Identity area
Reference code
CA OTTCA F2373-8
Title
Clipping Files
Date(s)
- 1870 - 1994 (Creation)
Level of description
Series
Extent and medium
4.29 m of textual records
Context area
Name of creator
(1926-2020)
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
James Eayrs collected clipped articles in subject and date files over many years. He read and clipped widely from a variety of courses including but not limited to The Times, The Financial Times, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, The New Republic, The Economist, The Spectator, The Reporter, The Listener and the Manchester Guardian. In addition, he collected pamphlets and leaflets, bulletins, press releases, theses, the texts of speeches, periodicals and offprints, and government publications from a variety of countries. The files also contain some manuscript material, transcripts from archival sources, and correspondence. Material that is not clipped from a magazine or newspaper is noted.