PinnedPublished inSpecial CollectionsAnniversaries: The Guardian newspaper through time and placeThis anniversary blog highlights objects from our bicentenary exhibition and from the wider Guardian (formerly Manchester Guardian) Archive…Apr 27, 2021Apr 27, 2021
Published inSpecial CollectionsDeath by Hunger: Malcolm Muggeridge and the Ukrainian Famine 1932–1933 — Part 2Rose Burke, MA student on the Library and Archive Studies course explains more about her cataloguing of the Malcolm Muggeridge’s reports…2d ago2d ago
Published inSpecial CollectionsDeath by Hunger: Malcolm Muggeridge and the Ukrainian Famine 1932–1933 — Part 1Rose Burke, MA student on the Library and Archive Studies course at the University of Manchester, tells us more about her detailed…3d ago3d ago
Published inSpecial CollectionsZines and Little Magazines: the art of DIY publishingGuest post by Bruce Wilkinson that brings the history of the book into the twentieth century with a fascinating look at the zines, little…May 31, 2024May 31, 2024
Published inSpecial CollectionsCotton manufacture, enslavement and the University of Manchester: a collection encounter linked to…This guest blog discusses activity linked to the Founders and Funders exhibition hosted by the John Rylands Library and is co-hosted by the…Mar 19, 2024Mar 19, 2024
Published inSpecial CollectionsMayor John Lindsay and the New York Teachers Strike of 1968Written by Olivia HoweFeb 16, 2024Feb 16, 2024
Published inSpecial CollectionsPaul Robeson in ManchesterWritten by Anya CarrFeb 16, 2024Feb 16, 2024
Published inSpecial CollectionsRacial Discrimination in America’s Construction Trade UnionsWritten by Elizabeth OwensFeb 16, 2024Feb 16, 2024
Published inSpecial CollectionsJames Ramsay MacDonald (1866–1937): Labour’s First Prime MinisterOn the 22 January 2024 it will be exactly a hundred years since the United Kingdom’s first short-lived Labour Government.Jan 26, 2024Jan 26, 2024
Published inSpecial CollectionsRamsay MacDonald (1866–1937): 1st Labour Prime MinisterThe 22 January 2024 marks exactly a hundred years since the United Kingdom’s first short-lived Labour Government. What follows is a brief…Jan 4, 2024Jan 4, 2024