Record

IT - c.1958-1988 - International Times (IT) Papers

Reference Number (Click this to reveal full catalogue structure)	IT/BL
Title	Bill Levy Behind the Scenes, International Times
Date	c.1958-1968
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Extent	4 boxes
Description	Bill Levy's papers includes a selection of published material and material from 'behind the scenes' of his time as founder and editor for the International Times (IT) magazine.
Alt Ref No	BL-IT
AdminHistory	William Levy (1939-2019), also known as Bill Levy, was a poet, writer, editor, and radio personality. He was the founder and chief editor of the International Times (IT) magazine, among other magazines such as Insect Trust Gazette, Suck, and The Fanatic.
CustodialHistory	Purchased in 2018 by LJMU Special Collections & Archives.
Related Material	Please see IT/BM for a full run of the International Times magazines, and more papers related to the International Times publications. Other collections which may be of interest to users studying popular culture and counterculture include: ED, the reference material archive for Jon Savage's England's Dreaming related to the history of punk; NME the collection of New Musical Express magazines; EPF, the papers of the Liverpool-based underground Eric's Club and Pete Fulwell; FSXS, the Falcon Suart and X-Ray Spex papers related to Stuart's career as a music manager of the punk band among other artists; JN, Jeff Nuttall's My Own Mag magazine collection; OZ for the archive material related to the Oz Trial of 1971 concerning obscenity in the Oz underground Australian magazine; JMS for the John McCready Situationist International papers; and PMBM for Barry Miles's Paul McCartney: Many Years From Now writers reference library for his authorised biography of Paul McCartney.
AccessStatus	Open
AccessConditions	Please note that this collection is currently uncatalogued, but you can still browse a provisional box list of items attached within the Multimedia field. Be aware that access to some of these records may be closed or restricted because they contain personal data which identifies people who may be alive in accordance with data protection legislation, or other sensitive information. Please contact archives@ljmu.ac.uk for all appointments and enquiries.
Language	English
Creator	Christopher Olive, Assistant Archivist 2024