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Based in Nottingham (UK), we look after tens of thousands of books, journals, pamphlets, zines, leaflets, posters and other items documenting the anarchist movement in the UK and beyond, as well as local radical history. Browse our catalogue, access digitised records in our free Digital Library and get in touch to arrange a visit.
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Please see below for yet another 151 additions to the Digital Library. We have now worked through an enormous collection which also entailed a lot of local Trade Union stuff, so expect to see less of that moving forward. We shall see what surprises the next few boxes hold!

Magazines (etc.)

Attitude Problem - An International DIY Hardcore Punk Zine #33

Bellow - It's A Woman Thing - Instigated by Women Speak Out Vol:01 #03 (2002)

Bicicleta - Revista de Comunicaciones Libertarias #10

Birmingham Prisoners Solidarity Newsletter #01

Campaign Against Police Repression Update 1986/08-09

Campaign! 1992/03 (CND)

Campaign! 1995/02 (CND)

Campaign! 1995/10 (CND)

Campaign! 1997/04 (CND)

CAP Newsletter 1994/Autumn (CAP Campaign Against Pornography)

Catalyst Freesheet of the Solidarity Federation - International Workers' Association #02 (2000)

Catalyst Freesheet of the Solidarity Federation - International Workers' Association #03 (2001)

Catalyst Freesheet of the Solidarity Federation - International Workers' Association #04 (2001)

Catalyst Freesheet of the Solidarity Federation - International Workers' Association #09 (2004)

Catalyst Freesheet of the Solidarity Federation - International Workers' Association #11 (2004)

Citywise Free September Supplement (1984)

Clifton Anti Poll Tax Campaign Newsletter 1990/Summer

Cuts News 1995/01

Education Worker - Bulletin of the Education Workers Network #01 (SolFed, 2007)

Education Worker - Bulletin of the Education Workers Network #02 (SolFed, 2008)

Education Worker - Bulletin of the Education Workers Network #08 (SolFed, 2012)

Edwards, Olwen: Women's Safety Newsletter #06 (1994)

Face the Race #03 (Policy Planning Group, 1985)

Fitzwilliam Prisoners Aid Committee #01

Flypaper #02 (1988)

Grass Roots - Leicester's Free Radical Voice 2001/02 #??

Hackney Union News 1993/10

Healthworkers Bulletin 1987/08 #01

Leicester Trade Union News Vol:01 #01

Leicestershire Anti-Fascist Alliance Bulletin 1995/09

Leveller - Newsletter of Nottingham Trades Union Council #03 (2000)

Leveller - Newsletter of Nottingham Trades Union Council #10 (2001)

Libero int'l #01 (CIRA Nippon, 1975)

Libero int'l #02 (CIRA Nippon, 1975)

Libero int'l #03 (CIRA Nippon, 1975)

Libertarian Labour Review - Anarchosyndicalist Ideas and Discussion #15 (1993)

Libertarian Spain - Bulletin of the Libertarian Spain Committee #01

Lobster #05

Lobster #24

Mansfield Unity News #01 (Mansfield and District TUC)

Mushroom Bookshop Xmas Catalogue 1992

NAC Newsletter 1985/09-10 #?? (National Abortion Campaign)

NAC Newsletter 1985/Spring #?? (National Abortion Campaign)

NAFA Newsletter 1992/10 (Notts Anti-Fascist Alliance)

NAFA Newsletter 1993/05 (Notts Anti-Fascist Alliance)

NAFA Newsletter 1993/10 (Notts Anti-Fascist Alliance)

NALGO Action On Southern Africa Bulletin #01

NAN Newsletter 2003/01 #02 (Northern Anarchist Network, 2003)

Network Forum Bulletin #01

New World - Organ of the Northern IWA #04

Newham Monitor - Quarterly Bulletin of the Newham Monitoring Project #04 (1993)

Newham Monitor - Quarterly Bulletin of the Newham Monitoring Project #05 (1994)

News From Nowhere Yorkshire and Humberside Newsletter #02 (DAM)

Newsletter of the Anti Nazi League #03

Nottingham - Juigalpa Direct Links #01

Nottingham CND Bulletin #?? 1987/10

Nottinghamshire Bulletin for Old Peoples Homes 1992/?? (NUPE)

Nottinghamshire Bulletin for Old Peoples Homes 1992/09 (NUPE)

Nottinghamshire Fight Against Cuts in Education Newsletter #01 (1995)

Nottinghamshire Jobs Not JSA #09 (1997)

Nottinghamshire Trade Union News 2011/11 #04

Notts TU News #01 (TUC, 1995)

Notts TU News #07 (TUC, 1996)

Notts TU News #12 (TUC, 1997)

Notts TU News #13 (TUC, 1997)

Notts TU News #14 (TUC, 1997)

Notts TU News #15 (TUC, 1998)

Notts TU News #18 (TUC, 1998)

Notts Women Against Pit Closures 1993/02 #02

Overall There Is A Smell Of Fried Onions 1991/07 #04

Partnership Council One Sheet #23

Partnership Council One Sheet #33

Partnership Council One Sheet #Planning Special ??

Partnership Council One Sheet #Special 04 (2000)

Plain Loco #01(?)

