Osman collection

The Osman Archive is named after Colin Osman, long-time Editor of Creative Camera. His collection of historic magazines, books, sound-recordings and photojournalism was acquired by the Tom Hopkinson Centre for Media Research to form the basis of its archive.

The collection includes journals, rare books and documents on the history of British photojournalism, and supports research on popular visual journalism and democracy.

Holdings include

• Afterimage, 1985-1991 
  Vol. 13, No. 5 (Dec 1985) to Vol. 19, No. 2 (Sep 1991) – very incomplete
• Armaco World, 1986-1998 (incomplete)
  (mostly from 1990 onwards)
• BAPLA Journal, 1987-1995 (incomplete)
  (The British Association of Picture Libraries & Agencies)
• Cavalcade, vol. 1 (Feb-July 1936) and vol. 4 (July-Dec 1936)
• Collier’s, Jan-March 1944
• Editor & Publisher, 1979-1985 (incomplete)
• Eyewitness Nam, nos. 1-20, 22 and 25
• Fleet Street Annual, 1952-1953
• Harmsworth History of the World, nos. 1-51 
  (Complete except for no. 41)
• Harper’s Magazine, vol. 79 (June-Nov 1989)
• Journalism Educator, 1972-1981 (incomplete)
• Journalism Monographs, 1975-1976 (incomplete)
  (3 issues: No. 41 (1975), 42 (1975) and 43 (1976)
• K-H News-Letter Service, vol. 1-181 (1936-1939)
• L’Évènement Illustré, nos. 21-60 (July 1915-April 1916) plus Évènements 1936
  (Annual publication – 'History of the Year in Images')
• Life, vols. 36-37 (1954); 1972-1981 
  (Incomplete: Nov 1972, nothing until Oct 1978-Sep 1981)
• Lilliput, vol. 1-46 (1937-1960) (incomplete)
• Magnum, nos. 52-57 (Feb 1964 - Nov 1965) (German publication)
• Mundo Grafico, vols. 1-6 (1940-1946) (Portuguese publication)
• Nam: The Vietnam experience, 1965-1975, nos. 1-19 (full series)
• Newnes’ Illustrated: A volume of pictures, articles, and stories concerning the Great War.
  Vol. 1, Nos. 1-13 (May 1915-Aug 1915)
• Observer Magazine (1971-1983) (incomplete)
• Photography, May and Aug 1988, Nov 1990 (3 issues only)
• Picture Post, 1938-1957
• Réalités, 1959
• Reportage, 1997-1999 (incomplete)
• Smithsonian, Aug 1977-1999 (incomplete)
  (Missing 1979-Mar 1985)
• This England, Autumn 1974-1975, 1978-1985 (incomplete)
• Woman’s Weekly, 1983-1992 (very incomplete)
• Weekly Illustrated, vols. 1-5 (1934-1939) (incomplete)
• USSR in construction, no.1 (1932) (only copy)

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