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Thomson-Diggs Company invoices, Agreements and bonds, Payment 11, Payment 12, Payment 13, Payment 14, Payment 15, Payment 16, Payment 17, Payment 18, Payment 19, Installation listing, Parts catalogs, , ca. Blueprints and attachments, Goss Printing Press Company Specifications, Cline Electric Mfg. Cutler-Hammer, Inc. Advertisements, , ca. Lighting correspondence and other material, Furnishings correspondence and other material, Cafeteria correspondence and other material, Materials Handling Equipment correspondence and other material, Handheld Radio correspondence and other material, Third Floor Carpet correspondence and other material, Editorial Library Carpet materials, Marketing Remodel correspondence and other material, Spectrum Furnishing correspondence and other material, Security System correspondence and other material, Office map, , ca.

Chiller Repair correspondence and other material Fleet Security correspondence and other material, Railroad Loading Ramp estimate, Visitor Parking Lot Fence correspondence and other material, Pressroom Remodel correspondence and other material, Underground Electrical estimates and invoices, On-Site Power Plant Analysis correspondence and other material, Publishing Office Remodel correspondence and other material, Roofing correspondence and other material, Mailroom Remodel correspondence and other material, Ramp Construction correspondence and other material, Editing Office Remodel correspondence and other material, Battery Charger correspondence, Sidewalk Repair correspondence and other material, Data Card Reader correspondence and other material, Wallpaper memo, , ca.

Outside Walkabout notes, Garage Canopy correspondence and other material, Re-Roofing correspondence and other material, Computer Center Fire Sprinklers correspondence and other material, Parking Garage Brick Repair correspondence, Air Units correspondence and other material, Chilled Water Loop correspondence and other material, Classified Office correspondence, Doctor's Office Remodel, correspondence and other material, Centac Repair correspondence and other material, Fleet Awning correspondence and other material, Child Care Center estimate, Mail Processor invoice, Air Exhaust System correspondence and other material, Elevator Telephone correspondence and other material, Hot Water Heater invoices, Parking Garage Gate invoices, Forklift materials, Bee Hive correspondence and other material, Pacific Gas and Electric Meter correspondence and other material, Electrical Panel correspondence and other material, Capital Projects correspondence and other material, Brick Planters correspondence, Facsimile Survey correspondence and other material, Underground Fuel Storage Tanks correspondence and other material, Office Computer materials, Circulation Conference Room correspondence and other material, Publishing Office map, , ca.

Advertising Roof estimate and invoice, End-to-End Study correspondence and other material, Information Systems Remodel invoices, Attempted Car Theft report, Roof Repair correspondence and other material, Peer Recognition Bricks correspondence and other material, Railroad Construction materials, Front Counter correspondence and other material, Film Recycling correspondence, Computer Air Conditioning, Caulking Replacement estimate, Evacuation Signage estimate, Ink Reclamation correspondence and other material, Scissor Lift materials, Termite invoices, Air Compressor materials, Employee Lounge correspondence and other material, HVAC System correspondence and other material, Classified Air Filtration correspondence, New Media Signage materials, Plate Room correspondence and other material, New Media Office Remodel correspondence and other material, Lighting Retrofit invoices, Private Dining Room correspondence and other material, Midtown Enterprises Lease correspondence and other material, Basement Employee Meeting correspondence and other material, Airtouch Cellular correspondence and other material, ICG Polybags correspondence and other material, Rotary Club Rosters correspondence and other material, Proposition 65 correspondence and other material, Third Floor Hallway Carpet correspondence and other material, Building Expansion correspondence and other material, Rooftop Tower correspondence and other material, OSHA correspondence, Utility Rates correspondence and other material, Office Copier correspondence and other material, Staff ATM correspondence and other material, Facility Keys correspondence and other material, Regional Transit correspondence and other material, Financial Group Re-Organization invoice, Office Furniture invoices, Fuel Island invoices, Fax and Copy Machine invoices, Emissions Testing correspondence and other material, Escalators correspondence and other material, Energy Management System correspondence and other material, Accounting Furniture invoices, Subseries II: Subseries 6.

