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In 2017, five researchers associated with the John Rylands Research Institute (Naomi Billingsley, Florence Impens, Katharina Keim, Alice Marples, and Oscar Seip)\u00a0engaged in conversations through which they discovered a shared interest in letters.\u00a0In spite of working in different disciplines, time periods, and languages it became clear they all used correspondence in their research. This common interest created a desire to share and compare their experiences.<\/p>\n

From there, these scholars developed a programme of seminars and workshops that ran between 2017 and 2018 to explore methods and best practices surrounding the use of correspondence in research. This programme was generously supported through a Collaboration Grant from the John Rylands Research Institute and the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures Research Network Fund.<\/p>\n

The level of engagement and interest from scholars within the University of Manchester, and beyond, was such that conversations were soon initiated to build on this momentum and establish a long-term future for correspondence studies at Manchester. Andrew Morrison (Classics, Ancient History and Archaeology) and Douglas Field (English and American Studies) joined the team in 2018 to support this new development. Under their vision and supervision the Lives of Letters Network has developed into the Manchester Centre for Correspondence Studies (MCCS).<\/p>\n

For this new chapter, we are pleased to continue our cooperation with the John\u00a0<\/span>Rylands<\/span>\u00a0Research Institute and the School of Arts, Languages and Culture. With their generous support, we were able to extend our programme of events in 2018\u20132019 with additional administrative support to set up and manage the centre.\u00a0<\/span>As of<\/span>\u00a019-20 four further colleagues join<\/span>ed the Centre as \u2018core members\u2019, who now run\u00a0<\/span>the Centre alongside the Co-directors.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Centre currently brings together around\u00a0<\/span>30 specialists from<\/span>\u00a0across the University of Manchester<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>(<\/span>English, History, Jewish Studies,\u00a0<\/span>John Rylands Research Institute and Library)<\/span>, supporting\u00a0<\/span>an active research community and\u00a0<\/span>a wide range<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>of seminars, training,\u00a0<\/span>public<\/span>\u00a0engagement activities<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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