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- 1965-1990 (Creation)
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1 file
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Includes correspondence from and concerning Anothony Howard.
Other correspondents include: David Astor; [Patrick] O'Donovan; Walter Lippmann; [Michael] Davie; William Millinship; KP Obank; Donald Trelford; Edward Mace; Paul Levy; Mark Boxer; Roger Harrison; David Mlinaric; Ann Barr; Trevor Grove; Alan Johnstone; Nicolas Morrell.
Subjects covered include: Howard's role as Washington correspondent; Astor's trips to the United States; Howard's journalism following his return from the US including his time on the New Statesman; the NUJ; Howard's editorship of The Listener; Howard's tenure as deputy editor of The Observer including discussion of individual journalists/contributors such as Mary Holland and many matters of policy and newspaper content including the colour magazine; Howard's departure from The Observer.
Also includes: cutting from the Daily Mail on Howard moving from The Listener to The Observer; 'obituary' piece by Roy Hattersley on Howard leaving The Listener; cutting from The Spectator on Howard clearing his Observer desk.
Creator: The Observer Limited; Editor's Office; Donald Trelford
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Copyright: Mainly Guardian News & Media
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For further records of Anthony Howard's time as Washington correspondence see Ref: AMH
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- Trelford; Donald Gilchrist (1937-2023); journalist, broadcaster, and editor of The Observer (Subject)
- Astor; Hon; Francis David Langhorne (1912-2001); editor of The Observer (Subject)
- Howard; Anthony Michell (1934-2010); journalist and broadcaster (Subject)
- Obank; Kenneth Pounds (1915-1991); managing editor of the Observer (Subject)
- O'Donovan; Patrick Anthony (1918-1981); journalist (Subject)
- Lippmann; Walter (1889-1974); writer, journalist and political commentator (Subject)
- Davie; Michael (1924-2005); journalist and writer (Subject)
- Millinship; William Henry George (1929-2010); journalist and managing editor of the Observer (Subject)
- New Statesman (1913-); weekly periodical (Subject)
- The Listener (1929-1991); magazine (Subject)
- Hattersley; Roy Sydney George (1932-2026); politician and writer (Subject)
- Mace; Edward (1924-2014); journalist (Subject)
- Levy; Paul (1941-); author and broadcaster (Subject)
- Holland; Mary (1935-2004); journalist and broadcaster (Subject)
- Boxer; Charles Mark Edward (1931-1988); cartoonist known as 'Marc' (Subject)
- Harrison; Desmond Roger Wingate (1933-); managing director and chief executive of The Observer (Subject)
- Mlinaric; David (1939-); interior decorator and designer (Subject)
- Barr; Ann (1929-2015); journalist (Subject)
- Grove; Trevor Charles (1945-); journalist (Subject)
- Johnstone; Alan; journalist (Subject)
- Morrell; Nicholas J; chief executive of The Observer (Subject)