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This month we added a lot of materials to the Digital Library. Please see below a full list of the eclectic mix, containing e.g. Punk Zines and heaps of great local(ish) materials. Prominent amongst the latter are long running LGBTQ+ papers and newssheets from the 1980s and 1990s as well as Nottingham CND materials from the 1980s, documenting e.g. blockades and other actions in and around the military bases in Chilwell and Molesworth.

Whether you are exploring these materials for the first time or want to take a trip down memory lane, we recommend you get yourself a cuppa and a snack and dive in!

P.S. Please note that the collective of peddling hamsters running the rather elderly computing machine adding OCR to the documents went on strike. Given that sending in scabs was out of the question, about 30ish documents do not yet feature OCR. We will re-upload those files soon.

Music Fanzines etc.

Black & White #02

Dead Lemming #01

Fack #04

Fack #05 (1980)

Fack #06 (1981)

False Head #02 (1979)

Fast Forward #02

Minor-Collapse (1988)

Kill Your Pet Puppy #03 (1981)

Kill Your Pet Puppy #05 (1982)

Tropical Depression

Eyes of the Blind (1979)

Local LGBTQ+ newspapers etc.

Gay Nottingham #13 (1986)

Gay Nottingham #18 (1986)

Gay Nottingham #19 (1986)

Gay Nottingham #20 (1986)

Gay Nottingham #21 (1986)

Gay Nottingham #23 (1987)

Gay Nottingham #26 (1987)

Gay Nottingham #27 (1987)

Gay Nottingham #29 (1987)

East Midlands Metro Gay #01 (1987)

East Midlands Metro Gay #05 (1987)

East Midlands Metro Gay #07 (1988)

East Midlands Metro Gay #08 (1988)

East Midlands Metro Gay #11 (1988)

East Midlands Metro Gay #12 (1988)

East Midlands Metro Gay #13 (1988)

East Midlands Metro Gay #15 (1988)

East Midlands Metro Gay #16 (1988)

East Midlands Metro Gay #17 (1989)

East Midlands Metro Gay #18 (1989)

East Midlands Metro Gay #19 (1989)

East Midlands Metro Gay #20 (1989)

East Midlands Metro Gay #21 (1989)

East Midlands Metro Gay #20 (1989)

East Midlands Metro Gay #24 (1989)

East Midlands Metro Gay #26 (1989) (Issue No estimated)

East Midlands Metro Gay #28 (1989) (Issue No estimated)

East Midlands Metro Gay #29 (1990) (Issue No estimated)

Outright #01 – Gay Freesheet for the East Midlands (1990)

Outright #02 – Gay Freesheet for the East Midlands (1990)

Outright #13 – Gay Freesheet for the East Midlands (1991)

Outright #18 – Gay Freesheet for the East Midlands (1991)

Outright #28 – Gay Freesheet for the East Midlands (1992)

Outright #37 – For Gays and Lesbians in Central England (1993)

Outright #41 – For Gays and Lesbians in Central England (1993)

Outright #44 – For Gays Lesbians and Bisexuals in Central England (1993)

Outright #46 – For Gays Lesbians and Bisexuals in Central England (1994)

Outright #47 – For Gays Lesbians and Bisexuals in Central England (1994)

Outright #48 – For Gays Lesbians and Bisexuals in Central England (1994)

Outright #49 – For Gays Lesbians and Bisexuals in Central England (1994)

Outright #50 – For Gays Lesbians and Bisexuals in Central England (1994)

Outright #51 – For Gays Lesbians and Bisexuals in Central England (1994)

Outright #52 – For Gays Lesbians and Bisexuals in Central England (1994)

Outright #53 – For Gays Lesbians and Bisexuals in Central England (1994)

Outright #54 – For Gays Lesbians and Bisexuals in Central England (1994)

Outright #55 – For Gays Lesbians and Bisexuals in Central England (1994)

Outright #56 – For Gays Lesbians and Bisexuals in Central England (1994)

Outright #57 – For Gays Lesbians and Bisexuals in Central England (1995)

Outright #58 – For Gays Lesbians and Bisexuals in Central England (1995)

