Cardiff Uni Archives

Cardiff University's Institutional Archives holds the records of the University and its predecessors from its foundation in 1883 to the present day.

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@sperig This is wonderful- thanks for sharing it with us!

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If you like very old books you must attend this! Free public lecture #Cardiff next Thursday #rarebooks #conservation https://t.co/RINcyUYSg7

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Find out about our history on our historic campus tour. Next one starts at 2pm. Give @CU_ARM a follow for even more history! #CUOpenDay

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@cardiffuniug @cardiffstudents And here are the @cardiffstudent officers who were running it in 1933! #tbt

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Good morning! For some Wednesday morning inspiration, check out this photo of @cardiffuni's original academic staff in 1883!

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Checking temperature and relative humidity. Within the parameters of PD5454 guide for the storage & exhibition of archival materials, yay!

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Thanks @MeridethGattis! I'm very lucky. There's so much in @cardiffuni's history to be proud of-it's a privilege to handle sources 1st hand! https://t.co/2iWARRC85m

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I just took these snaps of my favourite things in the archive! Photos of a pageant organised by staff at students in 1931 @cardiff_castle

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I'm down in the Institutional Archive strong room this afternoon carrying out research for some enquiries we've received.

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Our #EdwardThomas100 exhibition opens in #Cardiff next Weds, 19th April. Here's a sneaky look. Open-mic poetry event with @LitWales on 21st

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.@cardiffuni You can learn more about the University founders' commitment to educating women on our blog at https://t.co/a0NZxnCobl

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The charter shows @cardiffuni's founders' commitment that “Female students shall be admitted to attend any of the courses of instruction…”

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Good morning! Thought I'd share this little gem with you this morning - the University's first charter, sealed by Queen Victoria in 1884!

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And another rugby player from the 1900s who was excused from classes to go on tour in Australia & New Zealand! https://t.co/NBYujWdvf7

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Following #WelshVarsity, check out this blog post I wrote about a rugby legend who was student here in the 1940s! https://t.co/yuO49qgjcO

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Feel like I’m following a very exciting week with #WelshVarsity last week! We have some fab Cardiff sporting history photos in the Archive.

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I'm taking over @iamcardiffuni this week, sharing gems from the archive, records management tips and shedding light into what I actually do! https://t.co/VD0nRhUVWJ

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Hello! I'm Judith & I work in @cardiffuni’s
Institutional Archives and Records Management @CU_ARM. I'll be taking over @iamcardiff this week

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Still some empty seats for Aled Eirug's talk tomorrow evening #Cardiff 5:30PM. Opposition to the #WW1 in #Wales https://t.co/PFnzgWF9aS