Remembering Pilot Officer Henry Allen Litherland (1921–44)
2021 marks the centenary of one of the most courageous members of staff ever to work at the John RylandsContinue Reading
Tag: Second World War
The legacy of W.P. Crozier
We were recently joined for a fortnight by Stephanie Bredbenner, a student undertaking the Masters degree in Archives and RecordsContinue Reading
Antibiotics at War: G. A. G. Mitchell
James Peters writes: We have recently catalogued the papers of G. A. G. Mitchell (1906-1993), professor of anatomy at theContinue Reading
Historic Dunkirk Evacuation Footage Goes Online
Unique and historically significant films shot 75 years ago, during the evacuation of Allied forces from Dunkirk in 1940, haveContinue Reading