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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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Apologies, although we did add materials to the server last month, it has been a while since you a proper update. But we have been beavering away as ever, sorting, cataloguing and digitising materials.

We are currently focussing on preparing for our upcoming exhibition of local alternative and radical news media (and will stay rather busy doing that for a little while yet!), so many of the documents below are local stuff, but as ever they are mixed with various cool things we came across, as well as a good number of documents that were requested by visitors.

Expect more materials to be added this month, including more local materials. As always, if you have anything ideas what you want to get digtised, please get in touch!

Papers, News Bulletins etc. (local)

Burnt Flag #01 (2010)

Ceasefire #01 (2002) (First Series?)

Ceasefire #02 (2002) (First Series?)

Ceasefire #01 (2003) (Second Series?)

Ceasefire #02 (2003) (Second Series?)

Ceasefire #03 (2004) (Second Series?)

Ceasefire #01 (2004) (Third Series?)

Ceasefire #02 (2004) (Third Series?)

Ceasefire #03 (2004) (Third Series?)

Ceasefire #04 (2005) (Third Series?)

Ceasefire #05 (2005) (Third Series?)

Ceasefire #07 (2006) (Third Series?)

Ceasefire #09 (2007) (Third Series?)

Ceasefire 2008/Spring

Ceasefire 2008/05

CUTS #06 - CUTS is the bulletin of the Nottingham Campaign Against The Cuts Committee (1978)

Flypaper #10 (1988)

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

Forest Fields Independent Residents Group Newsletter 1999/07

Forest Fields Independent Residents Group Newsletter 2000/01

Forest Fields Independent Residents Group Newsletter 2001/03

Forest Fields Independent Residents Group Newsletter 2001/11

Modder aan ja handen #01 (2005)

NAFA Newsletter 1993/11-12 Notts Anti-Fascist Alliance united against racism & fascism

NAFA Newsletter 1994/02

NAFA Newsletter 1994/03-04

NDVF News! #01 Nottinghamshire Domestic Violence Forum (2001)

Ned Ludd's News #06.1 (1998)

Ned Ludd's News #07 (1998)

Ned Ludd's News #08 (1998)

Ned Ludd's News #09 (1998)

Ned Ludd's News #10 (1998)

Ned Ludd's News #11 (1998)

Ned Ludd's News #12 (1999)

New Citizens 1985/Summer

New Citizens 1985/01-02

New Citizens 1986/07-08

News from Libertarian Spain Vol:03 #01 (1979)

News from Libertarian Spain Vol:04 #02 (1980)

Nott FIN #02 (1992)

Nott FIN #03 (1992)

Nott FIN #04 (1992)

Nott FIN #05 (1992)

Nott FIN #06 (1992)

Nott FIN #07 (1993)

Nott FIN #08 (1993)

Nott FIN #09 (1994)

Nott Uncut Newsletter #03 (2011)

Nottingham Anarchist News #09 (1986)

Nottingham Anarchist News #11 (1987)

Nottingham Bulletin 1980/01-02 #05

Nottingham Bulletin 1980/12 #??

Nottingham Bulletin 1981/Summer #??

Nottingham Bulletin 1982/02 #12

Nottingham Bulletin 1982/05 #13

Notts Indypendent 2010/05 #??

Notts Indypendent 2010/07 #??

Nottingham CND Bulletin #?? 1989/02

Nottingham CND Bulletin #?? 1991/Spring

Nottingham CND Bulletin #?? 1991/09

Nottingham Community News #03

Nottingham Defy-ID #05

Nottingham Defy-ID #06

Nottingham Extra #03 (1986)

Nottingham Focus #02 (1964)

Nottingham Voice #17 (1975)

Nottingham Voice #18 (1975)

Nottingham Voice #19 (1975)

Nottingham Voice #25 (1976)

Nottingham Voice #27 (1976)

Nottingham Voice #28 (1976)

Nottingham Voice #29 (1976)

Nottingham Voice #30 (1976)

Nottingham Voice #31 (1976)

Nottingham Voice #32 (1976)

Nottingham Voice #33 (1976)

Nottingham Voice #34 (1976)

Nottingham Voice #35 (1976)

Nottingham Voice #36 (1976)

Nottingham Voice #37 (1976)

Nottingham Voice #38 (1976)

Nottingham Voice #39 (1976)

Nottingham Voice #40 (1976)

Nottingham Voice #41 (1976)

Nottingham Voice #42 (1976)

Nottingham Voice #43 (1976)

Nottingham Voice #44 (1976)

Nottingham Voice #45 (1976)

Nottingham Voice #46 (1976)

Nottingham Voice #47 (1976)

Nottingham Voice #48 (1976)

Nottingham Voice #49 (1976)

Nottingham Voice #50 (1976)

Nottingham Voice #51 (1976)

Nottingham Voice #52 (1976)

Nottingham Voice #71 (1977)

Nottingham Voice #72 (1977)

Nottingham Voice #73 (1978)

Nottingham Voice #75 (1978)

Nottingham Voice #76 (1978)

Nottingham Voice #77 (1978)

Nottingham Voice #78 (1978)

Nottingham Voice #79 (1978)

Nottingham Voice #80 (1977)

Nottingham & Nottinghamshire Refugee Forum #03 (1999)

Nottingham & Nottinghamshire Refugee Forum #04 (1999)

Nottinghamshire Jobs Not JSA #07

Notts-Inside #01

Other Newark Paper #01

Other Newark Paper #02

Partnership Council Newsletter #01 (1999)

Partnership Council Newsletter #02 (1999)

Partnership Council Newsletter #03 (2000)

Partnership Council One Sheet #13 (1999)

Partnership Council One Sheet #14 (1999)

Partnership Council One Sheet #16 (1999)

Partnership Council One Sheet #18 (1999)

Partnership Council One Sheet #20 (1999)

Partnership Council One Sheet #22 (1999)

Partnership Council One Sheet #27 (2000)

Partnership Council One Sheet #29 (2000)

Partnership Council One Sheet #30 (2000)

Reclaim the Media 2006/01

The Nottingham Sparrow #01 (2007)

The Nottingham Sparrow #02 (2007)

The Nottingham Sparrow #03 (2008)

The Nottingham Sparrow #04 (2010)

Pamphlets & Leaflets

Newark and the General Strike - May 1926 (1976)

Support the Sacked Print Workers

The Hungarian Workers Revolution (RESCAN)

Wapping Struggle Not Over!

Papers, News Bulletins etc. (non local)

Brighton Head & Freak Mag #02 (1969)

Revolutionary Communism #04 (1974)

Libertarian Communism #05 (1974)

Libertarian Communism #06 (1974)

Libertarian Communism #07 (1975)

Libertarian Communism #08 (1975)

Merseyside Anarchist Newsletter #07 (1989)

Merseyside Anarchist Newsletter #18 (1990)

Merseyside Anarchist Newsletter #19 (1990)

Merseyside Anarchist Newsletter #20 (1990)

Merseyside Anarchist Newsletter #21 (1990)

Merseyside Anarchist Newsletter #22 (1990)

Merseyside Anarchist Newsletter #23 (1991)

Merseyside Anarchist Newsletter #25 (1991)

Merseyside Anarchist Newsletter #27 (1991)

Merseyside Anarchist Newsletter #28 (1991)

Merseyside Anarchist Newsletter #31 (1991)

The Armagideon Times #02

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