Editors Note: This is an archived blog post from 6/6/2012 Congratulations are in order to several members of the Manchester History community! Jack Burke (BA History) was the student winner of the University’s Social Responsibility and Volunteer of the Year award in recognition of his work as project manager of Student Action’s weekly soup kitchen….
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Ian Field wins competition to provide artwork for Alan Gilbert Learning Commons
Editors Note: This is an archived blog post from 6/9/2012 One of our PhD students, Ian Field, is one of the winners of the University’s competition to provide artwork for the new Alan Gilbert Learning Commons, which will be opening soon. Congratulations to Ian – you can see some of his images below. About his…
Elizabeth Gaskell’s House Saved from Decay
Editors Note: This is an archived blog post from 15/6/2012 The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has awarded £1.85million to restore Elizabeth Gaskell’s House. Thanks to this support, the Italianate villa of 84 Plymouth Grove, where the author of Cranford and North and South lived with her family for 15 years, will now be fully…
The 1945 Pan African Congress in Manchester
Image courtesy of Working Class Movement Library Editors Note: This is an archived blog post from 20/8/2012 The Manchester Museum will host a panel debate on the 1945 Pan African Congress. From 15 to 21 October 1945, Manchester was the setting for 90 delegates who gathered at All Saints, Manchester, for the fifth Pan…
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