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Miscellaneous letters, 1874-1914, from relatives of John and Elspeth Rhŷs, several of whom had emigrated to the United States of America; together with papers, 1901-1905, relating to the property Broneilian, Llanberis; and various notes, 1879x[1915], including genealogical research.

Six notebooks, 1836-1853, in an unknown hand, containing sermons in Manx.

Undated manuscript drafts and notes, [1922x1947], in the hand of Myvanwy Rhys, of a proposed biography of her father Sir John Rhŷs.

Letters, 1893-1945, addressed to Myvanwy Rhys from her sister, Olwen, 1911-1945 (mostly 1945), and various correspondents. Some letters are addressed to both sisters, and a few may have been sent solely to Olwen Rhys. Many relate to the proposed biography of John Rhŷs. Included are letters from A. E. Bayly, Helen Gladstone, Margaret M. Verney, James A. H. Murray, Richard Jones, A. H. Sayce (22), P. M. C. Kermode, Margaret Lloyd George (3), A. O. Vaughan (Owen Rhoscomyl), Richard Ellis, Rupert H. Morris, Edward Clodd, Donald A. Mackenzie, John Edward Lloyd, Henry Owen, J. Fisher (2), D. Brynmor Jones, J. H. Davies, W. J. Lewis, John Morris-Jones, N. V. Sidgwick, John Fraser, D. S. Margoliouth (6), J. L. C. Cecil-Williams, Goronwy Edwards, J. C. Collins, Paul Meyer (2), and James Darmesteter. The file also contains one letter, 1881, from Myvanwy Rhys to her father.

Letters, 1864-1910, addressed to Elspeth Rhŷs, including some from John Rhŷs and other family members, with occasional letters and replies in her hand. Among the correspondents are Charles de Gaulle (12), Henri Gaidoz, A. H. Sayce (3), Hugh Derfel Hughes, E. R. Wharton, Eluned Morgan (2), Grant Allen, Edwin Hatch, Queen Victoria (copy), James Darmesteter (2), James MacFadden (2), David G. Ritchie, Frederick York Powell (2), O. M. Edwards, W. R. Morfill, Thomas Ellis (4), Paul Meyer, John Patrick Crichton-Stuart (Marquess of Bute, 2), William Jones (2), Eleanor Mildred Sidgwick, J. A. Simon, Annie J. Ellis, James Hills-Johnes, Ellis J. Ellis-Griffith, Alfred Daniell, D. Brynmor Jones, Marie Corelli, Edward Anwyl, E. Vincent Evans, Lydia E. Becker, A. Darmesteter, Frances Hoggan, and John Dillon.

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, 1883-1904, from James Carnegie, Earl of Southesk.

Letters, 1889-1915, from John Morris-Jones to John Rhŷs, in which he discusses his academic research and published work, the work of other academics, and Welsh grammar including the pronunciation, etymology and the meaning of words and phrases. Reference is also made to Welsh poetry and manuscripts, and inscriptions on stones.

Correspondence, [1860]-1953, comprising letters from individuals, namely D. Silvan Evans, 1873-1901; John Morris-Jones, 1889-1915; Egerton Phillimore, 1881-1914; James Carnegie (Earl of Southesk), 1883-1904; and Whitley Stokes, 1871-1909. Also included is an album of letters addressed to John Rhŷs from various correspondents, [1860]-1893; letters of condolence on the death of John Rhŷs, 1915-1916; and miscellaneous letters, 1916-1925.

Letters and cards, 1881-1914, from Egerton Phillimore, together with five unbound printed gatherings of the first part of his 'Welsh Aedoeology', published in the second volume of the journal Kryptadia (1884), pp. 323-97, and a leaflet advertising the third volume which appears never to have been published.

Letters and cards, 1873-1901, from D. Silvan Evans to John Rhŷs; together with two letters and a card, 1897-1898, from his son, J. Henry Silvan Evans; and a letter to D. Silvan Evans, 1871, from Ralph Carr-Ellison.

Notes, 1869-[1871], from Georg Curtius' lectures on philology, compiled by John Rhŷs whilst a student at the University of Leipzig; together with a college book recording his attendance at philology lectures, 1870-1871.

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.

Eight notebooks, 1866-[1869], containing research and lecture notes by John Rhŷs whilst a student at Jesus College, Oxford.

Five volumes, [1871x1902] containing lists of comparative Irish verbs.

Forty three notebooks, 1873-1915, the majority of which are numbered and labelled with a list of contents, recording inscribed stones examined by John Rhŷs mostly in Wales, the Isle of Man, Scotland, and Ireland. They contain descriptions of his journeys, of stones and inscriptions, folklore and other related notes. Also included are unbound diaries of 'ogham hunts', 1883-1899.

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.

Papers, [1873]-1886, relating to John Rhŷs's father, Hugh Rees, comprising letters, 1879-1886, from him to his son, with a telegram, 1886, notifying John Rhŷs of his father's death; and miscellaneous papers, [1873]-1886, including reminiscences and autobiographical notes in his hand, [?1884]-[1886], manuscript and printed copies of poetry by him, [1873x1886], and a copy of the volume, Blodeu Rhosydd Moab (1884).

Notebooks, 1871-1873, utilized by John Rhŷs as HM Inspector of Schools, containing his assessment of schools in north Wales, together with notes on Celtic philology and some inscriptions.