Newsletter 8

Welcome to the latest edition of the Glamorgan Record Office Newsletter

New Accessions ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Library accessions	Cardiff: the Building of a Capital	Archives Awareness Month	New leaflets	Freddie Welsh
Staff News	First Friday	Digital photography	Access policy and strategy	Useful websites

NEW ACCESSIONS

The list that follows gives brief details of accessions received by gift, deposit or purchase for the period 1 June to 31 August 2003. 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. Reference codes or accession numbers are given in brackets.

LOCAL AUTHORITIES

Bridgend County Borough Council, records of predecessor authorities - minutes, files and plans, C19-C20 (2003/90)

Mid Glamorgan County Council, photographs of Glamorgan County Council Chairmen, c.1910-1974 (2003/95)

Glamorgan County Council, Clerk’s Department Welfare Section, deed wallets, C20 (2003/101)

Cardiff Poor Law Union, abstracts of accounts, 1908-1930 (2003/112)

Glamorgan Record Office, signed duplicate lists; record of parish register facsimiles; record of Mid Glamorgan County Council documents; work given to photographers; visitors books; record of outside repair and binding, c.1939-c.1995 (2003/121)

Pentyrch Community Council, minutes and copies of 'Community Link' magazine, 1972-2001 (2003/123)

St. Hilary Parish Council / Community Council, minutes; charity distribution books; bazaar accounts; Cricket Club minutes and score book, 1883-1973 (2003/131)

A new accession at the Glamorgan Record Office awaits processing
A new accession awaits processing

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Borough of Cowbridge, declarations of oaths by Mayors of Cowbridge, 1894-1926 (2003/132)

Llandough-juxta-Penarth Community Council, minutes, 1982-2000 (2003/141)

RELIGION

St. Hilary parish records, late C20 (2003/92)

Friends of Llandaff Cathedral, 70th
Annual Report, 2002-2003 (2003/93)

Records of Bethesda Church, Merthyr Tydfil, 1908-1933 (2003/98)

Llancarfan parish, valuation list and poor rate book, 1893 and c.1960s (2003/99)

Carmel Congregational Church, Bonvilston, daily receipts and payments, 1862-1889 (2003/114)

Tabor Congregational / United Reformed Chapel, Maesycymer, register of members; financial books; letters of transfer; minutes; photographs, c.1845-2002 (2003/115)

Caerphilly Methodist Circuit, minutes; collection journals; register of trust deeds; records of contributions; registers of services; account books; pulpit notices, 1926-1989 (2003/133)

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EDUCATION

Eglwysilan and Bedwas Charity School, conveyances, 1851 (2003/106)

Howells School, Cardiff, 'Hywelian Magazine',
1956 (2003/111)

Grangetown School and Ninian Park School, Cardiff, log books and admission registers, c.1884-1989 (2003/120)

Cowbridge School, nomination of Headmaster and copies of correspondence regarding the school from the 'Bridgend Chronicle', 1765 and 1860 (2003/124)

Tonypandy Secondary (later Comprehensive) School,
log books, 1915-2000 (2003/128)

INDUSTRIAL AND BUSINESS

Stephenson & Alexander, records of Crawshay Bailey and Blandy-Jenkins estates, C19-C20 (2003/91); client files, c.1911-1920s (2003/116, 2003/117, 2003/138)

Accounts book of an unidentified building society or loan broker, 1869-1903 (2003/136)

Office of Government Commerce, leases and agreements for properties at Bute Docks, Cardiff, 1865-1987 (2003/139)

Spectacles Shop and Opticians, Merthyr Tydfil, finance book and account book, 1908-1933 (2003/98)

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FAMILY, ESTATE AND PERSONAL

The Court, St. Fagan’s, inventory and specification of internal rebuilding and furnishing of The Court, St. Fagan’s, for Sir David Richard Llewellyn, 1921-1942 (2003/88)

Williams family of Whitchurch, postcard albums and printed ephemera, C19-C20 (2003/89)

Papers relating to Mrs M. P. Moore, order of service from the funeral of Mrs M. Patricia Moore, and photograph of Mrs Moore with visiting Ukrainian archivist and Mr. Iorwerth Rees, 1990s-2002 (2003/96)

Deeds relating to Cottrell Mansion, 1802-1809 (2003/104)

Deeds relating to properties in Cowbridge and Llanblethian, 1863-1892 (2003/105)

Papers of Miss B. D. Bowen and family, C20 (2003/118)

Police notebook of Thomas Richards, Merthyr Tydfil Borough Police, Police War Reserve, recording incidents and offences, and a personal photograph, 1939-1946 (2003/122)

