Welcome to the Sparrows' Nest Library and Archive

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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Groups/Internationals

International of Anarchist Federations (IFA)

Consisting of a number of sections from Europe and the Americas. The British section is the Anarchist Federation (AFed), and their local branch is Nottingham AF. We are very happy that the AFed entrusted us with their archives.

International Workers Association/Asociación Internacional de los Trabajadores (IWA-AIT)

Consisting of a number of sections from Europe, South America and Australia. The British section is the Solidarity Federation (SolFed). We are very happy that the SolfFed entrustred us with their archives and that large archival collections from the various predecessors of the modern day SolFed (notably the Anarchist Federation of Britain, AFB and the Syndicalist Workers’ Federation, SWF) have also found their way in our collections.

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