| Level | Item |
| Ref No | HJSY/3/1/6 |
| Title | Guardian correspondence 1988 |
| Date | 1 January 1988- 19 December 1988 |
| Extent | 4 files |
| Creator Name | Young; Hugo John Smelter (1938 - 2003) journalist |
| Description | Correspondence sent to and from Hugo Young in his capacity as political columnist of the Guardian during 1988.
The letters are predominantly from members of the public to comment on the content, views and writing of Hugo Young's Guardian columns.
Also includes letters from students asking for assistance with research, personal correspondence from family, friends and colleagues, professional letters concerning work and appointments, and invitations to attend events and presentations or support organisations. There is also correspondence from publishers and internal Guardian correspondence.
Includes letters to comment on writing or send wishes from:
Sir John Keegan
Leon Brittan
Geoffrey Howe
Robert Jackson
Polly Toynbee
Alan Beith
Anthony Seldon
Michael Heseltine
Cardinal Basil Hume
Raymond Seitz
Additional papers include:
Transcript of Channel 4 television programme 'The Enchanted Glass:Britain and its Monarchy', February 1988
Booklet from a European Institute for the Media conference entitled 'Multimedia concentration and the free flow of information' which Hugo Young attended, 17 October 1988. |
| System Of Arrangement | Chronological |
| Access Status | Open(part) |
| Access Conditions | Letters from members of the public may be closed in line with the Data Protection Act. |
| Term | Correspondence |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Typescript |
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