A Song For Ukraine
In this blog we mark the remarkable lives and work of Stuart and Mercy Hine who were itinerant evangelists in Eastern Europe and worked with Russian, Ukrainian, Czech, Yugoslav and Polish refugees in the UK.
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The Photography Collection: Photobooks by Women
Our extensive Photography Collection contains a grouping of photobooks by women. The purchase of these books was intended to act as a further step forward in diversifying the visual material within our Special Collections.
Anonymous Anatomies: A Critical History of Visual Anonymity in Britain and America, 1870 – 1955
This blog post includes images of pregnancy and nudity, which some readers might find uncomfortable. Dr Christine Slobogin, Visiting EarlyContinue Reading
45 Year Old Records At The John Rylands Library: the Kevin Cummins Archive
Dave Goulding looks back on his first punk rock gig, inspired by the Kevin Cummins Archive, part of the British Pop Archive.
Rylands Reflects: Enriqueta Rylands’s first home
By Elizabeth Gow, Special Collections Manuscript Curator and Archivist. The Rylands Reflects series explores the history of the John RylandsContinue Reading
Meet our interns: Sophia Lee from Aarhus University
Who am I? My name is Sophia Louise Lee, and I am in Manchester doing a 2-month work placement atContinue Reading
Rylands Karaite manuscripts: Jewish presence of the Ukrainian past
Among the many manuscripts bought from the famous rabbi and scholar Moses Gaster (1856-1939), the John Rylands Library holds a curious copy of a Karaite work.
ICP placements with the Imaging team – Part 3 – Looking at the images
In Part 3 of our ICP placements series, MA students Kai and Yunshuang talk about some of the Li Yuan-chia images they have digitised from 35mm slides.
A Pacifist at War
International Conscientious Objectors’ Day is marked around the world each year on 15 May. On this day, we remember allContinue Reading
Papers of the Novelist L. P. Hartley
Jane Donaldson writes: Over the years, I have worked on a number of projects and in multiple teams at JohnContinue Reading