Documents, press cuttings and correspondence relating to the appointment of WP Crozier as editor including:
Cutting from the Guardian on the retirement of CP Scott, 23 January 1930;
CP Scott Memorial Number, 5 January 1932;
Letter, 2 pages, from MW Fodor to WP Crozier, 4 May 1932;
Letter from I Brown to WP Crozier, 5 May 1932;
Letter from H Dore to WP Crozier, 6 May 1932;
Letter from F Attenborough to WP Crozier, 6 May 1932;
Cutting from the Guardian of the announcement of WP Crozier as editor, 7 May 1932;
Cutting from Times of appointment of WP Crozier as editor, 7 May 1932;
Cutting from the Manchester Evening News of appointment of WP Crozier as editor, 7 May 1932;
Letter from H Laski to WP Crozier, 7 May 1932;
Letter from M Montague to WP Crozier, 7 May 1932;
Letter from E Sharp to WP Crozier, 7 May 1932;
Letter from L Montague, 7 May 1932;
Letter from Durrants to WP Crozier, 7 May 1932;
Invoice from Durrants for press clipping service, 10 May 1932;
Instruction from WP Crozier to Durrants to clip all items relating to himself;
Letter from H Sidebotham to WP Crozier, 8 May 1932;
Letter from W Eames to WP Crozier, 8 May 1932;
Letter from H Sacher to WP Crozier, 11 May 1932;
Cutting from World's Press News of appointment of WP Crozier as editor, 12 May 1932;
Cutting from World's Press News, 'Mr WP Crozier Appointed Editor of Manchester Guardian', 12 May 1932;
Cutting from Newspaper World of appointment of WP Crozier as editor, 14 May 1932 (2 copies);
Letter from W Haley to WP Crozier, May 1932;
Letter from JL Garvin to WP Crozier, 29 November 1932;
Reply to the above letter, typescript, from WP Crozier to JL Garvin, 4 December 1932;
A first edition of 'The English Newspaper 1622-1932' by Stanley Morison, inscribed to WP Crozier on his appointment as editor, 1932.
Creator: Crozier, William Percival (1879-1944); newspaper editor
Documents and correspondence relating to WP Crozier's National Registration during first world war. His poor health prevented his conscription in 1916 and the documents include:
Photocopy of WP Crozier National Registration Card, marked 'unfit' 10 December 1915;
Letter from E Fielding to WP Crozier, 2 July 1916;
Notice Paper from Lieutenant E Howe to WP Crozier, with memo from E Fielding to WP Crozier, 27 June 1916;
WP Crozier's Certificate of Exemption for Military Service, 2 August 1916;
Letter, draft, from WP Crozier to President of Medical Board, 12 September 1916;
Letter from WP Crozier regarding re-examination for service, 28 May 1917;
Letter, with annotations, from WP Crozier regarding re-examination for service, 28 May 1917;
Letter from JR Scott to staff regarding re-examination for service, 29 May 1917;
Envelope addressed to WP Crozier with note regarding Radcliffe in blue writing;
Letter from BG Hall to WP Crozier regarding re-examination, 21 May 1917;
Note from Lieutenant W Capel to WP Crozier, 31 May 1917;
Copy of memo from JR Scott to WP Crozier regarding re-examination, 1 June 1917;
Letter from E Fielding to WP Crozier concerning the arrival of WP Crozier's notice paper and Radcliffe's feelings about his conditional certificate, 30 June 1917.
Creator: Crozier, William Percival (1879-1944); newspaper editor
Correspondence between WP Crozier and FA Voigt, Foreign correspondent and Diplomatic correspondent, concerning European affairs leading to and at the outbreak of World War Two:
Letter from FA Voigt to WP Crozier, 9 March 1936, about a long leader of that date;
Letter, 7 pages, from FA Voigt to WP Crozier, 2 November 1937;
Memo, attached to the above, from WP Crozier to JR Scott, 10 November 1937;
Memo from FA Voigt to WP Crozier, 9 October 1939;
Memo, 2 pages, from FA Voigt to WP Crozier, 11 October 1939;
Memo, 2 pages, from FA Voigt to WP Crozier, 12 October 1939;
Memo from FA Voigt to WP Crozier, 13 December 1939;
Memo from FA Voigt to WP Crozier, 20 December 1939.
