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Correspondence sent to Hugo Young in his capacity as political columnist of the Guardian during 1987.

The letters are predominantly from members of the public to comment on the content, views and writing of Hugo Young's Guardian columns.

Also includes letters from students asking for assistance with research, personal correspondence from colleagues, professional letters concerning work and appointments, invitations to attend events and presentations or support organisations, and correspondence from publishers.

Includes letters to comment on writing or send wishes from:
Sir Brandon Rhys Williams
Cardinal Basil Hume
Chris Patten
Giles Radice
Hugh Dykes
Matthew Taylor

Also includes a draft of writing by Hugo Young about the relationship between religion and politics, undated.
Creator: DS/UK/122

Correspondence sent to and from Hugo Young in his capacity as political columnist of the Guardian during 1988.

The letters are predominantly from members of the public to comment on the content, views and writing of Hugo Young's Guardian columns.

Also includes letters from students asking for assistance with research, personal correspondence from family, friends and colleagues, professional letters concerning work and appointments, and invitations to attend events and presentations or support organisations. There is also correspondence from publishers and internal Guardian correspondence.

Includes letters to comment on writing or send wishes from:
Sir John Keegan
Leon Brittan
Geoffrey Howe
Robert Jackson
Polly Toynbee
Alan Beith
Anthony Seldon
Michael Heseltine
Cardinal Basil Hume
Raymond Seitz

Additional papers include:

Transcript of Channel 4 television programme 'The Enchanted Glass:Britain and its Monarchy', February 1988

Booklet from a European Institute for the Media conference entitled 'Multimedia concentration and the free flow of information' which Hugo Young attended, 17 October 1988.
Creator: DS/UK/122

Correspondence from family, friends, colleagues and members of the public sent to Hugo Young after reading his book 'One of Us' There is also correspondence regarding a series of TV programmes called 'The Thatcher Factor' based on 'One of Us' and correspondence from publishers, including enclosed reviews.

Includes letters from:
David Cornwell
Kenneth Baker
Ian Gilmour
Patrick Cormack
John Biffen
Raymond Seitz
Cardinal Basil Hume
Giles Radice

Also includes:

Press clippings collected by Macmillan publishers, January 1989

Copy of House of Commons Order Paper for 14 March 1989

Invite card to the launch of 'One of Us' with draft list of people invited, 10 April 1989

Flyer for 'The Thatcher Factor' TV programmes, broadcast in April 1989

Information booklet and programme (printed on a replica book jacket of 'One of Us') for the Yorkshire Post 1988 Book of the Year Award, attended by Hugo Young on 13 April 1989 (2 copies)
Also includes cutting of the report of the event printed in the Yorkshire Post, and three photographs taken at the event for the newspaper article (in separate file in photo store)

The photographs are of:
Hugo Young, signing a copy of 'One of Us' (black and white)
Hugo Young with Rev Fred Secombe and Carol Drinkwater (black and white)
Hugo Young with Rev Fred Secombe, Shusha Guppy, William Trevor and Carol Drinkwater (black and white)
Creator: DS/UK/122

Personal correspondence sent to Hugo Young during 1958-1987.

Includes correspondence from family, friends and colleagues.

Also includes professional letters concerning work and appointments, and internal Sunday Times correspondence.

Includes letters to send wishes from:
Cardinal Basil Hume
John Mackintosh
Creator: DS/UK/122

Personal correspondence sent to Hugo Young during 1963-1969.

The correspondence is from family, friends and colleagues, and includes wishes sent to Hugo Young on his marriage to Helen in 1966.

Also includes letters from Cardinal Basil Hume, and newspaper cutting from The Cork Examiner, 19 October 1966.
Creator: DS/UK/122

Personal correspondence sent to and from Hugo Young during 1965-1989 with professional papers.

Includes correspondence from family, friends and colleagues.

There are also professional letters concerning work and appointments, including correspondence with the Yorkshire Post and internal Sunday Times correspondence, which includes letters from editor Harold Evans.

Includes letters from:
William Rees-Mogg, offering Hugo Young a position at the Sunday Times newspaper, 27 August 1965
Correspondence with the Observer, declining a position at the newspaper, September 1965

Also includes letters to discuss work or send wishes from:
Cardinal Basil Hume
Yehudi Menuhin
Francis Pym
John Biffen
Lord Hailsham
Peter Preston
Ian Gilmour

Professional papers include:
Preliminary report to the Commonwealth Fund by Hugo Young, September 1965
Private notes on Wilson memoirs, 31 March 1971
Notes on Cardinal Basil Hume, 8 January 1976
Transcript of 'Talking Politics', a Radio 4 broadcast presented by Hugo Young, 29 October 1977
Statement by Hugo Young about 'problems' at the Sunday Times, undated.
Creator: DS/UK/122

Personal correspondence sent to and from Hugo Young during 1992-1994.

Includes correspondence from friends and colleagues, letters from family members, letters from members of the public in response to his writing and letters from students asking for assistance with research.

Also includes professional letters concerning work and appointments, invitations to attend events and presentations or support organisations, and correspondence from publishers. Includes internal Guardian correspondence, and article by Hugo Young written for the Big Issue

The papers include personal letters from:
Anthony Lester, on his resignation from the Garrick Club
Donald Trelford, on the new department of Journalism studies at Sheffield University

There are also letters to comment on writing or discuss former appointments or arrange new ones, with:
John Newhouse
Robert Hunter
Edward Garnier
Baron Rodgers of Quarry bank
Christopher Meyer
Basil Cardinal Hume
David Hunt
Arthur Seldon
Neil Kinnock
Ben Pimlott
Creator: DS/UK/122