Another first for Manchester: The Rylands goes green
Today we can announce that one of the most iconic buildings in Manchester is going green. As a contribution toContinue Reading
Author: John Hodgson
John Hodgson is Head of Special Collections at The University of Manchester Library.
‘My book of collectors’: Henry Eeles Dresser and Victorian ornithological networks
To mark the RSPB’s Great Garden Birdwatch on 27-29 January 2023, we discuss the work of the eminent Victorian ornithologist, Henry Eeles Dresser, and his recently catalogued album of correspondence and photographs.
Papers of the Novelist L. P. Hartley
Jane Donaldson writes: Over the years, I have worked on a number of projects and in multiple teams at JohnContinue Reading
New Acquisition: Papers of Writer Rosie Garland
We recently acquired the first donation of the papers of writer Rosie Garland. In 2018-2019, she was the writer-in residence at the Rylands.
Celebrating our 750th blog post
The Rylands blog reaches the landmark of 750 posts over almost ten years
Newly catalogued: papers of art historian Professor Marcia Pointon
Papers of art historian Professor Marcia Pointon have recently been catalogued and made available to researchers
Recently catalogued: the collection of Alfred Darbyshire (1839-1908), architect
We have recently completed a catalogue of the collection of Alfred Darbyshire (1839-1908), a leading Manchester architect and a prominent figure in the social and cultural life of the city during the Victorian period.
Marking the bicentenary of Hester Lynch Piozzi (1741–1821)
2nd May 2021 is the bicentenary of the death of Hester Lynch Piozzi (née Salusbury), writer and focal point of a brilliant literary circle. This post marks the anniversary by discussing a fine letter from Hester to Penelope Pennington from 1820, which the Rylands purchased late last year.
A Passover Haggadah painted by an Englishman?
Follow us on the trail of a Christian English painter, and discover some unusual iconographical elements in an eighteenth-century Passover Haggadah
Launching the John Rylands Research Institute and Library
From today, 9 March 2021, the iconic John Rylands Library will be known as the John Rylands Research Institute and Library,Continue Reading