Archive News Stories (weekly)

• BBC News – Wales’ National Library launches plan one year after fire

  “The National Library of Wales’ chief executive has set out new plans for the institution a year after a fire destroyed archives there.

  Aled Gruffydd Jones launched a three-year strategy twelve months after the fire caused £5m of damage to the library’s roof.

  Proposals include leading a debate on establishing a National Archive for Wales.

  It also aims to develop projects with the public sector.

  Mr Jones told staff the plan gave them a chance “not only to look back”, but also an opportunity “to look forward”.

  He added: “Our vision is for Welsh people everywhere to be connected with knowledge important to all aspects of their lives.””

  tags:archives

• Lost cities and found documents: do we ever discover in archives? | The National Archives blog

  “I like a good lost city. Found cities are interesting (Troy, for example) but lost ones are even better. Here’s a picture (possibly) of one, taken by the cross dressing acrobat and photographer Lulu Farini, protégé of the Great Farini.”

  tags:news archives

Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.