Guardian
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Biography
'The Guardian', newspaper
Found in 15 Collections and/or Records:
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American Taster Tape File, 2019
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/5/12/2/3
Scope and Contents
A file containing material relating to a taster/pilot episode that was made for a proposed American reboot of the satirical puppet television series, Spitting Image. This taster tape/pilot was shot in September 2019. The file holds the following: drafts of scripts for sketches by the showrunner, Jeff Westbrook; computer printouts with copies of caricature drawings by Adrian Teal and photographs of puppet heads; and printouts with articles taken from various online...
Dates:
2019
Conditions Governing Access:
Part closed. One file is closed until 2039, due to containing current or presumed to be current personal phone numbers.
File
'Bitter Fame' Correspondence File 4, 1989
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9451/19/1/4
Scope and Contents
Two files holding letters sent to Anne Stevenson in connection to her work on the Sylvia Plath biography, Bitter Fame, and promotional activities relating to its publication in 1989. The first file holds items dating between January and June of that year, while the contents of the second file date from July to December. Correspondents include Trevor Thomas, Peter Davison and other representatives from the publisher, Houghton Mifflin; Jillian Becker, Olwyn Hughes,...
Dates:
1989
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Sub-Series:
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Britannia Poster for the Guardian Newspaper, 1991
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/4/19
Scope and Contents
A file holding photographic transparencies, contact prints, and polaroid black and white photographs, featuring the image of a plasticine model made by the Spitting Image Workshop, which depicts the figure of Britannia as a wheelchair-bound old woman (SI/106). This image was used for a billboard poster by the Guardian newspaper. There is a also a colour photograph of Roger Law and David Stoten dressing the Britannia model.The photographer of these images...
Dates:
1991
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Sub-Fonds:
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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.
Sub-Sub-Series
General Magazines and Newspaper Supplements, 2000 - 2015
Sub-Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/5/5/2/3
Scope and Contents
Magazines and newspaper supplements, both full issues and tearsheets, along with a computer printout featuring an article from an internet-based journal. These items feature articles that are either about Roger Law or Spitting Image, mention him or the show, or contain some form of contribution from Law. The following are present: 1. Issue autumn 2000 of the Anglia Polytechnic University [now Anglia Ruskin University] alumni magazine, ...
Dates:
Publication: 2000 - 2015
Conditions Governing Access:
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Sub-Series
Geoffrey Dutton Files, 1970 - 2010
Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9451/20/4
Scope and Contents
Eleven files holding material connected to the poet and biomolecular scientist, Geoffrey John Fraser Dutton, and his friendship with Anne Stevenson.Files one to ten are primarily composed of letters sent by Dutton to Stevenson, accompanied by mostly photocopies of his poetry, which he sent to Stevenson for her feedback. As part of these photocopies, there is a 'final draft' for his first collection, Camp One, published in 1978. Other accompanying material...
Dates:
1970 - 2010
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Series:
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['Guardian' Sonnet Workshop Submissions], [2005]
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9451/20/31
Scope and Contents
A file holding eight sheets of paper with word-processed copies of sonnets [submitted by members of the general public to the Guardian newspaper, as part of a workshop on the poetic form with Anne Stevenson]. Some of these printouts feature word-processed notes by Stevenson, and others have annotations in her hand. The following sonnets are present:'As I was walking by the loading docks...' by Jim Pitt'Careful' by John...
Dates:
[2005]
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Series:
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Leeds Postcards, 1992
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/13/3
Scope and Contents
Two examples of a postcard produced by the company, Leeds Postcards, which features a photograph of members of the British Council of Organisations of Disabled People, whom are protesting beneath a Guardian newspaper billboard advertisement. This advertisement features a model illustration of the Britannia figure, which is depicted as a wheelchair-bound old woman. The back of the postcard gives the following description of the image: 'Disabled women protest against...
Dates:
1992
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Sub-Fonds:
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Letters from Tim Radford and Alan Rusbridger of 'The Guardian', 15 Nov. 1990-24 Feb. 1992
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9987/7/1/111
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Letters are to Holbrook unless otherwise stated.
Dates:
15 Nov. 1990-24 Feb. 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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Newspaper Cuttings, 1962 - 1965, 1974 - 1975
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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:
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Newspaper Cuttings, 1976 - 1986
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/2/4/2
Scope and Contents
Two files containing cuttings from newspapers, along with some from magazines, which either feature Luck & Flaw illustrations or other items relating to the partnership's work. The first file holds loose clippings from the following publications, but not limited to: Eastern Daily Press, Evening Gazette, Graphics World, Now!, Private Eye, ...
Dates:
Publication: 1976 - 1986
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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Newspapers
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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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Newspapers and Newsprint Magazines, 1985 - 1995
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/5/1/2
Scope and Contents
Issues of and tearsheets from British and international newspapers and large newsprint magazines, which feature interviews with Roger Law and Peter Fluck, along with articles revolving around Spitting Image. There are also articles on the wider activities of Spitting Image Productions Limited. Also present are examples of Spitting Image puppets and other imagery being used to illustrate articles on British politics. The publications...
Dates:
1985 - 1995
Conditions Governing Access:
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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
Conditions Governing Access:
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The T.S. Eliot Prize Judging File, 2010 - 2011
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9451/20/36
Scope and Contents
A file holding material relating to Anne Stevenson's role as chair of the judging panel for The T.S. Eliot Prize for the best collection of poetry published in 2010. Events for this prize took place on 23 and 24 January 2011. The following are present, but are not limited to: word-processed drafts of Stevenson's speech announcing the winner, letters and printouts of emails, manuscript notes, ephemera, and pages from newspapers.
Dates:
2010 - 2011
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Series:
See sub-level records for any information on access restrictions or closures of material.