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Archives & Special Collections - Temporary Closure

Due to major refurbishment work in the main strong rooms, the search room of Bangor University Archives will close on the 20th July, 2012 and will re-open on September 10th, 2012.

No archive service, including rare books will be available during this period. We apologise for any inconvenience this closure might cause to researchers.

A century on the hill

01/07/11

To celebrate the centenary of the official opening of the University buildings in 1911, the Archives and Special Collections have a new exhibition.

Located in the Vice-Chancellor’s corridor and open to everyone, we have chosen documents that depict the events that led to the erection of the new college on the hill - the Royal visits, the architectss competition, and the controversial decision to use slate from Pembrokeshire to roof the building.

The exhibition will be open from the 2nd of July 2011 - December 23rd

Bible display
02/06/11

A selection of the Bibles held by the Library and Archives Service is currently on display in the VC's corridor. All are welcome to visit.

Also, still to come this Summer is an exhibition on the building of the University. This will contain original plans by the Architect, Henry Hare and documentation regarding the rejection of local materials in favour of Ruabon limestone and Preseli slate for the building.

New Collections

The Archives regularly receives new collections and the task of cataloguing this material is an important part of the work of the department. Every now and then, a new catalogue is produced.

Remember to visit the Archives regularly to see what new collections are open to the public.