Contracts and agreements, Balance sheets and invoices, Modern Electric Co. Payment 23, Payment 25, Payment 27, Balance sheet and invoices, Auditorium invoices, Extra Work invoices, Balance Sheet, , ca. Balance Sheet and invoices, Fresno Herald Equipment inventory, , ca. Subseries III: Subseries 6. Bethlehem Pacific Coast Steel invoices, Lee Hotel Supply correspondence and other material, Subseries IV: Subseries 6.

Harry Smith invoices, Series VII: Series 7. McClatchy files Subseries I: Subseries 7. Johnson Family correspondence, Albert Boynton correspondence, Carnahan correspondence, Eustace Cullinan correspondence, Franck Havenner correspondence, Alexander McCabe correspondence, Bert Meek correspondence, Charles Neumiller correspondence, Theo Roche correspondence, Matt Sullivan correspondence, Carlos McClatchy correspondence, Walter Jones correspondence, Republican National Party Candidate notarized endorsement, Congressional Record excerpts, Leo McClatchy article manuscript, , ca.

Subseries II: Subseries 7. California State Exhibit Committee meeting minutes, The American Democracy by S. Forman excerpt, , ca.

Oversized, audiovisual, and artifactual materials Subseries I: Subseries 8. San Francisco Chronicle section, December 6, Reclamation District Reapportionment map, The Daily Northwestern section, April 5, Addressograph "Users' News" advertisement, Philadelphia Record Crossword Puzzle poster, Cram's International Radio Atlas advertisement, San Francisco Chronicle advertising page, June 14, Diamond Investment Club poster, circa Advertising section, Sacramento Bee "Auto and Outing" pages, December 22, Sacramento Union Crossword Contest advertising page, March 11, Evening Newspaper Promotion Series proofs, Oakland Tribune Contest advertising section, Spokane Chronicle Victrola advertising page, December 10, Sacramento Bee Victrola advertising page, December 10, Crossword advertising poster, March 15, Crossword advertising section, March 15, Pony Autotype Machine advertising poster, Fresno Bee Font proof sheets, Mergenthaler Linotype Company advertising brochures, Intertype Corporation advertising materials, Sacramento Bee mark-ups, Santa Barbara Press rotogravure section, March 2, Pacific Gravure Company "Longview, Washington" rotogravure section, Kimberly-Clark Company rotogravure advertising inserts, Fresno Bee rotogravure section, April 30, San Diego Union rotogravure section, January 1, Rotogravure section, February 5, Rotogravure advertising section, The Morning Astorian rotogravure inserts, July 22, Aberdeen World rotogravure section, February 28, Tacoma Ledger rotogravure section, April 12, Longview Daily News rotogravure section, April Rotogravure section, circa Rotogravure inserts, Great Falls Tribune rotogravure section, July 1, Louisville Courier-Tribune rotogravure inserts, November 22, Houston Chronicle page, October 24, Kalamazoo Gazette page, October 18, Chiropractic Education Bureau advertisements, Chicago Daily News advertisement proof sheets, Omaha World-Herald advertisement section, Buffalo Times Model Kitchen advertising page, April 24, George Matthew Adams service advertising poster, International Advertising Association brochure, Lorain Times-Herald Graduation Edition, Rudy Moc Studio proof sheets, Basil L.

