Slavery and Blackburn’s Cotton – Part Four
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Slavery and Blackburn’s Cotton – Part Three
This third blog in a series which looks at evidence of slavery in English Ms 1199 Messrs Cardwell, Birley AndContinue Reading
Slavery and Blackburn’s Cotton – Part Two
In his second blog post on links between the cotton industry in Blackburn and the exploitation of enslaved people, Bruce Wilkinson examines the triangular trade from the port of Lancaster.
Slavery and Blackburn’s Cotton – Part One
In the first of four blog posts, Bruce Wilkinson explores the archives of Messrs Cardwell, Birley And Hornby to reveal the connections between the cotton industry in Blackburn and the exploitation of enslaved people.
Madchester returns! Exploring the heritage of rave in the British Pop Archive
Dr Helen Holmes and Bruce Wilkinson The British Pop Archive was officially unveiled at the John Rylands Library in 2022. WeContinue Reading
On the Fringes of the Small Press Scene: Solving the Hors Commerce Press Mystery
Reader services assistant and independent researcher Bruce Wilkinson talks about solving the mystery of the Hors Commerce Press.
Inside the Cunliffe Collection: The Revolutionary Aesthetics of Black Mask Magazine.
Bruce Wilkinson discusses the set of Black Mask magazine, produced by the 1960s New York anarchist group of the same name, in the Dave Cunliffe Collection.
The Golden Tango: Ernest Wilson and his Most Varied Musical Career
Researched and written by Bruce Wilkinson and Dave Goulding Donated to the John Rylands Library Special Collections in September 2019,Continue Reading
Global Tapestry and Vegan Action: Environmental activism in the 1960s
From the early 1960s Dave Cunliffe and Tina Morris ran a small press which they used to produce poetry publicationsContinue Reading
The Golden Tango: Ernest Wilson’s Life in Music
Researched and written by Bruce Wilkinson and Dave Goulding Donated to the John Rylands Library Special Collections in September 2019,Continue Reading