An Act to authorise the Enclosure of certain Lands in pursuance of the Recommendation of the Enclosure Commissioners for England and Wales. 14 May 1846

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Acts of Parliament, 1785-1864RISW/ACT/hub

An Act for enlarging the term and powers of an act made in the fourth year of His present Majesty's Reign, entitled 'An Act for amending, widening and keeping in repair, several roads leading form the town of Cardiff and several other towns and places in the county of Glamorgan' and for making, altering, repairing and widening certain other roads within the said county. (1785)RISW/ACT 1

An Act for making and maintaining a navigable canal from the town of Brecknock to the Monmouthshire Canal, near the town of Pontypool in the county of Monmouth, and for making and maintaining railways and stone roads from such canal to several iron works and mines in the counties of Brecknock and Monmouth. (1793)RISW/ACT 2

An Act for vesting certain detached parts of the real estate, late of Sir Edward Vaughan Mansell, baronet, deceased, situate in the county of Carmarthen in trustees in trust to be sold and to apply the money to arise from such sale in the reduction of the several mortgages or other incumbrances subsisting upon or affecting such real estate, and also for enabling such trustees to demise the mines, veins or seams of coal lying under the residue of such real estate in such manner and with such consent as there in mentioned. (1795?)RISW/ACT 3

An Act for making a partition and division of divers messuages, lands and hereditaments in the several counties of Carmarthen and Glamorgan devised by the will of William Powell, esq. deceased and now held in undivided moieties and for settling and assuring the specific and entire messuages, lands and hereditaments which upon such partition are respectively allotted to be held in severalty for or in lieu of each of the said undivided moieties to the several uses and subject to the several charges and incumbrances now subsisting upon of affecting such undivided moieties respectively. (1796)RISW/ACT 4

A Bill to amend an Act passed in the 1st year of His present Majesty to permit the general Sale of Beer and Cider by Retail in England. 6 May 1834RISW/ACT 5

A Bill with the amendments made by the Lords entitled an Act for abolishing Capital Punishment in case of returning from Transporting. 4 Aug. 1834RISW/ACT 6

An Act to alter and amend several acts for the improvement of the Harbour of Swansea in the county of Glamorgan and for further improving the said harbour. 28 July 1836RISW/ACT 7

Part of a Report from the Select Committee on Turnpike Trusts and Tolls. 9 Aug. 1836RISW/ACT 8

A Bill as amended by the Lords entitled an Act for facilitating the Enclosure of Open and Arable Fields in England and Wales. 17 Aug. 1836RISW/ACT 9

An Act for confirming a Lease granted by the Most Noble Henry Charles late Duke of Beaufort to John Vivian, esq. of lands and hereditaments in the Parish of St John juxta Swansea in the county of Glamorgan and also a certain other Lease granted by the said Henry Charles late Duke of Beaufort and the Most Noble Henry Duke of Beaufort by his then name of Henry Marquis of Worcester to John Williams, esq. and others of lands and hereditaments in the parish of St John juxta Swansea and Llangyfelach in the said county of Glamorgan. 3 July 1837RISW/ACT 10

A Bill entitled an Act for the Regulation of Theatres 13 July 1837RISW/ACT 11

A Bill for the Consolidation of the Boards of First Fruits, Tenths and Queen Anne's Bounty. 30 Nov. 1837RISW/ACT 12

Breviate of the Severn Navigation Bill. 1838RISW/ACT 13

Mr Sergeant Talfourd's New Copyright Bill. - 1838RISW/ACT 14

Amendments proposed to be made on the third reading regarding the Dean Forest Mines Bill. - June 1838RISW/ACT 15

A Bill as amended by the Committee to facilitate the Recovery of Possession of Tenements after due Determination of the Tenancy. 13 July 1838RISW/ACT 16

A Bill to secure to Proprietors of Designs for Articles of Manufacture the Copyright of such Designs for a limited Time. 21 Feb. 1839RISW/ACT 17

A Bill for improving the Condition and extending the Benefits of Grammar Schools. 11 Feb. 1840RISW/ACT 18

