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Records relating to the adminstration of IPI Executive Board General Assemblies, March 1985 - May 1988.

Includes a list of participants at the IPI 34th General Assembly, 3 - 6 March 1985, held in Cairo, Egypt; transcript of a speech on press freedom in the United Kingdom, given by Donald Trelford (Observer editor) at the 34th IPI General Assembly, February 1985; papers from the IPI Executive Board held on 10 May 1986 in Vienna, Austria; correspondence between Peter Galliner (IPI director) and Peter Preston (editor) concerning plans for a IPI assembly in the United Kingdon, 1986-1988; transcript of a speech on press freedom in Kenya at the 35th IPI General Assembly in Vienna, Austria, May 1986; a draft letter from the editor of 'El Pais', Juan Luis Cebrian, requesting an interview with Mikhail Gorbachev, December 1986; minutes of the IPI Working Committee meeting held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, 9 May 1987 and the IPI Executive Board held in Buenos Aires, 10 May 1987, Montevideo, Uruguay, 13 May 1987, Turin, Italy, 18 March 1988, New York, United States, 19 March 1988 and Berlin, Germany, 7 and 10 May 1989; correspondence relating to Executive Board elections and membership changes, October 1987 - September 1989 and copies of letters from Peter Galliner to Augsusto Pinochet (president of Chile) and Abel Hamed Brahimi (Prime Minister) relating to incidents with journalists in Chile and Afghanistan, May 1988.

Also includes the minutes, with associated papers, of the IPI British Executive Core Committee meeting attended by Peter Preston on19 March 1985 and a list of IPI Executive Board members as at May 1988.
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited; Editor's Office; Peter Preston (1938-2018)

Records relating to the International Press Institute (IPI) conference at the London School of Economics (LSE) to discuss the state of the press and broadcasting freedom in the United Kingdom, held at the London School of Economics on 21 April 1989, March - April, 1989.

Includes correspondence with IPI members, attendees and speakers concerning arrangements for the conference; press releases announcing the conference; guests lists; registration slips and lists of speakers and attendees.

Correspondents include: Lord Hailsham (politician); Max Hastings (editor, Daily Telegraph); Andrew Neil (editor, Sunday Times); Stewart Purvis (ITN); David MacCormick (Newsnight); Dr Albert Scharf (president, European Broadcasting Union); David Owen (MP) and John Tusa (BBC) and Donald Trelford (editor, The Observer).
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited; Editor's Office; Peter Preston (1938-2018)

Letters and copy letters mostly offering or suggesting articles for publication or making complaints about published articles.

Also containing references to: a request for a children's page in the Guardian, July 1982; an invitation for Norman Tebbit to speak at the Guardian's Young Businessman of the Year Lunch, January 1983; statement by Donald Trelford about a court case brought against the Observer, nd; request from the NUS for sponsorship of a monthly video magazine, October 1985 and advertising in the fiftieth anniversary edition of the Tribune, November 1986.
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited; Editor's Office; David McKie and Peter Cole

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

Personal correspondence sent to and from Hugo Young during 1995.

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, comments from colleagues on his writing, invitations to attend events and presentations or support organisations, correspondence with charitable organisations Hugo Young supported, correspondence from publishers and internal Guardian correspondence.

There are also personal letters to send thanks and wishes, comment on writing or involvement in professional projects, or to discuss former appointments or arrange new ones, from:
Chris Patten
Philip Whitehead
Donald Trelford
David Cornwell
Jonathan Dimbleby
Jack Straw
Max Hastings

Also includes letters from:
David Goodhart, re involement in the launch of Prospect magazine
Roy Denman, with comments on Hugo Young's writing on Harold Wilson
Anthony Lester, including copy of his proposed speech to Lord Griffith's sub-committee about the role of peers in the House of Lords.
Creator: DS/UK/122

Personal correspondence sent to and from Hugo Young during 1996.

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, comments from colleagues on his writing, invitations to attend events and presentations or support organisations, correspondence with charitable organisations Hugo Young supported and internal Guardian correspondence.

The papers include personal letters from:
Paddy Ashdown
Cecil Parkinson
Donald Trelford
Antonio Armellini
Roy Denman
Anthony Teasdale
Virginia Bottomley
Anthony Lester
Roy Jenkins
Geoffrey Howe
Harold Pinter
These letters comment on writing or discuss former meetings or appointments, or give invitation to events or arrange future meetings.

Also includes papers from the Venice seminar 21-23 March 1996, with draft article by Hugo Young about privatisation.
Creator: DS/UK/122

Invitiations, brochures and seating plans relating to Observer sponsored and partnership events including the Observer and Harvey Nichols Best of British Fashion Show, Laurence Olivier Awards, Observer Book Banquet, Dartington Hall Literature Event, Transglobe Polar Expedition reception, Observer Round Britain and Ireland Race, Observer Rugby dinner, Observer-Krug Le Manoir Dinner, Observer / Saab Beaujolais Run, and Observer 'What on Earth is to be done?' international conference.
Creator: The Observer Limited; Editor's Office; Donald Trelford

Letters regarding invitations, arrangements and procedures, confirmation, guest lists, thank yous and appreciation. Also includes notes relating to speeches made by Donald Trelford at some of the occassions.

Includes letters from The Cambridge Forum, British Sports Trust, Whitbread Book of the Year, Harper Collins Publishers, African National Congress, Garrick Club, Any Questions? Institute of Public Relations, British Legal Association, Buckingham Palace, Guild of British Newspaper Editors, and London School of Economics.
Creator: The Observer Limited; Editor's Office; Donald Trelford

Events to which Donald Treford was invited to as a guest and others to which he participated as a speaker or other capacity.

Includes invitations to dinners, book launches and dances, and menus, from The British Sports Trust, Chatto & Windus, What the Papers Say, The Corporation of London, Bob and Betty Maxwell, Cricket Writers' Club, Bridget Astor (For David's 80th birthday party), The Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers, Winston S Churchill MP, Lord Goodman, Neil Kinnock, Bank of Scotland Press Awards, Royal Over-seas League, Independent Television News, Bablake Old Boys' Association, The Royal Air Force Club Dinning Society, Mr Lodwrick M Cook of The Atlantic Richfield Company, A A Annual Press Luncheon, and Marylebone Cricket Club which includes notes speech by Donald Trelford.

Also includes leaflets and further information for events including Ayers Lecture Series, The British Press Awards 1977 and 1979, PPA Editorial Awards 1984, Press Photographers Association first annual dinner, 1986, BP Arts Journalism Awards 1989, Fleet Street snooker contest for Old Ben and World Univerisities Debating Championship.
Creator: The Observer Limited; Editor's Office; Donald Trelford

Cuttings relating to party by Lord Weidenfeld, and thanksgiving service for Edward Seaborne.
Creator: The Observer Limited; Editor's Office; Donald Trelford