Sale particulars for Llandough Castle, 2003 (2003/125)

An account of Irene Herry (nee Lewis)’s experience at the Aberfan Disaster: ‘Aberfan Remembered: One Person’s Experience of a Disaster’, 2003 (2003/126)

Local memorabilia collected by Mrs E. I. R. Naish concerning the Dinas Powys and Cardiff areas, 1940s-1990s (2003/129)

Stuart Cohen and Mae Solicitors, pre-registration title deeds, C19-C20 (2003/134)

Papers relating to Captain Thomas Morgan, Cardiff, 2003 copies of papers dated 1894 (2003/140)

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SOCIETIES AND ASSOCIATIONS

Girl Guiding Cardiff and East Glamorgan, annual report, 2002 (2003/94)

‘HMS Cardiff’ Association, papers relating to the Association and to former Chief Petty Officer Frank Lintern, c.1930 onwards (2003/110)

Cowbridge Record Society, bye-laws, plans, correspondence, file on war damage, copy of 1681 charter, etc., c.1890-1996 (2003/135)

PICTORIAL

Photographs of railway signal boxes, etc., 1972-1996 (2003/87)

Copies of photographs taken by Glamorgan Record Office of Cardiff, Barry etc., late C19-early C20 (2003/100)

Photograph of girl in bathing suit, 1920s (2003/102)

Frank Riddett of Cardiff, photographic prints, negatives and glass negatives of views of Cardiff and Glamorgan, and of the photographer’s family and holidays, c.1930-c.1950 (2003/107)

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Churchill Way, Cardiff , showing the canal
Churchill Way, Cardiff, showing the canal

Photographs of Cardiff churches and of a presentation to the managing director of the Western Mail and Echo Ltd., 1954-1990s (2003/109)

POLICE

South Wales Police Authority, minutes, 1999-2002 (2003/119)

TRANSPORT

Duffryn Llynvi and Porthcawl Railway Co. Act, with annotations, 1825 (2003/97)

Seamen’s papers, 1896-1967 (2003/103)

Cardiff Pilotage, tickets for fees and counterfoils, 1865 (2003/130)

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FACSIMILES

General Register Office index to births, marriages and deaths on microfiche, 1998-2001 (2003/108)

WOMEN'S ARCHIVE OF WALES

Merched y Wawr, Cangen y Garth, minutes, programmes, correspondence, etc., 1999-2001 (2003/113)

Women's Archive of Wales, administrative papers including correspondence, programmes for meetings, newsletters etc., 1997-1999 (2003/127)

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LIBRARY ACCESSIONS

The list that follows gives brief details of selected accessions received into the Glamorgan Record Office library, by gift or purchase, for the period 1 June to 31 August 2003. Reference codes or accession numbers are given in brackets.

Glamorgan Family History Society, parish register indexes:
St. David's Roman Catholic Cathedral, Cardiff, 1836-1915
St. Michael's, Lougher, 1669-1994
St. John's, Troedyrhiw, 1860-1920
Monumental inscription indexes:
St. Cynwyd, Llangynwyd
Llanharan (5049)

J. Basil Phillips, Senghennydd: A Brave Community (1/37)

Helen Graham et al, The Feminist Seventies (R1221)

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CARDIFF: THE BUILDING OF A CAPITAL
Alun Pugh AM, who launched the exhibition, and other guests watch as the website is demonstrated	The Glamorgan Record Office successfully launched its heritage lottery funded project Cardiff: the Building of a Capital on Monday 8 September. Alun Pugh, Minister for Culture, Welsh Language and Sport opened the event which was held in the National Museum and Gallery, and attended by over 100 people.
The National Museum is hosting an exhibition about the project with the building plans at its heart for the rest of September. There is access through the GlanEly gallery to internet resources designed during the course of the project. The searchable database listing over 40, 000 building plans is also available. In October the exhibition will be moving to the Old Library, The Hayes, Cardiff.
For more information about the project and to look at these web based items just choose Cardiff: the Building of a Capital. If you would like to consult the plans visit the document searchroom.	Owen John Thomas AM viewing the exhibition Return to Top

ARCHIVE AWARENESS MONTH Archives Awareness Month Logo

For those of you who haven't heard, September is Archive Awareness Month. To mark this event, the Glamorgan Record Office is holding two exhibitions. Along with the 'Cardiff the Building of a Capital' exhibition at the National Museum and Gallery of Wales, a complementary exhibition focusing on the building regulation plans of other predecessor local authorities will be travelling around local libraries. 'Building a Community' can be seen at the following venues during September:

Merthyr Tydfil Central Library,
1-7 September

Bridgend Local Studies Library,
8-14 September

Aberdare Library,
15-21 September

Barry Library,
22-28 September

Bargoed Library,
29 September - 5 October

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NEW LEAFLETS

Two new leaflets have recently been launched.
The first, Becoming a House Detective, focuses on the sources available here at the Glamorgan Record Office for tracing the history of your house.

