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Signed minutes of meetings of the Board of Directors of Guardian Newspapers Limited (GNL) from 21 November 1967 (first meeting) until 18 December 1974. Not indexed.
Meetings were held at 192 Grays Inn Road, London or 3 Cross Street, Manchester.

Present or attending the meetings are (in order of appearance): PW Gibbings; Alastair Hetherington; MGA Jack; HG Milner; GP Taylor; WH Thomas; JC Markwick; Stanley Porter; BLB Hutchings (Lovell, White & King); JJT Stephens (Lovell, White & King); FA Ravenscroft (Cooper Bros & Co); MA Anderson; JHM Kelvie; HC Thompson; JM Cole; RS Rix; NH Thompson; and HJ Abbiss.

The first meeting of the board of directors records the initial administration of the new company including: the incorporation of the company; appointment of directors and secretary; recording of the registered office of the company as 3 Cross Street, Manchester; recording of the company bank account to be opened; recording the common seal of the company (impressed into minutes); and the transfer of shares and the register of members.

Regular items discussed at the meetings include newspaper sales and promotions; advertisement sales; production (including Lancashire Colour Printers and newsprint supplies); the company's financial position and budget; editorial appointments; strategy and development.

Other items discussed include (with year of first recording):
Guardian Weekly (1967); Guardian Business Services (1967); impact of devaluation of pound sterling (1967); price increases (1968); acquisitions and shares; editorial strategy (spring 1968); investigation of colour printing (1968); content aimed at women (1968); new building at Deansgate, Manchester (1968); facsimile transmission (1968); Autumn Plans including staff and layout changes - supporting paper (July 1968); readership figures; facsimile production (1968); negotiations with NUJ/NPA (1968); young readers (1968); university exam results (1969); Film 'News Story' (1969); Saturday papers (1969); Guardian's 150th anniversary (1970); Northprint Ltd (1970); wholesalers dispute (1970); commercial radio (1971); European syndication (1971); group structure (1972); investigations into Guardian sharing The Observer's premises at Printing House Square, London (1972); Guardian Study Vacations (part of Guardian Business Services) (1972); typeface change (1973); Gemini News Service (1973); impact of Price Commission (1973); fuel supplies for distribution (1973); shortening working weeks (1973); London printing, contract with The Times (1973); Peter Preston's visit to USA to investigate new technology production (1974).

The minutes of two meetings with separate item numbering sequences are also filed in this volume:
29 December 1967: Extraordinary General Meeting of GNL, 3 Cross Street, Manchester, concerning the increasing of the capital of the company.
5 April 1973: Meeting of a sub-committee of GNL, 192 Grays Inn Road, London, concerning the proposal to purchase Gemini News Service.
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited

Correspondence with and about David Astor concerning the running of The Observer. Principal correspondents include Kenneth Obank, John Thompson, Michael Davie, Richard Findlater, Les Cane and Kenneth Harris.

Please note there are no details traditionally associated with personnel matters in this file, such as salary and other conditions of employment.

