“The Moriarty of the Book World”: Thomas J. Wise at The John Rylands Library
PhD student Ellesse Patterson reflects on the relationship between The John Rylands Library and one of Britain’s most notorious literaryContinue Reading
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Faith in a warzone: Missionary correspondence in 1940s China
By Emma Farnworth, University of Manchester MA in Library and Archives Student
Manchester’s Global Connections Past and Present: Co-Creating Knowledge Through Collection Encounters
Dr Josephine Tierney reflects on how a conversation at one of the library’s Collection Encounters led to an exciting discovery,Continue Reading
A Peterloo Scrapbook
Blog post by Sergio Alonso Mislata, Rare Print Metadata Specialist at The University of Manchester Library. The main resource referencedContinue Reading
Behind the scenes Collections Guest post Long read Manuscripts Photography Series Visual Collections
Snapshots from Sinai: James Rendel Harris and the Search for Manuscripts
By Molly Sutherland, University of Manchester MA Library and Archives student. This is the second blog in a series. MyContinue Reading
Behind the scenes Collections Guest post Long read Manuscripts Photography Series Visual Collections
“Abundantly justified”: Glass plate photography at The John Rylands Library
By Molly Sutherland, University of Manchester MA Library and Archives student. In May I finished a 20-day placement with theContinue Reading
‘We are just ordinary people who believe the Bible, and have found in the Christian faith something real’: the intriguing story of Parkhill Chapel
Reader Services Assistant Angela Petyt-Whittaker writes about exploring the history and significance of a Brethren chapel’s archive.
Rylands Reminiscences: Insights into life at the John Rylands Library in the 1950s and ’60s
John Hodgson interviews former member of staff Brenda Scragg on working at the John Rylands Library in the 1950s and 60s.
Introducing the Frank Tilsley Archive
Joanna Tilsley and Jessica Smith write: We are delighted to announce the acquisition of the archive of writer, journalist andContinue Reading
Slavery and Blackburn’s Cotton – Part Four
This blog post quotes from historical sources that contain racist and dehumanising language. The University of Manchester does not condoneContinue Reading