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Originals and photocopies of letters, including between F. Elwyn Jones and Justice Jackson and Justice Frankfurter, Washington, USA, 1953-1955 (photocopies), and from Charles Njonjo of Niarobi, Kenya, March 1958, from Mbiyu Koinange relating to the transfer of his father, [Koinange wa Mbiyu], from Marsabit prison to Kabernet hospital in Kenya, April 1958, and from Tony Benn (the derivation of 'Elwyn'), 1980.

Undated handwritten notes, some possibly for speeches, including 'Dangers of mass migration' (on House of Commons letterhead), 'Care for it' [including re. the Hague Conventions, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the limits of force, and the Security Council] (on House of Commons letterhead), 'Complaints of Police behaviour', 1966, 'Discrimination' (on House of Lords letterhead), notes on Doenitz, Schirach and Goering (on House of Lords letterhead).

Elwyn Jones general election pamphlets for West Ham South, 1966, Newnham, 1970 and Feb. 1974 (three copies); programme for the Côr Meibion Llanelli tour of Canada, 1980; programme for Foyles Bookshop luncheon in honour of Dame Veronica Wedgewood, 1986.

Letter from D. H. O. Owen to Elwyn-Jones, 1982, enclosing a typescript list of Elwyn-Jones's speeches, April 1974-Dec. 1978, which he gave whilst he was Lord Chancellor; a list of file titles relating to invitations to Elwyn-Jones to make overseas visits and attend various functions, 1974-1979, and a list of some of Elwyn-Jones's engagements between May 1977 and May 1979.

Papers relating to the loan of an original copy of Magna Carta to the US Congress to mark the bicentennial of the USA, June 1976, and relating to the conferring on Lord Elwyn-Jones of an honorary Doctor of Law degree by Columbia University, Aug. 1976.

Annotated draft typescript of Lord Elwyn-Jones, 'Human rights - the race dimension' (U.C. Swansea Eileen Illtyd David lecture, 1983), and a photocopy of the published booklet, 1984.

A bound photocopy of the Sunday Times and Sunday Special for 24 Oct. 1909 (Lord Elwyn-Jones's birth day). Enclosed loose, a card (18"x12") for Lord Elwyn-Jones's eightieth birthday, comprising the signatures of the Labour peers (96 names).

Letters of condolence on the deaths of Lord Elwyn-Jones, 1989, and Lady Polly, 1990. Also papers relating to his funeral at the Grays Inn Chapel, and memorial services in Westminster Abbey and Llanelli, 1989, and the unveiling of a memorial plaque in Brighton, 1992.

'Some people', being extracts from F. Elwyn Jones's condolence letters, 1989-1990, gathered under periods from his life. Also notes and extracts, 2016-2017, from papers, 1937-1989, at the Flintshire Record Office and NLW Welsh Political Archive.

Elwyn-Jones's copies of Hansard containing speeches and contributions by him, comprising 7 March 1972 (Criminal justice Bill); 11 Dec. 1972 (Northern Ireland (Detention of terrorists) Order); 2 July 1973 (French nuclear tests); 1 March 1978 (Law and authority in society); 8 May 1985 (personal injury compensation, and law centres); 18 April 1986 (US action in Lybia); 18 Nov. 1986 (debate on the Queen's speech); 8 Dec. 1986 (Reverter of sites Bill); 14 Dec. 1987 (Legal aid Bill); 24 Nov. 1988 (debate on the Queen's speech); 27 Feb. 1989 (Security Service Bill); 19 April 1989 (Welsh speaking communities); and 6 Dec. 1989 (tributes to the late Lord Elwyn-Jones).

Newspaper cuttings, including W. Idris Jones rugby cuttings, 1923-1925, and 'The British Gazette', no. 1, 5 May 1926; autobiographical notes; postcard from Elwyn in Aberystwyth (in French), [pre-1936]; notes on Llanelli and (in English and Welsh) on Cambridge, c.1931; a lecture to the Home Guard in the Caerphilly area, [post 1940]; letter from Elwyn from the House of Commons about Jim Griffith asking for Walter's CV, 1945; successive CVs, c.1945-c.1963; short articles (in Welsh) on Christmas and Easter, [late 1940s?]; letters relating to his appointment to the Water Resources Board, 1964; 'Future of the Elec. Industry', 1967; and related papers.

Publications comprising scripts for Gilbert and Sullivan light operas 'The gondaliers; or the king of Barataria', 'The mikado; or the town of Titipu', 'Patience; or Bunthorne's bride!' and 'Ruddigore; or the witch's curse', and a programme for the ICI Synthonia Club, Billingham, performance of 'The mikado', 1930. Many of the photographs of the latter have been signed; W. Idris Jones played Pooh-Bah. Also programme (in French) for the game between Cambridge University and Stade Bordelais-Université-Club, 1926; W. Idris Jones's copy of 'Plan electricity for Wales' (London Branch of the Welsh Nationalist Party, 1944); flyer for the general meeting of the South Wales Institute of Engineers, Llanelli, 1945; programme for the Dr W. Idris Jones memorial match between Llanelli and John Dawes Lions XV, Stradey Park, Llanelli, 1973; and the seventh Idris Jones Memorial Lecture, given by his brother Lord Elwyn-Jones, 'The energy business - a personal view', reprinted in 'Energy World', Dec. 1979, pp. 8-13.

Annotated drafts of chapters Four ("VI" in one draft), 'From London to Vienna - 1932 to 1935' (three copies), and Five, 'The Temple and Fleet Street - prelude to world war' (one copy).