Contents include a copy of notes made 'for the editor's keynote speech', discussing The Observer's circulation, and existing and potential future competitiors (1961); draft of an article, provisionally titled 'The Sunday War: What it's all about, by an employee of The Observer', written by KP Obank (1962); typscript letter, written to Astor, from a correspondent who signs himself K on the future of The Observer (no address, but dated Oct 1961); memos to all editorial staff, emphasising the importance of confidentialily, and of not writing llibellous copy (1962); memo to KP Obank, on the need to reduce staff numbers (1962); a note on the cost of holding 'wine parties' (nd); copy of transcript of an interview of Astor, questioned by Kenneth Harris, and concerning his role as Editor (1963); copy of a report written by Bob Heller, on the organisation of the Sunday Times editorial team (1964); letter to Sir John Hunt on his accepting to be interviewed (1964); correspondence with Captain BH Liddell Hart on an interview,and on publishing extracts from his forthcoming memoirs (1965); correspondence with K Harris on contributors articles (1964-5); correspondence with readers on writing a piece on Sir Winston Churchill (1965); letters to Rt Hon RA Butler on becoming an occassional contributor to The Observer, and on publishing extracts from his forthcoming memoirs (1965); correspondence with Leeds University on recruiting graduates (1965); letter to the Rt Hon George Brown, MP, on an interview (1965); letter to John Osborne, on profiling him in The Observer (1965); letters to Harold Wilson and Edward Heath, proposing interviews (1965); letter to Sir Philip Magnus-Allcroft on writing an obituary for the Duke of Windsor (1965); letter to Rt Hon Christopher Soames on writing an obituary of his mother-in-law (1965); memo on new staff appointments (1965); memo suggesting that the authors of lead articles are always credited in the copy (1966); correspondence with KP Obank on the structure of the newspaper (1966); correspondence with Colonel LG Lohan of the Services, Press and Broadcasting Committee on providing information to The Observer (1966); note from Ken Obank, suggesting that William Millinship is promoted to Assistant News Editor (1966); report by Astor on his attendance at a conference on nuclear proliferation, held in Canada (1966); correspondence with The Press Council on an inquiry into the Moors Murder trial (1966); letter to Sir Eric Roll, on contributing to The Observer (1966); to Jo Grimond, on an interview (1967); correspondence regarding Astor's 21st anniversary as Editor of The Observer, and the presentation to him, of a 19th century hand-printing press as a gift (1969); notice of Astor's intention to retire, and a transcript of an interview held on the same (1975).
Also includes newspaper clippings of articles by Astor (1964-75).

Files of prints of the following individuals:

Box 1:
Taaffe, Peter (Including set by Jane Bown)
Tabor, June
Taeko, Tomiyama
Taft, Robert (Set by Karsh)
Tait, Marion (Set by Nobby Clark)
Takemitsu, Toru
Talbot, Ian
Tamaro, Susanna (Set by Jane Bown)
Tamasi, Aron (Set by Michael Peto)
Tambo, Oliver (Including sets by Jane Bown and Neil Libbert)
Tammes, Diane
Tan, Amy (Includes set by Jane Bown)
Tanaka, Kakuei
Tandy, Jessica
Tanner, Marcus
Tanuir, Habib
Tapies, Antoni (Set by Don McCullin)
Tarantino, Quentin
Taring, Mrs Mary (Set by Jane Bown)
Tarkovsky, Andre (Including set by Jane Bown)
Tarrant, Chris (Set by Jane Bown)
Tartt, Donna
Tarsis, Valery
Tatchell, Peter (Including set by Jane Bown)
Tate, Buddy
Tate, Jeffrey
Tate, Marion
Tate, Saxon
Tati, Jacques (Including set by Jane Bown)
Tavender, Sid
Taverne, Dick
Taverner, John
Tavernier, Bertrand
Tavernier, Rene (Set by Jane Bown)
Tavistock, Marquis and Marchioness (Sets by Jane Bown and Peter Johns)
Tawney, Cyril
Taylforth, Gillian
Taylor, A J P (Including sets by Jane Bown, Peter Johns, Peter Keen, Tony McGrath, Sue Adler, Anthony Vincent, Michael Peto and E H West)
Taylor, Andrew
Taylor, Ann (Including set by Jane Bown)
Taylor, C P
Taylor, Alice
Taylor, Catherine
Taylor, Cecil
Taylor, David
Taylor, David (Green Party)
Taylor, Derek
Taylor, Don
Taylor, Eddie (Set by Peter Keen)
Taylor, Elizabeth (Including set by Jane Bown)
Taylor, Gerry (Former Guardian MD)
Taylor, Geoffrey (Staff)
Taylor, Jack

