Various designs of headed notepaper for the Royal Institution of South Wales, compliment slips, invitations and information leaflets. n.d. (1950s-1990s)

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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

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

Bound Council MinutesRISW/SOC/1/hub

Loose Minutes of The Royal Institution of South WalesRISW/SOC/2/hub

Loose Annual General Meeting Minutes, Agendas, Financial Reports And Annual ReportsRISW/SOC/3/hub

Bound Annual ReportsRISW/SOC/4/hub

Bound Committee Minute BooksRISW/SOC/5/hub

Loose Committee MinutesRISW/SOC/6/hub

Attendance RegistersRISW/SOC/7/hub

Visitor BooksRISW/SOC/8/hub

Papers Relating To MembersRISW/SOC/9/hub

SubscriptionsRISW/SOC/10/hub

Records Relating To DebenturesRISW/SOC/11/hub

Papers Relating To Positions On The CouncilRISW/SOC/12/hub

Papers Relating To TrusteesRISW/SOC/13/hub

Miscellaneous Royal Institution Administrative RecordsRISW/SOC/14/hub

Bundle of miscellaneous papers. n.d. and 1843-1950sRISW/SOC 13/1

File containing miscellaneous extracts from newsletters, annual reports, programme of events 1838-1975RISW/SOC 13/2

Original design for the Royal Institution of South Wales badge. n.d. (c.1840s)RISW/SOC 13/3

Rough Diary, contains a fern specimen. 1880RISW/SOC 13/4

The Western Counties and South Wales Telephone Company, Ltd book recording tickets issued and cash received at the Royal Institution call room no.31. May 1889-April 1890RISW/SOC 13/5

Envelope containing Royal Institution of South Wales black edged mourning note paper (on the death of Queen Victoria. (1900s)RISW/SOC 13/6

Pro forma for curators attending meetings. 1930sRISW/SOC 13/7

Inland Telegram from Mr Hanna, RISW. 13 May n.d. (c.1940)RISW/SOC 13/8

Various designs of headed notepaper for the Royal Institution of South Wales, compliment slips, invitations and information leaflets. n.d. (1950s-1990s)RISW/SOC 13/9

File containing printed material relating to the Royal Institution of South Wales, including journal articles, newspaper cuttings, and Council for Nature members list. March 1955-Oct. 1958RISW/SOC 13/10

bundle of correspondence from David Painting, Honorary Librarian regarding the RISW collection of archives. March 1976-Oct. 1994RISW/SOC 13/11

File containing notes regarding coin displays; Annual General Meeting minutes, 1971; notebook; Museum car park tickets; British Transport stock correspondence; dividend vouchers, 1981-7; and invoices from HTV, 1990. 1971-1990RISW/SOC 13/12

Notes on permanent collections at the Royal Institution of South Wales, written by honorary curators. 20 March 1978-12 April 1980RISW/SOC 13/13

Completed applications for copyright photograph forms. 18 Feb.-16 Oct. 1987RISW/SOC 13/14

Index boxes with indexes to Council Minutes, 1886-1913RISW/SOC 13/15

Index boxes with indexes to Council Minutes and Annual Reports, 1912-1920RISW/SOC 13/16

Index boxes with indexes to Council Minutes, 1924-1939RISW/SOC 13/17

Index boxes with indexes to Council Minutes, 1938-1939RISW/SOC 13/18

Index boxes with indexes to Council minutes, 1940-1997RISW/SOC 13/19

Index boxes with indexes to Annual Reports, 1938-1950RISW/SOC 13/20

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