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Deansgate Project
GMG/1/3/4/1/4 · File · 1968-1971
Part of Records of Guardian Media Group

File containing correspondence and papers regarding the formation of Northprint Manchester with Associated Newspapers, and the subsequent printing of the Manchester Evening News and the Guardian at Deansgate, Manchester.

Contents include a copy of the Memorandum and Articles of Association made 12 July 1968, for Northprint Manchester Limited (Appendix 1), a copy of the Formation Agreement made between North News, MEN, GNL and Associated Newspapers, 23 July 1968 (Appendix 2) and a paper titled Deansgate Project, Crown Square Development, Development Division (Appendix 3); and correspondence with Leach, Rhodes & Walker, Architects.

Also included are numbers 5 and 6 (April and August 1970) issues of Northprint News, containing publicised information relating to the move and a pamphlet titled 'Welcome to Deansgate', written and given to all employees.

Some undated.
Creator: Manchester Guardian and Evening News Limited; Chairman's Office; Laurence Prestwich Scott
Industrial Welfare
GMG/1/3/4/1/7 · File · February- April 1964
Part of Records of Guardian Media Group

File containing 3 sets of documents.
These consist of a typescript memoranda titled 'Some thoughts on IWS Conference, 25.2.64' and focusing on communications within management structures, and 2 copies of a report by the Industrial Welfare Society, titled 'Preliminary Investigation of Communication in the Manchester Guardian and Evening News Ltd (Incorporating North News Ltd)' suggesting that 'it would be worth while carrying out some detailed investigations of communication, and in particular to see the extent to which information on things that matter were reaching the shop floor and the extent to which shop floor attitudes were being accurately conveyed to top management' , with annotations and comments, March - April 1964.

Published material from this file can be found in the historical reference library.
Creator: Manchester Guardian and Evening News Limited; Chairman's Office; Laurence Prestwich Scott
Manchester Evening Chronicle and Newspaper Economies
GMG/1/3/4/1/12 · File · 1959-1965
Part of Records of Guardian Media Group

Three folders, titled 'Evening Chronicle Project 1960', 'Evening Chronicle Closure- NN Policy Reviews, Notice to Trade Unions, Notice to Staff, 1963-4' and 'Newspaper Economies, 1963-4'. Documents relate to the effectation of a merger, between the Evening Chronicle, and the Manchester Evening News, under the newly formed North News Ltd, and to the decision to discontinue publishing the former.

Folder titled 'Evening Chronicle Project 1960' relates to the merger between the Manchester Evening Chronicle and the Manchester Evening News. It has been divided into three sections. The first section comprises announcements (both internal, and advertised), letters to trade unions, letters to staff, and memoranda to executives on the formation of North News Ltd. The second section contains correspondence with Roy Thomson, chairman of Thomson Newspapers Ltd and others, on reaching an agreement, and on the logistics of effecting a merger. The third section is titled 'notes on negotiating policy and procedure' and contains profit and loss accounts for both the Manchester Evening Chronicle and the Manchester Evening News, as well as notes on meetings held with Kenneth Searle, Roy Thomson, TE Henry and others on reaching and finalising an agreement. Also included is correspondence with both Tatham, Worthington & Co. solicitors, and Cooper Brothers & Co. Accountants, concerning the effecting of a merger. 1959-1960.

Folder titled 'Evening Chronicle Closure - NN (North News) Policy Reviews, Notice to Trade Unions, Notive to Staff 1963-4'comprises a report by Cooper Brothers & Co Ltd on the methods of effecting a merger, administrative and financial considerations, and possible terms of settlement, 7 January 1960; report to the North News Board, 8 weeks subsequent to the merger (nd); various reviews of the Evening Chronicle position leading up to the decision to close; notice to staff, on the intention to close the Evening Chronicle; notice sent to Evening News executives on the decision; an envelope of press cuttings, containing coverage of the closure, July 1963; copies of letters sent to staff, informing them whether or not they have been made redundant by the closure; documents relating to the Evening Chronicle reduncancy scheme, and correspondence with both the staff affected, and the trade unions that represent them. These include the National Society of Operative Printers and Assistants and the National Union of Journalists. 1960-1965.

Folder titled 'Newspaper Economies 1963-64' containing general correspondence on 'How to make a Paper Pay' and 'Can Competition Survive in the Newspaper Industry?' Correspondents include WB Reddaway, director of the Department of Applied Economics, University of Cambridge, and members of the Typographical Association. September 1963.
Creator: Manchester Guardian and Evening News Limited; Chairman's Office; Laurence Prestwich Scott
Reports
GMG/1/3/1/1/6 · File · 1931-1967
Part of Records of Guardian Media Group

PA management consultants' reports on North News Ltd (advertising department), 1965, 1966, 1967, on the Guardian (advertising department), 1967 and on The National Readership Survey (summary: circulation and readership, and a glossary of marketing terms).

