Clement Davies (Liberal MP) Papers,
Clement Davies's papers, [c.1884]-1967, mainly Liberal Party papers, 1928-1962, Clement Davies's political career, 1929-1965, Welsh affairs, 1936-1962, peace movements, 1940-1962, foreign affairs, 1944-1962, constituency papers, 1951-1962, and home affairs, 1953-1963; and papers and correspondence of Jano Clement-Davies, 1873-1969, and papers of Stanley Clement-Davies, 1920-1963.
Clement Edward Davies.
7 Letters, 4 from Admiralty House, Whitehall and 3 from Treasury Chambers. 3 Orders in Council enclosed. [10 Items].
Letter from Reginald Smith, Editor of the Liberal News, to Clement Davies, 24 February 1959,
Thanks for loaning material on Clement Davies's career and on the work of Mrs Jano Clement-Davies to be used for an article in the Liberal News. Trusts Clement Davies is recovering from his illness.
Typed Notes by R. J. Maule Horne, August 1964, on Clement Davies's family background,
One set of notes is headed 'Modernisation of agriculture' and deals with his mother's background. The other, of which there are two copies, deals with Clement Davies's father, Alderman Moses Davies, and his background. 9 Sheets in all.
Depicts Conservative attempts to seduce leading Liberals-Clement Davies, Frank Byers, Violet Bonham Carter-into the Tory Party.
Manifesto of the Liberal Party in the General Election of 1945,
Journal, Liberal Magazine, July 1946,
Press Cutting from The Yorkshire Observer, 28 September 1946,
'Liberal aims'. Clement Davies's speech at Withernsea on 27 September when he refused to contemplate the notion of the Liberals merging with either of the major Parties.
Pamphlet, Persuasion or force, by Viscount Samuel, London: Victor Gollancz,
Pamphlet, Persuasion or force, by Viscount Samuel, London: Victor Gollancz, 1947.
Text of a broadcast by Clement Davies delivered on the BBC Home Service on 18 November 1947,
6 Copies.
Press Cutting [19 November 1947],
An account of Clement Davies's party political broadcast delivered the previous evening.
Notes by Clement Davies on the Parliament Bill,
Notes by Clement Davies on the Parliament Bill, 1947. Recounts preliminary discussions with Lords Addison and Samuel on the need for reform of the House of Lords, and gives a detailed account of the Three Party Conference held in 1948; 'I was amazed that Churchill did not attend ...'. Gives his own proposals and reactions to them-the questions he was asked and his response. Attributes ultimate failure of the Conference to Churchill, '... I believe that the main person responsible for this foolish intransigence on the part of the Cons. party was Winston Churchill himself. He kept out of the Conference but of course had an over-riding veto'. Does not believe that the Second Chamber should be elected in any way, 'In my view they should never be in a position to throw out such a challenge to the H. of Commons which is the true elected Chamber'.
'Liberty in danger says Liberal leader: Socialists may take it; Tories have discovered it'. Clement Davies's speech to the Wirral Liberal Association's Carnival Week Fete and Sports held at Hoylake.
Press Cutting from the News Chronicle, 17 February 1950,
'"Stop the attack on liberty", says Clem Davies' - account of a political broadcast by Clement Davies.
Press Cutting [February 1950],
Expectations of the three parties on the eve of the General Election of 1950.
Press Cuttings relating to the General Election of 1951,
3 Cuttings, as follows:. Border Counties Advertiser, undated. Montgomeryshire Express and Radnor Times, 20 October 1951. The Times, 27 October 1951, giving a list of members of the new House of Commons.
Fragment Of Press Cutting [? from the Liberal News] [? 1952],
Attack by Clement Davies on the electoral system using data from the 1951 General Election results.
Press Cutting from the Liberal News, 2 February 1952,
'Identity cards: the end'. Liberals rejoice in the scrapping of identity cards.