A Bill for taking away the Punishment of Death in certain Cases and substituting other Punishments in lieu thereof. 23 June 1840RISW/ACT 19

An Act for the Prevention of Bribery at Elections. 22 June 1841RISW/ACT 20

A Bill for removing Doubts as to the Punishment which may be awarded under the Provisions of an Act of the 4th and 5th years of Her present Majesty 'for taking away the Punishment of Death in certain cases' for certain Offences therein stated. 23 Feb. 1843RISW/ACT 21

A Bill to repeal part of an Act of the 10th year of King George II 'to explain and amend so much of an Act made in the 12th year of the Reign of Queen Anne, entitled an Act for reducing the Laws relating to Rogues, Vagabonds, sturdy Beggars and Vagrants. 24 March 1843RISW/ACT 22

Breviate of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Railway Bill. n.d. (c.1845)RISW/ACT 23

A Collection of the Public General Statutes passed in the 9th and 10th year of the Reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria. - 1846RISW/ACT 24

A Bill to provide that the Owners of Tenements of small Annual Value shall be assessed to the Rate for the Relief of the Poor and the Highway Rate in place of the Occupiers. 4 May 1846RISW/ACT 25

An Act to indemnify such Persons in the United Kingdom as have omitted to qualify themselves for Offices and Employments and to extend the Time limited for those Purposes respectively until the 25 March 1847. 14 May 1846RISW/ACT 26

An Act to continue until the 1 March 1847 and from thence to the End of the then next Session of Parliament the several Acts relating to Insolvent Debtors in India. 14 May 1846RISW/ACT 27

An Act for raising the Sum of Eighteen millions three hundred and eighty thousand two hundred pounds by Exchequer Bills for the Service of the year 1846. 14 May 1846RISW/ACT 28

An Act for the Abolition of the exclusion Privilege of trading in Burghs in Scotland. 14 May 1846RISW/ACT 29

An Act to authorise the Enclosure of certain Lands in pursuance of the Recommendation of the Enclosure Commissioners for England and Wales. 14 May 1846RISW/ACT 30

An Act to define the Notice of elections of Members to serve in Parliament for Cities, Towns or Boroughs in Ireland. 16 July 1846RISW/ACT 31

An Act to settle an Annuity on Viscount Hardinge and the Two next surviving Heirs Male of the Body of the said Viscount Hardinge to whom the title of Viscount Hardinge shall descend in consideration of his great and brilliant services. 27 July 1846RISW/ACT 32

An Act to settle an Annuity on Lord Gough and the Two next surviving Heirs Male of the Body of the said Lord Gough to whom the title of Lord Gough shall descend in consideration of his great and brilliant services. 27 July 1846RISW/ACT 33

An Act to amend the Laws relating to Corresponding Societies and the licensing of Lecture Rooms. 27 July 1846RISW/ACT 34

An Act to continue until the 21 December 1848 and to End on the hen next Session of Parliament an Act of the 10th year of King George IV for providing for the Government of His Majesty's Settlements in Western Australia on the Western Coast of New Holland. 27 July 1846RISW/ACT 35

An Act to enable the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Woods to construct a new Street from Spitalfields to Shoreditch. 27 July 1846RISW/ACT 36

An Act to continue until the 1 January 1851 and to the End of the then next Session of parliament and to amend an Act foe establishing an Office for the Benefit of Coalwhippers of the Port of London. 27 July 1846RISW/ACT 37

An Act to amend the Laws relating to the Office of Coroner and the Expenses of Inquests in Ireland. 27 July 1846RISW/ACT 38

An Act to declare certain Ropeworks not within operation of the Factory Acts. 3 Aug. 1846RISW/ACT 39

An Act for granting to Her Majesty until the 5 September 1846 certain duties on sugar imported into the United Kingdom. 3 Aug. 1846RISW/ACT 40

