: circa 1950 - 1993
Call number: mssLAT
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Suburban Sections (Zones) (1 of 2)

Manuscripts

Approx. 25 items. Materials include: 44-pp. spiral-bound report by Ron Haggart, Canadian author of uncertain affiliation, "The Los Angeles Times and the Suburbs," April 1967; various clippings/copies of suburban section and "Among Ourselves" stories; large packet (50+ pp.) of charts and analysis of LAT, OC edition, and suburban editions operations; assorted maps, charts and statistical information related to these operations, from the 1950s to the 1970s; copy of article from American Journalism Review, 11/1993, "A Zone of Their Own" on the new zoned section covering "central city"; three-pp. report,"Development of (LAT) Zone Sections and Editions," in the form of a chronology; two-pp. report titled "Westside Section History" (3/31/88); article, probably from "Among Ourselves" newsletter, titled "Zone offices pull together a decentralized area," (no date seen). Split into two folders.

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Suburban Zones/Sections Report

Manuscripts

2 items: "cover" memo dated 10/15/1987 - "Summary of Zones" ; approx. 20-pp. report, "Suburban Sections & Editions," with charts.

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"Zones" issues

Manuscripts

Approx. 12 items: large folded map of Greater L.A. Circulation zone boundaries, 1958 ; 14-pp. report, "The Suburban (Zone) Sections of the Los Angeles Times, 1957 - 1966" ; 10-pp. report, "Daily Orange County Zones at Costa Mesa" ; 14-pp. report, "Readership Study of LOS ANGELES SUBURBAN NEWSPAPERS, INC. (8 - 10/1963) by Facts Consolidated" ; multi-page, spiral bound report (yellow cover) - "Suburban Sections Report" (2/1962) ; multi-page spiral bound report (blue cover) - "An analysis of the Suburban Sections with a proposed immediate & extended program, 1963 - 1964" ; more.

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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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