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Collection Description
This archive contains papers, correspondence, drafts, and notes originating
from author, broadcaster and journalist Kenneth Allsop (1920–73).
The collection relates to five of his books from the period 1940–68.
Allsop was a feature writer for Picture Post (1950–55), a reporter
for ITV News (1955) and a book critic for the London Evening News (1967).
He specialised in American affairs and sociology. After Kenneth Allsop’s
death, the collection was donated to the ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵ by his
wife, Betty, who retained copyright.