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The file includes a printed copy of a lecture entitled “The Control of Armaments and East-West Stability” delivered by Peter Thomas to the NATO Defense College, January 1965; notes for a speech opposing capital punishment [1966]; Peter Thomas’ tribute at the memorial service to Mollie Pott, widow of Henry Percivall Pott, MP for Devizes, 11 February 1984.

The file comprises election ephemera relating to Peter Thomas as the Conservative candidate for the Conway constituency in the 1951, 1955, 1959 and 1964 General Elections. Also, an original file containing a biography of Peter Thomas by the Biography Service, 1961; two letters, 1963, from the Chairman of Conway Constituency Conservative and Unionist Association addressed to Peter Thomas and notes in the hand of Peter Thomas relating to the Conway Constituency AGM held on 25 March 1967. Peter Thomas was the MP for Conway between 1951 and 1966.

The file comprises Embassy Circular No. 62 relating to the UK Delegation to Four Power Disarmament Talks, May 1964 (Peter Thomas was the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs); copy of a despatch by Sir Cecil Parrott following a visit by Peter Thomas as Minister of State for Foreign Affairs to Czechoslovakia in August 1964; a list of delegates to the Congressional-Parliamentary Conference, Williamsburg Va. in March 1974; Foreign Affairs Committee visit to Moscow, July 1985; a programme and report relating to an official delegation to Australia lead by Lord Thomas of Gwydir, August-September 1991.
Also, a briefing issued in relation to a visit by Peter Thomas to South Eastern Area constituencies of Rochester & Chatham and Gravesend on 23 November 1973, together with a letter, with a photograph and press cuttings enclosed, from the Chairman of Rochester and Chatham Conservative Association following the visit.

Diary of Peter Thomas for 1978 including notes of appointments and engagements.

The file comprises a Matriculation Certificate of Peter Thomas at Jesus College, Oxford, October 1938; a certificate issued by the University Registry in October 1945 certifying that he satisfied the Moderators in Law Moderations in Trinity Term 1939; and letters, 1945-1947, regarding his application for an award under the Further Education and Training Scheme.

The file includes a postcard, 1947, from Tessa to her then fiancé; three letters, 1958 and [1970], from Peter Thomas to his wife; and letters from Nigel and Huw, their sons.

The file comprises election ephemera relating to Peter Thomas as the Conservative candidate for the Hendon South constituency in the 1970, 1979 and 1983 General Elections. Also, programme of events and Who’s Who of Hendon South Conservative Association, 1983/84; minutes of the 16th Annual General Meeting of the Greater London Area Conservative Council, held at Caxton Hall, Westminster on 19 March 1981 (Peter Thomas was the President) and an original presentation and copies of a token of gratitude and appreciation from Garden Suburb Ward Conservatives for his service as an MP, dated 24 October 1987. Peter Thomas was the MP for Hendon South between 1970 and 1987.

Copy of Parliamentary Debates of Standing Committee A regarding the International Eisteddfod Bill, 7 June 1967 and of the Welsh Grand Committee regarding Agriculture and Rural Affairs in Wales, 19 June 1974. Also, copies of Parliamentary Debates (Hansard) for 28 October 1958; 19 July 1979 (column numbers 2017-2128 only, regarding a debate on Capital Punishment); 27 November 1987 (“John Marshall Maiden Speech” written on the cover, who was elected as MP for Hendon South following Peter Thomas’ retirement); 22 November 1990 (“Margaret Thatcher gives notice to H.M. The Queen of her resignation as P.M. after 11 ½ years in office” written on the cover).

The file comprises House of Lords business for 8 June 1988, week ending 17 July 1993, 7 March 1995 and 13-14 June 2001; proof copy of Protection of Privacy (No. 2) Bill, 1989; House of Lords Special Report from the Select Committee on the Associated British Ports (No. 2) Bill, May 1990; cutting from House of Lords Parliamentary Debates (Hansard), column numbers 852-853, relating to Lord Thomas’s contribution to the debate on the Welsh Language Bill. Also, copy of the Summary of Proceedings of the Forty-first Parliamentary Seminar of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association in March 1992 and a draft summary of Lord Thomas’ talk on the “Role of the Second Chamber” he gave to the seminar.

Copies of Parliamentary Debates (Hansard) for 8 December 1987 (“Maiden Speech 228” written on the cover); 20 January 1988 (“Cultural Diplomacy” written on the cover); 19 April 1989 (“Foreign Affairs Debate” and “Welsh Debate” written on the cover); 14 June 1989 (“Brewers” written on the cover); 5 March 1991 (“Wales Social Infrastructure (Morris of Castle Morris)”; 29 January 1992; 4 June 1992; 28 March 1994 (“Israel” written on the cover).

The file comprises letters and receipts, 1943-1944, relating to the application for admission made by David Thomas on behalf of his son to The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple. Also, a report relating to an appeal case heard in the Law Courts, Cardiff, November 1979 where Peter Thomas acted as the Trial Judge, together with an agenda of a Middle Temple Parliament, July 1991.

Letters to Peter Thomas from various correspondents, including Richard Acland; Edward Alderton (4) and H. V. Lloyd-Jones (2).

The file consists of three letters addressed to Peter Thomas.

Letters, 1990-1998, to Peter Thomas from various correspondents, including Lord Elis-Thomas; John Major; Bertrand Richards; Wyn Roberts.

Letters, 2001-2007, to Peter Thomas from various correspondents, including Sir Peter North, Principal of Jesus College, Oxford.

Letters, May 1966-1969, to Peter Thomas from various correspondents, including Goronwy Roberts.

Letters, 1980-1989, to Peter Thomas from various correspondents, including Beata Brookes MEP; Sir Anthony Kershaw MP; Lady Cynthia Postan; Bertrand Richards; Peter Walker MP. Includes letters congratulating on is elevation to the Peerage, 1987.

Letters, 1962-March 1966, to Peter Thomas from various correspondents, including David Bruce, US Ambassador to the UK; Sir [Nicolas] John Cheetham, UK Ambassador to Mexico; Sir Michael Duff; John Hare, Viscount Blakenham; Sir Harry Hylton-Foster; Samuel L. Kuhn; Malcolm MacDonald, Governor of Kenya; David Muirhead; Victor Riesel; Goronwy Roberts; Roger Stevens, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Leeds. Includes letters received during his time as Under-Secretary of State at the Foreign Office and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs. Also, includes a telegram from Ted Heath, 30 March 1966, sending “good wishes for an increased majority” on the eve of the 1966 General Election.