Bear With us While We’re Changing
The Special Collections Team are making some changes to the blog. We want to reinvigorate the blog by scopingContinue Reading
Author: clutterbuck12
You Deserve a Medal!
We’re pleased to announce a new addition to the Visual Collections here at the Rylands Library, in the shape ofContinue Reading
Archives Travelled Throughout July
The John Rylands Library are contributing to the national social media campaign Explore Your Archive throughout the month of July.Continue Reading
Can You Name 5 Women Artists?
In this, Women’s History Month, The National Museum of Women in the Arts is challenging people to name 5 womenContinue Reading
Portrait of a Living Archive
It’s with great excitement that we can announce that descriptions of The Portrait of a Living Archive photographs are nowContinue Reading
The Hidden Gems of dsh
Post by Karen Jacques and Clare Baker, Collections Assistants at the John Rylands Library: Over the last 12 months we’veContinue Reading
The Pilkingtons: A Family on the Edge
Written by Angela Petyt-Whittaker and Lorraine Coughlan, Specialist Library Assistants from the Reading Room at The John Rylands Library. ContinuingContinue Reading
Margaret Pilkington: ‘Queen of Arts’
Written by Angela Petyt-Whittaker and Lorraine Coughlan, Specialist Library Assistants from the Reading Room at The John Rylands Library. HaveContinue Reading
Isabella Banks – A Collection Full of Surprises!
I am pleased to announce that the cataloguing of the Isabella Banks Collection of Objects and Photographs has finally beenContinue Reading
Parr’s Pubs: New Photograph Collection
In contrast to the many Victorian photographs that we blogged about last year, we’re pleased to share the news thatContinue Reading