On the Fringes of the Small Press Scene: Solving the Hors Commerce Press Mystery
Reader services assistant and independent researcher Bruce Wilkinson talks about solving the mystery of the Hors Commerce Press.
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Introducing the Humanitarian Archive
A brief introduction to the Humanitarian Archive by its new archivist, Flora Chatt.
From Evil Eyes to Lost Friendships: Tales from the Gaster Amulet Collection
Amulet cataloguer Dr Gal Sofer gives you an expert’s insight into our fascinating amulet collection.
Wonderful Adventures of Mrs Seacole in Many Lands – Part Two
The second part of Nicole Mcneill’s close look at the remarkable life of Mary Seacole.
Notes from the dark: Adventures in the C. A. Lejeune archive 3
Dr Victoria Lowe continues her exploration of the C. A. Lejeune archive and talks about the 1936 film Ourselves Alone.
X-Ray Tomography of Gaster Amulet 34
Recently, the Collection Care and Imaging teams from the University of Manchester Special Collections collaborated with NXCT, The National X-ray Computed Tomography centre based at The University of Manchester. For the first time, objects from the John Rylands collections were imaged using state of the art X-ray scanning facilities, in an attempt to reveal what’s hidden inside.
McConnel and Kennedy
A blog by Courtney Jones as part of the Founders and Funders exhibition.
Murray Gladstone
A blog by Jaden Haynes as part of the Founders and Funders exhibition.
John Owens
A blog by Katie Haynes as part of the Founders and Funders exhibition
Thomas Robinson
A blog by Jeevan Kaur Sanghera as part of the Founders and Funders exhibition.