The second of two posts written by University of Manchester MA students Hannah Banks and Matthew Bridson, who have been working with the John Rylands Research Institute and Library on the project ‘Redressing colonial perspectives in Echoes of Service Archives’.
The first of two posts written by University of Manchester MA students Hannah Banks and Matthew Bridson, who have been working with the John Rylands Research Institute and Library on the project ‘Redressing colonial perspectives in Echoes of Service Archives’.
Part of the ‘Rylands Reflects’ series, in this post Lianne Smith summarises some developments in working practices since the University of Manchester Library’s statement on diversifying our collections and practices was shared last summer.
Representation Matters, Angel Cossigny talks about her quest to find intersectional figures in our collections.
This post considers how Enriqueta Ryland’s father and his British compatriots were complicit in the oppression of enslaved people in Cuba.
A new Rylands Reflects series will explore the history of the John Rylands Library, our collections, and our current practice as heritage professionals in the context of racism, colonisation and representation of marginalised groups.