Manuscripts

Gregory, John A

Description: Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and John A. Gregory, regarding an article about air traffic control. Also in this folder is a the clipping of the article that Gregory mentions in his letter.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1979
Call number: mssLAT
Creator: Los Angeles Times (Firm)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: The Los Angeles Times,
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Ain, Gregory

Manuscripts

Ten items comprising of twenty-three pages pertaining to Gregory Ain consisting of letters, memos and magazine article clippings.

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Approx. 10 items. Several articles, various publications, on LAT's alleged struggles of the early 1990s--David Laventhol, Shelby Coffey, and Richard Schlossberg are mentioned. Article from L.A. Weekly, 9/3, "Palace Coup--How corporate managers wrested control of the Times from Otis Chandler"; letter to L.A. Weekly by Otis Chandler 10/8, criticizing the "errors...and wrong conclusions" of previous Charles Rappleye story ("Palace Coup") on LAT; article from Frontiers (gay newsmag.), 10/8/1993, "Gay Life at the West's Largest Newspaper." 3 items: article from Columbia Journalism Review, Nov-Dec/1994, "Are New Ideas Killing the L.A. Times?"; clipping from LAT (date?), "Times Mirror shows old rules may no longer apply"; article from Grunion Gazette (Long Beach), 9/8, "From the Publisher's Notebook." 1 item. New York Times article (photocopy), "A family struggle for the soul of Times Mirror," 11/27/1995. Personal names: Otis Chandler, Robert Erburu, Mark Willes, Shelby Coffey III, Philip Chandler.

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Articles on, 1961 - 1965

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Approx. 10 items. Two articles critical of LAT: "Fought Ceaselessly for Freedom," The Register, 12/8/1961; "Chandler's Los Angeles Times Publishes some Dirty Books," The Californian, 3/1961. Also clippings reflecting LAT's prominence in the newspaper field: several articles by Norman Chandler and Otis Chandler, including two copies (tear sheets) of "An Octogenarian and Still More Growth Ahead," by Otis Chandler, 12/3/1961. One clipping of Newsweek article, "Away with Trivia," (on LAT efforts to balance its political/social coverage) 10/30/1961. 1 item. Clipping from LAT of 4/14/1962, headlined "Corman Lauds Times' Fair Political Coverage: Van Nuys Democrat refutes charge that Republican news is frozen out of papers." 3 items. Clipping from Time (mag.), 11/29/1963, LAT quoted in article - "Covering the Tragedy" (Kennedy assassination); clipping from The California Publisher, 6/1963, article titled "Timesmen Travel Far to Get News"; clipping from The California Publisher, 12/1963, article titled "Safety Important at L.A. Times." 1 item. Clipping from Time (mag.), 1/10/1964, with segment about LAT in longer article with brief "biographies" of major papers across U.S. 6 items. Five tear sheet copies of Saturday Review article (6/12/1965), title "The New Look at The Times" (2 have mag. cover attached); one tear sheet copy of article from The Quill, 10/1965, title "L.A. Times -- A 'How' Story of Journalism."

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Children: Chandler, Cathleen

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An article entitled "U.S. Students Help Out in Isolated City" which mentions Otis Chandler's daughter, Cathleen Chandler.

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Security Analysts of San Francisco Presentation

Manuscripts

A copy of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the Security Analysts of San Francisco meeting on June 16, 1981. Other items in this folder include an article clipping, and a letter with a Times Mirror routing slip attached to it.

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Ky, Nguyen Cao

Manuscripts

Six items of correspondence regarding Nguyen Cao Ky, the Prime Minister of South Vietnam. A telegram from Ky's office; article from Reuters; a note from Bob Gibson to Otis Chandler; a newspaper clipping; a note to Otis Chandler from Freddie Miller; and a copy of a cable sent to William Tuohy from Freddie Miller.

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Gregory, John A

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