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- 1949-1990 (Creation)
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Includes correspondence from and concerning Michael Davie, journalist and deputy editor of the Observer.
Other correspondents include: David Astor, Frederick Tomlinson, JE Berridge, Tristan Jones, KP Obank, Joan Page (passing on comments from Edward Mace), John Steel, Donald Trelford, Roger Harrison, John Cornwell, Peter McLaughlin (of The [Melbourne] Age), David Bishop, Anthony Howard, Rhona Drummond, Nick Morrell.
Subjects covered include: Davie's training at the Manchester Evening News; Davie's terms and conditions of employment; the Melbourne Olympics; Davie's time in Australia; editorial developments; Sebastian Haffner; stringers; the Mammon column; page layout; Davie's Washington posting; the women's and city pages; The Observer magazine; the possibility of Davie leaving; Davie's Titantic book.
Also includes: cutting on Davie's trip to Hollywood; photocopy of piece by Davie in The Age.
Creator: The Observer Limited; Editor's Office; Donald Trelford
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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)
- Davie; Michael (1924-2005); journalist and writer (Subject)
- Berridge; John E (fl.1953); general manager (Subject)
- Tomlinson; Frederick; journalist (Subject)
- Jones; Tristan (1913-1990); managing director of The Observer (Subject)
- Obank; Kenneth Pounds (1915-1991); managing editor of the Observer (Subject)
- Haffner; Sebastian (1907-1999); journalist (Subject)
- Page; Joan; office manager (Subject)
- Mace; Edward (1924-2014); journalist (Subject)
- Steel; John CK; company secretary of the Observer Ltd (Subject)
- Harrison; Desmond Roger Wingate (1933-); managing director and chief executive of The Observer (Subject)
- Cornwell; John (1940-); Director of Observer Foreign News Service (Subject)
- McLaughlin; Peter; editorial manager (Subject)
- Bishop; David J (fl.1980); director of finance of The Observer (Subject)
- Howard; Anthony Michell (1934-2010); journalist and broadcaster (Subject)
- Morrell; Nicholas J; chief executive of The Observer (Subject)