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Astor, Francis David Langhorne, (1912-2001), journalist and editor

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Alternative name(s):
  • David Astor (Also known as)
Surname: Astor
Forenames: Francis David Langhorne
Gender: Male
Date: 1912-2001
Biography: ODNB link for Astor, Francis David Langhorne (1912-2001), journalist and editor
Name authority reference: GB/NNAF/P164866 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P940 )
Collections
Number Description Held by Reference Further information
1
1948-1988: letters to William Clark
Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections
MSS William Clark
NRA 36204
2
1946-1955: corresp with LG Curtis
Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections
MSS Curtis; Eng hist b 224, c 776-877
NRA 21614
3
1957: letters to Oliver Lyttelton
Cambridge University: Churchill Archives Centre
CHAN
NRA 19700
4
corresp with George Orwell and related letters
London University: University College London (UCL) Special Collections
ORWELL ARCHIVE
See Annual Return 1999
5
corresp with Margery Perham
Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections
MSS Perham
NRA 33434
6
1950-1962: corresp with John Strachey
Collection held privately: enquiries to The National Archives, Archives Sector Development
Strachey
NRA 34351
7
1939-1977: letters to Christopher Sykes rel to Adan von Trott zu Solz
Georgetown University: Special Collections, Lauinger Library
Box 2 Fold 1
NRA 41595
8
1953-1974: corresp (20ff) rel to Africa Bureau
Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections
MSS Afr s 1681, 1712-14
NRA 24727
9
corresp and papers
Guardian News & Media Archive (formerly the Newsroom)
OBS