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A Surprise Visit With Peter Doyle, Walt Whitman’s Most Significant Other
The Discovery of an 1868 Carte de Visite in the John Rylands Library’s Whitman Collection. Karen Karbiener, Clinical Professor, New York University & Leverhulme Trust Visiting Professor, writes:...
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Votes for Women! Inspiration in words and pictures.
Alongside other notable suffrage purchases, the University of Manchester Library has recently acquired two very visual examples of suffrage memorabilia. The first [fig.1] is an Illuminated printed...
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Print and preach – the importance of Methodist Circuit Plans
By Angela Petyt-Whittaker, Reader Services Assistant Whilst working in the Reading Room at the Library, we receive many enquiries about Methodist research, including finding the locations and...
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Incunabula Cataloguing Project. IX: Blockbooks (Part 3) – The Art of Dying
The later Middle Ages were tough times in which to be alive. During the 14th and 15th centuries, not only were global temperatures beginning to drop with the onset of the so-called Little Ice Age,...
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Unlocking the Secrets of the John Ryland’s Manuscript Collection: A Digital...
Dr Kamran Karimullah, Lecturer in Islamic Thought at the University of Manchester, writes: Nestled within the collections of the John Rylands Research Institute and Library in Manchester lies a hidden...
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‘A Man of Temper and Humanity’? The Character of the Ordinary of Newgate in...
Dr Imogen Knox, John Rylands Visiting Early Career Fellow, tells us about her work on criminals in the Spencer Collection. In this post, she explores the reputation of Paul Lorrain, minister at...
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Death by Hunger: Malcolm Muggeridge and the Ukrainian Famine 1932-1933
Guest post by Rose Burke, who tells us more about her detailed cataloguing and research into Malcolm Muggeridge’s reports sent to the Manchester Guardian from the Soviet Union between 1932 and 1933 I...
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Caring for Collections: Preparing for the Rylands’ New Galleries
As part of the John Rylands Library’s Next Chapter project and the celebration of 125 years since the Library first opened its doors, the two historic gallery spaces have undergone a major...
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Decoding & Encoding German MS 3 – Alchemy, Imagery, and Metadata
Among the many treasures held at the John Rylands Research Institute and Library, German MS 3, The Sammlung Alchymistischer Schriften, stands out as one of the most enigmatic, intriguing and visually...
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Showcasing the Elizabeth Gaskell Collection
By Dr Imogen Durant, Curatorial Assistant in the Creative Arts Archives. The John Rylands Research Institute and Library holds the largest collection of materials relating to Elizabeth Gaskell...
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