Delia Derbyshire Day 2023: 60th Anniversary of Doctor Who
To celebrate the 60th anniversary of Doctor Who, Dr Imogen Durant talks about the musician and composer Delia Derbyshire and her fascinating archive.
To celebrate the 60th anniversary of Doctor Who, Dr Imogen Durant talks about the musician and composer Delia Derbyshire and her fascinating archive.
Reader services assistant and independent researcher Bruce Wilkinson talks about solving the mystery of the Hors Commerce Press.
A brief introduction to the Humanitarian Archive by its new archivist, Flora Chatt.
Amulet cataloguer Dr Gal Sofer gives you an expert’s insight into our fascinating amulet collection.
The second part of Nicole Mcneill’s close look at the remarkable life of Mary Seacole.
Dr Victoria Lowe continues her exploration of the C. A. Lejeune archive and talks about the 1936 film Ourselves Alone.
The mysterious History of the Phoolkian family
This blog post, the second in our series, summarises the University of Manchester’s ongoing research project on film critic Caroline Lejeune, with reference to the contents of her archive held at the John Rylands Research Institute and Library.
British Pop Archive curator Mat Bancroft writes about Manchester’s Cities In The Park festival from 1991.
The story of former student Richard Gordon Alsop and the Dutch foundation who are working to keep the memory of fallen soldiers alive.