The Norman Shrapnel Collection – Nostalgia in the past and present
By Sophia Louise Lee During my time at the John Rylands Research Institute & Library, I have been box listingContinue Reading
By Sophia Louise Lee During my time at the John Rylands Research Institute & Library, I have been box listingContinue Reading
Researched and written by Bruce Wilkinson and Dave Goulding Donated to the John Rylands Library Special Collections in September 2019,Continue Reading
After the Irish home rule debates in the 1880s the Manchester Guardian and its editor, C. P. Scott, emerged asContinue Reading
Learn about a curious prognostic technique called onomancy.
In this blog we mark the remarkable lives and work of Stuart and Mercy Hine who were itinerant evangelists in Eastern Europe and worked with Russian, Ukrainian, Czech, Yugoslav and Polish refugees in the UK.
Our extensive Photography Collection contains a grouping of photobooks by women. The purchase of these books was intended to act as a further step forward in diversifying the visual material within our Special Collections.
This blog post includes images of pregnancy and nudity, which some readers might find uncomfortable. Dr Christine Slobogin, Visiting EarlyContinue Reading
Dave Goulding looks back on his first punk rock gig, inspired by the Kevin Cummins Archive, part of the British Pop Archive.
By Elizabeth Gow, Special Collections Manuscript Curator and Archivist. The Rylands Reflects series explores the history of the John RylandsContinue Reading
Who am I? My name is Sophia Louise Lee, and I am in Manchester doing a 2-month work placement atContinue Reading