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Departments - Advertising - Linage - Miscellaneous sources

Description

Approx. 25 items. Material includes: memos containing data on "media records linage"; data on LAT total advertising linage, 1948-1960; photocopies of LAT stories (and other sources) on the paper's top rankings in ad linage from 1920s through 1960s; detailed memo (7-pp.) on "Rate Analysis," dated 10/14/1981'; 11-pp. report headed "Full run classified comparison - versus prior year [1982-1983, some 1970s and 1960s data incl.]; etc.

Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
1927-1983
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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