An Act to enable the commissioners of Her Majesty's Woods to construct an Embankment and Roadway on the North Shore of the River Thames from Battersea Bridge to Vauxhall Bridge and to build a Suspension Bridge over the said River at or near Chelsea Hospital with suitable Approaches thereto including a Street from Lower Sloan Street to the Northern Extremity of the Bridge. 3 Aug. 1846RISW/ACT 41

An Act to empower the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Woods to form a Royal Park in Battersea Fields in the county of Surrey. 3 Aug. 1846RISW/ACT 42

An Act to continue until the 31 December 1851 an Act of the 4th and 5th years of Her present Majesty for authorizing and facilitating the completion of a Survey of Great Britain, Berwick-upon-Tweed and the Isle of Man. 7 Aug. 1846RISW/ACT 43

An Act to continue until 1 September 1847 seven certain of the provisions of an Act of the 5th and 6th years of Her present Majesty for amending the constitution of the government of Newfoundland. 7 Aug. 1846RISW/ACT 44

An Act to remove doubts as to the election of members to serve in Parliament for the county of Chester, the boroughs situate therein and for the county of the City of Chester. 7 Aug. 1846RISW/ACT 45

An Act to suspend until the 1~October 1847 the making of lists and the ballots and enrolments for the militia of the United Kingdom. 7 Aug. 1846RISW/ACT 46

An Act for legalizing Art Unions. 13 Aug. 1846RISW/ACT 47

An Act to apply the sum of four millions out of the consolidated fund and the surplus of ways and means to the service of the year 1846. 13 Aug. 1846RISW/ACT 48

An Act to provide forms of proceedings under the Acts relating to the Duties of Assessed Taxes and the Duties on Profits arising from property, professions, trades and offices in England. 18 Aug. 1846RISW/ACT 49

An Act to continue the copyhold commission until the 21 July 1847 and to the end of the then next Session of Parliament. 18 Aug. 1846RISW/ACT 50

An Act to continue to the 1 October 1847 and to the end of the then next Session of Parliament the Act to amend the laws relating to Loan Societies. 18 Aug. 1846RISW/ACT 51

An Act to continue certain Turnpike Acts until the 1 October 1847 and to the end of the then next Session of Parliament. 18 Aug. 1846RISW/ACT 52

An Act to continue until the 1 October 1847 and to the end of the then Session of Parliament the exemption of inhabitants of parishes, townships and villages from liability to be rated as such in respect of stock in trade or other property to the relief of the poor. 18 Aug. 1846RISW/ACT 53

An Act to continue until the 1 October 1847 and to the end of the then next Session of Parliament and Act for authorizing the application of Highway rates to Turnpike roads. 18 Aug. 1846RISW/ACT 54

An Act to relieve Her Majesty's Subjects from certain penalties and disabilities in regard to religious opinions. 18 Aug. 1846RISW/ACT 55

An Act to amend an Act of the 7th and 8th of Her present Majesty for reducing under certain circumstances the duties payable upon books and engravings. 18 Aug. 1846RISW/ACT 56

An Act for regulating the Gauge of Railways. 18 Aug. 1846RISW/ACT 57

An Act to provide for the more effectual execution of the office of a justice of the peace and the better administration of the police within the borough of Wolverhampton and certain parishes and places in the neighbourhood thereof all in the county of Stafford. 18 Aug. 1846RISW/ACT 58

An Act to enable courts of law in Ireland to give relief against adverse claims made upon persons having n interest in the subject matter of such claim. 18 Aug. 1846RISW/ACT 59

An Act for granting certain duties on sugar and molasses. 18 Aug. 1846RISW/ACT 60

An Act to amend and Act of the 7th year of King George IV for consolidating and amending the laws relating to prisons in Ireland. 18 Aug. 1846RISW/ACT 61

An Act to exempt from Stamp Duty Bonds and Warrants to confess judgement executed by High Constables or Collectors of Grand Jury Cess or their Sureties in Ireland. 18 Aug. 1846RISW/ACT 62

An Act to amend the Law concerning Lunatic Asylums and the Care of Pauper Lunatics in England. 18 Aug. 1846RISW/ACT 63

