Student blog by Madelaine McDonald As part of the University’s History and American Studies degree, second year students are trained to make use of the rich archival collections held around the city relating to the history of the United States. Students work with collections held at John Rylands Research Institute…

By Mae Connolly As part of the University’s History and American Studies degree, second year students are trained to make use of the rich archival collections held around the city relating to the history of the United States. Students work with collections held at John Rylands Research Institute and Library…

Blog post by Ian Graham, Reader Services The University of Manchester Library is home to the archive of the Manchester Guardian and within this vast collection there is a chunky folder of letters and telegrams sent to the Editor of the Guardian, and carbon copies of the corresponding replies. They…

A blog post by Dr Janette Martin (Research and Learning Manager) and Dr Joshua Brown (Lecturer and former Artist in Residence at the John Rylands Research Institute and Library). On 25 February 2022, The John Rylands Library hosted a group of post graduate students and their tutor Dr Josh Brown…

As part of the University’s History and American Studies degree, second year students are trained to make use of the rich archival collections held around the city relating to the history of the United States. Students work with collections held at John Rylands Research Institute and Library (which includes records…

As part of the University’s History and American Studies degree, second year students are trained to make use of the rich archival collections held around the city relating to the history of the United States. Students work with collections held at John Rylands Research Institute and Library (which includes records…

To mark Refugee Week 2022, the University of Manchester Library is highlighting the work of Nancy Cunard (1896–1965), former heiress, author and political activist who acted as a reporter for the Manchester Guardian during the closing days of the Spanish Civil War. …

By Sophia Louise Lee Norman Shrapnel — biography Norman Shrapnel (1912–2004) was a political and cultural journalist, an author and nature-lover. He worked and reported for The Manchester Guardian (and later The Guardian), The BBC and various other magazines, journals, and newspapers in the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s. Shrapnel kept diaries, meticulously sorted into…

This blog accompanies a workshop held at the Rylands on 16 December 2021 for University of Manchester PGCE History students. It provides a summary of how to locate and surface physical and digitised sources for Women’s History. Stories of women’s lives are embedded throughout our collections — though not often…