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
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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.
Showcasing the Carcanet exhibition
The Carcanet archives are living and growing constantly: this brings exciting research and outreach opportunities, an example being the exhibitionContinue Reading
New Digital Collection: 19th-Century Photo Jewellery
The Photo Jewellery collection held at The John Rylands Library is an interesting, thought provoking insight into culture and identity. We are pleased to announce the collection can now be viewed on Manchester Digital Collections.