'G', 1957-2002
File
MS. Sampson dep. 24
Held at the Weston Library
Includes:
- photocopies of two letters to Christopher Gell, writer and anti-apartheid campaigner, mainly regarding the choice of a publisher for a projected book by Gell, and advising him on the content of such a book, 7 Aug. and 14 Sep. 1957, with photocopies from Indian Opinion of two articles by Gell, 1956-1957, and a letter from Harold Smith to Sampson regarding a proposed biography of Gell, 25 Jul. 1958, typescript and printed
- correspondence with Laurence Gandar regarding his appointment as Editor of the Rand Daily Mail and other matters, 1957-1958, typescript and manuscript
- correspondence with Sir Hugh Greene, Director General of the BBC, regarding quotations by Greene to be used in Sampson's 'next edition' [Anatomy of Britain Today (London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1965)], Sep. 1964, typescript
- letter from John [John Edward Poynder Grigg, 2nd Baron Altrincham, journalist] commenting on the leadership of the Conservative party following the resignation of Harold Macmillan in 1963, which Sampson had referred to in a 'revised chapter', [possibly for Anatomy of Britain Today (London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1965) or Macmillan: A Study in Ambiguity (London: Allen Lane, 1967], 7 Dec. 1964, typescript
- photocopy of a letter from Lord Gladwyn [Gladwyn Jebb, 1st Baron Gladwyn] to the Literary Editor of the Observer, apparently in response to a review of his memoirs [The Memoirs of Lord Gladwyn (Weidenfeld & Nicholson, 1972)] by Sampson, and related papers, 1972, typescript and manuscript
- correspondence with Katharine (Kay) Graham, [owner of the Washington Post and Newsweek] regarding 'directional thoughts' about Newsweek, 1983, possible investors for Sampson's newsletter, [The Sampson Letter], [1985], and other matters, 1983-1985, word-processed and typescript
- correspondence with Sir James Goldsmith regarding an invitation to take part in Sampson's television series on the changing role of money, capitalism and the development of global markets, 1988, and a complaint by Goldsmith about a story that appeared in the Observer, 1995, and other matters, 1988-1995, typescript (papers relating to the Observer, 1995 = Res.)
- letter from Bamber Gascoigne concerning a fundraising appeal for therapy following a stroke for [Professor Sir] John Hale, [historian], and related papers, 4 Oct. 1992
- letter from Martin Gilbert, [historian], asking Sampson to provide his personal recollections of 8 May 1945 for Gilbert's forthcoming book, The Day the War Ended [(HarperCollins, 1995)], 27 Sep. 1994, word-processed
Dates
- Creation: 1957-2002
Extent
62 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Conditions Governing Access
Some material is closed.
Shelfmark
MS. Sampson dep. 24
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Contact:
Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk
Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk