Correspondence with H. Gordon Selfridge

  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 133 GDN/A/S28
  • Dates of Creation
      28 Jun 1931-29 Jun 1933
  • Physical Description
      17 pieces; 18 sheets

Scope and Content

Correspondence between F.D. Bone, clerk of The Company of Newspaper Makers and E.T. Scott, and W.P. Crozier, relating to the provision of information on an award scheme by Harry Gordon Selfridge, department store owner, for journalistic excellence. There is discussion of the submissions process, and a request for regular submissions from the Manchester Guardian, which is granted. Also included are enquiries regarding the procedure for submissions, deadlines, and internal correspondence and memoranda discussing the subject. There is reference to the provision by Bone of a card to be used as a reminder for the submission of articles, a reminder of the categories for awards and encouragement for more submissions. There are covering letters for the submission of articles by Arnold Bennett, writer, and [Robert Howard] Spring, journalist and writer.