Archives Assistant Stephanie Basford-Morris reflects on cataloguing her first archive collection, as part of her course in Archive Administration at Aberystwyth University. From the start of my course this had been an assignment I was really looking forward to, and it certainly didn’t disappoint.  I was lucky with the collection itself, which is a personal … Continue reading A personal perspective – cataloguing the papers of Marian Henry Jones

With the TCS London Marathon taking place this Sunday on the 23rd April, we thought we’d rummage through our sporting collections and discover the history of this old 1930s running vest! Running vest of W.A.Rees, Swansea University College Harriers [UNI/SU/PC/7/8] The vest is white cotton with forest green stripes, embellished with a red dragon embroidered … Continue reading A Personal Vest : Running at Swansea in the 1930s

An archival collection documenting the history of Gower has been excitedly uncovered by Archives Assistant (and Gower native!) Sarah Thompson. The Chapman collection offers a unique insight into Gower through time. Spanning over half a century (1900-1955), the Chapman collection was created by the Antiquarian Donald Le Cronier Chapman. Chapman was a Lloyd’s agent for … Continue reading Gower Through Time

Archives Assistant Stephanie Basford-Morris reflects on her experience of going ‘back to school’ as an adult with a distance learning MA Archives Administration course, and highlights material giving an insight into adult learning over the decades in the Richard Burton Archive collections. Do you remember the particular joy of buying new stationary for back to school?  This childhood … Continue reading Back to School: Archives & Adult Learning