Blogs
Find out more about what is happening in the John Rylands Research Institute and Library on our blogs.
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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)
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‘A Man of Temper and Humanity’? The Character of the Ordinary of Newgate in the Spencer Collection
Kelly Jones
2 May 2025
Dr Imogen Knox explores the reputation of the Newgate prison minister and public attitudes surrounding the treatment of criminals condemned to die.
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Unlocking the Secrets of the John Ryland’s Manuscript Collection: A Digital Humanities Study of an Arabic Manuscript of Galen’s ‘On the Usefulness of the Parts of the Body’
Kelly Jones
25 April 2025
By Dr Kamran Karimullah, Lecturer in Islamic Thought at the University of Manchester
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Incunabula Cataloguing Project. IX: Blockbooks (Part 3) – The Art of Dying
John Gandy
18 April 2025
Continuing our look at the blockbook collection in the John Rylands Library, this blog focuses on the Ars Moriendi ("The Art of Dying")
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Print and preach – the importance of Methodist Circuit Plans
angelapetyt
11 April 2025
By Angela Petyt-Whittaker, Reader Services Assistant
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Votes for Women! Inspiration in words and pictures.
Anne Anderton
4 April 2025
The second blog in our series on Votes for Women.
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A Surprise Visit With Peter Doyle, Walt Whitman’s Most Significant Other
Jessica Smith
1 April 2025
Prof. Karen Karbiener discusses the discovery of an 1868 carte de visite in the John Rylands Library’s Whitman Collection
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J.N. Darby and the curious case of the missing greatcoat
Tereza Ward
28 March 2025
200 years of the Christian Brethren
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‘There is Something for You in this Train’: The Hocking Collection
Paul Carlyle
14 March 2025
The Hocking Collection contains novels, short stories, and other writings by the Cornish siblings Silas Kitto Hocking (1850-1935), Salome HockingContinue Reading
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Sir Harold Evans (1928-2020), legendary editor, journalist and author
Janette Martin
9 March 2025
Dr Janette Martin celebrates Sir Harold Evans, journalist, editor and author who campaigned against injustice and advanced British press freedoms. (Image: David Shankbone, Wikimedia Commons)
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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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