| Level | Collection |
| Ref_No | HETHERINGTON |
| Title | Hetherington; Hector Alastair (1919-1999); journalist |
| Date | 1958-1975 |
| Description | This collection consists predominantly of a series of notes of interviews with political figures from Britain and overseas kept between November 1958 and July 1975. Rough notes were made after the interviews which were later sent for typing; where a lengthy delay intervened prior to typing this is indicated. Frequent accounts are given of meetings with Labour leaders from Hugh Gaitskell to James Callaghan and there were regular meetings with Jo Grimond, leader of the Liberal Party, in the early years. Regional development and the Scottish government are frequent themes throughout the British interviews and there are discussions of the spy scandals of the early 1970s and the industrial disputes of the early 1970s. Foreign affairs figure strongly including Rhodesia's declaration of UDI, the independence of African states, Vietnam and the pursuit of a settlement in the Middle East. Britain's negotiations towards entry into the EEC can be traced.
The section 'Additional Papers' contains notes on an attempted merger of the 'Times' and the 'Guardian' in 1967. |
| Access Status | Open |
| Extent | 6 boxes |
| Admin History | Hector Alastair Hetherington, 1919-1999, was educated at Gresham's School, Holt and Corpus Christi College, Oxford. He spent the second world war in the Royal Armoured Corps and in 1946 joined the editorial staff of the 'Glasgow Herald'. He left in 1950 to join the 'Manchester Guardian' where he was assistant editor and foreign editor 1953-1956 and editor 1956-1975. After he left the 'Guardian', he went into television, becoming controller of BBC Scotland 1975-1978 and manager of BBC Highland 1979-1980. |
| Arrangement | This collection is arranged in date order:
1. November 1958-December 1959
2. 1960-1961
3. 1962
4. January-July 1963
5. September 1963-February 1964
6. March-October 1964
7. November-December 1964
8. December 1964-February 1965
9. March-June 1965
10. June-October 1965
11. November 1965-January 1966
12. February 1966-January 1967
13. January-December 1967
14. January-June 1968
15. July-December 1968
16. January-December 1969
17. January-July 1970
18. October 1970-September 1971
19. November 1971-August 1972
20. July 1972-September 1973
21. October 1973-July 1974
22. September 1974-July 1975
Additional Papers: Notes on the attempted merger of the 'Times' and the 'Guardian', 1967. |
| Copyright | No material may be published without the prior permission of both the copyright holder and the Library. All applications for publication must be made to the Archivist in the first instance, but responsibility for ensuring copyright clearance rests with the user. |