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Includes correspondence from and concerning Anothony Howard.
Other correspondents include: David Astor; [Patrick] O'Donovan; Walter Lippmann; [Michael] Davie; William Millinship; KP Obank; Donald Trelford; Edward Mace; Paul Levy; Mark Boxer; Roger Harrison; David Mlinaric; Ann Barr; Trevor Grove; Alan Johnstone; Nicolas Morrell.
Subjects covered include: Howard's role as Washington correspondent; Astor's trips to the United States; Howard's journalism following his return from the US including his time on the New Statesman; the NUJ; Howard's editorship of The Listener; Howard's tenure as deputy editor of The Observer including discussion of individual journalists/contributors such as Mary Holland and many matters of policy and newspaper content including the colour magazine; Howard's departure from The Observer.
Also includes: cutting from the Daily Mail on Howard moving from The Listener to The Observer; 'obituary' piece by Roy Hattersley on Howard leaving The Listener; cutting from The Spectator on Howard clearing his Observer desk.
Creator: The Observer Limited; Editor's Office; Donald Trelford

Includes correspondence from and concerning Nicholson.
Other correspondents include: Donald Trelford, Roger Harrison, Conor Cruise O'Brien, Alan Johnstone

Subjects covered include: harmonisation of editorial features and advertisements, recurring debates about the ratio between editorial and advertising space, mostly advertising matters including selection, approval, rejection and placement of advertisements in the Observer, promotion of the Observer, sponsorships, competitions and awards supported by the Observer, circulation and readership figures and issues

Also includes: Submission by the Observer to the inquiry on cable expansion and broadcasting policy (1982), booklet 'World Reporter, a datasolve BBC service'
Creator: The Observer Limited; Editor's Office; Donald Trelford

Correspondence of Tristan Jones and Roger Harrison and various individuals and organisations.

Includes correspondence with or about: the art work of Augustus John, 1974; Ben Johnson Company Limited, printers, 1981-1984; Jones Lang Wootton, chartered surveyors, 1970-1982; Mervyn Jones, Wales Committee, European Architectural Heritage Year, 1975; Tom Jones, 1972; Jordan and Sons Limited, printers, 1954; Michael Joseph Limited, publishers, 1983; Journal of Commerce, New York, 1985; Gerald Judd Sales Limited, paper suppliers, 1974.

Also contains correspondence relating to the following staff: Liz Jobey; Miss J Johnson; Laurence Johnson; Roy Johnston; Alan Johnstone; Colin Jones; David Jones; Ted Jones; Mary Jones; John Jordan; Nicola Jordan; John Joyner; Judith Judd.
Creator: The Observer Limited; Managing Director's Office; Roger Harrison

General file regarding Lonrho PLC.

Contains correspondence, memorandum and reports concerning: shareholder offers; budgets; wholesalers; the appointment of Roger Harrison as chairman of Lonrho; internal audit reports; relations with the trade unions; overseas agents; staff expenses; chief executives reports; social occasions; publications; competitions; updates on the Observer; vacancies; payment for articles; the Observer magazine; the Monopolies Commission, regulatory body; the dispute over ownership of the House of Fraser; profits and losses; recruitment; Jim Levi; pay increases; holidays; an overview of Lonrho's ownership; features; industrial relations; advertising results; annual meetings; board meetings; Observer funding; marketing; the sale of Reuters Investment; promotional activities; quality control; the National Tyre Service (NTS); loans; circulation; taxes; Third World Book Review, magazine; the editor's contractual terms; article complaints; regional budgets; negotiations with the unions; enterprises; sale of the Standard newspaper; the installation of a telefax machine; the Albert exhibition; Lonrho annual reports.

Primary correspondents include: Roger Harrison; Lonrho; Nick Morrell; Terry Robinson; Tiny Rowland; David Bishop; Alan Johnstone.
Creator: The Observer Limited; Managing Director's Office; Roger Harrison

Correspondence files relating to Michael Davie and his employment at the Observer as a journalist and in other editorial positions.

Includes contracts, and terms and condition of employment, newspaper clippings, and copies of financial statements. Correspondence and memos relating to working matters; salary increases; expenses; publication of extracts from book; offer of appointment based in United States; appointment as Chief Assistant Editor 1976; unpaid leave; discussion of various topics during Michael's position at 'The Age'; enquiries, follow-ups and complaints regarding Michael's articles; research, expenses and discussion relating to Titanic book; severance details and leaving payment.

Correspondents include Jeremy Hunt, Alan Johnstone, William Millinship, Donald Trelford, Roger Harrison, Kenneth Obank, David Astor.

Found loose among other board papers.

Includes memoranda/notes from: Donald Trelford; Douglass Cater; John Cole; John Cornwell; Pat Ferguson; John Silverlight; Brian Nicholson; Jennie Beck; Nick Morrell; Stephen Pritchard; Jeremy Hunt; Alan Johnstone; Karen White; Brian Blelloch; Paul Bridges; Jess Watts; John Nuttall-Smith; Adam Raphael.

Subjects covered include: Aspen meeting 1978; autumn campaign 1988; strategy; perceptions of The Observer and its readers; production; sales; budgetry matters; salary reviews; tabloid research; management committee matters.

Also includes: lists of board lunch guests; pages from report on Mohamed Fayed; marketing plan from January 1988; paper on The Observer brand; 'A business plan for The Observer' meeting agendas, 15 December 1988 and 5 January 1989; forward planning meeting minutes and agendas, 12 January 1989; memorandum on editorial investment by Adrian Hamilton; note on editorial budget meeting, 3 April; list of retained contributors and staff, 1989; advertising ratio, February 1990; magazine schedule, May 1990; ABC figures, 1990 and January 1991; circulation report, February 1991; contributions summary, March 1992; management committee agenda papers, 28 October 1992; reader panel papers, 21 and 28 February 1993; circualtion report, 16 May 1993; letter from various members of staff disagreeing with editor's decision to publish Tiny Rowland's story; miscellaneous undated budgetry and other papers.
A small section of this file concerning staff salaries remains closed.
Creator: The Observer Limited; Editor's Office; Donald Trelford