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Records collected by John Perkin in his role as editor of Guardian Weekly. This includes a written memoir, notes and reports issued to Guardian staff, newspaper cuttings, ephemera relating to Guardian anniversaries and events and a photograph.

Administrative/Biographical history: John Sydney Perkin was born in Macclesfield, Cheshire in 1929. He was educated at King's School in Macclesfield and won a state scholarship to Magdalen College, Oxford, where he was tutored by CS Lewis.

He trained as a journalist with Westminster Press, first at Barrow-in-Furness and then at the daily Yorkshire Observer in Bradford. In 1955 he joined the Manchester Guardian's foreign desk. In 1969 he was appointed editor of the Guardian Weekly. He retired as editor of the Weekly in 1993 but continued to work as Guardian crossword editor until c1996.

Signed and annotated copy of John Perkin's memoir of his time at the Guardian 1955-1993. Topics covered include: his appointment as a sub-editor at the Manchester Guardian, 1955; moving to the foreign subs desk; working with John Putz, AP Wadsworth and Alastair Hetherington; Guardian coverage of Suez, Cuban Missile crisis and Vietnam war; appointment as editor of Guardian Weekly and the production of Guardian Weekly.

Various papers, mainly relating to the Guardian, collected by John Perkin in his position as editor of the Guardian Weekly, including:

Statement made by L P Scott at a meeting with the 'P. & K. T. F.' on 6 December 1966 concerning the financial situation of the Guardian and reductions in the cost of printing.

Memorandums and reports to Guardian staff on London printing plans (May 1961), who does what' in Guardian editorial administration (September 1964), motor accidents (July 1981), the 1983/84 NUJ house agreement (April 1982) and employee benefits (November 1983).

Notes concerning printing options for the Guardian Weekly (February 1963)

Correspondence between John Perkin and the editor's office concerning the Guardian front page from 5 November 1956 'Soviet Tanks Crush Resistance', with a note from Alastair [Hetherington] about the front page, August 1997.

The file also contains a copy of The Monopolies Commission report on the proposed transfer of The Times Newspaper and The Sunday Times Newspaper to a newspaper proprietor, December 1966 and an unsigned copy of Perkin's memoir (see JSP/1)

Primarily contains printed material relating to Guardian anniversaries and events. Including:

150th anniversary special issue of 'GEN' the Guardian and Manchester Evening News staff magazine, 1971 (volume 7, number 1)

Two copies of the Guardian supplement for the 150th anniversary, 5 May 1971. One copy is the original supplement as it appeared in the newspaper, the other copy is a quartersize reproduction.

Guardian supplement from September 11 1986 marking 25 years of London printing

Menu for the commemorative dinner held on the occasion of the Guardian leaving its Cross Street offices, 28 August 1970

Menu for a dinner in honour of Winnie Green's retirement from the Guardian, 2 October 1975

A copy of 'GEN', the Guardian and Manchester Evening News staff magazine, August 1971 (number 10, volume 1). Contains an article by John Perkin concerning Guardian Weekly and Le Monde joint publishing and distribution.

[Guardian] newspaper clipping on the history of the Scott Trust, nd [c1970s]

A copy of Link-up magazine featuring an article on the 'Manchester Guardian' by George Holmes, Guardian chief industrial reporter, May 1959.

Newspapers collected by John Perkins in his position as editor of the Guardian Weekly:

The Guardian Weekly, December 27 1969, headline 'The world in 1969'
The Guardian Weekly, December 5 1970, front page Velaquez portrait of Juan de Pareja
The Guardian Weekly, December 26 1970, headline '1970 - the year of the flood'
The Guardian Weekly, August 19 1990, headline 'Forces build up to counter Saddam'
The Guardian Weekly, August 26 1990, headline 'Saddam forms a human shield of Western hostages'
The Guardian Weekly, August 12 1990, headline 'Saddam's only option is to escalate'

Colour print of the Guardian reporter's room.