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Records including invitations, programmes, tickets, itineraries, seating plans, menus and delegate lists relating to events Alan Rusbridger attended or was invited to in 1997.

Events attended include industry award ceremonies, dinners, speaking engagements, public events and conferences including: Oxford Union debate on libel law reform, High Tech Forum, Downing Street reception, Association of British Editors annual lunch, What The Papers Say awards ceremony, Guild of Editor's annual conference, University of Cambridge climate change meeting, the funeral of Diana Princess of Wales, the Booker Prize ceremony, Hong Kong handover ceremony, The Guardian and The Observer Invitation Golf Day at The Royal Birkdale Golf Club, Southport, and the James Cameron Memorial Lecture.
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited; Editor's Office; Alan Rusbridger

Photographs taken by Tom Jenkins for news stories or features in August 1997 as follows:

1 August:
Euro game (1 set of negatives and contact prints)

13 August:
New Union Jack (1 set of negatives and contact prints)
Penthouse relaunch party (2 sets of negatives and contact prints)

19 August:
Greenpeace demo BP (2 sets of negatives and contact prints)

20 August:
Peter Stoker (1 set of negatives and contact prints)

28 August:
Matthew West, Camp Beaumont (2 sets of negatives and contact prints)
Valerie Davis, M25 3 (2 sets of negatives and contact prints)

31 August:
Princess Diana's death, Harrods (3 sets of negatives and contact prints)
Princess Diana’s return, Northolt (3 sets of negatives and contact prints)

Individuals featured include: John Major, Michael Heseltine, Neil Kinnock, Paddy Ashdown, Norman Lamont, Prince and Princess of Wales.

Subjects and events featured include: banks, unemployment, recession, political party disunity, elections, the poll tax, the economy, the budget, the NHS, the Citizen's Charter, international politics.

Selection of newspaper cuttings of Gemini News Service articles relating to Britain.

Subjects covered include: telephone tapping, 1991; joining the European Union, 1991-1999; animal rights, 1990-1993; Hong Kong, 1990-1994; terrorism, 1989-1990; Ireland, 1989-1993; the Guildford Four, 1989; Margaret Thatcher as Prime Minister, 1990-1991; John Major as Prime Minister, 1990-1996; the Gulf crisis, 1990-1991; racism and police brutality, 1990-1997; citizens charter, 1991; changes at the BBC, 1990-1993; recession, 1990-1993; economic recovery and arms Sales, 1993-1994; the Royal Family, 1992; medical progress, 1993-1997; the rise in homeless, 1993; political corruption, 1993; the Queens speech, 1998,;Tony Blair, 1995-1996; the 1997 election; cloning, 1996-1997; and the death of Princess Diana, 1997.

Typed and handwritten notes written by Hugo Young to record political conversations and informal interviews held with individuals in 1996.

The conversations are with the following people:

Peter Mandelson, 8 January 1996
Bernard Jenkin, 8 January 1996
Brian Wilson, 9 January 1996
George Young, 9 January 1996*
Stephen Dorrell, 11 January 1996
William Waldegrave, 14 January 1996
Michael Portillo, 25 January 1996
Michael Butler, 29 January 1996
Clare Short, 30 January 1996*
Peter Mandelson, 31 January 1996

Robin Cook, 5 February 1996
David Blunkett, 6 February 1996
David Davis, 7 February 1996
Tony Blair, 7 February 1996*
Fax copy of speech by Silvio Fagiolo ' The Italian Presidency of the EU and the Intergovernmental Conference', 7 February 1996
Cecil Parkinson, 8 February 1996*
Silvio Fagiolo, 8 February 1996 with attached newspaper cutting
Paddy Ashdown, 20 February 1996
David Blunkett, 21 February 1996
Raymond Plant, 27 February 1996
Peter Lilley, 27 February 1996

Cecil Parkinson, 4 March 1996*
Alastair Goodlad, 4 March 1996
Geoffrey Howe, 11 March 1996
Douglas Hurd, 11 March 1996
PA, 18 March 1996
Biancheri - Chappori, 23 March 1996
David Davis, 26 March 1996
Peter Mandelson, 28 March 1996

AL, 1 April 1996
Michael Heseltine, 2 April 1996
Fax copy of statement by the Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party on the Political Cabinet, 3 April 1996
John Biffen, 10 April 1996
Princess Diana, 11 April 1996
David Trimble, 16 April 1996

