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General correspondence, 1915-1945, of David Lloyd George including letters from Edward Carson (1) 1915, Austen Chamberlain (1) [?1915], H. H. Asquith (1) 1916, F. E. Smith (1) [1917x1922], Lord Milner (1) 1918, Lord Curzon (1) [1922], Haile Selassie I (1) 1935, and Ben Tillett (1) 1936.

General correspondence, 1909-1910, of David Lloyd George including letters from Augustine Birrell MP (2), Lord Murray of Elibank (3), Julia Henry (2), F. E. Smith (Lord Birkenhead) (1), R. J. Campbell (1), A. Osmond Williams MP (1), Lord Crewe (4), Lord Northcliffe (1), Herbert Samuel (2), H. H. Asquith (3), A. J. Balfour (1), C. Silvester Horne MP (1), Ellis W. Davies MP (1), H. W. Massingham (1), T. P. O'Connor MP (1), Edward Thomas ('Cochfarf') (1), Andrew Carnegie (1), Joseph Devlin MP (1), John Dillon MP (1), and Margot Asquith (3).

Papers, 1886-1968, of the Lloyd George family. The collection is comprised mainly of correspondence, the bulk of which is addressed to David Lloyd George, mostly from contemporary political figures and from members of his family. The political correspondence relates largely to Welsh affairs, including Disestablishment, the Welsh Church Commission, education and the investiture of the Prince of Wales in 1911, as well as to the Irish Question and the First World War. David Lloyd George's family correspondence includes letters, [c. 1886]-1941, between David Lloyd George and his wife Margaret, from David Lloyd George to his uncle Richard Lloyd, 1890-1916, and to David Lloyd George from his brother William George, 1891-1915; other family correspondence includes letters to Margaret Lloyd George, 1893-1939, from various correspondents, and from Margaret Lloyd George mainly to her daughter Olwen Carey-Evans, 1917-1939; correspondence and papers of Megan Lloyd George, daughter of David and Margaret Lloyd George, including letters, 1939-1957, to and from Labour politician Philip Noel-Baker and from other correspondents, 1910-1966, including her parents, together with a tour journal, 1923-1924, and diary, 1947, and correspondence and papers, 1914-[c. 1963], of Gwilym Lloyd George, son of David and Margaret Lloyd George, including a typescript draft, [c. 1960]-1962, of his (unpublished) autobiography; together with speech notes, notebooks and miscellaneous papers, [c. 1904]-1939, of David Lloyd George, and correspondence and papers, 1898-1909, relating to Mair Eluned Lloyd George, daughter of David and Margaret Lloyd George.

Miscellaneous letters, 1893-[c. 1936], to and from members of the Lloyd George family. Among the correspondents are William George (to David Lloyd George and Margaret Lloyd George), 1893-1931, Mair Eluned Lloyd George (to her sister Olwen and her parents), 1907, Richard Lloyd, 1911, and Megan Lloyd George (to her mother and her sister Olwen), [c. 1921]-[c. 1936].

General correspondence, 1907-1908, of David Lloyd George including letters from Alfred Perceval Graves (1), Marie Corelli (1), William Abraham MP ('Mabon') (1), Wilfred Laurier (1), Lord Murray of Elibank (1), Lord Tweedmouth (1), Andrew Bonar Law (1), Ellis Jones Griffith MP (1), Andrew Carnegie (3), Ellis W. Davies MP (1), and Herbert J. Gladstone MP (1). There are also six letters from a young lady friend, Gladys Gardner, 1908.

General correspondence, 1911, of David Lloyd George including letters from Margot Asquith (1), Andrew Carnegie (2), J. Ramsay MacDonald (2), John Dillon MP (1), and H. N. Brailsford (1).

General correspondence, 1914-1915, of David Lloyd George including letters from J. Ramsay MacDonald (1), C. F. G. Masterman (1), Margot Asquith (1) and Sir Edward Grey (1) and correspondence relating to the Swansea by-election and the proposed candidature of C. F. G. Masterman.

General correspondence, 1913, of David Lloyd George including letters from J. Keir Hardie (1), Lord Haldane (1), Austen Chamberlain (1), C. F. G. Masterman (2), and J. Ramsay MacDonald (1).

Letters, 1914-64, to Gwilym Lloyd-George from various correspondents, including Brendan Bracken (3) 1939-57, Neville Chamberlain (1) 1939, Winston Churchill (6) 1942-56, Jacob Epstein (1) 1957, Will Hay (1) 1945, Quintin Hogg (1) 1954, Alec Douglas-Home (1) 1957, Selwyn Lloyd (1) 1957, Iain Macleod (1) 1957, Harold Macmillan (2) 1941-7, Peter Thorneycroft (1) 1957, and Harold Wilson (4) 1944-5, together with a letter, 1968, to Lady Edna Lloyd-George from Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st viscount Montgomery of Alamein.

