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Nos 1-42. Official instructions, memoranda, government papers and correspondence relating to the cabinet secreteriat and cabinet organisation in general. The more substantial items are: Nos 1-2. Summons to Cabinet and Privy Council; No. 3. Summary accounts of the War Council, Dardanelles and War Committees, 5 Aug. 1915-3 Feb. 1916; No. 4. Memorandum to the organisation of the Secretariat of the War Cabinet, 1916-1917 (Sir Maurice Hankey); No. 5. Memo on the Cabinet Secreteriat by Sir A. Steel-Maitland; No. 6. Memo on press relations by the same, 2 Jan. 1917; No. 7. Cabinet Secretariat: Secretary's Instructions on office organisation, 11 April 1917; No. 8. Proof of the War Cabinet Report, 8 Nov. 1913; No. 9. Speech by Sir Maurice Hankey to the Secretariat, plus appended letters, 19 Nov. 1918; No. 10. Draft memo on organisation of Cabinet and Secretariat, Cricieth, 12 July 1919; No. 11. Secretary's memo on organisation of the Cabinet Secretariat, 1919-1920; No. 12. Memo on Treasury Certificates, 1 May 1920; No. 13. The Work of the Cabinet Secretariat (Hankey). 1922-1923; No. 14. Secretary's memo on Instructions to the Cabinet Secretary, Jan. 1924; No. 15. Note on Ministerial salaries by Sir Warren Fisher of the Treasury, 1 Feb. 1924; No. 16. Note on press relations by the First Lord of the Admiralty, 7 March 1924; Nos 17-21. Memos on Cabinet procedure by Warren Fisher, Hankey and the Attorney General circulated on the instructions of J. Ramsay Macdonald, PM, April 1924; No. 22. Draft of memo on Committee of Home Policy, 4 June 1924; No. 23. Memo by Hankey to S. Baldwin, PM, on Cabinet organisation, 6 Nov. 1924; No. 24. Secretary's note on Instructions to the Cabinet Secretary (Hankey), 16 Dec. 1924; No. 25. J. W.Fortescue - Hankey, on history of Privy Council, 11 Nov. 1925; Nos 26-28. Correspondence, J. R. MacDonald - Hankey, on powers of Committee of Imperial Defence, Feb. 1926; Nos 29-31. Notes, by Hankey, for speech by S. Baldwin, PM, on Committee of Imperial Defence and defence organisation, April 1926; Nos 32-36. Correspondence, J. Burgon Bickersteth - W. Mackenzie King, PM of Canada, on introduction of British secretariat system into Canada, containing interviews with Hankey, Thomas Jones, et al., and a full description of the British system in operation, Aug.-Sept. 1927; No. 37. Secretary's note on Instructions to the Cabinet Secretary, (Hankey), 1929; No. 38. List of Cabinet Committees created by the Labour Government. 1929; No. 39. List of private addresses of ministers and officials, Feb. 1930; Nos 40-41. Letters to Thomas Jones on American governmental organization, 1936-1937. Index: Adams, Prof. W. G. S., No. 40; Asquith, H. H., No. 9; Attorney General, 1924, No. 21; Baldwin, Stanley, PM,, Nos 23, 30-31; Bevir, A., Downing S., No. 42; Bickersteth, J. Burcon, Nos 32-36; Brownlow, Louis, U.S.A., No. 41; Curzon, Lord, No. 9; First Lord of the Admiralty, 1924, No. 16; Fisher, N. F. Warren, Perm Sec., Treasury, Nos 15, 19, 24-25; Fortescue, J. W., No. 25; Hankey, Sir Maurice, P. A., Nos 4, 7, 9, 11, 13-14, 17, 20, 23-37; King, W. L. Mackenzie, PM, Canada, Nos 32-34; Longhurst, C., Cabinet Secretariat, No. 12; MacDonald, J. R., PM, Nos 17-21, 26-28; Milner, Lord, No. 9; Oliver, F. S., No. 9; Steel-Maitland, Arthur, Nos 5-6.