Miscellaneous publications: 'The Guardian as a Product' (The London Press Exchange Ltd., 30 April 1964);'Newspaper readership in the City of London' (c. 1958); 'Report on Manchester Guardian and Evening News Ltd' (Centre d'Etudes Industrielles, 20 January 1964) and The Architects' Journal (10 June 1931), containing an article on 'The New Manchester Guardian Buildings'.
Creator: Manchester Guardian and Evening News Limited; Chairman's Office; Laurence Prestwich Scott
Thompson/Times Negotiations
Thompson/Times Negotiations
GMG/1/3/4/1/28 · File · 1965-1967
Part of Records of Guardian Media Group

Folder containing correspondence on the negotiations between the Times and the Guardian, titled 'Negotiations with The Times- Pre-Thomson 1965/66'. Contents include memorandum by LPS to Alastair Hetherington, regarding his memorandum on the same, 19 November 1966; Letter from LPS to Richard Scott on the situation, suggesting that given its severity, he 'come over soon for another discussion' and attaching a report, composed by himself, on the paper's dismal prospects, 5 January 1967; 'Preparation notes for first full meeting' with the Times, composed by LPS, draft and typed copies, 9 November 1965; 'Extracts from Original Scott Trust Settlement Dated 10 June 1936'; the Times balance sheet, 31 December 1964; the Times balance sheet, 31 December 1963; 'Form of Annual Return of a Company having a Share Capital',the Times Publishing Company, 24 June 1965; 'New Building Policy' by LPS, 15 September 1965; summary of the present situation by LPS, May 1966; 'Note of a meeting with Sir William Haley', 3 sets of notes by Alastair Hetherington, dated 16 November, 25 November and 7 December 1965; file titled 'Chairman' containing correspondence with Gavin Astor and William Haley concerning the proposed merger with the Times, June 1965 - March 1966.

Folder titled 'Thomson/Times, Takeover October 1966 and Repercussions - General' , containing letter from LPS to Gavin Astor proposing that they meet again 'when the dust has settled', 12 December 1966; collection of newspaper sales comparisons and circulation figures, c. June 1965 - December 1965; note by Alastair Hetherington on 'The Guardian, the Trust, and the future', 17 November 1966; memorandum from Richard Scott to LPS and Alastair Hetherington, suggesting that if either resign, they will precipitate a dissolution of the company, and emphasising the need to find a resolution, 24 November 1966; letter to Gavin Astor, suggesting a cooling off of negotiations, 27 May 1966; estimate of the effects of printing the Guardian in a single centre, January 1967; 'Points from a meeting with Lord [Arnold] Goodman', 30 December 1966; correspondence with Lord Thomson regarding Thomson shares in North News Ltd, January 1967; correspondence and memos concerning economies and reducing costs, December 1966; 'The Guardian Today and Tomorrow', undated; letter from Alastair Hetherington, undated; letter from Richard Scott, discussing the situation, 22 October 1965.

Folder titled 'Thomson/Times, Monopolies Commission', with typewritten sheet at front of file, headed 'Correspondence from LPS's confidential files photocopied for PWG [Peter Gibbings] on 1 February 1971'. Contains correspondence with Lord Thomson of Fleet, regarding the printing of both the Guardian and the Times and Sunday Times at Thomson House, Gray's Inn Road, October - December 1966; correspondence, and minutes of meetings with the Monopolies Commission on the same, October - December 1966; list of members of the Monopolies Commission, undated; memorandums to and from AH on the same, October - December 1966; draft and actual copies of contract made between the Thomson Organisation Ltd and the Manchester Guardian and Evening News Ltd to renew a printing agreement, November 1966, and undated; report by LPS titled 'Manchester Guardian and Evening News Limited', August 1966, concerning their financial position; reports and correspondence exploring the cost of independent London printing, [November 1966]; balance sheets for the Daily Telegraph and its subsideries, 31st March 1964; envelope addressed 'Papers taken to top secret full meeting' containing annotated notes pages titled 'Points for Discussion', 'Appointment of an Editor', 'the Manchester Evening News', 'Comet', 'Personalities', 'The Character of the Paper', 'Company Arrangements' and 'Further Progress', 3 November 1965.

Folder titled 'Thomson/Times, Proposed Consortium', containing correspondence with Alastair Hetherington, Kenneth Searle, Claud Morris ( in his capacity as chairman of Voice Newspaper Investments) and others, on the financial implications and considerations of the proposed Times/ Guardian merger, November 1966; envelope containing minutes of a meeting of the Times Merger Group with Voice Newspaper Investments, 9th November 1966, and newspaper article on 'Press mergers and monopolies: Is this the answer to the trend of today?' by Claud Morris, July 1965; envelope titled 'complete set with attachments', containing 8 statements made to the Monopolies Commission, [November 1966].

Folder titled 'Thomson/Times, Readers Letters', containing letters from readers, with replies attached. Subject matter ranges from speculative job applications, to expressions of concern and solidarity for the fate of the Guardian (and remedative suggestions), and comments on individual articles printed, November 1966 - February 1967.

Also contains letter from Labour, Liberal and Conservative MPs David Marquand, Jo Grimond, Richard Wainwright, GR Strauss, John Mendleson, Kenneth Lewis, Roy Hattersley, Charles Pannell, and DET Luard, expressing support for 'all the efforts which you and your colleagues are making to ensure the survival of this essential and distinguished newspaper', 21 December 1966.
Creator: Manchester Guardian and Evening News Limited; Chairman's Office; Laurence Prestwich Scott
Working Report 1961-1962
GMG/1/1/1/38 · File · 1962
Part of Records of Guardian Media Group

Working report of Manchester Guardian and Evening News Limited and North News Limited. Including: an introduction by L P Scott; graphs and tables of the Guardian's circulation; balance sheets; profit and loss account; a graph of the number of Guardian employees between 1947-62; review of the financial year; a description of the "crisis year" at the Evening Chronicle; graphs of the evening paper sales; evening advertising; A retrospective on the first year in the London offices; Guardian sizes and advertising and a graph showing the total amount of Newsprint used 1947-62.

The back page features a colour coded map demonstrating the combined circulation coverage of the Manchester Evening Newspapers.
Creator: Manchester Guardian and Evening News Limited