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Suburban sections - San Diego County Edition

Description

Approx. 30 items. Material related to the LAT San Diego County Edition startup. Includes: marketing research packages; articles from LAT, "Among Ourselves," San Diego Magazine and Time; LAT-produced "San Diego County has everything!" labels/bumper stickers, a guide to the S.D. Edition titled "Taking a closer look at The Times," ; clips from various San Diego County newspapers reporting and commenting on the startup of an LAT San Diego Edition in early 1978. Photocopied example of the San Diego County page(s), 4/6/1978. article from California magazine (7/1978) titled "Invasion of the Copy Snatchers"; handwritten note from Robert L. Flannes to Otis Chandler (2/15/1978).

Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
1978, 1988
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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