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Jane Phillips of Swansea, midwife, 1859

March is Women’s History Month. To celebrate, West Glamorgan Archive Service will be sharing stories about the fascinating lives of some of the area’s local women. These stories will focus on women who have not already been recognised or written about, and showcase documents within their collections. This story of Jane Phillips, midwife, is one … Continue reading Jane Phillips of Swansea, midwife, 1859

Dydd Miwsig Cymru 2023 Welsh Language Music Day

For Dydd Miwsig Cymru - Welsh Music Day – we’re sharing some highlights from the 20th century popular music collections in The Welsh Music Archive at the National Library of Wales. The Welsh Music Archive was established in 2017 in order to collect, and to promote the use of, music archives and manuscripts in the … Continue reading Dydd Miwsig Cymru 2023 Welsh Language Music Day

World Digital Preservation Day 2022

Today is World Digital Preservation Day and an opportunity to highlight the work undertaken by the National Library of Wales to ensure that digital content is preserved for the future.  In order to raise general awareness of issues relating to enabling on-going access to  digital content, which affect personal as well as organisational data, I … Continue reading World Digital Preservation Day 2022