Creator: Crozier, William Percival (1879-1944); newspaper editor
Correspondence from 1932-1939 between WP Crozier and W Eames, editor of the Guardian, Welsh edition. The letters contain much general comment concerning world politics in the immediate pre-war years:
Letter from WP Crozier to W Eames, 25 April 1932;
Letter from WP Crozier to W Eames, 7 May 1932;
Letter from WP Crozier to W Eames, 17 May 1932;
Letter from WP Crozier to W Eames, 16 August 1932;
Letter from WP Crozier to W Eames, 15 May 1933;
Letter from WP Crozier to W Eames, 23 May 1933;
Letter from WP Crozier to W Eames, 2 June 1933;
Letter from WP Crozier to W Eames, 1 August 1933;
Letter from WP Crozier to W Eames, 8 August 1933;
Letter from WP Crozier to W Eames, 6 August 1934;
Letter from WP Crozier to W Eames, 10 August 1934;
Letter, two pages, from WP Crozier to W Eames, 14 September 1934;
Letter from WP Crozier to W Eames, 16 September 1934;
Letter from WP Crozier to W Eames, 11 October 1934;
Letter from WP Crozier to W Eames, 3 February 1935;
Letter from WP Crozier to W Eames, 4 February 1935;
Letter from WP Crozier to W Eames, 26 February 1935;
Letter from JP/MD to W Eames, concerning an article Eames wrote about Welsh history for the Royal Jubilee edition,1 March 1935;
Letter from JP/HW to W Eames, regarding the above, 2 April 1935;
Letter from WP Crozier to W Eames, 10 October 1935;
Letter from WP Crozier to W Eames, 27 October 1935;
Letter from WP Crozier to W Eames, 1 January 1936;
Letter from WP Crozier to W Eames, 19 April 1936;
Letter from WP Crozier to W Eames, 7 November 1936;
Letter from WP Crozier to W Eames, 10 January 1937;
Letter from WP Crozier to W Eames, 2 May 1937;
Letter from WP Crozier to W Eames, 4 July 1937;
Letter from WP Crozier to W Eames, 12 July 1937;
Letter from WP Crozier to W Eames, 13 July 1937;
Letter from WP Crozier to W Eames, 30 July 1937;
Letter from WP Crozier to W Eames, 1 August 1937;
Letter from WP Crozier to W Eames, 10 January 1938;
Letter from WP Crozier to W Eames, 12 January 1938;
Letter, two pages, from WP Crozier to W Eames, 29 July 1938;
Letter from WP Crozier to W Eames, 1 August 1938;
Letter from WP Crozier to W Eames, 4 September 1938;
Letter from WP Crozier to W Eames, 10 March 1939;
Letter from WP Crozier to W Eames, 6 August 1939.
Creator: Crozier, William Percival (1879-1944); newspaper editor
Correspondence and documents relating to WP Crozier's appointment to and early work for the Guardian. Documents include details of WP Crozier's appointment to the Guardian possibilities of employment at The Times. Correspondence with CP Scott includes comments about WP Crozier's work for the Guardian and correspondence with Arthur Ransome concerns difficulties in gaining entry to Russia and reporting on events there:
Letter from Henry Pelham to WP Crozier, suggesting Crozier should apply to the Guardian, 24 July 1903;
Letter from Manager of The Times to WP Crozier containing an offer of employment at The Times, 13 January 1904;
Letter from JR Scott to WP Crozier, 27 January 1904.
Letter from CP Scott to WP Crozier, 8 March 1920;
Letter from CP Scott to WP Crozier,17 December 1924.
Letter from A Ransome to CP Scott, 2 pages, typewritten, 25 January 1920;
Memo from JR Scott to WP Crozier regarding the above letter;
Letter from A Ransome to WP Crozier, 7 February 1920;
Memo from EF to WP Crozier regarding the above letter;
Memo from JR Scott to WP Crozier also regarding the above.
