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Taylor, Jean Sharley Files

Description: Jean Sharley Taylor (1924 - ) began work at the Times in 1971 as the women's editor. She edited the View section, and oversaw Calendar, the Book Review, and the Los Angeles Times Magazine. She was associate editor for feature sections from 1975-1989. Includes correspondence, photographs, and clippings. Date range is 1970-1989.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1970-1989
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.

Employees - Taylor, Jean Sharley

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Approx. 12 items: two informal notes betw. Taylor and "Jim" (Bassett?); clip, N.Y. Daily News, 12/15/1974, "Changing of the guard," a piece critical of LAT and Taylor--Rex Reed's?; 2-pp. copy of "Private" letter from "Chuck" (Champlin?) to "Rex" (Reed?) setting him straight about Jean Taylor--"far from the militant and ambitious liberationist you make her out to be"; Management Bulletin, 12/19/1974, reads in part, "Taylor has been named an associate editor of The Times"; various media clips on Taylor from late 1970s; 20-pp. transcript of interview, "L.A. Times -- Jean Sharley Taylor -- R#7", undated; LAT Biography, 9/1988," Taylor joined LAT in 1971; LAT clip, 5/2/1989, "Jean Taylor retires as Times associate editor"; invitation, 1989, "Please join us at a reception marking the retirement of ...Jean Sharley Taylor"; etc.

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Taylor, Jean Sharley

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A two-tape interview by Marshall Berges comprising of 126 transcribed pages detailing the life of Jean Sharley Taylor, before and during her employment at the Los Angeles Times.

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Taylor, Jean Sharley

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Approx. 50 items: memos and letters of Jean Sharley Taylor and other materials related to her work at LAT. Includes: memos, letters and clips on staffing and staff changes, security (including crank caller scare) and honors for Taylor.

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Taylor, Jean Sharley

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1 item: 16-pp. (numbered pp. 127 - 142) transcript of interview of Jean S. Taylor by Marshall Berges. Taylor was an editor with several of LAT's "soft" news sections over the years, and an organizer of a Woman's Caucus at the newspaper. Notable names and subjects include: LAT Book Review section ; financial status of Book Review section ; more memories.

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Bellows, James Files

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James "Jim" Bellows (1922-2009) worked for the Times as associate editor from 1967 to 1974. During this time he started Joyce Haber's gossip column and oversaw the launch of West magazine. Includes correspondence, article clippings, and other items. Arranged alphabetically by subject. Date range is 1960-1974.

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Editors - Taylor, Jean Sharley

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Originally maintained as the Los Angeles Times History Center, the Los Angeles Times Records contains materials related to the business life of the Los Angeles Times and its owners - both corporate and personal. The business material is roughly organized by Times department; research material collected by the History Center to document the Times and materials related to the Otis/Chandler families are organized by subject. The records include accounting papers, legal documents, correspondence, directories, memoranda, reprints of articles, supplements to the newspaper, manuscripts, oral history transcripts, ephemera, newspapers, newspaper clippings, and objects. The collection includes a significant amount of audiovisual material, including photographs, film, and audio tapes. There are also several samples of printed newspapers that were collected by the Times History Center.

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