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- 1948-1970 (Creation)
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Contains 2 envelopes, titled 'Production Management:1948/68' and 'Production, Miscellaneous: 1962/70'. Records contained are mainly financial and administrative in content.
The first envelope contains correspondence with Horace Milner and JP Sinclair of the Guardian's production department, relating to individual and general staff matters, and Newspaper Chapel negotiations; notes of meetings held within the department; a proposal written by Milner on the cost of London printing; draft job advertisements for the position of Works Manager, and on the appointment of Milner's successor, JP Sinclair.
The second envelope contains notifications of staff changes; an Industry Diary, comprising of newspaper clippings taken over a 3 months period, which relate to production issues across the market, and compiled by JP Sinclair, and correspondence with the latter on matters as diverse as newsprint quality and holiday rotas.
Creator: Manchester Guardian and Evening News Limited; Chairman's Office; Laurence Prestwich Scott
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- Milner; Horace George; Guardian production director (Subject)
- Sinclair; John Paton; Guardian employee (Subject)
- Scott; Laurence Prestwich (1909-1983); chairman of the Manchester Guardian & Evening News Ltd (Subject)
- National Union of Journalists (1907-); trade union (Subject)
- Guardian Media Group plc (1907-); newspaper proprietor (Subject)