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OBS/1/2/2/3/1/58 · File · 1962-1987
Part of Records of The Observer newspaper

Correspondence of Tristan Jones and Roger Harrison and various individuals and organisations.

Includes correspondence with or about: McCarthy Information, subscription to Key Issue Briefs, 1983; Macdonald & Co, publishers, 1965-1983; Ronald McDonald, chief executive of David Syme & Company, publishers of The Age, 1983; McKenna & Company, solicitors, 1980-1982; Macmillan London, publishers, 1979-1983; a biography of Harold MacMillan by Alistair Horne, 1979.

Also contains correspondence relating to the following staff: Beryl McAlhone; Eamonn McCabe; Arthur McCarthy; Liz McCrossan; Brenda McDonald; Jed MacDonald; Mr V McDougall; Tony McGrath; Hugh McIlvanney; Iain B MacInnes; AE McNamara; James McVay.
Creator: The Observer Limited; Managing Director's Office; Roger Harrison

Correspondence ME-MI
OBS/1/2/2/3/1/59 · File · 1957-1987
Part of Records of The Observer newspaper

Correspondence of Tristan Jones and Roger Harrison and various individuals and organisations.

Includes correspondence with or about: Media Expenditure Analysis Limited (MEAL), 1969-1973; Media Circle, media industry training, 1975; subscription to Media Reporter; Mediaworld magazine, 1978; Melpond Estate Agency, 1965; subscription to Men's Wear, 1982; the Mental Health Foundation, 1978-1981; John Menzies Holdings, 1966-1983; Mercury House Publications, 1974; Mermaid Theatre and restaurant, 1965-1981; Methuen London, independent publisher, 1987; London Metropole Hotel, 1986; Metropole Casino Group, 1985; MGM Records, 1969; Mexico, 1985; Miami Herald, 1983; Midland Bank, 1974-1985; Sir Bernard Miles, actor, 1979; Marion Miliband, activist, 1966-1968; Duncan Mill, 1985; Spike Milligan, 1965; Alasdair Milne, Director of Television Programmes, BBC, 1972; Ministry of Labour, 1963; Mirror Group Newspapers, 1975-1986; MFI Warehouses, 1970-1974.

Also contains correspondence relating to the following staff: Sheila Mechan; George Melly; Jennifer Mercer; Michael Miles; Susan Milligan; William Millinship; George Millward; Ainsley Miranda; Jonathan Mirsky; Sir Derek Mitchell; Sue Mitson.
Creator: The Observer Limited; Managing Director's Office; Roger Harrison

Correspondence MO
OBS/1/2/2/3/1/60 · File · 1961-1986
Part of Records of The Observer newspaper

Correspondence of Tristan Jones and Roger Harrison and various individuals and organisations.

Includes correspondence with or about: Mobil Oil, 1982; Moet and Chandon, winery, 1982; Le Monde, French newspaper, 1973-1975; The Money Letter, investment advisory service, 1982; Monopolies and Mergers Commission, independent public body, 1977; The Monotype Corporation, typesetters, 1981-1983; Monroe Pictures, 1984; Lord Montagu of Beaulieu, 1985; Morgan Grenfell & Co, investment bank, 1978; Ray Morgan and Partners, media agency, 1985-1986; Royal Moroccan Embassy, 1976; Jim Mortimer, Labour politician, 1982; Oswald Mosley, 1975; subscription to Ms magazine, 1978.

Also contains correspondence relating to the following staff: Christine Moir; Ian Monk; Anne Montague; Mrs K Moore; Ena Moreton; Terence Morris.
Creator: The Observer Limited; Managing Director's Office; Roger Harrison

Correspondence MU-MY
OBS/1/2/2/3/1/61 · File · 1964-1986
Part of Records of The Observer newspaper

Correspondence of Tristan Jones and Roger Harrison and various individuals and organisations.

Includes correspondence with or about: Frank Muir, writer, 1980; Dame Rosemary Murray, 1982; subscription to Music and Musicians magazine, 1976; Music Week, 1986; Music Yearbook, 1973.

Also contains correspondence relating to the following staff: Andrew Mulligan; Anthony Mullins; Graeme Murdoch.
Creator: The Observer Limited; Managing Director's Office; Roger Harrison

Correspondence NA-NE
OBS/1/2/2/3/1/62 · File · 1960-1987
Part of Records of The Observer newspaper

Correspondence of Tristan Jones and Roger Harrison and various individuals and organisations.

Includes correspondence with or about: Shiva Neipaul, author, 1979-1980; National Board for Prices and Incomes, 1966-1970; National Children's Home, 1986; National Council for the Training of Journalists, 1963-1980; National Federation of Retail Newsagents, 1964-1986; National Graphical Association, 1967-1985; National House Owners Society, 1971-1972; National Magazine Company, 1980; National Newsagent, 1977; National Press Freedom Committee, 1977; The National Trust, 1985; Mechthild Nawiasky, artist, 1987; New Media Markets, subscriptions, 1983; News on Sunday, newspaper, 1987; New Scotland Yard, 1981-1982; New Society, magazine, 1984; Newsagent and Bookshop, 1976; News International, 1968-1984; Newspaper Archive Developments Limited, 1976-1978; Newspaper Publishers Handbook, 1987; New Statesmen, 1960-1977; the Newspaper Society, 1967; News of the World, 1970; subscription to New York magazine, 1977; New Zealand, 1984.

