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- 1963-1992 (Creation)
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Contains correspondence between Donald Trelford and David Astor.
Subjects covered: frequent notes from Trelford to Astor on editorial and staffing issues while Astor was not present; journalists' complaint about leading article on miners' strike and Astor's response; exchange concerning changes in Observer ownership in 1984 and government policy on the transfer of ownerships; Astor's suggestions for Irish correspondent and thoughts on British-Irish situation; book reviews and suggestions for articles; book on Observer history in Astor's time by John Stubbs; bibliography of Astor by Richard Cockett; possible sponsorship of the Arnold Goodman Chair in the Law of media (UCL); transfer of printing press given to Astor on his 25th anniversary as editor back to Observer.
Also includes: press cuttings from The Spectator, the New Statesman and Private Eye in the 70s on Astor's editorship, last chapter of Cockett's biography of Astor, draft of Kenneth Obank's obituary (December 1991), Colin Legum's article 'The Jewish extremism in Israel' February 1992, transcript of interview with Kenneth Harris on 16 January 1963, cutting from Punch relating to David Astor.
Creator: The Observer Limited; Editor's Office; Donald Trelford
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Copyright: Mainly Guardian News & Media
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- Obank; Kenneth Pounds (1915-1991); managing editor of the Observer (Subject)
- 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)
- Legum; Colin (1919-2003); journalist (Subject)