Nos 1-256. Correspondence, memoranda and papers relating to the controversy over the Butlin holiday camp near Pwllheli, Caernarfonshire. Index: Abercrombie, Patrick, Nos 15-20, 157, 160, 166; Alexander, A. V., Nos 81, 114; Astor, W. W., Nos 76, 85-88; Barlow, J. A., Treasury, No. 24; Brown, Ivor, Observer, Nos 31, 34, 39, 44, 51, 89, 93, 96, 100-101; Butlin, W. E., Nos 94-95, 101, 126, 127; Callen, V. C. G., No. 61; Chubb, Lawrence, Nos 45, 194-195; Davies, Seaborne, No. 235; Davison, Ronald, Nos 105, 108; Dodds, G. C. B., Admiralty, No. 7; Edwards, Ifan ab Owen, Nos 4, 6, 9-10, 12, 14, 75, 124; Evans, Dr Griffith, Caernarfon, Nos 11, 29-30, 35, 47, 49, 56-57, 63-64, 79, 84, 99, 115, 118-120, 123, 126-127, 131, 141, 154, 163-164, 171, 178, 181, 187-188, 190-192, 198, 201-202, 205-208, 213-214, 218-220, 225-226, 228, 232, 236-240, 243, 246-247, 252, 255; Evans, Myrddin, Min. of Labour, Nos 42, 139, 142-144, 153; Francis, P. J., Town Planning, Nos 250, 254; Gresley-Jones, R. J., Nos 203-205; Griffin, H. G., C.P.R.W., Nos 80, 128; Griffiths, Mrs J. E., Nos 98; Gruffydd, W. J., Nos 21, 25, 27, 66-67, 80-81, 97; Hemp, W. J., Nos 13, 17-20, 58-59, 116, 135, 147, 161; Holt, Lawrence, Nos 68, 71; Joad, C. E. M., No. 125; Jones, C. Bryner, Min. of Agric., Nos 10, 12; Jones, J. E., Nos 122, 152, 158, 176, 196, 210-212, 215, 224, 227, 234, 248-249; Livesey, Hope, No. 62; Lloyd George, Megan, No. 183; Martin, Kingsley, No. 113; Menzies, Sir Frederick, Nos 78, 92, 167-168; Morgan. S. T., No. 133; Parry, D. Hughes, Nos 151, 230-231; Peate, Iorwerth C., Nos 69-70; Pilkington, R., Admiralty, No. 86; Pride, W. Emrys, Nos 36-37; Rees, J. F., Principal, U.C Cardiff, No. 9; Richards, R., Regional Commissioner, No. 130; Roberts, Mrs E. R., No. 83; Russon, W. Clayton, No. 83; Scott, Peter, Nos 40, 43, 50; Tallents, Stephen, Min. of Works, No. 46; Thomas, B. B., Nos 9, 104, 245, 251; Thomas, Sir William Beach, No. 110; Wagner, A. R., No. 216; Watkins, Percy, No. 8; Western Mail, editor, No. 73; Wheldon, Wynn P., Nos 3, 5, 9; Williams, Robert, No. 145; Williams, W. J., S.W.C.S.S., Nos 242, 244; Williams-Ellis, Mrs Cecily, Nos 38, 41, 48, 54-55, 65, 74, 77, 82, 90-91, 102-103, 106-107, 112, 117, 121, 127-129, 132, 136-138, 156, 175, 193-195, 222, 241, 253; Williams-Ellis, Clough, Nos 15-20, 28, 48, 107, 140; Williams-Ellis, R., No. 33.

Arranged into: Buller, Georgiana, Feb. 1947, Nos 1-3; Burns, C. Delisle, March 1919-June 1945, Nos 4-38; Butler, Hugh D., U.S.A., Jan. 1926-May 1943, Nos 39-50; Butler, R. A., April-May 1944, Nos 51-52; Cadbury, Henry and Lucy, April 1929-Sept. 1941, Nos 53-70; Carry E. H., Feb. 1947, Nos 71-72; Catchpool, E. St J., Feb. 1933-March 1944, Nos 73-112; Chancellor, Sir John, Oct. 1923-Oct. 1926, Nos 113-118; Chamberlain, Austen, March-Aug. 1920, Nos 119-122; Chamberlain, Neville and wife, 1938 (?)-Aug. 1944, Nos 123-126; Charoux, Siegfried J., May 1939-July 1945, Nos 127-148; Cholmondeley, Lady, 1933 (?)-Dec. 1941, Nos 149-153; Collins, W. T., Newport, May 1937-Sept. 1945, Nos 154-181.

