Swansea University

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Alternative name(s):	University College of Wales, Swansea (Formerly known as) University College of Swansea (Formerly known as) University of Wales, Swansea (Formerly known as)
Date:	1889-2018
Places:	Swansea, Glamorgan
Functions, occupations and activities:	Schools and Education > Universities
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/C9312 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/O30718 )

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference	Further information
1	c1920-2007: records incl faculty minutes	Swansea University: Richard Burton Archives	LAC/115	NRA 14358 Swansea See pp303-05, Annual Return 1994, 1995, 2002
2	1999-2003: addnl faculty, council and committee minutes	Swansea University: Richard Burton Archives	2003/3, 2003/7, 2003/14, 2003/18, 2005/4, 2005/10	See Accessions return 2003, 2004, 2005
3	2004-2009: addnl minute books	Swansea University: Richard Burton Archives	2007/23, 2010/1, 2010/8, 2010/15	See Annual Return 2007, 2010
4	2003-2005: administrative papers	Swansea University: Richard Burton Archives	2014/17
5	1920-2004: administrative records, departmental records, corresp rel to the University estate, photographs	Swansea University: Richard Burton Archives	2017/6	See Annual Return 2017
6	1929-1962: aerial photographs of Swansea University campus	Swansea University: Richard Burton Archives	2014/13
7	1973-1991: agreement of association and corresp between Royal Institution of South Wales and University College of Swansea	Swansea University: Richard Burton Archives	2014/11
8	c1920-2001: Alumni Department: publicity photographs, alumni photographs, certificates, corresp	Swansea University: Richard Burton Archives	2014/9, 2014/10
9	1990-2011: annual accounts, reviews and financial statements	Swansea University: Richard Burton Archives	2012/17
10	1921-2012: Athletics Union: minutes, financial papers, team photographs	Swansea University: Richard Burton Archives	2012/19	See Annual Return 2012
11	2000-2006: calendars	Swansea University: Richard Burton Archives	2014/26
12	1922-2000: College of Engineering, Swansea University and predecessors: examining board in engineering minute book, account books, order books, examination papers, examination results, Engineering Society minute book and attendance register, chemistry examination papers, photographs	Swansea University: Richard Burton Archives	2014/1	See Annual Return 2014
13	1999-2005: corresp rel to Honorary Fellows nominations	Swansea University: Richard Burton Archives	2013/30
14	1920-2002: Court of Governors registers, endowment fund accounts and university corresp	Swansea University: Richard Burton Archives	2010/2	See Annual Return 2010
15	1924-1970: Dept of Education Examining Board: minutes	Swansea University: Richard Burton Archives	2005/2	See Annual Return 2005
16	1928-2005: Dept of Philosophy: papers incl petition to Her Majesty the Queen during her visit, examination board records, records of departmental meetings	Swansea University: Richard Burton Archives	2011/20, 2011/25, 2014/18	See Annual Return 2011, 2014
17	c1921-2004: Dept of Physics: Physics Society, Physical and Mathematical Society records incl departmental and society minute books, corresp, departmental class register, lecture notes, financial records	Swansea University: Richard Burton Archives	2014/20
18	2005-2009: Director of Governance: working papers	Swansea University: Richard Burton Archives	2013/28
19	c1889-2012: Estates Department: working papers and documentation rel to the management of the University estate	Swansea University: Richard Burton Archives	2013/21
20	c1980-2011: Hiking Club: admin papers, minutes, accounts, walk sheets, Chairman's folder (1995), corresp and newsletters	Swansea University: Richard Burton Archives	2011/9, 2012/9, 2013/4	See Annual Return 2011, 2012, 2013
21	1985-2009: Honorary Fellows register	Swansea University: Richard Burton Archives	2010/9	See Annual Return 2010
22	1920-2016: institutional minutes	Swansea University: Richard Burton Archives	2011/4, 2011/5, 2011/13, 2012/8, 2012/10, 2012/14, 2012/22, 2013/6, 2013/18, 2014/14, 2014/22, 2014/24, 2017/15, 2017/26, 2017/32	See Annual Return 2013, 2014
23	c1979-2010: Library and Information Services: policy and admin papers, photographs incl of 1937 Archives Department and associated works and the South Wales Miners' Library, Hendrefoelan House, video and CD of library refurbishments and events, papers and corresp of the Director	Swansea University: Richard Burton Archives	2003/8, 2011/17, 2013/9, 2017/5, 2017/36	See Accessions return 2003, 2011, 2013, 2017
24	1996-2009: Marketing Dept: press cuttings	Swansea University: Richard Burton Archives	2011/21	See Annual Return 2011
