Manuscripts

Midwinter Number

Description: Starting in 1885, the Times produced a promotional supplement on New Year's Day that touted the benefits of Southern California. Alternatively called the Trade Number, Midwinter Number, and Midwinter Edition. The last issue was published in 1954. Date range is 1930, 1931, 1933, 1936, 1950, 1951, 1955, 1956, and 1958.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1930-1958
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.

Reprints And Publications - Los Angeles Times Midwinter Number

Manuscripts

Los Angeles Times Midwinter Number issues dated January 3, 1950 (part five); January 2, 1951 (part five); January 3, 1955 (part five); January 3, 1956 (part five); January 2, 1958 (part five). Second copy of January 3, 1956 (part five) removed to conservation (adhesive) 11/1/2012 - CMD

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Midwinter Number Promotion

Manuscripts

1 item: insert promoting the LAT Midwinter Number.

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Reprints And Publications - Los Angeles Times Midwinter Number

Manuscripts

Los Angeles Times Midwinter Number, issues dated January 2, 1930 (part two only); December 4, 1931 (five copies of section one, five copies of section two, four copies of section three, four copies of section four, five copies of section five, five copies of section six, no copies of section seven); January 3, 1933 (two copies of part one, one copy of parts three and four); and January 3, 1936 (part one). Many from the Al Tennyson Collection.

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Departments - Editorial - Special Editions

Manuscripts

9 items. Materials include: reprint of LAT front page, 2/25/1942, "EXTRA! L.A. AREA RAIDED!"; copy of brief from L.A. Express, 5/20/1906, critical of H.G. Otis and LAT; 1-pp. chronology, "Midwinter and other special numbers" - 1885 - 1898;clips from AO, 1928; copy of complete Midwinter Number, 1/1/1900; 2-pp. memo, dated 10/4/1961, about "demise" of the Midwinter Number, and start-up, "early next year," of feature to be called "Outlook & Review," - "it will concern itself with business and financial conditions in the Pacific Southwest"; memo dated 12/18/1961, on upcoming January 2 "Tournament of Roses Edition"; undated Editorial, "To our Eastern 'Midwinter' readers"; copy of article from News Chronicle (Thousand Oaks) 3/27/1974, byline Bob Baker, "Yesterday via old newspaper."

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Departments - Employee Relations - Military Service Policy

Manuscripts

1 item: Management Bulletin, 12/24/1990, subject is pay and benefits policies for employees called to active military service as a result of the "threat of war in the Middle East."

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Los Angeles Times Home magazine

Manuscripts

Los Angeles Times Home Magazine issues dated November 15, 1942; October 9, 1949; March 28, 1951; May 6, 1951; May 10, 1953; May 1, 1955; May 22, 1955; September 30, 1956; November 11, 1956; October 20, 1957; May 11, 1958; October 11, 1959; October 25, 1959; January 31, 1960; June 25, 1961; August 5, 1962; September 9, 1962; July 19, 1964; October 24, 1965 (two copies); August 28, 1966; October 22, 1967; March 31, 1968; November 16, 1969.

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