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Grant Collier in Special Collections

Mar 2, 2022

Watercolour portrait of Kathleen Mary Drew Baker,

Kathleen Drew-Baker: Manchester’s “Mother of the Sea”

Julie Ramwell in Special Collections

Mar 1, 2022

Head and shoulders photographic portrait of a Victorian woman wearing round glasses and a cameo brooch.

Lydia Ernestine Becker (1827–90)

The fight for female suffrage

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UML Special Collections in Special Collections

Oct 17, 2022

Henry ‘Box’ Brown emerging from the crate in which he mailed himself from Richmond, Virginia to Philadelphia. Surrounding the box are four figures, including the abolitionist, Frederick Douglass.

Whose Story?

Post by Inbal Harding - Curator, Diversifying Collections

Grant Collier in Special Collections

Nov 7, 2022

Screenshot of aerial map of Manchester on Google street view. Featuring a plotted route along the invisible Cornbrook river in blue.

A Walk Along the Cornbrook

Original content by Dr John Piprani and Alexandra McGaughrin Cross. Edited by Grant Collier.

Dr Janette Martin in Special Collections

Oct 12, 2022

Elizabeth Wilson’s tea cosy

On Friday 14 October 2022 I visited Geneva to collect a tea cosy belonging to a Huddersfield housewife. How did this homely object end up starring in an international museum?

Dr Janette Martin in Special Collections

Jul 7, 2022

Manchester’s Union and Emancipation Society

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…

Alessia Benedetti in Special Collections

Oct 27, 2022

Photograph of nurses sitting next to babies in highchairs.

Collecting Health Histories

For History Day 2022, the John Rylands Research Institute and Library is delighted to offer a preview of our…

Dr Janette Martin in Special Collections

May 31, 2022

Black and white portrait photograph of Norman Shrapnel

The Norman Shrapnel Collection: journalist, author and observer

Dr Janette Martin in Special Collections

Aug 5, 2022

The sound of inspiration: Introducing MA Music Students to Special Collections

Dr Janette Martin in Special Collections

Jul 7, 2022

Scraps of the West: why Buffalo Bill’s Wild West tour captivated English audiences

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…

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