Manuscripts

Ford Foundation

Description: Approx. 25 items: memos, correspondence, booklets and other material related to the Ford Foundation. Included are several pieces of correspondence between William F. Thomas (LAT) and Fred Friendly (Ford Foundation). Also a 95-pp.Ford Foundation Report (blue cover), The Seminars on Media and Society, 1974 - 1980.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1975 - 1981
Call number: mssLAT
Creator: Los Angeles Times (Firm)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: The Los Angeles Times,
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Friendly, Fred W

Manuscripts

Two letters of correspondence between Fred W. Friendly, Advisor on Communications at The Ford Foundation, and Otis Chandler.

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Correspondence, Speeches, Articles, Format change responses (2 of 2)

Manuscripts

Approx. 45 items, including: correspondence with Robert Healy, Boston Globe, and Fred Friendly, Ford Foundation ; several Thomas speech transcripts, including one to Cosmopolitan Club (Santa Barbara) on 3/20/1975 ; letters, cards and notes criticizing various aspects of LAT ; letter of congratulations (1971) to Thomas from Police Chief Ed Davis on the occasion of Thomas' becoming Editor of LAT ; 4-pp. memo from Frank Haven to Nick Williams (1965) giving his thoughts on the new "City" Editor, William Thomas - plus thumbnail evaluations of LAT staffers Jack Smith, Chuck Hillinger, Harry Bernstein, etc. (Note: Thomas became City Editor just a few weeks before the Watts riots of August, 1965). Split into two folders.

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Correspondence, Speeches, Articles, Format change responses (1 of 2)

Manuscripts

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Media and public Q & A

Manuscripts

Approx. 15 items: multi-page "Media questions & answers: Magazine project" (PR style "scripts" for anyone being interviewed about new magazine) ; multi-page "Media questions and answers: Los Angeles Times Magazine" (same as above) ; early version of LAT Mag. ; complete issue of NYT Magazine, 8/25/1985 ; complete issues of LAT Home, 9/8/1985 and 9/29/1985 ; related material.

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Ford, Gerald R

Manuscripts

Approx. 25 items: collection of LAT clips (in plastic sleeve) on Nixon resignation, Ford's presidency and events within that time frame. Also in the file is a tear sheet of Time (mag) article, 11/4/1974, "The Pendulum Problem" on analysis of the "honeymoon" period of Ford's tenure, especially a major Page One article by David Shaw of LAT.

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Pfaffinger Foundation

Manuscripts

Approx. 25 items, including: memos, letters and reports related to Pfaffinger Foundation activities. Collection of "thumbnail" descriptions of grant recipients, i.e. Hospital Charity Fund, Daniel Freeman Memorial Hospital, United Way, Foothill Free Clinic (Pasadena), etc.

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