Twenty letters from Bethan Lloyd-Jones to her elder daughter and son-in-law, Elizabeth and Fred Catherwood. The letters describe the visits, together with her husband, to the USA, July-Sept. 1956, South Africa, in Aug. 1958, and the last preaching tour of the USA, April-Aug. 1969.
Holograph sermons, 1927-1938, preached by the Reverend Dr David Martyn Lloyd-Jones during his first pastorate at Bethlehem Forward Movement Church, Sandfields, Port Talbot, with some in the hand of his wife, Dr Bethan Lloyd-Jones.
Report of The British Council of Churches Group on differing Biblical Presuppositions, Statements on 'What is preaching?' for consideration at the meeting of the group, 7 January 1963. The Revd Dr D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones attended the group regularly.
Letters from correspondents worldwide (many of them ministers and missionaries from various Protestant denominations) to Dr Lloyd-Jones expressing deep admiration and gratitude for spiritual help received from his sermons, addresses, personal counselling and Christian publications; many letters also express good wishes at his retirement from Westminster Chapel in 1968, some letters deal with publishing matters, and a few on theological matters, etc. Correspondents include: Felix Konotey-Ahulu (1/2-4); Oliver R. Barclay, Uccf (Universities and Colleges Christian Fellowship of Evangelical Unions) (2/2-7); Elizabeth Braund (2/29-32); J. A. Caiger (3/1-3); Arnold Dallimore (4/1-2); Aneirin Talfan Davies (4/7); J. Elwyn Davies, Evangelical Movement of Wales (4/11-12); Billy Graham (7/17); Errol Hulse (8/33-4); Douglas Johnson, Christian Medical Fellowship (9/12-23); Mari Jones (9/30-2); Robert T. Kendall (10/1-2); Roland Lamb, British Evangelical Council (11/2-3); G. Campbell Morgan (12/23); A. B. Murdoch, The Scottish Evangelistic Council (12/28-30); Iain H. Murray (12/32-3); J. I. Packer (13/8-9); Ieuan Phillips (13/19-20); Wilbur M. Smith (14/48); and John Stott (14/55). There are also a further ten letters from unidentified correspondents addressed to Dr Lloyd-Jones, 1940-81, as well as nine letters referring to various aspects of Dr Lloyd-Jones's life and ministry but not addressed to him, 1945-83 (16/1-19).
Letters (including some cards) from various correspondents (mostly ministers) written during the period of Dr Lloyd-Jones's illness and hospital treatment expressing sympathy and wishing him a speedy recovery. Correspondents include: Leonard F. Harris, The Unevangelized Fields Mission (17/48); Vernon Higham (17/49-51); L. A. Gray, The Puritan Library (17/55); E. Gerard Housden, Ludhiana British Fellowship (17/58); T. Omri Jenkins, European Missionary Fellowship (17/64); G. D. Lee, Wesleyan Reform Union (17/79); Iain H. Murray (17/93); C. W. Raven, Cotswold Bible Witness (17/102); David S. Russell, The Baptist Union of Great Britain and Ireland (17/113); Leith Samuel (17/119); Francis A. Schaeffer (17/120); Wilbur M. Smith (17/125); Herbert F. Stevenson, The Life of Faith (17/126); Donald F. Strong, Bedford Evangelical Council (17/128); Geoffrey Thomas (17/132); and J. C. J. Waite, South Wales Bible College (17/142).
Two letters from the Prime Minister (James Callaghan) to Dr Lloyd-Jones regarding the offer and Dr Lloyd-Jones's refusal of the honour of Commander of the British Empire (CBE).
Letters to his mother, Mrs Magdalene Lloyd-Jones, who died in 1951 at the age of 79 years. These letters include family news and reports of preaching engagements in various places in the UK.
Letters to his daughter, Elizabeth Lloyd-Jones (later Elizabeth Catherwood following her marriage to Fred Catherwood), expressing much paternal affection and concern for her well-being and development, educationally and spiritually. In many letters he gives outlines of his sermons at Westminster as well as personal details relating to his life and preaching ministry.
