Demanding the Impossible: Jeff Nuttall, Alexander Trocchi and the Situationist International
This is the second in a series of blogs outlining my research on Jeff Nuttall with a particular (but notContinue Reading
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A Christmas Card Conundrum
In this festive post Jane Donaldson reports on a Christmas mystery at the Rylands…
From 2D to 3D – Photogrammetry Part 2
Investigating 3D imaging of our Special Collections.
New Collection Announcement: ‘Images of Hulme in the 80s and 90s’
Photographs depicting Hulme; the people, buildings and landscape, taken by Richard Davis.
Adapting Tradition: Christmas at the Wood Street Mission
Christmas is always a special time of the year for the Wood Street Mission
Rylands Reflects: Our Man in Havana
This post considers how Enriqueta Ryland’s father and his British compatriots were complicit in the oppression of enslaved people in Cuba.
New Digital Collection: Broadside Ballads
A selection of 18th and 19th century broadside ballads and slip-songs is now available on Manchester Digital Collections.
Rylands Reflects: Our Spaces Are Not Neutral Part 2, The Visitor Engagement Team’s Alternative Reading Room
Part of the ‘Rylands reflects’ series, in this blog the Visitor Engagement Team share their suggestions for inspirational figures to feature in a re-imagined Historic Reading Room.
Rylands Reflects: Content Warnings for Collections and Catalogues
Warnings for Collections and Catalogues.
New Digital Collection; Magic, Monsters and Macabre.
When the opportunity arose to curate a collection for Manchester Digital Collections, I jumped at the chance to curate Magic, Monsters and Macabre, bringing together the more esoteric and peculiar items I’ve come across during my time at the Rylands.