We have been developing the Sparrows' Nest's collections over the past months, in response to donations of important and fascinating material in 2010. We are pleased to announce the online availability of the Ron Marsden collection of material from the Syndicalist Workers' Federation, Direct Action Movement and Solidarity Federation. This is work in progress and more will be added in due course.
We are aiming to organise our collections and scanned material in a better way in the future, maybe a little like Picture the Past does with its searchable photo collection. In the meantime, you can view collection materials by clicking on the link above and downloading a spreadsheet containing links to individual scanned pages of Ron's archive. This works in Excel 2003 and later and maybe other spreadsheet programmes.
You can also find earlier scanned material, here especially the extensive collection of anti-Poll Tax documents and press cuttings.
In parallel to the cataloguing and scanning of collections we have been busy obtaining preservation materials such as acid-free archive boxes. This is of course at significant cost, so if you can help with costs please consider donating to the Nest online or contacting us.
July 2010 saw a series of events commemorating the anti-fascists’ fight against General Franco’s coup in the Spanish Civil War of the late 1930s. 