David Madel, 2 May 1996
Anthony Teasdale, 2 May 1996*
Tony Wright, 2 May 1996
Tristan Garel-Jones, 2 May 1996
Richard Shepherd, 4 May 1996*
Donald Dewar, 7 May 1996
Tony Blair, 8 May 1996*
Clare Short, 15 May 1996*
Antonio Armellini, 28 May 1996
Anthony Teasdale and Kenneth Clarke, 29 May 1996*

Bob MacLennan, 2 June 1996
Daniel Finkelstein, 4 June 1996
Robin Cook, 4 June 1996
Geoff Martin, 4 June 1996
Patrick Rock, 17 June 1996
Charles Clarke, 18 June 1996
Max Hastings, 19 June 1996*
Anthony Teasdale, 19 June 1996*
David Owen, 22 June 1996
Peter Mandelson, 29 June 1996

Anthony Teasdale, 1 July 1996*
Bernard Jenkin, 2 July 1996
Kenneth Clarke, 2 July 1996*
Robin Cook, 2 July 1996
Clare Short, 2 July 1996*
Philippe Seguin, 2 July 1996
Richard Holme, 8 July 1996
Peter Mandelson, 8 July 1996
Alan Leaman, 8 July 1996
Tony Blair, 15 July 1996*
William Waldegrave, 15 July 1996
George Young, 22 July 1996*
Norman Lamont, 22 July 1996
Anthony Teasdale, 22 July 1996*
Paddy Ashdown, 23 July 1996
John Gummer, 24 July 1996
[Unidentified] 28 July 1996
Anthony Teasdale, 30 July 1996*

Anthony Teasdale, 17 September 1996*
Jimmy Goldsmith, 18 September 1996
Tony Blair, 19 September 1996*

Karel van Miert, 15 October 1996
Formal interview transcript with Robin Renwick, discussing the prime ministership of John Major, 17 October 1996. Includes additional 'off-tape stuff' from the same interview.
Jonathan Haslam, 18 October 1996
Virginia Bottomley, 21 October 1996
Formal interview transcript with Chris Patten, discussing the prime ministership of John Major, 22 October 1996
Bill Crowe, 22 October 1996
Ruud Lubbers, 22 October 1996
Sarah Hogg, 24 October 1996, all concerning the character of John Major and his leadership style*
Douglas Hurd, 28 October 1996, all concerning the character of John Major and his leadership style

Geoffrey Howe, 5 November 1996
Gordon Brown, 5 November 1996
Richard Shepherd, 5 November 1996*
John Major, 11 November 1996*
Norman Lamont, 12 November 1996
Clare Short, 12 November 1996*
John Major, 15 November 1996*
Bob MacLennan,17 November 1996
Robin Cook, 17 November 1996
James Cornford,18 November 1996
Tony Blair, 18 November 1996*
Anthony Teasdale, 20 November 1996*
Raymond Seitz, 21 November 1996
Anthony Teasdale, 24 November 1996*

Anthony Teasdale, 2 December 1996*
Anthony Teasdale, 4 December 1996*
Anthony Teasdale, 10 December 1996*

Significant subjects covered in conversation discussions include:

John Major and his character and leadership of the Conservative party*
Government domestic policy
The forthcoming General Election
The prime ministership of John Major and Margaret Thatcher*
Tony Blair and his leadership of the Labour party*
Labour party policy
Liberal Democrat policy
The BSE crisis
Europe
Electoral reform
The Royal family and their relationship with the media
Creator: DS/UK/122

Three illustrated portraits of Diana Spencer, as well as a chart featuring illustrative portraits of Diana Spencer and The Prince of Wales.

8 x 11.5" (vintage)

Photographs taken by Tom Jenkins for news stories or features in 1995 as follows:

10 January:
Venables (4 sets of negatives and contact prints)

13 July:
Driff Field, book searcher (3 sets of negatives, 3 sets of contact prints and 3 prints)

15 July:
[Unidentified portrait] (2 sets of negatives)

7 September:
Divine Brown, Television X launch (4 sets of negatives)

26 October:
Eurostar in tunnel (1 set of negatives)

15 November:
Wine (4 sets of negatives)

20 November:
Princess Diana at the gym (1 set of negatives)

7 December:
Meat markets (5 sets of negatives)

15 December:
Brixton riot damage (6 sets of negatives)

8 x 11.5"
wedding to Prince Charles - 10 x 12"

Material relating to the wedding of Prince Charles to Lady Diana Spencer on 29 July 1981 as follows:

• Internal desk circular detailing arrangements for the Guardian's coverage of the royal wedding. Includes planned locations of journalists including Dennis Barker, Alan Rusbridger and John Ezard and summarises the articles required of them.
• Savoy Newsletter detailing events organised in celebration of the royal wedding, 22 July 1981