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Correspondence and papers relating mainly to Lord Hooson's political career, including papers regarding parliamentary questions, 1967-1978; the Welsh Liberal Party, 1963-1979; Montgomery County Liberal Association 1965-1979; Welsh Affairs, 1961-1978; University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, 1961-1968; Dyfed-Powys Constabulary, 1970-1976; foot and mouth disease in Wales, 1967-1968; transport problems in Mid-Wales, 1962-1974; National Theatre for Wales, 1968-1969; Rural Development Board for Wales, 1967-1970; Mid-Wales Hospital Service, 1972-1973; Farmers Union of Wales, 1966-1973; Aberfan Disaster, 1966-1967; television and radio reception in Wales, 1969-1976; Wales Tourist Board, 1968-1976; Plaid Cymru, Welsh nationalism, Welsh language, Devolution, Federalism, Welsh economy, unemployment, Rhondda West by-election, etc., 1960s-1970s; the Liberal Party correspondence, 1960s-1970s, Liberal Party organisation and policies, 1967-1971; Liberals and the Industrial Relations Bill, 1971-1973; Lib-Lab pact, 1977-1978; Liberal Foreign Affairs Panel, 1966-1967; NATO and the North Atlantic Assembly, 1966-1978; correspondence files of the Welsh Liberal Party, 1966-79; engagement diaries, 1966-1978; typescript speeches and notes for speeches, 1960s-1970s; parliamentary accounts, 1970-1972; miscellaneous speeches, press statements, newspaper cuttings, etc., 1960s-1970s; political papers [c. 1950]-1973, produced by various parties; Local Government Reform in Wales, 1993-1994; the Liberal Party's Pantyfedwen Conferences, 1956-1963; the London Welsh School, 1983-1993, the Llangollen International Eisteddfod, 1986-1997; the provision of speech therapy and physiotherapy in Clwyd, 1984-1990; constituency correspondence and papers, [1960]-1979; personal correspondence, 1965-1979; and correspondence, press releases and newspaper cuttings relating to Jeremy Thorpe, former leader of the Liberal Party, 1967-1979; together with papers relating to his business interests including, Laura Ashley Holdings Plc., 1984-1997; Severn River Crossing Plc, 1990-1997; and his legal career, 1949-1962. A further collection of Lord Hooson's papers were received in May 2011 - this group remains uncatalogued.

Papers of Mari Ellis, 1986-[c. 2001], relating to Thomas Edward Ellis, comprising items relating to the centenary of his election to Parliament, 1986 (ME 21/1); typescript pages, apparently from a draft of Y Golau Gwan, [?late 1990s] (ME 21/2); cuttings of reviews of Y Golau Gwan, together with letters of congratulation on the book to ME from Lord Hooson, George Noakes and others, 1999 (ME 21/3); manuscript drafts of three talks, in Welsh, by ME on T. E. Ellis's correspondence with Annie Davies, 1999-2000 (ME 21/4); notes and transcripts relating to T. E. Ellis, derived from the D. R. Daniel Papers and other sources at NLW, [c. 2001] (ME 21/5, ME 21/7); and manuscript drafts of two talks, in Welsh and English, the one entitled 'T. E. Ellis a Cheredigion', together with a pamphlet by her on the same subject, [c. 2001] (ME 21/6).
Also included is a letter, in Welsh, [1975], from W. D. [Williams], Barmouth, enclosing an original election pamphlet of T. E. Ellis, dated 28 June 1886 (ME 21/8); and a letter, in Welsh, [1985], from Rhodri Morgan, University of Wales Press, requesting her help locating photographs of T. E. Ellis (ME 21/9).