Death by Hunger: Malcolm Muggeridge and the Ukrainian Famine 1932-1933
By Rose Burke (MA student, Library and Archive Studies at the University of Manchester)
Tag: John Rylands Research Institute
‘A Man of Temper and Humanity’? The Character of the Ordinary of Newgate in the Spencer Collection
Dr Imogen Knox explores the reputation of the Newgate prison minister and public attitudes surrounding the treatment of criminals condemned to die.
Unlocking the Secrets of the John Ryland’s Manuscript Collection: A Digital Humanities Study of an Arabic Manuscript of Galen’s ‘On the Usefulness of the Parts of the Body’
By Dr Kamran Karimullah, Lecturer in Islamic Thought at the University of Manchester
Votes for Women! Inspiration in words and pictures.
The second blog in our series on Votes for Women.
Elephants in Museums: Studying South Asian Fossil Heritage in Manchester and Beyond
Dr Amelia Bonea, recipient of the JRRI pilot grant, talks about her project on South Asian Fossil Heritage in Manchester and beyond.
Madchester returns! Exploring the heritage of rave in the British Pop Archive
Dr Helen Holmes and Bruce Wilkinson The British Pop Archive was officially unveiled at the John Rylands Library in 2022. WeContinue Reading
No Rylands without us – Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan
To mark the opening of the new Rylands exhibition ‘We Have Always Been Here’, poet Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan reflects on the Library archives from her position as a young Muslim woman.
Imaging watermarks
Senior photographer Tony Richards explains their research into imaging paper watermarks.
Unlocking the secrets of English MS 24
The mysterious History of the Phoolkian family
A Revolution in Print
To celebrate 550 years since the birth of Copernicus and 480 years since the publication of his work, our STEM curator discusses our copies of De Revolutionibus.