A Bill and an Act to defray until the 1st day of August 1847 the Charge of the Pay, Clothing and contingent and other Expenses of the Disembodied Militia in Great Britain and Ireland, to grant Allowances in certain Cases to Subaltern Officers, Adjutants, Paymasters, Quartermasters, Surgeons, Assistant Surgeons, Surgeons Mates and Sergeant Majors of the Militia, and to authorize the Employment of the non-commissioned Officers. 18 Aug. 1846 and 10 July 1847RISW/ACT 64a-b

An Act to abolish Deodands. 18 Aug. 1846RISW/ACT 65

An Act to extend to all Barristers practicing in the Superior Courts at Westminster the Privileges of Sergeants at Law in the Court of Common Pleas. 18 Aug. 1846RISW/ACT 66

An Act to empower the Commissioners for the Issue of Loans for Public Works and Fisheries to make Loans in Money to the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Woods in lieu of Loans heretofore authorized to be made in Exchequer Bills. 26 Aug. 1846RISW/ACT 67

An Act to amend an Act authorizing a Loan from the Consolidated Fund to the New Zealand Company. 26 Aug. 1846RISW/ACT 67a

An Act to extend and consolidate the powers hitherto exercised by the Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland and to appoint additional Commissioners. 26 Aug. 1846RISW/ACT 68

An Act for promoting the voluntary Establishment in Boroughs and certain Cities and Towns in Ireland of public baths and wash houses. 26 Aug. 1846RISW/ACT 69

An Act to remove Doubts as to the Legality of certain Assignments of Ecclesiastical Patronage. 26 Aug. 1846RISW/ACT 70

An Act to continue certain Acts for regulating Turnpike Roads in Ireland until the 31 July 1847 and to the end of the then Session of Parliament. 26 Aug. 1846RISW/ACT 71

An Act to prevent the Use of Stills by unlicensed Persons. 26 Aug. 1846RISW/ACT 72

An Act to authorize the Application of money for the Purpose of Loans for carrying on Public Works in Ireland. 26 Aug. 1846RISW/ACT 73

An Act for regulating the Deduction at the Bank of England of Income Tax Duty in respect of certain Offices. 26 Aug. 1846RISW/ACT 74

An Act to continue Patent Commissions until the Exhibition of the Commissions revoking them. 26 Aug. 1846RISW/ACT 75

An Act to authorize the Advance of Money out of the Consolidated Fund for carrying on Public Works and Fisheries and Employment of the Poor. 26 Aug. 1846RISW/ACT 76

An Act to continue until the 31 July 1847 and to the End of the then Session of Parliament an Act of the 5th and 6th years of Her present Majesty for amending the Law relative to Private Lunatic Asylums in Ireland. 26 Aug. 1846RISW/ACT 77

An Act to provide for the Preparation, Audit and Presentation to Parliament of annual Accounts of the Receipt and Expenditure of the Naval and Military Departments. 26 Aug. 1846RISW/ACT 78

An Act to authorize a further Advance of Money out of the Consolidated Fund towards defraying the Expense of County Works presented in Ireland. 26 Aug. 1846RISW/ACT 79

An Act to amend the Acts relating to the Offices of the House of Commons. 26 Aug. 1846RISW/ACT 80

An Act for the Abolition of the exclusive Privilege of Trading or of regulating Trades in Cities, Towns or Boroughs in Ireland. 26 Aug. 1846RISW/ACT 81

An Act to regulate joint Stock Banks in Scotland and Ireland. 26 Aug. 1846RISW/ACT 82

An Act further to amend the Acts for the Commutation of Tithes in England and Wales. 26 Aug. 1846RISW/ACT 83

An Act to amend the Act for Marriages in Ireland and for registering such Marriages. 26 Aug. 1846RISW/ACT 84

An Act to amend an Act of the present Session entitled 'An Act to authorize Grand Juries in Ireland at the Spring Assizes of the Present Year to appoint Extraordinary Presentment Sessions, to empower such Sessions to make Presentment for County Works, and to provide Funds for the Execution of such Works, and also to provide for the more prompt Payment of Contractors for Works under Grand Jury Presentments in Ireland. 26 Aug. 1846RISW/ACT 85

