The list that follows gives brief details of accessions received by gift, deposit or purchase for the period 1 September to 30 November 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. Accession numbers are given in brackets.
LOCAL AUTHORITIES
Rudry Community Council, minutes and reports, 1988 - 2001
Llangan Community Council, minutes, 1942-1999
Merthyr Tydfil Borough Council, planning application files, 1974-1975
RELIGION
East Glamorgan English Baptist Association, financial papers,
correspondence, minutes and reports, 1937-1996
Tabernacle English Baptist Church, Troedyrhiw, minutes, accounts, correspondence and financial records, 1889-1985
Barry Island English Baptist Church, minutes and attendance register, 1906-1982
EDUCATION
Bryn Celynog Comprehensive School, Beddau, log books, 1931-1992
Church Village Constitutional Club 'Tug of War'
Team, 1940 (2003/163)
INDUSTRIAL AND BUSINESS
South Wales Institute of Engineers, minutes, accounts, correspondence,
lists of members and photographs, 1857-1992
Stephenson and Alexander, papers relating to the Blandy Jenkins, Llanharan Estate, C19
Edwards Geldard, deeds of properties in Cardiff and Bristol, 1791-1904
Anti-war poster from the Violet John Collection (2003/145)
FAMILY, ESTATE AND
PERSONAL
Bishop family of South Wales and Gloucester, article on John
Bishop, gamekeeper at Penlline Castle, 2003
A.S.Corbett Papers, list of birds seen at Pontcanna and Cardiff Castle, 1905-1910
Violet John Collection, anti-Iraq war and miscellaneous political printed ephemera, newscuttings and photographs, 2002-2003
P.M. Reid Collection, sales particulars of Sker House, Porthcawl, 2003
Sidney G.R. Hamblen Papers, personal and professional papers collected whilst a solicitor in Cardiff, 1894-1972
Dinas Powys Manor, copy of manorial court book, 1626-1636
Thomas of Llanbradach, leases and papers, 1854-1995
James Noel Davies Collection, 'Some estates in the south Wales Valleys: Landscape issues' - a thesis on housing estates in the Rhondda and Merthyr Tydfil, C20
Anti-war poster from the Violet John Collection (2003/145)
POLITICS
Allan Rogers MP, index to constituency files, 1993-2001
TRANSPORT
Registrar of Shipping and Seamen, registers of shipping for the
port of Cardiff, 1906-1994
PICTORIAL
Dillwyn Lewis Collection, photographs of the parish of Llanwit
Fardre used in a published parish history, 1865-1980
Photograph taken from the Dillwyn Lewis Collection (2003/163)
SOCIETIES AND ASSOCIATIONS
Welsh National Championship Dog Show, schedule of show in Cardiff,
1972
Cardiff and District Soroptimists, minutes, correspondence, accounts, 1951-2001
Cowbridge Records Society, index of Llantrithyd people extracted from various sources, 1997
Edwards Millions Collection, facsimile plan of New York, 1776
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 September to 30
November 2003. Reference codes or accession numbers are given in brackets.
Glamorgan Family History
Society, parish register indexes:
St. Mary's R.C. Church, Merthyr Tydfil, 1859-1928
St. Illtyd R.C. Church, Dowlais, 1836-1900
Llansamlet, 1680-1935
Michaelstone-y-Fedw, 1603-1967
St. John's, Skewen, 1850-1929
St. John juxta Swansea, 1785-1923
St. David's R.C. Church, Cardiff, 1836-1915
Morgannwg, vol.43
Watford Congregational Church: An Account of it's History
Jeff Alden (ed.), Llanblethian Buildings and People, (Cowbridge Record Society, 2001)
Peter Cobb, At Cowbridge Grammar School, 1949-1966, (Cowbridge Record Society, 2001)
Jeff Alden (ed.), Cowbridge and District Remembered, (Cowbridge Record Society, 2002)
Jeff Alden (ed.), Old Inns and Alehouses of Cowbridge, (Cowbridge Record Society, 2003)
Ivor Congregational Church, Dowlais: 1860-1960
Caswell, Gaydon and Warrender, Ebbw Vale: The Works, 1790-2002
During the past quarter, the Glamorgan Record Office has bid farewell to two members of staff. Claire Collins spent two years at the Record Office, firstly as a temporary archivist and then as project archivist on the 'Cardiff: the Building of a Capital' project. We wish Claire all the best in her new role as archivist at Gloucestershire Record Office. We also waved goodbye to our preservation assistant Rachel Mackenzie, and wish her well in her new home.
New members of staff at the Glamorgan Record Office (l-r) Hayden Burns, Laura Gardner and Stefan Walker
It hasn't all been goodbyes, though, as we've also welcomed a number of new members of staff. Firstly, you might have seen a new face welcoming you into the Record Office over the past few months. Stefan Walker is our new Receptionist. “I’ve taken over from Laura on reception and switchboard. If you have an enquiry then I’ll do my best to help you”.
