Special Feature: Manchester Histories Festival

This month 'Collections of the Month' highlights the Manchester Histories Festival. The Manchester Histories Festival is being held in Manchester Town Hall on March 21st 2009, 10am - 5pm. The Festival aims to show that there are many stories woven through the city’s past and looks like it’s going to be a fun-filled day out for all the family. Nine Hub Contributors are involved in the Festival. This month's special feature highlights how they are involved and includes links to their collections on the Hub and to their websites. Contributors involved are: • Ahmed Iqbal Ullah Race Relations Resource Centre, the University of Manchester • The John Rylands University Library, The University of Manchester • Labour History Archives • Manchester Museum • MMU Special Collections • National Co-operative Archives • Royal Northern College of Music Archives and Special Collections • University of Salford, Archives and Special Collections • Wellcome Library You can find links to their Hub contributors' pages from the March Collection of the Month page or from our link to the repositories. The page was created with input from all of the contributors involved and Mari Lowe from the Manchester Histories Festival. MHF website found at http://www.manchesterhistoriesfestival.org.uk/. Image: Photo of Manchester's skyline. Public domain image sourced from Wikimedia Commons.