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
Tag: Manchester
The Power of Asking
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
Women who Shaped Manchester: The Magical Annie Horniman
As we are approaching Halloween, it is appropriate to concentrate a blog on one of our most flamboyant Manchester women,Continue Reading
From Hair Restorer to Industrial Health: Cataloguing the Manchester Medical Collection (1801-1949)
I joined the Special Collections team in March as part of an exciting new project to catalogue and promote engagementContinue Reading
Parr’s Pubs: New Photograph Collection
In contrast to the many Victorian photographs that we blogged about last year, we’re pleased to share the news thatContinue Reading
Francis Frith, Manchester & the Business of Art
Francis Frith (1822 –1898) was an English photographer who captured images of many towns in the United Kingdom but isContinue Reading
The Reformation – Luther and the lamp
The Reformation exhibition at the John Rylands Library marks 500 years since Luther declared his famous 95 theses (see Renegade,Continue Reading
History at your fingertips: celebrating the 180th anniversary of Henshaws
This year marks the 180th anniversary of Henshaws – a charity founded in Manchester which supports individuals, families and theirContinue Reading
Volunteer Projects on the Guardian Archive
As the most recent cataloguing project on the Guardian archive draws to a close, our project volunteers, Jane Donaldson andContinue Reading
Cholera Comes to Manchester
“The characteristic symptoms that define this disease are a constant vomiting and purging, the matter thrown up bilious attended withContinue Reading