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Introducing the (Manchester) Guardian teaching resources
Introducing the (Manchester) Guardian teaching resources
2021 was an important year for one of the University of Manchester Library’s largest archive collection. The Guardian (formerly Manchester)…
Dr Janette Martin
May 3, 2021
The Guardian Archive as a resource for learning about African Decolonisation
The Guardian Archive as a resource for learning about African Decol...
Guest blog by Owen Mills, postgraduate student on the MA in Art Gallery and Museum Studies at the University of Manchester.
Owen Mills
May 17, 2023
Anniversaries: The Guardian newspaper through time and place
Anniversaries: The Guardian newspaper through time and place
This anniversary blog highlights objects from our bicentenary exhibition and from the wider Guardian (formerly Manchester Guardian) Archive…
Dr Janette Martin
Apr 27, 2021
Using the Manchester Guardian in your assessments or dissertations
Using the Manchester Guardian in your assessments or dissertations
The University of Manchester Special Collections includes the Guardian (formerly Manchester Guardian) Archive. It is a rich primary source…
Dr Janette Martin
Mar 22, 2021
Manchester Guardian
West African decolonisation and the Manchester Guardian Archive
West African decolonisation and the Manchester Guardian Archive
The John Rylands Research Institute and Library is home to a huge number of special collections including works of art, objects…
Fatima Shaban
Jul 12, 2023
Harry “Donny” Davies: An Old International
Harry “Donny” Davies: An Old International
Blog post by Ian Graham, Reader Services
Dr Janette Martin
Aug 5, 2022
Nancy Cunard’s Spanish Civil War reports
Nancy Cunard’s Spanish Civil War reports
Nancy Cunard (1896–1965), former heiress, author and political activist was hired by the Manchester Guardian during the closing days of the…
Dr Janette Martin
Jun 7, 2022
Humanitarian Reporting: Nancy Cunard
Humanitarian Reporting: Nancy Cunard
Content Warning Historical resources referred to in this post reflect the racial prejudices of the era in which they were created, and some…
Kirat Sagoo
May 14, 2021
CP Scott (1846–1932): Editor, MP and archetypal ‘Manchester Man’
CP Scott (1846–1932): Editor, MP and archetypal ‘Manchester Man’
CP Scott was only 25 years old when he became Editor of the Manchester Guardian in 1872 — hiding his youth under a beard and a stern…
Dr Janette Martin
Apr 5, 2021
Madeline Linford: founder and first editor of the Manchester Guardian’s Woman Page
Madeline Linford: founder and first editor of the Manchester Guardi...
Madeline Linford 1895–1975 has been called one of the most remarkable newspaperwomen of her time. She was the founder and first editor of…
Dr Janette Martin
Mar 23, 2021
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