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Nature sur la Côte d’Azur The Dillwyn family were pioneers in science, culture, politics and industry during the nineteenth century. Many members of the Dillwyn (and their extended) family had a passion for nature, which they captured in numerous ways through their work, including literature, photographs and art. Here at the Richard Burton Archives, Swansea…Continue Reading Nature sur la Côte d’Azur
Archive Service Accreditation is the UK standard for archive services, and 2024 marks 10 years since the Richard Burton Archives at Swansea University became the first university archive in the UK and the first service in Wales to receive accreditation status after the launch of the standard in 2013. To mark the occasion, we’re delving…Continue Reading Ten Years of Archives Accreditation
Following my first and second blog, covering different parts of my internship at the Richard Burton Archives, in my third and final blog I will focus on my impressions of a typical day working in an archive. Behind a glass door is a world of stories waiting to be told, on paper, photograph, parchment and…Continue Reading An Archival Perspective
As part of my placement at the Richard Burton Archives, part of my work included translating material from the Centre for Contemporary German Culture (CCGC) collection, from German to English. In this blog, I therefore wish to explore what translators have to consider. While converting German content into English, some terms proved more difficult to…Continue Reading The Art of Translation
In June 2023, the Richard Burton Archives was contacted by Theresa Ogbekhiulu, Project Lead for Swansea University’s Academy for Inclusivity about supporting Bridging Cultures – an exciting new project with the aim to educate, celebrate, and inform students and staff about acceptance and tolerance of people from different cultural backgrounds. The project included a combination…Continue Reading Bridging Cultures with Archives
Over the summer our Archives Assistant Sarah Thompson looked in more detail at the book collection of philosopher Rush Rhees – as well as the printed page the volumes contain unique annotations and additional material, that could be of value and interest to researchers. There are over 250 books within this collection, complimenting the archival…Continue Reading Philosophy, Archives and Books
In April 2023, the play The Motive and the Cue opened at the National Theatre in London. Written by Jack Thorne, and directed by Sir Sam Mendes, the play explores the relationship between Richard Burton and John Gielgud during the making of the Broadway production of Hamlet in 1964. During the Covid-19 lockdown, Sir Sam…Continue Reading The Motive and the Cue
Archives Assistant Stephanie Basford-Morris reflects on cataloguing her first archive collection, as part of her course in Archive Administration at Aberystwyth University. From the start of my course this had been an assignment I was really looking forward to, and it certainly didn’t disappoint. I was lucky with the collection itself, which is a personal…Continue Reading A personal perspective – cataloguing the papers of Marian Henry Jones
With the TCS London Marathon taking place this Sunday on the 23rd April, we thought we’d rummage through our sporting collections and discover the history of this old 1930s running vest! The vest is white cotton with forest green stripes, embellished with a red dragon embroidered badge. Its label advertises that it was from a…Continue Reading A Personal Vest : Running at Swansea in the 1930s
