“Sisters in Christ”: A Significant New Resource for Gender Studies at the University of Manchester
The Wesley Deaconess Order was founded in 1890 in response to the realisation that an Order of dedicated women hadContinue Reading
Category: Collections
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
Private Books for Educational Use – the Formation of the Northern Congregational College Library
Tuesday 26 February 5.15-6.45pm Demonstration of a new digital resource charting how early nonconformist readers in Lancashire and Yorkshire interactedContinue 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
A letter and envelope reunited
We recently made a very small but slightly unusual archival acquisition, in the form of a rather unassuming empty envelope. Continue Reading
Stephen Emmel’s paper on “The Coptic Manuscript Collection of Alexander Lindsay, 25th Earl of Crawford” suggests that Tattam acquired someContinue Reading
Il Libro del Cortegiano in Tudor England
The John Rylands Library holds an outstanding collection of editions of Il Libro del Cortegiano (The Book of the Courtier)Continue 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