Manuscripts

Renstrom, Mildred Collection

Description: Mildred Renstrom worked in the Classified department, at one time holding the position of Assistant Manager. During this time, she created this scrapbook of clippings, photographs, and ephemera related to the Chandlers and the Times. Date range is 1950-1959.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1950-1959
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.

Other Collections - Mildred Renstrom Collection

Manuscripts

One oversize scrapbook containing many clippings, photographs, and inserts compiled by Mildred Renstrom of the Classified department. Items regarding Harry Chandler, Mrs. Marian Otis Chandler, Norman Chandler, and Mrs. Dorothy B. Chandler are followed by a significant amount of material chronicling staff events and happenings at the LAT, primarily in the Classified department.

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Departments - Classified Advertising - Sales Training

Manuscripts

3 items, each stapled. Material includes: 7-pp. essay headed "Frank Lester," with "Classified Advertising, ca. 1950s" penciled in; 7-pp. slide show script, headed "Keeping abreast of The Times.... for sales success"; 13-pp. essay, "Hiring and Training," by Mildred Renstrom, "rec'd from John Archer, Class. Adv. Telephone Sales" penciled in" - date penciled in looks like "3/23/'87," but the sheaf looks older.

mssLAT

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Promotion & Public Relations - Classified Promotion Supervisor (8844)

Manuscripts

5 items: position descriptions, evaluations and other material related to the position of Classified Promotion Supervisor.

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Promotion & Public Relations - Classified Promotion Manager (8862)

Manuscripts

8 items: memos, position descriptions, evaluations and other material related to the position of Classified Promotion Supervisor.

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Other Collections - Mildred Renstrom Collection oversize

Manuscripts

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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Classified - Classified Ad Service Supervisor (8032)

Manuscripts

9 items: position description, evaluation, handwritten notes, etc., related to the position of Classified Ad. Service Supervisor.

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