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General correspondence including some material related to MacDonald's appointment as Governor of Newfoundland. Correspondents include Emanuel Shinwell and Eric Machtig

File comprises general correspondence; topics include Gordon MacDonald's career after Newfoundland, thank you letters for speaking engagements, requests for help and invitations to events. Correspondents include Philip Noel Baker, Hugh Gaitskell, Lord Christopher Addison, Clement Attlee and Roy Jenkins.

File comprises general correspondence, mainly related to financial affairs.

Comprises general correspondence.

Comprises general correspondence, including letters related to Lord MacDonald's re-appointment as BBC Governor for Wales.

General correspondence, including letters to his daughter Mrs Fullard enquiring about his papers.

File comprises general correspondence including a letter from Clement Attlee appreciating Macdonald's congratulations on becoming Prime Minister and a thank you not from David Lloyd George..

File comprises Lord MacDonald's general correspondence, including a letter from Clement Attlee regarding his nomination to the Privy Council..

File comprises correspondence related to Lord MacDonald's support for an membership of various organisations.

Papers relating to the General Finance and Investment Company (Wales) Ltd

Government House Newfoundland visitors book recording details of visitors along with the date of their visit and signatures.

Typescripts of speeches given by Gordon Macdonald during his term as Governor of Newfoundland comprising speeches given at the unveiling of the Pouch Cove war memorial, University College, Signal Hill, the Agricultural and Industrial Fair at Harbour Grace, the Bible Society, Wesley Church, Cochrane Street war memorial, a nurses' graduation ceremony and his new year message along with an extract from The Times weekly edition.

Loose typescript speeches given by Gordon MacDonald during his term as Governor of Newfoundland including an address broadcast on the BBC North American Service as MacDonald departed the UK for Newfoundland in 1946 and speeches given at the opening of the extension to Bowater's plant at Corner Brook and on the eve of his departure from Newfoundland in 1949. The file also contains a speech given by the Hon Herman William Quinton on the National Network (radio) on the eve of the Canadian Federal election.

Files related to Lord MacDonald's work on behalf of the UK Government in international forums including the United Nations General Assembly and trade a development conferences as well as files related to a broadcast on international affairs.

Typescript speech on cost of living and foreign affairs given by McDonald at Labour Party Conference, Leeds on 10 March 1951.

The series comprises material relating to the Labour party between 1952 and 1965.

The file comprises election and Labour party ephemera from the period 1952-1965.

Documents relating to Gordon MacDonald's speech to the Labour Party Summer School in Abertillery on 17 February 1951, a speech given at a Labour Party conference in Abertillery and a Public meeting at Monmouth on 19 February 1951 along with travel arrangements. The topic of the 17 February speech was foreign affairs and the notes contain thought on Germany, the Soviet Union, the United Nations, Chinas and a printed copy of a speech given on 11 January 1951 at Chatham House by Kenneth Younger, Minister of State which is marked "Restricted". The file also includes a speech given by Gordon MacDonald at Blaina, Monmouthshire om 18 February 1951 on the United Nations and Peace. The Labour MP for Abertillery was Llywelyn Williams, MacDonald's son in law.

File comprises documents related to the Lancashire and Cheshire Regional Council of Labour summer school, held in July 1950 at Clitheroe, including correspondence and typescript speech (described as notes on the item) on South and South East Asia.

Correspondence congratulating Gordon MacDonald on his appointment as Governor of Newfoundland, including letters from individuals and companies he had dealt with during his period as Controller of Fuel and Power for the north west of England and north Wales.