Smith System, Inc. Long Beach Telegram Gold Contest display pages, Aviation Contest advertising proofs, Louisville Bulletin newsletter, August Stockton Independent Opera announcement page, January 29, Order proof sheets, Portland Shopping News, December 5, Full-color proof, Section, August 5, Business section advertising page, May 27, Color advertising section, Football advertising poster, Sacramento Kings advertising poster, Spring Gardening Guide advertising poster, Summer Gardening Guide advertising poster, Fall Gardening Guide advertising poster, Fall Fashion advertising poster, Fall Car Care advertising poster, Spring Home Furnishings advertising poster, Fall Home Furnishings advertising poster, Spring Fashion advertising poster, Summer Home Improvement advertising poster, Travel section advertising poster, Monday Business section advertising poster, Ski section advertising poster, Kids Stuff feature advertising poster, Holiday Gift guides advertising poster, California International Marathon advertising poster, Health Care section advertising poster, Sacramento Bee map, circa Rayner Broadcast Discs brochure, Ventura Gasoline advertising proof sheet, circa George F.

Cram Co. Radio Atlas brochure, Sacramento Bee Radio News page, February 25, Radio Reno maps, Federal Radio Act and Amendments poster, Fresno Bee "Teevy" Logo announcement pages, October 15, No online items. Date Range: inclusive. Date bulk : bulk. Extent: 33 boxes Location: See container list for exact location of materials.

Abstract: The McClatchy Company records are composed of material transferred to the Center for Sacramento History in August from the basement vault of the Sacramento Bee's headquarters. The collection consists primarily of material related to the operations of the McClatchy Newspapers, especially those of the Sacramento Bee, and the numerous broadcasting endeavors of the McClatchy Company, along with materials concerning the McClatchy family, as well as the California Central Valley region.

Copyright has not been assigned to Center for Sacramento History for private collections. All requests to publish or quote from private manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Archivist. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Center for Sacramento History as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the patron.

No permission is necessary to publish or quote from records. Processed by David Uhlich, Machine-readable finding aid created by David Uhlich, Finding aid updated by Sean Heyliger in to update title and collection MS , and series. The McClatchy Company is a prominent newspaper and internet publisher headquartered in Sacramento, California. Once also the owner of numerous radio and television stations, the McClatchy Company currently owns 32 daily and 17 community newspapers, as well as its internet subsidiary, McClatchy Interactive.

While it has been associated with the same family for nearly years, the McClatchy Company is a publicly-traded corporation, and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol MNI.

Although its first official incarnation, James McClatchy and Co. First published on February 3, as a morning newspaper, the Daily Bee was founded by L.

Chandler, L. Davis, John Church, and W. Tobey, and initially edited by John Rollin Ridge. Less than three months later, on April 6, , the Daily Bee became an evening newspaper, although it did not adopt the Evening Bee moniker until December ; the Evening Bee was not re-named the Sacramento Bee until March In July of , Ridge retired from the Daily Bee, and James McClatchy, a writer for the paper whose family name would henceforth be associated with the Bee, took over as the newspaper's editor.

McClatchy moved west to Sacramento in reportedly as a correspondent for the Tribune and prior to working for the Daily Bee had been associated with no less than six other area newspapers: the Placer Times, the Sacramento Transcript, the Settlers and Miners Tribune, the Californian, the Daily Democratic State Journal, and the Daily Times.

In , McClatchy became a part owner of the Daily Bee; by , he was majority owner of the newspaper. Aside from a two year hiatus to serve as Sheriff of Sacramento, McClatchy served as editor for the Bee until his death in After his death, James McClatchy's widow, Charlotte McClatchy , bought out the only remaining partner in the Bee, John Francis Sheehan, in , giving her full ownership of the newspaper; she then turned over the newspaper's operations to her two sons, Charles Kenny C.

The McClatchy sons subsequently divided responsibilities at the newspaper in such a way that V. This arrangement lasted for nearly forty years, until C. Many changes came about at the Bee during the years of the McClatchy brothers' partnership, including the pair of revisions to the newspaper's title mentioned previously.

In what was to be the first of many corporate name changes, subsidiary formations, and mergers, the James McClatchy Co. The McClatchy brothers' partnership also oversaw the licensing and operation of the company's first radio station from , the short-lived KVQ of Sacramento.

