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1966: Jon Savage Papers

1966: Jon Savage Papers

This collection consists of the research material and manuscript drafts for the book 1966: The Year the Decade Exploded by Jon Savage, published in 2015. Alongside the manuscript drafts and archival research material, the collection includes the printed books which Jon Savage used as reference material in writing the publication.

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Andy Roberts's Papers

Andy Roberts's Papers

The personal and professional papers of Liverpool-based musician Andy Roberts consists of: correspondence; official documents; handwritten and printed sheet music and other musical notes, scores, and lyrics; draft scripts from theatre, film, and television; promotional ephemera for gigs and theatre performances; personal gifts from notable people; photographs; original drawings; zines; audio demo recordings; and an oral history interview with Andy Roberts.

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Anthropology of the Body, Adornment, and Dress, Ted Polhemus

Anthropology of the Body, Adornment, and Dress, Ted Polhemus

This collection consists of material curated by photographer Ted Polhemus related to anthropological and sociological study of the body, adornment, and dress, containing mostly reference material such as books, magazines, and clippings, in addition to Ted Polhemus' own research notes, writing, and correspondence.

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Art in Liverpool

Art in Liverpool

This collection houses the papers for the Art in Liverpool project consisting of cross-organisational cultural ephemera, including flyers, brochures, press articles, and more from galleries and arts and culture organisations based in Liverpool such as FACT Gallery, the Bluecoat, Liverpool Capital of Culture 2008, and more.

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Arthur Dooley Archive

Arthur Dooley Archive

The Arthur Dooley collection represents the life and work of the Liverpool sculptor Arthur Dooley, consisting of: project files, exhibition files, sketches and blueprints for sculptures/work, personal records, correspondence, photographs, oral history interviews, and objects such as clothing.

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Barney Bubbles Art Collection

Barney Bubbles Art Collection

This collection consists of original art and print works by graphic designer Barney Bubbles. It includes: sketchbooks; equipment; reference ephemera; original completed artwork; gouaches; collages; photographs; printed work including posters, flyers, letterheads, badges, stickers, and t shirts; album, record, LP, and singles covers; books and brochure designs; exhibition material; promotional DVDs; and reference books about Bubbles.

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Baroness Hooper's European Parliament Papers

Baroness Hooper's European Parliament Papers

This collection consists of the professional papers of Gloria Dorothy Hooper, Baroness Hooper during her time as a Conservative Party Member of the European Parliament for Liverpool 1979-1984.

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Brigitte Bardot, Barry Miles Author's Papers

Brigitte Bardot, Barry Miles Author's Papers

This collection consists of the papers and reference material of writer Barry Miles for a proposed book on the life of Brigitte Bardot in collaboration with Simon Caulkin, including: working drafts and notes; a letter to Bardot's agent; and reference books, magazines, periodicals, and tearsheets related to Bardot.

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C F Mott College of Education

C F Mott College of Education

The papers for C F Mott College of Education consists of the records of two pilot projects at the College and photographs of a cricket team, but there are more records held at the Archive Resource for Knowsley.

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Cherie Booth's Papers

Cherie Booth's Papers

This collection consists of the personal and professional papers of LJMU's former Vice Chancellor Cherie Booth (married name Cherie Blair), including: administrative documents; correspondence; memorabilia; photographs; and press cuttings from her time at LJMU.

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Co-operative News and Other Co-op Papers

Co-operative News and Other Co-op Papers

This collection mostly consists of a run of The Co-operative News 1871-1994, in addition to some miscellaneous co-operative papers related to a variety of different co-operative groups around the UK, and additional books on the co-operative movement.

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Elder Dempster Captain Morgan

Elder Dempster Captain Morgan

This collection consists of the papers and memorabilia collected by Captain James Morgan from throughout his career in the Elder Dempster Lines shipping company.

