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Welcome to the LJMU Special Collections & Archives Catalogue

LJMU Special Collections and Archives (SCA) manages the University’s collections of historical, rare, and unique archival and print materials, including photographs, manuscripts, books, video and audio resources. Our collections cover five main themes: Arts, Photography, and Fashion; Liverpool Theatre and Writing; Popular Music and Counter Culture; LJMU History; and Special Collections.

Please note that not all collections are fully catalogued. The online catalogue is updated on regular basis but if you cannot find what you are looking for please see our webpages for more information or contact us.

Books held in Special Collections are available via the LJMU Library Discover, under the designation 'Special Collections.'

Our Digital Exhibitions site is updated regularly with new exhibitions from our collections, and can be found at ljmuexhibitions.online.

All collections are available for reference use in our Reading Room which is open Monday-Friday, 10am-4pm. To book an appointment, please e-mail archives@ljmu.ac.uk or call 0151 231 3241.

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‘War Cake’ Recipe, written by Fanny Louisa Calder in 1914.
LJMU History Collection

Score for ‘All Over Town’
Frankie Vaughan Archive

The outdoor swimming pool at IM Marsh College of Physical Education, 1960s.
LJMU History Collection

Cover of Jackie Magazine, 2nd June 1979.
Femorabilia Collection

Dialectical Adventures into the Unknown, 1973.
Situationist International: The John McCready Archive

Blue, white and red baggage label for Elder Dempster and Co. Limited Liverpool.
The Elder Dempster Captain Morgan Archive Collection

Fashion Plate from the Englishwoman’s Domestic Magazine,1870.
Liddell Hart Collection of Costume

Littlewoods ladies working on the Pools floor counting results at Edge Lane, undated. Littlewoods Digital Archive, LW/2/2/59

Front cover of Punch, August 1841.
Nineteenth Century Periodicals Collection

Programme for Blood Brothers (Bracia Krwi), Panstwowy Teatre, Poland, 1993.
WR/2/2/2/36, Willy Russell Archive

Programme, Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool.
Liverpool's Royal Court Theatre Archive

Portrait of Stafford Beer, © Rex Coleman.
Stafford Beer Archive

Passenger list with illustration of R.M.S 'ABINSI', 1930.
EDCM/8/17/001,The Elder Dempster Captain Morgan Archive Collection

Poster for Siouxsie and the Banshees at Eric’s Club, 1977, Liverpool.
Eric's: The Pete Fulwell archive

Anarchy in the U.K. Sex Pistols, No.1, 1976, published by Glitterbest.
Photo: Ray Stevenson, ED/3/54/93, England’s Dreaming: The Jon Savage Archive

Arthur Dooley with his sculpture, Dachau, c.1967.
Arthur Dooley Archive

Miss Canning Street contestants. 1960-61. Littlewoods Digital Archive, LW/3/1/50

The International Times Vol 1 No 6, January 1967.
International Times: The Barry Miles Archive

Cover of ‘My Own Mag’, issue 4, by Jeff Nuttall.
Jeff Nuttall: My Own Mag Archive

Art School students at Bidston Woods, 1930s.
LJMU History Collection

Rail Strike - Seacombe Ferry Passengers, 1968.
Keith Medley Archive

The newly refurbished Everyman Theatre, 1976/1977.
EVT/P/000124, Everyman Theatre Archive

A promotional flyer for the Littlewoods Pools undated. Littlewoods Digital Archive,LW/7/10

Index on Censorship

Watching: The Jim Hitchmough Collection

Falcon Stuart and X-Ray Spex Papers

Andy Roberts's Papers

Unity Theatre Papers

Home and Away

Liverpool Biennial Papers

Merseyside at War WW1 Digital Collection

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