Paul Ignotus and Florence Matay
One of the great strengths of a correspondence collection is the insight it can provide into personal experiences of historicContinue Reading
Tag: C.P. Scott
Mary Jane Clarke: An Unsung Hero
Jane Donaldson writes: As one of 3 volunteers working on the Guardian Archive project ‘What the Papers Say’, I amContinue Reading
Call for Papers – ‘Comment is Free, but facts are sacred’: The Guardian in Local, National and Global History
Thursday 6 April 2017, The John Rylands Library, The University of Manchester Keynote speaker: Alan Rusbridger, Principal of Lady Margaret Hall,Continue Reading
A Two-edged Weapon
As I work through C.P. Scott’s correspondents, (alphabetically), I am encountering a raft of renowned names, my own personal highlightsContinue Reading
The Manchester Histories Festival: What We Learned.
On the 11th June, the John Rylands Library Special Collections put together a stall for the Manchester Histories Festival whichContinue Reading
Manchester Histories Festival – 11th June 2016
The John Rylands Library is part of Manchester Histories Festival Celebration Day 2016 taking place across Manchester Town Hall andContinue Reading
Both – and & either – or
As I progress with the cataloguing of C.P. Scott’s editorial correspondence, I have begun to notice patterns and trends. Often,Continue Reading
Gandhi and Charlie
What the Papers Say: the Editorial Correspondence of C.P. Scott in the Guardian Archive. At the beginning of April, IContinue Reading
Word from the ‘House’ – final blog post from ‘Behind the Headlines’
We are delighted to announce the successful completion of our project ‘Behind the Headlines: Documenting the People in the GuardianContinue Reading
Library wins grant to catalogue C.P. Scott’s Editorial Correspondence in the Guardian Archive
We are delighted to announce that the Library has been awarded £40,000 by the National Cataloguing Grants Programme for ArchivesContinue Reading