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A small number of papers concerning D. A. Thomas's nomination as the Liberal candidate for Cardiff.

Papers of D. A. Thomas, Viscount Rhondda, including letters to D. A. Thomas on political matters such as working conditions in the mining industry, education, church disestablishment, and the temperance movement, 1891-1910 (mainly 1891-1895); drafts and copies of letters from D. A. Thomas on similar subjects, 1891-1895; miscellaneous letters, 1893-1895; subject files, 1874-1917, on the coal industry, including the Cambrian Navigation Collieries, the Mining Association of Great Britain, the South Wales Liberal Federation, temperance and disestablishment; scrapbooks of press cuttings, 1894-1927, relating to Cymru Fydd, D.A Thomas, Merthyr politics and Keir Hardie, the Lusitania, and Lady Rhondda; miscellaneous items, 1897-1934, including genealogical material and congratulatory addresses to D.A.T.; circulars and memoranda.

The Sergeant-at-Arms has granted the request of the Company for admission to the Press Gallery and Lobby of the House of Commons. They are grateful to D. A. Thomas for his kind support in effecting this concession. It will enable Mr Vincent Evans to report more fully to the readership in the constituencies on the work of the Welsh Parliamentary Party. Hopes that D. A. Thomas's stay abroad has facilitated his return to good health.

D. Fleming, Advanced Elementary School, Merthyr Tydfil, president of the Merthyr Tydfil, Dowlais and District Teachers' Association, and four other officials of the Association. Gives a resolution adopted by a recent meeting of the Association on the importance of a motion to be introduced in the House of Commons by Sir Richard Temple on 24 February relating to the desirability of establishing a 'National State aided system of Superannuation for Teachers in Public Elementary Schools in England and Wales'. The Association hopes that D. A. Thomas will support and vote for the motion.

The Brethren are most anxious for D. A. Thomas to occupy one of the Warden's chairs next year. He can leapfrog over the three brothers who are before him. D. A. Thomas's acceptance of the chair will be very popular. Writer will take the chair when business commitments compel D. A. Thomas to be absent. D. A. Thomas should be able to come nearly every month.

'The Major grossly misrepresents our position daily in the Manchester Guardian. Do remonstrate with him.' The favourable attitude of the Welsh press. 'If we adhere to our position we shall soon form an independent party.'.

Has sent today a memorial from the Association to the Right Hon. A. H. Dyke Acland MP against his inclusion of Co-operation to be taught as a subject in the Evening Continuation Schools. Has been asked to write to D. A. Thomas to ask him to support the memorial of the Federation.

Regrets that he [the writer] cannot be at Cardiff the following day, but will be there on Wednesday and will meet D. A. Thomas at his office.

He will meet D. A. Thomas at his office at Cardiff on Saturday to arrange a plan of campaign for the Eight Hours Bill. Agrees that there should be a series of meetings in the Merthyr valley. The writer will deal in the press with the hauliers' meeting at the Globe Hotel, Merthyr. He is writing to Mr W. Pritchard Morgan MP by the same post.

Encloses the circular calling the conference arranged with D. A. Thomas. Hopes that D. A. Thomas will come by 11 o'clock as W. Pritchard Morgan MP is unable to attend. Has been summoned by Mabon to London to a very important meeting on the Employers' Liability Bill which is to held on Wednesday next. He would like to meet D. A. Thomas at the House of Commons on Tuesday.