Despite these advancements, it was agreed that the partnership would be dissolved though a blind auction, with C. Already well-known for his editorial capacity, including his widely-read "Private Thinks" columns that were later collected in a single volume, C. In collaboration with his son, Carlos , C. The company also began operating its third newspaper, the Modesto News-Herald, in August , changing its name to the Modesto Bee in July Although the company was thriving, the death of Carlos--who was slated to succeed C.

These uncertainties were compounded over the next few years by C. Lacking another family member capable of taking over the helm, C.

By this time, C. Jones as his successor as editor of the newspapers, marking the first time in nearly eighty years that a McClatchy did not perform these duties. When C. Although not experienced in the newspaper business, Eleanor proved to be an adept leader for the company, loyal to both her father's editorial principles and her brother's interest in expansion into other media.

Within months of C. In addition to these developments, in the Sacramento Bee began construction of a new building at the corner of Q and 21st Streets, which was also to serve as the McClatchy Company's headquarters.

With the death of Walter Jones in , Eleanor McClatchy returned to within the family ranks for a successor, selecting her nephew Carlos' son , C.

Four years later, in , Eleanor's health began to fail, and the younger C. In an interesting parallel to events nearly one hundred years prior following James McClatchy's death , C. Over the next ten years, C. In , C. Although his brother, James, had already been named the McClatchy Company's publisher in , for the first time in company history a person outside the McClatchy family, Erwin Potts, became head of the company.

Under Potts' direction, the company extended the reach of its newspaper chain into the southern states, buying newspapers in North Carolina and South Carolina. After Potts retirement in , the current leader of the company, Gary Pruitt, took over; in the years since Pruitt's takeover, the company has purchased newspapers in Minnesota and California, as well as internet publishing companies.

Despite his family's more limited involvement in the company of late, James McClatchy continued to serve as publisher of the McClatchy Company until his death in The company' headquarters remain in Sacramento at Q Street, the same location as its flagship newspaper, the Sacramento Bee. The McClatchy Company records are composed of materials transferred to the Center for Sacramento History in August from the basement vault of the Sacramento Bee's headquarters; prior to transfer, these materials were inventoried and appraised as part of a cooperative project between the Sacramento Bee and SAMCC during the spring of The collection encompasses a wide body of materials, ranging from over forty linear feet of archival material documenting company activities throughout the 20th Century to bound newspaper volumes covering the first 73 years of publication for the Sacramento Bee in nearly its entirety; a broad array of audiovisual materials and artifacts, including various audio and video tapes of broadcast advertising for the company, a 35 millimeter film reel documenting an interview with former Chief Justice Earl Warren in its original shipping container, printing press slugs, and other company memorabilia round out its diverse contents.

The bulk of the McClatchy Newspapers and Broadcasting Collection is comprised of materials related to the operations of the McClatchy Newspapers, especially those of the Sacramento Bee, and the numerous broadcasting endeavors of the McClatchy Company during the first half of the 20th century; also present are materials concerning the McClatchy family and California's Central Valley region.

Prominent in the material related to the newspapers and broadcast stations are historical documents and publications regarding the company's day-to-day operations, its dealings with its employees, as well as associated governmental agencies, and how it marketed itself to the general public, including the use of logos designed specifically for the company's ventures by Walt Disney ; in addition, these materials detail the company's buildings and equipment, as well as those of competing newspapers, and include various corporate stock and financial records.

Also prominent in the collection are numerous corporate and family histories, materials documenting company policies and milestones, such as the script for its for its first television broadcast at KMJ-TV, as well as nearly thirty years of correspondence between long-time Sacramento Bee editor, C.

McClatchy legal Physical Location: Aisle The McClatchy Legal series consists of records generated by the legal representatives of the McClatchy Company, as well as materials pertaining to the various legal interactions of the company and the McClatchy family.

