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Penguin-related material
from various sources
DM 2140/1: Obituaries: Penguin employees
Print-outs of obituaries published in the Guardian and Times online newspapers:
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Obituary of Kathleen Hale (1898-2000), writer and artist,
by David McKie, Guardian Online, 3 February 2000.
3 February 2000
[Kathleen Hale's Orlando's Evening Out (PP14) and
Orlando's Home Life (PP26) were published as Puffin
Picture Books in 1941 and 1942]
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Obituary of Edward Young (1913-2003), production
manager at Penguin books, by Dan van der Vat, Guardian
Online, 4 February 2003.
4 February 2003
[Edward Young designed the first Penguin device and the
original Penguin book cover]
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Obituary of Frances Partridge (1901-2004), writer, by
Nigel Nicolson, Guardian Online, 9 February 2004.
9 February 2004
[Frances Partridge collaborated with Richard Chopping on
the Penguin Natural History project's edition of British
Wild Flowers. The project was abandoned in 1949]
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Obituary of Germano Facetti (1928-2006), designer and
writer, by Richard Hollis, Guardian Online, 11 April 2006.
11 April 2006
[Germano Facetti was art director of Penguin 1960-1972]
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Obituary of Germano Facetti (1928-2006) by Rachel
Cooke, Guardian Online, 15 April 2006.
15 April 2006
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Obituary of Margaret Clark (1927-2007), editor, by Julia
Eccleshare, Guardian Online, 18 May 2007.
18 May 2007
[Margaret Clark was editor at Puffin books in the 1950s
and worked under Eleanor Graham, its editorial director]
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Obituary of Trevor Glover (1940-2007), publisher, Times
Online, 19 September 2007.
19 September 2007
[Trevor Glover was appointed in 1976 managing director
of Penguin Australia]
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Rachel Hassall
1 July 2008
Obituary of Richard Chopping (1917-2008), illustrator and
writer, by Christopher Hawtree, Guardian Online, 14 June
2008.
14 June 2008
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[Richard Chopping collaborated with Frances Partridge on
the Penguin Natural History project's edition of British
Wild Flowers. The project was abandoned in 1949]
DM 2140/2: Articles about Penguin Books
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'Cover versions' by Alice Rawsthorn, Guardian Online, 28
October 2006.
28 October 2006
An article on the sixtieth anniversary of Penguin Classics.
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'The Penguin Collection' by Hannah Lowery, Bristol
Review of Books, Issue no.3, Spring 2007.
Spring 2007
An article about the Penguin archive collection held in the
University of Bristol Library Special Collections. (2
copies)
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'Working Titles' by Gordon Burn, Saturday Guardian, 5
May 2007.
5 May 2007
An interview with Jarvis Cocker about Harland Miller's
paintings based on the front covers of Penguin books.
DM 2140/3: Penguin ephemera
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Penguin tea-towel, produced to mark the seventieth
anniversary of Penguin books, n.d [2005].
n.d [2005]
The tea-towel depicts the 1948 cover of Ludwig
Bemelmans's Hotel Splendide (Penguin 670), with blue and
white horizontal stripes.
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Printed cover of Jeremy Lewis' biograpy of Allen Lane,
Penguin Special: the life and times of Allen Lane (Viking,
2005. ISBN: 0-670-91485-1).
2005
Cover photograph of Allen Lane seated in a bookshop by
Douglas Glass; back cover photograph of Allen Lane
holding a penguin reading Dashiell Hammett's The Thin
Man (Penguin 14), n.d. [c.1935]; and photograph of the
author by Lynda Mamy.
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Programme for the Bristol Festival of Ideas, 16-21 May
2005. Includes events to celebrate the seventieth
anniversary of Penguin books.
16-21 May 2005
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Flyer for the Penguin Readers Book of the Month 2007.
2007
Rachel Hassall
1 July 2008
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Paper bookmark publicising the Puffin Summer Book Jam,
n.d [2007].
n.d [2007]
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Penguin Group (UK) envelope, franked 'Penguin Group
(UK) Publisher of the Year 2007', July 2007.
July 2007
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'Penguin celebrates Black History' merchandising booklet
listing titles published by Penguin Books relevant to black
history, 2007.
2007
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Leaflet publicising Eoin Colfer's Artemis Fowl: a graphic
novel adapted by Eoin Colfer and Andrew Donkin, with
artwork by Giovanni Rigano, 2007.
2007
DM 2140/4: Photographs of the Penguin Collection
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Four black and white photographs taken by Ken Sandys of
Hannah Lowery, Special Collections archivist, checking
the shelves of Penguin books held in the University of
Bristol Library Special Collections.
October/November
2005
DM 2140/5: Publicity: Seventy Years of Penguin Design exhibition
Publicity for the 'Seventy Years of Penguin Design' exhibition at The Holburne Museum of Art,
Bath, 8 January-24 March 2008.
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Exhibition poster, 2008. Depicting the spines of three
rows of Penguin books. (3 copies)
2008
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The Holburne Museum of Art brochure, Spring 2008.
Includes 'Seventy Years of Penguin Design'. (3 copies)
2008
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'Seventy Years of Penguin Design' exhibition paper
bookmark, 2008. (3 copies)
2008
DM 2140/6: Puffin books
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Rachel Hassall
1 July 2008
The Puffin Cyclopedia of Children's Classics, introduced
by Francesca Dow (Puffin Books, 2008. ISBN 978-0-14132481-4)
2008
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