Correspondence with Lewis S. Gannett (1891-1966), journalist and author, relating to Gannett's employment as a correspondent on America for the Manchester Guardian, with discussion of terms, the work required, form and content of articles, and accompanied by internal memoranda.
Also included is an enquiry as to the conventions of credit lines in England, as the Manchester Guardian has printed a photograph without the inclusion of a credit, and request by Gannett for feedback on articles sent for publication, accompanied by related internal memoranda. There is correspondence relating to the termination of Gannett's employment, owing to the need of the Manchester Guardian for a correspondent attached to a daily newspaper.
There is an expression of interest in an article by Gannett on Harlem, and a request by Scott for a further article on the subject. Also included is an expression of thanks by Gannett for an article on the 60th anniversary of The Nation which was published in the Manchester Guardian, which is acknowledged by Scott, who refers to the brief employment of [Edwin Lawrence] Godkin, founder of The Nation, as a correspondent on America for the Manchester Guardian.
There is correspondence with [Samuel Kerkham] Ratcliffe, journalist and lecturer, discussing potential candidates for the position of American correspondent on the Manchester Guardian, and discussion of a lecture tour that Ratcliffe is undertaking in America with Henry W. Nevinson, journalist [both of whom are correspondents for the Manchester Guardian], and discussion of negotiations with Gannett over his employment. There is also a letter of recommendation for Gannett from Nevinson.
GDN/A/G5/15 is an article on the 60th anniversary of The Nation in the [Manchester Guardian], 1925.