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- 1981-1987 (Creation)
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General file regarding McCorquodale Varnicoat Limited, printers.
Contains correspondence, memoranda and reports concerning: agreements between the Observer and McCorquodale; changes in ownership of McCorquodale; magazine printing; price increases; social occasions; meetings between the Observer, McCorquodale and others; comparisons between magazines; new printing technology; problems with printing; annual reports; Robert Maxwell; competitor printers; promotional materials; printing costs; the acquisition of Varnicoat by the McCorquodale group; a presentation on the printing and binding of the Observer magazine; gravure equipment.
Primary correspondents include: Roger Harrison; John Holloran; John Nuttall-Smith.
Creator: The Observer Limited; Managing Director's Office; Roger Harrison
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