An Act to amend the Act to facilitate the Enclosure and Improvement of Commons. 26 Aug. 1846RISW/ACT 86

An Act to authorize until the 31 July 1847 and to the End of the then next Session of Parliament the Regulation of the Annuities and Premiums of the Naval Medical Supplemental Fund Society. 26 Aug. 1846RISW/ACT 87

An Act for better enabling the Burial Service to be performed in One Chapel where contiguous Burial Grounds shall have been provided for two or more Parishes of Places. 26 Aug. 1846RISW/ACT 88

An Act to remove Doubts concerning Citations and Services and Execution of Diligence in Scotland. 26 Aug. 1846RISW/ACT 89

An Act to amend the Laws relating to the Removal of the Poor. 26 Aug. 1846RISW/ACT 90

An Act to authorize the Enclosure of certain Lands pursuant to a special Report of the Enclosure Commissioners for England and Wales. 26 Aug. 1846RISW/ACT 91

An Act to encourage the Establishment of public Baths and Wash houses. 26 Aug. 1846RISW/ACT 92

An Act for compensating the Families of Persons killed by Accidents. 26 Aug. 1846RISW/ACT 93

An Act to facilitate the Employment of the labouring Poor for a limited Period in the distressed Districts in Ireland. 28 Aug. 1846RISW/ACT 94

An Act for consolidating and amending the Laws relating to Wreck and Salvage. 28 Aug. 1846RISW/ACT 95

An Act to amend the Law for regulating the Hours of receiving and delivering Goods and Chattels as Pawns in Pawnbrokers Shops. 28 Aug. 1846RISW/ACT 96

An Act to provide for removing the Charge of the Constabulary Force in Ireland from the Counties and for enlarging the Reserve Force, and to make further Provision for the Regulation and Disposition of the said Constabulary. 28 Aug. 1846RISW/ACT 97

An Act for the more speedy Removal of certain Nuisances and to enable the Privy Council to make Regulations for the Prevention of contagious and epidemic Diseases until the 31 August 1847 and to the End of the then next Session of Parliament. 28 Aug. 1846RISW/ACT 98

An Act for the more easy Recovery of Small Debts and Demands in England. 28 Aug. 1846RISW/ACT 99

An Act for the Regulation of Steam Navigation and for requiring Sea-going Vessels to carry Boats. 28 Aug. 1846RISW/ACT 100

An Act to enable the Legislatures of certain British Possessions to ensure or repeal certain Duties of Customs. 28 Aug. 1846RISW/ACT 101

An Act to amend the Law in Ireland as to Ejectment and Distresses and as to the Occupation of Lands. 28 Aug. 1846RISW/ACT 102

An Act to facilitate and encourage the granting of certain Leases for Terms of Years in Ireland. 28 Aug. 1846RISW/ACT 103

An Act to improve the Proceedings in Prohibition and on Writs of Mandamus in Ireland. 28 Aug. 1846RISW/ACT 104

An Act to amend the Laws as to District Lunatic Asylums in Ireland, to provide for the Expense of the Maintenance of certain Lunatic Poor removed from the Richmond Lunatic Asylum Dublin for Want of Room therein, and to provide for the Salaries and Expenses incident to the Office of Inspector of Lunatics in Ireland. 28 Aug. 1846RISW/ACT 105

An Act for the further Amendment of an Act of the 6th year of Her present Majesty for regulating the Irish Fisheries. 28 Aug. 1846RISW/ACT 106

An Act to apply the Sum of Eight millions three hundred fifty-six thousand one hundred and seventy-three pounds seventeen shillings and eleven pence out of the Consolidated Fund and Monies in the Exchequer to the Service of the year 1846 and to appropriate the Supplies granted in this Session of Parliament. 28 Aug. 1846RISW/ACT 107

An Act to authorize the Advance of Public Money to a limited Amount to promote the Improvement of Land in Great Britain and Ireland by Works of Drainage. 28 Aug. 1846RISW/ACT 108

