Includes correspondence from and concerning Michael Davie, journalist and deputy editor of the Observer.
Other correspondents include: David Astor, Frederick Tomlinson, JE Berridge, Tristan Jones, KP Obank, Joan Page (passing on comments from Edward Mace), John Steel, Donald Trelford, Roger Harrison, John Cornwell, Peter McLaughlin (of The [Melbourne] Age), David Bishop, Anthony Howard, Rhona Drummond, Nick Morrell.
Subjects covered include: Davie's training at the Manchester Evening News; Davie's terms and conditions of employment; the Melbourne Olympics; Davie's time in Australia; editorial developments; Sebastian Haffner; stringers; the Mammon column; page layout; Davie's Washington posting; the women's and city pages; The Observer magazine; the possibility of Davie leaving; Davie's Titantic book.
Also includes: cutting on Davie's trip to Hollywood; photocopy of piece by Davie in The Age.
Creator: The Observer Limited; Editor's Office; Donald Trelford
Includes directors' report by John Steel and report of the auditors, Peat, Marwick, Mitchell, & Co.
Sem títuloIncludes directors' report by John Steel and report of the auditors, Peat, Marwick, Mitchell, & Co.
Sem títuloIncludes directors' report by John Steel and report of the auditors, Peat, Marwick, Mitchell, & Co.
Sem títuloCorrespondence of Tristan Jones and Roger Harrison and various individuals and organisations.
Includes correspondence with or about: Stafford Hotel, London, 1979; Standard Broadcasting Corporation, 1977-1980; Standard Telephones and Cables Limited, 1979; Frank Stanton, CBS, television network, 1980-1985; The Statesmen, newspaper, 1977; subscription to Stern magazine, 1975; HJC Stevens, Finance Director of the Daily Telegraph, 1979; papers of John St Loe Strachey, poltician, 1975; The Straits Times Press, 1982-1985; Strategic Vending, vending services, 1983; Vernon Stratton, 1985; Student Advisory Service, 1970.
Also contains correspondence relating to the following staff: TW Standivan; David Staham; William Steans; John Steel; Andrew Stephen; Sid Stephens; CJ Stephenson; Jackie Stewart; Miss N Stinton; Mr Stone; David Strang; Sally Strauss; Jack Sturgeon; Deborah Stux.
Creator: The Observer Limited; Managing Director's Office; Roger Harrison
Some undated.
File of correspondence relating to the employment of staff members and contributors to The Observer, with a surname beginning with B. Primary correspondents include KP Obank and Peter Gibbings.
Staff and contributors involved include: Caroline Baker; Jeremy Banks; Frank Barber; DStP Barnard; William Belcher (illustrator); John Berger; Humphrey Berkeley; Ian Berry (photographer); Drusilla Beyfus; John Birks; Godfrey Blakeley; Tom Blau (photographer); Myrna Blumberg; Walter Bor; Arthur Bourne; Samuel Brittan; Denis Brogan; Tony Brooks; Bob Brooks; Ronald Bryden.
Other correspondents include: Desmond Goch; David Astor; Donald Trelford; Colin Legum; John Thompson; John Steel; Bryn Campbell; Roger Harrison.
Sem títuloRecords relating to the purchase, replacement, repair, insurance and parking of company cars, and the expenses involved. Includes sets of figures showing the expenditure limits for different staff bands and other budget information relating to staff vehicles.
Primary Correspondents include: Roger Harrsion,David Bishop, Donald Trelford, Nicholas Morrell, Ron Holmes, Brian Nicholson, John Steel and Joan Scarsbrook.
Creator: The Observer Limited; Managing Director's Office; Roger Harrison
Contains correspondence and reports relating to the Observer's financial accounts. Includes memorandums and sets of figures relating to salary increases; projected and actual overspends against budget (1976); auditing, including the Lonrho internal audit (1985); economies, budget control and raising the cover price; insurance; trading performance; capital expenditure including the 1980 procedure for ordering capital equipment; staffing costs; a new purchasing and ordering procedure (1978); employers liability accident claims 1978; expenses accounts including expense policy for 1983; the advertisement account system (1979); checklist for carrying out investigations into companies the Observer may be interested in acquiring (1979); company loans; draft Observer Accounts manual (1981);complaints about the payments section of the Observer accounts department; cheque signatories and authorisation procedures; loss of profits caused by the SOGAT/NGA dispute in 1983; new year's day publishing costs; company credit cards; payroll robbery (1984-1985); photographers losses in Brixton riots (1985); ready reakoners for the second quarter of 1985/1986 and for 1986/1987. The file includes references to Observer Holdings Ltd (later Lockhold); Observer Partners and the US offices of the Observer newspaper.
The first part of this file (up to 1979) consists almost exclusively of memorandums sent from Roger Harrison to John Steel. Later primary correspondents include: Brian Nicholson, John Nuttall-Smith, David Bishop, Ron Holmes, Brian Blelloch and William Millinship.
Creator: The Observer Limited; Managing Director's Office; Roger Harrison
Contains correspondence relating to capital expenditure on machinery and materials and production staffing costs (including overtime payments); figures showing actual and projected spending calculations and memorandums relating to holiday printing costs and machine room maintenance. Correspondence is dated 1976-1982, but production costs figures are included going back to 1972.
Primary correspondents include: Roger Harrison, Jimmy Cox, Ron Holmes, Ron Frost and John Steel.
Creator: The Observer Limited; Managing Director's Office; Roger Harrison
General file relating to oil company Atlantic Richfield (ARCO), owner of the Observer from 1977-1981, with papers mainly dealing with management matters. Contains correspondence, memorandums and reports including: event and travel details including transatlantic visits; circulation figures; budgets; industry press cuttings; costs relating to the Observer board meeting in Aspen; complaints received by the Observer relating to ARCO; printing arrangements; visit by the ARCO board; subscriptions to the newspaper; social occasions including dinner parties; minutes and related papers from the Observer board meeting held in Aspen in 1977; pension plans; management structure of ARCO.
Also includes annual reports for Atlantic Richfield.
Primary correspondents include: Roger Harrison; Robert O Anderson; Brack Duker; John Steel.
Creator: The Observer Limited; Managing Director's Office; Roger Harrison