Meet our interns: Sophia Lee from Aarhus University
Who am I? My name is Sophia Louise Lee, and I am in Manchester doing a 2-month work placement atContinue Reading
Category: Collections
Rylands Karaite manuscripts: Jewish presence of the Ukrainian past
Among the many manuscripts bought from the famous rabbi and scholar Moses Gaster (1856-1939), the John Rylands Library holds a curious copy of a Karaite work.
ICP placements with the Imaging team – Part 3 – Looking at the images
In Part 3 of our ICP placements series, MA students Kai and Yunshuang talk about some of the Li Yuan-chia images they have digitised from 35mm slides.
A Pacifist at War
International Conscientious Objectors’ Day is marked around the world each year on 15 May. On this day, we remember allContinue Reading
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.
ICP placements with the Imaging team – Part 2 – How the students are getting on
In Part 2 of our ICP placements series, MA students Kai and Yunshuang reflect on their experience so far.
ICP placements with the Imaging team – Part 1 – Specialist digitisation of the Li Yuan-chia Collection
ICP placements with the Imaging team – Part 1
Our Rag Rags in Context
Grant Collier reflects on the context of our collection of Rag Rag magazines, now a digital collection
Digital Collections Internship – Part 4 – The Evaluation
In Part 4 of our Digital Collections Internship series, the Imaging team reflect on the impact of the programme.