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The Mirror
Manuscripts
Approx. 70 items - letters, memos, bulletins. Notable names and items include: Virgil Pinkley (Editor and Publisher of The Mirror) ; James Bassett ; letter, 9/17/1954, from Virgil Pinkley to Pres. Dwight D. Eisenhower, on political issues ; J. Edward Murray ; letter, 1/5/1956, to "Dick" Nixon from Virgil Pinkley on the Democrats' strategies ; memos on Mirror-News operations ; letters from readers.
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Mirror - Correspondence
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8 items: correspondence involving Norman Chandler, Philip Chandler, Virgil Pinkley and others in the 1952 - 1953 period. FACSIMILES MAY NOT BE COPIED OR PUBLISHED.
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Mirror - Formation of
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Approx. 35 items: correspondence between Norman Chandler and Virgule Pinkley (Vice President, United Press International) who later became publisher of The Mirror.
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Bassett Correspondence and Notes
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8 items: letter, 2/6/1973, to Bassett from Lawrence Clark Powell (at Univ. of Arizona at that time) with tips on how to research the book ; letter, 3/10/1977, to Bassett from Stan (Gordon) with research tips for the book ; assorted typed notes (yellow paper) for the "Prologue...," "Land" and "LA - pre-1880s (last item 12-pp.) ; covering memo and 13-pp. of notes from "Bill" Murphy to Bassett, subject "Times History book" given.
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Corporate Bulletins
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Paul Bell invites all employees to annual Christmas Party, 12/22/1952 ; Norman Chandler expresses concern over "losses by death and illness, particularly heart attacks, in the last few months..." 9/25/1953. Norman Chandler memo on presentation of service pins at monthly luncheons, 6/14/1955 (attached is example of letter to be used to invite staffers) ; Norman Chandler memo on leadership and attached sheet with essay titled "Leadership," 7/1/1955 ; memo from Raymond Tanner, LAT Credit Union Treasurer, on changes to credit union bylaws, 12/13/1955. 1-pp. Philip Chandler memo on salaries and pay rates, 4/3/1956 ; 2-pp. Norman Chandler memo on Times-Mirror stock sales rumors, 4/11/1956. brief Norman Chandler memo on changes in management in the Editorial Department involving L.D. Hotchkiss and Nick B. Williams, 8/8/1957. Overtime pay, 2/21/1958 ; the group insurance plan, 3/21/1958 ; unemployment compensation benefits, 3/21/1958 ; wage and salary review, 4/15/1958 ; the retirement age of 65, 6/18/1958 ; related forms. pay in lieu of notice in case of dismissal, 1/7/1959 ; maternity leave policy, 1/21/1959 ; retirement plan, 1/26/1959 ; new vacation voucher and procedure, 4/28/1959 ; holidays for non-craft departments, 5/7/1959 ; tuition refund plan, 8/3/1959 ; the California Fair Employment Practice Act, 10/2/1959 ; retaining back copies of The Times in the mail room, 12/3/1959 ; sick pay, sick days, 12/23/1959 ; related forms.
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Judging
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8 items: selection of photos of Fleeta Hoke ("Marian Manners") with contestants of the "Mrs. America" contest (some may be "Mrs. California" preliminaries) ; letter, 7/23/1957, to "Marian Manners" from Pillsbury Mills, Inc., in which that company invites Miss Manners to be a judge of the Pillsbury Bake-Off in Los Angeles, 10/12 - 10/15/1957 ; the decorative Pillsbury "Judge" ribbon used by Manners at that competition.
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