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Wow, this has been a busy month. Visits, travels and lots and lots of scanning. The new additions to our Digital Library include a full set of Virus (the forerunner of the AF/ACF's Organise!), and loads of early issues of the Anarchist Black Cross' publication Black Flag (with many more to come).

Should any of you be able to loan or donate early issues of Black Flag to help us close some of the gaps in the earliest volumes that would be absolutely fantastic, and please do not hesitate to get in touch!

Black Flag Vol:01 #04

Black Flag Vol:01 #05

Black Flag Vol:01 #08

Black Flag Vol:01 #09

Black Flag Vol:02 #01

Black Flag Vol:02 #02

Black Flag Vol:02 #03

Black Flag Vol:02 #04

Black Flag Vol:02 #05

Black Flag Vol:02 #06

Black Flag Vol:02 #07

Black Flag Vol:02 #08

Black Flag Vol:02 #09

Black Flag Vol:02 #13

Black Flag Vol:02 #14

Black Flag Vol:02 #15

Black Flag Vol:03 #01

Black Flag Vol:03 #02

Black Flag Vol:03 #03

Black Flag Vol:03 #04

Black Flag Vol:03 #05

Black Flag Vol:03 #06

Black Flag Vol:03 #07

Black Flag Vol:03 #08

Black Flag Vol:03 #09

Black Flag Vol:03 #10

Black Flag Vol:03 #11

Black Flag Vol:03 #12

Black Flag Vol:03 #13

Black Flag Vol:03 #14

Black Flag Vol:03 #15

Black Flag Vol:03 #16

Black Flag Vol:03 #17

Black Flag Vol:03 #18

Black Flag Vol:03 #19

Black Flag Vol:04 #01

Black Flag Vol:04 #02

Black Flag Vol:04 #03

Black Flag Vol:04 #04

Black Flag Vol:04 #05

Black Flag Vol:04 #06

Black Flag Vol:04 #07

Black Flag Vol:04 #08

Black Flag Vol:04 #09

Black Flag Vol:04 #10

Black Flag Vol:04 #11

Black Flag Vol:04 #12

Black Flag Vol:04 #13

Black Flag Vol:04 #14

Black Flag Vol:04 #15

Liberation #01 (Jun 1986)

Liberation #02 (c1986)

Liberation #03 (Feb 1987)

Liberation #04 (Apr-May 1986)

Liberation #05 (Jul-Aug 1986)

Virus #01 (c1984)

Virus #02 (c1984)

Virus #03 (Spring 1985)

Virus #04 (Summer 1985)

Virus #05 (Winter 1985-86)

Virus #06 (1986)

Virus #07 (1986)

Virus #08 (c1987)

Virus #09 (c1987)

Virus #10 (c1988)

Virus #11 (c1988)

Virus #12 (c1989)

Virus #13 (c1989)

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