Outright #59 – For Gays Lesbians and Bisexuals in Central England (1995)

Outright #61 – For Gays Lesbians and Bisexuals in Central England (1995)

Outright #62 – For Gays Lesbians and Bisexuals in Central England (1995)

Outright #64 – For Gays Lesbians and Bisexuals in Central England (1995)

Outright #65 – For Gays Lesbians and Bisexuals in Central England (1995)

Outright #66 – For Gays Lesbians and Bisexuals in Central England (1995)

Outright #69 – For Gays Lesbians and Bisexuals in Central England (1996)

Outright #71 – For Gays Lesbians and Bisexuals in Central England (1996)

Outright #72 – For Gays Lesbians and Bisexuals in Central England (1996)

Outright #73 – For Gays Lesbians and Bisexuals in Central England (1996)

Outright #74 – For Gays Lesbians and Bisexuals in Central England (1996)

Outright #75 – For Gays Lesbians and Bisexuals in Central England (1996)

Outright #77 – For Gays Lesbians and Bisexuals in Central England (1996)

Outright #80 – For Gays Lesbians and Bisexuals in Central England (1996)

Outright #81 – For Gays Lesbians and Bisexuals in Central England (1997)

Outright #82 – For Gays Lesbians and Bisexuals in Central England (1997)

Outright #83 – For Gays Lesbians and Bisexuals in Central England (1997)

Outright #85 – For Gays Lesbians and Bisexuals in Central England (1997)

Nottingham Lesbian and Gay Community Centre #04 (1986)

Nottingham Lesbian and Gay Community Centre #06 (1987)

Nottingham Lesbian and Gay Community Centre #08 (1987)

The Out House Project Newsletter – The Newsletter of the Nottingham Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Community Centre Cooperative (1995)

Local(ish) CND/anti-militarist materials

Anti Nuke Fun Book – Carlton-Gedling CND

Beeston Anti-Nuclear Group #10

Nottingham CND Bulletin #?? (1983/02)

Nottingham CND Bulletin #?? (1983/04)

Nottingham CND Bulletin #?? (1983/05) (INCOMPLETE?)

Nottingham CND Bulletin #?? (1983/11)

Nottingham CND Bulletin #?? (1984/04)

Nottingham CND Bulletin #?? (1984/05)

Nottingham CND Bulletin #?? (1984/08) (INCOMPLETE?)

Nottingham CND Bulletin #?? (1984/091)

Nottingham CND Bulletin #?? (1985/05)

Nottingham CND Bulletin #?? (1985/07)

Nottingham CND Bulletin #?? (1986/01)

Nottingham CND Bulletin #?? (1986/07)

Nottingham CND Bulletin #?? (1986/08)

Nottingham CND Bulletin #?? (1986/10)

Nottingham CND Bulletin #?? (1986/12)

Nottingham CND Bulletin #?? (1987/02)

Nottingham CND Bulletin #?? (1987/08)

Nottingham CND Bulletin #?? (1988/02)

Forest Fields Peace Group Newsletter Vol:03 #02 (1983)

Forest Fields Peace Group Newsletter Vol:03 #03 (1983)

Forest Fields Peace Group Newsletter Vol:03 #07 (1984)

Forest Fields Peace Group Newsletter Vol:03 #09 (1984)

Forest Fields Peace Group Newsletter Vol:03 #11 (1985)

Forest Fields Peace Group Newsletter Vol:04 #03 (1985)

Forest Fields Peace Group Newsletter Vol:04 #04 (1985)

Forest Fields Peace Group Newsletter Vol:04 #09 (1985)

Forest Fields Peace Group Newsletter Vol:04 #10 (1986)

Forest Fields Peace Group Newsletter Vol:05 #03 (1986)

Forest Fields Peace Group Newsletter Vol:05 #05 (1986)

Forest Fields Peace Group Newsletter 1987/07

Forest Fields Peace Group Newsletter 1987/11

Forest Fields Peace Group Newsletter 1988/03a

Forest Fields Peace Group Newsletter 1988/03b

Forest Fields Peace Group Newsletter 1988/04

Forest Fields Peace Group Newsletter 1988/06

Forest Fields Peace Group Newsletter 1988/07

Forest Fields Peace Group Newsletter 1988/09

Forest Fields Peace Group Newsletter 1989

Poppy #01 – Families against the bomb – Peace camp at Lakenheath (1983)

