Opening up the Peterloo Collections at the University of Manchester Library
Dr Janette Martin writes: The University of Manchester Library has digitised a second tranche of unique documents and rare printedContinue Reading
Category: Research
A Comprehensive Variety: The Rylands Chinese Collections
From May 2018 to January 2019, Johannes Lotze worked on the library’s Chinese collections and produced a report covering theContinue Reading
Avant-Garde Art and Alternative Lifestyles
Bruce Wilkinson, John Rylands Research Institute researcher, writes his fifth blog post on the amazing Dave Cuncliffe Collection, acquired earlierContinue Reading
Rapture and Reason Revisited
Dr Gareth Lloyd writes: In September 2016 the University of Manchester Library digitised and placed online a collection of 153Continue Reading
From Wild West to West End: ‘Buffalo Bill’ Scrapbook and Performances of Frontier Manhood
Stevie Watson, a PhD student in English and American Studies at the University of Manchester, writes about our ‘Buffalo Bill’ Scrapbook, EnglishContinue Reading
El Corno Emplumado/The Plumed Horn
Bruce Wilkinson, John Rylands Research Institute researcher, writes his second blog post on the Dave Cunliffe Archive: Now that myContinue Reading
What are Little Poetry Magazines?
Bruce Wilkinson, John Rylands Research Institute researcher, writes: The Dave Cunliffe Archive contains a superb collection of hundreds of BritishContinue Reading
Call for Papers – Carcanet at 50: Poetry Publishers, Archives and the Digital Revolution
Posted on behalf of Dr Lise Jaillant: Call for Papers at the forthcoming workshop ‘Carcanet at 50: Poetry Publishers, ArchivesContinue Reading
Networks and Archival Absences Workshop #1 – Registration now open
Free afternoon workshop at the Rylands on Networks and Archival Absences with keynote from Anne Welsh.
From Hair Restorer to Industrial Health: Cataloguing the Manchester Medical Collection (1801-1949)
I joined the Special Collections team in March as part of an exciting new project to catalogue and promote engagementContinue Reading