Left Book Club: Jim Kelly collection

This material is held atModern Records Centre, University of Warwick

  • Reference
    • GB 152 LBC
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1936-2001
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 10 boxes

Scope and Content

An almost complete set of Left Book Club (LBC) books, 1936-1948, with some additional publications and ephemera.

Administrative / Biographical History

The Left Book Club was started by the publisher Victor Gollancz in May 1936 "to provide machinery by which books of urgent political importance could be issued at a very low price".

Access Information

This collection is available to researchers by appointment at the Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick. See https://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/library/mrc/using/

Other Finding Aids

Link to full catalogue: https://mrc-catalogue.warwick.ac.uk/records/LBC