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Monthly and six monthly reports compiled for the Audit Bureau of Circulation (ABC) on the average daily net sales of the Guardian and Guardian Weekly. The reports in this volume are arranged in reverse chronological order.

Included in this volume are 27 copy letters mostly from MGA Jack, Circulation Director, to the auditors Cooper Brothers & Co and to the ABC dated 27 July 1967- 17 December 1970 relating to adjustments made to the accounting of average daily net sales to take into consideration shortfalls in production or distribution largely due to industrial disputes. Also attached is an appendix explaining how the figures in the reports are calculated.
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited, Circulation department

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

Signed minutes of meetings of the Board of Directors of Guardian Newspapers Limited from 23 January 1975 until 29 November 1983. Meetings were held at 192 Gray's Inn Road until 26 August 1976 and were subsequently held at 119 Farringdon Road. Not indexed.

Present or attending the meetings are (in order of appearance): PW Gibbings (Chairman); GP Taylor; Alastair Hetherington; JM Cole; MGA Jack; JC Markwick; HJ Abbiss; RS Rix; S Porter; N Thompson; Peter Preston; Brian Jones; Ian S Ashcroft; DJ McKie; NW Butters; GW Thompson; J Dixey; A Keen.

Regular items discussed at the meetings include newspaper sales/circulation; advertisement sales; production; the company's financial position and budget; editorial and board appointments and resignations; promotions; strategy and development; negotiations with unions.

Other items discussed include (with year of first recording): London Printing (1975); wage awards (1976); the move to Farringdon Road (1976); Guardian Weekly (1978); Times Newspaper situation re Guardian printing in Gray's Inn Road (1978); Timehands/Imperial Chapel wage demands (1979); Guardian attitude to NPA (1979); 1980 Committee (1980); proposed printing of Guardian at the Observer (1981); expansion of classifieds (1983); computer development (1983)

The following papers are bound with the minutes:
Recommendations to the Board of the 1980 'Ad Hoc' Committee concerning how GNL should recommence negotiations with NGA/Imperial Chapel, 28 June 1982, paper filed with minutes of 1 July 1982.
Composing Room Agreement, 17 May 1983.
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited

Signed minutes of meetings of the Board of Directors of Guardian Newspapers Limited from 24 January 1984 - 31 July 1989. Meetings were held at 119 Farringdon Road. Not indexed.

Present or attending the meetings are (in order of appearance): PW Gibbings; GP Taylor; JC Markwick; MGA Jack; Peter Preston; DJ McKie; J Dixey; IS Ashcroft; CA Dawood; CA Marland; LM Sanderson; HJ Roche; CW Szpac; F Platt; IW Wright; CBG Baker; JM Gordon; PJ Naismith; F Morris.

Regular items discussed at the meetings include newspaper sales/circulation; advertisement sales; production; the company's financial position and budget; editorial and board appointments and resignations; promotions; strategy and development; negotiations with NUJ.

Other items discussed include (with year of first recording): Datasolve (1984); Away Day - Charing Cross Hotel - supporting paper (1984); Guardian Press Centre (1985); Isle of Dogs printing (1985); bank account opened in Zimbabwe (1985); Manchester printing (1985); Portsmouth printing (1986); refurbishment of 119 Farringdon Road - establishment of project committee (1986); transitional printing (1987); printing of Observer at Guardian Press Centre (1987); 50 page paper (1988); European printing (1988); cover price (1988); Saturday edition (1988); and proposed purchase of shares in Unidad Editorial SA (1989).
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited

Files of prints of the following individuals:

Box 1:
Jaafreh, Hanan
Jaber, Hala
Jack, Ian (Including set by Jane Bown)
Jack, Michael
Jacko (Sets by Neil Libbert and Don McPhee)
Jacks, Digby
Jackson, Betty
Jackson, Dominique (Staff)
Jackson, Sir Geoffrey and Lady
Jackson, Glenda (Including set by Jane Bown)
Jackson, Grodon
Jackson, Harry (Staff)*
Jackson, Senator Henry
Jackson, Isiah
Jackson, Jesse
Jackson, Joe (Portrait by Sue Adler)
Jackson, Mahalia (Set by Jane Bown)
Jackson, Michael (Singer)
Jackson, Michael (BBC)
Jackson, Milt
Jackson, Paul
Jackson, Philip
Jackson, Robert
Jackson, Rosie
Jackson, Samuel L
Jackson, Tom (Including sets by Jane Bown and John Hodder)
Jacob, Judith
Jacobi, Derek
Jacobs, Sir Ian (Set by Jane Bown)
Jacobs, Mr L
Jacobsen, Dan (Sets by Michael Peto, Tony McGrath and Allan Titmuss)
Jacobsen, Quentin
Jacobson, Bernard
Jacobson, Howard
Jacoby, Ingrid
Jacques, Faith
Jacques, Martin
Jacques, Jean (Set by Jane Bown)
Jaffa, Max

