Get on Your Bike and Ride
Jane Donaldson explores the relationship between the Guardian newspaper and the early years of cycling.
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Harry “Donny” Davies: An Old International
Ian Graham from our Reader Services team discusses the impact of Harry “Donny” Davies, ‘An Old International’ through correspondences from the Manchester Guardian.
The Manchester Guardian and the Manchester Observer
Robert Poole, Professor of History, University of Central Lancashire discusses the Manchester Observer, Peterloo Massacre and their importance in the founding of the Manchester Guardian.
Palladium: Research Potential of the Carcanet Email Archive
Research in the Carcanet Email Archive
Nancy Cunard, the Manchester Guardian and the Spanish Civil War
Dr. Sam Hyde discusses the connection between The Manchester Guardian, Nancy Cunard, the writer and civil rights activist and The Spanish Civil War.
“The world has a right to know what we are doing and how we are doing it.” -Manchester Civic Week
The Manchester Guardian’s Civic Week Number, 1926 “If it be asked why Manchester is holding a Civic Week, the answerContinue Reading
Welcome to the Family: getting to know the staff of the Manchester Guardian
Blog post by Karen Jacques – co curator of ‘Manchester’s Guardian: 200 years of the Guardian Newspaper’ I have theContinue Reading
Guardian Exhibition: Anniversaries: The Guardian newspaper through time and place
This anniversary blog, written by the Guardian Exhibition Curator Janette Martin, highlights objects from our bicentenary exhibition and from theContinue Reading
Introducing the ePADD+ Project
ePADD+, a collaborative project between Harvard University, Stanford University and The University of Manchester.
Dante in Manchester: Celebrating the ‘anno dantesco’
2021 is the ‘anno dantesco’, commemorating the 700th anniversary of Dante’s death. To mark the start of our celebrations here in Manchester, Dr Guyda Armstrong of the Italian Department writes about the new collection of manuscripts and early printed editions from the Rylands which we’ve made available in Manchester Digital Collections.