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Copies and offprints of published archaeological books and pamphlets by Cyril Fox (some in collaboration with others), most of them annotated by him, and including reviews and other related cuttings from the press and academic journals, as well as related photographs, offprints, and letters from archaeologists, historians and others involved in archaeological finds and reports. The works include: Offa's Dyke; Monmouthshire houses; Pattern and purpose: a survey of Early Celtic art in Britain; The personality of Britain: its influence on inhabitant and invader in prehistoric and early historic times; A country house of the Elizabethan period in Wales: Six Wells, Llantwit Major; A find of the early Iron Age from Llyn Cerrig Bach, Anglesey; Ancient monuments: South Wales; and Houses of outstanding historic or architectural interest. Also included are offprints of articles and addresses by Fox, most of which were were published in Antiquity and The Antiquaries' Journal, as well as offprints of articles by Mortimer Wheeler and other archaeologists, together with a menu card from a dinner held by the Cardiff Naturalists' Society, copies of Stuart Piggott's obituary for Fox in the Proceedings of the British Academy, the address given by Piggott at Fox's memorial service, and letters to Fox from his family.

Carbon copies of letters sent to Frances in response to the proposal that a Lloyd George Memorial College might be established in North Wales, together with an original letter from Violet Carruthers (Markham). The file includes letters from Lord Altrincham, Clement Attlee, Lady Astor, Sir Winston Churchill, Sir Stafford Cripps, E. Clement Davies, Margaret Greenwood, Professor W. J. Gruffydd, Herbert Morrison, Harold Nicholson, Sir Herbert Samuel and George Tomlinson. All the writers express their reluctance and hesitation to associate themselves with the proposal. Some of the letter writers expand on their reasons for declining to support the suggestion and reflect on Lloyd George's life, career and contribution.