Our blogs
Find out more about what is happening in the John Rylands Library and the John Rylands Research Institute on our blogs.
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Manchester Geographical Society Map Project: Maps of Africa – Antiquarian maps (#1)
Carly Richardson
21 October 2019
Blog post looking at Antiquarian maps of Africa by John Overton and John Speed found in the Manchester Geographical Society collection
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ECR spotlight: Drew Thomas
Sarah May
15 October 2019
The post ECR spotlight: Drew Thomas appeared first on John Rylands Research Institute.
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The London Village Workers
Lianne Smith
14 October 2019
I’m pleased to be able to share with you details of the London Village Workers collection, part of the Christian Brethren Archive, which has recently been catalogued by Karen Jacques. The London Village Workers were a group of Brethren who worshipped in London based assemblies and organised trips to villages in south east England to […]
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How the ‘Women Who Shaped Manchester’ exhibition inspired our podcast ‘Tea with Aurora Leigh’
John Hodgson
8 October 2019
English Literature students Jamie-Leigh Simkins, Megan Cronin, Maisie Scott and Clare Hardy reveal how an exhibition at the John Rylands Library inspired their innovative course work. Tea with Aurora Leigh is a podcast created by Jamie-Leigh Simkins, Megan Cronin, Maisie Scott and Clare Hardy, and is about the agency that Victorian women had during the […]
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Henry Ashworth (1794–1880): The Archetypal ‘Manchester Man’
John Hodgson
3 October 2019
Dr Janette Martin writes: The expression ‘Manchester Man’ is used to describe an ambitious, self-made man whose wealth and political influence is based on commerce and manufacture. The term perhaps has its origins in a book of that name by the Victorian novelist Isabella Banks. Earlier this year the John Rylands Library was delighted to […]
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‘A Ghost in the Rylands Library’: A Tribute to and from Elaine Feinstein (1930-2019)
John Hodgson
26 September 2019
We are deeply saddened by the death this week of the poet Elaine Feinstein, who was a dear friend and unfailing supporter of the John Rylands Library. In 2017, archivist Jane Speller produced a wonderful blog post celebrating the extraordinary breadth of Elaine’s literary output and the richness of her archive, which is one of our […]
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Treasures in plain sight: revealing the depths of the Methodist Collections at the University of Manchester
Sarah May
20 September 2019
The post Treasures in plain sight: revealing the depths of the Methodist Collections at the University of Manchester appeared first on John Rylands Research Institute.
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A Journey through Time and Place
John Hodgson
19 September 2019
Anna Tomkinson, recent graduate in English Literature and American Studies and long-time volunteer, reflects on her numerous encounters with University of Manchester Library’s Special Collections and how they have shaped and enhanced her student experience. My name is Anna Tomkinson and I have been volunteering at the John Rylands Library for three years now. I […]
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A Chaplain’s Story: The Great War Journey of John Henry Gibbon
John Hodgson
9 September 2019
Dr Gareth Lloyd writes: In September 2018, the Library accepted on deposit into the Methodist archives a small collection of papers created by the United Methodist minister John Henry Gibbon (1880-1933) and preserved by his family after his death in 1933. A superficial examination of the general detail of Gibbon’s life appears to offer little […]
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Artist in Residence: Alicia Rouverol
Sarah May
6 September 2019
Dr Alicia J. Rouverol was one of the JRRI’s inaugural Artists in Residence from February-July 2019. Alicia drew upon the archives at the Ahmed Iqbel Ullah Race Relations Centre (a part of the University of Manchester Special Collections, but located in Manchester Central Library) to influence her creative writing. Here she talks about her residency, […] The post Artist in Residence: Alicia Rouverol appeared first on John Rylands Research Institute.
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