Correspondence
MS. 15363/157
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Correspondence
Shelfmark
MS. 15363/157
Summary
Comprises:
Correspondence and notes, mostly relating to The Observer's coverage of the Suez Crisis and The Observer Film Exhibition. Also includes drafts of leader columns and correspondence with Bip Pares regarding the publication of maps drawn by her. 1949-1956, bulk 1956
Letters of appreciation regarding The Observer's coverage of the Suez Crisis. Includes letters from William [Donaldson] Clark, Dorothy Henley, Leslie Finer, Henry Walston, C.P. Snow, Ludovic Kennedy, George [Bell] Bishop of Chichester, Peter Calvocoressi, Robert Furneaux Jordan and John Fulton, among others. 1956
Correspondence, including with [Brian] Rix, Malcolm Macdonald, Alastair Buchan, Ian Gilmour, Ifor Evans, Gavin Astor and Dennis Bloodworth, among others. Also includes Duke of Edinburgh Award pilot scheme booklet, notes on freedom of the press, draft promotional piece for The Observer, and outlines of editorial series. 1957
Correspondence, including with Ifor Evans, Professor Arthur Lewis, Dennis Bloodworth, Alastair Buchan, Clement Attlee, Lord Astor of Hever, Isaiah Berlin, Richard Lowenthal, Hugh Astor, Raimund Pretzel, Peter Calvocoressi and Brian Rix, among others. Also includes Festival of Vienna programme. 1958
Date
1956-1958
Language
English
Physical extent
1 box (4 folders)
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Collection contents
Journalism and The Observer
Correspondence
