A very Rylands Christmas
A little frolic through the John Rylands’ festive collections.
Tag: Archives
The Ashburne Hall Archive
Dr James Peters, Curator of the University Archives, describes the archive of Ashburne Hall, which has recently been transferred to the Library.
Celebrating World Digital Preservation Day – 3 November 2022
A blog by Jan Whalen, Digital Preservation and Systems Manager, The University of Manchester Library. Organized by the Digital PreservationContinue Reading
Making Brethren Women Visible
Christian Brethren Archive volunteer, Olivia Spencer writes: This series of blogs celebrates the lives of some of the Brethren womenContinue Reading
ICP placements with the Imaging team – Part 4 – Reflection
Rylands ICP placement students, Kai and Yunshuang, spent twenty days with the Imaging team between November 2021 and May 2022,Continue Reading
Dr Clifford Hall: A ship’s surgeon
Across the University, there are objects of historical and cultural significance collectively known as the University Collections. Within the UniversityContinue Reading
Brethren and Their Buildings
Jane Speller celebrates the publication of Tim Grass’s book, Brethren and their Buildings.
The Theft of the First Folio, 1972
Today marks the 50th anniversary of the theft of the University copy of Shakespeare’s First Folio from the University LibraryContinue Reading
The Norman Shrapnel Collection – Nostalgia in the past and present
Sophia Louise Lee discusses journalist and broadcaster Norman Shrapnel’s reflections on nostalgia in his ‘London Letters’
A Song For Ukraine
In this blog we mark the remarkable lives and work of Stuart and Mercy Hine who were itinerant evangelists in Eastern Europe and worked with Russian, Ukrainian, Czech, Yugoslav and Polish refugees in the UK.