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Correspondence sent to and from Hugo Young in his capacity as political columnist of the Guardian during 1988.

The letters are predominantly from members of the public to comment on the content, views and writing of Hugo Young's Guardian columns.

Also includes letters from students asking for assistance with research, personal correspondence from family, friends and colleagues, professional letters concerning work and appointments, and invitations to attend events and presentations or support organisations. There is also correspondence from publishers and internal Guardian correspondence.

Includes letters to comment on writing or send wishes from:
Sir John Keegan
Leon Brittan
Geoffrey Howe
Robert Jackson
Polly Toynbee
Alan Beith
Anthony Seldon
Michael Heseltine
Cardinal Basil Hume
Raymond Seitz

Additional papers include:

Transcript of Channel 4 television programme 'The Enchanted Glass:Britain and its Monarchy', February 1988

Booklet from a European Institute for the Media conference entitled 'Multimedia concentration and the free flow of information' which Hugo Young attended, 17 October 1988.
Creator: DS/UK/122

Correspondence sent to Hugo Young in his capacity as political columnist of the Guardian during 1988-1989.

The letters are predominantly from members of the public to comment on the content, views and writing of Hugo Young's Guardian columns.

Also includes letters from students asking for assistance with research, personal correspondence from colleagues, professional letters concerning work and appointments, invitations to attend events and presentations or support organisations, and internal Guardian correspondence.

There are also personal letters from friends and family, including condolences on the death of his wife Helen Young, and a biography of David Young, Hugo Young's godfather who died in 1988.

Includes letters to comment on writing or send invitations or wishes from:
John Lyttle
Anthony Seldon
Bhiku Parekh
Ian Gilmour
Robin Squire
Anna Ford
Felicity Kendal
Baroness Janet Young

There are also letters from:
David Selbourne, to enclose letter from Peter Preston
Richard Shepherd and Jonathan Aitken, to thank Hugo Young for supporting their proposed changes to the Official Secrets Act.
Creator: DS/UK/122

Personal correspondence sent to and from Hugo Young during 1989-1990.

Includes correspondence from friends and colleagues, letters from family members, letters from members of the public in response to his writing and letters from students asking for assistance with research. Also includes many wishes from friends, family and colleagues on his engagement and marriage to Lucy Waring.

Also includes professional letters concerning work and appointments, comments from colleagues on his writing, invitations to attend events and presentations or support organisations, correspondence with charitable organisations Hugo Young supported, correspondence from publishers and internal Guardian correspondence.

There are also personal letters to send thanks and wishes, comment on writing or involvement in professional projects, or to discuss former appointments or arrange new ones, from:
David Cornwell
Bernard Ingham
James Callaghan
Dominic Lawson
Julian Amery
Kenneth Baker
Anthony Seldon
Nicholas Owen
Chris Patten
Ian Gilmour

Also includes correspondence in March 1990, mainly from other journalists commenting on Hugo Young's writing about the execution of Observer journalist Farzad Bazoft in Iraq. These include letters from John Pilger and Simon Hoggart.
Creator: DS/UK/122

Personal correspondence sent to and from Hugo Young during 1991.

Includes correspondence from friends and colleagues, letters from family members, and letters from members of the public in response to his writing.

Also includes professional letters concerning work and appointments, comments from colleagues on his writing, invitations to attend events and presentations or support organisations, correspondence with charitable organisations Hugo Young supported, correspondence from publishers and internal Guardian correspondence.

There are also personal letters to send thanks and wishes, comment on writing or involvement in professional projects, or to discuss former appointments or arrange new ones, from:
Peter Snow
Geoffrey Howe
Sir George Young
Bill Rodgers
Paddy Ashdown
Professor David Marquand
Mark Bonham Carter
Anthony Seldon
Anthony Teasdale
David Cornwell
Frank Field
Creator: DS/UK/122