Skip to main content

Correspondence, 1956-1958

 File
MS. 15363/157
Held in our offsite storage facility

  • Request
    this

Comprises:

  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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

Dates

  • Creation: 1956-1958

Extent

1 box (4 folders)

Language of Materials

  • English

Conditions Governing Access

Some material (from folder 4) is closed.

Shelfmark

MS. 15363/157

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

Contact:
Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom