A Fragile Beauty
Catch a glimpse of a hidden gem of the Rylands Hebrew Manuscripts Collection.
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Dr Clifford Hall: A ship’s surgeon
Across the University, there are objects of historical and cultural significance collectively known as the University Collections. Within the UniversityContinue Reading
Qing: Engaging with Special Collections and Research
Dr Kathy Davies from our Exhibitions and Public Engagement with Research team reflects on the varied engagement activities we staged for the Qing: China’s Multilingual Empire exhibition
Brethren and Their Buildings
Jane Speller celebrates the publication of Tim Grass’s book, Brethren and their Buildings.
The Theft of the First Folio, 1972
Today marks the 50th anniversary of the theft of the University copy of Shakespeare’s First Folio from the University LibraryContinue Reading
Through the lens of Shirley Baker
The University of Manchester Library has recently acquired a body of work by the Manchester photographer Shirley Baker
The Norman Shrapnel Collection – Nostalgia in the past and present
Sophia Louise Lee discusses journalist and broadcaster Norman Shrapnel’s reflections on nostalgia in his ‘London Letters’
The Golden Tango: Ernest Wilson and his Most Varied Musical Career
Researched and written by Bruce Wilkinson and Dave Goulding Donated to the John Rylands Library Special Collections in September 2019,Continue Reading
Liberal England and the Irish Civil War
After the Irish home rule debates in the 1880s the Manchester Guardian and its editor, C. P. Scott, emerged asContinue Reading
If you wanted to know…: number-letter divination in a Jewish miscellany
Learn about a curious prognostic technique called onomancy.