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Photographs taken during Lloyd George's visit to Germany in 1936.

Comprises ten studio photographs of Colonel T. F. Tweed, c. 1935, taken by Howard Coster, 8 Essex Street, Strand, London WC2, together with a press cutting, 1940, noting the amount of Colonel Tweed's estate.

Various photographs, many of David Lloyd George and of Bron-y-de, Churt, together with a large collection of press cuttings, many of these reviews of books relating to Lloyd George. Many of the reviews are of the volume edited by A. J. P. Taylor, Lloyd George: a Diary by Frances Stevenson. Other cuttings concern members of the Lloyd George family.

Letters from Frances Stevenson to her parents from Paris with accounts of the 1919 Peace Conference between 16th April and 17th June 1919, giving an insight into how both she and Lloyd George viewed the treaty terms. Frances notes that she believed the terms will lead to 'a good peace, not one that will cause another war in 10 or 20 years time' while 'The PM says it is a terrible document' and that 'there has been no such treaty presented to any nation since Carthage'. Frances also notes concerns over the length of time that the talks were taking noting 'that unless you get the treaty signed now, there will be Bolshevism everywhere'.

Letters, mainly from Frances Stevenson to her parents discussing family and political issues, including mentions of speeches, meetings and suffragettes. Several of the later letters discuss Lloyd George's illness. Include several fragments. File also includes a postcard from Frances to Jennifer and a page of diary entries in the hand of Frances Stevenson for 23-27 May 1944 referring mainly to Lloyd George's rapidly declining health, his visit to the House of Commons to hear a speech by Winston Churchill (f. 28).

Letter signed (‘Baldwin of Bewdley’) to “My dear Lloyd George”, reading “A telegram seems a mean form of message on such an occasion, hence I grasp my pen to send you my warm good wishes and congratulations for this milestone of a birthday. Don’t dream of replying, but if Megan were to call on me when I am in London - and she has been kind enough to come and see me- and if she could tell me that this note has given you half the pleasure to read that it has given me to write, I shall be happy. I have forgotten the
Welsh Ted taught me when I went to ..fifteen years ago, as I would have added a word to mark the occasion”; and a letter signed by William Max Aitken (Lord Beaverbrook), reading “You have been given the best birthday celebration in history. My attachment to you is constant. My devotion is fixed and immovable in my life. I would grieve deeply if you doubted my loyalty. The newspapers have
never wavered in your support. My restraint of late is due to my support of Winston. He rides high, wide and handsome”,

Comprises the draft outline of a short story and notes for further stories by Frances Stevenson.

File contains correspondence between Frances Stevenson and Curtis Brown Ltd. regarding the publication of a biography of David Lloyd George and a synopsis and script for a film entitled 'The goat and the wizard'

File contains five short notes from Frances Stevenson during the 1930s congratulating Lloyd George warmly on recent speeches in the House of Commons.

File contains a letter, dated 17 May 1938, from John Morris, solicitor, Fleet Street, London, to Frances Stevenson relating to the proposed Adoption Order for her daughter Jennifer and his effort to persuade the Official Solicitor that a domiciliary visit is unnecessary in this case (f. 1); a letter, dated 27 June 1938, from John Morris, solicitor, Fleet Street, London, to Frances Stevenson relating to the adoption of her daughter Jennifer noting that he has appeared before the Judge and obtained the Adoption Order which will be lodged with the Superintendent Registrar of Births and will remain a secret document and that the birth will now be registered in the Adoption Register (f. 2); a photocopy of a Trust Instrument, dated 3 March 1931, from Frances Stevenson to her sister Muriel Stevenson and to John Ernest Morris, solicitor, relating to property known as Ingleton, Sandy Lane, Cobham, with provision for an income from the trust fund to Jennifer Stevenson (ff. 3-9); and a copy of Jennifer Stevenson's horoscope (f. 10).

File comprises of a scrap book of newspaper stroies related to the marriage of David Lloyd George and Frances Stevenson in 1943.

The file comprises drafts and copies of stray letters sent by Frances to various correspondents. The letters have no common theme.

The letters, written at Tŷ Newydd, Llanystumdwy, between October and December 1944, contain mainly personal, local and domestic news, including many references to Lloyd George and to the welcome which they have received in the village. There are some references to events at Llanystumdwy.

The file contains letters discussing the management of the Llanystumdwy Museum and local property, give news of various members of the family, and refer to events to commemorate Lloyd George and to members of the Lloyd George family.

Most of the early letters (pre-1945) are addressed to Frances as private secretary to Lloyd George, some referring to political and national events; many of those after 1945 also refer to Lloyd George and to contemporary political life. -- The file includes letters from Dr Christopher Addison, 1915, the 4th Marquess Cholmondeloy, 1923, Sir Joseph Davies, [1919], Sir Dingle Foot, 1970, Michael Foot, [?1967], King George VI, 1948, Martin Gilbert, 1964, John Grigg, 1972, P. J. Grigg, 1949, Laura Grimond, 1969, Maurice Hankey, [1960s], Lord Inchape, 1922, Lord Lothian, 1939, James Morris [Jan Morris], 1967, B. S. Rowntree (2), 1915-1916, Captain Stephen Roskill, 1970, Sir Geoffrey Shakespeare, 1949, Mary Soames, 1966, A. J. Sylvester, 1923, Jeremy Thorpe, 1969, and Harold Wilson, 1966.

The letters from Sir Stuart give personal, family and domestic news. Those from Sylvia comment on The Years that are Past (1967) and on her mother's death.

The senders include Bob Boothby, 1967, Winston S. Churchill (4), 1954-1963, King George V, 1931, and Jan Smuts, 1950.

Correspondence with publishers and literary agents relating to the proposed publication of articles and works written by D. Lloyd George, notably the War Memoirs, and an article entitled 'Why the Jew is persecuted'.

The file contains letters from Rebecca West referring to the proposed publication of a volume by Messrs Methuen which has passages about Miss West and about D. Lloyd George, requesting Lloyd George to autograph a photograph of himself for a Macedonian abbot, and giving the writer's reaction to the publication of A. J. Sylvester's The Real Lloyd George (1947).