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Press cutting from The People, 22 August 1971, 'Death Pact of a Prime Minister', revealing the formulation of a death pact between Lloyd George and Frances Stevenson in April 1917, based on information derived from the recently published Lloyd George: a Diary by Frances Stevenson.

Press cutting from The Spectator, 28 August 1971, containing a review of Lloyd George: a Diary by Frances Stevenson by Kenneth O. Morgan, with detailed comment on Lloyd George's life and career and the history of the Liberal Party.

Press cutting from the Liverpool Daily Post, 10 July 1971, 'Lloyd George's Spot is Unsold', recording that 2,560 yaerd of fishing rights on the River Dwyfor was unsold and withdrawn from auction the previous day as it had failed to attain its reserve price at the auction.

Press cutting, unlabelled, containing a press letter from Lord (Robert) Boothby, defending Lloyd George's record following an attack from George Edinger.

Press cutting from the Leicester Mercury, 19 August 1971, recording an interview between Diana Pulson and Countess Lloyd-George.

Press cutting from the Belfast Newsletter, 23 August 1971, containing a review of Lloyd George: a Diary by Frances Stevenson by E. Spenser Shew.

Press cutting from The Scotsman, 23 August 1971, containing a review of Lloyd George: a Diary by Frances Stevenson by Matthew Moulton.

Press cutting from Booka & Bookman, October 1971, containing a review of Lloyd George: a Diary by Frances Stevenson by ‪Lord Robert Boothby and containing important reflections and comments on Lloyd George's political career.

Press cutting from Tribune, 23 April 1971, containing a review by David Winnick of Cameron Hazlehurst, Politicians at War. Contains numerous references to Lloyd George and the First World War.

Press cutting from The Times, 1968, containing an article entitled, 'The man who Won the War', by Sir Dingle Foot on David Lloyd George.

Press cutting from the Daily Telegraph, 29 October 1969, noting the recent purchase by the National Library of Wales of its first group of Lloyd George archives, mainly comprising some 2,000 letters from David Lloyd George to his first wife Dame Margaret.

Press cutting from a local north Wales newspaper, c. 1970, entitled, 'Freedoms of Many Towns: " LlG's caskets in exhibition" ', referring to an exhibition of the freedoms and mementoes of the late Earl Lloyd-George at the Bangor Public Library.

Press cutting from the South Wales Evening Post, 12 October 1971, noting the estate of the late Edna Gwenfron Lloyd-George, Lady Tenby.

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”,

Snapshot of Jennifer Longford playing on a beach, c. 1932.

Snapshot of Jennifer Longford feeding chickens, c. 1932.

Snapshot of Jennifer Stevenson in a garden, c. 1933.

Snapshot of Jennifer Stevenson with Lloyd George on the Bron-y-de, Churt estate, c. 1934.