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Papers of Davies Brothers, Porthmadog, slate merchants, including details of stock; and supply and shipments, 1877-1915; price lists and specifications of slate being supplied by various quarries, 1863-1947; records of quarries in which the company had financial interests, [1890]-1957; Government Housing Scheme, 1908-1924; papers relating to the Ffestiniog District Slate Quarry Proprietors' Association, 1902-1934; North Wales slate industry, 1875-1919; and printed works relating to the slate industry in North Wales, [c.1891]-1947.

Papers of Jonathan Davies's father Pierce Davies, 1853-1883, who also worked in the slate industry; Ithel Davies, 1934-1955, his son; family probate records, 1883-1924; and miscellaneous prose, 1873-1924.

Personal papers including letters from various correspondents mainly of a political or religious nature, 1875-1936; papers reflecting his political life as an active supporter of the Liberal Party, 1888-1929; papers reflecting his interest in angling, 1891-1957; his role as a magistrate, 1930-1934; as an active member of the Methodist church, 1875-1924; and miscellaneous personal items [?1880]-1927.

Papers relating to his activities as a slate merchant with his brother Richard Davies, as company liquidator of several local quarry companies; his own business interests, 1859-1933; the construction and renovation of rail networks in the Ffestiniog and Porthmadog area, 1867-1920; Porthmadog harbour improvements, 1913-1920; and miscellaneous business interests, 1883-1904.