Over two hundred letters, 1898-1915, and related papers, [c. 1904]-[c. 1919], of David Lloyd George, 1st earl Lloyd George of Dwyfor. The bulk of the correspondence is addressed to Lloyd George but there are also a few notes in Lloyd George's hand. Most of the letters relate to Welsh affairs, and in particular to the Disestablishment question and the contentious Welsh Church Commission, 1906-1907; other subjects include education, the investiture of the Prince of Wales, 1911, and the First World War. For the most part the correspondents are Welsh politicians and public figures; there are also letters from the 1st earl of Halifax (1) 1914, Randall Davidson, archbishop of Canterbury (1) 1906, and Herbert Gladstone (2) 1907-1910. The main correspondents are A.G. Edwards, bishop of St Asaph (5) 1906-1915, Sir Francis Edwards, MP (18) 1903-1915, Sir Samuel T. Evans, MP (6) 1907-1908, Sir Henry Jones (8) 1906-1907, Sir J. Herbert Lewis, MP (5) 1906-1907, Sir J. Herbert Roberts, MP (9) 1906-1907, and W. Llewelyn Williams, MP (21) 1906-1915.

Correspondence and papers, 1939, relating to the Select Committee on Parliamentary Elections (Mr Speaker's Seat). Correspondents include Cyril Diver, E. A. FitzRoy (Speaker) and Lord Ullswater.

Typescript draft, with manuscript emendations, of the opening chapters of an unpublished autobiography by Gwilym Lloyd-George, giving an account of his childhood and education, his parliamentary career during the 1930s, and concluding with a description of his visit, in the company of his father, to Adolf Hitler at Berchtesgaden in 1936. Also included are manuscript notes and a newspaper cutting relating to the work.

Papers, 1931-[c. 1963], of Gwilym Lloyd-George, including notes for a speech on foreign affairs, delivered at a meeting of the Liberal Party in Scarborough in 1939; letters and papers, 1941-1942 and 1951-1953, relating to his work in the ministries of Food and Fuel and Power; and a speech on the Suez Crisis, delivered at St Pancras Town Hall in 1956; together with miscellaneous notes relating to his father, David Lloyd George.

Papers, [c. 1927]-1950, of Sir Goronwy Owen (1881-1963), Liberal MP for Caernarfonshire, 1923-45, and Liberal Chief Whip, 1926-31, comprising mainly notes for speeches, including 'Findings on afforestation' (MS 23666C, ff. 5-13); 'Coal Power' (MS 23666C, ff. 31-7); 'Yr Eglwys a Heddwch y Byd', 1934 (MS 23667C, ff. 1-28); 'Notes for Speech on Democracy', 1942 (MS 23667C, ff. 123-44); 'Anglo-Soviet Treaty', 1943 (MS 23667C, ff. 145-59); a draft tribute to David Lloyd George, 1945 (MS 23667C, ff. 168-71); and 'Hawliau Cymru fel Adran o'r Deyrnas Gyfunol' (MS 23667C, ff. 191-202); together with a copy of Goronwy Owen's election address, 1931 (MS 23666C, ff. 85-6), and letters to him from David Lloyd George, 1937 (MS 23667C, f. 105), and Clement Attlee, 1950 (MS 23667C, f. 172).

Three memoranda books, [c. 1912]-[c. 1916], of David Lloyd George, containing notes on land reform, housing, and the First World War, with particular reference to the Gallipoli campaign.

Miscellaneous papers of David Lloyd George, [c. 1911]-[?1913], including notes in his hand for a speech on women's suffrage (ff. 1-5), an annotated typescript list, 1911, of Liberal and Labour members of parliament, showing their degree of support for proposed legislation relating to women's suffrage (ff. 6-12), memoranda written by David Lloyd George at Beachborough Park, Shorncliffe, in 1911, relating to the National Insurance Bill, with draft letters to Treasury civil servants, R. G. Hawtrey and W. J. Braithwaite (ff. 13-52), and typescript notes for a speech by David Lloyd George heralding the arrival of the National Eisteddfod at Abergavenny in 1913 (ff. 97-103).

Over eight hundred letters and cards, 1939-1957, to Megan Lloyd George from Philip Noel-Baker, mainly concerning their relationship, but also including family and political news; together with four letters, 1947-1952, from Megan Lloyd George to Philip Noel-Baker.

Notes and jottings, mainly for speeches by David Lloyd George, c. 1900-2 (ff. 1-50 verso), and notes for an address to his Caernarfon Boroughs constituency prior to the General Election of October 1931 (ff. 51-8).

Letters to Megan Lloyd George from her father David Lloyd George (4) 1917-33 and mother Margaret Lloyd George (5) 1924-c. 1939; letters from Megan to her father (1) 1924, and mother (1) 1927; letters from David Lloyd George to his daughter Olwen ('Llwydyn') (7) 1910-25; and other family letters.

Miscellaneous papers, c. 1890s-1939, relating to David Lloyd George, arranged in roughly chronological order, including The Labour Standard, no. 2, 18 February 1902, containing an article on Lloyd George (ff. 10-11); copy of a memorandum, 1910, by Winston Churchill to the Prime Minister, H. H. Asquith, proposing the abolition of the House of Lords (ff. 17-23); note of the Committee on War Indemnity's recommendations, 1918 (ff. 48-9); and a typescript article, 1927, by Dame Margaret Lloyd George, Petticoats behind Politics (ff. 61-70).