box 2:
Taylor, Lord John
Taylor, John Edward (junior) (Editor Manchester Guardian 1861-1871)
Taylor, Kathleen
Taylor, Lili
Taylor, Lisa & Michelle
Taylor, Lord Cheif Justice
Taylor, Marcus (Set by Jane Bown)
Taylor, Matthew (Portrait by Neil Libbert)
Taylor, Michael
Taylor, Paul
Taylor, Robert (Staff)
Taylor, Rogan
Taylor, Sam (Staff)
Taylor, Teddy
Taylor Bradford, Barbara
Tchaikowsky, Andre
Tear, Robert
Tebbitt, Margaret
Tebbit, Norman (Including set by Jane Bown)
Te Kanawa, Kiri (Including sets by Jane Bown and Neil Libbert)
Teller, Dr Edward (Including set by Karsh)
Temple, Nina
Temple, Shirley (Including set by Jane Bown)
Tennant, Anthony (Including set by Jane Bown)
Tennant, Emma (Sets by Jane Bown and Sue Adler)
Tennstedt, Klaus
Tenzing (Sherpa)
Tereshkova, Valentina (Including set by Jane Bown)
Terkel, Studs (Including set by Eamonn McCabe)
Terre'Blanche, Eugène
Terry, Auntie
Terry, Mike
Terry, Nigel (Set by Nobby Clark)
Terson, Peter
Terzani, Tiziano
Tesler, Brian
Tetley, Glen
Teviot, Lord (Set by Jane Bown)
Tewson, Jane
Tewson, Sir Vincent (Set by Michael Peto)
Texier, Catherine
Thacker, David
Thailand, Queen Sirikt
Thalben-Ball, George (Set by Jane Bown)
Thant, U
Tharp, Twyla
Thatcher, Carol (Including set by Jane Bown)
Thatcher, Dennis

box 3:
Thatcher, Margaret (General) (Including unnamed illustration)
Thatcher, Margaret (Colour pics)
Thatcher, Margaret (1959-76)
Thatcher, Margaret (1975-78)
Thatcher, Margaret (1982-83)
Thatcher, Margaret (1984-86)

box 4:
Thatcher, Margaret (1977-1987) (Including set by Jane Bown)
Thatcher, Margaret (1988-)
Thatcher, Margaret (1990-1993)
Thatcher, Mark
Thaw, John
Thaw, Melanie
Theakston, Jamie
Themen, Art
Theodoracopoucos, Taki

box 5:
Theodorakis, Mikis
Theresa, Mother (Including set by Jane Bown)
Theroux, Marcel (Set by Jane Bown)
Theroux, Paul
Thesiger, Wilfred (Set by Jane Bown)
Thewlis, David
Thiong'o, Ngugi Wa
Thomas, Mr (FA Cup tickets)
Thomas, Aeronwy (Including set by Jane Bown)
Thomas, Caitlin (Set by Jane Bown)
Thomas, Clem (Staff)
Thomas, D M (Including set by Jane Bown)
Thomas, David
Thomas, Dylan (Including set by Jane Bown)
Thomas, Elean
Thomas, George (Set by Jane Bown)
Thomas, Gerald
Thomas, Gwyn
Thomas, Harford (Staff)
Thomas, Harvey
Thomas, Heidi (Including set by Richard Mildenhall)
Thomas, Hugh (Staff)*
Thomas, Harford (Staff)
Thomas, Jeremy
Thomas, Kenny
Thomas, 'Kid'
Thomas, Leslie
Thomas, Rev R S (Including set by Jane Bown)
Thomas, Sir Robert
Thompson, Eric
Thompson, Danny
Thompson, Emma
Thompson, Gail
Thompson, Sir Harold (Set by Eamonn McCabe)
Thompson, Harry
Thompson, Harvey (Staff)
Thompson, Ian (Staff)
Thompson, John (Staff)
Thompson, Marjery
Thompson, Mark
Thompson, Martin
Thompson, Peter (Set by Jane Bown)
Thomson, Alfred (RA)
Thomson, Caroline
Thomson, Lord
Thorndike, Dame Sybil (Including set by Jane Bown)
Thorne, Angela

