TY - JOUR AU - Eric Glasgow BT - Library Review IS - 8 LA - English N1 - Discusses the founding of the John Rylands Library. The collection was built by the wealthy British businessman as his personal collection. After his death his widow established the library which complemented the local public library by focusing on rare books and rare manuscripts, otherwise inaccessible in Manchester. The library became part of the University of Manchester in 1972. PY - 2000 SP - 400 EP - 403 T2 - Library Review TI - Manchester's John Rylands Library VL - 49 ER -