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Letters from residents in Rhodesia and other parts of Africa commenting on Lord Cledwyn's mission, Nov.-Dec. 1978; and correspondence received following the visit, including a letter from Judith Acton, enclosing a copy of a letter from her father, Garfield Todd, former Prime Minister of Rhodesia, Dec. 1978-March 1979.

Letters wishing Lord Cledwyn well on his mission, Nov.-Dec. 1978. Among the correspondents are Richard Luce MP, Sir Alfred Broughton MP, Francis Pym MP, Robert Boscawen MP, Michael Mates MP, Julian Amery MP, Lord Watkins, Philip Noel-Baker, Patrick Cormack MP, Hubert Morgan, Gwynfor Evans MP, Hugh Fraser MP, Sir Harry Llewelyn, Rear Admiral Morgan Giles MP and John Stokes MP.

Letters, mainly photocopies, to Lord Cledwyn from members of the Royal Family. Most of the letters are from Charles, Prince of Wales.

Letters, telegrams and cards congratulating Lord Cledwyn on his victory in the 1964 General Election and on his appointment as Minister of State at the Commonwealth Office, Oct. 1964. The most important letters are from Wyn Roberts, Jeremy Thorpe MP and Gwilym Prys Davies.

The file contains correspondence and papers, 1989-1997, relating to plans to commission a statue of Lloyd George for erection in Parliament Square, London. It includes agenda and minutes of the statue committee, lists of donations, press cuttings etc. The papers from 1989 concern the Lloyd George Centenary Appeal.

Lord Cledwyn's diary comprises 111 ff. of notes, some holograph and some typescript, kept intermittently between 1970 and 1978. The diary has now been bound at the National Library. The covering dates and a brief description of the diary's contents are given below:. 26 Oct.-5 Nov. 1970. Discussion with James Callaghan regarding the leadership of the Labour Party; comments on Anthony Barber; assessment of the work and attitudes of the Welsh Labour Group; comments on Geoffrey Rippon and Michael Foot; discussion with Roy Jenkins, Elwyn Jones and John Mackie over George Brown's resignation; refs to Peter Thomas, the Secretary of State for Wales; comments on Harold Wilson and the 1964-70 Labour government. 16 March-21 Dec. 1976. Harold Wilson's resignation as Prime Minister; arrangements made by CH, as chairman of the Parliamentary Labour Party, for the election of a successor; election of James Callaghan; Harold Wilson's resignation Honour's List; difficulties over government's legislative programme; devolution; discussion with Roy Jenkins over their future plans; the Labour Party conference at Blackpool; comments on Richard Crossman; left wing infiltration into the Labour Party; CH's election to the Presidency of the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth; the opening of Parliament, 24 Nov. 1976; refs to Margaret Thatcher. 7 Jan.-3 Nov. 1977. UCW, Aberystwyth; meeting with NFU and FUW officials regarding possible amalgamation; government's difficulties over devolution; the pact with the Liberals; visit to USSR. 2 Feb.-10 April 1978. The Conservative candidacy in Anglesey; comments on Bill Rodgers; discussion with James Callaghan over possible future Lord Chancellors and the House of Lords; UCW Aberystwyth; the CBI and the PLP; discussion with Denis Healey; comments on Leo Abse; discussion with Tony Benn; comments on Neil Kinnock. The diary cannot be consulted without the written permission of Lady Cledwyn: exemption s41, Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Magazines and newspapers describing the marriage of the Prince and Princess of Wales in July 1981.

Miscellanea, including Cledwyn Hughes's Co-operative Society Ltd Member's Pass Book, 1946-55, and the baptismal certificate, 2 July 1950, of his daughter Emily Ann Hughes.

Miscellaneous booklets and issues of journals and magazines. They include a brochure for the HTV series 'Cledwyn'; and a copy of the booklet by Gwynfor Evans and Meredydd Evans, Yr iaith yn y nawdegau - yr her o'n blaen / The language in the nineties - a call for action [1986].

Miscellaneous circulars and typescript items, including a press release, 5 May 1978, announcing Cledwyn Hughes's intention to retire from the House of Commons at the next general election and reviewing the milestones in his career; a copy of the Writ of Summons to Parliament, May 1987, addressed to the Lord Cledwyn; a copy of a circular 'Who Runs Wales?: a briefing paper on quangos in Wales', published by the Wales Labour Party in January 1993; typescript notes for Lord Cledwyn's speech, 16 August 1993, to the opening session of the 15th Congress of the Association of Commonwealth Universities at the University of Wales, Swansea; and a typescript tribute, undated, from Lord Cledwyn to Lord Tonypandy.

Miscellaneous circulars, memoranda, leaflets, press cuttings etc., including material on proposals for reform of the House of Lords, the need for a new Welsh Language Act, and the affairs of the National Museum of Wales.

Miscellaneous notes, papers and memoranda, including a biographical note on A. E. Jones, 'Cynan', [c. 1951], a memorandum by James Callaghan on colonial territories, 1958, a typescript extract from the diary of [?Lord Ponsonby] describing a conversation with Lloyd George, 2 June 1940, notes by Lord Leatherland on his experiences during the First World War, 1977, and a tribute to E. A. Moelwyn-Hughes by Sir Goronwy Daniel, 1978.

Miscellaneous papers assembled by Lord Cledwyn in preparation for his Welsh Political Archive Lecture in November 1990: 'Cymru yn y Ddau D: Wales in Both Houses'.

Miscellaneous papers assembled c.1990-1991 relating mainly to the work of Labour peers in the House of Lords. They include a memorandum, 'Strictly private and confidential', from Lord Cledwyn to Neil Kinnock, 26 June 1991.