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England's Dreaming: The Jon Savage Archive

England's Dreaming: The Jon Savage Archive

England's Dreaming is the collection of material collected by Jon Savage around the area of the Punk, covering items which he obtained throughout his journalist career and through the writing the of his book England's Dreaming: Sex Pistols and Punk Rock. The collection includes: interview tapes; research notes; art works; posters; photographs; and a large amount of printed material such as music publications, fanzines and national newspapers.

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Ethel Wormald College of Education

Ethel Wormald College of Education

The Ethel Wormald College of Education papers consists of: prospectuses; The Scarlet Worm and Broadside student magazines with hand illustrations and creative writing; Music Teacher staff magazines; Word and Music magazines; Ethel Wormald College Magazine; and reference books on the history of Liverpool education.

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Everyman Theatre Papers

Everyman Theatre Papers

The Everyman Theatre papers is an active collection consisting of the posters, programmes, scripts, photographs, performance reports, press cuttings, letters, and other records associated with the Liverpool theatre from its establishment in 1964 until present day.

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Falcon Stuart and X-Ray Spex Papers

Falcon Stuart and X-Ray Spex Papers

The papers of Falcon Stuart span his career as a photographer, film maker, and manager of the punk band X-Ray Spex, in addition to his work with Adam and the Ants amongst other bands such as Classix Nouveaux and Amazulu.

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Fashion and Fetishism, Ted Polhemus

Fashion and Fetishism, Ted Polhemus

This collection consists of material related to fashion and fetishism collected and created by Ted Polhemus, particularly relating to the London fetish and sex club scene, including: fetish fashion and erotic magazines; reference books; ephemera such as club flyers, business cards, and clippings; photographs; and audiovisual material.

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Femorabilia

Femorabilia

Femorabilia is a wide ranging collection of comics and magazines aimed at girls and women. The collection is predominantly 1950s-1990s, but dates from the 1850s until the 2000s, charting the development of the feminine reading career.

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F L Calder College of Domestic Science

F L Calder College of Domestic Science

This collection contains the records of F L Calder College of Domestic Science, also known as the Liverpool Training School of Cookery. It includes: administrative records; buildings and estates; student records; staff records; society papers; promotional material and in-house publications; research activities; garments and textiles produced and used by students and staff; photographs; audiovisual material; artwork; the personal papers of Fanny Louisa Calder; teaching materials; and newspaper cuttings.

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Frankie Vaughan's Papers

Frankie Vaughan's Papers

The papers of Frankie Vaughan contains the sheet music; scores; and orchestral and band parts used by Frankie Vaughan throughout his career.

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Fuse: New Theatre for Young People

Fuse: New Theatre for Young People

The papers of Fuse: New Theatre for Young People, formerly known as Merseyside Young People's Theatre, contains the posters, flyers, scripts, annual reports, minutes, and material related to educational outreach work with schools of the theatre.

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Home and Away

Home and Away

Home and Away is a collection of advertisements, catalogues, and other promotional ephemera, mainly related to domestic products and travel. It represents the kind of advertisements a mid-century couple would encounter throughout their lifetime.

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I M Marsh College of Physical Education

I M Marsh College of Physical Education

This collection consists of the papers of I M Marsh College of Physical Education, previously the Liverpool Physical Training College, including: administration and governance; buildings and estates; events; student records including personal papers, examination records, awards, and photographs; staff records including papers of Irene Mabel Marsh; sports kit, equipment, and memorabilia; audiovisual material; library and teaching resources; Students' Union records; and records of the Association of Past Students.

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Index on Censorship

Index on Censorship

The Index on Censorship collection consists of the physical copies of the original Index on Censorship magazines from its launch in 1972 until 2022.

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International Times (IT) Papers

International Times (IT) Papers

The International Times collection includes a full run of the Internationl Times (IT) magazines, in addition to administrative papers related to its running from associated people Barry Miles, Bill Levy, and Mick Farren.

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Jamie Reid Agit-Prop Artworks

Jamie Reid Agit-Prop Artworks

The Agit-Prop artwork collection consists of nineteen original artworks by Jamie Reid, representing a selection of Reid's political work over a forty-four year period as a timeline of radical engagement between 1973 and 2017.

