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Sian Collins
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Head of Special Collections and Archives, University of Wales Trinity St David
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🎄✨Countdown to Christmas with us! From Dec 1st, unlock a new festive treasure from UWTSD’s Special Collections every day.

History, heritage & holiday cheer—what’s not to love?

📱Scan the QR posters on campus or follow the link!

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#UWTSDAdvent @uwtsd.bsky.social
The image is a promotional graphic for an advent calendar event by the University of Wales Trinity Saint David. The top section features a light blue sky with soft clouds. The middle part has a teal background containing the text promoting the advent calendar, written in both Welsh and English. Below the text, there is a winter-themed illustration depicting snow-covered ground, a wooden cabin with icicles, and clusters of white snowdrops with green leaves. On the right side, a QR code is centered within a bordered square, overlaying the illustration. The University of Wales Trinity Saint David logo is situated in the upper left corner, and a logo with a Santa hat is placed in the upper right corner. Alt-text: Promotional graphic for the UWTSD Special Collections Advent Calendar featuring snowy scenery and a QR code. Transcribed Text: Prifysgol Cymru University of Wales Trinity Saint David Calendr Adfent Casgliadau Arbennig PCYDDS UWTSD Special Collections Advent Calendar LLYFRAU ARHAGOR BOOKS & BEYOND
November 26, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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🎄✨Cyfri’r Dyddiau Tan y Nadolig gyda ni! O 1 Rhagfyr, dewch i ddarganfod trysorNadoligaidd o Gasgliadau Arbennig PCYDDS bob dydd. Hanes, treftadaeth a hwyl yr ŵyl– mwynhewch gyda ni!

📱Sganiwch y posteri QR ar y campws a dilyn y ddolen!
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#AdfentPCYDDS @uwtsd.bsky.social
The image is a promotional graphic for an advent calendar event by the University of Wales Trinity Saint David. The top section features a light blue sky with soft clouds. The middle part has a teal background containing the text promoting the advent calendar, written in both Welsh and English. Below the text, there is a winter-themed illustration depicting snow-covered ground, a wooden cabin with icicles, and clusters of white snowdrops with green leaves. On the right side, a QR code is centered within a bordered square, overlaying the illustration. The University of Wales Trinity Saint David logo is situated in the upper left corner, and a logo with a Santa hat is placed in the upper right corner. Alt-text: Promotional graphic for the UWTSD Special Collections Advent Calendar featuring snowy scenery and a QR code. Transcribed Text: Prifysgol Cymru University of Wales Trinity Saint David Calendr Adfent Casgliadau Arbennig PCYDDS UWTSD Special Collections Advent Calendar LLYFRAU ARHAGOR BOOKS & BEYOND
November 26, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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Due to popular demand we've added several extra sessions on 17 and 18 December. We want as many people as possible to enjoy our celebration of Jane Austen!
uwtsdlib.bsky.social UWTSDlib @uwtsdlib.bsky.social · 2d
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The 16th December is a very special Day for Jane Austen aficionados as it marks the beloved and iconic author's birthday.
The image shows an open book, focusing on the left-hand page. The page has a light, aged appearance, indicative of old paper. Visible at the top right are handwritten inscriptions in faded ink. The most prominent text reads "Jane Austen" followed by "1797," both written in a cursive script. The top of the page features additional numbers or letters, including "XIV" and "13," written in smaller script. The edge of the book is slightly frayed, suggesting wear over time. Part of a circular stamp or seal can be seen on the left-hand side, but it is not fully visible. The book once belonged to Jane Austen
November 25, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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Call for papers #CFP

Blood is the Price of Coal: Coal Communities, Health and Welfare in Britain and Beyond from the 19th Century to the Present

18 June 2026: 1 day conference + NUM archive exhibition

Submit abstracts / express interest at warwick.ac.uk/services/lib...

