An Undiscoverable Secret? The Afterlives of Thomas J. Wise’s Forgeries
In the final blog post of this series, PhD student Ellesse Patterson reveals how Thomas J. Wise’s pirating of RobertContinue Reading
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The Dead Tell No Tales: The Afterlives of Thomas J. Wise’s Forgeries
In the second of three posts, PhD student Ellesse Patterson reveals the impact of Thomas J. Wise’s forgeries on theContinue Reading
“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
Faith in a warzone: Missionary correspondence in 1940s China
By Emma Farnworth, University of Manchester MA in Library and Archives Student
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
Behind the scenes Collections Guest post Long read Manuscripts Photography Series Visual Collections
Snapshots from Sinai: James Rendel Harris and the Search for Manuscripts
By Molly Sutherland, University of Manchester MA Library and Archives student. This is the second blog in a series. MyContinue Reading
Behind the scenes Collections Guest post Long read Manuscripts Photography Series Visual Collections
“Abundantly justified”: Glass plate photography at The John Rylands Library
By Molly Sutherland, University of Manchester MA Library and Archives student. In May I finished a 20-day placement with theContinue Reading
200 Years of the Christian Brethren (Give or Take)
A Guest Post by Dr Tim Grass
‘A plan for Manchester and Salford’ and studying Robert Owen in Manchester
Guest author José Álvarez talks about two lesser-explored stages of Robert Owen’s life, drawing information from a beautiful map of Manchester and Salford
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