Through the lens of Shirley Baker
The University of Manchester Library has recently acquired a body of work by the Manchester photographer Shirley Baker
Author: Clare Baker
#Archive30
For the month of April we are joining in #Archive30.
New Artworks at the Library!
We’re delighted to announce that the Library has acquired three new art works commissioned for The 50 Jewish Objects Project.
New Collection Announcement: ‘Images of Hulme in the 80s and 90s’
Photographs depicting Hulme; the people, buildings and landscape, taken by Richard Davis.
Picture This! The University Photographic Collection
Collections Assistants Clare Baker and Karen Jacques take a look at the University Photographic Collection.
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
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