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The file comprises letters relating to the management and development of the Robert Owen Memorial Museum, Newtown. There is also a small group of related printed items and press cuttings.

The file comprises printed and manuscript items concerning the Robert Owen Memorial Museum, Newtown. Many of the papers relate to the meetings and proceedings of the Museum's Council of Management, and there are several published items about Robert Owen and his legacy.

The file consists of the Parliamentary Debates of sittings of the Welsh Grand Committee and other official publications, discussing education, rural development, roads and communications, agriculture, proposals for local government re-organisation, the Welsh economy and the Welsh Council.

A file of correspondence and papers relating to the proposal to place a bronze bust of Ramsay MacDonald in the House of Commons. The file includes a letter from George Thomas, Speaker of the House of Commons.

The file consists of correspondence and papers, 1985, concerning the proposed acquisition of a parcel of land from Mr Ivor Idris for the creation of a car parking area on the lower slopes of Cadair Idris under the auspices of the National Parks Authority.

A file of correspondence and papers relating to the future of the teaching of engineering at the University of Wales Institute of Science and Technology in the light of the possible merger between the Institute and University College, Cardiff.

The file contains correspondence relating to the general election campaigns of 1945 in the Flintshire constituency and 1950 in the Flintshire East constituency. Many are addressed to Eirene White congratulating her on her election to parliament in February 1950. The correspondents include George Bernard Shaw, 1945, Major Edgar Jones, 1950, T. I. Jeffreys-Jones, 1950, William Mars-Jones, 1950, Frank Soskice, 1950, Emlyn Williams, 1950, and Harold Wilson, 1950.

The file contains letters fully reflecting Lady White's busy public life, both in the House of Lords and in a host of committees and functions. Some relate to Welsh affairs and events. A number of letters derive from the celebrations to mark the centenary in January 1980 of the founding of Somerville College, Oxford. The correspondents include James Callaghan, 1980, Fred Dainton, 1980, Jennie Eirian Davies, 1980, Nicholas Edwards MP, 1980, Michael Heseltine, 1981, Sir Julian Hodge (2), 1981, Emyr Jenkins, 1981, Professor Lily Newton (2), 1980-1981, Gordon, Lord Parry, 1980, Wyn Roberts, 1981, Sir Melville Rosser (2), 1980-1981, and Emlyn Williams (2), 1980.

The file is composed of correspondence and papers deriving from various trips abroad, among them Germany, 1929, a tour of the United States of America, 1958, Hungary, 1972, India, 1972, and the United States, 1986. The correspondence relating to Eirene Jones's visit to Germany in 1929 includes letters exchanged between her and her father Dr Thomas Jones.

The file comprises letters from Eirene White to her parents. The early letters are written from Somerville College, Oxford, and describe her academic life and a wide range of social pursuits and activities. Later letters were written during travels in the United Kingdom and trips abroad; they include letters from Cumberland, London, New York, Virginia, Hamilton, Ontario, Boston and various places in Germany. Most of the letters are full and describe travels and events in some detail.

The fonds comprises letters, 1928-1999, to Lady White, diaries, 1936-1984, papers, 1907-1994, reflecting her career as a Labour politician, papers, 1859-1994, concerning her outside interests and activities, records, 1950-1996, deriving from Lady White's involvement in Welsh political and public life, and material, 1960-1990, concerning her activities in educational matters. There are also family papers, 1892-1992, including some relating to Lady White's father Dr Thomas Jones CH (1870-1955) and to her husband John Cameron White (1911-1968). There is also a substantial group of press cuttings and other printed material, 1919-1997. A further two boxes of papers were received in January 2007; this group remains uncatalogued.

The file comprises letters, 1929-1960, addressed to Eirene White, on a wide range of subjects, interspersed in a few cases with drafts or copies of replies from her. The file includes letters from Sir Goronwy Edwards, 1956, Abraham Flexner, 1955, Sir Ben Bowen Thomas, undated, Emlyn Williams, 1956, and Professor Gwyn A. Williams (2), 1957 and 1960.

