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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

Captioned: after being appointed as Northern Editor, G.I.R office
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited; Picture Desk; London Picture Library

Interview with Brian Jones, deputy editor for the Guardian. Conducted by David Ward on 11 July 2001. Also includes a data sheet containing biographical details about the subject and information about the recording and a detailed track guide.

Summary contents of interview (with rough timings):

Disc 1:
Track 1
Test

Track 2
09.03 Atmosphere at the Guardian was masculine without being macho

12.00 Guardian editors and the relative youth of Alastair Hetherington
16.00 The move to London from Manchester
19.30 The chain of command between London and Manchester after the move

21.00 No cross fertilisation of ideas
22.00 Hetherington moving to London
29.00 Felt the paper went downhill quickly in its early days in London

30.00 Strict division of Labour - Muirfax and TTS
35.00 Changing stories because of the influence of the Times
37.30 Hetherington guaranteed the life-expectancy of the paper as being at least 5 years

41.00 Merger plans and Jones' car crash
42.00 The 1968/9 revamp - no longer such a "bits and bobs" paper
46.30 Open line to news stories
48.00 Sharp focussing and getting to the story
48.30 Starting to have 'foot-in-the-door' reporters
49.00 Horse racing in the paper

50.00 Loosing readers in parts of the country to gain them elsewhere
52.25 Circulation in different parts of the country and people 'buying the paper for the wrong reasons'
56.40 1976 significant move to London with Manchester becoming an 'outpost'

Track 3
02.00 Describes Peter Preston as a 'marvellous ideas man...great innovator"
04.14 The downside of the London move
08.30 Summing up and discussion on late 1960s innovations

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

Also containing references to: the Guardian's attitude towards the SDP, November 1982-October 1983; the death of Peter Niesewand, February 1983; debatable misuses of the term 'fascist', March 1983; letters form the MOD about an article on the public view of Trident, April 1981; David McKie leaving the Guardian, August 1984; litigation with KAL, July-August 1986 and a lunch meeting with the Irish Ambassador, October-November 1987.
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited; Editor's Office; David McKie and Peter Cole

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

Memoir written by Brian Jones in which he provides an account of his job interviews in Manchester, first at the Telegraph and then at the Manchester Guardian; appointment as a sub-editor for the Guardian in 1959; his return to the paper in the early 1970s as Northern Editor; the staffing impact of the closure of the News Chronicle in 1960 and subsequent influx of new Guardian staff and his time at Bristol Evening Post and work with ex-News Chronicle reporter Norman Crossland.

Administrative/Biographical history: Joined the Guardian in 1959 and in 1961 he was one of a small number of subeditors who came to London from Manchester to help launch the London print editions of the paper. He left to become editor of the Bath and Wiltshire Evening Chronicle but rejoined the Guardian in 1968 as Production Editor and Assistant Editor. He was responsible for all aspects of the paper's production at night and worked in parallel to John Cole (assistant editor and news editor). Appointed Northern Editor, c January 1973 and became deputy editor in 1975. Retired in 1978. Director of the Guardian Foundation, 1993-98.

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