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Departments - Production - Composing

Description

7 items: 2 brief, handwritten notes on slips of paper; 2 copies of single sheet headed "Stars & Daggers," explaining the meanings of icons used as designators for various LAT editions--a second copy has some notations; 20-pp.report titled "A multiprogrammed teleprocessing system for computer typesetting," with several attached flowcharts, lists and tables (ca. 1967); 2-pp. copied pages, headed "Reasons for a new composing room," the date 5/26/1945 and the typed name (?) "al tennyson" are at the bottom; single sheet with both typed and handwritten material, 12/7/1983, headed "Press --- C --- West Line."

Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
1945 - 1983
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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