File 2 - Material relating to William Harman's career as a compositor

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WHA/2

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Material relating to William Harman's career as a compositor

Date(s)

  • 1930-2001 (Creation)

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1 file

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Documents related to William Harman's work as a compositor and relationship with the Observer, including:

  • Two photostats (early photocopy) of sections of the Observer, 12 October 1930
  • The Medium, newspaper of the 59th (4th West Lancs.) Medium Regt. Royal Artillery which Harman was involved in producing, 28 November 1945
  • Order of Service for the funeral of Kenneth Pounds Obank (former Observer managing editor), 21 January 1992
  • Three pages of notes of Harman's recollections of working as a messenger and compositor (possibly created as notes prior to the recording of an oral history, c2001).
  • Joke warning message regarding use of printing equipment (written in a mixture of German and English, nd)

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      Related units of description

      Oral history of William Harman: OHP/029

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