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Collection consists of Derek Senior's papers from his time as the Gardening and Bridge Editor. Includes correspondence, cuttings and typescripts relating to the Gardening and Bridge features, and other related papers.

Administrative/Biographical history: Derek Senior joined the Manchester Guardian as a reporter in 1937, where he specialised in planning matters. He became freelance Gardening Editor, Bridge Editor and contributor for the Guardian in 1960 until the 1980s. Senior also worked for the Civic Trust and he was appointed a member of the Royal Commission on Local Government 1966-1969, and published widely on planning affairs.

Files contain papers relating to The Guardian's Gardening feature and related Gardening topics, and includes correspondence, typescripts, and cuttings.

Correspondence received by Derek Senior relating to editorial matters and letters from fans of the Gardening feature.

Correspondence regarding editorial matters mainly related to Derek Senior's Gardening feature. Letters relate to cancellation of a feature on lawns; articles received to be published; publishing gardening features with appropriate advertisements; non-payment of fees for a contributor; accounting periods; schedule of dates and features; and changes to be made to the feature.

Correspondence includes letters from fans of Derek Senior's gardening feature. Includes letters from Stephen Ferguson regarding Derek Senior's review of Ruth Stout's The No-Work Garden Book; and from Michael Hyde regarding Derek Senior's decision to give up editing the Gardening column.

Typescripts and draft articles for the Gardening feature. Articles cover a range of Gardening topics and titles include Winter's End, Asparagus, Instead of a Lawn, Happy Hippeastrums, Healthy Fruit Trees, Precocious Tubers, Aqueous Solutions, Designs for Outdoor Living, Growing to Eat, Choosing Roses, Pruning Pears, Polythene for Small Gardens, Growing Tomatoes for Quality and Meadow Orchards. Some articles are duplicated and include amended copies of articles.

Newspaper cuttings of the Gardening feature from the Guardian. Early features are anonymous or are accompanied by the initials of the correspondent. Later features give the correspondents name and include Derek Senior, Judith Berrisford, Moira Savonius, Peter Newton, Stanley Vince, EM May, Margery Fish, Jean Stowe, Val Arnold-Forster, Alan Mitchell, Michael Hyde, Sidney Clapham, Bennington Marsh, and Christopher Lloyd.

File contains provisional schedule of fixtures, including proposed date, subject to be covered, and initials of correspondent for Gardening and Bridge features. Other hand-written notes include a year plan for fruit, flowers, and vegetables.

File contains a press release from The Horticultural Trades Association regarding a new 'plant-finder' service; and a calendar of shows, competitions and demonstrations for the Royal Horticultural Society.

Files contain papers relating to the Bridge column and related Bridge topics, including correspondence, typescripts, and cuttings.