A Pacifist at War
International Conscientious Objectors’ Day is marked around the world each year on 15 May. On this day, we remember allContinue Reading
International Conscientious Objectors’ Day is marked around the world each year on 15 May. On this day, we remember allContinue Reading
To celebrate International Women’s Day 2022, this blog showcases the Grace Grattan Guinness archive, a small collection within the ChristianContinue Reading
On International Women’s Day 2022 the Rylands reflects on what Special Collections can tell us (and what is left to discover) about the women who changed Manchester forever
Visiting Early Career Research Fellow, Dr Emily Price, examines William Lithgow’s account of torture at the hands of the Spanish Inquisition.
A short story about a house, a series of books, a fabulously named organization and a serendipitous find in the stacks.
Catherine Smith, Reader Services Assistant, writes: As well as looking after our readers in the Reading Rooms either in personContinue Reading
Visiting Early Career Research Fellow, Dr James Watts, explores the map collection of the Manchester Geographical Society (MGS).
A varied collection of Japanese maps, including maps of Japan, world maps, road maps, and different types of local maps, is now available on Manchester Digital Collection.
19th-century writers Elizabeth Gaskell and Charles Dickens are united in our new digital collection.
Special Collections Reader Services Co-ordinator, Kate Miller writes – After tireless work by many people and teams across the whole ofContinue Reading