| Level | Item |
| Ref No | GUA/6/4/2/1/2 |
| Title | Reader competitions |
| Date | 1979-1982 |
| Extent | 2 files |
| Creator Name | Guardian Newspapers Limited |
| Description | The files contain a sample of correspondence between Martin Wainwright and readers about competitions which featured in the Diary or other subjects which featured in the column and generated significant interest.
Contains one piece (or exchange) of correspondence from each of eight files which each related to a specific competition or subject. Subjects/competitions represented in the sample include: bowler hat wearers; loofah growing; 'Those were not the days' piece; a Sir John Boreham maths puzzle; a leaves maths puzzle; a Norman Tebbet word puzzle; an order-chaos word puzzle and a mekon-Maude word puzzle.
The files also include examples of items given as rewards to readers who contributed stories to the Diary or won Diary competitions during Martin Wainwright's time as Diary editor. These comprise two packets of loofah seeds and two banana skin badges. |
| Access Status | Open(part) |
| Access Conditions | Some records may be closed in line with the Data Protection Act. |
| Related Material | Additional correspondence about these subjects and the rewards can be found within the main correspondence subseries GUA/6/4/2/1/1. |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Typescript |
| Artefact |
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