Correspondence relating to the insurance of exhibits. n.d. and 14 Jan. 1944-18 Dec. 1987

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Royal Institution of South Wales CollectionRISW

Royal Institution of South Wales accounts, 1807-1991RISW/ACC/hub

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

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

General Correspondence, N.D. And 1821-1994RISW/COR/1/hub

Correspondence Files of Risw Members, 1822-1994RISW/COR/2/hub

Correspondence Relating To Enquiries, 1821 - 1991RISW/COR/3/hub

Correspondence Relating To Donations And Collections, [1830s]-1988RISW/COR/4/hub

Letter from H. Lockett, Swansea to R. Byers regarding a specimen of jet. 23 April n.d. [1830s]RISW/COR 4/1

Note from Richard Smith, Bristol to J.G. Jeffreys regarding the donation of a stocking [from a giant]. - 1835RISW/COR 4/2

Letter from George Grant Francis, High Street, Swansea to J.G. Jeffreys requesting payment for a bird. - June 1835RISW/COR 4/3

Letter from Charles Morgan, Llanrhidian to Mr Williams of the Cambrian Office regarding a donation of a Cyclops chicken. 3 July 1835RISW/COR 4/4

Letter from J.W.G. Gutch to J.G. Jeffreys regarding cases of insects. 7 Sept. 1835RISW/COR 4/5

Letter from W.I. Jones to the Curator of the Swansea Institution regarding the donation of gold coins. 15 Sept. 1835RISW/COR 4/6

Letter from John Braham, Bristol regarding a donation of minerals. 26 Oct. 1835RISW/COR 4/7

Letter from Glamorganshire Banking Company, Swansea acknowledging receipt of a lease dated 1839 from J.N. Stuart. 5 June 1879RISW/COR 4/8

Letter from George Sydney Davies [to George Grant Francis] regarding the arrangement and general attention of collections. 2 Aug. 1879RISW/COR 4/9

Letter from George Grant Francis to George Sydney Davies regarding improvements to the departments' collections. 4 Aug. 1879RISW/COR 4/10

List of specimens. - Sept. 1879RISW/COR 4/11

Letter from John E. Richards to C. James Birch regarding valuable curiosities. 2 Sept. 1879RISW/COR 4/12

Letter from John E. Richards to Evan Lewis regarding two boxes containing West Indian curiosities. 17 Sept. 1879RISW/COR 4/13

Correspondence relating to seals and coat of arms. 1918-1929RISW/COR 4/14

Letter from J.W. Gutch, Royal Institution, Swansea regarding a copy of the last report. On reverse is a note that a specimen of the Ring-tail monkey was presented by Thomas Johns, Swansea and a specimen of the Squirrel was presented by J.Ll. Francis. 9 April 1939RISW/COR 4/15

Correspondence relating to the insurance of exhibits. n.d. and 14 Jan. 1944-18 Dec. 1987RISW/COR 4/15a

Correspondence relating to the Gabriel Powell's Survey of Gower, the storage of specimens at Kilvrough, and collections of Swansea China loaned to the museum by Mrs A.E. Pollard and Mr L.R. Warrens. 1941-1943RISW/COR 4/16

Letter from RISW to W.C. Rogers, Swansea regarding the donation of a Calendar. 8 Dec. 1947RISW/COR 4/17

Letter from Herbert M. Vaughan, Tenby to Dr Dothothy Coveney, Royal Institution of South Wales, Swansea regarding a letter given to the National Library of Wales written by Miss Eliza Thornton to Miss Aylmer at Calcutta, dated 6 Feb. 1800. 17 May 1988RISW/COR 4/18

Correspondence Relating To The Loan of Objects, 1879-1991RISW/COR/5/hub

Correspondence Relating To Room Bookings, 1823-1991RISW/COR/6/hub

Correspondence Relating To Exams, 1935-1945RISW/COR/7/hub

Letters of Thanks, 1966-1996RISW/COR/8/hub

General Administration And Business, N.D. And 1824-1993RISW/COR/9/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