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Little Magazines Collection

 Collection
Reference code: LIT1

Scope and Contents

The collection consist of issues of roughly 100 “little magazines”, along with 15 associated monographs.

For further details of this collection please see the listings in the External Documents section below.

Dates

  • Creation: 1960 - 2007

Conditions Governing Access

Available to all researchers, by appointment.

Biographical / Historical

"Little magazines” are generally considered to be literary magazines, often produced by non-mainstream publishers with the intention of showcasing contemporary literature, especially poetry; they are often produced on a non-commercial basis, and may reflect particular social or political viewpoints.

Extent

500 Item(s)

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

Alphabetical and numerical

Custodial History

[Donated by] Dr Chris and Mrs Mary Knight

Description rules
International Standard for Archival Description - General
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository

Contact:
Western Bank Library
University of Sheffield
Western Bank
Sheffield South Yorkshire S10 2TN United Kingdom
+44 (0) 114 222 7299