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Press cutting from the Sunday Times, 22 August 1971 containing a review of Lloyd George: a Diary by Frances Stevenson by (Lord) Robert Blake.

Press cutting from the Sunday Telegraph, 22 August 1971, containing a review of Lloyd George: a Diary by Frances Stevenson by Rivers Scott.

Press cutting from the Sunday News, 22 August 1971, containing an anonymous review of Lloyd George: a Diary by Frances Stevenson.

Press cutting, unlabelled, containing a review of Lloyd George: a Diary by Frances Stevenson by Malcolm Muggeridge.

Press cutting from the Socilaist Leader, 16 October 1971, containing anonymous reviews of Lloyd George: a Diary by Frances Stevenson and Roy, Douglas, History of the Liberal Party

Press cutting from The Evening News, 26 August 1971 containing a review of Lloyd George: a Diary by Frances Stevenson and Roy, Douglas, History of the Liberal Party by Tony Harris.

Press cutting from the Daily Telegraph, 14 May 1970, noting the design by Clough Williams-Ellis of the Westminster Abbey memorial to David Lloyd George.

Press cutting from the Daily Telegraph, 28 May 1970, containing a brief letter from Lord Salter, the House of Lords, supporting Lord Boothny's assessment of David Lloyd George in a recent letter.

Press cutting from the Western Mail, 10 July 1971, noting that a stretch of fishing on the River Dwyfor, once favoured by Lloyd George, remains unsold at a recent auction.

Press cutting from the Manchester Evening News, 10 July 1971, noting the recent failure to sell at auction fishing rights on a stretch of the River Dwyfor once used by David Lloyd George.

Photographer of a gardener at work on the Bron-y-de, Churt estate, c. 1930.

Outline of novel by Frances Stevenson, divided into 27 chapters, initially set at Westminster and revolving around political life.

Sub fonds contains papers related to David Lloyd George, Frances Stevenson and Jennifer Longford (nee Stevenson) including letters between Frances and her family, with some sent from the Versailles Peace Conference; letters between David Lloyd George and Jennifer Longford; a handwritten memorandum on the early stages of the Great War; newspaper stories related to Lloyd George's political career and his marriage to Frances Stevenson; papers relating to the adoption of Jennifer Longford; drafts of a film script about Lloyd George; publications by and about Lloyd George; articles about Frances Stevenson's role has Lloyd George's personal secretary; letters of congratulation to Lloyd George on his 80th birthday; and a scrap book of newspaper stories related to 'The Story of Old Japan' and 'The Story of Korea' by Joseph H. Longford.

File comprises a copy of the 20th April 1940 edition of 'Picture Post' which includes 2 items (pages 19-25 and 55-57) entitles 'At home with Lloyd George'.

File contains various pieces of ephemera, including; a business card for Miss Annnie Rees, Soprano, blank cheques, newspaper cuttings, notes, pages from a calendar; a gardening notebook; a fragment from Hansard dated 10th April 1930 with a handwritten note 'My old companions fare you well, I will not go with you to hell'; an invitation to Frances and Jennifer Stevenson to a Buckingham Palace garden party, and papers related to the David Lloyd George Statue Appeal Trust.

Draft of memorandum, partly in the hand of Lloyd George and partly in the hand of Frances Stevenson, regarding the early stages of the First World War, and particularly the recruitment numbers, the impact of trench warfare, the munitions problems, the training of soldiers, military strategy on the eastern and western fronts, and the development of weapons.

File comprises a typed essay by John Grigg entitled 'Lloyd George and an American donation: new light on the financial ethics of a great man.

File contains a typescript article, c. 1920, entitled, 'Our Lady of Downing Street - a Study for Secretaries', by Helen Ormsbee of Brooklyn, New York, an article on the role of Frances Stevenson as a private secretary to Lloyd George and based at 10 Downing Street (ff. 1-7); and a booklet containing the published text of lecture, published by the Association of Women Clerks and Secretaries, by Frances Stevenson entitled 'The Private Secretary' (ff. 8-13).

File contains correspondence between David Lloyd George, Jennifer Stevenson and others. Among the letters are: a note, 1 November 1938, in the hand of David Lloyd George at Bron-y-de, Churt concerning the ownership of one of the dogs on the estate (f. 15); notification, 29 August 1917, in the hand of David Lloyd George that he has transferred to Frances Louise Stevenson bonds to the value of £500 in the last National Loan 'for her own sole use & benefit' (ff. 1-3); a letter from D. Lloyd George to John Stevenson, father of Frances Stevenson, 12 February 1923, expressing gratitude for the gift of cigars (f. 4); a postcard, 9 November 1936, from Lloyd George at Southampton to Jennifer Stevenson, depicting the passenger liner of the East Asiatic Company Ltd on which he is about to travel (f. 13); a postcard, 12 December 1936, from Lloyd George at Kingston, Jamaica to Jennifer Stevenson, conveying Christmas greetings (f. 14); a note, Christmas 1939, from Lloyd George to Muriel Stevenson. He had forgotten to ask her mother whether she was allowed to use a latch key (ff. 16-17). Also, a letter, 3 November 1940, from Jennifer Longford at Penrhos College, Bakewell, to Lloyd George at Brynawelon, Criccieth describing her activities and movements and her wish that Lloyd George would consent to join the war cabinet (ff. 20-21); a letter, 11 November 1940, from Lloyd George at Criccieth to Jennifer Stevenson, giving his reasons, in response to a letter from Jennifer, for his failure to join the War Cabinet (ff. 22-24); and a letter, c. 1940, from Lloyd George at Estorel to Jennifer Stevenson with thanks for the birthday present of a comb (f. 25).

Scrap book of newspaper articles related to two publications by Joseph H. Longford, entitled 'The Story of Old Japan' and 'The Story of Korea'.