Rylands Reflects: Representation Matters
Representation Matters, Angel Cossigny talks about her quest to find intersectional figures in our collections.
Representation Matters, Angel Cossigny talks about her quest to find intersectional figures in our collections.
This post considers how Enriqueta Ryland’s father and his British compatriots were complicit in the oppression of enslaved people in Cuba.
Part of the ‘Rylands reflects’ series, this blog-post focuses on the Cuban childhood and family background of Enriqueta Rylands (1843-1908), founder of the John Rylands Library.
A new Rylands Reflects series will explore the history of the John Rylands Library, our collections, and our current practice as heritage professionals in the context of racism, colonisation and representation of marginalised groups.
Punjabi 5: scripture written on burnished, handmade paper To celebrate South Asian Heritage Month this series will be exploring itemsContinue Reading
To celebrate South Asian Heritage Month this series will be exploring items from the collections related to South Asian Heritage.Continue Reading
The third and final piece of our series celebrating South Asian Heritage Month explores Javanese history and culture with RizaContinue Reading
In the second of two blog posts, Reader Services Assistants Ian Graham and Angela Petyt-Whittaker continue to discuss their jointContinue Reading
The Collection Care team has specialist knowledge encompassing: books, paper, pith, parchment, leather, papyrus, photographic, and visual collections
Paper has had many uses… crucially it is the perfect material for writing, printing and making books