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- 1947-1967 (Creation)
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File of papers and correspondence, relating to LP Scott's association with (and membership of, from 1962) the Newspaper Publishers Association (formerly known as the Newspaper Proprietors Association), and labelled 'NPA - General'. The bulk of the papers and correspondence date from the years 1961-1967.
Contents include memorandum and articles of association for The Newspaper Proprietors Association Ltd , made September 1947; formal correspondence concerning joining the association, and a memorandum to the board on the same; correspondence concerning the election of members to the council; agendas and minutes for meetings held, and memorandum's on issues discussed.
Issues discussed are diverse, but the development of wage structures, management in the event of strike action and relations with trade unions, are typical examples.
Creator: Manchester Guardian and Evening News Limited; Chairman's Office; Laurence Prestwich Scott
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- Cheadle; Sir; Eric Wallers (1908-1992); knight; newspaper chairman (Subject)
- Thomson; Roy Herbert (1894-1976); 1st Baron Thomson of Fleet; newspaper proprietor (Subject)
- Newspaper Publishers Association (1906-2014); print trade association (Subject)
- Thomson Newspapers Company Limited (1958-); newspaper publishers (Subject)
- Scott; Laurence Prestwich (1909-1983); chairman of the Manchester Guardian & Evening News Ltd (Subject)
- Guardian Media Group plc (1907-); newspaper proprietor (Subject)