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Series Names, Geographical -- Wales
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Letters to Mrs Catherine Whitney

This series comprises letters written mostly by friends and acquaintances whilst she was in hospital at Hereford, including many letters written to her by the Rev. F. E. Llewellyn Jones. There are three letters relating to her enquiries into the meaning of Welsh place-names with a notable contribution from Prof. Melville Richards, UCNW Bangor, and two letters connected with the research and publication of her article 'Notes Concerning Gypsies'.

Richards, Melville

Notes,

Notes, transcripts and drafts of articles published by Egerton Phillimore, 1881-1937, relating to manuscripts, history, literature, genealogy, place-names, grammar, etymology and other linguistic matters, primarily concerning Wales but also including material pertaining to England, Scotland and Ireland, as well as continental Europe. Interspersed among the notes are occasional diary entries and drafts of letters, usually relating to the same topics, as well as containing personal material.

Welsh place names

Correspondence with the Ordnance Survey about Welsh place names, 1967-1978; together with some correspondence with local authorities about the Welsh names of new schools, 1968-1978.