Includes correspondence from and concerning Chris Brasher, sports editor and journalist for the Observer.
Other correspondents include: Tristan Jones, Fred Tomlinson, John Pringle, KP Obank, WH Smart, David Astor, Michael Davie, Peter Gibbings, Clifford Makins, Bagenal Harvey (Brasher's agent), Roger Harrison, Donald Trelford, Brian Nicholson, Jess Watts.
Subjects covered include: Brasher's terms and conditions of employment; matters concerning the sports pages including advertisements, space, and production issues; the NUJ and non-journalist sports writers; the racing correspondent; a Loch Ness monster project; the Singlehanded Transatlantic race; reporting from sporting events including the Tokyo Olympics; orienteering; a Mount Everest expedition; Brasher's work for the BBC; the London Marathon; 'The Runner' magazine; copy taking.
Also includes: invitation to Brasher's wedding; details of collection for his wedding present; Denys W Tucker's comments on Loch Ness story; 'The Runner' feasibility study by Watts.
Creator: The Observer Limited; Editor's Office; Donald Trelford
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1957-1986
Part of Records of The Observer newspaper