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An album containing letters, dated [1860]-1893, mostly addressed to John Rhŷs. The writers include T. H. Huxley, Grant Allen, James Darmesteter, E. B. Cowell, E. Ray Lankester, Frederick York Powell, A. Sidgwick, Andrew Lang, H. Morse Stephens, Edward Caird, Benjamin Jowett, A. S. Napier, J. Viriamu Jones, Auberon Herbert, Archibald Primrose (Earl of Rosebery), Lewis Morris, Gilbert Murray, J. P. Mahaffy, Paul Meyer, Ernest Renan, Rowland Hill (to [his brother?] Arthur), and Edward Clodd.

Letters of condolence, 1915-1916, from individuals and on behalf of various institutions, expressing sympathy with Myvanwy and Olwen Rhys following the death of their father, John Rhŷs. The correspondents include W. J. Lewis, W. Llewelyn Williams, A. H. Sayce, Herbert Warren, C. Grant Robertson, D. Arthen Evans, W. P. Ker, C. M. E. Burrows, Goddard H. Orpen, Emily Penrose, H. E. D. Blakiston, W. J. Watson, George Curzon, Egerton Phillimore, A. S. Green, William Evans Hoyle, E. C. Quiggin, Kuno Meyer, J. E. Lloyd, Edward Owen, John Ballinger, and J. Fisher.

Letters, 1831-1853, addressed to various recipients and forwarded at a later date to John Rhŷs. Two letters, dated 1916 and 1925, were possibly forwarded to Myvanwy Rhys; an additional letter, 1953, was sent to Idris Foster by M. V. Taylor. Also included are letters, and fragments of letters, which are unsigned and undated.

The series comprises material relating to works by John Rhŷs, namely books, articles, addresses and letters, most of which were published; with an additional file comprising reviews of his books. The papers, 1864-1919, include manuscript and typescript drafts, proofs, reviews, photographs, and other related material.

Manuscript drafts, 1876-1877, of Lectures on Welsh philology by John Rhŷs (London, 1877); together with annotated page proofs (incomplete) of the appendix; cuttings, 1874-1879, containing reviews of the lectures and the book; and five letters, 1877-1879, from the publishers Trübner & Co.

Papers, 1909-1911, relating to 'The Celtic inscriptions of Gaul, additions and corrections' by John Rhŷs, a paper originally delivered at the British Academy, and subsequently published in its Proceedings, vol. V (London, 1911). The file mostly comprises galley proofs and page proofs, 1911, some containing manuscript amendments and corrections by the author; together with photographs and sketches of plates included in the article, 1909-[1911].

Papers, 1913, relating to 'The Celtic inscriptions of Cisalpine Gaul' by John Rhŷs, a paper originally delivered at the British Academy, and subsequently published in its Proceedings, vol. VI (London, 1913). The file includes galley proofs and page proofs, some containing manuscript amendments and corrections by the author; photographs and sketches of plates; and reviews of the article.

Papers, 1913-1914, mostly comprising a manuscript draft and corrected proofs, 1914, of 'Gleanings in the Italian field of Celtic epigraphy' by John Rhŷs, a paper originally delivered at the British Academy, and subsequently published in its Proceedings, vol. VI (London, 1914).

Manuscript drafts, proofs, cuttings, offprints, etc., 1864-1919, of mostly articles, letters to the press, and reviews by John Rhŷs. The file also includes an unbound scrapbook of cuttings, 1864-1874, of articles by him.

Papers, [1864]-1913, mostly holograph notes, corrected proofs, and cuttings of addresses given by John Rhŷs, most of which were subsequently published.

Cuttings of reviews, 1882-1908, of published works by John Rhŷs, including Celtic Britain (London, 1882), On the origin and growth of religion as illustrated by Celtic Heathendom (London, 1888), and The Celtic inscriptions of France and Italy (London, 1906).

Corrected page proofs, 1886, of most of The text of the Mabinogion and other Welsh tales from the Red Book of Hergest, vol. I, edited by John Rhŷs and J. Gwenogvryn Evans (Oxford, 1887); together with reviews of the book, 1887.

Index slips, 1891, for Studies in the Arthurian Legend by John Rhŷs (Oxford, 1891), together with cuttings, 1891-1892, containing reviews of the book.

Manuscript draft, [1891], of the article, 'The inscriptions and language of the Northern Picts', by John Rhŷs, published in the Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, vol. xxvi (1891-1892); together with related notes, including a letter, 1895, in his hand addressed to Whitley Stokes.

Incomplete manuscript draft, [1894], consisting mainly of Chapter IX, of The outlines of the phonology of Manx Gaelic (Oxford, 1894), by John Rhŷs; together with reviews, [1894]-1895.

Papers relating to The Welsh people, by John Rhŷs and D. Brynmor-Jones (London, 1900), comprising five pages of notes, [?1900], in John Rhŷs's hand, concerning the Irish goddess Buanu, and reviews of the book, 1900.

Papers, 1899-1900, relating to Celtic Folklore by John Rhŷs (Oxford, 1901), comprising manuscript drafts of the preface, table of contents, 'A geographical list of authorities and sources . . . to Welsh folklore', 'List of bibliographical references', and 'Additions & corrections'; printed copies of chapters I-VI, with manuscript amendments by the author; a typescript draft of chapters VII-XII; galley proofs and page proofs containing manuscript amendments and corrections by John Rhŷs, with additional manuscript notes in his hand. Amongst the typescript draft, chapter 10 (f. 62), is a letter, dated 1900, to John Rhŷs from J. Gwenogvryn Evans. Also included are cuttings, 1900-1901, containing reviews of the book.

Reprints, 1900-1905, of the column 'Yn amsang ein tadau' from the Pembroke County Guardian, including contributions by, and relating to, John Rhŷs. Also included are proofs, reprints and cuttings of articles from the column, published 1895-1909.

Papers, 1898-1910, relating to the 'The Coligny calendar' by John Rhŷs. The paper was originally delivered at the British Academy, and subsequently published in its Proceedings, vol. IV (London, 1910). They mostly consist of proofs, 1909-1910, some containing manuscript amendments and corrections by the author, of 'The Coligny calendar', 'Notes on the Coligny calendar: additions and corrections', and 'The reconstruction of the Coligny calendar'. Also included are two letters, 1910, from J. K. Fotheringham, and printed copies of the charts compiled by Dissard and Espérandieu, 1898 and 1900.