Black and white photograph portrait of WP Crozier, 1931.
Creator: Crozier, William Percival (1879-1944); newspaper editor
Material relating to the retirement of CP Scott and appointment of WP Crozier as editor of the Guardian, 1930-1932; and documents relating to WP Crozier's management duties and work as editor, 1932-1944, including general correspondence, correspondence with W Eames and FA Voigt, external correspondence, speeches given as editor and photographs and prints.
Creator: Crozier, William Percival (1879-1944); newspaper editor
Correspondence with people external to the Guardian including several British politicians:
Letter from Lloyd George to WP Crozier, 31 August 1934;
Letter from A Chamberlain to WP Crozier, 21 October 1936;
Letter from L Hore-Belisha to WP Crozier, 6 November 1936;
Letter from Anthony Eden to WP Crozier, 16 March 1937;
Letter from William E Dodds of USA Embassy in Berlin to WP Crozier, 11 December 1937, about USA co-operation with Britain;
Letter from WP Crozier to William E Dodds in reply to the above, 23 December 1937;
Letter from JW Owens of the Baltimore Sun to WP Crozier, on the danger of war in September, 12 August 1938;
Letter from WP Crozier to JW Owens in reply to the above, 4 September 1938;
Letter from L Hore-Belisha to WP Crozier, about a speech of his mentioned in a Manchester Guardian leader, 31 March 1943.
Creator: Crozier, William Percival (1879-1944); newspaper editor
Document relating to freelance newspaper work done by WP Crozier:
Cutting of article by WP Crozier in The Listener, 'The North of England and London', 25 March 1931.
Creator: Crozier, William Percival (1879-1944); newspaper editor
Correspondence between WP Crozier and other members of Guardian staff concerning staff management and editorial duties including:
Letter from WJ Haley to WP Crozier, concerning the relationship between the Guardian and the Manchester Evening News, 22 Dec 1933;
Memo, 8 pages typewritten, from WP Crozier to JR Scott, 23 Feb 1936;
Letter from LB Namier to WP Crozier, about Syria and the Lebanon, 29 June 1936;
Letter from the Guardian canteen manageress, Muriel Turner, to WP Crozier, about diet, 6 January 1937;
Memo, 4 pages, typewritten, from WP Crozier to F Attenborough, 25 Jan 1937;
Wire from J Bone to WP Crozier, about Palestine and a new commission on Arab and Jew partition, 6 January 1938;
Letter from JL Hammond to WP Crozier, 27 Oct 1938;
Letter from 30 editorial staff to WP Crozier, 30 Dec 1938;
Memo from WP Crozier to TS Banks and Mr Foden, 12 Feb 1939;
Letter from WP Crozier to JR Scott, 13 Feb 1939;
Letter from TS Banks to WP Crozier, 6 Jan 1941;
Printed internal memo, "English in the Paper" marked 'Confidential', March 1941;
Letter from WJ Haley to WP Crozier, about a leader concerning WJ Haley's move to the BBC, 2 September 1943;
Letter from WP Crozier to LB Namier, 6 January 1944.
Creator: Crozier, William Percival (1879-1944); newspaper editor
Letters sent to James Bone expressing sympathy on the death of WP Crozier:
Letter from Evelyn Sharp Nevinson to J Bone, 16 April 1944;
Letter from JG Crowther, editor of the Economist, to J Bone, 16 April 1944;
Letter from Hugh MacGregor to J Bone, 17 April 1944;
Letter from LH Belisha to J Bone, 18 April 1944;
Letter from RWG Mackay to J Bone, 18 April 1944;
Cablegram from John Owens and Hamilton Owens, of the Baltimore Sun, to J Bone, 18 April, 1944;
Letter from G Pettigrew-Smith to J Bone, 18 April 1944;
Part of letter from RD Peck, of the BBC, to J Bone, 18 April 1944;
Letter from Stanley Burch, of Reuters, to J Bone, conveying a message from [Cecil] Sprigge in Italy, 19 April 1944.
Creator: Crozier, William Percival (1879-1944); newspaper editor