Explore your Archive
Three 黑料不打烊 students will be sharing the fruits of their research at the University鈥檚 Archive at an open event on Wednesday 18 November.
The three were chosen by the Archive, part of the University鈥檚 Library & Archive Service, as part of a National campaign across the UK, 鈥淎rchwiliwch eich Archif / Explore your Archive鈥�, which is raising awareness of the amazing archive collections to be found across the Country.
Elen Wyn and Si么n Edwards busy researching in the University's ArchiveElen Wyn, Si么n Edward Jones and Meinir Olwen Williams were selected to prepare a presentation based on new research in the Archive, following a grant awarded by the Welsh Government.
They will be discussing their research into the National Eisteddfod held in 黑料不打烊 in 1915, folk tunes and nineteenth century travellers and tourists to north Wales.
Meinir Olwen Williams, from Bow Street near Aberystwyth is an undergraduate students in her second year studying Welsh and French. She commented:
鈥淭his has been a great opportunity and a new experience for me. As a second-year student I was aware of the Folk song manuscript collection in the Archive, but I hadn鈥檛 ventured through the doors before. It was a great experience to be able to study a subject which is of interest to me but also outside my academic field at the University.鈥�
Elen Ifan of Rhoose, Glamorgan, is studying the poet T Gwynn Jones for her PhD at the School of Welsh.
She said:
鈥淚 really enjoyed being part of the Exploring your Archive project. As a PhD student, I鈥檝e conducted a great deal of research, but as I鈥檓 now writing my thesis, I no longer have the opportunity to research- my main interest. This project was a great excuse to return to the Archive to leaf through books and documents in the archive- where I鈥檓 happiest! The staff in the Archive have been great and have shown me documents relevant to the research which I wouldn鈥檛 necessarily have come across otherwise. I鈥檓 looking forward to sharing my findings at the event.鈥�
Si么n Edward Jones from Tal-y-llyn Meirionnydd, but who now lives in Star, Anglesey is a postgraduate student. He is about to complete his third year of research in to 鈥淎nti-clericalism and the 鈥淒issenting conscience鈥� in Wales 1789-1985 with special attention to the Tithe鈥� under Dr Lowri Rees鈥� supervision at the School of History, Welsh History & Archaeology. He chose to look into nineteenth century travellers and tourism.
He said:
鈥淭he experience of browsing through the manuscripts relating to travellers and tourism to north Wales was worthwhile. Who knew that sons of the King of Siam borrowed Lord Penrhyn鈥檚 steam boat for a pleasure cruise up the Menai Strait in 1898? Or that the argumentative keeper of Caernarfon castle lost his job in 1851? These are some of the pearls anyone can discover here in the University Archive.
The public can come and hear about the research projects at two sessions in the afternoon - one in Welsh between 2.00 and 3.00 and one in English between 3.15 and 4.15. All are welcome to attend. Places can be booked by contacting the Archive on (01248) 383276.
Publication date: 13 November 2015