25	1920-2018: 100 years of Swansea University: an oral history - oral history recordings	Swansea University: Richard Burton Archives	2017/3	See Annual Return 2017
26	1940-1998: papers rel to Clyne Halls, student halls of residence incl plans, photographs and maps	Swansea University: Richard Burton Archives	2005/12, 2011/14	See Annual Return 2005, 2011
27	1997-2003: papers rel to degree awarding powers	Swansea University: Richard Burton Archives	2011/1
28	c1935-1974: papers rel to university buildings and Royal Institution of South Wales, Swansea	Swansea University: Richard Burton Archives		See Annual Return 2004
29	c1970-1980: papers rel to use of Welsh at the College	Swansea University: Richard Burton Archives		See Annual Return 2004
30	1994-2003: photographs and slides of official events during the term of Robin Williams, Vice Chancellor	Swansea University: Richard Burton Archives	2012/15
31	1993 - 1993: photographs of library by Susan Miller from Information Services and Systems	Swansea University: Richard Burton Archives	2011/17
32	1985-2002: photographs of Lord Callaghan of Cardiff, minutes and corresp of the Working party on Buildings of Historic Interest (1996-1997), Honorary Fellows Committee corresp (2001-2002), University publication for fiftieth anniversary (1970)	Swansea University: Richard Burton Archives	2013/3
33	1940-1999: Planning Department: papers	Swansea University: Richard Burton Archives	2003/12	See Accessions return 2003
34	1922-1987: prospectuses, photographs, official booklets, press cuttings, committee minutes, corresp rel to various departments and the Library	Swansea University: Richard Burton Archives	2017/11	See Annual Return 2017
35	1990-2000: Public Relations Department: press cuttings, radio and television broadcasts, Mewyddion newspapers, Momentum Research papers	Swansea University: Richard Burton Archives	2017/34	See Annual Return 2017
36	1920-1994: records incl annual reports, calendars, handbooks, prospectus, gazettes, photographs	West Glamorgan Archive Service	D/D UCS
37	c1967: slides showing campus views and locality	Swansea University: Richard Burton Archives	2014/7
38	1920-1992: student record cards	Swansea University: Richard Burton Archives	2013/12	See Annual Return 2013
39	1921-2013: Student's Union: committee minutes, accounts, union policy, newsletters, videos, student newspapers, handbook	Swansea University: Richard Burton Archives	2011/11, 2011/27, 2012/3, 2013/3, 2013/13, 2013/25, 2014/3, 2014/5	See Annual Return 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
40	1929-2007: University College Union (UCU), Local Association, Swansea University and College Union: records incl corresp, casework, photographs, financial records and printed pamphlets	Swansea University: Richard Burton Archives	2017/23	See Annual Return 2017
41	1959-2009: Women's Society records icnl account books, minutes, corresp, programmes and photographs	Swansea University: Richard Burton Archives	2019/23	See Annual Return 2019
42	1993-2016: annual reports and accounts	Swansea University: Richard Burton Archives	2019/26	See Annual Return 2019
43	1940-2014: Marketing dept records incl photographs, newspaper cuttings, and publication 'Swansea University Annual Reviews'	Swansea University: Richard Burton Archives	2019/44	See Annual Return 2019
44	1937-1957: Estates team: plans of Singleton Abbey, the 1937 Library and the Grove Building	Swansea University: Richard Burton Archives	2020/4	See Annual Return 2020
45	1930-1950: Estates team: material rel to the Sports Centre	Swansea University: Richard Burton Archives	2020/6	See Annual Return 2020
46	2016-2022: records, incl of Council (3 vols), Learning and Teaching Committee, Senate (Senate Committee on spine) (2 vols), Research Innovation Strategy Committee, Academic Standards and Quality Committee (2 vols), Governance and Nominations Committee, Safety, Health and Environmental Committee, Finance and Strategy Committee (2 vols)	Swansea University: Richard Burton Archives	2023/4	See Annual Return 2023
47	2023: Academy for Inclusivity - Bridging Cultures Project: interviews (6) conducted with international students and staff at Swansea University, with topics incl earliest childhood memories, food, language, home, school, first impressions of Swansea and what is home	Swansea University: Richard Burton Archives	2023/18	See Annual Return 2023

Related record creators
	Record creator	Description of relationship	Dates	Category of relationship
1	Gill, David, (fl1979-2012), professor of archaeological heritage	student/university		Hierarchical
2	Graham, Ruby, (fl 1922-1926), student, University College of Swansea	student/university		Hierarchical