Annual Report of the County Archivist
Read a review of the past year and find out more about what we do.
Every year we publish our annual report, full of information about the work and achievements of the Archive Service. This year's includes the following articles:
- 'Swansea Theatre posters, 1838-1842,' by David Morris, giving the context to some early posters received by the Archive Service during the year.
- 'Griff the Grocer,' by Neath historian Jeffrey Griffiths, about his father's shop on The Green, Neath.
- 'Commemorating the Conflict: why rolls of honour are so important,' by Andrew Dulley, written following the commemoration of the centenary of the end of the First World War.
- 'Smallpox, Successful Vaccinations and school groups,' by Katie Millien, giving context to a vaccination register from Pontardawe received during the year, and explaining how records such as this are used in the delivery of our service to schools.
- 'Hanner can mlynedd fel Dinas: Abertawe, 1969-2019,' by Kim Collis, about the two visits of the Prince of Wales in 1969 to present city status to Swansea.
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