Level | Item |
Ref No | HJSY/3/2/5 |
Title | Personal correspondence 1989-1990 |
Date | 13 January 1989 - 28 December 1990 |
Extent | 2 files |
Creator Name | Young; Hugo John Smelter (1938 - 2003) journalist |
Description | Personal correspondence sent to and from Hugo Young during 1989-1990.
Includes correspondence from friends and colleagues, letters from family members, letters from members of the public in response to his writing and letters from students asking for assistance with research. Also includes many wishes from friends, family and colleagues on his engagement and marriage to Lucy Waring.
Also includes professional letters concerning work and appointments, comments from colleagues on his writing, invitations to attend events and presentations or support organisations, correspondence with charitable organisations Hugo Young supported, correspondence from publishers and internal Guardian correspondence.
There are also personal letters to send thanks and wishes, comment on writing or involvement in professional projects, or to discuss former appointments or arrange new ones, from: David Cornwell Bernard Ingham James Callaghan Dominic Lawson Julian Amery Kenneth Baker Anthony Seldon Nicholas Owen Chris Patten Ian Gilmour
Also includes correspondence in March 1990, mainly from other journalists commenting on Hugo Young's writing about the execution of Observer journalist Farzad Bazoft in Iraq. These include letters from John Pilger and Simon Hoggart. |
System Of Arrangement | Chronological |
Access Status | Open(part) |
Access Conditions | Personal letters may be closed in line with the Data Protection Act. |
Term | Correspondence |
Format | Manuscript |
Typescript |
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