The General Strike of May 1926 This Sunday will mark 100 years since the start of the General Strike on 3 May 1926. Our blog article today looks at photographs held at Glamorgan Archives that were taken during the General Strike and the ongoing Coal Strike. bit.ly/4w4ZhRh

The Worker’s May-Pole, Walter Crane, 1894.

Today, May 1, is International Workers' Day! It commemorates the sentencing to death of eight anarchist workers in Chicago who were framed for throwing a bomb at police who attacked a strike demonstration in May 1886 shop.workingclasshistory.com/products/the...

Next week marks the centenary of the 1926 General Strike and I have enjoyed delving in the archives at the John Rylands Library to find stories of this dramatic moment in British labour history. rylandscollections.com/2026/05/01/s...

Ahead of International Women’s Day, join curators to explore recent acquisitions relating to the Suffragettes. Highlights include Hunger Strike Medals awarded to sisters Margaret and Frances McPhun. 📅Thursday 5 March, 2-3.30pm. Find us in the reading room on level 2. No need to book, just drop in.

Excited to be in a discussion about preservation of humanitarian archives at Hum & Conflict Response Insti at Univ of Manchester. The loss of fed funding for foreign aid had wide impact, including the sustainability of continued access to critical archives. www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/l...

Aftermath of war The experiences & treatment of ex-servicemen, physically or psychologically affected by the First World War, seen through archives relating to the 'sweated trades' in the 1910s & 1920s More sources on working people & disability digitised & indexed at warwick.ac.uk/services/lib...

There's a few tickets left for this cold war mystery. The John Rylands Library 12 June www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/murder-in-....

NDAs can silence victims of abuse & harassment. Let's change this! Sign the petition to ensure the Employment Rights Bill bans NDAs in cases of misconduct. #StopAbusiveNDAs #EmploymentRightsBill you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...

Delighted to be at the 3rd Truth Telllers summit

Huddersfield-born Harold Wilson became PM for a third time #OnThisDay 1974, after Edward Heath's talks with the Liberals failed. Painting by Ruskin Spear (National Portrait Gallery).

Liverpool Kids, 1964, by Astrid Kirchherr (1938-2020). She was engaged to Stuart Sutcliffe, the Beatles' bassist, before his death in 1962.

Polyp has another book on the horizon and perfect for these crazy times. A raucous comic book, ridiculing and rebuking conspiracy theory paranoia with science and satire. Help him get his project off the ground by checking out the Debunked crowd funder tinyurl.com/3k34v3dj

Great blog by Rylands colleagues on DeepStore well worth a read! urldefense.com/v3/__https:/...

Event to mark International Women's Day at Marsden Library. Please do circulate - all welcome. friendsofmarsdenlibrary.org.uk/event/floren...

www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai... The John Rylands Library is looking for a new Head of Collections. Please do share widely. I'd like a good boss 😁 @historyhannahb.bsky.social @janeydonald.bsky.social @bronterre1.bsky.social