Welcome to the Archives and Special Collections. We are an integral part of the Governance, Legal and Civic Directorate within Bangor University.
We are responsible for the collection and long-term preservation of manuscripts, archival collections and a diverse range of rare books and printed material.
Our aim is to ensure that our resources are accessible to all researchers, free of charge. We actively promote these collections as valuable research and learning tools and engage the wider community in our activities as well as the staff and students within the University.
Bangor University Archives and Special Collections - Its archival and manuscript holdings are today among the most distinguished in a university library anywhere in Britain.
Events
Latest News
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6 August 2025Message from the Senior University Archivist, Elen Simpson, relating to the recent Financial Sustainability Consultation
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20 January 2025Bangor Fund supports preservation of University’s architectural history
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19 December 2024Bangor University Archives & ISWE awarded Welsh Government grant for Digitisation of Penrhyn Jamaica Papers
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9 July 2024Bangor Fund supports online exhibition showcasing rare Arthurian books
Online Exhibitions
Bangor Cathedral
Celebrating the 1500th anniversary of the Cathedral and City of Bangor - the oldest city in Wales
Kate Roberts and Bangor College
Celebrating 140
In this exhibition we give a glimpse of the rich history of the University for the last 140 years. From the great mass of material held by the University’s own Archives, a selection of representative and evocative examples has been made to illustrate the life and work of the past and present students and staff.
CONNECTING COLLECTIONS
This year, 100 years since the publication of its first book, we celebrate the work of the Gregynog Press, one of the foremost private presses that was resurrected in the 70s under the name, Gwasg Gregynog.
R.S. Thomas: His life and writing - 2022
Our annual exhibition this year celebrates the life and work of the poet R.S. Thomas (1913-2000)
Celebrating the Centenary of Urdd Gobaith Cymru - 2022
Bangor University would like to wish Urdd Gobaith Cymru #Urdd100, Wales' leading youth organization, a happy centenary this year.
Reach for the Summit - 2021
In our annual exhibition, we trace the history of mountaineering in north Wales through the medium of a variety of printed material and manuscripts from our Special Collections.
Sir Charles Harper "colonial administrator"
The Charles Harper collection consists of 15 albums which serve as an important record of the life and work of a civil servant within the British Empire, pre and post World War I.
Remembering Cynan online exhibition - 2020
In 2020 we noted the fiftieth anniversary of the death of the poet, Cynan (1895-1970), and our annual exhibition traced the story of his life and work through our manuscripts and books.