Box 2:
Jaffe, Rhona
Jaffrey, Madhur (Sets by Sue Adler, Peter Johns and E Hamilton West)
Jagan, Dr Cheddi
Jagger, Bianca (Including set by Jane Bown)
Jagger, Jade
Jagger, Mick (Including sets by Jane Bown, Anthony Vincent, Eamonn McCabe, Peter Johns, David Bailey, Brian Aris, David Newell Smith)
Jaggi, Maya (Staff)
Jaipur, Royal Family (Sets by Jane Bown and agency images)
Jakes, Martin (Set by Jane Bown)
Jakobovits, Lord
Jamal, Hakim
Jamal, Mahmood,
Jamba, Sousa (Including set by Jane Bown)
James, Alby
James, Clive (Including sets by Jane Bown and Eamonn McCabe)
James, Dick
James, Geraldine (Sets by Jane Bown and Kenneth Saunders)
James, Jimmy
James, Oscar
James, P D (Including set by Jane Bown)
James, Peter
James, Polly
James, Sally (Staff)
James, Sid
James, Susan
James-Moore, Jonathan
Jameson, Derek (Including set by Jane Bown)
Jameson, Louis
Jamieson, Storm (Including set by Jane Bown)
Jamieson, Nigel
Jankel, Bob (Set by Jane Bown)
Janner, Lord Greville (Including set by Peter Johns)
Janovitz, Tama
Janson, Hank
Jansons, Mariss
Januszczak, Waldemar
Japan, Royal Family (Including sets by Tony McGrath and agency images)
Japan, Emperor Akihito of
Japan, Emperor Hirohito, of
Japrisot, Sebastien

Box 3:
Jara, Victor and Joan
Jardin, Jorge
Jardine, Prof Lisa
Jarman, Derek
Jarmusch, Jim
Jaroszewicz, Piotr
Jarpa, Onofre
Jarratt, Sir Alex (Sets by Eamonn McCabe, Peter Johns and Kenneth Saunders)
Jarre, Jean Michel
Jarreau, Al
Jarrett, Keith
Jarrett, Vernon
Jarring, Gunnar (By Karsh)
Jaruzelski, Gen' Wojciech
Jarvis, Fred (Including set by Jane Bown)
Jason, David
Jaspan, Andrew (Former Editor of Observer)
Jasper, Lee
Jatoi, Mustapha
Jawara, Sir Dawda
Jay, Baroness, Margaret
Jay, Lord Douglas (Including set by Jane Bown)
Jay, Norman
Jay, Mrs Peggy
Jay, Peter (Sets by Eamonn McCabe and Neil Libbert)
Jayawardene, Pres' J R
Jean, Vadim
Jebb, Lord & Lady Gladwyn (Including sets by Jane Bown, Jack Nisberg and 1 x Karsh)
Jefferies, David (Including set by Jane Bown)
Jefferies, Stephen
Jeffers, Susan
Jefferson, George
Jeffes, Simon
Jefford, Barbara
Jeffries, Lionel
Jefferies, Neil
Jegede, Tunde
Jeger, Mrs Lena
Jelinek, Elfriede
Jellicoe, Earl
Jenden, Penny (Including set by Jane Bown)
Jenkin, Guy
Jenkin, Patrick
Jenkins, Amy (Including set by Eamonn McCabe)
Jenkins, Brian
Jenkins, Clive (Including set by Jane Bown)
Jenkins, David (Including set by Jane Bown)
Jenkins, Ffion
Jenkins, Glen