box 6:
Thorne, Elaine (Set by Jane Bown)
Thorneycroft, Lord
Thornton, Clive (Including set by Jane Bown)
Thornton, Dennis
Thornton, Frank
Thornton, Jane
Thorpe, Adam (Set by Jane Bown)
Thorpe, Denis (Staff)
Thorpe, Jeremy (1962-1974) (Including sets by Jane Bown, David Newell Smith, Tony McGrath, Neil Libbert and Nobby Clark) (Including unknown illustration)
Thorpe, Marion
Thorson, Linda
Threlfall, David
Thubron, Colin (Including set by Jane Bown)
Thurber, James (Including sets by Peter Keen and Michael Peto)
Thurlow, Setsuko
Thurnham, Peter
Thwaite, Anthony
Tickell, Tom (Staff)
Tideman, John
Tikaram, Tanita
Tikkoo, Ravi N
Tilberis, Liz
Tilley, John
Tilson - Thomas, Michael (Including set by Jane Bown)
Tilson, Joe (Set by Peter Johns)
Timothy, Arthur
Timothy, Christopher
Tims, Anna (Staff)
Tineta Horn, Kahn (Set by Jane Bown)
Tinniswood, Peter
Tinsley, Pauline
Tiny Tim (Set by Jane Bown)
Tiomkin, Dimitri
Tippett, Sir Michaell (Including sets by Jane Bown and Peter Johns)
Tisdall, Caroline (Staff)
Tisdall, Sarah (Portrait by Roger Hutchings)
Tisdall, Simon (Staff)
Titmuss, Prof Richard Morris (Set by Godfrey Macdominic)
Tito, Marshal Josip (Sets by David Newell Smith)
Titov, Gherman (Set by Karsh)
Tobias, Oliver (Including set by Eamonn McCabe)
Todd, Eric (Staff)

box 7:
Todd, Garfield (Including set by Jane Bown)
Todd, Judith
Todd, Rod
Toft, H B (Sets by Jane Bown and Stuart Heydinger)
Toguri, David
Toibin, Colm
Tokita, Tetsu (Set by Jane Bown)
Tolkein, Faith (Set by Jane Bown)
Tolstaya, Tatyana
Tolstoy, Count Nikolai (Including set by Jane Bown)
Tomalin, Claire
Tomison, Maureen (Set by Jane Bown)
Tomlinson, David (Set by Houston Rogers)
Tomlinson, John
Tomlinson, Ricky
Tonga, Royal Family of
Tonge, David (Staff)
Tonypandy, Viscount
Took, Barry (Set by Jane Bown)
Toon, Ken
Tooth, Roger (Staff)
Topol, Cham
Topolski, Feliks (Including set by Jane Bown)
Tordoff, Lord Geoff
Torner Hospital, Janet
Toro, Royal Family of
Torode, John (Staff)
Torrington, Jeff
Tortelier, Paul
Toscani, Oliviero
Toumanova, Tamara
Toumayan, Archbishop B (Set by Jane Bown)
Toure, Pres Sekou (Set by Peter Keen)
Tournier, Michael
Townley Mr J (Staff)
Townsend, Captain Peter
Townsend, Robert
Townsend, Sue (Including set by Jane Bown)
Toye, Wendy
Toynbee, Arnold (Including set by Jane Bown and Michael Peto)
Toynbee, Philip (Staff) (Including set by Jane Bown)
Toynbee, Polly (Including sets by Jane Bown and Neil Libbert)

box 8:
Tracey, Stan
Tracey, Susan
Tracy, Spencer
Trapiao, Barbara (Set by Jane Bown)
Travanti, Daniel J
Travers, Ben
Travers, P J (Set by Jane Bown)
Travolta, John
Townshend, Peter (Including set by Jane Bown and Eamonn McCabe)
Treadwell, Nicholas
Trease, Geoffrey
Trelford, Donald (Editor of the Observer)
Tremain, Rose
Tremlett, David
Treneman, Ann (Staff)
Trenhaile, John
Tresidder, Jody
Tresidder, Megan (Staff)
Tretchikoff, Vladimir
Trethowan, Ian (Including set by Jane Bown)
Trevelyan, Denis
Trevelyan, John
Trevelyan, Julian (Set by Jane Bown)
Trevelyan, Raleigh, (Set by Jane Bown)
Trevor, Elleston
Trevor, William, (Including set by Jane Bown)
Trewin, J C (Set by Neil Libbert)
Tricker, Robert (Set by Jane Bown)
Triesman, David (Set by Jane Bown)
Trimble, David
Trimmer, Ian
Trinder, Tommy
Trippler, David
Trocchi, Alexander
Trodd, Kenneth
Trollope, Joanna
Troughton, David
Trubshaw, Brian (Including set by Jane Bown)

