A curator’s pick: My favourite Rylands collection
A curator talks about his favourite collection at the John Rylands Libary.
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From Wild West to West End: ‘Buffalo Bill’ Scrapbook and Performances of Frontier Manhood
Stevie Watson, a PhD student in English and American Studies at the University of Manchester, writes about our ‘Buffalo Bill’ Scrapbook, EnglishContinue Reading
Photo a Day #09
It’s World Post Day! Here are some stunning postcards celebrating Christmas and New Year from a scrapbook all about BuffaloContinue Reading
Photo a Day #01
This Freedom of the City of Manchester scroll presented to Mrs Enriqueta Rylands in October 1899. Mrs Rylands built theContinue Reading
American Archival Pleasures
Last Friday, the John Rylands Library provided the venue for the inaugural reading group of BrANCA – the British AssociationContinue Reading
Buffalo Bill Scrap Book – A Hidden Treasure of the John Rylands Library
Considerable public and scholarly interest has recently been aroused by a scrapbook of memorabilia that documents a fascinating and significantContinue Reading
Welcome to New History Staff
Misty mornings and shortening evenings remind us that summer is over (OK, it never really happened in Manchester), and thatContinue Reading
