Opening Hours
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Manuscripts
4 items: telegram, 1/7/1959, to Norman Chandler from Harold Fitzgerald (Pontiac Press, a Michigan newspaper) ; letter, 9/19/1960, to Norman Chandler from Will Durant (historian) ; memo, 9/26/1960, to Norman Chandler from Nick Williams ; letter, 10/6/1960, from Norman Chandler to Will Durant. The subject of all these items is smog.
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2 items: letter, 7/7/1960, from Harold Wright (L.A. Chamber of Commerce) to Norman Chandler and memo from Nick Williams, 7/18/1960, both on the subject of the preservation of Angels Flight (funicular railway) in downtown L.A.
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Paul Bell invites all employees to annual Christmas Party, 12/22/1952 ; Norman Chandler expresses concern over "losses by death and illness, particularly heart attacks, in the last few months..." 9/25/1953. Norman Chandler memo on presentation of service pins at monthly luncheons, 6/14/1955 (attached is example of letter to be used to invite staffers) ; Norman Chandler memo on leadership and attached sheet with essay titled "Leadership," 7/1/1955 ; memo from Raymond Tanner, LAT Credit Union Treasurer, on changes to credit union bylaws, 12/13/1955. 1-pp. Philip Chandler memo on salaries and pay rates, 4/3/1956 ; 2-pp. Norman Chandler memo on Times-Mirror stock sales rumors, 4/11/1956. brief Norman Chandler memo on changes in management in the Editorial Department involving L.D. Hotchkiss and Nick B. Williams, 8/8/1957. Overtime pay, 2/21/1958 ; the group insurance plan, 3/21/1958 ; unemployment compensation benefits, 3/21/1958 ; wage and salary review, 4/15/1958 ; the retirement age of 65, 6/18/1958 ; related forms. pay in lieu of notice in case of dismissal, 1/7/1959 ; maternity leave policy, 1/21/1959 ; retirement plan, 1/26/1959 ; new vacation voucher and procedure, 4/28/1959 ; holidays for non-craft departments, 5/7/1959 ; tuition refund plan, 8/3/1959 ; the California Fair Employment Practice Act, 10/2/1959 ; retaining back copies of The Times in the mail room, 12/3/1959 ; sick pay, sick days, 12/23/1959 ; related forms.
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Manuscripts
Twenty-one memos of correspondence between Otis Chandler to Nick Williams regarding topics such as the five year outlooks, objectives, sports section, a major goof by Maggie and Jim Bellows, and his disappointment in West Magazine. Also in this folder is a memo from Freddie Miller and a memo to Mrs. Norman Chandler
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Manuscripts
3 items: on single sheet, Monthly Labor Stability Report, 12/31/1958, for The Times, The Mirror-Daily News and Times-Mirror Press ; memo, two text reports on the numerical report mentioned above, both dated 1/14/1959.
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Three items. Three memos from Otis Chandler to Norman Chandler and a memo from Otis Chandler to Norman Chandler, Mrs. Norman Chandler [Dorothy Chandler], Philip Chandler, L.D. Hotchkiss, Omar F. Johnson, Hugh A. Lewis, R. F. Mark, Edward J. Reap, Marvin Reimer, Fred Selzer, and Nick Williams. One of the memos has to do with Sam Yorty and includes a copy of a letter that Yorty sent to Norman Chandler.
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