| The list that follows gives
brief details of accessions received by gift, deposit or purchase for
the period 1 December 2003 to 29 February 2004. Please note that not all
items shown are available for immediate consultation, and some dates given
are approximate. Some items may be on restricted access. Accession numbers
are given in brackets.
LOCAL AUTHORITIES Glamorgan Record Office, manual (2004/2) Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council, Register of Electors, 2003 (2003/170) Ogwr District Council and Ogwr Borough Council, seal impressions, C19th (2003/179) Ogwr District Council, plans and related papers , 1973-1986 (2004/6) Vale of Glamorgan County Borough Council, Register of electors, 2003 (2003/168) Welsh Counties Committee, photographs and drawings, c.1990 (2004/1)
RELIGION Church in Wales, St Augustine’s Church, Penarth, service registers and papers, and personal papers of Mrs D. V. Liles of Penarth, 1912-1999 (2004/8) Ararat Baptist Church, Whitchurch, Cardiff, minutes, roll books, registers, records of societies, financial records, Sunday school records, 1903-2000 (2003/171)
EDUCATION Blaenclydach Handicraft School, log book, 1908-1947 (2004/21) Bodringallt Senior Mixed School, log book, 1932-1978 (2004/19) Cowbridge Girls School, governors' minutes and letter book, 1927-1942 (2003/183) Cowbridge Grammar School, letter books, 1921-1927; 1935-1938; 1942-1947 (2003/184) Cowbridge Grammar School, correspondence relating to transfer of stained glass crests to Cowbridge church, 1978 (2004/14) Gladstone Centre for Manual Instruction, Cardiff, log book, 1908-1968 (2004/23) Llwyncelyn County Secondary School, log book, 1912-1973 (2004/22) HOSPITALS INDUSTRIAL AND BUSINESS Gwyn and Gwyn Solicitors, Cowbridge, additional papers, 1790s-mid C20th (2003/181) Richard England, importer of potatoes, Cardiff, business card, c.1900 (2004/3) St John’s Industries, Penydarren, account books and minutes, 1983-1989 (2003/174) Stephenson and Alexander, Chartered Surveyors, Cardiff, valuations, sale papers, correspondence, plans and OS maps, 1889; 1910-1983 (2003/175) (2004/5) (2004/10)
Business card of Richard England, importer of potatoes (2004/3)
FAMILY, ESTATE AND
PERSONAL Cardiff, property in Bute Street, Richards Street and Ruthven Street, deeds, 1879-1891 (2004/11) Cardiff, property in Evelyn Street and James Street, assignments and mortgage deeds, 1866-1923 (2004/9) Cardiff, Greenwoods Buildings, West Wharf Road, sale particulars, 1951 (2004/15) Cardiff, Lisvane Street, deeds, 1907 (2004/18) Cilfynydd, Oakland Terrace, deeds, C19 (2004/12) Councillor John Smith, additional papers including financial papers, committee papers and reports, community newsletters and correspondence, 1999-2003 (2003/176) Court Colman Estate, records including volumes containing lists of estate houses and tenants, 1930s-1970s (2003/167) Laleston and Tythegston, mortgage relating to land in, C19 (2004/12) Thomas Lewis (Thomas ap Lewis), Thomas Jones (Arfonfab) and Thomas Williams (Brynfab), papers and draft novel ‘The Royal Tewdwrs', C19th-C20th (2004/13) Vokes family papers, relating to property in Llandaff and Cardiff, C19-C20 (2004/12) PICTORIAL Glamorganshire canal weighbridge, North Road, Cardiff, photograph, pre-1940 (2003/178) Tonypandy coal strike, photograph of police, 1911 (2003/180)
Police at Tonypandy during the coal strike, 1911 (2003/180) SOCIETIES AND ASSOCIATIONS Côr Cochion Caerdydd (Cardiff Red Choir), publication about their history, 2003 (2004/16) Cowbridge Charity Trustees, minutes, 1928-1953 (2003/182) Valleys Cycle Club, booklet describing bikes and walkway trails, c.2003 (2004/4) MAPS AND PLANS MISCELLANEOUS |
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The list that follows gives brief details of selected accessions received into the Glamorgan Record Office library, for the period 1 December 2003 to 29 February 2004. Reference codes or accession numbers are given in brackets. Alcock, N. W., Documenting the History of Houses (R/1241) Brunning, D. et al, Llantwit Major: Aspects of its history Vol. 1 & Vol. 2 (21/10 & 21/11) Glamorgan Family History Society Glamorgan Family History Society Merthyr Historian Vols. 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16 (G/129) Rattenbury, Gordon, & Lewis, M. J., Merthyr Tydfil Tramroads and their Locomotives (4/102) Salway, Gareth, Penallta Colliery: An Illustrated History 1905 – 1991 (2/15) Welsh History Review, Vol. 24, No. 1 (W/107) Welsh Railways Archive Journal, Vol. 3, No. 8 (W/527) |