Prominent in this series are correspondence and agreements detailing the company's dealings with labor unions; bound volumes pertaining to the McClatchy Company's relations with the Federal Communications Commission FCC ; materials related to the dissolution of the partnership of brothers, Valentine and C. McClatchy, as well as the subsequent restructuring of the company with C. McClatchy; and various agreements concerning the McClatchy family's estates and real estate transaction.

This series consists of file folders, 13 items, 3 oversized items. Box , Folder. Sacramento Typographical Union 46 Physical Description: 37 folders. Box 1, Folder.

Publisher Briefs Physical Description: 5 folders. Direct, Closing, Appeals, Rebuttal, Publisher Counterproposal, Physical Description: 1 folder. Union Briefs Physical Description: 4 folders. Opening, Arbitration Transcripts, Physical Description: 1 folder. Opinions and Awards, Physical Description: 1 folder.

Arbitration Physical Description: 3 folders. Correspondence and agreements Physical Description: 18 folders. Box 2, Folder. Opdycke sick leave claim, Physical Description: 1 folder. Publisher Briefs, Physical Description: 1 folder. Union Briefs, Physical Description: 1 folder. Box 3, Folder. Publisher Opening Brief, Physical Description: 1 folder. Correspondence and agreements Physical Description: 10 folders.

Box 4, Folder. Election for Maintenance of Membership, Physical Description: 1 folder. Sacramento Pressmen 60 Physical Description: 9 folders.

Correspondence and agreements Physical Description: 7 folders. National and International Pressmen materials, Physical Description: 1 folder. Correspondence and agreements Physical Description: 9 folders. Box 5, Folder. Correspondence and agreements Physical Description: 5 folders. Sacramento Mailers' Chapel Physical Description: 2 folders.

Correspondence and agreements Physical Description: 2 folders. Survey, Physical Description: 1 folder. Contracts, Physical Description: 1 folder. Employment Agreements Physical Description: 5 folders.

Alex Ashen, Physical Description: 1 folder. Hamilton, Physical Description: 1 folder. Jones, Physical Description: 1 folder. Earl Langdon, Physical Description: 1 folder. Matushak, Physical Description: 1 folder. Physical Description: 1 folder.

American Newspaper Publishers Association correspondence and other material, Physical Description: 1 folder. American Arbitration Association pamphlets and bulletins, Physical Description: 1 folder. Arbitration articles and sample agreements, Physical Description: 1 folder. Catholic and Christian labor pamphlets, Physical Description: 1 folder. Box 6, Folder. Applications and related materials, Physical Description: 1 folder.

Correspondence, Physical Description: 1 folder. KMJ Physical Description: 2 folders. KWG Physical Description: 3 folders. Questionnaires and affidavits, Physical Description: 1 folder. Santa Maria Radio materials, Physical Description: 1 folder. Questionnaires and correspondence, Physical Description: 1 folder. KOH Physical Description: 3 folders. McClatchy vs. FCC Physical Description: 3 folders. Reply Brief for Appellant, Physical Description: 1 folder.

Brief for Appellant, Physical Description: 1 folder. Boxes , Item. Docket Physical Description: 9 items. Box 7, Item. Volume 1, Physical Description: 1 item.

Volume 2, Physical Description: 1 item. Box , Item. Box 8, Item. Volume 3, Physical Description: 1 item. Volume 4, Physical Description: 1 item. Volume 5, Physical Description: 1 item. Volume 6, Physical Description: 1 item. Box 9, Item.

Volume 7, Physical Description: 1 item. Box 9, Folder. Correspondence, Physical Description: 2 folders. Stock agreements, Physical Description: 3 folders. Correspondence and other material, Physical Description: 1 folder. Frances Rydeen Estate: Physical Description: 5 folders.

Last will, correspondence, and related materials, Physical Description: 1 folder. Notices and decrees, Physical Description: 1 folder. Related materials, Physical Description: 1 folder. Box 10, Folder. Will and probate, Physical Description: 1 folder. Notes and receipts, Physical Description: 1 folder.

