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Portrait of Jimmy Wilde and title page of his book

Historical boxing publications

Historical boxing related titles have been recently discovered and made available through our catalogues.

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On the left of this still image from the film 'Bureaucats' is an apple. Sniffing at the apple, from the right, are two plasticine cats, of similar size to the apple, one in the foreground that's pink, and one in the background that's blue.

Amateur Movie Day 2025

Dr. Guy Edmonds writes about the inaugural Amateur Movie Day.

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Brecon Beacons name plaque at Pen-Y-Fan summit.

Crowdsourced data enriching Welsh language resources

Aligning Welsh place name data for the public good

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A colour photo portrait of Harry Secombe taken in the 1990s

Sir Cumference

Archivist Rob Evans takes a look at the newly catalogued archive of Welsh comedian Sir Harry Secombe

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A drawing from ‘Bucaniers of America’ by Alexandre Exquemelin, depicting the destruction of a ship in ‘The Spanish Armada’

Library acquires rare periodical

This article focuses on a report of the death of a famous Welsh pirate and the earliest known description of the Jolly Roger flag.

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Lithographic chart showing the middle parts of the comparative sections of the Great Holyhead and the Porthdynllaen Railway

A Chart comparing two railway lines connecting the Welsh border to the Irish Sea

The Library recently purchased a report and lithograph chart by the eminent 19th century railway engineer George Stephenson.

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Nia standing at a podium, her hands held in front of her in gesticulation. Iola stands to the side. Being them is a red PowerPoint slide that reads 'Celebrating Cymru Anabl'.

Cymru Anabl comes to an end by looking to the future

As the Screen and Sound Archive's 'Cymru Anabl' project comes to an end, our Audiovisual Cataloguer Nia takes a look back at what's been achieved and towards the future.

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A photograph of walkers in Eryri (Snowdonia) taken by Geoff Charles, 1963

Gold beneath the bracken

A few treasures from the coffers of Cymdeithas Edward Llwyd

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Promo image for blog article about Blanche Baker-Gabb

Connections through digital archives: the life of Blanche Baker-Gabb as seen through Crowd Cymru, National Library Wales Archive and the Welsh Women’s Peace Petition.

The life of Blanche Baker-Gabb as seen through Crowd Cymru, National Library Wales Archive and the Welsh Women’s Peace Petition.

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