File 7 - Letters from readers

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HJSY/7/1/7

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Letters from readers

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  • 24 April 1988 - 23 April 1992 (Creation)

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Correspondence from family, friends, colleagues and members of the public sent to Hugo Young after reading his book 'One of Us' There is also correspondence regarding a series of TV programmes called 'The Thatcher Factor' based on 'One of Us' and correspondence from publishers, including enclosed reviews.

Includes letters from:
David Cornwell
Kenneth Baker
Ian Gilmour
Patrick Cormack
John Biffen
Raymond Seitz
Cardinal Basil Hume
Giles Radice

Also includes:

Press clippings collected by Macmillan publishers, January 1989

Copy of House of Commons Order Paper for 14 March 1989

Invite card to the launch of 'One of Us' with draft list of people invited, 10 April 1989

Flyer for 'The Thatcher Factor' TV programmes, broadcast in April 1989

Information booklet and programme (printed on a replica book jacket of 'One of Us') for the Yorkshire Post 1988 Book of the Year Award, attended by Hugo Young on 13 April 1989 (2 copies)
Also includes cutting of the report of the event printed in the Yorkshire Post, and three photographs taken at the event for the newspaper article (in separate file in photo store)

The photographs are of:
Hugo Young, signing a copy of 'One of Us' (black and white)
Hugo Young with Rev Fred Secombe and Carol Drinkwater (black and white)
Hugo Young with Rev Fred Secombe, Shusha Guppy, William Trevor and Carol Drinkwater (black and white)

Creator: DS/UK/122

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Personal letters may be closed in line with the Data Protection Act.

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