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- 1960-1985 (Creation)
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1 file
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Includes correspondence from and concerning O'Donovan.
Other correspondents include: David Astor; Leonard Miall; Ronald Harker; Michael Davie; Michael Hadow; DJD Maitland; Hermione O'Donovan; Edward Mace; Nigel Lloyd; Donald Trelford; John Cornwell; Roger Harrison; John Nuttall-Smith; Mark Bonham-Carter.
Subjects covered include: O'Donovan's return from Washington; Kenneth Tynan; US affairs; O'Donovan's travels; Hugo Young; O'Donovan's health; articles by O'Donovan on subjects including the concept of 'Europe', communes, the Isle of Mann, and Martin Biddle; various religious matters; a book of O'Donovan's journalism.
Also includes: order of service for O'Donovan's funeral mass; O'Donovan's speech at Hugh Massingham's memorial service.
Creator: The Observer Limited; Editor's Office; Donald Trelford
Creator: DS/UK/122
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Some material closed to researchers in line with Data Protection Act
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Copyright: Guardian News & Media
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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)
- O'Donovan; Patrick Anthony (1918-1981); journalist (Subject)
- Miall; Rowland Leonard (1914-2005); research historian (Subject)
- Harker; Ronald E (1909-); journalist (Subject)
- Tynan; Kenneth Peacock (1927-1980); theatre critic (Subject)
- Hadow; Sir; Reginald Michael (1915-1993); knight, diplomat (Subject)
- Maitland; Sir; Donald James Dundas (1922-2010); civil servant (Subject)
- O'Donovan; Hermione (- 2012); wife of Patrick O'Donovan/PA to David Astor (Subject)
- Lloyd; Nigel Peregrine (1931-2010); journalist (Subject)
- Biddle; Martin (1937-); archaeologist (Subject)
- Cornwell; John (1940-); Director of Observer Foreign News Service (Subject)
- Davie; Michael (1924-2005); journalist and writer (Subject)
- Harrison; Desmond Roger Wingate (1933-); managing director and chief executive of The Observer (Subject)
- Massingham; Hugh (c1904-1971); journalist (Subject)
- Nuttall-Smith; John; Observer employee (Subject)
- Bonham Carter; Mark Raymond (1922-1994); Baron Bonham-Carter; politician (Subject)
- Young; Hugo John Smelter (1938-2003); journalist (Subject)