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	UCL: 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