Discovering Welsh Estate Archives and Records
AMARC Summer Meeting & AGM
Bangor University’s Archives and Special Collections and the Institute for the Study of Welsh Estates are delighted to welcome The Association for Manuscripts and Archives in Research Collections (AMARC) to Bangor University for their Summer Meeting & AGM on Wednesday, 15th July 2026.
This meeting features site tours with material displays of estate records and talks by expert speakers researching the histories, cultures and landscapes of north Wales.
Registration (lunch included):
£25 AMARC members / £30 non-members.
Students: £20 AMARC members / £25 non-members.
Please use the link provided.
Summary Progamme:
10.00 Registration and Welcome. James Freeman, AMARC Chair
10.30 An Overview of Bangor’s Estate Archives. Shaun Evans, Director of ISWE
11.00 An Account of Researching the Penrhos Estate Archive. Gareth Hughes, Local Historian
11.30 Break
11.45 Exploring the Penrhyn Jamaica Collection. Marian Gwyn, ISWE Research Associate, Heritage Consultant and Historian
12.15 Tour of University Archives and Special Collections (Group 1) with Elen Wyn Simpson (University Archivist) / Shankland and Cathedral Libraries Tour (Group 2) with Shan Robinson (Senior Special Collections Assistant)
13.00 Lunch and AGM
14.15 Welsh Literary Manuscripts in Estate Archives. Gruffudd Antur Edwards, Research Fellow, Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies
14.45 Landscape and Environmental Change in Snowdonia. Alex Ioannou, ISWE Doctoral Researcher
15.15 Tour of University Archives and Special Collections (Group 2) with Elen Wyn Simpson (University Archivist) / Shankland and Cathedral Libraries Tour (Group 1) with Shan Robinson (Senior Special Collections Assistant)
16.00 Close
Attendees may also arrange an optional visit to nearby Penrhyn Castle on 16 July.