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Jeff Nuttall: My Own Mag

Jeff Nuttall: My Own Mag

This collection consists of a complete run of Jeff Nuttall's 'My Own Mag' and 'George: Son of My Own Mag.'

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John McCready's Situationist International Collection

John McCready's Situationist International Collection

John McCready's Situationist International collection consists of reference material, leaflets, posters, and other ephemera and records related to the Situationist International organisation and movement, focusing particularly on its influence in the UK as part of John McCready's research.

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Keith Hackett's Papers

Keith Hackett's Papers

The Keith Hackett collection covers the time Hackett spent in Liverpool between 1982 and 2005, recording the emergence of several creative industries in Liverpool in detail and their role as a cultural, economic and social force in the city at the time, containing working papers, published studies, correspondence, videos, and other records related to Hackett's involvmenet with these cultural projects and organisations.

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Keith Medley Photographic Collection

Keith Medley Photographic Collection

This large collection consists of rare glass plate negative images taken commercially and for press release across Merseyside by Keith Medley and his colleagues and associates, in addition to the manuscript ledgers which record the photographs' contents. They are particularly notable for their vast documentation of social and cultural life in Merseyside across the 1950s-1980s, as well as for their unique 'dual portraits' technique of capturing multiple headshot photographs split across a single glass plate.

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Liddell Hart Collection of Costume

Liddell Hart Collection of Costume

The Liddell Hart collection is a personalised 19th and early 20th Century fashion collection curated by Sir Basil Liddell Hart, containing not only works directly concerning fashion, but also on feminism, psychology of dress, and the social scene and society, including: books; journals; periodicals; personalised scrapbooks; copies of Liddell Hart's writings; and a selection of correspondence with Liddell Hart.

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Life on the Ocean Wave

Life on the Ocean Wave

Life on the Ocean Wave is a collection of cruise ship ephemera from a variety of lines, but particularly Cunard. It consists of daily programmes; newsletters; brochures; menus; and other records, especially visual records, from cruise line ships.

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Littlewoods Digital Archive

Littlewoods Digital Archive

This collection is the digital repository of archive material which is held physically at the National Football Museum in Preston. These were digitised as part of the Littlewoods Heritage Project.

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Liverpool Biennial Papers

Liverpool Biennial Papers

The papers of Liverpool Biennial festival including: promotional material, press cuttings, artists' biographies and records, photographs, exhibition records, proposals, and other material related to Liverpool Biennial.

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Liverpool College of Building

Liverpool College of Building

The papers of the College of Building consist of prospectuses for the years 1958-1967, and a programme for the order of proceedings for the official opening of the College of Building Phase III in 1969.

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Liverpool College of Commerce

Liverpool College of Commerce

The Liverpool College of Commerce papers consists of: records concerning the extension of the 1954 Tithebarn St premises, including the official opening programme, publications about the extension, photographs of the new Library, and newspaper clippings; correspondence with the Director concerning law report books; and two prospectuses for 1967-1968 and 1969-1970.

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Liverpool Nautical College

Liverpool Nautical College

The papers of the Liverpool Nautical College consists of the College's: administrative papers; financial records; staff records; student records such as registers, examination records, and personal reports; press cuttings about the College; teaching reference materials; and events records.

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Liverpool Polytechnic

Liverpool Polytechnic

This collection consists of the: administrative records; governance records; buildings and estates; faculty records including Art and Design, Business and Management Studies, Construction, Humanities and Social Studies, Engineering, and Science; the Guild of Students records; and publications of the Liverpool Polytechnic.

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Liverpool Royal Court Theatre

Liverpool Royal Court Theatre

The papers of the Liverpool Royal Court Theatre is an active collection consisting of the posters, programmes, postcards, press cuttings, photographs, promotional material, and other records from the theatre's history from 1881 until present day.

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Liverpool School of Art

Liverpool School of Art

The papers of the Liverpool School of Art, originally the Mechanics' Art School, contains the records of one of LJMU's oldest historic colleges, including: administration and governance; records of the Principal's Office; buildings and estates; student records such as registers, examination records, awards and degrees, student work and artwork including degree shows and dress parades, photographs, and student publications; staff records; teaching and reference materials; papers of the adjoining Liverpool County Secondary School of Art; and ephemera.

