Does the National Library of Wales keep any material relating to the history of imprisonment in Wales?
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| The National Library does hold many useful records and sources relating to the history of imprisonment in Wales. The first step would be to search the full online catalogue: https://discover.library.wales/primo-explore/search?vid=44WHELF_NLW_NUI&lang=en_US With regard to books, search the Library’s full online catalogue with the words ‘prisons Wales history’ as SUBJECTs to find titles that are available here, e.g. Richard W. Ireland and Russell Davies’ books and articles. You can also search terms such as ‘gaol’ or simply ‘jail’ and ‘Wales’. It is possible that there are some dissertations written on this subject and records for dissertations are also on the full catalogue. The Library has a collection of records of the Great Sessions, and it is possible to search for jail files on the ‘Crime and Punishment’ database, which is available online on our website: http://www.llgc.org.uk/sesiwn_fawr/index_s.htm We have a vast collection of newspapers, where reports relating to crimes and court cases may be found. It is possible to visit the Library to view them, although having information such as titles, dates and articles would be advantageous. It may also be beneficial to search for information from the local record offices, since this is where the records for the Quarter Sessions are held. You may look at the ‘Archives Wales’ website for more information: http://www.archiveswales.org.uk/en/?no_cache=1 It may also be helpful to contact the local history department of public library services as it is possible that they have databases that may be searched by subject, or files of local information. Also, you may wish to consider contacting the Royal Commission to view any photographs and plans that are available: http://www.rcahmw.gov.uk/ |