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• Glanmor Williams Portrait
  Fine portrait drawing of Glanmor Williams
• David T. Herbert
• Dr Lynn Williams
• Glanmor Williams
  Cropped photograph of Glanmor Williams
• Gethin Matthews
• Dr Eirlys Barker
• Edward David
• John Baylis
• Peter Stead
• Professor Henry Lewis with students, University College of Swansea, c.1924/25 [RBA reference 2016/04]
• Frank Gilbertson (1873 – 1929): Founder of Swansea University – Part I
  PDF of Centenary Essay
• Frank Gilbertson (1873 – 1929): Founder of Swansea University – Part II
  PDF of Centenary Essay
• Taking notes contentedly, August 1976.
• Break together in Hereford while John Henry Jones was in Talgarth (TB sanatorium), November 1951.
• Marian Phillips outside the British Museum, November 21, 1938.
• Marian Phillips next to Professor A.E. Heath, May 1934
• Maesydderwen School.
• Isabel Frances de Winton Thomas of Glanmor (1868 – 1955) with Frank’s portrait around the time of their betrothal in 1895.
  Isabel Frances de Winton Thomas of Glanmor (1868 – 1955). Frank’s portrait with his signature during his early years helping to manage the family firm and around the time of his betrothal to Isabel.
• Saunders Lewis
  Saunders Lewis sitting at a desk with papers in one hand and his glasses in the other
• Aerial view of the University in 1929: “the unrivalled site upon which we stand”.
  “We trust and believe that the buildings which are to rise upon this site will become the home of high ideals and lofty purpose and of unfailing efforts for the advancement of learning, the improvement of industry, and the betterment of civilisation.”, welcome address [16, p. 92] by Frank Gilbertson at the foundation ceremony, 19th July 1920. Most of the “temporary” science “pavilions” built to the west of Singleton Abbey between 1922 and 1925 lasted more than 50 years [15, p. 98]. Student numbers [15, p. 119] grew from 89 in 1920-21, to 382 in 1925-26, reaching 485 in 1930-31, just after this photograph was taken
• Prys Morgan - Henry Lewis and Saunders Lewis at Swansea
• Trade Advertisement produced in October 1921 as the economy faltered.
  Business conditions worsened after 1920 as the post-war mini-boom ended. The trade press responded with promotional material and Frank contributed an upbeat article heralding modern developments and the promise of higher education [21]. W. Gilbertson & Co. Ltd. advertised their full range of products, including some long-established brands which had been manufactured for decades.
• The King presents the Royal Charter to Frank Gilbertson, first President of the University College of Swansea on 19th July, 1920
  This enormous canvas (top) by Percy Gleaves (1882-1944) hangs on the landing of Singleton Abbey, having recently been restored. Before laying the foundation stone (bottom left), King George V presents the Royal Charter to Frank Gilbertson, first President of the University College of Swansea. The foundation stone was subsequently “lost” in the Swansea Corporation yard for 17 years [15, p. 89] until it was re-laid in the wall of the 1937 Library (bottom right), the first purpose-built permanent building to be constructed on the campus. The hefty chains holding the stone suggest industrial heavy engineering – not inappropriate to the founders of the institution. The sunny parkland setting and rather naive style of the painting add to the air of symbolism.
• Frank escorting Mary into St. Paul’s Church, Knightsbridge for her wedding to Hugh Vivian on 19th July 1917.
  Mary and Hugh were married by special licence whilst Captain Vivian was on leave from Bulford Army Camp on Salisbury Plain [8].
• Mary Gilbertson’s Engagement to Captain Hugh Vivian.
  Portrait of Mary Gilbertson painted in 1915 by the Belgian artist André Cluysenaar, which now hangs in the Council Room (formerly the Great Dining Room) of Singleton Abbey. Hugh Vivian (1884 – 1956) photographed in 1917 in the uniform of the Army Service Corps. This was a logistics division, supplying the front lines with food, equipment and ammunition, and organising transportation by horse and motor vehicles, railways and waterways.