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Liverpool School of Pharmacy

Liverpool School of Pharmacy

The Liverpool School of Pharmacy papers consists of only one item, a prospectus for the academic year 1915-1916, although more items are held with the current School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences at LJMU.

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Liverpool School of Science and the Colleges of Technology

Liverpool School of Science and the Colleges of Technology

The papers of the Liverpool School of Science, later known as the Liverpool College of Technology (among many other names), consists of the: administrative records; governance and directorate records; buildings and estates; student records including registers, examination and assessment records, memorabilia, and student exhibition work; staff records; and library and teaching records of the College.

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Liverpool Schools of Nursing

Liverpool Schools of Nursing

The papers of the Liverpool Schools of Nursing covers records associated with schools of nursing and midwifery in Lancashire, Merseyside and Cheshire which eventually reformed as the Liverpool School of Nursing, including: student registers and examination records; student work and assessments; syllabi and teaching records; placement records; photographs; badges; and other memorabilia and records from schools of nursing.

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LJMU History Institutional Papers

LJMU History Institutional Papers

This collection contains the institutional records of LJMU, the Liverpool Polytechnic, and the ancestor colleges and schools which eventually came under what is now Liverpool John Moores University. This includes: the Liverpool School of Art, I M Marsh College of Physical Education, F L Calder College of Domestic Science, the Liverpool School of Science (later known as the College of Technology), the Liverpool Nautical College, the Liverpool College of Commerce, the Liverpool College of Building, C F Mott College of Education, Ethel Wormald College of Education, the Liverpool School of Pharmacy, and the Liverpool Schools of Nursing.

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Marie Corelli: The Maureen Bell Collection

Marie Corelli: The Maureen Bell Collection

This collection consists of the books and pamphlets by Marie Corelli, along with anthologies containing work by Corelli, biographies, and other writing about Corelli collected by Maureen Bell.

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Merseyside at War WW1 Digital Collection

Merseyside at War WW1 Digital Collection

A digital record of the Merseyside at War project which ran 2014 – 2018 during the centenary of the First World War to collect, digitise, and disseminate stories, memories, and historical material from WW1 around the region.

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New Musical Express (NME)

New Musical Express (NME)

The New Musical Express collection consists of original copies of the New Musical Express (NME) Magazine.

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Notable Women: The Maureen Bell Collection

Notable Women: The Maureen Bell Collection

Notable Women is a collection of predominantly Victorian biographies of women, aimed at a female reader, including some notable bindings, collected by Maureen Bell.

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Oz Obscenity Trial Papers

Oz Obscenity Trial Papers

This collection pertains to the obscenity charges and trial of 1971 surrounding the underground Australian and British magazine Oz, including: the Oz School Kids Issue related to the trial; press cuttings; photographs; flyers; posters; and other manuscript records related to the trial.

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Paul McCartney: Many Years From Now, Barry Miles Author's Papers

Paul McCartney: Many Years From Now, Barry Miles Author's Papers

This collection is one of the largest research libraries on The Beatles, consisting of the rare and unique published material and original archive material used by the author Barry Miles in his research for his published works related to the Beatles, the most significant of which is his authorised autobiography of Paul McCartney, 'Paul McCartney: Many Years From Now,' first published in 1998.

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Pete Fulwell and Eric's Club Papers

Pete Fulwell and Eric's Club Papers

The papers of Eric's Club and Pete Fulwell cover the career of music manager Pete Fulwell, including his management of the influential punk and new wave club Eric's on Matthew Street, Liverpool, 1976-1980.

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The Peter Farrer Collection

The Peter Farrer Collection

This collection consists of the published works of Peter Farrer, notable crossdresser and crossdressing historian, in addition to his collection of unique and rare publications related to crossdressing, fetish, LGBTQ+, and transgender life in Britain.