IRS correspondence and other material, Physical Description: 1 folder. Fresno house sale Correspondence and agreements, Physical Description: 1 folder. McClatchy Estate: Physical Description: 7 folders. Wills, Physical Description: 1 folder. Financial statements, Physical Description: 1 folder. Promissory notes and agreements, Physical Description: 1 folder. IRS claim and case notes, Physical Description: 1 folder.

Affidavits and correspondence, Physical Description: 1 folder. Statement of facts and brief, Physical Description: 1 folder. Tax correspondence and notes, Physical Description: 1 folder. Agreements, Physical Description: 1 folder. Tax correspondence and other material, Physical Description: 1 folder.

Tax reference materials, Physical Description: 1 folder. Charlotte Maloney Estate: Physical Description: 2 folders. Accounting and distribution, Physical Description: 1 folder. Correspondence and receipts, Physical Description: 1 folder.

Sacramento: Physical Description: 3 folders. Carmichael Colony properties, Physical Description: 1 folder. Properties, Physical Description: 1 folder.

Fresno: Physical Description: 2 folders. Agreements and other material, Physical Description: 1 folder. Newspaper administrative Physical Location: Aisle The Newspaper Administrative series consists of records generated by the offices and staff of McClatchy Newspapers, as well as materials specific to newspaper operations. Prominent in this series is administrative correspondence detailing the newspaper's operations during the s, which includes materials related to the early operations of the Fresno Bee, newspaper composing room and use of rotogravure, and early newspaper promotions, including the sponsorship of a performance by the Chicago Civic Opera Company Sacramento; newspaper financial papers, including Audit Bureau of Circulation ABC reports and other circulation materials, financial statements for the Sacramento, Fresno, and Modesto Bees, and newspaper payroll materials; and newspaper advertising and marketing materials, including Sacramento Bee newspaper advertising publications, McClatchy Newspapers advertising reports, and newspaper marketing studies.

This series consists of file folders, as well as oversized items. Alphabetical Files: Physical Description: 56 folders. Correspondence, Physical Description: 4 folders. Publications, Physical Description: 1 folder. Correspondence, Physical Description: 3 folders. George Fuller correspondence, Physical Description: 1 folder. Box 11, Folder. Lavenson's store correspondence and other material, Physical Description: 1 folder. Newman Company correspondence, Physical Description: 1 folder. Correspondence, Physical Description: 5 folders.

Benjamin Oviatt correspondence, Physical Description: 1 folder. Schaldach correspondence, Physical Description: 1 folder. Sherman Clay and Company correspondence, Physical Description: 1 folder. Summer Resort Promotion correspondence, Physical Description: 1 folder. Box 12, Folder. Fresno Bee: Physical Description: 8 folders.

Correspondence, Physical Description: 8 folders. January--March Physical Description: 1 folder. April--June Physical Description: 1 folder. July--September Physical Description: 1 folder. October--December Physical Description: 1 folder. Composing Room: Physical Description: 4 folders. Correspondence and other material, Physical Description: 4 folders. Rotogravure: Physical Description: 3 folders.

Correspondence and other material, Physical Description: 3 folders. Promotions: Physical Description: 4 folders. Chicago Civic Opera: Physical Description: 4 folders. Subscriber Insurance: Physical Description: 4 folders. Shopping News: Physical Description: 2 folders. Box 13, Folder. Christmas: Physical Description: 2 folders.

Correspondence and other material, Physical Description: 2 folders. Box 13, Item. Sacramento Bee, Physical Description: 17 folders. Sacramento Union, Physical Description: 9 folders. Box 14, Folder. Sacramento Bee, Physical Description: 5 folders. Sacramento Union, Physical Description: 4 folders. Circulation: Physical Description: 7 folders.

