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Typed and handwritten notes written by Hugo Young to record political conversations and informal interviews held with individuals from 1969-1976.

The conversations are with the following people:

Douglas Hurd, 5 November 1969

Willam Whitelaw, 20 January 1970

Michael Fraser, 10 March 1970
John Biffen, 24 March 1970

Notes of talk with Reginald Maudling, 28 May 1970
Notes of an off-the-record conversation with Douglas Hurd on Heath's staff, 29 May 1970 - CLOSED

Memorandum from F.T.R Giles to Hugo Young detailing discussion over lunch with Donald Maitland, 24 September 1970
Labour 'Post Mortem', 25 September 1970
Douglas Hurd, 29 September 1970

Robin Balniel, 4 November 1970
John Biffen, 12 November 1970
Lunch with MacDonnell ('MJB') 17 November 1970

'Off the record' with Lord Robens, 1 December 1970 - CLOSED

Notes on [Harold] Wilson memoirs, 31 March 1971

Notes on lunch with Reginald Maudling, 1 February 1972 - CLOSED

Douglas Hurd, 7 November 1973
Terry Pitt, 20 November 1973
Tony Benn, 30 November 1973

'BRW' (Conservative MP) 6 December 1973
Michael Wolff, 18 December 1973
Notes on Michael Wolff, 18 December 1973
Talk with Prime Minister, 20 December 1973 - CLOSED*

Copy of letter from Edward Heath to Joseph Gormley, concerning the restrictions on use of electricity in industry due to the world energy crisis, 23 January 1974
Len Murray, 24 January 1974
Memorandum from the Editor of the Sunday Times to Hugo Young, detailing a confidential conversation with James Prior, about 'The Crisis', 30 January 1974 - CLOSED

Memorandum from the Editor of the Sunday Times to Hugo Young, about Labour party opinion on the miner's strike, 7 February 1974
Notes taken from Richard Rose conversation, Feb-Mar 1974

Alexander Lyon, 24 May 1974

Lord Windlesham, 5 June 1974
Report from Foreign Office, 6 June 1974
Report from Cabinet Office, 6 June 1974
[Michael] Oakeshott, 6 June 1974
Memorandum from the Deputy Editor of the Sunday Times to Hugo Young, detailing a talk with George Thomson, 6 June 1974

[Lord] Hailsham, July 1974
Norman Atkinson, 10 July 1974
Shirley Williams, 12 July 1974

Perceptions of Roy Jenkins, 1 August 1974

'JL' [Labour MP] 30 November 1974

Memorandum from Ronald Butt, Deputy Editor of the Sunday Times to Hugo Young, to give a summary of lunch with Sir John Hunt, 5 December 1974
Memorandum from Ronald Butt, Deputy Editor of the Sunday Times to Hugo Young, to give a summary of lunch with Tony Benn, 5 December 1974
Comments to Bruce Page, about the Prevention of Terrorism Bill, 6 December 1974
Chris Patten, 11 December 1974
Gwyn Morgan, 12 December 1974
Alexander Lyon, 13 December 1974
Memorandum from the Editor of the Sunday Times, to Hugo Young, concerning notes of a lunch with a 'non-political source', dated 'late' 1974

[Anthony]Crosland, 14 January 1975
Douglas Hurd, 22 January 1975

Transcript of conversation between Denys Scott, former vice-chairman of Lexington International, Michael Jones and Peter Dunn about the Barnet Campaign, 6 March 1975
Martin Wright, 12 March 1975

Ian Gilmour, 9 April 1975
David Marquand, 15 April 1975

Tom McCaffrey, 21 May 1975
Dipak Nandy, 22 May 1975

Joe Haines, 25 June 1975

[John] Lyttle, 10 September 1975

Harold Wilson, 29 October 1975

Lunch with Harold Wilson and Roy Thomson, 26 November 1975
Notes on Defence cuts, November 1975

Memorandum from Deputy Editor of the Sunday Times to Hugo Young, detailing a talk with Henry Kissinger at Claridges, 16 December 1975

Douglas Hurd, 18 January 1976 - CLOSED
Lord Robens, 22 January 1976
Letter from Edward Heath to Hugo Young, declining invitation to discuss events of 1973-74, 28 January 1976
'HE' notes, 29 January 1976

Letter from Edward Heath to Harold Evans, 11 February 1976
Michael Wolff, 12 February 1976

Letter from Nigel Lawson to Hugo Young, concerning published material written by Hugo, 12 March 1976

Jim Prior, 3 June 1976
John Biffen, 3 June 1976
Gordon Wilson, 3 June 1976
William Whitelaw, 9 June 1976
John Biffen, 17 June 1976

'JP' (Conservative MP) 21 July 1976
Conservations entitled 'Pound notes' with Edmund Dell, Shirley Williams, David Owen, Bill Rodgers, and Jack Straw, all commenting on economic policy 28-29 September 1976

Burke Trend, 14 October 1976

Notes sent to Hugo Young about immigration, 28 October 1976

David Owen, 18 November 1976

'Note on the Left from moderate Whitehall advisor', undated
Note to 'Peter' containing relevant statistics that he may wish to use, undated
Mick McGahey, undated
'DB', undated
R Darlington, undated
Harris, undated
[Lord] Merlyn, undated
K Spears, undated
Tam Dalyell, undated
Francis Pym, undated
Leon Brittan, undated
Notes on Hattersley and Benn, undated*
[Frank] Soskice, undated

Significant subjects covered in conversation discussions include:

General Election 1970
General Election(s) 1974
Harold Wilson and his leadership of the Labour Party
Edward Heath and his leadership of the Conservative Party
Government foreign policy
Government defence policy
Campaign for leader of the Conservative Party
World energy crisis
The economy
Political situation in Ireland
Europe
UK European referendum
Prevention of Terrorism Act
Immigration
South African Arms
Creator: DS/UK/122

Typed and handwritten notes written by Hugo Young to record political conversations and informal interviews held with individuals in 1981.

