Material relating to Oakleaf Books
Oakleaf Books
Archive Collection
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- ReferenceGB 1499 OLB
- Dates of Creationc.1980 - 1985
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialEnglish
- Physical Description1 folder
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Oakleaf Books was a radical bookshop and co-operative based in Milton Keynes. It sold general fiction, childrens, cultural and political books, magazines, badges, information, ran bookstalls, and sold to schools and unions. The bookshop was a member of the Federation of Radical Booksellers. Opened in the 1970s the shop closed in 1985.
Access Information
Open for consultation
Acquisition Information
In October 2017, the National Co-operative Archive published a call-out for historic materials within the wider worker co-op community for Working Together , an Heritage Lottery Funded project seeking to record and preserve the heritage of the worker co-operative moment. This material was deposited by a member of Oakleaf in response to this call out.
Separated Material
11 boxes of material relating to Oakleaf is available at Buckinghamshire County Archive. Accession ref: SJM/RO/1/3