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File comprises typed speeches (not given by Lord MacDonald) one of which may have been presented to Lord MacDonald as part of Teachers Week at the Newfoundland Teachers Association and a handwritten essay/speech in Welsh discussing crossing the Atlantic and mentioning the ships in St Johns

The file comprises ephemera relating to Lord MacDonald and his family, including a passport, ration books, Lord MacDonald's birth and death certificates.

Typescript of a speech on foreign affairs by Ernest Bevin.

The files comprises ephemera related to civic events, programmes etc.

Typescript of a translation into English of part of 'Atgofion Seneddol', translated by Dr Jones of St Helens.

File comprises maps and reports on the economy and local government in Newfoundland along with a typescript of an address entitled "Some economic aspects of government in Newfoundland" given by J. B. McEvoy on 21 March 1946.

File comprises corrected offprints of Lord MacDonald's autobiography, 'Atgofion Seneddol'.

Gordon MacDonald's diary for 1947 noting various events.

Gordon MacDonald's diary for 1948 noting various events.

Gordon MacDonald's diary for 1949, with notes on various events.

Correspondence between Gordon MacDonald and the Commonwealth Relations Office.

File comprises correspondence including telegrams related to giving effect to the terms of union, correspondence with Colonial Relations office, typed notes on the terms of union between Newfoundland and Canada, typed financial notes regarding recoverable working capital and Canada's new liabilities in respect of Gander Airport, steamships, the Newfoundland Railway, the Broadcasting Corporation of Newfoundland, cash and telecommunications.

Correspondence and a typed document related to the Newfoundland Barter Scheme.

File of correspondence, mostly related to the membership of the delegation completing the negotiation terms of confederation with Canada. Correspondents include Chesley Crosbie of the Party for Economic Union with the United States.

File comprises letters to Lord MacDonald regarding his illness.

File comprises correspondence and supporting documents sent to Lord MacDonald relating to nominations for honours

The file comprises a judgement by Dunfield J and other papers related to the case of Michael Evans and Caleb V Haynes/Emil E Prenoveau (US Air Force) regarding an incident involving the Newfoundland Police and customs checks.

File comprises correspondence received by Lord MacDonald written in Welsh. Some are personal, others relate to engagements, donations or attendance at events.

File comprises correspondence between Governor of Newfoundland and Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations in London including a number of memos marked "top secret". Subjects include the reaction to confederation; how to deal with any protests or violence that could result from the vote and the use of the British Navy to keep order. There are also papers relating to a legal challenge to confederation issued by 6 former members of the Newfoundland House of Assembly (John Stewart Currie, John Vincent O'Dea, Frank MacNamara, William Charles Winsor, Harold Mitchell and William Joseph Browne), an appeal to the Privy Council on confederation, correspondence related to the Newfoundland Trade Commission and papers related to a telegram from a number of citizens to the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations at the United Nations in Lake Success in February 1948 expressing concern that including confederation as an option on the ballot was illegal.

File comprises correspondnece between League of Responsible Government and Gordon MacDonald related to broadcasting and the referrendum campaigns. See also files in C6.