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Departments - Editorial - Personnel

Description

Materials include: 6-pp., in list form, headed "Staff - 1944," giving section names, personnel names and area of responsibility/job name; memo, 3/30/1959, from Nick Williams, being a general announcement of Taylor Trumbo's promotion to Managing Editor, and Chester Hale's promotion to City Editor; typed note--unsigned and unadressed--gives "ethnic breakdown of the editorial staffers," 5/12/1977. Management Bulletins, News Releases dated between 1983 and 1990; two copies of a 1995 LAT clip headlined "Clayton, Del Olmo, Plate get new Times assignments." (Janet Clayton, Frank Del Olmo, Thomas Plate); cover letter from "No Greater Love," an organization "providing...care for children of Americans who have given their lives in service to our country or in the pursuit of peace." The bulletins are announcements of promotions, appointments and organizational changes.

Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
1944, 1959, 1971 - 1995
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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