'Scott Trust', correspondence and other papers relating to Sampson's role as a member of the Scott Trust, owner of Guardian Media Group PLC
MS. Sampson dep. 45
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Title
'Scott Trust', correspondence and other papers relating to Sampson's role as a member of the Scott Trust, owner of Guardian Media Group PLC
Shelfmark
MS. Sampson dep. 45
Summary
Sampson was a member of the Trust from 1993. Includes:
'Memorandum to the Chairman and Members of The Observer Trust', being 'an attempt to define the functions and relationships of the proprietors, directors and executive officers in a newspaper publishing business: to examine the present set-up of The Observer: and to discuss its future development' by D[avid] A[stor], July 1968, typescript
minutes of meetings of the Scott Trust, 1993-1996, and the Guardian Foundation, 1995
correspondence with Hugo Young, Chairman of the Scott Trust, and others regarding the management and direction of the Observer and the appointment and dismissal of editors, 1994-1996
papers relating to the possible sale of the Observer by Guardian Media Group, 1996
Date
1968, 1993-1997
Language
English
Physical extent
1 folder
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'Scott Trust', correspondence and other papers relating to Sampson's role as a member of the Scott Trust, owner of Guardian Media Group PLC
