Catalogue description Papers of Book Trust

Includes:
Agenda and minutes for the Management Committee meeting held on 8 Jan 1974 (fols 1-10).
Correspondence to and from publishers regarding the effect being shortlisted and winning has on sales 1-6 Feb 1974 (fols 11-34).
Report on the effect being shortlisted and winning has on sales, nd (fols 222-225).

Correspondence regarding the confirmation of the chair and judging panel for the 1974 prize, 4-9 Mar 1974 (fols 39-41).
Press release announcing the 1974 judging panel with biographical information on the judges, nd (fols 44-45).
Papers regarding the biographical information for Elizabeth Jane Howard, 15 Mar 1974 and nd (fols 42-43).
Letter to Ion Trewin regarding a suggestion from one of the judges that the judges each produce a list of six front runners, 7 Aug 1974 (fol 154).
Letter from Ion Trewin regarding his progress with judging, 2 Sep 1974 (fol 169).
Lists regarding progress with judging and reaching a shortlist including a yes/no list and judge’s shortlists, 9 Sep 1974 (fols 171-173).

Correspondence between Marilyn Edwards and the British Council regarding clarification of the publication date for eligible entries, 19 Apr 1974 (fol 48-49).
Letter from an author regarding the whereabouts of their entry for the 1974 prize, 29 Apr 1974 (fol 55).
Letter from Penguin regarding printing errors in one of their entries, 25 Oct 1974 (fol 187).
Completed entry forms for the 1974 prize many with a cover/enclosure letter from the publisher, 29 Apr-20 Aug 1974 (fols 52-53, 58-60, 62-63, 69-84, 87-89, 93-98, 100-102, 104, 107-110, 116-117, 121-123, 125-136, 131-143, 145-146, 149-152, 157-160, 162-166, 207).
Correspondence from publishers regarding their submissions and eligible titles, 10 Jun-21 Aug 1971 (fols 61, 85, 90, 105-106, 129, 161, 167).
Various list of entries and suggestions of title for calling in at varying points in the entry time frame, 21 Jun-10Jul 1974 and nd (fols 91, 118-119, 124, 209-220, 231).
Draft and final letter to publishers inviting them to submit entries for the 1974 prize, nd (fols 198-199).
Details , rules and entry form for the 1974 prize, nd (fols 200-205).

Papers regarding the seating plan, table plan and other arrangements for the award ceremony, 30 Aug - 8 Nov 1974 and nd (fols 168, 190, 226, 228).
Letter regarding former winner Bernice Ruben’s invitation to the award ceremony, 5 Sep 1974 (fol 170).
Extract of Ion Trewin , chair of the judging panel’s speech made at the award ceremony, 27 Nov 1974 (fols 191-192).

Papers regarding the advertising promotion and publicity for the 1974 prize, 11 Oct 1974 and nd (fols 175-176, 221, 227).
Press release announcing the shortlist for the 1974 prize with biographical information on the authors and a brief synopsis of each book, nd (fols 179-186).
Correspondence to and from the Daily Mail regarding their breaking of the embargo on the announcement of the shortlist, 23-29 Oct 1974 (fols 178 and 189).
Press release announcing the joint winners of the 1974 prize with a brief synopsis of the winning books, nd (fols 193-196).
Letter to libraries announcing the winners of the 1974 prize with ideas and suggestions for promoting the prize, 27 Nov 1974 (fol 197).

Arranged chronologically

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