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A unique piece of Wales’ Black history from Cardiff goes online: William Hall’s Slavery Narrative

6 August 2020

William Hall, an escaped slave and resident of Cardiff, published his life story from Bute Street in 1862 An extremely rare piece of Wales’ Black history has been published online for the first time. Published on the city’s Bute Street in 1862, William Hall’s “Personal Narrative” is a shocking and graphic account of his birth … … Continue reading →

No learning-lockdown here!

2 April 2020

Our doors may be closed, but whether from our attics, bedrooms, or desks-under-the-stairs, we are still here to support your learning, creativity, and well-being during these unprecedented times. No rest for the wicked, nor the self-isolated: we’ve been busy preparing a guide to free, digital primary sources from heritage organisations all over the world over … … Continue reading →

DCDC19: Navigating the digital shift – practices and possibilities

18 November 2019

A report from archivist Alison Harvey, who attended Discovering Collections, Discovering Communities (#DCDC19), a collaborative conference series hosted by The National Archives, Research Libraries UK, and Jisc, 12-14 November at Birmingham Conference and Events Centre. Introducing the Library of Birmingham  This year’s DCDC19 featured the option to attend one of three pre-conference workshops based at … … Continue reading →

City of Song: A Guide to Music Archives and Libraries in Cardiff

3 December 2018

Cardiff may be the UK’s most musical city: in addition to over 30 live music venues, it is home to some incredible music archives – from unique, original compositions and ancient volumes to newspaper cuttings of Tom Jones’ tabloid exploits. To celebrate our diverse music heritage, we invited experts and enthusiasts from all over the … … Continue reading →

Guest post: Exploring women’s libraries and book ownership, 1660-1820

19 October 2018

This guest post comes from Natalie Saturnia and Molly Patrick, undergraduates in English Literature, who took part in a research placement this summer as part of the Cardiff Undergraduate Research Opportunities Programme (CUROP). Natalie and Molly worked as research assistants on Dr Melanie Bigold’s project, ‘Her books: Women’s Libraries and Book Ownership, 1660-1820’. Dr Bigold’s … … Continue reading →

Guest Post: Safeguarding the Adrian Gibson Collection

20 September 2018

This guest post is courtesy of first year Architecture student Theodora Stefan, who has been working on the collection of architectural historian Adrian Gibson (d.2006) as part of a CUROP project with the Welsh School of Architecture and Special Collections and Archives. As a first year architecture student at Cardiff University, I have been studying … … Continue reading →

Guest Post: Barbier Archive Launch

28 June 2018

This guest post is courtesy of Katy Stone, an undergaduate with the School of Modern Languages who is currently working through the fascinating Barbier family archive as part of a CUROP project to catalogue this unique resource. Following a year of study abroad at l’Université Savoie Mont Blanc, France, I was delighted to be given … … Continue reading →

Exhibition: Collingwood Archive

9 May 2018

This exhibition explores the lives of the Collingwood family: four generations of influential artists and writers based in the Lake District. Their passions included art and art history, photography, archaeology, architecture, aviation, Icelandic studies, and philosophy. Launched on the first day of our Collingwood conference, the exhibition celebrates the archive and the year-long project to catalogue … … Continue reading →

Exhibition: Neighbourly Devils

13 March 2018

Don’t miss your last chance to see Neighbourly Devils, our exhibition on fairies and folklore in Wales! The exhibition will remain in Special Collections and Archives until 31 March, and can also be viewed online.  What exactly did the Puritan Charles Edwards mean in 1677 when he referred to the enchanting ‘devils’ who appeared as … … Continue reading →

Guest post: Conserving Edward Thomas’ herbarium

5 October 2017

The following post comes from Pamela Murray, an MSc Conservation Practice Student at Cardiff University and conservation volunteer at Glamorgan Archives. She has been working on the Edward Thomas Conservation project as a student conservator thanks to the generous support of the National Manuscript Conservation Trust.  Leaves and flowers are generally removed from archives or books … … Continue reading →