Our new Trainee Archivist, Laura Gardner, began work in September; "hopefully you'll all have met me in one of the searchrooms". We also have a new project archivist based at the Glamorgan Record Office. Hayden Burns will be working with us for the next two years producing catalogue descriptions for inclusion in the Archives Network Wales project. Hayden has recently qualified as an archivist, and says that he's "very excited about the current project".
Are you concerned about reported council tax raises? Is there a better way to fund our local services? How about a tax based on the number of windows or hearths in your house?
These were the kinds of taxes levied in the 16th to 19th centuries, as documented in the Quarter Sessions records stored at the Glamorgan Record Office. Ownership of horses, carriages, servants or land were also the basis for taxes at this time.
The income tax assessment dicscovered amongst the Glamorgan Quarter Session (Q/D/O/1)
Recently Glamorgan archivists made the unusual discovery of a surviving income tax assessment amongst the Quarter Sessions records - income tax returns were generally not preserved. This return dates from the year that income tax was introduced, 1798, and gives details of Mr James Walters, a Custom House Officer from Penarth, who paid £3 in tax on ‘offices or employments of profit’ (Q/D/O/1).
The Glamorgan Quarter Sessions records are a goldmine of information relating to the administration of the County from 1719-1971. They include records on county gaols, lunatic asylums and the constabulary. Other records document the activities of the Quarter Sessions Court in session, including minutes, indictments and presentments, oath rolls to name a few. The records relating to land tax assessments also served the dual purpose of acting as registers of electors, in a time when the right to vote was based on the ownership of freehold land.
Archive Network Wales, or ANW, is an on-line searchable database which will allow users to identify major archives relating to their topic of interest, and the repositories holding them. By December 2005, it will include more than 4000 records created by the project team, describing the catalogued holdings of the project partners. The site allows simple word and phrase searches, and is also indexed by subject, personal name, company name and place. Further information can be found at www.archivesnetworkwales.info
Work on the Glamorgan Record Office contribution to the Archive Network Wales is now underway. Hayden, our project archivist, is busy creating collection level descriptions of archives for inclusion in the database, and so far 144 Glamorgan entries have been submitted, and should be on the website soon.
www.tate.org.uk/archivejourneys
Tate Archive on-line allows you to take a look at the gallery's archival
collections, including records detailing the Tate's own history and material
relating to the Bloomsbury group.
www.unionhistory.info
This website details trade union history using items from the TUC Library
collections. Visitors to the site can use a timeline of trade union history
to access information about major events and personalities in the history
of the trade union movement. The first sections of material available
digitally include the General Strike archive and the first one hundred
years of TUC reports.
www.history.uk.com
The 'DIY' section of this site allows visitors to 'research a church'
using their 'how to guide' to sources and the clues to look for in the
building itself.
www.lookingatbuildings.org.uk
Pevsner Architectural Guides have established this site, which includes
an illustrated architectural glossary and a guide to useful works of reference.
This site could be useful when used in conjunction with Glamorgan Record
Office's own 'Cardiff the Building of a Capital' webpages and database
of plans.
A new term of Glamorgan Record Office Starter Sessions begins in January. All courses are £9.50 each. To book a place on any of the courses please contact the Centre for Lifelong Learning, Senghennydd Road, Cardiff, CF24 4AG (Tel.: 029 2087 4831). The following Starter Sessions will be held between January and March 2004:
| GETTING
STARTED Monday 19 January 2004 14.00-18.00 |
An introduction
to the sorts of records held by the office, the finding aids and how to use them in both searchrooms, document handling and office procedures |
| IN
THE WORKHOUSE Wednesday 28 January 2004 18.00-20.00 |
See what the records of the workhouse and other organisations can tell you about life in Glamorgan in times past |
| STARTING
YOUR FAMILY TREE Wednesday 11 February 2004 18.00-20.00 |
This popular topic can be confusing at first, but once the available sources are understood anyone should be able to find out who their ancestors were |
BECOMING
A HOUSE DETECTIVE Monday 16 February 2004 14.00-16.00 |
Find out how much you can establish about your house, and the buildings in your area |
| USING
MAPS AND PLANS |
Printed and manuscript maps can reveal a wealth of detail about the past |
| LOOKING
AFTER THE PAST Monday 15 March 2004 14.00-16.00 |
Many people have their own records at home. Discover how to care for them and carry out simple repairs, to ensure their long term survival |
| READING
OLD HANDWRITING Wednesday 24 March 2004 18.00-20.00 |
An introduction to the handwriting of previous ages, with some tips on how to decipher the letters, and on abbreviations commonly used |
© Glamorgan Record Office, 2003