“The Moriarty of the Book World”: Thomas J. Wise at The John Rylands Library
PhD student Ellesse Patterson reflects on the relationship between The John Rylands Library and one of Britain’s most notorious literaryContinue Reading
Category: correspondence
Faith in a warzone: Missionary correspondence in 1940s China
By Emma Farnworth, University of Manchester MA in Library and Archives Student
Three Near-Identical Voltaire Letters
Guest authors Dr Zoe Screti and Dr Gillian Pink investigate a curious coincidence surrounding three near-identical letters by French philosopher Voltaire
Filming a George Gissing Collection Encounter at the John Rylands Library
Creative Arts Archivist Jessica Smith writes about the George Gissing collections at the John Rylands Library and how these are used for teaching and research
Some thoughts on dancing, a beautiful case of birds and the little scholar: a look at the Preachers’ Letters and Portraits archive
Cataloguing correspondence from the Methodist Archives and Research Centre collections
“One of the Busiest Men in Manchester”: William Edward Armytage Axon (1846-1913)
Guest author Lucy Evans explains how the Axon Papers collection at the John Rylands Library proved instrumental for writing her new book on the life of the prolific librarian, antiquary and journalist William Axon
Autographs and Amanuenses in the Mary Hamilton Papers
How can we uncover the voices of the past? Christine Wallis delves into the world of 18th-century letters and their writers.