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Photocopies of press cuttings reporting Gareth Jones's capture and subsequent murder, including some not available elsewhere in the archive. Some are tributes to him. There is a copy of Gareth Jones's death certificate. There is also a small number of original letters to Major Edgar Jones and his wife sympathising with them on the death of Gareth Jones and reflecting on his life and contribution. There are two interesting letters from Winifred Combe-Tennnant reflecting on Gareth Jones and paying tribute to his memory.

Contains stray items relating to Gareth Jones, including copies of an open reference, 4 March 1931, written by D. Lloyd George; a photocopy of a very long letter, 27 January 1933, from Gareth Jones to David Lloyd George, shortly after leaving his staff. It contains a detailed discussion of the state of affairs in the Soviet Union based on information received from the Soviet Ambassador in London, including comments on the second Five Year Plan (Parliamentary Archive, House of Lords, Lloyd George Papers G/26/1/4); a covering letter, 27 March 1933, from Gareth Jones to A. J. Sylvester, from Berlin (Lloyd George Papers G/26/1/2); a further letter, 27 March 1933, from Gareth Jones to Lloyd George, commenting on his experiences during his recent visit to Russia (Lloyd George Papers G/26/1/2); a photocopy of the text of a lecture by Gareth Jones, 30 March 1933, entitled 'Soviet Russia in March 1933' to the Royal Institute of International Affairs; press cuttings of articles by Gareth Jones; a letter, 8 February 1935, from the Russian Assistance Fund to Gareth Jones seeking his support for an appeal.

Obituaries and tributes to G.V.J., and press accounts of his memorial services at Barry and Cardiff. See also no. 50 for sympathy letters addressed to Major Edgar Jones on the death of G.V.J.

Photocopies of documents taken from the holdings of the National Archives at Kew relating to the murder of Gareth Jones on 12 August 1935 and to subsequent investigations into his tragic fate before the end of 1935. These include official Foreign Office reports, statements, newspaper cuttings, and a map.

Photographs believed to have been taken by Gareth Vaughan Jones in summer 1935. Most are of Mongolia, many being of The Great Mongolian Festival of the Princes at the Court of Prince Teh Wang. These show many of the tribesmen and their lifestyles. Included are a number of Prince Teh Wang (aka Prince Demchugdongrub), Mongolian military leader and his family; also Chinese General Tsai Ting Kai (aka Cai Tingkai). Some are annotated on the reverse. Included are pictures of monks, sacrificing of sheep, inside and outside yurts, wrestling etc.

A variety of modern photographs connected with Gareth Vaughan Jones. These include a trip by Edward David to the place of GVJ's assassination ca.2005; copies of old postcards and family photographs; Chinese artefacts; Soviet propoganda posters from the 1930s brought home by GVJ.