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- 1929-1987 (Creation)
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1 folder
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Correspondence between Tristan Jones and Roger Harrison and various individuals and organisations.
Includes correspondence with or about: various employees concerning engagements, salaries, contract renewals and redundancies, 1929-1987; Daily Express, 1949-1984, concerning an appeal for donations to the Geddes fund, the situation in Fleet Street, events, Transatlantic Race sponsorship and the use of reviews and advertising space; Daily Herald, 1929-1961, concerning printing the Observer, reproduction of articles and discussion about a banned advert for "All Quiet on the Western Front"; and Richard Llewelyn Davies, consultant architect, 1961, relating to possibility of the Observer purchasing some of the newly developed office space around Blackfriars, includes some preliminary plans of the site.
Creator: The Observer Limited; Managing Director's Office; Roger Harrison
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Alphabetically, chronologically
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