Blogs
Find out more about what is happening in the John Rylands Research Institute and Library on our blogs.
-
“One of the Busiest Men in Manchester”: William Edward Armytage Axon (1846-1913)
Janette Martin
11 July 2025
Guest author Lucy Evans explains how the Axon Papers collection at the John Rylands Library proved instrumental for writing her new book on the life of the prolific librarian, antiquary and journalist William Axon
Read more
-
Missionary Helps Postcards, 1907-1921
Tereza Ward
4 July 2025
By Prof Jean DeBernardi (Professor Emerita of Anthropology at the University of Alberta)
Read more
-
Frankland Family Archive catalogued
James Peters
27 June 2025
Archivist James Peters introduces the newly catalogued Frankland family archive and introduces its fascinating main cast of characters
Read more
-
Arthur Gook and the trouble with letters
Tereza Ward
20 June 2025
MA student Alex Tunstall shares her reflections on cataloguing the Echoes of Service correspondence files
Read more
-
Far from Being in the ‘Most Useless’ Place: Linking John Rylands Coptic Manuscripts with the Coptic Community
Tino Oudesluijs
13 June 2025
Dr Sarah Parkhouse and Professor Peter Oakes write about their pilot project exploring the treasure trove of Coptic manuscripts at the John Rylands Library.
Read more
-
Duchess, Queen, Witch – Joan of Navarre and Rylands Latin MS 22
Anne Anderton
6 June 2025
Curator Anne Anderton writes about Joan of Navarre and her Psalter (Latin MS 22), which was recently reunited with its long-lost leaf
Read more
-
Showcasing the Elizabeth Gaskell Collection
Jessica Smith
30 May 2025
Dr Imogen Durant presents the new Elizabeth Gaskell Collection at the John Rylands Library, guiding users to the wealth of material available.
Read more
-
Decoding & Encoding German MS 3 – Alchemy, Imagery, and Metadata
jwrobinson
23 May 2025
Manager of the Rylands Heritage Imaging Lab and part-time MA Library and archives student Jamie Robinson introduces his placement creating enhanced metadata for an 18th-century mysterious alchemical manuscript in the Rylands Collections.
Read more
-
Caring for Collections: Preparing for the Rylands’ New Galleries
Sophie Coulthard
16 May 2025
Go behind the scenes with Collection Care to learn how they conserved special collections for display in the newly refurbished galleries
Read more
-
Death by Hunger: Malcolm Muggeridge and the Ukrainian Famine 1932-1933
Janette Martin
5 May 2025
By Rose Burke (MA student, Library and Archive Studies at the University of Manchester)
Read more
-
This blog is not being updated…
aiucentre
7 September 2021
but you can read more about our collections and activities on the Ahmed Iqbal Ullah Race Relations Resource Centre and Education Trust website blog: https://www.racearchive.org.uk/blog/ You’ll still be able to read previous posts here, so feel free to explore our back catalogue!
Read more
-
Artist in Residence: Rebecca Hurst
Kat Lowe
21 October 2020
The post Artist in Residence: Rebecca Hurst appeared first on John Rylands Research Institute.
Read more
-
Student spotlight: Alexander Hurlow
Kat Lowe
9 September 2020
The post Student spotlight: Alexander Hurlow appeared first on John Rylands Research Institute.
Read more
-
ECR Spotlight: Catherine Evans
Kat Lowe
7 August 2020
The post ECR Spotlight: Catherine Evans appeared first on John Rylands Research Institute.
Read more
-
Geographical visions of Tokugawa Japan (1603-1868) in the John Rylands Library
Kat Lowe
6 July 2020
The post Geographical visions of Tokugawa Japan (1603-1868) in the John Rylands Library appeared first on John Rylands Research Institute.
Read more