The ''Swansea History Journal - Minerva'' is a

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started in 1993 containing articles on historical and artistic topics related to the

Swansea Swansea (; cy, Abertawe ) is a coastal city and the second-largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and County of Swansea ( cy, links=no, Dinas a Sir Abertawe). The city is the twenty-fifth largest in ...

area of

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. It is published by The

Royal Institution of South Wales The Royal Institution of South Wales is a Welsh learned society founded by George Grant Francis in Swansea in 1835. Prior to its establishment, the Royal Institution was known as the Swansea Philosophical and Literary Society, which maintained th ...

, founded in 1835 as Swansea Philosophical and Literary Society. Its aims are to advance the study of natural history, local history, the arts and literature. Its principal activities have been the foundation and management of

Swansea Museum The Swansea Museum in Swansea, Wales, UK is the oldest museum in Wales, created for and by the Royal Institution of South Wales in 1841 to house its collections and provide research and learning facilities. History Swansea Museum is the oldes ...

, and holding lectures and other events. It now acts as the Friends of Swansea Museum. The journal was launched as ''Minerva'' in 1993 as an English language popular journal containing topics related to the Swansea area. From 1995 it was retitled into ''Minerva – Swansea's Local History Journal''. In 1999 it changed again; this time into ''Minerva – The Journal of Swansea History''. And in 2007/08 it became the ''Swansea History Journal – Minerva''.Publications
by the Royal Institution of South Wales The first fourteen volumes of the journal (from 1993 to 2006) have been digitized by the

Welsh Journals Online The National Library of Wales ( cy, Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru), Aberystwyth, is the national legal deposit library of Wales and is one of the Welsh Government sponsored bodies. It is the biggest library in Wales, holding over 6.5 million boo ...

project at the

National Library of Wales The National Library of Wales ( cy, Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru), Aberystwyth, is the national legal deposit library of Wales and is one of the Welsh Government sponsored bodies. It is the biggest library in Wales, holding over 6.5 million boo ...

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Magazines published in Wales Publications established in 1993 History of Wales Welsh history journals History of Swansea English-language journals 1993 establishments in Wales Annual journals {{history-journal-stub