Series of letters and postcards written by Nora Beloff's family, mostly to Beloff's parents. The file includes correspondence from Nora's siblings: John Beloff, Anne Beloff-Chain, Renee Soskin and Max Beloff; John's wife Halla; Max's wife helen and son Jeremy. The file contains press cuttings of articles written by Max Beloff for the Spectator and The Times, 1955, 1958, 1959, 1995. Also included in the file are some academic essays by John Beloff.
Subjects covered include:the scientific careers of John, Halla and Anne Beloff and Anne's husband Ernst Boris Chain, including experiences in Rome, Illinois and Israel; Jewish culture; and family matters.
Beloff; Nora (1919-1997); political reporterResearch material concerned with Porton Down documentary, including correspondence between the Observer Film Company and various victims, witnesses and staff involved at Porton Down.
Observer Film Company Limited (1988-1995); television production companyCorrespondence between Tristan Jones and Roger Harrison and various individuals and organisations.
Includes correspondence with or about: Asahi Shimbun, Japanese newspaper, 1966-1983; ASH (Action on Smoking and Health), 1973, relating to two adverts in the Observer raising smoking concerns; Ronald Askew, writer, series of photocopied letters to various people in the Observer about serialising his work, undated; Ault & Wiborg Ltd, 1974-1986, relating to ink pricing; various organisations in Australia, particularly those visited by Roger Harrison in 1983; Australian Consolidated Press correspondence, 1969-1986; and Herald and Weekly Times concerning real estate advertising, 1983.
Creator: The Observer Limited; Managing Director's Office; Roger Harrison
Correspondence between Tristan Jones and Roger Harrison and various individuals and organisations.
Includes correspondence with or about various employees, 1963-1986, including: Richard Baerlein, racing correspondent, 1963-1970, relating to his contract with the Guardian alongside that of the Observer; Elizabeth Balcon, promotions director, 1964-1986; and Anthony Bambridge, Business Editor and News Editor, 1964-1965, concerning Go-Go portfolio details and material relating to the Business Observer.
Creator: The Observer Limited; Managing Director's Office; Roger Harrison
Correspondence between Tristan Jones and Roger Harrison and various individuals and organisations, 1960-1984.
Includes correspondence with or about: Ann Barr, 1985, including report on ways to improve the Weekend section of the Observer; and Herbert Bayer, newspaper designer, 1977-1978. Also includes various example of the Observer's letterheads, envelopes, memorandum slips, claim forms, compliment slips, transatlantic race letterheads and business cards.
Creator: The Observer Limited; Managing Director's Office; Roger Harrison
Correspondence between Tristan Jones and Roger Harrison and various individuals and organisations.
Includes correspondence with or about: Brian Beaumont-Nesbitt, 1971-1972 concerning general PR for the Observer; Adrian Bell, 1970-1972, relating to lending a portrait of his father, a former Observer employee, to the paper to be photographed for the archive; and Michael Beloff, QC, 1974-1986, concerning pieces written for the Observer and legal advice.
Creator: The Observer Limited; Managing Director's Office; Roger Harrison
Correspondence between Tristan Jones and Roger Harrison and various individuals and organisations.
Includes correspondence with or about Anthony Wedgwood Benn MP, 1972, concerning views about press survival and promotion policies and Norman Berridge, 1960-1981, concerning pensions and his father, John E Berridge, general manager.
Creator: The Observer Limited; Managing Director's Office; Roger Harrison