Deadline: 25 Jan 2026
Blood is the Price of Coal: Coal Communities, Health and Welfare in Britain and Beyond from the 19th Century to the Present When and where: University of Warwick, Coventry, on Thursday 18 June 2026. Conference summary: This free one day conference aims to bring together researchers from higher education, community and campaign groups to explore the history of health and welfare in Britain’s coal mining industry. Held jointly by the University of Warwick's Centre for the History of Medicine, Science and Technology, and Modern Records Centre, the event will run alongside an exhibition which will explore some of the themes covered by the speakers through the National Union of Mineworkers' archives. We welcome contributions from new and established researchers, working inside and outside higher education. Confirmed participants include: - Jörg Arnold (University of Augsburg / Institute for Contemporary History Munich - Berlin), author of The British Miner in the Age of DeIndustrialization - Keith Gildart (University of Wolverhampton), Principal Investigator on research project On Behalf of the People: Work, Community and Class in the British Coal Industry 1947-1994 and former miner - Quentin Outram (University of Leeds), Secretary of the Society for the Study of Labour History and co-editor of Coal in Victorian Britain Conference themes: Subjects that could be addressed include but are not limited to: The human cost of coal, including: - Mining disasters, their contemporary impacts and later memorialisation. - Industrial accidents, industrial diseases and workers’ compensation. - Mine safety and the improvement of conditions. - Mining and mental health. Industrial health and welfare, including: - Pre-nationalisation provision in and beyond the colliery. - National Coal Board provision, including the NCB Medical Service, housing and the Coal Industry Social Welfare Organisation. - Trade union campaigns and benefit schemes. - Sport and social provision as mining welfare. Coal and community, including: - Environmental impact. - Mining families and the intergenerational effects of the mining industry. - Impacts of the industry with particular reference to gender, race and ethnicity. - Coalfield communities after coal: the effects of deindustrialisation. Submission guidelines We wish to make space for dialogue between academic and community-based researchers, and welcome involvement from mining heritage and local history groups / researchers from former coalfield communities. We welcome and encourage alternative presentational styles. Possible formats for contributions could include: - 15-20 minute papers. - 5 minute lightning papers (for example showcasing a particular object or archival source, or highlighting a particular place, event, individual or experience). - Round table discussions. - Posters or displays. Submission deadline: 25 January 2026. Limited funding for travel support will be available, with priority given to early career researchers or participants who cannot draw upon institutional funding. For additional enquiries, please contact the conference organisers at archives@warwick.ac.uk
November 20, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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🎄 Tickets for our Christmas event are going fast! 🎄 Over 100 gone since Monday afternoon. Book now to join us as we celebrate and share the amazing discoveries of 2025… including a buried Roman temple! 🏛️✨ zurl.co/DSJZz
#Discovering #Wales #CItyOfLiterature
November 12, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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mattpope.bsky.social
How about "Where is our heritage demonstrably most risk from metal detecting"? It isn't lost, it's part of the archaeological record.
Cc @Tess_Machling🏺
#FindsFriday
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Where in the UK is the greatest amount of hidden treasure?
Objects uncovered have included precious Viking coins and a Roman earwax scoop
www.independent.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 7:05 AM
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No no no begs every archivist. You are never going to be able to find anything. Please don’t start using emojis in file names. Who asked for this? What fresh hell is next?
Screen grab from Dropbox saying Emojis in file names are finally here!
November 12, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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The man on a mission to save Mauritania’s ‘city of libraries’ from encroaching desert sands

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
The man on a mission to save Mauritania’s ‘city of libraries’ from encroaching desert sands
Desert settlement of Chinguetti faces rising sands, dwindling tourism and insecurity due to conflict in neighbouring Mali
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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It was a delight filming with Derek Brockway & the BBC Cymru/Wales team this summer at the #hillforts of Long Wood, Lampeter, for Children in Need

Looking forward to seeing the show broadcast next week on BBC 1 Wales on 11th Nov at 8pm

@rcahmwales.bsky.social

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
November 9, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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Our findings show a rare win-win approach to humanely manage cat overpopulation AND protect wildlife - this is a game changer!

Read the full paper: bit.ly/SaveCatsAndW...

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#TNR #cats #conservation
November 5, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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I have been confronted with an ad for Advent calendars and so it is time for the annual PSA:

THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS BEGIN

ON

CHRISTMAS

THEY ARE NOT ANY OF THE DAYS LEADING UP TO CHRISTMAS

THAT IS ADVENT

WHICH BEGINS FOUR SUNDAYS BEFORE CHRISTMAS

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME
November 3, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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What an amazing photo!
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Pentre Ifan c.1910, with the Cardigan Library & Debating Society #StandingStoneSunday
November 2, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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BBC News: Aberystwyth named Unesco City of Literature
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Aberystwyth named Wales' first Unesco City of Literature
The town and Ceredigion county was chosen due to its
www.bbc.co.uk
October 31, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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There's an amazing sky near Kidwelly this morning with just a hint of a rainbow 😍
Could be a sign of the stormy weather to come...🌧️💨🌊

Apologies for the blurry image - taken from a moving train!
October 23, 2025 at 7:19 AM
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On #worldteachingday let’s show appreciation for those who continue to dedicate their time, energy and passion into inspiring us to #learn. Here is a photo of the #SwanseaTrainingCollege c.1916-1918, which provided #teachers training from 1872 until it merged in 1974.

#UWTSDlib #SpecialCollections
An image with a square background. The image shows a photograph taken around 1916 to 1918. The photograph is in black and white, and shows the whole college at Swansea Training College. There are many people sitting outside in five ascending rows. Most are wearing white shirts and long skirts. Behind the crowd is a building. At the bottom of the image there is a horizontal teal line with the UWTSD logo in the left corner and the UWTSD library logo in the right corner. There is text between the logos that says “Whole college (Swansea Training College) with David Salmon c.1916 - 1918”.
October 5, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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Ar #ddiwrnodaddysgurbyd gadewch i ni ddangos gwerthfawrogiad am y rhai sy'n parhau i roi eu hamser, eu hegni a'u hangerdd i'n hysbrydoli i #ddysgu. Dyma lun o #GolegHyfforddiAbertawe c.1916-1918, a ddarparodd hyfforddiant #athrawon o 1872 hyd nes iddo uno ym 1974.