The file comprises correspondence and papers relating to the custody and the use of the Dr Thomas Jones CH Papers in the National Library of Wales. They include a large number of requests from scholars and researchers seeking permission from Eirene White or Tristan Jones to consult their father's papers. There are also a few miscellaneous stray papers concerning the Thomas Jones Memorial Fund, the question of publishing material in the Jones Papers, the cataloguing of the papers by Dr Gwyn A. Williams, and a group of press cuttings containing reviews of the published diaries.

The file comprises letters, 1983-1987, addressed to Eirene White, on a wide range of subjects, interspersed in a few cases with drafts or copies of replies from her. The file includes letters from Lord Chalfont, 1987, Major E. H. C. (Harry) Davies, 1986, J. W. England, 1987, Professor Emeritus R. Geraint Gruffydd (2), 1983-1984, Cledwyn Hughes MP, Lord Cledwyn of Penrhos, 1987, and Barry Jones MP, 1987.

The file comprises drafts and copies of letters from Lady White, many of political interest, some relating to matters appertaining to the House of Lords. Others concern social functions and other events to which she was invited. There are several copies of letters which Lady White had written for publication in national newspapers, mainly The Times or The Independent. The file also includes several copies of the circular letters which she distributed to friends and acquaintances usually at Christmas. Among the recipients are Eric, Lord Ashby, 1991, James Callaghan, 1978, Dr Huw T. Edwards, 1946, Nicholas Edwards, Lord Crickhowell (2), 1982-1986, Lord Heycock, 1989, Sir Julian Hodge (2), 1983-1990, David Hunt, 1990, Lord Kenyon (2), 1980, Geraint Morgan MP, 1971, Fred, Lord Peart, 1978, George Thomas, 1969, Sir Cennydd Traherne, 1990, Dame Janet Vaughan, 1960, Peter Walker, 1989, David, Lord Gibson Watt, 1990, and Harold Wilson (6), 1958-1974.

The file consists of various printed and typescript materials, including a few press cuttings, 1944-1945, acquired by Eirene White. Most relate to the conclusion of hostilities and the signing of the peace treaties. They include the texts of broadcasts made and speeches delivered by politicians and public figure at this time.

The series comprises papers, mainly printed, relating to foreign affairs, especially Africa.

The file comprises early letters during her schooldays at St Paul's Girls' School and her years as an undergraduate at Somerville College, Oxford. A few relate to the affairs of the Oxford Women's Student Association. Some are written by relatives. Later letters concern her early career, particularly her journalistic work and applications for posts. Many of the correspondents refer to Eirene Jones's candidature for Flintshire in the general election of 1945 and her subsequent election campaigns in Flintshire East. There is much general political correspondence, some concerning constituency matters. Many of the letters refer to her wide-ranging public and committee work and numerous societies. A few discuss business and financial matters, the purchase of property, etc. The correspondents include Alan Lennox-Boyd, 1958, David Eccles, 1961, Dr Huw T. Edwards (2), 1954 and 1959, Hugh Gaitskell, 1960, Lady Megan Lloyd George, 1953, D. T. Guy, 1940, Barry Jones MP, 1964, Sir Keith Joseph, 1963, Selwyn Lloyd, 1961, Violet R. Markham, 1955, A. L. Rowse, [c. 1950], George Bernard Shaw, 1945, Hartley Shawcross, 1953, John Silkin, 1961, Sir Geoffrey Summers, [1950s], R. H. Tawney, 1955, Sir Ben Bowen Thomas, 1942, Emlyn Williams, 1949, and Dame Shirley Williams, 1960.

The file consists of mainly printed items relating to the work of the Development Board for Rural Wales. There are also a few papers concerning Holidays Wales and travelling.

The file includes letters and circulars on rural themes, including the work of the Development Board for Rural Wales, the Nature Conservancy Council, the Country Landowners Association and the House of Lords European Communities Committee.