The Observer (Newspaper) (1791-Present)
Organization
Dates
- Existence: 1791
Biography
The Observer, newspaper
Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:
File
Copy Negatives, c early 1960s-1967
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/3/1/2
Scope and Contents
28 black and white copy negatives that contain images of pencil and woodcut illustrations produced by Roger Law, which were published in the following outlets: Granta, Nova, Queen, The Observer, The Sunday Times Magazine, and Vogue. A number of the images also featured in the Jeremy Sandford and Law book, ...
Dates:
c early 1960s-1967
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Sub-Sub-Fonds:
See sub-level descriptions for any information on access restrictions or closures of material.
Item
Letter from Robert Low of 'The Observer', 15 July 1992
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9987/7/1/177
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Letters are to Holbrook unless otherwise stated.
Dates:
15 July 1992
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection contains personal correspondence. The provisions of the Data Protection Act (1998) apply to access. Users of the collection are required to complete a Researcher Undertaking Concerning Access under the Data Protection Act 2018 and General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) to Archives Which Would Otherwise Be Closed. Two files are restricted on grounds of confidentiality, and a number of files are not available for research on account of the poor physical condition of the documents they contain.
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Miscellaneous Magazines with Commissioned Work, 1975 - 1982
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/2/3/12
Scope and Contents
A box containing a variety of British and international magazines, along with tearsheets, which feature plasticine model illustrations by Luck & Flaw.The following are present:1. Issue November-December 1975 of the magazine, Drive, published by the British motoring association, The AA. Pages 16 to 22 feature illustrations that accompany an article about the MOT test. The photographic image was taken by Bob Cramp (L&F/90...
Dates:
Publication: 1975 - 1982
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Access to the collection is restricted pending cataloguing. Researchers wishing to access the collection require permission from the Keeper of Archives and Modern Manuscripts and will need to sign a Data Release form. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Roger Law Archive
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Luck & Flaw
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Published Material
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Magazines
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Newspaper Cuttings, 1962 - 1965, 1974 - 1975
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/2/2/2
Scope and Contents
A file containing a selection of cuttings from various newspaper publications, which feature either illustrations or other contributions by Roger Law. The following publications are present: Daily Mail, Enterprise-New-America, Punch, Sunday Citizen, The Guardian, The Observer, and The Sunday Times. Some of...
Dates:
Publication: 1962 - 1965; Publication: 1974 - 1975
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Sub-Sub-Fonds:
See sub-level descriptions for any information on access restrictions or closures of material.
File
Newspaper Tearsheets, 1962 - 1967, 1970 - 1971
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/2/2/1
Scope and Contents
A large portfolio of newspaper tearsheets and magazines on newsprint paper, which feature artwork by Roger Law; mainly pencil print illustrations. The contents of the portfolio are primarily tears from The Observer and The Sunday Times. However, there are also items from the following publications: Ink (The Other Newspaper), Magnet News, The Alternative,...
Dates:
Publication: 1962 - 1967; Publication: 1970 - 1971
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Sub-Sub-Fonds:
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Portfolio 1, 1960 - 1975
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/1/1/1
Scope and Contents
A portfolio holding a large array of drawings, woodcut prints, proofs, posters, and other items; all of which either contain artwork produced by Roger Law for various publications and companies or relate to his role as an art director for a publication.The following items are present:1. A metal printing plate with an engraved image that featured in The Comedians, published in the 30 January 1966 issue of The Sunday Times...
Dates:
1960 - 1975
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Sub-Series:
See sub-level descriptions for any information on access restrictions or closures of material.
File
Portfolio 2, 1960 - 1973
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/1/1/2
Scope and Contents
A portfolio holding an array of drawings, woodcut prints, proofs, posters, and other items; all of which contain artwork by or relate to Roger Law's activities with various publications, organisations and companies.The following items are present:1. A proof on newsprint paper of a woodcut print, which features an image of Winston Churchill and Sir Harold Nicolson. This image was used in The Sunday Times, as part of The War...
Dates:
1960 - 1973
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Sub-Series:
See sub-level descriptions for any information on access restrictions or closures of material.
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Portfolio 3, 1961 - 1972
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/1/1/3
Scope and Contents
A portfolio holding an array of drawings, woodcut prints, proofs, photographic material, newspaper/magazine tearsheets and other items; all of which contain artwork or relate to artwork produced by Roger Law for various publications, organisations and companies.The following items are present:1. Three copies of a menu for the Humphrey Ridley Tomalin farewell dinner, which feature eight portraits printed from pencil drawings. The date of the dinner was the 24 February 1965...
Dates:
1961 - 1972
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Sub-Series:
See sub-level descriptions for any information on access restrictions or closures of material.
File
The Observer Magazine, 1963 - 1966
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/2/1/13
Scope and Contents
A file containing two issues of the British newspaper supplement, The Observer Magazine, along with a tearsheet from another issue. Also present is a newspaper cutting from an issue of The Observer Weekend Review. All items contain illustrations by Roger Law. The following are present:1. A cutting from the 22 September 1963 edition of The Observer Weekend Review, which features a woodcut print...
Dates:
Publication: 1963 - 1966
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Sub-Sub-Fonds:
See sub-level descriptions for any information on access restrictions or closures of material.
File
The Observer Weekend Review, 1964
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/1/3/4
Scope and Contents
Two hardboard woodcuts containing print designs that were used on the front page of the 19 April 1964 issue of The Observer Weekend Review, illustrating an essay written by American writer and civil rights activist, James Baldwin, titled, Why I Stopped Hating Shakespeare. One of the prints is a representation of Baldwin (RL/Pre-/819), and the other is a representation of William Shakespeare (RL/Pre-/911).
Dates:
1964
Conditions Governing Access:
Restricted. Not available for consultation. Please contact repository.
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Roger Law Archive
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Roger Law (Early Years)
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Professional
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Artwork
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Woodcuts