Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- [1822]-1953. (Creation)
Level of description
Sub-fonds
Extent and medium
44 boxes, 188 folders, 9 envelopes, 4 bundles, 2 outsize wallets, 1 vol., 1 roll.
Context area
Name of creator
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Papers, [1822]-1953, of John Rhŷs, comprising a substantial group of letters addressed to him, 1860-1915; material, 1864-1919, relating to books, articles, addresses etc. by John Rhŷs, including reviews of his books; notes, 1836-[1920x1945], compiled by him; and personal and professional papers, [1822]-1953, belonging to, and accumulated by, John Rhŷs, including personalia, diaries, testimonials for the Celtic Professorship, and references to him in printed sources.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Arranged at NLW in four groups: correspondence, published works by John Rhŷs, notebooks and notes, and personal and professional papers.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
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Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
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Notes area
Note
Papers accumulated by John Rhŷs and his family pre- and post-date his own dates.
Note
Preferred citation: A.