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- July 1979 - September 1989 (Creation)
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1 file
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Correspondence and notes, predominantly internal, relating to the production of the Guardian, July 1979 - September 1989.
Correspondents include: Ken Dodd, John Dixey, Norman Butters, Ian Wright and Campbell Page.
Subjects covered include: negotiations with the National Society of Operative Printers, Graphical and Media Personnel for a new agreement, July 1979 - March 1980; dark room staff and materials, January 1980; overtime pay, March 1980; Newspaper Publishers Association (NPA) flood contingency plans, May 1980; readers' complaints concerning the printing quality of the paper, December 1983 - January 1988; the appointment of production director, September 1984 and the responsibilities of system managers in placing advertisements, September 1989.
Also contains a list of London and Manchester based Guardian staff, August 1980.
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited; Editor's Office; Kenneth Dodd
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Readers' letters are access restricted in line with the Data Protection Act.
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- Dodd; Kenneth George; journalist and executive editor of the Guardian (Subject)
- Guardian News & Media Limited (1967-); newspaper publisher (Subject)
- The Guardian (1821-); newspaper (Subject)
- Ezard; John (1939-2010); journalist (Subject)
- Newspaper Publishers Association (1906-2014); print trade association (Subject)
- Dixey; John; Head Of Production, Guardian (Subject)
- Page; Norman Campbell; journalist and executive editor of the Guardian (Subject)