▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁Williams ▁was ▁appointed ▁Professor ▁of ▁French ▁and ▁Act ing ▁Head ▁of ▁Department ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Dur ham , ▁a ▁post ▁she ▁held ▁until ▁her ▁ret irement ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁She ▁subsequently ▁moved ▁to ▁London ▁for ▁a ▁short ▁period , ▁before ▁returning ▁to ▁Aber yst w yth . ▁Until ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁Williams ▁continued ▁her ▁association ▁with ▁University ▁College ▁Sw anse a ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Court ▁of ▁Govern ors . ▁The ▁expand ing ▁university ▁named ▁a ▁Hall ▁of ▁Res idence ▁in ▁her ▁honour ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁ ▁Williams ▁was ▁a ▁keen ▁supp orter ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Library ▁of ▁Wales , ▁depos iting ▁her ▁research ▁notes ▁and ▁papers ▁in ▁their ▁archive . ▁She ▁died ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁October ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁in ▁her ▁nin ety - fif th ▁year . ▁ ▁Notable ▁achiev ements ▁ ▁Her ▁personal ▁achiev ements ▁included ▁the ▁award ▁of ▁Offic ier ▁d ’ A cadem ie ▁and ▁Che val ier ▁de ▁la ▁Leg ion ▁d ’ H onneur . ▁The ▁invest iture ▁was ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁Hotel ▁Metro pole , ▁Sw anse a ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁for ▁prom oting ▁French ▁language ▁and ▁literature ▁to ▁the ▁Wel sh ▁nation . ▁It ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁Williams ▁felt ▁these ▁were ▁" not ▁so ▁much ▁as ▁being ▁personal ▁dist in ctions ▁but ▁rather ▁as ▁France ’ s ▁t ributes ▁to ▁Wales ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁Wel sh ▁contribution ▁to ▁our