An Act to make further Provision for the Government of the New Zealand Islands. 28 Aug. 1846RISW/ACT 109

An Act to amend the Laws relating to the Customs. 28 Aug. 1846RISW/ACT 110

An Act to amend an Act for regulating the Sale of Waste Land belonging to the Crown in the Australian Colonies and to make further Provision for the Management thereof. 28 Aug. 1846RISW/ACT 111

An Act for making preliminary Inquiries in certain Cases of Application for Local Acts. 28 Aug. 1846RISW/ACT 113

An Act for constitutions Commissioners of Railways. 28 Aug. 1846RISW/ACT 114

An Act to authorize a further Issue of Money in aid of Public Works of acknowledged Utility in poor Districts in Ireland. 28 Aug. 1846RISW/ACT 115

An Act to provide additional Funds for Loans and Grants for Public Works in Ireland. 28 Aug. 1846RISW/ACT 116

An Act to amend the Law relating to the Valuation of rateable Property in Ireland. 28 Aug. 1846RISW/ACT 117

Breviate of Amended Bill regarding Dublin and Drogheda Railway. - 1847RISW/ACT 118

A Bill as amended by the Select Committee for consolidating in one Act certain Provisions usually contained in Acts for Paving, Draining , cleansing, Lighting and Improving Towns. 3 May 1847RISW/ACT 119

A Bill to provide for the better Ventilation of mines and Collieries for the Protection and Preservation of the Lives of Persons employed in and about the same and to make other Provisions relating thereto. 16 June 1847RISW/ACT 120

A Bill as amended by the Committee and on Re-commitment for improving the Health of Towns in England. 24 June 1847RISW/ACT 121

An Act for constructing and maintaining docks and other works at or near the South side of the town of Swansea in the Town and Franchise of Swansea in the county of Glamorgan. 2 July 1847RISW/ACT 122

An Act to amend the several Acts relating to Swansea Harbour. 22 July 1847RISW/ACT 123

A Bill to protect Justices of the Peace from Vexatious Actions for Acts done by them in Execution of Office. 3 Feb. 1848RISW/ACT 124

A Bill as amended by the Committee to make provisions for the Payment of Parish Debts the Audit of Parochial and Union Accounts and the Allowance of certain Charges therein. 17 July 1848RISW/ACT 125

A Bill to explain the Acts for preventing the Destruction of the Breed of Salmon and Fish of the Salmon Kind. 17 July 1848RISW/ACT 126

Report from the Select Committee of the House of Lords appointed to inquire into the best means of preventing the occurrence of dangerous accidents in coal mines. 1 Aug. 1849RISW/ACT 127

An Act to enable the Neath and Brecon Railway Company to extend their Railway to the Central Wales Estension Railway and to construct a Branch to the Banwen and Maesmarchog Collieries and for other purposes. 29 July 1864RISW/ACT 128a-b

Royal Institution Bequests, 1927-1984. Over the years a number of important bequests have been made to the Royal Institution. This section contains Lt. Col. William Llewelyn Morgan's Objects of Interest Account and the bequest by Miss Gladwyn Phelps in 1968.RISW/BEQ/hub

Royal Institution Building, 1838-1991. Since the foundation of the Royal Institution the building has undergone a number of notable changes. This section traces the decision to erect a new building (on the Burrows) with the specification of work to be done through to the renovation work in the 1990s.RISW/BUILD/hub

Royal Institution Catalogues, n.d. and 1840-1991. The following is a collection of Royal Institution catalogues, finding aids and list of acquisitions. NOTE: Library catalogues and lists can be found in the library section of this catalogue (RISW LIB).RISW/CAT/hub

Royal Institution Correspondence, 1821-1994. The following list of General Correspondence has been listed using the original file bundles where possible. This section brings together various correspondences of members of the Royal Institution, looking at general correspondence and letters relating to donations, room bookings and enquiries. In many cases the original files have been kept.RISW/COR/hub

