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'The Guardian', newspaper

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

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Britannia Poster for the Guardian Newspaper, 1991

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/4/18
Scope and Contents A file containing 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 the images...
Dates: 1991
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
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Leeds Postcards, 1992

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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: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
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Letters from Tim Radford and Alan Rusbridger of 'The Guardian', 15 Nov. 1990-24 Feb. 1992

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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: From the Sub-Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for any information on access restrictions or closures of material.
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Newspaper Cuttings, 1976 - 1986

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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
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Newspaper Tearsheets, 1962 - 1967, 1970 - 1971

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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: See sub-level descriptions for any information on access restrictions or closures of material.
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Newspapers and Newsprint Magazines, 1985 - 1995

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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: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.