Blogs
Find out more about what is happening in the John Rylands Library on our blogs.
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Manchester’s Global Connections Past and Present: Co-Creating Knowledge Through Collection Encounters
Julia Rouillard
18 August 2026
Dr Josephine Tierney reflects on how a conversation at one of the library’s Collection Encounters led to an exciting discovery,Continue Reading
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A Peterloo Scrapbook
Sean Young
14 August 2026
Blog post by Sergio Alonso Mislata, Rare Print Metadata Specialist at The University of Manchester Library. The main resource referencedContinue Reading
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Snapshots from Sinai: James Rendel Harris and the Search for Manuscripts
Julia Rouillard
29 July 2026
By Molly Sutherland, University of Manchester MA Library and Archives student. This is the second blog in a series. MyContinue Reading
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“Abundantly justified”: Glass plate photography at The John Rylands Library
jwrobinson
21 July 2026
By Molly Sutherland, University of Manchester MA Library and Archives student. In May I finished a 20-day placement with theContinue Reading
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‘We are just ordinary people who believe the Bible, and have found in the Christian faith something real’: the intriguing story of Parkhill Chapel
angelapetyt
30 June 2026
Reader Services Assistant Angela Petyt-Whittaker writes about exploring the history and significance of a Brethren chapel’s archive.
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Rylands Reminiscences: Insights into life at the John Rylands Library in the 1950s and ’60s
John Hodgson
9 June 2026
John Hodgson interviews former member of staff Brenda Scragg on working at the John Rylands Library in the 1950s and 60s.
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Introducing the Frank Tilsley Archive
Jessica Smith
4 June 2026
Joanna Tilsley and Jessica Smith write: We are delighted to announce the acquisition of the archive of writer, journalist andContinue Reading
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Slavery and Blackburn’s Cotton – Part Four
wilky23
7 May 2026
This blog post quotes from historical sources that contain racist and dehumanising language. The University of Manchester does not condoneContinue Reading
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Stories from Manchester’s General Strike: Silent printing presses and strikebreaking students
Sean Young
1 May 2026
Dr Janette Martin curator of the Modern History Archives writes: May 2026 marks the centenary of the General Strike, oneContinue Reading
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Slavery and Blackburn’s Cotton – Part Three
wilky23
1 May 2026
This third blog in a series which looks at evidence of slavery in English Ms 1199 Messrs Cardwell, Birley AndContinue Reading
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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!
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Artist in Residence: Rebecca Hurst
Kat Lowe
21 October 2020
The post Artist in Residence: Rebecca Hurst appeared first on John Rylands Research Institute.
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Student spotlight: Alexander Hurlow
Kat Lowe
9 September 2020
The post Student spotlight: Alexander Hurlow appeared first on John Rylands Research Institute.
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ECR Spotlight: Catherine Evans
Kat Lowe
7 August 2020
The post ECR Spotlight: Catherine Evans appeared first on John Rylands Research Institute.
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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.
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