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Owen, David Anthony Llewellyn, 1938 (Baron Owen, statesman)

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Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:

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Caricatures Portfolio 2, c 1984-c 1996

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/1/2/1/3/2
Scope and Contents A portfolio containing caricature drawings, mostly on detail paper, produced by the Spitting Image Workshop, as part of their work for the British satirical television series, Spitting Image. The contents of this portfolio cover British male political figures.There is also a small amount of drawings of British male political figures that are connected to other Spitting Image Production Limited activities.Most drawings are labelled with their...
Dates: c 1984-c 1996
Conditions Governing Access: From the Series: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
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David Owen's letters, 1977 - 1978

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/FEBR 2/42
Scope and Contents

Letters from David Owen, Foreign Secretary, thanking AFB for sending him his pamphlet "The Hope for Peace - Belgrade and Disarmament" and agreeing that there was now a chance for real progress in disarmament and arms control; also giving AFB permission to quote him.

Dates: 1977 - 1978
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Dog Chew Toys, 1985 - 1987

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/3/6
Scope and Contents

A box containing six 'Pet Hates' dog chew vinyl toys, designed by Spitting Image Productions Limited and manufactured by Armitage Brothers plc (SI/465-469). The dog chews are in the likeness of the following politicians: Margaret Thatcher; Neil Kinnock, depicted as a clown (two examples of this toy); David Owen and David Steel; Mikhail Gorbachev; and Ronald Reagan.

The Gorbachev and Reagan toys are sealed in their original packaging.

Dates: 1985 - 1987
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
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File Bundle, 1987

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/3/8/4/1
Scope and Contents

A file containing material relating to the publication, Spitting Images. The following are present: a paperback copy of the British version of the book, published by Century Hutchinson Limited; a cover proof for the British version; a paperback copy of the American version of the book, published by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich; and contracts for Ben Elton and Heathcote Williams, as additional writers for the publication.

Dates: 1987
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
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Letter from Dr David Owen, 1986

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 41/2/7
Scope and Contents

A photocopy of a letter of 14 August 1978 inviting MacDonald to become a Trustee of the Commonwealth Institute in place of Sir Alan Burns, who had resigned.

Dates: 1986
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. 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).
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Miscellaneous Items, 1979, 1985 - 1997

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/5/4
Scope and Contents A box of published material produced by various organisations, the contents of which have some relation to Spitting Image, Spitting Image Productions Limited or Roger Law. The following items are present:1. A blue album that contains tearsheets of magazine front covers, and examples of advert posters for Mannesmann Tally printers. These items feature Spitting Image puppets. There is also a front cover for a 1979 issue of ...
Dates: Publication: 1979; Publication: 1985 - 1997
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
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Panorama, 1976 - 1980

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/2/3/5
Scope and Contents A box containing 24 full issues and a tearsheet of the Dutch men's weekly magazine, Panorama, which feature Luck & Flaw plasticine model illustrations. The majority of the illustrations are part of a series, Koppen Kast, which ran every other week throughout 1977. This series depicted various Dutch and international politicians, British and Dutch royals, Dutch celebrities and other figures in a humorous fashion.The following...
Dates: Publication: 1976 - 1980
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Transparencies, 1987

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/4/6/4/1
Scope and Contents A box containing numerous plastic sleeves holding 63mm photographic transparencies and 35mm slides, along with a small amount of photographs and negatives, which feature images of puppet illustrations made for both the British and American versions of the Spitting Image Productions Limited merchandise publication, Spitting Images. These photographic images were produced by John Lawrence Jones. The sleeves are labelled with the following information: the...
Dates: 1987
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
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Transparencies, 1975 - 1983

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/3/2
Scope and Contents Four boxes containing an assortment of 63mm x 63mm and 126mm x 120mm photographic transparencies, along with 35mm slides, which feature images of Luck & Flaw plasticine model illustrations that were published in various magazines, newspapers and other mediums. The contents of the four boxes are in alphabetical order, based on the subject(s) of the illustrations or the title of the work, and are split into the following: A to C, D to G, H to R, and S to W. The final box also has three...
Dates: 1975 - 1983

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