Also contains correspondence relating to the following staff: Michael Nally; Terence James Nakivell; John Nash; Jim Neville; Eric Newby; David Newell-Smith.
Creator: The Observer Limited; Managing Director's Office; Roger Harrison

OBS/1/2/1/1/7 · File · 1958-1962
Part of Records of The Observer newspaper

The correspondence between David Astor and several high profile individuals, including Winston Churchill, the politician Hugh Gaitskell, the president of Pakistan Ayub Khan, the sculptor Henry Moore, the composer Igor Stravinsky, and Archbishop Lord Geoffrey Fisher. Also included is the list of names of the people which David Astor wished to contact, and a telex concerning the text of the Gromyko interview.
Creator: The Observer Limited; Managing Director's Office; Tristan Jones

Correspondence of Jean Stead
JLS/1 · Series · [1955]-2000
Part of Papers of Jean Stead

Includes correspondence from and to Jean Stead both from within and outside the Guardian. Also includes internal memoranda for Guardian staff. Contains internal correspondence relating to the Famous Secrets Case of 1971 in which Stead was involved. Stead, whilst news editor, with reporter Peter Harvey and editor Alastair Hetherington, investigated the claim that private information on individauls was being secured by private detective agencies from former government employees and through the use of confidence tricks.

Stead; Jean Laura (1926-2016); journalist
NBE/2/16 · File · 1953-1983
Part of Papers of Nora Beloff

Series of correspondence of Nora Beloff including:
Letter from Sebastian Haffner to David Astor, 1953;
Memo from 1969 discusses the background to a story run by The Observer about Jeffrey Archer and Michael and Jeremy Beloff's involvement;
Various pieces of correspondence and documents relating to Beloff's purchase of a house in Swiss Cottage, 1973-1974;
Exchange of correspondence between Beloff and Sir John Hunt, 1974;
Correspondence between David Astor and Michael Foot, 1974-75;
Exchange of correspondence between Beloff and Michael Foot, December 1975, January and February of 1976;
Correspondence between Edward Heath and Beloff, December 1975 and January 1976, 1979;
Letter from David Astor to Beloff, 1977;
Correspondence between Beloff and Foreign Policy, a publication based in Washington, 1978;
Correspondence from the Fabian Society to Beloff, 1980;
Correspondence between Beloff and the Atlantic Monthly and an issue of the Atlantic Monthly that includes an article by Beloff, 1980;
Letter from Christopher Hitchens of the New Statesmen to Beloff, 1980;
Correspondence from the Atlantic Institute for International Affairs to Beloff and commentary on a manuscript written by Beloff, 1980-1981;
Letter from Beloff to Michael Howard, 1981;
Letter from Archduke Rudolph of Austria, 1982.
At the end of the file is correspondence without specific dates.

Beloff; Nora (1919-1997); political reporter
NBE/2/17 · File · 1985-1995
Part of Papers of Nora Beloff

Series of correspondence containing letters sent to and from Nora Beloff including:
Letter from Archduke Rudolph of Austria, 1985;
Correspondence between Beloff and the historian Michael Howard, 1985;
Correspondence between Beloff and Philip Howard from The Times, 1985;
Documentation relating to conferences and correspondence between Beloff and John K Andrews, President of the International Commission on Moral Equivalence, 1986-1987;
Correspondence from David Astor to Beloff, 1986, 1987, 1992;
Letter from Francis Fukuyama to Beloff, 1987;
Correspondence and documentation relating to a conference on European Cultural Identity, 1987;
Correspondence between Beloff and Isaiah Berlin, 1987;
Correspondence between Beloff and Ashford Press Publishing, 1987;
Correspondence between Beloff and Richard Abraham, 1988;
Letter from Jonathan Aitken to Beloff, 1988
Correspondence between Beloff and David Howell, MP, 1989;
Letter from Michael Heseltine, MP, to Beloff, 1989;
Typescript of Beloff's will, 1990;
Correspondence between Beloff and Alexander Fedoravski concerning a visit to Moscow, 1990;
Letter from John Beloff to Beloff, 1994, 1995;
Correspondence between Beloff and Michael Beloff, 1995;
Correspondence between Beloff and Anne Beloff, 1995.
At the end of the file are letters without specific dates and some that are incomplete.

Beloff; Nora (1919-1997); political reporter
GUA/6/1/2/1/2 · Series · 1981-1989
Part of Records of the Guardian newspaper

A sequence of correspondence files compiled by David McKie (before October 1984) and Peter Cole (from October 1984) in their roles as Deputy Editor. Consists of letters from individuals and companies concerning a range of subjects, but mainly relating to articles appearing in the paper. Contains letters from readers, contributors and prominent public figures. Includes correspondents' letters and copies of Peter Cole or David McKie's responses.
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited; Editor's Office; David McKie and Peter Cole