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Folders of sales comparisons and statistics, broadly relating to the financial implications of printing in London alongside Manchester, including memoranda from William J Haley, TE Henry, HG Milner, Kenneth Searle and Alastair Hetherington amongst others.

These comprise a folder labelled 'Old information suitable for Working Reports' (1); folder labelled 'Monthly Charts' (2), containing charts relating to newspaper costs and revenue, 1934-1954; Haley folder labelled 'Records' (3), c. 1934; JR Scott folder (WJ Haley crossed out) labelled 'Old Statistics' (4) containing graphs of Guardian advertising 1920-1934, paper contracts 1939-1941 etc.; folder labelled 'Advertising Rates' (5), containing list of classified advertisements placed 1935-1948; folder containing information on weekly wage rates, including information published by the Newspaper Society on the minimum weekly rates of wages payable to employees of provincial newspapers, and a grading agreement for staff, c. 1943 (6); folder containing statistics and target figures for successful profit levels, annotated by LP Scott (7); folder containing reports on the feisibility of merging The Manchester Evening Chronicle and the Manchester Evening News (8), including correspondence with Hetherington, Haley, Milner and Henry, amongst others; folder labelled 'Deansgate Project' (9), containing proposals for and against moving premises by Scott and others, and including a report titled 'Looking Ahead', questioning the role of newspapers in light of commercial television, and other developments; report on the accommodation problem as at the end of April 1957 (10); folder containing documents titled 'Operation T' and 'Operation K', concerning proposals for the amalgumation of the Manchester Evening Chronicle with the Manchester Evening News (11); printed booklet entitled 'Ideals and Obligations- Tribune Tower Hall of Inscriptions' (published Tribune Co. 1931) with report on 'London Printing Project' enclosed, April 1961; memorandum by Scott, addressing 'some of the problems facing us' and discussing the proposed merger with the Manchester Evening Chronicle in detail (13).
Creator: Manchester Guardian and Evening News Limited; Chairman's Office; Laurence Prestwich Scott

Three folders, titled 'Evening Chronicle Project 1960', 'Evening Chronicle Closure- NN Policy Reviews, Notice to Trade Unions, Notice to Staff, 1963-4' and 'Newspaper Economies, 1963-4'. Documents relate to the effectation of a merger, between the Evening Chronicle, and the Manchester Evening News, under the newly formed North News Ltd, and to the decision to discontinue publishing the former.

Folder titled 'Evening Chronicle Project 1960' relates to the merger between the Manchester Evening Chronicle and the Manchester Evening News. It has been divided into three sections. The first section comprises announcements (both internal, and advertised), letters to trade unions, letters to staff, and memoranda to executives on the formation of North News Ltd. The second section contains correspondence with Roy Thomson, chairman of Thomson Newspapers Ltd and others, on reaching an agreement, and on the logistics of effecting a merger. The third section is titled 'notes on negotiating policy and procedure' and contains profit and loss accounts for both the Manchester Evening Chronicle and the Manchester Evening News, as well as notes on meetings held with Kenneth Searle, Roy Thomson, TE Henry and others on reaching and finalising an agreement. Also included is correspondence with both Tatham, Worthington & Co. solicitors, and Cooper Brothers & Co. Accountants, concerning the effecting of a merger. 1959-1960.

Folder titled 'Evening Chronicle Closure - NN (North News) Policy Reviews, Notice to Trade Unions, Notive to Staff 1963-4'comprises a report by Cooper Brothers & Co Ltd on the methods of effecting a merger, administrative and financial considerations, and possible terms of settlement, 7 January 1960; report to the North News Board, 8 weeks subsequent to the merger (nd); various reviews of the Evening Chronicle position leading up to the decision to close; notice to staff, on the intention to close the Evening Chronicle; notice sent to Evening News executives on the decision; an envelope of press cuttings, containing coverage of the closure, July 1963; copies of letters sent to staff, informing them whether or not they have been made redundant by the closure; documents relating to the Evening Chronicle reduncancy scheme, and correspondence with both the staff affected, and the trade unions that represent them. These include the National Society of Operative Printers and Assistants and the National Union of Journalists. 1960-1965.

Folder titled 'Newspaper Economies 1963-64' containing general correspondence on 'How to make a Paper Pay' and 'Can Competition Survive in the Newspaper Industry?' Correspondents include WB Reddaway, director of the Department of Applied Economics, University of Cambridge, and members of the Typographical Association. September 1963.
Creator: Manchester Guardian and Evening News Limited; Chairman's Office; Laurence Prestwich Scott

Folder containing different accounting records produced by MGEN, 1924-1960 and also circulation and [editorial/advertising] contents, 1830-1844.

The first part of the folder contains MGEN annual reports and accounts with balance sheet, profit and loss account and auditors report, March 1924 - March 1960, signed by the MGEN directors and secretary (except 1934 where there are no signatures and 1935 where only the secretary has signed) and also by the auditors (except 1934 and 1935). The accounts are six-monthly, September 1923 - March 1929, and for the earlier years only the March accounts are signed. Only a balance sheet exists for September 1923. The report and accounts are in typescript format until 1930 when they are printed. The signatories are CP Scott, EA Montague, James Bone, WP Crozier, WJ Haley, JR Scott, AP Wadsworth, Robert Ebbage, TE Henry and Laurence Scott.

The second part of the folder contains typescript profit and loss account and balance sheets for the six months preceeding September 1929 and March 1930.

The third and fourth parts of the folder contains six-monthly profit and loss accounts for the Guardian Weekly and then the Guardian Commercial, March 1924 - March 1930. These are predominately typescript with some manuscript records. Three pages of manuscript calculations comparing the profit and loss of the Guardian Weekly and the Guardian Commercial, 1924-1928, are loose following the Guardian Weekly profit and loss account pages.

After the Guardian Commercial accounts are manuscript figures 1830-1845 used for accounting purposes. The contemporary records have been glued to the reverse of typescript receipt and expenditure accounts (crossed through) for the Guardian, Guardian Commercial, Guardian Weekly and Evening News comparing figures for May/June 1940 and 1941. The exact purpose of the figures is unknown as few titles exist but they generally relate to sales/circulation, editorial columns or advertising content. Page 1 contains quarterly total and average circulation figures for the Guardian, 1830-1844, with some indication of Wednesday and Saturday variations from 1836. Page 2 contains quarterly total and average figures, possibly for editorial lines or advertising content, 1830-1844. Page 3 indicates the number of stamps from Parliamentary returns, for the Guardian, Advertiser, Chronicle, Courier (from 1836) and Times newspapers, 1835-1841. Pages 4 and 5 contain weekly figures, 1830-1840 possibly for editorial lines and/or advertising content. Page 6 has a manuscript note on the increase in editorial columns, 1821-1945 and an untitled and undated chart of Wednesday and Saturday figures. Page 7 has a chart of Wednesday and Saturday figures, 1843-1844. Page 8 identifies the quantity of advertisements carried in the Guardian. Advertiser, Courier, Times, Chronicle, Herald, Aris' Gazette, Leeds Mercury, Gores' Advertiser, Myers' Advertiser and Liverpool Mercury, 1832-1835.
Creator: Manchester Guardian and Evening News Limited

Accounting procedure summaries for the MGEN from October 1953. Summarises various internal procedures such as overdue accounts, dealing with debts, dealing with cash as well as dealing with Guardian and Evening News financial accounts separately. Also includes staff names associated with each procedure within their department.
Creator: Manchester Guardian and Evening News Limited