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Correspondence between Peter Preston and individuals/organisations including: Dr Peter Draper, De Volkskrant, Ian Davison and Countess Clemenza D'Ancona, The Chard Group, British Israel Public Affairs Centre, Association of European Journalists, The Ditchley Foundation, De Krant Op Zondag and The Daily Mirror. Also includes correspondence relating to Jacques Delors and David Irving.
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited; Editor's Office; Peter Preston (1938-2018)

Correspondence between Peter Preston and individuals/organisations including: The Arts Council, The British Actors' Equity Association, Random House, Lord Rawlinson of Ewell (The London Oratory Appeal) and The European Regionalist Network.
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited; Editor's Office; Peter Preston (1938-2018)

Correspondence between Peter Preston and individuals/organisations including: Lord Charles Forte, Fleet Street Lawyers' Society, Sir Richard Francis (The British Council) and Julie Flint. Also includes correspondence relating to 'Film Companies' (The Society of Film Distributors Ltd., Mainline Pictures, Rank Film Distributors and Buena Vista International Ltd.)
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited; Editor's Office; Peter Preston (1938-2018)

Individual letters and correspondence relating to the management of Gemini News Service under the ownership of the Guardian and Manchester Evening News, 1974-1981. These include a letter to Derek Ingram (Gemini editor) ,from Roger Rix, (Guardian Newspapers Limited company secretary and director of Gemini), concerning plans to move Gemini offices, salary increases, shareholding and delays in processing account invoices, 24 June 1974- 9 March 1976; correspondence between Derek Ingram, Roger Rix and Oswald Hickson (Collier & Co., solicitors), concerning legal proceedings relating to an article supplied to the Guardian by Gemini, December 1976 and a letter to Derek Ingram from Gerry Knight (Guardian Syndication) informing Ingram of the Guardian's decision to end its ownership of Gemini, 24 September 1981.

Also includes a list of Gemini's debtors, with notes, by Derek Ingram, 1 June 1976 and copy of the agenda and unsigned minutes of a meeting of the board of Gemini held on 29 April 1981, with a compliments slip from Ian Ashcroft (Guardian Newspapers Limited company secretary).

Correspondence between Peter Preston and individuals/organisations including: Les Gibbard, Nick Garbutt (The Irish News), Regional Arts Bureau, Keith Gilley (The Inquirer) and The Palestine Solidarity Campaign. Also includes correspondence relating to gay rights.
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited; Editor's Office; Peter Preston (1938-2018)

Correspondence between Peter Preston and individuals/organisations including: The British-America Chamber of Conference, Roy Hattersley, Alastair Hetherington, Chris Holmes (The European) and Adrian Hamilton (The Observer).
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited; Editor's Office; Peter Preston (1938-2018)

Miscellaneous letters to and correspondence with LP Scott, from individuals with a surname beginning with, and organisations starting with the letter I.

They include correspondence with IBM United Kingdom Ltd. on attendance at a computer seminar (also includes LPS's notes on the seminar) (1967); with the Institute of Computer Sciences at Brunel University, on the institute's progress (1969); with the Inland Waterways Association Ltd on attendance at a conference (1970), and with the Industrial Society on arranging a conference (1970).
Creator: Manchester Guardian and Evening News Limited; Chairman's Office; Laurence Prestwich Scott

Correspondence between Peter Preston and individuals/organisations including: Nicholas de Jongh and Richard Ingrams. Also includes correspondence relating to Inter Rail.
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited; Editor's Office; Peter Preston (1938-2018)

Miscellaneous letters to and correspondence with LP Scott, from individuals with a surname beginning with, and organisations starting with the letters J, K, L and M.

They include correspondence with Alastair Hetherington on the publication of a contentious article, and on a complaint received (1958); with George Kenyon of WM Kenyon & Sons Ltd on a misunderstanding, and on joining committees (1960); with the Manchester Grammar School on financing a school expedition to the Arctic (1964); correspondence with RA Butler on becoming the vice-president of the Association of Lancastrians in London (1965); with the Winnipeg Free Press on newspaper economies (1968); with Rutherford College, Canterbury, on an interview for the student newspaper, including cutting (1968); letter from Thames Television on a new human rights television series (1968); correspondence with Richard S Malone on Rupert Murdoch and the News of The World (1969); with Harold [Wilson] on reading the Guardian, 'the MG and MEN were the only daily papers admitted to our house till I was fourteen' (1969); correspondence with WJ Lascelles on the Bedside Guardian (1970); with KR (Rupert) Murdoch on attending a party to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Guardian (1971); with Michael Kennedy, northern editor of the Daily Telegraph on the same (1971); with John E Mossey on his time as private secretary to CP Scott (1971); with the Yorkshire Post on printing methods (1972); with Irwin Maier, publisher of the Journal, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on the fortunes of both newspapers (1972); with Viscount Lionel Berry Kemsley on attending a memorial service for his father (1972); with the Newspaper Publishers Association on pension provision (1973); with Donald MacLean, managing director of EMI Broadcast Programmes Ltd on commercial radio (1973); and with the New Statesman and others on the publication of Malcolm Muggeridge's novel, Picture Palace (1973).
Creator: Manchester Guardian and Evening News Limited; Chairman's Office; Laurence Prestwich Scott

Correspondence between Peter Preston and individuals/organisations including: Frank Krenz (United Nations), Metro Pictures Ltd, Sir Ivan Lawrence, UK Press Gazette, Liberty, Lloyd's of London and Charles Lewis (British Steel).
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited; Editor's Office; Peter Preston (1938-2018)