Poppy #02 – Families against the bomb – Peace camp at Lakenheath (1983)

Resistance – Magazine of the Committee of 100 National Committee Vol:04 #04

Assorted local newspapers, bulletins etc. (Anarchist and otherwise)

Bulletin of the Nottingham Group of the Anarchist-Communist Federation #01

Claim the world (1975)

Citywise #03 (1984)

Citywise #05 (1984)

Citywise #07 (1984)

Citywise #08 (1984)

Citywise #09 (1985)

Citywise #10 (1985)

Dispute #01 – Newsletter of the Nottingham Sacked Trader Print Workers support group

Dissent #01 – Anarchist Magazine (1986)

Don't be too hard on soft cops

Downers! - Claimants' Action Nottingham (1984)

Flux #06 – A magazine of libertarian socialism (1993)

Flux #07 – A magazine of libertarian socialism (1994)

Green Network News #44 (1995)

Green Network News #46 (1996)

Green Network News #49 (1996)

Green Network News #50 (1996)

Green Network News #51 (1996)

Green Network News #54 (1996)

Green Network News #56 (1996)

Individuals Anonymous #01 – Nottingham

Inner City Direct Line – Area Meetings? Councils say no to better local consultation

Newsletter of the Nottingham Animal Liberation Front #?? (1985)

Newsletter of the Nottingham Animal Liberation Front #03 (1985)

Newsletter of the Nottingham Animal Liberation Front #04

Notes on Unemployment & Work

Resurgence #01 (1986)

Nottingham Resurgence #02 (1987)

Nottingham Resurgence #03 (1987)

Strange Fruit Though In'It Faa'Ver? - Why we don't vote

The Other Paper #01 (1984)

The Other Paper #02 (1984)

Unity NAFA #01 (1993)

Unity NAFA #02 (1993)

Voice Nottingham #01

Women and Medikill Practise Newsletter #01

Youth Voice - An attempt to solve the riddle for living posed by the awful fact that the only thing more boring, suffocating and soul-destroying than working is not working.

68 Child Deaths – A case of inaction (1979)

Miscellaneous

Class Cohesion versus Spurious Patriotism

Communication Worker #05

Fuck It Up #02 A Hardcore Anti-State Comic - Ritchie Rat & Jimmy Slam (INCOMPLETE)

Green Anarchist #01

Hysteria #02 (1984)

Libertarian Communism #10 (1976)

London Workers Group Bulletin #10 (1981)

London Workers Group Bulletin #11 (1981)

Mutinies: 1917-1920

The Unknown Deserter - Nine Drawings by Clifford Harper

Anarchy Journals (First Series)

Anarchy (First Series) 007 Vol:01 #07 (1961)

Anarchy (First Series) 009 Vol:01 #09 (1961)

Anarchy (First Series) 011 Vol:02 #01 (1962)

Anarchy (First Series) 018 Vol:02 #08 (1962)

Anarchy (First Series) 019 Vol:02 #09 (1962)

Anarchy (First Series) 020 Vol:02 #10 (1962)

Anarchy (First Series) 024 Vol:03 #02 (1963)

Anarchy (First Series) 025 Vol:03 #03 (1963)

Anarchy (First Series) 027 Vol:03 #05 (1963)

Anarchy (First Series) 032 Vol:03 #10 (1963)

Anarchy (First Series) 058 Vol:05 #12 (1965)

Anarchy (First Series) 073 Vol:07 #03 (1967)

Anarchy (First Series) 075 Vol:07 #05 (1967)

Anarchy (First Series) 078 Vol:07 #08 (1967)

Anarchy (First Series) 082 Vol:07 #12 (1967)

Anarchy (First Series) 083 Vol:08 #01 (1968)

Anarchy (First Series) 092 Vol:08 #10 (1968)

Anarchy (First Series) 097 Vol:09 #03 (1969)

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