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
Author: John Hodgson
Dr John Hodgson is an honorary research fellow in the John Rylands Research Institute, University of Manchester.
Ecclesiastical History Society Postgraduate Colloquium
The Library was very pleased for the second year to host and provide venue facilities for the annual Ecclesiastical HistoryContinue Reading
Robert Hooke’s Micrographia Conserved
Robert Hooke’s Micrographia, first published in 1665, is one the landmark works of science. It opened up the new disciplineContinue Reading
Christmas Greetings
I hope the delightful image above sets a suitably festive tone to what will probably be our last posting ofContinue Reading
Highlights from the Rylands Modern Literary Archives Programme in 2012
On 7 December, we held the annual meeting of our Modern Literary Archives Programme (MLAP) Steering Group – providing theContinue Reading
Tenth Annual Rylands Poetry Reading: Sir Geoffrey Hill
Thursday 6 December saw the tenth annual Rylands Poetry Reading. This prestigious programme of readings was inaugurated by the BoardContinue Reading
Chicago! Chicago! Rylands at the World’s Largest Gathering of Religious Scholars
Dr Gareth Lloyd, the Library’s curator of Christian religious archives, represented the Rylands at the joint annual meeting of theContinue Reading
Visit of the President of Ireland
Michael D. Higgins, President of Ireland, visited the John Rylands Library on 23 November, accompanied by his wife Sabina, theContinue Reading
Multispectral Imaging at CHICC
CLICK for an animated gif showing the sequence of the light panels across the spectrum, from UV through visible toContinue Reading
Catholic Archivists Congregate at the John Rylands Library
The curatorial and technical expertise of Special Collections staff was on full display recently as we hosted a training day for the CatholicContinue Reading