Manuscripts

Miscellaneous Files

Description: Includes personnel files for individuals, "additional comments" from employee surveys, information on the annual employee picnic, and reports made by Otis Chandler and Otis Booth as part of the Management Training Program. One and a half boxes. Date range is 1817-1980.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1817-1980
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.

Management Training Reports - Otis Chandler (3 of 3)

Manuscripts

1954 manual which belonged to Otis Chandler, materials are tab indexed with topics such as "Press Room,"Engraving Department," etc. Appears to be reports for Management Training Program on different departments within the LA Times. Otis Booth is listed as co-author on some reports. Split into three folders.

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Management Training Reports - Otis Chandler (2 of 3)

Manuscripts

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Management Training Reports - Otis Chandler (1 of 3)

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Programs

Manuscripts

Materials created and/or distributed by the Los Angeles Times or Times Mirror Co. for training programs for managers, including "Leadership in Industry"-a publication for industrial foremen; leadership training; affirmative action awareness; the Management Training Program; and the Times Mirror Management Conference. Of note is the Circulation Roadman Training Program materials used by Otis Chandler and the Ben L. Wells leadership training and testing materials used by Norman Chandler. Date range is 1941-1944.

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Management Trainee Program Information Brochures

Manuscripts

Two brochures promoting the Management Trainee Program with Times Mirror, a two-year training program for graduates of master's degree programs in business- or engineering-related fields.

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Chandler, Otis - by Michael Jackson

Manuscripts

1 item: 35-pp. transcript of Otis Chandler being interviewed by KABC radio host Michael Jackson, 2/4/1981. Subjects include: Otis Chandler's title of "Editor-in-Chief," and what that means ; Otis' admiration for Henry Luce ; the 7-year "executive training program" he completed at The Times ; high and lower quality newspapers - Times of London, National Enquirer ; other Times Mirror papers - Hartford Courant, Newsday, Dallas Times Herald ; morning newspapers and afternoon newspapers ; the growing cable television market ; broadcasting vs. "narrowcasting" ; Otis' departure from the Publisher's post in 1980 ; more.

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