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Atlantic Richfield Co. 1979
OBS/1/2/2/2/26 · File · 1979
Part of Records of The Observer newspaper

General file relating to oil company Atlantic Richfield (ARCO), with papers mainly dealing with the ARCO board and management matters. Contains correspondence, memorandum and reports including: information on profits and bonuses; Observer calendars; social gatherings; Tiny Rowlands' newspaper interests; the representation of ARCO in other publications; internal audit reports; renewal of insurance policies; proposed exhibitions; re-organisation of ARCO's interests in the United Kingdom; trading results; office equipment.

Primary correspondents include: Roger Harrison; Robert Orville Anderson.
Creator: The Observer Limited; Managing Director's Office; Roger Harrison

Atlantic Richfield Co. 1980
OBS/1/2/2/2/27 · File · 1980
Part of Records of The Observer newspaper

General file relating to oil company Atlantic Richfield (ARCO), with papers mainly dealing with the ARCO board and management matters. Contains correspondence, memorandums and reports including: internal audit reports; social occasions; financial and budget reports; the election of Thornton Bradshaw as chairman of The Observer Ltd; relations with trade unions; plans to print outside of London and the future of printing the newspaper; relations with the Sunday Times.

Primary correspondents include: Roger Harrison; Coopers & Lybrand, law firm; Thornton Bradshaw.
Creator: The Observer Limited; Managing Director's Office; Roger Harrison

OBS/1/2/2/2/28 · File · 1981-1985
Part of Records of The Observer newspaper

General file relating to oil company Atlantic Richfield (ARCO), which covers the period when ARCO sold the Observer to Lonrho. Contains correspondence, memorandums and reports concerning: social occasions; the career of Robert Orville Anderson and his resignation from the Observer board; competitor papers; relations with trade unions; financial reports; trading forecasts; conditions of the proposed deal with Lonrho; the use of Norwegian paper; terms of employment in relation to the Lonrho takeover; plans for the future of the newspaper; the career of Thornton Bradshaw.

Primary correspondents include: Roger Harrison; Robert Orville Anderson; Tiny Rowland; Thornton Bradshaw.
Creator: The Observer Limited; Managing Director's Office; Roger Harrison

OBS/1/2/2/2/29 · File · 1976-1981
Part of Records of The Observer newspaper

General file relating to oil company Atlantic Richfield (ARCO) containing promissory notes signed by Roger Harrison which concern the finances of the Observer.

Primary correspondents include: Roger Harrison.
Creator: The Observer Limited; Managing Director's Office; Roger Harrison

OBS/9/3/1/8 · File · September 1970
Part of Records of The Observer newspaper

Bound copy of the a readship survey conducted between May and June 1970 by Research Bureau Limited for the Observer.

Areas covered by the report include: profile of the Observer readers; profile of the lapsed reader; images of Sunday newspapers; attitudes to editorial content of the four Sunday newspapers; specific reactions to content of the Observer; and promotion, advertising and perceived price and sizee oif Sunday newspapers.

The Observer Limited (1917-1993); newspaper publisher