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The Rolling Stones, Barry Miles Author's Papers

The Rolling Stones, Barry Miles Author's Papers

This collection consists of the papers and reference material of the writer Barry Miles for his publications The Rolling Stones: An Illustrated Discography (1982), and The Rolling Stones: A Visual Documentary (1994). It includes: working drafts and notes; reference books; periodicals; the Stones fanzine Beggars Banquet Connection; clippings and tearsheets; cassette tapes including a cassette interview with Mick Jagger; and VHS recordings.

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Sheila Rock Photographic Collection

Sheila Rock Photographic Collection

This photographic collection created by Sheila Rock documents the 1970s and 1980s London punk and music scenes. In addition to Rock's photography, it also includes exhibition catalogues, clippings related to Sheila Rock, one punk album MP3, and a selection of badges. Many of the photographs featured in her 2013 PUNK + and other publications.

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Special Collections Books and Publications

Special Collections Books and Publications

This collection consists of a vast body of Special Collections books and other published material which is not archival, including but not limited to: children's illustrated books; 19th Century periodicals; antiquarian books; artists' reference books; limited editions; special formats; and other rare and unusual items. Our Special Collections are particularly strong in the areas of: visual arts; fashion; and evidence of domestic and cultural life.

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Stafford Beer Papers

Stafford Beer Papers

The papers of Stafford Beer chart his cybernetics career, projects, and wide-ranging intellectual pursuits within his personal papers, project records including Project Cybersyn, paintings, models and other objects, and almost 2000 books and pamphlets reflecting the development of his thinking.

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Streetstyle, Ted Polhemus

Streetstyle, Ted Polhemus

This collection consists of the material collected and created by Ted Polhemus related to his V&A StreetStyle exhibition and subsequent 1994 publication Streetstyle: From Sidewalk to Catwalk. It includes: photographs mostly taken by Polhemus; magazines including a full run of i-D and Face; reference books; correspondence; London club flyers and ephemera, including fetish club promotional material; album covers; and other records related to Streetstyle.

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Teenage, Jon Savage Papers

Teenage, Jon Savage Papers

This collection consists of the research material and manuscript drafts for the book Teenage: The Creation of Youth 1875-1945 by Jon Savage, published in 2007. Alongside the manuscript drafts and archival research material, the collection includes the over 700 books which Jon Savage used as reference material in writing Teenage.

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Trade Union Papers

Trade Union Papers

This collection consists mostly of papers of the Transport and General Workers' Union including: minutes; reports and accounts; the in-house newsletter Record; and other papers and reports. The collection also includes a run of National Union of Vehicle Builders Journals, alongside other trade union papers and publications.

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Unity Theatre Papers

Unity Theatre Papers

The papers of the Unity Theatre (formerly the Merseyside Left Theatre) includes the press cuttings, advertisements, programmes, photographs, and other records for the theatre and its productions, in addition to information about the building itself which was previously a synagogue, the Productionline partnership between the Liverpool Lunchtime Theatre, Unity Theatre and the Liverpool Everyman Theatre, and the papers of the Merseyside Amateur Dramatics Society.

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VisionFest Papers

VisionFest Papers

This collection houses the papers of VisionFest, the Liverpool annual arts festival held between 1992 and 1996. The collection consists of: printed material including exhibition catalogues, leaflets, flyers, press cuttings, photographs including photographic slides, VHS tapes, other records from the festival, and a small number of items relating to other arts festivals on Merseyside during the early 1990s.

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Watching: The Jim Hitchmough Collection

Watching: The Jim Hitchmough Collection

This collection includes the records of the British play and later television series Watching written by Jim Hitchmough, containing rehearsal and camera scripts, storylines, and other associated materials.

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Willy Russell's Papers

Willy Russell's Papers

The papers of Willy Russell consist of the material produced throughout his career as a playwright and musician, including: manuscripts; CDs; record and tapes; programmes; publicity and media material; correspondence; legal, financial, and administrative documents; casting and audition records; and other material related to Willy Russell's life and career.

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