Manuscripts

Department Management - Editorial

Description: Approx. 20 items. Single typed sheet, names of key Editorial personnel; b/w photocopies of head & shoulders photos of William F. Thomas (2), Richard W. Smith, Frank P. Haven (2), Anthony Day, James Bassett (2), George Cotliar, Edwin Weegar (2), John Foley, Mark Murphy, Matt Goree, Robert Gibson, Ed Guthman, Jean Sharley Taylor, James W. Toland, Charles Champlin, Hayden Reece, James Bellows.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: circa 1973
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.

Departments - Editorial - Opinion Section

Manuscripts

2 items: reproduction of Opinion Page One for 1/31/1988, with headline "GLASNOST - Truth helps, truth hurts"; article, Editor & Publisher, 5/21/1994, "Expression by Advertisement," explaining a criticism State Sen. Tom Hayden had regarding LAT; various issues of Among Ourselves from 1949, 1974, etc., showcasing articles on the philosophy and operation of LAT Editorial Pages. Oversize pencil and pen drawing of Editorial page eagle logo remove to Reference File - Oversize box.

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Departments - Editorial - Calendar Section

Manuscripts

5 items. Materials include: LAT memo (8/22/1960) from Edw. Reap, Promotion, to James Toland, Sunday Editorial, on the soon to be published "first issue of the new entertainment tabloid CALENDAR..."; copy of article from Among Ourselves, 10/1966, "Calendar has new look, new columnist"; tear sheet of "Calendar - Letters" for 6/28/1987, featuring a selection of letters critical of the "Calendar" section; 3-pp. report headed "Sunday Calendar Redesign," 7/1994; article copied from Lifestyle Media-Relations Reporter, 9/5/1994, "Los Angeles Times Calendar Eds: Home Entertainment, Family Fun," mentions staffers Sherry Stern, Susan Freudenheim, Anne Hurley and John Lindsay.

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Departments - Editorial - Editors

Manuscripts

Approx. 12 items. Material includes: various chronological listings of LAT Editors; tear sheet of Among Ourselves, 6/1974, with photo essay, "The Senior Editors"; "Newspeak" column from L.A. Weekly (sarcastic coverage of other L.A. publications), 8/7-13/1987; 2-pp. (yellow) sheets with info on editor chrono., plus additional info on Harry Andrews, Leroy Mosher and Charles Lummis; dupes of some of above items; article, Time (mag), 6/28/1971, "Chandler's Change of Heart," on last minute switch by Otis Chandler in placing William F. Thomas into top Editor position instead of an earlier choice, Robert J. Donovan; article, Newsweek, 9/6/1971 (same topic as Time article; LAT article, undated, "Cotliar to replace Haven as Times Managing Editor."

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Subjects - Editorial Merit Raises

Manuscripts

2 items: copy of cover note about merit raises ; 4-pp. memo on merit raises from George Cotliar to William Thomas and Shelby Coffey III, 7/25/1988.

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Department Management - Production

Manuscripts

Approx. 20 items. Single typed sheet with names of Production personnel and photocopies of "mug" shots of these individuals: Charles C. Chase, James W. Lloyd, Lon Warren, Carroll A. Reinig, John Parsons, Charles Karch, Ken Beane, Dallas Beck, Howard Bryant, Willie Butler, James Copland, Willard Davidson, Walter Finke, Paul Howard, Kenneth Hull, Jack Murchison, Luther Ranney, Harrison Sparks and Wilbur Vincent.

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Departments - Editorial - "Editorial Excellence"

Manuscripts

1 item: approx. 130-pp. transcript (from Tapes I, II and III), "Los Angeles Times Executive Conference - Editorial Excellence (5/17/1969)." The Conference seminar was conducted at Times Mirror Square. The transcript was labeled "Confidential." A list appears on the first page with names of the top ranking editors--Nick B. Williams, Frank Haven, James Bassett, James Bellows, William F. Thomas, etc.--and executives--Otis Chandler, Robert Flannes, Robert D. Nelson, etc.-- who participated.

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