The conversations are with the following people:

Chris Patten, 8 January 1981
Tom Jackson, 8 January 1981
Bill Sirs, 8 January 1981
Frank Chapple, 22 January 1981

Richard Luce, 11 March 1981
Murdoch lunch for 'Gang of Four', 20 March 1981
Bernard [Capham] 25 March 1981

Chris Patten, 29 April 1981

'PC' 'mid- May' 1981
Bill Rodgers, 27 May 1981

Transcript of formal interview by Michael Jones of the Sunday Times with James Callaghan, 4 June 1981
Pratap Chitnis, 17 June 1981
Chris Patten, 18 June 1981

Ian Gilmour, 1 July 1981

D Maitland,September 1981
'PC' 9 September 1981
'TD' 9 September 1981

SDP - Wexmouth, 8 October 1981
Letter to Hugo Young from [H.Atkins] 19 October 1981
Letter to Hugo Young from John Biffen, 19 October 1981

Adam Ridley, 7 November 1981
Sir Michael Havers, 15 December 1981

Significant subjects covered in conversation discussions include:

The Labour party and its relationship with trade unions
The departure of the 'Gang of Four' from the Labour Party and the formation of the Social Democratic Party
Margaret Thatcher and her leadership of the Conservative party
African Politics
Creator: DS/UK/122

Includes correspondence from and concerning O'Donovan.
Other correspondents include: David Astor; Leonard Miall; Ronald Harker; Michael Davie; Michael Hadow; DJD Maitland; Hermione O'Donovan; Edward Mace; Nigel Lloyd; Donald Trelford; John Cornwell; Roger Harrison; John Nuttall-Smith; Mark Bonham-Carter.
Subjects covered include: O'Donovan's return from Washington; Kenneth Tynan; US affairs; O'Donovan's travels; Hugo Young; O'Donovan's health; articles by O'Donovan on subjects including the concept of 'Europe', communes, the Isle of Mann, and Martin Biddle; various religious matters; a book of O'Donovan's journalism.
Also includes: order of service for O'Donovan's funeral mass; O'Donovan's speech at Hugh Massingham's memorial service.
Creator: The Observer Limited; Editor's Office; Donald Trelford
Creator: DS/UK/122

Interviews with significant individuals conducted by Hugo Young during the research of his book 'This Blessed Plot'. The interviews are with the following people:

Charles Powell, 23 September 1987

Douglas Hurd, 19 December 1990

Cecil Parkinson, 17 January 1991*

Chris Patten, 4 February 1991
Sir Michael Butler, 5 February 1991

Robert Armstrong, 21 March 1991
Douglas Hurd, 27 March 1991
Michael Heseltine, 27 March 1991

Anthony Teasdale, 9 April 1991*
Brian Griffiths, 15 April 1991*
Anthony Teasdale, 23 April 1991*

Lord Gladwyn, 21 May 1992
Tristan Garel-Jones, 22 May 1992
Bill Rodgers, 26 May 1992
Julian Amery, 27 May 1992

Eric Roll, 16 June 1992 (2 copies)

Sir Frank Roberts, 7 January 1993
Lord Hailsham, 12 January 1993
John Hunt, 13 January 1993
Sir Michael Palliser, 15 January 1993
Donald Maitland, 15 January 1993
Crispin Tickell, 19 January 1993
Julian Bullard, 19 January 1993

Douglas Maitland, 4 February 1993
David Hancock, 26 February 1993
Sir Michael Palliser, 26 February 1993

John Robinson, 25 April 1993

Lord Sherfield, 6 May 1993
Michael Palliser, 7 May 1993
Peter Thorneycroft, 21 May 1993
Lord Douglas Croham, 27 May 1993

Christopher Audland, 3 June 1993
Ernst van der Beugel, 17 June 1993
Emil von Lennep, 18 June 1993
John Pinder, 23 June 1993

Michael Palliser, 9 July 1993

John Robinson, 20 August 1993

Michael Palliser, 3 September 1993

Emile Noel, 28 October 1993
Emile Noel, 29 October 1993

Ian Gilmour, 9 November 1993
Roger Tomkys, 19 November 1993

Robert Armstrong, 2 December 1993

Roy Denman, 1 February 1994
Edward Heath, 8 February 1994
Robert Renwick, 12 April 1994
George Ball, 12 April 1994

Edward Heath, 21 May 1994

Couve de Murville, 30 June 1994
Jean-Pierre Brunet, 30 June 1994

JR Bernard, July 1994
Georges Berthoin, 1 July 1994
Jacques Folin, 1 July 1994

Sir David Hannay, 26 August 1994

Rachel Lomax, 14 February 1995

Roy Denman 'gathering', 10 July 1997
Lord Chalfont, 17 July 1997

Christopher Audland, 9 September 1997

Transcript of taped conversation with Michael Butler, undated

Transcript of conversation with Robin Renwick, undated
Creator: DS/UK/122