Statements, Physical Description: 1 folder. Comparative statements, Physical Description: 1 folder. County listings, Physical Description: 1 folder. Census recapitulation, Physical Description: 1 folder. Materials, Physical Description: 1 folder. Zip Code listings, Physical Description: 1 folder. Boxes , Folder. Monthly Statements: Physical Description: 37 folders. Sacramento Bee, Physical Description: 7 folders. Sacramento Bee Engraving, Physical Description: 6 folders.

Fresno Bee, Physical Description: 7 folders. Fresno Bee Engraving, Physical Description: 6 folders. Box 15, Folder. Modesto Bee, Physical Description: 6 folders. Modesto Bee Engraving, Physical Description: 4 folders. Engraving correspondence and statements: Physical Description: 3 folders. Sacramento Bee, Physical Description: 1 folder.

Fresno Bee, Physical Description: 1 folder. Modesto Bee, Physical Description: 1 folder. Financial Reports: Physical Description: 2 folders. Joint Statements: Physical Description: 2 folders.

Payroll Reports: Physical Description: 11 folders. McClatchy Newspapers, Physical Description: 3 folders. Sacramento Bee Mechanical, Physical Description: 1 folder. Fresno Bee Mechanical, Physical Description: 1 folder. Modesto Bee Mechanical, Physical Description: 1 folder. Overtime Reports: Physical Description: 12 folders. McClatchy Newspapers, Physical Description: 1 folder. Sacramento Bee, Physical Description: 2 folders. Sacramento Bee Engraving, Physical Description: 1 folder.

Fresno Bee Engraving, Physical Description: 1 folder. Modesto Bee Engraving, Physical Description: 1 folder. Sick Leave Reports: Physical Description: 4 folders. Newspaper Marketing: Physical Description: 27 folders.

Sacramento Bee, Physical Description: 21 folders. Box 16, Folder. Box 17, Folder. Sacramento Bee publications, Physical Description: 6 folders.

Newspaper Advertising Reports: Physical Description: 16 folders. Once also the owner of numerous radio and television stations, the McClatchy Company currently owns 32 daily and 17 community newspapers, as well as its internet subsidiary, McClatchy Interactive.

While it has been associated with the same family for nearly years, the McClatchy Company is a publicly-traded corporation, and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol MNI. Although its first official incarnation, James McClatchy and Co.

First published on February 3, as a morning newspaper, the Daily Bee was founded by L. Chandler, L. Davis, John Church, and W. Tobey, and initially edited by John Rollin Ridge. Less than three months later, on April 6, , the Daily Bee became an evening newspaper, although it did not adopt the Evening Bee moniker until December ; the Evening Bee was not re-named the Sacramento Bee until March In July of , Ridge retired from the Daily Bee, and James McClatchy, a writer for the paper whose family name would henceforth be associated with the Bee, took over as the newspaper's editor.

McClatchy moved west to Sacramento in reportedly as a correspondent for the Tribune and prior to working for the Daily Bee had been associated with no less than six other area newspapers: the Placer Times, the Sacramento Transcript, the Settlers and Miners Tribune, the Californian, the Daily Democratic State Journal, and the Daily Times. In , McClatchy became a part owner of the Daily Bee; by , he was majority owner of the newspaper.

Aside from a two year hiatus to serve as Sheriff of Sacramento, McClatchy served as editor for the Bee until his death in After his death, James McClatchy's widow, Charlotte McClatchy , bought out the only remaining partner in the Bee, John Francis Sheehan, in , giving her full ownership of the newspaper; she then turned over the newspaper's operations to her two sons, Charles Kenny C.

The McClatchy sons subsequently divided responsibilities at the newspaper in such a way that V. This arrangement lasted for nearly forty years, until C. Many changes came about at the Bee during the years of the McClatchy brothers' partnership, including the pair of revisions to the newspaper's title mentioned previously.

