Category: Cotton Industry

A blue and gold label, featuring the name Wrenn Bennett & Co. and their location in Madras.

by Julia Rouillard August 18, 2026 0

Manchester’s Global Connections Past and Present: Co-Creating Knowledge Through Collection Encounters

Dr Josephine Tierney reflects on how a conversation at one of the library’s Collection Encounters led to an exciting discovery,Continue Reading

by Kelly Jones October 3, 2025 1

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Cotton, Botany & Empire: Tracing botanical sciences in the archives of the first industrial city

Guest author Arianna Tozzi, Early Career Fellow at the John Rylands in 2024-2025, writes about the role of botanical innovations in developing the high-quality cottons used in textile manufacturing during the Industrial Revolution