box 9:
Trudeau, Pierre (Including set by Jane Bown, Karsh and Anthony Vincent)
Truffaut, Francois
Truglia, Lucia (Set by Neil Libbert)
Truman, President Harry (set by Karsh)
Trump, Donald and Ivana
Trumpington, Baroness
Truss, Lynne (Set by Jane Bown)
Tse-Tung, Mao (Former political and military leader of China)
Tsereteli, Zurab (Set by Jane Bown)
Tubman, President (Set by David Sim)
Tucci, Stanley
Tuchman, Barbara
Tuck, Russell (Including set by Jane Bown)
Tucker, Anthony (Staff)
Tucker, Sophie (Red Hot Momma)
Tuckett, Iain
Tuckett, William
Tuffin, Alan
Tully, Mark
Tuma, Peter (Set by Jane Bown)
Tumim, Judge Stephen
Tummings, Chris
Tune, Tommy
Tunick, Spencer
Tunney, Kieran (Set by Jane Bown)
Turabi, Dr Hassan
Tureck, Rosalyn
Turkel, Studs
Turlington, Christy
Turnage, Mark (Including set by Jane Bown)
Turnbull, Archbishop Michael
Turner, Anthea
Turner, Barry (Staff)
Turner, Eva (Including set by Jane Bown)
Turner, Graham (Staff)
Turner, Sir James (Set by Jane Bown)
Turner, Janine
Turner, Jenny (Staff)
Turner, Joseph (Pictures of statue of artist) (Set by Jane Bown)
Turner, Kathleen
Turner, Lloyd
Turner, Tina (Including sets by Peter Johns and Athony Vincent)
Turner, Vicky
Turner, Victor
Turow, Scott (Including set by Jane Bown)
Tusa, John (Including set by Jane Bown)
Tushingham, Rita (Including set by Jane Bown)
Tutin, Dorothy (Including sets by Jane Bown, Nobby Clark and Angus McBean)

box 10:
Tutt, Mrs Teresa (Set by Jane Bown)
Tutu, Archbishop Desmond (Including sets by Jane Bown and Neil Libbert)
Tweedie, Jill (Guardian Writer)
Twigg, Stephen
Twiggy (Sets by Jane Bown, David Newell Smith, Frank Martin, Tony McGrath and David Sillitoe)
Twisk, Russell (Including set by Jane Bown)
Twiss, Sir Frank
Twynam, Bob (Set by Jane Bown)
Tydeman, John (Including set by Jane Bown)
Tyler, Liv (Including set by Jane Bown)
Tyler, Paul
Tyler, Will (Staff)
Tynan, Kenneth (Including set by Jane Bown, Sue Adler and Michael Peto)
Tyndall, John (Including sets by Don McCullin and Nobby Clark)
Tyrie, Andy
Tyson, Cathy
Tzabar, Shimon (Staff)
Creator: The Observer Limited; Picture Desk; Observer Picture Library

Includes photographs of:
Taylor, Gerry
Taylor, Geoffrey
Taylor, John Edward (print of a painting)
Thomas, Clem
Thomas, J H
Thomas, William Harford (includes caricature)
Thompson, Harvey
Thomas, Pat Ward
Thornber, Robin
Thorpe, Denis
Thurgood, Liz
Tindall, Gillian
Todd, Eric
Tonge, David
Torode, John
Townsend, John
Toynbee, Polly
Story, Jack Trevor
Tucker, Anthony
Tweedie, Jill
Creator: Manchester Guardian; Picture Desk; Manchester Picture Library