Manuscripts
Chronological Files - September 1989
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Subjects - Reorganization
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4 items, including dupes: memo from Tom Johnson to "Management Personnel," 12/22/1987, on organizational changes announced by Jim Boswell involving Jim Duncan, Mike Valenti and John Nichols ; organizational chart reflecting these changes headed "Vice President Employee & Public Relations," which also show Wayne Buck as "Director of Medical Services."
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Subjects - Paydays
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2 items: memo with several attached sheets of info on "moving payday" from Weds. to Thurs. ; memo from Boswell to Jim Kern on "Rams Suite"
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Chronological Files - August 1989
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6 items. Subjects include: new Tom Johnson "intro" to the revised Employee Handbook" ; letter inviting Michael Josephson, Pres., Josephson Institute for the Advancement of Ethics, to speak at future TM / LAT management meetings ; voucher processing.
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Chronological File - July
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Approx. 60 items. Letters and memos. Subjects and correspondents include: (7/30) 2-pp. reply to reader who disliked an Oliphant cartoon, describing the people depicted as "hideous characters"; (7/29) witty reply in praise of columnist Jack Smith; (7/28) reply to Charles T. Munger on "unfounded myths"; (7/28) West mag. minimum number of pages and advertising issues; 3-pp. letter to Sen. Sam Ervin (no date--has light blue paper clip); (7/21) reply to reader (Mr. Unger) who considered the comic strip "Doonesbury" an insult, with NBW thoughts on the "vitality" of that strip; NBW provides a thumbnail bio of himself and advice for students of communications / journalism (to Dr. Edwin Haroldsen of BYU); (7/16/) 3-pp. reply to Ed Dooley, Editor, S.F. Examiner, who had requested stats on "minorities" employed at LAT; (7/15) reply to Dr. Frederick Stare, nutritionist, who received criticism for his Spec. Section in LAT on health foods; memo to Dick Smith on dealing with subscription cancellation letters; (7/2) letter to Mr. Cox about LAT coverage of massage parlors; etc.
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Events - America's Cup
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2 items: memo, 6/28/1990, from Phyllis Pfeiffer to Jim Boswell, et al., on America's Cup (yacht race) ; small sheet of handwritten notes.
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Chronological File - July - September
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Approx. 85 items. Letters and memos (increasingly friendly, informal letters are seen, sharing news of NBW Boxer and Afghan dogs, along with those related to consulting for Otis Chandler) Subjects and correspondents include: (9/18) memo to Otis Chandler giving W.'s opinion that "a well-done, well-written history of The Times, not just an 'approved' version, but (truthful), would be worth while for The Times and probably as a publishing venture"; letter to Victor White giving insights into NBWs' political attitudes and those of newspaper people in general; (8/29) 5-pp. report to Otis Chandler on Newsday, Dallas T-H and The Pilot; (8/9) response to a request by Pres. Robert Atwell of Pitzer College to become a member of its Committee for Goals; (7/26) letter to David Laventhol of Newsday praising that paper's Sports section; (7/6/) 3-pp. letter to Felix McKnight of DallasT-H on that paper's 1973 budget and continuing "remodel" of that paper; etc.
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