Manuscripts

Nelson, Robert

Description: Approx. 35 items. Letters, memos, newspaper clippings. Subjects include: Calendar "make-up"; Saturday edition issues; more dialog about book reviews; running of an ad related to Alan Ginsberg; advertising censorship; cafeteria price increases; food service policy; ads bought by the Church of Jesus Christ-Christian; fleet cars & accidents involving fleet cars; etc.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1965 - 1966
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.
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Nelson, Robert

Manuscripts

Approx. 25 items. Subjects include: Stan Freberg's Chun King chinese food commercials; Food section in general; mentions of Times-Mirror in other media; Zone Office facilities; press times for various editions; travel advertising; department stores' attitudes toward Times staffers; launching a book section; Marilyn Monroe death coverage; Ad Club of Los Angeles; Milton Valera- aspiring journalist; etc.

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Miscellaneous (2 of 2)

Manuscripts

90+ items - letters, memos, reports. Subject matter includes: Audiotex gambling lines ; Audit Bureau of Circulations (provides circulation and readership information to newspapers and magazines) ; Long Range Plans Committee ; price increases and ad rate increases ; more.

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Nelson, Robert

Manuscripts

Approx. 40 items. Letters, memos, handwritten notes, newspaper clippings. Subjects include: supervisors' rotation assignments; relationship between advertising side and editorial; outside praise for Harry Nelson; Special Issues: Arizona & NY World's Fair; American Red Cross; Savings & Loan industry; more thought on Sunday supplements--book section, a (local interest) magazine, etc.; "Prestige Car" section; Memo: "Jim Murray detests making speeches"; Democratic Natl. Committee advertising section; 7-pp. manuscript by Robert Nelson, LAT General Manager, titled "Let's put the Newspaper Rate Controversy in Proper Perspective; Automobile fleet policy; Nelson letter to Gene Williams of KLAC radio on coverage of 1964 Presidential candidates that includes the statement: "...all of us here at the Times...are as staunch Republicans as anyone you know."; in-house praise for Art Buchwald; commentary on FBI; etc.

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Employees - Martinez, Al

Manuscripts

2 items: tear sheet that includes an ad / blurb for Al Martinez column, 10/11/1988; tear sheet of ad / blurb for Martinez Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday column in LAT, 11/6/1988.

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Employees - Nelson, Harry

Manuscripts

2 items: undated, single-sheet bio for Harry Nelson, beginning "Nelson has been medical editor of the Los Angeles Times since December 1958..."; LAT tear sheet, 9/5/1977, promotional ad for LAT headed "Signs of The Times," with text segment mentioning "Times medical writer Harry Nelson..."

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