John Reed at Oxford
John Reed (whose diaries we have recently acquired)was at Magdalen College in the early 1950s where he was a diligent if rather anxious student. He enjoyed all the usual activities...
Read moreJohn Reed (whose diaries we have recently acquired)was at Magdalen College in the early 1950s where he was a diligent if rather anxious student. He enjoyed all the usual activities...
Read moreWe have recently acquired this beautiful panoramic representation of the 104th Psalm illustrated by Susan Maria ffarington of Leyland in Lancashire. The work measures 10cm by over three and...
Read moreWe are very pleased to make available a pdf of Richard Hills’ new work The North Western Museum of Science and Industry: Some Reminiscences. This is only available through Chetham’s...
Read moreBasilius Besler’s ‘Great Herbal’ is one of the largest books in the Library and certainly the heaviest. The enormous large folio volume is full of beautiful engravings of the...
Read moreA query from a reader this morning revealed that one of the famous Rochdale Pioneers was educated here at Chetham’s in the early years of the nineteenth century. John Bent...
Read moreThis week on our 101 Treasures Page we take a look at two manuscripts of great significance. These are the Invoices Book and the Accessions Register, kept in the early...
Read moreLibrary staff travelled down to Oxford last night for the launch of Terence Ranger’s book Writing Revolt: An Engagement with African Nationalism 1957-67. The book is dedicated to the memory...
Read moreThe Library has recently been given a large number of diaries belonging to the academic and political activist John Reed (1929-2012), a gift from his brother, Alan. John Reed made...
Read moreThis atmospheric image of Manchester Town Hall on a moonlit night was produced in the early years of the twentieth century and is part of a large album of postcards...
Read moreThis week our 101 Treasures page is devoted to the fascinating character of James Crossley, Manchester man of letters, prolific book collector, antiquarian, founder of the Chetham Society and Honorary...
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