The Observer (Newspaper) (1791-Present)
Organization
Dates
- Existence: 1791
Biography
The Observer, newspaper
Found in 19 Collections and/or Records:
File
Book and Exhibition Launch File, 2005
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/5/6/2/2
Scope and Contents
A file containing two examples of a leaflet, which holds invitations for a dual event in connection to the Roger Law autobiography, Still Spitting at Sixty, held on 7 April 2005, at the Guardian's Newsroom Gallery. One event is sponsored by the book publisher, HarperCollins, and invites the recipient to attend the launch of the book. The other event is a private viewing of the exhibition accompanying the launch of the autobiography, and...
Dates:
2005
Conditions Governing Access:
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Sub-Series
Book and Exhibition Material, 2005
Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/5/6/2
Scope and Contents
Ephemera, along with optical discs with photographic images, relating to the book launch of Roger Law's autobiography, Still Spitting at Sixty, and an exhibition of Spitting Image artwork that accompanied the release of the book. The launch and the exhibition were both held at the Guardian's Newsroom Gallery, at 60 Farringdon Road, London. The book launch and a private viewing of the exhibition were held on 7...
Dates:
2005
Conditions Governing Access:
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Sub-Sub-Series
Copy Negatives, 1964 - 1967
Sub-Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/3/1/2
Scope and Contents
Eight envelopes holding a total of 28 black and white copy negatives, measuring on average 100mm x 125mm each, which feature images of pencil and woodcut illustrations produced by Roger Law for various publications and other activities. The following are present, and their accompanying number relates to their file/item reference within this section:1. Three negatives connected to Granta (RL/Pre-/933, 1458 and 1459). 1964.2. Two negatives...
Dates:
1964 - 1967
Conditions Governing Access:
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Series
Correspondence of Anne Stevenson, 1951 - 2020
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9451/18
Scope and Contents
Letters, printouts of emails, cards, and postcards sent to Anne Stevenson from friends, family, business associates, literary peers, companies, charities, educational institutions, and people who admired her work. Some letters are accompanied by copies of poems written by the correspondents. Also present are contracts, financial statements, sales invoices and other items that Stevenson received through the post.This series is composed of 37 boxes and 783 identified correspondents,...
Dates:
1951 - 2020
Conditions Governing Access:
Please see individual files for information on restrictions.
While some files have been restricted due to containing personal sensitive information, the majority of restrictions revolve around the existence of modern contact information (e.g. email addresses and mobile phone humbers) that may still be active. In those instances, files/items have been closed for 20 years from the date of their creation.
Item
Exhibition Banner, 2005
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/5/6/2/1
Scope and Contents
A canvas banner used to promote the Still Spitting at Sixty exhibition, which accompanied the release of Roger Law's autobiography of the same name. The banner features an image of the Margaret Thatcher 'Carving Up Britain' illustration, originally produced for an abandoned Spitting Image Productions Limited publication, relating to Thatcher's 10-year anniversary as British prime minister. The photograph for that image was taken by Andy de Emmony (SI/462 (a)).
Dates:
2005
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File
Glass Negatives, 1965 - 1967
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/3/1/3
Scope and Contents
19 glass negatives holding images of illustrations created by Roger Law, along with images of pages from publications that feature Law's work, and images with other items. The following are present: items connected to the 1967 Designers and Art Directors Association Awards, including an image of the silver award certificate received by Law; images of artwork featured in the August 1967 issue of Gebrauchsgraphik International Advertising Art, a couple of...
Dates:
1965 - 1967
Conditions Governing Access:
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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.
Sub-Series
Miscellaneous Items, 1979, 1985 - 1997
Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/5/4
Scope and Contents
Published material produced by various organisations, the contents of which have some relation to either Spitting Image, Spitting Image Productions Limited or Roger Law. The following items are present, and their accompanying number corresponds to their item reference number within this sub-series:1. A blue album that contains tearsheets of magazine front covers, and examples of advert posters for Mannesmann Tally printers. These items feature...
Dates:
Publication: 1979; Publication: 1985 - 1997
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Sub-Sub-Series
Miscellaneous Magazines with Commissioned Work, 1975 - 1982
Sub-Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/2/3/12
Scope and Contents
An assortment 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 (a)-(b)).2. Issue...
Dates:
Publication: 1975 - 1982
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Special Collections Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. Please see specific entries within the catalogue for any access restrictions present for particular files or items. For further details on conditions governing access please contact specialcollections@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
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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:
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File
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:
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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:
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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:
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File
Press-Cuttings and Website Printouts, c 1998-2019
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/5/5/1
Scope and Contents
A box containing newspaper (and some magazine) cuttings, both originals and photocopies, along with printouts of pages taken from internet publications and blogs. These items feature articles written by or about Roger Law, and also discuss the legacy of Spitting Image. The following topics are covered, but are not limited to: a 1999 charity sale held at the Bonhams auction house, which featured items donated by Law; two auction sales of Spitting...
Dates:
c 1998-2019
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Professional Correspondence, 1961 - 1975
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/7
Scope and Contents
Two boxes containing manuscript and typescript letters, memoranda and postcards addressed to Roger Law, along with a small amount of accompanying material, which mostly concern his professional activities and relationships between 1961 and 1975. There are also copies of letters and memoranda sent by Law to various individuals. Also present are a few letters addressed to Law's wife, Deirdre Amsden.The first box covers the years 1961 to 1969. Topics include, but are not limited to:...
Dates:
1961 - 1975
Conditions Governing Access:
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File
The Observer Magazine, 1963 - 1966
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/2/1/13
Scope and Contents
Two issues of the British newspaper supplement, The Observer Magazine, along with a tearsheet from another edition. Also present is a newspaper cutting from an issue of The Observer Weekend Review. All items feature illustrations by Roger Law. The following are present:1. A cutting from 22 September 1963 edition of The Observer Weekend Review, which features a woodcut print depicting Pope Pius XII...
Dates:
Publication: 1963 - 1966
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The Observer Magazine, 1984 - 1988
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/5/2/9
Scope and Contents
Five issues of the British newspaper supplement, The Observer Magazine. The following editions are present:1. 19 February 1984 - pages 20 and 21 feature an article on the upcoming first series of Spitting Image, accompanied by a photograph of Roger Law and Peter Fluck, who are buried amongst puppet heads.2. 16 February 1986 - pages 50 to 55 contain an article on male friendships, which includes an interview with Law...
Dates:
Publication: 1984 - 1988
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Sub-Sub-Series
The Observer Weekend Review, 1964
Sub-Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/1/3/4
Scope and Contents
Two hardboard woodcuts featuring print designs by Roger Law, which 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 has a representation of Baldwin (RL/Pre-/819), and the other has 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