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- 1969-1991 (Creation)
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5 Albums
Context area
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Unknown.
Repository
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GB 106 10/52 1969-1991 fonds 5 Albums Unknown
Unknown.
Transferred from TWL Printed Collections, Jul 2008.
This collection consists of press cuttings mainly from national newspapers (with some cuttings from regional and international press). The cuttings are arranged in albums in the following sections:
Album 1:
- Women's Liberation in the UK Vol 1: 1971-1973
Album 2:
- Women's Liberation in the UK Vol 2: 1974-1977
Album 3:
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Women's Liberation in the UK Vol 3: 1977-1991
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Women's Liberation Movement - General: 1972-1982
Album 4:
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Women's Liberation Movement - International 1971-1976
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Women's Liberation Book Reviews 1971-1976
Album 5:
- Women's Liberation USA 1969-1984
The albums contain many complete articles. The authors include Katharine Whitehorn, Jill Tweedie, Bel Mooney, Mary Stott, Fiona Baker, Germaine Greer, Anna Coote, Linda Christmas, Lynne Edmunds, Jane Alexander, Ronald Irving, Mary Holland, Brian Harrison, Jacky Gillott, Caroline Moorehead, Beryl McAlhone, Diana Shelley, Polly Toynbee, Arianna Stassinopolous, Tina Brown, Andrea Dworkin.
This collection is available for research. Readers are advised to contact The Women's Library in advance of their first visit.
English
The Women's Library Catalogue
The Women's Library also holds further material relating to the Women's Liberation Movement including the following: periodicals such as Red rag, Shrew: journal of the Women's Liberation Workshop, WIRES, Spare rib; and archives including the papers of Sheila Rowbotham (7SHR), Anna Davin (7ADA), and records of See Red Women's Workshop (5SRW). Other material related to WLM is held at Feminist Archive South: University of Bristol, Feminist Archive North: University of Leeds, and the Glasgow Women's Library.
Finding aid created by export from CALM v7.2.14 Archives Hub EAD2002. Edited for AIM25 by Sarah Drewery.
In compliance with ISAD (G): General International Standard Archival Description - 2nd Edition (1999); UNESCO Thesaurus, December 2001; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
07/08/2008 Sex Women Political movements Liberation movements Womens liberation movement Sex distribution Scrapbooks Albums (documents) Books Publications Communications media Information sciences UK Western Europe Europe USA North America London England
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Transferred from TWL Printed Collections, Jul 2008.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
This collection consists of press cuttings mainly from national newspapers (with some cuttings from regional and international press). The cuttings are arranged in albums in the following sections:
Album 1:
- Women's Liberation in the UK Vol 1: 1971-1973
Album 2:
- Women's Liberation in the UK Vol 2: 1974-1977
Album 3:
-
Women's Liberation in the UK Vol 3: 1977-1991
-
Women's Liberation Movement - General: 1972-1982
Album 4:
-
Women's Liberation Movement - International 1971-1976
-
Women's Liberation Book Reviews 1971-1976
Album 5:
- Women's Liberation USA 1969-1984
The albums contain many complete articles. The authors include Katharine Whitehorn, Jill Tweedie, Bel Mooney, Mary Stott, Fiona Baker, Germaine Greer, Anna Coote, Linda Christmas, Lynne Edmunds, Jane Alexander, Ronald Irving, Mary Holland, Brian Harrison, Jacky Gillott, Caroline Moorehead, Beryl McAlhone, Diana Shelley, Polly Toynbee, Arianna Stassinopolous, Tina Brown, Andrea Dworkin.
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Accruals
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Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
This collection is available for research. Readers are advised to contact The Women's Library in advance of their first visit.
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
Language and script notes
English
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
The Women's Library also holds further material relating to the Women's Liberation Movement including the following: periodicals such as Red rag, Shrew: journal of the Women's Liberation Workshop, WIRES, Spare rib; and archives including the papers of Sheila Rowbotham (7SHR), Anna Davin (7ADA), and records of See Red Women's Workshop (5SRW). Other material related to WLM is held at Feminist Archive South: University of Bristol, Feminist Archive North: University of Leeds, and the Glasgow Women's Library.
Finding aids
The Women's Library Catalogue
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In compliance with ISAD (G): General International Standard Archival Description - 2nd Edition (1999); UNESCO Thesaurus, December 2001; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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Language(s)
- English