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- 1957-1987 (Creation)
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1 file
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General file relating to the Commonwealth Press Union (CPU), a trade union.
Contains correspondence and related documents concerning: the career of Terence Pierce-Goulding; elections to the council of the CPU; membership of the union; conferences; awards; the UK section of the CPU; meetings; annual reports; social occasions; training; union representatives; the Commonwealth Journalists Training and Education Trust; donations; CPU finances; training funds; telecommunications.
Also contains minutes of meetings of the CPU and invoices for membership subscription.
Primary correspondents include: Roger Harrison; Tristan Jones; Terence Pierce-Goulding, CPU director; David Astor; Gavin Astor; Glanvill Benn.
Creator: The Observer Limited; Managing Director's Office; Roger Harrison
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Records relating to individuals' terms of employment or trade union membership may be closed in line with data protection regulations.
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- Harrison; Desmond Roger Wingate (1933-); managing director and chief executive of The Observer (Subject)
- Jones; Tristan (1913-1990); managing director of The Observer (Subject)
- Astor; Hon; Francis David Langhorne (1912-2001); editor of The Observer (Subject)
- Astor; Hon; Gavin (1918-1984); 2nd Baron Astor of Hever; newspaper proprietor (Subject)
- Pierce-Goulding; Terence (fl.1970s-1980s); Lieutenant Colonel (Subject)
- Commonwealth Press Union (1909-2008); trade union (Subject)