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Letters, newspaper cuttings, notes, pamphlets and periodicals, typescripts, reports, volumes of parliamentary debates, and other papers of James Griffiths relating to the following: the coal industry and the South Wales Miners' Federation, 1912-1967; the Labour Party, 1919-1975; the Central Labour College, 1919-1922; National Insurance, 1931-1954; the Colonies, 1939-1972; his work as Secretary of State for Wales, 1964-1966; papers relating to Welsh affairs including devolution, the Welsh Reconstruction Advisory Council, education and local government reorganization, 1935-1975; constituency affairs, 1937-1969; overseas visits, 1936-1968; the Nigeria-Biafra War, 1968-1970; papers relating to his autobiography Pages from Memory, including letters from Gwilym Prys Davies and others, 1961-1969, notebooks, [1960s], typescripts, [1964]-1969, and cuttings of reviews, 1969; unpublished reminiscences, 1955-1974; notes and typescripts for lectures and speeches, 1940-1971; typescripts of broadcasts by Griffiths, 1937-1967; typescripts of articles and reviews, 1940-1974; newspaper cuttings, 1919-1974; and other miscellaneous personal matter, [1930s]-1975; and papers relating to Mrs Silyn Roberts, 1897-1954.

Lists successful candidates in the Labour College examination held at Swansea. Included in the list is James Griffiths.

News of his operation.

Includes: Prospectus, Curriculum and Syllabuses of the Labour College and four pamphlets :. (I) What is Independent Working-Class Education (The Plebs League). (Ii) More Production - More Poverty. The Case for the Labour Colleges (National Council of Labour Colleges - Scottish edition). (Iii) Our Next Step - Education (Amalgamated Union of Building Trade Workers). (Iv) Education Fund Manifesto (Amalgamated Union of Building Trade Workers).

Newspaper Cutting from The Amman Valley Chronicle and East Carmarthen News giving a report on the meeting held at the YMCA, Ammanford, to pay tribute to James Griffiths on his departure for the Central Labour College.

Lecture Notes prepared by James Griffiths for various evening classes held at Battersea (1920-1921), Pontyates (c.1921-1930), Parcyrhun (1921-1922), Ystradgynlais (1930-1931) and elsewhere.

Hopes James Griffiths will enter Parliament. 'I know you do not believe in this discredited institution...' but advocates Parliamentary action alongside 'the Reformation for which we all labour.' Believes the War, the Coal Strike, etc., would have been averted 'if we had had 300 men like you in Parliament, in 1914...'. 'Your rejoiner [sic] may be that:- It has been tried and it has failed'. Attacks Freemasonry which may have been responsible for the 'backstairs diplomacy' during the Coal Strike. 'I am told that Thomas and Hodges are not only Freemasons, but that they belong to the same lodge as M. Lloyd George'.

Balance Sheet of the Llanelly Parliamentary Division Labour Party for the year 1 April 1923-31 March 1924. Printed.

Election Leaflet issued by the Communist Party in the Merthyr Tydfil by-election of June 1934 when Wal Hannington stood as the party's candidate: 'Stand for Unity against Labour Dictators. Arthur Horner's call to Merthyr Workers to Vote for Hannington.'.