Box 4:
Jenkins, Graeme
Jenkins, Hugh (Including set by Jane Bown)
Jenkins, Lord Hugh (Including set by Philip Jones Griffiths)
Jenkins, Dame Jennifer (Including set by Jane Bown)
Jenkins, Rev' Lloyd
Jenking, Peter (Guardian staff)
Jenkins, Roy (Liberal)
Jenkins, Roy (Labour MP) (Including set by Jane Bown and David Bailey original print)
Jenkin, Simon
Jenkins, Tim
Jenkins, Tom (Staff - sports photographer)
Jenna, Mohamed and Daughter (Set by Jane Bown)
Jennings, Alex
Jennings, Andrew
Jennings, Ann (Including set by Jane Bown)
Jennings, Charles (Observer staff)
Jennings, Paul (Staff)
Jensen, Jesper
Jessel, Carmilla
Jessel, David
Jessel, Oliver
Jessup, Leslie (Staff)
Jesus and Mary Chain
Jeuda, Miss Diane
Jeunet, John-Pierre
Jewel, Jimmy
Jewison, Norman
Jhabvala, Ruth, Prawer (Sets by Jane Bown, Nobby Clark and Kenneth Saunders)
Jia, Li
Jimenez, Roger
Jimeoin
Jiricna, Eva
Joannou, Ulrike
Job, Peter
Jobbins, Bob
Jobe, Tom
Jobey, Liz (Staff)
Jobs, Steve (only two agency prints)
Jobson, Richard
Jodorowsky, Alexandro
Joel, Billy

Box 5:
Joffe, Roland
Johanson, Dr Don
John, Dr
John, Brynmor
John, Elton (Including sets by John Reardon, Henrietta Butler, David Silitoe, Allan Titmuss, E H West and agency)
John, Guss
John, Rebecca (Set by sue Adler)
John, Dr Richard (Set by Jane Bown)
Jones, Glynis (Including set by Jane Bown)
Johns, Jasper
Johns, Paul
Johns, Peter (Staff-Photographer)
Johns, Stratford (2 x Karsh)
Johnson, Amy
Johnson, Andrew (Set by John Hodder)
Johnson, Angela (Staff)
Johnson, Anne (Set by Jane Bown)
Johnson, Anthony R
Johnson, Ben (By Eric Wadsworth)
Johnson, Ben and Shelia
Johnson, Boris (Set by Jane Bown)
Johnson, Catherine
Johnson, Celia (Including 1 x Angus McBean)
Johnson, Graham
Johnson, Holly
Johnson, Isobel
Johnson, Jilly (Including set by Jane Bown)
Johnson, Joyce
Johnson, Kyle
Johnson, Linton Kwesi
Johnson, (Including set by Jane Bown, Gerry Graham, Neil Libbert and agency - including image by Charles Harbutt (Magnum))
Johnson, Marigold (Set by Jane Bown)
Johnson, Matt
Johnson, Michael
Johnson, Nick
Johnson, Noel
Johnson, Paul
Johnson, Paul (Staff)
Johnson, Philip
Johnson, R W
Johnson, Rafer
Johnson, Richard (Set by Nobby Clark)
Johnson, Richard
Johnson, Samuel (Images of his house not portrait)
Johnson, Samuel C
Johnson, Stowers (Set by Jane Bown)
Johnson, Sue
Johnson, Susan
Johnson, Terry
Johnson, Walter
Johnson, Wilco (Image by Allan Ballard)
Johnson-Smith, Geoffrey
Johnston, Lucy (Observer staff)
Johnston, Rev Niall
Johnston, Pauline (Set by Jane Bown)
Johnston, Russell
Johnstone, Janet
Johnstone, Jennifer
Jon
Jonas, George
Jonathan, Cheif
Jones, Aled (Including set by Eamonn McCabe)
Jones, Allan
Jones, Angharad
Jones, Arthur
Jones, Aubrey (Including sets by Jane Bown, Don McCullin and Chris Smith)
Jones, Barry
Jones, Bill T
Jones, Brian (Staff)
Jones, Bryn
Jones, Chuck
Jones, Cliff (Staff)
Jones, David (Staff)
Jones, David
Jones, David (Including set by Sally Soames)
Jones, Dennis
Jones, Dylan
Jones, Elvin
Jones, Lord Elwyn (Including sets by Jane Bown, Neil Libbert, Bryn Campbell, David Sim and Ed Lacy)

