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Miscellaneous

Description

Items from and to the Promotions & Public Relations department, including correspondence related to the Summer Management Institute; material related to the Los Angeles Times Fund; the data collected from employees of Promotions & Public Relations in the 1985 Employee Survey; and a pop-up book from Ninth Street School, which received support from the Los Angeles Times. Date range is 1975-1990.

Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
1975-1990
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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