Arranged into copies and drafts of Thomas Jones's broadcasts, 1934-1955 (Nos 1-21); copies and drafts of Thomas Jones's talks, 1910-1955 (Nos 22-49). The collection is in no sense complete.

Nos 1-99. Correspondence, papers, cuttings, etc., relating to Andrew Bonar Law. Nos 10-11 are letters of later date conveying information on the events of 1922. Nos 12-62 and 64-76 are collections of material made by Thomas Jones towards Bonar Law's speeches in 1922-23. The collection is very sparse. Other material on Bonar Law may be found scattered throughout the collection and, in particular, in classes B, C, and Z. Index: Beaverbrook, Lord, No. 80; Becker, Carl, No. 71; Davidson, Viscount, No. 11; Fisher, H. A. L., No. 93; Garvin, J. L., No. 83; Law, Richard, Nos 91, 94-95, 97-99; Mann, Arthur, No. 10; O'Connor, T. P., No. 86; Sylvester, A. J., No. 91.

Nos 1-233. Correspondence and papers relating to Stanley Baldwin. Nos 3-16 are memos etc. collected towards Stanley Baldwin's speeches in the election of 1923. Letters from Stanley Baldwin to Thomas Jones form the bulk of the collection. Similar material may be found in classes B, C, and Z. Index: Astor, Nancy, No. 88; Baldwin, Lucy, Nos 1, 75, 88, 89, 136, 193-195, 198, 205, 207, 222; Baldwin, Oliver, No. 53; Beaverbrook, Lord, No. 110; Butler, Neville, No. 92; Davidson, Viscount, No. 42; Dawson, Geoffrey, No. 106; Duff, C. P., No. 25; Evans, Ifor L., No. 121; Fry, Geoffrey, Nos 70, 116; Kirkwood, David, No. 141; Lloyd George, David, Nos 83-85; Monckton, Walter, No. 177; Peach, H. H., Nos 41-42; Roberts, H. D., Aberystwyth, No. 21; Samuel, T. J., Aberystwyth, Nos 28-36; Young, Prof. W. H., No. 187.

Nos 1-73. Speeches and drafts of speeches delivered by Stanley Baldwin. The manuscript indexes are not always adequate.

Nos 1-63. Speeches and drafts of speeches delivered by Stanley Baldwin. Nos 6, 7 relate to notes on supplied by Charles Fielding for Stanley Baldwin's tribute in Westminster Abbey in March 1930.

Nos 1-111. Speeches and drafts of speeches delivered by Stanley Baldwin. Many, if not most of Stanley Baldwin's speeches were written, at least in part, by Thomas Jones. Note: the manuscript indexes are not always complete.

Nos 1-42: Correspondence and papers relating to Mary Webb, author of Precious Bane, Jan. 1927-June 1931. Nos 43-63: Correspondence and papers relating to Thomas Jones's obituary memoir of Baldwin for the Times, Dec. 1934-July 1953. The latter include a few reminiscences and assessments of Stanley Baldwin by third persons. Index: Amery, L. S., No. 60; Barrington-Ward, R. M., Times, Nos 49, 53; Butler, Neville, No. 46; Buttermilke, Charles, No. 40; Cape, Jonathan, Nos 9, 17-18, 20, 23, 26, 33-42; Duff, C. P., Nos 31-32, 44; Elder, R., Times, No. 43; Fleure, H. J., Nos 28-29; Fry, Geoffrey, Nos 59, 62-63; Hopkinson, Justin, Nos 51-52; Webb, H. B. L., No. 27; Webb, Mary, Nos 1-42; Wilson, Horace J., No. 45; Young, G. M., Nos 55-58, 61.