This information has been supplied by Iain Taylor ...

The school magazine commenced in 1886 and with some gaps due to War and evacuation to Bangor continued usually with two issues a year running up to 70 pages in length until 1975 (  ?   ).  During the final few years of the magazine the name was changed to Elan, and the format was also changed somewhat. 

 

This is a preliminary list of copies held in the Liverpool Record Office

(H373.22.INS)

1886 - 1907

1908-1920 not held.  It is not known whether production continued throughout the War.

1921

1923 - 38

1939 (2 issues)

1940 not produced  ?  

1941 (1 issue)

1942 (1 issue)

1943 (2 issues)

1944 (1 issue)

1945 (1 issue)

1946 (2 issues)

1947 (1 issue)

1948

1949 not held

1950 not held

1951

1952

1953

1954 - 1963

1965 - 1975  ?  

The British Library (PP.6145.bmb) holds only a run from Sept. 1925 to 1965.  It is not known why the Magazine eventually ceased publication ten years prior to the school's closure. 

 

1. Austin Hughes holds 1958 July, Liverpool Institute Magazine
2. Geoff Southern has these Liverpool Institute Magazines in his collection - 1950 February, 1950 July, 1951 January, 1952 January, 1952 July, 1953 January,1953 July, 1954 January, 1954 July, 1955 January, 1955 July, 1956 January, 1956 July, 1957 July, 1958 January, 1958 July, 1959 January, 1959 July, 1960 February, 1960 July, 1961 February, 1961 July, 1962 February, 1962 July, 1963 January, 1964 January

 

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