Monthly Archives: August 2011

Wales’s First Female Photographer

Posted on August 17, 2011

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 …

Posted in Digitisation |

The Library’s Archive of Historical Posters

Posted on August 12, 2011

“ONE OF THE GREATEST HUMAN CURIOSITIES IN THE WHOLE WORLD. THE CAMBRIAN PORCUPINE LAD” – a 9 nine year old boy with a growth on …

Posted in Digitisation |

An Archivist’s Ire

Posted on August 9, 2011

I had already prepared this blog last week.I had written about my recent trip to Florence and the contribution of that beautiful city to global …

Posted in Uncategorized |

Autumn Events at the Library

Posted on August 3, 2011

Although we’re still in August, our sights are well and truly aimed towards the Library’s Autumn programme of events. The Drwm – the Library’s multi-media …

Posted in News and Events |

Shattering some illusions in north east Wales

Posted on August 2, 2011

Following the celebration of the Library building’s centenary in July, we are proud to announce the opening of our extension! I am referring to the …

Posted in Collections |

Sharing Conservation Decisions

Posted on August 1, 2011

My colleague, David Michael, opened his recent blog on accountancy with a reference to Blur. My challenge is to beat this by linking Collection Care …

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