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- March 1979 - December 1986 (Creation)
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1 file
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Internal correspondence concerning the Guardian library, including space, staffing, new appointments, the staff book collection in Manchester, the minitrieve and alternative filing systems, on-line retrieval systems and readers' enquiries, March 1979 - December 1986.
Correspondents include: Ian Wright, John Cunningham, Frank Singleton, Helen Martin, John Pilkington and Ken Dodd.
Also contains minutes of a meeting to discuss the replacement of library shelving, 4 June 1982; library report by M Walker, 1984 and minutes of the library committee, 4 December 1985.
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited; Editor's Office; Ian Wright
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Records relating to staff appointments are subject to access restrictions in line with the Data Protection Act.
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- Wright; Ian (1934-2016); journalist and managing editor of the Guardian (Subject)
- Guardian News & Media Limited (1967-); newspaper publisher (Subject)
- The Guardian (1821-); newspaper (Subject)
- Dodd; Kenneth George; journalist and executive editor of the Guardian (Subject)
- Cunningham; John; journalist (Subject)
- Singleton; Frank (1927-1994); Guardian librarian (Subject)
- Martin; Helen; information manager (Subject)
- Pilkington; John (1916-1999); picture editor (Subject)