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Manuscripts
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San Marino, CA 91108
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Manuscripts
Eight items comprising fifteen pages pertaining to speculation of Shelby Coffey, III working at the Los Angeles Times, containing memos, letters, original and photocopies of newspaper clippings.
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Approx. 20 items: memos, transcripts, tear sheets and article copies related to Editor Shelby Coffey, 1987 - 1988. Includes: approx. 25-pp. transcript of Q&A with Coffey, headed "Bureau Breakfast with Shelby Coffey," (6/10/1988) ; numerous news clips and copies on the selection of Coffey as Executive Editor of LAT ; etc.
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Shelby Coffey III was editor and executive vice president of the Times from 1989-1997, after holding the post of deputy associate editor from 1986-1988. Contains a fact book created for the War Desk to use during the first Gulf War (1990). All items date from 1990.
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Approx. 15 items: tear sheet, Herald-Examiner, 4/5/1988, "L.A.Times appoints Shelby Coffey to new executive editor post"; tear sheet, NY Times, 4/6/1988, "Los Angeles Times names heir apparent to the Editor's job"; Employee Bulletin, 4/5/1988, with Tom Johnson's announcement of Coffey selection; various publications' reporting on above appointment and other career moves, incl. L.A. Weekly, The American Editor, etc; multi-page tear sheet, Esquire, 12/1988, "Shelby Coffey, Oozing Charm"; approx. 25 -pp. transcript of Coffey's remarks, including Q&A, at LAT Washington Bureau, 6/10/1988;
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