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Contains papers relating to the following speeches made by Alan Rusbridger in 2002:

1. Peter Preston dinner, Scott Trust, 26 February 2002. Typescript note cards with handwritten annotations for a speech to mark Preston's retirement from the ST.****
2. Middle Temple, 11 March 2002. Transcript of a speech on media law and freedom of the press*
3. Business Leaders lunch, Old Mutual, 12 March 2002. Typed notes with handwritten annotations for a speech on politicians and the press.
4. Speech given at a dinner to mark the opening of 'The Newsroom Guardian and Observer Archive and visitor centre', [April] 2002. Typed transcript with handwritten annotations.
5. Launch of 'Life' the Guardian's science section, 3 April 2002. Typed notecards for the speech which covers a brief history of Guardian science reporting and staff recruited to work on the section.
6. Typed note cards for an unidentified speech on the motor industry, undated [7 November 2002]**
7. Financial Reporting conference, Newsroom, 12 November 2002. Typed notes for a speech on the protection of sources with reference to the Interbrew case
8. 'The End of Newspapers', 2002 GKN lecture in management, Magdalene College, Cambridge, 21 November 2002. Includes published version and CD containing images, powerpoint files and links used to accompany the lecture.***
   Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited; Editor's Office; Alan Rusbridger

Contains papers relating to the following speeches made by Alan Rusbridger in 2003:

1. Media Correspondents Association lunch, Christopher's, Covent Garden, 20 January 2003. Speech on new media, engagement with audience and self-regulation. Includes notes with cuttings of an article about David Low's controversial "Morning After" coronation cartoon.
2. Richard Sennett 60th birthday, [January] 2003. Typescript note cards with hand-written annotations for a speech given to celebrate Sennett's birthday.
3. Public and Administrative Law Bar Association, Inner Temple, 5 February 2003. Contains annotated note cards referencing media law, calendar entry and email correspondence with Nigel Pleming QC.
4. Business and Society: Corporate social responsibility - policy into practice conference, London, 6 February 2003. Typescript speech on CSR*.
5. Launch of the Education Extra Reading Journey, printed on 12 February 2003. Typescript of speech on the Guardian Newsroom's Education Centre.
6. WACL [Women in Advertising and Communications Leadership] 'Future of newsprint'. [The note cards are stapled together but possibly relate to two different speeches. Notecards numbered one and two are titled WACL 12 February 2003 and relate to the GNM archive and note cards three to six are titled 'Interactive Newspapers, LSE, 13 February 2003' and relate to print and digital news]. Also includes two pages of statistics on student consumption of news.
7. Thirty Club speech, 9 March 2003. Annotated note cards for speech on reader trust and interaction.
8. City University, 17 March 2003. Notecards for speech on reader trust and interaction.
9. Henry Porter's 50th birthday speech, 23 March 2003. Typed notecards.*****
10. First anniversary of The Newsroom - Guardian and Observer archive and visitor centre [April-May 2003]. Handwritten speech on notecards relating to journalists covering the Iraq War.
11. 'Ditchley, May 2003'. Annotated typescript notes [likely to be from Ditchley Foundation event 'The impact of the media on the politics of our time' held 30 May-1 June 2003].
12. 'War reporting conference', New York, July 2003. Typed transcript of speech on war reporting in the context of the Iraq war.
13. Speech to 2003 ONO [Organization of News Ombudsmen] conference, Istanbul, 16 September 2003. Two draft typescripts with annotations concerning the role of newspaper ombudsman [readers' editors]
14. Deanery of Richard and Barnes, Faith in Society conference, October 2003. Typescript speech [possibly draft] on faith in society and reporting on faith. Also includes printed conference report and letter of thanks from Reverend Canon Peggy Jackson.
15. Guardian Charity Awards 2003, 3 October 2003, Sainsbury's Business Centre. Typed note cards for speech on the winning charities.
16. Guardian Arts party, 16 October 2003. Typed note cards for speech on arts coverage in the Guardian and Observer, arts readers and Neville Cardus.
17. Justice conference, 17 October 2003. Typed paper 'Developments in Privacy' sent to Justice with covering email.
18. Hugo Young celebration, Westminster Cathedral, 20 November 2003. Typescript transcript of speech given about Hugo Young.
19. Scott Trust Dinner Hugo Young toast, 26 November 2003. Typescript transcript of speech given about Hugo Young.**
20. Undated note cards for an unidentified speech on privacy laws [2003]***
21. 'Guardian Society', 2 December 2003. Typescript note cards for an unknown Guardian Society event, discusses relaunch, editorial special sand digs from The Mail and Mail on Sunday.
22. John Cunningham retirement speech [c.2003]. Typed note cards with handwritten annotations.****
23. Book launch for Polly Toynbee's book 'Hard Work: Life in Low Paid Britain', [c2003]. Typed notecards.
24. Untitled speech on politicians and the press. Typed notecards. Undated but thought to be c 2003 from references in the speech. Missing first page.
    Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited; Editor's Office; Alan Rusbridger
    Creator: DS/UK/122

Records relating to Gemini News Service, September 1976 - June 1984.

Includes: a draft memorandum of agreement between Gemini and William Collins Sons & Company Ltd (publishers) for the printing and publishing of 'The Guardian Nigerian Handbook 1982', nd; correspondence between Ian Wright, Betty Jerman and Gerald Knight concerning proposals for the publication of Guardian books, December 1982 - September 1983 and correspondence between Ian Wright, Brenda Polan, Jane McLoughlin, Gerald Knight and Jim Markwick concerning a quarter page 'cool summer knit kit' offer, June 1984.

Also includes a copy of page 10 of the Guardian, 15 September 1976 which contains an article by Richard Scott on the Scott Trust and adverts wishing the Guardian well in its move to Farringdon Road.
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited; Editor's Office; Ian Wright

Documentation relating to Alastair Hetherington's work at the Guardian during his time as journalist (1950-1975), editor (1956-1975) and Scott trustee (1970-1989).