Box 6:
Jones, Dr Ernest (Set by Jane Bown)
Jones, Freddie
Jones, Gemma
Jones, Dr Gwyn
Jones, Gwyneth
Jones, Gwynoro
Jones, Harold
Jones, Jack (Including sets by Jane Bown, Don McPhee, Chris, Smith, Colin Jones, David Newell Smith, Neil Libbert, Tony McGrath, Peter Johns and Kenneth Saunders)
Jones, James Earl (Including sets by Jane Bown and Nobby Clark)
Jones, Janie
Jones, Johnathan
Jones, Leroy
Jones, Lisa
Jones, Lynne
Jones, Mared
Jones, Maurice
Jones, Mervyn (Staff) (Including set by Jane Bown)
Jones, Nigel
Jones, Paul
Jones, Peter
Jones, Philip
Jones, Richard
Jones, Robert B
Jones, Salena (Set by Peter Johns)
Jones, Sharon
Jones, Stephen
Jones, Prof Steve (Including set by Jane Bown)
Jones, Terry (Including set by Jane Bown and Peter Johns)
Jones, Thom
Jones, Trevor
Jones, Tristan
Jonic, Bettina (Including set by Jane Bown)
Jonson, Bari
Jonsson, Ulrika
Joolz
Joplin, Janis (All agency - set by Daniel Kramer)
Jopling, Michael
Jordan
Jordan, Bill
Jordan, Colin (Sets by Eric Wadsworth and agency images)
Jordan, Fania
Jordan, June
Jordan, Mary (Set by Jane Bown)
Jordan, Neil
Jordan, Phill (Staff)
Jordan, Ronnie
Jordan, King Hussein (and family) of (Sets by Jane Bown, Eric Wadsworth and agency)
Jordan, Crown Prince Hassan
Jordan, Noor
Jordan, Queen Rania (Set by Jane Bown)
Jordan, Royalty (General) (Including set by Peter Johns)
Jordan, Stanley (Set by Allan Titmuss)
Jordan, Tony
Jordan, William
Jorgensen, Christine (Set by Peter Johns)
Joseph, Jenny
Joseph, Julian
Joseph, Sir Keith (Including sets by Jane Bown, David Newell Smith, Anthony Vincent, David Sim, Neil Libbert, Bryn Campbell, Colin Jones, Sue Adler, Don McPhee, Frank Martin and E Hamilton West)
Joseph, Lady Elaine (Set by Sue Adler)
Joseph, Maxwell (Including sets byu Jane Bown, Bryn Campbell and Tom Smith)
Josephs, Wilfred
Joshua, Ebenezer (Set by Peter Johns)
Josipovici, Gabriel

Box 7:
Jospin, Lioel
Joubin, Georges (By Peter Johns)
Jovovich, Milla
Jowell, Tessa (Including set by Jane Bown)*
Joyce, James
Joyce, James (Including set by Peter Johns)
Jucker, Ninetta (Staff)
Judah, Cynthia (Staff) (Set by Michael Peto)
Judah, Terry
Judd, Alan
Judd, Ashley
Judd, Frank (Including sets by Eamonn McCabe and Eric Wadsworth)
Judd, James
Judd, Judith (Observer staff)
Judge, Ian
Judge, Paul
Judge, Tony
Jugnauth, Anerwood (Set by Tony Prime)
Juka, John
Julian, Desmond
Julian, Isaac
Julius, Anthony
Julius, Rosamund
Jumblatt, Walid (Including set by Jane Bown)
Jung, Dr Carl (Including 3 x Karsh and 1 x Henri Cartier-Bresson)
Junor, Sir John (Sets by Jane Bown and Don McCullin)
Juppe, Alain
Creator: The Observer Limited; Picture Desk; Observer Picture Library

Internal correspondence, leaflet and poster concerning publicity for the Commission for Racial Equality racial harmony poster competition (of which the Guardian was a joint organiser), May 1978 - December 1978.

Also contains: correspondence between Ken Dodd, MGA Jack and Rixi Markus concerning the Guardian sponsored House of Lords vs House of Commons annual bridge tournament, February 1978; correspondence between ken Dodd and the Professional Institutions Council for Conservation concerning sponsorship for an essay competition, September 1978; correspondence between Ken Dodd and Victoria Wine concerning a potential wine competition in the Guardian, May 1979 and a letter from a reader suggesting a competition for young people in Northern Ireland, August 1979.
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited; Editor's Office; Kenneth Dodd

Includes photographs of:*
Jack, Michael
Jackson, Harold (includes on photograph with Simon Winchester and Simon Hoggart)*
Jackson, Judith
Jackson, Michael
Jeger, Lena
Jenkins, Peter
Johns, Peter
Johnson, Dennis
Jones, Brian
Creator: Manchester Guardian; Picture Desk; Manchester Picture Library