Four letters, 1946-1966, to Dr and Mrs Lloyd-Jones from their daughter, Elizabeth, containing general family news, three of which were sent to Dr Lloyd-Jones whilst he was on a preaching tour of Finland in July 1966. There are also two other family letters, one undated letter from Vincent Lloyd-Jones (his younger brother) to his mother, and one from Harold Lloyd-Jones (his elder brother) to Aunt Jeannie, 1917.
Dr Lloyd-Jones's press-cuttings and various printed material: press-cuttings relating to the publication of the New English Bible in 1961 (together with rough notes by him of an address on the Authorised Version); and miscellaneous cuttings relating to his interests in medicine and Christian topics (especially evangelical unity). His printed material (some of which have been marked or annotated by him) comprise booklets mainly on Christian topics such as church unity, but also included is a copy of the Report of the committee on homosexual offences and prostitution and the House of Lords official report of the parliamentary debate on the same subject in 1957.
Fourteen letters from Bethan Lloyd-Jones to her younger daughter, Ann, who shared the family home in Ealing with her parents during their lifetime, which explains why comparatively few letters exist to and from Ann. The letters describe visits by Dr and Mrs Lloyd-Jones to South Africa in Aug. 1958, Finland in 1966, North America in 1967, and the last preaching tour of the USA, April-Aug. 1969.
Miscellaneous papers including proof copies of Bethan Lloyd-Jones's book Memories of Sandfields 1927-1938 (The Banner of Truth Trust, 1983), together with a typescript copy of most of the third chapter under a slightly different title, 'The Women's Meetings'; a photocopy of a letter, 1969, which contains an English translation by Dr Lloyd-Jones of the well-known Welsh hymn, 'Rho im yr hedd' (Elfed), and an inventory of sermon texts preached by her husband, possibly at Aberavon.
The 2003 donation comprises two letters, 1926, from E. T. Rees, Aberavon, relating to Dr Martyn Lloyd-Jones's call to Bethlehem Forward Movement Church, Sandfields, Aberavon; papers relating to his honeymoon in 1927 spent in Torquay; diary for 1932 with Sunday engagements, 1932-1939 (entries for 1936-1939 noted); diary for 1937 recording preaching engagements with advance arrangements for 1938; his address 'The eternal verities' given at the Albert Hall, [1935]; three numbers of Y Drysorfa, 1943, including his BBC broadcasts 'Crefydd a nodweddion cenedlaethol'; sermon notes, 1966-1967, based on the New Testament written on the back of letters; personalia from his school and medicine days, including his membership card, 1913-1914, for Cymdeithas Ddiwylliadol Llangeitho, and press cuttings relating to his ministry, [mainly 1930s].
The 2011 donation comprises of a folder and a scrapbook of press cuttings, 1948-1978, collated by the Revd Dr D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones of articles by him and those concerning his ministry and interests. Also included is a page consisting of a list of hymn numbers from 1961 to 1967, which is presumably a record he kept of the hymns sung at Westminster Chapel; and a copy of a Report of Inaugural Meeting of the Glasgow Evangelistic Campaign held at St. Andrew’s Hall, Glasgow, 4 October 1943, where he gave an address.
Correspondence and papers regarding the 'baptism with the Holy Spirit' controversy between Prof. John A. Schep and Prof. Klaas Runia (including copies of Dr Lloyd-Jones's replies to Prof. Schep and Prof. Runia).
A letter, 1979, from the Rev. Donald C. Graham (a member of the Westminster Theological Seminary's Board of Trustees), to Dr Lloyd-Jones, explaining some of the background behind the theological controversy concerning the views of Norman Sheperd (Associate Professor of Systematic Theology, Westminster Theological Seminary, Pennsylvania, USA) on Justification, including various discussion papers and reports from the Westminster Seminary on the issue, 1978-80.
Eleven letters of good wishes sent to Dr Lloyd-Jones during his illness, shortly before his death on the first of March.
Two of Dr Lloyd-Jones's medical notebooks, 1925-6, and a diary, 1925, from his period of medical training at St Bartholomew's Hospital, London.