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A draft of the foreword to the Commission's second report on the powers of the National Assembly for Wales.

Diary of a visit to Germany starting on 1 October 1934 with the final dated entry on 15 October 1934. Discusses the political and economic system in Germany and notes meetings with Lady Rhondda on the train and Ernst Jackh where he discusses the Berlin section of the New Commonwealth.

A notebook, [1910], belonging to David Lloyd George, Chancellor of the Exchequer, containing rough notes in pencil for speeches given by him in late November and early December, on the campaign trail for the December 1910 General Election (ff. 1-41, 94 verso).
The volume contains material which can be found in Lloyd George's speeches in Edinburgh, 26 November (ff. 1 verso, 3-4 verso, 6-7, 8 recto-verso), Cardiff, 29 November (ff. 9 verso, 11 verso-13, 14, 15 verso-16), Ipswich, 2 December (ff. 18, 22, 23 verso), Glasgow, 5 December (f. 31 recto-verso), North Wales, 7-9 December (f. 36 recto-verso), and East Ham, 15 December (f. 39, 40 verso). Lloyd George also critiques at length Lord Rosebery's speeches of 30 November and 3 December 1910 (ff. 16 verso-33 passim). The notes relate mainly to the Parliament Bill to reform the House of Lords (passed as the Parliament Act 1911), the issue on which the election was called, but also tariff reform, Home Rule, land tax, etc. The volume is entirely in English except for two sentences in Welsh (ff. 30 verso, 35 verso).

A photograph, January 2018, of Dafydd Eto (David Moore) about to sing the ‘King of the Sea Trees’ shanty at the ‘Layers in Lampeter’ exhibition during the ‘Penrolio’ event; photograph by Erin Kavanagh.

Document identifying key individuals who would influence how the Commission's report was perceived after its launch and outlining how to engage with them.

Copy of a consultation document on the establishment of a new BIPA (British- Irish Parliamentary Association committee in the National Assembly for Wales.

Draft of the Commission's vision for devolution.

Note of a Commission meeting with Secretary of State for Wales held on 11 July 2013 where a number of the Commission's recommendations were discussed.

Sir Paul Silk's comments on a draft of the Commission's second report.

A draft of chapter 4 of the Commission's second report on powers for the National Assembly for Wales specifically relating to the model of devolution and including tracked changes possibly made by Paul Silk in December 2013.

A draft of Chapter 3 of the Commission's second report on the powers of the National Assembly for Wales specifically relating to Principles for Welsh Devolution and included tracked changes presumably made by Paul Silk.

A briefing papers for Commission members meeting with Professor Cole and Dr Stafford of Cardiff University including suggested questions and background information.

A briefing paper for commissioners meeting with the Parliamentary Political and Constitutional Reform Committee on 17 January 2013.

A briefing paper for members of the Commission for a meeting with experts on the justice system including suggested questions and details of the panel members' backgrounds.

A briefing paper for sir Paul Silk for a meeting with the Secretary for State for Wales on 4 February 2014 to discuss the contents of the Commission's report.

A recording, 2016, of the song ‘Bran’ which was composed and performed by Lynne Denman in response to Erin Kavanagh’s work on Cardigan Bay and ‘Branwen uerch Lyr’ as well as the discovery of prehistoric antlers at Borth in 2016, anticipating their association with the ‘King of the Sea Trees’ in Erin Kavanagh’s poem; recorded by Erin Kavanagh and used in the films ‘The Bridge’ and ‘Layers in the Landscape’ as well as in the project exhibitions.

A poster, 2017, designed by Martin Bates containing a schematic geologic cross-section of Borth beach indicating the layers of sediments beneath the submerged forest; the poster was used in the project exhibitions.

Draft of a blog on the context, role and work of the Independent Commission on Devolution in Wales for the London School of Economics.

A powerpoint presentation given to Blavatnik School Oxford in 2014 on Welsh devolution and the work of the independent Commission on Devolution in Wales.

A briefing paper for use by Sir Paul Silk in answering questions on the work of the commission.