Correspondence with Sir John Richard Hicks (1904-1989), economist, relating to a request by Hicks to be considered for employment at the Manchester Guardian, with discussion of the provision of specimens of Hicks' work, a meeting between Hicks and Scott, and a short trial of employment for Hicks, accompanied by related internal memoranda.
There is also correspondence relating to discussion of Hicks' employment as an assistant in Economics at the London School of Economics, with discussion of coverage by Hicks of the general strike, 1926 in the British Independent.