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Competitions and Awards
GUA/6/1/1/1/2/1/6 · File · 29 March 1985 - 1991
Part of Records of the Guardian newspaper

Correspondence and information concerning competitions and awards either presented to the Guardian and/or it's staff, judged by or nominated by Peter Preston or otherwise associated with the Guardian.

Includes the first James Cameron memorial award (ceremony April 1987); Harry Chambers/Peterloo Poets competition; Business Press International writer of the year award; British Press Awards; Harold Wincott Press Awards; Student Media Awards; Association of Free Newspapers Awards; Lovell, White, Durrant/Guardian International Awards for Students; Linotype-Hell Newspaper Design Awards (with three black/white photographs, 1990); London Press Club Awards; Africa Prize for Leadership for the sustainable end of hunger; and summary of Guardian Awards, 1970-1991.
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited; Editor's Office; Peter Preston (1938-2018)
Competitions/promotions
GUA/6/1/4/1/4/14 · File · May 1985 - March 1986
Part of Records of the Guardian newspaper

Correspondence, adverts and copy relating to competitions run by or involving the Guardian, including: the Guardian Society Tomorrow and Digital Equipment micro-computer competition, May 1985; Guardian and Amnesty International essay competition, November 1985 and the British Association for the Advancement of Science BAYSDAY paper aeroplane competition with the Guardian and British Caledonian Airways, March 1986.
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited; Editor's Office; Ian Wright
Competitive attraction
DAL/1/1/36 · Item · 20 May 1956
Part of Cartoons by David Low

Embedded text reads: "Although Britain and America have the best case they are worsted at every stage of the political cold war because of their incredible incompetence at propaganda - " - A foreign critic.
Depicts: Georgy Malenkov, Nikita Krushchev and Nikolai Bulganin riding on a carrousel while John Bull and Uncle Sam watch astonished.

 Low; Sir; David Alexander Cecil (1891-1963); political cartoonist
Complete freedom of navigation
DAL/1/1/46 · Item · 9 October 1956
Part of Cartoons by David Low

Depicts Georgy Malenkov, John Selwyn-Lloyd, Allen Dulles and Christian Pineau setting afloat paper boats in the Suez Canal while Nasser sits on a dam holding the key to a free passage.

 Low; Sir; David Alexander Cecil (1891-1963); political cartoonist
Complexity
Complexity
CLH/1/22 · Item · 13 May 2000
Part of Illustrations by Clifford Harper

Original illustration which accompanied the article 'The last word on Complexity' by AC Grayling which appeared in the Guardian on 13 May 2000 on defining complexity. Drawing shows an egg placed on a surface.

 Harper; Clifford (1949-); Illustrator and anarchist
Composing & reading rooms
OBS/1/2/2/2/73 · File · 1973-1974
Part of Records of The Observer newspaper

General file containing documents relating to the composing and reading rooms.

Contains correspondence, reports and memorandum concerning: equipment; negotiations with trade unions; staff pay; processes.

Primary correspondents include: Roger Harrison; John Hunter.
Creator: The Observer Limited; Managing Director's Office; Roger Harrison
Composing stick
Composing stick
GUA/12/10/1/2 · Item · c1940
Part of Records of the Guardian newspaper

10 inch whippet pattern composing stick. In letterpress printing and typesetting, a composing stick is a tool used to assemble pieces of metal type into words and lines, which are then transferred to a galley before being locked into a forme and printed.
Production place: London, UK
Materials: Metal; Card
Colour: Silver; Brown; Blue
Condition: Poor
Dimensions: Box: 20mm x 265mm x 65mm
Completeness: Complete
Inscription: Box: "Haddon's Composing Stick; 10 INCH Whippet Pattern.; JOHN HADDON & Co.,; MADE IN ENGLAND, Salisbury Square, London, E.C.4."

Creator: John Haddon & Co
Composing stick
Composing stick
GUA/12/10/1/3 · Item · c1940
Part of Records of the Guardian newspaper

8 inch composing stick and small piece of chalk. In letterpress printing and typesetting, a composing stick is a tool used to assemble pieces of metal type into words and lines, which are then transferred to a galley before being locked into a forme and printed.
Production place: Sheffield, UK
Production note: Company was named Stephenson Blake & Co Ltd between 1841-1905, therefore it is assumed that the composing stick was produced during this time
Materials: Stainless steel; card
Colour: Black; Silver; Orange
Condition: Fair
Dimensions: Box: 25mm x 224mm x 62mm
Completeness: Complete
Inscription: Label on box "8" COMPOSING STICK; STAINLESS; Inside Screw" Composing stick: "Stainless Steel; Stephenson Blake & Co LTD"

Creator: Stephenson Blake & Co. Ltd.
Composing stick
Composing stick
GUA/12/10/1/4 · Item · c1940
Part of Records of the Guardian newspaper

12 inch composing stick. In letterpress printing and typesetting, a composing stick is a tool used to assemble pieces of metal type into words and lines, which are then transferred to a galley before being locked into a forme and printed. In newspaper printing, composing sticks were fixed in length to match the length of a standard column.
Production place: Sheffield, UK
Production note: Company was named Stephenson Blake & Co Ltd between 1841-1905, therefore it is assumed that the composing stick was produced during this time
Materials: Stainless steel; card
Colour: Black; Silver; Orange
Condition: Fair
Dimensions: Box 25mm x 330mm x 61mm
Completeness: Complete
Inscription: Label on box "12" COMPOSING STICK; STAINLESS; Inside Screw"

Creator: Stephenson Blake & Co. Ltd.