Stop the Tour: Two Protests One Ideal
In November 1969 the touring Springboks rugby union team visited Manchester inspiring two very different but interconnected anti-racism protests which this blog celebrates as part of Black History Month.
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New Digital Collection: Revolutionary France
A selection of French revolutionary proclamations are now available on Manchester Digital Collections
Hustler: Black Power, Mangrove and the Notting Hill Carnival
The Dave Cunliffe Archive held at the John Rylands Library is currently uncatalogued but holds approximately 5000 radical 1960s andContinue Reading
Picture This! The University Photographic Collection
Collections Assistants Clare Baker and Karen Jacques take a look at the University Photographic Collection.
Medieval Storytelling: Beyond the Borders
Western Manuscripts Curator, Anne Anderton, explores the artistry of medieval manuscripts.
Medieval Storytelling: From Golden Pages to the Golden Legend
Western Manuscripts Curator, Anne Anderton, explores the artistry of medieval manuscripts.
Medieval Storytelling: Ave Marina
Western Manuscripts Curator, Anne Anderton, explores the artistry of medieval manuscripts.
More than words: Medieval Storytelling
Western Manuscripts Curator, Anne Anderton, explores the artistry of medieval manuscripts.
Rylands Reflects: Whiter than white? Enriqueta Rylands’s Cuban roots
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.
Rylands Reflects: The Founder and the Fortune
The 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. This is the second post of an ongoing series.