The Manchester Geographical Society (MGS) Map Cataloguing Project
The Manchester Geographical Society (MGS) was launched on 21st October 1884 with a meeting in the Free Trade Hall in Manchester,Continue Reading
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The Great Depths of Space: Cataloguing the Papers of Zdeněk Kopal
Jane Speller writes: With generous support from the American Institute of Physics, work has started on cataloguing the papers ofContinue Reading
Photo a Day #03
We’re using this ‘grim’ image from our collections to celebrate ‘Grimm Fest 2014‘ International Festival of Horror and Cult Films,Continue 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
Dying Giants of the Countryside – E. Mitford Abraham’s Windmills and Watermills
The extent of my knowledge about windmills and watermills is mainly derived from Windy Miller and Maggie Tulliver, so IContinue Reading
World War I Hospital Patients’ Souvenir Album Digitised
Like many country houses, Dunham Massey Hall near Altrincham in Cheshire was converted into a military hospital during the FirstContinue Reading
Sketches by Wenceslaus Hollar
We are pleased to make available in its entirety, Rylands English MS 883, a book of drawings by the esteemed artistContinue Reading
Centenary of David Arkell, Journalist and Author
Journalist, translator, biographer and ‘literary sleuth’, David Arkell (1913-97) was born one hundred years ago today, on 23 August 1913,Continue Reading