Identity area
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Date(s)
- 1974-1986 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
7 files
Context area
Archival history
The collection was donated to the archive by Dennis Barker in 2010.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Documents related to events covered by Dennis Barker as a reporter for the Guardian. Events include the marriage of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer, the visit of Chairman Hua of China and the raising of the Mary Rose. Material includes press releases, press briefings, speech transcripts, promotional material and press passes.
Administrative/Biographical history: Dennis Barker was a journalist who joined the Guardian in 1963 and held a number of roles including Midlands correspondent, London reporter and obituarist. He left the Guardian in 1991 but his obituaries continued to appear in the paper after that year.
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System of arrangement
Arranged according to the original order and then chronologically
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Access Status
Open(part)