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General correspondence of Tristan Jones and Roger Harrison and various individuals and organisations.

Includes correspondence with potential, current or former employees of the Observer, Observer Trustees, neighbouring businesses, tenants and agents, advertisers and advertising agents and local and international business acquaintances concerning: former important figures in the Observer's history (mostly by Tristan Jones); invitations and responses to events held by the Observer and other organisations; service agreements and contracts; membership information and invoices from associations and societies (including subscriptions to magazines and newsletters); sympathy letters to employees or relatives of employees on accidents and death, and in memoriam donations; legal matters including libel reports, summons, statements and correspondence with solicitors; published or advertising material of associations, contractors and consultants; reports or comments on the Observer and other papers prepared by consultants and employees and agreements and contracts with publishers for serial and other rights to books and publications.

Personnel records are not included in the correspondence but there are several copies of confirmation of employment, contracts and salary increase details probably sent to the Managing Director's office for his information. From 1974-1976 there are several copies of the "Engagement of new employee" form which provides basic details of those starting employment.

The material is written by John Berridge, Tristan Jones and Roger Harrison and also their colleagues, either directly discussing the individual or organisation in question or writing to that individual or organisation with a copy to management.

The material was filed by the offices of Tristan Jones and Roger Harrison. It can be assumed that Roger Harrison's office inherited much of the Tristan Jones' material which, in turn, was inherited from John Berridge, general manager before Jones. Very little of the material predates Tristan Jones' office as general manager.

The groups of letters range from a single memorandum to a large range of letters and related material.

This series appears to be incomplete.
Creator: The Observer Limited; Managing Director's Office; Roger Harrison

Letters sent to and from Richard Boston. Correspondents include Boston's friends, family, work colleagues, fans and others. Letters cover a range of topics from Boston's teaching position in Sweden, various jobs including the Guardian and other personal matters. The series is chronologically arranged where the date is known but also includes files of correspondence concerning a particular topic or friend.
Creator: Boston, Richard (1938-2006), journalist

Correspondence between WP Crozier and other members of Guardian staff concerning staff management and editorial duties including:
Letter from WJ Haley to WP Crozier, concerning the relationship between the Guardian and the Manchester Evening News, 22 Dec 1933;
Memo, 8 pages typewritten, from WP Crozier to JR Scott, 23 Feb 1936;
Letter from LB Namier to WP Crozier, about Syria and the Lebanon, 29 June 1936;
Letter from the Guardian canteen manageress, Muriel Turner, to WP Crozier, about diet, 6 January 1937;
Memo, 4 pages, typewritten, from WP Crozier to F Attenborough, 25 Jan 1937;
Wire from J Bone to WP Crozier, about Palestine and a new commission on Arab and Jew partition, 6 January 1938;
Letter from JL Hammond to WP Crozier, 27 Oct 1938;
Letter from 30 editorial staff to WP Crozier, 30 Dec 1938;
Memo from WP Crozier to TS Banks and Mr Foden, 12 Feb 1939;
Letter from WP Crozier to JR Scott, 13 Feb 1939;
Letter from TS Banks to WP Crozier, 6 Jan 1941;
Printed internal memo, "English in the Paper" marked 'Confidential', March 1941;
Letter from WJ Haley to WP Crozier, about a leader concerning WJ Haley's move to the BBC, 2 September 1943;
Letter from WP Crozier to LB Namier, 6 January 1944.
Creator: Crozier, William Percival (1879-1944); newspaper editor

Includes correspondence from and to Stead both from within and outside the Guardian.

Letters, copy letters and internal communications largely relating to suggested articles.
Also includes reference to the coverage of the 1983 and 1987 elections and 1982 by-election and allegations of fraud against Westminster Bank PLC. Also containing letters from Sir Richard Acland concerning the 50th anniversary of the Munich Agreement and Peter Archer MP concerning a proposed article on his new role as Shadow Secretary for Northern Ireland.
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited; Editor's Office; David McKie and Peter Cole

Correspondence between Anthony Howard and a number of individuals and organisations including David Ash, Peter Ackroyd, Lady Acland, Corinna Adam, Stanley Adams, Robert Adley (MP), Martin Amis, Barbara Altounyan, David Astor, and Alan Ayckbourne. Also correspondence regarding the Angel Literary Award (1988), Arvon Poetry Competition (1985) and Association of British Editors, and the death of Lady Ayer.
Creator: The Observer Limited; Editor's Office; Anthony Howard

Includes letters and copy letters offering articles for publications, making complaints about previous issues, criticisms of the Guardian's coverage of the Royal Family following the birth of Princess Beatrice of York in August 1988, references to general elections and to the case of civil servant, Sarah Tisdall who leaked Ministry of Defence documents to the Guardian. There is also a series of letters from Tony Benn MP concerning misleading articles and a letter from David Beresford relating to his book on the 1981 Irish hunger strike.
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited; Editor's Office; David McKie and Peter Cole

Correspondence between Anthony Howard and a number of individuals and organisations including the BBC, Richard Branson, Alan Bishop, Martin Bailey (staff), Lord Ian Bancroft, Lady Beaverbrook, Steve Bell (staff), David Blunkett (MP), Mark Boxer (cartoonist), David Boulton (Granada TV), the British Council, Tina Brown (ed. Vanity Fair), and Michael Bywater (staff). Also includes replies to reader letters, lunch appointments, contributor letters.
Creator: The Observer Limited; Editor's Office; Anthony Howard

Letters, copy letters and internal communications mostly offering articles for publication and letters of complaint but also referring to the case of Sarah Tisdall who leaked Ministry of Defence documents to the Guardian and the 1983 general election and 1982 by-elections.
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited; Editor's Office; David McKie and Peter Cole

Correspondence between Anthony Howard and a number of individuals and organisations including Jonathan Dimbleby, Harold Evans, John Edginton, Edward Jay Epstein, and Moss Evans (gen. sec. Transport and General Workers Union) and the Edinburgh Television Festival. Also reader and contributor letters including a complaint regarding the 1988 increase in subscription price.
Creator: The Observer Limited; Editor's Office; Anthony Howard