History Collections
Find out more about history collections and History Day
History Collections
Find out more about history collections and History Day
Special Collections (The University of Manchester Library)
https://www.library.manchester.ac.uk/rylands/special-collections/
The John Rylands Research Institute and Library promotes innovative research in the humanities and sciences using the unique special collections of the University of Manchester Library – National Research Library in the North. Its special collections are world-leading in their significance and diversity, encompassing several hundred languages and span the past 5000 years of human experience, from cuneiform tablets to British Pop ephemera.
History Day 2021 contributions
- The John Rylands Library features on a live stream from Senate House Library’s YouTube channel starting Thursday, 4 November, 12:30 GMT
- Blog: Flora Mancuniensis: The study of botany in 19th-century Manchester
- Blog: Global Tapestry and Vegan Action: Environmental activism in the 1960s
- Video
History Day 2020 contributions
- Live session, 11:00-12:00: The John Rylands Library – Let’s Talk about Food: In Conversation on the New World
Be the first to watch a new film and take part in a live Q&A around the food adventures of European settler colonists in the Americas. Historian Dr Rachel Winchcombe (University of Leeds) and plant scientist Professor Amanda Bamford (University of Manchester) discuss how the same foods are now shaping debates about sustainability and environmental change. Filmed on location in the beautiful and historic surroundings of The John Rylands Research Institute and Library.
- Live session, 14:00-15:00: Tour and Q&A of The John Rylands Research Institute and Library
15:00–16:00
Join us online for a live lockdown tour around the most popular spots in The John Rylands Library, University of Manchester. Meet virtually members of our Visitor Engagement Team who will share stories around the architecture and history of the library. Then catch up with Curators to find out more about resources and how to tailor your research around collections held here.
Further information on Zoom link for the event will be sent before the event.