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Articles and letters from Desmond Donnelly published in national newspapers and journals, together with some of his 'Westminster Commentary' columns published in The West Wales Guardian. All the items are commentaries on contemporary political life.

Box file of drafts and copies of press articles, newspaper columns, letters to the press, and reviews prepared by Desmond Donnelly, interspersed with related correspondence. Most relate to political life, many to foreign policy and foreign affairs.

Columns from Pembrokeshire newspapers - the Western Telegraph, the West Wales Guardian and the County Echo - some by Desmond Donnelly, and all relating to local politics.

Correspondence and legal papers deriving from the litigation brought by Desmond Donnelly against Michael Foot and others in relation to statements published in the biography Aneurin Bevan, 1945-60 (1973).

Correspondence and papers concerning Desmond Donnelly's visits to Germany in 1966 and 1967. Some of the papers relate to the Königswinter Conference convened at Königswinter and Berlin in March 1966.

Correspondence and papers deriving from Desmond Donnelly's visits to Germany between 1964 and 1966. There is a copy of the Report of the Königswinter Conference at Christ Church, Oxford, 9-13 April 1964.

Correspondence and papers of the Pembrokeshire Labour Party, together with a typescript 'Chief achievements of the first Labour government 23 January-9 October 1924' circulated by the Labour Party Research Department, 22 June 1937. Many of the papers relate to Desmond Donnelly's candidature in the general election of Feb. 1950.

Correspondence and papers relating mainly to attempts by Desmond Donnelly to secure adoption as a Conservative Party parliamentary candidate. The correspondents include Julian Amery, MP, Sir Tufton Beamish, MP, Lord Carrington, William Elliot, MP, Edward Heath (three letters), J. E. Hill, MP, Anthony Kershaw, MP (two letters), Lord Lanesborough, Harold Macmillan, Peter Walker and William Whitelaw.

Correspondence and papers relating to the 1961 'Freedom in Berlin Petition' which was delivered to Willy Brandt in Berlin and subsequently published in Britain. The correspondents include Austen Albu, MP, Alice Bacon, MP, Geoffrey Baraclough, William Blyton, MP, Lady Violet Bonham-Carter, J. Chuter Ede, Graham Greene, Ray Gunter, MP, George H. Hall (Viscount Hall), Alistair Hetherington, Douglas Jay, Alan Pryce Jones, Arthur Koestler, Hilary Marquand, Roy Mason, MP, Herbert Morrison (Lord Morrison of Lambeth), Sir Compton Mackenzie, Robert McKenzie, Roderick MacFarquhen, Harold Nicolson, John Piper, Goronwy Rees, Lord Stonham, Jeremy Thorpe, Frank Tomney, MP, and Shirley Williams.

Correspondence and papers relating to the fishing industry, primarily at the port of Milford Haven. Some of the correspondence is from the British Trawlers' Federation Ltd, the White Fish Authority, and the Welsh Area Council of the Fish Friers' Federation.

Correspondence and papers, mainly printed, concerning the British-Asian and Overseas Socialist Fellowship, including numerous memoranda and agenda and minutes of annual conferences.

Correspondence between Desmond Donnelly and Sir Anthony Eden and his wife Clarissa. Much of the correspondence is of political interest, and there are frequent references to foreign and European affairs. There are also numerous references to books and articles prepared by Desmond Donnelly and Eden. 71 Items.

Correspondence between Desmond Donnelly and Sir Roy Welensky. Some of the letters discuss political news and developments, including numerous references to events in Rhodesia and the USA, intermingled with personal allusions and family news. 69 Items.

Correspondence between Desmond Donnelly and the Honourable Dean Acheson of Washington, sometime US Secretary of State. There are numerous references to political life, and to books, articles and speeches by the two correspondents. Among the correspondence are the following items: typescript text of an address 'The American Interest in European Unity' given by Dean Acheson at The Hague, The Netherlands, 18 Sept. 1963 (A1040/9), typescript text of an address 'The Dilemmas of our Times' the Brien McMahon Lecture delivered by Dean Acheson at the University of Connecticut, 18 Nov. 1963 (A1040/10), and typescript memorandum on 'The Israeli Problem' by Air Vice Marshal J. E. Johnson (A1040/43). 56 Items.