In what was to be the first of many corporate name changes, subsidiary formations, and mergers, the James McClatchy Co. The McClatchy brothers' partnership also oversaw the licensing and operation of the company's first radio station from , the short-lived KVQ of Sacramento. Despite these advancements, it was agreed that the partnership would be dissolved though a blind auction, with C.

Already well-known for his editorial capacity, including his widely-read "Private Thinks" columns that were later collected in a single volume, C. In collaboration with his son, Carlos , C. The company also began operating its third newspaper, the Modesto News-Herald, in August , changing its name to the Modesto Bee in July Although the company was thriving, the death of Carlos--who was slated to succeed C.

These uncertainties were compounded over the next few years by C. Lacking another family member capable of taking over the helm, C. By this time, C. Jones as his successor as editor of the newspapers, marking the first time in nearly eighty years that a McClatchy did not perform these duties. When C. Although not experienced in the newspaper business, Eleanor proved to be an adept leader for the company, loyal to both her father's editorial principles and her brother's interest in expansion into other media.

Within months of C. In addition to these developments, in the Sacramento Bee began construction of a new building at the corner of Q and 21st Streets, which was also to serve as the McClatchy Company's headquarters. With the death of Walter Jones in , Eleanor McClatchy returned to within the family ranks for a successor, selecting her nephew Carlos' son , C. Four years later, in , Eleanor's health began to fail, and the younger C.

In an interesting parallel to events nearly one hundred years prior following James McClatchy's death , C. Over the next ten years, C. In , C. Although his brother, James, had already been named the McClatchy Company's publisher in , for the first time in company history a person outside the McClatchy family, Erwin Potts, became head of the company. Under Potts' direction, the company extended the reach of its newspaper chain into the southern states, buying newspapers in North Carolina and South Carolina.

After Potts retirement in , the current leader of the company, Gary Pruitt, took over; in the years since Pruitt's takeover, the company has purchased newspapers in Minnesota and California, as well as internet publishing companies.

Despite his family's more limited involvement in the company of late, James McClatchy continued to serve as publisher of the McClatchy Company until his death in The company' headquarters remain in Sacramento at Q Street, the same location as its flagship newspaper, the Sacramento Bee. The McClatchy Company records are composed of materials transferred to the Center for Sacramento History in August from the basement vault of the Sacramento Bee's headquarters; prior to transfer, these materials were inventoried and appraised as part of a cooperative project between the Sacramento Bee and SAMCC during the spring of The collection encompasses a wide body of materials, ranging from over forty linear feet of archival material documenting company activities throughout the 20th Century to bound newspaper volumes covering the first 73 years of publication for the Sacramento Bee in nearly its entirety; a broad array of audiovisual materials and artifacts, including various audio and video tapes of broadcast advertising for the company, a 35 millimeter film reel documenting an interview with former Chief Justice Earl Warren in its original shipping container, printing press slugs, and other company memorabilia round out its diverse contents.

The bulk of the McClatchy Newspapers and Broadcasting Collection is comprised of materials related to the operations of the McClatchy Newspapers, especially those of the Sacramento Bee, and the numerous broadcasting endeavors of the McClatchy Company during the first half of the 20th century; also present are materials concerning the McClatchy family and California's Central Valley region. Prominent in the material related to the newspapers and broadcast stations are historical documents and publications regarding the company's day-to-day operations, its dealings with its employees, as well as associated governmental agencies, and how it marketed itself to the general public, including the use of logos designed specifically for the company's ventures by Walt Disney ; in addition, these materials detail the company's buildings and equipment, as well as those of competing newspapers, and include various corporate stock and financial records.

Also prominent in the collection are numerous corporate and family histories, materials documenting company policies and milestones, such as the script for its for its first television broadcast at KMJ-TV, as well as nearly thirty years of correspondence between long-time Sacramento Bee editor, C. Container List:. Series 1. McClatchy legal. Subseries 1. Series 2. Newspaper administrative. Subseries 2. Series 3.