A special issue created to mark the centenary of the Manchester Guardian's establishment. The issue includes: an article by Charles Prestwich Scott entitled 'A Hundred Years', an article by William Haslam Mills entitled 'The Paper and its Readers: A Century of History'; a copy of the prospectus announcing the first number of the Manchester Guardian in 1821; contributions from statesmen to the centenary number including General Jan Christian Smuts; Giovanni Giolitti; Count Sforza and Raymond Poincare; an article by John Masefield entitled 'Raynard the Fox'; an article by Granville Bantock entitled 'Some Musical Recollections'; an article by Sir Frank Benson entitled 'Memories of the Manchester Stage'; an article by JL Hammond entitled 'A Century of Liberalism'; some reprints from the Manchester Guardian including advertisements from 1821-22 and a quotation from each year from 1821-1921; a survey of the machines and technology used to produce the newspaper; an article by James Bone entitled 'The London End'; an article by AP Wadsworth entitled 'The Growth of Municipal Manchester'; an article by AN Monkhouse entitled 'Reviews and Reviewing'; and an article by James Drysdale entitled 'The Gallery, 100 Years of Parliamentary Reporting'.
Zonder titelAn issue of the Guardian Weekly published on 6th May 1921 the day after the centenary of the establishment of the Guardian. As well as providing general news and reviews from that week the issue contains a 'Centenary Section' including: an article by Charles Prestwich Scott entitled 'A Hundred Years'; an article by William Haslam Mills entitled 'The Paper and its Readers: A Century of History'; messages from the King and world statesmen including Lloyd George; Winston Churchill; General Jan Christian Smuts; Giovanni Giolitti; Count Sforza and Raymond Poincare; American and Canadian press tributes and messages; an article by AN Monkhouse entitled 'The Appeal to Posterity'; an article by James Bone entitled 'The Manchester Guardian in the capital'; an article by Granville Bantock entitled 'Musical Manchester'; a section entitled 'The Book and the Play' by AN Monkhouse and Charles Edward Montague; reprints from the Manchester Guardian of advertisements from 1821-22; and reports of the speeches from the centenary dinner.
Zonder titelDocuments and correspondence relating to WP Crozier's two novels, 'Letters of Pontius Pilate' from 1928 and his posthumously-published novel, 'The Fates are Laughing', 1945:
Cutting of a review of 'Letters of Pilate' from the Guardian, 30 March 1928;
Letter from A Ransome to WP Crozier, 31 March 1928;
Postcard from Dean WR Inge to WP Crozier, 31 March 1928;
Letter from H Cadbury to WP Crozier, 4 April 1928;
Letter from A Monkhouse to WP Crozier, 13 April 1928;
Letter from Neville Cardus to WP Crozier, 24 April 1928;
Letter from Ivor Brown to WP Crozier, 3 May 1928;
Letter from JL Hammond to Mrs Crozier, 21 May 1944;
Letter from JL Hammond to Mrs Crozier, 17 Oct 1944;
Letter from AP Wadsworth to Mrs Crozier, 15 May 1945;
Letter from JR Scott to Mrs Crozier, 15 May 1945;
Letter from JL Hammond to Mrs Crozier, 15 May 1945;
Review from the Guardian of the 'Fates are Laughing', 16 May 1945;
Letter from J Bone to Mrs Crozier, 23 May 1945;
Letter from FS Attenborough to Mrs Crozier, 26 May 194;5
Letter from JE Mossey to Mrs Crozier, 18 July 1945;
Review by George Orwell from the Manchester Evening News of the 'Fates are Laughing', 7 June 1945.
Creator: Crozier, William Percival (1879-1944); newspaper editor