Guest author Lucy Evans explains how the Axon Papers collection at the John Rylands Library proved instrumental for writing her new book on the life of the prolific librarian, antiquary and journalist William Axon
By Prof Jean DeBernardi (Professor Emerita of Anthropology at the University of Alberta)
Archivist James Peters introduces the newly catalogued Frankland family archive and introduces its fascinating main cast of characters
MA student Alex Tunstall shares her reflections on cataloguing the Echoes of Service correspondence files
Dr Sarah Parkhouse and Professor Peter Oakes write about their pilot project exploring the treasure trove of Coptic manuscripts at the John Rylands Library.
Curator Anne Anderton writes about Joan of Navarre and her Psalter (Latin MS 22), which was recently reunited with its long-lost leaf
Dr Imogen Durant presents the new Elizabeth Gaskell Collection at the John Rylands Library, guiding users to the wealth of material available.
Manager of the Rylands Heritage Imaging Lab and part-time MA Library and archives student Jamie Robinson introduces his placement creating enhanced metadata for an 18th-century mysterious alchemical manuscript in the Rylands Collections.
Go behind the scenes with Collection Care to learn how they conserved special collections for display in the newly refurbished galleries
By Rose Burke (MA student, Library and Archive Studies at the University of Manchester)