The collection is mainly comprised of material relating to Paul Du Noyer's work as a journalist and author. It includes material relating to his published articles, interviews, and books, as well as correspondence sent to him from musicians, especially during his time at the NME.

There are incomplete runs of music newspapers and magazines from the 1970s to the 1990s, as well as material collected by Du Noyer relating to the musical and cultural life of Liverpool. There are a number of vinyl records and CDs released by Liverpool bands, or as compilations of Liverpool music.

The deposited material has been arranged in eight series as follows:

• D1106/1 - Articles and publications
• D1106/2 - Correspondence
• D1106/3 - Research and reference material
• D1106/4 - Periodicals
• D1106/5 - Audio-visual material
• D1106/6 - Posters and flyers
• D1106/7 - Photographs
• D1106/8 - Ephemera

Paul Du Noyer (b. 1954) is a music journalist and author from Liverpool.

After attending the London School of Economics, he became a staff writer on the New Musical Express, and was assistant editor between 1983 and 1985. He moved to Q magazine as assistant editor, and then editor (1990-92). He was founding editor of Mojo magazine (1993-95), after which he became a freelance journalist, and was an associate editor of The Word magazine for its entire existence.

As an author, Du Noyer has written several books on music and culture, including We All Shine On: The Stories Behind Every John Lennon Song (1997), Liverpool: Wondrous place(2002), and In the City: A Celebration of London Music (2009).