The Sparrows' Nest Library and Archive
Holding tens of thousands of books, journals, pamphlets, zines, leaflets, posters and other archival materials, we focus on the history of anarchist groups and individuals in the UK and beyond, as well as on the history of other social movements, protests and radicalism in Nottingham & Notts and the wider regions of East Midlands & South Yorkshire. Browse our online catalogue, download digital copies and come and visit us!
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Welcome to The Sparrows' Nest, Nottingham

Sparrows’ Nest – Supporters’ report January 2017

Hello everyone and welcome to another round up of news on the Sparrows’ Nest.

Read more: Sparrows’ Nest – Supporters’ report January 2017

Books, birds and both – at an anarchist international congress in Frankfurt, Germany, 4-7 August 2016

It’s been a while since we added to the links and friends section of the Nest website but we are about to make up with it with a tale of books, birds and both.

Read more: Books, birds and both – at an anarchist international congress in Frankfurt, Germany, 4-7 August...

Sparrows’ Nest – Supporters’ report May 2016

Hello everyone and welcome to another round up of news on the Sparrows’ Nest.

As spring moved into summer we are happy to offer you yet more additions to our collections and another 1,000 pages or so of fresh materials for the Digital Library! We have also made a lot of progress with a number of key collections. Following a systematic inventory of our Freedom collection, we have done the same with our issues of Black Flag (thanks again for recent donations that filled a number of gaps!). We have also been able to work through more donated materials, cataloguing and/or digitising them.

Read more: Sparrows’ Nest – Supporters’ report May 2016

Black Flag Newspaper Archive

Black Flag newspaper was founded by Albert Meltzer, Stuart Christie and others in 1970, incorporating the Bulletin of the Anarchist Black Cross (the Bulletin was later revived as an independent publication). It has been kept going most recently by a very determined Iain McKay (also the author of the Anarchist FAQ) with an editorial collective and contributors including the Anarchist Federation. As such it remains one of the longest running and most significant anarchist publications in Britain. Can you help us complete the collection? Those of you who have helped already thank you very much! Last updated 29th May 2017 with 6 previously missing issues.

A partial digital archive of Black Flag issues can be found on LibCom, other partially scanned issues can be found in our Digital Library (they are tricky to digitise because of their size and shape, but we will get there). Watch this space for an immanent scan of our current collection of Vol 1 (known only as Bulletin of the ABC) & Vol 2  in the period 1969-1973.

Read more: Black Flag Newspaper Archive

Sparrows’ Nest – Supporters’ report December 2015

Hello everyone and welcome to another round up of news on the Sparrows’ Nest.

Read more: Sparrows’ Nest – Supporters’ report December 2015

  1. The first London Anarchist Bookfair
  2. Freedom Newspaper Collection at the Nest
  3. Sparrows’ Nest – Supporters’ report May 2015
  4. Sparrows’ Nest supporters’ report – August-September 2014

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Digital Library Spotlights

  • Anarchy Journals
  • Anti-Poll Tax
  • Local Alternative Press
  • Local LGBTQ+
  • Virus & Organise

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We remain at present closed to visitors until further notice.

Please note that you can access the Digital Library and use our Online Catalogue as normal and you can continue to contact us with enquiries about our collections and research requests.

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Please see our contact/donations page for further information. Many thanks!

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