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Correspondence, papers and financial and promotional material, 1904-59, relating to the wide range of business and industrial interests with which Lord Davies or the Davies family were associated. These include the Gregynog Estates, the Ocean Coal Co., various property and commercial interests, and Canadian ranches and business interests.

Comprises letters to David Davies, from 1932 the first Baron Davies of Llandinam, 1901-44, mainly on domestic political matters and international issues. Some of the early letters are from David Davies while he travelled extensively abroad, 1901-05. From 1932 onwards some concern the affairs and the running of the New Commonwealth Society set up by Davies himself in that year, mainly the proceedings of its British Section. Some letters also relate to Davies's researches and many publications in the form of monographs and journal articles. There are also references to the role and activities of the League of Nations Union and to the publication of the periodical the Welsh Outlook. There are also significant files of copies of letters sent out by Davies's various secretaries on a wide range of subjects. The group also comprises correspondence and papers, 1916-43, relating mainly to the Montgomeryshire County Liberal Association and political life within the county, including the circumstances leading to David Davies resolving to retire from parliament in 1926-1927. There are also some interesting memoranda, 1918-44, deriving from the Liberal Party nationally during a crucial period in its history. There is also correspondence and papers, 1945-50, concerning E. H. Garner-Evans MP.

Notebooks and miscellaneous volumes kept by David Davies while at Merchiston School, near Edinburgh and at Trinity College, Cambridge University, and during World War One, notebooks containing notes made by David Davies in preparation for various speeches and writings, and miscellaneous, stray volumes.

Comprises papers concerning Lord Davies's writings - monographs, articles and essays, press columns and letters to the press, and to his speeches.

Documents, 1859-1910, mainly relating to David Davies, Llandinam (1818-90), commonly known as 'Top Sawyer', his son Edward Davies, Llandinam (1852-98); Margaret (1884-1963) and Gwendoline Davies (1882-1951); and source materials, 1863-1935, collected for the preparation of a biography of David Davies (1818-90), a draft biography prepared, c. 1900-10, by Goronwy Jones; and correspondence and papers relating to the preparation and publication of the biography by Ivor Thomas in 1937; files of papers, 1906-53, relating to David Davies, Baron Davies of Llandinam (1880-1944), and his immediate family; and correspondence and papers, 1922-37, concerning the administration of Merchiston Castle School, near Edinburgh; and correspondence and papers, 1944-54, concerning the Davies family of Llandinam, much of it relating to Edward Davies, son of Lord and Lady Davies; miscellaneous business, financial and legal papers concerning the Davies family of Llandinam, 1934-54, some relating to the Berthddu estate, near Wrexham, and the Coulin estate in Scotland; and miscellaneous Davies Family Records.

Sub-fonds contains printed material from the Gregynog Press for events held at Gregynong including the Gregynog Festival, conferences and religious services.

Subject files, 1918-46, reflecting Lord Davies's interests and commitments, mainly international movements and affairs and foreign travels. Among the institutions represented are the Royal Institute of International Affairs, the Voluntary International Air Force, the Interntaional Refugee Organisation, the United Nations: General Assembly, the United Nations Organisation, the World Movement for World Federal Government, the Atomic Energy Committee, the European Movement and the Council of Europe, and the British Atlantic Committee.

Records relating to various peace movements. They include correspondence and papers, 1920-34, relating to the establishment of the League of Nations Union (Wales) and its development up to 1934; various memoranda and policy documents, minutes of various committees and sub-committees, papers concerning the organisation of conferences and meetings, monthly reports, and lists of local branches, their officials and their activities; correspondence, printed material (including some press cuttings), 1935-44, relating to the work and activities of the League of Nations Union (Wales), especially its council; correspondence and papers, 1917-49, concerning the New Europe Society, League of Free Nations, and the League of Nations Union; various papers, 1937-54, relating to the League of Nations Union and similar bodies and organisations, including the agenda and minutes of its Welsh National Council, and various committees and sub-committees, memoranda and reports, circulars and circular correspondence, and newsletters; documents, 1922-39, concerning the background to the establishment of the New Commonwealth, its administrative records, 1932-56, related papers and memoranda, 1929-56, extensive files of correspondence concerning its administration, activities, especially its expansion abroad, 1932-54; documents relating to early atomic energy initiatives, 1945-48; correspondence and papers, 1942-51, relating to the various campaigns to secure federalist solutions and a system of world government, New Commonwealth publications.

Comprises printed materials and press cuttings.

Papers relating to the Revd. Gwilym Davies (1879-1955), Baptist minister, promoter of international understanding, and the founder of the annual Goodwill Message from the Youth of Wales . They include correspondence, sermon and lecture notes, documentation relating to the League of Nations, the League of Nations Union and various other peace initiatives, the Welsh Book Festival, radio broadcasting in Wales, a pocket diary for the year 1934, printed material and press cuttings, and a substantial corpus of papers concerning the Annual Goodwil Message, 1922-56.

Correspondence and papers relating to various aspects of the First World War and the Second World War.

Correspondence and papers, 1905-51, relating to many aspects of Welsh life and Welsh institutions with which Lord Davies was actively involved. These include the Presbyterian Church in Wales, the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth (especially the Wilson chair of International Politics at the college), the Royal Welsh Agricultural Show, the National Library of Wales, the Welsh National Memorial Association and the Temple of Peace at Cathays Park, Cardiff.