#LlyfPCYDDS #CasgliadauArbennig
An image with a square background. The image shows a photograph taken around 1916 to 1918. The photograph is in black and white, and shows the whole college at Swansea Training College. There are many people sitting outside in five ascending rows. Most are wearing white shirts and long skirts. Behind the crowd is a building. At the bottom of the image there is a horizontal teal line with the UWTSD logo in the left corner and the UWTSD library logo in the right corner. There is text between the logos that says “Whole college (Swansea Training College) with David Salmon c.1916 - 1918”.
October 5, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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Our volunteers are working on scrapbooks compiled by Ysgol Rhydfelen, first Welsh comprehensive school to open in south Wales in 1962.
This is the flyer for a production of a Welsh language musical play, A Big Day in Merthyr, performed by the pupils in 1979 #EYAEducation #neverstoplearning 💞
Image shows a flyer for a musical play, A Big Day in Merthyr, performed by Ysgol Gyfun Rhydfelen on October 12 and 13, 1979. A red background with a simple black, stylized image of Stevenson’s “Rocket” with the following black text in Welsh: Diwrnod Mawr ym Merthyr Cwmni drama Ysgol Gyfon Rhydfelen Cerddoriaeth: Ann Hopcyn HYDREF 12, 13, 1979 Gan Emyr Edwards This collection is held at Glamorgan Archives
September 29, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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Mae ein gwirfoddolwyr yn gweithio ar ddetholiad o lyfrau lloffion a gasglwyd gan Ysgol Rhydfelen. Dyma'r daflen ar gyfer cynhyrchiad o ddrama gerdd Gymraeg, Diwrnod Mawr ym Merthyr, a berfformiwyd gan ddisgyblion Ysgol Gyfun Rhydfelen ym 1979 #EYAAddysg #paidstopiodysgu
Mae'r llun yn dangos taflen ar gyfer drama gerdd, Diwrnod Mawr ym Merthyr, a berfformiwyd gan Ysgol Gyfun Rhydfelen ar y 12fed a’r 13eg o Hydref, 1979. Cefndir coch gyda llun du syml, arddulliedig o "Roced" Stevenson gyda'r testun du canlynol yn Gymraeg: Diwrnod Mawr ym Merthyr Cwmni drama Ysgol Gyfun Rhydfelen Cerddoriaeth: Ann Hopcyn HYDREF 12, 13, 1979 Gan Emyr Edwards Cedwir y casgliad hwn yn Archifau Morgannwg
September 29, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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This is a very welcome development indeed IF the recurrent costs of funding school librarians is fully budgeted. ‘A pile of books is no more a library than a crowd of soldiers is an army’ to quote Gabriel Naudé who figured this out … 400 years ago… www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Rachel Reeves pledges a library in every primary school in England
Exclusive: Chancellor also set to unveil plans to get young people back into work in party conference speech
www.theguardian.com
September 29, 2025 at 6:42 AM
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Thanks to Sally Kent & Eleanor Parmenter for sharing with #RLUKICIL reflections on @theul.bsky.social project w/ Zambian visual artists exploring new ways to engage with problematic material & collaborating outside library’s trad user base

📺 You can watch a recording of their talk at bit.ly/ICILOND
Screenshot of Zoom discussion with Sally Kent, Eleanor Parmenter, and event chair Helen Wakely on screen.
September 23, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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BBC News: The thriving village flooded to make water for Liverpool
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Tryweryn: How Capel Celyn was flooded to make water for Liverpool
It comes 60 years since a Welsh-speaking village was flooded to supply Liverpool with drinking water.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 21, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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Have you registered yet for our annual conference in Aberystwyth, 4-5 October? Registration deadline is 25 September! The conference is open to everyone and includes talks and films relating to the history of women in Wales. Visit our website for details:
womensarchivewales.org/en/
September 11, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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In honour of #GingerCatAppreciationDay (which we're tempted to re-name #OdysseusAppreciationDay), here's our favourite marmalade-hued boy on a visit to the UL last week.
A ginger cat resting on the floor of the entrance hall of Cambridge University Library.
September 1, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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Why records surveys matter - Fiona Bourne from RCN sums it up record surveys = knowledge-organisational mapping, departmental analysis, records discovery, management, retention #ARA2025
August 29, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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I’ll be walking to remember the excellent Ronnie, but also her equally magnificent predecessors, Millie and Sally.

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RSPCA's Walk to Remember
Help Alison Harding raise money to support RSPCA
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August 23, 2025 at 12:33 PM