Blogs
Find out more about what is happening in the John Rylands Research Institute and Library on our blogs.
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An assessment of the UK’s hostile environment: Societal and policy implications from Windrush to the present day
Kelly Jones
12 March 2024
Authors: Jon Davies, Rose Broad, Michelle CoralloDepartment of Criminology, University of ManchesterContact: jonathan.davies-4@manchester.ac.uk Last year, we supported a number of projects thatContinue Reading
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Introducing the Terence Pepper Collection
ayavanrenterghem
24 February 2024
Placement student Sophia Louise Lee talks about her experience cataloguing the Terence Pepper Collection.
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Madchester returns! Exploring the heritage of rave in the British Pop Archive
wilky23
16 February 2024
Dr Helen Holmes and Bruce Wilkinson The British Pop Archive was officially unveiled at the John Rylands Library in 2022. WeContinue Reading
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No Rylands without us – Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan
Alessia Benedetti
18 January 2024
To mark the opening of the new Rylands exhibition 'We Have Always Been Here', poet Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan reflects on the Library archives from her position as a young Muslim woman.
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James Ramsay MacDonald (1866–1937): Labour’s First Prime Minister
Janette Martin
12 January 2024
To mark the centenary of the formation of the first, short-lived Labour government, on 22 January 1924, Dr Janette Martin discusses the variety of sources at the John Rylands Library on Prime Minister James Ramsay MacDonald.
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Incunabula Cataloguing Project
John Gandy
20 December 2023
4: A collection of speeches and news of new horizons
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Imaging watermarks
Tony Richards
14 December 2023
Senior photographer Tony Richards explains their research into imaging paper watermarks.
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Incunabula Cataloguing Project
John Gandy
30 November 2023
3: Sweynheym and Pannartz, the first printers in Italy
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Delia Derbyshire Day 2023: 60th Anniversary of Doctor Who
imogendurant1
23 November 2023
To celebrate the 60th anniversary of Doctor Who, Dr Imogen Durant talks about the musician and composer Delia Derbyshire and her fascinating archive.
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On the Fringes of the Small Press Scene: Solving the Hors Commerce Press Mystery
wilky23
9 November 2023
Reader services assistant and independent researcher Bruce Wilkinson talks about solving the mystery of the Hors Commerce Press.
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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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