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Papers, 1825-1912, of, or acquired by, the painter Henry Clarence Whaite, including correspondence, bills and vouchers, press cuttings, exhibition catalogues and related printed material, reflecting his work as an artist and as President of both the Manchester Academy of Fine Arts and the Royal Cambrian Academy; together with papers, 1825-1862, of the Whaite family of Manchester, and papers, 1873-1913, of the artist's daughter, Lily Whaite, a member of the Gwynedd Ladies' Art Society.

Twenty-six letters to H. Clarence Whaite from Frederick Alfred Slocombe, and his nephew Shirley Slocombe. These remain uncatalogued.

A collection of additional letters, 1900-1904, to Lily Whaite from her future husband, John Harris, Vicar of Harlech. This group remains uncatalogued.

A further consignment of papers were acquired by the Library, including diaries and journals documenting all Whaite's paintings and the exhibitions they were sent to from the early 1870s onwards. This group remains uncatalogued.

The file comprises correspondence and papers relating to the Gwynedd Ladies' Art Society from its establishment in 1895, until 1903. The papers include correspondence relating to pictures sold at exhibitions, invitations to private views, agendas of meetings of the society's committees, catalogues of exhibitions, rules and regulations of the Society.

The file comprises letters and papers relating to pictures sold, with their prices, at various galleries.

The series comprises correspondence and papers relating to Lily F. Whaite's profession as an artist, 1894-1913.

The group consists of a small amount of correspondence and papers relating to Lily F. Whaite's profession as an artist, 1894-1913, in particular papers relating to the Gwynedd Ladies' Art Society, of which she was a prominent member.

The series consists of a group of miscellaneous papers relating to, or collected by Lily Whaite, 1880-1913, including school reports, notes for schoolwork, poetry, invitations to various functions, school notes relating to the Eisteddfod, and an almanac for noting the names of persons to whom she had written, together with a small number of notebooks containing autograph sermon notes by the Reverend John Harries.

The series comprises a few letters to John Harries, Lily Whaite's husband, from various people, 1899-1904.

The file comprises greetings cards sent to Lily F. Whaite covering a span of over a quarter of a century, and includes Christmas cards, birthday cards, and wedding invitations.

The file includes letters from Louisa M. Bancroft (3), 1910-1912, Cuthbert C. Grundy (2), [1912], J. R. Furness (12), 1910-1912, Queenie Perrin (1), 1912, Alice and Harold Rathbone (11), 1910-1912, Maud Salmon (1), 1911, together with letters relating to her late father's will.

The file comprises condolence letters to Lily F. Whaite on the death of her father, H. Clarence Whaite, June 1912. The correspondents include many influential artists of the day, as well as friends and acquaintances.

The file includes letters from Louisa M. Bancroft (3), 1907-1909, J. R. Furness (1), 1909, Harold Rathbone (2), 1907-1909, Maud Salmon (1), 1903, T. H. Thomas (1), 1902, together with letters of condolence from various correspondents on the death of her mother, 1906.

The file comprises letters to Lily F. Whaite from various school friends and acquaintances, 1893-1899, including Louisa M. Bancroft (3), 1896-1897, Mary Mason (2), 1897, and S. Sidley (2), 1896.

The file comprises letters to Lily F. Whaite from school friends, and various acquaintances, including a letter from Robert Collinson, her godfather, and Clara C. Perrin (Queenie), an old schoolfriend.

The series comprises letters and postcards to Lily Whaite from various school friends and acquaintances, 1876-1912, together with letters of condolence on the death of her father in June 1912, and some hand made greetings cards, including Christmas and birthday cards, 1880-1908.

The series comprises letters and postcards to Lily Whaite from various members of her family, 1887-1912. The contents are mainly of a personal nature.