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Suburban publishing

Description

45+ items: memos, rough notes, lengthy reports and other material related to planning and operation of the suburban sections of LAT. Major reports: 8-pp., "SPECIAL SECTIONS - Los Angeles Times Reader Panel, TRP #103" (10/1974) ; 31-pp., "Special Report - Advertising and Media ussues in the 1980s - generated by the changing social climate" (prepared by ... Yankelovich, Skelly and White, Inc.) ; 11-pp., "Suburban expansion - Los Angeles and Orange County Subdivisions," 6/3/1980 ; 11-pp., "Suburban expansion Los Angeles and Orange County Subdivisions - Best Case projection," 7/2/1980 ; 14-pp., "Suburban improvement & expansion - Los Angeles and Orange County Subdivisions," 7/2/1980.

Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
1976 - 1982
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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