Identity area
Reference code
AMH/1
Title
Correspondence
Date(s)
- 1963-1968 (Creation)
Level of description
Sub-fonds
Extent and medium
17 letters, 1 File
Context area
Archival history
Deposited by Anthony Howard, via Stephen Pritchard of The Observer in 2001.
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Scope and content
Letters sent to and from Howard regarding his position as Washington Correspondent. Letters discuss basic salary, cost of living allowances, expenses, terms of employment, coverage of items for the newspaper, conditions regarding working 'outside' the newspaper, appreciation from David Astor following his stay with Howard, 'Rent Tribunal', proposals relating to Howard's position to be undertaken following Washington Correspondent.
Key correspondents from the Observer are David Astor, Ken Obank, John Thompson, Patrick O'Donovan and Michael Davie.
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Chronological
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Open
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Notes area
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Name access points
- Howard; Anthony Michell (1934-2010); journalist and broadcaster (Subject)
- Astor; Hon; Francis David Langhorne (1912-2001); editor of The Observer (Subject)
- Obank; Kenneth Pounds (1915-1991); managing editor of the Observer (Subject)
- Thompson; John Brian (1928-2017); journalist (Subject)
- O'Donovan; Patrick Anthony (1918-1981); journalist (Subject)
- Davie; Michael (1924-2005); journalist and writer (Subject)
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Status
Catalogued