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| Two new members of staff joined us here at the Glamorgan Record Office during the past quarter. Joanne Jones and Jayne Miller both arrived at the beginning of December Joanne has started work as a temporary Archivist at the Record Office until the end of March 2005, after working at the Royal Mail archive in London. She says 'I'm really looking forward to meeting our researchers and working with the wonderful range of records held at the Glamorgan Record Office.'
(l-r) Jayne Miller and Joanne Jones Jayne is our new Preservation Assistant. Jayne says of her work that 'cleaning, repackaging and preserving documents means that they will still be around in years to come to bring someone, somewhere the enjoyment of being able to read about their past'. |
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In February, the Record Office was pleased to welcome three librarians from the Baakleen National Library in the Lebanon. Maha Okaily, Mofeed Fouad Saeed and Chada Abou Shakra were on an exchange visit to Britain which was organised by the British Council. During their visit, they were given a tour of the Record Office, and were particularly interested in the work of the conservation section in preservation management and the care for and repair of maps and plans. |
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| www.rcahmw.org.uk
This is the site of the Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments Wales. The Commission has recently launched its 'Chapels Database', which lists basic information on all known nonconformist chapels in Wales. Capel, the Chapels Heritage Society, was formed to encourage the study and preservation of, and to safeguard the Nonconformist heritage of Wales. Their website includes details of chapels currently under threat. http://www.evidenceincamera.co.uk/ Evidence in Camera was created by The Aerial Reconnaissance Archives (TARA) at Keele University. The aim is to make 5.5 million photographs taken over occupied Western Europe by the Allies during World War II accessible via the internet. http://www.documentsonline.pro.gov.uk/ Documents Online allows you to access digital images from The National Archives' collections. Searching the index to these documents is free, and it is possible to download the images at a cost of £3 per document. Documents currently available include: World War I Campaign Medals - almost all of the men and women who saw active service overseas were awarded a campaign medal, making this essentially the most complete listing of all officers and soldiers who fought in World War I. Wills - the complete series of more than 1 million wills proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury from 1384 to 1858 are available to view, along with the wills of some famous names, including William Shakespeare's, which can be downloaded and viewed free of charge. New Releases - documents created by Government Departments are usually closed for 30 years. Most are released on 1 January, 30 years after the date of the last document on the file. The annual releases of public records are known as New Year's Openings, and many can be viewed here. Society and Law - this category contains records relating to immigration, crime and disasters, as well as legal documents. Among the images are photographs of prisoners from the Victorian period, the Magna Carta, convict transportation registers, and passenger lists which include Charlie Chaplin. A recent addition is a selection of key documents relating to gay and lesbian history. Many more records and documents are also available - have a look at the website for a summary. |
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| A recent change in the law
affecting copyright means that the Record Office can no longer supply
photocopies of documents to third parties working on behalf of other people.
This means that researchers visiting the Record Office, including record agents, will have to ensure that their client signs any photocopying form before it is submitted to Record Office staff. To make this easier, our selection of photocopying forms can now be downloaded and printed out from our website (www.glamro.gov.uk). If you have any questions regarding this issue, please contact us here at the Record Office, or ask the archivist or searchroom supervisor on your next visit. |
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