Margaret Pilkington: ‘Queen of Arts’
Written by Angela Petyt-Whittaker and Lorraine Coughlan, Specialist Library Assistants from the Reading Room at The John Rylands Library. HaveContinue Reading
Written by Angela Petyt-Whittaker and Lorraine Coughlan, Specialist Library Assistants from the Reading Room at The John Rylands Library. HaveContinue Reading
Rosie Garland, writer-in-residence at the John Rylands Library writes: I’ve just been appointed the first writer-in-residence at The John RylandsContinue Reading
As we are approaching Halloween, it is appropriate to concentrate a blog on one of our most flamboyant Manchester women,Continue Reading
I joined the Special Collections team in March as part of an exciting new project to catalogue and promote engagementContinue Reading
In contrast to the many Victorian photographs that we blogged about last year, we’re pleased to share the news thatContinue Reading
Francis Frith (1822 –1898) was an English photographer who captured images of many towns in the United Kingdom but isContinue Reading
The Reformation exhibition at the John Rylands Library marks 500 years since Luther declared his famous 95 theses (see Renegade,Continue Reading
This year marks the 180th anniversary of Henshaws – a charity founded in Manchester which supports individuals, families and theirContinue Reading
As the most recent cataloguing project on the Guardian archive draws to a close, our project volunteers, Jane Donaldson andContinue Reading
“The characteristic symptoms that define this disease are a constant vomiting and purging, the matter thrown up bilious attended withContinue Reading