The letters cover a wide range of Lord Davies's business interests and investments including the Cambrian Mills, the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society, the Celotex Company of Grest Britain, and the Newtown Masonic Lodge. There is also material concerning the drawing up of a draft Power of Attorney on behalf of Lord Davies in 1937.
Among the subjects discussed in the correspondence are the redemption of war stock, the potential payment of death duties by members of the Davies family, the sale of securities, the purchase of shares and stock, banking matters, and the valuation of estates.
Stray letters, including a typescript copy of a letter from D. Lloyd George, 8 March 1919, relating to the need for 'Educational Recreation for the workers'. Some of the letters concern the St Athan camp, the Miners' Welfare Fund and the Ocean Area Recreation Union. There is also a copy of the report, November 1929, of the Welfare Organiser's Report on the Ocean Area Recreation Union.
Correspondence and papers, December 1933-March 1934, relating to an International Demonstration in Defence of Peace held at Brussels on 15-17 February 1934. The file also includes reports on the demonstration.
Album containing some photographs from the Red Cross Canteen at Troyes, along with signatures and messages from fellow volunteers at the canteen as well as soldiers passing through.
A booklet produced to commemorate the opening of the Edward Davies Chemical Laboritories at the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth on 1st November 1907 by H. H. Asquith MP. The booklet also includes a brief history of the university and the Davies family's relationship with it.
