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Departments - Editorial - Editorial Library

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Approx. 20 items. Materials include: article copy, Among Ourselves, 4/1960, "Times, Mirror news libraries are key information centers"; 1-pp., copied from a history of LAT, the writer seems to be Harrison Gray Otis, because, in referring to the aftermath of the 1910 explosion and fire at LAT, the text reads, "I have been gradually collecting books...for a reference library, and...am keeping them at 'The Bivouac' [Otis's home on Wilshire Blvd.], (rather than) the temporary editorial rooms of The Times."; 3-pp. memo, 2/23/1954, "Defendant's pre-trial memorandum - The Times-Mirror Co. vs. U.S. of America"; 46-pp. spiral-bound report, "Editorial Library - User Survey," by Cecily J. Surace, 11/1980; 19-pp. report by graduate students in library / information science (Livia Di Mare/Glenn Johnson-Grau) on the Edit. Lib., 1992, recounting the history, services, resources, and research practices, and describing departments within the library; articles on the library from AO, 1927, 1976; info on LAT database's availability on Nexis; 11-pp. booklet, 12/1982, "Guide to the (LAT) Editorial Library"; article copy, CD-ROM Professional (mag), "Searching Los Angeles Times DIALOG OnDisc: The Times Editorial Library Experience," by Dorothy Ingebretsen and Steven Tice; plus assorted brief reports on aspects of the library.

Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
1954 - 1992
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.
Rights
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
Associated people
Bassett, James E., (1912-1978.)
Chandler, Norman, (1899-1973.)
Chandler, Otis, (1927-2006.)
Conrad, Paul, (1924-2010.)
Johnson, W. Thomas, (1941-)
Owens, Charles H.
Associated organizations
Los Angeles Times (Firm).
Los Angeles Times History Center.
Times Mirror Company.
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