Welcome to the Archives and Special Collections.
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 anywhere in Britain.
Events
Online Exhibitions
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.