On trial: Jackie Archive, 1964-1993
Following a request by staff in History, I’m happy to let you know the Library currently has trial access to the Jackie Archive, 1964-1993 from The Social History Archive, which provides access to this seminal British weekly magazine for teenage girls for the first time.
Screenshot of page from last issue of Jackie from 03 July 1993. From The Social History Archive.
You can access the Jackie Archive via the E-resources trials page.
Trial access ends 20th March 2026.
Jackie magazine was a cultural touchstone for British teenage girls from 1964 to 1993. A symbol and standard-bearer for the 1960s and beyond, it was the first title to cater explicitly to young teens and went on to sell in excess of a million copies a week. Across three decades, Jackie chronicled the changing identity of British girlhood, from the optimism of the Swinging Sixties to the uncertainty of the early 1990s. Today, it stands not only as a nostalgic artefact but also as a rich source for students and researchers investigating the intersections of adolescence, media, advertising, gender, culture, and more.
This series provides access to the only full set known to exist, as no publicly held collection holds the complete archive of the magazine.
You can access the Jackie Archive via the E-resources trials page.
Trial access ends 20th March 2026.
Feedback welcome.
Please note, trial access to a resource is an opportunity for our staff and students to try a resource out and give feedback on its quality and usefulness. However, if we trial a resource this is not an indication that we plan to or will be able to purchase or subscribe to the resource in the near future.
Caroline Stirling – Academic Support Librarian for History, Classics and Archaeology
