Correspondence and welcome addresses
Correspondence and fragments of welcome speeches related to civic events during MacDonald's terms as Governor along with some later correspondence relating to events which MacDonald was interest in after his departure.
Correspondence and press cuttings
File comprises correspondence and press cuttings from the Cincinnati Enquirer related to Lord MacDonald's work at the United Nations General Assembly.
Cincinnati enquirer
Correspondence and plans related to speaking arrangements in north Wales
Correspondence and plans related to speaking arrangements in north Wales for the 1950 General Election, including letters from Eirene White in Flintshire, Meirionydd and notes on the strength of Plaid Cymru.
The series comprises correspondence sent to Lord MacDonald with the exception of correspondence related to Newfoundland. Topics include Lord MacDonald as Controller of Fuel and Power for the north west of England and north Wales, letters of congratulation on his elevation to the peerage, local functions, get well wishes, his appointment to the Privy Council, financial and personal matters and casework. Correspondence related to Newfoundland can be found in C4.
Correspondence relating to Lord MacDonald's work with in the United Nations at the General Assembly in 1950 along with 2 pamphlets on human rights.
Series comprises miscellaneous items from Lord MacDonald's period as Controller of Fuel and Power for the north west of England and north Wales.
Congress of the Federal Free Church Council
File comprises typed summary of a speech given by Lord MacDonald on personal Christian responsibility at the Congress of the Federal Free Church Council, held at Birmingham on 30 March 1950 along with associated correspondence.
Series comprises files related to the negotiations on the terms of confederation between Newfoundland and Canada following the referendum on confederation 1948, along with documents created by the Responsible Government League of Newfoundland who were opposed to confederation and associated correspondence.
Colonial Development Corporation
File comprises correspondence related to the Colonial Development Corporation.
Classroom Bulletin on Social Studies
A booklet published by the Alberta Department of Education to assist teachers with lessons on Newfoundland as it prepared to join with Canada.
The series comprises material related to Gordon MacDonald's attendance at various civic events in Newfoundland while Governor and some correspondence from his later life.
File comprises notes and types questions relating to Lord MacDonald's appearance on WLW Radio in Cincinnati while in the USA as part of UK delegation to the United Nations General Assembly.
Series comprises speeches, notes for speeches, correspondence and other papers related to Lord MacDonald's Christian interests.
Text of a speech entitled "Our Daily Bread", given in Carmarthen on 1 November 1949 on Christian ethics in the world and dealing with the distribution of wealth and food along with associated correspondence.
File comprises a speech entitled "Christ and Work" given during Christ and Life Week" on 4 May 1944 in Swansea.
Cash book showing petty expenditure of the Governor's mansion.
File comprises letters sent to Lord MacDonald asking for his assistance and intervention on personal matters, along with drafts of replies. There is also an index to the letters in the file.
Typescript of a speech, possibly given by Lord MacDonald on Burns night, 1949 noting the connections between Newfoundland and Scotland.
The file comprises a copy of Lord MacDonald's entry in Burke's Peerage, dated 1988.
Burke’s Peerage & Gentry (UK)
Broadcasting Council for Wales
Papers relating to the Broadcasting Council for Wales including a copy of the annual report 1962-63 and correspondence and supporting documents relating to arrangements for party political broadcasts in Wales, newspaper cuttings, including material relating to Lord MacDonald's successor as Chairman.