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Government House Newfoundland visitors book recording details of visitors along with the date of their visit and signatures.

Typescripts of speeches given by Gordon Macdonald during his term as Governor of Newfoundland comprising speeches given at the unveiling of the Pouch Cove war memorial, University College, Signal Hill, the Agricultural and Industrial Fair at Harbour Grace, the Bible Society, Wesley Church, Cochrane Street war memorial, a nurses' graduation ceremony and his new year message along with an extract from The Times weekly edition.

Loose typescript speeches given by Gordon MacDonald during his term as Governor of Newfoundland including an address broadcast on the BBC North American Service as MacDonald departed the UK for Newfoundland in 1946 and speeches given at the opening of the extension to Bowater's plant at Corner Brook and on the eve of his departure from Newfoundland in 1949. The file also contains a speech given by the Hon Herman William Quinton on the National Network (radio) on the eve of the Canadian Federal election.

Typescript speech on cost of living and foreign affairs given by McDonald at Labour Party Conference, Leeds on 10 March 1951.

The file comprises election and Labour party ephemera from the period 1952-1965.

Documents relating to Gordon MacDonald's speech to the Labour Party Summer School in Abertillery on 17 February 1951, a speech given at a Labour Party conference in Abertillery and a Public meeting at Monmouth on 19 February 1951 along with travel arrangements. The topic of the 17 February speech was foreign affairs and the notes contain thought on Germany, the Soviet Union, the United Nations, Chinas and a printed copy of a speech given on 11 January 1951 at Chatham House by Kenneth Younger, Minister of State which is marked "Restricted". The file also includes a speech given by Gordon MacDonald at Blaina, Monmouthshire om 18 February 1951 on the United Nations and Peace. The Labour MP for Abertillery was Llywelyn Williams, MacDonald's son in law.

File comprises documents related to the Lancashire and Cheshire Regional Council of Labour summer school, held in July 1950 at Clitheroe, including correspondence and typescript speech (described as notes on the item) on South and South East Asia.

Correspondence congratulating Gordon MacDonald on his appointment as Governor of Newfoundland, including letters from individuals and companies he had dealt with during his period as Controller of Fuel and Power for the north west of England and north Wales.

File comprises various papers relating to the Lord MacDonald's involvement with the London Missionary Society, including correspondence relating to his appointment as a director, minutes dated 25 April and 27 June 1951 and a typescript of Lord MacDonald's address as chairman of the annual rally and valedictory service at Westminster Chapel on 9 May 1951.

File comprises correspondence relating to Lord MacDonald's appointment to the Privy Council.

File comprises a memorandum submitted by the Newfoundland delegation to Ottawa , dated October1948 and marked “Top Secret” on the cover which is a detailed statement on Newfoundland government finances and estimates for income and expenditure for the 6 years following union with Canada.

Booklet entitled "Mewn Llafur mae Llwyddiant" noting the achievements of Labour, most notably in government between 1945 and .1950

Miscellaneous Newfoundland correspondence including Lady MacDonald, a letter from Peter J Cashin to Clement Attlee regarding restoration of responsible government, letters from judges, Clement Attlee and an anonymous letter from an individual alleging that they were pressured by the Catholic church to vote for responsible government.

The file comprises copies of pamphlets, including editions of 'Young Methodism' and 'Y Dysgedydd' and a press cutting relating to Christian matters.

File comprises a memo confirming the appointment of Gordon MacDonald as a member of the Board for Mining Examinations, a letter dated 24 April 1945, newspaper cuttings and a copies of the North Western Fuel Luncheon Club Bulletin.

File comprises correspondence and papers related to MacDonald's tax affairs while Governor of Newfoundland and a financial dispute with Pan American Airways.

File comprises various speeches related to Christianity and Christian ethics, sermons and observations on Christian texts. The file contains a number of fragments which it has not been possible to match with other relevant pages.

The file comprises papers relating to miscellaneous Welsh Affairs including handwritten notes, a copy of a draft charter for incorporation of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion and a government report in Wales and Monmouthshire 1950-51.

The file comprises a script for a radio broadcast in 193 on Cambriol, a Welsh settlement on the Avalon Peninsular of Newfoundland along with a postscript read by Lord MacDonald.

File comprises a typed document, entitled "Newfoundland A Memorandum by A. P. Herbert Esq MP", one of the members of the Parliamentary Goodwill Mission which visited Newfoundland in 1942. It contains his observations on the economy, education, religion, industry, taxation as well as options for the governance of the dominion. He includes an option for Newfoundland to become part of the United Kingdom but with home rule. He observes that this would be similar to the status of Northern Ireland but warns against making this comparison in public.