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Eirene White papers University College of Wales (Aberystwyth, Wales)
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Letters to Eirene White

The file comprises letters relating mainly to matters arising from the House of Lords and to Lady White's public work, notably in relation to environmental concerns. Some concern Welsh affairs, among them devolution, the affairs of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion, and the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth. A few relate to Lady White's work for the Dictionary of National Biography. The correspondents include Margery Corbett Ashby, 1974, Robert, Lord Blake, 1974, Dame Margaret Cole, 1975, Anthony Crosland, 1974, Sir Goronwy Daniel, 1975, Stanley Clinton Davies, 1975, John Morris MP, 1975, A. J. Sylvester, 1975, Sir Ben Bowen Thomas, 1974, Dame Shirley Williams (2), 1974-1975, and Harold Wilson, 1974.

Ashby, Margery Corbett- Dame, 1882-1981

Letters to Eirene White

The file comprises personal letters reflecting the wide range of Lady White's professional and leisure interests, many within Wales. Some relate to the activities of the Land Authority for Wales, of which she became chairman in 1976, the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, and Coleg Harlech. The correspondents include Eric, Lord Ashby, 1977, HRH Charles, Prince of Wales, 1977, Lord Edmund-Davies, 1977, Sir Goronwy Daniel, 1976, Sir Idris Foster, 1977, Cledwyn Hughes, 1976, Lord Elwyn Jones, 1977, Professor David Marquand, 1977, Professor Lily Newton, 1977, Principal Robert Steel, 1977, Margaret Thatcher, 1976, Sir Ben Bowen Thomas, 1977, Dame Shirley Williams (2), 1976-1977, and Harold Wilson, 1976.

Ashby, Eric, 1904-1992