Yearly Archives: 2011

Scrapbook of a ‘doting mother’

The manuscripts and papers of the composer Alun Hoddinott (1929-2008) are a treasure trove for future researchers, holding a wealth of material comprising manuscript scores, scrapbooks, concert programmes and a large body of correspondence. The scrapbooks in particular (some 60 … Continue reading

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Kyffin Williams Memories of his time at Highgate School, London

When Sir Kyffin Williams, Art Master at Highgate from 1944-73, died in 2006, much of his artwork was left to the National Library of Wales in Aberystwyth. Amongst the items in the Kyffin Williams Bequest were some 250 pictures produced … Continue reading

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John Warwick Smith

John ‘Warwick’ Smith (1749-1831) was a very famous watercolourist in his day, and throughout most of his career he was regarded as an important colourist. Between 1784 and 1806 he visited Wales frequently and he became enchanted by the country. … Continue reading

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Developing Welsh Wills Online at NLW: a Digital Collections Research Project

On Friday November 11th, 2011, the National Library of Wales hosted an Expert Seminar that scoped future development of the Welsh Wills online as a digital research resource with value to scholarship across the disciplines. The Seminar was organized by … Continue reading

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Tristan de Vere Cole and Augustus John

31 October 2011 was the fiftieth anniversary of the death of Augustus John (1878-1961) the eminent Tenby born artist famous for both his landscapes and portraits, which include paintings of numerous famous figures. To mark the occasion the Library has … Continue reading

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The NLW and the Europeana Libraries Project

The National Library of Wales, along with 19 other research and university libraries from 14 European countries, is now part of an exciting project to provide free access to 5 million digital objects over the next two years. The Europeana … Continue reading

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Parlez vous Iron Age?

History is big business these day. Yes, ‘past studies’ at it will no doubtedly soon be called in our universities, makes stars of sensible pullover and tank-top wearing lectures as they grace our tv screens and stare at us from … Continue reading

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The book that created Welsh history

A hundred years ago, in 1911, John Edward Lloyd (1861-1947) published his History of Wales from the earliest times to the Edwardian conquest, the manuscript draft of which is now NLW MSS 15071-3E. In doing so, according to his friend … Continue reading

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Menna Richards to give Welsh Political Archive Lecture

Menna Richards OBE, the former Controller of BBC Wales, will be the guest speaker at this year’s National Library annual Welsh Political Archive lecture which will be held on Friday 4 November 2011. This is the 25th NLW Welsh Political … Continue reading

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Wales’s First Female Photographer

About to be placed on the Library’s Digital Mirror is a real little treasure. This photographic album which dates from around 1853 was created by Mary Dillwyn (1816-1906), Wales’s first female photographer, and also one of Britain’s most notable early … Continue reading

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