Archives Travelled Throughout July
The John Rylands Library are contributing to the national social media campaign Explore Your Archive throughout the month of July.Continue Reading
Tag: Photographs
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
Photos of Women’s War Work 1914 – 1919
Hot on the heels of the Bedford Lemere and Roger Fenton photograph albums becoming available via The Library Catalogue (andContinue Reading
Changing the Landscape: the Art of Roger Fenton
We are pleased to announce that another wonderful album of Victorian photography is now fully catalogued and available through LibraryContinue Reading
Discovering Intérieurs Anglais: The Art of Bedford Lemere & Co.
This week the Special Collections division held a Roadshow in the University of Manchester Library. For me, it was anContinue Reading
Christian Brethren Magic Lantern Slides now Online
Dr Graham Johnson, Christian Brethren Archivist, writes: Magic lantern slide shows (known as phantasmagoria) were produced from at leastContinue Reading
Keepsakes and Remembrance
With our thoughts still on commemorations for Remembrance Sunday we have had a poignant find on our shelves of uncataloguedContinue Reading
Library acquires major ICI Dyestuffs Division archive
Dr James Peters writes: The Library has recently acquired the archive of the former ICI Dyestuffs Division, and its predecessorContinue Reading
The Cellar Art Project
The Visual Collections Team has joined forces with Collection Care conservator Niki Pantazidou to try and make sense of aContinue Reading
Photo a Day #01
This Freedom of the City of Manchester scroll presented to Mrs Enriqueta Rylands in October 1899. Mrs Rylands built theContinue Reading