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Carbon copies of letters sent to Frances in response to the proposal that a Lloyd George Memorial College might be established in North Wales, together with an original letter from Violet Carruthers (Markham). The file includes letters from Lord Altrincham, Clement Attlee, Lady Astor, Sir Winston Churchill, Sir Stafford Cripps, E. Clement Davies, Margaret Greenwood, Professor W. J. Gruffydd, Herbert Morrison, Harold Nicholson, Sir Herbert Samuel and George Tomlinson. All the writers express their reluctance and hesitation to associate themselves with the proposal. Some of the letter writers expand on their reasons for declining to support the suggestion and reflect on Lloyd George's life, career and contribution.

The file includes letters addressed to D. Lloyd George during his final illness in February and March 1945, and messages of condolence sent to Frances following his death on 26 March 1945. The file includes letters from Margaret, Lady Birkenhead, Lady Violet Bonham-Carter, Sir Maurice Hankey, Sir Percy Harris, Sir Rhys Hopkin Morris, Herbert Morrison (Lord Morrison of Lambeth), and Sir Archibald Sinclair (Lord Thurso).