C.P. Scott and the Boer War on the 170th Anniversary of his Birth
John McCrory writes: On the 170th anniversary of the birth of C.P. Scott, it is appropriate to focus on a period in whichContinue Reading
John McCrory writes: On the 170th anniversary of the birth of C.P. Scott, it is appropriate to focus on a period in whichContinue Reading
One of the great strengths of a correspondence collection is the insight it can provide into personal experiences of historicContinue Reading
Jane Donaldson writes: As one of 3 volunteers working on the Guardian Archive project ‘What the Papers Say’, I amContinue Reading
Sandra Cruise, who is cataloguing the inter-war European Foreign Correspondence in the Guardian Archive, writes: One of the journalistsContinue Reading
As I work through C.P. Scott’s correspondents, (alphabetically), I am encountering a raft of renowned names, my own personal highlightsContinue Reading
Several blog posts last year reported on our John Rylands Research Institute-funded project to catalogue the European foreign correspondence inContinue Reading
On the 11th June, the John Rylands Library Special Collections put together a stall for the Manchester Histories Festival whichContinue Reading
The John Rylands Library is part of Manchester Histories Festival Celebration Day 2016 taking place across Manchester Town Hall andContinue Reading
As I progress with the cataloguing of C.P. Scott’s editorial correspondence, I have begun to notice patterns and trends. Often,Continue Reading
A team from Collection Management has recently completed restoring and cataloguing The Guardian Archive Printed Collection. The majority of the collection, whichContinue Reading