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A blog about the work and collections of the National Library of Wales.
Due to the more personal nature of blogs it is the Library's policy to publish postings in the original language only. An equal number of blog posts are published in both Welsh and English, but they are not the same postings. For a translation of the blog readers may wish to try facilities such as Google Translate.
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Monthly Archives: December 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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