Revenge #02 (Skinhead Liberation Organization & Unite for Unity, 1992)

Solidarity Bulletin of Derbyshire Unemployed Workers' Centres Vol:02 #12 (OFFA, 1997)

Solidarity Bulletin of Derbyshire Unemployed Workers' Centres Vol:03 #07 (OFFA, 2000)

Solidarity For Anarcho-Syndicalism #06

Solidarity Network Bulletin - Solidarity with those in struggle! #07

Solidarity Special 1997/09

Strike Back - Bulletin of the Hackney Anti-Fascist Collective 1994/06

Strike Back #02 (Notts Campaign Against Pit Closures, 1992)

Strike Back #03 (Notts Campaign Against Pit Closures, 1992)

Syndicalist Action 1991/Spring (DAM)

The Long March Bulletin 1989/02 #04

The Robin Hood Solidarity Newsletter 2013/12

The Scoundrel #02 (2012)

The Scoundrel #03 (2012)

The Workers' And Trade Unions' Information Centre Kas-Kor 1992/03 #03

Trentsider 1990/11 (NALGO)

Trentsider 1991/08 (NALGO)

Trentsider 1992/05 (NALGO)

Trentsider 1992/10 (NALGO)

Trentsider 1992/11 (NALGO)

Trentsider 1993/02 (NALGO/UNISON)

Trentsider 1993/11 (NALGO/UNISON)

Trentsider 1994/05 (NALGO/UNISON)

Trentsider 1996/06 (NALGO/UNISON)

TUC East Midlands Regional Council Bulletin 1991/10 #02

TUC East Midlands Regional Council Bulletin 1991/10 #03

TUCND News (Second Series) #09 (1993)

Unemployed Journal - The National Newspaper of the Tades Union Congres (TUC) Unemployed Workers Centres #16

Union City News - Newsletter of Nottingham Trades Council #01

Unison News In The City - The Newsletter of Nottingham City Unison 1998/02

Workers Wild West #?? (2014)

Workers Wild West #02 (2014)

Workers Wild West #05 (2014)

Z revue #02

Pamphlets

Anti Nazi League - A Critical Examination 1977-81/2 and 1992-95 (Colin Roach Centre)

Apartheid - A guide for NALGO Members (NALGO)

Arms Conversion - Converting arms factories to producing civilian goods - Where to now? (TUCND)

Arms Conversion (LIS London Industrial Strategy)

Clarion Call To All Opponents of Apartheid (ANC, 1984)

Free Innocent Victims - The Bridgewater Four - 13th Year of Wrongful Imprisonment (1992)

G4S securing profits, globalising injustice (War On Want, 2014)

Graham, Marcus: The Issues in the Present War (Freedom Press, 1943)

Heroes Then - Sacked Now - Why the sacked P&O seafarers must win (NUS National Union of Seamen)

Hill, Joe: The Activist's Unofficial Guide to Industrial Action (RTP Ragged-Trousered Philanthropic Press, 1998)

Holocaust Denial - The New Nazi Lie (Anti Nazi League)

Living in a War Zone - Information Pack on the north of Ireland (Women and Ireland Network)

Making arms, wasting skills - Alternatives to militarism and arms production (CAAT Campaign Against Arms Trade, 2007)

Mansfield and Ashfield District One Fund For All (OFFA) - Information Pack

Nottingham NG7 Project - Preliminary Report: A Social Audit - Compiled by Richard Silburn and Dan Lucas on behalf of the Nottingham team (1997)

Nottingham Student Peace Movement - Introductory Guide (NSPM, 2007)

NUM Against Apartheid

O'Connor Lysaght, DR: The First Three Socialist Internationals (1989)

Organising a Creche

Peace Tax Campaign (1983)

Rifas, Leonard: All-Atomic Comics (Last Gasp Comix, 1977)

SDI Conference - Trade Union Report of Proceedings

Study War No More - Military Involvement in UK Universities (CAAT Campaign Against Arms Trade, 2007)

The Anti-Coke Manifesto - Why You Should Support The Boycott Campaign (Columbia Solidarity Campaign, 2005)

The Staff Case for the Retention of 38 Central Workshop Chilwell (Joint Action Committee, 1984)

They never knew what hit them - People's Global Action - UK Prague Edition

To Change Everything - An Anarchist Appeal (CrimethInc)

Trident on the Skids - A TUCND Pamphlet Outlining The Dangers Involved With Trident And The Considerable Advantages In Getting Rid Of It

War On Iraq - Not In Our Name (TUCND, 2002)

Wesley, Paul: Greenpeace - You and your environment - a new way of life (1978)

Women's Sub-Committee - A guide for members and the Public - Part of the Equal Opportunities Policy (Nottingham City Council, 1982)

Other

All Red and Green - Activism beyond the battle for Seattle - All Red And Green Conference Report (2000)

Community Printing Facilities in Nottingham (118 Workshop)

Interhelp 1984 Catalogue

May Day 2k (Notts TUC, 2000)

Notts NUM and Justice for Mineworkers Gala (NUM, 1988)

NUM Nottinghamshire Area 30th Anniversary of the Miners Strike

Space to Breathe

Trade Union CND AGM 1988 - Report of Proceedings

Trade Union CND AGM 1989 - Annual Report 1988-89

Trade Union CND AGM 1989 - Report of Proceedings

Women Resisting Fascism and Racism Dayschool - Infation - Inspiration - Action - Saturday 24th April 1993 - Report

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