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: Research
‘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
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.
The art and times of a Yorkshire suffragist – republishing Florence Lockwood’s memoir
Curator Janette Martin writes about working on a revised edition of Florence Lockwood’s memoir ‘An Ordinary Life’
Imaging watermarks
Senior photographer Tony Richards explains their research into imaging paper watermarks.
On the Fringes of the Small Press Scene: Solving the Hors Commerce Press Mystery
Reader services assistant and independent researcher Bruce Wilkinson talks about solving the mystery of the Hors Commerce Press.
From Evil Eyes to Lost Friendships: Tales from the Gaster Amulet Collection
Amulet cataloguer Dr Gal Sofer gives you an expert’s insight into our fascinating amulet collection.
X-Ray Tomography of Gaster Amulet 34
Recently, the Collection Care and Imaging teams from the University of Manchester Special Collections collaborated with NXCT, The National X-ray Computed Tomography centre based at The University of Manchester. For the first time, objects from the John Rylands collections were imaged using state of the art X-ray scanning facilities, in an attempt to reveal what’s hidden inside.
Unlocking the secrets of English MS 24
The mysterious History of the Phoolkian family