The second is based on Maritime Records. We hope that these will prove useful tools for our researchers. Both leaflets should be available at the Record Office and on the website soon.

FREDDIE WELSH

A researcher working on volumes from the Glamorgan Constabulary archive recently made an interesting discovery amongst the 'Poor Prisoners' Subsistence Book' for the Newbridge district, 1870-1880. Folded up inside the front cover was a paper napkin dedicated to the boxer, Freddie Welsh.
Freddie Welsh was born Frederick Hall Thomas on 5 March 1886 in Pontypridd. His father was a successful businessman, so unlike many of his contemporaries, Freddie didn't have to fight. As a child, he was frequently ill, and his parents sent him to California, where they hoped the climate would improve his health. Whilst there, he was advised to take up boxing, and showed a talent for the sport. As a young man, Freddie decided to begin boxing professionally, but he didn't want his mother to know, and so took on the stage name 'Welsh' in honour of his homeland. He fought a number of bouts in the US before returning to Wales on hearing that his mother was dying.

Napkin detailing Freddie Welsh’s career (DCON156/3)

In 1909, Freddie won both the European and British Lightweight titles, and took the Commonwealth title in 1912. In 1914, he fought Willie Ritchie for the World title, and won after 20 rounds. He finally retired in 1922 after 178 fights, only four of which he lost. He died in New York on 29 July 1927.

The napkin is a souvenir in commemoration of Freddie Welsh's great fight against Willie Ritchie for the Lightweight Championship of the World, which of course he won. It also lists in detail each of his fights prior to that date, noting where it took place, and the decision.

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STAFF NEWS

The Glamorgan Record Office has waved goodbye to a number of members of staff over the past few months. Christian Williams and Steven Locke, both project workers on the Cardiff the Building of a Capital project, left at the end of July after completing invaluable cataloguing and conservation work on the Borough of Cardiff building regulation plans. Anna McNally, our Trainee Archivist, has also moved on to study for a Masters in Archive Administration at the University College of London. We wish Chris, Steve and Anna all the best.

FIRST FRIDAY

It's almost the start of a new University term. Those of you enrolling on postgraduate courses may be interested in joining the First Friday group. The group meets on the first Friday of every month in the Glamorgan Coffee Shop. The aim is to discuss issues relating to your research and in particular the use of original archival sources and visits to Record Offices. If you're interested in joining, come along to a meeting, or contact the Record Office for more information.

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DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY

A new pricing system has been introduced for digital images of documents
produced in-house by the Glamorgan Record Office.

The charge for taking an initial image and producing it on disc is £3.50, with extra copies
charged at £1.20 each.
The cost for producing print-outs of images is slightly different. The charge for the initial
print-out is now £3.90, with a charge of £2.70 per additional image.

ACCESS POLICY AND STRATEGY

The Record Office has recently developed an access policy and strategy, which outline our commitment to public service delivery. Both documents can currently be consulted on the Record Office website, and will be available in hard copy soon.

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USEFUL WEBSITES
www.movinghere.org.uk	The Moving Here website has been developed in order to explore, record and illustrate why people came to England over the last 200 years, and what their experiences were and continue to be. The site relates to immigration into England only, and mainly concentrates on the Caribbean, Irish, Jewish and South Asian communities. Access to the site is free, and material currently available includes photographs, personal papers, government documents, maps, sound and video clips.
http://chrisb.4ce.co.uk/schools_site/index.php	The aim of this site is to provide family historians with an insight into the education of their ancestors. Information has been drawn from various sources, including photographs, admission registers, log books, census records and school histories. Access to the site is free, and information is currently included for 83 Glamorgan schools.
www.indiaman.com and www.fibis.org	Both these sites are devoted to people researching their ancestors in 'British India'. Information is included on army regiments, the civil service, the Indian Medical Service and boarding schools in India.
www.demon.co.uk/sfs/diseases.htm	Contains a table showing the names of diseases you may come across when searching through old medical records, along with equivalent modern terms.
www.gtj.org.uk	The Gathering the Jewels website has been updated. Visitors to the site can now search for a number of Glamorgan Record Office items, including the Wesley letters from the Fonmon Castle collection, and a series of public health maps of Merthyr Tydfil dating from 1851.

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