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Contains papers relating to the following speeches made by Alan Rusbridger in 1999:

1. The Media and Public Confidence conference, 4 February 1999. Annotated notes.
2. 'Dumbing Down', Cobden Lecture, Manchester Metropolitan University, April 1999.* [Draft] typescript transcript with handwritten annotations and 'clean' transcript for a speech covering 'dumbing down' in the media.
3. 'Balancing Libel and Privacy', Human Rights Conference, UCL Faculty of Law, 8 January 1999. Typed transcript with handwritten annotations for a speech on libel law.
4. RTS [Royal Television Society] debate, 9 February 1999. Typed transcript with handwritten annotations for a debate on 'the truth'.
5. Untitled and unidentified event [c1999]. Typed notecards for a speech by AR referencing The Times and Telegraph price war and Neil Hamilton case.
6. 'The Guardian's Year' , unknown event'. Typed transcript marked 'speech' providign a summary of the year's achivements and activities at The Guardian for 1999.
7. Speech at the Choir Schools Association at St Pauls on choisters who hold poisiotns in public life, May 1999. Page 1 missing. Includes discussion on 'dumbing down of the media' and a list of Alan's speaking engagements February to June 1999.
   Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited; Editor's Office; Alan Rusbridger

Consists of a diary entry for the Spectator from 16 October detailing the funeral of the former Guardian editor Alastair Hetherington. The second half of the letter discusses journalistic ethics and whether it is acceptable for the press to send reporters to the relatives of people killed in accidents. He also briefly discusses Jack Straw's proposed Freedom of Information bill.
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited; Editor's Office; Alan Rusbridger

Newspaper clippings about Alan Rusbridger. Includes a cutting on the death of Princess Diana and AR's reactions and discussion relating to future press activity.

A clipping from the Daily Telegraph titled 'Who's smiling now?' outlines AR's thoughts on the jailing of Jonathan Aitken and the outcome of the libel cases involving the Guardian in which he stresses the importance of not allowing people to use libel charges to shut down journalistic investigations. A copy of the Oxford University Law society magazine titled 'The sword of truth' also discusses the Aitken case and AR's comments on its impact.

A clipping from the 11 April edition of the Sunday Business 'Guardian takes calmer design route to expanding its audience' details AR's and the paper's success in contrast to the other broadsheets.

An issue of Press Gazette includes a two page free thinkers welcome Guardian advert as well as photographs of AR. In another issue an article refers to the Guardian winning three awards at the Press Gazette press awards.

Also included is a Sunday Times supplement titled 'Power list 1999' that includes AR.
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited; Editor's Office; Alan Rusbridger

Records including invitations, menus, programmes and seating plans relating to events Alan Rusbridger attended or was invited to in 1999. Some items included notes and doodles by AR.

Events attended include industry award ceremonies, lunches and dinners and speaking engagements including WACL's (Women in Advertising and Communications Leadership) dinner, Scott Trust and GMG dinner, Thirty Club events, Guardian dinner (at Nuffield College, Oxford), London press Club annual luncheon, opening celebration of Royal Opera House, 10th anniversary of El Mundo newspaper, and the order of service for a celebration for the life of Alastair Hetherington.
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited; Editor's Office; Alan Rusbridger

Audio recordings of ten Guardian-sponsored National Film Theatre (NFT) interviews which took place in 1999
Creator: British Film Institute (BFI), 1933-
Creator: Guardian News & Media Ltd, 1967-

Nine screenshots of Guardian Unlimited webpages captured from the Internet Archive Wayback Machine, with descriptive notes.

Screenshots include: Cricket Unlimited, Guardian Unlimited, Film Unlimited Preview, Football Unlimited, News Unlimited, Work Unlimited Preview, Film Unlimited, Education Unlimited and Shopping Unlimited.
Creator: Internet Archive (1996-)
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited (1967-2006)

Drawings created in 1999

Negatives, transparencies and prints of various sporting events taken by Tom Jenkins.

Negatives, transparencies and prints of various news stories and features taken by Tom Jenkins.

Original ink and watercolour illustrations for the Guardian which accompanied articles in 1999.