Royal Institution Development, 1838-1993. The RISW owned and managed Swansea Museum for nearly 140 years. For ten years from 1975, the RISW entered into partnership with Swansea University which helped to support the Museum. In 1991 the Museum and its collections were given to Swansea City Council. The following papers highlight theses partnerships and the threatened closure of Swansea Museum in the 1980s.RISW/DEV/hub

Royal Institution Documents, c.1485-2004. The following miscellaneous collection of documents deposited at various points during the history of the Royal Institution. The depositors of these collections are unknown but it would ultimately be possible to trace the depositors by searching through the Annual Reports which record most documents deposited, particularly during the early stages of the Institution. Those documents stamped 'The Gift of John Richardson Francis, 1895' were deposited by him after his father's death. This section contains a variety of documents ranging from miscellaneous deeds and wills through to notebooks and a collection of Acts of Parliament.RISW/DOC/hub

Royal Institution Events, 1842-2002. The Royal Institution has a yearly programme of events ranging from general evening socials to exhibitions and appeals. This section also includes events organised by other bodies including the Swansea Science and Field Naturalists Society and the Gower Society.RISW/EVENT/hub

Royal Institution Guides, c.1835-1992. Over the years the Royal Institution has produced a number of guide books on the museum, its collections and founders. A number of articles and thesis have also been written regarding the Royal Institution.RISW/GUIDE/hub

Other early institutions, 1822-[1950s]. This section contains the records of other early institutions such as the Cambrian Institution, Swansea Tradesman's Mechanics' Institution and the Swansea Philosophical and Literary Institution, 1835-1836, the predecessor of the Royal Institution of South Wales as well some records from the General Register of the Science and Art department of the Committee of Council on Education.RISW/INST/hub

Royal Institution Lectures, 1835-1986. A large part of the work of the Royal Institution of South Wales is dedicated to delivering lectures on various topics, from local history to more scientific interests. This section includes the lecture notes of Lewis Llewelyn Dillwyn and a series of Free Lectures run by the Institution during the nineteenth century.RISW/LEC/hub

Royal Institution of South Wales library, 1834-1991. The Library Section contains all papers relating to the library, including minutes, loans, donations, requests and a large collection of Library Catalogues and Indexes produced between 1846 and 1980s.RISW/LIB/hub

Royal Institution Museum Sections, 1844-1991. The Royal Institution and Swansea Museum comprises a number of sections. The actual collections are still at the museum, but the papers that are associated with each section can be found in RISW MUS under the following headings: Archaeological; Art ; Botany; Ceramics; Numismatics; Curiosities; Geology; Ornithology; Welsh Folk Culture and Welsh Kitchen; Zoology and the Young People's Section.RISW/MUS/hub

Other organisations, n.d. and [1900]-c.1995. This section contains papers and correspondence with other organisations such as the National Museum for Wales, Council for Nature, Registry of Friendly Societies and the Charities Commission.RISW/ORG/hub

Royal Institution Photographs n.d. and c.1850-1993. This is a miscellaneous pictures section which contains photographs from a number of Royal Institution events and local scenes, including copy photographs of Thomas Hornor's watercolour of Swansea, c.1816 and other images used in exhibitions.RISW/PIC/hub

Royal Institution Presidents' Papers. This section contains papers and correspondence of former RISW Presidents.RISW/PRES/hub

Published and unpublished works collected by the RISW, 1725-c.1952. This section brings together published and unpublished works collected by the RISW, 1725-c.1952 since it was established.RISW/PUB/hub

Royal Institution of South Wales society records, 1835-2001RISW/SOC/hub

Royal Institution Staff, 1867-1989. In April 1867 the Royal Institution of South Wales placed an advert in a number of local and national newspaper advertising the position of Resident Keeper. There were 32 applicants (2 of which withdrew due to the poor state of accommodation) from all parts of the British Isles. It was Evan Lewis of Cwm-giedd, Ystradgynlais that eventually gained the position and held it until 1906. The previous Keeper had been dismissed due to complaints from some members 'respecting the neglected condition of the Library and the Institution generally'.RISW/STAFF/hub

Additional records relating to the Royal Institution of South WalesRISW/X/hub