Contains the Political Diaries (1911-1928) and Correspondence (1870-1932) of Charles Prestwich Scott. Scott was editor of the Manchester Guardian, bringing the paper to the ultimate in journalistic standards. The 'Political Diaries' are a record of meetings and lunches with major players of events for the period. These and 4,000 letters in his complete general correspondence read like a who's who of late nineteenth and early twentieth century politics. Well documented issues include the Russian Revolution, struggles in South Africa, World War I, Irish independence, women's suffrage, Zionism, rise of British Labour Party, and independence movements in the colonies. The guide lists reel contents and has a detailed list of correspondents; reel one has some supplemental listings, (22 reels microfilm and guide, Micro Coll PN5123.S3 A2 1991x).